A knock on the door stopped the conversation between the retired Hunter and the Pureblood vampire. Kaien eyed the door wearily, he didn't have a meeting with anyone tonight, and he made sure to keep it clear so he could talk with Kaname for as long as he needed.
"Did you not have a meeting scheduled, Headmaster?" Kaname asked, catching the look on his face.
"No, I didn't." He murmured in reply, rising to his feet and approaching the door silently.
Kaname tensed minutely. "Whoever it is, I don't know their aura. They are not a student or teacher at this school."
Kaien put his hand on the door knob and slowly twisted it open, blocking Kaname's view of the person outside.
Kaien's breath caught at the sight of the person on the other side of the door, his body starting to shake as tears pooled in his eyes.
Kaname's arms dropped from where they were crossed across his chest as he slowly approached the now shaking headmaster. Looking over the Hunter's shoulder, the vampire was surprised to see what looked like a younger, female version of Kaien Cross.
"K-kaori?" Kaien's usually smooth and cheerful voice was wrought with shock and hope.
The ash-blond teenager smiled happily at her older male doppelganger. "Hello, Aniki."