"Make sure Gina stays out of trouble."
"Don't worry Aki-san, she's in good hands," Kemino said with a salute. "I'll keep her from making twenty million babies with my hippogriff shield."
Aki smiled with a laugh. "Thanks," she said. "I'm not sure what time we'll be back, but it should be by tomorrow morning."
"Don't worry about coming back," Kemino said. "Focus on what you need to do."
Aki nodded. "It'd be so much easier if I could hold a gun to their heads and demand," she said with a sigh.
Kemino laughed. "It would be. Oh and if the meeting's at the house and you see two small purple-haired girls, tell them Kemino-onee-chan says hi."
"Will do."
Coming to the gate, where the two were standing, were Chairman Cross, Sekino, Kaname, Takuma, Atakasuki, and Hanabusa. The Night Class boys were dressed in long coats with dress pants. The chairman was dressed similarly. Sekino was livelier than the rest. He was wearing a navy jacket with quarter sleeves and over-sized cuffs. The brass buttons on the jacket were also over-sized. Under the jacket was a red and white stripped V-neck shirt. He wore matching navy pants that cut off under his knees. His socks were high and white. He also had red fabric tied around his waist as a sash and wore simple moccasins. Also he had the hair on his left side slick back.
"Really? You're wearing that?" Aki asked.
"It's all I had," Sekino said. "All my good clothes are at home. Plus my tux has yet to be ironed."
"Of course," Aki sighed.
"That. Is. Awesome!" Kemino exclaimed, a sparkle in her eyes. "I am totally going to make myself one of those!"
Takuma laughed. Whenever she saw something she liked, Kemino would recreate it with her own taste. But the outfit already had what she liked, so he couldn't think of what she could add to it.
"Thanks Kemino-chan," Sekino said. He turned to Aki. "See? Someone likes my fashion." Aki rolled her eyes.
"Excuse me," Kaname said, "but we need to get going."
"Of course."
"Good luck guys," Kemino said. "Kaname-kun, you better rip Ichiou a new one!"
Kaname chuckled softly with a small smile. "I'll do my best," he said. Kemino smiled back.
"Don't get in trouble Kemino-chan," Takuma said.
"What trouble can I possibly get into?" Kemino asked.
Takuma smiled and patted her head. "You never know," he said. He then followed behind Kaname, Atakasuki, and Hanabusa, who were beginning to leave. Kemino bided everyone good-bye and wished them all luck once more. When they all had left, a devilish smirk appeared on the girl's lips. And then she walked away with a skip in her step.
Kemino's destination was the Sun Dorms, more specifically the boys'. She looked up and down the building. She had never been here before by herself; the last time she was near this area was when Gina had snuck in and stole some of Zero's blood tablets. She went to the door and proceeded to have a drum solo on it.
Voices inside protested against the noise until the door was opened by a boy with the top half of his hair dyed blonde. Someone nearby muttered the blue-haired girl's name. The boy at the door looked her up and down. By his looks, he seemed like a cool dude.
"What do you want?" he asked. There was no trace of disapproval or cocky-teenage-boy in his voice.
"I'm sorry for troubling you," Kemino said, "but I need to talk to Zero-kun. It's uber important. Can you go get him for me, please?"
"No problem," the boy said. "Just sit tight for a few." Kemino smiled and nodded. The boy closed the door and she could hear the chatter inside resume. He was nice. Most of the Day Class boys were. She felt sorry for them; they deserved some recognition from the girls.
After a couple of semi-silent minutes, Zero came out of the door. And he wasn't in his uniform for once! He was in long sleeve, navy or dark purple shirt with the collar and cuffs a cream color. There were what looked like rips in the front of the shirt that were badly stitched together and the outline of a bat on the back of each shoulder. He wore simple light pants. Kemino looked at him with a mixture of shock and awe.
"What?" Zero asked with slight irritation after a few seconds of that stare.
"That's a different look for you," Kemino said. "It's nice."
"Thanks? Can't I wear my own clothes?"
"I didn't say that you shouldn't; it's just new."
"Whatever. So what do you want?"
"Nothing." Kemino took hold of one of Zero's wrists. "Come walk and talk with me, Zero-kun." And she led him away from the dorm.
"Couldn't we have talked there?" Zero asked, taking his wrist from her, but followed.
"Too public," the blue-haired girl said. "Some people listen to conversations that has nothing to do with them."
"What's this about?"
"Nothing much." Now that was the lie closest to the truth. "I just want to talk. Is it so wrong for me to make sure that you're in good health and whatnot?"
"Since when did you care about me?" Zero asked. Kemino shrugged. He rolled his eyes. "You want to know something."
"Who said that?" Kemino asked.
"It's how you are," Zero said with a small sigh. "You only talk to me for information."
"That's so mean Zero-kun," Kemino said in fake hurt. "That's only 75% of the time because you're in the loop, unlike me. You're sounding like Gina-chan."
"That's what she says about you; you're a snoop."
Kemino smirked to herself. Hahahaha! You have fallen into my trap Kiryuu, Zero! "She's so mean." She stopped and leaned against a tree with her hands behind her back. "Speaking of Gina-chan, how is things between you two?" she asked.
"Ok." It sounded more like a guess than an answer.
"What do you mean by 'ok?' Things don't seem that way."
"What do you mean?"
"Gina-chan told you to go bite Yuuki-chan and stormed off in an angsty cloud. I don't think that's 'ok.'"
Zero shrugged. He had almost forgotten that Kemino had saw yesterday's ordeal. She was discovered shortly after Gina had left. "She's stressed at the moment; there's a lot going on."
"You really think it's just stress?"
"Yeah."
"You're never going to fit in twenty million babies at this rate," Kemino said with a sigh.
"Why the hell do you keep saying that?" Zero asked, his anger quickly flared. His cheeks turned a shade of pink. "Gina and I aren't going to go fuck in a random corner."
Oh, oh, oh, oh! He never flipped out on me before! Something definitely happened! I knew it, I knew it, I knew it, I knew it, I kneeeeeeeeeew it! Wait a second… That means Gina-chan put her heart on the line; she confessed her angsty, undying love (or something like that)! That's so hard for her to do. Oh my God, wait! Zero-kun must have confessed his angsty, undying love for Yuuki-chan. That bitch! And I don't mean Yuuki-chan.
After a series of random faces going with her inner monologue, Kemino pointed an angry finger at Zero. "You…!" Her voice dripped with course venom. Zero gave her a questioning look. "How dare you! Gina-chan's a real sweetheart, you know that? You have to be all 'Yuuki~!' and Gina-chan's all 'Zero…?' in an angsty corner. I'm disgusted with you!" And with the fire of hell in her wake, Kemino stormed off.
Zero stood there dumbfounded. What the hell just happened? One minute she's being a nosey matchmaker and the next she became the scariest damn thing he has ever seen. What's worse is that she didn't give him a chance to explain anything. He knew Gina's feelings; he didn't know what to do about them. And he wasn't "Yuuki~!" all the time… This was going to be a real mess for him.
Kemino was on her way back to the Girls' Dorm. She didn't really want to go and be pissy in front of Gina, but it was past curfew by this time. In her head, she pictured herself surrounded by a dark or fiery aura of doom. Damn Zero-kun for his angsty love for Yuuki-chan. What does he see in her anyway? Yeah, she's a nice girl, but she has the biggest brain-eating ameba that I have ever seen! And I have seen a lot. She's all "Kaname-senpai~!" and Kaname-kun's all "Yuuki-chan" with a sauvé attitude. Zero-kun's a freaking retard!
She was contemplating her plan for revenge when an unfortunate soul crossed her path. It was none other than the small brunette that was the true source of the blue-haired girl's rage. They were in front of the Girls' Dorm.
"Hi Kemino-chan," Yuuki said with a smile. She was wearing a light jean jacket with a checkered skirt. "Have you seen Zero? The Dorm President said you two were talking."
Kemino didn't really listen to her words. Her body was filled with anger and the sight of the other girl made it explode. "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!"
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"Oh my God, I am so sorry!" the blue-haired girl repeated. "I'm so so so sorry!"
"It's ok Kemino-chan," Yuuki said, holding an ice pack to her right eye. "You don't have to keep apologizing."
"But I'm really really sorry. I don't know what came over me. And Kaname-kun is going to kill me when he finds out."
"Kaname-senpai won't kill you," Yuuki said. Kemino wanted to prove her wrong, but kept her mouth shut. "You're stressed about yesterday. I'm sure living with Gina-chan doesn't help."
"Not really," Kemino said. "I love her to death and all, but she's always all 'rawr!' and violent. I think she corrupted my pure soul."
Yuuki laughed. "I'm glad you found a friend," she said. Kemino gave her a half-confused, half-questioning look. "You used to look so lonely all the time, like something was missing. The only time I saw your eyes light up was when you talked to Ichijou-senpai and Shiki-senpai. And other students used to say such mean things about you because you're true to yourself. I tried to get them to stop and asked Zero to help me, but as soon as we turned away, they would start again. I was happy when I heard that you were getting a roommate. And I haven't heard anyone say anything mean; I guess Gina-chan scares them."
"She nearly broke someone's arm when she heard someone say something about my wigs. Good times, good times." Kemino sniffled. "Now I feel worse for punching you."
"I'm sorry! Don't beat yourself up Kemino-chan!"
Soon the nurse came to where they were. She had Yuuki take off the ice pack, revealing a blacken eye. The nurse said that Yuuki was lucky that the horse's kick didn't break her skull. That was the excuse Kemino and Yuuki agreed on since the chairman was away, therefore unable to deal the discipline.
After the nurse had given Yuuki some tips on keeping the swelling down and left, Kemino apologized once more for punching her in the face. Yuuki said it was fine again.
"I really mean it Yuuki-chan," Kemino said.
"I know," Yuuki said smiled.
They headed back to the dorm together. It was well past sunset outside. Stars twinkled in the sky above them. No one crossed their path. Little was said between them. Yuuki asked how Gina was doing and Kemino answered that she was a bomb waiting to go off. Yuuki left Kemino at the second floor and Kemino made the rest of her way to the third alone.
She was filled with dread. She really hoped Yuuki wouldn't tell anyone that she had punched her. Kemino wanted to tell the chairman herself so she could explain and talk him into no telling Takuma's grandfather about it. If the old Noble Vampire learnt of her misbehavior, there will be punishment and it wouldn't necessary be directly to her.
When she entered the dorm room, some of her anxiety disappeared. This was her heaven. This was the one place she could truly be her, never having to fear her actions and words. Just the sight of the room made her feel better.
Gina was at her desk, drawing. Kemino skipped over to her. "Whacha doing?" she asked.
Gina's hands flew over and covered the picture. "Drawing," she said with small panic.
"What is it?" Kemino asked as she tried to see around the hands.
"Nothing."
"Then why can't I see?"
"'Cause I said so."
"Fine, meanie." Kemino turned away. "I'm surprised you didn't hear me come in."
"Whatever." Kemino could tell by the tone in her voice that Gina had resumed drawing.
"You're going to love me forever," she said. She'll let Gina continue to think that she's safe.
"Why?"
"I punched Yuuki-chan in the face."
"Really?" One worded, blunt answers: the way of an artist at work.
"Yep. Gave her a black eye. You'll see the masterpiece tomorrow."
"Ok."
Kemino quickly turned back around and swiped Gina's sketch book. Hahahaha! My mad ninja skillz are no match for a vampire!
"Kemino!" Gina said in protest. A blush colored her cheeks. "Give it back!"
Kemino examined the drawing. It was the outline of two people, a man and a woman, on the ground which was covered in something like hay. An outline of some animal's back was visible. The man and woman seemed to be kissing or nearly; their faces were just barely touching. There was no detail in the faces and clothing has yet to be added. Gina must have just started the picture.
"It's not me and Zero making out in a barn," Gina said.
Kemino looked at Gina and saw the pink on her cheeks. Her lips curved to a smirk. "Why do you say that?" she asked.
"You assume it," Gina said, glaring.
"I haven't said anything that claims I did. Also I would have no telling that it's you and Zero-kun because there aren't any details." The blush on Gina's face got darker. Kemino smiled more. "Is this what I think it is?"
"No."
"Really? Because I think that this is why you were out all night on Friday." Gina was silent for a couple of seconds, trying to kill Kemino with her glare. Kemino returned the sketch book to the desk, her anger from earlier returning. That bitch!
Gina's eyes went between the picture and Kemino. "It's nothing," she said softly. "It's nothing at all."
"So you made out with Zero-kun in the stables?"
"Not really."
"What do you mean 'not really?'?"
"We both went into bloodlust and I had bitten my lip, so he went after it and it just kind of went from there." Gina's voice faded to a whisper by the end. She could feel bits of her heart breaking.
"That angsty bitch!" Kemino exclaimed. "I should have punched him in the freaking eye!"
Gina was taken back a little by her friend's outburst. "What the hell are you going on about?" she asked.
"Zero-kun. He's being more of a bitch than Kaname-kun," Kemino said with her arms crossed.
Gina sighed. "What the fuck did you do?"
"I asked him in a roundabout way what happened between you two the other night and his reaction gave me the conclusion that you confessed your angsty, undying love to him and he confessed about his angsty, undying love for Yuuki-chan, and so I got all mad because I lovers you, you're my bestest best friend, and I flipped shit on him. That's why I punched Yuuki-chan in the face."
"You fucking moron." Gina messaged one of her temples; this was going to create a giant mess. "Why? Just why?"
"I care about you and I want you to be happy. Zero-kun seemed to be too stupid to realize your feelings and so I figured that I could help speed it up."
"You know how much shit you created, right?"
"I'm sorry Gina-chan."
"I know." The pink-haired girl sighed again. "Don't try fixing it. I'll fix it by the end of the week."
I'll also show you a sweet dream next night.
EPIC KEMINO-NESS FTW! I had a lot of fun writing this one, for obvious reasons.
Thanks to shirosuki sakura, BinaryP0wnage, Falling Leaf Illusion, lmamc, KHandFF7fanforever, JessiRoad, Blehlove, and DeadlyVampire-DayDream Corp. for reviewing last chapter.
Next update will be October 16. See you all then! Now to go think of what to do next while listening to Razzy's fandub of "Madness of Duke Veomania" X3