1 week later

"Oh boy! Why did someone have to die today?!" That sounds rather cruel, but I don't like being late to school. I don't like waiting for long traffic. I wasted a good twenty minutes on the road. The worst part is that I ended up reaching the school five minutes till the tardy bell. It doesn't get any better when Kaname and Zero decided not to come to school with me today of all days! Geez! This is a weird way to start the day! It makes no sense if it were in a story!

I dialed the combination at least five times before I got my school locker to open. I put my purse (it was forced upon me), my backpack, and gigantic precalc textbook in it. I grab my gym bag, and basically take the steps down two at a time.

"Excuse me!" I internally curse as someone stops me.

"Listen, I'm running late, so I-"

"I can write you pass. But it seems we have a new student, and he is requesting for you specifically." All urges to rush to gym class leave my body, and I look at the secretary confused. A new student would ask for me specifically? I don't know anyone that was coming to the high school in my life. How would they have known I was coming by too? This is really suspicious.

"Who? I was never told about any family members coming to the high school." I tell the secretary.

"He said you'd know him if you saw him." She opens the door for me, and I hesitate, but eventually step in. This lady is a little too trusting, even she doesn't know me. At least I don't think so, I'm not the kind of student that gets sent to the office.

"No way!" Ichiru stands before me, and waves at me. Giving me a fake smile.

"Hey, Alondra." He says stepping closer, but I quickly step back.

"Ichiru Kiryu, what are you doing here?"

"Ah, so you two do know each other." The secretary says oblivious to the tense situation unfolding before her. Or she's just being stupid. One of those two. Maybe she doesn't care at all this early in the morning.

This is just great. Out of all the days I've been a hunter. . .today is the day Yagari-sensei, Zero, and Kaname decide not to come to school. Coincidence? I think not! Oh well. It's not like I can't defend myself per say. There are too many witnesses. There's no way Ichiru would try any funny business, would he? Looks like I gotta be on my toes today. I'm on my own. I'm used to it, so I'm sure I'll be fine.

"What class do you have?" I look at the secretary in disbelief. Does she not notice my clothing?

"I'm going to gym." I tell her with an eye roll.

"Alright. Here's your pass. Now get to class!" My right eye twitches, and I take the pass. I head out with Ichiru following behind me. I constantly look back at him, and find him smiling.

"You don't trust me much." No, duh!

"Of course I don't! You're helping Shizuka come after my blood! How the heck am I supposed to trust you?!" He chuckles, and I speed up towards the gymnasium.

"Now, don't be so grouchy. I'm just trying to be friendly." He grabs a hold of my bag, and I glare back at him.

"Yeah, well I'm not buying it! I'm not letting my guard down around you." I tell him as I try to pull it out of his grasp, but he holds fast.

"Let go you jerk!" I say pulling at his arm.

"I guess you make a lot more sense than that other one. You're much better." I stop my struggle, and look at him confused.

"Huh?" Ichiru takes the pass out of my grasp, and heads into the gymnasium. "The fuck?! Ichiru!" I rush after him since the pass has my name on it.

                                                                     ~0~

All through the day people have questioned whether he's Zero or not, and we've had to go through long and irritating explanations. No exceptions. Though most of it is a lie since we are trying to keep the supernatural secret. They're all supposed to believe Zero and Kaname are some really advanced robot or something. At least my day is nearly over. Praise the day I became a senior! Although I can say for sure that today is not my day. Not one bit.

"Huh? Alondra, how do you meet these kinds of people?" My Chinese class questions me. I sigh, and rub my temples.

"I seem to attract the weirdos. Why me?" I wonder as I look up at the ceiling.

"Before any of you ask, no, this is not Zero. This is his look alike, Ichiru. The person his image was based on, yep." I say introducing him for the fifth time that day. It's getting annoying.

"Boy, and you can't be friendly to me." William, a boy in my class tells me. He's an underclassman. Sophomore maybe Junior at best.

"Shut up, Wi-"

"Why wouldn't she be friendly to me? We have a special connection after all." I blush, and look over at Ichiru that had put his arm over me.

"What? What the heck are you talking about?!" I yell out at him as I smack his arm off of me.

"Whoa. Is there something here we should know about?" Brenda questions giggling. I glare at her.

"Of course not!" I yell out at her.

"You shouldn't deny it when it's so obvious." Boy people enjoy picking on me in this class.

"Nothing is obvious. You people are just seeing what you want to see." Hang on a second. Ichiru is right behind me, so he must be. . .I turn around abruptly to find him with his hands behind his back. Looking around innocently.

I charge over towards him, and grip his shirt. Pulling him down to my level. "What are you playing at, Ichiru? If this is your way of trying to embarrass me I won't let it happen. I'll beat you up before you can." I say glaring into those lavender eyes. Sigh. His eyes make me think of Zero. I blush brightly, and shake my head. Why am I thinking about him at a time like this?! This isn't the time!

"Alondra, you show love in the weirdest of ways." Ariel says to me. My glare transfers over to her.

"I don't believe in the 'L' word. If this is love to you then I'd hate to see what hate is to you." I say glaring into her blue eyes. She turns away a little nervously.

"Alright. You and your boyfriend can fight after class." I blush at Ms. Toppler, and shake my head.

"He's not my boyfriend damn it!" I yell out at these bullies.

"Isn't he the kind of guy you've always dreamt about?" Ariel questions, and I shake my head.

"No way! Not like him! No!" I say to them. Although I'm just tiring myself out. There's no point in arguing.

                                                                    ~0~

"Will you stop watching me?!" I yell at Ichiru as I sit on the potters wheel. Preparing to make a plate for the first time.

"I have nothing else to do." He says watching my hands dirty with wet clay.

"You can help the teacher! I've had enough of you for one day!" I say looking away from him. I jump when his fingers graze my cheek. 

"You got some clay on your cheek." He says cleaning it off. I blush, and stand up.

"Stop it! I'm not going to fall for your tricks." I tell him as I go to the sink. On the other side of the pottery room.

"Hey, Alondra isn't that-"

"NO! He's not the one!" I yell over at Mickayla, another. . .really I have to stop with the friends. None of these people are my friends. They're more like acquaintances. Well that's a long word, and I don't like saying it over and over again. Anyway! That's not the point! Excuse the rambling.

"He's really hot. What's his name?" A light bulb flashes.

"His name is Ichiru Kiryu. Sit on my potters wheel. You can talk to him, and I'll take my plate. I'm done anyway." I tell her.

"Really?!" She says over excitedly.

"Yep, he's all yours." Mickayla cheers, and rushes towards my abandoned potters wheel. I smirk satisfied, and start cleaning off the drying clay on my hands.

"Alondra!" I jump as I receive a smack to the center of my back. My reflex kicks in, and I kick Mickayla in the shin.

"OW! That fucking hurt!" She yells out at me.

"And the smack to my back didn't?!" I yell back.

"You deserved it!" I arch an eyebrow as I try to rub the stinging on my back.

"Why? I said you could talk to him!" I frown at her.

"He said he's your boyfriend!" I crush the wood tool in my hands.

"That bastard! He's not my fucking boyfriend!" I tell her before heading over towards Ichiru, who smiles smugly to himself.

"Alright talk. What do you want from me? Other than trying to get me for Shizuka?" I say to him with a glare.

"Nothing really. You're just fun to mess with. Especially seeing your reactions." I groan, and grab the wire.

"Whatever. Move!" I say bumping him away with my hip as I remove the plate from the wheel.

"The moment you least expect it. . .Shizuka-sama will have you." I stop my progression towards the drying closet, and look back over at Ichiru.

"I'd like to see either one of you try. I'm not as strong as a pureblood, but I'm getting there. Look down on me all you want I'll get stronger. I'll make my weaknesses strong, and my strengths even stronger." I tell him, and continue on my way.

                                                                       ~0~

"Hey, I saw you walking with some guy that looks a lot like that neko, Zero." My sister says as I return to school to pick her up.

"What? Oh. Him. Yeah, his name is Ichiru. He's Zero's twin brother." My sister looks at me in disbelief. At least I can tell her that truth, since my family knows they're real and not some robot.

"They look nothing alike in shape or size." I nod my head. I guess I have to tell her a lot of things.

"Zero nor Kaname should be nekos." I don't even know if I should tell her that they're vampires. That's something I never got to telling my family. I never told them they were vampires.

"It's a big confusing mess. I'd rather not talk about it. I just want to go home, and take a nap. I seriously need one. I haven't seen Yagari-sensei in a week now. So I've just been training by myself." I tell my sister.

"I wonder why Mr. Yagari left?" I shrug my shoulders at her. Not sure if I should mention that to her. I mean he was supposed to...

"Hey, Al-"

"GYAH!" I swerve as a large thud is heard on the roof of the car. I hear cars honk as I swerve right on to the stop light.

"Ow." I rub my forehead that make direct impact with the steering wheel.

"Hey, are you-" I look over at my sister, who is unhurt, but is unconscious. I try to stir her, but a hand reaches down through the sun roof, and pulls at my hair. I scream out in pain, and it pulls me up as I struggle to keep my hair on my head.

"Hi there. You're the girl my master wants." I gasp as I realize that I'm face to face with a Level E. I hear screams around me. People watch in horror. I don't know what I should do. Should I kill it, and reveal the existence of vampires? Or should I hope for the best, and fight it off with my bare hands, and escape until I can kill it.