A/N: I am sooo sorry for taking so long to update this but I've had so much work to do recently! Also, i'm aware that this chapter isn't that great but it will definitely pick up in the next couple of chapters but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless! Also, thank you so much for all those people who have added my story to their story alerts and especially to those who have reviewed because I cannot tell how much that means to me! Thanks so so much! Enjoy chapter 4!

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Previously On Secrets In The Deadly Night...

"If you really wanted peace you wouldn't be erasing their memories every time one of your vamps mess up, I mean they don't even know you exist. That's not co-existing, it's just you guys playing pretend and before you ask why I can remember it's because you're memory wiping thingy won't work on me and no I won't tell you how I know about the existence of vampires. It's none of your business." With that she opened the door and walked out without looking back.

Kaname stared at the door for a few seconds after she left, before turning to look out of his window, his aura continually darkening whilst he watched her leave the moon dorms. After a few minutes he gathered his things and made his way to class, his mind focused on the new girl.

Now On Secrets In The Deadly Night...

Ashley made a point to avoid the night class from that night onwards, it would make her stay at Cross Academy that much easier if she didn't have to deal with vampires on top of everything else. It had been a couple of days since her encounter with Kaname, and things had fallen into a kind of routine for Ashley. If she was honest, she had become complacent and since she'd been avoiding the vampires' things had become dull but things being dull wasn't the problem, the problem was that since she'd arrived at Cross Academy she'd hadn't been training like she should've been otherwise if they found her she wouldn't stand a chance. It was that night that Ashley decided to start her training again, so in the dead of night, once the night class' lessons had started she snuck out of her room in a pair of shorts, a navy blue tank top and running shoes, with her hair tied up in a high pony tail, to go for a run until the night class had to return to their dorms.

Ashley snuck out of her dorms easily, and immediately broke out into a run, letting her legs take her wherever they so pleased. It was during this run, Ashley came across a pond where she came to a sudden halt and stopped running. Ashley walked up to the pond slowly, just staring at it for a few moments before a rustling noise behind her interrupted her thoughts. She turned around quickly to see who it was.

"What are you doing here?" Zero said annoyed. Ashley just blinked a few times, sighed and before answering.

"I was out for a run and then came across this pond as was just thinking before you came, and now we're having a conversation," she replied. Zero glared at her, Ashley's head snapped in the direction just past Zero having sensed someone and before Zero could reply Ashley broke out into a run in that direction with Zero following her.

Ashley ran into a clearing to find Kaname and Takuma and someone else who wasn't a vampire standing in front of them, they seemed to be having a conversation but Ashley paid no attention to it and ran straight for the intruder without stopping, the intruder then lifted his arm as if to do something but was unable to as Ashley grabbed then twisted his arm so he was unable to move.

"What are you doing here?" she hissed whilst twisting his arm further.

"What are you doing Ashley?" Kaname and Zero both said simultaneously, Ashley ignored them both focusing her attention on the 'person' whose arm she had.

"Well, well, well, imaging finding you here," the guy replied with a smirk before easily manoeuvring himself out of Ashley's grasp, knocking Ashley to the ground as he did so, "Oh you seem to be losing your touch, that was far too easy," he continued before lunging at her with a knife that had now appeared in his hand. Ashley quickly and easily moved out of the way, Kaname, Zero and Takuma all moved towards the two.

"NO," Ashley screamed at them, "don't try to help, I've got this," the man smirked.

"Always the confident one," he said mockingly.

"How did you find me here?" she asked as the man stood there without making any move to attack her yet but smiled slightly before answering,

"Well that was a stroke of luck actually, I sensed these vamps over here and decided to pay them a visit and then who should turn up but you, of all people. Guess it's just my lucky night tonight," he said menacingly.

"Oh yeah, think again," Ashley said before lunging at the man, easily getting the knife out of his grasp and stabbing him in the heart. The man froze, fell to floor and then disintegrated into ash. Zero, Kaname and Takuma all stared at her for a few moments, Ashley turned around to face them before starting to walk away from the scene.

"What was that?" Kaname asked stopping Ashley from walking away any further. Ashley tilted her head slightly without turning round to face them before answering.

"That has nothing to do with you so stay out of it. Oh and Zero, I need a favour," Zero scoffed.

"Do you now?" he stated

"We'll talk in the morning," she said before walking away, ignoring both Kaname's and Takuma's questions and the glare she could feel coming from Zero.

The next morning Ashley was once again woken up by a knocking on her door, she opened it to find Yuki standing there.

"Hey, headmaster wants to see you in his office," she said smiling. Ashley groaned before getting changed and making her way to Kaien's office. Once she reached his office she stood outside for a few moments before opening the door and walking in to find both Kaname and Zero in the room as well.

"You wanted to see me?" Ashley said making her way towards Kaien's desk.

"Yes, I did. I have recently been informed of what happened last night, care to explain?" Kaien said in a serious tone. Ashley internally sighed but outwardly made no move to answer his question.

"Ashley, this is serious, you need to tell us what's going on," Kaien continued.

"I don't need to tell you anything so I'm not going to tell you anything because it's none of your business," Ashley replied in an annoyed tone.

"At least tell us who that person was?" Kaname asked. Ashley smirked before answering.

"What you mean you guys don't know? And here I thought, with the way you guys acted that vampires know everything," Kaname's aura darkened slightly as he glared at Ashley in response to her answer. "So, if thats it I'll be leaving now," Ashley said making a move to leave the room.

"No, not yet," Kaien said stopping her, "What did you need from Zero?"

"Oh nothing big just a sparring partner," Ashley stated. Zero raised an eyebrow.

"Is that all? Fine but don't expect me to go easy on you," Ashley smirked

"Oh don't worry I won't and you best prepare yourself for a beating," Zero scoffed before they were all dismissed from the room, Zero and Ashley both left the room, leaving Kaname and Kaien to talk; Kaname watched Ashley leave before turning his attention back to Kaien, it appeared that the night class were getting new students.

That night, the gates to the moon dorm opened slowly revealing a large group of screaming fan girls like every other night. Kaname glanced round the crowd with his usual emotionless mask tonight however, the mask cracked slightly as his eyes widened when he saw a new face among the crowd. He titled his head slightly whilst trying to figure out what had changed, and why she was standing there, realising that the night class were all waiting on him, he shook his head and started walking towards the main school building, ignoring all of the screaming girls still focused on figuring out why Ashley was there.

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