Zero felt his conscious slowly drifting back. The first thing he noticed was the soft and comfortable surface beneath his back. 'This isn't the ground,' Zero thought. He was sure that he had collapsed on the ground but he couldn't remember anything past that point. Forcing open his heavy eyes, he took in the room that surrounded him. He noticed that he was lying on a couch in what appeared to be an office with a high ceiling. Pushing his protesting body into a sitting position, Zero winced as a sharp spark of pain shot through his body. Looking around once more his eyes landed on the blood sucking prince of all vampires sitting comfortably at his desk, seeming to ignore him.

"What the hell am I doing here Kuran?" Zero asked. A long silence filled the room as Zero waited impatiently for an answer. Getting frustrated at the lack of response Zero abruptly stood up only to collapse under a sudden urge of intense blood lust. His eyes flashed a bright red as his hand flew to his throat in an attempt to stop the hunger.

At this Kaname finally looked up from his work and focused his eyes on the hunter. With a sigh Kaname got up from his desk and walked over to Zero's slumped form on the ground. Knowing full well what was happening to him he knelt down in front of the hungry vampire, unbuttoning the top of his shirt to reveal his slender neck. Zero's eyes instantly snapped up to the pale flesh that was exposed to him.

"Drink Kiryu," Kaname ordered, fully expecting Zero to reject the order.

"I don't need it," Zero replied forcing his eyes away from Kaname.

'As expected...' Kaname thought. "Stubborn hunter." Kaname grabbed Zero and forced him to his neck. "Drink or I will have no choice but to make you."

Zero didn't need to be told twice as the forced proximity sent his senses into overdrive. His fangs came out on their own accord as Zero bit down into the flawless neck. The blood rushed into his mouth, instantly beginning to quench his thirst with it's divine taste. Zero closed his eyes, savoring the taste before forcing himself away from Kaname. He felt that his hunger was nowhere near satisfied but didn't want to take any more blood than he needed, especially from someone he didn't like, but was there another reason?

After taking a moment to collect himself, Zero focused his attention on the vampire that was standing a few feet away, watching him. "You still haven't answered my question, Kuran."

"You collapsed in the forest," Kaname replied plainly. "I thought it better to bring you back to Cross Academy than to leave you lying half dead on the forest floor."

Zero muttered a quick thanks under his breath. He was, after all, thankful for what the vampire had done for him, not that he would admitted it out loud. Before he could ask another question Zero's cellphone rang loudly, disrupting the silence that had descended upon the room. Zero pulled out the phone from his pocket and looked at the caller I.D. To his dismay, it read "Cross." He reluctantly flipped open his phone and held it next to his ear.

"Zerooooooooooooooooo," sang the Chairman's voice. "I need you to come to my office straight away. There is some important news I need to discuss with you and Yuki."

"Fine I'll be right there," Zero replied as he shut the phone. "I have to go Kuran." Zero put his phone in his pocket as he went over to the open window. Just before he could jumped out a hand shot out and grabbed his arm.

"If you have another urge you need to come to me." Kaname put an extra emphasis on need to strengthen his point. Zero jerked his arm away from his grip.

"Sure." With that he jumped out the window and landed on the ground without a sound.

Zero approached the Chairman's office that was louder than usual, indicating that Yuki was already in the office. Not bothering to knock, since he was already expected, Zero threw the door open and strode into the room. Before the door could connect with the door stopper a loud smack was heard. He looked at the still half opened door that had a slight groaning sound coming from behind it. Zero turned around and shut the door, revealing a half squished Chairman behind it.

"Sorry," Zero said halfheartedly.

"Chairman, are you okay?" she said after her moment of surprise.

"Daddy's okay!" the Chairman said as he inflated himself back to normal size. "Now that Zero's here we can finally begin our meeting." The Chairman walked over to his desk and pulled out three files. "We have three new students that will be attending this school, starting tomorrow. They will be arriving tonight and I expect you two to greet them when they arrive."

"Of course! We will give them a tour as well," Yuki said excitedly.

Three students, dressed in the black daytime uniform of Cross Academy, approached the school.

"Remember our mission," said a low male voice.

"Indeed, we can't afford to look bad in our superior's eyes," replied a soft female voice. The third member of the group remained silent as they walked up the stairs with his hands behind his head. They entered through the school gates and were greeted by the two prefects of the school.

"Welcome to Cross Academy," said Yuki.