The wind was biting and the snow kept getting in Zero's face. Needless to say, he was not very happy to be patrolling the grounds on Christmas Eve. Not that the holiday meant too much to him of course.
But he rather be doing something for his own pleasure, such as sitting with White Lily in her heated stable, than be out in the elements to protect brain-dead fangirls.
He didn't even know what Cross would be thinking, no one-not even those leech-worshipping girls-would brave this weather. Yuki had basically disappeared under all the layers of clothing she wore, but that still didn't stop the female prefect from catching a cold and being forced to stay in the dorms.
There had been no trouble, and Zero doubted there would be. Vampires might not get pneumonia or colds, but they were bothered by the cold just like humans, and those aristocrats wouldn't even come close to anything that would be of a discomfort.
A familiar scent crossed Zero's senses, barely distinguishable in all the snow and wind. A dark figure stood out sharply in the white landscape.
It was that girl again, that insufferable one that made him stay on this unbearable earth. What in the world was she doing out here?
She carried a small satchel and stood there, just staring out in the direction of the school gates. Snow covered her ebony black hair and the black satchel had a thin layer of white.
Zero marched up to her, with full intention of giving her a detention and sending her back to the Sun Dorms.
"I never learn" Her voice, soft and longing, stopped him from unleashing his detention on her. The girl tilted her head and rested her chin on the satchel she was holding. "I always hope, and then they never come."
Zero had no idea what the girl was saying, but he was sure that it probably wasn't healthy for a human to standing out in such weather with only the school uniform on. "What are you talking about? You're breaking curfew" He muttered, making to tug on the girl's sleeve when she gave no response. This was a whole different person from the odd, annoying one that had shoved the chocolates into his hands.
"I thought that...I thought that if I waited here...they would come" The girl hugged the satchel closer, and shook off Zero's hand. "But they never do..." The girl turned her head to look up at Zero. "They never do." She repeated.
Zero was struck by how earnestly sad her eyes were. They were brown, so dull and plain, but yet they were able to convey such intense emotions. They were like an open book to him, so like Yuki's...yet so not. He had only seen that kind of expression once. It was the expression of a person in so much despair and misery, that tears couldn't fall anymore, they just didn't have it in them.
"I suppose I should just take my punishment then, Mr. Prefect, and let you get back to your Christmas." The girl murmured, lowering her eyes again and shuffling forward. "First day back from break would be ok." She stumbled and righted herself, her words were almost slurred.
Zero leapt forward as the girl slipped and slumped into the snow, barely cradling her head as she fell into the snow. She only closed her eyes and shrunk into the ground. He hastily felt her forehead, burning hot.
Cursing, Zero hoisted the girl onto his back and started for the Headmaster's office. Stupid girl, what kind of idiot stands in the snow, waiting for a fever like that?
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