Given the natural nocturnality of the vampire race, i actually managed to stay awake during class. Yay me. It was boring as heck, and though i feigned attentiveness, i actually was off in my own little world called Imagination-land/world/ville/town/realm/thingy.

Untill everyone pledged themselved to Kaname's service. Like they wouldnt give their lives to the guy anyway. I was the only one who didnt stand up, but i was in the very back corner, so nobody really noticed. Although, i did ponder the things such an act on Kaname's part could implicate.

So when class got out(several hours before sunrise) I decided to walk around campus to see if Zero would suddenly jump out at me. As calculated, he did, shiny toy gun and all.

I glared at him from behind the barrel of the crossing gun, "What did i do?"

"Who did this to you?" He asked me, though it was a sort of tone you might use with a criminal witness. You feel sorta bad for them, but you dont like them much either.

I pushed the gun away with one finger "Okay, first things first, dont use that tone with me cuz i didnt do anything wrong, so its absolutely the wrong tone for finding info. Second, its not nice to point at people, especially when the thing being pointed is a gun."

His glare did not freaking cease. Ever! Was there ever a time when he wasnt glaring?!

"It wasnt Kaname if thats what you're thinking-"

He relaxed infinitesimally.

"-but im not telling you who it was. I dont think Kaname wants you to know, and i dont-Oh, hey, its Yuuki!" I pointed up the path, where i saw Yuuki pulling Artemis out.

I also smelled vampire. Dont ask me how i knew, i just did. Zero apparently smelled it too, cuz he rushed ahead and caught the hand of whoever was attacking Yuuki. I followed him out. to where Yuuki was, standing beside her. "Jerk! What do you want with this school?" I asked, "Theres no reason to be attacking random kids!"

Random Vampire just ignored me, looking at Zero, who still held his hand, which was apparently tipped with eight-inch-long fingernails, which i envied in the back of my mind. "Zero Kiryuu, for the murder of the pureblood Shizuka Hio, the Supreme Vampire Council has ordered your execution!" He threatened.

"WHAT?!" Was my reaction. Who was this Shizuka chick, and why did they think Zero killed her?!

"But Zero wasnt-" Yuuki was cut off by Zero's hand, pushing her back. I edged a little in front of her, sorta protectively. Hey, she was like my sister or something. She was the only one in the school that actually liked me and didnt want to suck my blood

"Being guilty of this crime means that you must pay with your life," the unknown vampire continiued, "Doesnt that sound like a cheap deal?" His tone suggested that he was fairly arrogant, just like Kaname-Pain-In-The-Neck.

Zero clenched his hand, and i heard all the bones in the unknown vampire's hand shatter. Yeowch. The latter cried out, then got this really dark look on his face. "You have the audacity to crush my bones, you bastard Level-E?!" He shouted, then lunged again.

Before i could shout "HES NOT A LEVEL E!",Zero literally lifted him off his feet by the hand and slammed him to the ground, pulling the gun he had recently pointed at me. I looked at Yuuki on impulse; she was just as stunned as i was.

"Unfortunately, I was never one to go for 'cheap deals'" Zero allowed, then pulled the trigger. The vampire kind of... evaporated into a bazillion glowing bits, which faded a second later. I stared. Yuuki stared. I turned around cuz i could feel/smell Kaname behind us.

I turned around to go, being rather bored and figuring the Pureblood Jerkwad would protect the school and stuff. Besides, i needed to call Hiro.

As soon as i got far enough away, i whipped out my phone and dialed the number. It picked up after about half a ring, and Hiro was LOUD AS HELL.

"YOU TOTAL MORON DO YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED I WAS JESUS CHRIST YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA CALL ITS BEEN OVER THIRTY-SIX HOURS AND YOU NEVER CALLED ICHIJOU AND KAIN WERE EVEN MORE WORRIED NOW YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE BEFORE I KILL YOU, YOU JERK!"

"Uh, Jeez, Hiro, nice to hear from you too."

"...Zoey? You sound different."

"Yeah, well... about that..."

"Did that Kuran jerk I met bite you?"

"Well, yes, but the Kuran jerk you met wasnt the one i know."

"Say what?!"

"You heard. The one I know doesnt look like he's thirty years old. Hes closer to nineteen"(At least i think so.)

"This is my fault..."

"Of course its not.

"If i had realized-"

"GODDAMMIT HIRO! Dont you dare go blaming yourself for this crap. I shoulda realized it was fishy in the first place. So just shut up about the whole thing, got it? Its kind of a sore spot right now."

Silence filled the line, "Where are you?" He finally asked.

"Cross Academy. Stuck in the night class. You guys should come out, I think Kaname's getting worried about those two anyway. Just remember to bring the CD player."

"Are you sure? Isnt the night class chock-full of vampires?"

"Well, yeah, but theres a day class too thats purely human, except for one guy."

"...Okay, I'll bite. Who?"

"Zero Kiryuu."

I could his brain burn from the shock through the phone, "Bu-b-but the Kiryuu's are dead!" He finally yelled. "My cousin is still alive?!"

"Oh yeah, you did say your mom was his dad's sister or something, didnt you? And 'undead' might be a better term. But he still clings to his Hunter heritage."

"Jeezum. And i thought Shizuka just flat-out killed them all."

"Shizuka?" Wasnt that the name the guy had said before Zero put a round through his head?

"Yeah. Another pureblood like the Kurans. I think she went crazy after my auntie and uncle killed her lover or whatever. But then, they say that he wasnt a Level-E, yet, so i guess there must have been a mistake."

"Huh. You know Shizuka's dead, right?"

"No way! For real?"

"Yep. The head vamps or whatever think Zero did it. Personally, i can understand if he did, but i'm skeptical."

"Huh. Guess i should come up there..."

"Damn straight, boy."

"I'm sixteen, thanks very much!"

"And i have the mentality of a thirty year old. And a newly sharpened pair of fangs."

"And i have a crossing gun."

"So do i."

"But it wont hurt me."

"Touche. But still. Catch the next train, there should be one leaving at seven AM and it gets here at two."

"M'kay. Im gonna give the guests the word and catch some Z's. We'll talk later."

"I'll see if i can get Kaname to let me out of the house long enough to meet you at the station."

"Cool. Smell ya later."

"I'm pretty sure I should be saying that." Click. I snapped the phone shut.

"Who was that?" I heard Zero ask from behind me. I spun around to face him.

"My ex-roommate Hiroshi Noboru. He says he's your cousin?"

Zero's eyes widened, "'Roshi's alive?" He asked, more to himself than me. I nodded. "He's supposed to have been killed!"

"He said the same about you."

Zero didnt respond for a minute. "He's coming?"

"At two today the bullet train comes in. I promised to meet him at the station."

"I'm coming with you."

I frowned, "Uh, i guess...? I was gonna get, like, Shiki to come with, but i suppose that would work." I frowned and flattened a stray bit of silver hair that was starting to look like Edward from Fullmetal Alchemist's antenna. He regarded me with a strange look. I shrugged. "I have hair OCD. You looked like Edward Elric for a minute there."

"Fullmetal Alchemist?"

"Yep. Dont worry. I'm not an obsessive fangirl."

Silence from his end. I took this as relief.

"Anyway. It's nearly dawn, so i gotta get some shuteye. I need to be up by twelve-thirty." Zero nodded. I nodded with him, "Meet me by the Moon Dorm gate, 'kay? 1:00 on the dot." I turned around, and paused, "You know..." I rethought the timing and shut my mouth.

"Hmm?"

"Nevermind. I'll tell you later, if i remember." I ran back to the dorms like i was on fire, popping a potato-pill(my new pet name for the blood tablets) as i went. I ran mostly because Zero scared me normally, i didnt even wanna think about how persuasive he could be.

...NO NOT LIKE THAT YOU SICKO!

Sooooooo! Second Season! I likey.

Iggy: Been wondering when you would get back to this one...

Me: Yeah, me too. I just needed a plot bunny, and by god, i got one. Yay me.

Now people: GO READ MY FMA FIC AND DO THE CONTEST AT THE MOST RECENT CHAPTER!!! TIS CRITICAL TO THE PLOT!

Iggy: Also, about the anime-

Me: VIC, TRAVIS, AND LAURA ARE GONNA BE AIDOU, KAIN, AND YUUKI IN THE ENGLISH DUB! WIKIPEDIA, MAN!!!