I sat in the classroom, all but holding my breath as I waited for Kaname to burst in at any moment and rally them to his side. Hell, I was even a bit afraid that they would go, despite their assurances they would remain loyal to me.

My patience was rewarded about halfway through the night when Seiren suddenly appeared in front of the class. Her eyes were narrowed as she focused in on me.

"Dragoness," she spat, pointing at me.

"Seiren," I smiled sweetly as Kiyo appeared behind her and pressed a dagger to her throat.

"We're going to go have a little talk, leech," she snarled against Seiren's ear.

"Kie, I'll meet you where we've decided," she smiled at me before vanishing with Seiren.

I stood up, looking at the Night Class, worry evident on my face.

"Don't worry, we never liked her much anyway. We're still on your side," Aidou chirped, smiling warmly.

I smiled, clearly relieved.

"I'm going to go with Kiyo now and we're going to try and get what information we can out of Seiren. Please, stay here, all of you, and continue classes. I will need to know what I missed." I smiled, patting Takuma's shoulder before I vanished as well.

I ended up on my ass just outside of a shack in the middle of some desert.

"Kiyo, where the hell are we," I grumbled as I stood up and walked into the shack.

"Somewhere warm," she laughed, "now let's get to work."

Hours later we sagged into the chairs on the main floor of the shack, bloodied and worn out, but with no more information then we started with.

"I can't believe she wouldn't talk," Kiyo growled.

"I can't believe she didn't scream," I mumbled, trying my hardest to push the images of what we had done from my mind.

Seeing my struggle, Kiyo stood up and held her hand out to me. As I took her hand our clothes became clean and we were now just standing in the desert.

"Ice cream always makes you feel better. Let's get ice cream Kie," she smiled.

"Yeah, let's get ice cream. But none for you. You get frozen yogurt," I grinned, hugging my dearest friend.

When I pulled away we were standing in a dark alley in the town just outside of the academy.

"Do you know where the ice cream place is here?"

She nodded and took my hand, running off in one direction and pulling me along.

When we finally got back to the academy we were in a great mood. You would never guess we had spent most of our night torturing a woman into death to try and find out where Kaname was.

We walked into the Moon Dorms laughing, shopping bags in our hands, to find the rest of the Night Class in various stages of sleep in the entry way. At the sight of us they all jumped up, pushing Takuma forward.

"Kie-chan! Kiyo! How did it go? We all stayed awake to find out," he stated, smiling.

"You all… we didn't find anything out. She wouldn't talk. However, I hated what we did so we went to get ice cream and went shopping to cheer me up. We got you all presents!" I smiled, moving forward to hand each member of the Night Class a small shopping bag.

They all peered inside with various looks of surprise, except Rima and Shiki of course, only to cheer quietly when each found their favorite thing inside.

"There is also a small dragon figurine for each of you. For the girls it's on a chain as a necklace and for the boys it's just a small figure to keep in your pocket. We have charmed them to allow us to know if you are in danger and also to allow us to hear what you hear without having the potential to misunderstand something. Know that we will only listen when we know you will be in a social setting." Kiyo reported from my side, leaning against the wall.

I nodded, indicating what she said was true and Takuma hugged me.

"Thank you Kie-chan. This will help keep them at your side a lot," he whispered.

I smiled and squeezed his arm gently before looking at everyone else.

"I'm sorry you all waited up only to find out we learned nothing new. I'm going to go to bed now and I suggest you all do the same. I'm sure you're exhausted," I said softly before making my way up the stairs and to my room.

Kiyo followed closely.

"It's smart being nice to them. I watched their reactions to the presents. Kaname must have been cruel to them because they seem overjoyed at your kindness."

"You think I'm only being kind to keep them on our side?" I turned to look at her with a frown.

"No Kie, I know you're being kind because it's your nature. It just will help our cause. That's all I meant. Get some rest; you've had a rough night." She hugged me tightly, ruffling my hair before going to her own room and shutting the door.

I sighed, walking into my own room and laying on my bed, still in my uniform. I had been there only a moment before there was a knock on my door.

"Come in," I yelled, not even sitting up.

"You did not enjoy torturing her. Take a shower and I will give you a massage and a special dinner I prepared for you," came Takuma's voice.

I sat up and looked at him for a moment.

"It's not that I didn't enjoy it. I enjoyed it more then you will ever be allowed to know. It feels like justice. But it sickens me that there is that side of me. However, I do not want to talk about it so I will go shower and allow you to pamper me for the night. Thank you Ta-kun."

I stood and made my way into the bathroom to shower.

When I emerged I was dressed in a black "wife-beater" style tank top with a pair of lime green short shorts and knee high purple socks. I padded over to where Takuma sat reading the new manga I bought him and kissed the top of his head.

"Do you like it?"

He jumped slightly and looked up at me with a blush.

"It is very good; thank you again for buying it. Now I decided while you were cleaning up that I would feed you first just in case you fall asleep during the massage." He closed the book, smiling as he set it on the table, and stood.

He produced a blindfold from his pocket and handed it to me.

"Please?"

I sighed, taking the fabric from him and securing it over my eyes.

Once he had assured himself I could not see, he led me to what I assume was my bed, and sat me down to wait.

I heard him moving around the room and rearranging the furniture but I began to think back over what I had done. I was so lost in thought that when he sat beside me, I jumped and almost swung at him. Calming myself, I let him take my hand and lead me towards the center of the room.

He helped me into my chair and moved behind me to undo my blindfold. As the fabric fell away and I saw what he had set up, I gasped.

"Ta-kun… it's… amazing!"

"Kiyo helped," he admitted sheepishly.