A/N: The shortest chapter yet...
TheSoulsDepth: If you think this is bad, wait until the next chapter. Yay! I'm hoping to change their relationships, but it seems almost impossible right now.
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When lunch ended Tsuna quickly went to the classroom, both hands busy tying up a clean gauze to hide the marks that Laito had made earlier. A few of the students raised their eyebrows and gave her weird looks for her actions while a few of the immature ones snorted as perverted thoughts skipped through their heads. She dutifully ignored them, her head hurt too much to care, and sat at her desk. She let out a sigh and let the stiff muscles in her neck unwind as she leaned her head against the cool wood of the desk, the soothing feeling almost lulling her to sleep.
Just as her eyes shut a loud bang echoed close to her ear making her jerk upward. "Ye-ouch!" She squealed as a cold hand gripped her shoulder and hauled her upward, the sudden movement caused her head to spin and her stomach to lurch violently. "W-wait."
"Shut up, Chichinashi." Tsuna's eyes widened when she caught sight of the vampire's eyes. Ayato looked absolutely pissed and ready to kill something should she defy him. She looked over to the other students and furrowed her eyebrows when she saw them look down into their books or jotting down non-existent notes, anything to not look at the violent scene beside them.
She opened her mouth to call them out on it, but stopped when she felt the pressure on her shoulder double, threatening to break bone should she say anything. Shutting her mouth she silently followed the vampire, her gaze to the floor as he led them away. All of her emotions swam about in her head as they walked, everything about this scenario felt wrong, as if she had actually made some fatal mistake.
When they abruptly stopped Tsuna looked up at the vampire. "What, are you hungry?"
His eyes narrowed and he pushed her against the wall with both hands, one firly grasping her shoulder while the other hovered over her neck. "You let that perverted bastard feed from you."
She stared at him for several seconds, her eyebrows furrowing in confusion. "Your mad because Laito bit me?"
The hand over her neck made contact, causing a spark of pain to roll through her body and helping to fuel her headach. The girl whimpered but made no other movement as Ayato stared down at her. "I told you earlier that you belonged to me."
"What does that mean?"
Ayato stared down at her, his grip lessening for a moment. He had never had to explain what that meant to any of the other sacrificial brides, they had immediately figured it out and resigned themselves to their fate, but this girl wasn't even sure what it meant when a vampire signaled them out as a meal that couldn't be shared.
A mischievous grin curled onto his lips and he leaned down o her level. "That means I'm the only one who can have your blood and body, Chichinashi. You should be honored Ore-sama wants an idiot like yourself."
"Oh...Oh!" Her pale brown eyes widened. "That's what he meant!"
"You're finally figuring it out?"
She huffed and nodded. "Yeah, but I thought that all of you guys were supposed to kill me, not just you."
"We are, but Ore-sama likes the scared look that your eyes take on." He ripped off the white gauze, the soft pieces falling to the ground. "Now show them to me again."
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Reiji stared down at the girl on his operating table with a blank expression on his cold face. "Ayato, your jealousy almost killed the girl."
The red-headed vampire scoffed, but didn't say anything as he leaned against the stone wall. When he fed off the girl during school he did so from her neck, causing her to scream and eventually faint; they had yet to figure out if it was from the pain or the blood loss. The girl was hooked up to an IV with bandages over her neck and the other small wounds from the full moon incident. Her breathing was steady and her chest slowly rose and fell as she slept, and her hair was spread out around her like a pale blue halo. In total the girl looked like a wounded child, innocent and ripe for the taking.
"At least you didn't rip out the stone." Reiji said as he finished wrapping up the girl's neck.
"So she's still your experiment?"
The older vampire paused in his work. "Is there something wrong with that."
"I don't care," He got off the wall. "as long as you remember who she belongs to."
Reiji glanced back at the younger vampire. "You seem to be rather fond of her..." A smirk curled onto his lips. "If you've gotten used to the taste of her blood perhaps I ought to use you for an experiment as well."
"Go to hell, Tableware Otaku!" With that he disappeared from the room, leaving Reiji at peace as he continued to monitor his latest experiment.
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After two days of apparently staying unconscious Tsuna woke up to find herself in bed. She grit her teeth as she felt a tremor of pain rock her body as she shifted from lying on her stomach onto her back. "Good morning, Owari-sama."
The girl looked to her left, hissing as she did so, and caught sight of the maid that helped her into the tub. Instead of simply looking nervous and frightened like before, she now had dark circles under her eyes and noticeable bite marks on her neck. "Hey, um..."
"Ichigo." She said briskly. "Reiji-sama told me that you were to stay in bed until he returned from classes."
"I'm alone?"
The blonde nodded. "Yes, all of the brothers went to school two hours ago."
Tsuna gripped her blankets in one hand and balled the other into a small ball. She had never been left completely alone by the brothers, ever since she had gotten here she hadn't been allowed to leave the mansion alone. Heck, even her poor PSP and cellphone had been brutally destroyed by an irritated Ayato.
Pulling up the blankets she took a deep breath. "Alright, I guess I can take a break from class."
Ichigo let out a sigh. "Good, I'll come up later then with some food. I noticed that you mostly prepare simple Western dishes, is there anything you would prefer?"
She thought about it for a moment before nodding. "If you don't mind making me some mashed potatoes with bacon bits, steamed broccoli, and cheese I would appreciate it."
The maid nodded. "I'll do my best."
She gave a bow and left the room, shutting the door lightly as not to disturb the invalid. After listening to her soft footsteps going down the hall, Tsuna heaved herself into a sitting position. Her entire body instantly became sore and she let out a quiet whimper from the movement. Taking another deep breath she struggled out of the bed, the work hard and slow. By the time she had her clothes on she was practically in tears and ready to quit her mission and wasn't too upset when Ichigo came back and caught her.
"Owari-sama, what on earth are you doing?!"
Tsuna gave a wry smile as she pulled the pink shirt over her head. "I was going to go to church."
The blonde shook her head and carefully set the metal tray on the bedside table before wiping her hands on her crisp white apron. "Owari-sama, you are not to even leave this room, how did you think you would be allowed to go to church?"
"Sneaking out..."
The maid sighed and gently took her hand, leading her back to the bed. "There's nothing for you at church, you're better off just resting."
Tsuna stared at the girl. "What do you mean?"
Ichigo flushed under the question. "I just meant that..." She shook her head. "Never mind, just please go to bed, I don't want Reiji-sama to get mad at me."
Tsuna sat on the bed but didn't lay down as she stared at the maid, an unsettling feeling beginning to twist its way through her mind. "Ichigo, you just said there was nothing for me at the church as if there's some crime about going to that place..."
"No, there's not it's just-"
"Just what?"
Ichigo handed her the tray, trapping her in between the bed and the hot metal. "Here is your meal, I hope it is to your standards." With that she quickly left the room, slamming it shut behind her.
Tsuna stared at the door before looking back to her meal. There was a large pile of fluffy white potatoes that had green discolorations thanks to the broccoli and long stringy stripes of melted cheese. She grasped the fork and began to it, twisting her mouth into a grimace when she tasted soy sauce.
Well, this day couldn't get any worse.
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A/N: A 'filler' chapter but it quickly descends into the plot for this season. I hope you all are enjoying this story, and if you want your opinion heard for the pairing in this story check out the poll on my profile.