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It's MarkedByAkatsukiKain again! I updated the first 5 chapters, so it should be more readable.

But before we get started I want to ask you guys something… Should I do a one-shot about Ichiru and Maria? I love them as a couple and I have something in mind so if you want a one-shot, just leave it at the reviews here and I'll think about it. ;3

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Previously

"Well, we can do the tour next time. I'll bring you to Headmaster Cross's office." Yuki said while giving me a concerned look.

"Ok." I whispered, still confused about what happened. I took my necklace in my hands and looked at it. Everything was fine except for the flower. Instead of icy colored diamond in the middle, it was green now.

"That's weird… really weird." I thought to myself before walking after Yuki who was already far ahead me. I ran up to her to walk together with her to the Headmasters office.

Chapter 8

As we walked trough the hallways, I was still confused. What happened actually? I know that light destroyed the Level E vamp, but what was bugging my mind was the fact that it could be from my necklace. But that would be ridiculous… Right?

I snapped out of my thoughts when I bumped into the back of Yuki. She suddenly stopped walking and looked at the wooden door.

"Why did you stop walking, Yuki?" I asked her, clutching my head.

"We're here." She said to me. She walked to the door and knocked on it. It was a funky beat.

"Come in Yuki." The Headmaster said. He probably recognized her knocking on the door.

Yuki opened the door and walked in. then she turned around and gestured with her hands that I could come in. I slowly walked in, loosening my grip on Mr. Cuddle.

The office was just as I remembered from the Anime. A normal sized office with pistachio green walls and wooden furniture. It looked very elegant and the aura around here felt calm and peaceful.

"Oh, good morning Melody. It's nice to see you again." He politely said to me while looking at me.

"Good morning to you too, Headmaster Cross." I said while bowing. I always wanted to bow to greet someone, but it would look weird in my dimension.

"Yuki, is there something wrong?" He asked, his gaze turning to Yuki.

"Yes actually there was something. Melody was attacked by one of those but then an enormous silent explosion of light came out of nowhere and changed 'that thing' into a pile of dust." She explained without using the word 'vampire.' Well, she was doing a good job, if I was someone who didn't knew everything about this dimension.

"Oh, that's not good…" He said while trailing off into his own thoughts.

After a silence of two minutes or so, he looked at us again.

"Yuki, class is starting, right? You can go; I'll talk to Melody about what happened, OK?" He said to her.

"OK, Headmaster! See you later Melody!" She said while waving. Then she walked out the door, closing it behind her.

When I turned around to look at Headmaster Cross again, I saw him staring out of the window, something he would do very often if he was thinking. Then he looked at me.

"You can sit down if you want, Melody." He said while gesturing at the chair that was set in front of the desk. I walked to the chair and sat down, placing Mr. Cuddle on my lap.

"Well, Melody. Can you tell me what happened in your point of view?" He asked me while sitting down and placing his hands under his chin and his elbows on his desk.

"Well, I was waiting for Yuki while I was sitting under a tree, far away from those screaming girls." I paused when I heard him chuckling.

"Sorry for not telling you about the Day Class girls. They're fanatic when it comes to the Night Class boys." He said with a smile.

"Yeah, I heard it." I said while rubbing over my ears a couple of times.

"Well, sorry for interrupting you. Please continue." He said.

I nodded and continued.

"So I was sitting under the tree, when I suddenly felt someone watching me. I looked around but saw no one." I told him while seeing the Headmaster nodding.

"But when I looked above me, I saw two red eyes looking at me. I jumped away from the tree before a woman came out of the tree. It was a woman with a shredded white dress and she had red eyes." I explained before pausing.

"Then she said to me that I smelt sweet and before I knew it, she rushed over to me. I dodged her attack before she could grab me." I said. I left the details out, not really being in the mood to talk detailed.

"When she rushed over me again, I tried to protect my head with my arms. But when I expected her to grab me, I felt nothing. When I lowered my arms, the only thing I saw was a pile of dust." I told him while ending my little action story.

"Yuki was talking about an 'enormous explosion of light'. Do you know anything about that?" He asked, his hazel orbs looking at me.

"No, not really. I'm still confused by what happened." I whispered, still thinking about what actually happened.

"That's alright. I won't ask questions about this incident anymore." He said while getting up from his chair.

"But still… Melody, do you know what that woman was?" He asked me in his serious voice, what gave me goose bumps. "Should I answer him? I can't deny it forever, so I'm going to be honest to him." I thought while looking at the desk before looking at him.

"Yes I do." I answered while holding Mr. Cuddle in my hands.

"I already thought you would know it. You seem like a smart girl, Melody." He said while looking outside the window again.

"It was a vampire. And the man that attacked me and left me for dead was a vampire too. It was obvious from the beginning. Those marks on my neck, the blood loss. It makes all sense." I told him with a dark, deep voice. I wanted too sound like some kind of mysterious smartass, what actually worked because he looked at me with a surprised expression.

"I knew you would figure it out, Melody. I shouldn't underestimate you." He said while looking out of the window again. I felt flattered that he called me smart and he was right, he shouldn't underestimate me. I knew his future and I could change it if I wanted to.

"Thank you for acknowledging me, Headmaster Cross." I said to him, giving him a small smile.

After a silence, Headmaster Cross turned away from the window and sat in front of on the other side of the desk. Then he looked at my necklace with a fascinated look.

"That's a stunning necklace you're wearing." He said to me with a lot of kindness in his voice.

"Thank you. I inherited it from my mother. It has been in the family for a long time, or so my mother said in her testament." I told him while a sad expression entered my face.

"Testament?" He asked, a little bit confused.

"My mother passed away when I was at the age of six. She wrote a testament because she already knew she didn't have much time anymore. The doctors said she had only two more years to live." I said with an emotionless expression. "She passed away from breast cancer."

"Be a doll, Betty. Be a doll." I thought to myself, tightening my grip on Mr. Cuddle.

"I'm sorry. It's not my business after all." He said with a pitiful look at his face, the one Kaname also had on his face that day I met him in my dimension.

"It's not your fault. Fate can be cruel sometimes…" I said while trailing off.

The silence after it was painful. It was suffocating me and I was trying to breathe normal, but it just became heavier by the minute. The memories just made the air feel even more killing my lungs while my lungs begged me to breathe. I sighed softly.

"Melody? Can I ask you something?" The Headmaster said while looking me in the eyes again.

"Sure." I answered. It sounded like I was bored but I was actually very curious about what he was going to ask.

"From which country do you come from?" He asked, a kind expression entering his face.

"Well, that was unexpected… I thought he would ask something more important." I mentally said, shushing the voice in my head to answer his question.

"I come from the U.S.A. I lived in Washington D.C." I told him.

"Do you like it here in Japan?" He asked me, the kind expression still remaining on his face.

"I haven't seen everything yet, but I always wanted to go to Japan. It's my favorite country." I told him while a smile appeared on my face.

"What do you like about Japan?" He asked.

"The culture, the language, the fashion subcultures in Tokyo, anime, manga and I can go on like this until tomorrow. It's a lovely country and I wanted to live here for a long time." I told him while my smile became bigger and brighter. I just loved to talk about Japan.

"I'm glad you like Japan." He said. He was smiling.

"But this is not my dimension, so I can't tell if it's the same here." I said.

Fuck.

"SHIT! What the FUCK, Betty?! Couldn't you just shut the fucking hell up, you dumbass?!" I cursed myself mentally before giving myself a mental bitchslap. Twice.

"So you figured it out? I have to say, you're really alert about things here." He said, his eyes looking into mine. I have to say, he can be scary as hell if he looks at you in the eyes with his serious look.

"Uhhh… I…I'm alert if it comes to situations like this. I immediately figured it out because my dimension looks very different than this." I told him while looking away from his hazel hues.

"Yes, one of the students who brought you here said that too." He said, still looking at me.

"Is it bad that I know it?" I asked, a scared expression creeping up my face.

"No it's not. As long as you don't tell anyone, it's fine." He said. My scared expression disappeared immediately and was replaced by a relieved one.

"Okay." I whispered while trying to calm my heart down from the fast beating.

"Well, you can walk around the school whenever you feel like it. Yuki told you about the places where you can come, right?

"Yes, she did." I answered.

"OK. If you want to go to the town nearby, just go. You don't need permission from me." He said.

"Thank you, Headmaster Cross. Can I go now?" I asked him. I wanted to get out of here as soon as possible. It was becoming awkward.

"Yes, you can go now, Melody. If there are any problems, just come to this office. I'll be here most of the time." He told me, a kind smile appearing on his lips.

"Okay. Bye, Headmaster Cross." I said while getting up from the chair I've been sitting on for the past hour and walked to the door.

"Just watch out for any vampires, Melody. There are a lot of them around here." He said to me before I opened the door. I turned around.

"I will, Headmaster Cross, I will." I told him with a kind smile before walking out if the office and closing the door behind me.

When was out of the hallway where office was located, I began to run to my room. I needed to figure out where I've landed in the story as soon as possible. If I knew that I would be able to search every chapter that comes after that.

"If I just knew how…" I whispered to myself.

Well, that was chapter 8! I hope you guys liked it and please leave a review, they encourage me a lot! 5,5 pages long! So proud (*^o^*)

In the next chapter: Betty goes into town! But what will happen when she's just wandering off? You'll read it in the next chapter of A Rose Blooming Out Of Season!

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