A/N: I'm sorry if I butcher up some of the characters or the storyline. I'm writing this based on my memories though I'm watching the episodes all over again when necessary. However, since this is an OC story it will obviously have some differences from the actual storyline. I'm also going mostly by the anime since I'm too lazy to read the manga so it might end where the anime did I don't know yet. I'm a last minute kind of person who crams the night before a test (sometimes right before a test). Please enjoy and review.
~When in doubt shout about! ~ Asami Kemura
Chapter 3 A Lovely stroll through Cross Academy
The Chairman's office wasn't very far away from my current location, but I'm not so sure if it would be a good idea to visit him. I might accidently give myself away and that would only push me farther away from the truth. If I did decide to go though, I might get something out of the Chairman. I might as well take my chances and go. After all, what could possibly go wrong?
The pair of tall wooden doors, which lead to the office, were only a few feet away. I felt a slight anxiety as I neared the room and was chewing on my thumb nervously. I knocked on the door twice and waited for the Chairman to let me in. His reply came not a second later. I drew in a deep breath and prepared myself. Slowly, I opened the door and let my eyelids droop the way they do when I'm exhausted and haven't slept well in a while.
"Hello…Chairman," I spaced my words out and let out a yawn. Well, it wasn't hard to act exhausted when I actually was.
"Aww, it's my precious little Kaya! I see you're as tired as usual. Come in and have a sit," The Chairman gestured towards the two green couches that were right across from each other.
I drew myself on the couch and tried my best to stay awake. How could I question him about a secret I had no clue about? Well, didn't Yagari-sensei mention something about safety? It's a not much to go by, but it's a start. I guess I could give it a go.
"Chairman, lately I've been feeling strange," I averted my eyes and tried to mask the anxiety in my voice.
The Chairman adjusted his glasses and gazed at me in a way that made me think that he knew what I was trying to do. However, I kept up my façade. I notice he was trying to understand what I meant. For second however, his eyes registered a concerned look but it didn't seem like it was over my wellbeing.
"Ah, yes I heard about your recent visit to the infirmary. I'm sure it's just your anemia acting up. There's no need to worry as long as you're taking your medication," He started to fill out some sheets on his desk that he seemed to have been working on before I arrived.
"That's not what I meant Chairman. I…I just don't feel safe or welcome here anymore. I thought this place was different from the other places I attended, but I guess there's always a secret that has to be kept. I guess I was once again wrong," I wasn't acting when I said this; this is the way I truly feel.
Throughout most of my life I've been changing schools for different reasons. This is the first school I've ever felt comfortable in, though it could be because I've finally made a friend. It's hard for me to really fit into a school, but I've never known exactly why I feel this way. Turning my attention back to the Chairman, I noticed he'd been quiet for some time now. He rearranged the papers on his desk into a small pile and faced me.
"I didn't think you would remember this quickly," he began." but I suppose there's nothing else I can do about the situation."
"I just don't understand why it has to be kept a secret," I went along with what he was saying, hoping that I might get some information. I just hope I don't get caught or else I'm done for.
He let out a sigh while pushing aside some strands of his sandy blonde hair away from his face. Whatever this was about it was definitely something serious. Maybe I made a mistake thinking that I could handle something that I had no clue about. I did what I'd feared; I had ventured to far into this and there was probably no way out.
"I see where you're coming from, but its better this way at least for now. Maybe there will be a day when humans can coexist with vampires while knowing of their existence. It's too soon to tell whether revealing this to the students will bring peace between the two or not, so I'm afraid the Night class might not join the day class for a long time," I tried to take all of this in a little at a time making sure not to miss a word.
The more I thought about the more everything made since. The reason the Night class was held well, at night. It also explained why the school perfects were so strict about being out after curfew. It was for our own safety. Yet the idiot fan girls were out there risking their lives unknowingly by trying to sneak into the Night class dorms. I was definitely going to keep an eye on Asami's crazy antics from now on.
"But is it safe for the students to be kept in the dark about all this," I tried to wipe the surprise off my face and kept pretending to remember.
"As I said before, it's still too soon. Who knows what could happen if they were to find out. So I ask that you keep this to yourself and act as if you'd never witnessed the events of that night."
This was a bit too much to take in and months without proper sleep aren't helping the situation. I was silent and just sat there quietly. The Chairman asked me to give the attendance folder to Yagari-sensei since he'd forgotten to give it to him himself. I took the folder from his hands and was on my way. I was too tired to really think about what I'd done till I was right in front of the door.
Maybe this wasn't such a bright idea. I mean, Yagari-sensei caught with a very interesting drawing this morning and he isn't the only thing I'm worried about. Just a minute ago I find out that the Night Class were vampires and I was about to walk into their classroom. I had no idea what they're intentions were or what the Chairman's were either. For all I knew the Chairman and the vampires were plotting to kill us all or something. Then again if that really was their plan wouldn't they have done it by now?
Well, I was already here so there wasn't really any point in turning back plus it's not like they can smell fear. Can they? Ok, so maybe I am scared but I'll just have to act like my normal sarcastic and half-conscious self. I took in a deep breath before knocking on the door twice before actually entering. The classroom wasn't any different than it had been this morning when I had had classes.
The only two differences were that the usual sunlight flooding in through the windows was replaced by the moon's rays and of course the students that were occupying the classroom at the moment. I'm not going to lie, their cold, almost menacing stares had me trembling in my brown boots. It took a lot of effort to actually remain standing up and not passing out on the floor. The fatigue my body was experiencing wasn't helping the situation much either. I willed myself to walk towards my ethics teacher who was lying against the wooden desk situated in front of the chalkboard.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your lesson Yagari-sensei. The Chairman asked me to give the attendance folder since he had forgotten to do it himself, "I extended the folder in my hands for him to take.
"Since you seem well enough to wander the school building after curfew, I assume you'll be able to join us tomorrow for the entire class period. Correct?" I could almost hear the girl from early today stating that it was a rhetorical question again as I nodded my head.
"Oh, and you don't happen to know what happened to the note that my mysteriously disappeared after you passed out, do you?" Now, you'd think that because he only had one visible eye that his glare wouldn't be intimidating. Guess again.
"I'm afraid that as you stated I was unconscious at the time, so I didn't see who took it," He stared for a while and gave me a look as if to stay that'd he'd accept the answer for now.
After making sure the Chairman didn't require my help for anything else, I started dragging my aching body through the maze-like hallways. Thankfully, I was able to find my way to the exit with little to no problems. The smell of hard wood cleaner was soon replaced by the cool, soothing night air. The moon was still the only thing adorning the dark night sky, as I walked through the path that led to the Sun dorms. The night was so still and tranquil that it surprised me.
All day I was surrounded by the voices of others, whether it was a teacher fussing at me for falling asleep once again during a test, the crazy fan girls squealing to their hearts content or even my demented best friend's endless banter. I decided to sit underneath a tree and enjoy the silence for a couple of minutes. I got as comfortable as I could get on a root that was protruding out of the ground. As I sat there, I couldn't help but think of the time before the incident that had happened at my first school, when my mother and I would lie on a blanket in the backyard late at night and see who could count the most stars. Back then everything seemed like fun and I thought it would stay that way forever. Boy was I wrong.
I was usually good at keeping the tears in mostly so I wouldn't worry Asami. Now, I just couldn't keep them in any longer they'd been suppressed for far too long. I didn't start sobbing but the tears just keep falling one after another. It was all her fault. If she hadn't started that rumor about me being easy, then I'd still be at home counting stars with my mom whom I missed so much.
I started to wipe away the tears with the back of my sleeve when I realized I could barely lift my arm. I tried once more and managed to clean my face off enough for me to see clearly. However, the rest of my body was still unresponsive. My whole body felt numb and too tired to move even as I tried forcing it to. I was about to just give up when I heard faint footsteps on the concrete path.
I tried not to worry thinking that it maybe it was one of the Perfects making another round. On the other hand however, it could be one of the Night class students lurking for a fresh neck to suck the life out of. If it was the later, defending myself was not an option considering my current state. If a vampire was to find me, what would he or she do with my lifeless body ? Would they even notify my mother or would someone cover up the incident?
Okay, I need to stop thinking those things I'm reading to far into the situation. I waited till the owner of the footsteps made his or her appearance. The figure finally emerged and I couldn't have been happier to have seen the brown-haired Perfect at that moment. The first thing I spotted was Yuuki's head and then the rest of her small, slender form. At first she didn't notice me, but when she did she was slightly surprised to see me.
"Yuuki could you….please help me," I could barely get the words out of my mouth as I was just to exhausted.
"Kaya, what are you doing out here so late its way past curfew. Are you all right?" I tried shaking my head no .but I pretty much failed.
She must have understood though because she was quickly at my side trying to help me up. I felt pretty bad for her though she had to drag my sorry butt all the way back to the school building in order to get to the infirmary. I'm not exactly the skinniest chick in our class so it seemed like a pretty hard task. Yuuki was stronger than I suspected and was keeping up much to my surprise. She didn't ask anything while we talked which was okay considering I wasn't exactly in the best state to be interrogated.
We finally made it inside the building and to be honest I can't quite remember what happened. All I know is that one second we were walking through the hallways and the next I was lying down on the bed I'd been in not so long ago in the infirmary. Aito went through the same procedures as she always did when I was sent to the infirmary. She spoke to me but I only heard bits and pieces of what she had said. I did catch a bit of a sentence in which she mentioned I would probably stay here for a while and that was enough to make me mentally cheer.
Afterwards, I'm pretty sure I passed out my last thought being that'd I'd broken my last record.
A/n: I'll be honest I was thinking about putting this story on pause for awhile. Then I became really mad and started typing like there was no tomorrow. Well, I should be asleep right now but I'm still pretty pissed so I guess I'm gonna probably pass out during class like kaya. Yes, I know I haven't updated this thing in like forever but I lost a bit of my inspiration. But now I'm pissed so it's ON. I got a bit of my motivation back by reading another fanfic (which pissed me off) causing me to finish this update. Well, see ya next chappie those who are reading. Oh, I didn't double check this so if you find any mistakes please tell me. Well, it's eleven thirty at night and I feel exhausted goodnight!
-W.3.A
