Chapter 9

Disclaimer: I do not own Vampire Knight or it's characters.

This takes place during Vol. 5 chapters 25-26 of the manga. Vampire Soriee!

* means lines from manga

In town the next day...

Sayori watched for a moment as her best friend Yuki, who was the daughter of Chairman Cross, walked down the street hand in hand with a lost boy. The girls, having had the afternoon off from classes, were in town shopping when this little child approached them crying about being lost.

Hopefully, she won't take too long...

Yori looked down at the pencil case in her hand.

I don't think I want this.

As she put the item back, she noticed a quaint bookstore across the street.

This is a good place to wait for Yuki.

A little later in a different part of town...

"What a troublesome child..."* remarked Kaname Kuran as he walked over to examine the unconscious form of Yuki.

Akatsuki Kain and his cousin Hanabusa Adiou watched the Dorm President of the Night Class gently cradle the girl in his arms and walk inside. They had all arrived for an important party. It was a gathering hosted by the Adiou clan, a prominent family amongst a handful of others who were a part of the noble class of vampires. Kaname, who was to be the guest of honor, was once again giving this human girl special attention.

"Kaname-sama," Adiou interjected as he and Kain followed behind, "Is that really such a good idea...taking her inside?"

"It'll be fine Adiou."

Adiou stopped and shot Kain a nervous look. Then his eyes went back to Kaname's departing figure.

"Please Kaname-sama...don't forget that you're due to make an appearance..."

Kaname continued on and disappeared around the corner with Yuki in his arms.

"Excuse me young masters," a maid interrupted, addressing the cousins, "Adiou-sama is requesting your presence."

Adiou sighed heavily. "Come on...Let's get this over with."

Kain followed silently after his shorter blond cousin. Something about finding the Chairman's daughter Yuki Kurosu here unconscious was bothering him... no... more like something he was forgetting...

2 hours?! Yori voiced in her head. This whole time she had been in the bookstore and now it was dark. And still no Yuki...

Yori headed in the direction she last saw her friend with the little boy. Maybe, if I ask around someone may have seen her.

As she walked briskly down the street, the area was getting more unfamiliar and empty. Yori was beginning to worry. Her search was proving unsucessful.

She cupped her hands to her mouth and blew hot air. It was also getting colder.

I should call the chairman, she thought to herself. Putting her hand in her pocket, she reached for her cell phone.

"..."

No reception!

She looked around at the nearby shops. A small convenience store caught her eye. Hopefully, they have a phone I can use.

Just as she opened the door to the shop, a young girl, carrying two very full grocery bags, was backing out. The girl immediately lost her balance and fell...spilling items everywhere.

"I'm so sorry! Let me help you," Yori exclaimed and she dropped down to help.

"Thank you!" the girl replied while they gathered everything.

"Do you know if there is a phone in here?" Yori asked handing over a bag.

The young girl looked up as if to answer, but her expression froze. Her eyes were fixated on something behind Yori.

"Perfect..." a deep voice purred.

The young girl dashed away as Yori turned her head towards the speaker. She could feel the atmosphere grow sinister as the newcomer stepped into view.

With one look, every fiber in her being screamed...

Vampire!

Meanwhile, back at the soriee...

"...that you took the human's side at the board meeting? This human's side..."*

The room was deadly silent.

Kain looked over, along with everyone else, to where the speaker was gesturing and saw Zero Kiryu, one of Cross Academy's prefects.

"It is true,"* Kaname answered back.

The whole room erupted with gossip. Kain noticed that standing in the background was another human and immediately recognized Toga Yagari, the vampire hunter who had subsituted at the academy not long ago and who also was Yori's uncle.

At that moment, Yagari took notice of him and glared.

Nonchalantly, Kain looked away.

He didn't care for that hunter nor about the warning he was given about staying away from Sayori.

A small smug smile came to his face, when he recalled how he had NOT heeded the warning. In fact, he had just talked to her last night.

Pleasant thoughts of last night's conversation filled his head. He was happy she wasn't mad at him any more.

Then his smile faded as Sayori's voice echoed in his head...

" '... in town...' "

Uneasiness began to settle in as it was coming back to him. His eyes looked towards the exit.

" ' ...I'm planning on going shopping in town...' "

Then he glanced back at the party. Everyone had their attention on Kaname as several noble families were simultaneously trying to introduce their daughters to the pureblood.

" '...bring Yuki with me...' "

Taking this opportunity, he maneuvered through the crowds unnoticed and slipped out the door.

The unconscious form of the Kurosu girl from earlier flashed in his mind...If the prefect was here then where was Sayori?

The shopping district...It was not far from his uncle's building by vampire standards so Kain arrived in no time flat.

Stuffing his hands in his pockets, he tried to look natural as his eyes frantically searched every which way for her.

This girl seems to attract bad situations, he mused, just like that little prefect girl the Dorm President favors...

Suddenly, sounds of running caught his attention. A few blocks away he saw her.

Yori was running fast and not far behind was someone. The fellow was walking, but with his quick paced stride it was obvious the guy was pursuing her.

"Oh, how I love it when they run," murmured the stranger.

Upon hearing this, Kain's eyes narrowed. He knew it was a vampire.

In a blink, he was at the top of the nearest building and began racing across the roofs. Dropping down the alley where he calculated his target to be, Kain successfully landed directly in front of the unknown vampire.

The vampire suddenly stopped, surprised at the interruption. Then his expression relaxed after he eyed Kain up and down. "Lost my friend?"

Kain straightened up to his full height and crossed his arms. He quickly judged that his opponent was not a level E, but only a common vampire. One he sensed was up to no good.

"Leave. You have no business here."

"Hmph," the vampire sniffed, "I beg to differ. My business went this way."

Kain clenched his jaw at the audacity of this fellow.

"And...I don't share," the vampire added smugly as he proceeded to pass by.

GRAB! WHAM!

Kain seized the passerby at the throat and slammed him into a wall. His hand burned the stranger's neck.

"Neither do I!" Kain gritted through his teeth and he dropped his prey.

The stranger, not wasting a second, scrambled to his feet and fled the scene.

Yori had turned one more corner hoping that somehow she would be able to get away. But unfortunately, it turned out to be a dark dead end. After a hasty look in the dim light, she spotted several large windows and made a mad dash for them.

Rattle! Rattle! she tried them all, but to no avail. Finally in desperation, she blindly rushed out of the alley and ran straight into someone.

GRAB!

"AAAAAAAAAH!" she shrieked. "Let me go! Let me go!" she screamed and thrashed around to get away.

"Hey! Calm down!..."

In the struggle, Yori didn't listen and made one last attempt of freedom by swiftly kicking her attacker right in the groin.

"-it's me...Ak-Akatsuki...," the figure groaned. He immediately released her and fell to one knee.

Yori came to a sudden halt.

"Kain-senpai?!"

She looked more carefully at the recovering profile of her supposed attacker. Relief washed over her as her eyes confirmed what she heard.

"Senpai! I'm SO sorry, I-I didn't know...I was running...I was...YUKI! I was looking for Yuki! I think she's lost!"

Kain looked down at the petite girl who stood before him. Her eyes swirling with worry and fear.

"Don't worry, the prefect is fine. She's back at my Uncle's place," he reassured. "But are you ok?"

"Thank goodness," she breathed out in relief. "I was so worried..."

Then Yori paused when she noticed his victorianesque attire revealing itself under the unbuttoned trench coat.

"Your clothes..." she gasped realizing the high class company he must have come from, "Why are you here?"

Kain scratched the back of this head. "Going for a stroll..."

Yori smiled at his obvious lie.

"Right..." she replied as she started to slowly walk away, "Well...thank you for... I need to get back to school."

Without skipping a beat, Kain began to walk with her.

"I'll go with you...

...princess," he teased as he offered his arm.

Yori couldn't help, but smile and gladly accepted his kind gesture.

Suddenly, Kain sensed a rapidly approaching presence. At the last second, he stepped in front of Yori to shield her, just as an unseen force slammed into his back sending them both through the nearest window.

CRASH!

Before they hit the floor inside of the building, Kain managed to spin Yori around and break her fall. He landed hard on his arm and lost his grip on the small girl who tumbled away from him.

After a brief moment, Yori sat up from the cold stone floor. She was stiff, but otherwise unhurt. As she looked around the dark chilly room, she barely made out the outline of Kain stirring on the ground nearby.

"Senpai, are you all right?" she called out.

"Ugh..."Kain groaned in reply as he struggled to sit up. Immediately, he could feel throbbing pains coursing through his chest and could smell blood...his blood.

THUD! Crack...crack...crack...

The sound of someone stepping on broken glass, caught their attention. Recognizing the vampire from earlier, Kain forced himself to stand.

"Thought you could get rid of me so easily?!" the unknown vampire snarled. "Keh, looks like I missed..."

SWOOSH! A wall of fire suddenly appeared; putting a barrier between them and the intruder. Yori's eyes went wide.

But just as Kain unleashed his power, he hunched over wincing in pain. "Urgh...uhm..."

"Ah, ha, ha, haah!" came an evil laugh. "Stealing these hunter's weapons was definitely worth it."

Pain burned in Kain's chest and he found it hard to keep the fire steady. Right away, he looked down and grunted.

Hearing his groans, Yori looked at him and by the light of the fire gasped at what she observed.

Kain had reached behind himself and was pulling a dagger out of his back. "Ugh!"

CLANK! went the weapon to the ground and Kain fell down to one knee.

"Ha! Not so tough now eh?" the stranger taunted.

Two more daggers flew in Kain's direction and pierced his arm as he deflected them. He grunted and again the wall of fire surged up with fury.

Yori could see the strange vampire through the flickering flames...pacing. His half crazed face was contorting as he spat out taunts.

Kain on the other hand could feel himself grow weak as he continued to keep the fire going. The potency of hunter weapons ringing true when he realized his wounds weren't healing.

Damn! Too close to the heart...he thought as his right hand clutched his chest.

"Still hiding behind your smoke and mirrors? Come, face me if you dare!"

Kain clenched his jaw and pounded the ground with one fist. The wall of fire instantaneously evaporated.

Seeing an opening, the unknown grinned and jumped forward. Kain easily dodged and grabbing one of the fallen hunter's weapons, turned and thrust it into his opponent. Yori could see the dagger inflamed with fire.

There was a shriek as the whole body burst into flames for half a second and then disintegrated to dust leaving the room dark and silent once more.

Clank! The dagger fell to the ground and Kain dropped down to one knee. Huff...Huff...

He exhaled sharply a few times and winced when he looked at his hand. It too was throbbing. From handling that hunter's weapon, no doubt....

He balled his aching hand into a fist, trying to fight the pain.

For a brief moment, Yori was stunned. It had all happened so fast and having seen his wounds, the blood...her thoughts went to one conclusion. He needs help...he needs...

"Senpai...d-do you need blood?" Her voice wavered.

Kain froze, stunned at what he just heard. His eyes shifted to her.

Yori could see his eyes instantly change ruby red, yet he didn't move. She dropped her coat to the floor and cautiously stepped forward.

Kain's throat turned severely dry as Yori reached out with one hand. His fangs lengthening at the sudden sound of her heartbeat beckoning him. Ba-dump, Ba-dump, Ba-dump...

"Please, take mine," she urged more firmly.

Not holding back any longer, Kain lunged for her.

In a blink, he enveloped her in his embrace. He dipped his head into her neck and inhaled her scent. Yori shuddered as he nuzzled and licked the sensitive skin. Her response roused him further and he bit down into her flesh.

"Ah..." she uttered breathlessly upon feeling his fangs pierce her skin. Unconsciously, her body stiffened and she blinked back a tear from the unexpected pain.

Feeling her slight movement, Kain reaffirmed his grip as he indulged. The warm delicious liquid instantly gratifying his thirst and at once his wounds began to heal.

Yori forced a breath and found the sharp pain had diminished greatly. As she began to breathe normally, her thoughts went to her friend Yuki. Wondering if this is what she had felt with Zero. His heat, his breath, every movement, every swallow...

It was then that her thoughts quickly grew fuzzy and her body started to become heavy.

Feeling her slacken, Kain abruptly let up.

"Sorry," he hoarsely whispered. He slowly sunk to the ground and laid the barely concious Yori in his lap for support. "I took too much."

"No...," Yori replied weakly, "don't be sorry... Are...you all right?"

Kain slightly frowned. "Aren't you afraid of me?"

Yori turned her head to look at him. "I trust you," she whispered.

Kain fell silent. He was pleased, but as he looked her over his eyes fell to his handiwork.

"Are you...ok?" he asked softly.

"Yes."

And she moved to sit up with Kain helping her. Yori then put a hand to her neck to feel the bite mark. It was hard to see, but she could feel blood on her fingertips.

Kain reached for his collar and pulled off his tie. He moved closer and began to gently wrap the cloth around her neck.

"Thank you," Yori said quietly. She tried to study his face in the dark while he finished the makeshift bandage.

"You're welcome..." He trailed off when he glanced at her face.

His eyes caught a glimpse of her pursed lips. Immediately, his thoughts jumped to touching those lips with his own...

He quickly averted his eyes and got up. What am I thinking at a time like this...

"We need to get out of here," he quickly stated.

Yori agreed and attempted to stand as well, but suddenly felt faint and started to stagger and fall.

"Whoa, easy..." he said as he rushed to steady her.

Yori nodded her head and tried to brush it off. "Sorry, this princess is just ready to go home."

A crooked smile slowly formed on his face. "Princess...huh?" he mused out loud.

Before she could react, Kain grabbed her coat and scooped her up in his arms.

"Senpai, I can walk,'' she tried to state calmly.

Kain smiled, but continued to carry her and hopped through the broken window to the outside.

The cold night air greeted them fiercely and Yori shivered. Kain put her down and draped her coat around her shoulders.

"Thank you," she said shyly at his prompt attention.

All of a sudden, a flash of light caught Yori's eye and she looked back to the place they had just come out of. The room was ablaze with fire and then it vanished.

"What was that?" She looked back at Kain, who was looking up at the buildings around them. "Where did that come from?"

"Purging the smell of blood. We don't want any more unwanted guests."

"Oh, but where did the fire...Uwahh!" Yori gasped. Once more, Kain swooped her up in his arms and jumped for the roof.

At the top, Yori was clutching his neck and her eyes were wide in surprise.

"Still want to walk?" he asked mischievously. Yori rolled her eyes. "You could have warned me."

Kain smiled and looked forward. "Hang on."

Yori adjusted her grip and they bounded away across the roofs towards Cross Academy.

Within minutes, they were on school grounds. Yori breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the familiar buildings. But it was short lived when she realized they were headed towards the Moon Dorms.

"Senpai, where are we going?" she whispered in his ear.

"Trust me," he replied quietly. Before she knew it, they were three stories up on the building's ledge climbing through an open window.

Kain continued carrying Yori through the dark room. It was very cold as if the window had been left open for hours. She could barely see two twin beds and a fireplace, when she suddenly realized they were in the bathroom. Kain set her down and as Yori straightened up she wobbled.

"Whoa…careful," He said reaching out to hold her steady.

"Sorry, I felt a little lightheaded for a second. I'll be fine, " Yori reassured. Using the sink for support she stood straight. Kain regarded her condition for a brief moment.

"Ah, one sec," He said and quickly shot out the door. A split second later he was back with a box of chocolate pocky. He ripped the package open and handed it to her.

"Here...it isn't much, but should help you feel better."

Yori gladly accepted the treat. "Thank you." As she bit into the chocolate, she suddenly realized how hungry she was.

"No problem," Kain replied as he turned to flip on the bathroom light. He shook his head when he saw the state of his clothes. I need to get rid of these...

After blinking from the sudden light, Yori's eyebrows lifted at the sight of him.

Kain was taking off his jacket. Yori could see the rips, holes, and the blood. He dropped it to the floor and pulled off the tux coat. The damage was more prevalent when he got down to the white tuxedo shirt. Her eyes widened in surprise when she noticed he had no wounds whatsoever.

Noticing her stare, he spoke. "I'm going to need your shirt too."

"My..." Yori stopped short when she saw blood stains on herself. She put down the Pocky box and took off her coat. She was thankful she had put on a black camisole under her blouse and confidently reached for the top button.

"Wait..."he started realizing what he asked. "Let me get..." Suddenly, he lifted his head to attention. Someone was at the bedroom door.

Seeing him stiffen, Yori became alarmed. "Senpai?" she faintly whispered.

Kain tapped a finger to his lips for silence and slipped out of the bathroom. He went straight for the bedroom door and swung it open.

"Kain-sama!"

Yori strained to hear what was going on. She could hear Kain's deep voice, but the other one sounded lighter like a female.

Ruka Souen...she thought feeling her heart sink.

That's right...the girl he likes, her inner self reminded her.

She dropped her shirt on the clothes pile.

Her neck began to throb and she looked real hard at the wrappings in the mirror. Two blood spots had soaked through the makeshift bandage. The events from earlier flashed through her mind. He had showed her his fierce vampire side, but their camaraderie and what seemed like growing affection overshadowed it.

Yori shut her eyes and clutched her arms. She could feel her mind struggling trying to sort out her feelings. Hadn't she decided to let this all go?

She forced her eyes open and sighed. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed her coat also had blood stains on it.

After pulling her phone out, she dropped her coat on the pile as well when the bathroom door opened. Kain, now wearing a new unbuttoned shirt, walked in with a box of bandages.

"Girlfriend?" she asked. It just came out. "Maid," he stated at the same time.

They both stopped and looked at each other.

Yori's brow lifted. Maid?

Kain went straight to the counter and shook his head. "No girlfriend," he said as he put the items down. He frowned slightly.

''But what about Souen..."

"She's in love with someone else," he interrupted quickly. Suddenly, he felt very awkward about admitting his affection for Ruka Souen.

Rip!

He broke open the bandage box. "Let's put on a new one," he said changing the subject.

Yori, catching his hint, fell silent. In the mirror, she focused on his movements. She watched how efficiently he removed the old, cleaned the area, and applied the new bandage. He was so gentle, she barely felt his touch.

"Wow, you were so quick, I hardly felt anything."

He smiled recalling the prank he had pulled on his cousin a while ago. "I've had some practice."

Kain dropped the blood stained tie on the pile of clothes, picked everything up, and headed towards the door. Grabbing the bandage box on his way out.

Yori quickly followed him, curious as to where he was taking all of it. She stopped at the bed when she saw him toss everything in the fireplace. But just as he stood up, the fireplace roared to life.

Yori faintly gasped. This was third time she had seen something like this. She was sure she didn't see nor hear him light a match.

"Was that you?" she asked skeptically.

At once, the fire went out for half a second and poofed to a bright blaze the next.

"Wow..." she exclaimed softly. She had never guessed. Her eyes watched him as he approached with a pleased look on his face.

"Can all of you do that?" she asked.

Kain sat down on the edge of the bed. "Those of us from the night class have many different kinds of abilities. With the exception of the Dorm President. His abilities are far above our own."

"Ah," Yori remarked.

Kain observed her for a moment and found her oddly calm. She had always been known to be different from the other human girls, but even after todays events she hadn't fainted and in fact she had offered her blood...Then it hit him.

"How long have you known?" he asked abruptly.

Yori held her breath at the sudden question. She knew exactly what he was asking.

Knock! Knock!

"Kain-sama..."

They both looked at the door. Crap! He forgot about the maid.

With lightening quick moves, he grabbed Yori and dove for the bed.

Knock! Knock!

"Kain-sama..."

Yori held her breath. She found herself in a very precarious position. Kain was sitting up in bed, his lower half under the blanket. One knee bent resting on its side, the other knee bent up under the covers making the perfect tent. Yori was underneath, strategically placed in between curled up in fetal position. She was trying very hard not to move a muscle.

"Yes?" Kain responded.

The door opened a crack. "I have the tuxedo you requested."

"Um right...uh go ahead and hang it on the back of the door."

Yori could hear the maid hanging the suit on the hook. She tried not to think about where she was sitting, touching. She suddenly stiffened when she heard the maid gasp.

"Kain-sama, are you unwell?"

Kain could feel every tiny movement Yori made and worked hard at keeping his composure. He quickly faked a yawn. "Just taking a little nap, before I head back."

Kain felt some relief when he watched the maid's expression relax.

"Is there anything else you require?"

"No...no, I'm good," He answered.

"Ok, good night Kain-sama." She bowed and left the room.

Kain sighed after the door closed. Yori flung back the covers and sat up. Her face was flushed and slightly sweaty. Their eyes locked for a brief moment.

"Take me back." "Let's get you back." They suddenly spoke at once.

Kain quickly scrambled out of bed, grabbed his tux, and went into the bathroom.

Yori got up and walked to the open window to cool off. Her face grew warm again when she thought about the intimacy of that last moment. Her thoughts started to entertain warm fuzzy feelings, when logic butted in. We're different. He's a vampire and I'm not...

Yori clasped her arms, staring out into the night. ...and now he knows that I know...

Then suddenly she began to worry. She bit her lip when she recalled what happend to humans that found out about the night class being vampires. He's going to take my memories...

Yori lost her thoughts when she felt something being placed on her shoulders.

"Sorry, it's all I have," Kain said having dropped a large lightweight jacket unto Yori's shoulders. "Your phone is in the pocket."

"Thank you." Yori noticed he was all dressed but his collar was unbuttoned and tie undone.

"Ready?" he asked.

She nodded and quickly zipped up.

Kain sat in the windowsill and reached out to her. Once she was in his arms, the fire vanished, they were falling and suddenly grounded without a sound.

He carried her effortlessly and swiftly to the Sun dorm building for the girls.

"Up there, third floor." Yori pointed out quietly. Kain leapt to the ledge and leaned towards the window.

"Wait," Yori quickly whispered. "Yuki could be in there."

Kain put an ear close to the window and listened with his heightened hearing.

Silence.

He shook his head and easily opened the window. Yori frowned. Shouldn't Yuki be back by now?...

Inside the room, Kain carefully set Yori down. Yori turned on her lamp and sat on her bed. She pulled her cell phone out of the coat pocket and called the Chairman's place.

"Hello? Chairman Cross...Is Yuki there?"

Kain went over to the mirror and tried to fix up his collar and tie.

"In 40 min? May I wait with you?... Ok, Thank you sir. I'll see you in a few."

Yori ended her call and noticed Kain struggling to fix his tie. She walked over to him.

"Want some help?"

He immediately gave in and leaned toward her.

"My father is a politician, so I've helped him a time or two with this kind of thing," she said while quickly fixing it up. "There all done."

Kain straightened up and looked in the mirror. "Looks good... Thank you."

"I guess we humans are good for some things." Yori smiled slightly tilting her head.

Kain looked at her and noticed the band-aid on her neck. He reached out and gently brushed the spot with the back of his fingers.

"Thank you," he whispered, "You saved me."

He took a step closer to her and moved his hand to her shoulder.

Yori's smile disappeared as her mind started to race. She knew their time was growing short and automatically concluded that her previous worry was going to come true.

She looked straight up into his eyes. "Are you going to erase my memories?"

Kain withdrew his hand and mentally cringed at the thought. He had forgotten protocol in such cases as this.

"Do you want me to?"

"No, I-I don't want to forget..."Yori trailed off.

"Then I won't," he said decidedly.

Yori, filled with surprise and relief, watched him walk over to the windowsill. Kain sat down and looked at Yori for a moment.

"Let's keep this between us."

Yori nodded and smiled. "Ok...Oh...wait..."

She started to take off the borrowed jacket, but Kain interrupted. "Hold it for me. I'll come back for it after the holiday break."

"Ok...Goodnight."

"Goodnight." He stepped one leg out of the window, then stopped and looked back at Yori.

"You might want to wear a heavier coat though. It looks like it's going to snow."

Then he was gone.

About 40 minutes later, after a quick change of clothes, putting on a heavier jacket, and waiting in the cold, Sayori was hugging Yuki.

While watching their touching reunion, Chairman Cross noticed something white falling in front of his face. "Hey...it's snowing..."*

Both girls looked in the sky. A tiny smile formed on Yori's face.

Back at the Vampire Soriee...

Kain walked in with plenty of time to spare. Nobody seemed to notice his absence save for one.

"Akatsuki!" It was his shorter blue-eyed blond haired cousin Adiou.

"Where have you been?"

"Out." Kain walked towards the buffet table ignoring his cousin's annoyed expression.

"Out?! Do you know what I've been through here? We finally got Kaname-sama to come out of the room again and then Father kept pestering me to get Kaname-sama to dance with Tsukiko. And on top of that I was forced to dance with Ruka. That insufferable woman...kept stepping on my foot..."

Adiou stopped when he noticed a tiny white frozen vapor melting on Kain's shoe.

"Oh, it's snowing outside."

A small smile came to Kain's face. "That it is." Then he reached out, ruffled his cousin's perfect hair and walked off.

"What the...?" Adiou frowned while quickly fixing his tousled locks back into place. "Oi, did something happen?"

Kain shrugged and walked into the crowd. Yes, a very good something...

Thank you for reading.

A/N: Tsukiko is Hanabusa's sister according to the manga.

Also in the manga, there is only one picture of Kain at the party *smiles*

Kurosu and Cross (Yuki's last name) are interchanged

Adiou should probably be spelled Aido...sorry, someday I'll fix it.

Ruka...could be Luca, but I'm to lazy to change so I'm sticking with Ruka.