Mahiro was worried he had missed some scars on her body,

so he asked her once more to tell him what had happened.

Tamaki turned her head away but Mahiro put his hands around her neck.

"Please, Tamaki, trust me!", he begged. "I promise I won't tell the others."

"I don't care who did it either, just please, tell me where he hurt you…"

"Tell me how he did it so I can protect you. Whoever it was, don't let him win."

His last statement really got to her. She couldn't let him win. She couldn't be weak.

She took a deep breath and started talking. Slowly, but surely she got her courage back.

She told him how Ashiya had told her she'd be able to awaken her powers with the injection,

how she'd fainted and woken up in a weird place unable to move.

When she got to the part where Ashiya came in her voice broke.

Mahiro held her as tight as possible and whispered: "It's ok, you don't have to say anything else."

He felt defeated. Ashiya had been suspicious from the start, always creeping around.

But Tamaki didn't want him to win, at all. She opened her mouth and said:

"Let me finish this." Mahiro gazed at her.

He understood how it all went down, and he really didn't want her to suffer through this again.

He really admired her courage. He gave her an encouraging nod.

Tamaki told Mahiro how Ashiya had kissed her,

how Ashiya had been dissatisfied with her since she couldn't move,

and how he told her he had always wanted to do this.

She choked at the part where he raped her mouth, but she managed to get the words out eventually.

Mahiro's eyes were filled with anger and disgust, though he knew this wasn't all he did to her.

Tamaki went on about how she tried to escape when he left to let the sedative wear off.

Then the hardest part came up. When Ashiya came back he forced her to kiss him,

and finally he'd taken her virginity.

Tamaki felt tainted, ashamed and worthless after going through it again. She started crying.

Mahiro was processing every word she had said. Hearing her tell it like that was devastating.

"It's not your fault", he whispered. "You're not the tainted one, he is."

Mahiro pulled her closer and gently kissed her. He didn't want to force her so he kept it short.

"Show me your body", he said firmly.

Tamaki was taken aback by the question, but she stood up and let the robe fall to the ground.

Mahiro inspected her body. He could now clearly distinguish all the marks the bastard left.

He traced small nail marks on her shoulders, her nipples was slightly bruised.

Finally he noticed the bite mark on her left inner thigh.

Tamaki turned her head when Mahiro came closer and reached out for her neck.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you", he whispered. He looked at the hickey again.

At least he somehow found a way to make it less worse for her.

His eyes found the nail marks again and he moved in closer. He started placing small kisses on the places that were hurt. Tamaki closed her eyes and moaned softly. Mahiro finally placed a kiss on

her lips and whispered: "I love you". He turned his gaze towards her breasts and he asked Tamaki if it was ok to move on. He didn't want to force anything on her, definitely not after what she had just gone through. He had been very fond of her since they first met, and his feelings had only grown stronger and stronger. He really wanted to be with her forever. Tamaki blushed as Mahiro started

stroking her sides. Tamaki quickly pulled her arms in front of her breasts when he moved his hands towards her front. Mahiro smiled weakly and moved on. He'd caress her breasts another time.

The last part was even trickier. He squatted down to inspect the bite mark on her thigh. Tamaki tried to close her legs but Mahiro held her knees apart. "Trust me, I just want to check that bite mark", he said in a gentle voice. Tamaki sat down and spread her legs for him. She kept one arm in front of her breasts and put her other hand in front of her private parts. "I really am such a child", she thought.

Mahiro moved in for a closer look of the bite mark. It was red and blue with some darker spots.

He wanted to lick it but he decided against it. She'd probably dislike that.

Mahiro got up again and gave Tamaki back her robe. Tamaki apparently had braced herself for more,

as she took the robe with confusion visible on her face.

"You wanted me to do more?" Mahiro asked teasingly. Tamaki's face turned beet red and she heavily started shaking her head. "No, it's nothing", she whispered.

Tamaki had expected he'd caress every inch of her body and fuck her.

He really was gentle and respectful with her.

"Now stay here", Mahiro said, "I'm going to fetch us some food."