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An entire week had passed, and surprisingly enough nothing neither traumatic nor bloody had occurred. It was a rare day off, with the decorations for the school dance to be held that night being put up, that Amaya spent the majority of it sitting in the shade of a giant weeping willow tree reading a science fiction novel. It was a great, thick book with more than a thousand pages. Fascinating, though. She had just reached the halfway mark and refused to leave her quiet and peaceful spot for anything short of a nuclear war. So, naturally, when the scared looking boy's (whom she later found out was the class president) request to assist with the setting up, got bluntly rejected. Having aced her test effortlessly, she neglected to see why their class had to be the one doing the setting up.

She felt the distinct need to doze off. Daylight still made her sleepy, and the fact that she regularly had night-time visitors didn't make it any better. The first time was two second-years in her class who came to see if she would go with them to stalk, oops, take pictures of some of the Night Class students. She helped them out by throwing the book she was reading before she fell asleep at one of them. Unfortunately, as she was half asleep at the time, the book missed its target and ended up embedded into the wall. Regardless, this managed to scare them enough that that particular pair never visited her again. But then the next night a group of three came asking if she wanted to sneak into the boys' dorm and play Truth or Dare with them. This time, one girl received a washing peg on her kneecap and the other two got away. Then night after night, girls would come and ask her to do something illegal with them and it slowly developed into some stupid game of 'who can escape Amaya's room unharmed' or 'who can convince Amaya to take part in an activity with us'.

One day, she swore to herself, someone was going to die.

But until then…

She lay down on the ground and placed the book under her cheek as a cushion.

Naptime.

Kiryuu Zero stumbled through the foliage, with no particular destination in mind. The only thoughts going through his mind had to do with the excruciating pain, and what he was becoming along with it. That, and the terrible cockiness that was always prominent in that bastard Kaname's face, and how worried Yuuki was for him, but still she loved that Kuran, her hero. That's what made Zero hate him the most. That and the fact that he was an egotistical snob.

As the pain began to subside, Zero came into a small meadow of sorts, with a large willow tree and a few bushes and those colourful-meadow-flower things. He gave a cynical humph and fell on the ground, and was startled to feel something soft beneath him.

Jumping back up, he glanced down and saw the sleeping figure of that transfer student, Kumo he thought she was.

What's she doing here?

But, then again, what am I doing here anyway?

I'd better leave, He thought, and snorted. Wouldn't want her to wake up and see him standing there like an idiot. But he could hear her light snores, and judged it to be the slumber of someone seriously tired. Unfortunately, he knew the feeling. The sun had begun to set, and the sky was a beautiful pink-red colour with many clouds scattered about. The tree cast shadows on her face, and for the first time he could truly appreciate what he was seeing. Her skin was as pale as someone who never goes in the sun, but her cheeks were pink and she looked calm. Usually during class she sat next to him stoic and stone-faced, serious and permanently irritated. For a second he caught himself wondering what her story was- why did she come to Cross Academy? Why did both he and Yuuki get such a weird feeling from her?

But the conclusion that Zero came to, was that she was without a doubt hiding something.

Suddenly another attack came, and with a loud gasp of pain Zero stumbled and fell, hit his head on an inconveniently placed stone and fell unconscious.

Ahh that was good, Amaya thought waking up. Finally I don't feel like such a dead person anymore. She laughed out loud at that. But when standing up, she had to admit to herself that however improbable it might be, it was as obvious as a lorry in a salad that Kiryuu Zero was lying on the ground, either dead or passed out. She blinked her eyes once, twice. Nope, still there.

Oh dear.

She bent down next to him, and slapped him once on one cheek and another on the other. He didn't move, but when her sensitive nose smelled blood she realised that he must be injured in some or other way. She put her head on his chest and listened for a heartbeat- and was surprised to hear one.

Amaya angled his head slightly and saw an enormous red gash going diagonally from his left ear halfway to his neck.

She hissed in sympathy, and was faced with a difficult decision- leave him there, or take him to some medical place? Usually she would have just left him there to die, but that utterly agonised expression he had on his unconscious face left her with unwelcome feeling- guilt. She sighed, and decided that it was probably better to do 'the right thing' now, to save her another sleepless night. Investment in the future. She picked him up with ease, as he was very light for a boy his age. Either he was just naturally thin, or he had some kind of illness- that was the most probable answer, as he seemed to permanently have a pained expression on his face.

She decided to just carry him to the Chairman's office, and leave him to deal with the Kiryuu. She encountered nobody on her way there, strangely enough.

They must all be at the dance already.

When she finally reached the Chairman's office, he was already standing outside, waiting.

"What happened, Amaya-san?"

She pointed at Zero. "Ask him when he wakes up. I have no idea."

"Ok then, I'll let you know-"

"Not necessary, Chairman."

He walked to his cupboard and pulled out something that looked like disinfectant and a large white bandage, set it down on his desk.

"Oh. Well, thank you for dropping him off. Now you can go and enjoy the school dance like everyone else!"

He took Zero from her arms and set him on a stretcher which she had no idea where it came from. She gazed at it questioningly.

"Oh, that! Well, let's just say that a lot of accidents tend to happen at this school, and the infirmary isn't always open. I'm also a qualified first-aid giver!" Amaya could have sworn that he suddenly started sparkling.

"I'll be taking my leave now, Chairman. Goodnight." Social contact limit=reached.

And with that she left.

Chairman Cross scratched his head and muttered to himself, "My, my, what an interesting girl."

When Amaya returned to her dorm, it was completely empty. At least, she thought so until she entered her room and saw Cross Yuuki sitting on her bed, with a frilly pink dress on.

"Hi!"

"Hello. What are you doing in my room?"

She abruptly stood up, as if she had forgotten that she was sitting down in the first place. "I came to check why you weren't at the dance Amaya-san!"

What happened to Kumo-san?

She must have noticed her mistake. "I-I mean Kumo-san! Is it alright if I call you Amaya-san, Kumo-san?"

Amaya sighed. "Fine, whatever."

"Ah, alrighty then. Aren't you coming to the dance, Amaya-san?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Because I simply don't have the energy for a bunch of squealing teenagers."

She headed to her closet and pulled out the only pair of pyjamas she had packed. It was a shirt and shorts pair- both black, and plain. She failed to see why your sleep wear should be written on and/or decorated.

"Erm, Kumo-wait-Amaya-san, why are you changing into your pyjamas?"

"I'm not changing into anything yet, as I still have an intruder in my room." Amaya glanced over her shoulder at Yuuki, who was still being stubbornly friendly. "Oh, and that's my way of saying get out."

"Eh, gomenasai! It's just; I had to deliver this package to you. It came with mine, and I was instructed to hand it over in person." Yuuki handed Amaya a plain white box with a note stuck to it. She tore the note off and read it:

I have assumed that you neglected to pack any kind of formal wear. Pease put this on and meet me at the hall. I would like to meet and welcome the new student, personally.

-Kuran Kaname, Moon Dorm leader.

She face palmed. "Oh hell, and so it begins."

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