Chapter Fourteen: The Late Arrival: A New Student

Authors Note: HELLO, READERS AND FOLLOWERS! Forgive the dramtic entrance, I had way to much soda these last of couple days. I knew it's been a couple weeks since I updated this story and here you go! Honestly, you're probably all wondering who the new arrival will be. Well, be patient and he (or she) will make their appearance soon enough. I will be putting the update dates on here. Please leave a review when you're finished reading!

Updated: 9/3/19 & 9/4/19

Zero P.O.V.

"Excuse me!" Kaname shouted, trying to keep the day class students back. "At this time, all of you day class students cannot go any further than this!"

"Just a little bit!" One of them shouted.

I stood in the center of the crowd, watching the students as one of them tried to sneak around me. "If you so much as take one more step...I'll hurt you." I said, venom in my voice. He had a look of horror on his face and I glared at him.

"Just ignore her!" One of the students said from somewhere in the back.

"These days Kiryu is quiet, so it's okay!" Another said.

"...Hey." I had my hand on my hip as I turned around, giving off a threatening atmosphere. "Don't make too much trouble for me..."

Kaname P.O.V.

"Wait! You really can't go any further!" I said as I tried to push back the day class boys while the Night class enetered the school.

"Just one picture with them!" One of the students said, trying to push my arm out of the way.

"N-No!" I felt a tap on my back. I looked over my shoulder to see Aidou standing there.

"Want me to help you hold them back?" She smiled.

I just looked at her. "Huh?"

"Just...kidding!" She grabbed my wrist and pulled me into the building before the door closed. "Sorry, everyone!"

"AH!" I yelled as she pulled me in.

"That's no fair!" Why does the disciplinary committee get pulled in?" The students said.

Hana chuckled. "They are so jealous of you. It's cute."

I was sweating by now. "Um...please let go of me...I'll be going back now."

"That's what I get for helping you?" Aidou asked, her eyes narrowed.

"That's enough, Aidou. Mr. disciplinary committee has to be going." Yuki said. "Kaname...you'll get hurt if you work too hard."

"Um, okay..." I scratched my cheek and watched her. Yuki... "But as a member of the disciplinary committee, if I'm rescued, there's no point of me being one..." I had barely finished the sentence when the doors were flung open.

"What are you doing, letting yourself get pulled in like that? Let's go." Zero grabbed me by the arm and dragged me out of the building.

I looked back and saw Yuki watching us as the door slowly closed while night fell upon us.

Unknown P.O.V.

My carriage came to a stop outside the front gates while my companion got out first and took out my luggage. She waited until my feet touched the ground and shut the door behind us.

Katrina P.O.V.

"Are you still mad at me for letting Zero go on that assignment, Kaname?" I asked, but he didn't answer right away so I explained. "Zero was born to a vampire hunters' family, so sooner or later an assignment would have made it's way to her eventually."

"...Are you saying it's her duty?" Kaname finally asked.

"I stood in front of the window and looked over my shoulder. "For Zero to live as a human, yes." I turned around to face him. "Anyway, there's a favor I want to ask you, Kaname. I want you to show a new student around..."

That caught his attention. "A new...student?"

I picked up the clipboard and looked over the application. "Yes...actually, he was supposed to be admitted earlier, but he was in poor health so he's been recovering in a villa deep in the mountains." There were two knocks on the door. "Ah, he's here. Come in!"

As soon as I said that, the door to my office opened and a boy, about sixteen with grayish-purple hair and the same colored eyes wearing the night class uniform. "Uh...good evening." He smiled.

"...What? A night class student...?!" Kaname exclaimed.

"He's Ichiru Kurenai*. Ichiru, this is my son, Kaname." I introduced them.

Kaname quickly recovered from his shock. "Eh?! Ah...nice to meet you."

Ichiru brought his hand up to his mouth. "What a delicious looiking boy...healthy, too..." he mumbled.

I stood in front of him and pointed at him. "Hey! That word is taboo in this academy!"

"Ah...! I'm sorry. Nice to meet you, Kaname." Ichiru smiled.

I noticed Kaname couldn't help but smile back. I stayed near the window, watching as they walked around campus but couldn't help feel a bit suspicious.

Kaname P.O.V.

"Right there is the library, but it's closed right now...but the night class students use the library in the dorm." I said as I was giving Ichiru the tour. "Oh, this is the classroom the night class is using today." I turned arpund to see that he stopped in the middle of the hall. "Is there something wrong?"

He seemed embarrased. "...Kaname. I'm actually scared...would you believe me if I said that? A vampire who becomes ill easily would...probabl be exceded from them..." He hung his head when I didn't respond. "You don't believe me."

"Eh, no." I held up my hands. "No, no, it was just unexpected. But I think you'll be fine. Both the class president and the vice president are kind people. And..." I took his left hand in my right. "If you have any problems, you can come to me or the headmistress. Okay, Ichiru?" I grinned.

He surprised me by hugging me. "Thank you..." His voice changed for a moment. "I really like boys like you..."

Yuki P.O.V.

"A new transfer student, huh..." Takuma said, standing near the window. "How mysterious."

Seri and Roman stood near Ichijo, a box of pocky in Roman's hand. 'Is she talking about a book she read yesterday?' Seri asked, her usual bored expression present.

"No, no, there's really a new student coming." Roman said. There was a chomping sound and Aidou whirled around.

"NOOOO! Those were my choco biscuits! I was going to give some to Lady Yuki!" She sighed. "This is just my luck."

The sound of chuckling caught our attention and all of us looked to the front of the room where we saw the new student leaning against the desk.

"This class seems like fun..." he noticed we were all looking at him. "...class hasn't started yet?"

Aidou just stared at him. "Who the hell...are you?"

He stopped chuckling. "...'the hell'?" He jumped from his spot and landed quietly on the desk in front of Aidou. "Just who do you think you're talking to?"

Aidou shivered in fear. I closed my book and looked up. "It's rude not to introduce ones self first...'Ichiru Kurenai'..."

Ichiru looked over and jumped to the desk in front of me, taking my hand in his. "I'm sorry for displeasing you...Lady Yuki..." He lifted my hand and laughed. "Oh...I'm so happy! I finally got to meet a pureblood...!"

"WHA..." Ruko looked stunned.

I kept my face blank and tone neutral. "...Nice to meet you..."

"Ah..." he looked over his shoulder and saw Ruko glaring. "I'm sorry. It looks like I caused a heavy atmosphere..." He chuckled before leaving. "I guess I should excuse myself for now."

Kaname P.O.V.

I came around the corner and saw her standing there, her back against the tree. Zero... I clenched my fist and walked over to her.

She must have heard me because she looked over. "...Kaname?"

I hit my palm on the back of her shoulder. "What are you doing, skipping class, Zero!"

"Ouch! What was that for all of a sudden..."

I crossed my arms. "By the way, I heard from the headmistress. The boy you saved a while ago, he's doing fine now. His memories about it are to be completely erased. You're relieved, right?" I smiled a little.

"...not really. It's not like I went to hunt that Level E, wanting to save someone..." She looked away from me. "my will has nothing to do with it, anyways...it's just work."

The vampire hunters duty. "...If you're the one who says it...it's fine as that, but..." I leaned back against the tree. "You're always taking everything in, alone. You don't feel like learning, either. That's why you went alone this time, too, right? Who do you think would be worried most, if you suddenly disappeared from the academy with not even a word about such an important matter like hunting a vampire?" I took a deep breath. "I thought for awhile that you were going to run away from home."

"Eh..." was all she said.

"I followed you and it was really like that...I don't like it...I feel as though you're going to avenge your family's death without saying a word to me..."

Her voice was like ice. "...I don't have to tell you such a thing."

My fist clenched at my side. "...yes, you do. It's my duty to kill you, isn't it?" We looked at each other when I said that. "The gun you gave me that day...it's still in my drawer. So I don't forget the promise."

She looked at me for a few seconds then turned away, chuckling. "You're right...if I go on my own you'll have trouble not fulfilling the promise. But you're saying that on the assumption that I won't strike you back...how rude."

I looked at her. "Huh?" I slapped her chest. hard. "I don't want to be told that from you! But I believe in you, okay?" I asked, smiling.

You..." She gave a cold smile and coughed while glaring.

Zero P.O.V.

I glared at Kaname when there was the sound of footsteps nearby. Both of us looked up and that's when I saw him standing there, watching us.

"Ichiru, is something wrong?" Kaname asked.

The vampire put his hands in his pockets. "I think my joke went a little too far. Everybody hates me now..." He looked up and I recognized his gaze right away.

I could see Kaname looking at me from the corner of my eye but his voice sounded distant. "Zero...?"

I didn't waste no time pulling out Bloody Rose and unlocking the safety as I pointed it at the transfer student. It wasn't until Kaname stepped in front of him, blocking my shot.

"NO!" He shouted, his arms held out as he shielded the student. "Why would you pull your gun on him for no reason? What's wrong, Zero?!"

I brought my hand up to my face and lowered the gun. "No," I dropped my hand. "Who the hell are you?" I demanded.

"...How do you?..." He said, hiding behind Kaname. "I'm Ichiru Kurenai."

Kaname turned around to talk to him. "I'm sorry for surprising you like this, Ichiru. This girl is also a guardian. She's my partner, Zero Kiryu." He turned back around and I looked away. "Normally, she wouldn't this much, but..."

"...I guess wandering around on my own. I'm sorry. And...thank you for protecting me, Kaname. You are a good boy...I really like you...I know...that boys like you are really delicious...I hope we can become friends." With that, Ichiru turned around and walked away, leaving us alone.

Kain P.O.V.

"Ichiru Kurenai was admitted after having done all the proper procedures and the vow." I was walking around the dorm with Hana, both of us going over the manuscript. "...he seems to be in poor health since he was born and til now she has never attended a soiree. There's nothing strange about him...well, other than the fact that he's fearless."

Hana finally spoke up. "...hey, Takatsuki, have you ever seen 'that man'?"

That caught my attention. "That man...?"

"The pureblood who's lineage is on par with the Kuran family. He disappeared after going berserk. Shion Hio."

I knew who she was talking about. "...after the incident with the Kiryu family, he went missing...some people believe he died." I looked over at Hana. "Unfortunately, I've never met him. What about him?"

"It's...never mind. Let's stop talking about this. Talking about that man is bad luck..."

Yuki P.O.V.

"Yuki, that new student...what are we going to do with him?" Takuma asked, smiling.

I'm going to leave him to you, Ichijo." I said, putting the books back on their shelves. "It's going to be a problem if I come out in the open and move around..." I put the last one away. "This academy has all the pieces he wants...it's a metter of course." I kept my hand on the shelf and looked over my shoulder at her. "Since...I've collected them."