I wiped sweat out of my eyes as I climbed down a large staircase.
"Akemi-Chan!" Yuki screamed.
I had slipped on the last step and stumbled towards the floor in a daze.
Zero leaped as fast as a lightning bolt and caught me inches from the hard coldness of the floor.
He set me onto the floor, with me unconscious now. Zero moved my hair and felt my forehead.
A sort of glare went into his already cold eyes, "pffhh" he spat "she's got a fever".
"Akemi-chan" Yuki gasped, hurrying to my side.
I continued to lie motionless on the floor of the night dormitory.
"Takuma, take care of her" Kaname said without turning around to look at me.
Takuma nodded, "of course, Kaname-sama". He bowed to Kaname and hurried towards me.
I groaned softly as he lifted me into his arms, his uniform was soft and warm.
"It's okay, Akemi-Chan, you'll be alright" Takuma whispered softly in my ear.
His breath was hot and gave off the stench of stale blood.
I slowly opened my eyes and stared up at him. Takuma smiled gently at me as he carried me to his room.
He placed me on the bed. It was warm and soft, and I instantly fell asleep.
"Such beauty, and her blood! It smells so divine."
I opened my eyes, hours had passed since I had closed them.
Strange men stood around the bed, watching me and whispering as I woke up.
"T-t-takuma-sama?" I stuttered, as the men gave me hungry stares.
Smack, crash, bang. One of the men went flying across the room, hitting the wall on the other side.
I looked over at what had attacked him, there rubbing his knuckles was Kaname Kuran.
"Kuran-senpai!" the nearest man shouted.
Another man slowly crept over beside him "We were only watching her, senpai".
"Enough!" Kaname shouted grabbing one of the men by the scroff of his uniform.
I launched myself out of the bed and grabbed the arm that Kaname used to hold his fellow classmate by his scruff.
"No, Kaname-sama!" I cried, holding on to him as tightly as I could in my state.
Kaname sighed and put the man back down.
"Leave" He growled, "and if anyone else comes in here I'll have their hinds".
I was still holding his arm, my face turning a weird shade of purplish-red.
Kaname looked down at me, his eyes were tough but at the same time, they were kind and caring.
"Care to go for a short stroll with me, Akemi-san?".
I smiled as innocently as I could.
"Sure" I blushed, my face turning even redder.
Kaname took his coat off and put it around me.
"We don't want you to catch a chill, now do we" Kaname smiled.
"No".
Kaname guided me through the night dorms, glaring at anyone who stared hungrily at me.
The air was cold and frosty when we reached the outside. I moved closer to Kaname, hoping to keep warm.
As if on purpose, Kaname wrapped himself around me.
My eyes widened as he did so.
What would Takuma think if he saw this?
Would he hate me?
Would he kill us?
The questions formed in my mind like ice on a pond.
"Kaname" I said pushing away from him, "I don't think Takuma-sama would be pleased about you wrapping yourself around me".
I was as red as I'd ever been before, Kaname just smiled at me as if saying 'whatever'.
I blushed again. Kaname laughed a cheerful laugh.
Before I knew it I was being lifted into the air by Kaname's arms.
I felt small and weak in his arms, it was like I was just a tiny infant. The feeling was too much for me, tears started to flow down my face, I uttered tiny cries of fear and sadness.
Kaname frowned and put me on a bench.
"What's wrong, Akemi-san?" he said a great sadness in his eyes.
I didn't want to tell Kaname about the feeling I got when he lifted me so I lied to him.
"I don't feel very well" I cried, wiping my eyes on my sleeve.
Kaname sat down beside me and wrapped me in his arms again.
"Akemi-chan! Akemi-chan, where are you?" a voice rang through the distance.
I leaped to my feet, "Takuma-sama! Over here, Takuma-sama!" I shouted.
As soon as my feet touched the ground it started to pour.
Like thousands of sharp needles the rain hit me, it was as cold as ice and stung my already frozen skin.
"Akemi-chan!" The voice echoed through me.
"Takuma-sama! Over here!" I shouted again.
He hadn't heard me, I could see him but he couldn't see or hear me.
"Kaname-sama, Takuma is ignoring me but searching for me at the same time-"
Kaname stopped me before I could finish my sentence.
"I know" he whispered.