When they reached Zero and Ryan, they found Ryan sixty feet up in a tree and Zero climbing up while Yuki was standing at the base if the tree, looking up with her hands on her hips.

"GET DOWN HERE YOU STUPID BLOODSUCKER!" Zero yelled.

"Why would I do that? And you have no room to call me a 'bloodsucker'" Ryan answered pointing a finger at Zero and then pulling down on his bottom eyelid and sticking his tongue out at Zero.

"Hey Ryan!" Elena called as if noting was happening.

"Hey Elena, hey Kaname!" he answered. Zero and Yuki both turned to face them. Automatically Yuuki looked down, away from Kaname.

"Hello Kiryu-kun, Yuki." Kaname said gently bowing slightly towards them.

"Kuran, get that idiot to the moon dorm!" Zero exclaimed. Elena climbed up the tree, past Zero, and grabbed Ryan by the ear.

"Ow, ow, OW, OW, OWWW! LET GO!" he whined. She dragged him down, yelling at him for being rude and not using honorifics, and walked over to Kaname.

"Now we can leave" she said, smiling gently. Ryan started laughing hysterically and both Elena and Kaname looked at him

"What's so funny?" Elena asked. As soon as she said that, he stopped and locked eyes with Kaname.

"What's wrong Ry-Ry?"

"Nothing" he said in a very serious tone.

"Why are you lying to me so much today?" Elena asked sadly

"Because you don't want to know." he said dryly

"How do you know?!" Ryan tore his eyes away from Kaname and looked from her to Yuki and back again.

"I just do, trust me, please." he said in a lulling voice and pleading eyes.

"B–" she started

"I think Valentine-San is trying to infer that this is not the best place to talk about this." Kaname stated. Elena stared at Kaname confused.

"Whatever." She said angrily and then walked away.

"Go–" Zero started but was silenced by an angry glare from Elena; he stepped out of her way and let her pass. Kaname was surprised by how Zero looked as if he was afraid of her.

"You know, you're the true reason she's mad; maybe you should be the one to apologize, Kuran-saaa~~n" Ryan purred and walked toward the dorm.

Zero walked up to Yuki and kissed her forehead. She looked up blushing, and noticed Kaname looking towards where Elena walked off, she tensed and whispered 'I'll be right back'; then turned towards the direction Elena walked and started jogging after her. Zero stood there in confusion looking after her. Kaname and Zero looked at each other and then both ran after them. When they reached them, they were talking.

"What do you mean?" Elena asked

"I mean exactly what I said, what are you to Kaname?"

"The same thing I am to you."

"And that is?"

"An old friend, don't you remember playing with me when we were younger?"

"No…" Yuki said thrown back in astonishment.

"My brother, Kaname, you, and I use to play together in the room upstairs; the one you were not allowed to leave."

"Uhh, it sounds familiar but I'm not sure."

"Your brother remembers."

"He does?"

"Yep, that's what we were laughing at today on our way to class."

"So you two are not... together?" Yuki asked smally

"NO! No, I barely know him." Elena lied, well half lied, not shocked that she would think that after today.

"Oh, okay, sorry I bothered you, Vincent-sama." Yuki said while bowing and then walked away. Elena heard who she assumed was Zero run after her, she also noticed Kaname's sent but before she could react; someone grabbed her from behind. She automatically swung her hand towards where the face should be but something stopped her. She looked up, and found that Kaname stood behind her holding her hand, just an inch away from his face. She yanked her hand away embarrassed and ashamed of herself.

"Oh, Kaname, you scared me to death."

"I'm sorry" he said as he looked down at her.

"OPPS! I mean Kaname-kun, I think... Am I using the right honorific to address you?"

"It yes, but you don't need to use an honorific for me."

"What? Why?"

"I'm giving you permission to call me by my first name."

"Umm, okay" she said acting confused. She hid how embarrassed she was by getting the honor and intimacy of calling his name with out the honorific.

"I'm sorry."

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm sorry for making Ryan lie to you."

"Huh? What do you mean 'making' him lie to me? He's choosing to lie to me by himself; It's not you're fault."

"Actually, yes it is."

"How so?"

"He was reading my mind and I didn't want anyone to know my thoughts; so I threatened him."

"Oh... but it's still his fault for not at least telling me that much."

"I don't think he wanted to make a scene in front of everyone."

"So are you going to tell me what was going on?"

"I think that's a discussion for another time, Vincent-san"

"Elena" she said quickly.

"Sorry?"

"Call me Elena." She said looking down. Kaname smiled straight ahead

"Very well, Elena." he said pronouncing her name slowly.

"Are you going to let me go now?" she said, her cheeks turning a deep scarlet. As if he was just noticing that he was still holding on to her looked down at her and then dropped his hand from her waist automatically.

"Shall we head back?" Kaname asked hiding his own embarrassment.

"Umm, hold on. I, uhh, think you should know that Yuki came and talked to me and asked if we were together."

"I know."

"You do?"

"I overheard you two talking."

"Why were you eavesdropping?"

"I was in charge of retrieving you."

"Oh, so you're not mad or annoyed at me?"

"No, why?"

"Just wondering if I answered all her questions alright."

"You told her the truth, so how could I be mad at you" Elena stayed silent. "You did tell her the truth right?"

"OF CORSE! Why wouldn't I?" she said willing herself to lie and not tell him the truth, not like he would believe her anyway.

"No reason, it's just that your silence made me think otherwise."

"Oh I'm sorry; I didn't say anything because I thought that was a rhetorical question." she said covering the lie easily. They both just laugh.