The next day after helping Spencer get settled in, we went over to the headmaster's office.

"Nice to have you as a new student, Spencer Miyazaki." Headmaster smiled brightly as usual.

"Thanks for letting me come as a student, Headmaster." Spencer beamed back.

"Oh, Kizuki." I looked up at the headmaster. "If your not busy today, I was wondering if you would go somewhere with Yuki, Zero, and I?"

"Um, ok." I nodded. "Where would that be?"

"Somewhere important."

~Vampire Hunter Society~

"Where are we?" I asked Zero.

"The Vampire Hunter's Society." He replied to me.

"Why am I here then?" I couldn't stop asking questions.

"Don't ask me." He looked at Headmaster Cross. That's when an odd woman walked over to us.

"Headmaster Kaien Cross." She acknowledged. Kaien bowed.

"President." He addressed.

'President?' I thought. She turned to Zero and I.

"Hm, you've grown Zero. And this must be the Teruling." The room instantly went silent after she said the name Teruling.

"Um, yes." I replied. "Why am I here?" I grabbed onto my wrist again, but it didn't glow.

"You'll see. Follow me to my office." She ordered, striding toward a door, supposedly her office. I followed the others inside and stood beside Zero.

"I presume you've decided?" Headmaster asked, voice serious.

She nodded. "Yes, I have come to a verdict: Miss. Kizuki will be taken to the Teru bounds and have a mentor to help her maintain and improve her Teru abilities."

"W-what?" I stuttered. "You mean, l-leave the Academy?"

"Yes, you will leave for the required time I find needed. Of course you will return." She reassured me. "Seeing as there are not many Teru with the remarkable power you were given, you will be trained."

"What do you mean remarkable?" I was confused.

"Why, your mark." She closed her fan and pointed to the wrist I was still holding. "Only a fully trained Teru has gained that mark in 30 years, if they're fortunate. You received it at 16."

"But, I don't want to leave the Academy." I defended, keeping my voice firm and strong. "I'm only half; I can't be as strong as you think."

"Child, you might not want to defy the president of the hunter's society." Her expression darkened, almost as if she could attack me. Zero stepped in front of me and glared at her.

"You dare stare me down, Kiryu twin? No respect." She lectured. "You leave tonight. Your mentor will come and get you."

~Later~

"NO! You can't leave me!" Hana cried, hugging me tightly. Spencer joined in, picking us both off the air.

"I just got here, you can't leave, I won't allow it!" He growled, anime crying.

"Guys, your crushing me!" I hissed through an airless voice. They both rubbed their cheeks against mine. "Ah, uncomfortable!"

"This is wrong; they can't force you into training like that." Yuki said, sitting on the couch.

"There's nothing we can do about it." Zero added.

"I'll be back in no time. Maybe I'll learn more about the plains too." I reassured them. "I'm a quick learner, remember?"

"This is you we're talking about." Hana reminded herself.

"I'll be fine, I promise." I smiled. "Just be here when I get back ok? If not, I'll cry."

"Where're we gonna go, Mexico?" Hana shouted.

"Ar-reba!" Spencer joked, pretending to swing around a sombrero.

"You wish sombrero boy." I rolled my eyes. "You'd be in the nearest Mexico jail cell within minutes."

"You wouldn't be any better off, Macarena girl." He replied.

"You betcha I would be! At least I'd go in style!" I grinned.

"Are you packed already?" Yuki asked me. I nodded.

"I'll miss you guys." I told them.

Headmaster stepped into the room. "Kizuki, your mentor's here." He informed me. I nodded. Zero helped grab my stuff and followed me outside.

I saw the mentor and instantly knew he was strong. He was well-muscled and broad shoulders, around in his mid-30's. He had graying hair pulled back, with wise and strict gold eyes. What was the most noticeable were his tattoos. Like mine, his was on his wrist with blade and clouded designs in odd print. Even stranger, was the one on the side of his neck in sharper, more powerful intricate.

"So you must be Kizuki Fumiko." He looked straight at me. I nodded.

"Yes." I spoke up.

"I'm your mentor, Shigure Togaryu." He introduced himself, placing a hand out to me. I nervously shook it.

"Nice to meet you." I smiled uneasily.

"Did that old bag give you a hard time?" He asked, grinning. "Don't worry about her, her barks worse than her bite."

I laughed. "Thanks." I turned to the group, walking up to Yuki first. "Promise me you won't change too much?"

"I promise." She smiled, and teared up a bit. "I'm gonna miss you."

"Well, of course you will, either that or ouch. Anyway, be sure to take Kaname up before someone else does. I may not like him, but you wouldn't be here if not for him." I advised her. She blushed, then nodded, and hugged me. I walked over to Spencer.

"Spence, I'm gonna miss you and our little skate jokes." I let him give me a big bear hug.

"Get strong, 'kay kid? That way I can take ya on some cool hunts." He smiled. "Don't forget your big brother, alright?"

"Why would I? How can I forget?" I spun around to Hana. "Don't do too many awesome pranks without me. And stay out of trouble…"

We grinned and said, "Or just don't get caught!" We hugged each other, and even I started to cry a little.

"Why am I being separated from my twinny?" She cried. "Damn government, even hunters can't take the damn citizens into consideration!" I laughed and went to the last one, Zero.

"I think I'm gonna miss you most of all." I smiled up at him. "Protect Yuki, and make sure to give Kaname a hard hit to the face for me. He needs it." He nodded. "Anytime I miss you, I'll think of the plains, I know I'll see you there."

Out of nowhere, he pulled me into a hug. "I'll never regret going into the plains to save you." He whispered to me.

"Don't say that, your gonna make me cry…" I bit my lip to fight the tears. "I get all stuffed up when I cry. Your bound and determined to make me burst into bawls and blubbering, aren't you?"

He chuckled. When he pulled away, I took the risk of doing something that might backfire. I kissed him on the cheek and turned around.

"I'm ready to go." I told Shigure. He nodded sharply and opened the car door for me. I looked back at them one more time, and stopped to meet a glance with Zero. He still seemed shocked, but he smiled. A real smile.

"I guess I gotta get stronger if I wanna protect them." I said softly to myself, but Shigure heard it.