My breath came out white against the black night sky. My body shivered. Why was Kaname making me do this? I didn't want to... But I knew that I had no choice. He was my leader. I had to do as I was told, or face the punishment.

I walked towards Cross Academy, my hands folded around a bag that was packed with all of my clothes and few, personal belongings. Here I was. Now all I had to do was get enrolled into the day class. My purpose: Watch over Yuki Cross. That was the soul of my mission. Ever since Zero had turned into a Vampire, she had been in immense danger, and I was going to put a stop to that.

The hard part was that I had to convince Chairman Cross that I was, in fact, a human. I had been going to Cross Academy for a while, now. But as a member of the night class. As you can see, this could cause some problems. I stepped into the building. Warmth rushed through me, and I felt relieved.

"So... your name?" I had gone into the night class under a fake name, under Kaname's orders, so it was safe to use my real name. "Taira Mizuumi." I said. "OK, you'll be sharing a dorm with Yuki Cross..." he trailed off. "Why won't she just call me dad?" he asked himself. I stumbled down the hall, but I wasn't tired. This was going to be extremely difficult. I'd have to reverse my entire sleep pattern.

I opened the door. Yuki wasn't in yet. She was probably off patrolling with Zero. I slipped under the covers, and prepared for her to come back.

She entered the room at around 12:30, by the clock on my bedside table. I shut my eyes, pretending to be asleep. I heard her walk over to my bed. She shook my shoulder. Pretending to wake up forcefully, I slowly opened my eyes. "Hmm?" I asked. "Who are you." "Uhn..." I replied, pretending to be sleepy. "M'name's Taira Mizuumi. M'your new roommate." I answered. "Oh." she said, evidently surprised. She got changed in the bathroom and slipped into her bed, falling asleep immediately.

Waking up that morning, it took a long, long time for my eyes to adjust. Knowing her, she would probably find out what I was in no time at all. But as long as Zero never found out, I was OK. Speaking of Zero... I'd never met him before. I had absolutely no idea what he looked like, or how he acted. Speak of the devil, here he comes.

Yuki waved to Zero from in front of me. "Zero! Come here, I want you to meet someone!" she said. He walked over quickly. "Yuki, we're going to be late." he said. "Wait. This is Taira. She just got here last night. Taira, this is Zero." she said, gesturing her hand from me to him. "Pleasure to meet you." I said. He said nothing. "Well, haven't you got some 'mad social skills'?" I said sarcastically. He only glared. "What are you implying?" he said after a while. "That I don't like you."