Scarred Fates : Sequel to Twisted Fates. It's Seiran and Zero's final year at Cross Academy. More enemies inadvertently created due to her newly created blood tablets are out to get her…And who is that elegant lady plaguing her dreams? Why is everyone targeting the Level Es Seiran decided to protect…? Zero x OC (Seiran). Sorry, bad at summaries -.-"

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CHAPTER 9

"I hope you'll have a nice day at class today," wished Zero as Seiran stepped out of the bathroom adjusting her Night Class uniform. It was two days after their date, and them 'officially' being together with much amusement on Zero's part and much embarrassment on Seiran's. It had also been a usual first day of Day Class with the 'kya-kya-ing' of the female Day Class students especially at Seiran's new hair colour, Zero shouting at the rabid fangirls while Seiran coaxed them to be better behaved. Kaname had nodded at Seiran, indicating she would be joining them much later. Currently, it was nine at night and Seiran would be having classes the following morning at ten.

Both she and Zero had discussed her timetable and had reached a similar conclusion – Seiran would use the time in between classes to sleep if the hours were odd, say her Night Class ended at four in the morning and she had a Day Class at nine later. Zero would call Seiran up if she was sleeping during free periods or remind her of any class changes which might occur if she wasn't around to listen. If she was doing her research in during the Day Classes she wasn't taking, Zero would also come and fetch her for class at the right time. Seiran *secretly* would make sure the Sleeping Beauty wouldn't fall behind his studies by asking others to lend her their notes if she wasn't around just to let him copy.

"I'll be fine. It's only two hours each of Physio and Ad Chem and I'll be back at around one."

"Then I'll be seeing you on patrol…" Zero smiled.

"Yeah, my Prefect's uniform is in my bag." Seiran checked her bag just to confirm she packed all the stationary she needed as well as the textbooks before heading to the window.

"Wait! What are you doing?" Zero got up from his desk, stopping her.

"I can't walk out the front door. Chairman Cross will get into deep trouble if the boys find out that a girl is staying with you and inform their parents."

"B-but even so…you can't just jump out the window! Your skirt – " Zero felt too embarrassed to continue. Damn it, I should have told her it needed alterations! It's too short!

"I know it'll flip up. Don't worry, I have shorts underneath. How did you think Yuuki handled her skirt when she was a Prefect and had all the jumping to do?" laughed Seiran as she gave her boyfriend a quick peck on his cheek.

"Erm…yeah…" Zero rubbed his neck. That thought had never occurred to him before. He always assumed Yuuki's stockings had hooks onto her skirt.

"See you later, partner!" Seiran gave one last wave before leaping off the window still.

Zero watched as she gracefully landed on her feet before composing herself and heading in the direction of the lecture hall where the Night Classes were held. He went back to his seat, unable to take a short nap like Seiran asked him to. Looking at his textbooks on his desk, he thought of skimming through what he would be learning. He decided he didn't want to make Seiran worried about his attitude towards his studies.

Here goes nothing…Seiran took a deep breath before she opened the double wooden doors. Good. The next lecturer, a Professor Shintado Asada who was lecturing on the Anatomy and Physiology – A and P – class, hadn't arrived yet. Immediately all eyes zoned in on her, making her feel extremely uncomfortable under the hawk-like scrunity. Ugh…Scary vampires…At least the Day Class doesn't look at me like I'm some alien…

"Seiran-san!" chirped Mia, Takuma's girlfriend, waving at her as Takuma himself approached her. Other female vampires not really part of Kaname's clique stared at Mia, wondering why she used honourifics towards the newly arrived vampire. They didn't know Seiran's real status as she had requested Kaname to only consider her a noble.

She stiffly waved back. "Hi, Mia. Seiran only, please." Both of them have such a sunshine-y attitude, it's no wonder they're a good match. She swore she saw sunflowers being emitted from both of them…

"Seiran-chan! Welcome to the Night Class!" the Vice Dorm Leader gaily greeted as he led the red haired pureblood into the lecture theatre. His voice more discreet, he added, "I've prepared your seat up there, next to Yuuki's."

She looked up. Seated at the back of the hall were the Kuran royalty and she mentally gagged – they were sitting on thrones? What the –? There was a third seat there, despite not as royal looking as the thrones, it was equally aristocratic looking, indicating that her status was 'part' royalty. Oh yeah. Orchid Princess…

There's no freaking way I'm sitting in that seat!

"Taku-chan, kindly tell Kaname I decline and also no offense, but I prefer to sit in front and listen to my lectures like any ordinary student would," Seiran stressed the few words, wanting to glare at Kaname but gave Yuuki a fake smile instead.

Takuma bit back a laugh. "Very well. Professor Shintado will be arriving shortly, so pick your seat then."

Seiran saw him walk towards Kaname and Yuuki, softly telling them Seiran preferred to sit in front. Yuuki nodded in understanding and smiled again at her while Kaname gave her a discerning stare before he looked elsewhere.

Then she heard Kaname's thoughts in her head. You're being really stubborn about your status, aren't you, Seiran?

Look, Kaname…I came here to study, not act like royalty, alright?

No thoughts back from Kaname showed he ended their mental conversation. Seiran controlled herself from rolling her eyes.

The Kaede pureblood gave the entire class a quick glance through. Apart from Kaname's clique, there were around fifteen other vampires and they were scattered around the classroom. Some eyed her with disinterest; others weren't even bothered to look in her direction, choosing instead to slouch in their seats and read non academic material. Strangely, none of the Night Class students thought it was strange to see her in a Night Class female's uniform as they might have seen her as a Prefect in the Day Class and in a male uniform. Maybe they didn't even notice her as a him…Or maybe if they did, cross dressing was something they were used to…? Seiran didn't know why, but images of Takuma in a maid's uniform as he was busy with the Moon Dorm's affairs and Rima modeling in male clothes came to her mind and she suppressed the urge to laugh.

Those Seiran knew – Kaname's crowd – acknowledged her with either a respectful nod of their heads or a slight bow to which Seiran sincerely smiled back and bowed. Kain, Ruka, Shiki, Rima, Seiren…Aidou – there's something off about him when his smile at me seemed…feeble. Maybe he's unwell?

A coincidence that he was seated in the front row, Seiran approached him. "Aidou…" She stopped when he sluggishly jerked away.

"Seiran-san…" Then he looked down and got up, leaving the entire bench of the front row to her before shifting to the second row. Before he could sit again, Seiran had reached out and grabbed hold of his arm.

"Aidou…kun…" Gee, this is really weird calling him that! But Hanabusa-kun would sound funnier… "Why are you shifting seats?"

"Because…," Aidou gulped and whispered, "We can't sit next to purebloods unless we're allowed to…" And I'm not supposed to be talking to you, Seiran-san, but it would be terribly rude if I don't answer a pureblood…

"Aidou-kun, please sit beside me. I feel awkward sitting here alone," she cajoled and smiled, hoping that the usually feisty noble would get back his spirits.

"O-Ok." Aidou awkwardly grasped his textbooks, trying to ignore the prickling stare of Kaname's on his back and sat next to Seiran…two metres away. I'm really sorry, Kaname-sama!

Seiran sighed, her fingers itching to rub her already pounding temples at the way the Night Class students were treating her. It's alright…Remember the hunter training and you were the only girl? It's the exact same thing, so take it in your stride, Kaede! "Aidou…I'd like you to sit beside me, about twenty centimetres away." She half expected him to take out his ruler and measure the distance based on the way he was acting.

Aidou moved closer to her but his head was down, as though extremely guilty of something. Earlier on he had been warned by Kaname not to try anything funny when Seiran arrived for class. So he decided he wouldn't be sitting near her if he took the front seat as her place had been prepared beside the Kurans. It must be the curse of the broken mirror! he woebegonely thought. He was sitting beside Seiran-san, ignoring Kaname-sama's orders. Yori was still angry with him for almost hurting Yuuki, he only had one blood tablet left – the blood hunger was starting to kick in and he was busy working on his own research which had left him worn-out.

The hunter-pureblood looked at the aristocrat beside her, studying his facial expression. Idol senpai was looking pale with bags under his eyes and even his baby curls seemed tousled up instead of being immaculately styled like usual. She opened her mouth wanting to enquire what was wrong with him but Professor Shintado had entered the class and she had to focus on A and P instead.

The first A and P class was part introduction as well as the first topic of cells. Seiran noted the topics were similar to Biology learnt by Day Class students, but more detailed explanations were given for the functions and descriptions of organelle and non organelles. The Night Class also had to learn the Latin based words for body anatomy such as deltoid, maxilla, sternocleidomastoid, etcetera…At the end of the two hour class, a quarter of the Night Class were sleeping in their seats and there was homework given by the professor – an essay on which organelles did vampires have in abundance and why. Seiran heaved a sigh of relief, glad that she had at least been reading Advanced Biology since last year.

Looking at Aidou, she was surprised to see him also slumped in his seat but he wasn't sleeping. Aidou was awake with random notes scribbled messily in his notebook, but his eyes were looking rather dazed. His breath was coming out in shallow puffs.

"Aidou-kun, what's wrong?" she asked, getting more worried now. This is unlike Aidou-kun!

He weakly shook his head, not wanting to answer her. Another hunger spasm hit him. Defeated, he grabbed his tablet box to his mouth, swallowing the last tablet. "Ahhh," he sighed in slight contentment before giving a small smile to Seiran. "It's nothing, Seiran-san…I just forgot to eat my blood tablets, that's all…"

"I don't believe you."

Fear struck the blond vampire's heart when he saw Seiran looking at him that way.

Bang!

It was so easy, murdering a helpless ex-Level E with his favourite weapon. The Level E didn't even try to run away, rooted to the spot with fear at the coldness etched in the murderer's eyes. The murderer himself laughed before he flicked the specified flower from the Mastermind.

Yes…he wanted to lure that bitch out of her sanctuary.

Seiran Kaede, the one who created the blood tablets to feed those worthless Level E leeches…

"It would be nice to put a bullet into your brain…," he whispered as he picked up his used bullet casing. Too bad tonight only yielded one victim…but there would be more…He could wait. He would be patient. After all, wasn't patience a virtue?

Lesson no. 10 : Always remember your roots even though you've risen in status.

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