I groaned as I dumped the contents of my bag on my bed, plucking out the useless homework I was assigned. Today wasn't a very good day; I had been avoided by everyone other than Aido and Kain, people gave me dirty looks, the teacher called on me for every question I didn't know but ignored me when I raised my hand, and I had been issued heavy amounts of homework to catch up with the rest of the class. I picked up a heavy textbook and threw it onto my small table along with a few others and many papers. "I'm going to be up all night!" I went to my dresser and chose a pair of black long-sleeved pajamas. I changed out of my uniform and into comfortable clothes, stopping by the bathroom to examine my curse seal.

My eyes widened as I saw the black lines. New lines sprouted from the gothic looking square and from the small diamond inside. It looked as though it was sprouting roots. It was growing. I shook my head quickly. "It's nothing to worry about." I walked back into my room and attempted to focus on my homework.

I didn't feel well the next morning as I scampered to the bathroom and heaved. I used a sodden washrag to clean away my face and lay my head on the cool tile wall. I unbuttoned the first few buttons on my pajamas as my body overheated, causing me to sweat profusely. My body trembled. There was knock at the room door and I slammed the bathroom door, "Go away!" There was a knock at the bathroom door, "Sumi? Are you oka-"

"Go away Aido-sempai." There door burst open and I saw the blonde, his eyes a crimson red. "Aido?" My voice was cracked.

"Aido!" Kain was suddenly holding Aido back as he lunged at me. "Control Aido!" Kain towed him out the door and slammed it. I heard his voice muffled, "Don't move Sumera! I'll get Kaname!" I didn't have time to think about what he said as I threw up more. I lay down on the soft bathroom rug in front of the sink, attempting to impede the nausea as I closed my eyes.

The scent of a pureblood vampire filled my nostrils and my eyes fluttered open. "Kaname-sama?" Two burly arms lifted me up, "Sumera? What happened?"

"I only threw up. Why? Is something wrong?"

"Just stay still." He opened the shower curtain and filled up the tub with balmy water. My fingers clutched his uniform as he lowered me in, leaving my pajamas on. His hand held the back of my head, keeping me above the water. I didn't loosen my grasp. My stomach reeled with nausea again. I groaned, clutching his shirt in a death grip. My body burned with heat. It brought me back to the memories of long ago. The memories that I've tried so hard to forget.

The fires. The flames. The smoke. A little girl screamed. Bodies were all around. Lightning hit the trees around her. The more she screamed, the more destruction she caused. She had caused it: the death of a whole town. A body attacked her, drawing a sword and stabbing her in the stomach. The little girl coughed blood on his face. "I'll kill you Oni Nonpu! Just watch me!" The little girl screamed again and a mass of blackish-blue energy in the shape of a hand swiped at the body, knocking him away. "You're a monster! That's all you'll ever be!" The girl kneeled on her haunches, covering her ears. "No! Don't talk to me! I'm not a monster! I'm not a monster!"

I gasped and shot up. A soft pale hand lowered me back down gently. "Calm down, you're okay Sumera." I stared at the ceiling, feeling my face in a cold sweat. Kaname's scent filled my nostrils when I took a breath, realizing I wasn't breathing. I heard the groan of the chair as he leaned forward and felt his breath on my neck, "Are you awake for real now? Or are you still dreaming?" I opened my mouth and my voice came out cracked and hoarse, "I'm . . . not a monster . . ."

"Sumi?" His hand moved to my forehead. I grabbed his sleeve and looked at him, meeting his brown-red eyes. "You don't think I'm a monster . . . right Kaname?" His fingers brushed my forehead, "Calm down Sumera. You're not a monster."

"That's not what he said. He told me I was a monster. That he was going to kill me, because he hunted mons . . .sters." I passed out cold again.