'What's this feeling... this lightness and warmth?'

Yuki closed his eyes, silently thanking Kina for giving him his own dorm room. He stretched, wincing at the pain in his back was still there. It had dulled a bit, but was persistent nonetheless.

'This feeling of... energy...'

Yuki removed his shirt and firmly placed his hands against the walls of his room, pushing agaist them, willing the pain to go from his body.

'My wings... they ache...' He thought 'Again and again... I don't understand why it keeps happening...'

Clamping his eyes shut, he breathed deeply, trying to force out the pain, and focus on the warm energy that was lingering inside of him.

'What did that kid do to me...' He thought 'Speaking of... why did I act like that to him? Why did I...'

He sighed, pushing so hard against the wall that he was afraid that he'd make another dent, that would cause Kina to get angry and make him clean all the bathrooms with a toothbrush and sponge again.

This was almost like a game he played when he got like this. Seeing just how long he could go without letting them out. Without stretching his wings. He knew he had to give up soon, the pain was beginning to get unbearable.

'When I was near him... why did I feel this... static... this attraction?' He took a shaky breath, wincing as every nerve in his body ached with the movement required. He bit his lip to keep from crying out.

'I can do this... I...'

He fell to his knees, sweat forming on his body as he fought with the urge to scream and cry out. Wrapping his arms around himself, he pressed his head into the wooden floor, taking comfort in it's coolness. Once again, he delved deep inside himself, searching for the warmth. He found it still there, still lingering within him.

'I won't give in... this pain won't over come me...'

"Let's be frank Shindo-kun... I need you to forget everything you saw."

Shuichi looked up at Headmistress Kina wide eyed, not sure what she was talking about.

'What I saw? What does she mean...'

"Mistress... I..."

"The other night in the mortal realm..." She said calmly

'She means with Yuki... when I saw him... his wings? Why would I have to forget that.'

"I don't understand." He said simply

"You wouldn't. Just trust me. It's best... for your safety... that you forget that incident ever happened? Alright?"

Shuichi blinked a few times. He thought he was being sent here for tardies, and that he would be out of there soon. But now he's being told to forget something his mind barely understood. He had heard about the government erasing people's minds in mortal movies... but this was his school. And his school headmistress!

"I– I guess..."

"Don't worry, Shindo-kun. I'm not going to erase your memories."

Shuichi looked up at her, alarmed.

"I'm the headmistress, did you think I couldn't read minds?" She said, laughing softly "But, I trust you. You're a good kid, and I see no need to erase your memory. Just keep what you saw... in the very back of your mind, and never speak of it to anyone, except to me or Eiri. Okay?"

Shuichi nodded, and after a beat of silence, Shuichi spoke.

"Headmistress?"

"Hm?"

"What is... Yuki-sempai?"

Kina's eyes grew warmer for an instant, a soft smile came to her lips, before they faded away and she spoke.

"Something you couldn't understand." She replied, laughing again for a reason unknown to Shuichi.

"Headmistress?"

"Hm? Oh. Oh, the tardies... forget them. Just go back to class, and try and be on time from now on."

Shuichi nodded, smiling and standing.

"It's a pleasure doing business with you." The headmistress joked, extended her hand

Smiling Shuichi took it.

For a moment, she froze, looking down at Shuichi's hand, her eyes growing wide for a moment.

'This boy...' She thought 'This energy... this healing... I can see why Eiri was drawn to him..'

"Headmistress?" Shuichi asked nervously

Kina smiled, releasing his hand.

"Head to class." She said cheerily, watching her leave his office.

'This is going to be one hell of a year...' She thought, sliding back behind her desk

In his room, Eiri had lost the fight to keep his wings contained, he stood and spread his arms, sighing with relief as he felt them extend from his back. He stretched them to their full length, completely forgetting where he was. His large wing span knocked over his shelving, sending numerous books, potions and glass items crashing to the floor.

"Opps..." He said, wincing "Kina's gonna be pissed."

He peered out his window, making sure that no one was around, before jumping out of it, and soaring into the deep woods behind the school, his back pressed against the sun and sky.

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A.N. A friend of mine cracked a whip on me to get me to upload this chapter, and as a personal favor, I gave myself a wrist cramp typing it so fast. So if I don't update anything else for a while, blame her. Lol.

OH, a rare treat: SPOILER ALERT! Next chapter, prepare for the "Eiri Yuki Glomping Contest"!

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