Hi Hi everyone!

I'M SO SOOOOOOOOOOORRY FOR NOT UPDATING! I just want to thank you guys for reviewing for part 1 of chapter 18 and voting for which idea I should do for the omake! I chose…*drums*…

Both the ideas!

Yeah, both the ideas seemed fun to write, so I decided to do them both! After part 2 of chapter 18 (so this one) I'll do the omake with the toddler idea. Later in the story I'll place the omake with the guy transformation in the story. So stay tuned for both the omake's! It's also the first year anniversary of this story! That needs some applause, right? No? Okay…

I was in the USA now and it was so awesome there! You can get Pocky in stores there *-*And that's why I didn't upload this chapter right after the exams because I needed some rest and had to prep for my big vacation. I'm a girl and a girl needs her beauty sleep ;3 (jk :p)

School is really hard now so the next time that I'll upload a chapter will be after the New Year!

But enough bullshit about that and enjoy Part 2!

Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight (the concept/story) or any of the characters, Matsuri Hino does and I love her to death. I only own my OC Betty Nena and the other OC's that will come across in this story. I also own the cover image of this story, all drew by me.

Previously

Headmaster Cross was still waiting for a (decent) answer; I could see it in his eyes. After a while of thinking my head couldn't take the brainstorming anymore. I just had to go with the fact that Headmaster Cross would think that I'm lost.

"I don't know if you'll believe me… It's kind of hard to believe." I whispered finally, still asking myself if there wasn't any way out of this painful rollercoaster.

"Here. We. Go."

Chapter 18 Part 2

'Don't worry, you can tell me anything.' He said with such a calm face that my head didn't hurt anymore. I still didn't knew what I had to say, not even what to think…

'I… I…' My voice stuttered as I was becoming nervous. I wanted to close my mouth, but the kind look in Headmaster Cross's eyes gave me a courage boost. I felt like I could tell him everything and that he would believe every word of it. But still… I decided to lie.

'I did this to myself. I was hallucinating about hurtful things and before I knew it, I did this to my face. I don't know why but the hallucinations just made me go crazy and after doing this I went into a shock state. Maybe because I have a fear for blood…' I whispered as I felt guilty about lying to him. I played with the fabric of my skirt and twirled with my hair. I always twirl with my curls if I was nervous, scared or bored. But in this case I was nervous as fuck.

'Melody… Do you have the need to have someone to talk too about your personal problems? Because I can be that person if you want to…' He said with a worried tone in his voice as he tried to search eye contact with me. I just ignored it and stared at my half covered knees.

'I don't need anyone… I don't want to bother others with my personal crap and nightmares. I'll deal with this on my own…'

'No, I'm fine. It was the first time I saw these hallucinations and I don't think that this will happen again.' I whispered again as I stared at my baby pink painted nails with black dots. Then I saw two big hands covering my small hands and holding them gently. I looked up and saw Headmaster Cross giving me a genuine smile.

'Are you sure? You can ask for help when you want." He whispered as his warm, mint smelling breath surrounded my nose. His hazel eyes looked so peaceful and calm that the nervousness I had just disappeared like fresh snow in the morning sun.

'Yes, I'm sure. I'm just startled about what happened, nothing more." I answered while giving a weak, watery smile. He smiled back and the worry in his eyes made place for relief.

'Then I'm glad. You don't have to go to school tomorrow so you can rest and let your wounds heal.' He said as he let my hands go and stood up. I nodded before I stood up but then I fell on the chair again with a thud. My vision was blurry and I felt nauseous. Headmaster Cross kneeled down and held his hands on my shoulders and looked worried into my eyes.

'Are you alright?" He said, well, almost shouted. My head throbbed like crazy and I became more queasy but my vision cleared up.

'Yes, I just feel a bit dizzy, that's all.' I softly said before standing up from my chair again. I ignored the throbbing of my cheeks and the dizziness and began to walk towards the door. I just wanted to show him that I'm fine on my own but that plan wasn't succeeding… At all. Before I knew it, I began to see black spots in my vision and the last thing I felt was the hard, cold floor.

'Melody? Are you awake?' I heard a faint voice say. It came from somewhere but I couldn't make out from where or from who it was… All I saw was black, black and oh, some more bl- Wait for a second. What is THAT?

In the lonely looking black space saw a white dot that glowed a bit and made me curious. I started to draw myself to the white glowing subject and as I came closer, I saw that it was a human figure of… A woman.

I immediately stopped. What if it was THAT thing again? What if it was the evil sounding male voice that tried to get into my mind again? What if… What if it was that woman again?

As I was thinking about all kinds of scenario's, I didn't realize that I was still being drawn to the strange woman. As I slowly came closer, I saw that it was that lady again. She was elevating and had a flowing white dress with long sleeves. She had a small white package in her hands… No wait, it was a baby wrapped up in a soft looking blanket.

When I bent over to look at the baby, I saw two big brown eyes looking into mine. It wasn't a baby, but a mirror that showed a reflection of myself… Well, my anime-version self. When I looked up to meet the gaze of the lady, I saw that she was smiling to me. Her ice-blue eyes were twinkling what made her look even more like an angel.

'My lovely Betty, finally I can meet you after all those years…' Her heavenly calm voice said to me. I didn't knew why but… I felt the love beaming off her.

'Who are you, Miss? Why have I never seen you before until I ended up here in this dimension? Why?' I whispered softly what made her smile brighter and her aura glowing even more. It was so bright that I actually had to protect my eyes but somehow it didn't hurt. It only began to feel more cozy and soft, just like I was wearing a big, soft scarf all around my body.

'Time will teach you… Please stay strong for me, Betty. Please…' She said softly in my ear while her warmth was slowly disappearing.

'Wait! Answer my questions! Please… At least… Tell me your name!" I shouted as I saw her slowly fading away. I didn't want her to go already… I liked her aura so much.

'My name is Yume…' She said when I only saw her faint figure and smile. Then she disappeared and the cozy, white space changed into a lonely black space again. I felt so… confused.

'So her name is Yume? But that means "dream" in Japanese… Well, the name suits her well.' I thought before I lost consciousness in my mind again.

The first thing I felt was a pillow under my head.

I smelt the Dove smell of my bed. It smelt like that because I sprayed a lot of deodorant on it. When I opened my eyes I saw the white ceiling of my room and turned with my head to the night desk. I stretched my hand out to grab Mr. Cuddles, even though I heard some soft cracks of my bones when I did so. When I grabbed one of his ears, I pulled him as fast as I could under my warm blanket and held him tightly against my chest. I closed my eyes to inhale the sweet, neutral smell of my blanket and my mind was totally put at ease.

'Yume… Who are you actually and what do you mean to me?' I asked myself loudly, not expecting anyone to hear it. Then I realized a thing.

How did I end up in my bed?

I got myself out of my bed and sat on my blanket. When I looked down, I saw that I was still wearing my Day Class outfit, except for the jacket and the shoes. When I looked up again, I saw my jacket neatly folded up on my desk chair and my shoes next to each other under the desk. Maybe it was Headmaster Cross who brought me here… Oh well, I'm still safe so I actually don't mind.

When I went with my hands over my face, I felt the bandage still exactly on the same spot on my cheeks like where it was last night. That's a miracle because I turn into a "clumsy ninja" when I'm asleep. My dad gave me that nickname when he told me that I attacked him while I was sleepwalking. He said that I was pretty violent when I was asleep and that I gave him a fist against his jaw. Then he said that I wanted to punch him again but that I missed a couple of times and then began to sing the Vampire Knight opening and walked like I was drunk as fuck. He filmed it and showed it to me the next morning. I laughed so hard about that back then that the tears were streaming down my cheeks. This memory was one of the few memories who made me feel happy instead of depressed. I still had to laugh about it.

My cheeks didn't hurt anymore, just like my head. It was like the angelic lady, I mean Yume, had taken all the physical pain I had with her. And still… I was asking myself who or why she suddenly showed up in my dreams.

Suddenly I heard my stomach growl like a lion.

How long has it been that I ate something? I thought about when I had eaten for the last time and came to the conclusion that I didn't eat for one and a half day. How is it possible that I didn't notice that while I can't even live without eating every two hours…

I needed some food. Now.

I got up from my bed and undressed out of my school outfit. Then I grabbed my towel and threw it over my right shoulder and walked slowly to the bathroom while murmuring Cherry Bon Bon from Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. Kyary is my biggest idol, if it's about real people, and I love her cuteness and songs so much that I could literally die of a fangirl heart attack.

While being in the shower, I felt pretty lonely. Everyone in the Sun Dorms was in class while I was here, in a shower, naked and with gauze on my cheeks. While I was spacing out under a stream of hot water, I didn't realize that the gauze on my face was loosening. When it fell off my face, I looked down to see the wet bandage on the stone floor. It had some dried up blood on it but because of the water, the bandage had a damp, white shade. I turned the water off and went with the tips of my fingers over my cheeks. I didn't feel any wounds that actually should be there.

'That's strange… I swear that I had enormous wounds on my cheeks last night.' I whispered to myself as I stepped out of the shower and walked towards the mirror to get some explanation. I wiped the fog off the mirror and narrowed my eyes to the spots where the bandage used to be. The only thing I saw was three small marks on each cheek that remained from the once big wounds. My eyes widened from confusion.

'Holy. Fuck.' I said loudly to myself what caused the sentence to echo in the bathroom. I kept staring at my reflection for a while until I noticed that I didn't have any clothes on. I grabbed my towel and dried my body and hair off and then put it around my chest. I walked out of the bathroom and began to search something to wear.

I eventually chose for the white, comfortable PJ dress I had on when I had woken up in this dimension for the first time. I didn't mind what I would wear because I was just going to the canteen and no one would be there now, so I didn't have to worry.

I put my Creepers on and put some money in the side pocket of the dress before I walked out of the room. When I came outside, I felt the morning sun on my bare arms and legs. There was a chilly wind but that made the morning feeling refreshing. It were the light blue morning sky and the bright sun that made the forest's green shades glow. I breathed the fresh, clean air in and out. It felt really good.

While I was walking towards the school building, I felt very peaceful. Nothing could ruin this morning walk now. Absolutely nothing.

Except for THAT thing.

It was just standing there, luring at me with red glowing eyes. My body froze and I felt the goose bumps on my skin. It was coming closer but very slowly. My heart was beating like crazy and the only one thing went trough my mind.

Run.

I ran past it, I ran as hard as I could to the direction of the school and I didn't look behind me once. I could feel the presence right behind me so I used my airpower to get myself a boost but it didn't help. That thing kept following me at the same pace. I was terrified, so terrified that I almost couldn't feel my heartbeat anymore.

When I reached the building, I began to run on the ground again and when I reached the canteen, I saw a couple of teachers walking around but none of them were from my classes. I looked madly around me, desperately trying to spot the creature but wherever I looked, I couldn't see it anywhere. It was gone.

'Thank God. Thank. God.' I said between my panting. When my heartbeat was at a normal rate again, I walked to the counter to order.

When I finally had my food, I walked over to the table that was nearby and sat down before I grabbed a Panini with grilled chicken off my plate and began to eat it greedily. That was just what I needed. Chicken. When I was done eating the Panini's, I drank some water and relaxed my muscles who were still tensed up because of what happened less than ten minutes ago. I felt really weird now…

'Good morning Melody-chan!' I heard a sing-song voice shout. I turned my head slowly around to see Takuma walking towards me. No, Not now.

'Ohayou, Ichijou-sempai.' I said as I slowly waved at him. I just felt his happy aura all around me while he was miles away. When he reached me, he sat down at the opposite side of the table.

'What happened last night?' He asked me as he rested his head on his intertwined hands. 'Because I swore that I smelled your and Yuuki-chan's blood last night and so did the other Nightclass students.'

'Shit. Shit, shit, shit, shit, SHIT. I didn't think about that at all…'

'Uh… I got a small cut of a tree branch. No big deal. And I don't know what happened with Yuuki…' I lied as quick as I could. The fact that I got injured badly by a creepy ghost wasn't what you would call "believable".

'But the smell was really strong…' He said really soft but still so I could hear it.

'I bleed pretty fast and I did lose a bit of blood but it was nothing serious. Headmaster Cross was still worried so I had to stay in bed today.' I said before I even realized what I actually said. The lies were streaming out of my mouth like a waterfall. Well… At least the last part is true.

'I am glad that it was nothing serious!' He said as he showed his (too) bright smile and threw his hands in the air. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes and just smiled back.

'Oh! And before I forget, I would like to invite you to my birthday party tomorrow night!' He exclaimed as he lowered his arms and looked at me with his green puppy dog eyes. He really needs to st-… Wait… WHAT?!

'It's nothing big, just a small party for the Night Class students!' He continued as he was still waiting for an answer. I just couldn't believe that I got invited for Takuma's birthday…

'Uh… I don't know if uh… Headmaster Cross would agree if I would go alone…' I stammered while scratching the back of my head. I knew that Yuuki and Zero would be there but I just didn't feel comfortable at the Moon Dormitory. Not only because of the aura that would make an icy chill go down my spine, but also because he would be there…

'Don't worry, I will invite Yuuki-chan and Zero-kun too!' He cheerily said as his eyes were twinkling. I just couldn't say no to his happy reaction.

'Okay, then I'll come too.' I said before I gave him the best smile I could make. Now I had to think up what I should give him. I mean, it's rude if you go to someone's birthday party without a present, isn't it? Maybe I can go into town to search for something…

'Yay! It will be so much fun!' He said as he jumped up from the seat and clapped in his hands. I was glad that I could talk myself out of what happened last night.

'Then I will see you tomorrow night, right? I can't wait!' He exclaimed while he was being all hyper. I just nodded because he probably wouldn't hear me between his excitement. 'I have to go now, I still need to prepare a lot of things for the party.' He said while he was calming down.

'I don't mind. I'll see you tomorrow then.' I said before I smiled at him. He smiled back and waved me goodbye before he turned around and started to walk. I looked at his back until he was totally out of my sight. Then I stood up and started to walk to my room. I needed to buy something for Takuma in town and I needed to be fast before it was lunch break and every Day Class student would be here.

'But WHAT the HELL should I buy?'

The smell of noodles, fresh flowers and the sounds of people walking made me feel alive.

I was now at the center of the small town that was located behind the big forest that kept it away from the academy. The whole atmosphere felt so cozy and warm with elderly people slowly waddling their way trough the crowd and children playing and laughing with each other. Everyone was wearing winter clothes because the noon was chilly though, but the sun was shining as bright as ever. It felt good to see such a peaceful scene.

'This feels so much different from walking through the city of Washington DC…' I thought to myself while I was seeing a world of difference between this small town and my old home town.

I was wearing a black graphic T-shirt with pastel-colored skulls, an A-line black skirt, Tights with small crosses on them, all black Vans, my black sailor jacket with pastel pink details and a black knitted hat with small, hot pink devil horns. I was also wearing a pastel pink choker with a silver cross and silver spikes attached to it. My hair was in two low twin tails.

While I was walking through the crowd of people, I was thinking what kind of gift I should buy for Takuma.

'What would a guy that will turn 18 want for his birthday? I mean, of course know what a normal guy that would turn 18 want (alcohol, "books for boys", drugs) but Takuma is a vampire guy for God sake! Plus he's too polite for those kinds of gifts. But what the hell would he want? Maybe a new manga? No, he already has a whole library so that wouldn't be an original gift. Uhm… Chocolate? No no, I'm only thinking that because of my constant crave for sugar. Uh…'

Then I saw a street artist sketching a couple while they were holding hands. My focus went on how he stroked his pencil over his canvas. It got me in trance… And then it hit me. The perfect gift for Takuma.

A portrait of him.

'Of course! I can draw him and then frame it in a pretty framework that he can hang up on a wall! ERMYGURDD I'm so excited about this idea!'

I immediately turned around and started to walk to the hobby shop I saw the last time I was in town. When I opened the old-fashioned door, a soft sound of a bell was heard and the woman behind the desk turned around. It was a middle-aged woman with really long, straight black hair. Her face just beamed with life and she smiled brightly at me. She wore a green chiffon dress that made her hazel eyes stand out.

'Welcome to "geijixyutsto Nippon no shumi" (A/N: Means "Art and hobby of Japan")!' She cheerily said as she walked up to me and shook my hand. I just smiled at her because I just felt her warm aura blew over mine.

'And what are you searching for, omae (A/N: Means "my love")?' She asked as she picked up a paintbrush and looked closely at it.

'I'm searching for a framework that fits A4 paper. It's a gift for someone so it has to be a bit fancy.' I said as I looked around the shop. It was a small shop that had striped blue walls and was pretty full but still had its own charm.

'Something fancy, huh? I think I have something perfect for you.' She said as she walked to the back of the shop and disappeared trough an ivory-colored door. After five minutes or so she came back with a framework in her hands. From far away I couldn't see it but when she got closer I knew that it was exactly the one I needed.

'You were searching for this?' The woman sang happily. I nodded in agreement as I was staring at the details. It was a framework made of oak with vine details carved into it. It looked very fancy and royal and I knew that this would make the gift complete.

'This is perfect; especially the details make it look unique. I love it!' I said a bit too loud but I was really excited. The woman smiled even brighter and walked to the counter, gesturing that I had to follow her.

'Well, normally I wouldn't do this… But may I ask what the framework is for?' She said as she placed her elbows on the counter and rested her chin on her intertwined hands. She looked at me with curiosity.

'Uh… There is this boy whose turning 18 and I wanted to make something special for him because he's so nice to me…' I told her while I looked right in her eyes.

'Hmm… A boy you say? Interesting…' She said while she smiled brightly at me. I knew what she was thinking. That I had a crush on him. ME, a crush on Takuma? Hell no. He's nice and has an attractive face, but nothing more than that.

'I thought on making a portrait of him. I think it would be one of the most original gifts I could think of.' I said before the woman nodded softly.

'I think it's a very original gift! And I bet that he will also think that.' She said as she jumped up. 'You know what; just take the framework for free.' She said as she danced around. He dress flowed in the air like ocean waves and her hair looked as it was flying on its own.

'Oh… Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.' I said before I let a bright smile show. Then she stopped dancing and walked over to me. She grabbed my hands and whispered: 'I'll do everything for young love.'

My cheeks immediately burned of embarrassment. She still thought that I liked Takuma. How awkward.

When she let go of my hands, she walked to the counter and got a plastic bag. Then she put the framework in it and handed the bag over the counter to me. I gave her a smile and when she smiled back, I turned around to walk to the door.

'Good luck! And keep on smiling!' She exclaimed while I was already out of the door. I waved to her before I started to walk on the street.

After I went to some stores to buy some wrapping paper, decorations and some snacks to get through the night, I went back to Cross Academy. Once there I saw Yuuki standing in front of my room's door, almost knocking it into pieces while yelling my name over and over again.

'… Yuuki? What are you doing?' I asked her after creeping up behind her. She immediately turned around, probably because I scared her.

'Where were you all day?! I searched you everywhere but I couldn't find you.' She yelled what attracted some attention from a couple of Day Class girls that passed us by.

'Headmaster Cross said that I needed some rest because of what happened and after some more sleep than I usually get, I felt better. So I went to the town to get some things.' I explained to her while I saw her staring at the bags I was holding in my hands.

'Oh… That's okay, but I really need to tell you something about what happened to me. Since I can't talk with Yori about it…' She said while whispering the last part. I knew what she was going to tell me. That Aidou attacked her at the Moon Dormitory and that Kaname stopped him. With a bitch slap. Haha, that scene made me cry of laughing.

'Let's talk about it in my room. There are too many people walking by.' I said to her as I opened the door to my room. I let her go first before I walked into my room. When we were settled on my bed, Yuki immediately started to talk about what happened to her.

'I needed to talk to Kaname about Zero so I went to the Moon Dormitory. I know that Zero should've accompanied me but I was in a rush. When I arrived there, Aidou-kun was the only one who was awake. I told him I wanted to talk to Kaname, but then he started about something reaaaaaally weird. He said that I had to give my blood to Kaname because he saved me from a vampire 10 years ago. Then he got really close to me, what made me feel uncomfortable, and froze my arm and leg. But then-'

Sheez, this girl talks too fast.

'Yuuki, honey, can you slow it down a bit, please?' I said while I interrupted her story and laid my hands on her shoulders. 'I try to understand what happened, but if you talk too fast, I can't hear a thing of what you try to explain, okay?'

'Oh, uh, sorry! Headmaster Cross also tells me that I have to talk slower! It's just the excitement, you know?' She said while she scratched the back of her head.

'I know. Just continue where you left off.' I said with a smile. I would also be like her if that happened to me.

'Where was I? Oh, yeah. But then Kaname stopped him and gave him a slap across the face. I could sense that he was mad at Aidou-kun for arousing me, but the slap wasn't needed.' She told me with a slower voice.

He really doesn't know when to stop. He deserved the slap, I would be even happier if I could slap him. Hard.

'But what did Kaname say about Zero?' I asked so that we could change the subject.

'He said that he wants to transfer Zero to the Night Class but I begged him to let Zero in the Day Class. I don't know what he's going to do with Zero…' She said sadly while looking down. I lift up her chin so that I could look her in her eyes.

'Yuuki, what does Zero mean to you? I asked her while I looked her right in the eyes.

'He's my best friend and feels like my brother. And I will do anything to protect him.' She said with confidence.

'Kaname cares about you, right? So if Kaname knows what Zero means to you, he won't transfer Zero to the Night Class to make you happy. Don't worry about it, okay?' I said as I continued to look her right in the eyes.

'Okay, because you say so, Melody, I won't worry. Thank you.' She said before she hugged me tight. I hugged her back to let her know that I cared. After a moment, we let go of each other.

'It's almost time for my shift, so I'll be going.' She happily said before she jumped of the bed.

'Stay safe and try to think about other things, okay? Just like I said; Don't worry.' I said to her before I got up. 'I will join you tomorrow morning again with the prefect job.' I said as I gave her a wink. She gave wink back and opened the door, ready to go.

'Okay! See you tomorrow, Melody!' She said before she waved and walked out the door.

'See you tomorrow, Yuuki.' I said before I closed the door. After changing into my PJ's and grabbing some snacks I went to my desk and sat on the chair that was in front of it.

'Tomorrow night will be fun, I guess. It has been a while since I ate birthday cake. But how am I going to have a normal conversation with Akatsuki? Especially after what happened…'

I moved closer to my desk and got some paper and a pencil. I needed to finish the portrait before I go to classes tomorrow. And I just want to forget about everything that happened until now for a while. Drawing is indeed a therapy for me. It calms me down but yet… My mind sometimes wins it from therapy.

'This is going to be a looooooong night.'

Yes, I was right.

I finished with the portrait at 3 P.M. and I was sleep drunk. I put the portrait in the framework before I collapsed on my bed and immediately fell asleep. When I woke up, I saw on my alarm clock that it was already 7:30 A.M. I considered if I should skip school today but I HAD to go. In a half hour I showered, got my hair done, put my school uniform on and packed my backpack. Just in time before Yuuki knocked at my door.

After playing the Night Class's bodyguards, Yuuki and I headed to our first class, ethics. When we arrived and took our usual seats next to Sayori, I realized that the girls were hyper and talking about some temporary teacher. Before I realized who it would be, a man with jet black, wavy hair walked into the classroom en everyone was quiet. It was Toga. Toga Yagari.

'Good morning class. I'm your temporary lecturer of the subject ethics. My name is Toga Yagari, but call me sensei Yagari, understood?' He said loudly with his deep voice. I like him because he's so wild and has his own style that I still don't understand. And by the way, his hair is really awesome.

As the Day Class girls were asking (inappropriate) questions, turned around to see if Zero was there. On this moment he should run out of class and Yuuki should follow him. And that's exactly what happened. Zero stormed out of the classroom and Yuuki apologized for it before she ran after him.

'Well, that leaves us together, Yori.' I said to her before I stood up and sat on the place where Yuuki sat a few moments ago. Yori nodded while she looked at the door where Zero and Yuuki had disappeared.

'Well… Let's start with where your teacher left off.' Yagari said as he flapped through the pages of his own ethics book that he was holding in his hands. He suddenly looked me right in the eyes with a somehow, spaced, look. He maybe could sense that I wasn't a normal, human, student just like the others. He shook his head lightly and frowned when a student told him on which page we left off with the other teacher. He thanked the student before he started explaining the paragraph.

'I have to watch out with him. His weapons can't hurt humans, but I'm not a human so I don't know whether he could hurt me with it or not. I need to be careful…'

It was in the evening when I finally made it back to my room. The first time that I had to do my evening prefect job ALONE and it already went wrong in the first minute. Stopping those girls all by myself was already hard enough but worst thing of it is that the Night Class stares at you with a look that says: 'Where are the other prefects? You can never do it all by yourself.' I'm sorry that I try to protect YOU from getting YOUR clothes stolen and YOUR hair cut off by crazy fangirls!

But I had to forget about that because in an hour or so, I needed to be present at Takuma's birthday. I didn't tell Yuuki about it because it would change the chapter where I was currently in. I wrapped the portrait in gold, luxurious looking wrapping paper and put some bright red satin ribbon around it and finished it off with a bright red bow. It looked like something that would suit Takuma's taste.

I wasn't sure what I should wear. My school uniform? A dress? Plain pants? After a while I decided to put a plain black dress with spaghetti straps and a A-line skirt on. I matched the dress with the over knee socks of the school uniform and black Creepers. I put an oversized fluffy, lilac cardigan over my dress and put my hair in a high ponytail, letting two strands of curly hair hang before my eyes. To finish the outfit I put a lilac Lolita bow on my head and slid my ring finger into a ring with a black bow on it.

After checking myself in the mirror, I smoothly got into my jacket and grabbed my phone and earphones. I ran over to Mr. Cuddles to give him a kiss before I grabbed Takuma's present went out of my room and locked the door.

When I was outside the Sun Dorms, I turned a playlist full of Kyary songs on and put the earphones in my ears (A/N: I'm listening to Kyary as well XD).The first song that was playing was Drinker. As I was walking with my hands in the pockets of my jacket and Takuma's present under my right arm, I started to think about what has changed since I ended up in the Vampire Knight dimension.

'What would my aunt actually think about my absence that night? Would she have panicked, called the police and looked for me everywhere? What would she think that something horrible happened to me? Or worse, that I did something horrible to myself?'

'I missed aunt Lilly, especially because she was the only family I had. Now that she was also not with me, I felt lonely. Very lonely. Maybe it would've been better if Kaname and Akatsuki let me bleed to death. Because then my aunt would have and explanation why I disappeared. I bet that she wants to know where I am or if I'm alright or if I'm even alive or not. This is so frustrating, both for me and her.'

I heard the playlist jump onto the next song, Tsukema Tsukeru.

'Will I ever go back? Go back to the dimension where I lost so much? Where I cried my eyes out every night since I was 8? Where my parents are resting in peace? Where I left everything that I still had behind? Will I stay here for the rest of my unfortunate life? On the other hand, I wouldn't mind staying here. I mean, I'm in my favorite manga now and I do enjoy my simple life here and especially my powers. And I can change things since I know everything that's going to happen in the future.'

I was brought out of my thoughts when I saw the big white building where the party would be. I popped the earphones out of my ears and put the back into my left pocket. I took the present under my right arm and held it with both hands. When I walked further I felt 2 presences coming near me. First I thought that it would be Yuuki and Zero together but when they came closer, I didn't hear Yuuki nor Zero's voice talking to each other. I bended the present with wind into the tree next to me, ready for an attack and waited for the right moment.

'A bit closer… A little bit closer… Gotcha.'

On that moment I closed my eyes, let vines burst out of the ground and wrap them around the attackers bodies. When I opened my eyes again, I jumped into the tree to get the gift out and landed on my feet when I jumped out of the tree. I saw the two squirming in attempt to get out of the vines. I blew my fingernails and snapped my fingers to loosen the vines.

When I saw their faces, I laughed. Hard.

It were Aidou and Akatsuki that tried to 'attack' me. Then I remembered that Aidou and Akatsuki were supposed to bring Yuuki and Zero to the party. Oh, I should've remembered it earlier. But I couldn't stop laughing for some reason.

'And this is what I get for being nice for once, humph!' Aidou exclaimed as he helped himself up and brushed his clothes off. Then he crossed his arms and pouted while glaring at me.

'S-Sorry, I thought that you guys were going to attack me!' I exclaimed as I kept laughing really hard. On some point I bowed a little and slapped my knee from laughing. I understood that it wasn't funny for them, but if they would see their own faces, they would've laughed too.

'Doesn't matter. We were asked by Takuma if we could bring you to the party.'Akatsuki said as he got up from the ground, brushed his shoulders off. 'Ladies first.' He said as he looked deeply into my eyes and gestured me to go first. I gave him a small smile before I started to walk with the gift clenched against my chest.

'I hope we won't get attacked again if we have to pick up those other prefects.' Aidou said before he started to walk behind Akatsuki. I just felt his glare burning through my back but I didn't care. Yuuki and Zero weren't on the party yet…

We walked through a garden-like place with blood-red roses (I wonder why exactly THAT color. Can you feel the sarcasm?) and other Night-Class students were standing next to each other on each side of the path. I felt uneasy as their gazes were focused on me. I tried to ignore them but I became an annoyed by it and when I saw some guy looking at me with a rape-face, I stuck my tongue out as a little child and rolled my eyes at him.

'MELODY! WELCOME TO MY BIRTHDAY PARTY!' I heard no other than Takuma yell at me. His facial expression looked so happy that I just felt the warmth coming off it. He walked towards me, well walked, he ran.

'Hi Takuma! Happy 18th birthday!' I said as I waved at him. When he was standing in front of me, I held his present in front of him. 'I wanted to make something special for you because you have been so nice to me since I met you. It's not a big deal, but I hope you like it!' I said with a big smile. He gladly took it and carefully opened it.

'I can't wait to see what it is!' He said as he was struggling to get the adhesive tape off it. When he finally had all the wrapping paper of it, his eyes became big.

'Wow! Is this me? But how- Wait, did you make this?' He exclaimed in surprise. He looked closely at the drawing of himself and studied the details on the drawing and on the framework.

'Yes I did. Drawing is a hobby of mine so I thought: Why not use it for a gift?' I said as I saw Takuma totally light up. He looked like a little boy in a candy store.

'Thank you so much, Melody! This is one of the best gifts I've ever got from anybody… Ever!' He said with full excitement. 'I'm going to hang this up on my wall in my room for sure!' Takuma said before he hugged me, really tight. After a moment I felt my lungs almost explode.

'T-Takuma, can you let me go now?' I whispered, desperate to breathe normal again. He quickly let me go and awkwardly looked around him while scratching the back of his head.

'Oh sorry! But I'm feeling so excited!' He exclaimed happily. I have to welcome other guests so you can get a drink or talk to some people and enjoy yourself!' The over actively happy boy said as he pointed at the enormous table close to the entrance of the Moon Dorms.

'Yes I will, thank you.' I said to him with a smile. Then he left to speak with some other guests after he waved me goodbye. When I turned around, Akatsuki and Aidou were gone. Probably to get Zero and Yuuki. I felt pretty nervous since I was all alone here with a bunch of vampires. It made me think of that night I got bitten… To shake the felling off, I distracted myself by going to the table full of drinks and food.

I was a bit hungry so I went to the table and got myself some fruit punch. When I tasted it I spit it out. It tasted horrible. Then I realized: This is a vampire party and next to the punch bowl there was a bowl full of blood tablets. I was drinking some old human blood. Gross.

I decided to dump the glass of blood tablet water in the bushes next to the table. I played it safe and got me some water. Then I went over to the food section. There were all kinds of high-class snacks like sushi, caviar, mussels and other seafood. Since I detest fish or other seafood, I skipped it. Finally I went with the roasted and sliced chicken breast on a baguette and a side salad WITHOUT tomatoes. Those things gross me the heck out.

As I was trying to eat as mannered as possible, I saw Yuuki and Zero enter the partywith Akatsuki and Aidou behind them. Zero didn't look too happy and Yuuki looked rather nervous. When she saw me, she ran as fast as she could to me.

'Melody, what are you doing here?! Did Takuma also asked you here to get more information about Level E's?' She yelled what almost made me spit out the sip of water I had in my mouth. I swallowed it and cleared my throat, trying not to choke.

'No, Takuma invited me here for his birthday party.' I said to her with some confusion in my voice. I honestly didn't know what she was talking about until I remembered the episode where this happened.

'Yuuki-chan, can you come here for a moment?' Takuma said as he was waving at her, gesturing that he was standing in front of Zero and that she needed to be there too. I knew what was happening. He, together with Akatsuki and Aidou, was going to confront Zero with the fate of a Level E vampire that referred to him. Kaname would only make it worse.

'Are you coming with me, Melody?' Yuuki asked as she looked from me to Takuma to me again. I didn't want to because the mood would get really dark and not comfortable.

'No, I'm fine here by myself. He asked you to come to him, not me and it would be a bit rude if I would also go…' I carefully said without sounding like I didn't want to go because I'm a bit scared.

'Oh, I understand. I'll be right back!' She said before she started to walk in the direction of Takuma. I sighed in relieve.

When they started to talk it looked like nothing would happen but after a moment the party fell silent and the candles were blown out by some force. I didn't bother to think about who would've done it. Then I felt some anxiety creep up. I quickly put the last piece of the baguette into my mouth and thought about all kinds of food to keep my mind off that feeling. But it didn't help for long.

I felt a freezing cold chill going down my spine as I looked up at the Moon Dorms. The same feeling I had when that thing came to visit me took me over. My heart was beating like it wanted to escape out of my body and my lungs begged for oxygen. I breathed in en out very fast and suddenly I thought that something or SOMEBODY was standing behind me. I wanted to scream but I didn't want to attract attention. I went to the back of the table and sat down on the ground, holding my head and rocking back and forth to keep myself from screaming or going insane.

'You can't freak out right now, Betty. You just CAN'T!'

Suddenly I heard my name being called. I jumped from behind the table and gave an awkward smile to everyone who was looking my way. 'Sorry, I dropped my-uh… phone on the ground! Yes, my phone! Stupid things.' I said quickly but then realized that it only made the situation weirder.

'Melody, would you like a seat next to Yuuki?' He asked nicely to me. My heart skipped a beat, not because I wanted it but because I didn't want it. I swallowed before I answered.

'Uh, no thank you! I'm fine right here, ALL BY MYSELF.' I answered to him as I pointed on the spot where I was standing. Ah HELL NO that I will sit on a couch where that bastard is also sitting on. Or even being near him would already make me puke. I looked at Yuuki and saw a really nervous look on her face. I felt sorry for her.

After that awkward moment, it was time for cake. It just went like in the episode; Takuma got sliced by Senri "accidentally" and Senri drank his blood. Zero got thirsty and ran away. Yuuki ran after him, leaving Kaname mad (I liked that though). Aidou tried to let her stay by asking her if she wanted to dance with him, but she escaped from his grasp and disappeared into the night. The party continued but Kaname was done for tonight and went inside the Moon Dorms.

'Melody, do you want a piece of white chocolate cake? It's made by a very famous French cook and has flown to here today!' He said happily as he gestured to Senri to give him a plate. He put a slice and a fork on the plate and gave it to me. 'Come on, taste it. You like chocolate, right?' He said as he looked hopeful at me with his emerald puppy dog eyes, wanting me to taste it.

'Yes, I do.' I said before I put a piece of cake on my fork and put it in my mouth.

Dang, this cake is the definition of heavenly.

'This tastes AMAZING! Wow, this is a masterpiece of cake.' I said with total excitement. There's melting white chocolate coming out of the cake, what can't be good about this except that it's and calorie bomb. I didn't realize that I was studying the cake on every angle possible. I quickly stopped with it and smiled at Takuma's confused face.

'Sorry, I am an (unofficial) expert when it comes to chocolate, you know.' I said as he smiled with the message that I had to shut up. So I shut up and looked away. The cake was a big distraction from the creepy feeling I had a few moments ago.

Until I finished it.

I tried to think about other things like who was all alone now in my room, in the dark. About that woman of the hobby shop who looked like a fairy and a mermaid got a child and she was it. And about how I whooped that Level E's ass when I met a Level E for the 3rd time. I tried to distract myself so hard that I didn't realize that someone was behind me until that person tapped me on my shoulder. My heart stopped beating for a moment, that's how startled I was.

'YOU FREAKIN SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME!' I screamed while I was turning around to see who it was. At first I thought it would be Aidou, but it was Akatsuki.

'Oops…'

~ Akatsuki's P.O.V.~

The last couple of days I've been thinking non-stop about Melody and what happened in my room. I almost bit her. Almost and I couldn't stop myself from doing it while I knew that she wouldn't like it. I upset her and I still felt guilty, even after she accepted my apology. And tonight I wanted to dance with her but so far I didn't have the courage to ask her if she wanted to dance with me. And now I finally had the courage and I scare her, again.

'Oh, I'm sorry Akatsuki for yelling at you… I didn't mean it like that but I was in really deep thought.' She said as she looked down, not wanting to meet my gaze. She looked very… Lovely tonight.

'Doesn't matter. I apologize for scaring you.' I said as I patted her shoulder. It felt a bit odd but she didn't slap my hand away, so she probably didn't mind. When she looked up at me, her chocolate-brown eyes were looking happily into my eyes.

'Are you enjoying the party?' I asked her as I kept our gaze alive. She probably wanted to look away, but something told me to keep looking in her eyes. I felt a bit hypnotized by the kind look in her eyes and I didn't want our gaze to stop.

'Yes, it's such a different party than I'm used to. It's so… How do you say it? Uh… Fancy. Yes, that's the word I was searching for, fancy.' She said while she smiled at me. It made my heart go faster. 'The parties I have been to were mostly at my home, together with Dad and aunt Lilly. Not really a party with a lot of people…' She said as she broke our gaze off and looked down at her shoes again. This was probably a tough subject for her so I let it rest.

'Did you taste the cake by the way? It tastes like angels are flapping their wings against your tongue!' She said with pure passion in her voice. I got the strange feeling to hug her because she looked like one of those small bunnies for a moment. 'Oh, a little bit too passionate about sweets.' She whispered as she scratched her right cheek.

'I didn't taste it yet but if it really tastes like angels are flapping their wings against your tongue, I will later on.' I whispered in her ear before I chuckled and looked at her again. She also giggled a bit.

'Melody, would you like to dance? With me?' I asked before I even realized what I said. Her facial expression looked surprised and shocked at the same time. Maybe I should've brought it more subtle…

'Uh… I would but the problem here is that…' She said before she leaned in and whispered in my ear: 'I can't dance. I mean I can't ballroom dance.' Then she pulled away and looked at me with a look that said: I'm sorry.

'That's no problem. I can teach you how to do the waltz.' I said as I stretched my hand out. 'So, will you dance with me then, my lady?' I said with a posh accent as I bowed but kept on looking at her. She giggled again and put her hand into mine.

'Of course, sir Kain.' She also said with a posh accent. I lead her to the center of the garden but then she pulled me back. 'But… There are people watching.' She whispered as she looked around her to see everyone staring at us.

'Don't worry about them. Pretend like nobody's there.' I whispered back. The perfect song for the waltz was coming up and I pulled her closer to me. I felt her flinch at first, but then she relaxed.

'Let's start the lesson. First you put your left hand on my shoulder.' I said as I grabbed her other hand and put it on my right shoulder. 'Then I put my right hand on your back, like this.' I said as I put my other hand on her back. She was blushing a deep red color.

'Hey, don't be shy, okay?' I whispered in her ear. She flinched again but I squeezed her hand I was holding to comfort her. She looked up at me and gave me a small smile.

'Now it's time for the hard part. First you step back with your right foot and then I'll step forward with my left foot.' I said before she did what I said. When we were in the right place for the next step I said: 'Now step back with your left foot and I'll step forward with my right foot.' I said before she did what I said again. When our feet were both next to each other again, the song for the waltz started.

'Is that it? I thought it would be far more difficult…' She said as she laughed at herself for it. I chuckled and began to take the lead. She stepped on my feet a couple of times, but it was a lot of fun. We laughed and began to pull closer to each other. When the song ended, we kept on dancing, not even noticing that the song actually ended.

Suddenly she stopped dancing but I didn't notice it so we fell on the ground and I was on top of her.

'Oh, sorry! I didn't notice that you stopped dancing.' I said as I got up and helped her to stand on her feet again. We both brushed our clothes off and laughed about the little accident.

'I have to go, sorry. There's something I forgot to do.' She said as she started to walk away. Then she turned around and gave me a sudden hug. 'Thank you for teaching me how to do the waltz. And thank you for this amazing night. Don't forget to taste the cake..' She whispered as her head was leaning against my chest. I chuckled at her cuteness and hugged her back.

'You're welcome and no, I won't forget to taste the cake.' I whispered back as I hugged her tighter. When we let go of each other, she smiled at me with that same smile that made my heart skip a beat. Her eyes were twinkling like the stars in the sky.

'Have a good night, Akatsuki. I'll see you later.' She said as she looked deeply into my eyes. 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAKUMA!' She yelled as she waved at Takuma who happily waved back at her.

'Goodnight, Melody.' I said before she turned around and ran out of the garden, into the night. I kept looking at the place where she disappeared for a while until someone tapped on my shoulder. When I turned around, I saw that it was Hanabusa.

'So… What's going on between you and her?' He asked with his arms crossed and curiosity in his eyes.

'Nothing, Hanabusa. We are just friends.' I said as I started to walk towards the Moon Dorms with my hands in my pockets.

'Well, nothing YET.'

Well, 17 and a half pages full, 9,7k words in this chapter and I just can't believe it! Thank you for reading this long-ass chapter! Please review before you continue with your life again, I would really appreciate it!

Next time: Omake 1 is about to start! Yuuki comes to pick up Melody to have their morning prefect shift, but when Melody doesn't answer, Yuuki comes into the room to find a little girl in Melody's bed! What will happen now? A lot of funny events will occur and you will definitely laugh your ass off! Read it in the next chapter of A Rose Blooming Out Of Season.

Happy Holidays and see you next time!

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