Yui was finally allowed back to school. When she settled enough to stop running after Ruki's punishments, he showed up to her room with her uniform and told her to change.

The only difference however, was she was forced into the third year classes with the rest of them. Though Shu and Reiji were on the same floor. They were in class 3A with Rayna and Aya and the Mukami's were in room 3B.

Though a new member of the transfers was in the room to when Yui walked in. She looked startling similar to ...Sae-san but whereas the other girl wore her hair near her shoulders. This girl's blonde locks were hanging halfway down her back in loose curls. The colour was so light it neared white. She sat at the front. Yui settling next to Ruki as instructed.

"Miss Muller…" the teacher said at the start of class and the girl Yui noticed answered calmly.

"I received the notice from the principal...any accommodation letters you need, need to be submitted by next week, if that is acceptable?"

The girl nods. And the teacher instruct her to introduce herself. The girl stood and turned to face the class. Yui found her blinking in confusion. " I'm Muller Evelyn...you can feel free to refer to me by my first name if you wish- as I'm more used to that anyway." She smiled sheepishly. Her violet gaze seeming to twinkle with amusement. She looked a lot like the girl Sae. Their features matched closely. Though Evelyn had a softness to her that Sae was lacking.

There was something else familiar about her...but Yui couldn't quite put her finger on it.

She glanced sideways at Ruki to ask him something about the material they'd be covering and found herself confused. His hand was resting over top of the book he always had. And his fingers curled tightly into a fist until his muscles and tendons stood out against his skin. Drawn taut.

" Ruki-kun?" She asked. He looked at her as it drawn out of a bad memory. His dark gaze confused for a moment. "What's wrong?" She asked finally.

He stared at her. "Nothing you need to be concerned with." He faced the front again and ignored her. Yui felt her chest clench painfully and she looked back to Evelyn as she sat back down.

At dinner Ruki stood calmly and Yui moved to follow suit only to stumble into the new girl as she made her way towards the door. Evelyn steadied Yui with a light grip on her shoulders. Yui watched her violet eyes calmly search her face. Only for her vision to swim.

"Are you okay?" Evelyn asked gently.

"Ah...Muller-san?" Yui asked tentaively.

"Call me Evelyn, what's your name are you feeling alright?" She looked concerned. Her eyes restlessly shifting across her features. "You're very pale-low iron? My old friend Bethany was the same way."

Yui shook her head but it just made her head spin more. She stumbled and was steadied this time by Ruki. Who stared down at Evelyn harshly. "She doesn't need your help. I'll see to her." He spoke in a cold manner.

Evelyn straightened, her book held to her chest. Wide eyes swept over Ruki curiously for a moment before she met his cold stare without a hint of doubt or fear. "Charming. Really you should treat women more kindly I'd say."

Yui blushed darkly. " I...its...fine, I'm very sorry. Evelyn-san…"

Ruki narrowed his eyes further, practically flaring his nostrils down at Evelyn. Who only looked relaxed in response.

"M Neko-chan is just fine. She just doesn't sleep well~" A voice chirped in from over Evelyn's shoulder. Kou likely expected the girl to jump, but she merely shifted slightly. Turning her gaze towards him to acknowledge him. Azusa and Yuma hovered nearby, lurking around the girls.

"M Neko-chan?" She asked simply. Her brows furrowing, she spoke the words slowly. Like the japanese just wasn't registering correctly and she was trying to figure out what he meant.

Yui shifted but Ruki's grip on her arm was like steel. " Ah its just an old N-nickname! I'm...I'm Komori Yui…"

Evelyn looked back to her immediately. Her eyes brightening slightly. "Yui-san? Ah...my sisters mentioned you." She smiled warmly. "Sae said you were a little jumpy. But she didn't speak with you much."

Her eyes crinkled at the corners and Yui automatically relaxed. "Regardless I think you should go to see the nurse if you're feeling sick." Evelyn frowned lightly, like she was scolding a younger sibling. " You need to look after yourself. Though I'm happy to see your friends are reliable." Her words were casual.

"Ev are you ready to go yet?" A voice called from the door. And Yui jumped as she noticed, Sae, Gwen and Serena standing in the doorway. Gwen narrowed her eyes at Yuma who hovered nearby and eyed the four boys surrounding the two girls.

"There a problem in here?" The redhead demanded harshly. Her arms crossing over her chest but Evelyn waved her off even as Yuma practically snarled at her.

"Oh don't worry Gwen, no problems at all." She replies gently. "Just admiring the class idol is all, and making sure Yui-san doesn't go collapsing on us…"

Evelyn shot Yui a wink who merely stared at her in confusion. How the girl remained so relaxed in this tense atmosphere was a mystery.

Kou looked mildly startled as well. " Ah...you know I'm an idol?" Evelyn merely nodded briefly. " Mhm. Well it was hard to miss with all the fangirls screaming about it around the school. I put two and two together…" she shrugged. " But my sister, Sae, sings and dances professionally as well. So we heard about it on our way over. She's on scholarship afterall."

Sae sighed from the hall. " Come on Ev, ya don't need to tell them that." She leaned against the door jam.

Evelyn shrugged. "I can't help but want to brag about my baby sisters accomplishments~" She teased, wandering away from the group of vampires to join her friends. Gwen kept her eyes on Yuma. Sae however suddenly reached out to grasp Evelyn's arm and pull her closer as Azusa reacted to her sudden proximity.

His nostrils flared and he tried to reach out towards her hand. " ...Eve…"

The four girls in the doorway all stared at the bandaged vampire. Evelyn however didn't seem confused or startled. "...Well I don't normally get that one…" She offers lightly.

Azusa shook his head slowly, looking dazed. " You...smell...like me."

"Do I?" She asked curiously. Her eyes seeming to actually spark with amusement at his odd commentary. The three girls with her nervously shifted their weight. Serena reached out and lightly took hold of Evelyn's hand. Whispering gently. " Lets...let's go…"

Evelyn looked down at the frail girl and frowned lightly. " Okay…"

"Wait." Ruki spoke up finally. His arm still clutching Yui tight to him. Who trembled in fear at his side.

Evelyn and the others paused with their back facing them. Evelyn peered back over her shoulder and raised a brow.

"How did you know my name." His voice was blunt.

Evelyn's features barely changed. She looked suddenly to Kou who seemed intrigued by her as much as Azusa...She tilted her head. Her eyes narrowing and she hums softly.

Ruki and the others glanced to Kou. But watched as he stiffened when Evelyn reached up and lightly trailed a finger under her eye. The one Kou usually covered with his hair. Her finger was hooked, almost like she was immitaring the action of carving out her eye.

"It's a secret." She says lightheartedly at last. Her hand falling to her side as if she never even moved.

Ruki opened his mouth but the girls got called out to further down the hall and quickly made their exit before they could be stopped again.

The girl Sae glanced back at Kou as he was the first to exit the classroom behind them and she walked backwards after her sisters. Flashing a grin at the idol as she walked. Her blue eyes neared navy in color. With specks of lighter blue throughout..like stars appearing in the night sky just before it turned black.

But they seemed to shimmer and shift towards gold. Her teeth...looked startling sharp. Before she kept on walking, spinning back to face her sister and tossing an arm over Evelyn's shoulders.

The four Mukami's stood by the door, eyes narrowed.

Yuma cursed. Punching the door frame. " Why did you call her Eve?" He asked Azusa suddenly. Ruki glanced down sharply at Yui who flinched.

Azusa clutched his arm as if in pain. "She...smells...like Eve." He glanced at Yui.

Ruki scowled. " Livestock. What do you know about those girls."

"H-huh? Nothing...I know they are transfers...and...that the Sakamaki's don't like them much…"

Ruki narrowed his eyes down at her, though Kou looked to be frustrated bordering on enraged. His eye shifting towards red as he looks at Yui...but at Ruki's glance he shook his head.

Yui was not lying.

-

Aya was starting to grow irritated. Though she noticed Yui back in the school she could do nothing to help her with the current situation. At dinner break. Reiji approached her. Insisting that if her people were of use she would need to prove it.

She stared up at the bespectacled vampire. One ear covered by a headphone. Almost ready to ignore him. She could see his frustration slowly mounting and sighed. "Come on." She stood and moved to the door.

She led him to the roof where Rayna and Evelyn waited. Glancing to Reiji as he followed behind her.

Gwen, Serena and Sae were on the other side of the roof. Aya slowed to a stop as she nears the two other girls.

She turns suddenly. Facing Reiji and forcing him to stumble back as he knocked into her.

"Look, stop crowding me. You lot go from ignoring us to being all up in our faces...I thought we agreed to pretend the other didn't exist." She raised a brow. " Now you want my help?"

"I hardly want it, let alone actually need it. I'm merely curious as to your plans."

"You and everyone else. I'm winging it." Aya stated firmly. Her eyes hardened suddenly and the air seemed to chill. "My plans have nothing to do with you unless you get in the way. Reiji Sakamaki."

His own eyes darkened and he stared down at her as if challenging her authority.

"And why would I? What do you plan on doing to our father?"

She was silent for some time.

'Nothing." She said calmly. "But your father doesn't want to be pulling the strings forever. And we all know that in order for someone to take charge he has to be gone."

Reiji narrowed his eyes further. " That good for nothing is the only one among us who would be strong enough to counter him. And he is hardly intending on doing so anytime soon."

"Some people need a push." Aya said with a shrug.

"You seem unconcerned, are you perhaps trying to suggest you are on equals grounds as the vampire king?"

Aya smiled slowly.

Rayna hummed from behind her. Reiji glanced to the two other girls. " I have something he wants. Eve." Aya answered finally.

"I can't actively harm him. Even if I decided to try and end him at my own hands-I can't because of the contract. It would result in my own death. Incite a war that neither side would win and we'd be back to square one. So technically speaking...I support him by remaining inactive...similar I guess to your older brother."

She crossed her arms slowly. Shu appeared against the wall and kept his eyes shut. " Troublesome…"

Reiji didn't even bother glancing at the lazy blonde vampire. His lips thinning.

"I told you I would not move against him directly...Doesn't mean I can't change my bet to someone else."

Reiji blinked. Out of all the things he expected her to say...that was most definitely not it.

"...What are you suggesting, witch?" He finally murmured softly.

She smirked. " You want to know how I'd be useful...a witches blood is very powerful. Used the right way." She then tilts her head. "...and we are bound by our word...if I made a promise to help someone, by letting them use my blood. Then they could essentially...do as they saw fit."

Shu opened his eyes. Peering towards Aya and chuckling. " Heh, are you offering yourself up as a blood bag just to take him down?"

"Seems more reliable than you…" Rayna murmured softly.

She paused and her eyes lifted towards the nearly full moon. 'However that is not the only reason we would offer it…"

"And Pray tell, what does that mean?"

"...There are more dangerous outcomes than your father remaining on the throne…" Evelyn whispered...and right on cue...the howl of wolves filled the night air...and the wind carried a scent most perturbing.

The coppery tang of blood.