Ok, hello everyone! I'm back with the third chapter of this story! I hope everyone who reads this, enjoys it!

On with the story!

chapter 3!!!

explanations and insults

i would've gotten this one out yesterday, but we had a bad storm, so i couldn't sorry...

ON WITH THE STORY

-chairman's office (cross' pov)-

Sitting in my office, I couldn't help but feel uneasy. Earlier kaname was upset, even my human body could feel it. "chairman, may I come in?" I heard a controlled voice say. 'oh no, he's mad, and coming to see me...this mustn't be good.' "come in, kaname..." i replied hesitantly. When the door opened, I could have sworn my jaw dropped. Wrapped tightly in Kaname's hold, was tenma Seijun, the new student, covered in blood.

"What happened!?" I questioned, my expression completely serious. "kaname!?" ichijo said loudly, standing in the doorway, completely out of breath. "why are you not in the dorm, ichijo?" kaname questioned, not turning his gaze from me. "The air reeks of blood! Half the night class is going crazy."ichijo shouted, taking a step closer to kaname. I saw Ichijo's brow's knit, and what he said next surprised me. "kaname, why are you not only carrying tenma, but covered in her blood? what happened?"

"Are you thinking I've done something to her?" kaname said, his tone growing more dangerous.

"kaname-kun, please calm down!" I shouted, getting up from my desk. Kaname looked at me, his gaze softening slightly.

"I never meant it like that...kaname..." ichijo said quietly.

A small whimper sounded across the office. Looking at tenma, I noticed Kaname's nails had broken her skin. Apparently, he hadn't noticed yet, since his grip wasn't letting up. "Kaname-kun, ease up your grip!!" I exclaimed as I quickly walked up to him. Looking down, I saw her pained expression, kaname saw it too, cause he immediately released his grip on her. Kaname's expression at that point showed nothing less than guilt.

"Kaname, what happened to her? Who could have done that to tenma?" ichijo questioned, going into the next room, and grabbing some bandages. When he returned, kaname had set tenma down on the office couch. As ichijo proceeded with bandaging her wounds, kaname began to speak.

"Ichijo, are you familiar with 'Shiro-hime'?" he questioned, gaining a confused expression from his friend. "I'm sorry kaname, but i have no clue who you're talking about." Ichijo said, finishing up her right arm, and moving to the left.

kaname sighed. "or rather, The Lady In White?"

Ichijo's eyes widened. "I've heard of her..." ichijo said, his expression showing nothing less than pure shock.

-Kaname's POV-

"is that who attacked her?" Ichijo asked, his face growing more concerned as he waited for my reply. "if she was not Tenma's attacker, why would i have told you?" i asked, raising an eyebrow.

"well, who the hell else would have the gull to attack me like that?" i heard a familiar voice say.

"well, look who finally decided to grace us with their conciseness" I said in mock distain. However, upon further inspection of her features, i noticed long traces of fatuige and a scar along her neck and shoulder. What had me more worried, was the fact that they weren't from they attack earlier, but from something else. And I was going to find out what. "Tenma, who gave you that cut?" I asked, scowling at the mark on her pale skin.

I saw her go rigid. "I-it's nothing! Ju-just a small scratch!" she said quickly, too quickly.

Then, the next thing i noticed, I don't know how i could not have, but Ichijo's head was hanging slightly, his expression seemingly unreadable. However, to me, it was plain as day. Swallowing the mysterious lump in my throat, I asked, "ichio gave you that scar, didn't he tenma?" my voice hadn't come out as i anticipated, instead of coming out smooth and kind, like i wanted so she might be prompted to answer, it came out cold, and by her reaction, ticked.

"..." she gave me no response, all she did was cringe. Sighing, I tried to get her to relax. "Calm down, all I want to know, is who did that to you..." I said as calmly as my body would allow. Had she been human, she would've spilled everything right then and there. But she was not. Seeing her body stretch out slightly, i felt a small smile spread across my lips. She relaxed more. After about five minutes, she responded.

"h-hai, ichio did give me that scar, well injury would be more precise. I would say more...but..." she looked down, not meeting my gaze. And it chilled me to the bone.

"But what?" I found my tone to be more urgent than I wanted. She must've noticed as well, for this time she replied right away. "this was not all that happened to me. I know you said to tell you when something happened, but...i couldn't...it would only put a larger burden on everyone..." Came her quiet reply.

I was furious. No, furious didn't EVEN begin to cover it. I would have to make up a new word for this one, that was certain. But I did all I could from allowing the emotions to rise to the surface, to call her an idiot for thinking of herself like that. I had to do it a lot, especially with that damn council breathing down the girl's neck.

I tried to supress the rage, I couldn't. So instead, I suggested, "ichijo, help tenma back to her room" I said, standing to my feet and facing the door.

-Moon Dorm (ichijo's POV)-

Kaname asked me to escort tenma back to her dorm, and so I am. But the silence is getting to me, and the problem was: I didn't know how to break it.

"ichijo, why was kaname so upset? Did I do something to upset him?" I heard tenma ask quietly.

Turning around to face her, I replied, "no, I don't think he's upset with you, but I'm sure my grandfather's going to get an earful." I saw a small smile cross her face, but it quickly disappeared, much to my disliking. 'I wish she'd smile more, it makes her look……oh get it together, I need to stop that….' I thought, sighing.

I heard a small laugh from behind me. "what's so funny?" I asked, showing nothing less than confusion. "you are" she replied, now walking in front of me.

"I thought I was supposed to be taking you to your room, not the other way around." I said, scratching the back of my head.

"so? You think he cares who takes me there? He only cares if I'm there or not." came tenma's cold reply.

I was shocked. Her voice was so cold, it made aido's ice seem warm at the time.

"we're here." tenma said, snapping me out of my thoughts.

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Old Injuries, New Problems

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