When I awoke, all I saw was white. "Am I dead?" I asked. "If so, then where the heck is Elvis?" I heard chuckling next to me and when I turned, I saw Zero laughing.
"You're not dead; you're in the nurse's office."
"How is that funny?" I asked confused.
"'Where's Elvis?'" he mocked.
"Oh come on, that'd be cool to meet him."
"What about your family?" my smile vanished.
"Because if I wasn't dead, then I won't break any hope of seeing them again," I explained looking away sadly.
"Luna I-" he went to explain, but I cut him off.
"It's alright, you didn't know."
"But I shouldn't have said it." He tried to get me to look at him. I remained silent, it was no use to argue with him "How are you feeling?" he asked breaking the silence.
"Good, surprisingly good. I wonder if it's the vampire blood," I wondered out loud. He tensed at the two words. "Sorry. So what happened to Hio?"
"She died. We don't know who killed her though." His fists clenched and released.
"What happened after I passed out?"
"Shizuka nearly murdered you after you stabbed her in the arm, but Hanabusa froze her and got you and Yuki out of there. Ichiru was distracted, so I punched him in the jaw and I followed the three out you out of there to see if you were alright."
"Remind me to thank Aido later."
"Did somebody call my name?" Aido yelled, making a 'grand entrance.'
"Speak of the devil," I murmured.
"Oh, and you're welcome Luna," he said smiling. Zero began radiating anger, so I held his hand which calmed him down a bit.
"Where's Yuki?" I asked and they shrugged. I sighed and stood up, grabbing my coat off the chair and walked out of the room to go looking for Yuki.
"Wait Luna!" Aido called after me. "You have to rest!" Zero quietly followed me in my search.
"The Headmaster probably knows," he said right next to me. I nodded and headed towards the main building when Zero pushed me up against a tree. I faced the bark, and when I turned to look at him, I saw his lust for blood.
"Go ahead Zero," I whispered. He fought the urge and shook his head, releasing me. I turned around and stared at his back.
"I don't want to hurt you," he said still struggling to control himself.
"Zero, it's not healthy to fight it if the urge is so strong. Besides, it's not like it would be the first time," I said with a small smile. Once again, he shook his head. "Zero Kiryu you won't hurt me. I've been through worse," I reminded him and he turned to face me. I pricked my neck with my fingernail and his eyes glowed blood red. We walked toward each other and I moved my shoulder length black hair away from my neck. He leaned down, with one hand on my shoulder and the other on my arm. I felt him lick where the artery was and I felt a slight pinch when his fangs sunk into my flesh. I fought my instinct to break his nose. It was a strange feeling, my senses dulled; it was silent, except for the sound of my blood leaving me.
"Zero, you're breaking the rules," Yugari-sensei said, coming out of nowhere. Zero let go of me and wiped the blood from his mouth. I took off my day-class jacket and used it to wipe off my blood.
"Sir, this is my fault. He had a craving and I forced him to fulfill it," I explained, trying to protect Zero.
"He did it nonetheless; therefore you both broke the rules. Go to the Headmaster's office immediately," he ordered, putting out his cigarette.
"Yes sir," we mumbled and headed to our destination…again.
~At the Headmaster's Office~
"Zero! Luna! Come hug your loving father!" he greeted with his usual glomp. As usual, we side-stepped and Yugari-sensei received the dreaded glomp. Both men looked horrified and quickly separated. However, Zero and I were laughing about the incident until Yugari spoke up.
"I caught Zero drinking Luna's blood," he tattled.
"Zero," Cross sighed disappointingly.
"Sir it was my fault. Zero had a craving and I forced him to drink my blood," I explained for the second time.
"How did you force him?" he inquired.
"I pricked my neck and tempted him even more. Sir, since I'm transforming into a pureblood, I thought that this could slow his transition to level E. also; Shizuka Hio drank my blood, so her venom is flowing through my veins. I thought that maybe since I have her venom, it could help him."
"That was a very noble deed Luna, but rules are rules," father said sadly. "You both have to remain in your rooms for the next week."
"Yes sir," we mumbled and left.
"Well at least we can catch up on our sleep," I said optimistically. He nodded and walked to the boy's Sun Dorm. "And then there was one," I murmured and headed to the Moon Dorms.
"Luna," Kaname called just as I reached the gates.
"Yes?" I asked turning to face him.
"Congratulations on your fight with Shizuka."
"You heard about that?" He nodded. "I was a better fighter when I was younger, and now everybody knows about it. Lovely." I sulked up to my room and plopped down on my bed. After a minute, a thought came to me and I booked over to Kaname's room. I knocked on the door continuously until he finally opened it.
"Yes?"
"If you heard about what happened, then do you know who killed Hio?" I asked quickly.
"I'm afraid I do not," he answered and my head and shoulders fell.
"Thanks anyway," I uttered going to Hanabusa's room. When I knocked on the door, a very hyper Aido answered.
"Luna! Come in, come in!" he invited, opening the door wider. I accepted and waited for him to close the door.
When he did, I cut right to the chase, "Do you know who killed Shizuka Hio?"
He froze for a moment and sighed. "Yes I do."
"Who?"
"Kaname Kuran." Needless to say, I was in shock.
"B-but he just told me he didn't know!" What is going on here? For a moment I actually believed Kuran? I shook my head. "I hate this! I'm changing so much! I don't want to change! I don't want to become a pureblood! I want to turn level E with Zero!" I cried. Aido hugged me in a comforting manner as I wept. "I'm not going to change. I already lost my ability to kill a pureblood. I'm going to fight this," I promised. "Thank-you Hanabusa," I said and left.
I stayed in my room for the rest of the week. Oh who am I kidding? The next day I snuck out and went to Zero's room. He was surprised when I knocked on his door while everyone was in class. Nonetheless, he let me in and I sat at his desk while he sat on his bed. We didn't speak; we basically just stared at each other, waiting for someone to break the silence.
"Why did you come here?" he asked quietly.
"I hate it there," I answered truthfully. "I'm staring to be more emotional and last night I cried in front of Hanabusa and let him comfort me!" his eyes widened and he looked away.
"You had a monster comfort you?" he asked sadly.
"He was right there and I had no control over my emotions," I explained looking away from him.
"What happened?" he asked standing up.
"Kaname lied to me. He said he didn't know who killed Shizuka, but when I asked Aido, he said Kuran killed her." he froze right in front of where I sat and displayed a look of disbelief on his features.
"Kuran killed Shizuka?" I nodded. "Why would he do that?" I shrugged, and then stood up when a thought came to me.
"Wait a sec, I think I remember reading something about if a pureblood drinks another pureblood's blood, then they double in strength." I looked at him with wide eyes. "Kaname just became stronger."
"What should we do?"
"We've got to tell Headmaster Cross."
"But we're not supposed to leave our rooms, you weren't even supposed to come here," he reminded me.
"We'll tell him it was an emergency," I said opening the window. I jumped out and landed on the closest tree branch. I hopped down the branched until I reached the ground and waited for Zero. Once he arrived, we went back to the main building.
"You two were supposed to remains in your rooms," Cross scolded when we arrived.
"Sir, this is important," I reasoned. "Kaname killed Shizuka Hio and drank her blood, causing himself to increase his strength."
"How do we know you're not making this up?" Yugari questioned.
"Hanabusa told me Kaname killed her, and I remembered that if one pureblood drinks another's blood, then their powers will double."
"I don't think Kaname would do something like that," Cross admitted.
"Cross, he's a vampire. Don't put something like this past them just because he acts nice," Yugari warned.
"Don't single him out because he's a vampire Yugari," Cross countered, then turned to Zero and me. "Thank-you for bringing this to my attention, now return to your rooms immediately." We nodded and left the office.
"Kuran's gonna kill me for telling the Headmaster," I whispered.
"What do you want me to do about it?" Zero asked angrily.
"Nothing, I'm just saying he'll probably kill me."