Hey there guys~! My name (or at least my username) is Mystique Wolf, if you don't know that by now. So...this is my VERY first story on this account (my other one, well...let's just say it "disappeared", and I have NO intention of bringing back my older stories from my other account to this one, as they SUCKED!). Anyway, please REVIEW~!

DISCLAIMER : I DO NOT own any of the Special A characters, unless I say so. If I DID own Special A, I would not be here. ALSO, this story is set in an ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, so if you do not like this kind of stories, then please leave without any commotion. Thank you for your time. :)

~CHAPTER 1~

THE LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE

It was a damp autumn evening, the sound of rain against the roof tiles broke the silence that hung in the Takishima residence's library. Deeply immersed in the book he was reading on his armchair, Takashima Kei suddenly became aware of the sound of fast footsteps coming towards his direction.

"Hey, Vamp-Tin!"

Kei looked up to see Takishima Sui, his younger brother, at the doorway of the library that was directly in front of where he was sitting.

"What is it?" Kei said in a bored voice.

"Otousan is here to see you." Sui answered back, who was staring into Kei's yellowish brown eyes with a hardened look and he clutched his fists so hard, that it seemed like he was holding something really valuable.

Kei, who had seemed to have also noticed his younger brother's peculiar expression and actions, sneered at him. He then said, "Still love your oniisan to bits, don't you?"

Sui's face then turned bright red, which could even be perceived through the poor lighting from the outside, and stormed out of the library and to his right, and after a while a door was heard to have opened, and slammed quite furiously after a couple of seconds. But Kei heard another set of footsteps the moment the door has been banged shut, and after not a moment too soon, there stood a male whose appearance looks like he was no more than primary scholar, and has brown eyes and hair. He also wore a tuxedo with a maroon tie, so he looked like a young kid trying to act like a grown-up. But Kei didn't think that idea, as he looks straight at the baby face, without a sign of humour on it, and said, "What is it you want with me, otousan?"

Saturo Takishima, CEO of the Takishima Company, and father of both Kei and Sui Takishima, smiled brightly, and said, "It seemed like you sure had a good brother-bonding time." When Kei didn't say anything, Saturo saw and pointed at the book which was on Kei's lap, and said, "Wow, someone is really interested on Fumei Island's history, noting that this is the third book you are reading this week on that subject."

The eight year-old boy look-a-like then walk to the over-stuffed armchair that Kei was comfortably sitting on and leaned over with his big brown eyes fixed on the page his oldest son was reading.

Saturo read the following paragraph:

During the 19th century, many famous events occurred, like the Crimean War that occurred in 1854, and like the Global Expansion of the Industrial Revolution that happened in the 1830s. But there was one event which could have legitimately changed an individual's ENTIRE future, and that was the 'Gold Rush' which occurred in Australia. Many Japanese and other people from all around the world were competing for the first to arrive to Australia, where all of their fortunes will be made into reality. One of those many competitors was Japanese vampire Korusawa Nero. Korusawa was as eager to get to Australia as all of the other gold-cravers are, but for a different reason; he didn't want the gold, since he already had three mansions, but to drink the possibly millions of litres of the human blood! He travelled alone on his small but trustworthy sampan, hoping to reach his golden destination. But somewhere along the way, he must have read the map wrongly, as he went a little bit too far east, and was first to arrive not on the island Australia, but on the Island we now all know as Fumei Island, which, translated into English, is called Unknown Island. So therefore, until this day, it could also be known as the 'Island of the Vampires', and research have recently shown that of the ENTIRE Island's population consist of vampires. But strangely, absolutely NO humans know about this. It is still believed that the humans think that this island does not exist, and only a patch of ocean. Even the human satellites cannot track it! Many citizens of the islands thought that it was because of the magic that surrounds the island which keeps the island hidden from human radars.

As Saturo finished reading the paragraph, and said, "So a guy name Korusawa Nero found this island…and no human can find this island! Amazing!"

Kei looked up to his father's face, having an ever so slightly confused expression on his face.

"But otousan…didn't you know about these facts before we moved from Osaka to Fumei four months ago?"

"Well," Saturo quickly said, slightly taken back, "I mean…I could have read it somewhere…it just…you know…must have slipped my mind just now…when I was reading it…"

Kei then gave a small smirk, marked the page he was reading with a small, black, bat-shaped book marker, and closed the book. He then made himself more comfortable on his armchair by leaning back even more, placing his right leg onto his left, and placing his book gently onto the mini coffee table next to him, and resting his arms on each of the arm rest. He continued by sleekly saying, "So, tell me about this…academy…which I am supposedly enrolled to."

"Well," Saturo said, as he promptly took out a pamphlet with what seemed like a school logo on the front page from his left pocket, and started reading the first page, which was the overview of the school. He read, "Kyuketsuki Academy was found in the late 18th century, by the famous vampire, Tachibana Masao, who was the grandnephew of the also famous vampire Korusawa Nero, who was the founder of Fumei Island. At this highly prestigious and recommended academy, young, talented, and determined vampires at the age 16(and only 16 years of age) are given the honorary privilege to enrol, and if selected, are requested to go through a 15-month program where devoted professors and coaches will train them to be elite vampires both physically and mentally. It was proven that in the well-known book, 'Best Vampire Schools all around the World', which was transcribed by Saruo Tahashi, Kyuketsuki Academy was rated second best out of all of the 150 or more vampire schools all around the world, only just ever so slightly below the number one vampire school in the world, Dracula's Institution, which is currently established in the deep Alpine Forest in Canada, and founded by Dracula's cousin, Dracularette."

When Saturo finished, he looked up from his pamphlet and faced his son, smiled, and said, "So…do you understand now?"

Kei looked up to his dad's brown eyes, and slowly nodded. But what he already knew was that the reason why he was going to this school was not all for education purposes only…

It was early nightfall on Fumei Island, but the sun has settled quite low to the point where night prowlers already started to take control the start of twilight. The sky was luckily partially cloudless in East Fumei, so the vibrant colours of yellow and orange were the main attraction of the scene when people-oh sorry, I mean vampires, look up into the heavens.

Since it was early winter on the island of Fumei, the leaves from the trees were stripped bare by the harsh autumn winds, and only the lucky leaves that survived the winds and get covered in snow, will get to experience the New Year spirit. But one cherry blossom was holding onto its guardian tree for its dear life all through autumn, but sadly, it could not hold on much longer and gracefully fell to the ground, in front of a cosy and warm two-storey house.

Inside of that house, a soft tune could be heard, and it was hummed by a distinct female voice. On the top floor, and inside one of the large bedrooms, a girl was combing her smooth and flowing ebony hair, which went all the way down to her waist, while humming one of her favourite songs, Resound! High Touch. Dressed in her favourite shirt and pants, Hanazono Hikari quickly finished brushing her hair, as she softly hummed the last verse of the song, and grabbed the envelop that was sitting innocently on her dresser to her left.

As she quickly zoomed down the stairs, she went to the front door, grabbed her favourite coat and exclaimed, "Bye Okaasan, I am going to meet Akira!"

"Ok dear, take care!"

The moment her mom finished her sentence, Hikari hauled the door opened and delightedly rushed out of the slightly frozen front garden.

As she was jogging down the side of the street, the letter was clasped tightly in her left hand, holding onto it for dear life. Inside the envelope was a letter which said:

Dear Hanazono Hikari,

We are pleased to inform you that your application of enrolment to Kyuketsuki Academy had been receive, and read. It is also my greatest pleasure to tell you that you have been accepted into this prestige Academy and that you will be starting your lessons on the 1st of January, until the 1st of May, of the following year, as this is a 15 month program.

If you accept this honorary position, please be waiting on your doorstep at precisely 11:00 pm on the first of January, and no later, where you will be collected by one of our many trusted carriage man.

You will receive a list and a parcel of all of your necessary books, uniforms, and equipment shortly.

Yours Sincerely,

Karino Sumire

Director of Kyuketsuki Academy

As she was quickly jogging over the bridge, she stopped for a while to admire the sunset and its glorious colours.

"I always love the colours and beauty of the sun setting. It just never gets old!" She thought to herself merrily.

Hikari was then about to turn to go across to the other side of the bridge, when she suddenly was roughly bumped into something solid, and that made her lose her balance and fell the ground. She then looked up, to give that person a piece of her mind, when she saw that it was her best friend, Todo Akira, that bumped her.

"Oh! I am so sorry Hikari! Are you hurt?" Akira exclaimed, helping her friend to her feet.

"No, I am fine, really." Hikari replied cheerfully, rubbing her sore hip.

"Well, I guessed that was the case, since it takes more than that to hurt a vampire like us." Said Akira chirpily, and they both chuckled.

"Heh, anyway, I wanted to see you about something super exciting!" Akira said, and her eyes suddenly sparkled with joy and excitement.

"Really? Me too!"

"Seriously?! Ok, let's say it at the exact same time. It might sound weird and we possibly could have no idea what we might have said to each other on the first try, but oh well."

"Ok then. On the count of three. One…Two…Three!"

"I MADE IT INTO KYUKETSUKI ACADEMY!" they both bellowed at the same time.

There was a pause. The two best friends stared at each other, stunned.

"You…you…seriously?!" Hikari exclaimed.

"I…you…we…" Akira stuttered.

The two girls shrieked so loud that the hibernating crows could be seen flying away from their cosy nest. Even the people in the surrounding area turned their heads and stopped what they were doing around to see where that noise came from.

"Ohmygod Ohmygod Ohmygod we are going to the same school together!" Akira shrieked while jumping up and down excitedly.

"Iknow Iknow Iknow! We could possibly have all of our classes together!" Hikari shrieked back, and instantly visioning the happy days of talking to Akira during class, getting into trouble together for talking too much, and hanging out with her during lunch breaks.

"Oh my god! I just got to tell this to Emi!" Akira said, and she closed her eyes, and her whole body glowed bright purple. Then after a second, a bright purple figure appeared right next to her. When the purple quickly faded away, and it was an exact same duplication of her.

The real Akira, the one on Hikari's right, turned to her duplicate and said, "Hey Emi! Guess what! Hikari has been accepted into Kyuketsuki Academy too!"

"Really?!" her double questioned her main duplicator, "OMG! That is so cool!"

She then went in for a hug for Hikari, who felt the warmth from her body heat.

"Well, at least Akira has been practicing her duplication abilities. Though I don't really get why she calls her replica Emi, and talks to her and the imitation of Akira acting all surprised, when it is really herself but with two bodies…" Hikari thought, smiling to herself and Akira's double.

When the Akira looked-like let go of Hikari, she glowed bright-purple again and vanished into thin air.

Then the real Akira sighed. "You know," Akira said, smiling sadly, "Since I am alone most of the time at home, and I have nobody to really talk to, so I normally make a duplicate of myself, call her Emi, as I really like that name, and talk to her like she is my friend. Even though I am able to control her thoughts and emotions, as she is really me but only with another body, it works out…most of the time." And she ended with a cheerful smile.

"Well, at least you get duplication abilities, so you basically get friends whenever you want. I, on the other hand, get stupid abilities like Astral Projection, where I just separate myself from my physical body and capable of traveling outside of it. No big deal…"

"Yeah, well…but still, it is pretty cool that each vampire gets their own special and unique ability…like duplication and astral projection for example…"

"Yup…"

There was a depressed silence, but then Akira's faced quickly lighted up, and she told Hikari, "Oh! I know, to celebrated both of us being accepted into Kyketsuki, let's go get some ice cream! My treat! And I also know the perfect place to get some of the most delicious sundaes ever!"

Hikari's face then too lighted up, and she allowed herself to be dragged by Akira by the arm to the icy and creamy destination.

Somewhere located in Central Fumei, was the Kowai forest, where the monsters of the living and possibly dead lurked and await for roaming and lost souls and bodies. But somewhere in the eerie woods, was an enormous castle.

It was midnight, or at least, late at night. The full moon was shining luminously in the sky, trying to hog all of the stars and darkness for itself and replacing them with just pure brightness. Underneath the selfish moon, were the vast woods of Kowai, and somewhere in the forest was a castle which noticeably stood out. As it was tiled with ebony tiles, the rays of the moon made a creepy green glow which outlined the humongous castle.

Fast steps could be heard inside the castle, as a person in black and red robes raced up the red carpet and up to the throne, where a person with black hair, with a fringe which practically covered his entire face, had same coloured blacked-iris eyes, which closely observed the running man's every move as he made his was up to him.

Panted slightly, the robed person kneeled down, stared at the carpeted ground, and quickly said, "Captain, I have great news about the girl."

Through the black hair, his malicious eyes widened slightly, and a grin which indicated no happiness, but pure evil displayed on his face.

"Perfect. Now, what is it?" he sleekly said.

"The…the girl has been accepted into the academy…my…my Lord." The kneeling man quickly said, and instantly braced himself once he finished, as he though his master would do something exceptional bad if it wasn't good enough information.

But he luckily thought wrong, as his master's evil grin turned into a maniac smile.

"Perfect! Just how it was planned. Even Karino would have no idea what she will be up against. At all."

The moment he finished saying that, he maniacally laughed, which reverberated through the whole throne room and even the whole castle.

To be continued...

So...this is it (for now, of course)! Did ja' like it?

If you did or didn't, please still leave a review as I would REALLY appreciate it~! You will expect the next chapter to be up in two weeks to two months time(yes, I know, I am a HUMONGOUS procrastinator).

Oh, yeah, and here is the Japanese to English translations if you awesome people did not know what some of the terms mean (If you did know most or all of them, then congratulations, you win an awesome, imaginary trophy!):

Kyuketsuki Academy : Vampire Academy

Fumei : Unknown

Oniisan : Big Brother

Otousan : Father

Sampan : A Japanese boat

Okaasan : Mother

Kowai : Creepy