Requiem: Chapter Four! Thanks to everyone who reviewed!
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Morning
Hana awoke to the sound of her door being opened. The creaking wood echoing off of her barely decorated room. She gave a small yawn and sat up, her arms stretching out to her sides. She arched her back, hearing a few weary bones cracking.
"So tired…" Hana mumbled in a sleepy slur. She tentatively rubbed the sleep from her eyes and turned her cerulean hues over at the door. "Zero-kun?" She mumbled his name, wondering briefly is she was still dreaming.
"Class is going to start soon." Zero's voice broke through the room. "You know," He turned away from the door, avoiding any eye contact with any part of Hana's body. He had learned his lesson last time. "I'm not going to wake you up every morning."
"I know, I know." Hana mumbled and rushed into the bathroom. Luckily for her, Zero had actually taken the liberty of waking her up earlier than usual, so she had ample time to get ready for class. Of course, Zero had left out that fact and thus, Hana rushed to get ready.
It was a total of twenty minutes later when she emerged from the bathroom. Which, in retrospect, was quick for a teenage female to get ready for class. Zero blinked, looking Hana up and down. She appeared the way she always was, not a hair out of place.
Hana, however, thought differently. "I look like a mess don't I?" She asked, buttoning up the final few buttons on the academy's uniform. "Eh…" She sighed and hoisted her backpack up. "Can we just go now?"
Zero shook his head. "There's still some time left before class starts, Hana-san." Zero suppressed a laugh, as he caught sight of Hana's open-mouthed, shocked face. "Come on." He said to her and pulled her along, leading her out of the dorms and into the courtyard of the academy.
"All these people…they just hang out here?" Hana asked, blinking as her eyes scanned the rows of Day Class girls. It seemed like the Day Class was widely populated by girls, with only a few boys thrown into the mix.
"Yuuki-san has a friend." Hana stated, catching the female prefect talking animatedly with another Day Class girl. It was a foreign, alien feeling that stung in Hana's chest. She didn't really know what it was, only that she didn't like it. "Zero-kun…err…who is that?"
"That's Yori-san. She's Yuuki's only friend, other than you." Zero told her, and Hana had noticed something he had left out in his words. Wasn't Zero, Yuuki's friend? "In any case…Hana-san?"
He had lost sight of her. For one second he had taken his eye off of her and she up and disappeared. He had done as Kaien asked, taking Hana out to be a bit more sociable. But the girl was reclusive and only really clung to Zero, Hana mumbling something into the sleeve of his jacket, burying her face into it.
Zero blushed and ripped his arm away from the girl quickly, turning his face away abruptly and shielding his embarrassed face with his hand, glancing behind him at Hana who merely pouted, looking up at him with pleading eyes. Zero scowled and quickly left, not wanting Hana, of all people, to see his embarrassment, though he would question as to why later.
"How mean, did your knight leave his precious princess all alone?" Hana turned her eyes to a blond haired, blue eyed female day class student. She vaguely recognized her as a girl from a few of her classes, and then she remembered seeing her at those rallies for the night class. Hana briefly wondered who she was a fan of, but hadn't the time to really think about it as the blond girl abruptly stuck her hand out, grabbing a hold of Hana's uniform collar and lifting Hana inches off the ground. Was she really this strong? "Well, I guess you could call me the wicked witch that kills the precious princess."
"W-W-Wait..!" Hana shut her eyes tightly in anticipation of the hit, of the beating that she thought she was going to get. But nothing ever came into contact with her. The female slowly opened her eyes, gasping when she noticed Shiki standing there, looking bored and tired, but still, he was out here where it was bright and sunny. Shiki flicked the girl's hand away, catching Hana when she stumbled to the ground and nearly tripped over her own two feet.
"Is Hana-san unharmed?" Shiki asked in a monotone, Hana numbly nodded, staring at Shiki with wide eyes, as everyone else seemed to be doing. Shiki watched Hana, no expression clear or even readable on his face, though Hana yelled in surprise as Shiki essentially collapse atop her, the two falling to the floor with Shiki's body sprawled over Hana's in an embarrassing position. "Hana-san…"
"Hana-san!" Yuuki rushed over and asked if the other female was all right, Hana laughed sheepishly and nodded, more or less, she had told Yuuki, but the female prefect only frowned and shook her head, trying to wrench Shiki off of the female student, but the night class student seemed to be clinging to her in his sleep. It was near impossible.
"Maybe we could just-ah! Kaname-sama!" Hana exclaimed the dorm president's name, Kaname smiling gently towards Hana before he bent and plucked Shiki easily from Hana, the red-haired night student still asleep in Kaname's hold. "Ah…thank you, Kaname-sama." Hana blushed from her embarrassment, though smiled brightly as she looked to Kaname, the dorm president smiled softly back, his free hand reaching out and just inches shy of touching Hana before a hand shot out and grasped the night student's wrist, slapping his hand away from touching Hana. Kaname turned his dark eyes to Zero, a steely gaze emitting from the male prefect's hues.
'Oh no..it's tense.' Hana mentally thought, blinking when she heard Hajime's voice break through her mind and give her advice. Hana listened intently, looking between the day and night students before she sighed and cleared her throat, calling their attention. "Zero-kun, Kaname-sama were just…helping me take care of a problem. There's no need to be so angry, isn't that right, Kaname-sama?" Hana smiled sheepishly, looking from Zero to meet Kaname's eyes, heart freezing in beat in the female's chest as she met his eyes, their gazes locked and everything around them fell silent. Hana took a step closer to Kaname, looking as if she was about to kiss him, her hands going up and cupping his face, the female closed her eyes as Kaname had closed his against her soft touch. She began to near him slowly, as everything was still around them.
"Okay! It's time to go to class, come on Hana-san, Zero-kun!" Yuuki suddenly shouted, pulling Kaname away from Hana, Zero doing the same and sweeping Hana into his arms and slinging her over his shoulder. The female blinked in confusion, staring after Kaname dumb struck as Zero carried her off.
Afternoon
Hana had decided to separate herself from Zero; having spent the entire day with him in classes with that unbearable tension in the air…it was too much to handle, and not to mention she had that almost kiss on her mind all day. But even more importantly, Hana still had to look for her journal. She knew where she had placed it, so someone must have snuck into her room at night and stolen it from her, but she was clueless as to who could have done such a thing.
"So confusing…eh? Aidou-san?" Hana tilted her head to the side as Aidou had been waiting for her, it seemed. It was late afternoon, so classes for him would be beginning soon, but that didn't mean he could freely leave the dorms, could it? Hana walked up to him, Aidou smiling and jumping at her, tackling her to the ground and rubbing his cheek against hers, commenting and cooing at how soft her skin was.
"I've missed you, Hana-chan! ~" Aidou exclaimed loudly, hugging Hana close to him tightly. Hana blinked, blushing from the close proximity and trying to snake away, but Aidou was much stronger than she thought. Hana froze when she felt Aidou boldly lick up her neck. "Wah, you taste and smell so good!" Hana gasped, whimpering and asking the blond to let her go, but her cries came were on deaf ears. Aidou ignored Hana's pleas, his tongue slicking up her neck, fangs bared and just barely hovering over her skin. Aidou's usual bright and exuberant hues flashed to a glowing red, the night class student narrowing his eyes as his fang pricked the female's skin and a crystalline droplet of crimson seeped out.
It was in this instance that everything around them just seemed to let loose all at once. Aidou was abruptly shoved back, staring in shock at Hana's appearance as the crown of her hair had been morphed into a snow-white color, but the bottom rung of her hair was still that same ebony color. The male stared in shock, watching as her own eyes, cerulean blue, were now a deep, dark shade of crimson and gleamed ethereally with light. She snarled, fangs bore as she crouched into a battle-ready stance and Aidou was at a loss. Fear struck him and the male student watched as she lunged at him, but Aidou had just barely moved out of the way. He cried out, but felt instant relief as the dorm president made him known. Aidou stuttered out Kaname's name, shaking with fear as the pureblood told the other to leave in a demanding tone. The blond nodded his head and left without so much as a glance back or a second thought.
"As I thought. It is you, isn't it, Haruka-sama?" Kaname spoke in an elegant tone, looking to the female, though she just stared at him, cocking her head to the left in curiosity. He laughed softly as she cupped his face as she had in the morning, and again, he closed his eyes to the touch. She smiled softly and had to go on the very tips of her toes to reach up and just feather-light touch his lips with hers. When she pulled away, Kaname laughed softly again, a dry, hollow sound. "You are not being fair to me, Haruka-sama."
"Kaname-kun.." She mumbled before her eyes flickered back to their original cerulean and her body fell limp against Kaname's, the dorm president holding onto her body, sweeping it into the air, as a groom would have his bride. The pureblood smiled, just barely, at the thought as he watched the white patch of hair hue back into ebony.
Kaname took Hana back to the dorms, many of the day class students poking their noses in their business, watching with envy as Kaname carried Hana back to her room and tucked her into bed even. The pureblood smiled and brushed her hair from her sleeping face, staring affectionately down at her, and gave her features a gentle caress. He couldn't stay long in this moment, but he embraced it and relished in it for as long as it lasted. "I suppose…once you regain your memories, I shall return the journal to you. Forgive me, Haruka-sama, but I needed to know. If it was really you." Kaname leaned down, slowly, touching her lips with his own, just barely.
He pulled away, running his forefinger across his lips and smiling sadly as he wiped them of her touch. It was a secret he had to keep; he had to keep her secret in order to keep her safe. He sighed and stood, reclaiming his mask of indifference and lowering his head down to look upon the sleeping Hana once more. Even if it had pained him, he had to forget about her. Yuuki was his objective; his entire world and he couldn't willingly or so simply throw all that away for a memory of what could have been.
But as he moved away from her, he was halted. The pureblood turned his eyes back to Hana, her hand clasped around the sleeve of his uniform. He smiled, sad and bitter, and wrenched her hand away from his sleeve, setting it delicately back over her heart. He brought his sleeve up to his chest, cradling it for but a moment before he stepped back one pace. He stared longingly at her face, his memory taking the picture of what he saw there, as he was sure he would never see such beauty again.
He dug his hand into his blazer's pocket, digging out the leather-bound journal and walked over to her vanity mirror and was about to set it down, but his hand flinched and his fingers recoiled against the journal. Kaname frowned, tucking the journal back into his blazer before he opened the window and leapt out, leaving Hana still asleep.
Night
"What time is it..?" Hana muttered as she sat up, her head throbbing. She whined and laid herself back down, rubbing her temples to try and ease her headache. She had no idea what had happened, but her memories…she could vaguely remember talking with Aidou back there, but not much else. It was foggy and unclear, but she remembered Kaname, remembered that dorm president had taken Aidou away and sent Hana off to her room. "That's what happened? I guess so. Ah…! I can't believe I fell asleep so early! Now I'll never be able to go back to sleep later when it's night."
Hana sighed and turned her eyes to the window, sliding off her bed and slowly going over to it, opening the glass and leaning against the sill. She smiled at the slight breeze that was calm in the air, daydreaming as she basked in the warm, twilight sun. "Hana-san!" Her name was called and the female turned her eyes down to meet the familiar steely gaze of the male prefect's. "Where were you?"
"Eh?" Hana wasn't too articulate, obviously. Hadn't Zero realized she had been here the entire time? She laughed nervously and told the male prefect that she had been asleep only, and although Zero seemed to believe her, he seemed unsure. Hana didn't really notice as her eyes caught sight of the opening of the moon dorms. "Ah, Zero-kun should go help Yuuki-san, right?"
The female laughed at Zero's annoyed face, but he had walked off and went to go help Yuuki in any case. The female sighed contently to herself, glad that the earlier tension between her and Zero wasn't heavy or strange anymore. She sat on her window sill, one leg dangling outside slightly as she watched the night class head off to class, her eyes scanning the rows of wealthy, beautiful students.
"Are you jealous?" Hajime asked as his ethereal form faded into the room, standing in the darkness of the room besides Hana. She blinked and glanced at him only. She smiled and shook her head, looking back to the night class and smiling softly as Shiki waved to her, the female student waving back slightly, though she frowned when Rima pulled him along quickly. "Imouto-chan. You have to be ready. Something is coming, and I'm trying to get to you before she does…but if I don't I've sent someone ahead to help you. If you meet someone named Hiroki, then just know that you'll be safe with him."
Hana snapped her attention to Hajime at this point. "Be ready? Why? Is something going to happen?" The day class student frowned as she spoke Hajime's name in a soft, near silent tone. Hajime smiled softly and cupped Hana's face, kissing her forehead softly before he recoiled back and hid in the shadows of the room. Being seen would be the worst thing he could do for her. Though she would never know it. "Onii-kun…"
She reached out to touch him, but he had faded from her very touch and then dispersed. She sighed to herself and looked back outside, freezing and staring with wide eyes into the intense gaze of Kaname Kuran. The female became entranced, staring into his eyes before Ruka, the female night student shooting a deadly glare over her shoulder at Hana, took his attention away, though the girl hadn't noticed as she stared still at the spot where Kaname had been standing.
"How strange." She mumbled and touched the skin over her heart, feeling it beating loud and fast, pounding in her chest so badly that she swore it would burst. She shook her head to herself and patted her cheeks before she moved away from the windowsill. "It's…too strange. What I felt just then." She was still so ignorant, or perhaps naïve. Maybe both. But, Hana couldn't comprehend the strange feelings in her heart, bubbling in her stomach. She'd have to remember to ask Zero these things later.
The night would be long, she was sure. She had slept for hours earlier, and now she was so awake during the night, she was at a loss for what to do. It was forbidden to leave the dorms unless escorted by a prefect, and Yuuki and Zero were off patrolling the grounds for any stray day class students, namely girls.
She tried going to bed and slipped under the covers, but it was no use. She just wasn't tired enough to fall asleep. She knew she would be paying for this in the morning, but she just couldn't sleep. The female sighed before she heard a soft click of her windows being opened. She froze in fear, body rigid as she so slowly turned around.
She shot up at the sight of a male in her room, not even clad in a school uniform. His hair was a snow white, cerulean blue eye…just like Hajime and those from her old family photo. Where was that journal? He smiled brightly and went over, knelt before the bed and took Hana's right hand into his own, kissing it before he spoke, "Haruka-sama, I'm here now in place of Hajime-sama. Ah…I should call you, Hana-hime, right? Whichever you prefer, but…I'll protect you. So don't worry anymore!"
Hiroki…? Was this who Hajime had sent? He seemed reliable in a way, and she took a moment to take note of his features. His hair was shaggy and looked messy. From the way his bangs framed his face, some stray locks of his hair falling over the middle of his face, swept a bit to the side of the bridge of his nose, whilst the back of his hair was longer than the cut short fringe he had. The longer hair in the back fell around his shoulders when he knelt before her, and Hana realized that he was like the night class. Power, beauty, and wealth all radiated from him.
"Hiroki-kun, right?" She was only so informal with him, because she felt as if she had known him all this time. She laughed as he blushed at the familiarity before he stood and bowed to her. "What do you plan to do, Hiroki-kun?"
The snow haired male tapped his chin in thought before he paced in the room slightly, shrugging a shoulder before he jumped as Hana squeaked and exclaimed. "Maybe you can enroll here?" Hiroki blinked at the idea but nodded with a smile. It was a good plan, he had said, as expected of Hana-hime.
He gave a sweet smile before he bound back out of the window, promising her he'd see her again soon. She waved and laughed softly, her heart feeling…light-hearted and she just felt like laughing in general. She shook her head at these feelings and laid herself back down to bed, her head hitting the pillow before she felt she could finally sleep. It was much needed as well. "Goodnight…Hajime-kun."
Midnight
It had been hours since Hiroki had left, and Hana neglected to close her window. Which a certain blond night class students was grateful for at this point as he hopped through the open window and landed softly on the wooden floor. He brushed off his clothes before his vibrant green hues swept over the room, his eyes resting on the sleeping form of Hana, last. Takuma smiled softly and sighed to himself, glad to see that she was unharmed. Kaname had told him of a new, powerful presence and although the pureblood would have rather checked it himself, it was impossible to do during the course of night classes. So Takuma was sent.
He didn't mind to do this, of course, and he was always a polite, cordial type of man. Besides, he admitted that he had a bit of a soft spot for Hana. It must have been tough on her to lose all of her memories, and be suddenly thrust into this kind of world. The blond slowly walked over to her bedside, touching her cheek gently as she slept, a smile creasing the blonde's face as she mewled in her sleep and turned over, snuggling closer to the blankets for warmth. "How cute."
Takuma took a final glance around the room, making sure everything was safe before he went back over to the window sill. He looked back to Hana, watching her for a moment longer as she slept peacefully. "Sweet dreams, Hana-san." Takuma Ichijou left on those words, going back to report to Kaname what he had found, or rather, lack there of.
As he walked back to class, the headmaster abruptly stopped him. Takuma greeted him with a good evening before Kaien thrust a body into his chest. Takuma blinked in confusion and stared down at a young, handsome looking male. His eyes darted back up to Kaien, but the headmaster was already running off and waving a hand, shouting at the blond to take care of their newest night class student.
"What a strange man…" Takuma mused aloud before the body that was up against him recoiled back. The blond smiled and extended his hand out formally, the other staring at it before he took the offered hand and gave it a friendly shake. "Takuma Ichijou. I'm the dorm's vice-president, as Kuran-sama is our dorm's president." He explaining briefly what Kaname was to them, but the new student hardly seemed attentive. "Excuse me…?"
"Forgive me sincerely, Ichijou-san. But, despite what Kuran-sama is…I serve other masters already. I will obey Kuran-sama's will, but I will not take orders from him. I shall follow the rules, but I won't follow what Kuran-sama speaks." Hiroki stated simply as he bowed to the vice-president and smiled cordially. Takuma stared at Hiroki in shock, surprise, watching only as Hiroki walked away, towards the classrooms to meet his new classmates.
He paused and looked up to the sun dorms, eyes scanning the rows of closed windows before he smiled at the slightly ajar window. He merely stood there, staring at the window before Takuma came up behind him and ushered him along to class, Hiroki nodding and following after him in silent thought. I have done as you asked, Hajime-hiko, and I shall watch over Hana-hime carefully. I have to keep her safe, watch over and protect her until you arrive. Please hurry, Hajime-hiko…I do not know how long I can deal with these "night class" students.
I'll also show you a sweet dream, next night.
Requiem: Shorter than my other chapters, but hey, I've been suffering from a little thing called a busy life. WELL, not really. I've just been busy, busy with certain things and I get lazy sometimes. I hope you enjoyed the chapter, though.~ Reviews are loved.