I was unsure how long it took for Kaien to get back with the food. I hadn't been paying attention to the time, or even bothered looking for a clock. Instead I spent the time thinking of the situation I was in until Kaien Cross came back with a plate of lemon pepper fish. Not sushi but actual cut and skinned fish. I thought he would have gotten me something Japanese but fish was something I actually really loved. Thankfully, it also came with a fork.
"You're not allergic to fish, are you?" He asked as he handed me the plate. I shook my head and sat leg crossed legged on the bed.
"No, I'm not allergic to fish. Thank you." I said as I then began to eat. After the first three mouthfuls I noticed Kaien was still there. Well perhaps this would be a good time to ask how long I had been unconscious for.
"Headmaster Cross, how long was I unconscious when I was first brought here?" I questioned after a moment. Kaien looked at me thoughtfully before smiling kindly.
"When you were first found you only slept for about three hours. It surprised me to see you awake so soon, but that also explains why you felt so weak. When you feel back asleep you slept about twice as long. I'm sorry if Kaname and I woke you." he apologized, his hands disappearing inside his rob thing. I just shook my head, took a bite of the fish and swallowed before replying.
"Neither of you woke me. When I am seriously tired I can sleep through almost anything. I must have been ready to wake up at that point." I insured him, taking yet another bite of fish. Damn, this stuff was actually pretty good.
It took me about ten minutes in total to finish the fish. Afterwords Kaien took the plate away and I was feeling better. A little sleepy from my full stomach and laziness but better. Despite having the chance of staying in the Vampire Knight world, as I knew for a fact it was going to get dangerous, I wanted to go home. I still wasn't completely convinced that this was real but I still told Kaien I wanted to go home. He replied with a soft chuckle and told me I was being silly and it was three am at night.
To be honest I didn't know how to feel at being mentioned the time. I had expected it to be late but I didn't know if it would be later or earlier at night. Either way I was a bit bummed out. Not only did Kaien playfully tease me about the time but he then got serious as he told me that I wasn't fully recovered. He said I was to stay until I was healthy enough to leave. When I brought up the issue of my family Kaien looked slightly disturbed for a moment before promising to send a letter to my parents. Since I wasn't in the mood to explain I was a orphan I just left it at that.
~Time skip~
Once Kaien had left me alone for the third time I managed to fall back asleep. Now I was wake and told I was strong enough to leave the infirmary. Since my shirt, and most likely jacket, were ruined -indicated by how my arms were cut- Kaien had gone through my duffel bag to get one of my long sleeve shirts and shoes. I was upset that he went through my stuff but Kaien made the excuse that Yuki's clothing wouldn't fit me. normally I wouldn't be insulted as I knew I was slightly older and was slightly bigger than her. However Kaien -accidentally I am guessing- made it sound like I was fat. I only glared at him for it.
Anyways thankfully the wounds on my arms could easily be covered by my shirt sleeves. The bite marks, however, were a little more noticeable so I had to keep a band-aid on them. It wasn't a big deal though, since I already had a cover story if anyone asked why I had a band-aid on my neck. I'd simply tell them I got a needle and never took the band-aid off. My legs went undamaged, besides getting wet from the snow. At least that is what I was told. So my pants were given back to me after being washed and dried. After I was all dressed and ready to go Kaien decided to give me a tour of his school. I agreed since I had nothing else to do, besides worry about my aunt back home.
During the tour I had been showed many familiar places that had been shown in both the anime and the manga. I was showed his office where Yuki and Zero usually visit, the staircase where Yuki get's bit. The great hall where the dance takes place and a few familiar classes. I was also shown places that I never got to see in the anime or manga. Such as the cafeteria and a few other random rooms. We even passed by a few random students, who always looked at me when we passed by. Hell, I think I recognized one as the girl that crushes on Zero.
'Alright, I don't know if this is creepy or cool.' I thought as I shyly waved to a friendly girl who said hello. Even if I wasn't convinced this was real I was still shy and didn't want to risk anything; even if a dream pain still seemed to exist here.
Time seemed to go by with a blink of an eye. Before I knew it it was now dawn and the school grounds were filled with screaming girls. I knew that could only mean one thing; they were waiting for the Night Class to come out. At the thought of the Night Class and knowing that they were vampires I felt my heart skip a beat. I had always been interested in vampires but now knowing they were real made a little nervous. Not to mention Hanabusa Aido, my Vampire Knight crush, was over there.
"Oh, would you like to meet my charming Night Class students?" Kaien Cross asked and I looked up at him to see him smiling proudly. It was like he thought that I was one of those fan girls.
On one hand I really did want to see the Night Class. I've had dreams with the Night Class before but because my dreams turned out to be so random things never went the way I wanted. This dream seemed sturdy and well focused. However that was a reason I didn't want to watch the Night Class. Kaname frightened me and, even though I found Hanabusa Aido really cute, I didn't want him flirting with me. Well I'd rather be flirted with then get banged. That would be embarrassing and uncomfortable.
"Not..." I started, but I didn't get to finish. The former vampire hunter grabbed one of my arms and pulled me to the gates against my will.
There looked to be about one hundred girls at the gates to the Moon Dorms. I'm not joking; I would have proved it by counting them if they would have stayed still. The girls kept pushing each other and screaming but when they saw their Headmaster they calmed down. Not seeming bothered by the girls the man continued to pulled me through the crowd to a brown hair girl I made out as Yuki Cross. Right now her hair was short so that meant she was still human; which brought the question to where I had entered the story line.
"Yuki, hello. How is my dear daughter doing?" Kaien Cross asked in an happy, sing song tone. Now that we got where he wanted, the man finally let go of my arm.
"Oh, Headmaster, good evening. I'm doing fine. Is this the girl you, Kaname-Senpai and Ichijo-San was talking about?" She asked, looking at me and paying no attention to the fan girls. I guess with the Headmaster there, Yuki didn't have to worry about the girls pushing her.
'Takuma? How does he know about me?' I thought to myself, a frown playing at my lips at the mentioned name. For some reason his name bothered me which was strange since I really do like Takuma Ichijo. Maybe I'll think more about it later.
"Why, yes she is. Yuki, this is Ashley Parker. Ashley, this is my dear daughter, Yuki." Kaien said, introducing us. Yuki smiled at me and held out her hand.
"Hello. It's nice to meet you." She said kindly. I stared at her hand for a moment, frowning and feeling uncomfortable but since I didn't want to cause problems with my rudeness -Aka shyness- I took her hand in a light grip.
"Thanks." I managed to say in a loud whisper, nodding to say I felt the same way. Yuki's smile, if it was possible and I think it is, grew brighter and happier.
Before much else could be said, the gates to the Moon Dorms started to open. As the girls standing around us got even more excited it was then I noticed Zero wasn't around. He must have been having a blood lust attack, or fell asleep next to Lilly. He was someone I was actually hoping to befriend, if he didn't find a reason to hate me that is. I didn't want to involve myself too much though as that would lead a very good chance of the story plot changing.
Finally the gates opened fully and the Night Class was shown. Luckily Kaien was here so I that was probably why the girls didn't get all pushy. Heh, I was actually hoping someone would get pushy. I think the plot should have involved someone getting detention because they were too pushy or too much of a bitchy, slutty fan girl. I wonder how many people would agree with me on that. However I think the chances of that happening were equal to Senri Shiki getting as flirty as Hanabusa Aido. Ah and speaking of the flirty vampire himself, it looked like he was ready to start his routine before he looked over in our direction.
"Oh, good evening, Headmaster Cross. What brings you here?" Aido asked, coming over to talk, probably so he didn't have to talk loudly over the loud screaming. I didn't think he noticed me yet, but with the luck I was having, I knew that he would in a matter of second.
"Good evening, Aido-Kun. I'm just showing Ashley here around the school." the man said, placing a hand on my shoulder, which I was so very tempted to shake off instantly but decided against it. Aido looked down at me and smiled, flirtishly.
"Well, hello there. You must be new. I think I would have recognized a face like yours before." He told me in that charming tone of his. I have to say, even though I found it rather annoying and uncomfortable, I still found myself blushing.
His flirting wasn't that flattering to me; in fact it was actually very uncomfortable. I mean, I did have a crush on him, but that was when he was just a character in a book or on the internet when I watched the anime. Now that he was real and was standing in front of me, flirting, it made a world of difference. I still have a crush on him though, don't get me wrong.
"My name is Aido Hanabusa, or otherwise to these lovely ladies around us, Idol." He said, holding out his hand towards me. I found myself staring at his hand like I did with Yuki, only this time more uncomfortable.
Unlike Yuki I knew Aido wouldn't just shake my hand. I also knew, with all the humans and Kaien around, he wouldn't chance biting me. He might comment on my scent but that would be it. So that came to the option of kissing my hand. The thought alone made my stomach turn. I liked Aido more for his personality than I did his looks and I really didn't want to be kissed. Besides I didn't want the fan girls trying to hurt me. So, instead I took a step backwards and refused to take his hand. Hopefully I looked really shy because I didn't want to be thought of as rude.
"I'm Ashley Parker. Sorry, but I have a issues about being touched." I apologized shyly, in just above a whisper, about not taking his hand. Aido seemed to study me for a second before lowering his hand with a grin.
"So, you're shy then? Cute." He said innocently, the charm tone still in his voice. I felt my face get red uncontrollably as someone else came over.
"Come on, Hanabusa. Stop flirting with the girls and come to cla... oh, it's you, Headmaster. Good evening." A deep voice said and I looked up to see Akatsuki Kain, Aido's tall, red headed, cousin. Wow, he may have looked tall in the manga and anime but in person I actually had to tilt my head up to look at his face.
"Good evening, Kain. I'm just helping Ashley here get settled in." Kaien Cross said almost too happily. The tall, red headed, vampire looked down at me with a lazy, bored look. uninterested look.
"Yo." He said boredly. I easily remembered it was his way of saying hello.
"Hi." I managed to say in a stronger tone then I did with Aido. That's probably because I knew that he was actually a very good idea and, since he wasn't flirting with me, I felt more comfortable around him.
"So, are we going to see you here more often?" Aido spoke up again. I looked over at him to see him smiling as if I already answered yes.
"No, I don't think so, sorry." I said, my voice a little bit stronger this time. Hell, I wasn't that shy, just that I was around real life vampires and knowing the trouble maker, and a spoiled rich kid vampire at that, was standing in front of me.
I should have guessed that the vampire would look surprised at my answer. I think, aside from Yuki, no one has been able to resist his charm. Thing is I don't think I can resist his charm but that didn't mean I would fan all over him. I heard a few chuckles from the other vampires as they passed us, and I noticed a few had grins on their faces. Around us the fan girls began to whisper how I had just rejected Aido, the cutest boy in the school.
"Ah, yes, I don't know how long Ashley will be staying with us for. She isn't exactly a student." The former hunter pipped in, his hand still on my shoulder. Finally I got annoyed enough and shifted my shoulders hard enough to get his hand off of me.
'Idiot, didn't he hear me when I said I had touching issues?' I thought before sighing softly. 'Also I wont be here for long if I can help it.' I added, crossing my arms as I frowned. Yeah, I may have been a Vampire Knight fan and this was a very good chance to be a part of it but my aunt needed me even more.
Suddenly Kaien's expression turned serious as he leaned forwards to whisper to the two vampire cousins. Because of all the screaming I couldn't make out one work Kaien said and I couldn't read lips. However he must have said something about me because the next thing I knew both Aido and Kain glanced at me. It only lasted a moment though as the two looked back at their Headmaster and nodded.
"Well, hopefully we can see you again before you leave. Bye, Ashley-Chan." Aido said cheerfully, waving as he and Kain walked on to class. Soon the Night Class was in the school and everyone started to head back to there dorm rooms.
"OK, follow me please and I'll show you where you will be sleeping while you are here." Kaien Cross told me, motioning with a hand for me to follow him. I did and he started to walk the same way all of the girls had been going; to the Sun Dorms.
Huh, I almost thought I would be staying with him at his privet living quarters. I mean I am kind of glad I'm not, I had low patients with hyper silly people. Besides there was a less of a chance of him finding out I was a orphan if I lived at the Sun Dorms. It's just, living at the Sun Dorms, it was kind of like hinting I would be enrolled in the school.
I was so deep in thought I hadn't realized we were in the Sun Dorms until I realized I was climbing stairs. I blinked a few times before looking all around me. I kind of recognized the Sun Dorms from episode three, when Yuki and Zero do dorm exception. Huh, speaking of which, I wonder if that happened already. I've read a few stories similar to my situation and they always either appear at the beginning of the story or in the middle. All I knew was that Yuki was still a human and I didn't see Zero yet.
"This is where you will be staying." I was told. Again I blinked out of thought to notice we were standing in front of a door that Kaien had unlocked and opened.
Walking inside I noticed it was at least double the size of the room I had at the Baker's. A twin size bed was off to one corner, purl white blanket and sheets on top of it. Next to the bed was a side table with a small white lamp. Across the bed was a desk with three draws, which will be perfect for my laptop and DVDs. Against another wall, next to a door I guessed lead to a privet bathroom, was a empty bookcase. Lastly, next to the side table was a dresser I guess was for my cloths. The most important thing, though, was all my stuff was in the middle of the room.
"Well, I'll let you settle in. Good night, Ashley." The man said with a kind, soft, smile. I said thank you and good night back before he left me alone in the room.
I walked over to the middle of the room to take all of my stuff out of the bags and started to put everything away. My books went onto the bookcase, the DVDs went in the desk drawers, my clothes went in the dresser, I put my laptop on the desk and my stuffed animals on the bed. When I was all done unpacking I got out a light T-shirt and some shorts to sleep in. Once I was changed I climbed into the bed, wondering if I'd still be here when I next woke up.