Hello! I'm a little late with my update, but her it is! ^^
It's so confusing trying to keep all the events in order!
I actually wrote two other chapters before writing this. They were ideas going through my head, but then I was like "I can't upload this yet. It's too soon for this to happen." So then I finally wrote this and I was like, yeah this will do.
x) Well, here you go. Enjoy!
I focused on the sound of my shoes clicking against the stone path as I walked to class. I stretched one arm up since the other was holding my books. I will have to get used to this early morning routine. Each school I've gone to had a different schedule. My body is always yelling at me for confusing it. Well, I'm sorry. Blame my mom for confusing you, not me.
As I entered the school building, I noticed a lot of girls whispering back and forth. They weren't talking about me. They kept saying something about St. Xocolotl's Day. They mentioned names of the guys in the Night class. I heard Aidou-sempai, Kaname-sempai, Ichijou-sempai, Kain-sempi. I even heard one of the guys start confessing his love for Ruka-sempai. It's been about a week since the beginning of school so I finally learned all of the Night classes' names and nicknames. Now I just need to learn the names of the people in the Day class.
I walked into the class room to my usual first period seat and sat down getting ready for the class.
"Good Morning, Carmen." A bright, cheery voice got my attention.
I looked up to find Yori standing next to my seat. I gave her a smile and replied, "Good Morning, Yori." I looked over to her usual seat to find Yuuki trying desperately not to fall asleep. "How you are you doing this morning? Did you finish the assignment?" I asked, turning my gaze back to her.
She nodded. "Yeah, I also had to help Yuuki last night."
"Wow, what time did you finish?"
She glanced over at the sleeping Yuuki. "Not early enough for Yuuki."
I nodded. "I think the headmaster should give Yuuki a day off. She must be exhausted."
After I finished my sentence, the bell rang and the teacher came in. "Students, please find your seats and we will get started."
The day ended and, as always, the girls gathered their stuff quickly and ran to the Moon Dormitory gate. Yuuki, Zero, Yori, and I were the last ones in the classroom. Zero got up. "Come on, they will be extra feisty since it's this close to that stupid holiday." He left the classroom not stopping to wait for Yuuki.
Yuuki quickly got up to follow Zero. "I'll see you later, guys." She waved as she left the room as well.
I got up and went over to Yori. "What holiday? I've been hearing a lot of talk about a St. Xocolotl's Day. What exactly is it?"
Yori grabbed her things, and we walked out of the classroom together. "It's a school holiday that lets a girl make chocolates for the guy they like. It's supposed to hold their feelings so the guy knows that she likes him."
"Like Valentine's Day?" I asked.
Yori nodded in reply.
"I'm guessing there isn't a white day." I opened the door to the outside and held it open as Yroi went through.
"No," she answered," that would probably make more chaos than there already is." We stopped and looked down the path to the Moon Dorms as the gate opened. You could hear the girls' screams from where we were standing.
My gaze stopped as I saw a familiar strawberry blonde-haired male with the usual unbuttoned jacket. Even from how far away I was standing, I could still tell that he wasn't amused by the girls. He was really handsome and strong built. I bet not a lot of people mess with him.
I didn't realize I was staring at him until Yori's voice brought me out of my thoughts. "Are you going to give anyone chocolates?"
I looked at her and shook my head. "Probably not. Even if I did, they really wouldn't notice me. It would just be another handmade chocolate." My heart kind of sank at the words I said. It was true, but it still hurt.
"It's amazing that they don't get fat from all the chocolate." Yori commented. Her comment made me laugh. "Oh, we should probably move." Yori suddenly stated. I stopped laughing and looked over to see the Night Class barely ten feet away and walking closer.
Yori and I stepped out of their path and watched them walk by us. Aidou-sempai sent a smile my way. I think he just recognizes me because of my hair color. I mean, copper-colored hair does stand out among brown and black. But, I could have sworn that I saw Kain-sempai's eyes glance at me. I must be daydreaming again.
"Come on, it's getting late." Yori tugged on my sleeve. I nodded, and we walked to the Dorms. I felt a cool night breeze on my face and smiled. I loved the night time. The smell of the air and the gentle touch of the wind made my mood a lot better. It's too bad that we can't go outside at night.
Yeah, I know. I'm not allowed to be outside right now. I can't help myself. I love being outside at night especially when there are a lot of trees around. The wind blows around different scents that graze my nose. I love it! I stretched and continued sneaking about in darkness of the woods.
The wind, suddenly, brought the scent of perfume to my nose. It was a similar perfume that the Day class girls wear. I followed the scent until I saw the source. I didn't want to get caught so I stayed a ways back. I decided to climb a tree just in case. "Ouch." I silently yelled. This is why I don't climb trees. I always get cut somewhere. This time it was my hand. I put pressure on the wound, as I sat in the tree.
"You girls aren't supposed to be out here during this time of night." I heard a voice speak. I turned my focus back and saw Yuuki approach the girls.
"We're sorry." One of the girls spoke up then started to stand. "Ow." She fell back to the ground.
Yuuki's eyes grew large as she saw the blood trickle down the girl's knee.
"Quickly, go back to the dorms." Yuuki said then suddenly tensed up. She pulled a metal rod from a harness hidden by her skirt and pointed the rod at two males. The rod was caught by Kain-sempai. I could see an electrical shock come from the rod as he held it. What the heck?
"Aidou-sempai, Kain-sempai. You are supposed to be in class." Yuuki stated firmly.
Kain-sempai removed his hand from the rod and licked the sore spot on his hand. Is he an animal?
"We smelled blood and came to check it out." A gust of wind blew in his direction. "Ah, it smells so nice."
He can smell blood? They really are animals.
The two Day class girls squealed. "He said we smelled nice!"
Wow. I'm pretty sure, if someone told me my blood smelled nice, I would run. Then again, these are the Day Class girls who go day after day to watch the Night class walk down a path. I wouldn't expect too much from them.
"Aaidou-sempai, if you lay a finger on these girls…"
"You misunderstand, Yuuki." Aidou spoke up. "Did you hurt yourself?" He reached down the rod and pulled Yuuki's hand from it revealing a cut. He pulled her hand close as he took in the sweet smell of her blood. "It's so tempting." A fang suddenly appeared from his mouth and pierced her skin enough to make one more drop of blood appear.
I covered my mouth to prevent any noise that might give away my position.
"A fang?" One of the girls squealed.
"Vampire?" Both of the girls passed out cold from the sight.
"Aidou-sempai!" Yuuki yelled trying to pull her hand away.
Aidou pulled down Yuuki's collar enough to reveal her neck. "Can I drink from your neck?"
This is bad. This is really bad. I have to do something!
A click of a gun was heard. Zero now held his gun at point blank range to Aidou's head with Yuuki pulled aside and out of Aidou's grasp. "Drinking blood is prohibited on school grounds." Zero stated like in was a simple fact.
Did he know? Did Yuuki know? Is this why they have to patrol the grounds at night?
A gunshot sounded.
Aidou was crouched down on the ground with his hands over his ears. His demeanor changed to one of a scared little kid. Kain-sempai was surprised, but didn't change into a scared kid like Aidou.
"Please, put that Bloody Rose away. That is very harmful to us vampires." Kaname-sempai entered the scene trying to calm everything down.
They really are vampires. The shock hasn't quite set in to me yet so I was still able to watch everything with control over my mind and actions. I knew there was something strange about them. Is all the Night Class vampires? Is this why they have class at night? So many questions flooded my mind.
I couldn't quiet hear everything that went on, but I did notice the guilty looks on Aidou and Kain. I also noticed that Zero stormed off Yuuki. I heard Zero say something about the place reeking with blood. There isn't any possible way he could smell the blood too, unless…
"Who are you? Why are you up here?" A girl with short, light violet hair with matching eyes glared at me. She wore the Night Class uniform.
Crap.
She grabbed me and took me through the trees until we dropped down in front of the other Night class that were taking the two passed out girls back to their dorm. Kain-sempai looked at me with surprise.
"Hey, it's that girl." Aidou recognized me even in the dim light. "What are you doing out here at night?"
The girl with short, light violet hair spoke up. "I caught her snooping about. I believe she saw everything that just took place." She spoke directly to Kaname-sempai. She seemed to completely ignore the others.
Kaname looked at me, not with a harsh tone, but more caring. "Why are you out here at this hour? Shouldn't you be resting?" He asked me.
I attempting to form words to answer him. "I-I really like the night time. Being outside at night. I wanted to feel the cool breeze. I wasn't expecting to see any of what just happened. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Gomenasai." I bowed as best as I could with the girl holding onto my arm. "Will they," I gestured at the girls, "be alright?" I asked slightly concerned.
Kaname held a soft smile on his lips. "Yes, they will be fine. They won't remember this night at all, and neither will you."
My vision started to blur as the girl holding onto me held her hand to my head. My memories began to slowly fade as if it was all a long lost dream.
I woke up the next morning confused. I don't remember going to bed last night. I scratched my head with my newly bandaged hand. When did I…?
I had a massive headache. I looked at my clock and noticed that it was almost time for class. I got up and got ready for the day putting all my unanswered questions aside.
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Well, I'm going to bed now. Hopefully, my cat will too.
Good night!
