Zero opened his eyes to Anja's sweet smile. "Selene..."

"Anja... call me Anja." She corrected. Zero was about to rise when Anja stopped him. "Lie still, I missed this. You used to sleep on my lap while I run my hands on your hair, remember?"

Zero didn't answer. He only stared back at her. Anja knew that the boy is the perfect epitome of a man of few words. But she knows that stubborn glare he's giving her right now. She took a deep breath.

"Okay, what do you want to know?"

"You can't be a vampire." He just said. It was as if he wants her to deny it. He was begging her to say it's not true.

"No. I don't feed." Anja reached for his face and started running her soft fingers on his cheeks. "But I will bear a new lineage of purebloods when I marry and have children."

That made Zero bolt up to a sitting position to face his childhood friend. "I don't understand."

"We all know that purebloods are the origins of the vampire clans, right?" With that, Zero nodded. "Purebloods who marries another pureblood bears the new generation purebloods they call 'heirs'. There are purebloods who are called 'ancestors'. They're the first line of descendants of the so called, Bluebloods." Anja noticed Zero clenching his teeth, but she continued anyway. "Bluebloods are born from humans on a blue moon. A blue moon is a full moon where the moon appears to look blue. A baby that is born during the moon's full peak dies. It is said that the baby that is resurrected by the moon will bear a new vampire lineage."

Zero remembered the story of when Selene was born without a heart beat and how she miraculously came back to life.

"I am a blueblood, Zero. My future babies are going to be the ancestors of the next generation of pure-"

"Stop it!" Zero yelled.

Anja felt a her heart beating too fast. She was scared. Afraid that Zero won't be able to accept her situation. Who can blame him? A pureblood murdered his parents. He is a vampire hunter. And she will become the forebearer of the race that destroyed his life.

Anxiety ran over her like a freight train, she's looking at the silver-haired boy with fear of what he's gonna say next. Zero just sat there, beside her on a safe distance as he stares at the floor. But she can't stand the silence anymore. "Are you mad at me?"

Sensing her anxiety, Zero looked up to her. "Not at you. No." He reached for her hands on her lap to asure her that he's anything but mad at her. "When and how did you find out about this? I thought we made a promise not to keep secrets from each other?"

Anja smiled when she remembered how she forced him to do a pinky promise under the Christmas tree.

"I was thirteen. She found me. She said she sensed me. That I smell like a pureblood."

Zero was shaking his head. "No you don't."

"Apparently only a pureblood vampire can sense the bluebloods."

A 'v' formed between Zero's browse as he frowns deeply. "Who is this 'she'?"

"Anja Duerre. The real one." She answered. She bit her lip at the memory. "She liked me. She said I was the second blueblood she's met. She's an 'ancestor', you see. Her mother is a blueblood. But we were raised by vampire hunters, I was trying to avoid her. Not to trust her. One day, on my way home a level E attacked me. I didn't have Luna with me."

Zero remembered Luna. Her anti-vampire weapon. A gift from her father, Ryusuke Daidouji. It's a bow and arrow.

"She saved me. She told me that my scent is similar to a pureblood's in the nose of the purebloods, but to the 'nobles' and the 'turned'... My smell is euphoric. She was worried for me. So she came home with me. Papa was so mad at me for fraternizing with her. Anja... she convinced Papa and Mama that she believes I'm a blueblood. After she left, your father and Papa decided to send me to a specialist."

"My father knew?" Zero asked.

Anja nodded. "Yes. You and Ichiru were too young to understand then, that's why your father kept it until you're both old enough. Do you remember that time when I told you I'm going to Nagoya for boarding school?" She reminded him again. The twins would not let go of her that day at the train station. Knowing she'll be gone in a whole school year. Zero nodded. "I was put under the Human-Vampire Relations Organization's protection. I was admitted in a hospital where the specialist can check me. They um..."

When Anja averted her eyes, Zero knew something was wrong. She trembled like a deer trapped by hunters and the glint of fear flashed on her eyes. He moved closer to wrap an arm around her to steady her. "What did they do to you?"

"Apparently meeting a blueblood they think that is only a legend, they wanna know me. My body..." Her voice broke.

"Fuck! What did they do to you?" Zero roared.

"They studied me. All the possible procedure. They were amazed by my healing ability and how fast my body heals." At the memories, Anja couldn't stop herself from shaking again. "I told them it was painful. That even though I can heal and that I myself heals fast... I am not immune to the pain. They wouldn't listen. They said that my existence will explain everything. They repeatedly took out too much blood from me. When Papa noticed that I didn't look good anymore, he tried to take me away. But they won't allow him."

Zero's anger is almost taking its toll on him.

"Papa sought help from this group... the Midnight Society. Your father and papa was a member and they seem to know more about the bluebloods. They helped your father and papa to get me from them. Then when I was safe home... we thought it was all over. The Society is protecting me, keeping an eye on me. They found out somehow that the doctors who were studying me were no longer taking orders from the Organization. Someone is interested in me..." The next story she is about to tell is the most painful of all. "One night, some men in black came to our house. Papa and mama tried to protect me but there were too many of them." Anja was no longer aware of the tears streaming down her cheeks. "Mama told me to go to my room and lock it. But somebody was already there, he was about to get me when Anja came. She protected me too. She was harmed, the men used papa's anti-vampire gun. She and I escaped, on the stream. I told her papa and mama is still there. She said I should stay and she will come back for them. But she never did... not even papa and mama came. But somebody did." Anja looked into Zero's eyes. "It was your father." That made Zero stiffen. "He told me our house was burned down... with mama and papa in it." Anja started sobbing. "Your father said it's best to let those people who are after me think that I was in that fire too. He helped me find somebody who'll take care of me. The Society found out Anja was on the fire too. So in order not to raise suspicion, they arranged for me to leave the country to assume Anja Duerre's life." Anja was not done though. "Those people can sense I'm still alive by my scent and aura. So they let me drink this medicine that would make me sleep. I stopped aging as well, I was in slumber for five years and I only woke up last year."

Zero was still reeling from the story when a hand settled on his cheek. He leaned on to the softest touch in the world. "Had I known-''

"Ssshh... I could say the same thing to you. I'm sorry about what happened to you too but the more important thing is 'now'... We have each other now... right?"

Instead of answering back, Zero cupped her cheeks and started kissing her tears away. "I'm one of them now..." Zero whispered after he's done, he pulled her to his body and she snuggled her face to his chest.

"Hm?"

"The Midnight Society."

"Your father said you will be too..." she said. Zero just stayed silent.

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"I'm absolutely sure." Says Irene to the person she's speaking to over the phone. "Okay, tomorrow night then." She immediately ended the call and was about to go back to her room from the balcony when Dylan appears out of nowhere.

"Go get your cousin. We need everybody present in the hall. We're going to nominate a dorm president." He says.

Irene snorted. "She's not interested in childish games, and nor am I." She was about to get passed him when he blocked her with his body.

"You will get her or I will tell the guardians of your plan tomorrow night." He hissed.

Irene placed her hand on Dylan's arm. "Get out of my fucking way." With every word, her grip on his arm tightens and the boy felt his skin burning he can even smell it.

He groaned. His other hand is already in the air and ready to hit Irene with his nails growing long, thick and sharp.

"Can't wait for the killer to get you? Aren't you two too excited to get killed?" Says that voice behind Dylan.

When they turned to him, his figure started to get visible when all that they are able to see earlier is nothing. His hands and arms were revealed first. Then the rest of his body followed.

Dylan and Irene let go of each other simultaneously.

"What do you want Finn?" Dylan asked, annoyed of his interruption.

"Shall we invite the 'nobles' in our little meeting?" Finn asked.

"Definitely not. There are privileges that only purebloods can participate and this is one of them." Dylan grunted. "They're here for that Kuran princess. But I don't want them anywhere near me. They're nothing but slaves who's parents disobeyed the sanctity of being pure by bearing human blood."

Irene chuckled. "Pathetic." She immediately left.

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"Hey!"

Zero stopped on his tracks when he heard Aki's voice.

"Your favorite brats are having an election. Want to know who's gonna win?" Aki was smiling like crazy, even moving his brows up and down, clearly teasing the silver-haired hunter.

"I already know who's gonna win." Zero uttered.

That made Aki laugh. "What are you, the Survey guy with your fearless forecast?"

Zero didn't answer and instead moved towards a different direction. "Hey! Where are you going?"

Aki backed away when Zero pierced him with his trademark glare.

"The Day Class students are arriving this afternoon. The tough job is just about to begin, so I say... get your horses ready. It's going to be harder than killing Level Es."

Aki chuckled. "The right way to handle hormonal teenagers is with the use of charm and persuasion. Not your silent treatment method and glaring tactics with matching pitchy shouting." He even made faces, ignoring the deathly glare he's getting right now. When suddenly Aki heard a girl giggling. His eyes darted on the small pureblood girl behind Zero.

"He's right you know. You need to loosen up." Anja agreed that caused the frustrated look on Zero's face.

Aki snapped his fingers. "Finally! Somebody like me who understands the world better. Listen to us, man. I knew those white hairs are not inborn." Aki continued jesting and Anja with her giggling.

"You're so funny." Anja was wiping the tears that accumulated on her eyes because of too much laughing. Until she felt a hand over her shoulders. Aki was right beside her suddenly.

"How about we hang out some time huh? Anja-chan?"

Aki felt an iron grip on his arm that's over the pureblood girl's shoulders. He found Zero's blazing eyes.

"How about you keep your hands to yourself or you don't get to keep it at all?" Zero said while gritting his teeth.

Aki immediately distanced to the girl. "Easy man... Is she your girlfriend now?" He teased again and zipped his mouth when Zero intentionally lifted his shirt to show his gun.

"Girlfriend? That's incest! He's my younger brother." Anja corrected.

Aki frowned. "What do you mean he's your brother?"

Anja gulped and looked at the blank-faced Zero. "Uhm, I mean h-he's like a younger brother to me."

Good thing Aki took it in. "So you're not really sixteen? Or is that a vampire year calculation? Coz Zero's nineteen now."

Anja bit her lip, "S-something like that." She smiled. "Uh, I'm going back to my room now. I'll just speak to the chairman later." She dashed to the chairman's house like she's being chased.

"I like her." Aki uttered.

"Tell me that when she's thirsty." Then Zero left him alone with his own fantasy.

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"Why would you do that, Yuuki?" The chairman asked.

Yuuki took in the deepest breath she can hold. "I'm not ready yet." She said in her little trembling voice.

"You have to... the academy is too small for you to play hide and seek." The chairman can actually be serious if he wants to be. But you just can't really tell when he'd snap.

"M-maybe tomorrow... I just can't-"

Just that, the door swung open and came in the last person she ever wanted to meet again.

"Old man, we have to ta-" Zero froze.

Yuuki could not look behind her... she's never been this scared before.

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a/n: i really really would appreciate any reviews, it would really inspire me to keep writing...

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