A very small necklace is around my neck. Well I wouldn't call it a necklace more like a choke chain. To me a necklace should 'dangle' down your neck not constrict it. It wasn't there before and I have never seen it before. I reach behind my neck for the latch. In my hands, it is small that it is a bracelet so a wrap it around my dainty wrist, twice, and fasten it securely. It's not the prettiest piece of jewellery I've seen but it's not ghastly that you can't wear it. It's like a charm bracelet but doesn't have big enough chain gaps to fit other charms on but you wouldn't want to as they would take the eye away from the thing in the middle. A diamond shape made out of silver, I'm completely guessing on that, with an engraving of a familiar pattern. It looks like a snowflake but I've never looked close enough to a snowflake to now it is the 'familiar pattern'.

But how did I get this? I touch the pattern and a weird flashback appears in my head that I crash onto the floor. I've seen films with epiphanies in and I always thought it was stupid how they'd fall over or crash into something but it really does hit you! Zero's there pushing me up against the wall. His cool forehead pressed onto mine. His ear touches my ear as he moves his head slowly down to my neck. His fangs bear. His warm breath awakes mine. His arms move down to push my hair away, they move around like he's strangling me. The door crashes open showing Rima, Aido, Takuma, Kain and Shiki looking cool and collected. Before I could blink Zero was away. Away from me. Away from the other vampires. Away from the mess he could have made.

"Chika, you bitch, wake up." I hear Rima shout at me.

Opening my eyes, the 5 vampires are looking over me. Two expressions fill their eyes: annoyed and concerned. Personally I don't blame them for being annoyed because the whole falling over thing is pissing me off! "I'm sorry." I whisper, sitting up rubbing my head. "Have I hit my head?"

All the vampire's eyes are wide and nodding their head but looking straight past me. I turn to see a pool of blood on the floor. My blood. I touch behind my head and feel the wet patch. Great! I must have hit my head off the toilet or towel rail or wash basin. I didn't even feel like I'd hit my head. "I guess we…you aren't going shopping then?" Rima obviously points out.

"I guess so." I reply, "Sorry about this."

"Oh no, it's…its fine." She comments, backing away from me. Her eyes and many of the others have turned to the dark red colour that's full of lust and hunger for that blood on the floor. I've done more damage than my dad has ever. He's never made me bleed like this. It's rather sickening to look at it. "We'll just go a different night."

"It's cool; I'll go on my own."

"You sure?"

"Yeah." I smile. Quickly she leaves my apartment, shortly followed by Shiki, Kain and then Aido. I would have liked to have gone with someone but they'd had this planned, probably for a long time, and I wouldn't want them to change that just for me. I'm used to doing things on my own but it is nice to be dependable occasionally. "I'm sorry Takuma about this." I say to him as he stares at the blood. I slowly and steadily stand up. Crap, head rush! I feel myself fall down again as a light headed sensation overwhelms me. Strong arms wrap around my waist supporting me. They move to under my neck and under my legs.

Next thing I know I'm being carried out of the bathroom and into the dining room. I look up to see not the usual piercing green eyes of Takuma but the blood red ones of a vampire. Oh God, he's going to take me to his lair and devour me where no one will hear my screams or even think about looking.

As my mind starts to panic and think of scenarios that could happen to me, Takuma plonks me on the breakfast seats in the kitchen. He gets a paper towel and runs it under the water. He comes over to me and places the wet cloth on the back of my head. "I'm sorry about this Takuma. You don't have to wait on me!"

"I can manage. Trust me; I've been my life share of blood on the floor!" He tells me, cleaning my wound. Thankfully he's using paper towels which can be easily discarded. However I'm slightly worried as he keeps putting them in the bin and then getting another one. How much blood is coming out the back of my head?! "I can withhold the temptation a lot more than the other vampires in the Academy. Don't know why, just can. And I know it's better to have someone for company when you're hurt, or ill. Chika, you no longer need to clean up after yourself or feel like you are alone in this world. I'm here for you and I'm sure all the other vampires are too."

"Apart from Ruka. Why doesn't she like me?"

"Ruka is a tough nut to crack." He laughs, "She's just uptight all the time, around everyone. I'm surprised Kain has fallen madly for her."

"Seriously? Kain is in love with that bitch."

"Yeah, he's known her since childhood," Takuma begins, telling the story of Kain and Ruka, "His loyalty follows her in whatever path she does which stops him from having loyalty to Kaname. He once told Kaname if he'd hurt Ruka he'd never forgive him. I know in your world it isn't much of a threat but to us vampires where Kaname rules the roost it's a huge one. I kind of feel sorry for the guy because she loves Kaname."

"The vampire world is like an episode of Gossip Girl or 90210." I comment. It's so totally true, if you think about it. Zero and Kaname love Yuki but she only loves Kaname. Kain loves Ruka but she loves Kaname. Ok it doesn't sound as complex now but at the time it did!

"What's this Gossip Girl? And 90210?"

I couldn't help but gasp, "Takuma, you have never lived."

"Technically I haven't."

"Ops, sorry. I have the box set of both of them. Do you wanna watch it?"

"I don't have anything to lose." He shrugs, "And you're done."

"Thanks." I spin around on the chair and look at him. He'd calmed down, well his eyes had. I couldn't help but smile as he's one of those people that are lovely and are just so smiley that you can't help but to. "I better clean up that blood on the bathroom floor."

"You really should."

"While I'm doing that you can put Gossip Girl on if you want."

After cleaning up the blood and wash my hair, it was an impulse, I go to the longue to see Takuma thoroughly enjoying Gossip Girl. He's there sitting right in front of the TV stuffing his face with microwave popcorn. "You do realise there's a sofa here?"

"Hush," he shushes me, "Nate's just told Blair that he slept with Serena the night before she left. What's Blair going to do?"

Takuma did eventually sit on the sofa as the night drew on. I was getting paranoid about my father showing up anytime but as time wore on I completely forgot about him. I just enjoyed have Takuma by my side and laughing at him whenever something shocking happened. I don't blame him as I was like that when I first watched it. It's nice having a friend around.

I have a friend! Yeah me.

"Chika!" I hear my father shout from behind me. "Who is this?"