A/N : hi again everyone! Thank you very much for those people who took time to read this! :) ! I'm so overwhelmed that I'll do my BEST to improve my fic. (Puts down Poipoi—my puppy..)
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Okay! Now I present to you the second chapter! Enjoy!
Vampire Knight does not belong to me. It belongs to Matsuri Hino.
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Chapter 2 : REALIZATIONS
"Thank you for the food!" Yuki said taking her last bite at her supper. "I'm charged again!" she added. "You're done already? Is it that delicious?" the headmaster asked holding a cup of soup with his right hand. "Uhmm..well it's better than the previous meals you cooked." Yuki said looking up, her right forefinger on her mouth.
The headmaster's eyes twinkled "Thank you Yuki! Too bad Kiryuu-kun is not here..". Kiyomi glanced on her right seeing an empty plate. Yuki sighed. "He skipped duties again, luckily.." she shifted her sights on Kiyomi. "Kiyomi's there and she helped me."
"Hmm.." the headmaster adjusted his glasses. "Thank you Kiyomi!" he blurted out so suddenly that Kiyomi almost dropped her spoon. "Y-you're welcome." she said softly.
Yuki stood up and fixed her uniform. "Well I'll be going on patrol. Good night." And she jumped out of the window.
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The headmaster and Kiyomi ate for a while in silence. The only thing that can be heard then is the ticking sound of the clock. After they finished, the headmaster spoke "I guess it's time for you to sleep Kiyomi.". Kiyomi stared at him for a few moments until she stood up and muttered a quick "thank you for the food."
She exited the dining room.
She walked towards her room. She was about to open the knob when thoughts about Zero filled up her mind. "Is he..angry at me?" she asked herself.
She remembered that night when she yelled at him. She felt guilty for doing that to a person who tried to help her.
She didn't enter her room instead, she went to the headmaster's office.
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Kiyomi knocked at the headmaster's office. The headmaster stopped from scribbling in his notebook. "Come in." She entered the room. The headmaster pointed to a chair offering Kiyomi to sit down.
"Thank you." She sat down.
"What is it?" the headmaster asked, a smile is painted on him.
The red-head clenched her fists. "I want to know more about Kiryuu-kun."
"Hmm..what do you want to know?" his smile began to fade.
She looked up to the older man. Their eyes met. She cleared her throat and began to speak.
"I want to know why..why he has that sadness in his eyes.."
"What do you mean?"
"I noticed it..when I said something to him..I'm afraid that it brought sadness to him.."
"What did you say to him?"
"I-I yelled at him..I told him that he wouldn't understand what I had gone through.."
The headmaster stood up and looked outside the window. He fixed his gaze to the bright moon. Kiyomi bowed her head.
"Kiryuu-kun..both of you had the same experience.."
Kiyomi was stunned. The headmaster told her all the things that happened to Zero. He told her how Zero lost his family and how he got bitten by a vampire.
"he lost his parents at such a young age.."
"he became a victim of a bad vampire.."
"he had nothing to lean on.."
"his memories are nothing but nightmares to him.."
Vampires
"they prey on humans..they feed on blood..they kill.."
The headmaster figured out what Kiyomi had been thinking. He quickly interrupted "But there are vampires who are good."
Good..Vampires?
"There are?" she asked him.
He nodded. "You know I wasn't going to tell you this because you might run away but..it's better if you know it."
"This Academy provides vampires education. The night class, each one of them is a vampire."
She sprang on her feet. "Won't they bring danger?"
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The headmaster explained things to Kiyomi. At first she didn't believe a single word the headmaster spoke until she remembered how Aido-sempai helped her earlier.
The two of them talked a little longer but then Kiyomi thought of Zero and she realized she must apologize. She asked the headmaster if he knew Zero's whereabouts. He told her to try looking in the horse's cabin since it's Zero's favorite spot.
Kiyomi bid goodnight to the headmaster and hurriedly went out to look for Zero.
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Kiyomi followed the direction given to her by the headmaster. For a couple of minutes she wandered past by trees. The cold wind blew to her face. Her red locks swayed. The moon shone upon her which made her emerald eyes glistened.
Soon she reached her destination, the cabin where the horses are kept.
"The lights are on. He should be here." She said holding her chest. She could feel her heart beat faster as she approaches the door. "Am I ready to do this?" she whispered. Her cold hands grabbed the knob and she opened the door slightly to peek.
She saw a suffering Zero.
"Kiryuu-kun?" she carelessly said after entering the cabin. Zero looked at her. He wiped the sweat on his forehead. "What are you doing here?" he said coldly.
Kiyomi almost slapped herself. She's not ready for this and she doesn't know the right words to say.
"Uhmm.." she reached her pocket. "I-I just want to return this to you."
She took out the pen she borrowed earlier. Zero didn't react. She walked closer to him to hand him the pen. "Here, thanks." She said in a low voice. Zero reached out his hand to get his pen but something bad happened.
His bloodlust was triggered..
Terrified that he might kill Kiyomi, he quickly slapped her hand making the pen fall down. Kiyomi's eyes widened.
"Kiryuu-kun..Is something wrong?" she asked nervously.
"Go away! Leave me alone!" he shouted. He then flashed an angry face to her.
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Kiyomi's vision suddenly became blurred when she saw Zero's mad expression. A tear fell down from her eye.
"I-I just want to apologize for all the troubles I caused you! I'm sorry!" she then ran away.
Zero softened a bit seeing Kiyomi cry. He tried to stop her from leaving but he thought that if he did Kiyomi would be his first victim.
He clutched his chest. Fighting the urge to run after her and suck her blood.
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Kiyomi ran as fast as she can. She's so confused of the way things are happening that she doesn't know what to do or where to go.
"It's al my fault.."
"I always bring trouble.."
She tripped over a rock. It'd hurt. But she stood up to run again.
"Is this what I should do always.. run?"
She stopped on her tracks. She realized running won't do good for her. She decided to return to her room.
BAD LUCK
"I'm lost.. where should I go?"
She looked around her.
"Are you lost?" a calm voice asked her.
Kiyomi turned around to see who it was. She saw a beautiful creature. His raven locks and handsome face shone radiantly. She observed him a little longer and she realized he was a night class student and a vampire.
"Uh..yeah.."
"A day class student. What are you doing here?"
"I-I was just new here so I decided to take a walk."
"At night?"
"We have classes on daytime."
"Then why did you cry? There are traces of tears in your face."
"I-I panicked when I knew I was lost. I tripped and got hurt."
The pureblood smelled a faint hint of sweet blood from Kiyomi.
"You're new here.. You must be Kiyomi Mizuki."
"How did you know my name?"
"I heard it from the headmaster. Welcome to Cross Academy."
"T-thank you."
The pureblood sensed the nervousness of the girl before him. He pointed out the directions for the dorms.
"Follow that way then turn left. Go straight forward then right."
Kiyomi didn't say anything but she bowed her head showing her thanks.
"The headmaster is right.. There are good vampires after all."
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Yuki was roaming around the school grounds humming a tune. "No troublemakers tonight. That's good!"
"Yuki..you seemed very happy." Kaname said making the girl turn around and blush.
"Ka-kaname-sempai! What are you doing here?" Yuki asked nervously.
The pureblood moved closer to her. He patted her and then he started to caress her face.
"I noticed that Kiryuu-kun didn't show up to help you. I'll cover for him."
Yuki blushed even more. "Thank you.. Kaname-sempai."
fin
A/N That was shorter than the first one. I'm sorry. :( But guys promise! I'll try my best to make it longer next time. Bye-bye! (grabs Poipoi again)