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"Bonjour, Je m'appelle Ami Cross!" I slightly yelled in a hurry while giving a small bow to the seated Day class students in front of me.
"What did she say?"
"Do you think she's foreign?"
"Is she a new student?"
"Why are they letting a student in so late in the year?"
"I don't know but she said Cross."
"Do you think the Chairman has anything to do with it?"
Questioned whispers were passed around the room as I realized I had completely introduced myself in French. Even the teacher was giving me a weird look. I looked up mildly panicked at Yuki and she threw a reassuring smile at me.
I straightened up with some confidence behind me and I took a deep breath to calm my worried thoughts. "I mean my name is Ami Cross and I am a new student."
"Are you a foreign exchange student or did the Chairman adopt you?" a student called out.
"Um, I'm from France and, yes, the Chairman adopted me."
Students went into groups and began to whisper about the new information they just heard. With each second that passed I grew uncomfortable knowing so many people were talking about me and I was standing in the front of the class which made me an easier target for their petty gossip.
"Can I go sit down?" I asked the teacher a defeated look on my face as the students continued, some of them not even trying to hide the fact that they were talking about me.
"Yes," the teacher scanned the seating chart in his hand. "There's a seat open next to Kiryu in the back. That will be yours for the remainder of the year."
"Thank you." I picked up my new book bag, yet to be filled with books, and walked up the steps to Zero in the back. Along the way someone dropped a pencil and I slipped on it causing me to fall on my face.
Great, not five minutes into school and I'm already labeled as a loser by the laughing class.
I already went to high school (and No, I wasn't a loser. I was normal in the social pyramid of high school); I don't need to do this all over again. I already graduated from Lycée Montalembert, went to prom with my guy friend as my date, and was already taking courses at the local college. The only reason I had agreed to go to school again was because I didn't want to be stuck in the Chairman's house all day missing out on the drama happening out here. I also wanted to keep an eye on things to make sure nothing messed with the Vampire Knight world I knew. So that's why I'm on the floor right now getting laughed at while I groaning softly in pain.
"Ami, are you okay?" Yuki was next to me in a flash along with Zero and the fact that the usually hostile perfect actually seemed to be worried about me caused the other students to quiet since they've never seen Zero show any emotion to anyone besides Yuki.
"Yeah, I think so." I had a hand placed over my ringing ear to ease the pain coming from it. I had insisted on removing the bandages protecting my still sensitive ear because I didn't want to stand out too much on my first day like I did when I went shopping yesterday.
Well, I guess it didn't help.
"Oh my God! Are you okay?" the girl who had dropped the pencil was crouched next to me looking genuinely sorry. "I can't believe that happened. I am so sorry! It just slipped!"
"It's fine." I said as Yuki and the new girl helped me up while Zero picked up my dropped bag a couple of steps below me. Now that I was standing I realized the girl was really short and her face ended up in front of my boobs. She strangely reminded me of Rukia from Bleach except that her hair was a bright orange. "No blood no foul, right?"
"I'm glad you're okay!" she smiled at me and warmly shook my hand. "My name is Hina!"
"Please sit down students. I have a class to teach." The teacher began to right on the board the lesson for the day. Following Zero to his seat he set my bag on the table top and quietly sat down.
"Thanks Zero." I let out a sigh sitting in the seat next to him my hand still pressed protectively against my ear.
"It was nothing." He kept his gaze on the teacher that was talking about the beginnings of Europe. "How's your ear. Yuki told me it hasn't fully healed yet."
"It could be better but it's manageable."
….
"People think I'm a loser now don't they?"
"Yep."
"Lovely," I sighed resting my head on my folded arms. "Simply lovely."
After he grunted in return we found ourselves listening to the teacher and the lesson. As the teacher, who really hadn't told me his name yet, droned on about Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and Germania my eyes began to grow heavier and heavier. Now don't get me wrong, I love history. So much so that it can be described as bordering on an obsession ( I think it comes from watching Hetalia.) but recently I've been feeling more tired during the day and more active at night. I'm a little concerned I might be sick but I don't want to worry Yuki so I hope it'll go away on its own…
xXx
"The music room is the last door down that hall." Yuki told me while shifting her gym bag on her shoulder. "Are you sure you don't want to go back to your room and rest. Mr. Honda was angry when you and Zero fell asleep in class today."
"It's okay; I'll see you after school Yuki!" I smiled while rushing off to my elective class in hopes that playing the piano will take my mind off the scolding Zero and I got earlier.
Well, it turns out I made a great first impression on my teacher (whose name I discovered was Mr. Honda) by falling asleep during his lecture.
This is the best day ever!
…
Not.
RIIIIING!
Oh no!
Picking up my speed I ran and threw open the door Yuki had directed me to. "I'm sorry…I'm…late." I huffed between breaths as I braced my hands on my knees in exhaustion, my book bag, which was now filled with books and homework, slipped off my shoulder and slid to the floor with a dull 'thud'.
A blond woman with kind eyes looked between me and the chart in her hand. "I don't recall getting a new student so don't worry that you're late Ms…"
"Ami Cross," I made sure I introduced myself in English this time. "The Chairman told me to just come to class until he sorted things out."
"Hello Ms. Ami, my name is Mrs. Suzuki." She smiled. "I can't count you late if you're not on my chart so properly tell the class your name and what instrument you play."
What's with the teachers and having car dealership names?
Next thing you know there's going to be a Mr. Ford….
I faced the class and was a little relieved to see more unfamiliar faces. Hopefully I won't embarrass myself in this class and my reputation hadn't spread enough yet so they haven't gotten a chance to judge me yet. "My name is Ami Cross and I play the piano."
"Really! That's great now we can play some pieces with the piano! Can you play a song for us?" Mrs. Suzuki clapped her hands and ran over to pull a dusty tarp off an equally as dusty upright piano in the corner.
"What song would you like me to play?"
"Bach!"
"Chopin!"
"Beethoven!"
"Mozart!"
Many students shouted composers but Mrs. Suzuki quickly silenced them by slamming her hands on the piano keys sending an ungodly noise throughout the room.
"Now, Ami, dear, play whatever song you want." She stepped away from the piano and allowed me to take a seat in front of it.
I quietly admired its structure and noted that it hadn't been used in quite a while. Gently my finger tips ran across the birch carvings etched into the upper panel and I jumped when I felt a weird emotion suddenly overtake me that wasn't my own. Longing? I pressed a finger onto a key and the note sounded out gloriously as if it had been waiting for someone to play it. Was the piano longing for someone to play it? Well, I can fix that.
"Ne vous inquiétez pas mon ami." I whispered tenderly to the piano as I sat more comfortably in front of it, steadying my hands above the keys. "Je suis ici."
And I began to play Merry Go Round of Life on the long forgotten piano.
My eyes closed as I allowed the piano's happiness to fill my heart and the music. The students and Mrs. Suzuki had fallen strangely silent when I had begun to play but I didn't allow any worry to plague me. Instead my mind wandered to the song. The way it went from a joyful tune back to a thoughtful one left me questioning my feelings. Should I feel happy or sad? Thinking of Howl's Moving Castle and how it ended I decided that I should be happy.
As the song came to an end I noticed a new shine to the piano that hadn't been there before. I smiled as the song finished glad that I had finally been able to play out some of my frustration.
Please like the song….…please like me…
Instantly clapping sounded behind me and I was surrounded by students who were declaring how beautiful the song was and how nice and cool I was too. I stood up baffled by the sudden onslaught of students and while trying to get out and I accidently stumbled on my chair and fell back. Before I was smashed by the students I jerked to my feet (some students even grabbed at my clothes to stop me) and dashed for the door grabbing my bag and stumbled into the hall before anything else could happen.
"Sorry Mrs. Suzuki, I think I heard the Chairman calling me!" I lied as I ran to the stairs thoroughly freaked out by sudden attack from the students and wanting to get as far away from the music room as possible. When earlier I had been dying to go to class, I now couldn't get away fast enough.
Was the song that bad?
If I had looked into the students eyes before I ran out of the room I would have found them rimmed with red as if someone was controlling them…
But I hadn't looked.
xXx
I sat in the shade of a tree as the day class girls (and some guys) waited for the Night Class to come out. Several newspapers, some from a couple of months ago and others years old, were scattered around me along with the contents of my book bag. I should've been doing my homework but I had already seen the Trigonometry and quickly realized that it would probably take me ten minutes to finish.
Having already gone through high school has given me a big advantage in class.
Right now I was seeing what kind of world I was in and if maybe I could contact my parents but from what I've seen in the papers so far it seems to be a completely different world entirely. In my world France was in a bit of trouble when we lost our Triple A-status along with most of Europe. I mean the world's economy was falling apart and it was constantly in the media but here…everything was perfect. The economy is better than ever, there haven't been any devastating earthquakes in the past decade, and it seems that scientist have made a huge step in finding a cure for cancer….
It's kind of unsettling how perfect everything seems.
"KYAAAAA!"
"IDOL! I LOVE YOU!"
"Will you go out with me?"
Ugh, you have got to be kidding me. Glancing up I saw the mob of students gather around the Moon Dorm gates as they opened. I didn't bother getting up so I really couldn't see the Night Class but I could tell where they were going since the mob moved in a big blob down the path around some people. Quickly losing interest in something I couldn't see I focused back on the newspapers, gathering information. Suddenly the crowd of students got louder as if they were getting closer and with a sinking feeling I realized someone was standing in front of me.
"Hello, my name is Hanabusa Aido but you can call me Idol." Aido winked down at me and I suppressed a shiver of disgust. Now don't get me wrong he is hot as hell in real life but I prefer guys who I can trust and are mature enough to make sensible decisions that I can agree with. "I haven't seen you around."
"I'm new. The Chairman adopted me." I said, trying to keep the conversation short I returned my attention back to the newspaper and began reading about some singer 'Aileen Ackart' (also known as AA) who was rising to the top charts with over a thousand people having downloaded her new song from…what the hell? It's not even called iTunes anymore it has a weird name like 'uLyrics' now.
"Hey," he pulled the paper from my grasp and carelessly tossed it to the side. "I was talking….to…you." he paused at the annoyed look on my face. Something felt off when I stared him down and it clearly showed in the atmosphere because even the day class students had quieted down and were staring at us with this strange look on their face. I already realized my mistake in taking on a vampire but my patience has been tested all day and Aido just came at the wrong time.
Please leave me alone…
I pleaded in my mind as I grew uncomfortable with all the staring that we were receiving. The students began to disperse and head back to the Sun Dorms almost immediately while Aido stayed in front of me clearly having an inner battle with himself from the look on his face.
Why did the students leave? Something was off about their eyes too? Their eyes were glowing slightly red but it had been really hard to notice when they had walked off leaving me and Aido.
Did Aido do something to them?
"If you'll excuse me, I need to drop Yuki's bags off at her dorm before I go to my own." I quickly stuffed the newspapers and homework into my bag and hoisted my stuff (and Yuki's gym bag) over my shoulders quickly trying to get away from Aido. "Goodbye Aido." I began to walk away but a hand on my shoulder stopped me.
"Wait," Aido had a weird look on his face but if I had to determine an emotion behind it I'd say it was closer to one of shock. "What did you just do?"
"Huh?"
"You know what you did!" his grip tightened slightly on my shoulder and I winced as he squeezed over a healing bruise. "Tell me-"
"Get away Hanabusa." Zero's voice growled from behind me and suddenly Aido's wrist was in the perfect's death grip.
"You can't tell me what to do Kiryu."
"Don't tempt me to use my gun on you vampire."
"You wouldn't dare shoot it off in front of everyone."
"Try me."
"You little-"
"Aido," the blond vampire froze and spun around suddenly to find himself face to face with Kaname. "Let that girl go."
"But Kaname-sama-"
"Are you questioning me Hanabusa?"
"No Kaname-sama!"
"Then go to class."
"Yes sir." Aido sent one last glare at Zero's and my way before following the rest of the Night Class, stomping his feet along the way childishly.
A tense silence was shared between Kaname and Zero as they stared each other down.
It would have been so dramatic if a gust of wind suddenly blew out of nowhere right now.
"Um, thank you Kaname." I gave a small bow towards the pureblood and began walking backwards towards the Sun Dorms. "Go help Yuki with the other students Zero! I'll see you later!" I turned around and quickly walked (read: ran) to the dorms hoping to lose the look Kaname had been staring at me with since Aido had left. He had been observing me and it had sent shivers down my back…
Glancing back I still saw him staring and I had been so focused on him that I hadn't noticed the random bush that suddenly jumped out in front of me. "Oh God!" pushing off the branches and brushing the leaves out of my hair and skirt quickly I looked back and was relieved to see that Kaname had continued on to class.
Hopefully no one saw that. I thought as I stepped into the Sun Dorms heading upstairs towards Yuki's room to leave her stuff.
"Bonjour, Je m'appelle Ami Cross."- Hello, my name is Ami Cross.
"Ne vous inquiétez pas mon ami."- Don't worry my friend.
"Je suis ici."-I am here.
I think Aido will be the only one to say 'Kaname-sama' because 1. If they speak english then they're not going to use any Japanese honorifics but I'm used to Aido saying 'Kaname-sama all the time so he'll probably be the only one saying Kaname-sama.
Sorry this took so long guys! And I'm ESPECIALLY sorry to the people who I had told this would be posted last weekend! *hides behind Zero* I'm sooooooorrry! I don't deserve to live! It's just that missing a whole week of school can really mount up and now I need a job more than ever to pay medical bills so I've been fitting in extra hours.
But on the (dim)bright side…I now look like Ami! I have bandages all over my neck from some glass cuts and I have a slight limp (that's thankfully almost gone now). I also have all these ugly-assed bruises all over my ribs. So really I think it's the bandages that make me look like Ami.
Let's see what else must I address *looks at notes* oh yeah! Have I mentioned how much I love you people? Because if I already have then I need to say it again! You. People. Are. Amazing! XD
Please R&R guys!