I know I said that I was going to start following the manga in this chapter, However, Sakura02 and I were brainstorming again so in the next few chapters, Senna will be spending time with all the characters. Please enjoy!
Kaname raised an eyebrow. "It was a Level E vampire. Why does it matter?"
The Chairman sighed. "That's not the issue. What was it that Ruka-san said happened?"
"She said that when they found Senna, the vampire's head was cut off and she had no idea what had happened."
"That's what I'm worried about." The Chairman said. "She has no memory of how the vampire was decapitated. You said that she could create a sword from her blood. The head was cut clean, as though it had been sliced off with a sword."
Kaname was silent. It was true that Senna did have that power. They had no idea where Senna had come from or her lineage. "I'll keep an eye on her. If you could, Chairman, try and find out about Senna's family." Kaname left the room. He decided to walk by the infirmary, just to see if Yuki was still with Senna.
Yuki was no longer in the room. Senna was curled up sound asleep in the small infirmary bed. Kaname walked over to the bed and sat on the edge of the bed. He moved a few stray strands of Senna's hair from her face. Something about Senna troubled him. He moved his hand to Senna's neck and wrapped it around her neck tightly.
"What are you doing?"
Kaname frowned as he felt cold metal on the back of his head. "Haven't you done enough shooting for one night?"
Zero frowned. "Get your hands off of her."
Kaname turned around. "Why do you care? You hate vampires."
Senna blinked and slowly opened her eyes. "Zero-san, Kaname-san, what are you two doing in here?"
Kaname smiled at her, removing his hand from her neck. "Don't worry about, Senna. I was just leaving."
Zero snarled at Kaname's back. He turned back to Senna. He put the gun back in his jacket but kept his right hand behind his back. "How are you feeling?"
Senna smiled. "It's just stinging right now. What are you hiding, Zero-san?"
Zero pulled a small white rabbit plush from behind his back. It had a small red ribbon around its neck and two black buttons for eyes. He sat on the bed and handed it to Senna. "I got this for you."
Senna smiled and hugged the rabbit tightly. "Thank you, Zero-san. I'll call him Z-chan!"
Zero rolled his eyes. "That's incredibly lame."
Senna smiled and put Z-chan down. She hugged Zero tightly around his neck. "Does this mean you don't hate me anymore?"
Zero hesitantly patted Senna on the back. "No, I don't hate you. But that in no way means I like you."
The sun was starting to rise so Zero forced Senna to lay back down. "Tonight, if you're feeling better, you can come with me and Yuki on patrol."
Senna grinned and snuggled with Z-chan under the covers. "Good night, Zero-nichan!"
Zero rolled his eyes and left the room. He glared when he saw Kaname leaning against the wall. "What the hell do you want?"
"I was just staying to make sure you didn't shoot Senna."
"You were the one with your hands on her throat."
Kaname moved away from the wall. "So you don't sense it then?"
Zero glared. "Sense what?"
Kaname smiled eerily. "The scent of that woman is on her."
Zero continued glaring as Kaname walked away. He did faintly sense some of that woman on Senna but it was barely a trace. He looked back into the room that Senna was sleeping. He reached into his jacket to pull out his gun and then stopped. Senna was just a small child, even if she was a vampire. She had done nothing but defend Zero even though he always did nothing but hurt her. He walked away to get ready for his classes.
That night, Zero and Yuki went back to the infirmary. Senna was playing with Z-chan, making sure to not move her right arm too much. She smiled happily when she saw the two in the doorway. "Hello, Yuki-neechan, Zero-nichan. Can I go with you tonight?"
Yuki shook her head. "You need to keep resting. I do have some good news for you; Zero is going to stay with you tonight and entertain you."
Senna's eyes widened. "Are you really gonna stay with me, Zero-nichan?"
Zero reluctantly nodded her head. He glared at Yuki. "It was Yuki's idea."
Yuki went over and hugged Senna gently. She got up and quickly skipped around Zero. "I'll come and get you after patrol."
Zero and Senna looked at each other for a moment.
"Will you read me a story, Zero-nichan?" Senna pulled a book out from under the pillow and held it out to Zero.
Zero went over to the bed. "Move over." He sat on the bed with his back propped up by the pillow. He allowed Senna to sit in his lap so she could see the pictures. He mentally groaned when he saw it was a fairytale. He opened the book and began reading to Senna.
Senna smiled as Zero's voice soothed her. She snuggled against Zero's chest and closed her eyes. She was completely exhausted from having been shot and bit all in one day. She felt herself nodding off and eventually, she was sound asleep.
Zero looked down and had to force himself not to smile. He put the book down and leaned back against the pillow, allowing himself to drift off to sleep.
A few hours later, Yuki skipped happily down the hallway. She bounded into the infirmary but stopped short. She bit her lip to stop herself from squealing at the sight before her. Zero was sitting up, sound asleep with Senna curled up in his lap. She turned around to leave and came face to face with Ichijo.
Ichijo smiled. "Hello, Yuki. How is our Senna-chan doing?"
Yuki smiled and moved to the side. "She's doing fine."
Ichijo went over to the bed and gently tried to pry Senna away from Zero. He tensed when he felt Zero's gun against his forehead. "We're just taking her back to the dorm."
Zero lowered his gun and loosened his grip on Senna. He glared fiercely at Ichijo. "Don't let Kuran be alone with Senna, understand?" Zero whispered urgently.
Ichijo blinked but nodded. "Okay." He took Senna away and smiled when her sleepy silver eyes connected with his. "How are you feeling, Senna-chan?"
Senna smiled sleepily and hugged Z-chan close. "Fine. Look what Zero-nichan got me."
"That's wonderful, Senna-chan." Ichijo carried Senna back to the dorm. He pushed what Zero had said to the back of his mind and decided to confront him about it later.
As soon as they entered the room, Aidou bounded over to them. "How are you feeling, Senna-chan?"
Senna frowned and began smacking Aidou in the head with Z-chan. "You need to quit picking on Zero-nichan!"
Aidou held his hands over his head as he was whacked repeatedly. "I'm sorry, Senna-chan! Forgive me!"
Senri came over and gently grabbed Senna's wrist. "Calm down. You can't blame him for being an idiot."
Senna stopped. "That's true."
Aidou pouted. "That's not nice, Senna-chan! I thought what we had was special!"
Senna blinked. "What are you talking about, Aidou-nichan?"
Ichijo laughed. "Don't you worry about him. Let's get you ready for bed."
Senna said good night to everyone and allowed Ichijo to carry her up the stairs. She stiffened when he started walking towards her room. "I want to stay with you, Ichi-nichan."
Ichijo smiled and took carried her to his room. He tucked her into the bed. "Tomorrow night is my birthday. Will you come to the party?"
Senna beamed happily. "Do I get to wear a pretty dress?"
Ichijo laughed. "Yes, Senna, you get a pretty dress."
Senna continued smiling and closed her eyes, dreaming of her pretty dress and getting to eat cake.
I know the chapters have been kinda short lately. I keep writing them late at night so I'm going to start trying to start on them a lot earlier so you can all have more to read and enjoy. Please review and tell me what you think!
