The next day around noon, the brunette girl awoke. She saw the man sitting at his desk with a tray of food on the ground. She sat up, feeling better, but still very suspicious of the male. He heard the moving around and looked at her.

"Here, this is for you. If you've been in a trunk for as long as I think you have, you must be starved." He brought the tray to her and set it on her lap with an expression of grumpiness. "I talked to my dorm leader and she said to keep you here. There's a reason you're here and not out on your own… and the letter said you've never seen the outside world since you were seven. You probably don't know anything about the real world out there so it'd be best for you to stay and go to school. That way you learn more about the world…. Got it, kid?" he asked with a huff.

The girl stood from the bed and disregarded the food. "I don't want to stay here. Let me go. I've been under a man's thumb for long enough!"

He sighed in frustration, as if this girl was nothing but an annoyance that he wanted to dump on the side of the road and walk away from. "You gotta talk to Mitsuru about that. I was told to keep you here until she got back from school. She'll be back in four or five hours. So just sit down and eat until then."

She glared at him, but a glance at the food and she saw that she really wanted some of the delicious sustenance. "How do I know it's not poisoned?"

He rolled his eyes and took a bite of everything. "There, happy?"

She sneered at him, but sat down eating. After she was done with the meal, she just sat on his bed, glaring at him like a feral cat.

Later on, there was a knock at the door and a lady with red hair came in. Hamuko instantly stood and looked at the woman. "I want to leave."

"Do you know anything about the outside world, like how to find housing and a job?"

"Yes," she snapped icily.

The superior-looking woman stared her down for a few minutes before seeing the defiance and viciousness the girl possessed inside her soul and nodded. "Then leave whenever you want to… but know that Iwatodai dorm is open to you any time."

The girl nodded and seemed satisfied with herself and had a respect for the woman who allowed her to leave. As she stepped outside the door's threshold, she found herself without shoes and seemed only slightly disconcerted about it. I'll be fine, she thought independently. I don't need others to depend on like some child. I'm seventeen now! I'm plenty grown to take care of myself.

Meanwhile, with the male and red-head, "I give her a week," he said.

"I give her a month with that look in her eyes."

"Might have a point there; two weeks."

Okay, yes, this is a short chapter because it felt right to leave it off there. I'll try to keep this regularly update (once a week at least). The thing that's kept me happy is the fact that I still get views and there's been three people who subscribed to the story. I decided to continue it for those three people

Also, NOTE: PLEASE TELL ME IF YOU SEE ANY MISTAKES! A friend told me about a mistake and I was very grateful for it. So, thanks everyone. Constructive criticism welcome!