Mk, this chapter is slightly shorter than the first, sorry about that. As a compensation, I'll try to upload chapter three ASAP.

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Chapter Two - Echo

"Well, well, well" Gin had been waiting for her, leaning against the doorframe that separated the room from her kitchen "long time no see, Mizore-chan" there was something in his voice that sent shivers down her spine.

"Oh, it's you" she said coolly, trying her best to hide her surprise "what the heck are you doing here?" she noticed the open window behind him, how he had come in was no mystery.

"Apparently, the janitor, Yakashi, has been attacked" she had to stop herself from face palming, she should've seen this coming "I already sent the others to gather some information about the case, we were just wondering where you were…"

"Ah, I just went to the pool to cool off for a while..." Mizore still didn't like the way this was turning out, she needed to get out of there fast "Now that I come to think of it… I think I forgot some of my stuff back in the changing rooms, I'll be right back" she was speaking faster than usual; she waved and turned around to reach for the doorknob.

"Quit playing dumb already" Ginei grabbed her wrist and violently pulled her back into facing him. The purple-haired Yuki-onna was feeling cornered by now, she struggled to get away, fear rising to her eyes. "Get your hands off me, pervert!" Mizore's words seemed to hurt him, and he finally let her go; Gin's grin had vanished, without a word; he took something out of his school jacket's pocket and handed it over to her.

The bunch of photos she was holding didn't surprise her at first, but, after paying closer attention to them, her bright, blue eyes widened. The photos, probably taken from the same place, pictured her stay in Tsukune's room; the first one showed her own figure, sitting at Tsukune's desk, in the second one, she was hiding under his bed, the next few pictured Yakashi entering the room, picking the note up, and freezing. Silence followed.

Eventually, Mizore pulled herself together. "Do the others know?" she asked, the usual hint of indifference in her voice was gone.

"I haven't told them yet" he seemed serious, too "Don't get me wrong, I just wanted to ask you before I…" something caught his eye before he could finish his sentence.

Mizore's eyes glowed with a bright shade of blue as a claw-shaped ice structure rose under Ginei's feet, trapping both of his arms and legs. "You liar…you knew what I was doing all along" her voice was sharp this time "yet you didn't tell anybody, expecting to get some benefit out of blackmail"

"I never did…" he stopped talking after a kunai-shaped icicle missed his face for an inch and flew out the window.

"YOU are the one who should stop playing dumb" she was having trouble controlling her temper, Gin was probably the only being on Earth that could make her this pissed.

The tables had turned; the werewolf just stood there, staring at his former prey.

"Baka…" she continued "Next time you try these tricks on somebody, make sure there isn't a new moon. With your current power, I could freeze you to death in a matter of seconds" she awaited a response, but he seemed incapable of speaking; when Mizore looked into his eyes, she recognized the same fear she had felt just a few moments ago; realizing how rage had taken over, she decided to let him go.

Gin fell to the floor; he would remain unable to move for a minute or two, due to the cold. "These are mine now" she said after taking a few more pictures from the pocket in his jacket, "what happens now is really simple, you keep your mouth shut about this and I'll let you live to see another day" ironically, her voice seemed distinctively cold. The ice girl strolled around the room, aimlessly "Besides, I'm quite sure there's enough pictures here to prove that you were stalking me along with many other girls. If you were to say a word of this, it would be the word of a pervert against the word of a shy girl…" she stopped and raised a finger to her chin, as if thoughtful "I wonder who they'd believe..." making an effort, Gin finally managed to get back on his feet, unable to believe this was happening to him, he continued staring at her without a word.

"I'm letting you go this time, but mark my words, pervert" her eyes started glowing again "If you ever get in my way again…" the cowardly werewolf had already stumbled his way out of the room.

Mizore just stood there, staring at the door for a while; why did things have to be so difficult? She didn't like doing this kind of stuff, she didn't feel like playing Miss Murder anymore… all she wanted was to have Tsukune by her side. She started looking through the pictures she had taken from Gin until one of them caught her attention: it pictured her just when she had opened Tsukune's window to escape.

She looked out of her own window, and came up with what seemed like the greatest of ideas.

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