it's time to welcome another chapter of my little story, i hope you all enjoy. and as for the previous chapters, i'm sorry for all the spelling errors, my friend like's to look away as he types, but this one has been checked. (cause i'm sick of seeing so much stuff misspelled).

Chapter 18: Truth

-Kaname's POV-

She tensed. "Why does it matter?" She asked. "I'm not a pureblood. It's not a crime." She said, advancing towards me.

"You don't understand" I said flatly. "That the blood that runs through your veins is nothing less than pure." I said, dragging my nail across her left cheek, allowing a small blood flow to begin.

She took a step back, defensive, "You can't kill him for that, neither of us knew..." I put my finger to her lips. "I have no intention of doing that," I said. She relaxed. "kaname, the wound on my back, what happened to it?"

"I knew you'd ask sometime. Ichijo temporarily healed it." I answered. "How?" she asked. I pointed to the bruise on her neck. "That's how."

She looked down, obscuring her face from me. "You said it's only temporary, what happens after? And tell me the truth as it stands."

"Tenma, at this point. You will die. And that's the honest truth." I said sadly, placing my hand on the top of her head.

She fell to her knees, realization sinking into her. "I'm going to ... die?"

I pulled her into a tight embrace. "Ichijo cured the curse halfway, but I have to finish it." I said, trying to convince her it was alright.

"How?" she asked, her voice bleak, drained of hope.

I raised her head to face me. "A pureblood's blood. You have to drink it," I said, looking directly into those violet eyes.

She narrowed her eyes. "No." I sighed. 'She's not going to cooperate...'

"The hell I'm not! How many people are out to make me a liar?!" she said angrily. I put my hand over her eyes. "Then don't look at me with those maroon-violet eyes." I said, then moving my hand to her forehead. "Why do you try so hard to deny your own existence?" I asked.

"I'm not denying it." she said defiantly.

"Then why are you starving yourself like this? Is it guilt you fell for not being able to save them? Do you honestly think you deserve to die too?!"

"I...I don't know..." she said quietly.

"Then let me answer for you. You don't deserve the treatment you and others give to you. I know your mother would be having a fit if she knew what they've been putting you through!" I said, smiling slightly at the thought.

"Oka-sama isn't like that, and how can you say that with such certainty?" She retorted.

"I can't tell you yet," I answered, pulling her back into a loose embrace. I made a mental note to check if she was looking for my answer. She wasn't. 'I can smell Ichijo's blood mixed with her own, but its not recent, and with the amount he took she's seriously going to have to feed soon, he probably would've taken more, but he must have noticed. Thank God he did.'

"Can I go now?" she asked, interrupting my thoughts, her breathing uneven. I decided to play silly. "Why? Is something the matter?"

She tensed slightly. "N-no, I was just thinking I should check on Takuma." She said quietly, getting out of my hold.

"Tenma, if you don't do it now, well, think about what will happen to everyone around you." I said, turning away, and walking back to the window.

"Kilo will get over it." I said flatly. "She has many other friends."

"She's not the only one your death will effect." I retorted, fists clenched.

I could feel her control steadily cracking. 'Only a few moments more, and I'll have kept my promise, Meiru Kuran-sama, I'll save her from her curse." She stopped her advance, and started at me with horror-struck eyes. But the shock quickly disappeared as she fell to her knees once again, both her hands holding her head. "Don't get closer..." she mumbled quietly, over and over, her eyes had lost all their violet coloring, now solely maroon.

As I walked towards her, her mumbling increased, and her breathing was becoming even more ragged. "Stay away!" she shouted at me, her eyes desperately avoiding my own.

I kneeled down in front of her, and putting my fingers to her chin, I forced her to look at me. "Don't look at me." she said hoarsely. "Don't look at me like I'm some stray dog." She said scornfully.

"I'd never look at you like that..." I said, somewhat hurt that I'd be accused of something like that.

I slowly grabbed her left hand, and ran one nail across my wrist, allowing the blood to leak onto her own hand. She stared hungrily at the blood, but resisted the impulse. I had to admit, I was quite impressed. I highly doubt even I had this much control.

"Stop it..." she said weakly, grabbing my hand, the one that held hers, and moving it away. But in the process, some of the blood had smeared onto her other hand, but this time, she couldn't resist the urge to lick it.

-Tenma's POV-

His blood tasted...I couldn't describe it. All I could say was that I wanted more. Kaname ran his hand through my hair. "Quit holding yourself back," he said, wrapping his arms around me, bringing my head closer to his neck.

I couldn't keep my resistance any longer. I silently bared my fangs and sunk them deep into his neck.

But when I let go, realization struck me, and I ripped from his hold. The wound on his neck healing at an alarming rate, but what was done was done. I'd just committed a major crime, and by now, the entire night class would smell his blood.

"Calm down, nothing's going to happen to you." Kaname said, placing his hand on my shoulder.

Then a knock sounded on the door, and I felt my heart skip a beat.

"Kaname, can I come in?" someone called.

I let out my breath somewhat, 'It's only him, wait, he's Kaname's friend, he'll be so pissed, what the hell? Why do I care?'

"Come in, Ichijo," Kaname said, ignoring my little panic attack.

He walked in, his expression made him look guilty for something, and I stifled a laugh. "Kaname, have you seen Tenma around? I only fell asleep for a moment."

"..." I twitched, 'what am I, invisible?" I thought angrily.

"She's fine, in fact, she's here right..."

He looked around and I was gone.

-Ichijo's POV-

"Well...she was here a moment ago..." Kaname finished.

I stood there and waited for what came next. I knew I was supposed to keep with her at all times, and I'd not done so. "Are you not going to look for her?" Kaname asked, forcing me from my thoughts.

'He's not...' "I have no punishment for you, if that's what you're waiting on. You did deserve a break, she is quite the handful." He said, laughing quietly.

CRASH!

"Aido! Get your ass back here!"

"My point is proven." Kaname remarked.

Then the doors burst open, and Aido ran in, hiding behind me like a shield. "Save me!!"

Then Tenma appeared, and she looked, I had to admit, scarier than a royally pissed off Kaname...

wow, wonder what's gonna happen next? ...no i seriously do, my friend has the manuscript, so i guess i have to wait with the rest of you...that sucks...i'm the author for pete's sake! anyways! review and i'll get my friend to type faster! ...hopefully.