Ok, I'm now back with the 10th chapter!!

Also, I have a new thing for all of you, I'm introducing a new character in the next couple of chapters, and trust me, her story is cool.

Chapter 10: Confinement


-Tenma's Pov-

As I groggily awoke from my slumber for the second time, I remembered the events of the last night, causing me to bolt upright from my bed, only to have a warm hand on my shoulder, forcing me to lay back once again. I couldn't tell who it was yet, my vision was too blurry, but, I did know he was tall, and with dark hair.

'ok, I'm definitely fucking dreaming here…..'

But, the person was gone, so I sat up.

"your awake then?"

I looked around, but found no one there with me.

"hello?" I asked uncertainly, slowly getting up, but finding once I had gotten to my feet, my body was rooted to the spot.

"…" I got no response, only the sound of my own voice echoing in my ears.

Trying to focus more on the room, I looked at my nightstand, where a single, delicate bottled flower now resided.

But before I could reach out and grab it, the doors were banged open, kain and aido walking in.

"what do you want aido?" I asked sourly, still pissed off at him.

"you need to come with us, it's important you leave the grounds at once." aido said, walking up to me.

"kaname-sama instructed us to get some of your things, and get you off the grounds as soon as possible." kain said, walking over to my nightstand and looking at some of the contents.

"why?"

"the council…" aido said, his voice shaking slightly.

I was shocked, to say the least, since when was aido ever afraid of something, besides a royally pissed off kaname?!

I heard several shouts from downstairs.

"grabs some cloths, and get ready to go!" aido said in a hurried whisper.

I was surprised, but grabbed what they asked.

"you ready?" aido asked, a small smirk playing on his lips.

"this had better not be a joke…" I threatened.

Next thing I know, the doors are busted open, and I'm being pushed out the window.

Wait….WHAT!? "what's going on?!" I shouted, now realizing I was basically on a giant ice slide, with aido and kain on either side of me.

"your clueless" aido chuckled.

"I just got up…" I retorted sourly.

But before I could get to the ground I felt a sharp blow to my head, but I have no idea what happened next, except for the shouts that came from my friends, and the pressure of kaname's pure pissed offness.


-Kaname's Pov-

I had checked on her, she was asleep. She chose the worst times, but I had sent aido and kain to get her out. The council was nearly here, the they weren't here for a party, they were here for her.

"kaname-sama, I ask that you please move out of the way." ichio said calmly.

"I"ll do nothing of the sort…."

Then I felt a fresh breeze on my face, koto was telling me a few got passed me. 'shit'

But once I got to her room, I found the place trashed, the window open, and several council dogs leaping out. 'please tell me she escaped'

But those thoughts were cut off when I heard kilo scream something that sounded like 'let her go' but her voice was muddled.

But once I got to the ground, I saw it, tenma was out cold, being taken off by none other than ichio himself.

I tried to stop him from leaving, bit for some reason my powers weren't working. 'damn it tenma, I can't touch him with that stupid necklace of yours protecting you.'


-Somewhere(tenma's pov)-

"Seijun tenma"

I raised my head slightly at the sound of my name.

"who's there?" I asked, my voice cracking horribly from lack of use.

I looked up to see ichio standing over me, his eyes as cold as ever. "why are you not struggling?" he asked, taking another step towards me.

"do you want me too?" I asked tiredly.

"are you trying to insult me?" he asked, temper rising.

"No, I'm not trying to insult you….I know what you want, I have no hesitation, I knew what would happen if I came to the academy…." I said, leaning against the wall for support.

"then why did you come?"

"why are you being so nosy!?" I asked, pulling my head up to look him in the eye.

"…" he stayed silent, but grabbed me up, and as I guessed, was about to take me to my death.

"any last words or wishes?" ichio asked, stopping in front of several other council members.

"just one thing" I said, a sad smile playing on my features.

"don't let them see me, let all my friends remember what I looked like before this incident. That's all I ask."

"Granted." ichio said, having several councilmen walk to the exits and stand.

"…arigatou…ichio…" I said as I saw him raise an old style katana, made for this process.

I closed my eyes, moments from now, I would be with my family, wherever they were. I would get to leave all this behind, and I wouldn't hurt anyone anymore. I had to say, I was happy. For once in my life, that's how I felt then.

But, I heard a loud shriek, and what I saw chilled me beyond the bone.

"LET HER GO!"

"NO KILO GET OUT OF HERE!!" I shouted, closing my eyes.

"why aren't you fighting back……..tenma?" ichijo asked, his eyes filled with sadness.

In his eyes I saw nothing but sadness, regret, grief, the list goes on.

"looks like I didn't get my wish after all……" I said quietly, not looking at any of them.

"we're not going to let you die like this tenma…."

"k-kaname…..what're you?"

"saving you, since you seem unable to perform the task yourself." he finished, his face completely serious.

But I could feel the relief, and it in itself was confusing me. "why are you saving me!?" I shouted at him, trying to pull myself from his grasp.

But his grip was solid, and he remained silent.

"kaname-sama, this is for the good of everyone, let the girl's execution continue." one of the councilmen said softly, afraid of angering the pureblood any further.

"you can have her"

I let relief file over me.

"over my dead body" kaname finished, causing me to glare at him.

"are you TRYING to get yourself killed!?" I shouted at him.

"you know they wouldn't dare" he retorted, smirking.

But then I felt a sinister presence behind me, and when kaname turned, I found it to be, surprisingly, a very pissed looking ichio.

"if you will not hand her over, I will take her by force!" he bellowed, yanking me away from kaname's grasp.

But then all the councilmen became still, all focused on the image of my older brothers spirit, which was standing a few feet from me.

"your just going to let that bastard kill you? After what they did to save your ass?" he asked calmly, his face portraying nothing less than disappointment.

I felt my blood run cold. The last thing I ever wanted, was kotoru's disappointment, and in a matter of moments, I earned it fiercely.

"I thought you were better than that, we all did." he said again.

I wanted him to stop, to save me the guilt. I didn't want to hear about how my parents died, I didn't want to hear him say how much he saw me struggle, just to give up on a whim.

"if I knew this was going to happen, I would have never told you about coming to cross academy." he said quietly, turning and fading off into nothing, leaving me and my tear-filled eyes there alone...

ok, that's chapter 10!

i shall have 11 out VERY soon, in fact, i've already got the begining for it,

but sadly, it will not be up tomorrow like i want, for i have piano lessons.

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