A/N: So before, I'd write the chapter and just wing it – literally. Now, I've grown up (6 months older now guys–for realz. College did change me.) So now I've spent this past week (I just lied – did it all two hours ago…not sure how long it took me) and I've plotted out the story fully and I mean it –it's all typed out and all (though I've left a few details out so that I can still add in some of my impulse creativity). I hope this will help me update faster – but I'm not so sure. Now a few things have changed – Kaname won't be such an ass, so previous readers pay attention! Also review your thoughts – just because I've plotted this out doesn't mean I won't take any ideas and I really love reviews – they make me want to type some more *wink*. As far as I know –there will be seventeen chapters at least in this thing – and pretty long (no 600 word count type stuff, kiddies – we're hitting the big leagues)

Disclaimer: I'm not the writer you're looking for –but who says I'm not a real writer? (I do!) Shizz…my conscious squealed on me – bleepers.

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"Yuuki, I'm glad you're back at last." Kaien commented, moving over to hug her.

Yuuki held her arms open and hugged the Headmaster back. She had missed him; she had missed his scent as well. "A day doesn't go by when I don't miss you, H-father."

Kaien hugged her tighter when she called him dad. "I wish you were back under different terms, but beggars can't be choosers."

Yuuki nodded in agreement and ended their hug. She wasn't big on affection at the moment, but she knew that Kaien wouldn't understand if she rejected his hug, only Kaya and Hyosuke would – and it would remain that way as well. Yuuki took note at the number of people in the room and their positions; she needed to stay guarded while she was here, because anyone could be the killer and she and Kaname were the desired targets. Kaname.

Kaname, looking too good to be possible –almost godlike in his posture and appearance if she was perfectly honest with herself, which she decided wouldn't be a good thing so there…Kaname was flat out ugly, he smelled like a thousand rotting corpses and he looked worse than the Gollum. There, now hopefully she could ignore him during her visit. Shit, he still looked and smelled delicious. She might despise him with every fiber in her body, but that same body craved him. Being gone for four years did nothing to aid her in resisting him, she'd always have to be on guard around him…or she'd end up doing things that she'd regret, things like ripping his clothes off his body.

Yuuki brought her attention back to the present and to their current problem. "Headmistress Vega sends her regards." Kaya announced suddenly, bringing everyone's attention directly to her.

Kaya smiled, clearly in her element." She has decided to help out with our little problem; she has sent word around through her connections to see if we're the only ones targeted here or if there were purebloods in Germany being killed as well."

Hyosuke nodded in agreement. "I remember Mrs. Vega mentioning that in our last meeting, she's going to try to find info out about the murderer or the way they kill at least."

Yuuki pondered, recalling the memory though it was all quite a blur to her, she was more focused on her mission than her last moments with her new family. "Mother mentioned that she'd visit if something struck "gold", I'd give her a week really before she finds a reason to come barging in."

"Mother?" Kaname questioned softly, his voice low and dangerous, to her at least – his voice was the one of the things that always ended up drawing her in.

Rima's curiosity emerged. "You chose a new mother as well?"

Yuuki nodded, deep in thought. "At the time, it was the only thing I could give her to show my gratitude. She's a distant cousin of my birth mother though."

Kain's eyes widened. "Another pureblood that we'll have to worry about?"

Yuuki shook her head. "Not at all, her father was a Level E."

A few shocked gasps resonated in the room.

Yuuki rolled her eyes. "Don't be so shocked, it's more common than you think really. Many women find Level E's to be sinfully dangerous since it conveys along the "bad boy" appeal, resulting in short-term romances which ends in a child half the time."

Kaya nodded quickly, agreeing. "It's got the charm, doesn't it? You never have to commit unless you want to, the possibilities are quite endless actually."

Zero snorted, looking upset. Yuuki scowled at him. "Honestly, Zero – it's a common household truth, even the boys find the Level E women to be quite alluring until they hit a certain point. Now stop acting like a wronged child, you're not even a Level E anymore as I recall."

"It can still disgust me, can't it? Especially the way Kaya and you talk about it – like you've both experienced the appeal, tasted the mortality through the Level E itself." Zero drawled, playing with his gun again.

Yagari placed a hand on his student's shoulder while Kaya quickly retorted, almost angrily. "Maybe we have! Nothin' wrong with it really, it's only natural right? All the others callin' after Yuuki and me – wanting my position and her blood, using us in their own way. We deserve the right to find our release through others, especially when we ain't using them! The feelings are still there, it's all still real – it's just under our terms. Maybe, we just want somebody that doesn't want us for their own gain! I me-"

"Kaya." Hyosuke interrupted gently as Yuuki gave Kaya a one-arm hug, as tears dropped from Kaya's eyes.

"This room is filled with judges, ain't there Yuuki? Is that why you left?" Kaya questioned darkly, twisting her shirt with her shaking hands. Her slight accent breaking through years of training it away.

"We're all judges in our own way; we just like to forget that part." Yuuki answered warmly, bringing Kaya close to her side and wiping the tears away.

Hyosuke took a deep breath and Yuuki turned to him. "You and Kaya should go ahead and prepare the rooms; it's been a long day – some rest will do you both good."

Hyosuke nodded and grabbed Kaya's hand, leading her out of the room. Yuuki watched the go, almost sad at being left behind so easily. She turned to look at her new companions.

"Forgive Kaya, she recently got dumped by her boyfriend, it didn't end well and she's been acting strange ever since. Hyosuke and I brought her along, thinking that the change of scenery might do her good." Yuuki explained thoroughly, not leaving much out. Kaya needed to bond with these people, especially since they were all going to have to depend on each other throughout this ordeal.

Takuma nodded in understanding. "Sometimes it's hard to be higher up in the charts, Kaya's going to have to face that sooner or later." Shiki agreed, offering his friend a piece of pocky from his special container.

"You've experienced the pull for the Level E's then?" Kaname asked her, his brown orbs drilling holes into her skull.

Yuuki thought about it for a moment. "I've thought about more often than not. I stay away from it though, the ending will always be the same as Romeo and Juliet's so why bothering even testing the waters? Besides, I don't have time for silly nonsense as such."

Ruka frowned. "Love is silly nonsense? I can hardly believe those words coming from your mouth!"

Yuuki shrugged and moved to an empty seat, she was tried from running around all day. "It is really; fools handing out their hearts and then ending up with broken ones in return. No, it's too silly and time consuming."

Rima glanced up at her friend. "You never used to believe that Yuuki. You used to spend hours reading love poems and finding new ways to express those feelings out loud."

Yuuki nodded, easily remembering those happier times. "I did and I believed love was what made the world turn, but it's not like that –not at all."

"How can you say that when you clearly love your chosen mother and father! What about Juuri and her sacrifice that kept you alive for all those years? She did that out of love for you!" Aidou declared furiously.

Yuuki rolled her eyes. "I didn't say I didn't love them, honestly – you can't cut out love for your family, it's not even imaginable. Her sacrifice? What good did it do? Tell me one good thing that came from her suicide."

"Your life." Kaname stated easily, drawing her in like a mosquito to a flame.

"So I couldn't have survived as a pureblood with her beside me? Her sacrifice meant nothing in the scheme of things, because here I am – not a human, but a pureblood." Yuuki ranted, her yes clouding with caged anger.

"Will you stop acting like a spoiled child?" Ruka commented, glaring at Yuuki.

"Ruka, behave." Kain hissed.

Ruka turned her gaze to her fiancé and proceeded to glare at him.

Yuuki sighed. "We have more important things to discuss right now and we don't have a lot of time to accomplish our plan before school starts again."

Yagari and Kaien nodded in agreement, Yagari pulled out another cigarette and began talking. "Since we've got two purebloods in the same area, we're hoping that the killer will latch on and make a move nearby or even here. What we need is for Kaname and Yuuki to be open about being here – visit the village or just walk around for all I care, just be outside doing it. If nothing happens in a week, we'll bring more over and repeat the process."

Rima turned to her changed friend. "We can go shopping again, maybe this time we can actually finish."

Yuuki nodded. "I'd like that – I've been meaning to buy a watch, I'll need to buy some more clothes as well for Kaya and me."

Shiki chewed on his pocky. "Didn't you bring anything with you?"

Yuuki shook her head. "We basically just have our uniform since that's all you need at Lorandi. Kaya and I had to steal clothes from mother for the trip here."

Aidou blinked and looked at Yuuki's clothing. "She's into that type of style?"

Yuuki tapped her nails against the desk. "Not really, she just likes to buy stuff on impulse."

Kaien clapped his hands together. "Everyone is dismissed, except for Yuuki, Kaname, Ruka, and Kain."

The others left in a rush, Yuuki noted. Her gaze locked with Kain's for a moment and there was empathy in his eyes. Yuuki smiled at him, remembering their late night talks. She'd enjoyed those, more than she could express in words. She should've stayed, at least so that Kain wasn't alone in the hole.

Kaien interrupted her thoughts. "This thing going on between the four of you, I don't want it to affect this plan. Behave until the killer is caught, okay?"

Yagari shared his own thoughts. "Kill each other on your own time, until then we need to prevent the deaths of others by finding out who this damned killer is."

All four of them nodded and exited the room quickly.

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Yuuki was ahead of everyone else, the need to check on Kaya coursing through her bones. Kaya meant the world to her and it killed her to see her friend like this – shattered and hurt because of her.

"Where's the fire?" Kain commented jokingly, catching up with her.

Yuuki looked at her comrade and smiled softly. "It's been awhile."

Kain nodded, keeping up with her pace. "You shouldn't have left. We could've found a solution."

Yuuki shook her head. "I should've stayed to help you, but the only solution is to end things with them Kain and you know this. I've accepted it, but you still keep hoping."

Kain shrugs, but she knows that she hit a nerve. "One day she'll see that I've always been there for her, she'll see."

Yuuki snorted. "Just as she sees how you pine for her? For her love? No, it's a fool's hope so don't be the fool anymore."

Kain clucked his tongue. "I think about it sometimes, I think that if I leave, she'll notice and miss me, but I'm not sure how I'd deal if she didn't notice – if she didn't miss me."

Yuuki grabbed his hand in reassurance. "Love is a silly notion, but it's also the best thing in the world. I hate it and despise it even now, but a part of me still craves for it. So I understand and I understand your hope. I just hate to see you wilt away because of it."

Kain squeezed her hand as they passed the gate to the dorms. "We've both already wilted, Yuuki. There's no point in denying it. You left because you hoped that you'd grow back, but you haven't. You look sad and guarded, not like you did four years ago and I'm not the only one who's noticed."

Yuuki pursed her lips. "I've changed, but it was needed. I can breathe again, it hurts like a mofo, but I can breathe and that's all that matters. Don't let yourself suffocate because of her, it's not worth it."

Kain grimaced. "It is though, it really is. We don't want the one night romance, Yuuki. Yuuki, we want that all-consuming love fest that will last till our final breath. In the end-all this pain and suffering- it's worth it because I know she's the only one I'll ever feel that with just like you know Kaname's yours."

Yuuki let go of his hand as they entered the dorms. "I might be the fool in this Kain, but I can't force myself to watch them anymore. My heart has seen all it can and taken every beating with stride –it deserves a rest and I can't deny it any longer."

Kain nodded and separated from her, leaving her in front of the staircase. Kaya was up there, bawling her eyes out again. Instead of walling in self-pity, Yuuki forced herself up the stairs and followed Kaya's scent. She turned into the room with a glittery star on the door and found Kaya sprawled on one of the beds. Kaya glanced up and beamed a happy smile at her.

"Hey! Guess what's for dinner?" Kaya chirped.

"Blood?" Yuuki suggested coolly, sitting down beside her on the bed.

"Well duh, but we get to eat some real meat!" Kaya exclaimed. Lorandi only served its students veggies and fruits along with their daily dose of blood tablets.

Yuuki forced a smile. "Hm, I hope there'll be steak in our future."

"You're upset." Kaya stated, not needing to ask.

"You're supposed to be upset." Yuuki replied with a smirk.

"No, I had my moment of drama; I'm good for another ten hours or so." Kaya commented, looking at her Hello Kitty watch.

Kaya frowned at her. "You used to talk about a guy named Kaname in your sleep and you'd mention him once in a while at school. Is he that Kaname?"

Yuuki nodded sadly. "Yeah, he is."

"So, that guy with the fire colored eyes is Kain, right?" Kaya asked.

Yuuki nodded instantly.

"That bitchy chick is named Ruka of course. Ruka and Kain are engaged?" Kaya questioned further.

"As far as I know." Yuuki replied carefully.

"And Ruka flirts with your Kaname on a normal basis or is that me over-analyzing her actions?" Kaya asked, turning to lie on her stomach.

Yuuki nodded, holding back a few tears. "Yes, Ruka enjoys flirting with my husband on a daily basis."

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A/N: Duh…Duh….Duh! Review my peeps!