Shoop-da-di-whoop! Here's another unedited chapter for all of you! Sorry about being unedited, by the way. On the plus side though, you get the chapters quicker. Okay, onto the awesomesauceness list!

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Well, that's it. I hope everyone's having a good spring break! So… SEMI-IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: I'll be going to my first Anime Con this April! I would love to meet you guys if any of you are going. I'll be going to the Anime Matsuri on April 6 and April 7. It's somewhere in Texas. I can't quite remember where, though…I'm sure you'll find it if you look it up. Anyway, this is just a blind call out to anybody who's in Texas going to this con. If you'd like to meet up, message me and I'll try to at least give you a description of my costume (cause I really haven't decided what I'm wearing yet) so you can try and spot me. Anonymous readers out there who don't have a fanfiction account, just put down a review saying you'd like to meet up, and I'll post a chapter or something like that with what I'm going to wear.

I hope to see at least one of you there! Although I know it's probably not likely that any of you guys are going :(

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Yuuki woke up with a yawn and grimaced upon seeing the sun already high in the sky. It was the day after the ball, and she had no desire to move from her comfy bed. Unfortunately, she had promised to have lunch with her adopted father that day, so she got up and took a shower and headed to the chairman's office.

"What's for lunch?" the girl asked while setting up the table for lunch.

"I'm making some salad and hamburgers," replied Yuuki's adopted father, "I think the boys will like the meat, and the salad will make sure they eat some vegetables."

"I'll make some lemonade to drink then," decided Yuuki, "It'll go perfectly with the salad, and the boys won't be guzzling down gallons of soda down their throats this way."

"You know where the ingredients are," replied the eccentric Chairman.

As Yuuki started making the lemonade, the door was pushed open and Zero and Ichiru walked in. Chairman Cross looked up at the noise and noticed the twins, "Oh, hello, boys. Come on in."

The twins seated themselves down at the table while Yuuki placed down glasses of lemonade. The Chairman set down a plate with a hamburger on it in front of everybody. A bowl full of lettuce, diced tomatoes, sliced carrots, and croutons sat in the middle of the table next to several different bottle of dressing.

"Well, what are you waiting for?" asked the three teenagers' adopted father, "Dig in!"

All four occupants ravenously dug in, and there was silence for the next few minutes while the table's occupants savored their food.

"So how was the dance?" asked Cross, breaking the silence.

"Cheh," scoffed Zero.

"It went well," commented Ichiru.

Yuuki remained silent. Cross looked expectantly at her, "Yuuki? How was the dance, dear?"

Yuuki gave a jump. She had been lost in her thoughts thinking about the dance and her conversation with Kaname, "Sorry, Dad" she apologized, knowing the word Dad would send her adopted father into a dreamland where anything Yuuki did would be forgiven, "I zoned out. The dance was pretty nice."

"Is that all?" asked the headmaster of Cross Academy, "I heard that you danced with Kaname and that you showed up to the dance with Ichijou!"

Yuuki sighed. Sometimes, it sucked having your adopted father be the head of the school you went to.

"They don't have a crush on me, if that's what you're asking," replied Yuuki, knowing exactly what the chairman was getting at, "Kaname is already dating Sara, and Ichijou is nice to everybody."

"I didn't mean anything by it," responded the chairman gaily.

"Sure you didn't," grumbled Yuuki under her breath.

"Anyway, now that the stupid ball is done and over with, what other shitty school events do we have?" asked Zero, effectively changing the topic.

"Watch you language, Zero," warned the Chairman offhandedly, "I think it would be a good idea to have a fall festival during the last week of October. This way we can raise money for the Winter Dance. What do you think?" he asked his adopted children, starts in his eyes.

"Lame," quickly replied Zero.

"I don't know," remarked the other twin, "That would be a lot of work, and what incentive is there for the students?"

"Yuuki?" asked the Headmaster, wanting her opinion.

"I'm with Ichiru on this one," said Yuuki, "But it's a good idea, though. Why don't we say whichever class raises the most gets to have a day out in the town? That'll make everyone determined to raise more money."

"I like that idea," commented the Chairman, "I'll think about this suggestion, then."

"Can we move on to something more interesting?" asked Zero rudely, "If we don't talk about something less shitty and boring, I'm going to leave."

The Chairman sighed, "Very well, Zero. What shall we talk about?"

"I don't know. Just something less lame," Zero vaguely replied.

"Well," said the Chairman, "have you decided what you want for Christmas yet?"

"Yes," responded Zero brusquely, "Another gun."

"You already have Bloody Rose, Zero. I'm not getting you another gun."

"Fine, then. A knife."

"Are you planning to kill someone or something?" asked the Chairman.

"Yes. You."

The table was silent for a moment.

Suddenly, the Chairman started laughing. Zero just continued staring straightly into the Chairman's eyes.

"That's really funny," commented the Chairman, "I know you wouldn't kill me, Zero. After all, you love me. I'm your father!"

There was a moment of silence.

"Not really," replied Zero.

Sensing that it would be best to stop the conversation here, Ichiru quickly butted in.

"Did you see that video on internet, headmaster? The one with that cat?"

Yuuki, catching on what Ichiru was doing, quickly jumped into the conversation, "I saw that! Oh man, that cat is so cute!"

The headmaster was distracted, "A kitty video? I just love cats! Oh, you 've got to show me this video, Ichiru!"

As Ichiru pulled out his phone to show the headmaster the afore mentioned video, Yuuki's and Zero's eyes met and the two started laughing.

The headmaster, hearing Zero and Yuuki's laughter, looked up to see his two adopted children in a fit of laughter. He smiled. It was nice to see the two smiling. When the two were first brought to him, they never smiled. Now Yuuki smiled almost all the time, and although it was rare to see Zero smile, the chairman knew that the boy was happy with his life, well, as happy as a moody teenage boy could be.

"Oh, it's so cute!" squealed the chairman, the cat video quickly reclaiming his attention, "We should get you a cat, Zero! That'd be so cute! I can see it now," continued the chairman, "Zero, the angsty emo boy with his feline friend with whom he tells all his life worries. Oh, it'd be so cute!"

"Shut up!" roared Zero, "I'm not angsty or emo! Leave me alone! I don't want a friggin' cat!"

"But it'd be so cute!" squealed Yuuki, looking at Zero with star-filled eyes, "Please let me get you a cat, Zero!"

"No!" defiantly replied Zero.

"Please?" begged Yuuki, giving Zero her best puppy-dog look.

Zero's will crumbled a bit, seeing Yuuki's pleading face, but he remained strong, "There is no way in hell that you're getting me a cat," declared Zero, spitting out the word cat like it was the worst thing one could say.

"Fine," sighed the Chairman in defeat, "I'll have to think of something better to get you from Christmas."

"You better," muttered Zero darkly.

The rest of the day continued smoothly. The three guardians finished their homework and prepared for the oncoming week of school.

The next day on her way to class, Yuuki bumped into Kaname. She had woken up late as was per her custom and she hadn't been looking where she was going.

"Ack!" shrieked Yuuki, as her face collided into Kaname's chest.

The boy grabbed onto Yuuki to keep her from falling and stumbling. "Are you okay?" the brown-haired boy asked sincerely.

"I'm fine," replied Yuuki sheepishly. Her face was slowly turning red. Of all the people she had to bump into him, why did it have to be him? "Don't mind me, I'm just clumsy."

"I can see that," responded Kaname, chuckling.

"Well, I'll be on my way now," said Yuuki nervously.

"You're just heading to homeroom, aren't you?" asked Kaname, "I'll walk with you since I'm heading the same direction," he offered, "We are in the same homeroom after all," he pointed out.

"Won't Sara be mad if she sees you walk into the room with little old me?" pointed out Yuuki. She had no plans on being Sara's bad side.

"She won't be," Kaname assured the girl, "I promise."

"If you say so," muttered Yuuki unbelievingly.

Kaname smiled down at the girl walking next to him, "If she so much gives you a hint of trouble, I'll talk to her, okay? Will that make you stop worrying?"

"No."

"I'll just leave you to face her anger alone then," responded Kaname, walking ahead of Yuuki to open the door to the classroom for her.

"What?" cried out Yuuki, "You can't do that!"

"Sure I can," replied Kaname, "Just watch me."

"Jerk face," muttered Yuuki under her breath.

"What did you say?" asked Kaname cheerfully. "It couldn't have been something mean, could it? I mean, you are depending on me to protect you from Sara or something, right?"

Yuuki frowned and walked away from him, "You're a first class jerk, Kuran. I refuse to talk to you anymore," and with that last proclamation, she walked away from him with a small grin on her face. Kaname was left dumbfounded. It was probably the first time a girl had walked away from him. Sure, it wasn't like she hadn't done anything bad by leaving the conversation first, but it annoyed him slightly. He was so used to girls hanging onto every word that came out of his mouth that Yuuki stopping the conversation and leaving his company for her friends was like a slap in the face.

"What did he want?" asked Zero, jerking his head towards Kaname, when Yuuki sat down next to the Guardian.

"I'm not quite sure," replied Yuuki, "but I just remembered he's a high class jerk face. There's something about him that just irks me. I hate it. His very presence annoys me. Is it possible to hate someone without even knowing him?"

"Well, since it's Kuran, I think it's fine, Yuuki," replied Zero, casually swinging an arm around Yuuki's small frame, "You are okay, though? He didn't say anything mean to you, did he?"

Yuuki giggled, "I'm fine, Zero! Honestly! Besides, I'm a big girl! I can handle myself."

"Just checking."

The two continued talking, but their conversation was interrupted when Ichiru came in and sat down next to them with a big smile on his face.

Zero raised an eyebrow, "What's got you in such a delightful mood?"

Ichiru looked around before leaning in to whisper conspiratorially, "Maria agreed to go on a date with me!"

Yuuki squealed and gave Ichiru a big hug, "I'm so happy for you! Ohmygoodness, you've got to tell me how the date goes! Where are you going to take her? What are you going to wear? Will you let me help you pick something out because there's no way you're going to wear something that jerk brother of yours would wear? I'm so excited for you! Eek!"

"I think you're more excited than I am," commented Ichiru dryly.

"She's a girl," commented his twin with the same dry town, "Of course, she's more excited than you. I'm sure she's already planning your wedding and everything."

Ichiru sighed, "It can't be helped, I suppose. This is Yuuki we're talking about."

"True that," agreed Zero with a chuckle.

Yuuki finally calmed down, and the trio and eventually their other friends, who came in later, continued talking until the teacher walked in.

When it was time for lunch, they found themselves with a smaller group than usual. Ruka and Rima had opted to sit alone with their respective boyfriends.

After the Yuuki, Yori, and the twins sat down under the shade of the great oak tree that stood outside the school doors, there was a moment of silence as everyone relished in the food. That silence was soon broken however.

Yuuki and Yori were quickly deep in a conversation about the book series they were currently reading, and the two twins discussed about what Ichiru should do about Maria. Unfortunately for them, Yuuki quickly jumped into the conversation.

"You are not bringing a girl like Maria to the bowling alley," she declared imperiously.

"Why not?" protested Ichiru. "It's fun and safe. We'd be in a crowd of people so she wouldn't feel too scared, and it's not too sappy."

"Maria is a lady, and you will not subject her to those horrible bowling alley shoes," replied Yuuki, "They stink. I would suggest lunch at a nice café."

Ichiru began to protest, but Yori stopped him, "She's right," the petite girl told Ichiru calmly, "While the bowling alley may seem fun for you, Maria had lived a rather sheltered life. Don't forget, she had to come enter the school year late due to an illness. She's rather delicate. Just treat her gently, okay? Once she gets more used to you, you can take her to the bowling alley. Besides, you want to make a good first impression on her."

"I'd forgotten about her illness," muttered Ichiru, "She can be so lively sometimes that you'd never know unless someone had told you."

"That's why you have us here to remind you," remarked Yuuki triumphantly.

Ichiru, realizing that would never be able to win this particular argument, just sighed. The four continued their lunch, jumping from subject to subject until it was finally time to leave and go back to class.

Yuuki let out a groan as she stood up, "Come on, guys, it's time for class."

The group of four headed toward the classroom slowly, trying to enjoy the few minutes of lunch left. The rest of the day passed by quickly, and the Yuuki found herself in the library afterschool before she knew it. Sighing, the brown-eyed girl prepared to do her homework.

She was in the middle of reading an article about the Puritan times, when she was interrupted. "Excuse me, may I sit here?"

Yuuki looked up to see Kaname Kuran. She quickly blushed, "Um, yeah, that's fine."

"Thanks."

"Yeah, sure, no problem," Yuuki was sure her face was as red as a tomato now.

"What are you studying for?" asked Kaname.

"English class."

"Ah," said Kaname, "English. Do you like the class?"

"Um, yeah," replied Yuuki, "It's actually one of my favorites."

"Mine too," admitted Kaname, "Speaking of which, what do you think of this new assignment we have? It's pretty interesting, huh?"

"Writing a one thousand word paper on how literature has changed and stayed the same throughout the years is fun? I think not," stated Yuuki dryly.

"Oh, come on. Lighten up. It should prove to be interesting."

"Interesting? Maybe. Fun? Never. It's way too time-consuming," retorted Yuuki.

Kaname laughed, "Well, I suppose you've got a point. Writing essays is time consuming, but I can't help but feel like I learn something new every time I'm forced to write one."

Yuuki giggled, "You, sir, are a nerd. You've just been hiding it from everyone else," she accused.

Kaname put up his hands in defeat, "All right, all right. You caught me. I'm a nerd. You're not going to tell anyone else, are you?" he asked, leaning forward conspiratorially.

Yuuki blushed at his close proximity, "I swear I won't tell anyone your dirty little secret," she vowed, raising her right hand.

"Thanks a lot, Yuki. It means a lot to me," thanked Kaname, with a wry smile on his face and amusement tinkling in his eyes. Yuuki blushed at his use at her first name, but quickly reminded herself that this little library conversation was a once in a millennia thing, it would never happen again. There was no need to get worked up over anything.

"So," began Yuuki slyly, "what do I get for keeping your secret for you?"

Kaname chuckled, "I knew you wouldn't just keep something that big to yourself for free. How about I help you with the math homework? Sound like a deal to you?" he offered.

Yuuki pretended to contemplate the idea for a while, but inwardly rejoiced. Not only would she not have to beg Zero for help and then sit through his demeaning tutoring session, but she would be getting help from the most popular boy in class. It was a win against Sara and for Yuuki herself.

"All right," agreed Yuuki, "I'll take your deal. But only because I'm feeling generous today."

Kaname grinned, "It's a deal then."

The two shook hands, and Kaname rose to take the empty seat next to Yuuki so he could tutor her better. Kaname was an excellent teacher, and Yuuki was able to grasp the concepts more easily than when Zero was there telling her was an idiot. The two spent the rest of the day talking and chatting like old friends. It was with regret the two got up and left the library when the bells singling everybody to return to their dorm rooms rang. Needless to say, Yuuki got a hundred on the homework she turned in the next day.

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Thank you so much for reading and reviewing. It means a lot to me. I don't really think I'm that great of a writer (I'm WAY better at math), but if you guys are willing to sit your butt down and read my lame sauce story and even go as far as to review , I'm willing to sit my lazy butt down and write. Thank you all so much.