I deciphered into the late hours of the morning and on into the afternoon. I never went to bed because I was just seconds away from figuring out the first letter. Once I was done with that one letter, everything was easy. Until the door opened and I jumped.
"Yako?" I heard someone say. I groaned and got up out of my seat, trying to hold on to the bits of my final breakthrough.
"What?" I said irritated. I stood in the middle of the room and saw Zero standing there. He had a worried look on his face but it eased as he saw me.
"I had the weirdest dream that something happened to you." he whispered, his forehead creasing.
"Did you dream that I was running from some guy and he caught up to me?" I asked. Zero nodded silently. Ichijo snored softly and Kain was just sitting by the window watching us.
"Do you have the same dreams?" Kain asked, trying to be quiet. I nodded.
"Yeah, but it's happening more often. Zero comes to me like this every morning just to see if I'm ok."
"Why are these two in your room?" Zero asked, rubbing the sleep from his eyes and becoming more alert.
"Kaname wanted me protected because and unknown vampire is running around and scaring some people. I have my suspicions on why, but just not who."
"Meaning?" Zero said now, glaring at Kain and the sleeping Ichijo.
"Meaning I have no idea who it is that's scaring people, but I have an idea on why it's doing it." I said. I walked over to Zero and pulled him towards my bed. I looked at an alarmed Kain.
"Don't worry. I can tell you that I don't have a sex life." I told him and he relaxed somewhat. I rummaged around in the cabinets above the sink in the bathroom and got some bandages and disinfectant. I went back into the room and Zero took off his shirt and Kain saw the bandages wrapping his torso.
"What happened?" he said, not bothering to be quiet and that woke Ichijo up.
"You don't need to know unless Zero gives you permission to know." I said and I took off Zero's bandages and used the disinfectant on the wound on his back. He hissed and Kain spoke up.
"Look's like an injury that a level E would give."
Zero just glared at him and I gave him a disapproving look.
"If he got it right, there's no need to give him the stink eye. Worry about the pain. That's gotta sober you up." I said and I rewrapped his bandages. Zero stood up and gave me room to clean the mess of wraps up. As I was in the bathroom putting the disinfectant away, I heard Zero rummaging through my papers.
"You were up all last night again weren't you?" Zero said and I came out nodding.
"Yeah, I'm really close to getting the first letter. Once I get that, I have the whole thing done." I said. Kain was deep in thought and looked up at me.
"Kiryu called you Yako. Why's that?" he asked and Zero muttered under his breath.
"I call her that because her full name means distant moon child. She's far from distant." Zero said and Ichijo nodded in agreement. Kain walked over to Zero and held out his hand.
"I don't want to fight you while I'm guarding Yuuyako. Truce?" he said. I stepped back and gave Zero some room, not knowing what his reaction would be.
For now." he said and walked out of the room. Kain put down his hand and looked at Ichijo.
"Friendly." the blonde commented and I snorted.
"It usually doesn't take him that long to snap out of it like that when vampires are around, not including me." I said and Kaname walked in.
"Kiryu trusts that if you've been here the whole night and nothings happened, then you'll be fine." Kuran said. I sighed and took one of the tank tops out of my bureau and grabbed a uniform from the closet.
"Ichijo, you can go to class now. Kain I want to speak with you." Kaname said and I slipped into the bathroom. I closed the door and got dressed before Kain and Kaname started talking. I walked back out and put my sleeping clothes on the bed and went to my desk.
"Yuuyako, I want your honest opinion. Out of Ichijo, Kain, and I, who do you trust most?" Kaname asked me and I turned to him.
"I would like to think all of you but I'm not that familiar with Ichijo." I said and went back to searching my papers. I could hear a conversation going and so I turned to the two other vampires in the room.
"If your going to use telepathy and talk to each other, can you at least shield it? I take it you don't want me hearing." I said and Kain looked at me Kaname sighed and muttered something under his breath before he spoke.
"How long have you been able to do this?" Kain asked. I shrugged my shoulders and sat in my desk chair.
"Just recently and it gets annoying." I told him and then grabbed my bag. I was about to open the door when Kaname grabbed my shoulder and pushed me over to the bathroom.
"Wha-" Kain's hand clamped over my mouth and Kaname stood in a defensive posture at my door. Kaname pointed from Kain to the bathroom and he picked me up and closed to door a crack. Kain set me on the floor and stood guard at the door, watching Kaname who was in my room.
"Why are you here Rido?" I heard Kaname ask and someone answered.
"You probably already figured it out. I want it to be the two of us next time, with no witnesses. You and your group should stay out of it if you know what's good for you." Rido said. I started shaking when I heard the man's voice and Kain looked at me in concern.
"I won't let it happen. You aren't going to kill-"
"What makes you think I'm going to kill the one I aim to marry. I've seen her and I want her. Her parents gave me their blessings before their… unfortunate death." Rido said, cutting Kaname off. I could tell that this Rido person was lying, but I didn't know if Kaname did. My bedroom door opened and shut, and Kaname opened the bathroom door. Kain crouched next to me and felt my forehead and cheeks.
"She doesn't have a fever so I think she's just in shock." Kain said. Kaname crouched too and I dug my nails into the floor, breaking the tile.
"His voice was the one I heard whispering to me in the garden." I told them, my body feeling so cold.
"Kain, I'm going to get the chairman. Take care of her while I go.." Kaname said in a clipping tone. I saw Kain nod and I gripped his sleeve, scared to find out who this Rido man was. Kain left for about two seconds and came back, draping one of my comforters around my shoulders. He helped me stand up and he guided me to the bed and I sat laying in his lap shivering. Kaien finally came in when I was dozing off and I felt a sharp pain in my arm. I growled and Kaien shushed me.
"Yuuyako, calm down. This will help you sleep…" he said and everything went black.