"You must be Rima Touya!" I looked at this girl in front of my and felt my mind go completely numb. She was so spunky. "We've been waiting for you. I'm to take you up to your dorm with this group." She smiled and gave me a wink. "You'll be in the Moon dormitories."

"I assume you are Yuki Cross," I said, staring at her. Her brown eyes softened as she bowed and nodded. "It's nice to meet you. I think."

I looked around and saw Takuma headed my way. "Rima! I'm glad you got here." He leaned down and helped Gerard my driver pick up a suitcase. "I'll help you get settled." As we were walking he bumped his head against my shoulder. "Have you heard from Senri yet?" I shook my head and he sighed. "He was supposed to get here this morning but hasn't shown up yet. I'm a little worried about him."

"I don't think you need to be. Everything will be fine, don't worry." I pulled out a box of pocky from my purse. "Do you think they have these in the dorms?"

"They do!" I turned to see Yuki staring at me with a smile. "The chairman got a request asking for them to be put in the kitchen." I looked over at Takuma who was giving a wide smile. "It wasn't him. I think that Shiki might have sent it himself."

"Oh really, is that what you think, Miss Guardian?" I stared at her and saw her hunch back a little.

I sensed a presence and jerked my head up, meeting the gaze of Kaname Kuran. I bowed, waiting for him to say something but he just stood there, looking around at the collective students. Not all of us were here yet, but it was still impressive. There were so many nobles and aristocrats in one area.

"It is nice to see so many of our kind." Kaname's voice was soft and dangerous. I saw a blond vampire shudder off to my side. "I hope you know that our purpose for being here is to help the chairman in his quest for peace between our races. And I also have personal reasons. I don't want to command you. Instead I want you to see me as someone that you can respect and trust to lead you in the correct direction."

I turned at the sound of footsteps as more vampire showed up. Senri was among them and I felt my lips twitch into a smile when our eyes met. He nodded at me before bowing to Kaname. Kaname continued talking, but I looked around, taking in the sites around me. I could feel the power throbbing in the room and a sudden burst of anger. I turned to see Zero Kiryu. When Kaname saw him he smiled, motioning for us all to leave. "I have business with the guardians," he said, walking between us. "Go about your business. Get settled in."

"So that's what it's like to be in the presence of Kaname Kuran." Senri was staring out the windows on the second floor. "I was expecting it to be different. It is very subtle."

"That's probably by choice," I said absentmindedly. "I imagine he doesn't want to draw too much attention to his own abilities."

Senri turned suddenly, reaching out his hand to brush his fingers up my cheek. "You are a mysterious creature, Rima Touya. I'm looking forward to our time together."

I felt heat rise to my cheeks and looked away. "Senri, you hardly know me."

"I know that I've never felt a draw to another being like I feel when I'm near you. Will you fight it?" He grabbed my waist and jerked me closer to him, tilting my head up to look in my eyes. "Part of me wants you to fight Rima. I want a good hunt. I want to chase after the thing that I want the most."

"Lust?" I asked, running my hand down his back.

"No. I want companionship. I want love and someone to call my very own. My parents never had it, and I crave it. And your blood calls to me. I can't deny it."

I could feel electrical currents running through my body and took a deep breath, trying to relax away the feeling of nervousness in me. "That's quite a bit for one man to want from one particular woman."

Senri smiled, flashing his fangs. "This woman that I seek isn't just any woman. She will be my other half and I will enjoy her in every way possible." His voice was so suggestive that I felt my body shake and quiver.

"Senri, you don't know what you're talking about," I told him with a shake of my head, trying to get my emotions back in check. "You don't know what on Earth you mean."

A wild look ran through Senri's eyes and he jerked my body up, forcing me high on his own until our faces were almost even. "Don't try and make this less than it is!" He grabbed my face and pulled ours together, his lips insistent against mine. "We'll see, Rima. We'll see." He turned and left the room, letting it stand wide open.

"Rima?" Ruka came in and gently shut the door. Are you okay? Senri seemed a bit shaken." She laid a gentle hand on my back but immediately jerked away when a shock went through her body. "Ow!"

"Ah, I'm sorry Ruka. I'm just tense." I thought back to the red color in Senri's eyes, and my own desire for his blood and companionship. "Senri is just adjusting is all."

"I think he likes you Rima." Ruka's voice was sad and gentle. "I think that you have a chance with him as well."

I bit my lip, feeling my fangs pushing against the skin. Oh, whatever it was that was between us, there was definitely more to be had.