Swirls of colours run past my eyes, blues, blacks, red, and yellows, all swirled in to one massive mess. I watch them sway and move in intricate patterns. 'What's going on?' I wonder. I try to focus my mind but my brain is not cooperating, it's being extremely nebulous not to mention just plain annoying. The colours abruptly stop and are replaced by a light shining brightly with a red tinge, as though someone is shining a torch through a red sheet. I feel my eyes slowly drift open, only to be closed tight again from the brightness of the room.
"Akatsuki, you're up" the deep voice proclaimed. The voice came from the far corner of the room. I open my eyes, squinting slightly, focusing on that corner. Kaname steps out of the shadows, holding his famous stoic expression, not giving off any signs of emotion. "How are you?" I prop myself up so I'm leaning against the headboard.
"I'm fine, just a bit dizzy" I say calmly, rubbing my temples to relieve my throbbing headache.
"You didn't seem so fine earlier, when you barged in to the kitchen in a dressing gown and fainted"
"Yeah well, I was a bit sick I guess" I say, hoping to god he doesn't notice the quiver in my voice.
"Sick you say? You seemed fine earlier on in the day" Kaname pointed out knowingly.
"Yeah well, you know these things happen pretty fast"
"And does this sickness of yours involve multiple cuts and bruises on your body?"
Damn, he got me there "Ah yes, that…" Coming up with excuses on the spot was never really my strong point, really its more hanabusa who comes up with the elaborate schemes and extravagant lies.
"Well a level E attacked me when I was walking down to the shops under the head masters orders, to get something for him"
"And he couldn't get Yuki and Zero to do this?"
"They were going to sleep"
"And he didn't ask my permission, despite the fact that I am in charge of you?"
"It was very important, no time for discussion"
"And what exactly was it you needed to get?"
"Socks… lot of them… he ran out of clean ones…" Damn it I just blew it
Kaname looked away thoughtfully for a second, a glint of realization went off behind his eyes and he looked back at me, "Well he does love his socks" Kaname stated
I stare at him, not quite believing that he is truly falling for what I said, although he is a very mysterious and complex man, he could be thinking anything right now; in fact he could already know what happened, although, from what I learnt from Hanabusa's actions, it's not worth looking in to.
"Well I hope you make a speedy recovery from your attack, the group isn't quite as stable without your calm balance." With that Kaname walked out the door, closing it quietly behind him.
I sigh and run my hand through my hair. Thank god it's a Saturday; I don't think I would handle going back to class quite so soon. That's when it all came flooding back to me, a powerful surge of emotions. Aido, Shiki, everything that happened, the humiliation and the more that is bound to come if anyone finds out about this.
But that's just it, no one will find out about this, I don't think Aido or Shiki are exactly leaping at the chance to go and tell everyone of their latest crime, and thankfully no one else knows. All I have to do is act normal, which shouldn't be too hard, it's not as though everyone pays close attention to the way I act.
I pull away the covers and for the first time, take a look around the room. I'm in the moon dorm infirmary. There were 3 King sized single beds, with white silk sheets and Tall, painted white, Metal posts at the headboard. A big white clock hangs above the door, it's late afternoon, well for vampires at least.
There was a tray table beside my bed layered with different bandages, ointments and medicines. I look down at my body and find I'm dressed in nothing but my boxers. Random bandages litter my body, covering open gashes and dark bruises. I pull away most of the bandages, considering most of my injuries have been healed in my sleep. Although I don't move the one on my stomach, I'm not sure what state it is in, but I don't really want to see just how bad Aido stabbed me.
With a grunt I manage to push myself off the bed only to stumble on to the floor, wincing at the impact of my battered body hitting the cold tiles. There isn't much hope for me if I can't even manage to get off the bed properly, I sigh as I turn over on to my knees and push myself up. I start walking over to the end of my bed, where clothes have been laid out for me.
I slide on my shirt and pants, after quite an effort not to just go back to bed and sleep again. But it is nearly the time that everyone gets up, and I am not in the mood to be attacked with questions. I make a move to the door, attempting not to limp, however that would involve an incredible amount of pain, so I guess I will have to just stick with the limp.
Opening the door, I make my way down the corridor, looking around every so often to make sure no one is in sight. I pull open the front door and step out in to darkness of the night.
I make my way down past the entrance to the moon dorm and in to the forest surrounding the school. After about 5 minutes of walking I find a tree that has a perfectly shaped curve a few branches up, perfect for sitting in at least. I climb up the tree carefully, being mindful of my delicate condition.
Slipping in to the curve of the branch, I feel my body relax. I'm about a few hundred meters away from the people I am desperate not to see at this moment and I'm almost positive I won't be found until I want to be. I feel the warm touch of the sun, slightly dimmed by the tree leaves, slowly my eyelids begin to close and I fall in to peaceful sleep again.
It wasn't until about 4 hours later when I hear a twig snap from bellow me. I look over the branch and see Ruka standing under the tree, staring up at me.
"Hey Akatsuki, everyone has been wondering where you are"
"Sorry I lost track of time" I answered un-honestly, truthfully I was hoping I would never be found, that I could just sleep her forever.
"Yes well, Kaname must have known where you were, since he didn't seem to mind. He told us not to come looking for you, that you would come back soon, but I was just a bit worried."
"I'm sorry to worry you; I didn't mean to scare anyone."
"Yes well you did, so it's probably best you come down now, show everyone you're alive."
I nod and stand up on the branch; jumping down and landing on my feet gracefully; however no matter how graceful I was I couldn't mask the sharp intake of breath and the wince which played across my face.
Ruka looked at me with a pained expression, as though she knew a secret and couldn't tell. We started walking through the trees towards the inner of the school. We made small talk but I could tell there was something on Ruka's mind that was bugging her. Although whatever it is she must of decided to tell me, because she stopped walking and tugged lightly on my sleeve.
"Akatsuki… I" She looked down, looking for encouragement from the millions of decomposing leaves on the ground. "When you were in the Infirmary, the doctor had to give you a check over…"
I looked at her trying to catch her eyes, where is she going with this? I wonder.
"Since Hanabusa and I are your family, it was his obligation to inform us of your condition and…well he told us something that I must admit I wasn't expecting."
A horrible feeling washed over me, could the Doctor possibly of found out? Did he feel the need to run a rape kit? He couldn't of, there was no reason to assume I could have been raped was there?
Ruka took a deep breath in and looked me in the eyes.
"Akatsuki, he told us you have been raped".