It took me another 3 days to train myself to trick my body out of thinking I had given it blood. Soon, I had worked up to 10 minutes to find blood before I reverted back. But that should be more than enough time.

I was glad to be going home.I felt relieved and happy. But I was worried about Zero and his state of mind and Yuki and her body. Especially if his state of mind is bad. But I knew that I will miss the time that I spent with Takashi.

I already feel a bond of friendship. But there were little things that looked so familiar. Like the way he brushes his bangs from his face and the way he tilts his head slightly to the side when he was confused. It's like I've seen it all before. And there was that time when he fell asleep, reading, on the couch and my body moved to put on a blanket. That happened when Ichiru fell asleep as well. Its like my body sometimes just moves on its own.

I watched as the autumn leaves fall as we finally reached the school. I could hear the screamings of the girls as they prepared for the event that I tried to avoid: the Dance. "Are you going to the dance?" asked Takashi with a small smile. I returned the smile and shook my head lightly. "I'm really tired after the training." He nodded understandingly and added, "You did a really good job with the training. And you thought of it all by yourself." I noted his hand coming to pat my head and was welcoming it.

But it never touched my head. "Keep your filthy hands away from her," Zero said harshly. Takashi looked at Zero curiously before nodding his head towards me and left. As I watched him leave, I felt a firm hand on my shoulder turn me around. "And where have you been?", he said sarcastically, "You smell like blood and that bloodsucker." I felt the anger stir up inside me. "Well, that bloodsucker has volunteered his time to help me control the vampire inside me. And don't be mean to him cause he helped me a lot." I started to walk away but stopped. "I was going to help you but now, I'm not sure."

I walked away, leaving him there and went back to my room. I was unpacking my when I heard a soft knock on my door. "Tsuki?" I breathed out a sigh of relief and opened the door to Yuki. She gave me a hug . "It's good to see you again, Tsuki-chan."

When I released her, I noted the bandage around her neck. But she completely ignored it. "Tsuki, did you do something to your hair? Its starting to wave." I self-consciously touched my hair. She was right. It was starting to wave ever since my haircut. "I don't know why its doing that..."

After helping me unpack, she left to get ready for the Dance. She was really excited, telling me about the dress that Kaname sent to her and I felt happy. She was acting her usual self. I threw myself onto the bed, enjoying its softy goodness. My eyes wandered over to the drawing I had made. It was the boy from my dream. I stood up and picked up to drawing. I kept looking at it and couldn't help think that it looked just like Takashi. Was it really him? I went back to the bed. Maybe my fatigue was making me confused. I was so tired that I fell asleep.

I had another dream. It had been a while since I had this kind of dream:

A young Takashi sat by the window, watching as the snow as it fell. He turned around and faced Kaname and said softly, "Kaname, where are the two little princesses?" At the word 'princess', Kaname smiled.

But when I woke up, I was tied up to a chair and I was blindfolded. The dream wasn't even in my mind any more.

The room seemed dark and it was drafty. The wind was cold and dry, making it hard to breathe. I shivered as the win blew by me again. Where was I? I stiffened when I heard a door open and the echoing sound of the footsteps of my captor coming closer to me. I tried to edge away from the person and back into the chair.

"It seems you woke up." I felt fangs pierce my skin and cried out in pain. That voice. I shuddered and I felt her smirk against my skin. But my body was paralyzed. I couldn't move or scream for help. I was stuck there, as my brother's murderer drank my blood once more. But she suddenly stopped. I couldn't see but it seemed like she was shocked. She withdrew and whispered some words and shut a door.

My head flopped over in relief as I felt the bonds that held me to the chair became loose. The hands that got rid of the ropes...they felt so familiar. But my mind was still in a state of shock. Shizuka was back.

I fell to the floor, my muscles no longer able to support me. Gentle hands helped me to prop against the wall. Hands that I knew. I grew frightened as the blindfold was taken away from my face. I bright light blinded me.

Who was it?