CHAPTER TWO! I'm so proud! :') As before, I don't own Vampire Knight or its characters, but since this is a little after story by me, the newer characters WERE my idea, so...I don't remember where this thought was headed. Oh, well. Can't be helped, I guess. Read on!

Sincerely Smiling,

Jam Jones


Rima watched as the sky began to cloud around the Academy. The once peaceful night was interrupted by large, rolling winds and flashes of bright, green light.

"The weather is strange," Rima said.

Shiki, walking with the same bored expression beside her, didn't so much as blink. He simply tilted left, just barely under the cover of Rima's umbrella.

"I don't like it." Rima said more fiercly.

"What do you plan to do about it?" Shiki asked.

Rima let her umbrella droop down, so she could take in the whole sky at once. Angry air whipped past her face, whipping it up and back roughly.

Rima pursed her lips, "Unnatural."

Thunder boomed, sending rattles through the entire Day Class dorm to their right. Rima stopped walking and stood still, waiting for whatever was coming. Shiki, following her lead, stopped a few steps in front of her. He watched her face closely as she watched the sky, her eyes angry and confused.

Another bolt of green lightning hit the ground a few feet from where they stood. Rima didn't move, while Shiki moved to protect her, unsettled by the strike's strange movement. As the first shock wore off, he realized the strike had left nothing behind—but it had started chaos throughout the school.

Screams from above filled the air.

"What's happening?" he cursed quietly.

Rima looked towards the Night Class dorm. "They're awake," she hissed, picking up speed again. "We need to get the rest of the Night Class inside again!"

"Rima, wait!" Shiki caught her hand. "Look!"

At least three stories above them, a window had broken open from the blast of the lightning strike. Standing inside the frame was a fragile-looking girl, with pale skin and water-like brown hair. The storm caused it to shield her face, but Rima could see something was very, very wrong with this human girl.

"What's wrong with her?" Shiki asked.

"I think…" Rima paused. "I think she's in a trance."

They watched as the girl began to climb, placing her hands against the inside of the broken frame as if she didn't feel a thing. Rima flinched as she watched, horrified at how easily the human was hurting herself. She clearly had no knowledge of the pain her body was experiencing.

"She's going to fall." Rima realized.

"Don't worry," Shiki took a step forward and planted his feet. "She's not going to get hurt. I've got her."

"Shiki—" Rima tried to warn him, but the girl fell just as she did. There were more screams of above—probably the human girl's now-awake roommate—and a loud crash.

Faster then even Rima could see, Shiki had scraped down his arm to where a good, steady flow of blood and then, with a swing of his shoulder, had caught the girl in a net-like hold.

"Got her," he muttered in triumph, dropping to the ground. As soon as his feet touched down, the wind died and the storm clouds began to break.

It was over. Only a minute or two had passed since the arrival of the storm. What could make something like that appear and reappear so suddenly?

"Allura!" a girl's voice called from above. Both Shiki and Rima looked up to see Sayori Wakaba, hands covering her mouth as she breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh my goodness, what's happened? Is she alright?"

Shiki and Rima looked at one another with the same wow, she really gets the worst roommates look.

"She's…I don't know," Rima held her umbrella up high over her head. "We'll take her to the doctor person."

"The nurse?" Sayori called down.

"Uh, yes," Rima said, strutting away. "That person."

Shiki looked down at the girl in his arms. She had the same human smell, the same features, and the same fragile look to her—but something made his stomach turn. Lowering his face, he bent down and took a deep breath. His fangs ached in his mouth, so close to a human girl, defenseless, probably bleeding…

"Senri, don't touch her."

Shiki's head shot up. The shear shock of realizing what he was about to do. Both Rima, the Chairman, and Sayori were staring at him in shock.

"Chairman?" Shiki said.

"Hold your breath and give me the girl," the Chairman Cross commanded.

Shiki glanced back down at the peaceful face in his arms. The smell that wafted up to him was no longer human, but it wasn't anywhere near a vampire, either. It smelled so…fresh. And tasty. He just wanted a bite, that was all…

"Shiki!" Rima shouted. "Listen to the Chairman!"

Shiki didn't understand. What was wrong? It was one human; he'd surely stop before any real damage was done. The girl would be fine, a little tired at the most. What would a sip hurt?

Leaning down, he let his fangs extend to full length. Moving her neck for better access, Shiki closed his eyes and let instinct take over.

Somebody screamed, "No!"

Pain slammed into Shiki. He let go of the girl, he lost control for a second, and when he opened his eyes, he found himself on the ground. On top of him, cradeling her bruised cheek, was Sayori Wakaba.

What just…happened?

Shiki looked around. The girl—Allura, Sayori had called her—was on the ground. Kneeling beside her was the Chairman, while Rima stood trembling over Shiki.

"Are you…hurt?" Rima asked.

Shiki shook his head.

Sayori sighed in relief. "Thank goodness." She got off his lap and sat back on the ground. Her white nightgown was stained with mud, but she didn't seem to care at all. She was too busy wiping tears from her eyes.

What was I…doing?

"Is the girl…okay?" Shiki asked the Chairman.

"She's going to be fine," the Chairman said without looking up. "What about you? Do you remember anything about what just happened?"

Shiki shook his head.

"You're very lucky Sayori risked her own life to save yours," the Chairman scolded gently.

"Don't be silly, Chairman!" Sayori said quickly. "I simply didn't want things to get complicated for Shiki…or for Yuki! He seemed to be so lost, so confused…I don't think he had any idea what he was about to do!"

The Chairman nodded his head sympathetically. "That he didn't." Being careful not to touch anything that might have been injured, the Chairman lifted Allura's right arm. Shiki's eyes widened at the amount of blood coming from a star-shaped cut in the center of her palm. It ran all the way down to her elbow, pooling on the ground beneath her. "You were driven by the very scent of this blood. Little did you know it was extremely toxic—for a vampire."

Nobody had enough time to adjust to the information before both Guardians came running at the Chairman from different differents. Zero from the Night Class direction, Yuki from the Day Class. Both had looks of pure concern on their faces.

"Chairman!" Yuki started in first. "There are eleven different cases, but I managed to keep all the other students away and put the students in the infirmary!"

"Chairman," Zero said, much more calmly, "I kept the Night Class students under close eye, as you instructed. Not one slipped past the gate—but several fights went up through the crowd."

Sighing, the Chairman rose from the ground. "Yuki, didn't I ask you to control the Night Class students?" He then directed his attention to Zero. "And, didn't I ask you to get the students safely to the infirmary, Zero?"

Both Guardians just stared at him blankly.

"Oh, well, the jobs were done," the Chairman offered his hand to Sayori. Once she was off the ground, she helped the Chairman sling Allura over his shoulder. It looked uncomfortable, but the girl could have been in worse shape. "We did well, considering what others must be going through. Good work, all of you."

Zero shifted uncomfortably. "'Others'?"

The Chairman sighed. "Do you seriously believe this is just chance, Zero? Right now, that same lightning storm is occuring all over the world. These very lucky twelve students were fortunate to have been in our care. I suspect both sides will be incredibly angered by the end of the night."

Now Yuki's mood sank. "What…sides? Chairman, what on Earth is going on here?" she demanded.

"I'm not sure I'm the right person to explain," the Chairman admitted. "But you will have an explanation, and it will come soon. For now, it's important we get Allura to the nurse."

Yuki nodded and extended her arms. "Of course."

For a few moments, Chairman Cross just stared at her blankly. He looked at Allura and then back to Yuki's open arms once, sighed, and brought Allura closer to Yuki.

All at once, Yuki looked sick to her stomach. Both her hands shot to cover her mouth and nose, a loud gasp/hisp sound filling the air. Cringing away, she looked at the Chairman with lost eyes. He smiled bitterly at her, understanding what she was thinking and responding the best he could.

"Do you understand now?" he asked, drawing Allura back. "You're no exception to this. Nobody—at least, no vampire—may touch Allura's blood—for if they do, they will suffer a terrible, terrible consequence."

"Why?" Sayori asked. "Why can't Yuki touch Allura?"

"Isn't she a Pureblood?" Rima asked. "Isn't she able to…control…what we sometimes cannot?"

"Not this time," the Chairman shook his head, looking at Shiki, who cringed at the pity in the older man's eyes. "Now, which way was that nurse's office again?"


Voila! Two down! I especially loved this chapter! Allura's name means to "attract" or "entice." I'm so glad Shiki didn't suffer a terrible fate. He and Rima are my two favorite vampires, because they're how I imagine vampires to be-uncaring, bored-looking, but also part of the group without trying at all. I think their relationship is kinda cute, but at the same time, natural and normal.

Well, that's all, folks!

Sincerely Smiling,

Jam Jones