"The words she says try to hide the enemy she carries inside."

Misaki curled up under the blanket, faintly grumbling about being cold. Her head barely peeked out from under the blanket and she was but a small lump in the center of the bed. She could faintly hear a commotion but she didn't quite realize what it was until she rolled over again. She slowly opened one eye and was about to close it when she realized something... unsettling. Her eyes shot open and she sat up in bed, her heart racing wildly in her chest. Where the hell was she?! The bed was smaller than her own. There was no bathroom, only a sink and mirror by the heater not far from the door. There wasn't much else to look at given how small the room was. She began to panic, her hands slipping up to grasp the strands of hair that always hung over her shoulders. Whose room was she in?! She tried to get out of bed in a hurry but her left foot ended up caught in the blanket, causing her to hit the floor face first. She groaned and kicked her legs about wildly but paused when she noticed a small slip of paper gliding down. It landed within arms' reach so she reached out to grab it, eagerly looking at it but struggling to let the words sink in.

Misaki

I figured by now you should be awake and probably wondering where you are. You're in my room, idiot. I left a little earlier than usual. Didn't bother to wake you after you slapped me in your sleep when I tried to wake you the second time. Didn't bother setting an alarm. I don't have a clock. Careful sneaking back to your room. If you're caught, I'll pretend I have no idea why you were in my room.

Just so you won't say that I'm ungrateful, thank you for last night.

Zero

She crumbled the letter then proceeded to slap her forehead five times while shouting curses in her head. How could she forget that she'd snuck into his room last night? She must've fallen asleep while trying to comfort him. She then began to panic as she remembered he didn't have a clock in his room. Only an idiot wouldn't have one! She stood up and rushed to the door, pressing her ear against it to listen to for voices. When she was convinced there was no one close by, she creaked the door open, peeking outside through the crack. She then swung it open and paused, looking out for any boys wandering around. After a few seconds of being on lookout, she stepped out and closed the door quietly before making a mad dash for the girls' wing.

"Fuck fuck fuck!"

She panted between breaths as she ran as fast as she could, cursing her terrible physical capabilities. She managed to make it to her dorm without being caught, well without almost being caught. A few girls noticed her mad dash and raised eyebrows and mutterings that sounded like they believed she was exercising before class. Pffft, if only, Misaki thought. She swung her door open and stepped inside, slamming it behind herself. She doubled over, coughing and panting for breath before she eyed the clock. Twenty minutes until class started. It normally took her the full twenty minutes to get to class and she had to get ready...

"Oh fuck me!" She cried out and dragged her left hand down her face as she exhaled a deep breath. "Zero, I am going to smack the vampire out of you if I'm late!" She exasperatedly cried out under her breath before dashing to the closet to get ready.

Fifteen minutes later, Misaki was running down the dorms again, knowing she had five minutes to make it to class. She pumped her arms at her sides with as much force as she could muster, pushing her way through people, jumping over obstacles, dashing through forestry and the like. She didn't know how she'd done it but she managed to run into the classroom just as the bell rang. She punched the air weakly before she practically dragged herself to her desk, plopping down upon it and covering her face with her arms like usual. In her haste to relax, she hadn't noticed the empty seat beside her until she heard Yuki's voice.

She slowly poked her head up like a gopher and curiously looked to her left, blinking as she noticed the absence of her precious companion. Zero was missing but if she knew him at all, she knew that Zero wasn't the type to up and out of the blue miss class. Tardiness was a different story. She started to drum her fingers on her desk methodically as she frowned. He'd said he was leaving to class earlier the usual, maybe so they didn't have to go through the awkwardness of discussing the events of the previous night... She shook her head rapidly and reminded herself that it wasn't that kind of night. She sort of overheard Sayori mention Zero's absence and she couldn't help but feel concerned. Something wasn't quite right...

"Oh? This? It's nothing. I just got scratched on a tree branch while on patrol last night."

Cherry blossom colored eyes immediately narrowed at Yuki Cross as she heard those words. She noticed the large bandage on her neck and that sickening feeling of her organs knotting themselves up returned but it was accompanied by a bubbling fury. The pieces began to fall together easily and Misaki couldn't stop her fists from clenching. Zero had mentioned last night he'd hurt someone he cared about. He'd looked so guilty the entire time but more so when she told him she trusted him not to harm her. The way he'd eyed her neck was as if he was reliving a horrific memory. Yuki just "happened" to scratch her neck on a tree branch last night. Zero just "happened" to not show up today. It was all so obvious: Zero had bitten Yuki.

Misaki wanted to stand up from her desk and use the skills she'd been taught on how to kill vampires to torture Yuki Cross. It was all her fault that Zero was suffering. She even had the nerve to wear that stupid bandage there. What the hell was she thinking?! She might as well be shouting to everyone that a vampire drank her blood! Misaki gritted her teeth and struggled to control herself. She put her head back down and remained that way until Yuki apparently bolted out of class. It took all her strength of will not to chase after her. She knew that if she did, she'd probably murder the brunette. She simply did her best to half listen to the lecture but she found it hard when all she could see was red.

Red was anger.

Red was blood.

Red was the color of their eyes.

At the sound of the final bell, Misaki was the first to bolt out the door, no longer able to keep herself calm. Her temper was on the verge of exploding. It wouldn't be long before she lost control and she didn't want to be around anyone when it happened.

'BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!'

'clink, clink, clink, clink'

'BANG! BANG! BANG!'

'clink, clink, clink'

Misaki emptied the shells from the chambers then swiftly reloaded them, clasping the cylinder shut and taking aim again. She kept her aim solely focused on achieving headshots. She'd always hated shooting the heart because she believed that by destroying someone's heart, she was destroying their very essence. It was a burden to have on her conscience so she always aimed for destroying the brain instead. No thoughts or memory meant no pain. It was merciful. After an hour of shooting, she finally set Orpheus down hesitantly. Her fingers glided over the barrel as she couldn't help but be impressed at the fact her revolver looked as polished as the day she'd received it from her very first master.

"Finished already?" He called out softly.

She slowly turned her head and glanced over her shoulder. "Hello, Kaien-sama."

"Did you grow bored?" He inquired as he eyed the bullet casings littering the far wall behind the targets.

"No." She picked up Orpheus, holstering it in the back of her skirt, fixing her uniform so the revolver didn't peek out. "I just don't see any need to fire anymore bullets."

"You don't need the practice anymore. They say you're the luckiest shot ever." He stated and offered a cheerful smile.

"They started to call me Lady Luck even though I'm not a lady."

"Well, I could've sworn you're not a man." He replied and looked her up and down comically.

"Kaien-sama..." She began and crossed her arms over her chest, giving him an annoyed look. "You know that's not what I meant. I'm not the least bit lady like."

"Why do you say that, Misaki?" He asked as he tilted his head a bit to the side.

"Well... I'm still confused about the emotions. Don't know a damn thing." She grumbled and leaned against the wall, eyeing the many targets she'd torn up.

"There's a library. There's lots of books. Maybe one can help you find information about the things that happen when a young girl starts to become a woman—" He instinctively reached up to cover his head after receiving a punch to it. "YEEEEEEEOOOOOWOWOWOWOW!"

She could feel her eyebrow twitching and her fist ached but it was necessary. "I don't need to know that when I already know about it! What I'm feeling isn't related to that! Pervert!"

Misaki stormed off, leaving her idol weeping dramatically on the floor about failing as a parent figure and being subjected to tough love.

"Hmmm..."

Misaki turned the page of the book slowly as she continued reading. She was trying to educate herself on emotions though most consisted of definitions and vague explanations or examples at best. She learned a lot of emotions but she wasn't sure if she'd know to identify when she felt them. This had been a complete waste of her time. She closed the book and sighed as she stood up, collecting the books in her arms and going out of her way to replace them from where she'd taken them. After she accomplished that, she ventured out of the library and down the hallway though it didn't take long for her to get lost. She frowned and doubled back and forth a few times, eventually deciding to follow her gut. It took her almost an hour to walk out of the building before she realized there was another issue: getting back to the dorms at night.

"Oh fuck... Not again..."

She hung her head down low and sighed heavily before she decided to just wander about until she made her way back. If only the forest didn't look exactly the same in any direction she looked, she could make it somewhere. She mentally kicked herself for not sticking close to the building and just following it around to the back. She heard running steps and the rustling of forestry so she made her way in that direction. She froze in her steps when she saw Zero in the distance. He seemed to be leaving. Yuki was running behind him and she saw the way she threw herself at him, causing Misaki to dig her nails into the bark of the tree she stood under. That twisted feeling was back for the second time today. She was too far away to listen to their conversation but she knew it was them. She dragged her nails down the bark in her haste to leave, cutting her fingers with the wood.

She walked away quickly before she started to jog back the way she thought she came in. She felt presences dashing towards her so she came to an abrupt stop in a clearing, placing a hand on her hip and letting the other hang loose at her side. She could feel those venomous scarlet eyes boring into her very soul from the distance. She could almost feel their fangs piercing her skin. She resisted the urge to shudder because she wouldn't give them the satisfaction of seeing her distressed. Her blood was calling out to them as if she was a lighthouse and they were ships stuck at sea. She tapped her foot impatiently and shifted her weight to her other hip, deciding she had to take the aggressive initiative.

"You know, for predators, you aren't that bright." She taunted and her lips turned up in a small smile as one finally stepped forward.

"For prey, you sure seem calm." A male with golden-blonde hair and electric blue eyes stepped forth, slowly licking his fangs to make his point. "And pretty stupid to mock us."

"Of course I'm calm. I don't see a reason to fear vampires." She stated bluntly and noticed the look that crossed his face. "I'm also rather bright but thanks for that pathetic attempt to try and insult me, leech."

"Oh... so you know about us? Then we shouldn't hold back, should we?"

The other vampires slowly emerged and circled around her but she noticed that a pair hung back a bit. It was a girl with light orange hair and cerulean eyes and a boy with mahogany hair and lightly-tinted blue eyes. They stood close and seemed to look around everywhere but at her. Misaki noticed that she was in the company of five vampires though only two seemed to want to devour her. The only female aside from the one who stood by her companion only seemed to be there to be a spectator. The only one who had spoken to her so far stepped forth with incredible speed and grasped her wrist, pulling her hand to his lips, obviously intending to lap the blood from under her fingers. She allowed her hand to be dangerously close to his lips, on the brink of being tasted, before she thrust her other palm up and against his chin. The force caused his jaw to snap shut and he hissed before he threw her away from him. Her back hit a tree bark and she struggled to try and remain standing.

"You bitch! How dare you harm my beautiful face?!" He demanded and glared at her while the other blonde male chuckled slightly.

"Seems like she planned to do that all along." The other male mused.

"You're giving her too much credit." The female piped up and tossed her long hair over her shoulder.

"Now, if you vampires are going to call me names, at least call me by the one your people know me by right now..." Misaki stated calmly as she withdrew Orpheus from behind her back, taking aim at the one who tried to drink her blood. "If you don't, I'll have to remind you vampires who I am with the help of Orpheus."

"Orpheus?" The mahogany haired vampire asked softly as he rested his head on his companion's shoulder.

"That's the name of the gun of the association's tenth best Hunter. They've started calling her Lady Luck." The female stated softly before the other female chimed in.

"They say she's never missed a damn shot and her record on the field is absolutely perfect." She hissed and glared more intently.

"Awwww... So you have heard of me~" Misaki mused and smiled brightly as she ensured they heard the bullet being prepped for firing. "If you want my blood, you'll have to be lucky enough that I don't miss."

"That's enough of this."

A male's voice interjected and all the vampires tensed and snapped to attention. It was the voice of someone who could command an entire army. Misaki slowly turned and noticed a tall male with brown hair and red-brown eyes was standing not too far from them. At his side was a male with blonde hair and emerald eyes. She focused on the vampire she knew had called the others to attention. The unsettling way his aura flickered made her know he was a Pureblood. He was one of the most powerful vampires who made everyone else look like a cheap knockoff. She found herself unable to move as his gaze locked on hers and she knew in that instance she'd become... his prey.

Author's Note

This chapter was inspired by: Fight Inside by Red

This song really captures what I envision Misaki's anger and jealousy to be like, though more than anything her jealousy. As you may already notice, she's quite jealous of Yuki but she doesn't quite understand it or know what it is yet. She's never felt such an emotion before so she's struggling with herself, that's why I don't mention outright that she's jealous though I am hoping I am painting the picture here. We will be seeing more of Misaki's jealousy so I hope you're enjoying seeing her expressing more emotions, slowly but steadily.

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