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Yuuki PoV

The school loomed above us. Kaname-Onii-sama and Otou-sama had worked on this building for many years. I believe Okaa-sama forced them to. Otou-sama would never come home without accomplishing what Okaa-sama had asked of him prior.

I gripped Kaname's hand tightly; I wasn't accustomed to feeling nervous, or even scared.

"Yuuki, you'll be fine," Kaname's soft hair brushed my face as he leaned down to nuzzle my neck, "Just be who you are, and the world will love you for it."

"Onii-sama, that is only because I am a pureblood."

"No Yuuki, it's because you are you," he whispered. Perhaps it is because he is my brother and that is how he can blindly make me feel better. However, we're all we have left as the heirs of the Kuran Clan.

Otou-sama looked back in the rearview mirror and chuckled, "My my, we're being followed once again." He laughed loudly before pecking Okaa-sama on the cheek before she tried to swat him away and telling him to concentrate on the road.

"Juuri, feisty are we not? Look behind you."

Okaa-sama squealed before she stuck her hand out the window and asked Otou-sama to halt the car. It is very difficult she had been alive for centuries before me; her immaturity put her on edge.

Calming down, she stepped out diligently and gracefully before floating forward to embrace the newfound vampire whom also left her car at the sight of the pureblood queen.

"Michiru-san," Juuri's warm voice echoed through the thickly abundant trees, although warm, it remained pure and untouchable.

"Juuri-sama, Haruka-sama. Oh and good evening, Yuuki-chan, Kaname-kun."

I smiled brightly, Michiru-san was one of the few mature Aristocratic vampires I could stand to be around, and unfortunately, the rest seemed to only favor me for my status. I reluctantly pulled away from my Onii-san, and pushed open the door of our gorgeous McLaren MP4-12C. Ever since the invention of the car and my consciousness of the car came to be, I've been obsessed with beautiful, sleek, and powerful vehicles. Kaname-Onii-sama shared my joy also. Despite the fact, I was a girl and supposed to be fascinated with hair and nails and simply have shown no such interest.

Before stepping onto the dewy grass and open flowers, I gently held open the door and listened. So many birds and creatures flitted around the car, transfixed either by my mother's open kindness or to my father's calm patience.

I was quickly embraced from the side. "Aido-kun . . . let go. . ." I struggled to release the words and his hugs were unbearably tight. Nothing happened at first, before a light chuckle broke from his lips and settled itself in my ear. "Oh Yuuki, a couple decades does nothing to change you."

I quickly stepped back before stealing a glance at Kaname; he had always been ridiculously possessive as if he didn't know my heart would never love another. However, it was fun to tweak his chain a little. As coyly as I could I tiptoed and gave Aido a warm kiss on the cheek, my lip-gloss imprinting. A soft growl behind me results in the frightened eyes of Aido.

Twirling on my feet, I danced back to my Onii-sama and smacked a kiss in his hair before pulling his head to rest on my chest. "Gomen Kaname-Onii-sama,"

His long hands grabbed my arms and pulled me to sit on his lap before winding themselves in my auburn hair. "Yuuki . . . Was that really necessary?" His face slowly inched forward until he was so close that I could smell him: oleanders, rich and sweet, with a thread of darkest rain humming a discordant note. Moreover, below it, that a touch of a raging sea bursting with salt and wind.

I threw a glance behind me, as Aido turned a red analogous to a juicy red berry about to burst. Perhaps this wasn't the best time. I pulled myself away as I walked back across the road to deal with the formalities. "Gomen Aido-kun, I just wanted to tease my brother," I smiled sweetly.

It was true; I hadn't seen one of my most beloved friends in over a decade. I'll admit time hadn't turned his image in a bad way either. In fact, he had gotten taller and leaner, as accented by the blue tuxedo he had worn tonight. His golden-blond hair and electric blue eyes often swayed girls into temptation.

Without hesitating to think through the consequences, I raised my perfectly manicured hand up (blame Okaa-sama, I couldn't understand how she could stay nearly immobile at a spa while a human painted her nails. It was simply too boring and mentally exhausting) and touched his wavy hair.

I giggled brightly, the sound bouncing and echoing off the trees before resiliently diminishing into silence. Despite my self-control, I didn't bother stopping before placing my other hand on his tresses.

Aido's hair was enviable; many girls could kill for the sleekness of his blond tresses. The golden hair highlighted the paler blond counterparts perfectly.

It's sad how I"m not allowed to laugh in public, Okaa-sama had drilled into me a cruel sneer in replacement. "Yuuki," she had once said to me, "although your laughter would bring much light tot our darkened world, the world is simply too crepuscular to see the brightness."

Resolving not to let my job get better of me again, I removed my hands and forced myself to look once more at a man I knew too well to address him as an acquaintance. Once again, completely ignoring my changed attitude, Aido grabbed me into a tight hung around the waist and whispered in my ear, "Yuuki. You don't have to give me the cold pureblood attitude, I know what you're trying to do," he laughed.

I struggled to get loose before shoving him away and laughing' but once again glancing at Onii-sama to gauge his reaction. Kaname smirked after realizing my gaze seemed to ask for perfectly calculated to interrupt an awkward silence that was soon to follow, a piercing screech broke the silence. Both Aido-kun and I looked wildly for the origin of the crude sound.

I almost cracked up again, because of the expression on my mother's face. "Yuu—Yuuki!" I could perfectly tell you what she would say next: How dare you ruin your dress, look at all those horrible wrinkles. DO you know how important this day is?

"Y—Yuu—Yuuki! Your dress is all wrinkled. How will I ever explain toe Kaien why one of the Night dorm leaders came to his important orientation in a wrinkled dress?" both Mother's exclaimed at once.

There was a moment of quiet before all of us: Kaname, Aido, our fathers, and I snickered loudly as we struggled to process how both mothers managed to lecture in perfect unison.

"Alright alright," chortled Otou-sama, "It is true, we will indeed be late if we don't leave now. Come on Yuuki, before you cause your mother to yell at you again," he added in a whisper.

I smiled lightly at my friend before skipping once more to the waiting car and into his arms.


Ha. Kaname-Onii-Sama wasn't kidding; this school was more than a normal academy. A paradisiacal, quiet place surrounded by forests, leading to the humans and vampires live in coexistence. The Cross Academy is a secluded place of learning where students are promoted equally in the area of intellect and education, as well as strength of character and comradely spirit.

The campus was huge. It was overlaid onto beautiful scenery of clear lake bordered by a vivacious forest. We drove up the main gate, its road wide enough to encompass more than seven cars, of that I am positive.

As we drew nearer to the main building, the largest one which would hold all our day-to-day classes, the population increased. Moreover, they were all crowded among a group of very good-looking people, or vampires for which I should probably address them for what they are.

Most blatant out of all the groups lay one of my closest friends, a lean female. Her pale brown hair which usually falls in waves down her waist was in a waterfall and then twisted into a mermaid tail. I could only imagine the patience and time it took to style her hair to such perfection. I couldn't blame the humans swooning over her; the demure and darling Fuchsia dress from Mori Lee 31013 Affairs was an absolute beauty. The strapless sweetheart bodice is pleated and wrapped, flattering her thin waist and long legs. The contrasting black belt at the waist features a prim bow and leads to the luxurious layered skirt that flutters to the knee length hem with style and flair. Her eyes overlooked all those surrounding her with boredom until she met mine, her creamy eyes lit up as she pushed through the throng of people into our waiting car.

"Ruka-san!" I called reaching my hand out the window to grasp hers.

"Yuuki-sama," she smiled lightly, then peering behind my shoulder, "Good morning, Kaname-sama, Juuri-sama, Haruka-sama."

"Enough with the formalities," my mother ordered before stepping out of the car and enveloping her into a warm hug. "Hurry Yuuki, Kaname, go meet new people, express yourselves, release the joys of a decade cooped in a boring estate,"

I'm sorry; I forgot to mention my mother was the tiniest bit overdramatic.

Ruka grabbed my arm and pulled me in the other direction, instinctively I reached out for my brother's hand, and felt reassured once his large hands were clasped in my grasp. Waving down other aristocrats, Ruka pulled us into the throng of humans, who quickly moved away forming a rather twisted pathway.

"Kaname-Onii-sama, why are they moving? Shouldn't they keep talking with their friends? I really hope I'm not intruding upon them,"

"Yuuki, you're so silly," he planted a warm kiss on my head, "they are awed by your beauty,"

I most definitely thought he was kidding. My appearance was nothing to stare over; I was much less striking than my beautiful mother, though I have been told we looked identical. My hair remained long and dull brown to the back of my waist. My slender body was nothing to look at; I had no curves, nothing to attract the stares of men. Despite that, they still look, at least until my brother intervenes. I was nothing to compare to Ruka or Rima, part of Aido faction, and my closest friends.

Speaking of Rima, she looked glamorous, like she always does. Looking as though she had just come off the runway, which she probably did, she body was clad in an emerald Angelina Faccenda 20105 cocktail dress. It ends delicately below the knees, part classical virtue of modesty and part spicy as the color of her hair. The naively flirtatious right shoulder design continues to have a charming belt decorated with a rose embellishment.

Beside her, as everyone knew he would be, stood Senri Shiki. He has inherited most of his appearance from his mother, a first class model. His mahogany hair, lightly tinted blue eyes, and pale skin tone caught surrounding girls drooling, however he had no eyes other than for his Rima.

With the way, the five of us stood in the center of the group of humans made things awkward, so we quickly backed to the side, not wanting to be at the center of attention.

Aido pushed his way through the mess until he reached us, he tousled his hair, making it casually messy and sighed, "I don't see why we have to go to this school. The humans don't do anything but stare; we'll be more of a nuisance than anything."

Kaname had already explained, "Putting it simply, the chairman believes strongly in pacifism and wants the humans and vampires to be able to coexist."

Aido snorted, "Like that's totally not hypocritical, isn't he a vampire hunter?"

"Ex-hunter," I corrected, the phrase Okaa-sama had already drilled me.

"Whatever,"

Wanting to change the subject quickly, I motioned, "Aido-kun, where is your cousin? Eh? And Ruka, I would've have thought you two would be together," I winked, grinning when she flushed.

"Oh that guy," Aido, laughed, catching both my gaze and Ruka's. "Oh I can't say—"Then suddenly his wave caught the attention of the fire vampire.

Akatsuki Kain strutted towards us, his muscular build and formidable height drew the attention of people and girls alike. His shirt remained unbuttoned showing off the gorgeous tan he had acquired, unlike the rest of our pale complexion.

"Would you look at that showoff?" Aido muttered,

"What?" Ruka drawled, "Jealous?"

"You're just biased,"

She quit the conversation, with a hair flip; she stalked over and wrapped her arms around Akatsuki. It was good to see her priorities sorted. Back when we were both children, we had fought over my Onii-sama; he had refused to take sides, which disappointed me. However, after showing her my prowess, she had backed off leaving Kaname to me.

I grinned evilly at the memory, vowing to make fun of her again. Though I was glad Kaname was all mine now, I still missed our shallow arguments as the "few" girls in the Aido Faction. As we had grown older, she had drifted away, respecting me more for my blood than loving me as a friend. Plus, as difficult as for me to admit it to her face that I missed her, I truly wanted my sister back.

I laughed brightly, shaking off the memories, "Come on, we had better move to get seats before the chairman starts his speech, we don't want to be the only people standing,"

Kain grinned, "You just don't want to stand Yuuki-sama,"

I childishly stuck my tongue out at him, "Who cares if I'm lazy?"


We had all snuck into the assembly back row. I could only imagine the money it took to create this building, Heck! Even the chairs were plush. I lounged on the nearest seat towards the end and tucked my head into the crook of Kaname's neck. Gently, he wrapped his arm around my shoulder and kissed my forehead.

"Welcome all of you . . . wait is this thing on? Ahem, Yes!" The chairman began his speech. It was difficult how the current head of the Vampire Hunters Association, a supposedly cruel and merciless man, could transform into such a childlike figure with straw-colored hair and round spectacles.

"Welcome to the grand opening of Cross Academy, while you all board here, I will reside as your headmaster, Kaien Cross. This year, the school will host two groups of students. The Day Class and Night class and you shall all be separated as such. At twilight, when those of the Day class return to their dorms, the Night Class will make their way to the main building for their own classes,"

He took a breath and said to the hushed room, "Those in the Night and Day class please don't interact unnecessarily.

"Those placed in the Day class will bunk in the Sun Dormitory, which is divided into two separate buildings, the Girls Dorm and Guys dorm. I will remind you, we will not tolerate any gender in the opposite gender's rooms," he winked, "The Night Class will stay in the Moon dormitories, which, because of your small numbers, will not be split into boys and girls, but I assume your maturity level should hold compensation."

We all grinned wickedly at one another, "Party in my room," Aido whispered loudly, while the rest of us stifled giggles.

Without warning, the doors openly quickly, letting in a glimmer of sun. Another vampire walked in, beautiful as all they come. Takuma Ichijou.

Aido shook his head dramatically, "Man, he just had to make an entrance,"

With hair similar to Aido's they could be mistaken quite easily. Both tall, lean-built, and thin. However, his blond hair is a few shades lighter than Hanabusa's and is slightly neater. His green eyes sparkled in the dim assembly hall. "Gomen," He muttered quickly and took a seat next to Ruka.

"Uniforms," the headmaster continued, "Day Class, your male uniform will be similar that of a formal suit. It consists of a black vest, a white dress shirt, a red tie, a black pair of pants and jacket. It is also customized with the white lining design, with rose buttons and cuff links.

"Female versions are also predominantly black along with the intricate white lining. Consisting of a black jacket, white dress shirt, red ribbon, black miniskirt, and black knee high socks, and a pair of dark colored boots, your uniforms are also customized with rose insignia buttons and cuff links."

Kaien stopped for a second, before he felt compelled to add, "Night Class uniforms will be white instead of black. That is the only difference. The dress code should be obeyed and students who try against this rule are up to jeopardy to severe punishment.

He clapped his hands once, "Now, if we are to get on with the rest of the day, please bring your bags to your designated dorm which should be issued on your schedule once you pick it up. Mingle, have fun, unpack your bags. Remember, you will have the first two days to get used to this school before lessons start. Night class, please stay after, I have a few words with you. The rest of you, Dismissed,"

As our group walked to the front of the hall, our confident walk attracted stares, and whispers to most of our dismay, Aido however seemed to act as though his birthday had come early.

"Why do they have special treatment?" "The men are so kissable and hot" "Ah that brunette is so sexy I would totally bang her"

Hearing this, Kaname tightened his hands on my waist; I smiled and shook my head, never failing to be surprised at the power of jealousy.

Kaien Cross motioned us into his office and shut the door behind us. IT was there that the calm and collected headmaster persona dropped, "How did I do?" He squealed.

The other aristocrats, taken aback by his behavior, said nothing. Kaname, accustomed to his eccentric behavior, replied smoothly, "It was magnificent, Kaien-san, I have never felt more inspired,"

"HeeHee," the headmaster giggled before straightening his spectacles and looking somber in a span of less than a second.

"I gathered you all here today to inform of some unexpected dilemmas. This is all your night class will consist of,"

We glanced at each other shocked. We had all been informed of a greater number of attendances.

"Furthermore, as you all will know, your lessons will take place at night. You students between the Day and Night classes will be kept carefully segregated by Guardians."

He held up his hand as I motioned to speak, "Guardians have already been chosen, your jobs will to be to listen. The Day class does not realize your identity, and so the Guardians will stay to keep your secrets hidden and to protect the Day class from you.

"I know you would not willingly hurt these humans, but because the blood tablets are not perfect yet, we will have guards. The rest of the rules, those too obvious I will not say, but I will repeat one for the sake of its importance. Blood-drinking from humans will not be tolerated."

The rest of us remained silent, lost in our own thoughts.

"Now then," his cheery voice returning, "Go unpack your bags, and see your new dorms. I know you all must be drop dead tired right now, being the middle of the day," he smiled knowingly, "Go to sleep, and I will see you all in the evening to hand out scheduling."