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Kaname Kuran had always been popular wherever he went. He had been told that he had a magnetic aura. Kaname Kuran had never been ignored. He grew up with this fact, and it became a way of life to him. So, when he met Yuuki Cross, his world changed.

Yuuki Cross was different. She didn't worship him or anything. She simply treated him like dirt. She spoke rudely to him and didn't even bother to look at him when she talked to him.

Kaname couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with the girl. After all, how could she, some little insignificant girl, not even give a moment's glance to him, Kaname Kuran? Even Ruka Souen, her best friend, had had a crush on him at one point. It looked like she was over it by now, though.

Kaname felt someone sit next to him, interrupting his thoughts. Turning his head, he came face to face with his new girlfriend, Sara. Kaname smiled at the girl, she was pretty with sky-blue eyes and long, wavy blond hair that seemed to go on for miles.

Sara smiled back flirtatiously, "Hello, Kaname. How are you?"

"I'm fine, Sara. And you?"

"I'm," Sara winked, "perfect."

"That's good," Kaname replied, wrapping an arm around Sara's shoulders.

Sara looked up at Kaname and snuggled closer to him. They were the only two in the room. They had come to class early to try to get some time alone. The couple stayed snuggled against each other. Suddenly, Yuuki Cross walked into the room. Kaname and Sara sprung apart from each other instantly, looking guilty.

Yuuki, noticing the two, flushed red, and sputtered something about leaving the two alone. With her face tomato red, Yuuki Cross raced out of the room, her heart beating. The girl ran until she bumped into something. Holding her head, Yuuki muttered an apology.

"Geez,Yuuki. You're as clumsy as ever, aren't you?" a deep male voice mocked.

Yuuki looked up to see her adopted brother, Zero Kiryu. His silver eyes hung in front of his lavender eyes.

"Zero!" Yuuki hugged the older boy, "You came to class early too!"

"Hmm?" Zero looked down at the small girl hugging him, "Of course I did. Headmaster's making breakfast this morning. It was either come to school on time or eat his food."

"He made breakfast today?" Yuuki shook her head, "I don't know what he's thinking. He can't cook!"

"You and I know that. He knows it too, but he won't accept it."

Yuuki sighed. Headmaster or Chairman Cross was Yuuki and Zero's adopted father. He was a bit eccentric, but he loved his adopted children very much. He often tried to cook for them and tried to get the two to call him Daddy.

Looking around, Yuuki realized something was wrong, "Hey, Zero. Where's Ichiru?"

Zero's twin often woke the earliest.

"Ichiru's eating breakfast." Zero shuddered. Ichiru was the only one of the three who could stand the Headmaster's cooking. Zero shook his head, "I still can't understand how he can eat that stuff."

"It's not that hard, Zero. You just put the food in your mouth, chew, and swallow," commented a new voice. Yuuki and Zero turned to look at Ichiru, who had a small smile on his face.

"Ichiru!" exclaimed Yuuki as she ran to hug her brother.

"Hey, Yuuki. It's nice to see you up, too. You and Zero usually wake up latest."

"I got up to escape breakfast," Zero replied, "but I'll bet you ten bucks that Yuuki here woke up to finish some math homework that she needs me to help her on."

Ichiru sighed, shaking his head, "I won't bet against you, Zero. I'd probably lose."

Yuuki pouted, "Why can't anyone just believe that I woke up early to get to school on time and meet my friends or something?" she complained.

"Because, we know you, Yuuki," Ichiru grinned.

"Jeez, I have a pair of stalkers on my hand," muttered Yuuki, trying to conceal a grin.

"But you love us anyway, don't you, Yuuki?" prodded Ichiru.

"Of course I do!" declared Yuuki, and her face broke out into a bright smile full of happiness.

Zero ruffled Yuuki's hair, "Of course you do, Squirt," he said affectionately, "but that doesn't mean that I'm going to help you with your math homework," Zero teased, a grin on his face.

"B-but, I said I loved you! And I got up early and everything!" complained Yuuki, "Please help me, Zero!" she begged.

Zero looked down at Yuuki and pretended to think about it for a moment, finally he sighed and agreed to help her. Yuuki gave a shout of joy. "Thanks, Zero!"

Ichiru smiled at the scene. Yuuki and Zero both knew that Zero would help Yuuki, but they went along and pretended that Zero had to think about it even though both already knew his answer. The two acted like they had known each other for their whole life. Granted Zero and his brother had known and grown up with Yuuki, since they were twelve, they still were not biologically related, and no matter how close they were, the trio was only too aware of the fact.

Sighing, Ichiru walked into the classroom. Class wasn't due to start until another thirty minutes, but he liked being early. Stepping through the have oak doors of the classroom, he was met with the sight of Kaname and Sara kissing.

Blushing furiously, Ichiru attempted to leave before the couple would notice, however, to his bad luck, he bumped into something on his way out, and the couple turned to look at what had caused the noise.

When the couple saw Ichiru, he turned bright red and muttered that he was just on his way out. Sara sighed, "Don't worry about it Ichiru. Go ahead and stay. Everyone else is going to be here in a few minutes, anyway."

"Um, sure, whatever you say, Sara," mumbled Ichiru, feeling awkward. The silver-haired boy walked to his desk and got out a book and started reading.

Slowly, students trickled in, filling the room with life. Girls gathered and talked about the latest gossip; boys started working on homework they hadn't finished the night before.

Zero and Yuuki walked in together. Yuuki was laughing about something, and Zero had a small smile on his face. If everyone didn't know better, they would have thought the two were dating.

Kaname couldn't help but glance at the two. How come he couldn't make Yuuki smile and laugh like that? It wasn't as if he liked the girl. It was just a blow to his ego that he couldn't make this one girl like him. She wasn't even that pretty! She was decent looking, but she didn't have the curves that Sara had. Yet, Kiryu, who looked like a total delinquent, could make her smile so easily. Perhaps, it was that the girl was crazy. Yes, that was it. She was crazy. After all, if she didn't like the sight of Kaname Kuran, then that was her problem. She was the one who wasn't dating. He, Kaname Kuran, had a girlfriend, a girlfriend who was wanted by almost all the boys in his class, and just because Yuuki Cross didn't seem to think that he was desirable didn't mean he wasn't.

With that last statement, Kaname decided to stop thinking about Yuuki Cross, but he couldn't help feel a mixture of jealousy and longing as he took one last glance at Yuuki and Zero talking.

Yuuki chatted to Zero as they made their way to Ichiru, who was reading. As she chatted though, her mind wandered. Looking over, she saw Kaname Kuran, and a blush fought itself to her face as she thought about what she had seen that morning.

Internally, Yuuki sighed. She knew she wasn't like Sara at all. She had a flat chest, and she would rather wear t-shirts and baggy jeans compared to fancy shirts and skinny jeans. The only thing Yuuki had going for her was that she was skinny. Kaname would never consider her for a girlfriend, and even if he asked, Yuuki didn't even know if she would have said yes. Sure, she wanted to spend time with Kaname, and she was a bit jealous of Sara, but Yuuki couldn't help but hate the fact that Kaname was so arrogant. Every time he talked to her, Yuuki's defenses went up as if sensing that Kaname's big ego. To others, his ego could be seen as confidence but to Yuuki, his "confidence" was arrogance. Perhaps that ego was what made him so popular, but that arrogance bothered Yuuki to no end. Yuuki consoled herself with the fact that her crush on Kaname was just a crush. It would just go away sooner or later.

Yuuki was pulled out of her thoughts by Zero.

"Are you okay, Yuuki? You haven't said anything in awhile."

"I'm fine, Zero. I just zoned out," the brown-haired girl answered, smiling.

"Wouldn't be the first time you've done that in the middle of a conversation," Zero said thoughtfully, ruffling Yuuki's hair.

"Zero! Stop doing that!" hissed Yuuki.

"Why? It's not like your hair isn't already a mess."

"It looked fine this morning. Why would I need to brush it?"

"To make your look semi-decent," Zero replied, not missing a beat.

"It's not like you brush your hair!"

"It's not like I'm a girl," replied Zero, sounding hurt.

"What's that supposed to mean? That if I'm a girl, I have to brush my hair?" Yuuki was glaring daggers at the silver haired boy, who showed no sign of being hurt by Yuuki's comments at all.

"No, it just means that you're supposed to care more about how you look."

"I do care how I look! And my hair looked totally fine this morning!"

"Sure it did, Yuuki. I totally believe you," Zero snickered.

Yuuki scowled, "Fine. I'll shut my mouth up now since I owe you for the math homework help this morning."

Zero ruffled Yuuki's hair again, causing her to growl and turn her head away from him, but his next words caught her attention.

"Besides, if you actually did brush your hair on a daily basis, it wouldn't be you, Yuuki. And I like just the way you are now."

Yuuki's anger at Zero evaporated, and a sappy smile appeared on her face, "Aw, thanks, Zero! Who knew that you were so romantic?"

"Don't you dare tell anyone," growled Zero. "It'd totally ruin my reputation."

Yuuki just smiled and ran to give Ichiru a big hug.

"Hey, Yuuki. Don't you and Zero ever stop fighting?" Ichiru asked, laughing.

"That would never happen," declared Yuuki. "The day that it happens, is the day that hell freezes over."

"Tsk, tsk, Yuuki," scolded Ichiru, "what would chairman say if he heard you say that?"

"He would say that I was growing up too fast and then blame it on Zero," replied Yuuki promptly.

This caused Ichiru to laugh, "I suppose he would," he agreed.

"Why do I always get blamed for everything?" complained Zero.

Yuuki and Ichiru looked at each other and burst out laughing. Every time they tried to stop laughing, they would look into each other's eyes and begin laughing all over again.

When they finally managed to calm themselves down, Yuuki took it upon herself to explain.

"Zero, just look into the mirror," Yuuki told her adopted brother, before bursting into laughter again.

Zero, unlike Yuuki and Ichiru, did not wear his uniform properly. His tie hung loosely around his neck. The vest was completely gone; the jacket wasn't even buttoned, and the shirt had the first few buttons undone. Topping it all off, Zero had a piercing in his left ear. He didn't look like the adopted son of the headmaster of a school. In fact, he looked like a troublemaker.

"Just because I do not wear my uniform properly does not mean that I should be blamed for everything," grumbled Zero.

Ichiru grinned. "But it does make you easier to put the blame on," he pointed out.

"Hey! Whose side are you on?" demanded Zero, "I'm your twin!"

"You are," admitted Ichiru, "but you left me alone with the headmaster this morning."

Zero groaned. "What about Yuuki? She woke up early this morning too!"

"She had guardian duties."

Yuuki, Ichiru, and Zero were part of the guardian committee. They were the only ones on the committee, in fact. Their job was to patrol and make sure that no one sneaked out of their dorms at night.

Zero sighed. "I can't win this fight, can I?"

"Nope," happily replied Yuuki and Ichiru in unision.

"This isn't fair," Zero mumbled under his breath.

"I'm sorry, dearest brother, did you say anything?" asked Ichiru sweetly.

"I didn't say anything," replied Zero, recognizing defeat.

It was at this time that Yori came through the door.

"Yori!" Yuuki squealed.

"Morning, Yuuki," Yori greeted. "Zero. Ichiru,"she acknowledged.

"Hey," the twins replied in unison.

"How are you guys?" asked Yori.

"Ichiru and I are fine," replied Yuuki with a grin, "but Zero here, has just realized that he looks like a delinquent."

"You just realized that?" asked a pompous voice. The newcomer was Ruka Souen.

"Hello to you too," grumbled Zero.

"There you go again Ruka. Don't be mean to people by telling them the truth," another voiced joined the group.

Rima Touya stood where the voice had come from. Shiki stood next to his girlfriend, an arm around her petite waist.

"That was even meaner what I said,"Ruka exclaimed.

"What I gave was advice," stated Rima, "what you gave was an insult."

"You're being totally unfair," muttered Ruka. "Shiki! She's your girlfriend! Do something!"

The quiet boy just shook his head smiling. Rima smiled as she felt Shiki pull her closer to him.

"See? Shiki agrees with me."

"He didn't even say anything! Besides, he's your boyfriend! Why wouldn't he agree with you?" demanded Ruka.

"Shiki disagrees with me on some things," Rima fought back.

"Yeah? Like what?"

"Well, I think strawberry pocky is the best flavor," Rima stated.

"Chocolate's the best," Shiki quickly interrupted.

Rima shot her boyfriend a glare. Shiki just shrugged. Rima sighed, and turned to Ruka, "See? We do disagree on some things."

"That doesn't count!"

"How doesn't it count? You know that pocky is our thing!"

Ruka sighed. This fight wasn't getting anywhere, "Fine. Whatever you say.,I just don't care anymore."

Rima grinned.

"Anyway, did you guys hear about our new teacher?" Yuuki suddenly asked.

"What? I didn't hear about this?" Ruka yelped, her head snapping towards Yuuki.

"It's true. Mrs. A is leaving. She said she's going to retire. The new teacher's coming today," Yuuki replied.

"How come on nobody told up anything?" screeched Ruka.

"I'm so glad she's leaving," commented Shiki, "she's a horrible teacher."

"I'm with Shiki," Rima stated.

"She didn't teach us anything, all she did was flirt with all the guys," uttered Yori.

"Yeah, she didn't care if all the guys were like forty years younger than her. It was a really sad sight though; I could almost feel sorry for them. Screw that. I did feel sorry for them even if I did hate their guts," Ruka admitted.

"Anyway, who's the new teacher?" asked Rima.

"All I know is that he's a friend of the chairman's," Yuuki revealed.

"Oh, jeez. This might even be worse that Mrs. A," groaned Ruka, "I'm sorry, Yuuki, but your dad is, how do I put this... He's a bit… Weird."

"It's fine, Ruka. I already know the chairman isn't the most normal person in the world," Yuuki reassured Ruka cheerfully.

"Hey, you guys! Shut up! The new teacher is coming!" hissed Rima, noticing an unfamiliar head make its way through the oak doors of the classroom.

The group quickly scrambled to their seats.

Their new teacher was a tall man with messy black waves of hair that fell to his shoulders. But what captured the attention of most of the students was an eye patch that covered his right eye. His left eye was a startling blue, and Yuuki couldn't help but think how innocent one would look with that color. Blue was the color of young blonde-haired babies; it was the color of the sky. Blue was the color of innocence and freedom, calm and happiness. But when you looked at this man, he was the exact opposite of innocence. He was the harsh waves that crashed against rocks, not the gentle lapping waves that soothed. How could someone so rough looking have such innocent colored eyes?

The man wore a brown, beaten-up trench coat over his clothes. His shirt was undone at the top like Zero's. The man wore boots that were carefully taken care of, but had seen their days of trouble.

Yuuki watched, enraptured, as the man walked up to the table set up in the front of the room. How could someone so gruff looking be friends with her adopted father, who lived in a fantasy world almost?

As the new teacher walked up to the front of the room, he spotted a familiar mop of silver hair. Looking for the lavender eyes that should have followed after it, he noticed that the boy was sleeping. His twin, however, was not. Inwardly, he sighed. Those two never changed.

"My name is Toga Yagari," the man addressed the class, "You will call me Mister Yagari. I'm your new teacher. The rules are simple. Don't bother me, and I won't bother you. Deal?"

The class muttered a small yes, and nodded their heads. This new teacher was a complete change from their previous teacher. While their last teacher had seemed to live in her own fantasy world, this man seemed to be grounded to reality.

When lunch time finally came, Yuuki and her friends hurried to get a spot outside. They began to talk about the new teacher.

"I like him," offered Shiki, "he's a lot better than Mrs. A."

"You've got a point there," admitted Ruka, "but he's a bit scary, isnt' he? It's that eye patch, and just the way he carries himself, it feels like teaching isn't what he usually does."

"I think he's fine," stated Yori.

"I agree with all of you. He is a bit scary, but he's a perfectly fine teacher," announced Yuuki.

"Let's go with Yuuki's opinion this time," suggested Rima.

Murmurs of consent passed through the group, and the talk began on Kaname and Sara and how blatantly disgusting, yet somehow cute, they looked together.

Zero and Ichiru were missing from the group, but that was normal. Zero often took naps during lunch, and Ichiru had guardian duties that day. He had to report to the Chairman how things had been going. However, unknown to the group, Zero was not taking a nap. He was actually talking to the new teacher.

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Thanks for reading this far! I included some Zeki junk in there, but Kaname shall get Yuuki in the end! Or at least I hope so…

BTW, sorry the ending's lame!

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Kimmy's Note: Man this chapter was long! You guys better appreciate that! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, please send us your thoughts so that we can make this a better fic!