In my opinion, this is much better than the chapter before. Because stuff happens in this. I just needed something to lead to it. Haha. Sorry the last one was so boring.

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Chapter 4

~Bloodhound or Parasite?~

I woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of rustling in the bushes below our second story room. I snatched my cell from the bedside table and opened the window slightly. The building was an old design, so there where many bricks purposely placed unevenly on the walls, making it perfect to climb on.

I stepped carefully into the woods. No matter how many times I looked around, there was no living thing to be seen.

There was a clearing up ahead, a small one no doubt. I heard high, shrilly giggles before I ducked into a shrub.

Two day class girls entered the clearing from the opposite of me. They were armed with cameras and giggling loudly. I saw one trip and not get up. Her friend started comforting her. She apparently got a scrape on her knee.

"Can you walk?" Her friend whispered.

"I don't think so, it hurts too much,"

Holy crap, it's a knee scrape. I got thousands of those when I was a child.

I heard footsteps and a figure leap through the air. This can't be good. And as horrible as I am, I want to record it. I turned on my cell phone's video camera and directed it to the clearing.

I heard someone grab the branch of a tree not far from the shrub I was hidden in. A third girl entered the clearing. As I got a better view, I recognized her to be the prefect, Yuuki Cross.

She was yelling at them that it was unsafe to be around at this time of night. What? Are murderers going to sneak in through the gates to eat our flesh and suck our blood?

"I thought I smelled something good," a boyish voice chimed.

I pointed the camera lens towards two guys stepping out of the shadows, Akatsuki Kain and Aido Hanabusa.

"Oh my God, it's the night class!" The day class girls squealed.

My breath hitched in my throat. Something smelled good? What was he, a dog?

Aido raised his head and sniffed the air contently, "ah yes, something does smell fantastic!"

The girls squealed quietly, "did you hear that? He said we smell nice!"

"Back off Aido," Yuuki hissed, pointing some rod at him.

"Relax, geez, we smelt blood and decided to check it out," Aido claimed, totally relaxed.

Okay that's gross. That's what smelt good to him? Blood?!

"The scent I was talking about," he grabbed the prefect's hand, which I now realized was stained with fresh blood, "was your own." He licked her hand and lapped up all the remaining blood. Eww! What the hell was that?! I squirmed unconsciously.

"A vampire?!" One girl screamed.

"Impossible!"

Aido looked up, blood dripping from his now visible fangs. I saw the two girls' slump to the forest floor. I don't blame them, this is pretty scary shit.

"May I partake from your neck?"

A gunshot resounded throughout the small forest. The bullet flew past Aido and Kain and made a purple glowing pattern on the tree closest to me. The bullet landed right in the shrub I was hiding in. I snatched it up and stuffed it in my boot, afraid that one of the prefects might take away my proof. I ended the recording and shoved my phone down my other boot.

Kiriyuu jumped in between Aido and Yuuki, snarling ferociously and pointing a gun at Aido's head.

"You should be careful of that gun, Aido," said a smooth, velvety voice.

I mentally hissed, Kuran. He's probably wandering around sucking blood too.

"I'll be taking care of you two," Kuran said, grabbing Aido. He nodded in acknowledgement toward Yuuki and Kiriyuu, who was still growling like a dog.

"What? Me?" Kain asked, pointing to himself. I totally forgot about him.

"Yes, you didn't do anything to stop Aido," Kuran turned to Yuuki, "do you need any help with the two who fainted?"

Yuuki shook her head, "no, we'll take them to the headmaster to modify their memories."

"What about the one hiding in the bushes?"

Yuuki looked confused, "there's no one hiding in the bushes?"

"Actually," I felt someone grab the collar of my shirt and hoist me in the air, "there is one who still remains conscious."

I twisted in the air and was met with icy blue eyes. Oh shit.

Shiki Senri stared at me with a sparkle of amusement.

"Heh heh, hi there?" I grinned sheepishly.

"Pleasure to meet you," Shiki smirked.

"Kiriyama-san?!" Yuuki screeched.

"I'll be taking these," Shiki held up my cell phone and the bullet from Kiriyuu's gun.

What?! NO! I snarled at him and struggled against his grip. The only proof I had, and he was taking it away!

"Would you quit it? I'm already wasting my time holding onto you." Shiki hissed.

"Let me go you bloodsucking demon!" Shiki's grip tightened as his glare hardened. "And give me back my stuff!"

"No,"

My teeth clenched, "so you're a parasite AND a jerk?!"

"I didn't come here for this,"

"Wha-?!" Something struck my head and my vision became black.

~------~

The sun shone through my dorm window, burning my eyelids open. A groan escaped my lips.

"Ow, what the hell happened?" I rolled over and saw that Rin's bed was empty. There was a note on her bed stand. It had my name written on it in Rin's intricate hand writing.

I picked it up. It read:

Dear Kaori,

The prefects carried you in last night and said you fainted in the forest near the dorm. What were you doing in the woods? Cross said you were dizzy and felt sick. Personally, I thought you looked completely and utterly fine when we went to bed. Anyway, the headmaster let you off the hook today so you can sleep in and get better and all that junk.

Hope you feel better!

Rin

Why was I even outside? I don't remember anything from last night.

I sighed and threw the note aside. Underneath Rin's note was my phone...

...and a bullet...

...What the FUCK was a BULLET doing on her night stand!? I frantically turn on my phone to text her.

There was a note in my phone:

You're lucky I let you keep them.

Who is this person? Did they mean the bullet? Oh God, is this MY bullet?

I fiddled with the bullet. It had a beautiful design on the side. It was a cross with a rose over top. The whole bullet was wrapped in a print of vines and petals. I wonder why anyone would get such a beautifully made bullet. It's just going to shoot right through someone. It's not like they're going to see it.

I searched my phone for any trace of what I did last night. I only found one, a video that was taken at eleven o'clock from the night before.

I hit play and silently watched.

My breath hitched in my throat. The only sound was my cell phone hitting the carpet.

One word escaped my lips in a small whisper. But I think they would still be able to hear it.

"Vampires..."