A few days later, Akari was walking in the dorm hallway when she felt a different presence. She stopped and waited for the footsteps to get closer.
A silver-haired boy walked by with a suitcase in hand. He wore a white masquerade mask and a long gray coat.
What is a human doing inside the Moon Dormitory? Akari walked after him. "Excuse me, do you need any help?"
"No, I..." The boy turned around and dropped the suitcase.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." Akari picked up the suitcase. "Let me help you."
The boy reached for the suitcase but drew his hand back. "Fine, you can help me. Follow me."
Akari followed the human boy out of the building. "Where are we going?"
"We're going to take my lady's luggage to her room." The boy led Akari through the back entrance of the Moon Dormitory.
After a while, they arrived at an old staff building.
"I heard this building was used as the first Moon Dormitory, but no one uses it anymore." Akari said.
The boy opened the door and went inside. "This way."
Akari entered the building and noticed an empty room the size of the Moon Dormitory's living room.
She followed the boy up the staircase and down a hallway.
Finally, they arrived at a opened door.
A girl with grayish-purple hair and light violet eyes sat in a fuchsia sofa. "What took you so long, Ichiru? Did you get lost?"
"No...I ran into someone." Ichiru stepped aside.
The girl turned to Akari and immediately stood up.
"I don't mean to intrude...I only helped him carry your luggage." Akari noticed the girl approached her.
Once the girl stood a couple of inches away, she threw her arms around Akari and pulled her close.
Akari stood still and her arms hung limply at her side.
Ichiru watched their exchange silently.
After what felt like an eternity, the girl stepped back. She smiled, but her eyes glistened with tears.
She turned to the boy. "I am so happy, Ichiru. You remembered the story I told you about."
"Who are you?" Akari asked.
The girl covered her mouth with one of her hands. "Oh. How rude of me not to introduce myself. I'm a transfer student; my name is Maria Kurenai and this is my bodyguard, Ichiru."
"It's nice to meet you two. My name is Akari Endo." Akari bowed.
"Nice to meet you, Akari. I apologize for becoming too emotional, but you look like the princess from a story I heard a lot growing up." Maria added.
Akari raised an eyebrow. "A princess from a story?"
Maria nodded. "She had hair as white as snow and eyes the color of cherry blossoms just like you."
Akari smiled wryly. "My father told me that story growing up as well...the one of the imprisoned vampire princess and the human man."
"I never attended any social events because I have a sickly body. I spent most of my life in my mansion, so I identified with the princess a lot." Maria lowered her gaze. "I was actually very nervous about my transfer to this school. I am worried that the other vampires won't accept a frail vampire like me."
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No Warmth
FanficAfter Akari was separated from her family as a child, she is taken in and raised by a human family. Ten years later, she attends Cross Academy seeking to find clues on her origins and vampire family's whereabouts. She also hopes to learn more about...
