The four vampires started to walk behind the pure blood, keeping their distance but still close. They all felt the glances of the other students over them; if their eyes could talk, they would say something on disapproval. Soon they met Ichijo, who was waiting for them, with a disapproval expression and looking at Kaname with a little fear in his eyes. He didn't say anything, but by the look in his eyes, anyone could tell he wasn't pleased. He started to walk along with Kaname.
"Damn, see what you caused?" Rhoslyn said to Aisha and the boys, very pissed off and walking behind Kaname.
"Well, if you weren't a pain in the ass as a roommate we could have shared!" Aisha yelled at the other girl, indignant.
"Hey, leave us out of this; you were the ones bumping into us!" Aidou yelled too. Akatsuki remained silent and resigned to receive his first punishment after vacations.
"Yeah, and who said you could take those bags… and freeze my legs?"
"Silence! All of you!" Kaname said to the noisy group and kept walking. They all obeyed and followed him.
They all stood still in front of the studio's door, waiting for some kind of indication to enter.
"You two girls first" Aisha and Rhoslyn entered the room "you wait here" both Hanabusa and Akatsuki were really scarred of what Kaname would do to them.
"Kaname san…I'm sorry" Rhoslyn said, very mortified to the pureblood and making Aidou look at her very harsh.
"Just enter" Then, the door was closed and nothing could be heard from the other side. Ichijo entered the room as well, after the two girls, not really knowing what to expect. After all, scolding students was not part of his hobbies. Kaname just sat on his chair, very focused on his thoughts. So much that one of the windows cracked; his presence was imposing enough to send warning to the girls, who were scared enough.
"What were you thinking…both of you?" finally the green eyed vampire said, trying to sound as mad as possible; without much success, nevertheless he looked disappointed "all that mess because of a blood bag!"
"I'm not even going to ask the details of what happened. Is virtually the first day and you are already running around, fighting, showing off yourselves, yelling and breaking at least 5 rules of the dorm. Didn't I make myself clear when I explained the rules in here?"
"I'm so sorry I got carried away, sir!" Aisha said, standing like if she was in the militia; after all, she had been related to that kind of training all her life. "It won't happen again!"
"No, it won't. And Rhoslyn… I agree with Ichijo: all that mess because of one bag of packed blood… perhaps its "social effects" are, indeed, meant to be studied" When Kaname said that Rhoslyn got very tense.
"I'm sorry Kaname-san. It wasn't because of the blood I….was just being childish." She said looking at the floor and remembering many things of her childhood. Being in front of a mad pure blood was one of the riskiest things for anybody, and she knew it very well "I didn't think it though. But I'll make up for my faults.
"I'm sure this won't happen again. For now, I'll forbid the consumption of packed blood for you two inside the campus and its use will be limited for all students, until further notice." He looked at them to see their reaction, but they didn't move. Perhaps they were so scared that their limbs weren't cooperating "As for the punishment… you will work as school guardians for the next two weeks"
"Excuse me, Sir. I would like to ask what guardians are" Aisha asked, still resembling very much a soldier.
"Let's say you will have to protect our vampire identities and whatever harms us, from inside and outside the campus" a small grin appeared on his face, it looked like he was satisfied with the turn of events, despite all the mess.
"Alright, I will. And again, I am so sorry for the inconvenience" Rhoslyn said, with her diplomatic self again.
"You start tomorrow, before classes. You will meet with the other two guardians at 6. You can leave now" he calmly said.
Both girls left the studio and headed to their room, giving gloomy glances at the guys outside, who soon after that entered the studio to receive their scolding and possible punishment.
As soon as the girls entered their room they looked at each other in a different way.
"I apologize for everything that happened before" Rhoslyn said
"I know me too. I didn't mean to end up in such a mess. Kaname is really scary" Aisha sat on her bed and looked exhausted from all the tension she recently had.
"Pure bloods are scary…" there was a gloom on her eyes for a little bit "Let's start again. My name is Rhoslyn, nice to meet you. We are going to be roommates for the next…well from now on, so I think we should get along."
"Aisha here… and agree, by the way. I suppose you're new in here too?"
"Yes… arrived last week, but I had to be out of town for… personal business and just got back here today"
"I see… did your family compel you to come here too?" Aisha said with some shine on her eyes, hoping that it wasn't only her case.
"I'm afraid that it was my personal decision. I really like the idea of this Academy. At first is seemed like something impossible to achieve, but so far things are going quite well in here, so I decided to come and see… and continue with my studies"
"Interesting… by the way, do you have any idea what a Guardian does?" the blonde vampire was very curious about it.
"Not really. I meet one a couple hours ago. He was a pain in the ass, actually. What worries me the most is the part of defending the Night Class from enemies inside and outside the campus. I think we should be prepared…"
"By all means! And I think I know how…" she said, and in that exact moment Aidou and Akatsuki passed right in front of their opened door.
The blonde guy gave them a harsh look; his face was very red and a little swelled up. Apparently he was trying to hear what the girls were saying but when they noticed Aisha said something and closed the door with her powers, making Aidou angrier.
"Did you see that?" Aidou said indignant.
"Yes… shame on them for not letting you spy on their talk! " Akatsuki said sarcastically.
"You may laugh now, but I think there's something more to those girls." He said as they were walking; heading to the living room where, after a couple of minutes they were drinking blood tablets with some water.
"How's your cheek?" Akatsuki asked Aidou, in part just being solidary, but in the other hand he was teasing him.
"Shut up" he said rubbing his left cheek, where Kaname punched him. "Doesn't it make you wonder?"
"Why you keep getting into trouble and drag me along? Yes, all the time."
"Stop it ok? I didn't mean for you to be part of all that mess." He said seriously and then looked at his surrounding to see if there was anyone nearby "just listen to me for a little while: those girls. They are new students. Do you know anything about them?"
"Again with that?" Akatsuki was rather annoyed, but then he saw the genuine concern on Aidou's eyes "Nothing really. Why?"
"I find it disturbing. You saw how the black haired one got free from my ice spell? And then simply threw ice daggers at me, just like that. And she called the President just by "Kaname-san", like if she knew him all her life. There's something shady with those girls. Who are they, for real?" He said on his serious tone and leaving his usual attitude behind.
"Now that you mention it, perhaps there's more to them than we know. But I'm sure the Dorm leader knows what is it, and it shouldn't be a big deal. They are here, after all."
"The same thing you said when Kurenai Maria came and you know who she turned out to be."
"Oh…" Akatsuki didn't see that one coming. "Alright, I'll investigate…" he said standing up and leaving the dormitory, very decided to see what was really going on there.
The next day was very sunny and the Headmaster was especially happy. He had been thinking about some plans for the school and this was the perfect time to put them into practice.
"Good morning kids! I made you my special "First-day-of-class-breakfast" so you have enough energy and stamina to start with school again.
"Thanks! I feel good about things being normal again. Somehow the empty school building gives me the creeps when there's nobody there" Yuuki said as she grabbed a piece of French toast and sausages.
"That is very curious, you know? You get scared of an empty building, but you when you see a monster in front of yourself, you even think it's cute" Zero ate some sausages and drank orange juice
"Hey! That's not it!"
"Come on kids, I have a surprise for you. You know Cross Academy is a very prestigious boarding school and I consider it very important for the pacifism it represents. That is why, in order to improve it, I'm thinking about an action plan, in which I expect you to be part of. This will be an academic thing, and I already asked the class chiefs to prepare the enrollment, so please support them as much as you can. Let's say is for a little surprise we'll have later" he was smiling and his glasses even sparkled a little.
The morning passed normally. Students were happy to see each other again and joy could be felt from inside the campus. The classes were about to finish when Kaseumi Kageyama, the chief class stood up and announced something.
"I'm glad we're all back in school, but before you all girls go to run after one of those Night Class students" he said with authority, but then he lowered his voice "I want to see Ruka too. It's been a while since I last saw her and…" he noticed he was talking alone, again. "Oh… eh…sorry, I was saying that the school will start a new academic program, which will put us in competition with some other local schools. For that purpose we ALL have to improve our academic performance" he said looking at Yuuki's direction "so, I want you to enroll for some tutoring sessions. It is not obligatory, but if you are interested on being part of the future competition or just want to improve your grades, this is a good chance for you. Do you have any questions?" he said looking at the students. "Good. Those who are interested, please come with me" He sat on his desk again, waiting for the students to participate.
"I think that' the plan Headmaster Cross told us about" Yuuki said to Zero, who was sitting on the bench behind her.
"I suppose we should go then" the boy wasn't so eager to participate, but it was a request of his tutor.
"I'd like to participate" a male voice said next to Kaseumi
"Good! Just put your name in here!"
"Oh, looks like the new boy is going to participate as well" Yuuki walked towards him.
"Hi! You're Yamato, right?"
"Yes, nice to meet you. I want to participate in all the school activities I can. I've never been on a boarding school before, so I think a good way to get more involved is to get into anything I can handle" the boy looked very energetic and cheerful.
"That's great Yamato! Thanks for supporting Cross Academy so much"
"You're the Headmaster's daughter, aren't you?"
"Yes, I am"
"And as such, you should give a better example as student!" the class chief told her with a scolding tone.
"Hehehe yes…" she got embarrassed "that's why I will enroll too" she wrote her name on the paper. Right after her Zero wrote it too.
"There. I'm in. Now, let's go. We were asked to go to the Moon Dorm before we started out job as prefects today"
"What?! Are you going inside that temple, wich Ruka san calls dorm?!" Kaseumi got indignant after hearing that.
"Is part of the job… and we don't really get inside, just meeting someone"
"Exactly! Prefect job is just not fair!"
"Let's go" Zero walked away and Yuuki followed him.
"What's that prefect thing? I'm sorry class chief, as you know I'm new, and I was hoping you could show me around and explain the dynamics of the school, please" Yamato said politely, which made Kaseumi very proud of his status.
"Well, of course Yamato. That's what I'm here for" I will explain to you everything"
Meanwhile on the Moon Dorm, the real action started after 4, when they started to wake up and with their activities. Hanabusa Aidou usually had problems to wake up when the sun was still above the sky, but Akatsuki woke him up by shaking his cousin until he woke up.
"Hanabusa! Wake up!"
"What...what? Is it already time to wake up?" he asked the taller guy and looking for his alarm clock. "Hey! I still have one more hour to sleep, why did you…" he was complaining but stopped when he saw the expression on Akatsuki's face. "What is it?"
"I know who the girls really are" he sat in the bed, looking at him like if he was going to share one of the biggest secrets of the world. There was a moment of silence between the two of them.
"Tell me, what's wrong?" Aidou's eagerness was at his full.
"I've got a copy of his files" he handed the papers to the blonde guy and waited for him to read them.
"What?!" evidently he didn't expect what he was reading. "Sicurezza International and Sanguinem Corporation? You have to be kidding! And what a nice coincidence they are BOTH in here… and are roommates…"
"I really don't find it that much outstanding, considering many students here come from noble families. Take Ichijou as an example. His grandfather is the head of the Vampire Council"
"Yeah… I guess you have a point. But he knew Kaname since they were kids."
"Just … check Rhoslyn's file again. Look at the other surname" he said emotionless as Aidou saw the file again.
"It can't be possible" Aidou got very pale and shocked, but not like he normally would. He was sincerely astonished and worried. He wasn't really sure of what to make of what he just read.
Somewhere else in the Night Dorm two girls were getting dressed up with their brand new uniforms.
"Hey, we look good!" Aisha said after seeing how the uniform fitted on her and her roommate
"Yes, I like the uniform quite a lot " Rhoslyn said as she buttoned the jacket "Hey, did you go to school in Norway? I mean, before this?"
"Not quite. I was homeschooled back there. I've never been in a school class; this will be my first time. I've never been so fond of studies. What about you?"
"I used to go to a vampire academy when I was younger. Then… well you know, education for vampires usually goes faster than humans, so there's no need of keep going to school for 12 whole years. So I stopped going to school when I tuned 13. After that my parents taught me…"there was a pause when she said that. The painful memories appeared again on her mind "They… they showed me to family business"
"I see" Aisha saw something on Rhoslyn's face that kept her from asking more about her family or her past. She really couldn't understand why, or how, but something kept her from doing so; something in her aura changed. "Well, I suppose you will remember the old days" she smiled, showing her fangs.
"OK roomie, are you ready to keep Night Class safe?" Rhoslyn said grabbing a sword from her bed.
"Hell yeah!" she looked at her with bright eyes "I don't know what are we going to find out there, but we'll sure kick some real asses!" she picked her bow from the trunk. "Good thing I brought this from home"
"Better safe than sorry"
They went out from their room, walking with lots of confidence through the dormitory, carrying along their bag packs with their notebooks as soon as they finished their work. It seemed like they were taking this guardian thing very seriously and they were ready for everything. After all, Kaname didn't fully explain the job they had to do. Right outside the dormitory Ichijo was waiting for them, along with Yuuki and Zero. Everyone was wearing their school uniform, making them look more serious.
"Good morning girls. These are the other school guardians…why did you bring that?" he was smiling until he looked at the girl's weapons. His expression shower curiosity and a little worry.
"The dorm President Kuran told us we have to protect the Night Class" Aisha said, wondering why Ichijo was so surprised and Yuuki looked like she didn't understand what was going on.
"I don't think you need any kind of protection, but I have to admit that the use of violence might be what those girls need" Said Zero from the tree he was leaning in
"What girls?" Rhoslyn asked, very confused too.
"The guardian, or like we call it, the prefect job consists in two main things: Keeping the order inside the Academy and protect the students, despite they belong to Night Class or Day Class" Explained Ichijo.
"It's pretty much not letting you guys drink the blood of the actual students" Zero looked at the girls, examining their faces and wondering how this would turn out.
"Zero! It… it's not that, just somehow monitoring their interaction. And keeping the Day Class students from entering the Moon Dorm grounds" Yuuki explained a little more.
"I see… well, then it should be easy!" Aisha smiled at them.
"Let's say the Day Class students get a little…carried away when Night Class students go out their dorm…" Yuuki smiled, trying to make it sound better than it was.
"I wonder why they do that" Rholyn found it hard to picture. Evidently she didn't expect what was about to happen.
"You will see in a couple minutes. And I still think this is a terrible idea" apparently the silver haired guy wasn't willing to accept any help with his duties as prefect.
"I'm sure you will do just fine. Besides, Kaname was worried about you guys having so much work and having too little time to sleep" Ichijo smiled again and then got closer to the two vampire girls "You won't be needing this, so I will take it for now" he took the weapons from them with a little sweat drop on his head, like if that was a little embarrassing.
"But…. Ok dorm Vice President" Rhoslyn said, a little disappointed.
"What are you going to do with them?" the blonde girl was a little apprehensive with her bow.
"Don't worry; I will leave them in your room. Although, I don't think there will be need for them. Do you have any doubts with your job, girls?"
"Not really"
"Then I'll see you later. Good luck!" he went inside the dormitory.
There was a pause when the 4 students looked at each other, without knowing what to expect, until Zero finally said.
"Let's go" he went straight to the Moon Dorm gates, where the bridge that leads to the school building started.
"I met Rhoslyn before but I hadn't spoken with you yet. I'm Yuuki Cross, school guardian and Day Class student. He is Zero Kiryuu"
"I'm Aisha. I thought Day Class had no idea of who we really are"
"Only we know, that's why we are prefects. Also, the Headmaster raised us since we were little. And before I forget, here you go" the little girl gave them the prefect's armbands. They were just like hers and Zero's, but in black.
"Thanks" the both girls said and punt them in their arms.
"So, are you not Kaien Cross' daughter?" Rhoslyn asked.
"I am… well I…" she was interrupted by Zero.
"Ok, the girls haven't gathered here yet. Let's try to stop them from coming in here" he said as he opened the gate.
"Are they really trying to get inside the dorm? What's wrong with them?" the whole thing didn't make sense inside of Aisha's mind.
"You go check the gardens in both sides and we will keep the girls from making a big mess" Zero started to give instructions and the girls followed his lead. After all, he looked like at least he knew what they were doing.
There weren't many students hiding in the gardens, trying to sneak inside the Moon Dorm or take a picture of a Night Class student, and they all run after seeing the two vampires approach, but when Aisha and Rhoslyn came back to the outside gates, they were totally shocked.
"What the hell is this?" Aisha said looking at the screaming girls gathered in the Night Dorm's gates, jumping and being nosy.
"Hey, curfew outside your dormitories already started. Go to your dorms, now!" Zero started to scream and scared a couple of girls.
"This looks like a boy band concert! I didn't expect this!" Rhoslyn looked at Yuuki, who was being pushed by some girls "are they…?
"Oh! I can't wait to see the Night Class boys!" said one of the Day Class girls.
"We hadn't seen them since before vacations!" another girl screamed from the other side of the crowd.
"Night Class female students!" a tall girl yelled when she saw Aisha and Rhoslyn.
"What are you doing standing in there, come help us, you lazy-asses! " Zero said, not too far away from where the girls were standing.
"Hey! Who are you calling lazy, you little…. And what are you looking at girl? Haven't you seen a pretty girl before? Now go back to your dorms!" Aisha got upset after seeing a little group of girls staring at them.
"You heard her! Now go back! You look like a group of fangirls. This is ridiculous!" Rhoslyn couldn't believe that.
"Do you know any of the Night Class boys?!" a bunch of girls went near Rhoslyn. "Could you introduce us?"
"What?" she was shocked and her expression quickly changed from being totally confused to be as upset as Aisha's. "Now listen to me you little bunch of fangirls. I don't know why you are here but if you keep making all this mess we're going to have to hurt you…" Aisha was standing next to her, snapping her fingers. The girls got pretty scared with the aura that both vampire girls had and went farther from the gates.
"That's right, go to your dorms!" Aisha started to chase them.
Soon after that, the Day Class students started to divide in two lines. Apparently no one dared to step a foot in front of the line where Zero was standing. In contrast, Yuuki was having big problems with her side of the line.
"Hey! If you keep pushing her you will regret it later. Back off!" Aisha started to yell at the girls, who were scarred and shocked. No Night Class students were seen doing this job before and the fangirls didn't know what to make of it.
"Hey! Who said you were in charge?" one of the girls in the back said.
"You see this band? Or are you blind? We are prefects, so do as we say or regret it right now" Rhoslyn looked at the girl in a very harsh way, showing her evil aura so the Day Class students would calm, at least for the fear. "That's how I like it"
Suddenly the gates opened and the girls started to push again and scream even louder. "Aidou sempai! Shiki sempai! "
"Hey what did I told you? Stay behind this line!" Rhoslyn said harshly to one of the girls, who was starting to walk towards the vampires.
For the first time, Yuuki wasn't having troubles with the girls pushing. Apparently the vampire prefects did they job well, or scared the girls a lot; whatever it was, limited the Day Class girls to only scream and not try to be near the vampires.
"Seriously, I feel like a boy band security staff…" Rhoslyn complained with Aisha, who had her arms crossed and was facing the shocked girls.
"I know. This is crazy. I guess we'll have to blame our…" there was a pause "Night Class' special charm"
"This school is weird"
The Night Class passed between the two lines. Some of them looked like they didn't care about the girls standing there and some others were rather enjoying their fans, but it was rather odd that Aidou wasn't as energetic as always.
"You are not giving your fans their beloved show today Aidou…" Shiki said in a bored tone.
"I… have some other things in my mind" he said as he walked next to the vampire prefects, giving them a harsh look.
"Maybe he just preferred the old way better. After all, it looks like they are keeping everyone at bay" Rima said pointing at Aisha and Rhoslyn, who were next to Yuki.
"I'm rather glad with the work they are doing" Kaname said after hearing the vampires talk. "Is there a problem, Aidou?"
"N…no!" he almost jumped after that and kept walking, looking at his shoes.
The whole thing was unprecedented. Day Class girls were behaving, within some limitations of course, and Night Class didn't have much trouble with their walk toward the school building. Soon after they were inside, the girls started to return to the Sun Dorm.
"You've seen enough, no go back to your dorms"
"I don't like the new prefects!" one of the girls yelled at them.
"And I don't like you either, so hurry and go to your dorm!" Aisha chased the poor girl.
"Thanks a lot! It was a great job! " Yuuki said " Maybe we won't be able to stop them from coming here or yelling, but at least they won't do a stampede.
"I hope so. What is wrong with those girls?"
"Agree I don't understand how they could be attracted to those monsters"
"A monster like you, Mr. Almighty guardian?" Rhoslyn said sarcastically to Zero.
"Are you talking to me?"
"Now, now, guys… don't fight… we're going to be partners…" Yuuki started to think that, besides of taking care of the Day Class student she would have to keep Zero and Rhoslyn from killing each other
"Rhoslyn! We're going to be late!" Aisha yelled at the other girl and started to run, heading for the school building.
"Damn!" she started to run too "See you later guys!"
"I don't even know where my class room is!"
"Follow me, I think I know where. And we're on the same class" They kept running, not with the vampire speed; they could be seen, but still very fast, looking for the class room "I think is here" They opened the door, where the students were already in their sits and the teacher was about to start the rollcall.
"First day of class and you're already late…" the male teacher saw the girls. He looked a little bit annoyed "I won't let you in. Maybe that way you will learn how to be on time" he had an evil smile and his fangs were showing.
"Sir… may I say something?" Kaname said, from the back of the room, making all the vampires expectant, and the professor, despite his position as teacher, be a little out powered.
"Yes, Kuran sama" the teacher hesitated a little.
"I appointed these students as school prefects for a couple weeks. Today, they had to make sure Day Class students returned to their Dorms. Do you think you could make an exception for them, when they have this kind of task, please?" Kaname was serious, as always, but his voice wasn't authoritarian; it was rather smooth and normal. He tried his best to be one more student in the Academy and always told the teachers to keep that in mind; still it was impossible that they would say no to the pure blood.
"Of course, Kuran sama" then he turned to the girls "Come in, girls" they both looked for a free sit, and they found it almost in the middle of the classroom "Aidou, Hanabusa!"
"Here!" a voice behind them yelled. Immediately the girls reckoned him as the guy from the day before and looked at him, only to find the blonde vampire looking at them, very serious with his electric blue eyes.
"De Angelis, Aisha"
"Here!"
"Are you…" Rhoslyn got pretty surprised to finally found out who the girl was "I didn't expect to find anyone from Sicurezza International in school"
"That's because it wasn't supposed to be known " Aisha said proudly "Hey, but I thought not many knew our last name"
"Well, that's because…"
"Rhoslyn Novak"
"Here!" She raised her hand and looked at Aisha, who clearly didn't know who Rhoslyn really was either.
"You are Sangui.." Aisha was interrupted by the other girl's hand on her mouth.
"Please, I don't want to make such a big mess"
"But… that means you are…"
"Yes, but calm down ok? I'm nothing but a normal student here… and from time to time I will have to take care of the family business, but that's it.
"Why didn't you tell me? We would have had a better start than…that!"
"My same thoughts. I guess I don't like people knowing who I am" she turned her gaze down, but then said in a completely different voice "Although, there are certain people who insist on meddling in things that are not THEIR business!" the turned to see Aidou, who was being a total peeping tom, and immediately went back to his own business.
"Miss Novak, would you mind keeping your voice down? We're about to start the class"
"Sorry sir!"
"What's with that guy?" Aisha said in a lower voice.
"Didn't have good start with us either… like I care" they both laughed and started the class, like the teacher indicated.
School night was over at 2 AM. Some students had finished at 1, but classes and schedules were different from one class to another, and they were allowed to remain in the school building for some more hours. Most of them liked to return to their dorms or visit some local vampire businesses that were still open at that time; they weren't much thou.
"I don't know about you, but I really could use some coffee" Rhoslyn was yawning.
"What?... I could use some real blood" Aisha look bored.
"I'm a sleepy head. Coffee helps. And, I would gladly give you some packed blood but… perhaps Kaname san would kill us if we do that. Let's just continue with the prefect job"
"Too bad we have to coordinate it with all those assignments. What the hell were the teachers thinking? It is bad enough to wake up early, come to class and BESIDES that, leave us homework" Aisha crossed her arms in disagreement.
"You'll get used to it. I'll tell you what. You go ahead, and do your homework and then you'll takeover to I can do my homework, let's say at 4?" Rhoslyn smiled at the blonde girl.
"Deal! See you in a couple hours then" and she started to walk
After Aisha took over the guardian duty Rhoslyn went straight to the library, to get some text books and start her homework. It had been a long time since she had done that kind of assignments, but she was happy because classes were very interesting in Cross Academy.
Yuuki and Zero were already sleeping. Their duties as guardians ended at 1 AM, and they had to sleep as well. It wasn't like a guardian was needed much after that time. Day Class students didn't come out of their beds after that hour, and most of the Night Class students were nowhere to be seen. Work was pretty boring before dawn, so Aisha just walked around and eventually she returned to the Moon dorm; not before asking the dormitory Vice President, of course.
Around 5 AM Rhoslyn headed back to the Moon dorm, but as soon as she left the school building, she found Aidou, standing nearby one of the doors, leaning on a wall with his arms crossed, thoughtful and apparently worried. Then he noticed the girl leaving the building.
"Hey, Rhoslyn. Can I have a word with you?" he quietly said.
"Yes, I think we should talk" the girl looked at the guy, turning her purple eyes into a deep red color. She followed him to the gardens, where he stood next to a fountain. "Please sit" the guy tensed and kept looking at her "Ok, suit yourself" she sat on the fountain "I think we started with the wrong foot, and I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for what happened yesterday. It wasn't my intention to get you and your friend into trouble and..." she said with a sweet voice, which apparently made Aidou angry, and yelled at her.
"Stop pretending, I know who you are! Now, tell me what are you doing here, Rhoslyn Novak-Bezarad" his eyes turned deep red and made him look fierce; a look that suited him very well, but at the same time was scary. "What is Sanguinem people up to?" She was a little more than surprised.
There was a pause after Aidou said that; a little time when they looked at each other with red eyes and threatening faces. The air and the water was the only sound that could be heard and apparently anything could happen. Then Rhoslyn softened her expression and looked down to the ground for a moment.
"I insist on you sitting down, if you want to hear the whole story…" her eyes were purple again, and she looked very sincere when talking to the blondie "I think I own you an explanation. After all, you seem to be really faithful to Kaname san and I'm here to support you guys" Aidou changed his expression too and sat next to her, but still keeping his distance.
"Like you said before, my true name is Rhoslyn Alexandra Novak-Bezarad. I keep it as Rhoslyn Novak, in part because you guys use one name and only one surname, so it wasn't that suspicious. And in the other hand, so no one else would know about my heritage" she looked at Aidou, like if she was expecting him to ask something "As you may already know, I'm part of a pure blood family. One of the most ancient ones, but I am not a pure blood myself"
"I thought…ok, keep going"
"Surprised? No, I'm not a pure blood, and I'm thankful for that, really. It is a big responsibility and a great burden too. My mom was a pure blood, but against my grandparent's wishes she married a commoner vampire. When she started do be serious about marrying my father, a big campaign to discredit him started. They even said that he was a Level E, or about to turn into one… bullshit, but some people believed that. Anyhow, that makes me a half pure blood, but I don't have the same status as my family. I am a noble, with more powers than a normal one thou"
"That's why you could break my ice!"
"Yes… I control anything that has water in it. But I'm not good at handling other things… but you wanted to know what I am doing here… where was I?" she thought for a second and looked at the bright moon in the sky "Oh, yeah. The whole family opposed to my parents' marriage and my mom was nearly disinherited. Lucky for her, she was brilliant for business and business deals; her presence was important in the corporation. Also, my uncle, her brother supported her after a while, and by that time he was already the business head of Sanguinem Corporation so she stayed there as an employee. You see, my great-grandfather is the head of the whole clan and he dictates the policy my family should follow, but only in certain aspects. He rarely says or does anything outside business, and he keeps the family attached to its moral values, so he didn't take sides in the family conflict. In the end my grandparents will succeeded: my uncle Mihail was reckoned as the only heir to the family. Are you acquainted with the mores of the old world, Aidou?" Rhoslyn looked at him with curiosity.
"Not really. I've lived all my life in Japan, and I've only had contact with noble families, outside mine." He was being sincere like if, somehow he owned her that much, after hearing her story. "So you came from Romania?"
"Yes, I arrived a week ago. As for the mores, I'm sure is quite different; the main powers are the Vampire Haunter's association and pure blood families. The Senate started to insert in couple months ago, which totally changed the balance of power in the old Europe."
"And that is why you sided with Kaname sama?"
"Partway…" her voice got bitter and her eyes showed something gloom. Her black hair covered her face, so Aidou couldn't tell what her inner emotions were "after the Senate got in, many rebel groups appeared. They were all financed by the Senate leaders and another unknown group. I think it was an outside party that gave them support, or something. The thing is they tried to make some sort of deal with my grandparents; pure blood signing an agreement with the Senate would represent a big deal, you know?"
"They signed?" he was surprised.
"No, they didn't. And after a while that brought consequences" she took her time to order her thoughts and then started to say "It was a rainy night… I had gone with my uncle to check some business in Bulgaria, when a message came for us. It was from my great-grandfather… my parents were just killed" Aidou nearly choked "so we returned to Romania in that very moment. We arrived by dawn and all we could find, was my house pretty much shattered. When we entered, we saw blood everywhere. We couldn't tell which was human and which was our kind's. Everything was broken and naturally my parent's bodies were already faded"
"I'm sorry to hear that"
"Thanks. It was a month ago. Soon after that they attacked my grandparents. They were killed too. But I didn't have a relationship with them, so I wasn't really affected. My uncle Mihail was. And that was the time when everything got complicated for everyone. It is a political chess in there right now"
"But, why coming to Japan?"
"Like I said before, I came to fully support Kaname san. After most of my family died, my great-grandfather finally said his opinion on the matter of my parents. A little late but at least it put an end to 25 years of family conflicts; it was his duty as head of the clan. The truth was, he didn't have any problem with my dad but he was, somehow hoping that everything would settle down after some years. It didn't…but in any case, I was named as the heir to Sanguinem. Being the youngest of the family, it was just the right thing to do…and they tried to compensate me. My uncle is heir too, but in Europe and America. I was send here by my great-grandfather, to start Sanguinem Corporation in this part of the world, and support Kaname san. Let's say, it is a statement against the Senate. After all, they were the ones to blame in my parent's murder, as far as we know. And for the record: my loyalties lay with the pure blood interest" he saw Aidou direct into his eyes "there's a big thing around the corner and I'm not willing to let the vampire society fall apart because of some political interest"
"I thought you were here to…" he said little ashamed "take on Kaname sama's postion"
"Really?" she started to laugh "No way… being a pure blood and having all that attention? No thanks!"
"Hey! What would you have thought?" he complained
"So, you believe me, and you are going to stop giving me those harsh looks that…to be honest, can't scary anyone…?"
"I suppose…wait, what did you say?"
"That you harsh glances couldn't scare anyone" before he could say anything more she laughed again "I'm joking. Don't worry. But seriously, you stopped being suspicious about me?"
"You're not funny at all… but at least you're not a threat"
"Then is settled…" Rhoslyn smiled at Aidou.
"Hey! What are you guys doing here? It is past your curfew in the school building grounds!" Zero yelled at them from far away, surprising the two vampires next to the fountain.
"I know, and I was about kick this guy's ass until you came in. Now, listen to me you little brat!" she got closet to Aidou, who didn't expect that "Go back to your dorm or I'll carry your knocked out body there!"
"What? But…I thought…"
"That' it!" she took his arm and made a ninjutsu lock, throwing Aidou to the ground.
"Ouch!"
"Now, let's go back to the dorm" She said as she dragged him from one leg.
"I don't like you at all, but if you could kick that guy's ass I'll have at least a little sympathy" Zero said after seeing the scene.
"Whatever helps you sleep at night…" she said, heading for the dorm.
"I get your point, I can walk!" Aidou yelled as he was being dragged. The girl let him stand until they passed the Dorm gates. "Hey! What's your problem?" he was, apparently, anger and with all his uniform dirty.
"We needed an excuse to evade Zero… he's a pain in the ass, you know?" she explained to him.
"Yeah but… you didn't have to throw me into the ground and drag me around, do you know who I am?!" he was starting to be noisy, like he usually is.
"Hey, what's going on? You're going to get punished again!" Kain Akatsuki appeared behind them.
"I just totally saved him from being punished for being outside after curfew... anyway; I think I'm going to sleep now. Bye guys" she walked away and waved at them.
"What happened? I thought…. " Akatsuki was rather confused.
"She's a real pain in the ass! That's what happened"
"But you talked with her…before she left you like…that?" he couldn't restrain himself of laughing at Hanabusa's state
"Yes… no problem at all. I'll tell you later. I need a bath right now" he saw his uniform all dirty from the dragging and touched his head, noticing there were some leaves on his hair. "Just who does she think she is?!" then he started to talk inside the dorm.
Not much later after that all vampires were in their rooms. Some of them were sleeping; others were minding their business or chatting with their roommates. They didn't notice the messenger that came right in front of the dorm's main door; nobody but Seiren, who opened the door.
"State your business" she said very serious and cutting
"I just came to request an audience with Kuran Kaname"
"And what would you like to talk about?" Kaname said with a deep voice, walking down the stairs and looking right in the eyes of the messenger, who got scared after seeing him.
"Sir! I come from the Senate. Some of the leaders ask for an audience with you. Tonight, if I possible sir" He tried to give the papers to the pure blood but Seiren took them instead.
"Is Ichijo Asato coming?" he asked as he took the papers from Seiren's hand and looked at them.
"Not Sir, only some of the leaders"
"Very well. Tell them I will receive them at 9, in here."
"Yes Sir. Thank you" the messenger said and disappeared into the air.
"I can't say this was really unexpected, but I thought it would take them a little more to show up"
"Shall I make preparations?" Seiren asked
"No, just tell everyone classes will take place as usual. No excuses. I will handle these leaders personally" Kaname headed to his dorm with a tiny grin on his lips.
The turn of events of the past days were just what he needed, they just came a little earlier than he expected. He was thinking about something big; something that only he could understand, but apparently the pieces were starting to fit. Or that is what he thought.
Author's notes
Thanks for keep reading this! I think each chapter is getting longer. Please, keep leaving messages saying your opinion or whatever you like. Next chapter will take a little more than usual because I will be out of town, but I will upload it as soon as I can. I really hope you're enjoying the story and keep reading it until the end.