I slid off the edge of the bed and made my way downstairs. I rummaged around in the fridge, grabbed an O positive bag, and poured it in a mug I grabbed from the cabinet. I set the usual five minutes on the microwave, the button numbers rubbing off and I set the mug in and pressed start. I went back up to my room and brushed my long hair, the bottom reaching the small of my back. I took a quick look in the mirror and I thought I saw my eyes change an odd color, but when I looked closer, they were their normal green, just a bit dark from the lack of sleep. The timer on the microwave beeped and so I stumbled back downstairs and took a big gulp, sleepiness leaving and strength taking its place.
"Did I just hear one of my most favorite things go off?" I heard Ms. Kasumi say from the living room. I poked my head around the corner and saw my teacher sprawled out on the couch reading a book.
"How long have you been there?" I asked incredulously. She shrugged.
"I wasn't able to sleep last night so I just came down here about three or so." she didn't look up from the book so I took it that she started last night and wasn't about to put it down now. I got the mug, sat on the floor and leaned against the couch.
"Do you think my parents really wanted this to happen?" I asked. Ms. Kasumi sighed.
"Honey, I don't think that they wanted to die, but I think that they wanted you to be happy if they did." I sat for a minute and stood up.
"I'm gonna get dressed. Mr. Cross will be waking up any minute and I don't want to be the one keeping him waiting." I said.
"Just to give you a heads up, later in life, he'll want you to call him daddy." Ms. Kasumi snickered. I looked at her with wide eyes.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"He has no biological kids and he usually has to blackmail Yuki into saying father. I hope he won't ask until you move on, but just to be safe." I sighed and walked upstairs. I past the guest bedroom and I stopped. Kaien didn't have normal breathing patterns, so I banged on the door and I heard him yelp.
"Mr. Cross, it isn't nice to listen in on conversations, even if they are about you." I said. He opened the door and looked at me with a smile.
"Why don't you just call me-?"
"If I'm going to call you anything, it will be either Mr. Cross or Kaien. Just get dressed." I said and walked into my room.
After another hour, we were on our way to the academy. I was going through my pockets until I found my walkman.
"I think that you going into the day class for regular human classes will work out first, and then when you get old enough, you'll go into the night class, how's that?" Kaien asked while turning the car on. I nodded and turned on my walkman. After a while, the tiredness was getting to me so I had lain down in the back seat. After a while, Cross stopped the car and I sat up and peeked out the window. A bunch of students were watching us out of the window and I didn't want to be a spectacle. It was still daylight, about lunchtime, and so they had nothing else to do.
"I have already gotten you a room but it's in the night class dormitory. You won't be starting classes until I can figure out which ones are best for you. Yuki and maybe Zero will help you around campus." Cross said and he got out of the car. I heard him open the trunk and take out my bags. I took my hair and put it up in a ponytail, twisting it so it hid underneath my hat. I pulled the bill over my forehead, shielding my face. I got out and helped Cross, trying to hide who I was by acting like a medium height person in a jacket that said biker on the back. We got the bags out successfully and a man with wavy hair walked over towards us.
"Kaien, your back. Did you leave to pick up this kid?" he said rudely. I saw past the hair that was covering his eye and saw a patch.
"Yes Yagari. You can go back to the Hunter Society now. I need to get Akane's things to the night dormitory so if you kindly let us get on our way, I can get back to work sooner." Cross said in a rather bad mood.
"Why don't you go and work on your paperwork while I take his things, hm?" Yagari said. Kaien sighed.
"Large Room, number thirteen. Bring Akane back to my office when you're done." Cross said, and then nodded to me. I slung my bag on my shoulder and grabbed the two smaller suitcases. I took a quick glimpse at the people watching us and Yagari thumped me on the head.
"No looking for your next meal vampire. You have the tablets that are assigned to you." the man said and grabbed the last suitcase. I growled and it surprised me.
"I've never fed on humans and I don't expect to anytime soon you stupid hunter." I hissed. He looked at me in surprise and started walking.
"What's your name boy?" the hunter asked. I growled again.
"Yuuyako, and for your information, I'm a girl." I said and I walked past him figuring out which building we were supposed to go to. Yagari cursed under his breath and caught up to me. By the time he got to me side by side, we were already at the night dorms doors. Yagari opened one of the large doors and we both stepped into a dark foyer.
"It's lunchtime for all the day students but it's the middle of the night for the night class." Yagari said and head started walking up the grand staircase. We went down the left hallway and we arrived at a door with a thirteen on it. I set a bag down and opened it. The first thing I saw was a large queen bed and a girl was flattening out the sheets. She had brown hair and eyes, and she had a band on her arm, showing that she was probably a prefect.
"Yuki, what are you doing here?" Yagari asked. The girl bowed.
"My fa-father called me while he was on the way back and told me to set up the room." she said, stumbling. I set my bags in a corner and took off my jacket and hat.
"You must be Yuki. My name's Yuuyako Akane." I said, and held my hand out. She shook it and Yagari watched me. I frowned at him.
"I'm not going to eat her. I only go after animals like rabbits." I joked. The man still frowned and I sighed.
"I'm sure you must be tired. Did Kaien want you to go back to his office after this?" Yuki asked. I nodded and she grabbed my wrist.
"Let's go then." she said, dragging me off while Yagari watched us.
We walked into Kaien's office and it smelled like a whole seethe of vampires was in it. I stopped walking but Yuki kept pulling my arm.
"Why'd you stop?" she asked. I shook my head, my eyes closed.
"Yuuyako, please open your eyes." I heard Cross say. I held up a finger and I faced towards the ceiling. I sneezed and I rubbed my eye.
"How many other vampires have been through here?" I asked.
"Only about three or four. Why?" Cross asked. I shook my head.
"Never mind." I said.
"Well, let's get your tests done and see what classes you still need." Kaien said. I nodded in compliance, not noticing the eyes staring at me from the darkest corner of the room.