NOTE!: For those of you wondering if I have updated and why this last chapter is the same as last time, I added an additional chapter before this one. If you see, Ch. 9 has a new title and content, so maybe go check that out first. :)

Anyway, as I was saying, got to love a little bit of drama! Hmmm, guess it was only a matter of time... Again, thank you very much for reading! Please let me know what you think (and maybe what you want?!)!!!!

Kain walked into the parlor greeted by his cousin and Ichijo, who was looking unusually scarlet in the cheeks.

"Yo!" He greeted the two as he closed the door behind him. Aidou had a slightly condescending look on his face as he put his feet up on the table.

"Um, Akatsuki, Reyes wouldn't happen to be missing something. Would she?" He asked raising his eyebrow. Kain gave him a very curious look.

"How would I know? Why don't you ask her yourself?"

"Oh I have a feeling you might be aware of this thing in particular." Aidou answered displaying the forest green thong discovered earlier in the same location by Ichijo, who seemed to sink lower into his seat as the incriminating item was displayed. Unfortunately Aidou had found it himself despite Ichijo's best effort to hide it. Kain's eyes widened in disbelief, he without a doubt recognized the garment and couldn't believe how careless Reyes had been.

"What the hell are you doing with those?" He felt himself grow angry.

"They happened to be casually placed under the desk right there." Aidou pointed to the desk where Reyes sat earlier studying.

"And you know for a fact they belong to Reyes, Hanabusa? Because, you know, there are no other girls in our class!"

"Come on now, I know you two were in here earlier Akatsuki. And besides, what other girl in our class would have the gall to wear ones like these?" He stretched them out to reveal the dangerously slim coverage of the entire piece. "Just please tell me you did not do it on this furniture! If you did I swear I will never use this room ever again. A mighty bit inconsiderate of you, wouldn't you say?" Ichijo broke his silence with a gasp.

"Oh my gawd, Kain-kun, so it's true???" Kain just glared at this cousin.

"Ichijo, if you don't mind, may I please speak to my cousin in private?" Ichijo nodded and excused himself from the parlor. When he closed the door behind him, Kain snapped the panties away from Aidou who began chuckling.

"It seems that girl's shamelessness is rubbing off on you." Kain just sat himself on the couch to face Aidou.

"By the way, no, we didn't do it in here. I had no idea that she even left them in the first place."

"I'm just looking out for you. Do you realize what grandma would do though if she ever found out what you've been up to?"

"So are you going to rat me out?"

"Of course not. But maybe you should remember the criteria we as a noble family should take into consideration." Kain realized what Aidou was implying.

"Well Hanabusa, if you bothered to do your homework you would also know that the Amado clan are just as elite, if not more so than us." Aidou just huffed.

"Ay, you could have fooled me. The way she acts and dresses sometimes. It makes me wonder though."

"Listen to you being so judgmental. Like I didn't see you all over her as many of the other guys in our class the first day she came."

"Hey, I'm just a guy with warm red blood running through my veins. Of all people you will not argue against me when I say she is amazingly hot. I definitely envy you in a way. I probably would have done her had I been given the opportunity. But I don't know Akatsuki, it seems you have crossed into an interesting territory. Do you think grandma will approve of her?" Kain looked down in his lap.

"It's really not like that with us." Aidou looked confused.

"But, didn't you….? Don't you….?" Kain nodded.

"Yes, but it is a little complicated. In fact, the reason I came in here is because I need to write something, something very important as a matter of fact." Aidou looked concerned at this cousin's response.

"What is it exactly?" he asked. Kain smiled nervously as he got up and sat at the desk with his prepared stationary.

"Well, I definitely have to have it ready by the Carnival Ball."

Ichijo practically dashed up the stairs when he suddenly encountered Reyes in the hallway. She was carrying a towel and dressed only in a short, light robe which was opened to reveal her wearing the black string bikini. Ichijo really felt himself blush profusely, not only from the earlier discovery but for the first time he got a decent look at Reyes' body and the true abundance of her curves.

"Ichijo! Good evening, where are you off to? You seem to be in such a hurry."

"Oh Reyes-san! Hello! Um, I'm just getting something I forgot upstairs, yes….um, what are you doing?" Reyes giggled and gently gripped his forearm.

"I swear! I will never get used to such formality!"

"Ah, so sorry, I will call you Reye-chan then?" He suggested with a smile.

"That's better. And I'm just going for a swim in the pool. Maybe you can join me?" She suggested with a flirtatious tick. Ichijo was not sure he could handle such an activity for the time being.

"Maybe next time Reye-chan? Unfortunately I have too many things to do now."

"Of course! Plenty of time for that. Oh and thank you so much again for helping me with the Carnival Ball." She leaned in and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you in return. And I am looking forward to a dance." Growing even more scarlet than before, it took everything in him not to stare at Reyes as she walked down the stairs and out to the pool. Kain-kun, you now have my utmost admiration and respect. How you have handled that is beyond me!

Could the next chapter be the last? Hmmm...