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So I'm having some issues at my job; the kids do not respect me one bit! They won't listen to me and they all seem to think they can walk all over me. I've tried putting them in timeout, I've made them write sentences, and today I even made them do push ups! Nothing seems to work. If any of you have any tips (that don't involve beatings!) please PM or email me! Thank you so much guys!
Senri was rudely awakened by a the sound of shuffling feet in his room. He turned over and came face to face with Senna. He blinked slowly and rubbed his eyes. "What are you doing here? Weren't you asleep in Ichijo's room?"
Senna giggled sheepishly. "Yeah, but he talks in his sleep. Can I sleep in here with you, Senri-nichan?"
Senri sat up and frowned. "Stop calling me that. I'm not your big brother."
"But the crazy girls said that I was your little sister."
"No, they only said you looked like my little sister."
"Oh…" Senna stood silently for a few minutes. "Am I your sister, Senri-nichan?"
"No, I don't have any siblings." He sighed when he saw Senna lower her head. "If you're going to stay in here, you need to go to sleep and be quiet."
Senna beamed and jumped into the bed. She curled up next to Senri. "Thank you, Senri-nichan!"
Senri didn't respond; he had already fallen back asleep.
Senri awoke a few hours later to furious banging on his door. He looked to his side and saw that Senna was still sleeping peacefully. He groaned when the knocking continued. Senri dragged himself out of the bed and slowly opened the door. He had to force himself not to roll his eyes when he saw a panicking Ichijo standing in his doorway. "What is it, Ichijo?"
"Do you know where Senna-chan is? I woke up and I couldn't find her anywhere in the room! I even checked under the pile of clothes again but she wasn't there!"
Senri moved aside so that Ichijo could see into his room. "She's in here. She said you were talking in your sleep so she came in here."
Ichijo sighed with relief. He went over and sat on the bed. Ichijo moved some hair from Senna's face and his eyes widened. "Why is she crying?"
Senri came back over and saw that Senna was indeed crying and whimpering softly. She began speaking quietly in her sleep. "I'm….weapon…can't feel…only a tool."
Ichijo scooped her up into his arms and rocked her back in forth. He smiled down at her when he saw her silver eyes open and look at him. "Good morning, Senna-chan. Did you have a bad dream?"
Senna didn't respond. She looked at her hands curiously. "Why was I born?"
Ichijo and Senri exchanged glances. Ichijo forced Senna took look at him. "What do you mean, Senna-chan?"
Senna's silver eyes filled with tears that rolled down her still damp cheeks. "I don't remember who my parents are. All I remember is being hurt and being alone. I don't even know how I got here. Why was I born if all I can remember is hurting? Aren't little kids supposed to be happy? Aren't I a kid?"
Ichijo wasn't sure how to answer so he held her close to him and rocked back and forth with her. After a few minutes of her continuing to cry, he began whispering softly to her.
"You are a kid, Senna. Yes, you are supposed to be happy. I don't know what happened to you or who hurt you, but I can promise you this;" he sat her back down on the bed and held out his pinky. "I promise you, I won't let anyone else hurt you."
Senna sniffled before hooking her pinky with his. "Thank you, Ichi-nichan."
Senri remained silent. He sniffed the air and crinkled his nose. "You need a bath, Senna."
"Can Ichi-nichan take a bath with me?" She immediately gave Ichijo the puppy dog eyes, hoping that would persuade him.
Ichijo clapped his hands together. "Of course, Senna-chan! I'll go and draw you a bubble bath right now!"
Senna grinned and started to follow Ichijo out of the room. She turned around and quickly hugged Senri's knees. She looked up at him and smiled brightly. "Thank you, Senri-nichan."
Senri gave her a confused look. "What are you thanking me for?"
"Because, you let me stay with you even if you didn't really want me to. And besides, out of everyone here, I feel closest to you."
Senri hesitated before placing a hand on her shoulder. "Same here. Now go take your bath; you reek."
Senna stuck her tongue out. "So do you!" She ran out of the room and back into Ichijo's.
Ichijo was in the bathroom, making sure the water wasn't too hot. He turned around and smiled when Senna came into the bathroom. "Go on and get in the bath, Senna-chan."
Senna hesitated in the doorway. She crossed her arms in front of her chest and glared at Ichijo. "You have to leave the room. It's no polite for a man to be in the same room as a lady changing."
Ichijo laughed and bowed to Senna. "Please forgive me. Call me back in when you're done." He stood outside the door until he heard Senna call his name. When he came back in, Senna was nowhere in sight.
"Boo!" Senna popped her head out from under the water.
Ichijo fell on the floor laughing. Senna had a huge cluster of bubbles on top of her head. He began crying when Senna tilted her head to her side curiously. He ran over to the bath and, not even caring that Senna was wet, began hugging her while she remained in the tub. "You're so adorable, Senna-chan!"
Senna giggled. "You're weird, Ichi-nichan."
The first twenty minutes Senna was in the bath were spent with Ichijo sitting on the floor and blowing bubbles in Senna's face. They played Peek-a-Boo and Ichijo even found a toy boat and let Senna play with it.
The water was starting to get cold so Ichijo began helping Senna bathe herself. He held a washcloth in one hand and lifted one of Senna's arms from the water. He frowned at what he saw. Faint scars from where needles had been stood out against Senna's pale skin. He didn't say anything and began gently scrubbing Senna's arm. He helped her wash her hair and then held out a towel for her to step into. He gently dried her off and then wrapped the towel around her. He picked Senna up and walked out of the bathroom and his room into the main hallway.
Senna gave him a quizzical look. "Where are we going, Ichi-nichan?"
Ichijo smiled down at her. "Rima-san was nice enough to get you some clothes and she wanted to be the one to dress you."
Senna thought for a moment. "Oh, you mean the one with orange hair that was by Senri-nichan all the time?"
"Yes."
The two stood in front of one of the many doors and Ichijo knocked. Rima answered and squealed excitedly when she saw Senna. She quickly grabbed her from Ichijo. "Go away, Ichijo! I'll give her back later!"
Ichijo sat down on one of the couches in the main room with the other vampires. They only had a few minutes left before they had to leave for classes and Rima still hadn't come out with Senna.
Finally, Senna came skipping happily down the stairs with Rima close behind her. She beamed and twirled around to show off her new outfit. The top was an exact replication of the Night Class top. The only difference was that at the bottom of the sleeves was pink lace. The skirt was also white with pink lace on the bottom. She had knee high white socks on and pink dress shoes on. Rima had put her hair into two pigtails and curled them. On top of Senna's head was a small white hat with a pink ribbon around it and small white and pink flowers on one side. The hat sat neatly on the right side of her head.
Ichijo squealed and tackled Senna, nuzzling her cheek. "You're so cute, Senna-chan!"
Aidou came over as well and began snuggling Senna so that she was squished between Aidou and Ichijo. The other vampires smiled and even Kaname had to admit she was adorable (not as adorable as his Yuki, of course).
Kaname cleared his throat. "We need to go to class now." When he saw Senna following them, he gave her a stern look. "You stay here, Senna."
Senna pouted. "Why can't I go with you guys? I'm going to be bored here all by myself."
Kaname frowned. "I'll talk to the Chairman later to see if you can go to classes but for now, just stay here." With that, Kaname led the vampires out of the Moon Dorm.
Ruka paused to mock the upset Senna. "Don't worry, I'm sure there are some dollies that a little baby like you could find to play with."
Senna hissed at Ruka's retreating back. When the door closed, an evil smirk formed on Senna's lips. She scurried up the stairs and went into all the rooms until she found Ruka's room. She looked around and found a pair of scissors and then opened Ruka's closet up.
Senna was now skipping happily through the school grounds. She had gotten bored with reading all of Ichijo's books and hiding Aidou's random pieces of junk. She found a fountain and began walking along the edge of it, holding her arms out for balance. She closed her silver eyes and sighed happily as the wind blew her red hair around. This was the second time she could remember coming outside and she loved it.
"What are you doing out here by yourself?"
Senna looked up and smiled brightly. "Hello, Zero-san! How are you feeling today?"
Zero frowned. "Stop acting so nice to me. It's annoying."
Senna stopped walking and put her arms down to her sides. "Well, how should I act around you?"
Zero snarled. He walked over and picked Senna up by her wrist. "Stop with the innocent act! All of your kind are the same! You're all just trying to find the perfect opportunity to suck our blood!"
Senna whimpered but didn't struggle. "You're hurting me, Zero-san. Please let go. I don't want to drink anyone's blood. I've never tasted real blood before." Senna tried to stop herself, but tears began falling down her cheeks. "You're really hurting me, Zero-san."
Zero was startled when Senna began crying. He gently lowered her to the ground. He looked off to the side. "I'll ask you again; why are you out here by yourself?"
Senna looked up from rubbing her wrist and huffed. "Kaname-san told me I had to stay at the dorm while everyone went to class but I got bored so I decided to go for a walk."
Zero sighed. "It's dangerous for you to be out here at night."
Senna laughed. "How is it dangerous for me? I'm a vampire, remember?"
"Ah, there you are, Zero!" Yuki came running around the corner. She frowned when she saw Zero and Senna together. "You didn't hurt Senna-chan, did you?"
Before Zero could say anything, Senna ran over and hugged Yuki. "Nope, Zero-san didn't hurt me. He was just telling me it was dangerous for me to be out here by myself. But I'm so bored at the dorm! I don't have anything to do!"
Yuki thought for a moment before clapping her hands. "Why don't you come with Zero and me when we go on patrols? We could use the extra help."
Senna's eyes widened. "Can I really?" She looked over at Zero. "Is it really okay, Zero-san?"
Zero sighed. "I don't care. Just don't get in the way."
Senna and Yuki squealed happily and began dancing happily around. Senna stopped though when she realized how late it was. "I have to get back or else Ichi-nichan and the others will worry about me."
"We'll take you back." Yuki said, smiling warmly.
Senna walked over to Zero and tugged on his black sleeve. "Will you carry me, Zero-san?"
Zero was about to respond with a short 'no', but hesitated. He had hurt Senna but she had lied to Yuki so he wouldn't get in trouble. He sighed and picked her up. He glared down at her. "This is a one time thing only, you got that?"
Senna nodded and smiled happily. She hugged him tightly. "Thank you, Zero-san."
Zero and Yuki walked in silence back towards the Moon Dorm. They got there just as the Night Class was returning. Zero and Yuki walked over to the Night Class. Zero shoved the now sleeping Senna into Akatsuki's unsuspecting arms.
"You should keep her on a leash or something."
Akatsuki growled and held Senna close to him, protectively. He gave a curt nod to Yuki and went ahead of the others to put Senna to bed. He carried her into the room that Rima and Aidou had decorated just for Senna. Akatsuki laid her on the bed and went over to the small dresser and pulled out a small white nightgown. He went back over to the head and gently undressed Senna and put her nightgown on. He slipped her shoes and socks off and then carefully removed the bobby pins that held her hat in place. Lastly, he took her red hair out of their pigtails and ran his fingers through her hair so that it wouldn't get too tangled. Akatsuki moved the covers back and tucked Senna in. He got up to leave when he felt a small hand on his.
Senna smiled up at him sleepily. "Good night, Akatsuki-nichan."
Akatsuki smiled. "Good night, Senna."
He walked quietly out of the room and shut the door behind him. The entire Moon Dorm was silent as everyone prepared to go to sleep. Akatsuki closed his eyes and enjoyed the silence until it was shattered by an ear piercing shriek.
"That brat cut all my clothes up!"
Yay, the second chapter is done! This one was a little more serious than the first chapter. To answer a few people's question, Senna is not Senri's sister. I hope you all enjoyed this one as much as you did the first chapter and don't forget to review! It makes me happy which means I update at least once a week!
