Story Title:

Remember Your Promise

Chapter:

One: Don't Forget

Disclaimer:

Bleach is owned by Tite Kubo and Vampire Knight is owned by Matsuri Hino; therefore I do not own either of the two.

Author's Note:

EDITED: 11/17/12

**I would like to thank: animelover1993, icylov4hitsugaya, shiro-chan101, Hazu, what-does-it-feel-like2b-alone, meka2000, a shade of grey91, Falcon Dragina. Thank you for your reviews, help, and words of encouragement.

Onto my overdue story-

Can it be,

Was it seen,

The emptyness inside of me,

Could it have been

A chain reaction

My only distraction

It was a chain reaction.

As soon as someone had mentioned the shrill from the previous night, every student felt inclined to attribute his or her own thoughts and ideas. Each idea more ridiculous than the other; some even mentioned it involved a certain white-haired transfer. Those that did mention the cold student, were closer to the truth than the others. But with one deathly icy glare by the above mentioned boy silenced their assumptions immediately. It wasn't like Toshiro wasn't used to this kind of treatment; before he became a Captain, he faced similar rumors about himself while in the Spirit Academy, so it wasn't a problem worth fussing over. Although, he did wish the other students would stop whispering not-so-discreetly about him; if they wanted to talk about him, at least do it silently or not at all.

As Toshiro glided silently down the corridor, murmurs and whispers could be heard; they weren't exactly easy to miss especially when one's name is involved. Nonetheless, he dismissed the irrelevant hushed words and continued his track down the over populated hall. He wasn't walking aimlessly, but he had a destination in mind; around eleven the previous night, a Hollow had appeared. It was a weak Hollow but a Hollow that needed to be cleansed at once to avoid gaining anymore unnecessary attention. The same night, an eye had tracked his killing of the Hollow; though the eye and who it belonged to was no hard feat to figure out, it concerned his mission greatly. This mission was supposed to be one of secrecy and so far, he was failing.

His destination was to the Chairman's office; he needed to discuss a few things with Chairman Cross. As he approached the door, he knocked softly, but loud enough so the one on the other side could hear. Announcing his presence, the Chairman's voice rang from the other side telling the visitor to come in. Doing just that, Toshiro pushed the sturdy brown door open and glided through to the wide office. Chairman Cross was sitting in his regular seat but facing so he could look out the windows and across the campus and its students. Without turning around he spoke, already knowing who he was addressing,

"Hello Hitsugaya-san, is there something you want to talk about?" The worry and curiosity was evident.

"Yes, last night I understand that there was a cry heard in the night; do you know what it could have been?" Toshiro voice his question as if he was only a doting and worried student.

"You aren't the first, my dear boy, to ask such a question nor do I think you will you be the last," he practically sang. "I honestly do not know and neither do my precious vampires; when I arrived at the Moon Dorms no one could tell me what happened except an ugly monster appeared and vanished. I still haven't found any clues! This is too confusing and tiring." The Chairman had not known exactly what Hitsugaya was and Toshiro planned to keep it that way.

"Thank you, that's all I wanted to know; good day Chairman Cross." Toshiro bowed stiffly and fled the room; feeling the stare in his back, practically burning a hole through him, and knowing exactly who, and what, was following and tracking his every movement. Almost predatory-like.

Walking away from the office, Toshiro made his way to a less crowded hall to sort the information he had just been given. Feeling the watchful eyes on him again, he turned and twisted through the maze-like hallways of Cross Academy, determined to speak to his stalker. The Chairman himself didn't know what he was, but was only told what he needed to know, like Toshiro was a warrior and was there on the behalf of the Chairman's request that was sent to Head-Captain Yamato. Deep in thought, Toshiro knew he needed to lose his follower, or kill him, before he could move on. He knew that whoever was following him was itching to ask a few questions. As was he.

Calmly walking into an unused classroom, he entered the darkness; turning the table. Prey becoming predator and predator becoming the prey. Toshiro silently, and with shocking stealth, glided around the room; zeroing in on the now-shocked prey. He had four possible suspects; it was either the haughty Aidou Hanabusa, Zero Kiryu, Kaname Kuran, or Seiren on the behalf of Kaname himself. Out of the four he eliminated two, Zero and Seiren; Zero would act too quickly and if Kaname wanted something done he would come himself if it pertained to any possible dangers to Yuki. He had only been here for a couple months, but within the short time period, Toshiro could see how Kaname cared for Yuki. The attraction, if you could call it that, had been shocking and worth keeping an eye on.S

It was either Kaname or Aidou, but if it really was the haughty noble, then he wouldn't miss this chance to ridicule a defenseless Day Class student. Toshiro knew who his capturer was. The one who had been watching his every move, dogging his every toe stepping out of line, and he knew in that exact moment, his disliking for the man grew bigger,

"Kaname-san," His voice was calm and steady, almost emitting a bored-like quality, "Do you have a valid reason for following and tracking every move I make?" Toshiro's voice was strong and rang clear in the previously silent room.

"I have to ask you a question." Was his simple reply.

"You couldn't have asked be before stalking me?" Toshiro rolled his eyes in the dark, "And I suppose that gave you a legitimate reason for doing what you did, right?" He could hear his own sarcasm coating each syllable, "You know you can simply approach and ask me." A deft eyebrow rose at Kaname's stupidity.

"Were you the one to kill the masked beast?" His question was blunt and caught Toshiro off guard; though he refused to show it.

"How could I have killed the beast?" Toshiro replied with his own accusing question.

"I know you're a vampire; I can smell your blood and it's of pureness. You're a Pureblood." His statement hadn't surprised the dead warrior; he knew Kaname already knew.

"If I'm not mistaken you're one too, am I wrong Kaname-san?"

Kaname didn't answer, Toshiro stood there, knowing Kaname wouldn't question him any further because it was rude to persistently ask another Pureblood and if Kaname was anything, he was a stickler for the rules.

"Kaname-san how is Yuki-san? I heard from Chairman Cross that she fell ill today and fainted during class; I think it was from lack of blood." Of course the Chairman didn't tell him that, but he wasn't a Captain just for his strength; he could have easily been in the Stealth Squad, if not for his massive and un-assassin like zanpakuto.

Toshiro could feel the worry rushing out from the other vampire. Toshiro knew he had Kaname trapped. He took that chance to corner the man, "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a curfew to maintain." Heading towards the exit Toshiro glanced back at the vampire, "If you need to talk to me Kaname-san, just ask me next time. I don't fancy being stalked or trapped." Nodding goodbye, he turned swiftly and left. Thinking heavily, Kaname dusted the invisible dust off his uniform and headed back to the Moon Dorms to prepare the Night Class.

Toshiro turned down the corridor, his face void of any emotion, and headed towards the Sun Dorms. On his way there he noticed, how anyone could not notice was unbelievable, the screams of adoration coming from partially rabid fan girls. He knew instantly that the Night Class had just made their appearance. He kept walking towards the Sun Dorms with an air of indifference placed around him; he hadn't the time to worry about the Night Class in all their glory. As hordes of girls rushed past him, many stopped to admire the small, gorgeous Day student. They blushed and stumbled away, apparently awed by his beauty, but moved on to admire others.

The classroom was dark, like always, and the teacher had yet to show up. Various vampires drifted to their acquaintances' seats and conversed with them. Kaname had resumed to staring out the window, watching the figure of Yuki do her prefect duties. Takuma Ichijo, the Vice President, had sat down next to the Dorm Leader.

"Is something troubling you, Kaname-sama?" Ichijo's worried voice broke the silence.

"The monster last night, the one with the mask, do you know anything about it?" Kaname's voice spoke without hesitation and flowed softly.

"No I do not, it could very well be a Level E that has mutated; Shiki and Rima might know more on this subject than myself, but is something else troubling you?" Ichijo knew that monster wasn't what was bothering Kaname the most.

"I suspect the boy, Hitsugaya Toshiro, had something to do with it." Kaname whispered so no wondering ears could hear. He was only telling Ichijo because Kaname knew he was loyal, almost to a fault.

"The Pureblood? Did you know there was another Pureblood besides yourself and Princess Shizuka?" This question had stuck with Ichijo since the previous night.

"I didn't know there was another Pureblood besides the ones here; I found out from the distinctive aura he had when he arrived."

"You don't know much about him do you?" Ichijo never knew Kaname to know so little about an important matter.

"Hn." Ichijo knew Kaname was done talking.

Getting up from his chair, he strolled over to where Shiki and Rima sat, eating pocky as usual. Both only looked up for a moment before returning their attention back to their precious pocky,

"Kaname-sama is troubled over the new transfer student, Hitsugaya Toshiro," he waited to see if they were listening, "you think you could get some information on him?" Ichijo knew he wasn't allowed to say anything about the boy, but he believed it necessary to take precautions. Just in case.

"We don't spy or follow people, we hunt Level E's." Rima answered coldly.

"That isn't our job." Shiki followed up.

"But Kaname-sama wants information on him! It's Kaname-sama, are you going to say not to the President?" Ichijo didn't really have Kaname's orders to have information gathered on Hitsugaya but they didn't need to know that.

"Fine."

The two went back to their pocky and closed Ichijo out of their circle, even though he had been friends with them for quite some time now. The two rarely let anyone in and after many tried; a lot gave up and let the two be. Ichijo was the exception along with Ruka and Kaname-sama. Though the two weren't Seiren, Kaname's personal body guard and information gatherer, they were the next best thing and would be able to, no doubt, gather information on the new student. They would follow Hitsugaya as soon as class was dismissed and would be back in the morning to share what they have learned.

Hitsugaya leaned on his bed, typing a rather long message onto his Soul Pager and finally clicking 'send' when the message was done. Rubbing his temples while he sighed, he put his pager away and decided to take a midnight stroll. He needed to clear his head and figure a few things out and maybe, if he was lucky, train with Hyorinmaru. Walking out the door, he headed towards the woods, hoping to be alone, and stalked off into the bitter night.

The forest wasn't dense but the trees covered almost everything except for the ground. Deciding to train, Toshiro quickly cited an incantation for a bakudo to protect, not only himself, but the landscape and the other students of Cross Academy. This one was orange when casted but turned clear in color, you would be able to see through the bakudo, but you would have no clue since it required high reitsu to manipulate the spirit particles in allowing you to see clearly through the barrier. It kept others out and kept all of his reitsu in; perfect for his training. Beginning his training, Toshiro jumped to the air, landing gracefully down on the invisible landing in mid-air, he unsheathed Hyorinmaru and started. Sweat mixing with Hyorinmaru's ice soared through the air and back again. The sight was breathtaking and undeniably amazing. The way the ice formed and broke, the way the sword sliced the air, and the way his face looked comfortable was a sight to behold.

As his training came to an end, he wiped the sweat off his brow. Taking a moment to catch his breath and just relax in this clearing filled with ice, Toshiro couldn't help but to relish in the feeling. This was truly the only break he had gotten since arriving at this uncanny school. With the crazy Chairmen asking him to do equally crazy things, the vampires on his trail, and that annoying Hanabusa trying to pull pranks on him his headaches kept throbbing and, he swore, they had gotten even worse. He had thought getting away from his Lieutenant would have helped ease the pain in his head, but he was sadly wrong. It seemed like this school was filled with hundreds of Matsumotos just waiting to crush him with their hugs. Knowing he needed to clear out of the area before anyone came, he pushed himself to his feet and sheathed Hyorinmaru, sadly watching the glistening metal disappear inch by inch. Shunpo-ing back, as to not run into any rabid fan girls regardless if they were his or somebody else's, he arrived at his dorm in a timely manner and tucked his precious partner into his original hiding spot, promising to train every chance he got.

Two individuals, looking as if taking a romantic walk underneath the moonlight, stopped upon seeing an unusual sight.

TBC