"Can you repeat that? I'm certain that I heard you wrong." I told Cross, pinching the bridge of my nose. I heard Kaname snickering, and Yuki was just staring at Kaien in disbelief. I had a staring match with Kaien, but even though he blinked first, this war was not over.
"This experience will be a good lesson. You hang out too much with Zero and he seems to be rubbing off on you too much. Being in the company of another man will broaden your horizons for when you get married in the future." Cross said. I sighed.
"What does this pairing have to do with marriage?" I asked, making a point by saying it louder. Kaname stood up and I looked at him from the corner of my eye.
"You were never told this but since your parents died, what they were thinking about doing actually came into action. They were in contact with my family and they thought we would make a good pair. You parents probably never thought that it would come into action once you came of age." the pureblood said. He walked right by Yuki and bent down to get in my face.
"I didn't think you would be so against this matter, but I think I can change your mind. Bye sweetheart." he said and walked out of the room. Kaien looked at us with hearts in his eyes.
"Ah, young love…" he said and I grabbed my schedule off his desk and stormed out. I didn't hear Yuki come after me and so I took that as a good chance to let loose the anger. I went to the sparing room and took off my socks and shoes, leaving them by the door. I took off my uniform jacket and set it with my shoes, standing in the middle of the soft mats in my skirt and tank top. I walked up to one of the punching bags and started out slow, then I got faster and faster. I finally let my last bit of anger out with the last punch, hitting it as hard as I could. I heard a rip and beans poured out like a waterfall. I looked around before I used my powers to grab all the beans and put them back in the bag before it stitched itself up. I checked the rip and it closed shut once I touched it. I walked back to my shoes but was stopped when someone spoke.
"It's not everyday you see a girl training and she breaks the punching bag is it?" I heard a boys voice.
"I don't see that at all." said another boy. I turned around and there were two men leaning against the opposite wall. The shorter one with blonde hair took his time walking over to me so I put my knee high socks back on.
"I've never seen you around before." the blonde told me. I nodded.
"I'm good at hiding. I've lived with you night class students for the past two years and even Kaname said he never noticed me." I told them. The other guy spoke, this one with orange hair.
"What room have you stayed in?" he asked curiously. I went against my better judgment and told him.
"Ah, room thirteen. Kaien had that room sound and smell proofed for his own reasons. You never left the room that often did you?" he asked. I shook my head. The blonde put his hand against the wall and leaned on it. His face was only about eight inches from my face.
"How do you expect us to trust you? For all we know, you could've snuck in just days ago and you could be a level E." the boy said. I frowned at him and slipped my shoes on.
"You must be either ignorant or stupid not to realize what I am." I muttered. That got him miffed and if he was a chicken, he'd be puffed up like a balloon to intimidate me.
"Aido, Kain, why are you in here? If your things are ready, get to class." I head Yagari snap. I was just out of his line of sight so he didn't say anything to me. Kain nodded and started walking but Aido wasn't so obedient.
"Can you check out this girl? I can get a scent on her so I don't know if she's a trespasser or not." Aido asked in a proud tone. He thought that he was going to get me in trouble.
"Oh, there you are Yuuyako. Kaname has been looking for you. He wants to talk to you before class." Yagari said and walked off. Aido's mouth was open with utter astonishment.
"See you later Aido. I'm sure Yagari would love for you to rat on me when we're close friends." I mumbled and stalked down the hallway to my doom. Kaname. I found him in the garden just outside so I made my way over to him.
"Yagari said you needed to talk to me?" I said. The moon was just another day away from being full.
"I would like to apologize for the way I acted around you in the headmaster's office. I was talking with my uncle and the news I heard hadn't pleased me. I would like to start over if you would let me." he said in a sincere voice. I shrugged.
"We're just playing couple until the other vampires are comfortable with me, so I don't mind a little fighting now and then. My mood isn't good right now either so you don't have to apologize." I said and looked at dark sky. I shivered and Kaname looked at me in wonder.
"Don't worry, I'm not cold. I'm just antsy about something right now." I reassured him and I saw the faintest trace of a smile appear. I started walking back to the classroom and Kaname walked next to me. We arrived at the door when Aido burst out.
"Is she a vampire?" he asked quite undignified. He looked like he was fretting whether or not I would be a danger. I analyzed how he acted and it looked like he had a crush on Kaname.
"Get in the classroom. I'll introduce you to her once everyone's here." Kaname said and he gently guided me into the room past Aido. Yagari was shifting through his papers on his desk and so I stood next to him and looked over his shoulder.
"If your looking for the hunters list, it's right here." I told him, pointing at the only tan piece of paper. Yagari looked at me with his good eye and frowned.
"Mind reading isn't allowed Yuuyako." he scolded. I shook my head.
"I know that it isn't allowed, but I know you so well I don't need it." I smiled and he sighed. He went back to his papers and picked up the list of students.
"Oi! Listen up. We have a new student. Her name is Yuuyako Akane and she will be in all of your classes for the next few years." Yagari said. Aido glared at me and the one called Kain just sat there and watched me. Kaname had stood next to me at some time because he was whispering in my ear.
"We'll go over who is who. I won't expect you to memorize everyone's names." he said and stood straight.
"That won't be necessary Kaname dear. I have a pretty good memory." I told him and I heard Yagari snort.
"What's so funny Mr. Toga?" Kaname asked, looking from me to Yagari.
"Oh, it's just that Yuuyako was gifted with a natural talent. She doesn't have 'pretty good' memory. She has photographic memory." Yagari said, snorting again and shaking his head. Some of the students looked at me in wonder but some others ignored me.
"Thank you Mr. Toga for spilling one of my secrets of being so high in the academic career." I said sarcastically. Kaname looked amused.
"So, do you mind telling me what we do in class? I doubt it's any different from the day class." I said and Aido looked at me with shock and yelled across the room.
"Are you saying that you've been in the Day Class this whole time? Are you a vampire or not?" he said hysterically. Kaname was about to chastise him but I cut him off.
"I know you've had a hard time telling what I am, but I can assure you that I am vampire. I need blood just like you all, but my urges are a bit more handled." I said. Aido still didn't look convinced so I sighed.
"If you would bother to remember the names, Akane is a pureblood family Aido." Kain said. I nodded my thanks to him and he nodded back. Aido stared at me with wide eyes and his face got really red. He walked over to me and Kaname at the front of the room and made no eye contact while he bowed.
"I am very sorry Ms. Akane." he said and I tapped him on the shoulder so he could rise.
"It's alright. You probably were really frustrated by my smell. I assure you, I am not human or a level E like you hinted earlier. It's best to learn from mistakes than not learn at all." I told him and he nodded. By now, all the vampires were looking at me and Kaname shifted closer to me.
"Alright. Everyone sit down and we will begin. Since Aido had brought up the subject, we will talk about those who don't have scents." Yagari said. I sat up in the back and Kaname sat next to me on the right. Kain sat on the other end of the row of seats and Aido sat in front of us. I spaced out entirely and I only heard a few words here and there. My mind processed all of what Yagari was saying even if I wasn't paying attention. Yagari talked about the scents and went on to different bloodlines and I stared at Yagari when he said my family was related to the Hio family in the older generations. I knew that I would be going to Kaien after this. After class was out, the other students hung around for a little while, and so I snuck out when Kaname was talking with a blonde haired boy. I left my things in the room so I could just pop back in afterwards. I ran to Kaien's office and arrived two minutes after. I knocked on the door and I heard someone clear their voice.
"Come in." I opened the door and Kaien was sitting at his desk, looking a bit ruffled. I slipped in and closed the door.
"Why do you look like you just saw a ghost?" I asked my foster father. He sighed.
"I heard some news and it wasn't something that I wanted to hear." he explained and I felt like I had déjà vu. Kaname had said the same thing about news that he had got from his uncle.
"Anyways, how was your class tonight? Did you like it?" Cross asked. I shrugged and sat down in one of the chairs.
"Aido couldn't figure out what I was and made a spectacle but that was it. Other than that, it was like a normal class." I told him. He nodded taking in the information I was giving him.
"Well that's good. If you met Aido then you met Kain right?" he asked. I nodded and rubbed my temples.
"I've been having this really bad feeling that started earlier this morning, about three or so in the afternoon for you. Has anything really bad happened? Kaname was in a mood because of bad news and you said about the same thing. Should I know about something?" I asked and Cross got a look on his face like he knew something but it passed in a flash.
"I think that it hasn't turned into something that you need to know about just yet. If it does, I'll tell you, but otherwise, don't worry." he told me and I leaned back in the chair. I stood up after a minute and walked over to the door with my hand resting on the handle.
"Get a bit of sleep before you have to deal with the day class. I don't want you dying of lack of sleep." I said and left Kaien in his office. After I closed the door, he started crying that his little red head was growing up. I chuckled and walked back to the classroom to get my things. I walked past the garden Kaname and I were just in and saw a bright flash of blue. I turned and looked around, trying to see what it was.
"Yuuyako…" I heard a voice whisper. I turned a complete 180 and I still saw nothing. I ran all the way to class and I grabbed my things. Yagari and the other students had already left, and so I was alone. I jogged back to my room and I slowed down once I reached my hallway. I was looking in my bags for my keys when I bumped into someone's back.
"Ack, I'm sorry. I didn't see you there." I said hastily and I bowed.
"It's alright, we were just looking for you." the voice said and I stood straight. It was Kain and the blonde haired boy Kaname was talking to earlier.
"Ah, Kain. What are you two doing in front of my room?" I asked, looking at my door. The blonde looked at me sheepishly and apologized.
"We wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Kaname. He wanted us to keep an eye out for you because there was an unknown vampire that was running around on campus. It snuck up on Skiki and Rima while they were in the garden and a few others after that. He knew you had gone to Kaien after class so he told us to escort you back here. We were just about to head to the class to get you." the blonde explained. I had completely forgotten to talk to Kaien about Hio so I made that my priority for tomorrow.
"Thank you…"
"Ichijo."
"Thank you Ichijo and Kain but I ran back to class and ran back here. I thought I saw something in the garden and it spooked me. After that, somebody whispered my name so then I went into panic mode. Sorry for making your job easier." I joked softly. I dug my hand into my back and my key finally appeared. I opened the door and threw my bag over by my closet.
"Did Kaname give you any other orders I should know about?" I asked. Kain nodded.
"Yeah, but I don't think you'll be too happy to hear it. Ichijo said he didn't mind and I don't sleep that well so Kaname chose us. He wanted us to take shifts in watching and escorting you around the campus and outside." Kain explained. I sighed and nodded.
"That was something that I wouldn't be happy about. I got a couch that turns into a bed. If you want, both of you can take that." I said and walked into my room. I hit the button on the side of the couch and the pillows and such flew into the air. I caught them and the ones I missed landed on my bed. I arranged the cushions and grabbed a few blankets out of my closet and spread out one to act as a sheet and the other one to be their blanket.
"Sorry but this will have to do until I can scrounge up some actual sheets. I didn't think I was going to have a sleepover." I said and threw the pillows on the couch bed. Ichijo plopped right down and then Kain spoke.
"I take it I'm doing first watch?" he asked the blonde.
"I'll do it, I just wanted to see how it felt." Ichijo said and then he walked over to the shades. He looked outside and finally he closed them and pulled the curtain.
"Do you normally keep the window uncovered?" Kain asked. I shrugged.
"Sometimes but I-" I sneezed and I stumbled.
"Jesus Christ, that hurt." I muttered.
"Even though I'm a vampire, I still respect God's son. Is it really that smart to say it?" Ichijo asked. I shook my head.
"I think of it as I'm addressing him and then telling him what my problem is." I said rubbing eyes.
"That sounded like it hurt. Are you going to be alright?" Kain asked me. I stumbled over to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. Just underneath my collarbone was what looked like a mark.
"Yeah, I think I'll be ok. I didn't think vampires sneezed." I commented.
"I didn't think vampires got sick but here I am in Aido's spot." Ichijo said sarcastically. I stuck my head out of the doorway and looked at him.
"If you don't want to be here, all the better. I don't much care for guys in my room and one less guy would help." I said. Kain chuckled and so I looked at him.
"What's so funny?" I frowned. Kain sat on the couch bed and leaned back onto the pillows.
"Keep in mind that Kaname sent two of us instead of one for a reason." he told me and I thought for a moment.
"Yeah, like a guy would want to get in bed with me." I said sarcastically. I rummaged through my bureau and grabbed my usual tank top and shorts. I went into the bathroom and closed the door, getting dressed. I heard Ichijo and Kain talking and so I listened in once I heard them say my name.
"You don't think that Kuran's uncle would actually endanger himself by being on school grounds do you?" Ichijo asked.
"Either he's here for a reason or he's just stupid. I would go for the reason because I don't think that there has been a stupid pureblood so far. I mean, look at Kaname and Yuuyako. Kaname isn't even supposed to be here but he has reason's for keeping the peace. Yuuyako is way ahead in her schoolwork. Kaname had me look at her records and she's doing stuff that would take a normal human about 20 or so years of college." Kain said. I pulled the tank top over my head and started to pull on my shorts.
"What would the reason be for him to risk his existence here though? Surely he isn't on a noble quest like a knight." Ichijo said. Kain was about to say something but stopped and I knew what they were thinking. Kaname wants me protected and that's why they were there. I opened the door and walked out. I sat on top of my bed and they looked at me.
"Is there some master plan to watch me or do you guys just have to sit there while I sleep?"
They shook their heads and I sighed. I got back up and walked over to my desk and turned on the light. I started deciphering the usual documents, not getting anywhere for the last two years.