* It is a heavy burden to create Fairy Tail and Vampire Knight, I'm kind of glad that it doesn't fall on me. I only have to write when I want to!

Lucy POV

I had been talking for over an hour when I finally reached what I felt was a stopping point. They had asked me about all the things that used magic in my world but used something different here or just didn't exist. They had been really interested in how cars and four-wheelers hooked up to mages with SE Plugs instead of using something they called "gas." It took a while to figure out how to explain what a "lacrima" was in a way they would understand, then I had to explain the different types of lacrima and how they were made.

I had also seen Head Master Cross, Yuuki and Zero step in about halfway through to listen to what I was saying. I almost laughed when I noticed how diligently Cross was taking notes.

When I mentioned gale-force reading glasses, they had no idea what I was talking about and promised that I would show them the next night since I had a pair in my backpack. That was going to be what my next lecture, if I could call it that, was going to be about. I was going to show them all the different things that I had unintentionally brought with me from my world. I found it amusing that the simplest things to me could be so extraordinary to them. The glasses, a color change stone, a candle that used a purple flame and the wax would never melt, and of course my whip and keys.

I also had an issue of Sorcerer Weekly Magazine, but I wasn't going to be showing them that. The issue just happened to be the one that Yukio and I had been featured in. I had seen in on a news stand and bought it just before Natsu, Wendy, Happy, Carla and I had boarded the train to go after the mage. I had taken a quick look inside while riding on the train and had nearly gotten sick myself. Sure, the photo spreads had been awesome and Yukio and I had looked absolutely drop-dead gorgeous, but that stupid reporter Jason had misquoted me. When I had told him that I had been with Natsu since joining Fairy Tail, he had written it down as though I had been in a relationship with Natsu since joining. When I showed it to Natsu after he had gotten over his motion sickness, he just laughed at how ridiculous that was. I admit, that comment had hurt, but not so much after I gave him a Lucy-Kick to the side of the head.

Surprisingly, Kaname walked up to me and gave me a small smile. "That was very enlightening, Lucy. Thank you. I do hope that you will continue to tell us about our world."

"Gladly! I actually had a lot of fun doing this!" I told him as I smiled back.

"LUCY! That was so informative!" I saw the Head Master running toward me full speed and nearly screamed. Luckily, Hikaru was there to grab him by the collar of his shirt to hold him back.

"Uh... th-thank you, Head Master Cross. Glad to do it," I said nervously. I don't know what it was about that guys, but he was just plain weird. Not as bad as Ichiya, but still pretty weird.

Suddenly, I felt someone grab my hand and I looked to see that it was Yuuki. "Lucy, why don't you come on patrol with me? I'd love to have someone to talk to!"

I didn't even have time to reply as she was pulling me out the door. Looking back, I could tell that Hikaru wanted to follow me but since I was going with Yuuki, I was sure that it would be fine.

Apparently, Yuuki and Zero's duties as Disciplinary Committee members included walking around campus to make sure that the Night Class behaved and to send the Day Class students back to their dorm when they would sneak onto campus after dark to take pictures of the Night Class. When I asked her if it really happened that often I was surprised when she said that she and Zero caught students sneaking around at least twice a week. Even though they hadn't come across anyone that night, it was only a matter of time.

"It wouldn't surprise me if we had some guys come out tonight to try and get a peek at you too," she said, smiling at me.

I couldn't help but blush at her words. "W-why would they do that? I'm not that pretty."

She laughed at me and smiled. "You really don't see yourself, do you? You're just as beautiful as any member of the Night Class and you just have this energy about you that seems to draw people in. Even Zero seems to be interested in you, and I've never seen him interested in a girl before.

Now I was really blushing. It was strange to me, all this attention people said that I was going to be getting. Back home, I would only get hit on by creepy guys, and Loke of course, so the idea of having a bunch of guys wanting to be around me was weird.

Yuuki finally lead me to a place just outside of the Night Class window, it had a pretty good view of the grounds so I could understand why it would be a good place to watch for Day Class students. I also noticed how Kaname was in view of the window and how Yuuki would look at him when she thought I wasn't watching. It was pretty easy to tell that there was something there. If I had known any of them better, I might have done an intervention for Yuuki to try and set them up, but I couldn't.

Then I heard her mutter in an annoyed tone as she looked down into the trees. Sure enough, I could see two girls from the Day Class trying to hide. "You can watch if you want but try to stay out of sight. If they see you, I might never get them to go back to their dorm."

Without another word or any hesitation, Yuuki jumped off of the ledge and onto a tree branch before jumping up and grabbing it with her hands to drop to the ground. I didn't think I would be able to do that without using my whip and that would end up showing my magic. So I decided to take the stairs that Yuuki and I had used to get up there in the first place.

As I was coming out of the building, I heard yelling and knew that something was wrong. I could tell that it was Yuuki's voice but I couldn't tell what she was saying, so I started running so I could help her if she needed it. When the scene came into view, I hadn't been prepared for what might be happening. There were two girls laying unconscious on the ground and Akatsuki was facing away from Aidou and Yukki.

Then I saw what Aidou was doing. He had a hold of Yuuki's right hand and had it pressed to his mouth. Even at a distance, I could see blood and how much Yuuki was struggling.

"May I drink from your neck?" Aidou asked her as he pulled her close and moved her collar out of the way as she continued to struggle.

My entire body was shaking with terror. I wanted to help her but I couldn't even move. All the fears that I had tried pushing aside were upon me. I tried to move but it was like all I could do was breathe raggedly as the scene unfolded before me.

Then, out of nowhere, Zero was there. He had pulled Yuuki away from Aidou and had his gun pointed at the vampires. Even then, I still couldn't move. I couldn't even understand what they were saying. Then a shot rang out and I screamed as I dropped to the ground and crawled backwards until my back hit a tree. When I looked back up; Kaname, Takuma and Seiren were there. And talking about taking Akatsuki, Aidou and the two girls to the Head Master to receive punishment.

I was still shaking so badly that my teeth started to chatter. It was only then that everyone looked over at me. Kaname, Takuma, Akatsuki and Yuuki looked worried; Zero looked like he was angry at the vampires for scaring me, Seiren didn't even spare me a look. But it was Aidou who really caught my attention. He looked absolutely shocked and horrified, as if he only then realized what he had done in front of me and how scared I was.

Zero took a hold of Yuuki's hand and started dragging her away. Aidou was still looking at me when he took a step in my direction. It was that single step that woke me from my stupor. I yelped and ran after Yuuki and Zero. I couldn't stand to be around the vampires.

There were puncture marks all over her body. She was so pale, like a there wasn't any color left in her at all. "Mama? Mama, are you okay?" She wasn't moving.

General POV

The vampires watched as Lucy went running after Yuuki and Zero. The girl had been so terrified of them, it was as if she didn't recognize them. No, it was worse than that, she had recognized them and that is what scared her so much.

Takuma wanted to run after her and make sure that she would be alright, but since she was running after Zero and Yuuki, he was pretty sure that she was going to be alright. He also had a feeling that she wouldn't want to be around anyone with fangs at the moment. If he did go after her, there was a chance that he would only make the situation worse.

If Lord Kaname hadn't grabbed him, Aidou would have ran after Lucy. He didn't want to admit it, but he had messed up big time. He knew that Lucy was terrified of vampires and even though she was taking great steps in accepting them, the stunt he had just pulled had probably ruined everything.

Why did I do it? Why did I have to go after Yuuki and bite her? Where had Lucy come from? She wasn't there when I grabbed Yuuki... as if that makes a difference! Truth was, when the scent of blood had hit his nose, all he could think about was having a taste. He had barely kept himself from sinking his fangs into Lucy earlier that day, then when Yuuki's blood had come along to tempt him, he hadn't been able to hold himself back.

"You know, I am very disappointed in you for more than one reason," Kaname said, his voice cold beyond comparison. "Not only did you break the rules and bite someone I care about, you scared Lucy just as she was beginning to trust us."

Aidou couldn't bare to look at Lord Kaname, he was too ashamed. When he looked up at Takuma, it wasn't much better. The nicest guy in the Night Class was glaring at him with a level of anger he had never seen before.

"Takuma," Kaname said as he continued to stare in the direction that the three people had disappear. "After we are finished with our duties, make sure to tell Hikaru what has happened. The two of you will be the most likely to calm Lucy down and relieve her fear of us. If that is not possible, we shall have to talk to Head Master Cross about moving Lucy to the Sun Dorm for the foreseeable future."

Aidou gasped. He hadn't thought about the possibility of Lucy joining the Day Class. But then, she wasn't a vampire, she could be in whichever class she chose to be. And after the scene he had just made, he would be surprised if she would ever be able to look at him again without fear.

Oh, yes. I really messed up. Getting in trouble with Head Master Cross is going to be the least of my worries now. And I don't care how, but I'll make it up to Lucy and get her to trust me.

Zero POV

I had just walked away from Yuuki. I had to get away from the smell of blood before it became too much.

Damn those vampires, can't keep themselves under control. I should have shot him when I had the chance.

When I was sure that Yuuki would have walked back to the dorm to clean up, I started back myself. As I was crossing the bridge, I heard something out of place from the nights sounds. Thinking that it was probably another Day Class student trying to sneak around after dark, I hurried over ready to yell at them, but what I saw stilled my breath before I could let out a whisper.

Lucy was sitting on the ground and hugging her knees to her chest as she cried. I blinked at her, not really sure what to do. She was a Night Class student, a mage, she could take care of herself. I wanted to just walk away, but my feet refused to take me.

Then I remembered what she had looked like before I had walked off with Yuuki. She had been on the ground with her hands in front of her mouth and her eyes so wide that he could see the white parts of her eyes. She had been beyond scared and bordering on terrified at the sight of what was happening. It was only then that I realized the truth. Lucy, the mage from another world, was terrified of vampires.

That knowledge made me hesitate for a moment, but only a moment. I cleared my throat to announce my presence, which caused her to tense until she looked up and realized that it was me. There were tear marks trailing down her face and I could see that her body was still shaking.

"I knew I shouldn't have trusted them," was all she said before she started crying again.

I wasn't sure what to do. All I knew for sure is that Cross had been adamant about keeping an eye on this girl and I didn't want to have to deal with one of his lectures if he found out that I left her alone and unprotected. So I did the only thing I was comfortable doing for her. I sat beside her, pulled out my gun, and let it hang lazily off my knee as I kept watch. If any vampire came looking for her, I would send them on their way.

It was about an hour later when that happened. She had stopped crying a while before but hadn't made any move to get up and go back to the dorm. When we heard two sets of footsteps, Lucy and I both tensed. Takuma and Hikaru were the ones who stepped forward, but surprisingly, they kept their distance from us. When Lucy realized that we had been joined by vampires, she moved closer to me.

When I realized that they weren't going anywhere I got up to talk to them. I don't know why, but I ended up giving Lucy a pat on the knee as I stood up. When I was close enough to the other vampires, I didn't bother to hide my glare.

"Is she alright?" Takuma asked.

I scoffed at him. "What do you think? I just now figured out that she's terrified of vampires. Kaname promised her that she was safe and then on the same night, she sees one of you monsters attacking Yuuki. From what she said, whatever trust you guys established with her is gone. But to be honest, I don't know why she trusted any of you in the first place."

Hikaru was glaring back at me, it was making me itch to shoot him but I kept myself in check. Takuma kept looking past me toward Lucy. He did seem genuinely worried about the girl, but I didn't let it sway me. She knew that both of them were there; if she wanted to talk to them, she could come over to talk to them. But from the whimpering sounds she was making, I could tell that she wanted to be alone.

"Please watch over her," Takuma asked, almost pleaded. "Neither Hikaru or I want to see her get hurt but we realize that our presence isn't helping. We will leave, but please let her know that know that she is not obligated to return to the Moon Dormitory. It is completely her choice. And I realize that this is asking much of you, but please tell her that Aidou and Akatsuki have been suspended for 10 days and they feel horrible for frightening her."

"I'm not deaf. I can hear you, you know?"

I'd had a feeling that she was walking toward us. I turned slightly to look at her, she looked exhausted and but not scared anymore. Just angry.

"I hope you both realize that I'm not mad at either one of you," she said as she stared at the vampires. "What I am is very disappointed, specifically with Aidou and Akatsuki. All of you were all about be trusting vampires, that being part of the Night Class was the safest place for me to be. Then, not even a full day after I arrive, I see one of you attacking Yuuki. Not only does that shake the trust I had with all of you, it's made me question my confidence in Kaname's word. He swore to me that the vampires at this academy were safe. What am I supposed to think now?"

It was taking a lot for me not to smirk at the vampires as Lucy was ripping into them. Her words, though they didn't cause as much damage as my gun, definitely caused more pain. If I had thought that I was in trouble before when it came to this girl, I really knew how much trouble she would be then. But at least I was satisfied knowing that the girl knew how to take care of herself.

"But you know what? I'm going to give you a chance to convince me to come back but asking you a very simple question. Tell me, why I should trust any of you anymore?" She asked them.

Takuma went to step forward, but then seemed to think better of it. He thought for a moment before seemingly coming up with an answer. "We are not asking you to trust every vampire in the world Lucy, neither are we asking you to trust us completely. But I have not betrayed you and neither has Hikaru, we will protect you, even if it's from our impulsive friend. But we will ask something of you Lucy, do not judge all of us by the mistakes of one."

Giving a sigh and a shake of her head, she looked back up at Takuma and Hikaru. I knew her answer before she even spoke, maybe because she reminded me so much of Yuuki, both of them were the type to forgive almost everyone and everything. And that, unfortunately, included vampires.

"This is the last time I'll say this, do not make me regret trusting you." Then she turned back to me and smiled. "Thank you for being nice to me, Zero. You gave me just what I needed, you're a really great person. Have a good night."

She didn't wait for my reply before walking away with Takuma and Hikaru, she probably knew that I wouldn't giver her one. If I was to be honest with myself, I was angry at her for choosing to go back with them, she could have joined the Day Class... but I knew that wasn't going to happen. I had to remind myself that she wasn't a human, she was a mage, and that meant she was different.

With nothing else to do, I started taking my own way back to the dorms. I needed a shower and I wanted to check on Yuuki.

A/N: This is the chapter where I wanted to start tying in with the VK series. I'm not sure how far I'm going to take it, but will just have see how it goes.

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