Misaki watched the pure blood at is stood stock still in the icy cage. Grinned on his face widening with every step. "You're good at hiding the sent of blood from your masters. What would they say if they found out about that gaping hole in your side-"

"Silence!" Misaki snarled

"Tsk, tsk, Purebloods shouldn't lose their cool" The rouge replied. The pure blood flexed sending ice shards scattering across the floor "I thought the princess would be stronger than that"

Misaki's face stayed calm despite the rage.

"How did you get that wound I wonder. without anyone knowing I wonder. especially when you were with your brother most of this morning" the rouge pulled something out of his sleeve. and Misaki gasped as she caught sight of he syringe.

"No..."

"Could it be that dear Nii-san attacked you and you can't heal from it?" the rouge continued. Misaki let out a grieving shriek before sending wave after wave of mixed magic at the pureblood. The pureblood's eyes widened and he suddenly felt scared.

Misaki didn't kill him though she tortured him slowly, he only thought he was feeling immense pain. "What did you do to him! What did you do to my brother! What about my Nephew! tell me!" Misaki shrieked.

"I don't know about the kid! But your beloved crown price is long gone back to rouge headquarters" the rouge cried

"What did you do!?" suddenly she felt her power drain and she felt the wound in her side still attempting to heal itself tapping into her power source. she was running out and fast.

Tears streaked down the princess' face as she continued to send wave after wave of magic. Having heard their princess' cry, Zen, Shouta, Hatori and Akihiko came out to stand at the edge of the ice and were shocked at the sight that they saw

"Give him back!" Misaki shouted at the pureblood. Akihiko ran onto the ice and wrapped his arms around the distressed vampiress. "Please" She sobbed. the ice cleared but the weaker pureblood was still howling in pain.

"Misaki. Misaki it's okay" Akihiko hushed as he held the sobbing pure blood to him.

"Misaki-sama, what should we do with the pure blood?" Zen asked as he walked over to the still screaming rouge.

Misaki turned to him, her eyes hidden behind her fringe as she ran a finger across her neck. before breaking free of her lovers hold. "Your punishment for this act of treason; poisoning the crown prince with a strain of madness and kidnapping him, as a stand in for the MIA Crown prince I, Takahashi Misaki, first in line for the title of Crown Princess hereby sentence you to death"

Zen completely ripped off the rouges head then ripped out his heart and Misaki ignited them on fire. Before Misaki collapsed once more, caught by Zen who handed her to Akihiko once more . "Everything will be okay Misaki-sama"

"Mahiro..."

"Is safe with Hiyori" Zen assured "She had found him crying in the hallway and took him to her room" Misaki nodded and snuggled into Akihiko's chest. Akihiko swept her off her feet and decided to take her back to her room. that's when he noticed, her eyes weren't back to the beautiful emerald that he love so much and she was getting weaker by the second. he turned towards her room only to find a trail of blood along the ice.

"Kirishima"

"Yes?" Zen answered. He had yet to notice a crimson trail as he cleaned the ashes away.

"Please tell me you're injured somehow" Akihiko asked looking pointedly at the trail.

"Shit!" Zen swore. "Shinobu! Asahina!" Zen shouted. the blonde peeked out of the room, seeing what the commotion was about she, along with Kaoru followed Akihiko to Misaki's room

Usami Akihiko

Misaki was patched up but she refused to do anything. She now lay curled up in her bed, Akihiko laying behind her with his arm wrapped around her, their fingers entwined "Talk to me Misaki. How did you get that wound?"

"Something was wrong with Nii-chan this morning. he was tense while we were talking but then... he attacked me. I didn't know why, but he did then he went missing"

"You mean you've had that wound all day!?" Akihiko cried then smacked his hand against his forehead for not noticing. "Why would Takahiro suddenly attack you though?"

"They injected him with a poison" Misaki started to cry again "A poison that would kill a Master but it would make a pure blood go insane" Misaki rolled over a buried herself into Akihiko's arms

"Him and Mahiro are the only blood family I have left. Now my brother is gone" She sobbed.

"Misaki, everything will be okay, well find away to get Takahiro back and returned to the way he was. Meanwhile everyone else is at a loss for what to do. so what are you going to do about it?" Akihiko asked. "They are your people are they not. They are all waiting to see that you are okay. that you re ready to lead them for however long it takes. Most of them are gathered outside now"

"I have no idea how to lead them. I'm not expected to lead for a long while yet" Misaki whimpered

"You've done it long enough with the rest of us, with everyone in this house, why not do the same thing just... times it a few more" Akihiko suggested. Misaki just clung onto him for dear life.

"give me time to grieve" Misaki whimpered releasing him. Akihiko nodded. Akihiko pressed his lips to hers before pinning her down.

"Don't take too long" he soothed before vacating the bed and left the room.