"Normal Talk"

'Thoughts'

"Demonic/Vampire Talk"

Disclaimer: I don't own Rosario+Vampire, but I do own my OC.

Chapter 2

He woke up the next morning and got dressed quickly. He left the dorm, figuring if he moved fast enough, he could grab his book and get to school on time. He skid to a stop and had to spin on the spot to avoid knocking Mizore down. Christian recovered from his near spill and noticed his book in Mizore's hands.

"Hello Shirayuki-san. I see you have my book, did I forget it back at the clearing?" She nodded and handed it back to him, he then put it in his bag. "Thanks, I would hate to lose it now, it's a little too personal."

Mizore trailed a little behind Christian as he kept walking and talking. He then noticed she wasn't walking next to him and turned around to see her walking behind him. He motioned for her to catch up and walk with him.

"So anyway, who's your homeroom teacher? Mine seems a little absent-minded sometimes. Also, I'm beginning to wonder if I'd be able to bribe her with fish or catnip for good grades." Mizore listened silently and nodded at his description of Nekonome.

"I have Nekonome-sensei too, Chris."

"You do? I didn't see you there yesterday."

"I didn't go."

"You didn't? Huh, well, none of my business. You coming today?" She nodded and then Christian shut up as they walked into the classroom together. Christian sat down in his usual seat, and to his surprise, Mizore sat down in front of him and turned around in her seat to face him.

"Uhh... Shirayuki-san? What are you... you know what, nevermind." Slightly unnerved by her staring, he failed to notice her reach her hand into his bag until she pulled out his book. He stared at it, then at her and back again.

She opened it up and asked, "Will you read with me later Chris?" He nodded and took the offered book. He noticed a perfectly frozen snowflake in the center of it, which was odd, seeing as how it was still summer. He picked it up, surprised by how sturdy it was and looked at Mizore. He made to hand it back to her, she blushed slightly and said, "Keep it, it's a gift."

Christian nodded and slipped it carefully back in the book just as Nekonome stepped back into the room. He half-listened to what she said, his mind recording it all as his thoughts went elsewhere, like why Mizore wanted him to read with her.

Class ended and Mizore grabbed at his hand and led him out. He blushed but before they could leave the main building, they were stopped by a girl whose blue hair was tied in a short ponytail. Mizore promptly froze her in a block of ice before continuing on her way. Christian ogled at the site and was consequently too stunned to resist Mizore pulling him back to the clearing.

Once they were back at the clearing, Christian finally gathered his thoughts back in order. "Shirayuki-san, did you just freeze that girl in a block of ice?" She nodded. "How, no wait, why?"

"First, can you call me Mizore-chan from now on, since I can call you Chris, it's only fair you call me by my first name too. And aren't we friends anyway?"

"Yeah, but Mizore-chan, you still didn't answer my question. Why did you freeze that girl in a block of ice?"

"She was stopping us."

"Okay, putting that aside. How did you freeze her?"

"I just can, I'm a Yuki-Onna after all."

"A Yuki... Onna. You're a Snow Woman?" She nodded. "Wait, isn't it against school rules to reveal your true nature?" She shrugged.

"Then to make it fair, tell me yours."

Christian blinked. "My what?"

"Your nature."

"Uhh..." he paused, looking for a distraction. "Didn't you want me to read with you?"

"Yes, but I still wanna know."

"Do I have to?" Not waiting for an answer, he sighed. "Might as well get it over with... at least promise you won't kill me."

"What for?"

"Just do it. Please."

"Okay, I promise."

"I'm human." Christian closed his eyes instinctively, waiting for the worst to blow over. A few seconds passed, he opened his eyes to see Mizore still standing there.

"So? What does that matter, doesn't change my opinion about you Chris-kun."

Naturally, Christian responded with the ever eloquent, "Huh?"

"Being human doesn't change the way I feel about you Chris-kun. You're the first person to speak to me on their own. The first person to really understand me. I read some of your book, and just from this, we really think alike. We're both loners, aren't we?" As she spoke, Mizore walked closer and closer to Christian until she was standing right next to him. She wrapped her arms around him and snuggled her face into his chest. Christian blushed at the close contact and wrapped his arms awkwardly around her.

She sighed into him and then slowly, almost as if reluctant, she let go of him. She walked a short distance away and bent to pick up a stone.

"You know," she froze, "I'd almost given up on any kind of relationship with others. It always ended badly for me. I'd almost lost faith in love. But you know what, I'm willing to give it another shot, hopefully it won't blow up in my face this time." Christian was talking to himself, unaware that Mizore was listening. He chuckled to himself. "And what do you know, maybe the chance I was looking for needed to be outside of my own species. Maybe the girls here aren't as horrible as the ones back home. And maybe, just maybe, I won't get hurt again."

Mizore straightened and tossed the stone, making it skip on the water. It bounced nine times. "Chris-kun, did you see that? It skipped nine times!"

Christian smiled and walked over to give it a try, in more ways than one. He tossed it carelessly and watched it skip not once, not twice, but three times. He blinked and wondered if that meant something or if he was just being paranoid.

~AN~

Why does this chapter seem a little shorter than the last one? I'm thinking that maybe I rushed into the relationship... perhaps this could use some editing.

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