Yay! Fourth Chapter!!!

A/N: I just found out Kain and Aidou are actually cousins... My bad...

Kain sighed and rubbed his forehead with the palm of his hand. He was standing at the end of the classroom, looking out the wide mansion windows as the other vampires filed into the class. Rin wasn't there, having been called to the chairman's office with the two prefects. What the hell did she think she was doing?, he thought. He pondered a while more, before solidifying his resolve to talk to Rin later.

Rin stalked the corridors of the empty Moon Dorms, her fangs glinting in the dim moonlight. Did they not understand? Did they not realize that wearing the Night Class' uniforms would put her in a place she didn't want to be? Did they not see that she did not wish to be held under Kaname's grip the way everyone in the Night Class was?

Her hand struck out in a flash, smashing one of the vases placed along the corridor. She raised her fist, hurling it into the wall to crack the fine plaster and ebony boards. Her anger rose when she noticed a dark figure in the Night Class uniform standing at the end of the corridor. Her gaze flittered over him, her vampiric senses sharpening her eyesight as she picked out a fine-boned face, framed with hazel locks. Long fingers hung at the vampire's side, their graceful build sparking a quickly hidden arrow of fear in Rin's eyes.

Kaname stood at the end of the corridor, calmly following Rin's movements with a velvet gaze.

Rin froze, watching him with guarded eyes. She didn't move when he approached slowly, as if trying to calm a wild beast.

Kaname stopped an arm's length away from her, his fine face perfectly composed. It was only then when Rin turned to face him, no longer concealing her facial expressions. She turned to look at him, and still he did not flinch, when he saw her eyes were sparkling with tears. He appeared unmoved, and for a while the hall was silent until he opened his mouth to speak.

"I never forgot you, Gypsy whore."

Rin's eyes flashed with rage and pain, tears flowing down her face as she took a step backwards.

"You pureblood bastard!" She swore, her jaws and fists clenching as he tore open the scabs on her heart which had barely healed. Her arms rose to clasp herself around the chest, sobbing tears of pain and anger as she slowly retreated towards her room. As soon as she was a few more armspans from him, she spun around, more sobs rising in her chest as she ran.

Kaname watched her turn away, felt his ears ring when her door slammed on the now silent corridor. He stood a while more, memories of when he first met her flickering through his mind like a guttering candle.

10 years earlier

Kaname sat at the window of his late parents' mansion, watching the snow fly past. He thought of his sister, who he had left with Kurosu. He remembered her face as he left her behind, as his mother sacrificed herself for Yuuki's memories to be erased.

A sharp knock on the door suddenly roused him from his thoughts, as he descended the stairs and opened the door. A girl with raven curls huddled on his doorstep, breath curling in little clouds as she spoke.

"Are you of the K-Kuran family?"

Kaname looked into her ice-colored eyes, eyes which spoke of pain. Ex-human, he thought.

"The Kuran family is no more, vampire. I am the last of them."

"Rido… H-he came didn't he?" the girl asked, her pretty face furrowed with desperation (pain?).

"Rido is dead. I killed him as he killed my family."

"P-Please… I need his blood… Please, help me. He will resurrect. Please, let me stay here. I will wait for him to come back. Please…" she pleaded with him, watching his face for any emotion he showed.

"Who are you?"

"R-Rin Kage."

He stood watching her shiver on the doorstep, as snowflakes caught in her dark hair.

"You are from the gypsy sorceress' brood. The Kage witch-clan. A strong bloodline. So why the brothel clothes?"

Her eyes glanced downward, before glancing up at him once more.

"Rido destroyed my family as well. It was the only way for me… Please, help me… Let me stay here…"

"He destroyed your family?"

"Please, I understand your situation… Let me stay here…"

"An E-class can never understand a pureblood's situation."

Kaname turned on his heel, closing the door on her.

Rin sat slumped against the wall, tears streaming down her face, staining her cheeks as they flowed to drip from her chin.

The air in her room was stagnant, the darkness weighing down on Rin like a heavy quilt. The heaviness of silence and darkness was to be uninterrupted, when there was a sharp knock on the door. When the silence continued, it was darkness to be interrupted, as the door opened a crack, light slicing through the gloom like a white knife.

Kain stood in the doorway, as Rin slowly lifted her tear-stained face to see him. Her lips opened, released words saturated in need.

"Help me…"

Yay!!! thanks as always to those who reviewed... greatly appreciated!!! In case you're wondering, Rin's whole past will come out in the following chapters! woohoo!!!

P. Viper