Happier Times Long Gone Chapter 2, a vampire knight fanfic

I unzipped the zipper on part of the flap of my bag and gently took out Kiki, who hissed in joy at getting out of the bag. I let her slither around my arm and hang over my neck so she was comfortable.

"Happy Kiki," I asked with a child's curiosity.

She just stared at Kaname probably wondering who this new strange vampire was.

"Oh, I bet you're wondering who he is right," I asked Kiki pointing at Kaname.
Yes, I talk to my snake but I swear she understands me. She really, really does.

Kiki nodded her head slightly.

See? Ha! I told you so!

I smiled this time towards Kaname, "Will you pretty please come here so I can introduce you to Kiki? It's so she won't attack you," I added the last sentence seeing hesitance all across his face.

"Snake venom harms humans not vampires," He began to reason.

I shook my head, "Kiki's venom is different. It actually heals humans not kill them. Vampires who've been bitten by Kiki have always died a slow death from killing them in two hours time."

He looked surprised and asked, "How did you find a snake capable of such?"

I scratched my head and laughed nervously, "Actually I did experiments hoping to find a way to be fully human," I looked down at the floor, " a formula I was experimenting with that I believe had the correct balance to kill the vampire part of me and heal human injuries that might develop from killing that part of me to be correct. Kiki got into the box I kept it in the she smashed the tube container and slithered in the formula. The glass cut her underbelly which caused the stuff to get in her blood."

I looked up to see him with his eyes closed apparently thinking.

"Hm, interesting. I believe I speak for the class wholeheartedly when I say: Welcome to Cross Academy's Night Class."

Kaname gave me a polite smile as I gave him a cheerful on back before being attacked by the Headmaster.
He hugged me tightly literally swinging me around like a rag doll.

"Oh, this is so wonderful! I get my loving goddaughter into my school. You'll have to come by for dinner everyday and no getting trouble dear or I'll have to call your mother. We don't want to worry her!You and your friends just have to sing for us today during trading of classes. We'll just end day class early and start night class a little later!"

Finally he put me down. I felt dizzy and stumbled a bit only to be caught by William.

"Careful love," William said with a boyish grin as he helped me stand.

"So what do you think Kaname," Cross asked him with a determined air.

Kaname looked at him with his distant eyes before he agreed with a sigh. Cross smiled that genuine smile only he could pull off.

"Looks like we got a show to prepare for guys," I muttered finally getting my bearings.

"How fun," Hiro drawled; he hated having to rush preparations.

Kaname cleared his throat getting our attention. He gave us a polite smile.

"I'll show you to your rooms since everyone is out of the dorm."

After about 2 hours of practicing enough songs to fill a 30 minute span-give or take a few seconds- we set up in a place near the gate but not right beside it just enough to draw attention to the small stage with our equipment and a Mic Headmaster Cross let me borrow.

"Ready guys," Karin asked behind the drums with a grin on her face; she loved the adrenaline based fire burning in her gut during a performance.

"Yeah," Akira said softly with his bass guitar in his hands.

"A little confidence won't hurt mate," Will said brightly holding his electric guitar lightly as he fiddled with the strings.

"Mind your own business, William. Akira does just fine," Hiro scolded checking the speakers and tuning his own guitar. "I swear if you weren't so good with your instrument I'd hit on the head with a metal bat."

Will grinned and opened his mouth-

"Don't. You. Dare." Karin growled barring her fangs.

He shrunk back.

I threw her a grateful glance and she smile back with a wink.

Soon the gates opened from both classes, the girls from Day Class rushed forth squealing as they saw the handsome faces of the Night Class. We heard a whistle being blown trying to calm down the ravenous pack of girls though it didn't seem to be working well. The Night Class handled it well though like any well behaved honor student would. Politely dodging hands as they moved closer to the stage in a group as the young girl who blew the whistle pushed them back as much as she could.

After Mr. Cross calmed down the students enough for them to listen to us they started oddly at me not that I could blame them. Here was I, a girl, obviously dressed in the boy's uniform with black inch tall high heels, I smiled anyway.

"Hello Cross Academy," I yelled only getting a weak response back.

"Is that the best you got?" I teased. Then yelled, "Hello Cross Academy!!"

They finally yelled back so loud my ears nearly popped.

"Now that's more like it! Encase you weren't listening our name is Night's Corner and we're here to show you how to rock all day!!"

They screamed excitedly back.

"Or at least bout 30 minutes," I commented as an afterthought with a smirk as they groaned.

I'm sitting in a room
Made up of only big white walls
And in the halls
There are people looking through
The window in the door
They know exactly what we're here for
Don't look up just let them think
There's no place else you'd rather be

You're always on display
For everyone to watch and learn from
Don't you know by now?
You can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And oh, oh open wide
Cause this is your night, so smile
Cause you'll go out in style
You'll go out in style

If you let me I could
I'd show you how to build your fences
Set restrictions
Separate from the world
The constant battle that you hate to fight
Just blame the limelight

Don't look up just let them think

There's no place else you'd rather be and now
You can't turn back
Because this road is all you'll ever have

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And oh, oh open wide
Cause this is your night, so smile

Yeah, yeah you're asking for it
With every breath that you breathe in
Just breathe it in
Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this big talking
So now let's see you walking
I said let's see you walking

Yeah, yeah well you're just a mess
You do all this big talking
So now let's see you walking
I said let's see you walking

And it's obvious that you're dying, dying
Just living proof that the camera's lying
And oh, oh open wide
Yeah oh, oh open wide
Yeah oh, oh open wide
Cause you'll go out in style
You'll go out in style

I smiled at them as they applauded our performance and whistled their approval.

"If you liked that song this next one will really get your blood boiling," I yelled into the Mic with a glint of mischief in my now purple eyes.

Oh no, I just keep on falling.
Back to the same old!
And where's hope, when misery comes crawling?
Oh my way, eh
With your fate, you'll trigger a landslide.
Misery
And kill off this common sense of mine

And it takes acquired minds
To taste, to taste, to taste this wine
You can't down it with your eyes
So we don't need the headlines
We don't need the headlines, we just want

We want the airwaves back, we want the airwaves back
Everybody sing
Like it's the last song you will ever sing
Tell me, tell me do you feel the pressure now?
Everybody live
Like it's the last day you will ever see
Tell me, tell me do you feel the pressure now?

Right now, you're the only reason.
I'm not letting go, oh!

And time out, if everyone's worth pleasing

Well ha

You'll trigger a landslide

Misery
To kill off the finite state of mind

And it takes acquired minds
To taste, to taste, to taste this wine
You can't down it with your eyes
So we don't meet the headlines
No, we don't want your headlines, we just want

The Crowd began to dance with us; girls swinging their hips and guys banging their heads

We want the airwaves back, we want the airwaves back

Everybody sing
Like it's the last song you will ever sing
Tell me, tell me do you feel the pressure now?
Everybody live
Like it's the last day you will ever see
Tell me, tell me do you feel the pressure now?
Everybody sing
Like it's the last song you will ever sing
Tell me, tell me do you feel the pressure?

All right, so you think you're ready?
Okay, then you say this with me, go:
We were born for this!

"We were born for this," The majority of the crowd sang.

All right, so you think you're ready?
Okay, then you say this with me, go:
We were born for this!

"We were born for this," The crowd replied with more feeling this time.

We were born for this!

"We were born for this," The audience yelled back.

We were born for, we were born for

Everybody sing
Like it's the last song you will ever sing
Tell me, tell me can you feel the pressure?
Everybody live
Like it's the last day you will ever see
Tell me, tell me can you feel the pressure now?
Everybody sing
Like it's the last song you will ever sing
Tell me, tell me can you feel the pressure?
Tell me, tell me can you feel the pressure?

We were born for this!

"We were born for this," The audience sang back jumping and dancing.

We were born for this," I sang with the crowd.

I sighed before backing away feeling the sweat sticking to my skin and my skin cooling in the night air.

"Okay I'll sing one more song then we'll be listening to my friend Akira's music. If you like mine you'll love his."

The audience cheered showing their excitement.

I'm in the business of misery, let's take it from the top
She's got a body like an hourglass it's ticking like a clock
It's a matter of time before we all run out...
When I thought he was mine, she caught him by the mouth

I waited eight long months
She finally set him free
I told him I couldn't lie, he was the only one for me
Two weeks we had caught on fire
She's got it out for me, but I wear the biggest smile

Whoa...well I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now
Whoa... it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now
But God does it feels so good
'Cause I got him where I want him now
And if you could then you know you would
'Cause God it just feels so...
It just feels so good

Second chances they don't never matter, people never change
Once a whore, you're nothing more, I'm sorry that'll never change
And about forgiveness, we're both supposed to have exchanged
I'm sorry honey, but I passed up, now look this way!

Well there's a million other girls who do it just like you
Looking as innocent as possible to get to who
They want it what they like, it's easy if you do it right

Well I refuse, I refuse, I refuse!

Whoa...well I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now
Whoa... it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now
But God does it feels so good
'Cause I got him where I want him right now
And if you could then you know you would
'Cause God it just feels so...
It just feels so good

I watched his wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving you
Just watch my wildest dreams come true
Not one of them involving

Whoa, well I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now

Whoa, well I never meant to brag
But I got him where I want him now
Whoa... it was never my intention to brag
To steal it all away from you now
But God does it feels so good
'Cause I got him where I want him now
And if you could then you know you would
'Cause God it just feels so...
It just feels so good

I bowed as they clapped for me then walked away from the Mic letting Akira take my place.

"Um, Hello, Minna-san," Akira said shyly with a slight blush causing some of the girls to blush madly and squeal.

"Uh, I'll be singing a few songs for your enjoyment if Cami-san would please take my guitar..?"

I smiled taking off my jacket and loosening my tie grabbing his red dragon guitar.

He smoothed his curly black hair from his pale face; his nervous habit.

He sent us the signal with his stance as he gripped the Mic and we got ready to play our instruments. Will started out first.

Yeah Here We Go For The Hundredth Time

Hand Grenade Pins In Every Line

Flow Em Up And Let Something Shine

Going Out Of My fking Mind

Filthy Mouth, No Excuse

Find A New Place To Hang This Noose

String Me Up From Atop These Roofs

Knot It Tight So I Won't Get Loose

Truth Is You Can Stop And Stare

Run Myself Out And No One Cares

Dug The Trench Out Lay It Down There

With The Shovel Up Out Of Reach Somewhere

Yeah, Someone Pour It In

Make It A Dirt Dance Floor Again

Say Your Prayers And Stomp It Out

When They Bring That Chorus In

Akira sung next in a voice so unnatural for him it might of scared the audience.

I Bleed It Out Digging Deeper

Just To Throw It Away

I Bleed It Out Digging Deeper

Just To Throw It Away

I Bleed It Out Digging Deeper

Just To Throw It Away

I Bleed It Out

Will sung again with blazing eyes.

Go Start The Show

Drop Your Boys And The Sloppy Flow

Shotgun I Put Lock And Load

Cock It Back And Then Watch It Go

Mama Help Me I've Been Cursed

Death Is Rolling In Every Verse

Candy Paint On This Brand New Hearse

Can't Contain Him He Knows He Works

Practice Hurts I Wont Lie

Doesn't Matter How Hard I Try

Half The Words Don't Mean A Thing

And I Know That I Wont Be Satisfied

So Why Try Ignoring It

Make It A Dirt Dance Floor Again

Say Your Prayers And Stomp It Out

When They Bring That Chorus In

Akira finished off with:

I Bleed It Out Digging Deeper

Just To Throw It Away

I Bleed It Out Digging Deeper

Just To Throw It Away

I Bleed It Out Digging Deeper

Just To Throw It Away

I Bleed It Out

I've Opened Up These Skies

I'll Make You Face This

I Bought Myself Some Fire

I'll Make You, Face, This, Now!!!!

I Bleed It Out Digging Deeper

Just To Throw It Away

I Bleed It Out Digging Deeper

Just To Throw It Away

I Bleed It Out Digging Deeper

Just To Throw It Away

I Bleed It Out Digging Deeper

Just To Throw It Away

I Bleed It Out Digging Deeper

Just To Throw It Away

I Bleed It Out Digging Deeper

Just To Throw It Away

I Bleed It Out

The crowd froze in awe as he just sheepishly smiled; he sang with all his under laying anger and animosity, which was a lot.

"Oh! Uh, this next song is my personal favorite for a certain friend of mine," He threw me a quick glance.

He started off speaking softly, "this is what I brought you, this you can keep this
Is what I brought, you may forget me I promise to
Depart just promise one thing; kiss my eyes and lay
Me to sleep. This is what i brought you, this you
Can keep, this is what i brought, you may forget me, i promise you my heart just promise to sing;
Kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep. this is what i
though, i though you need me, this is what i
Though so think me naive i promise you a heart
You promise to keep; kiss my eyes and lay me to
Sleep, kiss my eyes and lay me to sleep, kiss my eyes
And lay to... sleep."

Hey Miss Murder, can I
Hey Miss Murder, can I
Make beauty stay if I
Take my life?

With just a look they shook
And heavens bowed before him.
Simply a look can break your heart.
The stars that pierce the sky,
He left them all behind.
Were left to wonder why
He left us all behind.

Hey Miss Murder, can I
Hey Miss Murder, can I
Make beauty stay if I
Take my life?

Dreams of his crash wont pass.
Oh, how they all adored him.
Beauty will last when spiraled down.
The stars that mystified,
He left them all behind
And how his children cried.
He left us all behind.
Hey Miss Murder, can I
Hey Miss Murder, can I
Make beauty stay if I
Take my life?

What's the hook, the twist within this verbose mystery?
I would gladly bet my life upon it
That the ghost you love, your ray of light will fizzle out
Without hope.
We're the empty set just floating through, wrapped in skin,
Ever searching for what we were promised...
Reaching for that golden ring we'd never let go...
Who would ever let us put their filthy hands upon it?

Hey Miss Murder, can I
Hey Miss Murder, can I
Make beauty stay if I
Take my life?

The crowd was still a little awed but cheered nonetheless; it really was an awesome song.

"Um, okay," He fumbled with his words, "This next song is one me and William came up with out of boredom. I hope you like it..."

I am an arms dealer
Fitting you with weapons in
The form of words

Don't really care which side wins

As long as the room keeps singing
That just the business I'm in

This ain't a scene, its a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, its a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, its a goddamn arms race

I'm not a shoulder to cry on, but I digress

I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave
Are oh so intricate

oh so intricate

I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave
Are oh so intricate

oh so intricate

I wrote the gospel on giving up

You look pretty singing

But the real bombshells have already sunk

pre Madonna of the gutter

And I'll be painting your trash
Gold while you sleep
Crashing not like hips and cars
but more like p-p-p-parties

This ain't a scene, it's a
Goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene; it's a goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a
Goddamn arms race

Bandwagons full please catch another

I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave
Are oh so intricate

oh so intricate

I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave
Are oh so intricate
Oh so intricate

Whoahohhohhhhhohhhh
All the boys the dance floor didn't love
And all the girls whose lips
Didnt move fast enough
Sing, until your lungs give out

This ain't a scene, it's a
Goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a
Goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a
Goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a
Goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a
Goddamn arms race
This ain't a scene, it's a
Goddamn arms race

I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave
Are oh so intricate
Oh so intricate

I'm a leading man
And the lies I weave
Are oh so intricate

oh so intricate

The crowd screamed in excitement with adrenaline pumped through their veins.

"Okay we're taking a five minute break before our final song," Hiro said sternly in the Mic taking it from Akira.

The crowd groaned before spreading out in separate groups.

Will smiled as girls eyed him pervertedly, "Wow, that was fun."

We got off the stage for the break and the boys were swarmed by Day Class girls and the Day Class boys surrounded me and Karin.

We heard the whistle again and the petite girl calling to the girls and boys, "Calm down and please back away from the band give them some room people!"

I squeezed from out of the circle leaving Karin to eat up the attention she craved and my dark blue eyes met dark brown ones. The girl smiled at me politely.

"Hello, my name is Yuki Cross," Yuki greeted sticking out her pale slender hand for me to shake.

"It's nice to meet you, Yuki-san. My name is-"

"C-Camiella Kingstine," A vaguely familiar voice said from behind me.

I froze and turned to meet cold silver eyes.

I-it couldn't be.., I thought as his mouth twitched.

"Zero? I didn't know you knew Camiella-san," Yuki said politely.

"Z-Zero? Zero!" I cried before hugging him tightly, "I missed you..."

He hugged me back just as tightly.

"Caramel," He whispered putting his head in my hair as if soaking in the smell.

"Zero? How do you-"

We let go quickly obviously we both forgot Yuki was still here.

"We've know each other since we were kids," Zero explained to her quickly with a slight blush on his cheeks.

"Wow! Really? It's so nice to meet one of Zero's friends," Yuki enthused with her naive eyes wide in excitement.

"Ditto," I agreed as I grabbed Zero's hand tightly feeling a new strength in him.

He was the same yet so different I could tell but nothing specific came to mind. I shook off the thought.

Out of the corner of my eye, Kaname approached us with his own distant polite smile and I felt Zero tense beside me. I guess this two don't get along well...

"What do you want, Kuran," Zero practically spat while glaring and pulling me closer to him.

Yep, I guessed right they hated each other so much they'd like to gut each other and hang the other by intestines.

"Nothing for you to worry about, Kiryu," He said in a distant way looking amused before turning to me. "I need to talk to you," He said politely in an urgent way.

"Uh, sure," I replied to Kaname then turned to Zero noticing he only gripped my hand tighter, "Don't worry, Zero-kun, we'll catch up later."

"Promise," He asked softly.

"Promise," I replied softly grazing my lips against his left side jaw line.

He let go knowing I never broke my promises I sealed to him like that. I walked away with Kaname leading me away from the crowds. He soon turned towards me when we were in a darker part of the court yard.

"Why are you so close to him," Kaname asked intently.

I was backtracking at his intense brown almost red eyes.

"Yes that's an excellent question to ask her Kaname-sama," A girl said who sounded so snobby I resisted my urge to slap her.

I turn to see a girl with long brown hair to her waist and cunning brown eyes. The only way of identifying she was a vampire is because of her white skirt uniform.

I gave her a fake smile I didn't even try to feel, "I don't believe he was asking your opinion, little girl."

She scowled at me, "I am not a little girl."

"The way you hang around Kaname as if you're a puppy dog says otherwise."

She hissed and went to throw a fist at me only to be stopped by another pale boy.

"Now, now Ruka let's not lose our temper in public," The boy teased before grinning at me showing his fangs.

"But Aido-sama... she insulted me," Ruka screeched still glaring at me as I stuck out my tongue childishly.

Aido chuckled as amusement twinkled in his light blue eyes and he ran his free hand through his messy blond hair, "And you called Ruka a little girl."

I grinned, "I'm immature not a little girl who whines when she doesn't get her way."

Her face turned red as I turned back to Kaname, "Sorry bout that. I can't stand superficial girls. Any who, I've been close to Zero-kun for half my life. We first met in town on errands for our parents he looked at me in disgust at first because he knew what everyone else did; my dad was a vampire who seduced my human mother and I was the result: a half-breed. We got to know each other after he helped me fight some bullies and our moms kept forcing us to spend time with each other. Soon after we became good friends then best friends despite our differences."

Kaname looked at me closely as if searching my eyes for any lies; he found none and nodded before walking away.

I looked at his retreating figure confused before shrugging it off skipping back to Zero.

I wanted to make this clear the songs in this story are not owned by me what so ever! So no sueing please.