Cross Mayhem
Rated: T
Genre: Romance
Warning: OC
Disclaimer: I do not and will not own Vampire Knight!
Act II: Long time no see, my dearest friend
6, 7, 8, 9, 10! ...Ready or not, here I come! Now, how come you can hid yourself oh so very well? It's really is such a pain to find you, didn't you know how much I've missed you? And yet you continue to deceive my eyes up to that very last time. But not this time, because, see?
Now I've found you!!
XXX
The ceiling of her room somehow seems too high and white than what it should be as she continues to stare upwards with a faraway look on her face, almost forlorn if one could say.
"Zero..." Hoseki Nana murmurs, still lost in her own fantasies.
It's dawn now, and when all the vampires of the Night Class should be soundly asleep in their room, this one vampire girl still just couldn't find the comfort of his queen size bed to be any help of lulling herself to slumber, not like she's even trying to. Even when her surroundings are quiet with only the occasional sounds of her whispers and the soft golden color of the twilight outside that has pierced the room from her lack of attention to close the red wine curtains.
'It's just... Too fast. But I'm sure I saw him back then.'
Her mind went back to recollect the event that has just happened hours ago. The image of one silverette boy flashed in her thoughts.
"Get the hell back to your dorm right now, you brats!! Don't you understand a single word that's coming out from my mouth!?"
'Zero!!'
"I can tell it was really his voice, I could still remember it... But his tone has changed a bit, like more cool but vulgar or some sort..." She said to herself. "But I guess he's just growing up..."
Nana lifts her body up with the support of her hands and sits on the bed, not caring of her disheveled hair and the uniform she still wears.
"After that, everything just went so fast, that I could just vaguely remembers the introduction I gave in front of the class... I wonder if I have said my name correctly or if I have already said that I'm a single gemini that's still free but not desperate??" She groaned at her sometimes disfunctional brain.
Knock, knock.
A soft knock on the door wakes her up from her musings .
"Who is it??" She shouted.
"It's Rima." The vampire on the other side answered.
"Ri- chan? Hold on just a sec!" She jumps down from the bed and unlocked the door in order to answer the call.
"What is it?" She chirped.
"Kaname- sama told me to give this to you." Touya Rima gives Nana a white folded paper.
Nana unfolded the paper and stares at the row of tables filled with numbers and words in it. "What's this??"
"It's the schedule of our class for this term. It's basically has the times and events we needed to know." Rima explained.
"Oh, I see. E?" Nana inspected the paper she holds more closely. "Is this the Day Class' schedule? What is it doing here?"
"Huh? Let me see." Rima takes hold of the paper.
"I don't know, maybe for you to not disturb them and cross your boundaries."
"Ri- chan!" Nana huffed. "I know that already!"
Rima smiled. "I know, I know. It's just that I know how you can be, that's all."
She then gives the paper back to Nana and turned to take her leave.
"Well, good night, Nana. Oh, and..." She stopped in her tracks. "Long time no see. "
Nana grinned. "Yup, same to you, Ri- chan!"
And then she closed the door before she prepared to sleep.
XXX
"Zero- kun!!" A girl screamed in a piercing voice.
"Nana?" A boy with silver hair answered.
"Catch me if you can!!" The girl ran away, her red dress swaying behind her.
"Wait!!"
The girl continues to run away, ignoring the boy who's screaming for her to stop. Underneath her is a field of white flowers which are flying everywhere due to the harsh steps of her uncaring feet.
"Tee hee hee!!"
She ran and ran, until she felt she could run no more and so, she stops.
Catching her breath, she looks behind her, expecting to find the boy she loves to tease scolding her. But instead, she finds no one.
Her amethyst eyes widened, and she started to panic. She runs back to the direction of where she came but still she could find no one. No silverette was in sight.
"...!"
She calls his name.
"...!!"
Again.
"...!!!!"
And again and again.
But there's only the white flowers surrounding her. Even the purple sky has turned black.
"ZERO!!!!!"
She called once again, her throat is on fire. She loses her balance and falls to the ground. She feels so alone now, no one would ever play and keep her accompany anymore. She cried, she cried and cried, warm red tears fell from her face drop by drop. Even the pure white colour beneath her has turned crimson due to her tears of solitude. And finally...
"Nana?"
She snapped her head up, only to find the boy standing in front of her.
"Zero!!" She shouted, jumping to her feet to hug him, but his figure slips from her fingers and appears several feet further from her.
"... Zero?"
"I'm sorry, Nana..." The boy murmured. "I have always been the one to chase you, but now..."
His images blurred.
"This time I will let you chase me."
And then he's gone.
XXX
Nana opens her eyes slowly, her head is still a bit fuzzy from the sleep she has just had. She then grabbed a clock from her left side drawer , her wet eyes blurring her vision.
'It's 16.30...' She realizes as she stares at the expensive silver mechanic.
'I've slept that long?...'
She removes the thick blanket and gets up from bed. Her wobbly feet are still adjusting to the ground. As she regains her balance she quickly walks towards the direction of the bathroom, her silk white night gown swaying behind her as she moves.
Reaching the bathroom entrance, her hands wander on the walls to flicker the light on. As the light was turned on, she makes her way into the bathroom and stares at the round mirror in a sleepy expression.
'Did I... Cry?...' Her hand traced the sign of tears on her face.
'Must be because of that dream... '
I'm sorry, Nana...
'That strange, strange dream...'
This time, I will let you chase me.
She washed her teary face on the sink and took of her clothes to take a bath, a nice warm bath that can make her smile again.
XXX
The sound of feet running through the halls can be heard clearly by the occupants of the building. Already knowing who's the owner of those noisy feet, they decided to ignore it instead of screaming at her. The sound turned to the left, following the route that leads to the dorm master room, the pace of the running quickened and as she reached her destination, she unhesistantly banged at the carved double doors with a cheery voice screaming:
"Kaname- sama, it's me, Nana, coming to play!!"
There's a sound of doorknob turning from the other side of the doors and as they swung open, Hoseki Nana skipped in, almost jumping in over energy.
"Ta- cha-... I mean, Ichijo- senpai, good evening!!" She chirped, teasing.
Ichijo Takuma smiled, amused at her obvious teasing. "Well, good evening to you too, Hoseki- san."
"Doing your job good today?"
"Of course."
"Homework done?"
"You don't have to ask."
"Good! 'Cause I will have to copy it later."
"Again?"
"Yup, Thanks, Ichijo- senpai!" She doesnt't even need an answer.
"Nana, don't bother Takuma anymore than you already have..."
The voice of Kuran Kaname, the Night Dorm representative wakes both of the childhood friend from their usual chat.
"Ooh, Kaname- sama!!" Nana can't hide her excitement as she skipped through the room. "How happy am I to see you!!"
Kaname raised his eyes in a curious manner from his pile of work to glance at the over excited vampire sitting at his mahogany desk.
"That's good to hear." He said, eyes staring back at the documents he was signing. "What brings you here today, Nana?"
"Oh, nothing." She crossed her legs. "Just stopping by, you know, like everyday else, minding my own business, coming here after sleep, running through the halls, Kaname- sama ignoring me, is there a new kid in school??"
Both Kaname and Takuma looked at her.
"How did you know that?" Kaname asked.
"Simple, I stalk you."
"Nana..."
"Oh, okay, okay, Ka- chan accidently spilled it out on me when we're eating cheese cake together!"
"Ka- chan as in..."
"Cross- san, our headmaster." Takuma provided.
"... I see. Well, isn't that reckless of him." Kaname glances at Nana.
"But, isn't he right, Kaname- sama??"
"He is. "
"Really??"
"Don't get all too work up, she's in the Day Class."
"I know! Hana- chan told me all about her today!"
"Hana- chan as in..." Kaname glances at Takuma.
"Hanabusa Aidou, Kaname- sama." Takuma almost snickered.
Kaname sighed. "Does he ever keeps his mouth shut?"
"He is grounded because of her isn't he?" Nana laughed. "What a dummy, that Hana- chan!"
"He told you about that too?" Kaname questioned.
"Yep. At first he's ignoring me, like you do, Kaname- sama! But then I started teasing him about the many punishement you gave him, and then he told me the reason about it!" She explained cheerfully.
"The reason?"
"Uh- huh. He said it like this: 'You have to smell her first, and then you will understand', like that!"
"Is that so?"
"Hey, does that girl's scent really is attractive, Kaname- sama? I haven't smell anything more delicious than Zer-"
"Don't start, Nana."
"Huh?"
"Don't start talking about her scent, in the end you will just lose control and hunt her down for her blood. I certainly will not let that happen."
"What? Is she special, Kaname- sama?"
"... As the Night Class representative, it's only my duty to do so. Oh, and not to forget, I also don't want to be the one to take care of the mess you leave behind, Nana."
"... I see, okay... Kaname- sama sure is grumpy today..." She frowned.
"He's still the same, Nana." Takuma smiled. "He's just trying to protect you and Yumi- san's-"
"Ooh!! So her name is Yumi?!" Nana squealed. "That's vital information, Ta- chan!"
"Takuma..." Kaname covered his face in frustation.
"Sorry, it's just that I feel like Nana deserve some information since she seems pretty excited about it, that's all..."
"Sure you do..."
"Hey, hey, Ta- chan!!" Nana rushed to Takuma. "What's her full name? What's she like? How old is she? Umm... What is her blood type??"
"Nana!!"
"Tee hee hee, sowwy, Kaname- sama..."
"Well, let's she..." Takuma tries to think. "Her name is Tsukiyomi Yumi. She's cute, pretty gorgeous, tall, slender and pale. She's in the same grade as you and... I don't know for sure, but I think it's O plus."
"Yum."
"Oh God..." Kaname mumbled.
"Oh, don't worry too much, Kaname..." Takuma assured. "Nana wouldn't harm her, now would she?"
"Of course not!" Nana beamed. "Cross my heart!"
"Well, whatever you say..."
Clank
Right at that time, the clock strikes 11 o' clock.
"Ooh, look at the time! I should be going now, Kaname- sama!" Nana headed to the door.
"Where are you going?"
"I'm gonna take a stroll, you know what for, Kaname- sama..." Nana grinned.
"To find him? Well, do whatever you must..." Kaname turned his attention back to his work.
"Doncha wanna join me, Kaname- sama?"
"Why should I?"
"Because I want to and I know you want to too!"
"I don't want to too, Nana."
Takuma chuckles.
"What?"
"I don't know you can say such thing as 'want to too' and more importantly, I don't suspect you could get influenced by Nana so much in only a week!"
"Damn." Kaname grumbled. "Stop messing with my head, Nana!"
"Oh, come on, Kaname- sama..."
"I would like to go, want me to replace Kaname, Nana?" Takuma asked.
"No. Only Kaname- sama is allowed, since he knows about what I'm looking for."
"How come I'm not allowed in the secret?"
"Because you will spill it in no time." Kaname said as he gets up from the chair.
"Kaname- sama?"
"On second thought, I will go with you... Since there's something I need to check for."
"Oh, okie- dokie! Let's go, Kaname- sama!" Nana runs towards the door.
"Takuma, take care of things while I'm gone, okay?"
"Alright, Kaname. Take care." Takuma smiled, waving the both of them goodbye as a little twinge of jealousy pinched at his heart.
XXX
The moon shines brightly today, its complete round shape illuminating the sky. The shadows of two figures can be seen walking underneath it, completely at ease even from the lack of light, but it's normal considering the fact that the two of them are different. They are vampires, nosferatu, the creatures of the night and while one of them is a noble, the other is a pureblood, the most noble of all vampires.
"Ne, Kaname- sama, have you met her before?" The vampire noble, Nana asked.
"Yes, I have met her twice before."
"Really?! When!? Where!? How!? Why!? "
Kaname sighed. "Well, the first one is when I was going to class..."
"So how come I didn't get to see her?"
"It's not when we're going together, but after you all went to class. I were late that day, remember? Me and takuma, we met her first that day."
"Oh, I see. And the second?"
"It's still the first place where I saw her." Kaname reminiscened. "The cherry blossom tree near Night Class."
"Hmm..."
"Tell me why we are talking about this in the first place?"
"Because we need something to talk about, so we can ignore this chilly night air."
"Now I regret the desicion I made to go with you."
"Oh, at least it's better than skipping class again, Kaname- sama!!"
"I'm not skipping class!"
"You were! I know you skip class so you can fumble through that mountain of papers again! Or play online games with that high tech laptop of yours!!"
"I told you, I didn't skip class, and I don't play online games! I was doing my paper work today, so I was excused from class. "
"Well, whatever you say, Kaname- sama..." Nana grinned.
Kaname sighed. "What about you? Why would you be back so early from class?"
"Well, you see, Kaname- sama, today..."
As they continue with their conversation, suddenly a gush of wind blew about, carrying many cherry blossom petals and a mysterious alluring sweet scent with it, making the vampires' fangs throb painfully.
"Kaname- sama..." Nana covered her mouth. "What is this...?"
"It's her..." Kaname whispered. "I knew it."
"Hm? What's that, Kaname- sama?"
"Nothing. Nana, you should go back now or-"
Kaname's sentences were cut off as his eyes caught a faint sight of blonde tresses that belong to a certain mortal wearing black uniforms near the cherry blossom tree. The mortal is leaning against its huge trunk, looking absolutely peaceful like a child near her mother.
"Yumi..."
"Eh, is that her? Kaname- sama, is that her?" Nana questioned.
Kaname only ignored her and walked closer to the female mortal. Her back is facing him, so he decided to call her.
"Shouldn't you be in your room, Tsukiyomi-san?"
The girl in question turns around, her aquamarine eyes shining in the dark.
"Kuran-san…" Tsukiyomi Yumi answered, surprised at his sudden appearance.
Meanwhile, Nana decided not to get ignored and pokes her head from behind the pureblood's back.
"So you must be the girl that made Hana-chan punished."
The mortal looks shocked.
'Is it my hair? I know I didn't get the chance to brush them, but...' Nana thought.
"I'm sorry," The mortal smiled. "But who are you?"
"Ah, right." Nana smiled back, relieved. "We haven't known each other don't we? I'm Hoseki Nana from Night Class, you can call me Nana."
"Nana?" She repeated.
"Yes, nice to meet you, Yumi- chan!!"
"How could you know my name?" Yumi looks confused.
"Hmm let me see… Well it's because Kaname-sama told Takuma and Takuma told me."
"Nana, it's really a long explanation." Kaname muttered.
"Hee? Really? Well, it's the truth." Nana grinned.
Seeing both of them, Yumi just stays silent and turn towards the cherry blossom tree once again. Kaname seems to notice this, and decided to engange her in another conversation.
"Why do you love cherry blossom?" He asked.
"Because it's calling me over." She said in a monotone voice. "And I do not love it, but just captivated by it."
"And why aren't you in your room at this time, didn't Yuuki told you about the rules?"
"Yes she did, I was just going back to my room when I stopped by to see the cherry blossom."
"Aren't you staying in the chairman's resident for a while?"
"I am but it's not polite to stay in someone else's house for a long time and I prefer my room in the dorm," she answered shortly.
Kaname just stares at her as she said that.
"You need to go back now, it's not safe around here. " He warned.
"I can take care of myself."
"Wow!!" Nana chuckled. " You really are a tough one."
"Huh?"
"You know Yumi-chan, there's no one who ever dare to said something like that to Kaname-sama, but you really are a tough one and yet you are just a human," she continued.
"Well it's because I don't think my attitude is wrong. " She defended. "I think I should go back to the dorm now, it's already too late. I'm sorry for bothering both of you, if you don't mind, excuse me."
She then turns around and take her leave, while the two vampires just stand there and stare at her soon dissappearing form.
"She really is an interesting one." Nana said happily.
"You seem to like her." Kaname frowned.
She only chuckles. "Well it's because it's such a rare thing to see someone said something like that towards you. I think I like that girl."
"You want her blood?"
"Don't be so rude to me like that, I'm not going after her blood even if I admit that I want to know what her blood type is, but what I want is to know more about her. You don't mind don't you, Kaname-sama?"
Kaname closed his eyes. "Just don't do anything stupid,"
"I won't."
"Good. Then can we go back now?"
"Huh? Your business is done here, Kaname- sama?"
"It is. What I worry about is yours."
"Well, do you see him tonight then? If you don't, then you can carry me back to dorm."
"Why should I carry you?"
"Consider it a bribe for keeping my mouth shut about the online games thingy."
"Once and for all, I don't play online games."
"Don't worry, your secret is safe with me." She winked. "Shall we go back now, Kaname- sama?"
"We shall."
As the dawn started to creep at their backs, both of the vampires decided to return back to their sanctuary once more, leaving the morning world to be taken care of by the mortals.
"Ne, Kaname- sama?"
"Yes?"
"I think I know what is it you need to check for."
"What is it?"
"It's her, wasn't it?"
"..."
"You are really considerate."
"...Keep it a secret."
"As you wish, Kaname- sama."
XXX
It's morning now, the sound of the birds chirping can be heard outside the tall window of the dorm rooms, waking up a certain vampire from her state of sleep.
"Mmmmmmmm......"
Nana wakes up and rubbed her blurry eyes before she reaches to her glasses on the bedside table.
Everything seems a bit... different today. The sun is shining brighter, the cloud seems to be extra fluffy, the sky is bluer than ever, the flowers are blooming and the birds are singing melidious notes different from any other day.
'Was it only my imagination or...'
Knock, knock.
Her thoughts are disturbed as a knock was heard from her door.
"Yes... Come i-"
"Nana!"
The door crashed open.
"Ta- chan!" Nana yelped.
"Good morning!" Takuma exclaimed. "So which one do you prefer? Milk or hazelnut??"
"Huh?"
"Milk or hazelnut? Or do you like black chocolate more?"
"What?"
Takuma sighed. "Nana, wake up!"
"E? Yeah I'm awake now." Nana blinked. "So what's that about the milk and nuts again?"
"Okay, do you like milk, white, hazelnut or black chocolate?"
"Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm......"
"Hurry up, will you?"
"White. More sweeter, the better."
"Gotcha."
And Takuma left the room.
'... That was odd.' Nana thought.
She then gets up from the bed and walk towards the opened door to close it, but stops on her tracks as she saw the thing that is residing in front of her room.
A red rose. Attached with a silk white ribbon and a card that reads:
To my beloved noisy new friend, Nana.
Love,
Aidou Hanabusa
"What in the name of-"
'Hana- chan?! What's gotten into him now???'
Considering the possibilities, Nana hurried to the wall where her new calendar is put up.
14 February
'Well that explains a lot...'
XXX
Nana ran through the empty corridors, her black boots thumping against the wooden floor. It's 17.30 now, the other vampires are still preparing themselves for class now, but the vampire girl decided to do some exploring first before she go to class with the rest of her classmates.
Passing the dorm kitchen as she runs, she managed to take a quick glance at Ichijo Takuma, the vice dorm master wrapping something that's actually quite obvious from the date and the earlier visit he gave her just this morning, not to mention the over powering scent of chocolate flowing from the room. Deciding not to disturb him, Nana skipped the good bye part and leapt out from the dorm's main door.
As she finally get out of the dorm, Nana tried to trace the smell of mortals from her surroundings. When an especially sweet and familiar scent caught her attention, she decided to look for it using her keen senses.
'I know this smell. It's mortal's. But it's not him... Oh, well...'
She travels down the green garden, finding the blooming red roses catched her attention on the way. When suddenly, she felt someone bumped into her and was quickly greeted by a pair of soft aquamarine eyes.
"Nana?"
It's Tsukuyomi Yumi.
'The mortal whom Kaname- sama adored.' The vampire thought.
"Why aren't you in the front gate of Moon Dorm? I'm sure there are already so many girls in there."
"I just never got interested in something like that." Yumi answered. " How about you, Nana? Shouldn't you be there now with the other vampires?"
"I'm looking for someone now, besides I've decided to not receive any chocolate."
"Oh, and who is this person that you are looking for? He must has been precious to you."
"My childhood friend, I've just moved here since I knew he studies here so I decided to follow him but I haven't even meet him yet."
"So it means you're new here too?"
"Yes I am, something wrong Yumi-chan?"
"Ah, nothing. What's your friend looks like, Nana? Is he from Day Class?"
Just when Nana is about to answer, the sound of footsteps echoed closer, followed with the suffocating scent of dandelions from a faraway past of a long lost chilhood.
Choking out a surprised gasp from the young vampire girl as she sees who is the owner of such a strong memory that triggered images after images inside her spinning head.
"What's wrong, Nana?"
Everything seems to be moving in slow motion, even the cherry blossom petals that's dancing around them.
"Zero- kun..."
Breathing is getting hard by the minute. Body trembles. Eyes wet with unshed tears.
6, 7, 8, 9, 10!
She rushed towards the boy who's standing just a few feet in front of her.
...Ready or not, here I come!
Hugging him tightly with a bone crushing hug as she inhaled the scent she has missed so dearly for almost everyday in her live.
"Zero- kun!!"
Now, how come you can hid yourself oh so very well? It's really is such a pain to find you, didn't you know how much I've missed you?
"It's been a long time, I miss you!!"
And yet you continue to deceive my eyes up to that very last time. But not this time, because, see?
The time seems to stop as he said her name,
"Na... Nana..."
Now I've found you!!
End of Act II
To be continued on Act III: Bitter sweet taste of love
Author's Note: Phew, I have to edit this chapter first to match the timeline of my companion fic, Everlasting Love, which explained why I were late one day to publish this new chapter... Thank God I weren't too far behind schedule...... Man sometimes I get soooo tired from all the bloody tests and assignments my school have to give every week...
Please R & R and you made a person's life get better!
