Night classes definitely made up the best part of your next three weeks. They were fascinating, energetic, mysterious, and full of friendly faces in contrast to the boring and friendless day classes. The rounds for disciplinary committee were exciting too, but in a frightening, paranoia inducing way. You were supposed to feel like a guardian of the school, but you felt more like prey for Echro. Zero stuck to your side like he was physically taped there, gritting his teeth constantly and lunging at any sudden noise in the bushes. On occasion he would just grip you and hold you in his arms as if he was afraid you would be attacked on the spot. You didn't care to protest this time, You were genuinely scared.
Sometimes, after rounds you two found yet another form of excitement in Zero's bloodlust, and the both of your... normal lust. Make out sessions became a common thing. In a twisted, warped way, what normally would have created the gap between humans and vampires, brought you closer. You came to care quite deeply for Zero that month, the fear having faded after those three weeks of paranoia. But it wasn't until the very end of that month that you met the biggest bout of surprise.
You were on your dusk rounds when you all saw her. You didn't notice her first, Zero did, he was in the middle of a laugh,when he stopped dead. His face became empty, emotionless as he stared at the figure in the middle of the courtyard. She was thin, strands of chestnut-colored hair that looked like they should have been limp, framed her face, and dipped down to her waist. Her eyes glowed a brighter red than any vampire you had ever seen. You could tell she wasn't a student, her outfit wasn't a uniform or something to enjoy the sunset in. It was one of aristocracy. Frills and lace of the purest snow white you had ever seen melted over her thin frame.
She frightened you, and you let your hands slip to the crossbow because of it, but Zero stopped you with the pass of one hand. He stared at the girl, seeming to have no intention of moving towards her. She didn't even glare, her expression was blank as well. After a moment she walked up to a few feet in front of Zero.
"You always loved the white of snow when you were full of innocence. But now, how do you not stain the pure color captured in that fabric with the blood you spill?" Zero stabbed, not changing his tone or face at all. You didn't know why he said it, but he seemed to know this individual, and the two's atmosphere sent chills down your spine. The girl didn't look hurt from this remark though, and Zero continued. "I told you, I'd kill you if I ever saw you again." This scared you, and you backed away from him, looking at him as if he was a stranger.
"Zero, stop with your pitiful act already. Believe it or not, becoming a vampire wasn't as hard on me as it was on you. Get over yourself. You don't have to kill me to put me out of my misery,I'm fine as is." Her words were ice-cold and concise, slow. They seemed to get to Zero, as his eyes widened, and his jaw clenched, but she spoke again before he could retort.
"Now, I still look forward to the day you do end me. I take it as the highest honor to indulge your love enough to let you put an end to my existence when, and if I lose control, But now is not the time..." She paused. "I never told you, but I suppose you deserve to know, I did love you back, on some level. Platonically at least." Her voice was still monotonous, eerie with the current subject.
"Liar!" Spat Zero. "If you loved me, you wouldn't have gone and played house with your brother! You wouldn't have turned into a sociopath on me when I opened up to you! You wouldn't have let me sacrifice everything for you so you could leave me in the rubble of this school! And even if you did, who the hell do you think you are to bring it up at a time like this?!"His voice was nearly a scream before he turned to you.
"Leave, _, you don't want to hear this."
"Yes, I do, I want to help!" You protested, but he glared.
"GO! YOU CAN'T HELP ME WITH THIS!" He shouted angrily, and you ran, a bit overwhelmed. You stayed close enough to hear though, hiding behind a pillar on the side of a covered path around the courtyard. He turned back and the girl spoke.
"Zero, you never really learned to accept care from people did you?" Her voice was a dry chuckle. "Anyway. I can prove I loved you, I still had enough of a scrap of love left in my heart to get you this."
The brunette girl held up a small vile of red liquid. " Hio Shizuka, as you know, was locked up in a cell at a vampire asylum. It was a decent one of course, with her pure blood status. As such, they did attempt to cure the insanity that coursed through her family line. Or at the very least, they studied to find it. One of the things they kept in stock to study that, was a blood sample." Zero seemed completely rigid.
"Kaname helped me track down the asylum and infiltrate it. This is Hio Shizuka's, the pure blood who turned you, and who's blood can keep you permanently sane."