A/N: Hiii everyone XD. In the last chapter, I know there's stuff that was unclear, so I tried to fix most of it, and I tried to explain stuff in this one XD.

Oh well… maybe I'll re-write this whole thing and make it better… someday.

For now, I hope you can ignore the gaps, etc. in this and just be entertained XD.

This story is my baby XD, as I mentioned in the first chapter.

Please review if you have time, any suggestions are welcomed!

Thank you tons for all the sweet reviews!!!

Also, I'm going to try very hard to make Akane a three dimensional character and not a Mary-Sue..and that may not work very well with this story…. So I apologize if she annoys you.

Oh, and because I'm a music freak, I'm going to try and find songs that go well with the chapter XD. (They probably won't ever be exactly about what's going on, but the mood fits XD.)

I like finding songs to fit with things…bwahaha!

Song for this chapter: All that I'm Living For

Artist: Evanescence

Explanation: I don't know… it's mainly because of the ending of the song kinda felt like it fit with the ending of the story, lol.

Please review if you have time!

Storyyyy time!

"Come on, you're going to be late." Someone was shaking my shoulder. I forced my eyes open. "Class is almost starting."

"Gah, oh um…" I shook my head to clear it and sat up. "Thanks… I'm Akane Tsukino."

"Mami Ito." My roommate said. She was already dressed in her uniform, bag over her shoulder. Her long hair was pulled back in a high ponytail. She waved behind her as she walked out the door.

Classes continued in what felt like a never-ending monotone. The classrooms were stuffy and Mami-san wasn't in any of them. Everyone was already with their own group of friends and that left me to read in the back of the classroom. I was used to not being talked to. It was enough that I had books to read and notes to take. Of course, occasionally someone would talk to me, and it was always nice to have a small conversation together.

But being alone made me feel secure. I could get all of my work done myself and nobody else would mess it up. If I failed or got hurt, it was my fault, nobody else's.

I almost skipped outside when we had Phys. Ed. I had never ridden a horse before, and I was excited to learn. The crisp air filled my lungs, a feeling equivalent to drinking cold water on a scorching day. My horse wasn't bad tempered, but I could never keep my feet in the stirrups. I fell off five times, receiving two bruises on each knee.

"Good try." Someone said. I lifted my face from the ground and met the eyes of Mami-san. She sat proudly on her brown horse, looking beautiful and professional in her clean riding clothes. I hadn't gotten my riding clothes yet, so I had to ride in an extra boy's uniform. I grinned and bounced to my feet, feeling the adrenaline course through me. Mami-san, seeing my crazed grin, shook her head and continued with her lesson.

"Go take a shower." Mami-san said that night. "And… how can you still be so hyper?"

"Horseridingclass." I said. The syllables morphed together.

"Yes, I know but—"

"Ifellofffivetimes! Itwasfun!" I smiled and spun around in circles.

"Too much adrenalin." Mami-san mumbled. I stopped spinning, feeling sleepy. "Clean up before you pass out." Mami-san shoved me into the bathroom.

"You look dead." Mami-san said when I was done showering. She was lounging on her bed, sketching the flower vase on her nightstand. "Try and sleep."

"I have to go on prefect duty." I stretched and pulled on my shoes. Mami-san nodded, too absorbed in her drawing to listen. I chuckled and walked into the hallway. The Chairman had told me to go to the front of the school, where Yuki would explain what I should do. He had lied to Yuki and said that a couple months ago, I had seen a vampire, and that was why I was a Disciplinary Committee member. This also saved me from giving her any explanations about why I wasn't alarmed about Zero.

"Akane-san!" Yuki waved when I reached her. Zero was nowhere in sight. I waved back at her. "Thank you for saving Zero!"

"Oh… no problem…" She launched into an explanation about what we were going to do tonight. I would be patrolling the back of the school, she would be in the front, and Zero the two sides, "If he ever shows up!" she yelled.

Zero showed up near the end of our shift. Yuki yelled at him for being late and ordered him to start patrolling the sides of the school. [A/N: Just a quick point here… I'm just completely making up how they go around patrolling, hehe. So I'm sorry if I make any mistakes.]

"Fine…" Zero grumbled, stalking toward one side. I returned to the back, almost hoping someone would show up. This is boring… but at least the air feels nice. I thought as a cool wind blew. I stopped and listened to Zero's footsteps, which were getting closer.

"Tsukino-san." He said.

"What? Shouldn't you be patrolling a—"

"What did you mean when you told me that you're blood is stronger than a human's or a pureblood's." His purple eyes pierced my gaze and I suddenly felt a thousand times smaller.

"My blood grants a vampire temporary power… and that power is equivalent to a pureblood's."

"How long will it last?"

"About a month. You won't need to feed." Zero continued to glare at me. "I don't know anything else." Instead of looking away, I glared back. I couldn't give him any more answers, so he had no right to demand them. "If you need more information, I'm sure the Chairman can help. Excuse me." I pushed past him and continued to walk around the perimeter.

A week passed quickly, and I felt a routine forming. My body grew accustomed to patrolling at night and keeping the Day Class students away from the Night Class in the early evenings. I was no longer late to class, nor did I feel fatigued. Mami-san began talking to me more, sometimes even eating lunch with me. She showed me her beautiful sketches, and promised to draw me some time.

It was when she was fulfilling that promise, that my bright little world was stripped of its light.

During the hour before the Night Class students awoke to go to school, I sat on the windowsill and posed for Mami-san. She wanted me to sit cross-legged and to look out at the school.

"Thank you for not moving, Aka-chan." I smiled at the name, nobody had called me that since I was little.

Knock, knock.

"Come in!" I said. The Chairman opened the door, and for the first time he didn't have a smile on his face.

"Oh, Chairman. Good evening." Mami-chan said.

"Good evening, Mami-san. Akane-san, would you please come with me? I'm afraid it's urgent." I stood and followed the Chairman out the door.

"What is it?" I said.

"It's Kiryu-kun." The Chairman sighed and walked faster.

"Wh—what happened?"

"He attacked Yuki."

Attacked… The word rattled in my chest like a bundle of thorns. He didn't just bite her… he attacked her…