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Chapter 7:

I Don't Believe In Compassion

Recap:

But, as my bad luck would have it, when ichijo tried disarming the hunter, he had touched my whip, and now it was coiling around him as well.

"tenma! the whip has ichijo too!" Kilo shouted at me, running over and helping me to my feet. I don't know why she was telling me, I wasn't blind. I could see everything that was taking place in front of me, and I was terrified. I think that's how one would describe it, and it felt as though my insides were freezing on me...

This time:

-Tenma's POV-

"tenma, why did your whip attack ichijo too!" kilo shouted at me as she finally got me on my feet.

"I don't have proper control of it yet..." I replied, my panic increasing every second. What should I do? I don't know how to get him out of that! The last time this happened, I was with onii-chan, But I don't remember how he fixed it...

-Ichijo's POV-

She's panicking, that's not good, but why doesn't she let me out of the whip? Does she think of me as an enemy as well? No, that can't be it, or she wouldn't be panicking like this...

'ichijo, you're going to have to break the whip yourself, I can't...' I heard tenma's voice in my head. So she didn't force it to attack me...

-Tenma's pov-

If there was a time I ever honestly wanted my older brother around, it would definetly be right about now.Cause I was absolutely useless! I was pathetic, an abomination, and someone I knew was about to die because of it.

"hey halfbreed, what does it feel like, knowing your about to murder your own friend?" the hunter said sarcastically.

"why are you going to rub it in her face?" I heard ichijo say flatly.

'why aren't you trying to escape?' I tired again.

'if I struggle, would the whip tighten?' he asked me, his tone overly calm.

'why the hell are you so calm dammit!' I mentally shouted, causing the whip to tighten slightly around the two.

"tenma, calm down…" ichijo said, still smiling despite the fact that the whip had just cut around his arms and legs.

"yea halfbreed, calm down, before your little friend gets sliced and diced…" the hunter said once again.

"shut up and leave her alone!" kilo shouted at the hunter.

I blinked, I had practically forgotten that she was there with us, she was so quiet. If I had been anywhere else, I might have fell over laughing at my own stupidity, but I could do that later.

All of this was so stupid, I had been practicing forever, trying to make sure no one could be hurt because of me, and all that effort was useless! What kind of vampire was I?

'the answer to that is simple, chibi-hime….'

My eyes widened, that voice was so familiar.

'taizen daun(1), chibi-hime...' I heard once more.

There was only one person in the world who called me that, and in the back of my mind, I knew who it was.

'…o-onii-chan?' I asked uncertainly. My late older brother, kotoru, had the power to control spirits when he was alive, so now he often visited me as a spirit, which I was always grateful for. It was like having my own guardian angel, but this one happened to be a genuine smart-ass.

'now look at the mess your in…..you can't go a week without being in trouble, can you?

'of course I can' I responded, my lips curving into a slight smile.

'see chibi-hime, your already fixing it…' he said, and I opened my eyes slightly. Looking at the whip, I saw that it had loosened slightly, at least around their throats. But what I heard next totally pissed me off.

"shut the hell up!" the hunter shouted, shaking one arm free enough to give ichijo a good thwack to the gut, hard. Doubling over, ichijo sent a hard elbow to the hunters ribs.

"don't tell him to shut up!" kilo shouted again, reminding me of her presence. Damn, I had forgotten again, stupid me.

'you don't have time for that tenma' kotoru said again, sighing in the process.

Slowly, the whip began loosening more and more, and slowly, I started to calm down.

But the hunter wasn't anywhere near as calm as me. And judging from his expressions, and his constant shouting at ichijo, he assumed ichijo had been the one calming me down.

Kilo, on the other hand, was looking at me weirdly. And since it was kilo, I had to admit, the look was totally out of place.

The whip had finally let go of the two, and I had to admit, I was royally pissed off. No one messed with my control and got away with it!

But, as I looked at the two, I saw ichijo a good distance away, smiling as always. Does he ever stop smiling? I would have to look into this one, that's for sure.

The hunter, however, decided now to be a good time to leave. Hell, not a damn chance!

My whip quickly coiled around him, and in the blink of an eye, the hunter was turned into tiny little pieces.

But a wave of dizziness washed over me, causing me to fall backwards, onto my ass. Boy, how many times was I gonna fall over? From the looks of it, this wouldn't be the last time.

"tenma" I heard someone call.

I felt my body go rigid, it was ichijo who had called me, and especially after all that's happened, he probably only wanted to shout at me or something.

"why'd you run out here?" ichijo asked me, attempting to get me on my feet.

"It was an illusion, all of it….." I muttered.

"what was?" kilo asked, joining in the failing effort.

"aido, kain, kaname, the blood. All of it, I knew it the minute I touched him, it wasn't his blood. It was fake, a hoax."

"so we just got fooled into nearly getting killed?" ichijo asked, finally succeeding in getting me to my feet. I quickly pulled away form him, earning a surprised glance from said-person.

"why are you helping me? I just nearly killed you!" I shouted at him, clearly confused as to what his motivation would be. If I was in his shoes, I would have left me there, bleeding. Wait, I'm bleeding? What the hell?

"we should get that arm taken care of as well" ichijo said, taking a step towards me.

"….my….arm…?" I said uncertainly, glancing at my left arm, I noticed he was right, and it was bleeding pretty bad.

Now, kilo had been the one to snatch me, grabbing my hand and walking in the direction of the nurse.

"pet, you come to!" she shouted, causing both ichijo and I to look at her, our expressions, apparently my favorite today: confused.

"I'm not going to ask…." the two of us said in unison.

- the nurses office-

"oh, great. I'm here, again…" I said sarcastically as kilo helped me sit down on one of the beds.

"I'll go and get the nurse." ichijo said, walking out the door.

"I thought he'd never leave." kilo said, catching me by surprise.

"he couldn't be here for what I wanted to tell you." she said flatly.

I raised and eyebrow at her remark. 'great….what does this girl have up her sleeve now?'

I stared at the floor blankly, still not getting the whole situation. Why was ichijo doing all this? I had just nearly killed him, and he's acting like nothing happened, and he's actually trying to help me? Is he on some new kind of drug? I'd hope not.

"tenma, what's wrong?" kilo asked, pulling me from my thoughts.

"I was just wondering why he was helping me….after everything I did, why is he trying to help? I could have killed him for god's sake!" I shouted.

"you know, I think it's time I got to tease you a little." kilo said, smirking.

"I don't get it" I replied flatly.

"He. Likes. You." she said, pronouncing every word to make sure I heard it. Him, like me? Oh, please, I'm not stupid, there's no way in hell.

I stood up, ready and waiting to get out of the office, but a hand on my shoulder made me sit once more. Looking up, I noticed that ichijo had come back with the nurse, but I mustn't have heard them walk in, and that was making me a tad uncomfortable.

"are you sure she's as hurt as you say?" the nurse asked. "she seemed to be about to leave. But, as my shitty luck would have it, she noticed my arm. And she nearly went into hysterics. "let me get that taken care of" she said, walking closer to me, causing me to move back onto the bed more.

"No!….I mean, it's alright, I can get it bandaged…." I said, moving back a little more, that all too familiar sound in my ears. Trying not to focus on the nurse, I asked kilo if she would help me with my wound, she agreed.

Giving me a small glare, the nurse walked out of the room.

"let's go back to the dorm" I said, my arm now fully bandaged, thanks to kilo.-Moon Dorm-\/p


"I think I've had enough trouble for one night…." I said, plopping myself down onto my bed, and burying my face into the pillows.

"I wonder what's going to happen tomorrow" kilo said, taking out her doll, mr. pretty, and changing the outfit. "how does this look?" she asked, showing me the toy, now in a black loatia dress.

"cool" I replied, turning over onto my stomach.

But our joyous silence was destroyed when a knock sounded throughout the room...

translation: taizen daun: 'calm down'

chibi-hime: 'little princess'

there you have it folks!

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stay tuned for chapter 8!

Chapter 8:

"I don't understand"

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