Sat. back after a very long break and ready to work! I know that I've neglected this for a while but I needed the break. Happy New Years! …A very late one any way. I'm so happy that I'm getting more reviews! They are my life support, so keep 'em coming unless you don't like me and want me to virtually die. I understand that not everyone likes me, so I'll come back and haunt those bitches! So, let's see how things will play out for Zero and all the other vampires today. I own nothing familiar, which is sad.
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Rena
Chapter seven: Life and…love?
How'd things get this complicated? Maybe someone should write a how-to book on keeping secrets and what will happen to them if one goes to high school with them. First thing to know: someone will find out eventually. Guess the "eventually" found us. When Kaitlin and I got back to our room Saturday, Angelica came in with a very worried look. Kiryuu knows about our ultimate ability, or at least has witnessed it somewhat. I went to ask Ana how he found out and she passes the message through Angelica. She's really upset to not physically say it.
Apparently, he doesn't know that we know that he knows about our ability and we are to keep it that way until further notice. Yes, confusing but I can't think of another way to put it other than major trouble. Today was a long day for everyone, but Mondays are supposed to be, aren't they?
The stars are bright tonight. There isn't that many clouds so the sky is pretty bright, even without a moon. I could get into trouble for this. I'm in a tee and faded blue sweatpants in a tree right now. It's around, um, eleven? I don't have a watch on me at the moment, so I'm taking a guess. Funny thing is I've already seen a few Day Class students trying to be sneaky and get some pictures of the Night Class. That's not at all creepy.
Back to the thought that dragged me out here. Kiryuu has been pestering us a lot since that day. Because he asks questions in indirect ways, for obvious reasons, he can never get straight answers out of us. That's my hypothesis: ask a crooked question, get a crooked answer. Kiryuu is persistent and curious mixed with some stupidity. That's a good mixture for trouble for him and us.
The longer we beat around the direct questions, the more agitated and impatient he'll become. We need to find a permanent excuse instead of Ana running when he get's close to us. If he tells Cross, Cross'll tell the Night Class one way or another. Or, Kiryuu could go directly to Kuran for some reason. Both must be avoided. Especially since the girls and I are trying to find a way to get Kuran to agree to another one-on-one fight with Ana for the information. All that guy knows about us is that we can shift energy. Ana met him before our other abilities were either discovered or developed.
None of us have really thought about it, but with Kiryuu knowing what we can do to some extent, the thought of another fight is much more plausible now. Ideas for another fight have been pushed to near top priority. We may not get another chance at Kuran and the documents he has. It took so long to run into him even though meeting him here was a fluke. Those don't happen very often for us. We've been thinking in our on specialized prospective to come up with the best way of getting the documents and getting out without too many casualties on both sides. I'm a bit stumped.
"Shouldn't you be in bed?"
"Shouldn't you be in class?" I respond, looking down at Kain.
"We could turn each other in," he calmly suggests as he leans against the tree I'm in.
"Now, where is your sense of peer protection?" I ask with a small smile.
"Who knows?" he says, shrugging his shoulders.
"I have been out here too long anyway," I say, jumping down, "There are a lot of Day Class students trying to stalk you and the other Night Class students tonight. We both should go back."
"Why are you out here?"
"Thinking. I can't do it very well while lying in bed. Makes me tired," I respond with a small laugh.
"You're defeating the purpose of the bed, then."
"No, the bed is defeating the purpose of my train of thought. Why are you cutting? If you don't mind me asking."
He shrugs again. I shake my head a bit and head back to the dorms.
"Can you tell me more about what you are?"
I turn to look at the tall redhead. He's still leaning against the tree, looking up at the sky instead of me. Why would he ask this? Is it for his curiosity or for Kuran to learn more things about us? I shouldn't answer him either way. Enough restricted knowledge has been let loose for one month, if not a bit more than need be.
"No, I can't. Sorry."
"Why not?"
"Safety purposes, for both of us, actually."
He looks at me with bright orange eyes, sizing me up. I hope that's it, even if he is gorgeous. He has a pretty high number of Life Points, but that's normal for a Level B. It's odd how I see the points. The person I look at has a bright gold light around them and above their head is a little meter. The hue is mixed with a different color or two for each person and his gold is mixed with red. When someone gets close to death, the light aura around them begins to change from healthy gold to a faded out red. When they die, well I don't see their L.P. or the aura.
"You might want to leave," he says, snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Prefects?"
"Yuuki."
"Yeah, definitely time to leave. Thanks for the heads up. Night," I say with a wave and head back to my room.
I gently open the door to my dorm room and silently tiptoe to my bed. As soon as I lay down a thought hits me. Why did he give me a heads up about Yuuki coming? I just said that I wouldn't tell him anything, but he still gave me a warning. Oh well, another anomaly to worry about later. Right now, sleep sounds really good.
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"Alright everyone, good job today!" I say to my group, "Go get some food and do some homework. I know Kaze is giving out a lot more homework since we've started the club up. I say it's a conspiracy."
Some laugh and nod in agreement. If there is one thing all students in the Day Class have in common, it's hating Kaze.
"Thanks, Rena!" Asi says with a big grin.
"No problem," I say back to him, "Go get changed. See you tomorrow."
The tall brunette boy walks to the changing room, waving at me all the while. I sheepishly wave back. This guy is trying too hard. He's been doing this since the club started. It's beginning to get annoying. He's a nice guy but he can't take a hint. With a sigh, I begin to put the blue mats up in our office area. We originally found them in a closet in the office, and it's there they shall stay.
"He likes you," Kaitlin says behind me in English.
"Yeah, I know," I respond and take her mat, "He's getting troublesome."
"What are you going to do if he asks you out or something?"
"Tell him that I have no interest in him. Which is true."
"Besides the fact that he's human?"
"That adds to the reasons of not dating him, but yeah."
"And what are you two chattering about back here?" Angelica asks from the doorway.
"Rena's non-existent relationship problems," Kaitlin answers, leaving the office to get another mat.
"It's one of the students that I have in my advance group," I explain, taking her mat, "He's been flirting non-stop since the club started. Guy can't take a hint to save his life."
"Literally or metaphorically?" she asks with a quirked eyebrow.
"Take your pick," I answer with a shrug.
"Well, let's hurry up here," she says, walking out, "I'm hungry."
I follow her out and say good-bye to a few people who wave. How am I going to get this guy off my back? I treat him the same as I do everyone else, except my girls. Naturally, I'm more open with them since I've been with them since I was seven. I grab the CD case and choose an unlabeled mixed one, popping it into the boom box. Most of the CDs are burned and unlabeled. It's more interesting this way. Walking in the middle of the room, I stretch my right arm out a bit. I slept on it wrong. The nightmare I had also didn't help, even if it wasn't mine. I don't know whose it was, but it wasn't anything involving the girls and myself. It had evil clowns with chainsaws. Kaitlin joins me in the middle of the room as she watches the other students leave.
"Um, Rena?" someone asks behind me. I turn to face Asi.
"Yes?"
"Would you…um… mind helping me…with my math homework tonight?" he asks, looking at the ground and blushing, "I can't really understand some of the problems."
"I'm sorry, Asi-san, but I'm getting help from Kaitlin with Kaze's homework," I reply with a small smile, "Why don't you ask Nobi? She's really good at algebra."
That and she likes you! C'mon, man! She's more obvious than you are.
"Oh, um sorry!" he says with a broken smile and laugh, "I should have asked you at lunch instead of now. This is shorter notice."
"It's just…" I say sheepishly, "bad timing."
"Well, have a good night," he says, with that same broken smile.
"You too."
Once he walks out of the Fight Hall, I face palm and mutter a curse in English.
"Wow, could you have made that last excuse sound more like a question or what?" Kaitlin mutters next to me, "And using one of Sarah's excuses?"
"Shut up," I mutter back, "I'm running out of excuses. Besides, I do need help with Kage's homework."
"Obviously, since you're using Sarah's excuses for life."
"Gee, thanks!" Sarah yells from the office.
"What are you going to do about tomorrow, then?" the short brunette asks.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Whaddya mean, whaddya mean? Don't you know what tomorrow is?"
"Um, is tomorrow, tomorrow?"
"Valentine's Day," Ana says, walking by us.
So? It's Valentine's Day. I already got stuff for the girls. Wait…Valentine's Day?!
"Holy crap!" I yell, grabbing the sides of my head.
"Ooh, let the show begin!" Kaitlin says with a huge grin.
"Aido," Ana says behind Kaitlin, "don't forget him."
Suddenly, my friend's face falters with dread and horror. Heh, sucker. This will be good. My…drama won't be as bad as hers will be with Aido. I can't wait to see what he's going to do to our little Kaitlin. But, life really bites right now.
"Guess I get to see a show too," I say with a grin.
"As much as I love seeing any of you embarrassed," Ana starts with a small smile, "We have important business to discuss. We will not be sparing tonight."
"Take all my fun away," Angelica says from the office. She and Sarah walk out of that space.
We all take a seat on the floor in a circle. This is the most discreet place to have short meetings like this and we are here legally. If someone walks in, we can easily make up a lie as to what we are doing. We are conducting business of sorts, just not directly related to the club.
"So," Ana starts, linking her fingers together on her lap, "There have been no Hunters sighted in the area. The farthest I was able to look was ten miles using the computer and news data I hacked into. This isn't completely trustworthy since fake identifications and paper could be made up at any time. This weekend, we need to split up. Two of us will physically go out this weekend and look for any traces of Hunters while the other three will take a closer look into the local town. Funnily enough, there are a few Level Es hanging around there, which could attract one or two Hunters. We can work out the details on the reconnaissance later."
"Well," Sarah starts out, "I've talked with Takuma yesterday about arranging a private meeting just between Ana and Kuran. He said that it would most likely not be possible, but that he would put it past Kuran. All we can do is wait until we get an answer back from someone on that side of the school. I'm planning on going to the library after this to meet Takuma again. If we get a green light on this proposition, we'll have to set up a location, time, and date. Just to add in a hypothetical comment, I recommend off-campus."
"You two becoming cozy?" Angelica asks with a large grin.
"Shuddap," she mutters back, turning red.
"Kaitlin and I have been working out the possible outcomes of engaging Kuran's guard," I say, bring the attention back to the meeting, "Aido and Kain might be a problem. Takuma and that girl with a lot of hair that's always around Kuran could easily be distracted by only one of us since Kaitlin says that they have no extra abilities. However, we don't really know about that quiet girl with the short purple hair. She has a large amount of L.P., which is odd for her level. If we do have to break our agreement with Cross, I'd say our forces will be stretched."
"That's an understatement;" Kaitlin jumps in, "What can be inferred about this possible situation is that it won't be a good one for us. Sure, we can get past his defense and to him to an extent, but we know the size of the Night Class and every single one of them in that coven is devoted to Kuran. Getting past the guards will be the easy part. Getting past a huge hoard without causing deaths of vampires is another thing entirely. That will draw way too much attention to us and alert the Hunters, plus we'll have even more prestigious vampire families after our heads. The best option we have is a one-on-one instead of a full frontal attack, if it comes to that."
Silence lingers among us as we take in this possible issue.
"There is…another option," Angelica says at a length, "We could find out where he's keeping the documents, take them and bail."
"How's that?" Sarah asks.
"I've been trying to think of a scenario where I can read into Kuran's mind for a moment or two," she begins to explain, "But there are some major flaws. For one thing, to find very specific information like that might take a little bit of time. Another is that Kuran won't let me come into physical contact with him for that long and he'll know that I would be invading his mind. Even accidental bumping won't be enough contact. Before we try some sort of attack, two of us could break into the Moon Dorms and restrain him long enough to find the information in his mind and the files."
"That is a distinct possible plan," Ana says in a low, thoughtful voice, "But we can use it as a fallback. Kaitlin is right about the fighting. We should avoid getting the whole coven involved. Even we'll be overwhelmed by their numbers since we don't want to kill any of them. If it comes down to just an all out brawl with the coven, we'll do our best to get the information and run with little fatalities. The documents are important, but I don't want to have any fatalities on our side. The most is two wounded badly. No more."
"Is that all we need to talk about with the Night Class issue?" Angelica asks. Ana nods in response.
"Let's do the recon details then," Kaitlin suggests.
"Wish I could, but I can't," Ana says, getting up, "Kiryuu is almost here and I gotta bail. You guys can do this and fill me in later."
"Ana, you can't keep doing this," Sarah says with a frown, "This running around is not going to solve his questioning."
"I know," she sighs out, "But he saw the energy aura form. The only other way of scaring him out is letting him see it in action to an extent. But that will most likely make him more curious."
"We'll think of a solution later," Kaitlin says, "Get goin'."
"I'll be in the nurse's office getting another first-aid kit," she says, walking to the changing rooms, "Hani used the last of it up tonight."
Ah, Hani. Sweet girl, really. Very thoughtful and cute. The only problem is that she's accident prone and I mean bad. She told Angelica, who is her group leader that she joined the club to try and become more coordinated and graceful. She has gotten better. We can make the first-aid kit last a whole week. That's a new record for her.
"Ya know," Sarah says, once Ana leaves, "I think the nurse might start charging us for the first-aid kits that we take. Maybe we should do something nice for her?"
"Oh, what about a thank-you card from the whole club and a box of chocolates from the local sweet store?" I offer, "I think she'll like that."
"That's not a bad idea, Rena," Angelica says with a smile, "We could get that this weekend."
The door opens behind me and I turn to see Kiryuu walk in with that same ticked off look. He also seems to be tired… more than usual. Ana must really be giving him the run-around.
"Can we help you?" Sarah asks, getting up.
"You're supposed to be at the gate with Yuuki," Kaitlin interrupts with an annoyed voice, "You're throwing her to the fan girl and fan boy wolves."
"Where is Rose?" he demands, giving us a heated glare.
"At the library, looking for a book to read," Angelica says, standing as well. She comes to near height with him.
"Don't lie to me," Kiryuu snarls, "I'm not in the mood for it."
"Kiryuu," I say, "Even if we do tell you, she'll be long gone by the time you get there."
"It's getting late, prefect," Sarah says, "Get to your post."
He seems a little taken back by the stone voice Sarah used. She doesn't pull it very often, but when she does it's just smarter to obey what she says and run for it. She flares energy out a bit, letting her aura lick around his and provokes ours.
"Kiryuu," I gently say, "For you health, I suggest you leave our Fight Hall and leave us alone from now on."
He glances at me and turns on his heel. The door slams hard, shaking the windows. He's mad and he's not going to stop pestering us. The angrier he gets, the uglier the confrontation will be and I know there will eventually be one. I shake my head and get up.
"C'mon, girls," I say, "Let's head back to the dorms before all hell at the Moon Dorm begins."
We all gather up our stuff and head out the door. Kaitlin locks it with the second key. This'll go to Angelica next week. We rotate the extra key because we each have times to come in here to do some clean up. Angelica and Sarah will be doing it next weekend. We get to that hill in front of the Moon Dorm just in time to see it open and for our ears to bleed from the screams. Do they really have to do this every damn day? I wonder how Yuuki can stay patient with them. Two weeks and I would have killed every last one of 'em. If Kiryuu has regular bullets, a few rounds would have gone off a long time ago.
Hearing and seeing their stupid antics reminds me that tomorrow is V-Day. God, how am I gonna get out of that?! We're still holding practice tomorrow, so I can't avoid Asi. I guess I'll just have to muddle through it. But I won't suffer alone. I can't wait to see what Aido will do to Kaitlin.
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Screams and yells fill my ears. I crack my eyes open to the just risen sun. Kaitlin raises her head a bit, turns to look out the window and falls back with a grunt. Normally these sounds would put me on high alert, but since coming to this school I've distinguished between distress and stupidity. These sounds are stupidity.
"It's too damn early for this!" my friend yells from her pillow.
I get up, unwillingly from my warm bed and look at the hoard of students. Yuuki's whistle blows. Poor thing must be trying so hard to keep them from the walls. One would figure that all of these people would have enough dignity to not try and climb over walls like obsessed creatures, especially in skirts. The only problem with that is that they are very obsessed. Obsessed with people that are vampires and these admirers don't even know it. I shake my head and snuggly back down in my bed for the next thirty minutes or so. There's no way I can go back to sleep with that noise. If I was down there, I'd kill 'em all.
After lying in bed, both of us get up and get ready for school. I pack my school work while Kaitlin takes a quick shower. I, on the other hand, just get dressed. Knocking on the bathroom door, I give her a warning that I was leaving and that she had ten minuets to get to class on time. I get to my first class and after a few minuets; other students come filing in complaining about mean prefects. Kiryuu must have gotten there to help Yuuki out. The class settles down as the teacher walks in and we begin our class.
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Well, I can't really complain about today. No one really gave me anything, except the girls. I should say that Sarah gave me a National Single Awareness Day card and some candy. She got some cards and crossed out Valentine on them and put that on instead. Ever the silly Sarah. I gave the girls some candy that they all like. Kaitlin and Sarah both got some cream filled chocolate and Ana and Angelica both like marshmallow stuff, so I got them some marshmallow hearts. I got all sorts of candy from them since I eat any kind, especially sour stuff.
We walked by the gates earlier, just to see what happens at this school. All of those people were lined up in gates like racehorses all in a row to give their stuff to the Night Class. It was kinda scary really. Kaitlin paused for a moment before walking quickly ahead of us. Right now, not everyone is here for the meeting today.
We decided that the students could be about fifteen minutes late since we know how big this holiday is here. More than of the half the members are missing right now and they only have five minutes to get without major consequence. Angelica and Kaitlin have been sparing for the last ten minutes or so. Sarah and Ana are doing something in the office dealing with school work since Ana didn't finish her homework for Kaze. Running from Kiryuu can keep a girl busy.
With lack of things to do, I practice my basic sequences of fighting. I wish we could do weapons training in here. I feel rusty with Medusa's Tongue. I'm used to training at least once a day with a weapon, then with hand-to-hand, and then with energy shifting. I found time to do all of this when we were still on the run. There is only time for shifting and hand-to-hand, but not so much for weapons here. My limbs go through the automatic motions I've known since I was five. Asi hasn't shown up yet. Maybe he won't give anything to me at all! Yes, that must be it. He went to go give V-Day stuff to some Night Class student, which explains why he is late.
"Alright, everyone," Ana says, coming out of the office, "We're going to start with or without the others. Break up into groups, please and do it quickly. We're still going to end on time."
I went over to my usually area and see only three students. They all look at me for instructions. Heaving a sigh, I crack my hands a bit.
"We're going to continue with kickboxing. Pair up. One of you three will have to have me as a partner," I say looking at the three guys.
Kaito nearly runs into Soto, asking him to be his partner. Kaito was a demonstration dummy for a couple moves one day, since he wouldn't listen to me and he was making certain comments about me and my friends. He's learned. Rei is my partner I guess. Suddenly, the door slams opened and five students stumble in huffing for air. They're still in trouble. Ana is the head of this thing and she hates starting anything late. One of these people is Asi.
"So, you five have warmed up," Ana says, walking in front of them, "Get changed and do laps until I say stop. No cutting corners."
They all look aghast at her, but she glares. They walk to their respective changing rooms, either with whimpers or grumbles. I shake my head, and continue with my group. After about twenty minuets in the meeting, Ana tells the five students to stop and join their groups. No other students show up.
"Asi, when you've caught your breath," I say the tired teen, "You'll be partnered with Rei."
The rest of the time goes smoothly, but Asi seems to a little nervous. Let's see how this will go. Everyone is dismissed and a few wish me a happy V-Day. I smile and wave at them before they leave. I'll have some time to mess with my weapon today. I brought it with me in my gym bag. Sarah has her daggers as well, so we can do some target practice. It's odd that my weapon can basically kill anything. Everything it's made of has a purpose. The chain can burn lymphs, nasty little buggers and a few other water based creatures. The metal is made of a compound harmful to nearly every mythical creature. It's killed or done some damage to the ones we've encountered. That also means that I don't need encryptions for vampires on the blade. The handle of the sickle is metallic and wood, made to burn fire, wind, and air based creatures.
"U-um, Rena-san," Asi says behind me. I turn to look at a very shaky brunette boy.
"Yes?"
"Would y-you please a-accept this?" he asks, presenting a small white box with a red ribbon. Oh, no. A white decorated red or vice versa is basically asking someone to go out with them in Japan.* I guess I'm going to have to say this to his face, even if I really don't want to.
"Asi-san," I start, "I need yo—"
Suddenly, the door swings open and I hear, of all people Aido calling for Kaitlin. Huh, a bad night for everyone I guess. He walks in and heads straight for Kait with Kain trailing behind.
"What do you want?" Kaitlin nearly spits at him.
"Why Kaitlin-chan," he says innocently, "My cousin and I just wanted to wish you and your friends a happy Valentine's Day."
Cousin? I look between both of them. Well, I guess I can see it in the hair style but that's it. Good thing only Asi is left here. I better finish this before I have to restrain Kaitlin.
"Asi-san, listen," I say, grabbing his attention, "You're a really kind guy and thoughtful, but I'm not looking for a relationship and I don't plan to have one for a while."
He looks down, nearly letting go of the gift. I see Kain look at us in the corner of my eye. Why is he glaring at Asi?
"But I can tell you one thing," I hurriedly say, "Nobi really likes you and I mean a lot. Why don't you try giving this to her. I'm sure you'd make her incredibly happy."
I place my hand lightly on his shoulder. He looks up and I smile brightly and encouragingly. I think Sarah is helping the emotional atmosphere. He nods and walks out of the Hall, albeit slowly. A sigh heaves from my lungs. I'll have to give Sarah some extra candy or something for the help.
"Would you leave already!" Kaitlin yells at the blonde vampire.
"Not until I give you my gift," he calmly responds with a smile.
"I'm not taking a damn thing from you," she growls at him, "Now leave. You're not welcomed here."
"Always using authority you don't have," he mummers in a dark and playful tone.
Oh man, that might set her off. I run between them and put on a nervous smile.
"Now, now," I shakily say, "As much as I love to watch a fight, we don't need one on campus or at all. Aido, it might be best that you and Kain leave."
He gives me a blank look before smiling again. "Just like a wild animal afraid of something new," he says, placing a small and tall box on the floor in front of me.
"Who the hell you callin' a wild animal?!" my friend bellows behind me at the two walking away.
"The one who gets that damn offended," I say to her, "You're really losing your cool with him. Good Lord, get a room!"
"You're supposed to be helpful!" she screeches at me, turning red.
"I'm being helpful," I growl back, losing some of my own patients, "Be slightly nicer for once and he won't get under your skin as much."
"You may as well see what he gave you, Kaitlin," Angelica says behind her.
"By the way, Rena," Sarah says with a cat-like grin, "Kain was really jealous of Asi trying to give you a present."
"Sarah," I respond, "I think you're broken."
I bend down and pick up the dark red box with lighter red ribbon. It's very light, but the box feels cold. Weird. Handing her the box, I take the small card off before Kaitlin could grab it. Yeah, I'm gonna read this out loud.
"'To the fiery gunslinger of the Day Class. Here is a little something to cool you down. Aido,'" I read the elegant handwriting out loud as Kaitlin turns redder.
"He's asking for it," she mutters darkly.
"Open it!" Sarah commands with excitement.
Our little brunette shoots the taller brunette a glare and slowly undoes the ribbon. She slides the lid off. The lid reaches all the way to the bottom of the box, so sliding it off took a while. Set in the tall box is a small white velvet box is near the same height as the outer box. She removes the top to this and eases a glass case with an ice rose on a base sculpted in fire. A note falls from the bottom of the glass. She picks it up and reads it to herself. Slowly, Kaitlin sits on the floor with an astonished and wide eyed look.
Ana picks up the note and reads, "'This will never melt.'"
"Wow," I mummer, near a whisper.
Everyone else must be thinking the same thing. Just, wow. None of have really gotten anything like that. Not that I'm aware of, anyway. It really does look like a rose on a fiery pedestal. It looks real! Kaitlin gently sets the gift on the floor in front of her as she tries to process what just happened. I walk over and place the item back into the white velvet box…wait, white? White and red wrapped gifts mean…oh my God. Kaitlin just got tricked. After placing the gift safely away and putting it behind me I kneel to look at my unwitting friend.
"Kaitlin," I say in a low voice, "He just tricked you into being his girlfriend."
"What?" she asks, blinking out of her daze.
"Aido gave you a V-Day gift with red and white décor," I explain slowly, "He tricked you, sweetheart."
"He…!" she says with a surprised look, "He did what?!"
She jumps up and runs out the door, no doubt after the trickster of a vampire. Oh, I'm gonna have a headache tonight. Ana sighs and says she'll go after her to make sure nothing will be started. I shake my head and take Ana's key to lock up. Sarah grabs Ana's stuff. Sarah and Angelica leave back to the dorms while I gather up my stuff and Kaitlin's gift. Locking the door, I nearly run into a chest of white. I back into the door and look up at Kain.
"You're good at the sneaking up thing," I dryly comment.
"Sorry," he says, "I'm here for a reason, though."
"Yeah? What's that?"
"Aido wants to know if she opened his gift."
"Yeah," I say with a laugh, "After she realized what the packaging meant, she ran after him and Ana too. He really knows how to play with fire, doesn't he?"
"That's just how he is," the redhead says with a shrug, "Very stupid at times."
"Well, I can't guarantee that he'll come back without any bruises. I'll see you later," I say, trying to walk around him.
"I didn't just come here for my cousin," he says, getting in my way, "It's still Valentine's."
Did he just…?!
"What are you implying?" I ask with narrowed eyes.
He smiles slightly and hands me a small red box. I hesitantly take it, glancing between the item and the giver. I scrunch my eyes at the box, nearly trying to see what's in it. This is so strange. I don't really know what to say or do when other people give me gifts. I feel two chilled fingers slide under my chin and lift my head up to his orange gaze.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Rena."
He walks away after that, not waiting for a response. Good, 'cause I sure as hell can't give him one at the moment. My heart nearly stops beating and as soon as he's out of my sight, it jumps like a racehorse. No doubt he can hear it and is taking satisfaction in it. Did…did this really happen? Did I just get a V-Day gift from someone else other than the girls and accept it? In my confused daze, I stumble back to the dorms and barely get the room key in the lock. After gently placing Kaitlin's gift on her bed, I sit down with my box.
Would Kain be as sneaky as Aido? No, he strikes me as the type to just come out with the question. I lift the little lid off and come face to face with a silver necklace. It's very thin and has a silver circle swirled with a small dark blue jewel in the middle of it. The charm hangs off the chain. Oh, whoa. I can't… I can't take this! It's too expensive and I didn't even get anything for him! A white sheaf of paper sticks out from the side of the box. I pull it out and read what it says.
Please keep it and wear it.
What do I do?
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a/n: it would happen eventually that i'd get down here. the star means that i dont know if this is a real custom or not. i just put it in to fit with my story line.
