"I'm not going to lie to you, Chikane. It's bad. She's going to need to stay out of school for a while."

I paled and wondered what she was implying.

"Someone is going to need to take care of her, and she lives with her cousin. Her cousin who also goes to school here."

I finally caught on. She wanted ME to take care of her. Uh-oh.

"Ummmm, I don't know if—"

My words were lost in the shrill scream that came from the room next to us. I ran out of the office, fully prepared to comfort Himeko, but my blood froze in my veins at the image that burned its way into my skull.

A teenage boy was leaning over MY Himeko, trying to catch her lips with his as he roughly groped her still tender body.

OH HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*No p.o.v.*

"WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU??????"

Chikane rushed to Himeko's side, intent on protecting her mate. She ripped the boy off of Himeko and threw him into the wall opposite of her.

'Must. Have. Control. Must. Have. Control.'

These were the only thoughts going through Chikane's mind in a mantra as she eyed the useless sack of flesh quivering before her. Her eyes by this time had lightened to an icy blue and she was starting to pant with the stress of controlling her beast.

She heard a whimper from the shivering body of Himeko and she threw one more glare the young man's way before leaning over the lithe form of her loved one.

Himeko was lightly sweating and every now and then she would whimper. Her full lips would mouth a word every now and then. Chikane leaned closer, trying to figure out what it was.

''Mine".

Chikane blushed as she heard this. She leaned up, fully prepared on tearing the boy limb from limb, but she was stopped by a surprisingly strong grip on her upper arm.

She brought her startled eyes up to those of Himeko's and gasped as she saw the glazed eyes of Himeko staring at her.

"You. Are. Mine." Came the deep rumble from the throat of Himeko.

Himeko growled as she pulled Chikane onto the cot with her. She crawled up Chikanes' still body, nipping her through her clothes every now and then. When she reached Chikane's neck, she growled again before attacking it with everything she had—lips, teeth, and tongue.

Chikane moaned as she felt the heavenly sensations being bestowed upon her neck. Her hands fisted in sudden pleasure before burying themselves in Himekos' hair. Her hips writhed underneath the strong body above her, seeking contact to quell the burning in between her thighs.

Himeko, so focused on the task of marking her mates' neck, failed to notice the nurse creeping up on her. She was abruptly pulled from Chikane and, before she could even growl, she was sharply cuffed on the side of her head.

"Control yourself, girl! No need to fill up the room with that nonsense!" The nurse gave Himeko a rough shake before setting her down on the cold linoleum.

Himeko shook her head like a puppy before cocking her head to the side and looking up with soulful eyes at the nurse. She whimpered and tried to crawl up the sheets to get to the still quivering body of Chikane.

"But- but she's mine!" She pouted some more. The nurse sighed and shook her head in exasperation. "What am I going to go with you, girl?"

She opened her eyes and was surprised to see Himeko leaning over the prone form of the boy who attacked her.

"Who. Are. You?" Came the unsettling f=voice from Himeko. Both the nurse and the boy shivered from the sound but unlike the nurse, the boy controlled his quickly.

The boy stood up, dusted himself off, and calmly turned back to Himeko.

"I am Souma." He said," and I am your boyfriend, Himeko."

Bwahahahahah!!!!! Cliff Hanger, and a bad one at that! SO, yeah. Marching season is over and I now officially have time to update. So if you have and requests or questions or just want to pop in and leave a review, go on ahead!!!! THE STORY BARGE HAS OFFICIALLY SET SAIL!!!!!