"Yes Headmaster Cross, three in the Night Class." A girl with white hair in a long ponytail nodded. Four figures, including her, were present in Cross' s office, three sitting, one standing,

The Headmaster stared suspiciously at the new students, blinking his eyes rapidly.

"Sir," the small girl with pigtails, Sokaiyo, began, "are you ok? There seems to be something in your eye."

The Headmaster jolted up. "Oh yes, I'm quite fine." He cast another skeptical glance. "Have I met you before?"

The girl with the ponytail and the guy glanced at each other. "Actually," the guy began, "we have toured this school quite a few times."

"Oh, I see. So," he laced his fingers together, leaning forward slightly, "who's the Pureblood and who're the Half-bloods?"

"Pureblood?" The girl with the ponytail furrowed an eyebrow. "Oh, sorry, I still haven't gotten used to the jargon here. Well, I'm a pureblood-"

"Princess?"

"Well, you could say that. Where we come from, the terms are different."

"Ah, I see. So, I'm sure that you're all aware of our policy at Cross Academy?"

The three of them nodded. "We do not tolerate any interaction with the Day Class, except for Yuki and Zero, who you'll meet later, and-"

"Blood supplements will be supplied. We read the packet." The shorter one smiled innocently.

Headmaster Cross nodded. "I see, and please, remind me of your names?"

"Yes," The girl with the ponytail began, "I am Ibi Aiko, you can just call me Aiko, this is Haijun Sokaiyo, we call her Sake, and then Kozeko Mokozumi, or Moko."

An awkward silence blanketed the room. Sake shifted uneasily in her chair as Headmaster Cross tried to subtly scrutinize his new students, failing once again. "If you'll please excuse me, I need to use the powder room."

Aiko stood up abruptly, walking briskly out of the room, and heading towards the west wing.

"So, Sake, Moko, what type of things are you interested in?"

Over in the West Wing, Kiryu Zero bent over the sink, his head spinning.

Blood.

His stomach cramped as he clutched the sink counter.

Thirst.

He tasted his own as he coughed it up. Licking his lips he knew it was different, he needed something new, something sweet.

Zero stared up at his reflection, it was still there.

"Kiryu Zero." Zero flinched, he knew that voice. "It's been quite awhile."

Aiko twirled her hair, leaning against the doorway. "The Society has been alerted of your current state, and sent us in to monitor it, as well as maybe take out a major player in the Reawakening."

Zero gritted his teeth.

"I wonder," Ibi drew a thin needle from her sleeve, Zero flinched, "have you acquired a specific taste for blood yet? Mine seems to be a favorite amongst your kind."

"Your kind." The way she said those words stung.

Aiko lifted her hair from the nape of her neck, inserting the needle in it. She pulled it out, slowly, after inserting it a quarter of the way, blood already beginning to pool. "Thirsty Zero?"

Zero clenched the sink, grinding his teeth together. The two stood there in silence.

"No? Shame. I wanted to have some fun. Oh well." Aiko turned to leave. "Oh, and Zero," for the first time in years their eyes met, "I'll be watching you, and so will Sake and Moko. Either help us to stay out of or way, but don't you dare cross us, because I'll cross you off."

Zero glared into the mirror, his reflection stared back at him, hatefully. The door closed magically, according to the mirror, as Aiko left.

Zero gripped his head in his hands, his head spinning.

"-so that is the reason why." Sake finished as Aiko entered the room. "Headmaster Cross, if you wouldn't mind could you have a few students show us our rooms?"

"Oh, of course! They should be here any minute now. Yuki's my daughter, she'll be helping you to your rooms. Zero's been transferred to the Night Class, so he'll introduce you to the others tonight."

"Fantastic! Thank you for your hospitality." Aiko smiled.