… Two hours before the show…

LB: I hate Zero. And I don't know why… anyways, now I'm going into hiding, so ciaoz! What's that? (Cups ear) Oh, because I'm afraid to face Zero now that my true feelings for him are revealed, and partly because I want a head start from you guys… (runs away)

… Five minutes before the show…

DFA: Well… Bells is currently in hiding because she thinks that her writing sucks. I think she's afraid of rotten eggs. And if you guys throw it at her… Kaname will destroy you all!!! MWAHAHHAHA

Kaname: Not if they're hot. (smiles)

(Yuuki glares at Kaname.)

DFA: Uh...

Yuuki: Oh, we are SOOO over! (Yuuki storms off and Kaname tries to plead with her. Their arguments fade into distance…)

DFA: So… on with the show!


Chapter Two: First Homicide

-No POV-

The moment that silver-haired girl passed into the gates, he was mesmerized by her beauty. She was perfect. It was as though she had the vampire beauty but then again, he didn't sense that she was a vampire. But she did not look like a human at all.

The first time she opened her mouth to speak, though soft, her voice was alluring. She tried very hard to compose her face. He could see it – the struggle in her beautiful eyes and through that façade she put on.

The moment her golden orbs bore into his own green eyes, he could see a flicker of emotions in it, but not for long. He tried very hard to replay those few seconds again and again, he could decipher some of the emotions only. There was anger, guilt, sorrow, and confusion, all at the same time.

He thought that if he smiled at her, she would return it, but no. He swore she could see her lips curled up slightly, but then she quickly composed her face yet again.

How hard it was to read her face. She was definitely a mystery, a puzzle, and he wanted so desperately to know this new girl even more, but couldn't. He couldn't break through the invisible wall that she placed around both herself and her brother, keeping outsiders at bay. He didn't know why, but it was as though a magnet was pulling him towards her. How he longed for her.

Now, from the corner of his eyes, he peeked at her again. She was biting her lips and looking at the ground. She looked like she was afraid of something, fearful and lost. He felt a tug on his heart, and he wanted to reach out to her, to hug her, comfort her. But damn, her brother was in between them.

He could feel his hair standing at its end when he looked at the slender body of Nakano Kanaye. Even though he was a vampire, this human was giving out a fearful vibe, making Takuma feel afraid instantly.

Kanaye turned and faced Takuma, his eyes narrowing into slits.

Takuma gulped and turned his face away immediately, not wanting to start a fight with a mere human. Always the peacemaker, making sure the Day and Night classes live peacefully among each other.

Kanaye was watching Kiryuu intently. It was as though very single movement, every single twitch, every single step of the Level D was memorized. Kiryuu increased his speed as he wanted to end this touring as soon as possible. Kanaye kept up with Kiryuu, forgetting he was supposed to protect his sister from her weird, unknown feelings for Takuma.

Takuma took this opportunity to slow down slightly, so that he was more or less taking the same steps as the charming girl. She sensed that he was next to her, but she never seemed to tilt her head to look at him face to face. She ignored him completely, much to Takuma's disappointment.

Kiryuu was telling the siblings about the school, the dorms, the school rules and etcetera in a dull voice, not bothering whether the others were listening to his ramblings or not. Takuma grimaced; if his teachers were to speak like Kiryuu, he would definitely fail his subjects as he would pass out in class out of pure boredom. Even right now, listening to the silver-haired boy, Takuma felt his lids growing heavy.

Kanaye was still watching Kiryuu like a hawk, taking in everything. Well, whether or not he was listening to Kiryuu, no one knew, except for he himself, or perhaps his sister too. Takuma had an odd feeling about Kanaye: was he a gay?

He shrugged and inched closer towards Ayumi. He thought, Do they even know what we are? Stupid Takuma – of course they don't. They're humans.

He rolled his eyes inwardly at his own stupidity and took in a deep breath to gather his own courage.

"Hey." He murmured in a soft tone.

Ayumi tilted and looked at him through her own eye lashes, then she looked back down on the ground, not making an attempt to greet him back politely.

He rubbed the back of his neck, figuring a topic to start another conversation, since his previous attempt failed.

"So, where did you study before this?" He asked, praying that she would answer, even a single word will do.

Her hands clenched and she said through gritted teeth, "Nowhere. I was… home-schooled." Her voice was tense and reluctant.

Takuma saw her jaw tightened and scolded himself. Damn, I shouldn't have mentioned it. Now she's mad at you, and maybe she thinks you're a moron. Great. What a way to win a woman's heart. He said sympathetically, "Then, you must be pretty lonely, huh?" She shrugged and glared at the ground, as though it was her enemy. Takuma! Why don't you think before you say a word? Lonely?! You hurt her ego, badly!

Outside the building, the light was fading very fast. The sun was setting, soon. The twins took one look at the sky outside and stiffened. They shot a quick glance at each other before turning back to their acquaintance.

Ayumi smiled brightly and warmly, though Takuma was sure that it didn't reach her eyes, "Umm… Actually, we're really tired after the long road trip. So, we thought maybe we could meet the Chairman another day? Is it alright?"

Takuma quickly said, "But we haven't tour the whole building yet, what if you two get lost tomorrow?"

Kanaye said in a deadly tone, "I'm sure we can find our way around the building by now, right Ayumi?"

Ayumi gave a slight nod, though in her heart, she wanted to stay with Takuma a little longer. She scolded herself in her mind, quickly shielding her thoughts before Kanaye heard them, bad thoughts Ayumi. Really bad.

Kiryuu responded, he himself couldn't stand another moment being a so called 'tour guide', "Of course. I will show you to your rooms now." He looked at Takuma who was gazing at Ayumi, "Vice president, I think you can go back to your dorm by now. Night Class is starting soon."

Takuma's shoulders slouched then he turned around, walking back to the Night Dorm. As he left, he still could faintly hear their conversation. Kanaye was telling Kiryuu, "We can find the way to our rooms ourselves. Just the keys and room numbers will do."

Kiryuu sighed… in relief? "As you wish. Here's your keys, and your rooms are on the third floor-"

As he drew further away from them, Kiryuu's voice faded into nothingness.

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Ayumi's POV (the next day)

I never liked schools, if not for the sake of our tasks, I wouldn't even step into this purgatory.

As we stepped into the class or passed by the hallways, the pupils would gawk at us, and voices could be heard whispering.

The girls giggled and flirted with Kanaye, flipping their hair and batting their eye lashes. Worse still, the guys were showing off their 'manliness', for all they knew, I could snap them into halves when night arrives.

Kanaye, being the oh-so-protective brother, was shooting dagger glares towards all of them. Yet, they didn't know how to back off. I swear if the girls continued talking to Kanaye, in their fake, high pitch voice, I would either give them a tight slap, or I would vomit on their uniforms, leaving stains.

The whole time, I could hear…

"Nakano-kun! You're my idol! Of course Kiryuu-kun is considered handsome too, but his attitude scared away the ladies. But you, you're our Day Class's one and only hope! Along with your sister, both of you are even more gorgeous than most of the Night Class students!" Damn, is he a transsexual? Weird… Only girls compete on beauty, now guys too? Ugh!

"Nakano-kun! Damn, your sister is hot! She has nice ass!" Talk more about my ass, and you would get another black eye or a broken rib, courtesy of my brother…

"Nakano-chan! Is your brother a single?"

"Nakano-chan! What is your brother's favorite color? Food?"

I gave every single one of them a weak smile and ignored them. I wanted to bang my head on the wall by the time the first class was over.

I mean, how annoying could people get?

I turned to the back, there sitting the Pureblood Princess, who was sleeping in class. Apparently, that was what she did in class most of the time, sleeping. Glancing out the hallway, Aido Hanabusa and Kain Akatsuri were loitering around, protecting Kuran Yuuki in a way.

Of course the students still knew her as Kurosu Yuuki, and well, the girls thought both the young men were there to see them. If only they knew what harm those guys could do to them.

I let out a sigh and continued scanning the whole classroom.

My gaze fell on the one and only girl, who was surprisingly, not fawning over my brother, or even getting close to me, for the sake of popularity, or so they called it. In fact, it was like the total opposite.

She looked absolutely terrified at the sight of us, while others, they were overly welcoming I supposed.

I looked at the girl properly, from head to toe, studying her. She seemed familiar… I wondered where I met her before.

A dim bell rang in my head. Oh dear God! It can't be…? Absolutely not!

Hayasida Sakura. The one and only victim who was set free by me, as I promised her father so, after watching him and his friends brutally murdered by me. I felt guilt starting to well up in my stomach, almost to the point of vomiting.

I took away the shield, and looked at my brother. He stared back at me, before looking towards where I had been gaping a few seconds ago.

Oh, wow, it's really her… What a coincidence.

Aye.

Kanaye's thoughts flickered quickly, thinking this through. … She knows too much. She might not know who we are, but her knowledge is too much for her own good. We must kill her before she ruins our plan. What if she tells someone? I know they might think she's crazy, but the vampires would believe her.

No, we can't. I gave my word to her father and I cannot break it. Not while I still have breath.

Then I will do it. You were the one who made that stupid promise, not me. Although I hardly call that a promise. He scoffed.

Touch her and you'll have to answer to me, Kanaye. As long as I live, she won't die. Trust me, she won't be a problem. She's much too afraid.

Fine, if you say so. Just for my little sister. He turned to smirk at me, and I rolled my eyes in response. But if she becomes a problem or an obstacle in our plans, then I will have her executed. Deal?

Deal. I sighed and quickly placed back my shield as the class progressed.

--

No POV (night time)

The dark figure balanced herself with ease on the branches of the tree, waiting patiently. Her senses ranged through the forest, searching for the prey. Her eyes were wide and crimson red, and her beautiful hair was blowing in the wind.

The saner part of her lay dormant deep down in her head, while the wild, ruthless part took over her mind and body.

She sniffed the cool night air, and her eyes zeroed down to the young girl, whose camera was in hand, ready to snap a picture of the Night Class students in class.

She was alone. An advantage…

The beautiful, red-eyed lady's full lips curled up into a wicked smile. Checking herself and her surrounding for one last time, she got ready to pounce on her prey.

An earsplitting scream filled the night.

-LB


DFA: Please review! Don't deprive us the chance to become better authors. We need constructive criticism! Well, I hope Bells would see the reviews. T.T

Aido: Yes, help them quick, before she makes me do something I don't want to do!

DFA: (evil grin)

Aido: (turns to Kain) Did you see that? Did you catch that smile??? Now will you burn her?

(Kain sighs and walks away, shaking his head, obviously thinking how he got a nutcase for a cousin)

DFA: Review please! Show Bells how much you love her, even if she thinks you think her writing is bad… =3=3 Those who review will get a sneek peek at the next chapter, written by yours truly. (smile)