Maria Kurenai

Maria Kurenai (紅まり亜) Info
A very distant relative of Shizuka Hiou. She allowed Shizuka to possess her body in exchange for being allowed to drink Shizuka's blood, which would strengthen her sickly body. Due to Shizuka's untimely death, this promise was never fulfilled. Maria has returned to her family after the Shizuka incident, but has asked Yuki Cross to tell Zero Kiryu that if he sees Ichiru Kiryu, to tell him Maria wants to see him again.

Appearance
Maria's height is 152 cm and is a vampire with a pale complexion, shared by many of the Night Class vampires. She has gray eyes and gray hair. She possesses the beauty of the aristocrat vampire race.

First Seen
Maria is first seen in the Fourteenth Night in which the director asks Yuki Cross to show her around cross academy when Maria enrolls as a night class student. At first Maria is unsure how to act at cross academy, remarking that Yuki looks tasty, to which the director tells her that is not how she is to behave. Maria confesses to Yuki that she is scared other vampires wont like her as she is a sick and frail vampire, to which Yuki hugs her. She gives off a bad first impression, playful and fearless. Later rushing out of class to tell Yuki that she thinks she messed up with making friends.

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Zero seems to recognise something of Shizuka Hio in her straight away, pointing his gun at her. Yuuki however, barrs his way. Maria does not try to hide the fact that she is actually Shizuka, and waits for Zero to approach her about it. He meets her in secret, and attempts to kill her with the Bloody Rose, but she then reveals to him that he cannot, as she is his "Pureblood Master". He manages to wound her though, and she retaliates by slashing Zero with a katana given to her by Ichiru. She ends the fight, saying they'll both be right back where they started after their wounds heal, and leaves the hall. Yuuki witnesses the scene, but has her memories erased by Kaname. However, she remembers the incident upon seeing Maria outside the hall, and confronts her about it. Maria claims she can save Zero from degenerating to level E, and makes a deal with Yuuki: Yuuki is to offer herself up to Maria, or bring her the corpse of Kaname Kuran. Yuuki refuses to betray Kaname, and chooses the former option. When she meets Maria in the old night class building, Ichiru brings Shizuka Hio's real body forward. Shizuka then departs from Maria, and returns to her original body, leaving Maria unconcious.

Maria is seen again when she awakens in the infirmary. She mistakes Zero for Ichiru and embraces him, but after realizing her mistake, droops and says that if he really is Zero, then it is true that Shizuka must be dead. She reveals to Zero that an unknown individual is orchestrating these events from behind the scenes, and whoever that person is, is Zero's real enemy. She is then taken home by her parents, but she hopes to remain friends with Yuuki.