Chapter Seven- Kashu (Isabella)- Four Weeks Later
School life wasn't the way I wanted. The Host Club was too much like a family to be considered a good club to be in during school. Tamaki and Kyoya were the parents and the rest of us were the kids. I was getting so homesick that I even had to be excused from class one day because of it. I wanted to see my Nee-sama and Zelman so much that even a glance over at Haruhi made me sick.
Kyoya wasn't helping that much. He didn't even give me a second glance most of the time when we were not in school hours or when the Host Club wasn't going on. He only treated me like a princess when he was in "host mode." He was as cold and shadow-like as in the anime and it was ticking me off.
"Maybe I should just get out of here," I muttered to myself during the after hours of the Host Club. No one was paying attention to me and I was so close to the door.
Taking the opportunity, I ran for the door and hurried to the front of the school. No one chased after me. I ran to town and quickly bought some regular clothes to disguise myself. I got jeans, a cute blue blouse, a jean jacket and black boots. I looked normal now. I walked farther into town and tried to decide where to go. I couldn't go back to Kyoya's mansion or the Special Zone; I would be sent back to school.
'I guess I will enroll in a new school. I know the perfect school.' I thought to myself as I headed in the direction of the school of my choice: Cross Academy! It was a school that had two types of classes: The Day Class and The Night Class. The Day Class students were normal teens who lived in the school's Sun Dorms. The Night Class was a group of elite, beautiful students who live in the school's Moon Dorms. The Night Class students are like celebrities at the school, but there is a secret that the Day Class students are unaware of: The entire Night Class is a group of vampires following Kaname Kuran. Kaname is a pureblood vampire lord among all vampires.
I arrived at the school and walked straight to the headmaster's office. The headmaster of Cross Academy is ex-vampire hunter Kaien Cross. He went from a hunter of vampire to a pacifist and educator of young vampires to build a bridge of peace between vampires and humans. He was a hero to me in that way. He was also very funny and entertaining.
I stood outside of his office, building up my courage to knock on the door. When I did, I stood there for a few minutes before I heard Headmaster Cross said, "Come in."
I opened the door and walked into his office. The headmaster sat at his desk and smiled at me. I smiled back and closed the door behind me.
"Hello, young one. I am guessing you are the Princess Guardian, Isabella. Welcome to Cross Academy, my lady. How may I help you?" he asked in his fun filled voice.
"I wish to enroll here at Cross Academy as a Day Class student." I answered sweetly.
"Well, I think that we have room for another Day Class student. I must warn you: things can get pretty chaotic around here." He laughed.
"Because of your precious vampire students, Headmaster Cross?" I quizzed him.
He became serious, but still smiled at me. "I see that you truly the younger Princess Guardian, young Isabella. You know the secret that I have kept for so long. I do have a condition to your enrollment," he said.
"What do you require, Headmaster?" I asked.
"I would like you to become a school guardian and I will adopt you as my daughter. I am your godfather, after all. I will personally oversee your training and teach you of my pacifist ways toward vampires." He explained in a father like voice.
"My… my godfather?" I asked.
He stood up and I ran to him for a hug. He hugged me, nearly squishing me. I was happy to find my family and my homesickness lowered very quickly as I became a member of the Cross Family.
I stood in front of Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu, my fellow school guardians. I was dressed in the Day Class uniform: a white long sleeve collared shirt with a red tie tied in a free flowing bow, a black jacket with gray line designs, and a black knee length petal skirt, black knee high socks and brown boots. Yuki dressed in the same uniform and Zero wore the Day Class male uniform: a white long sleeve collared shirt with a red tie, a black vest, a black jacket with gray line designs that he wore unbuttoned and black pants with gray lines down the sides of the legs and brown shoes with black socks.
Zero glared at me, sort of turning away from me and showing off a silver chain that connected to his vest. I tilted my head a little bit, wondering how no one noticed his 'Bloody Rose' gun in the gun holder on the left side of his chest. I thought the silver chain matched his short silver hair and light lavender eyes. On his neck was the Cross Academy symbol that he didn't seem too happy about.
Yuki had shoulder length brown hair and chocolate brown eyes that seemed to sparkle every time she smiled. She wore a Cross Academy necklace and she was smiling like an angel at me.
"Welcome to Cross Academy, Isabella. I am your new sister," Yuki said in her sweet voice.
'At least she likes me,' I thought to myself. "Just call me Bella, Yuki. It is easier to remember," I replied gently as I smiled back, "I am going to like going to school here."
Zero smirked at me, but he also hissed at me.
"Is there something wrong, Zero?" I asked him, reaching out to touch him.
He slapped my hand away and ran out of the room. I stared after him, nearly crying.
"Don't let him get to you. He is just a little grumpy." Yuki sighed. "Come on, I want you to meet Kaname-senpai!"
Yuki took hold of my hand and we ran to the School Building. There, we met up with the headmaster. He looked so happy, as usual.
"Bella, I finished the paperwork! You are officially my daughter!" he announced as he tried to hug me, but he tripped before he could.
"Headmaster?" Yuki asked.
"Father?" I asked. I helped him off the floor. He hug attacked me.
"See, Yuki? She called me 'Father'! Why can't you?" he whined.
"Kaname-senpai!" Yuki cried out.
I noticed the boy who looked about eighteen near us. He had short brown hair and dark red eyes with a brown tint in them. He looked very kind and handsome, but I saw a little sadness in his eyes.
"Kaname Kuran, the pureblood lord of vampires?" I guessed coolly.
Kaname looked at me with curiosity and and surprise filled his sad eyes. "You must be Isabelle. It is nice to meet you," he said sweetly.
I bowed a little to him and replied, "Thank you, Kaname-senpai."
"Such a polite girl you are. Are your fighting skills at the same level?" Kaname asked.
"I don't think of myself as a fighter, senpai. I was never really a fighter." I admitted quietly.
"Yes, that is what you are. You are the Princess Guardian of Love. Anyway, both guardians must know how to fight." Headmaster Cross informed me.
A strange sense in my heart went off. I flipped forward as Zero tried to slash my back with a katana. I landed in a kneeling position, looking back at Zero. He got into a fighting position. Kaname-senpai, Yuki and Headmaster moved out of the way as Zero charged at me. Yuki threw my new weapon at me and I opened it. It was moon silver and was smoothed to perfection. I smiled at the weapon and whispered, "Silver-Blood Rod."
Before Zero could catch me off guard, I guarded with Silver-Blood and we began to fight. My five senses strengthened greatly and with my hearing, I could hear Zero's irregularly fast beating heartbeat. He really wanted to hurt me.
Zero tossed the katana aside and brought out his gun. I threw my rod aside and kicked the gun out of his hands. I flipped backward and caught the gun in my right hand. When Zero got over to me I pointed the gun at his forehead. He smirked at me and grabbed onto my right wrist.
"You should out more strength into holding a gun. Also, you have great fighting skills for a beginner. Someone could easily mistake you for a hunter," he said, making smile a little.
I tightened my grip on the gun and wouldn't let go.
"That's better, but may I have my gun back?" he asked.
"Come on, Bella. Give Zero his gun back before he gets mad." Headmaster Cross said in a small voice as he hid behind Yuki.
I let go of the gun and Zero took it from me.
"Why were you so hostile earlier? Was it because you were supposed to help me with my fighting?" I asked gently.
"Least just say that your aura isn't a pleasant one to me." He walked away from me and hurried off.
"My aura… what does that mean?" I asked myself.
"He'll get used to it. Come on, Bella. You must be tired. I'll take you to where your room is." Yuki said.
We walked to the headmaster's private living area and she showed me my room there. The small room reminded me of my room in the other world. The walls had an elegant design that reflected some dim lights. Silk curtains hung from the big window and a twin sized bed stood on the left side of the window. A desk that was set up with pens, pencils, textbooks and a desk lamp was on the right of the window. A little chair was at the desk for me to be able to work at the desk. I looked in the dresser and saw that Yuki had stocked me with a lot of clothes.
I sighed and lay on my bed, falling asleep in my uniform. I was dreaming peacefully until I began dreaming about Zero and Kyoya. They were fighting over me, but I couldn't help but feel happy that I was being fought over. Only, could it be any weirder that Zero won the fight? AND MY HEART? It is just strange that I only know Zero from his character in Vampire Knight and now I was choosing him over Kyoya in my dreams… awkward.