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Thump. Thump.
"Come in." Zero pushed the door open, and urged me to follow him inside the modest room. I glared at him, hoping it was strong enough a glare to make him intimidated. Unfortunately, being Zero Kiryu, he wasn't swayed at all.
"You heard the Headmaster. Come in." And with that, he pushed me into the office, causing me to fall to my knees on the carpet. I got up and dusted myself off, trying to keep myself together before I lost control of my anger. I turned to walk out of the room, but Zero pounced on me, and squeezed in between me and the still-open door. "You're not going anywhere." He said, looking like a real disciplinary committee staff now, with his arms outstretched and blocking my path.
Headmaster Cross cleared his throat, startling us to glance his way. We had forgotten he was even there. "Zero, tell me why you have brought our newest student to me." He said, pushing his glasses down his nose in an attempt to get a better look at my face. "I wasn't expecting her to cause any trouble at all."
I turned around to look up at Zero, who was standing tall and attentively, as though he were in the army. "Headmaster, I believe we need to discuss certain matters. Perhaps you have made a mistake in your, er…" He looked down at me disdainfully. "Decisions." He continued.
"Zero, you know I make all my choices for a reason, and I do not think I have made any errors. But, please. I hate to see you angry." He sighed sarcastically. "Grab a seat, both of you." He said, gesturing to two cushioned seats positioned at the desk across from his seat. Zero immediately sat down, and gave me a look that burned a hole through me. He was much better at doing the whole intimidating thing than I was. I quickly pulled myself into the chair. "Now," Headmaster Cross began, "What is your complaint this time, Zero?" Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Zero's face color as he blushed.
"Headmaster, I understand you have chosen to put this student on the Disciplinary Committee, but for which reasons I cannot be sure." Zero stated. "You do know, Headmaster, that I am very well off on my own?" He asked with a hint of accusation in his voice.
"Zero, I know you are very capable. You have, um, skills. You are stern, and yet gentle enough to be a perfect Disciplinary Committee member." Headmaster Cross said. He wasn't doing a great job defending his argument. I saw Zero raise an eyebrow, as if this whole thing was going to be easier than he expected it to be. "But," Headmaster Cross continued. I watched as Zero's face grew sullen once more. "You are quite unstable. Surely you of all people would know that."
Zero's nails dug into the wood of the desk. He looked down, and quickly loosened his grip on the innocent wood. There were marks. "Headmaster Cross, I have been doing my job perfectly well. You have not had any complaints, and yet you let this sorry excuse for a Level E on the Disciplinary Committee." I just sat there, open-mouthed, drilling a hole through him with my death-glare. Zero threw his hands in the air. I guess I was better at it than I thought I was. "Look, the point of the matter is, she is completely new. You could have just employed another Day Class student with much more competence and experience."
"Zero, I am very fond of you, and I know you can be capable of taking on this task on your own, eventually. But for now, you must understand that complaints have been coming in, and students want you to contain yourself." Headmaster Cross said calmly. Just by looking at Zero's face I could tell he was not happy, but Cross seemed to know him well enough to remain tranquil.
Zero pushed his chair back and stood up. "What? Who complained? I have not done anything at all to upset anybody! Not even you!" He yelled at the Headmaster, who was still in his peaceful state of mind.
Headmaster Cross sighed doubtfully; as if he would deeply regret what he was about to do. "Zero, I want you to take a look at this." He pulled a single sheet of paper out of his desk drawer and slid it across the table to Zero.
Zero picked it up, but did not read it straight away, and said, "Just one? A single complaint?" He scoffed. "I'm sorry, Headmaster, but you really have finally gone insane. She," when he said this, he pointed at me, "Is not going to help me at all. She will only be a distraction!" He began to pass the sheet back to Headmaster Cross, but the Headmaster, pushed it back to Zero.
"Before you do anything further, read it." He kept his face serious. "I believe you will find this situation a bit more severe than you may have thought." Zero rolled his eyes, and picked up the paper again.
I watched as his eyes skimmed over the words. He sat facing me, doing whatever he could to keep me from reading it. I looked down, and twiddled with my fingers, trying to kill time. The anticipation of this was making me nervous, and I could no longer sit still. The next time I looked up, I saw that Zero's eyes had widened—whether in anger or in horror I did not know—and he was holding the page in his hands like it was all he had left of his life.
"It's not true!" He finally shouted, so loudly that I almost fell backwards. He was on his feet again, pointing that accusing finger of his at Headmaster Cross now. Suddenly, a sorrowful look spread across his face, softening his features. He was almost begging, "You have to believe me! Kaname-Sama is a lying little twit! I-You have to believe me!"
Headmaster Cross shook his head and shrugged. "Zero, I don't know. But my point is, I think it's best for you to have somebody by your side until we figure this mess out. I love you like you are my son, but you haven't shown any appreciation. Kaname-Sama has."
Zero looked completely lost now. "But-but he…Ugh!" He threw his arms up in the air for the second time, and a part of me longed to comfort him.
I reached a hand out to him, "Zero, I—" He slapped it away.
"Just leave me alone, okay?" I nodded, and he stormed out of the office, tossing the paper over his shoulder as he went. I picked it up.
Dearest Headmaster,
Yuuki is still adapting to being a night class student, as you may very well know. However, she is finding it quite difficult, as Zero Kiryu is still attempting to drink her blood. He has feelings for her, but it is distracting her from the rest of the world. I only ask you kindly to watch his behavior, and to put on another member for the Disciplinary Committee, to watch him, and to be sure that he does not try anything with Yuuki.
I trust you to make the right decision, and I know you will choose somebody that will be perfect for the job.
Thank you for all of your patience,
Kaname