Note: The long awaited update is here! It's much longer than my usual updates because I left you guys hanging for over two weeks. Or something like that. Well have no worries, the finals are over and here's my super long update since I didn't update for super long. It's almost 6,000 words! It was 11 pages in Microsoft Word. I don't know what else to say here at the moment, so I'll leave it at this. Enjoy.

[Handguns and Second Chances]

-10: Dancing in the Moonlight

"Don't close your eyes
Or I might drift away
Under the night
My image bends it's shape
I'll be written on the wind
Like in every sailor's dreams
Heading for the moon…"

Cyndi Lauper – Heading for the Moon

The eerie silence hung above them like a pendulum. Did she hear wrong? She must have. There was no way he said what she thought he did. "Shower…together?" she asked, her voice flat.

Zero waved his arms in front of her. "That's not what I meant!" He protested frantically, though peeved at how emotionless her response was. If it was Yuuki she'd probably be screaming her little head off, calling him a pervert and hitting him. "What I meant was that we'll go to the bathroom together and take turns showering since we can't go further than ten feet from each other…" Zero said explaining himself.

Hunter looked up at him. Zero didn't know what her look meant, "I won't peek, and I'll sit on the toilet or something…"he said placing a hand on the back of his neck feeling uncomfortable. "You'll sit on the toilet?" Hunter asked with a straight face, fighting a giggle at how ridiculous he sounded though she knew what he meant.

The vampire groaned frustrated, "I didn't mean it like that! Are you that thick headed or something? Forget it, let's just go." He said and pivoted away from her.

She wasn't thick headed. She just liked seeing him so flustered over something so trivial. Ha, you're actually funny Kiriyuu Zero, she thought with a small smirk as she glanced at his tense back. Looking away, she twisted the knob on the door and entered her room. At least her duffel bag was close to the door so she didn't have to drag Zero into her room.

When she picked out some fresh clothes, she stepped out and they resumed walking together. Hunter kept her distance as she followed Zero, figuring it best to not fluster him too much. Even though it was fun. Several turns later, they entered the hallway where the Chairman's bathroom was – the one that Zero and Yuuki frequently used.

"Ah, Hunter-chan! Zero-kun!" came the Chairman's chirpy voice. What does he want now? Zero wondered as his eyes narrowed in on the blonde man. "Glad to see you here! I have your medication for you Hunter-chan. It's half of your original dose so it shouldn't affect you as much," Kaien said cheerfully as he shoved the medication into her mouth then put a glass to her lips and forced her to drink it to was down the bitter pill.

Hunter choked a little and mentally grunted with annoyance. "Well then, behave you kids," Chairman Cross said once again chirpily and walked away humming to himself. Hunter and Zero exchanged looks then walked into the bathroom.

"You go in first, I'll wait." Zero said as he set his clean clothes down on the counter. When he looked up he saw Hunter's reflection in the mirror as she was already undressing. "Hey! Don't undress here in front of a guy, don't you have any shame?!" He snapped as he turned around, shoving her into the shower stall, slamming the glass door behind her. "Undress in there, sheesh," he said turning his back away from her.

Hunter smirked, this was fun. She shed the rest of her clothes and threw them over the glass door before she turned on the shower.

The clothes flew over Zero, but her bra landed on his head. An angry tick appeared on his forehead. Damn werewolf…he thought angrily over the sound of the shower. She's doing this on purpose, isn't she?

He pulled the black bra off his head only to be stunned by the size of the cups. She was waaay bigger than Yuuki. A small blush crept up his face. He felt like a creepy pervert looking at a girl's bra. Throwing the bra into the pile with the rest of her clothes, he closed the toilet seat with his foot and sat down, undoing his tie. He could hear the water splash against her skin, even as it bounced off her body. The sound of her hands running against her skin. The sound of her fingers running through her hair as she shampooed it. It was so clear to his ears that when he closed his eyes he felt as if he was right there with her, her body…ah damn his vampire hearing. This was so awkward.

Hunter rinsed her hair and turned the water off. She squeezed out some water out of her hair then wrapped a towel around her head and her body, stepping out into the steamy bathroom.

Zero looked up at Hunter, his eyes following the water droplets trailing down her ivory skin. "I'm done," she said in the same flat voice, her eyes emotionless. It annoyed him because he knew that there was more under that porcelain doll visage. She just wasn't showing it. He shed his jacket and begun unbuttoning his shirt. Hunter had her scarred back to him but she could still see the outlines of his lean physique in the foggy mirror.

The door closed behind him with a small click. She heard him take off the rest of his clothes and throw them over the door into a heap next to hers. Then the showerhead came to life. Taking in a deep breath of the steamy air, Hunter felt the moist air fill her lungs as she tried to calm herself. This was awkward and funny at the same time. She was beginning to struggle with keeping herself from bursting out in laughter. The faces that Zero made were priceless. He was too serious for his own good.

She dried her body quickly, roughly towel-drying her hair then getting fully dressed in her night clothes. Zero was still showering so she took a seat on the closed toilet and felt oddly tired. Must be the pills Cross gave me, she thought as she moved to sit sideways on the toilet. A yawn escaped her lips and her eyes closed.

Shaking the water out of his hair, Zero stepped out of the shower stall, a white towel wrapped around his slender waist. "Hm?" he wondered aloud as he spotted the sleeping werewolf on the toilet. In an odd way, this was a funny sight. Seriously, who falls asleep on a toilet? Sighing, he dried himself with no restraints called decency. It didn't matter since the only woman around was asleep…on a toilet.

"Hey, wake up," he said to the sleeping girl but she didn't budge. Then he poked her arm. Nothing. Shook it. Nothing. Smacked her forehead. Nothing. Damn, must be that pill Kaien shoved down her throat…he thought.

Dry and dressed, he put their clothes in the laundry hamper that was mostly used by the Chairman. He'd get their clothes later. There was only one thing he could carry and that thing was going to be Hunter, seeing as the only other option would be to drag her by the invisible leash. Not like she'd wake up if he did that…would she? What would she do if she did wake up? Probably nothing, but then again he didn't know her enough to tell what she'd do. She might snap at him and try to rip his throat out for all he knew.

Not taking any chances, he lifted the sleeping wolf into his arms. Much to his surprise, she was heavier than she looked. Dead weight…he figured. Everyone weighs more when they're dead weight. Yet even though she was heavier than expected, for a girl she was still light. Her boobs probably weigh more than her body…he thought as he looked down at the ample cleavage that her night gown revealed. A blush washed over his cheeks. He felt like he just stooped down to Aido's level. That guy was a pervert, and he felt like one right now. What was wrong with him? He never even thought of Yuuki in such way. And he loved her! The thoughts of the short brunette with the innocent eyes calmed him. He'd only love Yuuki. He'd give his life for her.

This thing in his arms wasn't even human. No matter how human she looked, she was anything but. He might as well write her off as one of the vampires – the filthy creatures, the monsters. In the end, once Hunter's true form surfaces she'll be nothing more but a blood thirsty beast. Or at least that's what he thought, but then again, what do werewolves eat to begin with? Are they like vampires?

The questions plagued his mind as he walked through the dark hallways. Zero had no need for light, since his night vision was perfect. One of the very few perks of being a vampire, but that didn't mean he'd stop hating what he has become. He glanced down at Hunter who was snuggled up in his arms, completely unaware of the situation, which made him wonder if she was going to have another nightmare tonight. In truth, he hoped she wasn't going to because if she does, he can forget about sleeping. There's no way to wake her from a nightmare if she's strung out like a crack whore in a red light district.

Kiriyuu kicked open the door to Hunter's room (formerly his) and placed her on the bed before pulling the covers over her body, then settled on the couch, taking one last glance at the sleeping wolf before closing his own eyes.

* * * * * * *

"I can't take this anymore!" Zero bellowed at the Chairman. "Did you figure out how to release the command?!" He yelled, slamming his hands onto Kaien's desk, making the blonde flinch. He was pissed. Not only was he pissed but he was dead tired since he didn't get any sleep the previous night. Hunter had a nightmare and there was nothing he could do to wake her up from it. He went as far as pouring ice cold water on her face.

Hunter watched Zero fume. In some ways he looked scary when he was like that but for some reason that didn't bother her. Nor did it scare her. She knew it should, but it just didn't.

"Calm down, Kiriyuu-kun, I'm getting there," Headmaster said trying to calm the raging teen. "Then how do I get this off?" the vampire asked pointing at the black band around his wrist. Kaien scratched his head, "well…only I can undo that spell, unfortunately I don't have the proper incantation to undo it…"

This infuriated Zero. That old man was really asking for an early death. Just when he was plotting how to kill Kaien, the office door burst open, revealing Yuuki. The short brunette rushed into the room, her scent overwhelming Zero's sensitive nose. He forgot just how comforting her scent was. "Zero, what's wrong?" she asked in a worried voice, not realizing that Hunter was there too.

He took a deep breath. "Nothing," he said and turned away from her, though what he really wanted to do was hug her and hold her tightly in his arms, never letting her go. Not to that bastard vampire. "C'mon," he said to Hunter and headed out the door. Hunter got up and followed him, not as if she had a choice to begin with.

"Zero!" she heard Yuuki call behind them, but he ignored her and continued walking. "Sorry about last night…" Hunter said tentatively, "you should get some sleep."

He stopped and turned his head around to look at her. Was he hearing emotion in her voice? Probably not, he doubted she was capable of it. "I don't have the time to sleep, I have other things to do." He said in monotone as he resumed walking. Judging by his gait and pace, Hunter could tell he was tired. He was just hiding it. She bit her lip as they continued walking. Undeniably, she did feel bad that he didn't get any sleep because of her. He was also tied to her because of her nightly escapades around the campus.

Zero's hand was suddenly jerked backwards. He looked back to see Hunter standing still behind him. "You need to sleep. I'll wake you up for your perfect duties." She said in a "don't argue with me tone."

Her behavior surprised him. This was the first time he heard fluctuation and emotion in her voice while she was awake. "The world won't end if you ditch one day of school." She said then began dragging him by the very leash they were bound into his room.

Once inside in the bare room, Hunter took a seat on the window ledge and looked out at the early morning sun. Curling her legs into her, she wrapped her arms around them and rested her chin on her knees. "Sleep." She said as her eyes motioned towards his bed. "I'll wake you up."

Reluctantly, Zero lay down on his bed. For some reason he felt as if he couldn't even argue with her. Forget about going against her orders. It felt as if her words controlled him. Made him do things against his will…yet there was nothing he could do. Was this one of her werewolf powers?

Soon after he kicked off his shoes and made himself comfortable, Hunter began humming an eerily soothing melody. The soft vibrations of her vocal chords quickly calmed all racing thoughts and it wasn't long before he drifted off into a deep sleep he very much needed.

* * * * * * * *

"Zero, wake up," a voice called out to him. A soothing voice. Must be Yuuki trying to wake him up. Opening his eyes, he saw Hunter bent above him illuminated by the setting sun. "You have perfect duty." She said reminding him of all the things he hated. Not saying a word, he sat up in his bed as she took a step back then headed back to the window sitting back the way she did when he fell asleep. Did she sit there like that while he slept?

"Chairman Cross was here while you were asleep. He told me to give you this." Hunter said as she handed him an envelope as they left his room. Zero shrugged and shoved it in his pocket. He had something else to do.

When the unlikely pair reached the gates to the Moon Dorms, many day-class girls shot them strange looks. Some whispered amongst them, asking questions, spreading rumors – the usual when something strange happens. The strange in this case was Hunter being by the gates with Zero. That girl never came down there when the night-class got out, so her being there was one thing that was strange. What made it stranger was that she was there with Zero and they were unnaturally close for their personalities and relationship status. Hence why everyone was confused…

Nonetheless, all the attention left them when the gates creaked open, revealing the white uniforms of the night-class students. The vampires walked gracefully through the crowd of humans. Hunter watched as Zero scared the girls away from the celebrity-like students with just a glare.

"Hunter-chan!" suddenly came a voice that Hunter recognized as Aido's. The blonde came barreling towards her with a child-like grin on his face before tackling her into a bear hug. "We haven't seen you all week!" he said as he continued to squeeze the life out of her. "She can't breathe you idiot!" Zero growled as he ripped the shorter vampire off her.

"Looks like Yuuki-chan's not the only one hated here now," came Kain's voice as he looked over all the glaring girls, their death glares all directed at Hunter. "What do you guys want from Hunter?" Zero asked annoyed. Last thing he wanted was to deal with jealous fan girls.

"That's rude, you can't hog Hunter-chan all to yourself, Kiriyuu," Aido said as he crossed his arms over his chest. "I was just happy to see Hunter-chan, that's all…" Hanabusa said. And because her blood smells delicious…he mentally added in an afterthought.

"So are you going to the dance, Hunter-chan?" Aido asked, thinking it might be the perfect opportunity to score a taste of that wolf blood of hers, hoping it tasted as good as it smelled.

"I don't know…" Hunter replied though she knew that at this rate she had no choice since she couldn't get away from Zero.

"Akatsuki, Aido…" Kaname called the two vampires interrupting their conversation. "We have to go, see you around." Kain said as he turned around. "Hope to see you at the dance tomorrow night," he added looking over his shoulder. "Bye Hunter-chan!" Aido said waving from Kain's side.

"Sheesh…" Zero said as he looked down, hands shoved in his pockets. "Everyone, back to your rooms! It's past your curfew!" he bellowed at the glaring and whispering day-class girls. Several shrieks and whines later, all the commotion died down and Hunter was once again left alone with Zero. An uncomfortable silence fell upon them.

The letter…Zero remembered and dug out the white envelope from his pocket. Initially he completely forgot about the thing. He took out the note and scanned the neatly written words:

Glad to see you're getting along so well with each other. To release the stop command you simply need to say "release" and it will do so. Sorry for forgetting that crucial part. ~Kaien

Zero muttered an incoherent curse. "Walk away until you're as far as you can go," he ordered Hunter. She did as she was told to, unsure of what he was going to do. Whatever it was, by the look of his expression, it would be better to be away from him as far as possible.

When the leash was at its limit, Zero lifted his violet eyes at Hunter. "Release," he said and the tension instantly eased. "Try walking further," he said and easily enough, she was free to walk further away. "C'mon, let's go back." He said and headed towards the main building muttering incoherent curses under his nose. All Hunter caught was something about "kill, old man, stupid," or something along those lines. Surely enough, she did feel a tad bit stupid for not thinking of this herself, but then again it wasn't her job to think about things like that.

* * * * *

"Huunteerrr-chaaannn!!!" Aido yelled as he broke into Hunter's room like a mad wildebeest on steroids. She lifted her glacier eyes questioning his behavior and sanity. "You need to go to the dance!" he said as he grabbed her hand and dragged her out of her bed, making her drop the book she was reading, not even giving her a chance to protest. Hunter still had no idea what made this dance so important.

He suddenly began rummaging through her clothes, wildly throwing them around her room. "Ooh, cute!" he said as he picked up a pair of black lace boy shorts and held on to them as he fished out a matching bra then shoved them into her hands. Hunter looked at him confused. Her eyes widened a bit when he noticed the box with the dress that Sister Katherine sent her.

Instead of tossing it aside as Hunter hoped he would, Aido ripped open the box and grinned, then shoved the dress into her hands. "Now go shower and get dressed!" He said all too excited for her liking. She yelped as he pushed her out of her room and continued to push her towards the bathroom. "Shower!" he said as he gave her the final shove into the bathroom, shutting the door in her face. Don't I have a say in this? She thought with an angry tick on her face as she glared at the door.

On the other side of the door, Hanabusa leaned against the wall, crossing his arms over his chest. "At this rate, I can see you sending her a billet-doux for Valentine's…" came Kain's nonchalant voice. Aido laughed, "I'm always the one receiving all the love letters, not the other way around," he said thinking of all the lively girls and their tasty blood. He could care less about confessions and chocolate. For him blood was a better gift than chocolate.

"Well, I'm going to head to the party, don't have too much fun," Kain said in the same tone, though Aido could hear the underlying warning underneath his friend's words. What Kain really meant was "don't you dare go drinking her blood, because Kaname will rip out your fangs." How cruel. This rule shouldn't apply to Hunter seeing as she wasn't human. He sighed, deciding to listen to what Hunter was doing behind those doors.

* * * * * * * *

"You look great!" Hanabusa mused as he looked over Hunter. The midnight blue silk dress contrasted with her ivory skin and accentuated the iciness of her diamond eyes that were outlined with a fine line of black eyeliner and mascara. The haltered part of the dress molded well with the black collar around her neck and applied emphasis to her ample chest then brought down the focus on her waist. Her whole back was bare, to the lowest possible point before revealing too much. Judging by how perfectly the dress fit, it must have been custom tailored just for her.

The dress didn't reach the ground as it ended just a bit below her knees in the front and almost down at her ankles in the back. The shape and flare of the skirt adding a little bit of spunk to the simple top. He handed her a pair of silver heels that tied around her calf up to her knee. But there was still something missing, something off.

The blonde vampire took a step back and eyed the beauty before him. Her looks beat some of the noble vampire beauties hands down. Too bad she didn't seem to have much of a personality. Ah, but if he was right about this then he was in for a treat. Scrutinizing the tiniest details wasn't going to give him his answer he realized. The shoes and the dress were perfect. Much to his dislike he couldn't take off her collar to replace it with a silver pendant but he did manage to get a silver diamond choker over it. In fact, the black satin choker made the silver stand out more.

Hunter felt uncomfortable under his scrutinizing eyes. What else did he want her to do? If he wasn't one of the guys that saved her a while back she probably would have already kicked him upside the head and out the window. But respect and politeness always came first. At least that's what Sister Katherine taught her, but in situations like these she wondered if it was okay to use a little non-ladylike violence.

Aido snapped his fingers, "ah!" he said as if he just discovered a new continent. Hunter's muscles instinctively tensed when he walked up to her and tousled her hair a bit, giving it that messy yet sexy look. "Where's your lip gloss?" he asked her as he fixed some final strands. "In there," she said pointing at her makeup bag.

He picked out a lightly pink tinted gloss and applied to her lips. You know I can do that myself…Hunter thought as she massaged her lips against each other to settle the lip gloss.

With a final step back, Aido eyed his masterpiece. Now Hunter was absolutely flawless in his eyes. If she were a vampire he probably would have even considered pursuing her, but his fear of Kaname's rage and the fact that the pureblood would more than likely rip his stomach out through his anus for dating a werewolf, he figured it'd be best to just stay friends with Hunter. For some reason he felt that Kaname wasn't too fond of little Hunter-chan before him.

He shrugged the thought off and held out his arm to Hunter for her to take it. "Let's go to the dance," he said with a smile.

* * * * * * * *

Over the loud music, the whispers echoed along with nasty comments that rooted from jealousy. Many girls sent death glares in Hunter's direction as she gracefully made her steps next to Aido, her hand on his arm. Surely, this was the last thing she wanted. If Aido hadn't used the fact that he saved her once with Kain, this would have been the last place on earth that one might find her. Sneaky little bastard…she thought while fighting to keep herself composed.

Kain immediately spotted the two and headed over to them. "May I steal your date temporarily?" he asked Aido with a smile that could have meant a million things. "Just don't forget to give her back," the shorter vampire said as he handed Hunter's hand over to Kain.

She might look like a doll but she surely didn't like being treated as one. Hunter reluctantly took Kain's hand as he lead her off to the side, away from the murderous glares of jealous girls. "Seriously, why does she get them all to herself? What's so special about her?" he heard one of them say.

The girl's words made him look down at the much shorter girl, trying to see her from a human perspective and not as a werewolf. Well…besides the obvious, like her hourglass figure, full chest, nicely curved hips, beautiful face, soft shiny black hair and silky soft skin, she definitely has unique eyes…he thought. Maybe she has a good personality too…

Unfortunately just like anyone else who has met Hunter so far, he had no clue what kind of person she was. Sometimes he even doubted she had a personality, seeing as she let them do whatever they wanted with her.

Hunter scanned the crowd, completely ignoring Kain. In the distance she noticed Aido flirting with a large group of girls, making them go "kyaa" and blush madly. To her right she saw a number of night class students being swarmed by the day class and far off to her left she saw Zero scanning the crowd like a sentinel. Must be a part of his perfect job.

A new song came over the speakers. Akatsuki immediately recognized the tune and turned to Hunter, "would you like to dance, milady?"

The wolf looked up at him slightly confused. "What kind of dance?" she asked as she listened to the beat. "How about a Paso Doble?" he asked with a mischievous grin. Hunter mirrored his grin, "with pleasure."

If his judgment was right, this dance wasn't going to be a disappointment.

His hands found their rightful spots on her body as he pulled her out to the dance floor, the skirt of her dress trailing behind them like a smooth wave of midnight blue. When they stopped, he looked deeply into her eyes and their bodies began to move to the beat, the steps being sharp and their moves powerful.

During the walk, her hips did a twist with each step, making it step, twist, step, twist, step twist. Then he spun her, she arched her back and threw her head back. Back to the walk, step, twist, step, twist, and a high straight kick. Heads turning, they spun around once more before he dipped her low to the ground making her do a horizontal split before picking her back up again, twisting her body once more.

Now he spun her repeatedly across the floor before they resumed traveling across the floor. When Kain glanced down at Hunter he saw her smiling brightly for the first time. So this was her passion. Ballroom dancing.

Zero watched from the sidelines as Hunter's back arched as if in slow motion before her feet travelled once again across the marble floor. Akatsuki was throwing her around like a matador's cape, which was expected in a Paso Doble. Usually the woman acts as either the bull or the cape, but she can also do both within the dance. In this case, Kain was the matador and Hunter was his cape.

The way their bodies moved was graceful and smooth, yet powerful in technique and emotion. It is something that many professional ballroom dancers strive for and spend endless hours practicing in a studio. But these two – that's their first time dancing together. Talk about raw talent.

Suddenly the beat of the song changed and Kain slid Hunter under his legs and across the floor. Just as expected, Aido popped up on cue and picked her up flawlessly, sliding her up against his body up to his face, their noses touching. With the changed beat of the bridge of the song he changed the dance from Paso Doble to a quick Samba.

They tore away from each other but continued to hold hands as they did a quick combination of hip movements before Hanabusa spun her again. She then placed her hand on his chest with her arm straight keeping the distance between them as they travelled. Hunter's hips moved smoothly during the walk, her steps perfect. Hanabusa then grabbed the sides of her face and tilted her head back while she placed her hands on his hips and did a perfect cyclone with her body. The sensual move making every man's eyes glued to her hips. Even Zero had his eyes glued to her hips as she dipped into another cyclone, before coming back up.

Travelling again, Hunter spun and placed her leg around his waist, her back towards him. Aido then spun them together before releasing her and grabbing onto her hips. Hunter then moved her hips like a belly dancer, Aido moving with her, his chest against her back. By then many girls were blushing along with the guys. Zero couldn't believe what he was seeing. There was just no way, this was possible. No way that ballroom dancing was what made Hunter come alive. But then again he really didn't know her and this was the first time he saw her so alive. It was the first time anyone saw the sparkle in her eyes and the smile on her face that wasn't faked.

Hunter put her hand behind Aido's neck and they moved together, he then dipped her backwards, brought her back up and spun her outwards just as the bridge of the song ended. At the same time Kain took hold of her hand and took over as her dancing partner returning to the powerful Paso Doble they begun with. Hunter wrapped her legs around his waist and leaned backwards as he held on to her hands and spun them around as if he would spin a cape.

When she came back up, she let go of him but their bodies stayed touching, as he lead a few turns then lifted her leg by placing his hand at the back of her thigh then slowly ran it upwards, straightening her leg up into a perfect vertical split as she arched her back.

The song ended and Kain was holding onto her ankle, keeping her in a vertical split, her back arched against his other arm. He grinned.

"That was fun," she said through heavy breaths, mirroring his grin. He let her go as Aido walked up to them with a big grin on his face. "I didn't know you guys knew how to dance, at least not ballroom dance," Hunter said to the two vampires. "We're nobles, we have to know how to ballroom dance," Aido replied, eyeing her jugular and feeling hungry.

"Then how did you know I could dance?" she asked, wiping her lips with the back of her hand. "It was easy to tell because of how you carry yourself. You have the posture of a dancer," Kain said giving her the answer. "Ah, but now you have many new enemies and admirers, Hunter-chan," Aido said as he eyed the menacing atmosphere of all the day-girls there. "Oh great, thanks guys…" Hunter said sarcastically, feeling giddy for once. "I need some fresh air, thanks for the dance," she added, before turning away from the two vampires. "The pleasure is ours," Kain said with a small smirk. They were anything but disappointed.

* * * * * * * *

Her heels clicked against the cobblestone walkway and the breeze cooled her heated skin. It's been a very long time since she had danced like that. It was fun, even though she was going to be hated by just about every girl in the school. Seriously, what's wrong with just dancing with them? She wondered as she lifted her gaze to the midnight blue sky that matched her silk dress.

The dark sky was littered with silver stars and a bright full moon. There wasn't a single cloud. Hunter grinned, she was feeling really giddy like never before and didn't know why. Humming to herself, she walked up to a fountain and sat on its edge, running her hand through the water. The water felt pleasantly cool against her fingertips.

Steps in the distance caught her attention. Lifting her gaze, her Husky eyes met a pair of violet ones. It was Zero.

"Hey," she greeted, though he didn't say anything. Just gave her his usual blunt stare. "You should go back to the dance," he finally said after a few seconds of silence.

"Mmm, why should I Mr. Perfect?" Hunter asked, feeling daring. Once again, not knowing why. She bit her lip to keep herself from smiling. Zero was too serious for his own good.

"Don't make me force you to go back…" he said dryly, though her liveliness intrigued him. It was as if her personality did a one-eighty within the span of one song. It was a pleasant change from the emotionless doll he was used to seeing. It made her human. She's a werewolf…his subconscious stabbed at his thoughts. He lifted his gaze to the clear night sky. The moon was full. Is that why she's so energetic? He wondered.

"Ooh," Hunter mused, "fine, if you can catch me I'll go back to the dance!" She laughed and took off running into the night.

"Tch, damn werewolf…" Zero muttered annoyed under his breath and took off after Hunter.

Wait, why the hell am I chasing her? I have the leash…

"Stop!" he yelled, activating the invisible leash that the Chairman bound them with. Unfortunately he didn't notice she was in mid air jumping over a small pond. Hunter was pulled backwards in mid air and fell into the pond with a splash! And as if that wasn't bad enough, the leash dragged him down with her.

Hunter resurfaced and laughed when Zero's wet head popped up from underwater as well, an irritated look on his face.

A déjà vu hit Zero as he recalled being in a similar pond with Yuuki a while back. Hunter noticed the look on his face. "What's wrong?" she asked, but got no reply. "Zero….hello?" she tried again but nothing. He seemed to be off in some sort of a daze. Throwing caution to the wind, she got closer to him and licked the side of his face like a dog would.

"What the –?" he asked startled, looking at her. She laughed again and pushed herself out of the water onto the edge. "What the what?" she asked with a smile on her face.

"That…" he said with a purely confused look on his face, pointing at the bushy but wet black tail that was sticking out from under the skirt of her dress.

"Huh?" Hunter looked at what he was pointing at and screamed.

Uh oh...

P.S. If you're wondering where Kaname or Yuuki were during the dance then I'll tell you that they weren't there to watch. They were off somewhere being Yuuki and Kaname XP