Chapter 7

Kami's part:

I woke up lying in my bed. At first I was confused because last night I was in Zero's arms and that's the last thing that I remember. I could already feel the puffiness in my eyes. I really felt the puffiness when I rubbed my eyes. I looked over and saw that Yori Chan was already ready for school. I blinked a few times and turned away. "Did Zero bring me back here?" I asked her. I could see in my prevail vision that she was now looking at me. "He did. He looked pretty worried about you. Kami, so you want to stay in here and talk? You never seem to talk about your family that much." She told me. I looked back to her and said, "I feel like I'm going to break down again in tears if I do."

I felt her hands on my shoulders as she spoke, "Kami, we're here for you. We'll help you get through it. It's going to be alright." I sniffed and felt tears well up in my eyes. I got up and hugged her. She wrapped her arms around my back saying, "It's alright, I'm here for you. You can talk to me, but just let it out okay?" I did let my emotions come out, and I was really hugging her.

I loosened my grip around her and I felt much better. I let go and sat back down on my bed. "Kami, you shouldn't be going to school with this much stress on yourself," Yori Chan told me. I nodded and laid back down on my bed, pulling the covers over myself. "Well, I'll be in class and I'll tell Yagari Sensei that you won't be attending class today and that your shock wore off into tears," Yori Chan told me as I nodded. "Get some sleep, you look really tired," she told me. "I will," I told her. I heard her close the door on her way out. I closed my eyes and fell fast asleep.

I was standing on the balcony of the cafeteria in the blue dress I got when I went shopping with Yori Chan. I stared up at the moon, the wind slightly blowing my hair, and the clouds moving across the black night. I sighed at the moment and closed my eyes. I opened them and saw Zero in front of me with his back facing me.

"I thought you might be out here," I told him. "I wonder who told you," he answered me turning and saw me. Zero smiled. It wasn't a smirk, it wasn't anything that I've seen before. He walked towards me and said, "I know you very well Kami." I nodded saying, "You do, and you're the best friend I could have! So I knew you would be out hear or a bird told me," I said smiling at him. I felt one hand on my head and the other on my lower back. He was hugging me.

"Kami," he said softly. "What is it?" I asked him still hugging each other. "I'm glad that you and I met," he told me. "Me too," I answered. He released the hug and gazed into my eyes for a while. I wondered why he was staring at me. 'Does he want to dance with me? We're at a dance after all,' I thought as my eyes stared into his.

At that moment I leaned back hoping that a wall will hold me up, but unfortunately there wasn't a wall there. So I was falling, but it felt like it didn't stop. Like there was nothing stopping me from falling.

"Oooph!" I said as I woke up on the floor of my dorm room. I rubbed my arm and said, "Ouch, and there's a floor there." "Obviously," a voice said. I looked up and saw Zero standing in front of me. I stood up and said, "Zero? What are you doing here?" Zero looked down at the floor as he said, "I saw that you weren't in class and I figured that you were here." "Oh," I said. 'Yori Chan must have told him that I was here. Otherwise I doubt that he figured that I was here. I hope he didn't see me fall out of bed,' I thought.

"How long have you been in my room?" I asked him. "I heard something hit the ground and then I entered the room," he said, "Clumsy much?" I scowled at him and said, "I was asleep and I fell out of bed." He looked at me with a worried face and said, "What was it about?" I looked away and said, "Nothing really. It was just about how we were talking about how this year is going to be great!"

I was being sarcastic about the last part I said to him. He leaned against the wall of my room, which reminded me of my dream. 'At least there's something there for him to lean against. Stupid dream!' I thought. "Our senior year, huh?" he said quietly. "Yeah," I said as I sat on my bed. To me it felt kind of awkward since he wasn't talking much and I wasn't sure of what to talk about after that.

"I should ask Yori Chan to give me the work I have to make up for," I said quietly. "I could get it for you from Sensei Yagari," Zero told me. "Are you going back to class?" I asked him looking up at him. "When I want to," he said, "Would you like me to leave?" I looked at him and said, "I didn't say that." "Hmm, I think I'll stay then," he said. I nodded to him and looked back down at my bed. I sat crossed legged on my bed and just stared at the blanket underneath me.

"Zero," I said softly not looking at him but I knew he looked at me, "I just wanted to let you know that I know your going to fall into a Level E vampire, but you're not like the others or that woman." As I said that I knew he must have been thinking of Shizuka. "That woman?" he asked me. "She killed my mother and father," I answered, "But for some reason she dragged my mother's dead body with her. Now that I think about it, she looked familiar but I'm not sure why." I could feel Zero's anger and sadness grow as he spoke, "Who killed your brother?"

I knew I couldn't cry no matter how much I wanted to but my voice cracked as I spoke, "The wall in my bedroom fell on him. He came into my room that night because my parents were fighting. He always did that, whenever they fought. He would come and sleep in my bedroom for the night or until they stopped fighting, I would put him back to bed myself."

I still wasn't looking at Zero. I knew that his brother was close to him as Yuuto was to me. He lost Yuuki just like how I lost Jess, and Tyler. They were my only friends, and Zero only had Yuuki. Then I realize that Zero lost more then just his family. We were similar after all. But why does it seem like it's just the two of us feeling like all the pain is still there. Then again I remembered that Kiba was just a pup when he lost everything, to young to remember it. But Zero and I were old enough to remember every single detail. It's something that we won't forget. Either way it was a nightmare that all of us lived.

"Hey Zero," I said looking up at him. He turned his attention to me and said, "Yeah?" "Thanks," I said to him. His face went into shock and confusion. I got up from my bed and walked over to him. I hugged him and said, "Thanks for being able to understand." I felt his arms around me and embraced our hug. I felt tears welling up in my eyes and a few running down my face.

"Zero," I said softly. "Hm?" he responded to me. "You should go back to class so you can get the work for me," I told him. He moved away from me and looked into my eyes saying, "You're trying to get rid of me now?" I smirked and said, "It's not like its forever." He grinned at me and nodded as he started to walk away. I waved bye to him and he closed the door behind him. I sighed and fell to my knees. I just sat there thinking about Yuuto and my parents. Zero and I are similar, probably more then I thought.

There was another knock on my door. "Come in," I said. I saw the Chairman come in with a teacup in his hands. "Dad," I said in shock and wondering why he was here. "I ran into Zero on the way here, he said that you are still upset. So I came and I thought that you might want some tea. Plus Yori Chan sent news to me earlier that you passed out last night on duty. I should've told not to your job last night. It was too early for you," he told me. I got up and walked to him. "It's okay dad, after talking with Zero, I feel better," I said as he handed me the tea. I took it and began to drink it as he said, "Well you both know each other's feelings about situations like this." I nodded and drank some more tea.

"Hey, dad?" I asked him when I was done drinking my tea. "Yeah?" he answered. "Who are the nobles exactly? I mean why do you think they destroyed everything in my town?" I asked him. He sighed and said, "Kami, I don't know for sure the reason why the Nobles would destroy any town unless if the wolves got them upset." I gasped at his words and thought of Kiba.

But the chairman continued, "Wolves were suppose to be extinct, but I knew about Kiba and his pack for years. They are the only ones that have survived. It seems to everyone that Paradise is a myth. But the Nobles think strongly of it and think that Paradise is real. They are selfishly going to take the maiden away for their own survival of life. Personally I believe it's a myth as well."

My eyebrows furrowed as he spoke and said, "But hasn't Kiba even found the flower maiden?" The chairman shook his head and I thought that it was strange that Kiba still hasn't found her. I was pretty sure that he could sense her if he was a wolf, unless if she was too far away. Kiba's words ran through my ears.

I watched him and he spoke to me, "See next month ok?"

I closed my eyes for minute still wishing to see his face. He was there with me when he saw my parents die. I wish I didn't have to see him every month. I wished it were sooner then that every time. But there wasn't anything I could do about it. I looked outside my window and saw the sunlight shining on my pale skin. I looked back at the chairman and said, "Dad, Kiba will find her. He will open the gates to Paradise. That's been his journey from the very beginning." The chairman looked at me and smiled saying, "He will find her, but who knows if he can open Paradise."

"Get some rest now, you'll feel better later on. Oh, do you think that you can come down for dinner?" the chairman asked with a smile on his face. "Dinner? Sure," I answered. "We should have a family dinner after all," he said. I smiled thinking that it would be interesting to have dinner with Zero. I got into my bed and covered the blankets over me. The chairman closed the curtains and said, "Sleep well Kami." I nodded to him with my head resting on my pillow. He closed the door as he left taking my cup of finished tea with him.

I laid in bed thinking about my dream, 'Zero and I were at a dance here. When would there be another dance?' I thought that it was very strange dream to have, but then again I was happy I did dream about it. I do like Zero after all. I closed my eyes and waited for the darkness of sleep to take me.

A/N: Hey guys! Here's chapter 7! Please review my story, tell me what you guys think of it! :)