Hey again! This is my longest chapter by far. I kind of figured that since the last chapter was pretty short, I would write a much longer one for you guys. Sorry for taking so long!
Special thanks to: foxyanimegirl, The Silver Lark, Aubery09, ReaderWorm101, Wolfsbane-Nin. Thank you guys so much for the wonderful reviews!
Anyway, hope you like it! Enjoy!
~HichiShirosaki
Sakura awoke slowly but surely, squinting against the light shown through her window. She stretched under the covers, sat up, and yawned.
"Ah, I see you're awake." Someone said. Sakura quickly turned towards the voice and saw a blonde male sitting in one of the light purple lounge chairs in her room. He got out of the chair and smiled.
"What are you doing in my room." She demanded.
"Lord Kaname wanted me to bring you your uniform." He said simply. It was then that she noticed he was holding her new uniform.
"Kaname? Oh yeah, the night class president right?" He nodded "Oh, and you could have placed the uniform on the chest while I was sleeping." She pointed to the small chest at the foot of her bed.
"Yes, but then I wouldn't be able to introduce myself would I?" He asked.
"I guess not." She sighed. The blonde bowed.
"My name is Takuma Ichijou." He said. "And of course, you are Lady Sakura I presume?" All she could do was nod. There was no point in even denying it now, she wouldn't even be able to deny it anyway. "It's a pleasure to meet the newest addition of the night class." He laid the uniform on the round coffee table in the middle of the lounge chairs then he bowed once again. "Go to the main lounge once you're done getting ready." He left the room and she sighed.
"Wonderful." She muttered, "First day with the night class and I'm already being treated like I'm something special..."
Sakura sat in her bed for a few minute and looked around her new room. The room was rather big in size compared to the room she had slept in for years. The room contained a queen sized bed in the middle of the wall farthest from the door. There was a cherry wood nightstand to the right of the bed and on it was the blood tablet case she had for years. Up against a corner of the room to her left was a mirror that was as tall as her and it had small designs of thorny vines surrounding the glass reflection. Off to the far corner to the left, there was a small, round, oak coffee table. Around it were two lavender colored lounge chairs that Sakura could sit in if she wanted to read or do homework. Next to a lounge chair, up against the wall to the left, was a small bookcase that didn't have any books whatsoever. About a meter away from the door leading out of her room, up against the corner to the far right, there was a glass case where she could put glass or porcelain figurines, if she had any. Fat chance the glass case was going to be used anytime soon though. It made Sakura wonder why they would even bother place the empty furniture in the room. She noticed a bathroom door to the right and next to the door was an oak drawer. Her bag was in place in front of the drawers, ready for her things to be unpacked and placed where ever she preferred them to be. Although she had already began unpacking last night, she was too tired from all the stress and decided later that night she would continue it whenever she came around to it.
Sighing, she got out of the covers and crawled over to the chest at the foot of the bed. She then grabbed the clothes and got off the bed and into the bathroom. Once she stripped out of her cloths, her hands turned the shower on and changed the temperature of the water to fit her preference. She got in the shower and closed the curtains. The warm water hit her back as she stood there thinking about the dream she had a few days before.
Is that "other me" right? She asked herself. Must I accept myself in order to let things go? Lingering on the past isn't going to get me anywhere right? After all, it's not like I can really reject my status anymore. She sighed as she turned around and let the water hit her face. She grabbed her hair and pulled it over her shoulders and over her chest. It's not like I really cared about my status anyway, right? She continued on with her shower and shampooed and rinsed. She got out of the shower and got dressed, then left the bathroom and walked over to the mirror.
Sakura looked at herself in the mirror and was quite pleased with what she saw.
"Huh." She muttered, "I look better in this than the day class uniforms. Who knew."She grabbed her brush from her desk and sat on her bed. She slowly brushed out her hair to prevent split ends and put her shoes on. Tossing the brush on her bed, she grabbed the bag sitting on the coffee table. She then, left her room and locked the door. She went down hallways until she came across the large stairs that led to the front door of the moon dormitory. There were many students chattering and making conversation. Meanwhile, Takuma noticed Sakura coming down the stairs and smiled.
"You finally came." He said. Silence had entered the room. As she walked down the stairs, a set of bright blue eyes caught her attention. They were Aido's eyes and they bore through her like a laser. She ignored it as best she could and smiled softly when she came to the end of the stairs. Takuma bowed and soon, everyone did the same. This irritated Sakura greatly. She didn't want to be treated like royalty. The students stopped bowing and Takuma smiled. "The uniform fits you wonderfully."
"Oh, thank you." Sakura said quietly. "I think so too..." She smiled again, but it was barely enough to be considered one.
"Did you have a good sleep?" He asked. She nodded not saying a word.
Why are you even asking me now! She thought, you could have asked when you came in my room earlier this morning!
"You're not much of a talker are you?" Someone asked. Her thoughts were interrupted and her head turned towards the origin of the voice. Kaname was seen going towards her with a smile that she just couldn't describe.
"No." She responded, "Not really. I'm not interested in pointless chatter."
"And what would you consider to be pointless chatter?" He questioned.
"You tell me." She retorted, "Even if you can't tell me now, I'm sure you can figure it out eventually. You are a Pureblood after all, aren't you?" There were murmurs coming from the students that were watching both Sakura and Kaname. A girl of medium height and light brown hair and eyes ran towards Sakura with an angry look in her eyes.
"How dare you talk to Lord Kaname that way!" She exclaimed.
"I didn't talk to him in any way." Sakura remarked, "I simply made a statement and asked a question. There is really no need for you to make a commotion of it." The girl looked quite angry.
"Why you..." She began.
"Ruka, it's quite alright." Kaname said.
"But Lord Kaname, she-" Ruka didn't bother continue what she was about to say and looked in Kaname's eyes, then she bowed. "Yes Lord Kaname, I understand." Then she stepped back and ran up the stairs and disappeared behind a wall.
"Please forgive her." He said to Sakura, "She isn't exactly the best vampire around here."
"Oh and you expect me to think you're any better?" She asked. Kaname didn't answer. She wasn't the least bit surprised by the lack of response. "That's what I thought." Yet his face remained unchanged, no emotion whatsoever. It was as though he had lost the ability to show his emotions. There was no evidence of happiness, nor sadness, nor disappointment. It was just blank. That fact that she couldn't sense anything actually frightened her, but not by much. Just enough to continue to be wary of him.
I'm going to need to be careful around him. She thought, I don't know why but I feel like he's pulling something. I don't know what it is but I intend to fine out eventually. The door of the mansion began to open and that caused her to leave her thoughts for the time being. Kaname walked past her and she stood there for what seemed like forever until someone grabbed her arm. She looked to her left to see Aidou. She never thought she would be glad to see a familiar face. Although she had only talked to him a few times and the first time, he had tried holding her against her will ; she thought that a familiar face was better than none at all.
"What did you think you were doing!" He hissed, "Talking to Lord Kaname like that." She was shocked at the words coming out of his mouth.
"What are you doing talking to me with such hostility!" She hissed back, "From what I remember, noble vampires don't talk to Purebloods in the way you are to me!"
' Yes, but I follow and obey Lord Kaname only. He's the only vampire I obey.' He whispered. She made a snicker and pulled away from his grip.
"That has nothing to do with what I was saying! And that doesn't mean you should talk like that to me." She replied. "I'm sure you know that. You've been around vampires much longer than I have." Sakura began to walk out of the Mansion and onto the bridge. Aidou looked at Sakura as she walked away and soon caught up with her.
'I thought you wanted nothing to do with vampires anyway.' He whispered, 'why let all those years go to waste?'
"It's not like I had a choice." She stated, "From what I remember, I was ratted out. So... I might as well get involved now." She remembered a simple sentence as it came into her head.
I can't wait to tell Lord Kaname! And she remembered who that annoying voice belonged to.
Damn you Maria... She thought. Then she looked around to see if Maria was around anywhere. She sighed and focused on the matter at hand.
"I don't think it really matters anymore anyway..." She said quietly.
"What do you mean?"
"I'm a Pureblood." She stated, "I've always been a Pureblood, I need to accept that and move on." They soon crossed the bridge and were coming across the gate where the night class are always greeted by the students from the day class.
~xXx~
"Step back!" Yuki yelled. "The night class needs to go through!"
"Oh I can't wait to see Idol!" A girl exclaimed. Zero stood only a few feet away and rolled his eyes at the sentence.
If only they knew the monsters living in that mansion. He thought. Disgusting...
Zero!" Yuki called, "don't just stand there! Help me!" Zero walked besides Yuki and glared at the girls standing over the 'line.' They backed off cautiously and looked a bit intimidated. "Seriously Zero. This is no time to slack off!"
"Yeah, yeah." He muttered, "whatever." Seen through the corner of his eyes, there was a girl stepping over too far. He turned to face her and glared. She stepped back with caution.
The gates soon opened and the shrieks of the day class girls increased. Yuki was busy keeping the day class on a leash and away from the night class when she stopped for moment.
I wonder what Zero's going to do when he sees her... She thought, will he feel sadness, or upset, or hate? Or will he act as though She never existed? She looked at Zero for a brief moment and sighed. Then she continued on with restraining the day class. Voices from the day class can be heard, names being called, and fan-girls shrieking because their favorite night class student had approached them.
As Aidou came into view, so did Sakura. They were seen bickering but stopped once they exited the gate.
"There's Aidou!" A girl shrieked. "But wait, who's that girl with him?"
"No way!" Another exclaimed, " that's Sakura!" Yuki's head turned, and so did Zero's. Yuki wasn't the least bit surprised and continued on with keeping the fan-girls at bay. Zero however, had a look of extreme shock and horror on his face.
What the hell is she doing with the night class! He mentally screamed, she's supposed to be here in the day class! He watched as her and Aidou continued walking. Aidou turned towards Sakura and said a few words. Sakura then nodded and Aidou bowed. Then he walked over to the girls calling his name. His voice could be heard as he said; "Well hello ladies."
"Idol!" A girl exclaimed, "What are you doing with Sakura!" A few other girls from the day class joined in with the conversation.
"Yeah, did she just transfer or something?"
"Yes actually, she transferred yesterday." He stated. The girls began to pout.
"Awww. I want to transfer too!" "Me too!" Sakura looked to the growing conversation between the fan-girls and Aidou when she moved over next to him.
"Well that sucks now doesn't it!" She exclaimed. "I have reasons for transferring, so bug off and stay out of it!" Their eyes widened and they stepped back.
"You don't have to be so mean Sakura." A girl pouted. They began to walk away, then turned around. All the girls gave big stupid smiles and waved good-bye.
"Bye Idol, we'll see you Monday!" Aidou turned towards Sakura.
"Why did you do that for?" He asked, "I didn't do anything wrong!"
"It's not you, stupid." She said, "It's them. I don't usually care if they talk about me but they were beginning to bug the hell out of me." She walked away and Aidou just stared at her. She turned around and became impatient. "Well?"
"Well what."
"You coming?" She asked. "It's not like we can skip class, since we're already out here I mean."
"Yes Lady Sakura..." He muttered. It was loud enough for her to hear and she hit Aidou on the head. "What the hell!"
"Don't call me that!" She remarked. Aidou muttered something and Sakura smiled. Zero watched it all and it hit him.
Sakura's a Pureblood! He thought. That sentence played in his head. Yes Lady Sakura... His fists clenched. Why didn't I notice before? He realized that she hid everything. Her past and what she was. Zero thought she was a human and actually considered her his friend. They might not have spoken to each other as much as he did to Yuki but Sakura was there since he first came to the academy as was Yuki.
~xXx~
Sakura noticed Zero staring at her. She knew that Zero had found out, it was actually pretty obvious. She was wearing the uniform that proved it after all. She was walking past Zero and her mouth opened as though she was going to say something, then it closed and she faced the ground as she walked past.
I'm sorry Zero. She thought.
Sakura began heading off in a different direction from the rest of the night class when Aidou grabbed her arm.
"Where do you think you're going?" He asked, "Breakfast is this way."
"What? Breakfast? I don't want to eat right now. " She said. "I never really did eat at night unless the chairman begged me to, I never really understood why either. I'm going to sit under a tree for an hour."
"You're not serious." He said. She nodded.
"Yup. Come get me before class starts." She waved and he sighed.
"You've got to be kidding me..." He muttered. As he left, Sakura sat underneath a tree next to the main building. She sighed as she remember the brief encounter that happened a few moments ago between her and Zero.
He hates me, I know he does. She thought, why wouldn't he? I hid what I was for nine years after all.
"You know what though?" She asked herself, "I'm not going to let it bother me unless I know for a fact that it's bothering Zero himself." She looked up at the sky, the moon was in full view despite the bright sunset. And at that, she fell fast asleep.
"Lady Sakura!" Someone called, "Lady Sakura!" She slowly opened her eyes to see Aidou looking at her with impatience. "What are you doing asleep? It's time for class."
"Already?" She muttered, "damn it. I fell asleep?" She got up on her feet, stretched, and yawned.
"Come on." Aidou said, "we have to go."
"Alright. Calm down." She then followed after Aidou into the main building.
Sakura had no idea which classes were where since the classes here were much different from the day class. So, she chose to follow Aidou to the classroom since they have almost all the same classes. She was lead through hallways and up stairs until they finally came across the classroom. They entered the room and it didn't surprise Sakura that she would have classes with Kaname. She didn't expect the girl Ruka and Takuma to be there but she didn't really care. She also didn't expect Maria to be in the class room. When Maria saw her she smiled and jumped all the way down to her.
"Hi Sakura!" She exclaimed quietly, "I'm so happy you're in my class. Now I won't be alone anymore." Sakura was about to object but stopped and gave in.
"Nice to see you too Maria." She sighed. Sakura's eyes averted over to Kaname and it seemed he was looking out the window.
Maybe to see if Yuki's outside? She thought. Then she thought of Zero and sighed once again. I bet he's got some hate going on for me right now. Better steer clear of him for now...
"Sakura?" Maria asked. Sakura left her thoughts for the moment and looked at her.
"Hm?
"Are you okay?" Maria asked. Sakura blinked a few times and nodded. "Good."
Wouldn't want anything to happen to my new toy. She thought. (Yes, I know. That sound weird. Just bear with me.) Sakura went past Maria and up the steps, not even paying notice to the students she couldn't name. She figured she would learn their names later on and it was pretty obvious that she didn't want to be bothered. She sat in the back resting her head on her hand while using the desk for door opened and heads turned as a teacher with an eye patch came into the room. He was smoking and as he went to the front, he took the cigarette out of his mouth.
"Okay, class has started..." Thus beginning Sakura's long night.
~later that night, or morning, whatever~
Sakura entered her room and sighed.
"Finally, it's over..." She muttered, "To think I'll have to deal with this every night." She tossed her bag on one of the lounge chairs and went into the bathroom. She took off her uniform and grabbed the nightgown that was sitting on the counter. Changing into that, she then put her hair in a pony tail and brushed her teeth. She left the bathroom when she was done and rummaged in the bag in front of her drawers. She noticed a chain hanging out if the bag and grabbed it.
It was the necklace she had bought the night she wandered around the nearby town. A red ruby cut to look like a heart, the ruby itself was the size of Sakura's thumb nail. Wires wrapped around the ruby and what seemed like leaves connecting to the wire as though the wire itself was a vine. It hung on a short black chain that made the ruby hang a bit over the middle of the collar bone. She wondered where it had been and when she rummaged into her bag more, she found her day class uniform. She held the uniform in her face, embracing the memories of her time in the day class. Despite some of the memories that caused her grief, most of them weren't all that bad. She sighed and tossed them a few feet away. She was going to miss the day class, but there was nothing she could do now. She was in the night class and Sakura had no choice but to stay.
Time to move on...
This chapter was really confusing and I was unsure about how I was going to get everything to fit. I know this isn't the greatest chapter in the world but I tried my best. Please! Let me know what you think and review! Constructive criticism is welcomed. Reviews are my cookies after all. ;D