A/N: Woop, Woop! Chapter 2 everyone! This will have 4 chapters.
Like I previously said this is just and addition to my other fanfiction so it's fairly jumpy timewise and so on.
I will basically skip Vampire Knight Guilty completely, I'm just going to jump to the end. It's so much drama in the vampire world in the second season so I just don't know what to do with Nadeshiko there. :P
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Time went by as usual at Cross Academy. Only difference was that the girls still didn't talk to me, I only had Hotaru. But I didn't really feel like I needed anyone else.
Also, I didn't really fawn over the night class anymore. I was still, for some reason, stuck on Zero. The quiet, lonely Zero. That scared everyone. Including myself.
While walking through Cross Academy's hallways I ended up meeting Zero.
"Hi," I said, barely hearable. He looked at me so I guess he heard but I didn't get an answer. More like a look, fairly neutral look. Usually he looked gloomy but not now.
I had started watching him these past few days. I found out he looked sort of gloomy, next to always, he went to the stables and talked to that horse fairly often.
I wasn't stalking him. Not really. Just paying attention.
I sat down in class and ended up next to Zemiria Cross. She was one of the three members of the Disciplinary Committee, a friend to Zero. Actually, they were closer to siblings if I had understood the situation correctly.
"So, Nadeshiko, have you talked to Zero?" she asked me and smiled.
I fled to my books in front of me and got the color of a tomato. How did she know about that? Is Zero talking about me? No, why would he? She must have seen us.
"Um, no, not much. I said 'hi' to him in the hallway," I said still pretending that something in my book was incredibly interesting.
"Well, I think you should talk to him more. You two would be so great together, I think you would complement each other well," she said. She was so happy and confident! That girl was so lucky. Not a problem in the world. I wish I was like her.
"You think so?" I asked her and smiled. She was kind to me. That was rare nowadays, not many people were, but who was I to judge? They had every right to be mean and angry at me.
" Yeah, but unfortunately he has this barrier up which is harder to get through than the Chinese wall, so it's really difficult to get to him but I think you should try! Just take it a bit slow, otherwise he might bite your head off," she said and smiled happily back at me.
Just then the teacher walked in so I turned my attention to him.
I wasn't especially bright so I really needed to listen to the teacher if I wanted to have any chance at passing. Some people called me the teacher's pet and four eyes but they were wrong. They could ditch and not listen while still getting an okay grade. I couldn't. School wasn't my strong suit and my parents were very demanding. If I got anything less than an "A", I was a failure. I worked hard so I would get "A"s but math, chemistry, economy was just impossible. I was lucky if I got a "C".
But I didn't blame them, obviously they wanted me to be successful. They wanted the best for me and my class mates didn't know me so of course I can look like the teacher's pet.
A few days later a new teacher was introduced to us. Toga Yagari. He seemed nice but strict. The class probably needed someone strict though.
Everyone started asking a bunch of questions and I heard Mei asking if he believed in UFOs. That must be her newest obsession, it was no secret that Mei had a tendency to get obsessed with stuff. I found it quite charming.
A few days later I sat in class with Zemmi and Mei, for some reason I had started talking to them a little. Zemmi seemed to be acting cupid and Mei was her best friend.
"So, Nadashiko, how's it going with Zero?" Zemmi asked and kept nudging me.
"Um... Forward, I suppose. I bumped into him this morning before class starts," I said quietly.
I was stressing to class, like always, I was on time but I wanted to be there at least ten minutes before class starts! What if Mr. Yagari decided to start earlier for some reason?
I turned a corner and bumped into something big and warm. I lost balance and was falling backwards when arms grabbed me. I looked up and saw Zero, as usual I blushed immediately.
"Oh! I'm sorry!" I piped.
"You seem to keep falling over," Zero said calm.
"And you seem to keep saving me," I said shyly.
He gave me one of those neutral looks and I saw the hint of a smile. Not really a smile but almost.
"See you later," he said and walked away, leaving me there with a racing heart and blushing cheeks.
"Oh, Zero, huh? I had no idea about that," Mei teased.
"Well, it's not really anything going on so-" I began but my voice faded. My insecurities hit. He was in another league then me. He was cool, I was not. "… he'd never choose me of all people anyway. I'm shy and a nobody", I said sadly.
"Oh, Nadashiko," Zemmi began. "… You being who you are is the one thing that gives you a bigger chance than anyone else. You are so kind and giving. That's what's going to make him pick you in the end," the continued and smiled.
"Yeah, exactly!" Mei said and smiled.
I blushed, I didn't know what to say. They had been so kind to me.
"Thank you," I said and blushed a little more. "… well, what about you two?" I asked back.
Suddenly Zemiria looked pretty upset. Maybe I crossed a line. I probably shouldn't have asked.
"Stupid Nadashiko!" I thought to myself.
"I'm not really in love at the moment. I'm happy single," Mei said and gave us the sparkliest smile around.
"What about you, Zemmi?" Mei asked but she didn't answer.
"Zemmi?" I asked hesitantly.
"Are you alive, you spacing idiot?" Mei asked. "… Hello? Zemmi?" Mei continued and waved a hand in front of her.
"Uh, huh?" she said and shook her head.
"What about you?" Mei and I asked in unison. Since Mei had kept pushing I assumed it was nothing and that I had imagined the pained look.
"Oh, uh... Nothing here. Pretty much dead on that front," she said and looked down into her book.
Mei and I looked at each other and then at Zemmi. She definitely seemed upset about something.
A second later Zemmi stood up and shouted at Yuki. Apparently, she had ran out.
I was walking across the school grounds when Zero caught up to me.
"Hey," he said and looked at me.
"Hi," I said and blushed.
"Look, I know we don't really know each other but I could really use some distraction so maybe we could do something?" he asked. He seemed calm but I could feel that he was nervous.
"Really?" I asked and blushed. "… I'd love to," I said and blushed even more.
"Great, what do you want to do?" he asked and looked into my eyes.
I felt like I could drown in them.
"Um... What about a movie? Maybe we could go to the cinema?" I said hesitantly.
"Sounds great," he said. "… Should we say tomorrow after school?"
"Okay," I said shyly and he left. Once again, I was standing alone with a racing heart and blushing cheeks.
I ran across the school grounds and found Zemmi.
"Zemiria!" I said as I saw her. "Zemmi, you won't believe what happened!" I continued as I reached her.
"What, Nadashiko? Tell me happened?" she said.
"Zero asked me if we should hang out!" I said with a feeling of euphoria.
"He did? I'm so happy for you!" she said, smiling.
"I'm so nervous," I said, starting to feel shy and nervous once again. "Well, I just wanted to tell you." I added and the ran into the school.
"Hotaru, help me! I don't know what to wear," I begged my friend.
"I still can't believe you're going on a date with Zero," Hotaru said flabbergasted.
"I know, he's completely out of my league," I said insecure.
"What? No! That's not what I meant at all! He just doesn't seem like the dating type to me," Hotaru said in a panic. She didn't want to discourage me on the day of the date.
"Anyway, that blue skirt fit you so well so I vote that and maybe that white top," Hotaru said going through my closet.
I tried it on and it ended up pretty good so I decided that would be it. I brushed my hair and braided it like I usually did.
Zero and I had decided to meet by the fountain so I headed there. When I reached there Zero was there waiting. He looked very nice, handsome.
"Sorry if I'm late!" I apologized.
"You're not, I was early," he said. "… let's go!" he said and started walking.
We had booked seats to a drama and action movie that both of us seemed interested in. We got to the cinema early so we sat down outside of the salon.
"Why did you come out with me tonight?" Zero asked suddenly.
"What?" I said quietly.
"I'm cold and rude. Why would you go out with a guy like me?" he urged.
"I don't think you're like that. You were kind and gentle when I gave you my chocolate," I said shyly and blushed.
"I scolded you 15 minutes earlier," he insisted.
"Well, I sort of jumped you. Besides, you said you were in a bad mood. Everyone can be in a bad mood sometimes. I don't think that is something you can hold against a person," I explained.
Zero looked and me, it seemed like he studied me.
"Really? You think I'm kind and gentle?" he said with a tone of disbelief.
"I think you can be when you want to," I said defensively. "… um... What do you... You know... Think of me?" I said ashamed and embarrassed. I looked into my lap and sensed a smile.
"I think you, if anyone, is kind and gentle. Perhaps even to a fault. I heard that those girls blamed you for the whole St. Xocolatl's day thing and I know that they're still angry with you. Why don't you defend yourself?" he asked.
I looked up at him and blushed.
"Well, it was sort of my fault, wasn't it? I broke the rules, I climbed that wall even though I wasn't supposed to," I said, defending those who hated me.
"Oh please, it's nothing any of them wouldn't have done. What bothers me is that they blame you for it as if they are saints themselves," Zero complained.
"It was pretty silly wasn't it?" I thought out loud. "They don't know me and they probably couldn't care less about me either," I continued.
"Yes, that's probably right." he said.
That hurt a bit, but it was true. I'd rather have someone being honest then lying.
"Well, at least I learned from it, right?" I said and smiled.
"Yeah," he said and looked at me.
The movie began so we sat down and watched. It was actually pretty good.