CHAPTER 6

Silence

It's been two weeks since the incidence; Akane still had a lot of paperworks to finish especially when she had missed out on the interview. Yori wasn't upset, she said it seemed that Ichijou-sama was beyond disappointed and how she would love to even disappoint him more by making up more stories of her absence. The craziest one she thought of was because Akane had a side job that forced her to work as a clown to raise up funds for the poor dogs on the streets.

"I thought it was funny" Yori added "I didn't even remember everything about the interview"

"Which is the most important of all" Akane says snidely

"Oh well. You're a genius so I won't worry" Yori reasoned happily "So what really happened?"

"Well um..uh..I had this accident and someone helped me so um…I uh…stayed in his home which of course where his big family stayed and then um…he I mean she dropped me off heh"

"Really? Wow. I'm glad you're adventurous, it's a perfect combination. I'm boring and you're not"

Akane sighs is relief, Yori easily buys her lies, although she preferred not to yet the real situation would pretty much sound more like a lie. How complicated it is. As Akane was scribbling notes, Zero entered the classroom; Akane tries to avoid eye contact as much as possible. Gah! She remembered that specific night, she shook the thought of it as much as she could but it only ended up making her dizzy

"What's up with you?" Yori asks curiously "Why are you banging your head with our literature book?" Yori asks slyly

"Ehh? Um uh…I just had a tough day I needed to have a fresh start heheh"

"Wow, it must be quite an adventure."

Akane wanted to tell Yori the truth but something is stopping her, it's much better that she never knew the dark side of this world.

"Shiro-san" Zero says, Akane looks up and then suddenly he pats his notebook on her head. He saw her flustered expression and smiled to himself while sitting back on his seat. She is such a child at times. Akane was red in embarrassment, what was that confrontation all of the sudden? This wasn't like him.

"Oh? It seems that you both are pretty close now" Yori teased then sighs to herself "I'm jealous, I guess I don't own you anymore, now I'm sad bahhh"

"You don't look sad at all" Akane snaps "We just had a moment for a while-"

"-moment?" this time Yori was grinning

"-It's not what you think Yori! Stop making me explain myself" Akane fussed

"It doesn't matter, whoever Akane likes I will like as well"

Akane smiles happily, Zero watches her from afar, he's never seen her that way it's as if he saw her as a new student again. Although, stubborn and reclusive plus reckless, she reflects of someone he once cared about. The only thing that kept him from destroying himself, her name was Yuuki and it's as if she was reborn in front of his eyes.

"Kiryuu, you've been in a daze, have you been listening to me?" Kaien interrupted, Zero snapped out and took his gun and put his heavy coat on.

"I heard what you said chairman, I'll be back tomorrow."

"Oh ok, so I've added some magic to your rose gun since Yagari told me that the Level E you encountered the last time wasn't affected by the first shot. I figured it somehow lost its power that moment."

"I see, chairman do me a favor will you"

Kaien squealed in delight "Of course my adorable son what do you need?" he says while twirling across the room, people never change

"Make sure nobody leaves school at night."

Takuma sighs heavily, he was expecting her to come last week at night, but she wasn't there. He's been walking around at day hoping he would bump to her but unfortunately, the day class girls would chase him around school instead. Sara appears out of nowhere, she senses something wrong, it seems that her puppet was out of her reach again. She watches him walk around the campus as if he was looking for something or maybe somebody.

"What a sad sad boy…" she giggles as she leaves.

But when it turns to moonlight, something lurks in the darkness waiting…waiting for the opportunity to make its strike. It's been observing her, knowing her, she's the perfect target and it will be in its hands once and for all. But when she disappeared for two days, it seems that she made a strong acquaintance, a vampire hunter. It might delay it to strike the target, yet it will be patient, soon, soon…..it will have its power.

"Shiro-san, how are you feeling?" Mika asks , they were in the laboratory together with the other students "I heard that you were acting strange this morning"

"I'm doing fine now, just had things on my mind"

"Oh I see, like Kiryuu-kun?"

Akane became red "No. I was thinking about something else"

Mika's green eyes twinkled, as she plays with the cylinders "It's nice that you both acknowledge each other, he barely talks to anybody."

"Oh I see"

"But anyways, since you don't like Kiryuu-kun, at least I have a bridge right? Maybe through you I could finally make him love me"

She was speechless, this Mika girl was as blunt as flat knife. She was interested in Kiryuu, she just wanted him to be happy and to even smile a little. It wasn't like her to be concerned of such matters, but if Kiryuu wasn't there then she could have been dead a long time ago. It was some sort of payback but she definitely didn't want him to end up with a suck-up girl like Mika.

There was a long deep thought ahead as Akane walks through the hallway alone, she turns back and felt an eerie presence around her. But she couldn't put her finger to it, she shrugged off the thought and walked continuously, then suddenly, footsteps, Akane was now aware to her surroundings. With her fast flexibility she struck the opponent with her hand then stopped when she saw Ichijou Takuma

"Wow, your senses are really strong Shiro-san haha you could've killed me"

"You shouldn't surprise me like that."

"I apologize milady, I was curious to hear you scream."

Akane stopped her tracks and stiffened "You're lucky I'm nice."

"And another thing too um…Shiro-san there's going to be a banquet this month, will you go with me?"

Akane laughs hoarsel "You need a chaperon to come with you?"

"Ah no, um…" he was more nervous, Shiro-san is clearly pretty dense about this situation "No I want you to be my partner, my date."