a/n: do not do what naomi did, do not loose sleep. that is no good and it's wack

[Downers]

Tonight was the dance, Naomi knew that, but she couldn't care less when she wasn't sleep deprived much less now that she is and is self medicating. Running on no hours of sleep, Naomi's mind was beginning to spiral. Her sanity was dripping down the drain and her fuse became shorter; she'd annihilate anyone who even dared toss a funny face at her. It had been three days since her last slumber and even then, it wasn't as if she had a complete eight hours; it was five hours at most.

72 hours....

There's no doubt, bags were forming under her eyes.

Naomi rubbed her temples and licked her dry lips. She reached for the bottle in her pocket, she hadn't dared to take it out of her pocket. Naomi popped two of them into her mouth and with a harsh gulp she ingested them.

I feel like a drug addict, she thought.

Knock! Knock!

Naomi ignored it.

Knock! Knock!

Naomi covered her ears.

Knock! Knock!

Naomi growled as she furiously opened the door, "What do you want?!"

His glasses gleamed against the light from the hallway, Headmaster Cross: "Ms. Nakamura, is that anyway to greet your principal?"

Naomi grumbled, "I honestly, don't care."

Leave me the hell alone.

Cross frowned, "The dance is today, are you not going to attend?"

"No, I'm not."

"You have to!" His demeanor chabmnged into something childish, "You'll dance with all the students and even provide entrainment. I heard from Tanaka that you're a wonderful singer."

So that's it.

Naomi tapped her foot in annoyance, "I'm not going to the dance." In a swift movement she slammed the door in the Headmaster's face.

She began wobble back to her bed only have another knock come from the door.

"Please, we don't have music." Cross implored, "I'll pay you."

Naomi opened door, "How much?"

Cros smiled, "How does five hundred yen sound?"

Naomi pursed her lips, It'll keep me busy...

"Fine, but I'm not changing into a dress," Naomi answered.

The Headmaster clapped his hands together, "That's a relief."

I'm going to kill Tanaka after this.

Naomi stepped out of her room and quickly covered her eyes from the shinning light outside of her dorm room. Not wanting to engage in conversation with Cross, she went on ahead of him.

"Stupid Tanaka, telling people I can sing." She stepped out into the night and made her way towards the ballroom.

A sharp pain came nestled it's way into her head, Oh God... It hurts.

Naomi shook her head in attempt to shake the pain away, however, this action only made the headache worsen.

Of course, you're head hurts! You haven't slept in three days, idiot, She thought, You're running on the medication.

Naomi entered the luxurious ballroom and flinched...The light hurts my eyes. She blinked rapidly and the pain in her eyes faded.

"I thought you weren't coming, Naomi?"

Naomi spun on her heel to see who spoke and saw Zero, who at the moment looked a little blurry. She blinked as her eyes focused on the man infront of her.

Zero's uniform was fully buttoned up as a crimson rose laid neatly in his chest pocket.

He really does look good in a suit.

"The Headmaster's paying me to entertain," Naomi said.

Zero raised an eyebrow and cocked his slightly to the side, enough for his silver hair to shift to the left and have his tattoo fully exposed.

Veronica was right, he is a snack, Naomi mentally smacked herself, That doesn't matter right now.

"I'm going to sing," She informed.

Zero leaned against the wall behind him as he centered his head, Naomi saw something glistening on his right ear.

A piercing... I hadn't noticed that before.

It coiled around his earlobe like a silver snake.

"What is it?" Asked Zero.

His voice is nice, but then thought, Stop, it's the drugs. You're thinking straight at all... Wait, that's not right.

Naomi stared at Zero's face blankly.

I'm NOT thinking straight at all.

"Are you okay?" Zero reached his hand towards her.

Naomi was taken out of her daze and smiled, "Nothing."

Zero gave her a confused look, " 'Nothing'?"

Coming out here was a bad idea.

Cross grabbed her shoulders, "The stage is this way."

Naomi let the Headmaster lead her towards the stage.

"That was weird," Zero mumbled.

The throbbing pain in her head heightened and she swears the lights have gotten brighter. Naomi shook her head and dug her heels into the marble floor.

I can't do this, I need to go back into my room.

Naomi turned her body, "On second thought, I don't want to do this anymore."

Cross raised his eyebrows, "There's no need to be afraid, it'll be fine."

Naomi shook his arms off her shoulders, "I have a killer headache, I need to lay down."

I need air, I need water, I need... sleep.

I can't go to sleep he'll be there.

She looked up, Is the room spinning?

Naomi pushed off Cross, pushed some Day class students out of the way, and ran past Zero. She pulled the doors open and as if she hadn't breathed in a while, gasped for air.

Naomi lifted her head as her eyes darted towards the trees; the trees blurred and distored and suddenly they started to spin.

The whole world was spinning.

Why is everything spinning?!

Stop spinning!

"Oh, God." Naomi whimpered.

She crouched and held her head tightly.

Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop!

Naomi gripped her hair tightly, "It's not actually spinning, Naomi, keep it together."

She felt a cold hand rest on her shoulder.

"Naomi, are you okay?"

She looked up: It was Aidou, he was with Akatsuki Kain.

Her eye twitched, Do I look okay?

Naomi lifted her trembling body off the ground, "Yeah, just a headache."

Everything is still spinning!

Aidou stepped closer as he pressed his hand against her forehead, "You're burning up."

Naomi snapped, "I am fine." She slapped his hand away.

Akatsuki stood infront of her, "You really don't look well."

No shit, I haven't slept in three days.

"Since when are you good samaritans?" Naomi asked.

She didn't wait for their response as she spun on her heel and wobbled her way towards the Sun dorms.

"Hey, wait!" Aidou called out.

He grabbed her arm and Naomi pulled roughly at his grip, "Go away."

Aidou wrapped his arm around her back, it was then that she noticed, he was keeping her steady.

"Do you have a fever?" Aidou asked.

"Why do you care? I'm worse than rude, remember?" Naomi snapped as she pushed at his chest, "Let me go."

Pink petals floated around them... Cherry Blossom petals, what in the-

"Poor little thing," A woman's voice echoed in her ears, "my offer still stands."

Naomj shook her head, You're hallucinating. It's the lack of sleep and drugs is all. Yes, that's all it is.

Naomi squirmed under Aidou's grip, "What is your problem, Aidou? Just let me go to my room."

Aidou who had seen the petals, reluctantly, released her.

"Finally..." Naomi sighed.

She walked away from the two vampires behind her.

However, in her dazed state Naomi didn't go into the Sun dorms like she thought she did. Instead, she was welcomed with a loud gunshot coming from one of the many rooms of the old Moon dorms.

Was that real? Naomi shook her head, No, you're hearing things.

Another shot went off, Maybe... It is real.

God, this is bad. I can't tell what's real and what isn't.

Naomi leaned against the wall only to slide off it and land on her side.

"Shit..." Naomi tried to push herself up from the ground but her arms crumbled under weight.

"Don't worry, Ichiru I don't intend on dying." It was the same voice she heard before.

I need to get up.

"Shizuka!" Someone yelled.

Zero..?

Naomi heard small footsteps as she lifted her gaze to see a beautiful woman wearing a stunning blood-stained kimono.

Is she barefoot?

"What a fragile thing you are." Shizuka said, "I can see why he's taken with you."

Naomi began to laugh, it hurt to even laugh, "I've never been called fragile."

She propped herself up on her elbows; Naomi's mouth was dry. Naomi shifted her weight onto her back as she sat up right against the wall.

"You don't look like you're doing well around, you know," Naomi gestured around Shizuka's chest and abdomen.

Shizuka gave an expressional gaze, "You don't seem to be doing too well psychologically." She cocked her head to the side, "Three days without sleeping is not good for a human. Have the hallucinations started?"

Naomi chuckled, "No, but everything did spin for a while."

She slipped her hand into her pocket.

Why am I laughing? This is not funny!

Shizuka leaned down and gently grabbed Naomi's chin, "You cannot handle him alone, Nakamura." She dipped her head down into her neck, "Only another pureblood can protect you from another pureblood."

Naomi felt her teeth graze her pale skin. If this had been another day, if this had been a day when she wasn't infused with drugs and lack of sleep, Naomi would've impaled Shizuka more than just once in the gut.

This action, however, sobered her up a little, enough for Naomi to stand on her own two feet.

"I am not fragile."

a/n: wAcK