A/N: Yes yes I know it's been ages. Well not really, but it seems like it. I've been busy! Though I know most of you hate me for the cliffy, this is sort of a continuation :p So enjoy the suspense! It should clear up next chapter ;)

Belle

I nearly dropped the rose again. "What?" I gasped in a whisper.

"You said you want more time, don't you?" He said, raising an eyebrow.

I nodded slowly, looking down.

He cupped his hands under my chin and with surprising gentleness he brought my face up so I had to look at him. "Then come and spend the weekend with me."

I blanched. "I-I-I can't."

He leaned closer, touching his forehead to mine and looking down. "Come on…" He smiled. "If you do, I promise you a week without me."

I moaned and he grinned, knowing how tempting that sounded to me. I was trying to keep my heartbeat steady, as it was suddenly racing out of control. I closed my eyes, and concentrated on breathing in and out shallowly through my nose.

I took a deep breath and opened my eyes. "L-let me go."

He slowly drew away from me. "Are you going to come?"

I nodded.

He looked sceptical. "Are you sure?"

I scrunched my eyes shut. "Yes."

He turned around, with his back to me, facing the class building. "Then bring your things and meet me here after class." He said, voice low. He turned his head over his shoulder to look at me with one eye. "Or are you scared?"

I lifted my head and jutted out my chin stubbornly. "No."

He smiled, slightly mocking. Then he turned and walked toward the Day Class building just as I heard the screams of the Day Class girls some distance away.

They must have just opened the gate to the Night Class. My mind reasoned. So Aido must have just left early.

Yeah… I thought back.

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"So you're actually going to go?" Akane gasped.

"Yeah." I said, throwing some clothes in a tote bag. "Cover for me, will you?"

"You're insane." She said, taking a step back while wide-eyed. "Do you have any idea what you're doing?"

I met her gaze. "Yes." How little she truly knew.

She took a few steps toward me. "Are you going to be… safe?"

My jaw dropped. "We're not having sex, Akane!"

Her face visibly showed her relief. "Really?" She exhaled.

"Yes." I laughed. "He's probably just going to get me to do chores or something. You know how he is." I rolled my eyes.

"But you're going out at night again. Alone." Akane's voice got low. "Are you going to get caught by the Disciplinary Committee?"

"Pssh." I spat. "Don't make me laugh. They won't even see me." I stuck my tongue out and smiled.

She crossed her arms and sighed as she followed me into the living room. "I sure hope you know what you're getting yourself into."

I opened the door and looked back at her. "Trust me, I have NO idea."

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I left the Sun Dorm under the cover of nightfall. I slung my tote bag over my shoulder and slipped across the small area in front of Sun Dorm into the edges of the bushes where Aido had first exposed himself as a vampire to me. I shivered at the memory and stood silently.

He didn't say how he was going to take you to the Moon Dorm or under what pretences, so do you know what he's going to do? I'm sure the more rational part of my mind was ready to stage a mutiny.

No. I thought back. I have no idea. I found myself thinking for the second time that night.

Akane is worried about us. My mind pondered. I wonder if she's going to tell Rei what we're doing. I could feel the resentment as that smaller part of my brain made it clear that it wasn't in agreement with what I was currently doing.

If she does, I bet heads are gonna roll.

Specifically Aido's.

Yeah. That's what I was thinking.

My mind was silent then, and this left me time to think. I looked up at the moon and fiddled with the strap on my tote bag. The moon was nearly gone, almost appearing to be eclipsed.

It's an oooooooomen! My inner sanity sang.

Shut up.

Fine, fine. But don't come crying to me later when Aido kills you or maims you or severs one of your limbs or something.

What makes you think he's going to do that?

Oh, just a hunch…

I growled quietly out loud as I stopped trying to argue with my inner adult.

I wasn't even aware that I had zoned out until I jumped as the back of someone's hand brushed some hair from my back over my left shoulder and then lightly glided down my neck.

"Were you waiting long?"

"Ah!" I jumped and spun around, to Aido's amusement.

"What, are you scared of something?" He grinned.

"Yeah, you." I said under my breath as I turned my back.

"What?"

"Nothing. So how are we getting in to the Moon Dorm anyway." I didn't have enough expression in my voice to make it a question.

"I was thinking we should just wait here for a while." He said. "Let most of the Night Class get in and get settled before we try and go in."

My shoulders relaxed as I let out a sigh. "I guess you're right." I turned back to him but kept looking down. "So what do you want to do until then?"

"I told you once that I was going to find out more about you." He said. "I'd suggest we start there." He sat on a rock and held his hands up, fingertips touching, in front of his face, trying to hide a smile.

I rolled my eyes and sat on the grass daintily. He looked at me.

"Well?" I asked.

"I'm thinking."

I folded my hands in my lap and looked into the sky again. The moon was completely gone.

"You never told me why you don't value your own life."

"Do we have to start there?"

"Yes."

I shifted uneasily. "I don't really have an answer for you. I mean, I'm not suicidal or depressed or anything. I just don't care. So I guess that makes me apathetic? But I'm not apathetic about everything, or an apathetic person in general…" I trailed off briefly. "I suppose what I'm trying to say is that I don't feel I have anything worth struggling to live for. I mean, Akane is the closest person to me. I don't really have much in the way of family."

"Oh?"

"I've said too much." I said suddenly. "And besides, I'm sure we could get going now." I added, standing and straightening my skirt.

"You may think you have said too much," he said. "But in truth you have just opened a whole hallway of new doors I never knew existed." He looked me up and down once. "You have many layers."

"Wow," I said sarcastically. "It's true what they say. You are a genius."

"Shut up." Was all he could come up with as we began our walk toward the Moon Dorm.

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Btw, last chapter broke all my records for having the most reveiws. Thank you to everyone who gives me input! I will randomly be selecting one of the reviewers from this chapter in about 3 days' time to do a cameo in my book as a Night Class character. Not by username or personal look, but I will randomly message one reviewer at the end of the 3 days who gets to pick the name of one of the Night Class characters. (girl or boy). The Night Class doesn't have any/many just filler characters, but I'm going to need one for next chapter so I'll let one of you guys pick the name! Or, even better, put the name you want me to use in your review and I will shout out whose gets selected. Again, no one has to do this but I just thought it'd be fun :) Ttyl!