Chapter 4
Rosa stood in front of the huge, crystal clear mirrors that hung on the bathroom wall across from the showers. She turned the tap on the white porcelain sink and felt the cool water rush down her hands. She brought her delicate face towards the sink and splattered it gently with the water to refresh herself.
She took the light pink towels folded neatly on the counter and dried her face well. She placed her hand on her forehead, feeling slightly dizzy. She swayed and shook her head, trying to get rid of her unbearable headache. It was then that she finally noticed a long, jagged scar along her upper left arm. She frowned, asking herself why it had been such a long time since she had last noticed it.
Lastly, she slipped out of her black day class uniform, and slipped into her silky pyjamas that she had lain out before her, thinking of the sudden level E vampire attack, six years ago.
It was a long time ago, back when Rosa lived with Yagari Toga. She was assigned to perform a level E vampire erasure with Kiryuu Zero. However, being the young children they were, the duo was not skilled enough to fight against one level E vampire and Rosa received a long, bloody scar from the vampire's sharp, strong claws. They were cornered in a dark back alley, when Yagari came to save them at the last minute possible. And ever since that incident, she never wore any articles of clothing with short sleeves again, in order to hide the scar.
"What took so long?" Zero asked as Rosa unlocked the door and stepped out of the bathroom, carrying her day class uniform in her arms.
"I was thinking," Rosa answered, sighing and jumping onto her bed, lying face-down. "Don't talk to me. I'm going to go sleep now." She turned around and adjusted her pillows, tucking herself in.
Zero got up and walked over to the light panel, switching the lights off. She could hear him get into bed, and waited, trying to fall asleep. Several minutes later, she could hear the light, comforting snores of Zero. Rosa opened her eyes, and noticed the bright moonlight pouring in through the large arched window. She sighed and slowly sat up, careful to stay quiet and not wake Zero up. Turning to stare after the light, Rosa got out of bed and walked towards the window, feeling the cold, stained glass against her fingertips. She sighed and closed her eyes, thinking of the moon that lit the sky of darkness. Feeling lonely, she curled against the windowsill, shuddering slightly at the chilly touch of the glass against her arm. Rosa fell asleep.
The next morning, she was woken up by the loud, annoying beeps of Zero's alarm clock. She stirred awake, leaning against the window. She could hear Zero sigh tiredly, and the shuffle of his blankets as he sat up.
"Why are you sleeping on the windowsill? What happened to sleeping on your bed?"
"I uh..." Rosa began. "I just didn't feel comfortable there and slept here. It's much nicer here. You should come and sleep here sometime."
"No thanks," Zero declined, opening the closet and taking out his uniform. He began to change in the room, and Rosa instantly grabbed a pillow from her bed and threw it at him, blushing.
"Change in the bathroom!" She shrieked, covering her face with another pillow.
"Childish, aren't we?" He asked, placing the fallen pillow on his bed and walked into the bathroom, locking it behind him.