Author Notes: I hope you like my new story format. I have to say, its pretty difficult writing like this. But its worth it!


As do I, Chairman. I also had a bad feeling about something. It wasn't anything related to vampires, or at least I was sure of it. As I walked toward the dorm, I saw Yuki and Zero on the balcony of the school. Yuki waved at me and yelled a hello down here. I waved back, not really paying attention to her. I saw Zero being jealous, as usual. I wasn't paying much attention to anything around me. That bad feeling was strong.

I finally arrived at the door and before I even put a hand on the handle, the door opened itself. Came out, a girl from the day class depending on her attire. She bumped into and she looked like she was about to fall so I gripped her shoulders. I put my hands back down. The girl stood there, looking at my chest. The girl looked up and for a minute, she looked like someone else. It was the shy girl Akira Tsukiyomi.

"I-I am so s-sorry, K-Kaname. P-Please for g-give me," Akira stuttered.

I chuckled at her shy personality. In Cross Academy, it was rare to find a girl so terribly shy, she wouldn't go near anyone. Her hair was a mess due to the fact that she suddenly bumped me. I combed her hair to make it the closest thing to neat. Akira blushed. Of course this was very common for girls. Then I thought again, why was she here in the first place?

"What are you doing here? Do you realize you'll get in big trouble?"

She slouched a little and put her head down. This was probably the first time she ever got in trouble like this and to be told by someone she supposedly loved too. It would have been ironic if I had gotten in trouble by her and I 'loved' her. No matter what, I will always love Yuki.

"I, uh, got a letter from a couple of people to meet them at the forest. I wanted to make friends since I didn't… have any," she whispered.

How sad. I couldn't help to feel pity for this girl. Yet am I different from her? I have yet a friend to come across. The vampires that are under my wind of protection are nothing near the line as friends. They follow me of their own free will. I do not force them. It seems that in the end, me and her are the same. A friend…

"Do you wish for a friend, Akira?" I asked, "For I can be your friend,"

Her head shot up and then she bowed. She was shaking her head, furiously to be in fact. Did she not want my friendship? Was the aura surrounding me to sinister? Or was she afraid of the dark path I am leading into? I chuckled softly at those thoughts. I put a hand on her shoulder; she looked at my hand.

"I don't mind…"

But that was the truth. I did not mind at all. In fact, I would be overjoyed for her to accept it.