Hello, and welcome to the second most anticipated installment of VAMPIRE LIGHT

Sorry it's late, but it really isn't my fault. HIGH SCHOOL'S THE PROBLEM! WE SHOULD COMPLAIN TO THE EDUCATION MINISTER FOR TAKING AWAY EVERY ASPECT OF MY SOCIAL (and internet) LIFE!

Kai: -_-" How are you even an author?

*sticks tongue out at her* In case you didn't realise, Kai-baka, I made you! You should be greatful *flounces away*

Kai: O.o *sigh* Now to go onto more important issues. Seriously guys? Only two reviews? and the one was her beta? WTF?

Zero: It was only the first chapter Kai, you can't expect everyone to review.

Kai: Shut your face! Now we need someone to do the disclaimer. TAKUMA! COME DO THE DISCLAIMER!

Takuma: Okay! *random sparkles appear out of nowhere* iwuvpenguins101 does not own Vampire Knight or any of its original characters.

Thank you for doing the disclaimer, Takuma *hugs* And thank you Coriana for being the most precious, patient beta in the entire universe! I am so humbled that you're doing this for me. This story would be nothing but bad grammar, spelling mistakes and just plain bad without you.

And now, without further ado, onto chapter 2! (hey, that rhymes XD I'm such a poetic genius it amazes me)

Enjoy, and dare to be different :)

Chapter II: Introductions

The next time I opened my eyes there was light coming in from the window, the kind of subdued yellowish light that told you it was late afternoon, but not quite dusk. Getting up, I stretched and yawned, feeling slightly drowsy.

Wanting to wake myself up completely, I hopped into the shower and turned on the cold water to have a quick wash and then got dressed into my uniform. These damn uniforms and their skirts, I thought in disgust as I tried, unsuccessfully, to tug it lower. You'd think Kaien was a pervert to have them so short. I amused myself with that last thought of a pervy Kaien. Considering his personality, it wasn't difficult to imagine. Who knows, maybe he was secretly a perv.

A soft knock made me snap out of my thoughts and I frowned at the door.

"Kurosaki-sama?" a voice floated into the room. I didn't recognise this one at all. Where Takuma-sempai's was kind and optimistic, this one had a twist to it that I couldn't exactly pinpoint.

"Come in," I responded gently, although I was enjoying my own company and didn't want to see anybody at that particular point in time.

The door creaked open and I saw a blanket of golden hair, evidently messier than the other blonde I knew. What struck me were his dazzling blue eyes and how they gleamed brilliantly in the light. Something seemed wrong with them though because they were unnaturally narrow, his eyebrows close together as he blinked incessantly.

Crap! I thought as I realised that he was, in fact, squinting. I dashed hastily to the window, drawing the curtains to prevent the cause of his discomfort to continue. When the light was reasonably filtered I twirled back around to face the stranger in my room to give him an apologetic look. "Sorry about that, sempai."

His eyes relaxed and he smiled warmly, not unlike Takuma-sempai's but it had a twist to it that I couldn't identify. "That's okay. When Kaien told us about you he did mention your…uniqueness."

My face changed to a quizzical expression. "What else did he say about me?"

"That you look younger than what you actually are and that he and your dad are close friends," he said frankly with a shrug.

My mind wandered to a few years back when Kaien and Otou-sama were both at home. The two were goofing off and…well, let's just say that the nurses handed in a letter of resignation and Otou-sama had to wait a full three years for everything to finally blow over and hire new ones.

"Close is one way of putting it," I mumbled.

The sapphire-eyed vampire tilted his head to the side but didn't ask me to elaborate.

"Is there any reason why you're here?" I asked, not harshly but more enquiringly.

"Apart from wanting to meet you before the rest of the Night Class?" he asked with another shrug. "No."

I forced myself to not roll my eyes at him and calling him baka or something. "You can call me Kai."

"I'm Aido Hanabusa," he said.

I bowed deeply. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Aido-sama."

The gap between us closed as he walked closer to me with intense concentration. Studying me like a mastermind would when solving a seemingly impossible equation.

"Sempai?" I said tentatively, feeling like my personal space was being violated.

He sighed and stepped back again. "You're a very pretty girl."

My cheeks heated up. I was used to people saying I was cute and adorable because of my youthful look, but never has a guy this gorgeous-

Gorgeous? Where the hell did that pop up from?

I took a closer look at him. His messy hair and his deep blue eyes were the perfect combination. The mischievous look that his face naturally had made him look hotter, a look that I knew any human model would die for. In a word, he was amazing. In an even better word, gorgeous.

But I suppose I couldn't just call him gorgeous. Out of all the vampires I had ever met in my life I've found one common denominator: they're all attractive. It's fact. Even Otou-sama is good-looking.

"Kai-sama, are you staring at me?" Aido asked with a smirk.

My eyes widened as it dawned on me that when I was in my own little world I was in fact staring at him without realising it. I cursed my lack of being aware of what was going on around me as I frowned at Aido. It was obvious that he was relishing in this moment. I then found out what that 'twist' to his voice and smile was.

"Arrogant!" I blurted before I could stop myself. I covered my mouth quickly, biting my tongue to stop myself from saying anything else. I didn't mean to say that, I just figured him out when my mental defences were down. What would he do? Shout at me? Order me to be kicked out? I hadn't even been here a day and already I was representing my family badly.

He blinked twice at me. "Excuse me?"

I wrung my fingers nervously. "Gomen, I wasn't thinking. You have every right to be mad at me, Sempai."

Despite my mental breakdown I found the blonde chuckling at me. Chuckling, even after what I had said. At that point I wondered if vampires could be sent to mental asylums.

"Sorry," he said between snickers. "It's just…Kai-sama, you're highly amusing."

My mouth dropped open. That was the last thing I had expected him to say to me. "What…?"

His smile broadened. "I think you'll make an interesting addition to the Night Class." Then he turned to make his way out of the already open door, but not before saying, "You know, Kai-chan, I think we'll get along fine. Who knows, we might even become great friends."

And he left my room.

I carried on staring at the closed door, an incredulous look on my face. What just happened? "You just found out that you're surrounded by crazy vampires, that's what," I said quietly as I threw myself onto the soft bed. If Aido-sempai is like that, Heaven knows what the rest of the Night Class is gonna be like.

-0O0-

The screaming sent shivers up my spine. My breath quickened and my hair was on end.

"Are you ready?" Takuma asked from behind me.

I shook my head vigorously. There was no way in hell I wanted the gate to open, to have to step out of the Moon Dorms with that happening right outside.

The gate doors began to open menacingly and it took me all my power to prevent myself from hightailing it out of there right then. Cold sweat formed on my head and I was all jittery. "Otou-sama, if I don't make it, I just wanted you to know that I love you," I whispered so nobody else could hear my silent prayer.

The doors opened fully and I got a clear view of the horrors that were going on outside the comfort of the Moon Dorms. Yuuki and Zero were trying, rather unsuccessfully, to fight back a herd of screaming fangirls.

"KYAAAA!" the girls yelled. "It's the Night Class!"

Aido grinned brightly. "Hello ladies! You're all looking rather cute today!"

"Idol-sempai!" the girls said in unison. "You're so amazing."

I tried not to make a beeline for the front door of the Moon Dorms.

The Night Class proceeded through the makeshift aisle that the fangirls had formed for them, a tired Yuuki and highly-annoyed Zero struggling to keep them back.

"Look, next to Ichijou-sempai," one of the girls said.

"Is that a new girl?" another one asked.

The loud screams turned into subdued murmurs as the girls gawked at me. A few of them began to whisper and I groaned internally. This much fuss over me?

"No way she's part of the Night Class, she's way too young." They obviously didn't intend for me to hear them, but my vampire hearing caught them out.

Again with the young thing? I thought I went past this phase. Curse my youthful beauty.

"Who cares? If she does so much as put a hair on Aido-sempai-"

I rolled my eyes, ignoring the rest of the threat. Like I would ever get with that jerk. And it wasn't like

I came here to get into an angsty high school romance anyway. I was here for Otou-sama, period.

"As far as I'm concerned, she doesn't stand a chance with someone like Aido-san," another girl said.

I coughed down a scoff. Kai Kurosaki not standing a chance? Who the hell did they think they were messing with? I could've killed them right then, but I was trained to know better than to let my anger get the best of me.

"I say she poses no threat to us," the first one said.

And as soon as she said that, girls agreed and the screaming resumed. A lot of vulgar words went through my mind right now and Otou-sama would probably blame my hanging out with Ryuuzaki for that. Not that I would blame him, Ryu-kun's vocab tended to be…colourful.

"Stand back! Come on!" Yuuki said as she made sure the Day Class girls wouldn't get out of line.

Of course it would be easier if Aido didn't influence them, I thought, rolling my eyes at the disgusting display in front of me. The blonde had gone to a couple of blushing fan girls and smiled charmingly, "Hey there, what's your blood-type?"

My hearing him say that almost made me roll my eyes. For Aido to say that he was either very brave or very stupid, and I had some doubts about the former.

I heard a shrill sound in my sensitive ear and I winced away from the whistle Yuuki was blowing. "Aido-sempai, you know that kind of information is forbidden!" she said.

Her shouts made me cringe. God, why did everything need to be so loud? Was it too much to ask for some quiet for goodness sake?

"You guys need to get to class." I didn't need to turn to find out who said it; I could identify that cold tone a mile away. Zero was in front of us and was referring to the entire Class but had eyes only for Kaname. The tension was so thick between them you could cut it with a knife.

Two straight minutes and an eternity later I couldn't stand it anymore and wedged myself between the both of them plastering a smile across my face. "I agree with Zero-kun, ah, Kiryuu-san," I quickly corrected at Zero's glare. "I don't want to be late on my first day of learning."

Kaname then turned his gaze to me. "I suppose we should get to class."

"That's what I just said," Zero muttered along with calling Kaname something Otou-sama would not be proud to hear.

Kaname ignored him completely as he carried on walking; leading the Night Class away from the raucous that was the screaming fan girls.

"So long girls! See you adorable ladies tomorrow!" Aido said happily with a ridiculous grin on his face. It took all my energy to not punch him and call him baka like I normally would.

"Aido-sama, that big head of yours can only lead to a life of misery," one of the girls said in irritation.

I couldn't help but agree with her, especially considering that Aido obviously took unnecessary risks. I wouldn't even have been able to pull off the blood-type stunt like that in front of Otou-sama.

The bored looking maroon-haired vampire to my right sighed as we got to the main school building. "I wonder what would happen if we didn't have the Disciplinary Committee?"

I shuddered, praying that I wouldn't have to be around to find out first hand.

We finally got into a classroom. The sun was fully set behind the horizon but the sky was still a purple colour, showing that it was now twilight.

"Kuroksaki-sama, I suppose it's only proper that the rest of the Night Class were given the chance to introduce themselves," Kaname said.

I hadn't been properly introduced to the rest of the Night Class on account of the fact that Takuma only decided to tell me about having to go to class five minutes before we were supposed to leave. It took me forever to look for my ribbons to tie my hair and then find my way to the front door.

The other vampires responded immediately and turned to face me. The first one to speak was one of the girls. She had blonde hair, but a considerably darker shade than Aido or Takuma's. It was tied into two ponytails, similar to mine except her hair was a lot shorter. "I'm Rima," she said and then stuck a Pocky stick into her mouth.

She seemed nice, plus she ate my favourite candy which meant I could suppress my addiction for the treat without having to deal with weird glances cast in my direction.

There was a moment of awkward silence in the room as none of the Night Class members wanted to speak up. Finally Takuma stepped in, all bright and bubbly. "That's Shiki Senri," he said, pointing to the maroon-haired vamp from earlier.

His smile never faltering, he then stuck his thumb over his shoulder to show that he was referring to the tall, orange-haired guy behind him. "He's Akatsuki Kain, Aido-sama's cousin. The girls in the Day Class call him Wild-sempai, but he's really down to earth."

My eyes glanced at the boy I now knew as Kain. I couldn't blame the girls for nicknaming him that, he did have this wild look about him. But if my knowing him within the last twenty minutes was any indication, they got his personality dead wrong.

"I'm Ruka," the girl with long hair said, not wanting to have Takuma to introduce her. "And that's Seiren."

Seiren had incredibly short, lavender hair and a serious look on her face. I stepped back slightly, feeling uncomfortable under her intense gaze.

"It's really a pleasure to meet you all," I said, bowing deeply. To be honest I was fed up at that point, bowing was so inconvenient for my back.

I know this may sound strange, especially since I'm a vampire myself, but the vampires in the Night Class creeped me out. They just had this look that made me feel…unwelcome. Although at this point they weren't exactly looking at me, it was as if their very presence told me they were paying me close attention, which really seems ridiculous, but it's how I felt.

Without another word, I grabbed my manga and sat down close to the back of the class. Though my eyes were on the book my mind was somewhere else, concentrating on what the others might have been saying. Suddenly, it felt as if all their conversations were centred on me. I couldn't hear most of it, and what I could make out was rather confusing.

"You seem awfully interested in that Yuuki character, Kaname-sama," I heard one the girls say. Ruka I think it was.

I racked my brain, wondering what she possibly could have meant. After continuous pondering and excessive nail biting, I came to the conclusion that it must be code for: Kai-sama's the worst addition the Night Class could ever had. Let's kick her out.

"She…intrigues me," Kaname said softly.

That probably meant, I totally agree with you.

I suddenly felt incredibly self-conscious, that everyone had their eyes on me but when I looked up they were doing nothing of the sort. Oh, they were good. Very good. Making me all paranoid like that. But I'm totally onto them.

Er, somewhat.

Takuma came to sit beside me with a broad smile on his face and instantly I relaxed. Wow, he was like some kind of tranquility generator or something, just radiating peace. And did he ever not smile? Not that I was complaining, I mean it wasn't as if it got to the extent of creepy, it was a lot more pleasant. And it was obvious that he wasn't faking. Trust me, I can spot a Barbie doll smile a mile away, so it just made me even more relieved to have him around.

Unfortunately for me, his presence was so distracting that I forgot to pretend to read my manga and soon the words and images were just a blur to me.

"You do realise you've been staring at the same page for the past ten minutes," he finally said in amusement.

My face flushed in embarrassment, but I tilted my head in a certain way so that he couldn't see. "Can you blame me for liking the art?"

I heard Takuma chuckle next to me. "I also tend to find the writing on the 'Table of Contents' to be very interesting."

I bit my lip. His last remark didn't help my embarrassment at all, if anything it only doubled it in intensity. Was he paying so much attention to me that he noticed the page I was 'reading'?

Finally, the lecturer started his lesson and I could heave a sigh of relief. Now I could do something without having to feel all paranoid. I shuffled in my seat to get comfy and attempted to listen to the boring lecture about Vampire History.

-0O0-

I got into my room later that night. The moon was still bright and I opened my curtains, as I did every night, to let the light in. I kicked off my shoes and sat on the bed, getting a box of Pocky to gorge myself in since I felt that I deserved it after everything that happened today.

Despite my attempts to ignore feeling it, the paranoia ate at me the entire night. Not once had I ever caught them staring at me, but it felt as if their movements were centred around me, like I was some alien or something sabotaging the delicate balance in their precious Class.

"I should ask Kaien to send me to the Day Class," I muttered to myself. "At least I'm used to humans…vampires, however, are a whole different ballgame."

I ate the Pocky slowly as I thought of my situation. The reason Kaien had put me in the Disciplinary Committee in the first place, even if it was part time, was to keep watch over Night Class. It was obvious that Yuuki and Zero had the Day Class covered (somewhat, anyway), but they couldn't really control the Night Class's actions. I could. I was a vampire myself, and I was trained since I was a fledgling all those years ago to be able to suppress bloodlust. I still drank blood tablets, but if I was put in a situation where a human were to innocently hurt themselves and there's blood gushing out of a wound, I could control myself and actually help them. All that time I spent in hospitals with blood everywhere you looked had really paid off.

"Otou-sama…I'm trying really hard to control my outburst," I said, biting nervously on my Pocky. "But if these vampires don't like me, then am I worthy to be the heir of our bloodline?"

Eventually I was bored out of my mind and decided to go downstairs and find a kitchen to fetch a proper, non-sugary snack that could actually calm my nerves. I was pretty certain that nobody would be up at this time, it had been a whole hour since we came back and the sun would rise soon, the first signs of dawn were evident in the east. I made my way out of my room quietly, thankful that I was wearing my socks to prevent any footsteps from waking up the Night Class.

When I was sure that I got past all the dorms in the girl's part of the wing I made a beeline for the staircase, getting down the steps in record time (Usain Bolt would be proud) and tried to sniff out the kitchen. It took me a while but I finally found my way to the fridge so I grabbed a cup and filled it with milk (I find that any kind of dairy product helps with my nerves, so people might randomly see me with a block of cheese or ice-cream).

Content, and my nerves considerably suppressed, I made my way out of the other kitchen door, humming to a Justin Timberlake song I had heard when Otou-sama and I went to America. The door led to the lounge area, and my humming stopped abruptly as I saw a few of the Night Class members were talking in hushed tones. A quick scan showed me that it was Kaname, Takuma, Aido, Kain and Rima.

It was evident that they were talking about me because as they noticed me standing there, their conversation came to a standstill. But the fact that they were talking about me behind my back wasn't the only reason I was pretty angry, though. The fact that I had done all that sneaking around upstairs for nothing was what made me really peeved.

Kain spoke first. "Kurosaki-sama…" he said in surprise.

I smiled sweetly. "I'm sorry if I'm interrupting." No I'm not. "I didn't think anybody would be up at this time." What normal vampire would? "And I couldn't sleep," Mainly because I was stressing over you guys. "So I wanted to get something to drink. I'll just go now, gomennasai."

When I was out of the room and out of earshot of their vampire hearing, I groaned. The whole 'perfect, clueless Kurosaki representative' act was killing me. I probably would've given up if it weren't for the fact that I was doing it for Otou-sama.

My fingers trailed up the banister as I made my way up the stairs. I wondered what the vampires were talking about, and I would've spied on them, jumping onto the chandelier and listened in on them, but I couldn't do that because there was a good chance I would get caught and my act would be totally ruined.

"The things I do for my dad," I said, shaking my head.

Another chapter done by yours truly XD I promise to make an effort to at least update weekly, but if not I will inform you when to expect the late chapter.

What, oh what, could the Night Class be thinking, talking about Kai behind her back?

You don't wanna miss out on the next chappie! I don't wanna ruin anything for you but if you want a hint, it includes falling from trees XD

That doesn't tell you much does it? But you must wanna know, soooooo if you wanna find out READ THE NEXT CHAPTER!

Kai: And remember to review.

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If anything is confusing in the story so far and you're wondering 'dafuq? Who the hell is Ryu?' or something, don't worry. The story is JUST beginning. All I can say is get ready for a fic full of arguments, self discovery and, wait what's that? Could it really be, romance?

So, please. REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW. If you do, I'll give you some of Shiki's Pocky (don't tell him I took it though, he'll be pissed)