* I won the court battle! I now own Fairy Tail and Vampire Knight... no, I don't... (crawls to the corner and cries softly).
General POV
There was light knocking on her door. This confused Lucy, no one ever knocked on her door. Natsu and Happy would just climb through her window, Gray came down her chimney like Santa Claus, Erza would use the door but she never knocked, and Wendy and Carla just followed Erza inside.
When she turned her head to bury her face in her pillow, that was when she noticed that something was off. Her pillow didn't smell right. She sat up quickly as she scanned her unfamiliar surroundings almost in a state of panic. It took her a minute to remember where she was and what had happened. She wasn't home, she was in some other world that she knew practically nothing about and was currently living in a dorm full of her worst nightmares.
Just as she felt herself start to hyperventilate, someone knocked at her door again.
"Lucy, it's time to wake up so we can leave for class with everyone else. I brought you a uniform to wear, it should fit."
That's Takuma's voice, the vampire that I spoke to the longest yesterday, she thought as she climbed out of bed and made her way to unlock the door. She couldn't help but hesitate for a moment before unlocking the door and peaking out into the hallway. Sure enough, Takuma was standing there with a big smile and a folded uniform in his hands.
"Good evening, Lucy. I hope you slept well," he said as he handed her the clothes. "Let me know if the uniform needs any adjustments. I didn't get you any shoes since I saw that you already have a pair of brown boots that will go with the uniform. If you need any help, I can get Ruka or Rima for you."
"No, that's okay. But just so you know, I may summon one of my spirits to help me with my hair. I don't have a brush or a comb and it's been a while since I summoned Cancer," she told him as she was about to shut the door, but he stopped her.
"I don't mean to be intrusive, but can I watch you summon him?" Takuma asked, his emerald green eyes practically sparkling with interest.
She found his interest to me rather sweet, so she nodded. "Let me get dressed first, then I'll let you in."
The uniform that Takuma had provided fit her well enough, at least the skirt fit her and the thigh high black stockings were comfortable. But her chest was almost causing her buttons to burst open on her black, button up shirt and the only way that she would be able to close the jacket is if she held her breath for the whole night, so she just left it open. She also decided to forgo the red bow at the front since it wouldn't work with the jacket open. Out of habit, she strapped her belt around her right thigh so she could carry her whip and keys without notice.
When she felt that she was presentable, she went back to the door and opened it. Surprisingly, there were two girls standing with Takuma. One of them she recognized as the sandy blonde haired vampire named Ruka, she had stayed behind the night before. She didn't recognize the other girl, but her expression reminded her of Virgo in a way. She had sapphire blue eyes and orange hair that was put up in pigtails.
"I hope you don't mind, but when they asked me why I was waiting outside your door..." Takuma said, sounding embarrassed.
"I don't mind, they can come in too," Lucy said as she opened the door wider to allow them to enter. "I should warn you though, when Cancer sees all that beautiful hair, he's going to want to do something with it."
Ruka looked slightly interested, but quickly hid it. The other girl's expression never changed.
"I see that I'll have to ask the maids to make some adjustments to the shirt and jacket," Takuma said, averting his eyes from her chest. "I was worried about that, none of the other girls are quite as... er..."
Lucy couldn't help but giggle at his discomfort, it was actually really cute. "I'm okay for now, we can work on the adjustments after class." Then she turned to the orange haired girl and smiled. "Hi, I don't believe we've been formally introduced. My name's Lucy, it's nice to meet you."
"Hmm, my name's Rima. So, Ruka tells me that you're a mage from another world and that it was your blood that almost caused the dorm to go into a frenzy."
Lucy flinched as her fear came back. Why did she have to say that? I was doing fine until she reminded me that they were vampires!
Takuma noticed her discomfort and scowled at the girl. "Rima, she's terrified of vampires. Saying stuff like that isn't going to help, you know."
"I wasn't aware of her fear," she looked back at Lucy, noticing how the blonde seemed to be drawing in on herself. "I apologize if I scared you, but you have nothing to fear from me. I will follow Lord Kaname's orders and promise not to harm you."
It took a moment and a couple of deep breaths, but Lucy was able to calm herself enough to look back at the three vampires in her room and give them a small smile. "It's okay, I shouldn't let it get to me so badly. Takuma and your Lord Kaname have both promised to keep me safe, so I'll trust in them to do that."
To her surprise, the three vampires smiled at her, even Rima.
"It's good to see that you're trying to get over your fear and trust us, not many humans would be able to do that," Takuma said, pride showing in his voice.
She shrugged. "According to all of you, I'm not quite human anyway. So I guess it makes sense that I wouldn't act completely human. I am a mage after all. Speaking of which," Lucy smiled as she pulled Cancer's key from her key ring. "Open, Gate of the Giant Crab, Cancer!"
There was a flash of light, they blinked for a moment and nearly flinched when they saw the tall man with tan skin, sunglasses, six legs sticking out of his back, and both hands holding a pair of scissors. "Good to see your okay, ebi."
"Huh, a crab spirit that says 'shrimp', seems random," Rima said as she tilted her head to look at Cancer.
"Are these your new friends, ebi?"
Lucy giggled. "I guess you can say that. This is Takuma, Rima and Ruka." She noticed the glint off the corner of Cancer's glasses as he looked from one person to another and knew that he was imagining the different hair styles he could do on them. "I was hoping you could do my hair for my first day of class," she said as she sat down at a desk chair.
She had barely sat down before Cancer started working on her hair. He gave her a trim and fixed it up into her classic style of a side ponytail with the rest of her hair down around her shoulders. Since she couldn't use the red ribbon with her uniform, Cancer used it to tie her hair and let the tails of the ribbon flow long.
As soon as he was finished, he turned to the other girls and struck a pose. "What about you ladies, would you like a new style?"
"I'm fine, thank you," said Rima.
"I wouldn't mind a trim," Ruka said as Lucy got up so she could sit down. Cancer was quick with his scissors and added a product that made her hair shine. When she saw her reflection in the mirror, she smiled in satisfaction. "You really are skilled."
"Glad to be of service, ebi." Cancer said as he struck another pose.
"Thank you, Cancer. You can go back now." The spirit faded in a cloud of gold dust while Lucy placed his key back in place.
"So is that all he does, he cuts your hair?" Rima asked.
"Oh no, Cancer's scissors can cut through almost anything, including other people's weapons. I remember one fight with Erza, it was me and her against 20 other men with swords and clubs. I summoned Cancer and he cut all of their weapons to pieces and made all of them bald before they even knew what was happening. It's a lot easier to fight someone when their weapon is in pieces."
Takuma laughed. "There's definitely logic to that strategy. But now we have to get going. I think you'll find the walk from the dorm to the school to be interesting. And who knows, you might get some fans."
Lucy wasn't sure what he meant, but she quickly followed them out of her room, down the hallway and to the stairs. She couldn't help but hesitate when she saw all the vampires gathered in the main room. Memories of when she first woke up invaded her mind and she suddenly felt trapped.
Takuma turned to look at her when he heard her heartbeat speed up, when he saw the panicked expression on her face, it was easy to guess what was wrong. He reached up and took her hand. This got Lucy's attention enough to look away from everyone else. "Don't worry, I promise I won't let anything happen to you."
"And neither will I." Lucy gasped as her eyes looked to Hikaru, the vampire that had come after her before. He had descended the stairs behind them until he was at eye level with her and give a slight bow. "With your permission, I will stay by your side to protect you. If you do not believe you can trust me, I understand."
Lucy could feel the eyes of every vampire on her all at once. She did her best to ignore them and calm herself before she smiled at Hikaru. "Thank you, I'll be happy to have you around to protect me, but since Lord Kaname has promised me that no one will harm me, it probably won't be necessary. Which means that if you are going to hang around me all the time, I expect you to be my friend, not my body guard."
Without even looking, Lucy could tell that she had surprised everyone in the room. She felt one particular gaze that made her look to the side. Lord Kaname was watching them from the main doorway with a small smile on his face. She couldn't help but smile back as she forced her feet to carry her the rest of the way down the stairs. Hikaru kept pace with her the entire time as his eyes scanned the area for danger. She also noticed that the other vampires gave her space when they reached the floor, and she was grateful for that.
Ruka and Rima walked away to join others as soon as they reached the bottom. Takuma looked from Lucy to Kaname in indecision before Lucy gave his shoulder a slight push. "Go on, I can tell that the two of you need to talk. I'll be fine. After all, I've got Hikaru here to protect me."
Somehow knowing that she wouldn't let him stick around, Takuma gave her a nod before walking over to Kaname. The pure blood continued to watch the blonde mage as she began talking with Hikaru.
"She really is surprising, isn't she," Takuma said quietly. "I hardly know anyone who would forgive and trust another person so quickly."
"I do know someone like that," Kaname said, a sad look coming over his features for a moment before disappearing.
It wasn't a stretch for Takuma to figure out he had to be thinking of Yuuki Cross. The little human from the Disciplinary Committee was the only person that could affect Lord Kaname in such a way.
"By the way, Lucy agreed to speak to all of us about her world and magic. I'm really looking forward to it."
"As am I, but for now, it is time for us to make our way to class."
As if on cue, the entire Night Class made their way out the main doors and toward the main gate. Lucy could hear girls screaming before she even got close to the gate. It almost scared her at first since she had no idea why the girls would be screaming.
"I think you'll find this fun."
Lucy jumped in surprise when Aidou suddenly appeared on her right side. She didn't miss the glare that Hikaru directed at the blond vampire from her left side.
"Tons of girls from the Day Class come and wait for us to leave our dorm every night, it's our own little fan club. There's even guys who come to see the girls from Night Class." He grinned widely at her as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "You know, it wouldn't surprise me if you get some fan boys soon, too. You have the beauty of a vampire but the warmth of a human. They'll be all over you."
Nothing could have stopped the deep red blush that overtook her features. "Um... I don't really think that's going to happen," Lucy said nervously as she waved a hand in front of her face, trying to seem dismissive. "After all, I'm probably not going to be here for very long. Just until my guild figures out a way to bring me back."
"Oh, why so nervous?" Aidou asked teasingly as he held her close to his side. "I'm getting the impression that you, little miss mage, has never had a boyfriend."
Lucy felt her face heat up even more. Aidou had hit the nail right on the head but she wasn't going to admit it. It would be like when Cana announced the same thing at the guild! Before she could say anything, her guardian angel Hikaru had grabbed Aidou's arm, removed it from Lucy and push him away. "Lay off, will you? She clearly doesn't want you touching her like that." Aidou laughed but walked ahead of them.
"Thanks, Hikaru," she smiled at him and he nodded back.
Just then, the screams of the fan girls increased as the doors opened. Lucy noticed how most of the Night Class treated the girls courteously but with slight indifference. Aidou, however, seemed to be playing the flirt and reminded her of Hibiki from the Tri-men, causing her to giggle.
Out of the chaos, she saw two people doing their best to hold back the crowd. One was a girl a little younger than her with short brown hair and honey brown eyes. But it was the boy who caught her attention. He was tall with silver hair, pale skin, pale purple eyes and a tattoo on his neck. He kept the fan girls back with a glare, which Lucy found amusing. When he looked back at the Night Class students, she smiled at him but he didn't smile back, he glared at them. She didn't know how she knew, but she could tell that the boy with silver hair knew that the Night Class was different.
"Hikaru, that boy with the silver hair, does he know?" She asked him as quietly as she could.
He nodded in return. "Him, the girl and the Head Master are the only humans that know. The girl and the Head Master are safe enough, but be careful of the boy. He harbors a pretty strong hatred for us. You might not have to deal with it though, seeing as you're not like us."
Nodding, she continued to walk as she looked past the vampires at the Day Class students. They were staring at her and whispering, and that was making her nervous.
"Who's that new girl?"
"She's so beautiful."
"She seems different from everyone else somehow."
"Look at how Hikaru is sticking close to her, do you think they're dating?
Aidou could hear the whispers about Lucy loud and clear, it didn't surprise him that they noticed her. She really was beautiful and the power she held seemed to pull both vampires and humans toward her. He just knew that guys would start flocking to see her as well, and for some reason, that didn't sit well with him. He didn't even like that she looked all buddy-buddy with Takuma and seemed comfortable around Hikaru. Giving his head a slight shake, he continued to smile and wave as they continued to class.
Zero saw the new girl. She was small in stature but had curves in the right places, golden blonde hair that reminded him of the sun and a bright smile that he wasn't used to seeing on a vampire. Head Master Cross had told him and Yuki that there was a new student joining the Night Class and it was under special circumstances. He wanted to say that he didn't care, but the smile that girl had given him... it made him feel strange, which only served to piss him off. The only thing he ever wanted to feel towards a vampire was hate.
Head Master Cross had also said that they would be meeting with Kaname and the new girl after the Night Class students were in class. Zero hadn't planned on going, but now he would, if only to convince himself that all vampires were the same. Even if they seemed to radiate sunlight.
A/N: So I established a pretty good standing for Takuma and I wanted to give a sneak peak into Aidou and Zero's thoughts on Lucy. Don't worry, they will have their chapters together very soon. If you have any ideas for what you would like them to do, let me know.
A/N 2: Don't forget to vote for your favorite on my profile: Aidou, Takuma or Zero!