AUTHOR'S NOTE: Just finished part two aaaaand can't sleep. Might as well just go on with half of this at least and head to bed. Sorry if it's a bit off, but it's almost 3 in the morning, so you're going to get over it.
Chapter Three
Yellow
Eight years have passed since that fateful day when Aido and Moka had met. There have been fights, lies, and mistrust. Aido's mother has since passed, leaving Moka stuck in Aido's world whether she wants to be stuck or not. She and Aido are both now of age to attend True Cross Academy. And so our story must now begin…
"Attention all first year students, both day and night class! Please report to the main hall for orientation! Attention all first year…." The microphone wailed loudly over the school grounds, grabbing the attention of each student but a few… Aaron tapped on his master's shoulder and cleared his throat, "My Lo-I mean… Mr. Hanabusa, it appears that they are asking all students to report to the hall to receive orientation. I shall go and place your clothing in the assigned room." The servant went to bow out of habit but stopped himself, grabbing Aido's suitcases and began pulling them to the night class dorms.
Aido gave a loud sigh as he turned around with his hands behind his head, glancing around at all the humans. "This is so stupid… But… If Lord Kaname is attending this place then so shall I." He let out another, louder, sigh and began walking towards the main hall, followed by some of his fellow vampires that he had been talking with earlier before his servant had interrupted him. He paid no attention as to where he was going or who he was surrounded by, but his eyes widened as he heard a familiar voice speak from somewhere. He stopped in a slight panic and quickly looked around, frantically trying to find the speaker to match the voice he knew so well. It was a bit different than how it used to be, but the hadn't seen each other in so long… He longed to wrap his arms around that old friend of his that he used to cherish more than his own family, more than himself, and more than Lord Kaname.
He searched and scanned every single person with his eyes, "Um… Hanabusa? What are you looking for…?" He glanced behind him to see Ruka standing behind him with both confusing and frustration running across her face. "If we're late, Lord Kaname will scold us! Now quit wasting time and let's go!" She gave him a push and trailed him as he started walking again.
This wasn't the first time this had happened. He had been hearing things ever since registration.
"Aido Hanabusa… Ah! Right here! It says you're with the night class?"
He nodded his head for an answer; he didn't want to inhale the scent of these humans. They didn't smell good while he was outside, and he was quite certain that they weren't going to smell good up close. He did his best to hold his breath before someone came and slapped him on the back, making him exhale the fresh air he had taken in before he walked in the doors.
"Hey! What gives you the right to-"
He turned around to see his cousin, Kain, smiling devilishly behind him. "What's wrong, Hanabusa? Don't like the smell of it in here? You should probably get used to it, seeing as how you'll be around it almost 24/7."
"You jerk! I don't wanna get used to something this horrid!"
Just then he heard a slight giggle from across the cafeteria. It was loud, and he himself could barely hear his own thoughts. His cousin was saying some whitty comeback, but Aido was no longer listening. He knew that laugh from somewhere… Her. He knew it from her.
Several days later all the night class students had to meet with the Guardians so they wouldn't mistake them for intruders. Some came in groups, others came individually, like Aido. As he was walking into the room, he had smelled something… Familiar. Then he heard a small, "Goodbye" come from somewhere in the halls. It was all beginning to drive him insane.
The main hall was full of humans. Absolutely crawling with the. It was so full, some students had to sit on the floor. But luckily for the night class, a special sector of the hall had been reserved for them only. For that, he was grateful. He sat down next to his already-arrived cousin with Ruka and watched as the president of the Academy managed to calm all of the students down, hoping to make them pay attention to what he had to say.
"Hello, and welcome to True Cross Academy! I am the president of this school, Kaien Cross. I hope to see none of you in my office within the first week of you attending school here." A few smiles and laughs were shared amongst the students with that remark. He continued, "Now. I'm sure you all had to work very hard in order to get here. As a reward, there will be a welcoming banquet held immediately after the tour, and as a bonus, classes will not start until noon tomorrow. Finally, I want to warn you all about our strict curfew here. No student, from either the day or the night class, is permitted to be outside dorms and classrooms between the hours of 10 PM and 5 AM. And with that, I hope you all enjoy Cross Academy!"
The president left and Aido let out a sigh, "This is going to be such a pain, I can already feel it…"
All of the night class students had skipped both the tour and the banquet and had gone to their dorms. All, but two.
He walked around the woods in a daze, unsure if he should go back to his room or not. "This place is so boring… Perhaps I'll stay out for just a bit longer. The others might start to worry if I…"
His entire body froze as he saw a young girl kneeling by the river. "Her…" That was the only thought in his mind. He knew he couldn't have been imagining things. Even as a child, he would never go far enough as to imagine voices and fragrances.
"... Moka?"
The figure quickly jumped and turned around, hiding behind the closest tree. She peered out, "Ai… Aido…? But…"
His lips formed a big smile on his face as he ran up to her and hugged her tight, "Moka! It is you! I haven't seen you in so long and-" He was stopped by an angry push, "... Leave me alone!" He watched in shock as Moka started to run, "Wait-! Moka?!" He outstretched his hand as he sat on the ground, still trying to put together what had just happened in his mind. "Moka… Please don't go… Not again…"
He was aware that she couldn't hear him. Even if she could, there wasn't a way in heaven or hell that she would stop running from him. He just thought that maybe, just maybe, his mind would stop her and make her come back.
Kain pounded on Aido's door, "Hanabusa! Get your ass up or we'll be late!" Aido opened his sleepy eyes, "Five more minutes… Kain…" He could hear his angry cousin burst through the door and grabbed the covers from the bed, "I've given you more than enough time! If you wanted to sleep more, than you shouldn't have been out all damn night!"
Aido's eyes clicked open as he remembered what had happened the previous night. He quickly got up out of bed and grabbed his uniform, hurriedly putting it on. Kain grinned a little, "Knew I could get you up." Aido didn't even glance at his cousin as he replied, "I could've slept with no covers. But I gotta go check something out real quick before I lose my mind for good!" He ran out the door and was followed by Kain's curious gaze. "What's gotten into him today….?"
Aido burst through the night classes' doors and looked around, seeing only a few people who paid him no attention. He scanned the room several times before exhaling a deep breath, "Probably just a really vivid dream… I guess…"
He turned around with his head down in disappointment before accidentally bumping into someone, causing all the books to fall to the ground. "I'm sorry! I wasn't paying any…"
He looked up before he could finish speaking and saw Moka standing there, "Moka…" She turned to leave but he gently grabbed her shoulder, easing her to stay. "Please… Just talk to me… I want to be your friend…"
She turned around with both an angry and a sad look spread across her face, "Friend? Do friends tell you to get out of their home when they know that they have absolutely no one else that can turn to? Do friends make you go through the pain of knowing you can never return home alone? I don't know much but… I know friends don't do that to each other… And you did that to me and…" Aido gave her a stern look as he spoke, "Moka. I am very sorry for the things I said to you that night. But please understand… My mother had just passed and… I was just upset… That's all… Please forgive me." He bowed his head as apologetically as humanly-or vampirely-possible. She looked at Aido for what seemed like hours, but finally she took the hand that was by his side, "I know that if you could take it back… You would, but… That still doesn't make up for what you made me go through, Aido…"
"I understand completely. If you feel we should never speak again, so be it. But as a counter offer, I would like to start our friendship over… Please. This is all I ask, Moka…"
He looked up at her and finally stood up straight. He could see tears forming in her eyes, "Oh! Um, please don't cry! I don't know what to do when girls cry..!" She gave a little laugh and wiped away the tears that were about to fall. "Just… Please don't say anymore hurtful things… I couldn't bear it, Aido…" He nodded his head happily, "I promise! Moka, I will be the best friend you've ever had in your life!" He knelt down and picked up her books that were on the ground, "You can go on in, I'll bring your stuff in for you!" She smiled and nodded, heading into the classroom to take her seat.
Aido smiled to himself and paused as he noticed that a page had slipped away from one of Moka's things. He went to pick it up and saw that it wasn't a piece of paper; it was a picture. It had faded a bit, but it was still clear as day. It was a young Moka and Aido in front of a sandcastle that was almost as big as they were at the time. He smiled and put the picture back into one of Moka's books and entered the classroom.
