Random stuff: after you read this chapter (hintand reviewhint) , go back and read the last sentence of the prologue, while thinking of Kain's nickname and Kaname's present to Yuki. ^.^ (because I know no one saw that :D)

By the way, 7 days from now on, I won't be on FFnet so I won't be able to review reply you :( I promise to do that after that ^.^ 'offers cookie'

Interview

"Take a seat, Akatsuki-san," the overly-polite girl told him, serious scrutinizing eyes looking at him in a creepy way. Kain obliged, wary of his surroundings and the fact that two girls from the Day Class were watching him. Not to mention that Zero, Kiryu was glaring daggers at his back; one could almost touch the bloodlust that guy was emitting; one could almost imagine the want to take out that gun and shoot in his back. One could tremble. He didn't.

Kain couldn't understand the whole point of their gathering. It was early in the morning, so the sun didn't shine very much and for that he was grateful. At least that was thought of.

He didn't witness it when the two girls and that prefect had come to the Moon Dormitory to talk with Kaname-sama, but it was obvious that he'd been very angry. Annoyance had been still lacing his words when he told them that they were to be interviewed by some Day Class girls and that Akatsuki was the first person they wanted to meet with. Hanabusa had whined, but apparently 'Wild' had beaten 'Idol'. At the moment, his cousin was probably moping around, being all green and stuff.

But Kaname-sama hadn't informed them the reason they were going to interview him. He'd just said this, this and this and then that, that and that and now the blood tablets were heavy in his stomach.

Why hadn't they just refused? There was a written request from the Chairman, asking them to do what the humans wished. Because of the same written request, Kiryu was stuck here too, having to take charge of them. And that was a good thing, at the very least.

At least they weren't the kind of girls that always welcomed them when they finished their classes. If one looked only at the horde that was always at their footstep, he'd think that serious human girls didn't exist. Ruka was one of a kind despite what was seen now.

"Excuse me, Kain-san," the same girl's voice came to him and shrugged him of his reverie "May we start now?"

Asked boy nodded and made himself more comfortable, ready to endure an onslaught of questions. The main severe girl took out some neatly organized documents, her companion smiled sheepishly and kind of confusedly, while Zero just snorted from behind.

They went through the normal things – salutations, introductions and so on. The girl, who spoke more, the more serious one, was Akane and the name of the other, puzzled girl was Alice. They asked him not to use any honorifics though. Their supervisor didn't get an introduction.

Then some questions were asked – how was it in the Night Class, how the Moon Dormitory looked from the inside, whether he was content of his stay here or not, etcetera, etcetera. Akatsuki answered truthfully: that he was happy here (after all, what wasn't to be happy about – he was serving Kaname-sama, he was near Ruka, he lived with his cousin) and spent a lot of time describing where they slept.

After that part of the meeting was gone, the two girls went out for a few minutes and returned with a few sheets of paper (again) and a pen. As they sat down, a small, sure hand reached out and put the pages in front of him. From what he saw, Kain guessed it was some kind of a questionnaire.

A pen was put in his hands in a calm manner.

"Fill in the questions," Akane said in that quiet voice of hers and then continued on to her seat and wait, patient like a biologist watching the small birds grow into adults.

Kain looked at the questions and absent-mindedly wondered what the results were supposed to be. His eyes skipped over the first question.

What kind of hair do you prefer – long or short?

With a small to none interfering from his mind, the hand, grasping the pen, made an almost perfect circle around 'long'. Then he lifted his head again, still wondering.

"Why am I doing this?" the words slipped his tongue with awareness; the pen felt strange in his palm.

"Well, you'll see for yourself," Alice giggled "I'll just say that-"

"No, you won't say anything," the other girl interrupted, with a chaste smile on her lips "Please go on, Kain-san."

Akatsuki looked at them, confused, then shrugged a little and went on to answer the questions. The answers were more than obvious to him, as he quickly roamed through the questionnaire, under the almost amazed eyes of the girls. His pen made quick circles a second before his eyes leaped to the next issue. He was done in a few minutes.

Akane thanked him and excused herself and Alice until they managed to find the score of the survey. The two girls went out, one of them talking as if she was winded up. Kain half expected to see that small moving key at her back.

The tension that came after the two went out, could almost be cut with a knife. It was so suffocating. Two sworn enemies even before they were born and now they had to sustain their instincts inside, to not follow them. Kain, being a mellow person, didn't have that much problems with that, but he was sure that the hatred Zero was feeling for quite some time now, was giving him problems. The sentiment he felt before, was even stronger now. What strange a room were they in.

Suddenly that guy grinned. Wait, not grinned, smirked. Not even smirked, sniggered.

"What are you laughing at?" Kain asked, angered at that vampire hunter. He was just a mere Ex-human, after all.

"Do you know what kind of test you took just now?" he asked with the tease apparent in his voice, posture, everything.

The other man just shook his head, making sure that all his being screamed 'Duh, idiot". Especially the part with the 'idiot'.

A new mocking snicker came from the silver-haired boy's mouth. Akatsuki decided he was less annoying when he was just glaring holes on the wall.

"Well, it's one of those 'who-do-you-love' tests," a new chuckle; since when had that guy started laughing so much, "And dare I say, the results are quite accurate."

It wasn't that big a surprise, actually, when one thought a little. Even if they were stern, the usual fan girl mind probably rested within them too.

Zero, after seeing that his object of teasing wasn't responding, grumpily went back to glaring at the wall. Kain breathed a sigh of relief.

That moment the two girls returned, carrying a single printed sheet.

"This is your result, Kain-san," Akane, her eyes a little wider, handed him the sheet, which was still warm from the printer. His eyes skipped up to the words, a little afraid of the final result.

'You are 100% in love with Ruka Souen.'