xXBloodRoseXx: First off, I'd like to thank Victoria, The Ruby Wolf, and akai-sora for your reviews!! You guyses rock!!!

Second, I'm sorry I haven't updated all week! Track started, so I had practices and all. . It's been a hectic week. Bleh... But I get to do hurdles this year! Woot! Just a hint for all you though, don't jump too early. It's not fun. And don't run in socks on the gym floor!!! Trust me, I slipped today, and now I've got a huge burn on my knee. I'm okay though!!!

Third, I've got a deviant art account now!! Hehe. Drawing's my main thing and I loves it. So, I would appreciate it if you guys would go look, and comment if you can, (A version of the accounts are free, too. That's how I've got mine!) The address is : xVampiresRosex. deviantart. com (Just without all the spaces. I had to type those to get the link to show up.) Well here's part four of Tainted!!

A few weeks passed without incident. I mostly stayed alienated from people, and they likewise. I had a few classes with Yuki Cross, and she talked to me then, but otherwise I was left to myself, which was for the better.One thing I did notice though, was that the white-haired boy that was Guardian with Yuki, Zero I think his name is, was also a vampire. ( I had this natural gift for telling what one truly was. ) How many were there at this school?

Today, during the outside period, where people generally rode horses and such, I was sitting against a tree nearby, as usual. I had never liked riding, so I usually just watched or napped. Except something unexpected happened. One horse suddenly got spooked by something, and it reared, throwing its rider off. The unfortunate girl fell to the ground, seriously scraping her leg.

Instantly, the smell of blood filled my nose. It was so strong! I could feel one of my attacks coming on, and I quickly got up and ran off before it got to serious. No one noticed, as they were all too busy worrying about the girl. When I got far enough away, I slumped against a tree. My breath was coming is short, ragged gasps, and cold sweat covered my forehead. Pain was coursing through my body, worse than ever before. I sat, panting, on the ground.

"Ren?" I heard a voice call. "Are you okay?"

Oh, no. Yuki. She can't have followed me! It's too dangerous. I wanted to get up and run, or tell her to, but I couldn't breathe well.

"Ren? Are you okay?" Yuki asked again, her voice more worried. I heard her footsteps nearer to me.

"Stay... away," I managed to gasp. Her footsteps stopped.

"What's wrong?" she asked. I felt her hand on my arm. I jerked away and squeezed my eyes shut. I could feel my bloodlust taking over, and my teeth growing. Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no. I couldn't bite her! But she wouldn't leave.

"Please..." I whispered. "Get away."

Beside me, I heard Yuki gasp. "Your teeth," she said. My eyes widened. She saw. Oh, well. Now she'd run! But to my surprise, she didn't. She grabbed my wrist gently. "Come on, she said. "We'll get something to help you." What? I was shocked. She wasn't running away screaming, like she should be.

But I couldn't think about that. I couldn't take it anymore! Wrenching my arm away, I sunk my teeth into my own wrist. I tasted my blood flow into my mouth. I shuddered at the taste, but bit down all the harder. Better me than Yuki.

"Come on, Ren." Yuki's hand clasped my shoulder, and I stood up. I followed her slowly towards the headmaster's building, my teeth still sunk in my arm. When we got inside, she went upstairs to a door and ran through.

"Father, I need blood tablets, now!" I heard Yuki exclaim.

"Is Zero..." Headmaster Cross started to say, until I walked into the room. "Oh, my," he whispered instead. I slumped onto a couch by the door, but I was still tense, ready to run if I couldn't contain myself.

Yuki ran back into the room, and shoved a glass full of red liquid into my hand. There was a white pill at the bottom, still disolving. "Drink it," she ordered. "It'll help." I relinquished my bite on my arm, and gulped down the glass. Slowly, the pain and lust for blood faded. Closing my eyes, I sighed and leaned my head into my hands.

The room was silent. I heard the headmaster muttering to himself, but none of it was understandable. Finally I heard, "I can't believe her parents would send her here without telling me..."

"You can't tell them!!" I yelled, a look of sheer terror crossing my face.

Headmaster Cross looked at me with confusion. "They don't know?" he asked. I shook my head weakly. "How long since you were...?"

"About three years ago..." I answered. "And no matter what, Mom and Dad can't find out!!!"

"Surely they'd understand..." Yuki started, until I let out a hysteric laugh.

"No. You've never heard them talk. They hate vampires with an intense passion. They want them all killed, former humans too."

Silence filled the room again. Headmaster Cross started pacing and muttering to himself. "What to do... What to do?" I sat quiet, watching him pace. "We could always move her to the Night Class."

"I'd rather you not," I interupted. "I've lived in the light all my life, I'm not changing now."

"Father, I have an idea," Yuki said. We both looked to her. "She could be a Guardian, with Zero and me. In exchange for her help, we could keep her secret."

Headmaster Cross nodded. "Yes, I suppose. Are you up for it, Ren? Helping to keep the Night Class' secret from the Day Class?"

"As long as it means my secret's safe," I answered. I wasn't too excited about helping the vampires, but I'd take whatever alternative I could.

"Okay. Well, you two'd better get back to class." Headmaster Cross finished. Yuki and I walked out the door. When we were nearly out of the building, I broke our silence.

"Yuki, I'd like you to promise me something," I said.

"What?" she asked, her voice confused.

"If... If I ever bite someone... or even get close... I want you to kill me, alright?"

A look of shock crossed her face, but was quickly replaced by determination. "I won't let it get to that," she stated. "I promised Zero that I'd stop it if if I had to, and I'll make you the same promise! And, you've got a friend now, so trust me, okay?"

I smiled and nodded. "Okay..."

Only the future could tell what would happen. But right now, I had to worry about the present. Tonight, I would start as a Guardian, bringing me ever closer to true vampires.

xXBloodRoseXx: Ahh! Done! Yay! Sorry this took so long everyone! I've been writing this since Thursday, and it is now Sunday. But it's done! I might not be able to update as often as I'd like to anymore, because of track and band and such, but my brother's baseball season starts this month, so I'll be home alone more often, and that means I get longer on the computer!! But until then, you'll have to wait. I'll try to update soon! Thanks for reading! Sayonara!