Aiko felt the blood leaving her body as she looked around attempting to find a way to escape. She focused on a rather large branch that was lying on the ground a few feet away. It was rather big in size, it looked about three feet long with a circumference of seven inches. She quickly forced it up in the air and through the man's shoulder.
"Ah!" The man pulled his fangs from Aiko's neck and stepped away, pulling the branch out of his shoulder. He smirked as he walked over to Aiko and placed his hand on her head. "It was lovely playing with you dear but it appears we are about to be interrupted so I must take my leave...till next time dear..." He pushed gently on Aiko's head and vanished.
The vines turned to dust leaving Aiko to fall into the dirt leaving her to fall into darkness.
Kaname, Aido and Akatsuki arrived a moment later to find Aiko's unconscious body lying in the dirt. Her dress was torn and covered in her own blood.
"Wha-What happened?" Aido stuttered.
Kaname sniffed the air before looking at a small amount of blood spatter which was on the ground a few feet from Aiko. "Someone got on campus...Akatsuki." Kaname looked at Akatsuki who nodded. Kaname then vanished from sight.
Akatsuki took off his jacket while Aido lifted Aiko so she was sitting up. Akatsuki draped his jacket over Aiko's shoulders before picking her up. Her legs hung over one arm while his second arm held her upper half against his chest.
Akatsuki began to run, still carrying Aiko while Aido ran by his side.
Akatsuki and Aido were silent as they arrived at the infirmary and entered the building. A nurse standing about 5'3" with blonde hair pulled into a neat bun immediately guided the three to a room where Akatsuki placed her down on a bed. Akatsuki and Aido left the room so that the nurse could bandage Aiko.
"Aido-senpai" Yuki called out as she ran up with Zero walking behind her. "What happened? All Ichijo-senpai said was to make sure that the day class were in their dorms but would not tell me anything else. We saw you both running here so we followed."
"Uhh..." Aido looked to the now closed door which led to where the nurse was bandaging Aiko.
"Aiko was attacked." Akatsuki spoke answering for Aido.
"What?" Yuki gasped. She never imagined anyone dangerous getting onto the campus since it was well protected. Now she was hearing that Aiko was attacked and injured.
"That would explain the stench of blood..." Zero grumbled, clearly uncomfortable around the smell of blood which filled the infirmary. Zero was very sensitive to the smell of blood so it did not take long for him to become uncomfortable.
"Kaname is investigating on his own...Rima and Shiki went to go get-" Akatsuki began but only to be interrupted by Headmaster Kaien rushing through the hall with Rima and Shiki close behind.
"Headmaster..." Yuki began.
"How is she?" Kaien spoke sounding rather serious, clearly shaken by what he had been told. Headmaster was happy-go-lucky but could be serious when the time called for it and there was no time like now knowing his daughter was hurt severely.
"She was unconscious when we found her but she was breathing." Aido responded. Kaname must have told him it was her... Aido thought.
Headmaster nodded as a small smile crept to his face, relieved to hear that Aiko was alright. "It's late...you should all head back to your dorm." Headmaster smiled "You have classes in the morning and I am sure the teachers don't want you falling asleep again Yuki." He teased Yuki, playing off that he was okay.
Yuki smiled glad to see that Headmaster was alright. "Please let us know when she wakes up." Yuki bowed before walking away with Zero.
Rima and Shiki turned and walked out of the infirmary leaving Aido, Akatsuki and Headmaster alone to wait for Aiko to awaken. Rima and Shiki knew that nothing would come of them staying in the hall waiting for Aiko. Aiko was a tough girl so they knew she'd be okay in due time.
The nurse slipped out of the room with a small smile. "She's weak but she had woken up. She seems confused as to what happened but you may go in to see her Headmaster."
Kaien nodded before stepping into the spacious well lit room. White curtains were pulled closed in front of the small window against the right wall. Aiko was covered in a pure white sheet up to her waist. She was sitting up in the bed wearing a hospital gown since the dress she was wearing was torn and stained in her blood. She was covered in bandages up and down her arms and neck. Her choker laid on the small brown end table that stood beside the hospital bed.
"Father what happened? Last thing I remember I was walking back from the ball after making sure the day class did not need help cleaning...the rest is a blur...its blank." Aiko placed her face in her hand as she attempted to remember what had happened but she could not.
Whoever attacked her must have erased her memory... Kaien pondered. "Don't worry yourself about that Aiko...just get some rest I am sure it will all come back to you in no time." Kaien walked over and gently placed a hand on Aiko's head.
"Okay father..." Aiko smiled weakly. "But how did I end up here? And who's jacket is that?" Aiko looked over to the blood spattered night class jacket that was hung up on the wall.
"It must be Akatsuki's..." Kaien smiled remembering how Akatsuki was not wearing his jacket. "Aido and Akatsuki as well as Kaname found you. Akatsuki and Aido brought you back here. You were passed out in the woods when they found you."
Aiko blushed feeling embarrassed that the two boys had to carry her back.
"When you are feeling better I believe they wish to see you." Kaien chuckled. He was glad that Aiko had made friends so quickly but was not willing to let two boys see his darling daughter in nothing but a hospital gown. Kaien may trust the night class but Kaien was a father all the same and did not trust any boy around his daughter in such a state. "Now I have to meet with Kaname to discuss this incident. Get some rest." Kaien kissed the top of Aiko's head before turning and leaving the room, leaving Aiko alone to rest...
