A/N: Sorry for the late update, school is getting kind of crazy! Okay, the story should pick up from here now, if I am able to express what I want to happen! Please review if there's anything you think could help make this better! Thank you!
Disclaimer: I do not own, nor will ever own, Vampire Knight.
The boy rolled over in his bed, away from the light coming through the window. He just needed a few more minutes sleep….
"Zero, time to get up! It's my first day! Get up, get up, get up!" a high voiced called to him as he was sat on.
"Ugh, go wake up Ichiru," He muttered as he slowly sat up.
Circe squeaked as she attacked her other cousin, landing on top of him. "Morning sunshine!"
"Morning my ass!" Ichiru growled as he pulled the girl over his back and under the covers, pinning her to the bed. "Go back to sleep."
Circe started fussing, "No! I'm already in my uniform! Let's go eat and go to class!" she whined.
"You're really scared and trying to hide it by being hyper." Zero walked over to his dresser.
"What?" Ichiru and Circe looked at their roommate.
"I've learned a lot the past three days, and you are scared to death about everything here, last night was the first night you left the Headmaster's house, and that was because I dragged you here. So tell me, what's wrong?" He pulled a shirt on and buttoned it as he sat on the edge of his bed
Circe looked at the floor. "What if no one likes me? What if I can't keep up? I was put in your class, but I'm two years younger. Everyone's going to think I'm an outcast, I know it!" a tear slide down her cheek.
"Oh, honey." Ichiru reached over and wiped her tears. He pulled her into his arms.
"You're wrong." Zero went into the bathroom to finish getting changed.
"What do you mean I'm wrong?"
Zero walked back out of the bathroom, completely dressed "Because you are my family, and no one will want to offend me."
Circe sighed and gave a small smile to her eldest cousin.
She stood in front of the classroom door, fumbling with the hem of her skirt. Zero had already walked into the classroom, and Ichiru was standing behind her.
"Go in Circe, everything will be okay." Ichiru leaned down and rested his chin on her head. "Remember, I love you, and so does Zero. That is all that matters now." He left her standing there.
Circe took a deep breath. 'He's right; I have nothing to worry about. They both love me and that's all that matters. And Zero will shoot anyone who tries to hurt me.' She finished her thought, and walked through the doors.
"Good Morning, you must be Circe Turner. I'm you're teacher." A man welcomed her in, "Class, this is Miss Circe Turner; she will be joining us for now on." Circe looked up at the large class. There were at least fifty kids, and show only recognized three. Her cousins and Yuuki Cross, the headmaster's daughter and Zero's best friend. "Miss, please take a seat up by Miss Cross."
Circe ignored all the whispers as she walked up the stars to sit next to Yuuki. Yuuki smiled at her and pointed to the back corner of the room when she sat down. Circe looked back to see those comforting lilac eyes resting on her, and she felt better.
All through the day, people had stared at her and whispered about her, and Yuuki knew that as soon as the bell rang, the class would descend upon poor Circe. She looked at the clock; she had a little less than three minutes.
"Hey, Yori." Yuuki leaned over and whispered to her best friend.
"Yes?" Yori looked up from her paper.
"When class ends will you help me divert all the questions the class will force on Circe?"
"Of course, I feel so bad for her, being the new girl. All anyone could talk about this weekend was her." Yori smiled.
"Thank-you." Yuuki glanced at the clock, one minute. "Circe, trade seats with me."
"What?" Circe looked up from her drawing and flipped it over. "Oh, um, Sure" They quietly changed seats so that Circe was in between Yuuki and Yori.
Yuuki looked at the clock '3,2,1…' RRRRRRRRRIIIINNNNNNGGGGGGG! The chaos began.
Every person in the class rushed to form a circle around Circe, one so that she would not be able to get out.
"Omg, so you're new?"
"Where are you from?"
"Do you know you look exactly like two other kids that go here?"
Circe yelped and ducked her head. "I-I… please go away!" she squeaked.
"EVERY ONE PLEASE BACK OFF!" Yuuki screamed above the crowd, but no one listened.
An arm appeared and grabbed the back of Circe's coat, and pulled her from the excitement. She was swept into Zero's arms as he ran out of the classroom. Ichiru slowly walked down the steps.
"You should all be ashamed of yourselves, attacking a young child like that." He sighed as he reached the doorway. "Leave her alone, if she wants to talk about something, she will say it herself." Ichiru walked out.
Zero didn't stop running until he reached the gardens. He sat the crying girl down gently on a boulder. "Circe? Circe, you can open your eyes. It's okay now."
"Why? Why did that happen?" She looked into her cousin's eyes.
"They are high school kids, they love gossip. They would do anything to get it. Even terrorize a little girl." Zero walked over and put his hand on her shoulder. "I'm sorry."
"Hey are you okay?" Ichiru came around the corner and sat on the ground beneath his younger cousin.
"Yea" she gave a weak smile, "Can I go walk around campus for a bit? Like, on my own?" Circe tried her best to give perfect puppy eyes.
"Umm.." Ichiru looked at Zero. Was this safe to do? After what just happened? How could she recover so quickly?
"Take this," Zero tossed a small pistol at her. She squeaked as she stumbled to catch it. "If someone bothers you point it at them. If you shoot, it won't hurt a human, but it will injure a vampire."
"Is that a mini Bloody Rose?" Ichiru studied the pistol closer.
"Yea, I had the headmaster get it. Yuuki, you, and I all have weapons, so she needs one to. She'll be patroling with us starting tonight. We go in teams of two now, You and me, Yuuki and her." Zero walked over to Circe. "Here." He took off her over coat and put a small holster belt around her waist. "Give me the pistol" he took it from her and put it in the holster on her side. "Put your coat back on."
"You can't even tell it's there" Circe stared at her side in amazement.
"We'll get you a chain like mine when we go to town this weekend and get a pocket sewn into you're jackets like mine, that way it will be easier. Now, go along before I change my mind and let Ichiru run after you."
"Thank-you!" Circe ran over and hugged her twin cousins. She ran out of the garden, out of sight.
"Are you sure that was a good idea?" Ichiru asked.
"I'm not sure, but she needs to learn to defend herself, we can't always be there for her, as much as we want to now. I'll be in the stables." Zero left is brother sitting alone .
A/N: Okay, there's chapter three! Please tell me what you thought about it!