Chapter One:

Kain and Aido's Shocking Discovery.

Ashli Cross here or "Li-chan" as most people call me. Your probably wondering where I'm at. At the moment . I happen to be on my way to Cross Academy. I'm the new transfer student in the NightClass. My father, Kaien Cross, is the headmaster of Cross Academy. So my transferring into the NightClass has caused quite an uproar among the NightClass students.

I actually have never met my father before now. So this is going to be interesting. " so this is Cross Academy. Huh?," I thought to myself. " come on, this way. The Moon Dormitory is over here, that's where everyone's at," Yagari frustratingly said. This is Toga Yagari, he's my chief bodyguard or I should rather say my chief babysitter. I've known him my whole life. He's also six years older than me.

" Fine, Yagari. Let's get this over with. So I can go tour the town later." I said to him. As we were approaching the door to the common room. We heard Kaname Kuran yelling at Kain Akatsuki and Hanabusa Aido. "When will the two of you learn. It plainly states in the student handbook: `LEAVING SCHOOL GROUNDS WITHOUT PERMISSION IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN!`" Just then Yagari broke down the door. "Hey Cross! We're here now!" "Yagari. Shut your damn mouth. And you'll be paying for the replacement door out of your own pocket." I said to him.

" So you're the headmaster's blood daughter, correct." Kaname Kuran said to me. "Yes I am. I'm also very sorry about Yagari's behavior. He should have known better. He has a tendency of knocking down doors, rather than knocking first. Which is more polite." I said to him while aiming the last part in Yagari's direction, while swiftly kicking him in the ass. "Headmaster it seems they're here already."

"Oh! Yes of course! Lead the way Yuki, Zero." The headmaster said to them. As they walked into the room. They saw the remains of the door. " Wha-what happened to the door?" Headmaster Cross said to Dorm President Kuran. "Yagari is what happened to it." He said to the headmaster. " Yagari! Then that means my little angel's here.' The headmaster said enthusiastically.

"Yeah. I'm here. I don't see why everyone's making such a fuss about it.' I said. While patiently standing right behind him. The headmaster spun around and as his eyes landed on me, his jaw dropped to the ground. "Oh! Good heaven's. You look just like your mother. Where is your mother by the way?" he asked me. "Oh. My Mother. My Mother Decided To Go Gallavanting All Over Europe!' I told him. While being quite smug about it.

"Oh well. That's a shame. But now that you're here. Feel free to come to me with any problems you might have." He said to absolute silence. Then after recovering from shock. I said to him, "Are. You. Crazy. I wouldn't bring my problems to you, even if my life depended on it." "And why not?!" he asked. " Because you're over forty years old, yet you possess the emotional maturity of a four year-old." I said bluntly. "that's just mean." He said. "The truth hurts." I said back.

"I hate to interrupt this touching family reunion." Kaname said, "but I'm afraid your room isn't ready for you to occupy just yet." "Oh! That's okay. I'm gonna go explore the town until it's time for class." I said to everyone present. "Kain,Aido. The two of you will escort the headmaster's daughter as your punishment." Kuran said to them. "O f course we will." Kain and Aido answered.

Twenty Minutes Later….

" I can't believe this." Aido was complaining. " I mean Dorm President Kuran making us babysit this girl." "Aido. Will you quit complaining." Kain said. "And besides it's just until class starts anyway. That is if you don't do anything to get us in trouble again." "Oh! Hey gir-mmm-mmm." Aido tried to say, but Kain quickly clamped a hand over his mouth. "Don't be rude to her." Kain hissed in his ear. "excuse us." Kain asked me. "What do you want us to call you." "Call me Li-chan. Most people do." I said to him.

" I can basically find my way around town just fine." I told them. " You can?" they asked. " I can practically navigate this place blindfolded. I've come here so many times growing up." I said getting rather bored of their constant bickering. "Then I bet you haven't been to the old graveyard." Aido asked me. "What graveyard?" I questioned. "Hey Kain,you know the one, right?" he shot a look at his cousin. "don't know, can't remember." He said eyeing his cousin suspiciously. "oh,you know the "haunted" one." He replied, winking at his cousin. " oh, that one. Okay. I gotcha." He said to Aido, then turning to me "Li-chan. We've decided to give you a tour of this town's very own "haunted graveyard`" he said.

Fifteen Minutes Later….

" Tah-Dah! Here we are. Now let the haunted graveyard tour begin." Aido said. "Okay. Over there,we've got dead guys." Points to his left " over there we've got more dead guys." Points to his right " And this is the crypt. The reason why this place is haunted."Aido kept babbling. " Hey Aido. Why don't you open it up and show her what's inside it." Kain said to his cousin. "Good idea." He said as he was already opening the door to the crypt. "Okay. In you go Li-chan." Aido said cheerily.

As soon as I walked in. I heard a big WHOOSH. BAM. KA-CLAK. Instant darkness.`They locked me in a crypt and ditched me. This is so cliché, not to mention it's insulting. Those two are gonna go down for this`. I thought in my head. I quickly teleported out of the crypt and behind Charlie's Bakery. "Damn. It's six-thirty already. I'm going to be late for class on my first day. It's gonna take me thirty minutes to teleport back to the school. I'll two." I was mumbling under my breath as I quickly teleported back to the school.

So as it turns out. I was late to class. "Ashli, may I ask why you are late to class."Dorm President Kuran asked me. " Why don't you ask Kain Akatsuki and Hanabusa Aido." I said to him, while pointing in their direction. "Don't worry. I will." He said "but I did ask you first." I was off. So I told him the truth. "To be blunt about it. THOSE TWO LOCKED ME IN A CRYPT AND DITCHED ME!" I yelled. While menacingly glaring at them. "Kain. Aido. Out in the hall please." Kuran said to them. After they went out in the hall.

The only thing that could be heard was the sound of Kaname Kuran hitting Kain and Aido over the head with a dictionary. As they were coming back into the classroom. The only thing we were able to hear was the announcement of their punishment. "For your punishment. You will let Ashli campout in your room tonight when classes are over." Kaname stated. My room still wasn't ready for me. I still didn't have a uniform either.

Hours Later….

"finally class is over.' Kain said to Aido and me. "time to take a shower." Aido said to no one in particular. "hanabusa aido. Where are your manners." Kain said "Li-chan. You can use the shower first." " thank you, kain" I said. While plainly ignoring them and their constant bickering again. I took my shower and changed into my pjs. They had laid out a futon on the floor between their beds. I plopped down on my makeshift bed and sat there watching them. They stopped stripping off their clothes and just stared at me.

"Why are you guys staring at me?" I asked. "uh. Do you mind stepping out into the hall, while we change." Aido asked for once being considerate. "Yeah. It's for your own good. I wouldn't want you to get scarred for life after seeing Aido stark naked." Kain said to me. " what did you just say!" Aido said while his face turned beet red when he looked at me. "Don't worry about me getting scarred for life. I'm used to seeing guys stark naked." I said nonchalantly. "huh?! Why's that?" they asked. "Yagari sleeps in the nude and he has a tendency of sleepwalking. So I'm used to it." I told them. "h-how old are you?" they finally asked after a brief stunned silence. " I'm twenty." "What! No way!" "Yes way. Can you hand me a glass of water, please." I asked.

"Here you go." Kain said as he handed me a glass. I set it on the table and rummaged through my duffle bag. I eventually found what I was looking for. Try as I might, I wasn't quick enough to hide the label on the pill bottle. As I dropped a blood tablet in my glass of water. They both shrieked. "WHAT THE HELL!" "Will. You. Shut. Up." I said to them. `Damn. They saw that. What am I going to do now!` sigh `I guess I have no choice. I'll have to tell them.` I was thinking as I looked at them. "Can I trust the two of you to keep a secret or do I need to erase your memories." I asked of them. They looked at each other then said, "yeah. We can keep a secret."

"Have you ever heard of the Morai, before?" watching them very carefully as I said this. "Yes, we've heard of them." Kain said " Why did you ask?"

" quiz."

"Question One: DO you know which family the morai are from?"

"No."

"Question Two: What's the first word in the name of this school?"

"Cross"

"Question Three: What's the headmaster's last name?"

"Cross"

"Question Four: What's my last name?"

"Cross"

"Have you figured out which family the morai are from." They had to think about it for a couple of minutes. it slowly dawned on them. Then they quickly put two and two together. "holy saints and wraiths." Aido said under his breath.

". I need the two of you to swear, under penalty of a very slow and painful death, not to tell anyone. Okay."I asked them. "O kay, we won't tell a soul, but in exchange we want to know the truth. Is that okay with you." He said to me. "Sure. Fine. What do you want to know.'I said sleepily.

"First off. Aido ." "what." "go sit on your bed and be quiet. Let me do the talking." He said to his cousin. "Okay. Pop quiz."he said turning back to me.

"Question One: What exactly are the morai?"

"Human-Vampires. We have the longevity and powerful abililties as vampires,but we are human as well."

"Question Two: Do you really drink blood?"

"Yes. I have to. In order to do my job well, I have to drink blood. Blood tablets help, but I have to drink the real stuff."

"Question Three: What exactly do you do?"

"I am a peace keeper. We blend into both the vampire and human societies. In order to maintain the delicate balance of peace between vampires and humans."

"Question Four: When do you need to drink more real blood?"

"once a week. I'll have to drink the real stuff in the morning before class starts."

"Question Five: what do you want me and Aido to do for you?"

"Since I have told you my secret. I need the two of you to alternate every week and donate your blood to me."