And so the sweet dream begins…

Night 1

The day began like always for Yuuki Cross. She dragged herself out of her room in the morning, eyes heavy from last night's work as a school prefect. She would glance casually at the watch in the corner of her room. And that was when the running began.

Like a ghost released from hell, she sprinted through the almost deserted hallways of Cross Academy, followed by the echo of, "I'm late! I'm Late! I'm late! Oh dear!". A perfect imitation of Alice in Wonderland's the White rabbit, had she had a pocket watch and a pair of bunny ears.

The class room door slammed open, allowing a nearly exhausted Yuuki to fall onto the ground, face flat. There was a sigh of irritation from Zero and a shake of Yori's head followed quickly by a "Nice of you to join us, Ms. Cross".

"Ah ha ha ha…". Quickly, she took her seat, red faced and quickly set herself beside Yori, only to meet the magenta pair of eyes staring at her from the other side. They blinked once before a snide smirk came to the owner's face, "another alarm clock suffered in the hands of Yuuki Cross this morning?", then she turned away.

Yuuki pouted slightly before beaming, not taking any offense from the eccentric looking girl before her. That girl was intimidating enough, almost always frowning, red highlights against raven, but Yuuki knew better than that. She was sure that beneath all that aggravation and rebellious hair dye, was a sweeter, softer, more fragile Katora Hatake.

Katora was a relatively new student. She had only just recently joined the Day class three weeks ago. At first there had been friction with her and….well. Just about everyone. Katora wasn't exactly the easiest to make friends with. She glared daggers at every one and was quick to speak her mind, often that turning out into some sort of an insult. They had even crowned her as the "Girl from hell", right beside Lily "the horse from hell". Katora was one who could make anyone cry if she wanted to, several Day Class girls including the Class president had fallen victim to her spicy demeanor. In a way, she was a lot like Zero…and that was probably the reason the two had gravitated towards each other.

It had began with Zero stopping right in the hallway, right in Katora's path. Immediately glares were released, flying in every direction, no one would go near. This continued until finally, cracking her knuckles threateningly, Katora said, "you're blocking my way, loser". Naturally, Zero, being Zero didn't budge. "It's not nice to call people names, witch". And that was how it began, the odd friendship they had with each other.

Zero had taken a liking to Katora, more than Yuuki had seen with anyone else other than herself, and so naturally, she extended the same courtesy to the newcomer. Katora was like a clam, closed tight, shutting everything out and keeping everything in….but sometimes you would catch a glimpse of her, in a smile, in a twinkle of her eyes, in a mischievous grin.

Yuuki sat there a faint smile on her lips as she slowly began to feel; the pulls of sleep on her eye lids and slowly her head sank to the table top. "Just a little nap…so tired…". But the tranquility disappeared in an echo of footsteps from the hall…and a second later, the door opened.

The newcomer didn't barge in like Yuuki had, she did not knock, and did not make a noise, but as the door turned on it's hinges, heads turned to face her, drawn by some unexplainable instinct to peer at the new comer. She was slim and tall with auburn hair that curved at the ends, and side bangs sweeping over her face lightly. She had hazel , almond shaped eyes, a long nose and small, delicate lips. And she was beautiful. Especially so.

"Good morning" she said quietly, not bothering to raise her voice as everyone's attention was solely on her. She seemed to enjoy the attention, as her mere presence demanded that people look at her. She smiled mysteriously and stepped to the board and at once the spell was broken.

"Ah, you must be the new student! Well, it's understandable that you were late, Cross Academy is rather large, it's easy to get lost" the teacher said, before clearing his throat and gesturing towards the refined looking student by his side. "This is Senna Kurosaki,a new student. She will be studying with us from now on. She came late because of some sort of medical condition…tell me, are you alright?" he asked. Senna nodded once her eyes sweeping across the room before landing on Yuuki for a split second before moving on. "I'm alright now" she answered with yet another smile.

Yuuki stared at Senna curiously. 'Gosh…she's pretty…not like , say, Ruka-sempai but real close…then again, it's hard for humans to keep up with vampires…'. Yuuki leaned back in her seat as Senna walked pass the rows, and took a seat two chairs ahead of her. Yori turned to look at Yuuki, "she looks like someone from the night class or something…".

Beside them, and just behind them, however, two figures were not so lax. Zero slouched, leaning on one hand, his pose almost nonchalant save for the firm glare aimed at the head of the mysterious new comer three rows forward. On the side was Katora.

Slowly her hand clenched at her skirt as she stared down the newcomer. Suddenly Senna turned her head and looked at her. Katora recoiled and hissed threateningly. Senna's lips curled upward parting slightly In a coy smile before turning her attention back to the board.

Katora blinked, her raised shoulders, slowly settling into a more relaxed position and she let her hand continue to play with the hem of her skirt. She continued to stare at the placid female ahead of her, until the bell rang, signaling break and her thoughts formed a conclusion.

People stood up, leaving their desks to meet up with friends, idle chatter filling the room. "Katora, Yori and I are heading to the cafeteria, coming?" Yuuki asked, smilling brightly as was her nature and bending near Katora.

Occupied with staring down the newcomer, Katora mumbled a quick "go ahead. I'll catch up". Yuuki followed the raven's steely gaze and saw it land on Senna. She frowned but only for a second before heading to the doorway, "ok, seeya then", and she disappeared.

The number of people gradually began to lessen. As Senna finally left her desk and assumed a calm gait to the exit, Katora's eyes followed her until she was out of sight. Finally she stood up.

"If that's not a Vampire, my name's not Katora Hatake".