After getting over the shock, and slight irritation of being 'requested' to go to a formal function against her will, Amaya sighed and touched the box.
Who is he to just assume that I didn't pack a dress?
Well, she hadn't, but still. It was just the principle.
"Say, Cross, does he do this kind of thing often?"
Yuuki smiled, and nodded. "Not necessarily giving other people material things, but he has a kind and generous heart."
"No, I didn't mean that. Never mind. I guess I should look what's in store for me."
"Alright, Amaya-san." A few minutes passed, and Yuuki saw that Amaya wasn't going to open the box anytime soon. She had migrated to the side of her bead and was reading some kind of thick novel.
"Amaya-san?"
"I was just getting to the good part." She grumbled.
"Eh… making Kaname-sama wait is never a good thing."
She gently removed the dress from its container and stood up so Amaya could examine the full length.
The other girl remained expressionless when Yuuki turned the dress around so the back was visible to her.
The dress was a silvery-grey colour, made of some shiny looking material. Strapless, it was completely unadorned except for a line of darker roses going around the middle. The back dipped slightly lower than the front, otherwise it was identical.
"Wow! This is gorgeous!" Yuuki sighed appreciatively. "I really like it, Amaya-san. B-but of course, I still like mine the best." Her cheeks went a bright shade of pink. "What do you think?"
A few seconds went by. Amaya didn't know exactly how to answer that question; usually she would just have remained silent. But she figured that Yuuki at least deserved a cordial response for all the trouble she was going to, even if it was just to keep that Kaname person happy. "At least it doesn't have as many frills as yours. I guess its ok."
Yuuki smiled in relief. "Come on, put it on." She searched in the box for another pair of heels and choker that had come with her package, but found none. She cocked her head in confusion. Why had Kaname given her extra things, but not Amaya? She found it strange- but there was the more pressing problem of what she was going to put on her feet.
"Uhm, Amaya-san, did you- perhaps- pack in a pair of heels?"
"I don't care for them."
Yuuki scratched her head. What was it with this woman? She watched in curiosity as Amaya walked to her closet and scratched around, only to come out with a pair of white sneakers.
"Please leave, so I can get changed, go and meet this Dorm Head or whatever, and return to my sweet, unoccupied haven. By the way, whatever happened to only delivering the package?"
But Yuuki didn't hear that statement, or rather chose to ignore it. She started waving her arms about.
"N-no, you don't really intend to wear-"
Amaya grinned. "Watch me."
Zero slumped against a wall, in pain beyond belief and bored out of his skull at the same time. Yuuki still hadn't arrived, and he had a feeling that the Kuran was waiting for her too. The new girl was nowhere to be seen, but that wasn't surprising. She didn't strike Zero as the partying type, although he didn't know her that well yet. She was also completely uninterested in the Night Class, which caused Zero to admire her a tiny little bit- even if she did give off a vibe not at all unlike those annoying stupid bloodsucking creatures.
He had woken up from his unfortunate event a while earlier, and Kaien Cross had explained how Kumo brought him there, saving him from potential infection which could have led to serious problems. But blood loss was, of course, the biggest worry to Zero. He didn't give a damn about infection. The more blood he loses, the more intense the pain in his throat and everywhere else in his body would become. It felt like there was something inside of him, something begging to be let out and fed, begging him to acknowledge it as a part of the whole. His body was already on the enemy entity's side, it was only his mind which stubbornly put up a fight. His body needed to be freed of the pain of housing conflicting beings within it, but his mind was the only thing keeping him sane. Because he knew… he knew what would happen if he gave in. Let go. He would wreak havoc as a Level E vampire, a human who had changed after being bitten by a pureblood. The Hunter's society would come and dispose of him, and Yuuki… Yuuki would be left alone at the hands of that filthy manipulative Kuran. His Yuuki, who had always been there for him since his early days at the Cross household. She was like a sister to him, someone who understood him, sometimes even better than he understood himself. He had to do everything in his power to protect her from both himself and that pureblood.
No matter the cost…
"Zero?" He jumped at the sudden disturbance and the hand on his shoulder. His gaze softened when he saw it was Yuuki in a pink dress he had never seen before. Next to her, he saw, was a much taller, very uncomfortable looking Kumo. He raised an eyebrow at her appearance at the dance, but the second one went up when he saw something that looked like a sneaker pop out from under her dress. Being the wise vampire hunter he was, he said nothing. He had bigger things on his mind than choice of footwear, after all. "Hi." Was all he said.
"May I have this dance?" Yuuki inquired innocently.
"Hold on, Cross. We're prefects, we're supposed to patrol."
She took his hand in hers, and looked up at him. "The Chairman said he would allow us to dance a little bit, as long as we do not neglect our duties." Amaya looked on, examining their strange yet friendly relationship. "Oh, fine." He let Yuuki lead him into the crowd, wondering about her sudden whim to dance with him.
"Amaya-san, you know where you have to go?"
"Don't remind me." And with that, Amaya too disappeared into the sea of people.
"What's with her?"
"Who knows." Yuuki put her hands on his shoulders and his on her waist, and so they began to dance.
The music changed into a techno sounding song, and some couples didn't know what to do. Most made their way over to the snacks and drinks table but a few brave people kept on dancing.
Amaya found it way too stuffy inside the hall and went to stand on the balcony. She was surprised and relieved to find it deserted. She had been extremely sensitive to heat from a young age, and always preferred cold days over warm ones.
She figured that if this Kaname was that curious to meet her, he would find her. She took a deep breath of the delicious cool night air and leaned against the railing. Faint lyrics echoed from inside the hall.
Baby baby I wanna be true
You gotta knock me out
Some other way
And I want to be with the sun and the moon
I've been homeless…
She smiled at the irony. Yuuki had told her that the dorms the Night and Day classes resided in were entitled the Moon and Sun dorms. It was interesting to her, this separation, and she would have to remember to ask Yuuki how they manage to validate and explain it. Maybe she should ask her what the grounds of separation are, for a laugh.
Just as she was beginning to relax, she felt a strong presence behind her.
"Miss Kumo?" The voice was dark and sensual, soft and commanding.
Second time the man has indirectly ruined a peaceful moment.
She turned around to face him. "And you are?" Even though she knew. It was, after all, quite obvious. Nobody else had such a powerful aura.
"Kuran Kaname, the sender of the package and requester of you presence."
"Through a messenger. Pleased to meet you, Kuran-san." She walked closer to him and shook his hand. Both their grips were firm, and neither wanted to give in by ending the handshake. Her feminine hands were surprisingly strong.
Kaname was the first to let go. "I apologise. I was too busy to go about doing deliveries personally. And as you weren't there to greet the Night Class students like everyone else… "
"Hmf. I had better things to do."
"I know, you have made that quite clear." It was quiet for a moment, before Amaya decided this was as good a time as any to make her grand escape.
"So, is that all? You said you wanted to meet me in the note. You've met me."
"And you do look quite stunning in the dress I sent you."
She blushed against her will.
"Compliments are a great way to avoid a question." She replied, almost too quickly.
"Indeed, but that's not what I'm doing here."
"What are you doing then?"
"Meeting you."
"You done meeting me yet? Can I go home now?"
"This entire school is your home."
"Heh, right, forgot about that."
Ever so casually, he leaned on the balcony railing and looked up at the night sky. "On the subject of home, tell me about your family."
"I'm adopted. And that was random. Question- why are you so curious about me?"
Kaname looked away from the constellations of the northern sky, and into the deep brown eyes of Kumo Amaya. "There's something about you… I don't know if I should feel threatened or intrigued by it."
He walked around so that he was standing directly in front of Amaya. They were nearly at eye level with each other, but Kaname still had to look down slightly. He inhaled deeply, and then turned away. "You're hiding something, and I don't like it when people hide things from me."
"I don't think anyone particularly likes that."
"You didn't deny it." He looked back at her curiously.
"And I'm also not going to answer your questions anytime soon. I'm going back to the dorm now, so bye."
He sighed, and said goodbye in return. Just before he felt her presence leave the balcony, he heard words so quiet she probably never intended for him to hear.
"K-ka-name," She whispered, as if testing the feel of his name on her lips. "Kaname-san," This time, more confidently. "Thanks for the dress."
With that, she left.
Lyrics used here come from a song called Knock Me Out by Tiesto. I do not own or claim to own it in any way, shape or form.
And eventually another chapter :D Please review and tell me what you thought, if theres anything I need to add, or if you have any ideas for me. All comment will be thoroughly appreciated! By the way, a new character shall be introduced in the following chapter which will hopefully get out of my mind and onto the computer soon!
VampireSiren : Well, their confrontation wasn't too bad, was it? And yeah, I tried not to make her too heartless... to Zero, anyway :P Hope you liked this chap and thanks for your review!
Its a Christine: I corrected the spelling mistake, yay :D thanks for informing me! I'm so so glad that you like this story, hope this chapter met your expectations! Thanks for your review! :)
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