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VAMPIRE QUEEN
Ch. III
The Despicable Truth
It was morning, but Yuki did not feel like getting out of bed. "Yuki, wake up! You're going to be late," her dorm mate and best friend, Yori, said.
"Mm, five more minutes, Yori," Yuki mumbled, squishing her pillow.
Yori sighed. Yuki always seemed to be tired. What the heck did she do to make her spend so much energy?
There was a knock on the door. Curious as to who would be there at this time of the morning, Yori opened the door and was surprised to see a Night Class student standing there. "May I help you?" she asked uncertainly.
"Is this the room where Yuki Cross resides?" the student asked quietly, in a soft feminine voice.
"Yes, but unfortunately she is asleep at the moment," Yori said, carefully choosing her words. The Night Class students always gave her a chill and this girl was no different.
"I see. When she wakes up, please tell her Headmaster Cross needs to see her," the female student said, turning around and leaving down the hallway.
Once again, Yori attempted to wake Yuki up before they were both late to class.
"Yuki! Yuki, wake up!"
Finally the girl sat up sleepily, yawning as she combed her fingers through her mussed hair. "What is it, Yori?" she asked.
"Do you know what time it is?! We're going to be late if you don't hurry!"
Yuki's eyes widened and she scrambled out of bed. "Aaaaaaah!" she screamed when she saw the time. Yori stifled a few chuckles as Yuki flew through her morning routine.
"By the way, Yuki, a Night Class student said that Headmaster Cross needs to see you," she informed the panicking girl.
Yuki paused halfway through buttoning her uniform. "Oh. I'll go right after I change then," she said, finishing up and heading out.
Kaname sat within his study in the Moon Dormitory, thinking over what Headmaster Cross told him the other day.
Flashback
"Headmaster Cross, what other information do you have concerning this Kagome Higurashi?"
Kaien Cross eyed the Pureblood Vampire and threaded his fingers together under his chin, averting his gaze to his desk. "What I am about to say will stay in this room. Do you understand, Kaname?" he said seriously.
"The information must be important then."
"As you are aware, Kagome Higurashi is no longer a human. Before everything began, she, Zero and Ichiru were all childhood friends, up until Kagome's eleventh birthday. A week after she turned eleven, an unknown force abducted her from the Higurashi household. I was informed by Kun-Loon that Kagome was last seen in the backyard garden, sitting on a white bench next to her favorite rose bushes. They came out to check on their daughter an hour later, but she was gone. On the bench were she had been sitting was a burn mark in the shape of a spider."
"A spider, you say?" Kaname mused. "I once heard of a Pureblood Vampire who was associated with spiders. His name is Naraku."
Kaien nodded. "We believe that Naraku is behind this scene. I am not clear on the details of the feud between Kagome and Naraku, but we can safely assume that she escaped his clutches with the help of her current guardian, Sesshomaru. He has performed the adoption ritual with her, so she is now a full-fledge dog demon. However, what puzzles me is how she managed to retain her purification abilities," he said.
"Mikos are supposed to cleanse demonic energy. The adoption ritual is supposed to bind any and all blood despite their given heritage, Headmaster Cross," Kaname deduced. "If Higurashi-san has endured the pain caused by her miko heritage fighting with the demonic blood, that would make her demonic body immune to purification magic and gives her the combined abilities of both."
"I see," Kaien said.
"There is no reason for Sesshomaru-sama to send Higurashi-san here though," Kaname stated calmly.
"I know that you have control over the situation, Kaname. Being the Pureblood Vampire you are, you have certain powers others do not. We should not forget the fact that you are not an average Pureblood, harboring the soul of the First King."
"Yet Sesshomaru thinks it benefits him if he sends his lieutenant here?" Kaname asked softly. "Perhaps there is an alternate motive."
"Perhaps. We can only assume."
End Flashback
A knock on the door caught his attention. "Yes?" Kaname called.
The door opened and the transfer student quietly stepped in, shutting the door softly behind her. Kaname swiveled around and met her cobalt-blue gaze steadily.
"You have every right to be suspicious of me," she said, throwing her hood back. "What is it you wish to know?"
Kaname quirked a slim eyebrow at her blunt accusation. "Is there a reason you do not wish to inform Kiryuu of yourself?" he said.
Her eyes darkened. "He believes I am dead. What use would it be to tell him?" she replied.
"There are plenty," Kaname said smoothly. "Or are you unsure that Kiryuu believes that you are dead?"
She laughed bitterly. "Oh, that would go so well! Childhood friends, who have not seen each other in over five years, suddenly reunite when one is thought to be dead!"
Kaname's mahogany eyes narrowed at her. "Yet you are not dead, contrary to what Kiryuu believes," he said. "Shall I tell him for you?"
"This is my business alone, Kuran," she snapped.
He turned to look out of the window. "Headmaster Cross has informed me of the situation," he said. "Higurashi-san, do you have a spider burn mark anywhere on your body?"
Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Kagome's eyes widen and her posture stiffened immensely. "What do you know about Naraku?" she whispered.
"He is a Pureblood vampire like I am, is he not?" Kaname answered.
"Blasted vampire off his rocker," Kagome growled. "But he won't be able to get me so easily now."
"Because you are a demon?"
"Not only that. I'm also under Sesshomaru-niichan's protection, as his adopted little sister."
"Ah, the Lord of the West. Yes, I'd forgotten about him," Kaname said. "But you have a question to answer. Do you have a spider burn mark?"
Kagome stared at him, secretly grinding her teeth together in frustration. "You are as perceptive as you look," she finally said. "Yes, I was given one on my second day in Naraku's hideout. It is right here."
She pulled off her cloak entirely and unbuttoned her white jacket, shoving the shirt underneath to the side and exposing her left shoulder. Kaname could clearly see the black spider marking against the pale skin of Kagome's shoulder.
When she felt he had examined the grotesque marking enough, she pulled the shirt, jacket and cloak back over her shoulder. "It is a permanent marking, therefore I cannot get it off," she explained angrily. "He means to make me his slave."
"A concubine, then," Kaname said.
Kagome glared at him, but averted her gaze when she realized he was right. "The only way to get this marking off," she whispered softly, "is if someone else places their claim on me as their mate. The spider marking will only fade if I mate with someone else."
"Is there a reason you are telling me this?" Kaname asked.
"No," she said, gripping the handle of the door. "I merely wanted to warn you of the danger that will happen soon. I fear that Naraku and Rido Kuran will join forces."
Kaname's russet eyes flashed at the latter-mentioned name. "I see. Thank you for the information, Higurashi-san," he said.
Kagome left the room.
Twilight came once again and Zero found himself aimlessly wandering towards the gates. He could already see Yuki struggling to hold back the clusters of squealing girls and he sighed.
The gates creaked open . . .
The girls fawned over the Night Class, but once again silence fell when the mysterious cloaked student came out, walking just a little ahead of Kaname this time.
The girl from before nervously asked, "Please, can we see your face today?"
"No," was the reply. The girl bowed and stepped back into her crowd of friends.
This action only helped Zero's suspicions. An enigma in human skin, a demon amongst vampires, unwilling to reveal her identity to the Day Class, yet the Night Class knew her face. Why would the Headmaster allow this?
"Thank you for your help, Yuki," Kaname told the shorter girl.
"Um, yes!" Yuki replied quickly, a light-pink blush dusting her cheeks.
Kaname turned his attention on to the transfer student and stepped close to her, whispering discreetly into her ear, "Tomorrow you should reveal who you are."
She flinched minutely, but mutely nodded. Everyone was confused by this. What had the dorm president said to the transfer student to make her act like that? Almost as if she was . . . afraid of who she was . . .
The Night Class disappeared into the school building and the guardians dismissed the groups of girls back to their dormitories.
After dinner, as he and Yuki stood upon the terrace, Zero watched the cloaked figure suspiciously. He would find out who she was, at all costs.
Sorry, Zero doesn't find out it's her in this chapter. It'll probably happen in the next chapter, so . . . stay tuned!
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