Chapter fourteen: Sleepovers are for girls
When I woke up again my mother was gone and Zero took her place, sitting in the chair beside me.
"You know, you're becoming creepy. Have you been watching me sleep?"
"Yes and no, I was sent to keep an eye on you in case you had another panic attack," he responded coolly.
"Ah…did Chairman Cross send you?"
"Obviously."
"Where's Yagari-sama?"
An eyebrow was raised at me. "Why do you want to know?"
"Well…he's a vampire hunter, like you, I was…going to ask a favor…" My voice trailed off.
"Such as?"
"I wanted him to-"
He rudely cut me off. "If you're asking to be trained as a hunter-- forget it."
I growled. "Why?"
"Because I won't let you become a hunter."
"I'm not asking to be trained to become a hunter."
"Then what's your purpose?" He eyed me suspiciously.
"My…" I sighed, "Mom is a vampire. Level D to be more precise, and eventually she'll become a Level E."
His eyebrows furrowed together. "You want to hunt your mother?"
I shot him a determined glare. "I'm not letting her stupid fucked up lover kill her. She's my mom. If…the Headmaster…won't do it…then I will."
It became eerily quiet again. Why did I always create such awkward silences?
"I'll see what he says."
"No, I'm going to talk to him personally," I argued.
"Not right now."
"Who said now?" I snapped. "And why do you care? It's my life and my family."
He narrowed his eyes dangerously at me. "I don't care if it's your family. These are lives we're talking about. You can't just go shooting about."
"And do you honestly believe I'd do that to my own mother?" I snarled viciously.
"Like I said, I'll see what he says."
I sucked in a deep breath to keep calm and not chew him out. "Where is she anyway?"
"She's talking to the Chairman."
"About what?"
"Living arrangements. Apparently she wants to stay here where everyone can keep an eye on her."
"Really?" My eyes widened in surprise. I wasn't sure of how I felt with her being so close by.
He nodded. Then it hit me.
I groaned and gently yanked on the strands of my hair.
"What now?"
"It's going to be super awkward! With her and the Headmaster and Mr. Tampon," I groaned again.
"Mister…Tampon?"
"Don't ask."
"You mean Mr. Motsies, her vampire hunter," he corrected me.
I confirmed, scowling. "Yea him."
"You're right. It's going to be…interesting." His eyes played in amusement.
I sighed, burying my face into my hands as an image of the trio popped into my head. I rather her be with the Headmaster than Mr. Tampon, but I suppose that's natural? I stared at the gifts that were around the window to get that off my mind and exhaled slowly.
He saw where I had looked and said, "You should probably open them."
"Can you hand them to me? I can't really move," I said.
He gradually got up, scooting his chair back and one by one, he handed me my birthday presents.
"Funny, I've never been unconscious on my birthday before," I joked. "I wonder if anyone had cake."
Zero raised an eyebrow at me. "You're strange."
"Tell me something I don't know."
I studied the blue small box in front of me. The box was made of smooth material, kinda had a silk feeling to it, and a fat green bow sat on top of it. The nametag that came along with it had a neat, scribbled name on it that made my heartache.
"Kiren," I whispered to myself and looked at the prefect. "How is she? I haven't heard from her since…before the attack."
"Her mother's in the hospital," he said quietly. "Apparently she's going through chemotherapy."
I gasped. "Is she okay?"
I wanted to smack myself. Here I am in bed and I was the one who was supposed to be there for her.
He shrugged indifferently. "Don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know?" I snapped. "Don't you see her once you leave this fucking room? Can't you even ask her how she's doing? Are you that unfeeling?"
He narrowed his eyes at me. "Once I leave the room, I report to the Chairman."
"And then what? You go about your prefect duties?"
He didn't answer and he didn't have to, I already knew. He was plagued with his own problems.
"You hate being in this room, don't you?" I questioned him. "The scent of my blood drives you insane."
His lavender hued eyes shone with surprise. "How…how do you…?"
"Your eyes. They look pained whenever I'm bleeding. It must be a pain in the ass to be surrounded by blood that you can't have…vampire," I stated, dangerously narrowing my eyes at him.
"I don't want your blood," he growled.
"Your human side doesn't, but your vampire side does."
He sharply stood up, knocking over the chair and glared furiously at me.
I sighed tiredly, rubbing my temples. "Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you…though I seem to be doing that to a lot of people."
"I'll be back," he muttered abruptly and swiftly left the room, slamming the door behind him.
I snorted. The objects in this room are most certainly abused. The door gets slammed a lot, the chair is knocked over, and the walls are beaten to death. It's a good thing they're not living beings or everyone would be sued.
I really hadn't meant to piss him off, but lately my mouth blurted out what ever it wanted and I really had not wanted to expose the fact that I knew of his…issue. But after Mom spilled the beans of being a Level D, I couldn't help but notice how she and Zero acted.
They were cautious. They moved silently, and while Mom hid behind her mask of beauty to keep the world from knowing the truth, Zero hid behind a mask of indifference.
And then I realized that when Mom had taken my hands into hers, it was not because she wanted to comfort me, but to control her thirst for my blood. She wanted to hide my blood. Zero had reacted to my blood the same way. When I had smacked his face, leaving my blood on his cheek, he took several steps back to get away from me and began breathing harshly, but he managed to control himself and then stabbed me with the needle to medicate me.
Of course, I didn't realize right away that there was something wrong with him. I was too busy freaking out myself, and it wasn't till after I was left digesting all the information that I thought about everything that had occurred between when I was kidnapped and after Mom left my room to give me some space.
And it was a huge meal to digest. If anyone fed me more information, I was bound to become insane. I sighed, tired and feeling irritable from all of the medicine and the pain that was slowly returning.
I was going to be drugged again soon.
My eyes caught the sight of my birthday presents on my bed and I smiled, believing now was best to distract my mind with simple pleasures. I deserved it, didn't I? I took my time opening the box, careful not to ruin it since it came from Kiren and grinned when I took out a new turquoise journal with my name delicately written in old English letters. I wonder where she bought it. She's always buys the best things.
My hands traced the hard covers of the journal, feeling the smoothness of it and opened it to see the pages. On each light blue page, there was a star in the corner of it and beside the star was a crescent moon. I gently placed the journal on the table beside me where all my pain medication mocked me, reminding me of my panic attack earlier.
I'm probably going to be taking those for a while.
The second gift I opened was from Mom. It had her handwriting all over it—quite literally. I didn't expect it to be a camera though. I never asked for one and I never had one before. I shrugged; thinking maybe one day it'll come to good use. The next gift that had been laid carelessly on the bed by the prefect was small and tied together clumsily, the wrappings stuck out and there was tape everywhere. There wasn't a nametag.
"Wow, either someone doesn't know how to wrap or they were attacked by the wrappings," I chuckled, removing all the tape, which took some time and effort since I didn't want to rip anything.
When I was done, I found a simple necklace of a moon and sun fused together and I immediately realized that the gift was from the Headmaster. It was a symbol to unite the vampires and the humans, and apparently he wanted me to represent it.
The hell?
I was never good at politics, and this is even worse than the normal political crap that I heard everyday. This involved vampires. Blood sucking beasts who only pretended to be civilized. I snorted, finding some twisted humor in it and shook my head.
Wrong again. Humans are just as bad as vampires.
How many people, supposedly civilized, have harmed and judged others before becoming familiar with the opposition?
The homosexuals are damned, the pagans are damned, the people who don't believe in anything are damned, the women who want abortions are damned, the poor and homeless are damned. Need I say more? And how about all those lovely serial killers, tyrants, rapists, abusive people, greedy pimps, and child molesters?
Can I honestly call them civilized? Wasn't I the one who said that anyone could choose to be God or Devil? Don't we all have that right? Who said humans were good and vampires were evil? The Bible?
But still….
The necklace was from him and I wasn't exactly ready to accept his apology for absence. Part of me wanted to fling it across the room. The other part of me wanted to keep it close. It was, after all, my first gift from him. Would it be so bad to want it?
I frowned in frustration.
Oh for crying out loud it's just a friggin' necklace!
I unhooked the chain and ball that kept it together and placed it around my neck. I faintly smiled, enjoying the feeling of the cold metal of the fused celestial objects on my collarbone and looked at the other presents.
I wonder which one is from Mr. Bunny…
The question made me think. If he was a vampire…then why was he friends with me? Don't vampires hate humans? Or see them as a meal? Was that why he befriended me? Did he hope to get a free meal from me or something? What if he was just toying with me? Vampires do that a lot, don't they? They play with their food…
It doesn't make any sense…why would a vampire save me? Why would he give me his blood? Why would he look for me?
UGH! I DON'T GET IT! THIS IS SO EFFIN' CONFUS-
"Serena-chan?" Kiren's soft voice interrupted my thoughts, startling me.
"KIREN!" I shouted with delight and in my excitement to greet her, my face met the floor. It seems that I need to be constantly reminded that I am injured and therefore should not leave the bed without assistance.
"Serena-chan!" she gasped in worry and she helped me get back onto the bed, but rather letting her go, I tightly wrapped my arms around her waist.
"I missed you so much!" I squeezed her childishly.
She giggled but became instantly concerned. "I missed you too. How are you? I haven't spoken to you since you disappeared and I haven't been able to sleep in peace."
"I'm fine. A few broken bones and cuts and bruises," I smirked. It was times like these that I was glad Erica used to beat the hell out of me. It gave me such a high tolerance for pain. Too bad she didn't train me to become tolerant of emotional pain as well.
"I heard from your mother that you found the bodies of your best friend and her family," she said sadly.
I definitely did not want to talk about her. It was too soon and it strangled my heart. Does that make me a horrible friend?
I sighed heavily. "I'm…alive…and surviving it. Why are you here suddenly? I've been trying to see you for a while now."
She smiled tenderly, getting the hint that I didn't want to discuss the past events and went along with me. "Zero told me to come see you. He seemed upset though."
"My fault," I sighed again. "I opened my overly large mouth and said something I shouldn't have. I'll…apologize…later when I see him. Kiren, what's going on in school? Do they know anything?"
"No, Chairman Cross told everyone you were ill and had to be held in one of his 'special rooms' rather than the medical office," she explained and I scooted closer to the wall so she could sit on the bed with me.
"What room am I in?"
"Well, you're not in Sun dorms, you're in the Moon dorms."
"Say what?" I choked.
I was in a building filled with vampires and I've been bleeding, puking and unconscious.
What the hell was he thinking?
"Apparently, he thought you would be safer here since the Night Class students could keep an eye on you," she calmly informed me. "In case Kaede comes back for you, you know? Because it seems to be quite simple to break into the Sun dormitories."
"Yea, he really needs to do something about that," I scowled.
I stared at her, a bit puzzled. Did she know? Do I have to tell her? Would I tell her? Was it better to not tell her?
"Kiren…what do you know about Kaede?" I tested her.
She frowned, her eyes expressing sorrow and…hatred? Woah, back away! She's radiating!
"She comes from a clan that has been quarreling with yours and has murdered your friends because she wanted revenge on behalf her fallen relatives."
"Do you know what she is?" I attempted to ignore her previous snarl.
She blinked, clueless. "A student attending here…?"
I mentally smacked myself.
Stupid. Stupid. Stupid.
"Of course," I muttered sourly.
She didn't know.
Shit. Fuck. Gawd damn it. What the hell am I going to do?
"Yea, sorry…my mind is kinda screwy. So what have you been up to? Are you okay? How is your Mom? I heard that she-"
Kiren waved her hand in front of my face carelessly. "She's fine Serena. Everything has been okay. I've just been worried about you. The room isn't the same without a roommate, you know? It becomes quite uncomfortable…and spooky."
I snorted. "I can only imagine."
Her eyes softened. "Are you really going to be okay?"
I stared at her for a while, not quite sure of what to tell her.
Vampires want me dead. I'm supposedly a vampire hunter. My best friend is dead and so is her family. Jade may or may not be alive. Mom's a Level D vampire and her fucked up boyfriend might kill her one day. The Headmaster is supposedly my father. My brother has been dead for nearly over a decade now and I've been having dreams about him. I'm severely injured and I'm going to miss tons of school work and I know I'll have to make it all up and to top it all off…
I don't even know if Mr. Bunny is really my friend.
Oh yes, I'm having a fabulous time of my life!
I responded sarcastically, "I'm totally peachy."
"You're lying."
What was your first clue?
"No seriously, I'll be fine. I'm a fighter. Now, if you could be a darling and do me a great favor…" I answered honestly, my voice trailing off.
"What's that?" she asked.
"Help me to the bathroom, please…I don't remember the last time I used it…"
It was around midnight or so that the door to the room opened slowly and quietly, causing my eyes to quickly focus on the person who entered the room. My body tensed, prepared for an attack.
Well, if you count stuffed animals as potential weapons.
However, familiar oceanic eyes came into view and I sighed in relief.
"Mr. Bunny?" I whispered in surprise as he stepped closer. "What are you doing here? You should really give me a heads up before visiting."
He scowled and pouted, his eyes reducing into small playful slits. "And here I thought I would have been given a warm welcome."
"Well…it's just that…I thought you were pissed at me," I defended myself, confused. "And I thought you wouldn't want to see me."
"I wouldn't have, but Kiren bumped into me before she-"
"You didn't do anything to her, did you?" I narrowed my eyes at him in suspicion.
He scoffed, folding his arms over his chest as if he was offended. "Fontana Serena, I am appalled! I would never simply attack a human."
"Sure you wouldn't," I sneered, rolling my eyes.
"I've had plenty of opportunities to take your blood," he pointed out, frowning. "But I never did."
"Yea, that's something I don't get."
"What's there to get?"
"You're a vampire."
"Thank you for, once again, stating the obvious. Idiot."
"But I'm human! Don't you…hate me?" I asked, feeling unsure. I might not want to hear the response…
He looked down to avoid my eyes and casually shrugged. "No."
"Liar."
"I am not," he growled. "I don't hate you."
"But you do hate humans?"
"I don't hate humans, Serena, they're…some…are just food. I have nothing against humans."
Lies. Lies. And more lies.
"Why don't you hate me then? Why am I not just food?"
"Why do you care?"
"Because I've been questioning our friendship and would like some reassurance," I snapped.
"Not all vampires view humans as food," he argued.
"I'm not talking about all vampires, I'm talking about you!"
He paused and stared at me, and a few minutes later he shrugged again. "I just don't."
"That's not a real reason," I growled.
"I don't see you as food, okay? Just accept it," he glared.
"No! I want a real reason! Why did you choose me, of all people, to be your friend? You could have just snuck off with one of your fan girls or another worthy vampire chick or whatever."
He stepped closer, once again invading my private space and he sniffed me. "When was the last time you had a shower?"
"I will castrate you if you don't answer me!" I can't threaten him with death anymore...
"Castrate me in your condition?" he chuckled. "You must be joking."
"Don't underestimate me fang boy!"
"It's the truth. You can't budge from your bed."
"Yes I can! And I will!" I glared at him determinedly.
"No, you won't because I won't let you. You move a slight inch and your wounds will reopen, and that will attract other vampires to you," he snapped, eyes reducing to dangerous slits.
"See there you go again! You act all protective like and yet you could be lying about our friendship! That ain't fair!" I shouted.
"Serena, I didn't give you my blood so I could kill you later," he growled and he grabbed me by the collar of the shirt to pull me closer. "I befriended you because you…are different."
"Oh, how many times have I heard that before?" I replied sarcastically.
"I'm being serious, you imbecile. Everything about you is different. You aren't like my fan girls, who squeal over me and worship the ground I walk on. You aren't like the other human girls at school, who are mostly shy and obedient. You aren't like vampire girls, who want nothing but my wealth and blood because I come from a privileged family. You're just…full of life."
"Full…of life?" I laughed. "Now I know you're definitely screwing with my mind."
"You joke around—even though it's normally sarcasm, you laugh a lot, you do things because you enjoy them—I'm talking about looking at the stars, not gymnastics. You make people around you feel comfortable so they can be themselves. You accept people the way they are."
"Are you sure you're talking about me? 'Cause all I've done so far is piss off Shizune, Asura and Miss Skunk, not to mention Zero and-"
"You opened me up, haven't you?" he interrupted.
"Me? Open you up? Buwahahaha!" I began laughing hysterically.
"Where's the humor in that?" he asked, clearly annoyed.
"You NEVER shut up! That's why I gave you the nickname BUNNY! You just keep going and going!"
He shot me an irritated scowl. "Have you ever seen me talking to my fan girls? I mean, actually conversing with them in a serious topic?"
"Mr. Bunny, you barely have any serious conversations."
"I do too," he argued.
"Name one."
"The one about your father."
"That's because you read my stupid journal and opened your big mouth!"
He rubbed his forehead. "You're annoying."
"And I think that's really the reason you're friends with me," I smirked.
"What do you mean?" He quirked an eyebrow at me questioningly.
I shrugged. "I'm someone you can joke with and get angry at. It's not the first time someone uses me as their vent. Erica did the-"
I abruptly stopped talking because her face, her dead one, had popped unexpectedly in my head and it caused me to flinch.
He noticed it. "Hurts?"
"More than you'll ever understand," I replied dejectedly.
A gloomy silence filled the room.
"How do you like it here?" he asked a few moments later, changing the topic and he took a seat next to the window. The moonlight embraced him, making his hair appear softer and his eyes looked luminous.
I studied him, tilting my head as I noticed how the moon made him look so...calm and mysterious. Did the moon have that affect on all vampires, or just him?
I took my time answering him, "It's okay, I suppose. I'm not used to being in a dorm surrounded by vampires."
"Kaname-sama advised your father to place you here. He wanted to keep an eye on you himself," he stated.
I rolled my eyes. "So nice of him. Remind me to send him a card saying 'Thank you for spying.'"
He scowled. "He just wants to keep you safe."
"Yea, yea, whatever."
It became quiet so I started to fiddle nervously with my moon and sun fused necklace, using it as my stress ball.
"How can you stay in this room is beyond me," he said suddenly.
"Why? What's wrong with it? Besides the smell of the place, which is totally my fault, it's fine."
"The curtains are a nasty color of brown, the room does smell bad, the pillows aren't comfortable, this chair isn't even comfortable, and the walls of this room-"
"They're white, Mr. Bunny, plain and simple."
"Too plain," he complained.
"Are you sure you're not a girl?" I smirked, " 'Cause you are picky as hell."
He raised an eyebrow at me. "Do you want proof?"
I snorted and rolled my eyes. "As if you have anything to prove."
He gave me a mischievous grin. "Are you sure about that?"
"What are you going to do about it?" I challenged.
He stood up, walked towards me and placed his right hand above my head, which was leaning against the wall. His left hand slowly started to unbuckle his belt as if he wanted to tease me first and my eyes widened.
"Wait! Hold up! Stop!" I shouted and turned around frantically in search for something.
He laughed, still somewhat stripping off his pants. "Do I make you nervous?"
I grunted, finally locating the stupid thing. "No, you fag. I was looking for this!"
He eyed the black new camera in my hands suspiciously. "What is that for?"
"Well, what kind of cruel person would I be if I didn't take a picture of you with your pants down? The fan girls would pay me loads of money," I grinned wickedly.
He shot me a livid glare. "I should kill you."
"After I take the picture. So give me a show worth remembering!"
"Give me that." He yanked the camera from my hands, causing me to gasp and protest.
"Hey! Don't break that! It's my birthday present from Mom!"
"You should have thought about that before you threatened to take pictures of me," he glowered.
"Aww, but Mr. Bunny, think about your avid fans! How disappointed would they be if I didn't share!"
"I'm not going to strip, you littl-"
"Oh, then I suppose you'd want me to do it for you?" I questioned and I knew I was grinning pervertedly.
He blushed heavily and barely choked out, "W-what?"
"Just kidding."
He growled and balled his fists, "Serena."
"Can I see your wound?" I asked randomly.
"My wound…?" He blinked, caught off guard by the sudden change of topic.
"Yea, from where I shot you, you fag. Or did you forget already?"
Rather than giving me the middle finger about my remark, he stared at me, somewhat hesitant. Funny how he didn't mind stripping off his pants and now he was having a hard time showing his injured shoulder.
He slowly removed the top half of his school uniform and got up from his seat to come closer to me so I could see. I sat up and swung my legs on the side of the bed as he lowered himself down to my level. The upper part of his body was fully exposed to me and it made me feel…powerful. He was completely vulnerable to me at this point. His fan girls would seriously consider killing me if they ever found out about this.
There was a fist sized hole where his collarbone and armpit met, causing me to cringe and suck in a breath. I could only imagine the searing pain that he had felt when I shot him.
My fingers gently traced the black edges of the injury and I barely noticed that I had caused him to shiver. I didn't allow myself to touch the center, dark violet part of it. I didn't want to provoke any further pain. I looked behind his shoulder to see if anything appeared on his other side--in case the shot had gone through his shoulder--but I didn't find any traces of torn flesh, so I returned to the previous spot and studied it.
Okay, time to swallow my pride and say the magic words.
"I'm sorry," I whispered.
"You weren't in the right state of mind when you shot me," he said offhandedly. "So really there's no reason to-"
"I'm sorry…for everything. Not just because I shot you, but because the last time you saw me I insulted you and …the other vampires," I said, looking at him in the eyes. "It was wrong of me."
He stared back, appearing somewhat shocked but then he genuinely smiled and gently whispered, "Apology accepted."
We were close enough to where our noses touched and I backed away, feeling lightheaded for some reason.
"Good, glad I got that over with."
He snorted. "Yea."
"So, are you skipping class?"
"No, I just wanted to check on you and then join them."
"Well you're seriously late."
"I wasn't expecting you to talk to me," he gave me softhearted smile.
"Well don't just stand there—get going! You're late for class!"
He playfully smirked at me, ruffling my hair as he went and gently closed the door behind him.
I stared at the empty space next to me in wonder. I freaked out earlier when Zero and the other vampire hunter tried to touch me—so why didn't I freak out when he touched me? He was the real vampire. Shouldn't I have had winced or yelled at him?
I sniffed my skin and hair, and recoiled in disgust.
"I sooooo need to shower…"
It was around six in the morning when dawn started to slowly creep up and my door opened. I groaned when I heard it creak, becoming annoyed with all the people that suddenly decided to come check on me.
"Go away. I'm fine, but tired and in need of sleep," I ordered the person and didn't even bother to look at them.
"I know, me too."
I immediately sprung into a sitting position to glare at the blonde idiot standing centimeters away from my bed. "What the hell are you doing Aidou?"
"Isn't it obvious?" he yawned and stretched. "Move over."
My eyes widened in horror. "Are. You. On. Crack? Get out!"
He pouted tiredly. "Oh come on. You sleep during the night and I sleep during the day. How bad could it be?"
"You have your own friggin' room!" I hissed.
"But the sun invades my room," he reasoned, removing his jacket and loosening his tie. "And I noticed that in your room, since it's facing the other way, the sun doesn't start coming through the curtains till it's evening."
"Take it up with the ball of fire then," I sneered.
"But I have a headache," he continued to pout childishly.
"What do you expect me to do?" I snapped. "Massage you?"
"Please?"
"If I'm allowed to chop you to bits too."
"That's why only stuffed animals are in this room."
"Wrong! I have a new journal!"
"And...what do you suppose you're going to do with it?" he stared at me, making me feel a little stupid.
"Paper cuts!" I exclaimed excitedly.
"You're pathetic." He frowned pitifully. "And you call me a rabbit."
"I'm more like a carrot than a rabbit," I said in my defense. I wasn't referring to my hair color either. According to Mom, not a lot of people like carrots. So, in a very weird way, I was like a carrot. Not a lot of people liked me.
"You do realize that rabbits eat carrots? My how coincidental…"
I began to snarl, half pissed off at myself for totally forgeting the little fact he brought up, and held up one fist. "Get out of my room fang boy."
"I'm sleeping here," he stated calmly, already climbing into bed.
"I'm not in the mood for a sleep over! Go away!" I shouted.
"Nap time," he mumbled, curling up next to me.
"SECURITY!" I shouted hysterically. "SECURITY! SECURITY!"
"You're an idiot," he chuckled, becoming comfortable underneath my blanket.
"SOMEBODY GET THIS RAPIST OUT OF MY ROOM!"
He scowled. "Do you honestly think I'd rape you? Miss I'd-rather-molest-a-zombie?"
"Well, considering that you're a vampire...wait, who's side am I on?"
"Idiot."
"Shut up! It's too early to argue!" I whined as I tried to shove him off the bed, but the bastard wouldn't budge.
He yawned, completely ignoring my shoving. "Than be quiet and go to sleep. I'm tired too."
"Leave my room!" I growled again. "I will kill you!"
The fag had the nerve to laugh. "Not in your condition."
"Just because I can't kick your ass doesn't mean I can't at least smother you with my pillow!"
"I'm not going anywhere Serena."
"Damn it!" I huffed. "You pain in the ass!"
"Always, my dear, always," he chortled sardonically.
"Why do you insist on sleeping in my room? When you told me earlier that you didn't approve of it?"
He shrugged a little but didn't respond, which led me to no choice but to kick him --literally kick him-- off the bed, but pain immediately shot through my body and I grinded my teeth to keep myself from screaming.
"I told you so," he muttered.
"Shut up you vain, spoiled, fanged little-"
He hit my face with a pillow before taking it hostage and curled his legs closer to his chest.
"Rabbit," I finished, now entirely vexed and I glared lividly at him.
Oh if looks could kill...
"This is so awkward…" I muttered in irritation.
No response.
"Don't make this a new habit of yours. I can guarantee you that tomorrow you'll be sleeping in your own damn room."
Still no response.
"If you start snoring I will drug you with my medicine."
And still no response.
"Faggot! Move over! You're hogging the bed!"
"You're the fat ass—yeow!"
I had kneed him in the stomach for that remark.
His head lifted off the pillow and he shot me a peeved, tired glare. "Woman! I'm trying to sleep!"
"Go to your room then!" I hissed.
"No!" he declared and he forced me to back into the corner where my bed met the wall, but I wasn't giving up.
"I kick in my sleep! And I promise to aim in low places!"
He laughed full heartedly. "You're ridiculous."
"How would you feel if you were in my position and I was sleeping in your bed?"
He gave me a perverted grin. "Is that a promise too?"
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"
"Just shut up and go back to sleep."
Needless to say, he won the battle because within seconds the bastard was asleep and nothing I did woke him up. I sighed in frustration, too weak and tired.
Note to self: Make sure you aim the gun at his head the next time.
I made a wall between him and me out of the stuffed animals I was given for my birthday and as I was making the wall, my hand brushed passed his, causing me to shiver. He was so cold. I stared at him, then at his freezing hand and shrugged. It was probably one of the many perks of being a vampire. No body heat whatsoever. And all the more better to build a wall! He has no right to steal my body warmth!
I curled up within my blankets, hiding my neck from view and I kept my eyes on him to ensure he didn't do anything stupid while he slept. I took a deep breath through my nose and caught a strange yet oddly familiar scent. It belonged to him. Aidou's scent was clearly noticeable now since the room was covered in either my blood or my vomit. I wrinkled my nose, inhaling his smell of winter.
That's what he smelled like.
It was as if I had stepped outside on a January day and a harsh wind blew me away. His scent was cold, almost like giving my lungs fresh air. Funny how his personality reminded me of winter too. The season is normally spent in snow, with people happily playing around and singing joyfully to their fellow neighbors and friends. It was a carefree and fun season, and yet it could be ruthless and unforgiving too. Let me not forget that winter also brought frigid weather and death to nature.
I smiled to myself, happy with my observation.
He's just like winter.
I spent hours staring at him, studying his childish face as he slept and I don't recall ever falling asleep so I was very surprised when I reopened my eyes and realized it was almost two in the afternoon.
Not as surprised and as horrified as the male prefect hovering ominously above me though, and it took me a while to realize that Kiren was standing behind him with an amused look on her face.
"WHAT IS HE DOING?"
"Ummm…sleeping?" I grumbled tiredly to Zero, still half asleep.
"I know that! But why here? With you?"
"Don't look at me like that. I told him to leave and he never did. I even screamed," I defended myself.
Zero angrily picked up the sleeping vampire from his collar and threw him onto the floor. "GET OUT OF THIS ROOM!"
Serves him right.
Mr. Bunny groaned, curling into fetal position and only opened one of his eyes to see what was going on. "Why am I on the floor?"
I pointed at the peeved prefect. "His fault."
"Get out! Get out! GET OUT!" Zero demanded, pointing to the exit.
"But it was cozy," he pouted, gradually making his way back to the bed.
"I can't believe he actually forced you to sleep with him," Kiren quietly said to me while we ignored the hysterical, outraged voice of the prefect.
"Hey! I didn't force her!" Mr. Bunny joined us, also ignoring Zero.
"Really? I clearly remember saying 'Get out' and 'No,' " I frowned, realizing seconds later what she meant by that line and waved my hands in the air. "Wait, wait, wait! If you mean actually slept with him, than no! I'm still a virgin! I mean unless he--AIDOU!"
"I DIDN'T TOUCH YOU!" he shouted in his defense.
"ZERO! I WANT THAT GUN!" But my outburst was ignored because Zero and Mr. Bunny began bickering, which resulted in having the Moon dorm leader to enter the bedroom.
Everything came to a complete silence. Mr. High-and-Mighty's eyes scanned the room and he found me. The look he gave me was not out of pity anymore, but a look of...gentleness? Despite the look though, I could feel fury starting to bubble in my chest but I kept myself under control.
He wasn't just a stuck up student anymore. Now I knew he was a vampire, and a powerful one at that or he wouldn't have such an affect on the other Night Class students.
"Aidou, what are you doing in Miss Fontana's room?" His eyes flickered to the blonde.
Mr. Bunny quickly stood up with his back straight and the atmosphere around him became strictly business-like. "I apologize Kaname-sama. It won't happen again."
"Please... leave the room." He said it so calmly and politely, but his commanding tone grated my nerves. "Everyone please leave the room."
They didn't need to be told twice. Within seconds, both Zero and Mr. Bunny were gone. Kiren gently waved her good-bye to me and promised to come back later. This left me alone with him.
"Well...that was interesting..." I muttered, feeling uneasy.
"My deepest apologies Miss Fontana. I hope he didn't make you uncomfortable," he said, taking a seat next to me.
"I can handle him just fine. He's the least of my worries," I told him.
I might be annoyed with the idiot, but I didn't want him punished by this...person.
He smiled and I wasn't sure if it was sincere. "I must apologize for not properly introducing myself the last time we encountered. My name is Kuran Kaname."
"Right," I said. I didn't bother introducing myself since he obviously already knew my name.
"How do you like it here?"
Ah man, can't you just go away?
"You mean in this room?" I asked, ignoring my previous thought.
He nodded his pretty little head.
"Err...it's okay. Kinda smells, but that would be my fault," I answered.
"Good. I was wondering if this room was suitable enough to keep a guest comfortable," he faintly smiled.
"It's fine."
He stood up and took my wounded hand. "It was nice meeting you Miss Fontana, but I must retire to my bedroom for the time being as well."
"That's fine. Good night--I mean afternoon," I said, feeling quite stupid.
"I'll be checking in again, however, I will announce it before coming."
"Thanks." I watched him walk to the door, which by the way, he doesn't look like he walks. He glides.
He stopped at the door with his hand on the door knob and glanced back at me with another small smile. "I'm glad that you befriended him. He takes the peace treaty more seriously now."
I didn't answer him. I didn't know how to. After he was gone, I sighed in irritation.
"I hate polite people."
They just came across as frauds--as if they're hiding a sinister motive.
And the Kuran was definitely someone who had other motives.
Most wouldn't believe Aidou would just 'climb into bed with her', but I disagree. He's a vampire and a playboy. So this way he's keeping an eye on his territory and hogging her all to himself muwahahaha. (Author has had too much sugar, be warned) Oh, and the whole stripping scene...yea, that he wouldn't have done and he didn't (wasn't going to either). He was just teasing her...
I won't be able to update until maybe a month from now...or two weeks. I don't know yet. It's because the chapters are taking me forever to write and I'm being constantly distracted by my parents and brother (he hogs the computer as much as I do). -shrug- I could use a break since I've been updating every week...
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