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A dark and hazy figure appeared in front of Cassandra. Its silhouette was that of a man's.
"Jade…Juri…" The figure said.
As the figure approached Cassandra, it reached out its hand and caressed her cheek, sending terrifying chills down her spine. The voice sounded familiar, but she couldn't place it. As it disappeared, it whispered one last thing.
"I'll get you soon, my sweet Cassandra."
She jolted awake in a cold sweat. She looked around her room, breathing heavily. After realizing that it was just a dream, she released her hands from their death grip on the sheets. She laid her head back down on the pillow, feeling her heart pound against her ribcage.
"What was that?" She whispered to herself.
She propped herself up on her elbow, running a hand through her hair as she looked at the clock on the night stand. It was three-thirty in the morning; she had gone to bed less than an hour ago. She sighed, knowing that she wouldn't be able to sleep after that dream.
She got up and adjusted her dark purple, spaghetti-strap, silk night gown. She put on her slippers and black, long-sleeved, see-through shawl that tied around her waist. She went back downstairs, knowing that everyone would still be awake.
Naomi was the first one to see her as she walked down the stairs.
"Cassandra, I thought you went to bed." She said.
"Oh, well I did but I just woke up and I remembered that I left my notebook out here." She said as she picked up the blue spiral-bound journal.
"Are you feeling alright Cassandra?" Takuma asked, "You look pale."
He placed the back of his hand on her forehead. She gently swatted his hand away.
"I'm fine Takuma," She said, "but thank you for your concern."
"Maybe she's seen a ghost." Naomi joked.
She changed the coffee table's shadow into that of a ghost and made it fly around the room.
"Heh, very funny Naomi." Cassandra said.
She walked up the stairs, then stopped.
"Where's Kaname?" She asked, finally noticing that he wasn't there.
"Lord Kaname went back to his room." Ruka replied.
"Oh, alright then." Cassandra said.
She walked back to her room, debating on whether or not to tell Kaname about her dream.
'Maybe he might know who the man was.' She thought.
When she went into her room, she turned on a lamp and sat down on the couch. She opened her notebook to a black page and began writing.
Occasionally she would close her eyes and try to fall asleep, but she couldn't. She fell asleep once, but woke up not even twenty minutes later; so she spent the rest of the day writing, drawing, reading and looking out her window at the academy and Day Class students.
The Day Class students intrigued Cassandra. They seemed so carefree; especially when they fawned over the Night Class. Their behavior made her laugh.
'It's because they don't know what monsters lie beyond the dorm gates.' She thought.
Later that evening, Cassandra fought to stay awake during class. She was very tired. Her body was running on an hour of sleep; just barely.
In the middle of class, she fell asleep.
"Miss Kuran?" The teacher said, "Miss Kuran!"
Naomi looked over at Cassandra and nudged her shoulder as the teacher approached them.
"Cassandra," She said, "wake up."
"Huh?" Cassandra said, lifting her head up some.
The teacher slammed her ruler down on the desk by Cassandra's face.
She sat up quickly, startled by the noise.
"You'll have supplementary classes after school Miss Kuran." The teacher said in her sharp toned voice.
Cassandra nodded.
"Yes Miss." She replied.
Cassandra was able to stay awake through the rest of her classes and her supplementary classes.
She walked out of the building, half expecting Kaname to be there ready to lecture her. However, no one was there.
As she made her way back to the dorm, she stopped at the fountain and sat down on the edge. She felt dizzy and…hungry; very hungry. She felt her fangs come out as her eyes turned red. Her throat burned from the thirst; the thirst for blood.
She reached into her pocket for her blood tablets but they weren't there. She had left them in her dorm. Someone came up behind her and laid their hand on her shoulder. She turned around and saw Yuki.
"Cassandra?" Yuki said, "Are you alright?"
Her eyes went wide when she realized what was happening to the pureblood.
"Um…maybe I should go get Kaname-sama or Ichijo-senpai." She said.
She turned to walk away, but Cassandra grabbed her arm, digging her nails into Yuki's skin and drawing blood.
Cassandra let go of Yuki's arm and licked the blood off her hands.
'Yuki's blood…' She thought, 'so…delicious.'
She smiled at Yuki who was momentarily paralyzed in fear. She lunged at Yuki ready to bite her, when she heard a gunshot.
Kaname was lying on the couch thinking about a lot of things, when someone knocked in the door.
"Come in." He said.
Takuma walked into the room.
"Kaname," He said, "Cassandra hasn't returned from her supplementary classes yet."
Kaname sat up and looked at Takuma with a serious expression.
"She hasn't?" He asked.
Takuma shook his head.
"No." He said.
Then they heard the gunshot and smelled Cassandra's blood.
Cassandra grabbed her shoulder as searing pain ripped through it. She fell to the ground hissing in pain.
Yuki looked up and saw Zero standing in front of her. Smoke rose from the Bloody Rose gun as the hunter lowered it.
"Zero…" Yuki said, her voice trailing off.
"Are you alright Yuki?" He asked, "she didn't bite you did she?"
Yuki shook her head.
"I'm fine," She said, "Cassandra only scratched me."
"She shouldn't have attacked you in the first place." Zero growled.
He pointed Bloody Rose back at Cassandra who was lying on the ground, holding her injured shoulder. She hissed again as the excruciating pain consumed her. The sound of quickened footsteps echoed as Kaname and Takuma ran up to them.
"Cassandra!" Kaname said as he kneeled next to her.
He saw her red eyes.
"Ka…na…me…" She said in a raspy voice.
Kaname stood up and looked over at Zero who was glaring at him.
"Why did you shoot her Kiryu?" He demanded.
"She was about to bite Yuki." Zero replied.
"Is that true Cassandra?" Kaname asked.
Cassandra looked at him with pained eyes and nodded. Kaname frowned. He picked her up and looked back at Yuki.
"I'm sorry Yuki." He said.
He turned back and walked to the infirmary, followed by Takuma.
When they got to the infirmary, Kaname bandaged Cassandra's shoulder. As Cassandra stared at her bloody uniform jacket, Kaname got a glass of water and dropped a blood tablet into it. He handed it to her.
"Drink it." He said.
Cassandra looked up at Kaname, then back at the glass. She took it and drank the red liquid in one gulp. She handed the glass back to Kaname as her eyes changed back and fangs retracted. She sighed, burying her face in her hand as Kaname sat down next to her.
"I'm a monster." She said.
"No you're not Cassandra." Kaname said.
"Yes I am!" She yelled, "I'm a horrible blood sucking monster!" She paused, "Zero just should have killed me."
"Cassandra…" Takuma started to say as he was interrupted by Kaname.
'Takuma, I need to speak to Cassandra in private please." He said.
"Yes Kaname." Takuma said as he walked out of the room.
"Cassie, what's wrong?" Kaname asked.
"What's…wrong? What's wrong?" Cassandra said, raising her voice. "After everything that has happened, the only thing you can say is what's wrong? Are you serious?"
"Cassandra, calm down." Kaname said.
"How can you tell me to calm down?" She yelled as she stood up. "Would you have told me to calm down if I turned Yuki into a vampire? Would you have told me to calm down in I killed her? I am a monster who deserves to die!"
Kaname stood up.
"Don't say that Cassandra." Kaname said, "That's not true."
"Yes it is!" She yelled.
She broke down in tears as Kaname hugged her. She rested her head against his chest as tears flowed down her face like rivers. She knew better than this. She was a pureblood after all. She should have been able to control herself.
"It will be alright." Kaname whispered.
He whispered something else to her but she didn't hear it. The only thing she heard was the sound of his beating heart and blood as it flowed through his veins. She faintly remembered what his blood tasted like.
They were little when she had first tasted his blood. They were running around and she tripped, falling on top of Kaname and accidentally biting him. She instantly started apologizing but Kaname just shrugged it off and chuckled.
After a few minutes, Cassandra pulled away. She saw a few black smudges on Kaname's uniform jacket from where her mascara had come off.
"Oh, your jacket…" She said. She tried to wipe them away but only smeared them "Oh no…" She said, "I'm sorry."
"It's alright Cassandra." Kaname said.
"Um, Kaname…" Cassandra said.
"Yes?" He replied.
"Earlier when you asked me what was wrong, well, I had a bad dream last night and I couldn't sleep because of it. That's why fell asleep in class." She said.
"What happened in your dream?" Kaname asked.
"There was a man but I couldn't see who it was. He said mom and aunt Juri's names and then he walked toward me." She replied, "He said 'I'll get you soon my sweet Cassandra' and then he disappeared. His voice sounded familiar, but I couldn't tell who it was."
Kaname looked at her puzzled.
"Hmm, that is odd." He said, "Please tell me if you have another nightmare like that."
"Alright Kaname." She replied.
"Let's go back to the dorm." Kaname said.
"Alright." She said.
She picked up her bloody jacket and followed Kaname back to the dorm. Kaname wished her sweet dreams as they parted ways to their rooms. The maid took her uniform so it could be washed.
After Cassandra changed into her pajamas, she sat down on her bed with a notebook and scribbled down a poem that had been in her head all day.
'The shadows that lurk
In the corners of my mind
Won't leave me alone
Haunt me
Make me paranoid
Destroy me
They're the monsters
That look through my window
Watching me
Haunt me
Make me paranoid
Destroy me
Until I forget what it's like
To get lost in the sweet dreams
Of a good night sleep.'
Author's Note: That was another poem that I wrote. Creepy dream huh? Who was that figure? You'll find out.