Episode two – New beginnings…?
It was dark. Everything about this school just screamed "Danger!" and Kagome was going to live in such a dark place from now on. Oh, lucky me. Smiling to herself bitterly, thinking about her pathetic life, little miko crossed the street and begun her own walk of shame – path to the Cross academy gate. Much to her "luck" it even started to rain heavily. Soaked, upset and tired Kagome finally reached old, rusty but enormous steel gate of the academy. Behind it was her new life, two smaller and one monumental building, the Cross academy. Huh, this is surprisingly pleasant… Blinking a few times to assure herself, Kagome slowly reached for the gate, only to discover it was… Closed? ,,What the…?" Kagome gasped. It was true that the train was way too much delayed, so she ended up arriving at night but it wasn´t that late for everyone to be sleeping. Miko whimpered desperately and sat down on her huge suitcase. ,,Aaaahn, why me?" At least the rain stopped. ,,A young lady like yourself shouldn´t be wandering around this schools gate at night. It may be dangerous you know…" a low voice whispered huskily to her from the shadows. ,,W-who are you?" she jumped. ,,What do you want from me?" stretching her arm in front of herself in a protective manner, Kagome took a few steps back. There in the shadows stood a tall, slim male figure. ,,Who…" ,,Don´t worry." Suddenly the voice was nicer, friendlier. Owner of the voice left his shadow to greet her properly. ,,Welcome to Cross academy, miss Higurashi. We´re pleased to have you here." Tall, blonde haired man with a goofy grin shook her hand, laughing slightly. ,,I´m Kaien Cross, the headmaster." He added, reassuring her. Judging from the appearance she knew, he wasn´t lying, mainly because of his photo in the leaflet she got. ,,Thank god…" Kagome whispered, slowly lowering her arm. ,,I was… scared." Taking in a deep breath, she finally smiled. ,,Now that´s something, you´ll have to get familiar with." Helping her with the suitcase, Kaien slowly unlocked the gate. ,,Being scared?" Kagome followed, listening to his every word carefully. ,,You sure do take a lot after your father. Especially those icy eyes of yours are just stunning, my lady." The headmaster smiled cheerfully. His grin soon turned into a stoic expression, which reminded her of Sesshoumaru a bit. ,,Mom tells me that all the time." Kagome giggled. Arriving into the main hall, which was lit up only by fire lanterns was taking her back in time. ,,Wow…" Kagome whispered, admiring all the beauty and grace around her. ,,Please allow me to show you around tomorrow. Today you must be tired, you should rest." ,,Oh not at all. Actually I don´t need to sleep for days, if I don´t want to. Maybe because of the… Never mind." She giggled sheepishly. ,,Well then, there´s something we need to discuss, immediately, my dear. Would you mind following me to the office? Don´t worry about your thing, we will escort them into your room safely." Said the headmaster with a serious expression on his face. Kagome just nodded and followed, thinking something about that the serious look doesn´t suit him at all.
,,I am WHAT?" shocked once again, Kagome jumped out of the armchair, almost flipping the coffee table over. ,,A vampire, my dear. And a noble one. Your father was the leader of one of the most powerful clans ever. He died by the hands of a hunter, while protecting his family and friends. I still own him my life…" Kaiens expression saddened a lot, after saying this. Kagome couldn´t believe what she was hearing. Her? A Vampire? ,,So basically…" she shook her head and sat down again, trying to get it together. ,,Basically you´re saying, that I´m some kind of vampire noble. Let´s be honest then, if I were to believe you, how would you explain my miko powers and no need for blood…?" she stated with a victorious grin, crossing her legs. ,,Darling, there´s nothing wrong with learning miko powers. It´s hard, but learnable. Your amazing sight and smell are not a part of miko powers, like you always thought…" goofy smile once again appeared on his face. ,,Yeah, right. And the bloodlust?" Still not believing, Kagome smiled almost with a Cheshire grin, thinking she won. ,,You know… Eh, this is a bit private." Much to her surprise, the man blushed and giggled, like a teenage girl would. ,,Stop this already, speak up!" Kagome snarled, slightly annoyed by his actions. He was kind of… too childish to be a headmaster. ,,Those little pills you use to stop the menstruation process…" ,,Contraception?" ,,Yup, the birth control pills. You know, vampires don´t get on the period, that would be pretty wei…" ,,Don´t jump off the theme!" blushing like crazy Kagome hid by a pillow. ,,Anyway, those aren´t birth control pills, those are pills that feed you with the certain amount of blood. That amount will keep you alive. You don´t have all your power because you´re not feeding yourself properly but you´re alive." Stated Kaien, sipping from his cup of tea. What is he saying? Could it be the truth? Could I be… a vampire? ,,Anyway… From now on you´ll be a part of the Day class. My daughter, Yuuki, will take care of you for now. Until…" ,,Until what?" Kagome rose her beautiful eyes to meet his, still shocked, with a complete blank stare of disbelieve crossing her face. ,,Until your awakening.