I told you chapters would come sooner! :) BAM didn't think you'd get 2 chapters in one week now did ya :P I already have the next chapter started too xD No date for it yet, as I really don't have any downtime until finals now, but you guys should for sure have 2-3 chapters between now and Christmas :) Enjoy!

Also, thank you so much for all your kind reviews. I read and smile like an idiot at each and every one. They honestly make my day and remind me why I'm a writer.

~Belle

"My boyfriend?!" I gasped, all air leaving my lungs.

"Well obviously it seems to be the simplest solution." He was completely calm now, uncrossing his hands and leaning back, placing his palms on the blanket. "You come and visit me on the weekends... I used to show up and bother you at school... Obviously I've seduced you and you are now my girlfriend."

"Do you have any idea how many people would try to kill me if I started going around saying I was your girlfriend?! I wouldn't last a week." I hissed. Aika's face popped up in my mind. I especially wouldn't be able to do anything about her.

Bitch. My mind hissed. I held back a giggle.

"I'll show up and tell the Day Class girls it's true. They won't bully you."

I refrained from telling him I wasn't worried about the Day Class. "I'm worried about my best friend, Aido. She's going to see through my instantly. It's killing me not to talk to her." Trying to stay composed I looked down at my hands and took a couple deep breaths.

Aido sighed. It didn't sound angry. "This is really bothering you, isn't it?"

I would later regret this, but I didn't look up.

"Everything about all of this is bothering me. You drink blood from me on the weekends, so I'm falling behind in school. I don't know what's going to happen to me until Headmaster Cross finishes his memory spell research, and I'm around vampires more now so I'm frightened all the time. And then, the kicker is that I'm not allowed to say anything so now my best friend doesn't even trust me!"

"Kisa-chan. Look at me."

I turned my head toward him and his face was inches from mine, startling me. My heart took off as well, the blood pumping through me rapidly.

Aido's blonde hair was falling perfectly in wisps, and I could feel a strand of it touching my cheek.

"You may be in a bad situation, but you're not alone. You can talk to me."

"Says the guy sucking blood from my neck." I couldn't resist snarking.

He tilted his head back and sighed, and when he looked back down at me his eyes were scarlet.

"Yes, I suppose it's about time we got to that." His left arm went around my back while his right hand held my face still, and shortly after feeling the dull prick of his teeth entering my neck I lost consciousness.

At one point I woke, and it was nearly dawn on Saturday. I knew by the smell that I was in Aido's bed, with pajamas on. I could feel the band-aid on my neck. I could hear voices, and I figured I'd stay quiet and resume my sleep when they ceased.

What kept me awake was what they were saying.

"Hanabusa, it is not wise to keep drinking Matari-san's blood until she passes out. It's causing her anemia."

"I know." His voice came in a whisper from right beside me, but before I could panic that he would see a reaction from me and know I was awake I realized his voice was projecting away from me. He was laying on his side with his back to me, facing toward Kain's side of the room. With it only being a twin bed we were very close together, but somehow we weren't touching. Aido must have been perching on the far side of the bed, while I was on the side against the wall.

"Have the tablets completely stopped working?" Kain's voice was low, dangerous.

Aido sighed quietly, though full of irritation. "Essentially."

I had no idea what they were talking about, but I wished I did.

Aido's on medication for something? That'd odd... I didn't think vampires could get sick. I thought. I could feel my inner voice thinking.

If he's sick I bet it's a mental problem. And before I could control it I blew extra air out of my nose, barely stopping myself from laughing. I knew they would both hear it and know I was awake, so I covered it up as a cough, followed by a yawn.

Smooth. My brain admonished me.

Whatever.

Kain was apologetic. "Sorry we woke you, Matari-san."

Aido sighed from beside me. "Yeah. Sorry. Just go back to sleep."

I rolled over to face the wall, and let sleep take me again

In the late morning when I woke up both Aido and Kain were gone. The clock on the wall said it was almost noon, which seemed really early for vampires.

I took advantage of my time alone and took a shower, carefully washing around my band aid so I didn't disturb it. I took some sweatpants and a t-shirt out of my backpack, figuring I'd opt for something more comfortable on a non-school day than my school uniform. Looking in the mirror while I brushed my hair, a thought occurred to me.

I wonder if Aido keeps his medicine in a medicine cabinet behind the mirror...

Oh no. My mind warned immediately. Baaaad idea. This is a bad idea, girl. You don't want to do this.

Ignoring the seemingly-sane part of my brain and pressed my fingers to the sides of the mirror, pulling toward and discovering the mirror was hinged on one side. It swung open, and I was staring at several unmarked bottles of pills. The whole cabinet was full. I picked up and examined a couple bottles, examining the contents. To the best of my knowledge, the pills in each bottle were the same. Whatever Aido was taking, he was obviously going to be taking it for a long time. I stared at the markings on the pills, trying to see if they made any sense. They were just random letters and numbers.

Okay okay, put them back now. My mind urged, and I sighed, reaching to put the pill bottle back in the cabinet. Just before it reached the shelf, I heard a voice.

"What are you doing?"