Chapter 2 :WHY
Hi, I told you id containue it. I've now decided that in vampire knight this is set just after 4th Night were Zero trys to kill himself. And in Haruhi Suzumiya this is set inbetween the 1st and second serise. But i don't think there will be very many spoilers in the chapters to come so don't worry. Read on if you want to see: Howls moving castle quote, Haruhi and the head rocking out to some tunes, Kyon and Zero bromance and another mysterious cliff hanger. Okay on with the story
"What's that noise?" Asked Kyon as the group made their way along the cobbled path to the main entrance.
The club members all stopped still, straining their ears to find the sound. Haruhi's eyes sparkled in delight.
"That, obviously is the sound of damsels in distress as their necks get pierced by the fangs of a fierce, but charming vampire." She said sprinting to the sound.
"Oh really?" called Kyon.
All the way up the steep path to the Academy, Haruhi had done nothing but talk about the ins and out of vampires. Kyon had asked her how come she knew so much. She had stopped and thought for a moment, as if caught off guard, and quickly said. "Common knowledge" and the subject was dropped. Until now.
Haruhi turned in mid sprint, a smile crossed her face.
"Yes, and they need a hero, Kyon its time you step up to the plate!" To others it would seem like a joke, but Kyon knew otherwise
"Why do I have to go? You're the one gallivanting off to who knows where?"
"Who knows where? I know where. So stop joking around and save those girls!" Haruhi commanded. Kyon just stood there, his hair blowing through the autumn breeze. Haruhi realized her speech was having no effect. She tilted her head to the sky, put on her best, sad and distant face and acted as best as could.
"But of course, I am a frail and fragile little girl, who couldn't do anything to stop those beasts in human form." Haruhi whimpered. Out of the corner of eye she glanced at Kyon. To see if he had taken the bait. The expression he had on, told her all.
"You wouldn't know frail and fragile if it slapped you in the face!" Kyon snapped back.
Haruhi lost the cute act, she instead put her fists on hips and leaned in, giving him the death glare. She was far away, but those eyes could penetrate time itself. Itsuki leaned in and murmured.
"You may want to go with her on this one; we wouldn't want another closed space now, would we." Kyon sighed.
"Fine, let's go." He said, shaking his head.
"Woo hoo!" yelled Haruhi, jumping and punching a fist in the air.
"Come on you guys, stop being such slow coaches and get over here! It's time to investigate!"
Zero watched as day class girls pushed and shoved, screaming for their Idol to come out.
Same old, same old.
He thought.
Zero was taking a back seat today. He didn't want to shout, or do anything that took up too much energy. He was too tired, too thirsty. Running about and taking orders would just increase his thirst. And of course after what had happened yesterday, Yuki would let him do what he wanted in case he decided to walk out on her again.
Why should she care? After what I did. How could she possibly look me in the eyes as if nothing has changed? Why?
Zero's thoughts were interrupted by the presence of an odd looking group of people.
There were 2 boys and 3 girls, which looked around his age. At the back of the group was a short girl with glasses and pastel purple hair that was put into a neat bob. She seemed a quite girl, and Zero couldn't help but notice her dead, numb expression. Freaky. Beside the strange girl was another, she was very beautiful, with wavy ginger hair, and bright green eyes which shone in the twilight sky. She looked nervous and scared for some reason. What was it she was worried about? In front of the girls were the other three. To the right standing away from his companions was a tall boy, who seemed very in control of everything around him, he had coffee coloured hair and wore a smile that looked, kinda creepy. Next to him was the most curious of the group. The boy was tanned with short spikey hair. He had an exhausted expression on his face, shaking his head and moaning at the exited girl who was hopping about, leaning on his shoulders and pointing at the crowd. Was she trying to get a piggy back? The boy yelled at her and she backed away from him, her yellow ribbons blew in the wind. There was something about her exited but straight talking attitude that reminded him of someone. But who?
"Zero, what is a vampire?"
"Their beasts in human form who drink the blood of living humans"
"Are they real?"
"…"
Zero jumped back in fright, what was that? A flash of memories. A vision. He must be tired, or going mad from blood lust. Zero decided to bail. These newcomers must be the students from North High the Headmaster was talking about. He must have showed him and Yuki the pictures of them. Yes. That's why he recognised the girl. That's it. Zero knew that if he hanged around for long enough he would have to do the whole song and dance: introducing himself, giving a tour, listening to the head master babble on about something or other. He couldn't take that, not today. Not ever. Zero took one last look at the yellow ribbon girl; she looked back, their eyes locked. Try as he might, Zero couldn't shake the feeling that they'd met before. But where? Zero took one more look into those fascinating eyes, and ran.
Haruhi looked on as the silver haired boy ran from the scene. He looked familiar. But surely she would have remembered that shiny silver hair, those ear piercings and that tattoo.
Oooh another mystery we have on our hands.
Haruhi had been disappointed to not find any vampires at the scene. Instead she had found thousands of screaming girls. At first Haruhi couldn't see what they were screaming at, so she asked Kyon to give her a piggy back. But of course Kyon being Kyon, would not do such a thing so she had to ask around. The answers she got varied from "The Night Class! Their so hot" to "Idol, he's amazing. Arrrr. Kyaaaa" to "What? I couldn't hear you over the screaming!" Haruhi concluded that this equalled VAMPIRES. Haruhi thought that the Vampires were keeping the humans at the school and that they came out at twilight to check out what was on the menu. Yes. That was the only explanation.
After the "Night Class" had left, which Haruhi still hadn't been able to get a glimpse of (thanks to Kyon). A petit girl with chocolate coloured hair came over to them.
"Hi!" The girl chirped.
"Im Yuki, disciplinary committee number one and-" Yuki turned, as if looking for someone. She sighed.
"Well, there is another, but he's gone, it looks like I'll be showing you round today."
"Hello! We're the SOS brigade, nice to meet cha" Yuki was about to reply when she containued.
"These are the members, Yuki, Mikuru, Itsuki and me, Haruhi Suzumiya."
"Hey what about me!" Shouted Kyon.
"Did you hear something? No? Me neither. So anything suspicious here? Wizards? Time travellers? Espers? Aliens?" Asked Haruhi every time getting closer to popping Yuki's personal bubble.
"Or perhaps…VAMPIRES!" Yuki gasped.
Yes! This was exactly the reaction, I was looking for…
"Ummm… Vampires? You believe in vampires? That's funny…ummm…."
She is defiantly hiding something!
Kyon butted in.
"Don't worry she's like that, she's just joking."
"Oh."
"No im not. Im completely serious. Kyon! Don't push me!"
"Yes. She .Is." Insisted Kyon. Trying to drag Haruhi away from Yuki. Why did he always have to butt in when she was on to something.
Itsuki then came into the conversation.
"Why don't you just take us to the head master?"
"Welcome, to our wonderful academy!" Cried the headmaster. Arms outstretched, as if ready to embrace the new students. He was so embarrassing but maybe seeing him would stop that Haruhi girl from thinking the school had anything fishy going on. Yuki had been worried all the way to the office, what if Haruhi wasn't joking, what if she actually did know something? Oh it was all too much for Yuki.
"Yuki!"
"Yes."
"Have you sung them the school song?" Haruhi's ears pricked up.
"Huh. The school song? I love the school song." Gasped Haruhi. Cross smiled, touched.
"Oh you do? Lovely! I can't get the Night Class to sing it, such a shame. The theme is cross-cultural interaction. Think of the Day Class as the sun and the Night Class the moon." He said passionately.
"Haruhi!" He beckoned.
"Sing with me."
"Okay." She exclaimed.
Haruhi sang first:
Haruhi:
Our hearts clear up,
By basking in the clear morning sun,
The academy is our mother,
Kaien:
The teacher we look up to is our father,
Both:
Cross, Cross, ah our youth,
Haruhi:
Our time is dyed in vermilion,(Kain:Vamilion)
When the evening sun is loathe to set,(set)
We hold the quite harmony to our hearts,
Both:
And build a bridge to our friends,
Cross, Cross are our youth."
At that moment the Headmaster got up onto the desk and started break dancing and Haruhi started strumming the electric guitar that was randomly lying around.
"I never thought he had it in him" murmured Yuki. She pulled her eyes away from the interesting scene and looked, to see how the others were reacting. She now realised that her and Kyon had backed into the door way, they seemed to be the only ones embarrassed by the situation.
"Should he be doing that at his age?" said Kyon.
"Oh he's fine." Said Yuki turning back to face the image.
"Wait. What!"
Yuki gasped in horror, and amazement as her foster farther started doing a perfect head spin on the desk.
"That can't be good for the table." She whispered. Zero had already snapped it in half and it had only just been repaired.
"Shouldn't you be worried about the Headmaster" Asked a very puzzled Kyon.
"As I said, he'll be fine." Reassured Yuki as the Headmaster cart wheeled off the desk and Haruhi started head banging.
Suddenly they both stopped.
A bit freaky…
The Headmaster brushed himself down, and sat back in his chair as if nothing had happened.
"Well, Yuki, you know I usually do the do the whole song and dance…"
You did it literally this time
"…But Zero isn't here today, and you know how I love to annoy him."
You can be so evil sometimes.
"So for now just show them to their rooms, best to give a tour when the suns out, don't you think?"
Knock, knock
"Come in!" Called a voice from behind the door.
The door opened, and out came a blonde haired girl with blue eyes.
Yuki came into the room.
"Flossy, this is Mikuru Asahina and Haruhi Suzumiya. They shall be staying with you and Chihiro till the end of term."
Chihiro? Thought Mikuru. But I don't see anyone-
"BOOO!"
"Arrgh!" Cried Mikuru. A tiny girl had popped up under her arms and was grinning at her.
"Nice one Chihiro!" Said Flossy, high fiving her friend.
"Mikuru's crying! This has got to go on the website!" Screamed Haruhi flashing her camera.
Mikuru hated how Haruhi treated her, but she was her to observe. Nothing more.
"Flossy, Chihiro, please be sensible, these people our guests here!"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Muttered Chihiro who was already clinging to Mikuru and telling her how she was Timmy a gray cat.
Mikuru turned back to Yuki who was shaking her head.
"Im sorry Mikuru, there was no other rooms available."
Haruhi butted in.
"What are you talking about these guys are great!" screeched Haruhi who was having a jumping contest with Flossy."
"Urmm… Nagato you're staying with me and Yori.K."
"Ok."
"Okay, right, last stop, Kyon. You shall have to stay with…" Yuki examined her list.
"ZERO!"
"Something wrong?" Kyon had been glad to have got rid of Itsuki, (that guy creeped him out) but now it sounded like he was to be put with someone far worse.
"No, its just… Zero doesn't take kindly to, urrrm, visitors. He likes his own space. Heh, heh."
"Well I can understand that."
Yuki smiled at him.
"Maybe you two might get along." She whispered, timidly.
"I hope so."
"Yeah, me to." She came to a stop just at the end of the corridor.
He really does want to be left alone. He thought.
"ZERO!" Yuki shouted so loud Kyon was knocked off his feet.
Zero was woken by the sound of a screeching Yuki. It hurt.
" Urgh. Didn't you get the message? Im not doing disciplinary duties tonight!" Zero yelled back.
Yuki opened the door. She had that determined look on her face that always made Zero laugh, he found it funny when Yuki tried to act older than she was.
"It's not about that." She sighed. Yuki shoved forward the boy he had seen at changeovers.
"This is Kyon." Kyon gave a nervous, corny grin.
"Hey." Said the boy.
"And?" Said Zero.
"Urm. How do I put this… urm."
Zero sat up.
"Spit it out Yuki!" He moaned.
"He's sharing your room!" Yuki spat out.
"WHAT!"
When Yuki opened the door, Kyon half expected to find an emo hole filled with heavy metal posters and black. But no, instead he found a normal looking dorm with a cranky occupant. Yes, he did have a tattoo and ear piecing's, but he didn't look like punk.
"Uh, so I'll leave you to it then." Said Yuki, who ran from the scene of the crime.
"Okay, the bathrooms there, and don't go looking through any of my draws." Said the cranky occupant.
"I wasn't going to." Stated Kyon.
"Good." Kyon proceed to the bathroom. He looked around. You couldn't call it a bathroom. Not even a toilet. It didn't have one. Guess he was gona have to get used to boarding school life. Kyon brushed his teeth and got into his pj's . He opened the mirrored cupboard over the sink and was just about to put his wash bag away when he noticed something. A little box. Kyon knew what Zero had said but still.
A peek won't hurt
Kyon slid the lid open and was surprised to find, what were they? Sleeping pills? Pain killers? Or even… drugs?
May be he is an emo. He thought.
Kyon put them back and decided to forget about what he had seen.
Kyon came out of the bathroom to find Zero sitting up on his bed, eyes open, staring at the ceiling.
"Can't sleep?" Asked Kyon, getting himself comfy on the bed. Zero looked at him, his violet eyes bore into his, trying to work out the newcomer. His expression turned into a scowl.
"It's your fault for waking me. I don't feel tired anymore." He looked back at the ceiling.
Kyon sighed, Zero was obviously worried about something, but he also looked like the kind who did not take well to company. Kyon was about go to sleep when Zero twisted round face him.
"So what are you doing here? At the famous Cross Academy."
"Well, to be honest. I don't even know. We're only here because Haruhi brought us?"
"Haruhi?" Said Zero who's ears had pricked up for some reason.
"Yeah, she's…" And Kyon told him, about the SOS Brigade, the computer club, Mikuru's cosplay, Itsuki's weird ways, and Kyon was happy to see that the boy actually smiled and even laughed at some points. For some reason, even though they had only just met, Kyon felt that Zero was not a happy person, and Kyon was happy for him.
"… and for some strange reason, I have this feeling that I must go along with her hair brained schemes and crazy ideas, because…" Kyon didn't know how to finish his sentence. The truth was he didn't know. He didn't think he ever would.
"Don't worry, I know what you mean." Said Zero.
"Anyway," He continued.
"Why did she bring you here?"
Kyon chuckled.
"What?"
"She thinks we'll find vampires. Ha, ha!" Zero froze.
"Good night." He said, jumping under the covers.
"Zero? Don't worry she's not serious."
"…"
"Zero?"
Zero hid under the covers. He couldn't believe it. That Haruhi girl was onto them. How did she know? And why did he still have the feeling that he'd seen her before, it wasn't right. An hour later, sleep poured over him and he dreamed a dream that would haunt him for the rest of his life
Well thats the end of another chapter... Please, please, please review. I need to know people like this. Oh and the 2 girls who were sharing their dorm with Mikuru and Haruhi were based on my friends. Hi Flossy! Yeah they will have no idea what this is about but ah well. They will also appear in another fanfic im planning. "Fresh start. Fresh blood". Anyway... Oh did ya get the quote? And the song is actually the offical song, its in the fan book.
Right, bye-nee! If you like this and want to see more please review. If you have any ideas on chapters or how to improve the fic, don't be shy come on bye! Your opinion matters!