Zero stood next to the gate in near darkness. Yuki had been sent on duty to aid the night class, so Zero was alone. Just how he liked it. He was to wait for this female guardian, meet her and escort her to her room. Why Yuki couldn't do it instead of him, he didn't know. But that meant he would have to tolerate the night class for an hour or so. He realized he had gotten the better end of the deal.

He closed his eyes and lent against the cold bricked wall and let his mind wander. A female fighter eh? Ha! As if. Yes, Yuki was a guardian, but purely because she was the headmaster's adopted daughter. Zero was the one who did all the hard work. She just squeaked and got in the way. All Zero wanted this week was some quiet. He had finally overcome the devil that is insomnia and was finally catching up on sleep. Now he would have another girl clinging to his arm...great.

"Kiryu."

He opened his eyes to see a hooded figure in front of him.

"Zero Kiryu is it? I believe you have been expecting me. Now I have had a long journey and it is bloody freezing out here! So may you be so kind as to show me the way in?"

Before the ex-human could open his mouth, she was already through the gate and nearly at the door. He caught up with her and let her through the door.

She pulled down her hood and unclipped the black cloak.

Zero's glance turned into a stare as he admired the young female. She looked around his age, black hair, pale skin and her eyes, they were so blue. His eyes melted down to her body.

"Ahem."

His eyes shot to hers. "S-sorry I erm...you are the female guardian right?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

"Well you wasn't exactly what I...expected."

"Oh? And what did you expect Mr. Kiryu? Let me guess, a butch musselly big girl, who looks so frightening you would run a mile?"

"Something like that..."

"Don't worry. I surprised a lot of people Mr. Kiryu. Now, I was told I have a room?"

"Yes, it is next to mine Miss erm..."

"Miss Dragton to most," she moved in closer to him, "But you can call me Silver."

"Silver. I take it that's an undercover name."

She took a step back and gave him a confused look.. "I'm a guardian, not an undercover spy. Now, my room please?"

He lead her up the stairs and along to the room next to his. After unlocking it, he entered. "The only other rooms with a lock on the door are the library and the headmasters. Why have you got one?"

"I have things that I don't want other hands getting hold of. Documents and such. But if you would like a lock on your room I could talk to Cross for you?"

"And he would listen to you?"

"Yes." She replied instantly. "Cross does as he is told when it comes to the guardians."

He lent against the wall and watched Silver as she entered the room and tested the windows. After a while he spoke. "It perplexes me, how someone like you, has more power than the headmaster."

"And it perplexes me, why there was a tampered shipment of blood tablets delivered. I doubt they are here, but I must check nevertheless." She glanced at Zero. "Not that you would know anything about blood tablets." She smirked.

The door slammed.

Silver turned to see Zero gone.

Zero looked down at the small pot of tablets. He had read the label so many times he was sick of the sight of it. He unscrewed the top and emptied a single tablet onto his pale palm. The small white pill that should solve everything, the small white pill that was supposed to destroy the monster inside of him or failing that, at least tame it. He placed it on his tongue and swallowed. He knew what would happen, his stomach would churn and he would feel his body rejecting the tablet. He ran to the bathroom and cursed the monster inside of him. He caught sight of his gun on the bed, the Bloody rose. It would be easy to end it here. He had thought about it countless amount of times, but for some reason he could never bring himself to do it. Especially now Silver was here. He remembered those blue eyes. He lay down on his bed and closed his eyes, imagining those blue eyes and his eyes once again travelled down to her body. He felt his trousers tighten and his hand wander down. He shook himself from his dream. What was wrong with him?

Silver sat on her bed surrounded by paperwork. This was the main problem with being a guardian, the damn paperwork! But someone had to do it and Silver knew everything that went on when it came to monsters under the bed. As she was highly ranked in the guardianship, the men who worked for her did not think of her as a female, but as part of their brethren. Nobody questioned her authority. They treated her like one of their own. She was used to dealing with shady personalities and unpredictable situations, she had been watching the academy for some time via spies incognito. She knew the basics of what she needed to know. She knew about every individual in the academy. Apart from Kiryu and Kuran.

Kuran was the supposed president of this 'night class'. She was told about and also a pureblood. Her brother disproved of Kuran, he was the main reason she was sent rather than him. If Ceaser was sent, well, their precious pureblood's body would be scattered throughout the grounds. This was something Silver tried her best to avoid. She called Ceaser her brother, but they were only linked by a blood bond. Genetically they were strangers.

Ceaser Dragton had rescued her from a night stalker three years ago. He had never intended to bring her into the guardianship business, but she showed potential he had never seen before. He learned she had nowhere else to go so he took her in. But he could not hide his true nature to someone he found he cared about so dearly. She picked out a small pictures from the masses of paper. The guardianship. It wasn't your usual nine to five job by far. Some days are quiet, others you put your life on the line to save innocent strangers. Well, innocent until proven guilty that is. Ceaser had taught her everything she knows and from his somewhat peculiar and sad upbringing, he also taught her how to look out for herself. He also taught her what it was like to be involved in a blood bond. A year ago today was the night they bonded, the night she saved her brother's life with her blood.

A knock at the door disrupted her daydream. She unlocked it and opened the door to be greeted with a small dark haired girl with a beaming smile.

"Konnichiwa! I am Yuki Cross, guardian of this academy...er...along with Zero-kun that is."

This girl was too smiley and happy for Silver's liking, so she shut the door and went to bed.

Yuki was left standing facing the door. She stomped her feet. "How rude!"