A/N: Hello hello you've come to the end and thank you so much! As I said in my last chapter's a/n this will be my last chapter for this notebook until I finish the next fic or get more ideas for possible plots and write them out. This is always happening but I won't post anything more on these until I get the next full fic out which (if you followed Actor and dealt with my inconsistent updating) could be from here to well into three years from now. It does take me a while to write a full fiction up to my standards to post for other people, I don't care who you are I want the best quality that I can manage going out to everyone. In short, my process takes time and my fictions tend to be longer rather than shorter. If you're willing to follow me come hell or high water I really want to thank and appreciate you so so so much. I hope you enjoy these last few and I'll get back to you soon!
Number 33. Amethyst Beauty (A salon/model AU)
He had been searching everywhere for his best friend, and little sister. " 'Don't worry, we'll only be gone for thirty minutes!' she said." Kuran Kaname growled to himself as he searched street after street of this small town he didn't know the name of. His sister, Kuran Yuuki, insisted they needed to stop in this town for a photo shoot because she adored the small river that ran in the countryside. Kaname agreed after being endlessly begged and booked a hotel room for them and their camera crew. Though he wasn't paying for them, they would be staying for two weeks in the small town. Yuuki and Ichijo Takuma, one of their best childhood friends and grandson of the Chairman that Kaname and his sister modeled for, had taken off from the hotel in order to find a place for their shoot the following evening. Yuuki told her brother they would be back in half an hour and yet here Kaname was three hours later with no sign of his sister or friend. On top of that it looked as though it was going to start raining any minute and since it was nearly midnight everything was closed. With another sigh as he felt the wet drops start hitting his head, Kaname slowed to a walk and stopped under a bus stop for a break. He had no clue where he was anymore. Nor did he know how to get back to his hotel. 'Well, Fuck.' The usually prim and proper man thought to himself, seeing a lone store light just a few blocks down he decided to head there for refuge and maybe ask for directions while he was there.
"Welcome, may I help you?" A soft kind voice questioned after Kaname walked inside, looking around momentarily the brunette's eyes landed on a silver-haired male standing by the counter. Kaname paused, looking into amethyst-colored hues that seemed to glow.
"Ah, yes, I was looking for my little sister and a friend...and I've apparently gotten a bit lost with it being so dark and the weather as unpleasant as it is. Could you possibly give me directions to Arkine Studios?" The brunette asked, giving the other male one of his million dollar smiles. The other smiled back, a bit shyly, and nodded before leading Kaname to a window.
"Sure thing, you're in luck that it's not too far from here. You want to go down this street and take a left at the second light. From there walk over the bridge and Arikine is on your right. The sign is pretty hard to miss even in rain such as this." The smooth tenner voice calmly instructed the taller male. Kaname nodded and committed the directions to memory so he could put them to use.
"Thank you, um..." The model trailed off, not knowing the other's name. The silverette smiled, a small amount of amusement in his eyes, and held out his hand.
"Zero, Kiryuu Zero, and it's no trouble at all." There was just something about him Kaname couldn't place.
"Well, Zero, it was a pleasure to meet you. I'm Kaname, Kuran Kaname." He replied taking the offered hand and shaking it, noting how smooth the skin was. 'Like silk.' He thought with a fond mental smile. Deciding to leave before his brain came up with more things to take note of Kaname bowed and headed out the door.
Number 34. Fight for You, But Promise Me
Before the silverette could reach the door he broke the silence. "You're tired, Zero." The statement was so simple and yet it seemed to catch everyone off guard still. Kaname frowned looking at the silent teen wondering if he would argue. Instead, the young yet seasoned hunter gave a dry laugh.
"Tired? I was tired six years ago, when I first got handed over to Cross from the association like an old doll to be tossed. By the time I entered high school officially I was forcing far more energy than I had through my body just to get up every day. I was exhausted. With the battles with Shizuka, Ichiru, Rido spent every last bit of energy or real fight I had I had in me. now? It's been five years since then. I work with muscle memory and robotic thoughts, what happens when you lose your strength?" He questioned back, never lifting his eyes from the spot on the floor they were fixed to.
"You break." Another simple statement. "But you can't afford to break because the association still sees you as active. You're wearing yourself down to the end, until you meet your end because you can't move forward anymore." The light brunette furthered after a pause.
"Exactly. I'll keep going, everything goes like clockwork no matter what condition I'm in. Until one day I'm too slow on the trigger, until I stop for good. Then it's over." Zero sighed, and Kaname finally saw the true weight of the years Zero had carried in his shoulders. What it took for this boy to keep things in order at school, struggle with his internal and external nightmares. Everyone always commented on Zero's stubbornness and constant fight mentality but Kaname finally understood how hard it was for Zero to keep up that will for the people around him.
'We're the lucky ones. Not him.' He concluded eventually with the painful realization that none of the vampires, nor Cross, Touga, Kaito or even Yuki noticed how taxing Zero's life had suddenly become. Within only moments he had a world on his shoulders he had no wish to be a part of. The nobles and Kaname himself only gave Zero shit, they only degraded him for his status and used him for their sick twisted games. They hated a being that was barely able to stand at the end of each day and yet still carried out their duties. And here walks in this stranger, this vampire with no real connection to the Council or hunters and he sees it all. He singlehanded laid out on the table what no one ever looked for. Zero was done. His will to fight was lost. He wanted rest.
"Zero, I will free you from this. The association, your duties, your stress...I will take it all away. But it will take time and you have to promise me something." The pureblood, one they didn't even know by name, was going to take more action than any of them had in order to give Zero a life back. Kaname couldn't help but feel jaded, almost personally called out like he should have done something sooner. And he should have. Zero was still a vampire technically under Kaname's order, but that didn't mean protection couldn't go two ways, Kaname protected his nobles. He should have done the same to the person he was using as protection for all those years. Now it was far too late, someone else was stepping in because of his lack of action.
"And what is that you want from me." Zero's voice was laced with exhaustion, his body fatigued, everything about him seemed suddenly so dull.
"I need you to fight alongside me. Not for me, not for anyone else. Zero, I need you to fight for you. For your own life and future." There was a grand silence, between this pureblood and the level D hunter that once claimed he would never trust a fanged being. Yet slowly Zero lifted his eyes from the floor and stared straight ahead.
"If you're asking this of me, I want a promise in return." He voiced, marginally more lifelike than before but it was something. He took the other's silence as a prompting and finally turned his head to look at the vampire posed still mid-walk down the stairs of the moon dorms. Lilac-amethyst eyes, trained on honey-colored orbs, held the smallest glimmer of hope in them. An emotion not connected to the teen very often. "Promise me you'll be there when it's all over."
"I promise, to catch you when you fall and to be there when you are able to breathe without obligation. I'll be there for better or worse, come war or paradise." He answered, Zero's eyes closed for a moment and reopened again. A silent thank you before he turned and opened the door allowing the moonlight to grace his features on his way back to the sun dorms. After he left the pureblood nodded to a crying Cross in the corner of the main room, then to Kaname and Yuki before he vanished back up the stairs to his room. Still having yet to give anyone his name.
Number 35. Someone to Lean On (Another semi-crap shoot that will need a lot of reworking; also written POV by POV)
Zero Kiryuu had left Cross Academy, though he was still a level D when he left the person he moved in with changed that. As soon as Yuki found out her dear brother had disappeared without a trace she went frantic trying to find him. Unfortunately, that was easier to envision than to do, with the aid of an unexpected source and the academy vampires will she be able to find Zero? What is Zero himself hiding from them and who is he living with now?
(Yuki's POV)
I have been running around for hours in search of him, it was almost time for crossover and he's still missing! 'Zero! Where the hell are you?!' I am so going to rip him limb from limb when I find him! The girls have already started their screaming and I can't get them to leave without his help.
"Yuki!" a voice called out to me causing me to stop suddenly and whip around, standing there was my best friend Wakaba Sayori, she was not only my dorm mate but also in most of my classes. Although she didn't know about the vampires that lived and roamed around Cross Academy as its ever praised Night Class, she was very helpful and super smart. Along with Kiryuu Zero, the idiot I've been trying to find and my adopted older brother by a series of unfortunate events in his life, she's at the top of the class. "Yuki are you even listening to me?" Yori sighed as my attention snapped back to her. I smiled and scratched the back of my head.
"U-um of course I was, you were talking about...um..l-lunch? Next week?" I fumbled trying to find something that Yori is always talking about, although I realized that's difficult since I'm generally always the one talking when we're together.
"You're such a bad lier Yuki, I was telling you that I'm taking over for Kiryuu-kun tonight. The headmaster came and told me so this evening." she answered which completely stole my attention, mind you Zero hates vampires with a passion that burns brighter than the sun in the middle of the day in summer however he's never completely skipped out on going to crossover with me. He could as well be dying and still go to crossover.
"Is something wrong with Zero? Did headmaster say where he was?" I asked rapidly, of course I was worried I mean Zero never takes a break or casual vacation. Even when he goes on missions for the dreaded Hunters Association he's never missed a day. The only plausible outcome I could come up with would be that he's too sick to move or that he is having a bloodlust attack and is suffering because he refuses to take blood from anyone.
"No he didn't say, but he was on the phone with Yagari-san right after he talked to me; they were talking about Kiryuu-kun but I couldn't catch what they were saying." I sighed in relief and nodded, if headmaster was talking to Zero's former hunting master that probably meant they were on a mission.
"Alright, well I hope you're ready to work hard because those girls never listen to me." I smiled, Yori looked a little nervous but nodded and we headed off to the gates together. 'Whatever you're doing Zero, I hope you come back soon and not hurt too badly.' I thought before wiping my mind clean and facing the day class girls.
(Kaien Cross' POV)
"And you have no idea where he is either?" I asked fearing the worst of what it could mean for my dear son Zero.
"The association has sent a few people out to look for him, but I'll be honest with you Kaien if the kid doesn't want to be found he won't be found. Not everyone can just leave without anyone on campus knowing about it and yet he managed to do just that. He's good enough to know how to evade us all and he wouldn't use that knowledge unless he didn't want to be found. Also if he was dead we would know about it by now." Touga assured me, I sighed and nodded though he couldn't see it. He wasn't wrong, Zero has both the ability and mentality to fight off an attack if he needed to. He wouldn't get captured like some damsel in distress meaning he would have had to leave on his own. If he had died then someone would have found out.
"It's good to know he's alive...I just wish I knew where. And how am I supposed to break this to Yuki? You know how much she cares for Zero he's like an older brother to her, rather, he is an older brother to her. The only good thing I can see out of this is that he is away from the association and the council at the same time." I replied eventually. Touga gave me a gruff grunt, I smiled a bit at that, it was one of his few ways to express he was worried about something. That was understandable as Zero and he were very close as master and apprentice, the Kiryuu family has trusted the Yagari family for generations to train their children. From what I've been told Kai and Touga were very close friends, I can't imagine what it's like to not only lose your best friend and his wife, but also his second born son and now not know where his firstborn is.
"Knowing her, that little girl will find out on her own faster than what's expected. If you don't tell her soon then she'll end up learning the hard way, then she'll be mad at you too." he warned, I hummed back through the phone before we bid our goodbyes and hung up.
'He's right, I'll tell Yuki once she and Sayori are done at the crossover. Speaking of, It would be wise to tell Kaname as well since he is, technically speaking, in charge of keeping Zero's status in check. Not that it does their relationship any good. Maybe I should see him first...' I thought then nodded to myself and headed out of my office. In a way I found I was more reluctant to tell Kaname about Zero's disappearance than I was Yuki, not only was I telling him first but I'm worried about what he will do about it.
"You wished to talk to me, Kaien-san?" the smooth voice asked as I sat in front of the coffee table in his room. Taking a quick glance around maybe there was some point about what Zero had told me long ago. That if I wanted to achieve co-existence, I would have to stop acting as though the vampires were the epitome of royalty.
"Yes, I have something to tell you and then a favor to ask regarding what I am about to tell you." I replied in all seriousness, this was no light subject matter after all.
"I assume it is in regards to the reason why Kiryuu-kun wasn't at crossover this evening?" he asked pointedly, it was more of a statement really but he tried to keep the disdain out of his voice so I simply nodded.
"Yes, after talking with Touga about it, we've come to the conclusion Zero has fled the academy. We assume it was of his own will but there's no true way to tell for sure as he left no trace behind nor anything of his." I explained while trying to keep my mind from wandering to where Zero is, what he was doing, if he was happy and so on so forth.
"I see, and so you've chosen Wakaba-chan as your replacement perfect already despite that she knows nothing of the vampire race?" he questioned.
"Sayori-chan is a good-natured girl and Yuki's best friend, regardless if she knew or not nothing would change her mindset to go against the rules. I have faith in her, speaking of Yuki however I have yet to tell her about Zero's absence. Which is why I came here to tell you first, it's likely she will not listen if I tell her to stay at the academy instead of going off to find him." I started.
"You would like me to keep her under watch until you have a firm idea of where Kiryuu is and how he is doing." Kaname finished, I nodded and bowed my head slightly. "I will do so, but on one condition." he began, I rose my head and looked at him, "I would like to know where Kiryuu is once you find him and when he gets back to the academy he transfers into the Night Class." I was hesitant to agree for the sake that Zero may just run off again if he hears that...or he may just put a bullet through my head and vital arteries, however knowing that if Kaname was behind it the entire class of vampires would keep Yuki safe and here at the academy I had to agree.
"I will agree to those terms, you may have a struggle however from Zero once he gets word of that. Hunters generally don't willingly walk into a vampire-induced community, ex-human or not." I warned him, he didn't seem to be worried however which I guess makes sense since he is a pureblood.
"I will break the news to Yuki, just send her over once she goes back to the sun dorms, I assume Touga-san and the other hunters are already looking for Kiryuu." I nodded again and stood before making my way out the door. It is going to take time, I know that, I just hope we find him soon.
(Kaito's POV)
"He did WHAT?!" I shouted slamming my fist into the wall soon after overcoming my shock. Yagari-sensei gave me a look telling me to shut up and calm down but I couldn't!
"Yes, Zero left the academy and we have no trace of him, idea why, knowledge of where or any physical evidence that he did so alone or of his own will." sensei explained. I could hardly keep myself from screaming, regardless that I never raise my voice, this was completely outrageous even for Zero.
"With all due respect Yagari-sensei, this is too unlike Zero to just go off and leave like this unless he had an outside source that assured him enough or that he felt comfortable enough around to leave with. And there are very minimal people like that left in the human race." I argued before sensei stood up suddenly and headed to his office. Surprised at his action I followed unknowing what he was thinking. "Sensei?" I asked as he sat down to write a letter.
"You may have just found out where Zero is, if my hunch is correct, Zero is far from here but he is safe, well protected and probably the happiest he has been in a long time." came the confusing and unhelpful answer. It's not like I can read minds after all and sensei isn't exactly one to just come out and say everything on his mind.
''Too bad Zero picked up on learning how to do that as well as perform all his hunting charms so early." I huffed silently. As master wrote for what felt like a year and a half I listened in on the conversation some hunters returning from their section to search for Zero were having.
"That kid, he's a level D vampire anyway, he won't survive for long no matter if we find him or not. I don't get why the head still wants this kid found in the first place, we'll end up killing him off in the end regardless." the first one said, a voice I recognized to be Yamatoru Kalki, he isn't a high rank in the association social ladder so most of the higher-ups ignore everything he says which includes Zero. I am of fair rank so I generally ignore him too...but hearing him call Zero a level D who would be killed off caused my hands to fist.
"Ignore him Kaito, causing a scene in the association now won't do anything for either of us. Kalki doesn't know how to keep his trap shut and that's going to be his problem in the future, so don't make it yours too." sensei warned causing me to pause with my hand on the doorknob.
"Why shouldn't I? The heads don't give a rip about Kalki anyway, he's insulting Zero which is the same as insulting a pureblood if you're a level C or anything other than a pureblood!" I raged, though quietly, glaring at the door.
"There's no point in trying to argue or fight with a moron like that, he'll drag you down to his level then beat you with experience. You know that. Right now you sound like that annoying blonde of the Night Class, Hanabusa or whatever." he answered, I sighed in annoyance and walked over to the window.
'Sensei said I couldn't start anything with the guy, but he never said anything about imagining myself burning him alive.' I smirked to myself.
"I'm going to get this mailed off, in about two weeks we will know where Zero is and how he is doing...though I doubt we have much to worry about. I have to call Cross." came the announcement eventually as sensei stood and walked to the door.
"Two weeks? Where are you sending that thing, Germany?" I asked raising an eyebrow at him.
"I might as well be." he grumbled back before leaving. I sighed, then I realized that he still hadn't told me exactly what I had said or done to help him figure out where Zero could be.
"Tsk! That annoying old man!" I grumbled the decided to go get something to eat in the cafeteria. Nothing here could ever even make it close to how Zero's food tasted though. 'Damn it Zero! Where the hell are you? I'll make you fucking pay for having me eat this damn prison food!' I cursed him in my mind, I don't need everyone here to think I'm some sort of lunatic.
Number 36. The Pureblood (We'll see if this one goes anywhere, I'm not expecting this to be liked very much)
It was a slightly darkened day when the three of them reached Cross Academy. Zero Hio and Mira Hio would be transferring to the night class here, though there was no trouble expected wherever these twins went something always happened. Their mother, Shizuka Hio, knew this and after the loss of her husband decided it would be best for her children to be around her own kind. She knew they were different than most vampires, they were purebloods of the highest class. She knew there were a set of pureblood siblings at Cross already, the Kurans. Another high classed family. She worried partially for her daughter's medical conditions as she was weaker than normal but still possessed power. It was her son that she feared for the most, Zero Hio wasn't one to be very social and he usually avoided contact with anyone outside their family and close family friends. She had no idea how her son would manage here but, she also wanted him to look out for his younger sister. Because she was going here Zero would too. Shizuka knew this and hoped nothing would go wrong as she knocked on the door of the headmaster's office. "Now I want both of you to be respectful and uphold our family name is that understood?" Shizuka asked looking at her children. She received a smile and nod from Mira and as for Zero, he nodded before lifting his lilac gaze to her tearing away from the ground. She stopped to stare, her son was past the definition of beauty. His eyes that looked as though they saw right through you captured her in a trance. If it wasn't for the headmaster opening the door to greet them she would be stuck for hours.
"Welcome, Shizuka, Zero and Mira." The headmaster said bowing to them out of respect before ushering them into his office. "It's good to see you. I am sure you will enjoy Cross Academy. You will have your own rooms in the moon dorms of course and you will attend class at night with the others of the night class. Your luggage has been sent to your rooms already and here are your keys." He said handing Mira a lilac key and Zero a pitch black one.
"I am sure you both are tired why don't you head over to the moon dorms now, you will start classes tomorrow." Shizuka told them bidding them each a goodbye before turning back to the headmaster. As soon as she thought they were out of hearing range she spoke to the headmaster again.
"Cross there is something I need you to do for me." She stated right away looking at the man.
"What would that be Shizuka-san?" He asked, interested in what the woman had to say.
"I need you to watch over them until graduation, if anything should happen to me I want you to take them in as your own. Would that be alright with you?" She asked hopefully. Cross nodded to her relief and she bowed to him before taking he leave for the drive home. She didn't notice Zero watching from the forest as she left, he had heard every word of the conversation she had with the headmaster.
"Zero-nii let's go I'm tired." His sister said admiring her brother in the moonlight but still wanting to get to a bed. Because she had low stamina Zero complied with a nod as they walked hand-in-hand to the mood dorms doors.
"This is exciting." She smiled when Zero knocked on the door. A blonde noble vampire opened the doors for them, his lazy state told them he wasn't aware of who they were yet. Zero dropped his sister's hand as the older boy began to speak.
Number 37. Born to Fight (I haven't decided if this will be an AU yet or not. I write it like one for right now but it can be changed. This fic deal with a lot of law, suspicion of psychosis, a lot of fucking questions and not enough answers)
'But that wouldn't be right Zero loved his parents and brother...he wouldn't. Right?' It was a question that floated around the communities the Kiryuu family were part of. Many powerful people believed Zero was involved somehow and only played the innocent child card to get away from that he had done and into the safety net which was Cross Kaien. The man had been good friends with the Kiryuu family for as long as he could remember. He had seen Zero for much of his youngest years and the boy always seemed very happy with his life. Kaien couldn't believe the rumors, even if it was just for Zero's sake so he had someone to turn to. But as days passed Zero showed little change in such a stoic behavior, people were outcasting the boy because no one knew. The community needed answers before it was too late.
"Can we go to the market?" Yuuki's voice cut through Kaien's thoughts like a knife. She always managed to do that, to Kaien it was a blessing. As the older male turned and smiled at the hopeful chocolate eyes of his adopted daughter he caught a look from Zero, standing in the doorway with his arms crossed. The look was calculative and knowing, as though he had listened in on Kaien's inner rambling.
"Of course, why don't you two go get ready, I'll even invite Touga to join us." He spoke to Yuuki but his eyes kept going back to Zero. Once Yuuki had left the room in a rush Kaien addressed the boy fully. But Zero beat him to speaking.
"I didn't do it." The words were sharp and almost reprimanding. As though the child was shaming Kaien for thinking that he was part of the killing of his parents.
"You know what others believe, they'll continue to believe you were involved if you don't explain what all happened Zero. They know you're hiding more than what you've said. They want to put you on trial. What will you do then?" The older pressed, he knew it was probably futile but he would still try.
"They only have speculation, no proof that I could have a part in what happened. My parents were powerful people, not just in the financial and political world but physically I would never be able to match my parents' sheer strength nor, as a child, would I be able to kill them with such brutality. Besides, I saw who they were killed by. I saw them killed." Zero reminded, even without the intensity of the child's eyes or the edge in his voice Kaien could tell the boy was done with the conversation. Even so, he decided to press further.
"But the way you talk about it..." The older didn't need to finish the sentence for Zero to understand where he was going with it. However, before he decided if he should grace the man with a response Yuuki came bounding back into the room dressed for the market.
Number 38. Frozen Heart (this one resembles some qualities of Actor but leads into something bigger, also a far longer more complicated fic, the last POV by POV fic I swear)
(Zero's POV)
I have been doing my perfect duties ever since I came to Cross Academy and was enrolled here, my adopted sister Yuuki was always kind and usually somewhat of an idiot though she cares very much for me. My reason for coming here? My family was killed and my twin was taken away from me by an insane pureblood vampire named Hio Shizuka, or at least that's what I have lead everyone to believe. My master had come to Cross Academy not long after I arrived and although our meeting was far worse than what I would have liked from my former vampire-hunting master, it's what I expected fully. I currently walk on my patrols and try to avoid any trouble even if it doesn't seem like I avoid in any way at all. Trouble, curses, seals, darkness and death they all seem to come to me no matter what I do. Ever since we were put under that seal life has been nothing but agonizing and painful. I don't mean turning into a level E, even though that is painful as going through seven hells, there is more pain behind this life that I have been "living". Then again Kiryuu, you aren't really living at all, are you? No, you are just a replacement for now. Until the time comes when the seal will break and the charm will vanish. I thought to myself as I walked over to meet Yuuki again.
"Ah! Zero! I was just looking for you, the headmaster said he wanted to meet with us for something." The brown haired and chocolate eyed girl bounced over to me, acting much like the headmaster himself did constantly. I nodded to her letting her cling to my arm as we walked over to the sun dorms to meet the crazed headmaster.
"Hello my lovely son and daughter!" The headmaster greeted us with his overly happy child-like smile and attitude. I rolled my eyes and shot my master a look wondering slightly why he was in the room as well. He just scoffed and rolled his eyes at his friend. I had also noticed that Kuran was in the room as well. I didn't really mind him at all and found him to be respectable personally but because of this constant mask I had to wear and the barrier I had to put up, I had to hate him as though my life depended on it.
"Why are we here?" I more or less demanded with narrowed lilac eyes. Oh yes the glare I had perfected, it could easily scare anyone away from me and it did very well. The headmaster shrunk away a little and nearly hid behind my master.
"Well see that's the thing, there had been a request that two representatives from here go to America to meet with others who are working on the vampire-human coexistence. One being a vampire and one being a human. So because the day class doesn't know about the night class, we have to send a perfect and of course Kaname-san will be going as well." He started, I knew what was coming next so I wrapped this up quickly.
"Yuuki will go with Kuran end of discussion. Yagari can keep tabs on the class of bloodsuckers and I'll continue scaring the crap out of the day class and telling them to back off. Problem resolved, I'm leaving." I said turning to the door making no room for protest. Yuuki was soon running after me
"Zero!" She called making me look over my shoulder at her and stop for a moment so she could catch up to me. "Are you sure you will be able to handle the day class while I'm gone and not go with Kaname-senpai instead?" She asked looking at me with concern.
"I would rather be put in a dress and married to the headmaster than do that, plus you can hardly handle the day class anyway so if I leave you will be rendered helpless." I told her in a more teasing form than factual though it was true.
"Zero! You're so mean I would not be helpless!" She protested but she knew I was right anyway. I saw the limo pull up in the driveway after the large gates were opened. Yuuki rushed up to her room because she had yet to pack for the three-day trip. Kuran was already standing by the limo and looked over at me. I glared back and turned around continuing my patrol as before.
I heard the car leave and then noticed it was almost time for the night class to go to class and the day class to become a clash of rabid fangirls. Great. I thought as I saw the mob starting to go over to the gates that held in the vampires. If there was one thing that neither the sealed side of me and the replacement liked it was fangirls. The most annoying form of human in the world by far. I walked calmly over to where they had gathered and immediately started yelling at them. "Day class! Get back to your dorms this instant!" I yelled at them casting glares at everyone, it worked to say the least, without Yuuki I wasn't distracted and the day class had no mediation. They scattered quickly back to the sun dorms to my relief. The gates were opened and the night class walked out as formal as always. Takuma Ichijo was now leading them because he was the vice president of the moon dorm.
"Pleasure to see you Kiryuu-kun I take it that Yuuki went with Kaname-sama then yes?" He asked, I nodded not really wanting to start a conversation. I hated being mad at him personally because he was definitely the kindest out of all the night class members alongside Senri Shiki who seemed as though he didn't care about many things but I could see past that easily. Then would probably be Akatsuki Kain and though he really seemed to be stoic constantly and he was called "Wild" he was also rather affectionate. Takuma smiled at me and I lead the class to the doors and opened them before leaving as I always did. Yagari would take it from there.
I walked my rounds and then started Yuuki's, I liked mine better because they were alongside the forest that I could easily get into if I went into bloodlust or something but Yuuki's did have the safety of behind the school and moon dorms. I stopped while on the roof of the building and felt a wave of dizziness sweep over me causing me to stagger. I felt a pulse of power come over me meaning that my seal was being weakened. Shit, not good if my seal weakens the others will find out! I thought silently panicking on the roof.
(Takuma's POV)
I felt a wave of power and knew instantly there was a pureblood around, it was not Kaname-sama because he had just left with Yuuki-san and they would be gone for three days in America. "Kaname-sama isn't back yet, but there was a pulse of power from a pureblood nearby." Aido said fully alert as always. It was gone again after a few more minutes and I slightly questioned my senses before ignoring it again. I would report it to Kaname-sama in a letter though.
"Well, whoever they were they are gone now." Ruka said shrugging it off. I wasn't so sure they were gone though and it seemed that Yagari-sensei shared my opinion as he spoke.
"They may have just masked their aura, be on the lookout for a pureblood crazed or not." He said looking out the window.
After class we were again greeted by Zero who seemed slightly paler than when we saw him earlier though I made no comment and just smiled as normal. For some reason Senri seemed to be looking at him rather intently as he lead us back to the moon dorms. It wasn't as though he was glaring at him but rather looking him over. As we went upstairs in the privacy of our room I decided to ask him about it. "You seemed to be rather interested in Kiryuu-kun on the way back Shiki, care to tell why?" I asked with a smile. He looked over at me as I asked the question.
"He looked different, not really weaker but paler than normal. You couldn't have missed it with the way you were looking at him either." He said with his indifferent face.
"So you noticed too then? I wonder if that pureblood we sensed had anything to do with it." I wondered looking out the window where I could see Kiryuu-kun sitting on the roof of the lower school building. I cocked my head to the side a little wondering why he was still outside. "It's not normal for him to just be sitting out there right? Shouldn't he be in class or something?" I asked as Shiki walked over to stand by me. I knew hardly any of the other vampires actually liked him because of his temper and tendencies to tell Kaname-sama off whenever possible but I didn't think he was an overall bad person.
"According to what I have heard from Yuuki's shouting, he slacks off a lot and hardly ever goes in the first place." Shiki replied. I didn't respond, I wasn't surprised in the least to hear it and I figured he wasn't the type to be stuck in a classroom anyway. If his looks and attitude overall didn't tell you then I really don't know what would. We watched him for a while longer before I decided I would read some manga to keep myself busy before I would head to bed. Shiki was eating a box of pocky and I could hear loud noises coming from the others downstairs.
Such a lively group we have here, and without Kaname-sama it's even worse it seems. I hope he returns soon. I thought closing my eyes and book to sleep.
(Zero's POV)
I was sitting on the roof of the school, waiting for classes to be over. I thought about going but with no Yuuki here to yell at me I might as well use the time to my advantage when I can. After sitting on the roof for a few hours, I left to go down to the stables and meet with White Lily. Upon getting there I heard a few day class students that were wandering about. I didn't really care for them being there and when I went into the stables they saw me and panicked. "K-Kiryuu-san! Uh we were j-just um..." One of the boys was saying, he was in a group with two other boys and a two girls. I flicked my eyes to the girls who looked as though they were relieved I was here.
"You were just what?" I asked looking him up and down, he had brown hair and light green eyes. Dressed in the day class uniform but his tie was gone along with the jacket that was discarded on the floor and his shirt was half unbuttoned. The other boys were in similar states and they avoided my gaze as best they could. The girls that had their backs against the wall looked at me with pleading eyes, I noticed they also didn't have their ties and a few buttons on their shirts were gone. It took me a fraction of a second to figure out what had been going on. "Actually don't answer that, but was it against your will or not?" I asked to the girls on the wall.
"I-it w-was-" He started but I cut him off with a glare and looked to the girls alone.
"Against your will or no?" I asked with an indifferent face to them, one of the other boys thought of being smart and stepped in front of me.
"Would you like to join in and find out?" He asked with a smile, I glared and him before my fist came out and the boy was sent flying out the door. Turning back to the girls I asked my question again.
"Against." They both said at the same time, the remaining boys got pissed and were going to hit them. I stepped in front of the girls and told them to fix themselves up a little while I took care of the idiots. They complied easily and two more annoyances out the doorway later, I walked them to Cross' office. I went back out and dragged the unconscious boys with me to the headmaster's room for their interrogation. After that was all done and well I went back to the stables again to kill time before the crossover. I felt the power come back again and nearly fell over in the stall I was with.
Number 39. The Royals (I kind of write this one night for sh*ts and giggles, it's not something I've touched in years so it sucks)
Kuran Kaname the pureblood vampire prince did not express emotion normally, however there were a few exceptions and one of which was the male perfect at Cross Academy named Kiryuu Zero. It wasn't entirely because of his lack of respect had towards vampires but the fact that the kid didn't seem to have respect for anything or anyone in a fifteen-mile radius of himself. Kaname could understand that he would not be entirely thrilled with the idea of working at a school to escort vampires after the fateful events that tore his family apart but it still didn't seem right to disrespect everyone and everything around him with only four exceptions. 'I don't understand why he can't simply get over his hatred and see that not all vampires are evil.' Kaname thought as he walked passed the perfect who was glaring at him as usual. Yuuki was by his side, having regained her memories and smiled at him as they passed, but Zero simply ignored her and shot a look over to the other perfect and his classmate Sayori.
"Good evening Sayori-chan and you too Kiryuu-kun." Takuma Ichijo, the vice president of the moon dorms greeted them warmly. Sayori nodded to him and Zero simply ignored them and looked off towards the gate of Cross Academy.
"Good evening Zero-kun." A sickly sweet voice called as a young girl walked over to Zero from her place with the night class.
"Maria, get back into line." Zero told her without moving his gaze at all. Maria huffed at the lack of response but she knew he would come around eventually.
"Why do you even bother with a lowly thing like that?" Aido Hanabusa asked loudly as Maria returned to her place.
'Well Aido sure doesn't help to put a good name for vampires I suppose.' Kaname thought as he ignored the bickering behind him and focused on where they were going though he kept a watchful eye on Zero as well. Unsure of why the teen wasn't glaring at them like usual.
"Onii-sama is there something wrong?" Yuuki asked looking up at her older brother who seemed a little irritated.
"Don't worry about it Yuuki, there are just two certain vampires that are constantly making noise." The elder Kuran replied before they saw a black limousine pull into the gates of the academy.
"Zero were we expecting someone tonight?" Sayori asked looking at the other with confusion before there was a blur of silver and Zero was pinned against the wall.
"What are you doing here?" Zero asked looking down at the smaller and female figure that was pinning him against the wall.
"You have to help me! Both Silver and Ichiru left and we can't find them anywhere! Please help me Zero, I was able to track them to the gates of this place but I have no idea where they would have gone now!" A very girlish voice whimpered miserably as she clung to Zero.
'She is a pureblood vampire, what is going on here?' Yuuki asked herself as she couldn't help but feel a little jealous that this complete stranger that pinned Zero to the wall was receiving a kinder welcome than anyone else.
"Hey it's alright, we'll find them I have a few ideas to where they could be." Zero said as she let his wrist go and curled herself onto his chest. "Sayori can you take over patrol for tonight?" Zero asked looking at the other perfect.
"I can and will if you explain what exactly is going on right now." The other replied also with a tone of hostility, she and Zero had become close after Yuuki had been returned to her vampire princess state.
"Sure I'll explain as soon as I find the other two who are causing this mess." Zero replied before getting a nod from the younger girl and dashing off with the silver-haired girl at his side.
"So then shall we continue to class now?" Sayori asked snapping her mind back to what she was doing.
"Um..." Yuuki said pointing ahead of them, everyone's eyes looked toward the building and blinked. Zero was walking towards them with the pureblood girl by his side.
"Didn't you two just leave that way?" Maria asked pointing in the direction of the woods.
"What do you mean Maria? We didn't come from the woods." Zero said looking pointedly at her.
"I thought you two were looking for someone, why are you back here so soon?" Sayori asked shaking her head a little.
"Oh right we should probably go do that, come on let's go." The girl said with a little smile before she took Zero's arm and dragged him off.
"Well they aren't in the woods, have any other ideas where they could be?" A voice behind them sounded making everyone turn around to see Zero and the same girl again.
"Okay what is going on?!" Ruka shouted before the girl could reply. Both of them turned equally bright lilac eyes on the others in front of them.
"Is there something wrong? I told you I would explain after we have found the other two." Zero said with slightly narrowed eyes before he motioned towards the path to the sun dorms. The girl nodded and they headed off out of sight.
"Interesting, I thought they would be over there since that would be practical." A girl's voice sighed and everyone turned to face them again.
"Okay now I'm thoroughly confused, how are you traveling so fast through the school?" Yuuki asked dropping her arm from Kaname's to stare at Zero and the other.
"What do you mean? We aren't traveling fast at all, in fact we are going much slower than normal so we can search thoroughly." The girl said putting her free hand on her hip.
"But you just came from..." Rima started pointing to the woods and stopped.
"What the hell?!" Aido shrieked gaping at the woods where Zero now stood with the girl, he turned to where they previously were to find them still there.
"What is happening?!" Yuuki asked as she could not tell what was going on and looked to her brother with pleading eyes.
"I believe an explanation is in order, now." Kaname said as his eyes flicked from one pair to the other.
"I'm so sorry Kaname, allow us to explain." Cross said as he frantically came running down to everyone with Yagari Touga following him. He turned to one pair while Yagari turned to the other. "That was a mean trick you guys, getting everyone riled up like that." Cross scolded with a sigh.
"All of you come here, now." Yagari said sternly before both pairs moved to him and stood side-by-side. There were now eight pairs of identical lilac eyes looking at the night class, and Sayori, with the same almost non-existent expression. There were two boys and two girls, the girls looked exactly the same, both with the same long silver hair hanging down to their knees and the same lilac eyes, their height was the same and their power rank was the same. Then there were the boys, they looked identical as well and had the same power rank as each other though it differed from the girls beside them.
Number 40. Voice of the Silver Angel
It was happening, today was the day, they were coming and boy was it causing a huge commotion throughout Cross Academy. Cross Kaien, the founder and headmaster of the school, ran over the last of the details before his honored guests arrived at his office and he was able to welcome them into the school. Despite himself he was excited and honored for them to be at his school of all places, the group would be in the night class since they were vampires, there wasn't anything really for him to worry about since he knew they would all be wonderful students. 'I just hope we don't have any rivalry problems between what will be the four purebloods on campus.' the ex-hunter thought looking over the files of the students being admitted. As most all vampires, their grades and their looks matched all perfection that ever could be which Kaien wasn't surprised about in the least he was surprised that none of them seemed to have any relationship or record of parents however. Vampires, pureblood vampires especially, stuck close within their clans and families. Never straying too far for fear of their race being extinct. But this particular group looked to come from all different backgrounds, none of them related but all childhood friends and with that they were all talented and well known in the human society more than just for their looks and family names. 'In fact, it's doubtful anyone really knows or recognizes their family names...' the blond thought with a slight frown before a knock came on his door and a young blond noble of the night class walked inside. "Ah, Takuma-kun! Is there something I can help you with?" he questioned as the happy noble smiled upon entering.
"Cross-san, Kaname-sama wished for me to come here to lead our new students to the moon dorms when they arrive." Ichijo Takuma, the most polite and selfless of the night class, replied with a kind smile.
"Oh wonderful, thank Kaname-san for me will you. I really do hope they find the school suitable. I'm hoping they're pleased with the establishment and the school structure, though I cannot say there isn't a slight worry in my mind..." the man sighed taking a glance out the window. Outside was the teen that everyone on campus knew oh so well for his lack of respect, angry outbursts and constant terrifying glares. His name was Kiryuu Zero, a vampire hunter turned vampire by a murderous pureblood wanting revenge on his family who she massacred in front of the eight-year-old at the time. He was now seventeen, an elite hunter and the enemy of nearly all vampires that existed, that being said he was not kind to hunters either and humans seemed to be a waste of his time for him as well. Especially the caddy fans that screamed at the top of their lungs every time a night class member was mentioned much less seen.
Number 41. Under the Sea (If I'm being completely honest I forgot about this fics existence (oops) written in the first person which I never do. Maybe a crapshoot)
I was bored out of my mind, what the hell was I supposed to be doing on a day like today? It's not as though I didn't have enough things to do...I just didn't want to do any of the things that I could be doing at the moment. Because I had nothing to do I decided to lay on my bed and wait for something exciting to happen. My name is Zero Kiryuu and if you don't know what a mermaid is then, we are like these half fish and human things that come in different colors. I happen to have silver hair that reaches down to the tip of my tail and past, speaking of my tail it's this silvery grey metallic color. I'm not like this all the time, I can change into a human as soon as I become dry and yes I can make myself dry because I have powers to do that. My eyes, as most people say, are lilac and they match perfectly with my twin brother Ichiru's. His hair is shorter than mine, by less than an inch, and his tail is the same color. However Ichiru is always kept inside because he is a sickly child. We are the sons of the king and queen that rule this world under the surface called Moonray. Our mother is named Silver and our father is Kai. Even though they are my parents, I rarely see them. My father has a bone to pick with me all the time, I'm not even sure why and my mother is overprotective but hardly ever comes to see us. "Zero? Are you in here?" A soft voice asked from my door signaling my brother had woken and made his way into my room.
"Yes Ichiru I'm here, there isn't anywhere else I would be." I replied rolling my eyes as I sat up and looked to the door. Even though we had two separate rooms. Ichiru was most comfortable in mine so his room wasn't used often. When it was it was usually because mom put him there saying he should be left to rest, of course he never actually stayed asleep for long until he came and curled himself into me. "Why aren't you in your room Ichiru?" I asked even though I knew the answer already.
"Because I like it here better." He replied as he slowly swam inside with a flick of his tail and reached out his hand to me. I rolled my eyes and pulled him to me so he could sit next to me and rest his head on my shoulder.
"Father doesn't approve though, for whatever reason." I replied as his tail draped slightly over mine and brushed against it.
"I don't care what he thinks, Zero, I want to go to the surface. You go there and you can change into a human and walk, I want to be able to do that too." Ichiru pleaded as I sighed.
"We can't simply leave the castle Ichiru, what would happen if we were found out or something or worse someone on land finds out about who and what we actually are." I argued before I heard someone in the distance shriek. Swimming out of my room, Ichiru and I headed down the halls towards the noise. We found out it was just white Lily scaring the living flounders out of everyone again, White Lily was a large orca and she hated everyone except for myself. She tolerated Ichiru because he was with me all the time but she didn't especially like him much.
"Zero! Call off that damn thing!" My friend Kaito yelled as he swam in circles trying to get away. For whatever reason, Lily really hated him.
"Lily calm down, they're only idiots, they can't hurt you...even if they tried." I whispered to calm the whale, she calmed down and swam towards my room as everyone else watched after her.
"Come on Zero, we're almost at the gates anyway, let's go outside of the castle." Ichiru pleaded with watery, yes it's possible to cry underwater, lilac eyes. I sighed again and nodded taking his hand and swimming past everyone else I noticed Lily following us as well which was typical of her.
"We're going to have to go and see Touga for this." I mumbled mostly to myself but Ichiru heard my anyways.
"I'm sure you can do something about him." He chirped encouragingly. I shrugged and kept swimming to our destination.
Once we got to one of the deepest parts of the ocean we lived way on the outskirts of our kingdom, we started swimming down. Ichiru's hand clenched mine hard as I continued, not caring for the darkness or how eire it got as we neared a cave. Once at the entrance of said cave, I swam inside without a second thought, I called to the warlock of the ocean Touga Yagari. He was good friends with our father and went hunting for all sorts of things with him all the time, however he could be a little...creepy at times and when choosing a place to live he had to pick the creepiest place he could find. 'Couldn't be any worse...' I told myself as he came around the corner of a shelf. His jet black hair, black tail and silver narrowed eyes gave off the impression of a terrifying murderer to most everyone.
"Zero, Ichiru, what can I do for you?" He gruffly asked sending shivers through my brother and I. I swam forward just a little and paused.
"I need a favor, Ichiru wants to become...like me with the human ability and power thing so we can head to the surface." I told him without flinching. Touga was not one to take weakness, he didn't especially have anything against Ichiru but he and I were definitely closer and than him and my brother.
"There will have to be a price to pay for that you realize?" He asked even though it was more of a statement than a question. We nodded as he turned around and looked for a few things. Ichiru and I watched him before he turned around with a scroll and a vile of purple liquid. I remembered the liquid and grimaced in disgust, from what I remembered it tasted bitter and too sweet like cough medicine. I took the scroll and read the thing before shooting Touga a look.
"A contract so you don't get killed by father huh? Well it doesn't do anything if I sign it so it's up to you Ichiru." I said turning to my brother mid-speech.
"Oh well then okay, is that the price?" He asked innocently. I knew that wasn't it, Touga never made it that easy.
A/N: Holy sh*tballs you made it to the end. Congrats! And wow do I have a lot of VK fics...someone get me a life please. I don't think I really need to go over again what's going to happen now for the 80th damn time so if you want to know all that then please scroll back up to the top and re-read that section. I want to thank all of you that have participated, again it really means a lot to me and I hope to produce the first chapter of one of these fics out to you guys soon. HAve a wonderful day, evening, night or morning! ~Len