Kaname kept his eye on Boston as she walked with them towards their first class.

He had allowed her to miss the first day of classes because she had had morning classes that morning and it was almost pointless to make her go to an additional set. He allowed her to stay in the dorm and unpack.

It might not have been a very good idea to bring a human into the dorm but he wanted to keep a close eye on her, to find out what made her tick. So far he only knew that Rido had attacked her even when he was in the ground plotting his revenge. He had possessed some vampires and forced them to do his bidding. He had come up with the best thing. He had found the Fae.

After the Dark Ages, the Fae simply disappeared. No one knew where they went or how to find them. Many tried but they failed. The vampires were the ones who drove them into hiding. If they had let them be and quit trying to drink their blood, they wouldn't have had to gone into hiding. But that was neither here nor there. They had their own Fae in the Night Class and they were going to use her to find the others.

At the moment she was talking with Akatsuki. The blond looked interested in what she said. He was quite a bit taller than she was, probably about a foot or more considering Fae were a little on the short side. In the past they had been tall but had begun to shrink as the years went on. He guessed that's where they got the name the wee folk.

The Irish flame, as Takuma was beginning to call her, was lively in their little group. She irritated Ruka to no end with her quiet resolve as she watched them in their dorm, but once outside their home, she was always talking to people. Some of the Day Class had stopped her to as her something really random. She was withdrawn but she talked amicably with them. Once the Day Class girls realized Akatsuki and Hanabusa weren't going anywhere, they began asking them questions. Boston simply faded into the background.

Senri touched her shoulder calmly and the two of them moved towards the school building. For some reason, the two had this odd connection. It started with the sudden touch they had shared when Boston fell on Senri but then the two seemed to hate each other, even if it were just a short bit of time. Over the last twenty-four hours something had changed between them. Senri had helped place all her belongings before they had gone to class. Rima didn't seem to care but that was her personality.

Akatsuki finally realized she was beside him and looked around. He followed them to the school building, opening the door when they came to it. Senri simply looked at him.

"Boston, can I talk to you for a moment?" Kaname said. Everyone began to walk into the building, everyone except Seiran. "It's okay, Seiran. There's nothing she can do to me." When the bodyguard entered the building, he leaned against it. The pose was nonchalant but extremely deceptive. Boston knew that and turned to best protect herself if need be. "Relax. I'm not going to hurt you and you're not going to hurt me. If we break that, then so be it."

"What do you want?" she asked in irritation.

"Are you settled? I noticed Senri and Akatsuki were checking on you this morning when they came in." She didn't answer him with words. She frowned at him even more than she had when she talked to him two nights before. "It seems like they have a lot going in this."

"Leave me alone, Kaname." She turned to go in the building but he grabbed her arm. "Let me go."

"I got the right to ask you questions. You're under my protection."

"I told you. I don't listen to you. Now let me go." She jerked her hand away and ran into the building.

"Do you really think that's wise?"

"How long have you been there, Takuma?" Kaname asked.

"Long enough to know you are trying to play God again. You may be able to do that in our world, but not hers." The heir to the Ichijo name said. "If what you said is true and she is Fae, then you might want to leave well enough alone. We don't need the Fae nation on our heads."

"They wouldn't do anything."

"Don't sound so sure of yourself. I've heard there has been a resurgence of the Fae in America. She does come from America. We have no clue what's going on over there on that aspect."

"I'll find out."

Takuma nodded. "I have no doubt, but until you do, don't push her so hard. You said she's a wind berserker. She can kill us all, including you." He walked by his friend and leader into the building.

Kaname watched him then turned his eye to the sky. "I won't let that happen. She has a big part to play in the next round."

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Boston hummed as she skimmed through the chapter she was supposed to be reading. Yagari was giving her odd looks. He must have found out she was human. Or it could be the fact that she was wedged in between Hanabusa and Akatsuki. It was one of the two but she wasn't worried.

Since the night before, Hanabusa had been treating her with respect. She couldn't figure out if it was because Kaname said something, which he had after he brought the last box up, or if it was because he was actually sorry. It couldn't be the latter because of the tic in his jaw. He wasn't happy about it either. Humming the happy tune made her forget about the buzzing she felt beside her.

She flipped the page and stopped everything; moving, humming, everything. The page in the book held a crest, the crest she wore about her neck. It was two lions going against a sword. It was the O'Carroll family crest. It was her father's crest. The O'Carroll clan came from three counties but her faction was mainly in County Monaghan.

The longer she read, the more she blocked out the things around her, including the pain. It finally became too much. She hissed at the sudden burning sensation she felt on her chest. Making a face, she pulled the fabric away from that area. The crest had burned its replica on her skin, making it painful. She jerked the necklace from about her neck and dropped it to the desk.

"Are you all right?" Hanabusa asked. He was leaning very close, undoubtedly because of the scent of blood. The crest had drawn some after it burned her.

"I'm fine." She replied. Carefully, she swiped two fingers across the burn. "I guess it didn't like me prying into my past."

"Why don't you go to the infirmary to be tended?" Kaname suggested. "Your blood is causing quite a stir."

"I'm fine."

Kaname strode over and took her by her arm. "I said go. It wasn't up for discussion."

She jerked her arm away, well aware of the fact that he could have held her had he wanted. "And I remember telling you I don't follow your orders."

It was a staring contest between the two. Kaname wasn't going to back down because his subjects were watching and Boston wasn't backing down because to do so would mean she was utterly terrified of him. She was, but she wasn't going to show it. Her skin prickled with the sudden urge to let the wind loose. Doing so would undoubtedly destroy the building and put the other human students in danger. She wouldn't do that to them, but the whirlwinds were collecting in her hands.

She could remember every time she was scared or if she in danger the wind would come. She had been young then and unable to control it. Now she was almost an adult and that control had come right when she needed it. But Kaname was a vampire and she was sworn to kill them. At the academy that was forbidden so she had to rein it all in.

Taking a sudden calming breath, she clenched her fists, silencing the howling in her ears. The pain from the burn suddenly grew hotter. She grabbed her books and crest and left the classroom. There were pounding feet behind her as she headed down the stairs. Akatsuki fell into stride with her. Neither said a word as they left the building.

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Kaname watched the door close behind Akatsuki as he followed Boston out. It was a good thing because he didn't want any of the other students who were less sociable going after the Fae princess. They had no idea what she was or the reason her blood smelled so good. It was all he could do just to stand in one spot.

"What are you going to do, Kaname?" Takuma asked close to his ear so no one else could hear.

"I'm going to let her be. Then I will thoroughly warn her about defying me in front of everyone else." He replied as softly as his friend had asked.

"And it will only result in another quarrel like that one. Just let her be for the moment. I'm sure we'll find the reason her crest just burned her. There must be a good reason behind it."

"Yes, there should." He looked out over the campus and caught sight of Akatsuki and Boston. "I hope he can help."