Chapter 2
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I awoke in an unfamiliar, bright, white room. The bed was large and comfortable, which immediately made me alert. I had never slept in a comfy bed before. Where was I?
I sat up, and fell back down instantly. The room was spinning, and my head was throbbing uncontrollably. Damn it, was I dead? That had to be it. Why else would I feel even remotely happy?
A heard a door open, and a loud, cheerful voice.
"Good, you're awake!" A tall man with hair pulled into a ponytail and large pony jumped into my point of view. "I was beginning to worry that he'd taken too much!"
I muttered something really smart, like, "What?"
"Ah!" He skipped around the room like a happy schoolgirl. "She has a pretty voice! Hooray!"
Is he insane? I wondered. I glanced at his flitting around the room.
Yup. Definitely insane.
I sat up again, and managed to stay up. The man made his mouth a perfect "o" and put his hands on his cheeks.
"Don't do that! You might hurt yourself!" He cried. "Lay back down! Lay back down!" He came over and started to push me down. I weakly shook him off my shoulder.
"Don't touch me." I snarled.
"Oooh! You're as grouchy as Zero." He turned to face the doorway. "Hear that Zero? She's as grouchy as you!"
"Great." A bored a voice sounded from across the room. I turned my head and saw a boy about my age leaning against the doorframe. "I think she has reason to be Chairman."
So that's who this guy was. A chairman. A chairman of what though?
Chairman became serious. "I suppose so. Can you stand up?" he asked me, a little suspiciously, as if he didn't believe I could. I nodded and slid out of the bed, resisting the urge to fall down.
"Watch it." Zero warned as I shook a little on my feet, but quickly steadied myself.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Chairman Cross, but you may call me Daddy." He voice became high again as he said the last few words.
"What the- Daddy?" I shrieked. "You are NOT my father."
Serious again. "Well, legally, now I am. I know all about your past Sumiko. I know about your parents and your father's profession. And I know that you need help."
"I don't need anyone's help. I protested. My voice began a whisper. "How do you know about my family?"
"I did my research. Your father was a colleague of mine, actually. We hunted vampires for a while together." 'Father' turned and looked at Zero. "That is something you and Zero have in common. You both were raised to defend yourself against vampires, and both of parents were killed by vampires.
Zero's eyes flashed to mine for a second, and I saw a bit of understanding and kindness in them, like he knew what I was going through. However, it was gone as quick as it had come.
"My mother wasn't killed by a vampire."
"I know that as well. And I know what she did to you, and I am sorry about that. But you are quite a strong girl to go through all that."
"Weakness isn't an option." I stated. "What exactly happened after that vampire got his fangs in my neck?" I asked.
"Zero showed up just in time to save you."
I looked at Zero. "Arigato."
"Welcome." He grumbled in return.
"Damn, I shouldn't have let that bastard catch my though. My dad would be really disappointed in me." I mumbled.
"On the contrary, I believe that he would have been proud. An underfed teenager would not usually be able to inflict damage on a Level E vampire, and yet you did. Which leads me into my second proposition for you."
I raised my eyebrows. "And that would be…."
The chairman began. "You are currently in the infirmary of Cross Academy. At Cross, we have to classes; A Day class, and a Night class. The day class students are ordinary, regular humans. The Night class students, however, are not. That class is made up of vampires."
My eyes widened a bit, but I didn't say anything.
"Currently, the only people who know this are me, Zero, my other daughter Yuuki, and now, you. Zero and Yuuki act as prefects to the school, meaning they protect the classes from danger. They keep the Night class from being attacked because they are quite good looking," The last part he said like a love struck teenage girl. "And at night, they prowl around the grounds to catch Day class students out of bed or catch Night class students breaking the rules."
"But what does this have to do with me?" I asked.
"I am offering you a position as the third prefect at Cross academy. You will be provided with food, shelter, and an education. All we ask of you is your dedication to your duties and that you keep the Night class's secret. If you refuse, we will gladly let you go after you have recovered with the hope that you keep that same secret from the rest of the world. What say you?"
I thought about my father, and how he always told me that I had to protect innocent people. How much good will I do living weakly on the streets? Here, I could become smarter and help people.
"I'll stay." I said, hoping I didn't just sign myself up for a mistake.
The chairman began to dance. "Hooray! I have another daughter! Hooray!"
I backed away slowly to stand next to Zero. He seemed a little shocked at this.
"Is he always like this?" I whispered, watching as chairman waved his arms like he was dancing in a field of daisies.
"Pretty much." He replied.
"Great."
"You get used to it." Zero looked at chairman. "I hope."
"Now what?" I asked chairman. He stopped dancing and smiled.
"Zero, take Sumiko to her room and have Yuuki bring her a uniform." As we turned to leave he cried out, "Wait!"
"What?"
"Here." The chairman threw me a dagger. It had the words Silver Bite carved into its side. ""You need a weapon. From what I've heard, you are more of a knife than gun person. Keep it with you at all times."
"Arigato." I said, and followed Zero.
He led me out the door and a few steps down the hall until we came to a room with a silver moon painted on it.
"This is yours." He grunted. "Get settled and wait for Yuuki to bring you a uniform."
"Arigato, Zero." I said and entered the room.
It was large and had a bed, dresser, and desk. A door in the side of it led into a bathroom where things marked, "Yuuki" and "Zero" and "Sumiko" were laid out onto the table. I assumed that we all shared a bathroom.
I heard knock at the door. I opened it, and a short girl with brown hair and brown hair was standing there smiling.
"Hello! My name is Yuuki, and you must be Sumiko! I have your uniform!" She handed me a navy blue uniform with a white cuff with a red design on it. "Where that cuff at all times so you can be identified as a prefect, ok?"
I nodded. "It's nice to meet you Yuuki." I said, letting a little smile show.
She smiled back. "Hurry and change, we have to get to the gates."
"To do what?"
She smiled a little brighter. "To give you your first look at the Night class."
A/N Well wut do you think,? How is she going to react to the Night class? The name Sumiko was given to me by a friend, so THERE I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY! *heh heh* sorry about that she kind of followed me for an hour telling me to use that name….. I have really weird friends ….. R&R please! And thank you Vanillatte, XxCatyXx, and iluvfai for your AMAZINGNESS!!!!!!! You all receive virtual presents, wutever you want!