~Hanabusa's P.O.V~

~The other night~

It was a pretty boring night. Nothing interesting or new was happening in class so I was just doodling in my notebook. Really, all the teacher seemed interested in talking about was how we were the pride of the vampire clan. He also talked about how we should take pride in the fact we were the first vampires to test out the new blood tablets. Because he already told us this about two weeks ago, I paid little attention. Instead I continued to draw in my book, which was better than listing to a C-Level vampire repeat himself.

In the middle of drawing a rose, I lifted my head from my notebook. I suddenly had a feeling that something bad was going to happen soon; I had the feeling a Level-E was on the school grounds. This was very bad. It was very rare when a Level-E managed to get on school grounds. Even though any one of us could deal with it, this was a serious and dangerous matter. Especially for any Day Class student that decided to try and spy on us. Hopefully Yuki and Kiryu were doing their jobs and keeping them inside tonight.

Looking over to Kaname-Sama I saw that he was looking out the window. The look on his face was hard to read but it looked as though he was frowning thoughtfully. It didn't even take one percent of my thought power to realize he knew a Level-E was close by. After all, what else would you expect from a Pureblood like Kaname Kuran-Sama? There's a reason his family why his family was declared the royal leaders after all.

"Aido." I heard Kaname call out my name. Slightly startled , I turned my full attention to him and looked at him questioning.

"Huh? Yes, Kaname-Sama?"

"I can sense a Level-E on school grounds. Please go take care of it before it can find any humans. Make sure Yuki or Kiryu don't see you." Kaname, who continued to look out the window, told me. I couldn't stop a smile from spreading across my face as I nodded my head towards him.

"Of course, Kaname-Sama." I said as I stood up to leave class. No one tried stopping me nor did my cousin follow me as I made my way through the school and easily left through the closest exist.

Making my way through the school grounds, I made sure not to be spotted by the prefects. Kiryu wouldn't take too kindly that I was skipping class again and may try shooting me again. Yuki... I didn't even know what to say besides Kaname wouldn't want her getting involved with this. So, while I kept my senses focused on looking for the Level-E, I also kept an eye out for the prefects as well.

While I could neither see or hear the Level-E, I could smell him. A Level-E smells like a mixture of vampire, human and a touch of something rotten. The vampire scent came from the Level-E himself while the human came from all of it's victims. The rotten smell, well, I am not too sure where it comes from, all I know is all Level-E's have it. I think it is a mixture of it's breath and dirty, rotten, skin. The smell was getting stronger the closer I went to the forest so I knew he was near by.

The further I went in the forest, the stronger the scent began to get. In fact the smell was getting so strong that my nose began to scrunch up in disgust. If I had a tissue or a hankie it is very likely I would be covering my nose by this point. Normally not many Level-Es smell this bad but this one must have been in the Level-E state for months. The longer the former human lives the more victims it kills and the worst it will end up smelling. For a human to smell such a thing they'd probably think something was just rotting. However, for a vampire like myself, the smell was ten times worse because we can also smell the blood inside and outside of it.

'For a Level-E to smell this bad he probably turned insane months ago. Maybe even a year. That or perhaps he had been hiding from hunters in the sewers or a cave.' I thought as I came close to a upcoming clearing. I could smell the Level-E getting closer and I wished to get through this quickly if not to please Kaname-Sama and not just get rid of the smell.

However, before I could enter the clearing, I stopped. There, standing in the middle of the clearing, was Ashley Parker, the Canadian girl. She was leaning against one of the trees and held a sword in her hand. Removing my hand from my nose, I quickly, and silently, hid behind one of the trees and watched in confusion. To my absolute surprise the blade of her sword was on fire. Just what on earth is going on with this girl? First her hand catches fire for no reason and now her sword as well?

'Just who is this girl? That isn't actually a vampire hunter's weapon, is it?' I thought and stared at the girl for a moment more. She didn't smell like a hunter and I couldn't sense any threat from the sword so I shook that from my thoughts.

'That doesn't matter thought, not right now at least. What is she doing out here, playing with a fire covered sword, when a rouge vampire is wondering around?' I then though, frowning as I watched the so called human give a thoughtful look.

After a while, Ashley sighed sadly, mumbled under her breath. Thanks to my vampire hearing I was able to hear her mention someone named Ashlen and how she would never be like her. It was confusing but I didn't have the time to question her about it. Right now I had a rouge vampire to find before it found her. So, as I noticed the fire on the sword flicker out, I began to think of the best rout to go so I could get to the former human without bumping into Ashley.

"Heh, hello there, young lady." A man's high pitched voice caught my attention. Blinking out of my thoughts I looked over to see the Level-E I had sensed earlier only a few feet away from Ashley.

'This is really bad. If he can still talk that means he's not as old as I thought he was. It not only means he must have been hiding out somewhere revolting but he has enough humanity to think, unlike other brainless Level-Es.' I thought as I debated on what I should do. As suspicious as Ashley was I couldn't reveal my secret to her so, if I attacked right now, I would have to erase her memories of it.

"What do you want?" she asked, her tone nervous, as she pulled herself away from the tree. The rogue vampire simply snickered as he began to get closer to her.

"You smell really good, girly. I bet your blood will taste really sweet. Can I try some of that sweetness?" The former human, much to my disgust, asked with a creepy smile spreading on his face. I felt my blood start to boil in anger as Ashley looked frightened and unsure what to do.

I finally made up my mind. Even though I'd have to erase memories afterwords, I would have to kill this former human in front of Ashley. It is the best thing to do and the only downsides to this was I'd have to take her back to her room, or have one of the prefects do so, and I can't question her on the fire sword or who Ashlen is. I can sacrifice that bit of unknown information though, as a life is in stack here and I'd probably get scolded by Kaname-Sama for taking so long and getting a human involved.

"Don't look so scared. This will only take a minute if not sooner. By that I mean your life of course." The Level-E chuckled again as he got even closer to the girl. "I promise you wont feel a thing."

With this said, the Level-E charged at Ashley. As I saw the girl crouch down to the ground, covering her face with her arms, I got ready to kill this former human. However, before I could even take one foot out of my hiding place, a vine shot out of the ground in front of the girl. I had little time to react before the plant shot forwards, trough the Level-E's chest and killed him instantly after a grunt of pain.

I don't ever remember being this confused or surprised before. Who had done that? I couldn't sense anyone else around but Ashley. Did she summon that vine like she had summoned that fire a few nights ago? I couldn't even find myself leaving my hiding place to question her about it. Pretending no one was watching her seemed like the best thing to do right now anyways. There was something very suspicious about this so called human girl. Ashley did look like she was having a hard time believing what happened but that didn't tell me if she was dangerous or harmless to this school.

I watched Ashley talk to the plant for a few minutes. She seemingly gave it a few orders before making it sink back into the ground. She seemed nervous and may have been able to tell I was watching. I made sure I was well hidden while she looked around and left the forest. I wont lie, since I didn't know who this girl was, I was just a little nervous that Ashley might try to kill me if she spotted me watching her. Not that she'd be able to but I wont be relaxed until I know if she is dangerous or not.

Once I could no longer see, hear or smell Ashley, I allowed myself to walk into the small clearing. The Level-E that Kaname had asked me to take care of was nothing but a pile of ash. The clothing that the former human had been wearing laid on top of the pile of ashes. If Akatsuki were with me, or if I had his power, I could burn the clothing away. The ashes will just blow away with the wind but the clothing was something else. I could freeze them but bits of fabric will be left over. I guess the wind would blow them away and I would just have to make sure I freeze the clothing well enough that they shatter.

Once I made sure the job was done, I watched the wind blow both ashes and what remained of the clothing away before returning to the school. I was rather lucky that no one else besides Ashley showed up. It was bad enough that she had been here and now it is more than likely she knows of vampires; if she hadn't already known before. However I guess things could have been worse if Yuki or Kiryu showed up. Ashley can always be questioned later on and, if needed, her mind erased.

"Did everything go alright, Aido? It took you longer than I expected." the Pureblood lord Kaname asked as I entered the room. Forcing myself to smile, I nodded as I took my seat next to my cousin.

"My apologizes, Kaname-Sama. I ran into a slight complication but everything is taken care of. I got rid of the clothing and the ashes blew away in the wind." I answered without giving details on Ashley. For now I would keep that information to myself until it's proven I have to tell anyone else.

"Very well, thank you." Kaname said, causing my forced smile to become a real, proud smile. I love it when I could make him happy which is why I would do whatever he asks without asking twice.

For the rest of the night I couldn't take my mind off what Ashley did. Nor what she said about someone named Ashlen. How did she do that thing with the fire and how did she control that vine? It's likely I would have been able to tell if she was some kind of hunter, as even I know the more powerful ones have enough vampire blood to support powers. She wasn't a vampire since anyone of us would have been able to tell and usually only Purebloods had more than one power of their own. Well, whatever she is I'll find out one way or another, sooner or later.

I hope you liked the rewrite of this chapter. Please give the story: Reina Mikazaki's Cross Academy Life a look. It is by author Fangirling Duck