Days had passed at Cross Academy and Naomi still didn't get used to being around vampires. However, she did get used to the Day Class schedule and finally realised how easy the work was. Hanako -her instructor- taught her far more challenging work and couldn't be compared to the Day Class work. At most, Naomi seen this as baby work. Though the groans from the other students made it obvious that this simple work was rough on them. Some students even had the nerve to ask the Huntress if she could "help" them. As in do the work for them. Because of this, Naomi declined everyone and refused to do someone else's homework. She even went as far as to scare the students away.

As for Zero, she didn't mind helping because he was the only person who actually was willing to try and he was always up late at night patrolling. Sometimes she'd even go as far as finishing his homework if he fell asleep because let's face it, he wasn't gonna wake up.

Today was Saturday and Naomi planned on sleeping in. Which is what exactly she had been doing, living it up as she lost herself within her dreams. Though, what had been going on really wasn't something she was used to having. Her dreams usually consisted of her slaughtering a massive horde of Level-E's in revenge for her parent's death. Or consisted of witnessing the gruesome scene before her as a child. Being helpless as she was on that very night. Ever since that day, Naomi had been torn even though it never looked like she was. This dream had been the first to ever be the complete opposite and be the most...Bizarre.

Dream Beginning...

Soft string music played, the atmosphere was relaxed, people danced in fancy ball dresses and suits. Some even had masks on… Actually… All of them had masks on. The more the Huntress looked around, the more she realised she was in the middle of a masquerade ball. People laughing, the humming of chatter filling the room with it. A scene that she has yet to experience within her lifetime. This is… Different. Amazingly different actually… and for once, she felt relaxed. No tensed muscles, not on the lookout for vampires, heck, she didn't even have her weapons on her at this very moment.

Speaking of, Naomi glanced down at what she actually had been wearing and she noticed that she was dressed in a Dark Blue Ballgown, followed by lovely open-toe silver heels. Heels? Out of all shoes, I'm put into stilts. Great. The huntress thought to herself, rolling her eyes and lifting her hands to her face, only to feel the mask on her own face too. I have a mask too? Pulling it off, she took a look at it and was surprised at how elegant it looked. With its silver base followed by multiple trails of blue sparkles around the mask. Even the slightly blue airbrushed edges of the mask made it blend well.

Naomi smiled a little and put the mask back onto her face and she began to look around, only for a man in a half black and half white mask to walk right in front of her with his hand outstretched towards her. The huntress blinked in confusion as the simple words left his lips.

"Care to dance?" he asked.

Naomi replied with silence and moved her hand to grasp his, only for the man to pull her close. His hand gently grasping hers while his other rested on her hip. She instinctively lifted her other hand and placed it upon his shoulder, soon beginning to dance with him. The dance pretty much came naturally, not only did she learn to fight but she was taught to dance as well if she ever went to a formal party for anything of most importance. More or less within the hunter's association. "So… Are we going to keep dancing in silence or are we going to talk?" she asked, examining the color of his hair -which had been silver- and his lilac eyes… She was sure she'd seen these colors before, but from where?

The man had a slowly growing smile upon his lips before he spoke "You always want to talk. Why don't you keep quiet?"

She raised her eyebrow, hearing these words come from him "Wha-? That's rude of you to say." the aqua blue eyes narrowed at the man before she was suddenly -and swiftly- pulled from the masked man and came in contact with another. One that seemed far gentler with his touch as he danced with her.

"Is that man being rude to you, Miss Kaziyama?" he tilted his head slightly.

Naomi now furrowed her brows and began examining what she could see from the new mysterious person. She spotted his long brown hair -which reached his shoulders- and his dark crimson eyes which felt like they could look right through a soul. Just by looking at him she began to feel on edge and suddenly stopped, pushing him away as she backed up "No.. He's not." just as she turned, the man she was stolen from was gone "Where did he go?" she asked herself aloud.

"Perhaps he didn't wish to stick around…" said the soft voice of the brunette as he reached his hand towards her "Come dance with me, Naomi...The song has yet to finish."

With a shake of her head, she backed off "No." with that, she walked off into the crowd. Getting away from him and looking for the first man she danced with. But suddenly she was grabbed and pulled into another mysterious man, this one had piercing blue eyes and blonde hair.

"You cant leave yet! You just joined the party!" the blonde said in a cheery voice as Naomi roughly pushed him away.

"Don't touch me!" suddenly she began to feel more on edge. More afraid as she tried to get away.

But getting away wasn't so easy… She was grabbed once again by another man who danced with her and had light ginger hair with light brown eyes. "He doesn't want you to leave yet.." he said, sounding bored in a sense but also calm.

"I don't care! Let me go!" she shoved him away just as she did with the last and really took off, running through the crowd and dodging another hand that tried to grab her. Naomi glanced over her shoulder for just a moment before ramming right into another body, making her whip her head to look at who she ran into now. Slowly her eyes widen, seeing it was the first guy to have danced with her. Her hands gently trembled against his chest, making her look at them before he suddenly embraced her, his arms tightly around her.

This was how comfort felt. Looking over her shoulder once more, she saw the chocolate brown haired male again "He won't let me go."

"He'll go away." the man embracing her said as his eyes narrowed beneath his mask towards the other male.

Naomi looked at the male holding her and slowly she lifted her hands to his mask "I need to know who's underneath this mask." her dream seemed to have even erased a thought of who this male would be. But the name was at the tip of her tongue.

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Dream end...

The constant buzzing coming from Naomi's alarm clock refused to stop and this prompted a arm to sneak out from beneath the sheets and hit the top of the alarm clock, finding the button to turn it off. Once that was pressed, the beeping had stopped and Naomi had been in peace. Laying in bed for just a moment, the Huntress took a deep breath and then let it out before opening her eyes and blinking a few times to focus."I forgot I set my alarm so I wouldn't oversleep..." she muttered, sitting up in her bed and stretching out her limbs. Looking at her alarm, she realised it was 10:30am. Yep, she slept in and it felt great!

It didn't take long for someone to actually start knocking at the door and it made Naomi narrow her eyes "Who is it?"

"Who do you think. I'm the only person who ever knocks at your door." said a familiar male voice through the door.

Zero did have a point… No other person liked to knock on her door aside from him and Cross. "Good point." getting up and out from her bed, she walked up to the door and opened it. Revealing Zero standing in front of her door with his hands in his pockets "Why are you at my room at ten thirty in the morning? Shouldn't you be in the stables napping or something?"

Zero rolled his eyes and turned away from her "The headmaster wants us to go into town for him and get some things done."

"You're joking right…" she sighed and added "Do I even have a choice in the matter?"

"Nope. Now get dressed, I'll wait outside." with that, Zero walked away and disappeared down the hall once he turned.

"Greeeaaat." closing her door, she began to change out of her nightwear and into her more comfortable outerwear which consisted of a tank top, shorts, combat boots and her cloak which hid everything underneath. Including the weapons she equipped: Bloody Thorn and her stake. Pulling the hood over her head, she stepped out from her bedroom and walked down the hall towards the stairwell. As she descended, she soon came to the exit and stepped outside, spotting Zero standing there waiting for her.

Zero turned and looked at her "Took you long enough." with that said, he walked off.

Naomi gritted her teeth and followed him "Be happy I don't apply makeup like every other girl and take even longer." she spat back.

AN: Hey guys! Little late on this one! I kinda had a rough time revising this, but it turned out pretty well with the help of my best friend and his idea! This chapter, however, is a little smaller… Think of it like a filler/starter for the next chapter. I hope you enjoyed this little segment!