I knocked on the Chairman's door the next morning "Come in," came from inside. I opened the door to find the Chairman, Yuuki, and Zero standing there. Well, Zero not so much. He was pinned to the floor by four... well the best way to describe them is shadow daggers. He had a dazed look on his face, Yuuki looked surprised, and the Chairman looked amused. "Yuuki, if Zero tries to bite someone again, stop him with that." He gestured toward a bracelet. "On that condition, Kaname-kun has agreed to let Zero stay in the Day Class."

"Zero's staying?" I said hopefully

"Hai," The chairman said "But Zoey-chan, is there something you wanted to ask me?"

"Oh, um, yes." I stuttered. "I would like to request... My joining the Disciplinary Committee."

Chairman Cross looked surprised "Is there a particular reason?"

I nodded "I know about the vampires. I dont really need much sleep. And, this." I shrugged off the jacket of the uniform and spread my wings.

I swear, they almost needed replacement jaws.

My wings are eighteen feet four inches across, tawny brown with blue tips. a few seconds later, i folded them back in and slipped on the uniform jacket, cheeks flushing. "I got other tricks up my sleeve also."

Yuuki was the first one to speak "I think that it would be a great idea!" She said happily, "We can cover more ground with more people."

Chairman Cross nodded. "An excellent suggestion." He pulled out an armband to match the ones Yuuki and Zero had. "Wear this on the job. You need to be at the Moon Dorm's gate every day at sunset, then you must walk around for most of the night. Yuuki can help you out if you need anything." He looked at Zero, who was still pinned to the floor. "For now, stay on these." Zero just looked at him, still not really moving. "And if you reallly have an urge for blood,"Zeros faced changed to a sort of WTF thing. It was total anime. "Feel free to drink mine!" The Chairman looked just like a romance there was a lot of punching and some squeaking and Zero was back on his feet, messing with his tie. I blinked.

Yuuki tried to say something, but Zero cut her off. "Its fine like this..." He muttered, and walked out. I blinked again.

"Its not fine," The chairman said from the side of the room "You two must keep him under control. Otherwise that man will..." He never finished as he fell unconcious.

"Come on, lets just get to class."

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A teacher with an eyepatch walked into class just after we got our seats. Yori sat on the other side of Yuuki from me, and Zero sat in the back.

"Hello. My name is Yagari Touga. I will be teaching Ethics class from now on. As a way of introduction I will be taking questions."

"Hes quite handsome, isnt he?" Yori said quietly.

"I guess... But theres something..." I muttered, then snuck a glance at Zero. I blinked a couple times. I saw recognition, and shock, and his mouth was open just slightly. "Hey, Yuuki," I nudged her and tilted my chin at Zero. She seemed just as confused as i was.

I was pulled out of speculation by one of the dorm heads. "SIT DOWN. Ask questions in turn! You!" He pointed at some brunette with braids "Sensei... Your eye... Is that a new trend?" She asked. I head the door slam, and i looked back to find Zero gone. I stood up, gripping Yuuki's arm "Sensei, as prefects, me and Yuuki will bring him back!" I dragged her out of the seat and after Zero.

"Zee-sama, wait up!" Yuuki said, and i slowed down marginally. I then slipped on my armband and let go of Yuuki as we got to the gate, as not only was Zero standing there, but the Chairman too.

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I turned in a happy circle "Its so nice to escape the Academy for once!"I had only been there a few days but it felt like it had been three years.

Yuuki smiled at me "Being of use to the Chairman does have its benefits!"

Zero just looked bored, holding a rug looking thing and another bag. "Not really..."

Yuuki's eyes lit up "Ohhh! Zee, Zero, this way!" She ran to a stand and picked up something made of fabric.

I hung back with Zero. "Actually, i kind of hate shopping..." I muttered. "Lets go get some ice cream or something."

He nodded. I yelled over to Yuuki "Hey, Yuuki-sama, lets go get some ice cream!"

"Okay!" she put the thing back and we left the market square to a small ice cream place. I ordered a small chocolate thingy and yuuki ordered the whole big fat sundae. Zero just got some tea.

"Arigatou!" We told the waitress and Yuuki started eating.

"I wanted to eat Shio Ramen" Zero said. Yuuki was perplexed for a second, but shook it off and began chattering away.

"Hey, Zero, do you know Yagari-sensei?" I asked him over Yuuki's chatter.

He looked away and didnt answer.

Some other waitress came up, "Excuse me... Are you from the Night Class?" She asked Zero. We all looked up "Ahh! I realized it right away! There is an air about you that is different from normal people." She started obsessing while Zero slowly gathered up the stuff he was carrying. "Do you know Idol-senpai?" She asked. "He likes sweet things and sometimes comes here.

Zero stood up. "Ill be waiting outside." He walked out quickly.

Yuuki and I finished quickly. I paid, and we walked outside "Hey it took so..." I looked around. He had disappeared. "Yuuki, wheres..."

"The bags!" She exclaimed, and i looked at where she was pointing to find the two bags indeed scatterd.

"Hmm. He went that way. Lets go find him." I told her, and we started jogging in that direction.

About ten minutes later, Yuuki stumbled "Oh, great. I cut my arm." She sighed, when the hairs on the back of my neck prickled. I grabbed Artemis from Yuuki's holster, spun around, and i caught a freaking Level E from attacking us.

Woah.

I pushed him off, and took a defensive stance. "Your blood smells good! Let me drink it all!" It hissed in a strange double-voice. It freaked me out, and i couldnt move as it rushed toward me.

Then, suddenly, the rod seemingly thrust itself out and hit the Level E in the face. The Level E stumbled back, and i realized that a hand was placed over mine.

I looked behind me "Zero!" Me and Yuuki said in unison.

He looked down at Artemis, noting a crackle where his hand was. "It would seem that Artemis is dissatisfied..." He said. Meanwhile, the Level E was getting up. It rushed toward me again, but this time i was ready, and i thrust Artemis out...

...And hit a cloud of dust.

I coughed on the dust, and looked behind it as it cleared.

"Ichijou-senpai, Shiki-senpai!" Yuuki gasped, and i assumed thats what their names were. Zero, in classic Zero fashion, was silent.

The blonde one sheathed a sword-A katana, i think. "Well, thats done!" He said in a cheerful manner, while the dark-haired one behind him muttered "I wasnt really needed..."

"Why would you two do this kind of thing?" Yuuki wondered aloud.

The tall blonde one-Ichijou, i assumed- smiled "If it interests you, come to the Moon Dorm tonight. We will talk at length about why we disposed of the level E then." Shiki and Ichijou walked away.

I looked at them "Well, we are going right?"

Yuuki and Zero both nodded.

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We all met at the Moon Dorm gate, arm bands on.

Zero handed me and Yuuki some small, palm sized crossing guns. "Zero, what is this? The Night Class is supposed to be peaceful, is it not?"

"Its not for the Night Class." He muttered, and i got what he was saying. If he got out of hand, he wanted us to shoot him.

"Well, lets get going. I want to get back to work after this." I said, and we all entered the Night Class gardens. We walked in silence, until we all sensed vampire, and all drew our weapons. Yuuki and Zero had Artemis and Bloody Rose pointed at Kain Akatsuki, while i had the little crossing gun pointed at-Guess Who!- Aidou.

"Quite agressive, arent we?" Aidou asked. I sighed and lowered the gun.

"Nah, just on guard." I replied somewhat snarkily.

"By request of the vice dormitory leader, we came here to greet you" Kain said "So could you please put those dangerous things for me?"

Zero and Yuuki put their weapons away.

Aidou smiled and made an overly formal bow. "Welcome to the Moon Dormitory. From here, the two of us will guide you.

The walk to the dorm was lined with candelabras and as we got closer to the dorm, more vampires were gathered. My stomach twinged, and i had serious doomsense. Yuuki and Zero looked just as uneasy as i felt.

I kept one hand on my pocket where the gun was hidden to reassure myself.

I recognized a few. Shiki, for one, was gathered with a few that i recognized but didnt have names for.

Kain stopped in front of... Wow.

A big banqet table, complete with multi-tier cake with white icing and strawberries.

"Welcome, Yuuki-chan, Husted-chan, Kiryuu-kun!" Ichijou said, smiling brightly. "Tonight is my birthday party! Please enjoy yourselves!"

"Happy birthday, then, Ichijou-Senpai" was what came out of my mouth.

Yuuki, however, was not impressed. "We didnt come to play, we came to ask about earlier today" I nudged her, a little too late.

Ichijou turned toward the table "They arent the same as us. Our society is ruled by a few purebloods and a handful of Noble Class vampires. However, those in then Night Class are all noble class or above." He gave us something yellow, which i didnt drink, "Below that are the ordinary vampires, and even lower than that are the vampires that were once human."

Shiki came up behind us "Even below that are those who have fallen out of rank: the Level E's."

The whole thing lost my interest. Yuuki and Ichijou traded some back and forth revealed that he had ordered the attack. He sat Yuuki next to him. I noted that he seemed protective of her.

Kaname launched into a brief history of created vampires, which i didnt listen to. I sat on the railing, observing the vampires' party, when suddenly everyone shut up. I looked at where they were staring. Zero had the Bloody Rose out, pointed at Kaname. A vampire, female, had her hand at Zero's throat, fingers stiff like she was going to crush his trachea.

Oh, uh-uh. I was soooo not involving myself.

Kaname remained calm. When wasnt he calm?! "Seiren, its fine. The one who said what shouldnt have been said was me."

'Seiren' lowered her arm, but i heard a voice speak up from the crowd, "To point a gun at Kaname-sama...Even tearing him apart wouldnt be enough."

I looked back at the crowd, surprised. Aidou looked somewhat mad. "We wont be doing that! Not when we reside in this academy." I didnt think he was capable of making such threatening words. "But dont forget, it is because of the pureblood Kaname-sama that we are here."

Kaname is a pureblood? I thought, So, hes in control? Jeez, and he likes Yuuki too. Thats interesting. There must be some backstory that i dont know about.

Yuuki and Zero looked just as surprised as i felt.

Kaname smiled slightly "Your face tells me this is your first time hearing this." he said. "Yuuki...Are you afraid?"

Yuuki looked down, lost in thought. "Kaname-senpai...Youve been a little scary ever since that time long ago..."

Again with the backstory! Jeesh. What does it take to get some information around here?!

From behind the crowd, Ichijou clapped loudly, breaking the silence. "Alright everyone! Today is my birthday, so you have to celebrate properly for me!" He said, loudly, "Yuuki-chan, Husted-chan, and Kiryuu-kun are special guests." I took that to mean that we werent allowed to be harmed. Everyone looked somewhat disappointed.

I swear i coulda hugged the guy.

The party went on for a while. Yuuki was quiet and nervous, I was bored, and Zero... well, he was Zero. All angsty and depressed and stuff.

I looked over at Aidou and considered talking to him, but i didnt really want to cast a weird impression, so i glanced over at Ichijou, who was joined by Shiki

"Shiki, will you try cutting it up?"

Shiki nodded "Hold it for me, Ichijou-san." He pulled the knife from Ichijou's grasp, cutting him in the process. Blood welled up instantaneously.

Ichijou held it up, looking at it in wonder. "You cut me..."

"Gomen," Shiki apologized, taking his hand, "What a waste..." Shiki then began licking up the blood oozing slowly from the cut. Zero got a 'look' on his face, and ran to the woods. Too much yaoi for him? I wondered and looked at Yuuki. She had stood up. "Kaname-senpai, I..." She started, but didnt finish and dashed after him. I sighed, and started down the steps, at a slower pace.

Aidou caught me by the hand. "Zoey-chan, wont you dance with me?" He asked, smiling.

I shook my head. "Sorry, i dont dance. And i told the Chairman i would stick with Yuuki on my first night on the job, so..." I turned to walk away, but Aidou followed.

"Come, now, im sure Yuuki-chan can handle Kiryuu-kun," He said, trying to charm me into compliance."Besides, its a beautiful night tonight. Wont you at least talk to me?"

Pain. Noise. Weakening.

"Aidou-senpai, i don't think-"

Blood loss. Red eyes.

"Please?" He looked me in the eyes, and i could see his were tinted with red at the edges.

I am afraid.

"NO!" I slapped his hand away and ran off into the woods as fast as possible, letting out my wings and taking flight as soon as i was a sufficient distance away. Staying low through the trees, i flew to a small pool a ways away and hid in the water.

I tucked my wings back in and let myself breathe the water in, absorbing the oxygen and blowing out the rest, feeling more at home than i ever have. No way could anyone find me here.

I had peace for exactly fifty four point seven three seconds, just floating there. Then a hand disturbed the surface, causing a small ripple. I looked up. It appeared to be Zero, but he had a... red tattoo on his neck. But thing is, it seemed to be glowing.

He put a pill in his mouth... A blood tablet, i assumed. Two seconds later he coughed it back up, leaning against the stone railing.

Yuuki was suddenly there, and i was glad that they couldnt see me. She noticed the open case of the tablets on the ground, some spilled out and one coughed up. "What? Zero, arent you taking them?"

Zero fell on her. "Its no use," She studdered, breathing hard, "no matter how many times i swallow them..." His vision was level with Yuuki's neck and shoulder, and his eyes turned red.

Pain. Noise. Weakening.

Zero tried to pull himself back, struggling hard. When that didnt work, he gave up, running his tounge up Yuuki's neck.

Blood loss. Red Eyes.

He bared his teeth, leaning in-

I am afraid.

"YUUKI!" I cried, reaching out of the water and dragging them both with me back into the pool.

After the initial shock, Zero's eyes faded back to lavender, and i knew the danger had passed. I brought them both up to the surface again, them both gasping for air. "Are you two okay?" I asked franticly. Yuuki nodded, while Zero didnt react.

Chk-chk.

Flash-BANG!

Bits of fabric went flying, blood permeating the water. Zero fell to one side, eyes widened, and i helped support him. I looked up.

Yagari was standing there, cigarette in mouth and anti-vampire weaponry in hand. "To think i would be disposing one of my students... Live on while bearing a grudge against me, vampire!"

Yuuki and i were both holding on to Zero, who was clutching his shoulder and gasping in pain.

"Even if it merely grazes you, its painful, isnt it? Because its a bullet that is imbued with anti-vampire magic." Yagari explained. I shot him a look, like, You Idiot!

Zero clenched his jaw, and i realized that he was seriously hurt, worse than if a human was grazed with a normal bullet.

"Zero, even through your bloodlust, do you have enough reasoning left to be prepared for it?" He asked, and Zero looked surprised for a moment, then closed his eyes, like he was giving up.

Oh, my god. Yagari wanted to KILL ZERO.

"Oh, no you dont, mister!" I yelled, shifting Yuuki and Zero so that they were behind me. " I dont know who you are to Zero, but there is NO WAY IN HELL i am letting you kill my friend!"

Yagari raised an eyebrow, like he was surprised that i was sticking up for him in the face of death.

"Zoey..." Zero said quietly from behind me, and i felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned to look at him. His eyes were down, but determined. He looked at Yuuki, then me. "Its fine."

I saw Yagari raise the gun just a hair

"THATS FAR ENOUGH!"

Chairman Cross ran down the walk "I came because i was worried. This is why i hate vampire hunters. How long do you plan to leave the girls in such cold water?" Yagari lowered the gun, and Chairman Cross offered us his hands "Now grab ahold..."

We all pulled ourselves out of the pool without his help. The Chairman looked rejected.

Yuuki stood up first. "What are you?"

Yagari looked her in the eyes as Zero stood up, with my help. "Vampire hunter and Zero's master from long ago. Isnt that right?"

Zero hesitated, "Hai" he finaly said. He pulled away, standing on his own. I stood next to Yuuki.

"As to be expected from the incompetent Chairman's girl. Even though you were about to be bitten by Zero, you made me your enemy instead of him?"

"Zero is our friend." I said firmly, eyeing him. Yagari puffed once on his cigarette.

"Ill take this from here," The Chairman said finally. "Zoey, Yuuki, back to your dorms."

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I had my wings out, though i wasnt in a mood to fly. I wasnt thinking about Zero, either.

I was thinking about the first night.

Pain. Noise. Weakening.

The noise that was made as he took my blood, the full body ache the morning after, as my body rushed to make new blood cells to carry oxygen.

Blood Loss. Red eyes.

The way his eyes had been tinged with red, just hours earlier, as he asked me to come talk with him.

I am afraid!

I picked up my pillow and started sobbing into it. Why was i so afraid? I could beat them, couldnt i? Maybe not with pure brute force, but i could outrun them, i could outfly them...

Why was Aidou so scary to me? Even the others werent that scary.

I reasoned it out to be the trauma. But even then, that wasnt it. It was sort of a combination of fear and... i guess betrayal or something of the like. I was so confused, i felt like i was drowning.

Ah, the irony of my entire freaking life.

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...I have nothing to say. Please review. I like to know what people think.