Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight or its characters.

Summary: I just recently transferred to Cross Academy. I've never been to a boarding school before and I still haven't adjusted properly. I don't like following rule and could care less of what other people have to say. LIstening just was never one of my strong points. Now that I'm at this academy, I can leave my past behind and start a new...sadly old habits die hard. I tried, but my curiosity got the best of me. Cross Academy was hiding something...that I knew for sure. I didn't know what, and I've tried to ignore my gut feeling, but it's not working. No one will answer me properly, so now it's up to me to get my own answers. There was one person who would be able to link everything, that stoic, unsociable, scary, emotionally dysfunctional person was going to be the key to unlocking the secrets of this academy. How would I get him to spill? By befriending him of course.

A/N: Err yeah it has been a long time. I kinda got stuck on this chapter. This wasn't what I had originally had written, but I realized that my first version was ooc and then I restarted. Anyways when I had posted my last chapter I had received my very first flame, but not for that chapter, and so I had gone into a slight depression. But after re-reading it a few times I really started to laugh at it because it made absolutely no sense. You can go check out the review yourself and see if you agree with me.

To: a reader- Rofl. Your pen name is very ironic. You're a reader so couldn't you read I said no flames? Anyways moving on, your review made no sense to me whatsoever. It sounded like one of those copy and paste flames people post because they can't think of anything better to say. You wanna talk about being original? Well why don't you write an original flame instead of posting this garbage? I don't even know why you bothered to mention Kaname when this story isn't even about him. This story isn't a love triangle, I don't know how you came to that conclusion. No one's chasing after Willow nor is she whoring herself to Zero or Kaname (still don't know why you mentioned him). If you don't like OC pairings then why are you even bothering to read this? It said ZeroXOC in the summaryso obviously there isn't any unrequited love. Umm why are you dragging my love life into the flame? And the next time you want to flame this story, please use correct punctuation because otherwise your flame just becomes confusing.

A/N: On another note, I went back and edited chapters 1-4 or chapters 1-3, I forget lol. Chapter 2 was severely edited, that I do remember. If you see a chapter that has edited written at the bottom then it was edited. And I'm not talking about changing grammatical errors or punctuation, I'm talking about taking out dialog and scenes or adding in dialog and scenes etc...I didn't just write edited for spelling typos and stuff like that. Anyways I hope you enjoy this chapter, I worked really hard on it, please don't stab me for taking such a long time. (^_^)"

Chapter 10

When you're at the end of your rope, tie a knot and hold on

Willow:

"You need to eat something Willow-chan." Mira murmured softly, lifting a spoonful of mystery mush from the cafeteria towards my mouth. "It isn't healthy to starve yourself."

I pushed her offering away and shook my head stubbornly.

"I think she's still in shock." I heard Keira mutter to Mira.

To say 'still in shock', was a complete understatement.

"She hasn't eaten anything in three days, is Willow-chan going to die?" Sakura whispered to Rika.

I think death would be better than this empty hollow feeling. All feelings, even feelings of anger and hatred had been sucked out of me and now I was just this empty, numb, waste of space. When I had found my brother slumped against a tree surrounded by a large pool of his own blood, my world had shattered into a million pieces and everything just came crumbling down. Kyousuke is better than he was three days ago. He's not awake yet, the doctors say he's in a coma and the chances of him ever waking up are very slim, but I know Kyousuke will wake up soon. Because he can't leave me all alone, that would just be too cruel.

"Maybe someone should take her to the infirmary?" someone suggested.

"Shush idiot. Her brother's in the infirmary!"

I felt like I was on autopilot or something like that. Everything that was happening wasn't real and I was watching another Willow's tragedy. But deep down I knew that that was a load of crap. I wanted to crawl into a hole and curl up into a ball and just forget everything. I wanted so badly for there to be a door that read 'emergency exit' that I could use. I wanted some sort of escape. Having my friends and classmates fuss over me wasn't helping me but only making things worse; their presence only kept reminding me of Kyou's horrible situation.

"Is Willow-chan going to die!" Sakura panicked.

"No." Rika replied calmly.

I was so lucky to have such caring friends who worried over me non stop, but right now I needed to be alone. Right now I needed time to think, to process what exactly had happened. I needed to be in a quiet, secluded place where no one would bother me.

"Everyone," I said slowly, trying to gather the right words that needed to be said, "-thank you, but I need to be alone right now." And with that said, I stood up and walked out of the dining hall, letting my feet guide me to wherever they pleased. I barely registered my surroundings, everything had become a total blur. I ended up standing in front of the secret library, how long I had been standing there I didn't know. At some point I just looked up and realized I was there. As I placed my hands on the handles, I hesitated in opening the door.

'There are no such things as accidents.'

Had he been trying to tell me something?

"Everything happens for a reason.'

Had there been a hidden message behind his words? Had Ichijo been trying to warn me? Did he know something? So many questions and no answers. Well now it was time to get some answers, no more fooling around. It was time to get serious.

I had no doubt in my mind that everything was connected. Kyou's vicious attack and the secret Cross Academy was hiding, they were both related to each other. Everything happens for a reason, right? There are no such things as accidents, right? Well then there was a reason I had become suspicious of this school and it wasn't going to be accident when I found out the truth.

With a new found confidence, I bravely pushed open the door. There were hundreds of shelves with with rows and rows of dusty old books that people had forgotten about. Hell, there was even an upper level, there were so many books. With this many books, surely one of them would have an answer. No, one of those books would have an answer, whether it be a word, a picture or a sentence, there would be an answer. I would read each and every single book until I found an answer. Okay maybe that was an overstatement, but I would read until something happened.

I grabbed a trolley cart and made my way to the back of the library where the really really old books had been placed. It was too dark to see the titles said so I just took as many as could fit on the trolley and wheeled it back to where I had sat the last time I had been here. I piled all the books in neat stacks of four and then sat down on the red velvet sofa with a fat book in hand and began to read it.

Kaien Cross

Chairman Cross sat with his elbows propped against his table, facing a group of people. Members of the Black Knights were situated to his left while a few vital members of the Night Class sat calmly on his right. The tension was so thick that it could've been cut through with a butter knife. Of course, it was expected, a tense atmosphere. Two forces were clashing together right there in his office.

"Now you all know why you're here." Cross spoke, "The enemy has finally made their first move. The question at hand is what did Kyousuke Sakai do to provoke such brutality?"

"I have a better question at hand." Kira sneered, "Why are they here. It was their kind that did this."

"Kira shut up." Hiro snapped, "The better question, Cross, isn't what that kid did but what he had. What did he have that the enemy wanted?"

"If that's the case then we should arrest Mira Petrov, Kazuma Aihara and Siren Souen and interrogate them thoroughly." Kaito commented.

Artemis rolled her eyes, "And what good would that do? They're not going to speak and we'd only be pushing the enemy's hand to make another bold move."

"Kuran Rido isn't the only person we need to worry about," Cherry said with a grim expression, "The grand council isn't going to idly sit by and watch. They're going to first try and take the boy and if that fails, they're going to go after the girl."

"I agree with Cherry." Hiro said, "Cross, that girl is in serious danger. You have two threats after her; Kuran Rido and the grand council."

"How do you know Rido wants the girl?" Kira asked.

"Are you a fool?" Kaito snapped from his place by the chairman's side, "You think it's a coincident that Mira Petrov and Kauzma Aihara, servants of Rido, befriended the Sakai siblings? We don't know what Rido is planning, but we need to assume the worst and take the necessary precautions."

"I think Sakai-san should be told the truth." Ichijo said.

The whole room froze and stared at the emerald eyed noble vampire.

It was Artemis who came to her senses first. "You are being foolish." Artemis said, breaking the silence. She sat with arms folded loosely across her chest and was gently rocking back and forth in her chair. "There is no way, a human such as her could handle the truth about this Academy."

"Sooner or later Sakai Willow-san will learn the truth, it's something inevitable." Cross said jadedly.

"Well then I say it be later than sooner." Artemis replied stubbornly.

"It's a bad move." Cherry spoke up, looking straight into the eyes of the chairman "But, I think it's best to leave it up to fate." she ended softly.

"Fate is not always right, Cherry." Hiro said from his spot in the corner; a man of twenty-one maybe, had his back propped up against the wall and a book in hand.

Ichijo gazed at the man with a neutral expression "Everything happens for a reason."

Kira snorted in disagreement. Cherry whacked her comrade upside the head, a vein appearing on her forehead due to irritation. The room had gone back into dead silence and all eyes were back on Kaien Cross.

"I agree with Cherry," he finally said, "Let the girl's path be decided by fate. Moving on, I think as a precautionary step, we need to increase the security. Cherry and Artemis you two will patrol during the night. Hiro, you will continue to watch over the town. Kaito, you and Yagari will take the day patrol. Kaname-san," Cross said, "I'll let you do as you see fit."

"And what about me?" Kira growled.

"I have a special task for you." Cross informed the brown haired hunter, "You and Kiryuu-kun will take turns in watching over Sakai Willow."

"You want me to babysit that girl!" Kira exclaimed outraged.

"This is a serious matter Kira." Yagari said, "There is no room for your complaining. You've been assigned watching the girl because of your skill, not because we think your incompetent."

Kira scowled and abruptly stood up, stalking out of the Chairman's office.

"I wouldn't worry about Naoto," Artemis said watching her partner storm out, "He may complain but he always comes through. You can definitely count on him."

"Well said." Cross gave a warm smile to his ex-student, "I think that's about it for this meeting."

Mira

"What were you thinking!" snarled Siren Souen, her fangs exposed and crimson orbs narrowed. "That was not part of the plan! We're supposed to bring them both to Rido-sama. You can't just say 'Opps sorry but I accidently put one of them in a coma!' We need both of them in order to complete the next step!"

Mira gazed at her fellow vampire comrade with a cold expression.

"Our goal is to bring the pureblood princess back to Rido-sama." Mira replied.

"We still have his blood, so really there wasn't any harm done. He was collateral. As long as we have his blood, everything is okay." Kazuma said, backing up the snow haired level-E.

Mira threw a glare at the sandy blonde haired vampire as if saying she could handle herself. He shrugged and returned back to his rubik's cube.

"So what do we do now?"

"We lay low and act like we know nothing." Siren said.

"That will never work." Mira interjected "Those hunters aren't stupid. They're already suspicious and now they have no reason to hold back."

"And who's fault is that!"

Siren bit her lip, racking her brain for a new plan. That arrogant level-E! How could she go off on her own and do something so stupid! She put Rido's entire plan in jeopardy. He needed both siblings. Kyousuke Sakai, the boy whose blood was necessary for the revival of Shizuka Hio. And Willow Sakai, the girl whose blood was considered a poison to all pure-bloods; one drop was lethal.

"There's an easy way to solve this problem," Ichijo said.

Siren glared.

"Why should we believe that you know what the best plan of action is?" Siren questioned "Everyone knows that you're Kaname's precious and loyal dog. You wouldn't dare betray him. During the revolt, you turned on your own grandfather. What's stopping you from turning on us?"

"You wound me Siren," Ichijo said lightly. "My loyalty lies with Sara-sama. Her wish is my command."

"You say that now." Siren growled, her red eyes darkening "But can you really bring yourself to betray your friend and kill his most beloved, irreplaceable, precious person?"

"If that is what Sara-sama wishes, then I will do so." Ichijo replied with a steady voice.

Siren pursed her lips. She couldn't risk Ichijo double crossing them. There had to be another way. A way that would keep them all safe.

"I want you two to stay close to the girl. They can't hurt you while she's around because they don't want to get innocent people involved. As long as she's around, they won't touch you." Siren said, rubbing her temples.

"I'm not in her year." Kazuma said, "I can't stay beside Willow."

Siren slapped her hand on her forehead. She was working with a bunch of idiots. Okay she needed a new plan and one that hadn't been concocted by the double crossing, no good vampire, Ichijo. There was only one logical step for her fellow vampires to take.

"We have to retreat."

Willow:

"Willow run!" Kyousuke screamed.

"Are you stupid!" I retorted, bending down to help my brother up, "We're getting out of here together."

Kyousuke shook his head, "It's too late for me Will. You need to get out of here before they catch you."

"Who?" I demanded.

"Just run." he repeated, not answering my question.

"I'm not leaving you here." I said.

"I'd be dead weight to you. You need to run." he wheezed, blood started to trickle down his mouth.

"No!" I shrieked, slinging Kyou's arm around my shoulder and struggling to support him.

He chuckled darkly, "Willow there's no point. I'm already dying."

"No you're not." I said. "Don't give up."

"Will, for once in your life, listen to me." Kyou said, pulling himself away from me, "You need to run. Don't stop. Don't look back. Just run. Because it's not me they're after, it's you."

I stood rooted to the spot.

"Who?" I asked.

"..." Kyou's lips moved but no sound came out.

"Oi!"

I felt someone shake me roughly, pulling me out of my nightmare. This nightmare had been haunting me for the last three days, every time I closed my eyes I'd find myself there. The message was always the same. A bloody and mutilated Kyousuke kept screaming at me to run. But this time he had told me they were after me, whoever they were. He hadn't said that in the previous nightmares. I wanted to believe that my nightmares were just plain old ordinary nightmares and that there was nothing wrong. But Ichijo's words echoed throughout my mind and I knew that Kyou was trying to tell me something.

"Wake up ugly." I knew that voice. The shaking didn't stop and when I refused to open my eyes, books were thrown at me.

"Ow!" I yelped, when Kira threw yet another book at me. I glared at him, "I'm awake."

"That one was because I just don't like you." Kira stated, smirking.

"What do you want?" I growled.

He made a 'tsk' sound, waving his finger back and forth, "Manners Willow." he said, smirking. "It's not what, but who. The chairman wants to see you."

I frowned. I wanted nothing to do with Cross. "Well you can tell him I don't want to see him." I said, folding my arms.

Kira scowled, his nice facade disappearing, "I'm not your messenger boy, ugly wench."

"Go away Kira." I said.

"Don't order me around." he hissed. Kira darted forward, yanking me to my feet by my arm. Kira held onto my arm and dragged me out of the library and back through the sun dorm and across the campus to the chairman's office. He shoved me through the door and then slammed it shut. I picked myself up, and sent the door a glare. I walked up the long spiraling staircase and then knocked lightly on his door.

"You wanted to see me?" I scowled as I opened the door.

"Ta da!"

A black furry thing was shoved in my face. I fell back in surprise and glared up at the chairman.

"Look Sakai-san." the chairman said, rubbing his face affectionately against the black cat he held in his arms. The cat looked pissed beyond belief; his ears were flattened and his eyes were narrowed. Any moment now, I expected him to bite the chairman.

"His name is Lucifer." Cross announced. Ah what a perfect name for Satan's pet. "But you can call him Lulu-chan."

"Err, why would I want to do that?" I asked, eyeing the cat with caution.

"Because he's yours!" Cross said, handing me the cat.

I tried to push the creature away from me, but the chairman was very insistent I hold him. I looked down at the animal and then looked back at Cross "What?"

"He's been living in my office for a while now." Cross explained, a happy grin on his face, "With so much going on, I had forgotten to give him to you. He's from your mother."

"I don't want him." I spat as soon as the chairman had mention my mother. Anything from her was worth nothing to me. And besides, I didn't have time to care for a cat. Lucifer hissed and scratched angrily at my arm. I immediately let him go and he darted under the chairman's desk.

"Ahh it seems he's taken a liking to me." Cross said, pouting slightly.

"That's fine with me." I replied. "If that was all you wanted then I'm going." I turned around and opened the door; a black blur raced past me. Opps.

"Ahh Lulu-chan!" Cross said, as his cat ran out.

"I'm leaving." I informed him.

"Sakai-san." Cross called my name.

"What?" I spat in anger.

"I'm sorry." The chairman only gave me a solemn expression, his eyes hard; betraying nothing of his feelings.

I rolled my eyes in disgust, "Yeah, well don't be." I closed the door despite his calls for me to stay. I didn't want to see Cross until he was willing to give me answers. I walked back to the Sun Dorm with the intent of returning to the library but stopped when I found the black cat sitting in my path. He sat looking up at me with his big amber owl like eyes, his tail swishing back and forth.

"What?" I growled. He continued to stare at me. "If you don't move I'm going to step on you." My words had no affect on him. Suddenly he stood on all fours and trotted into the Sun Dorm. This cat was demented or possessed. I continued on my way, and when I entered the Sun Dorm, I found him waiting on the stairs, as if he was trying to tell me something. "What?" I asked again. He remained silent, turning on his paws and bounding up the stairs. Great, I must be going mad to think a cat was trying to tell me something. I walked up the stairs and found him scratching on my door.

"What, you can't open the door?" I asked sarcastically. He looked at me and then returned to pawing at the door. I rolled my eyes, yup I had finally lost it. When I opened my door, I was hit with freezing cold air. The lights were off, but there was enough daylight to illuminate the room. Both windows on either side of the beds were wide open. I quickly crossed the room, ignoring the cat who had started to meow, and shut the windows.

"Meow."

"What?" I asked, giving the cat a mean look. He sat on his haunches and began to wash himself, his tail swaying to and fro. I rolled my eyes. This was stupid, I needed to be looking for answers in the library, not standing here like a fool thinking this cat was trying to tell me something.

"Meow." he said, as I turned to leave.

I stalked over to the cat, placing my hands on my hips and a frown on my face, "Okay you really have to stop with that meowing-" before I could lecture him any further, my eyes fell on a piece a paper that was pinned to Mira's pillow. I swatted the cat off her bed and then picked up the paper.

Goodbye

What? I read the same word over and over, not understanding it at all.

"Meow."

I looked at the cat one last time, but he was already padding away leaving me standing there alone in my dorm, in the dark. I glanced down at the piece of paper in my hand and read it once more. My vision became blurry and then the word became blotchy as the tears pour out. Not just for Mira, for Kyou as well. My bro was in a coma and my best friend was gone. I was all alone.

Authoress' Corner

Okay well now that I have my internet back and I don't feel rushed, I can write a proper author's note. Okay well I've gone back and edited the ending slightly. I wasn't happy with what I had wrote, but I desperately wanted to post so I wrote a sloppy ending. It was basically what I wanted, but I've gone back and refined it. Well I've had a rather busy summer. I spent the first half of my summer vacation in NYC visiting my relatives and stuff, really boring. I had no internet which really pissed me off. I got it like once a week. I can't live without the internet, I'll go crazy. So while in NYC I busied myself with betaing for a couple of people and I tried to write for VK but I couldn't produce anything. This chapter hit me at 3 in the morning a few days ago. So yesterday I sat down at starbucks with a tea and wrote. The Mira and first Chairman part, I had written a long time ago but I hadn't had the chance to use it. I'm happy I finally have. The next chapter is either going to be out really quickly or it's going to take a while. I didn't do a flashback for Willow of what had happened because it wasn't working. I kind of regret making her lose her memories temporarily, but I'll go into detail about that another time. I am still editing the rest of my story because I don't like what I've written. Well I guess that's it. Until next time.

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