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Shuuchi snarled and bared his fangs at the strange man standing outside their cell. He pushed Senna's body behind his. "What do you want, Jadoku? It's not our time to go to the lab."

Jadoku smiled eerily. "I merely came to see my beautiful Senna-chan. She's the whole reason I was able to create this facility."

Senna shuddered. She grabbed one of Shuuchi's hands in order to give herself courage. "You're the one that created me?"

"Something like that." Jadoku muttered. "I do wish you would come out from behind Sawada-kun. I want to see what you look like now. I heard Rido-sama sped up your cells growth."

Carine hopped forward to better shield Senna. "You better leave her alone."

Jadoku sniggered. "I'll be back at the end of the week for all of your routine checkups. I'll see you soon, Senna-chan."

Carine stuck her tongue out at Jadoku's back. "I hate that creep with an undying passion." She spun around and hugged Senna tightly. "Don't worry, Senna-chan. I won't let that creep touch you."

Kijuu rolled his eyes. "What are you gonna do, Carine? Hiss at him?"

"Shut up, Kijuu!" Carine snarled. "At least I'm trying to help! You just stood there like a big chicken!"

"Stop fighting, you two." Jiro stood in between the two glaring vampires. "We've got enough enemies outside this cell. We don't need to fight with each other. Now, you two kiss and make up."

Carine pouted. She attached herself to Kijuu and kissed him. "No way! I'll only kiss you, Jiro!"

Jiro laughed while Kijuu made gagging noises in the background. Jiro nuzzled his nose against Carine's cheeks. "I love you too, Carine-chan." Jiro grinned.

Shuuchi smiled down at Senna. He squeezed Senna's hand. "It's okay. I won't let him hurt you."

Senna frowned. "We've gotta get out of here. My family is gonna be super worried about me and come looking for me." She continued holding Shuuchi's hand as she paced up and down the cell. "There's got to be a way out of here." She muttered to herself.

Shuuchi blinked rapidly as he was dragged up and down the cell by Senna. He smiled at the childlike way she acted and the ramblings that fell from her mouth. He pulled on her hand to make her stop. "Senna-sama, there's no way to escape here. Believe me, Carine and Kijuu have tried multiple times. All it ends in is getting brought back and a horrible punishment."

Both Carine and Kijuu shuddered at the memories of their punishments.

Senna's eyes started to water. "B-But I can't stay here! I've gotta save Ichi-nichan and then I've gotta help Zero-nichan get better! I just…I just…" She let go of Shuuchi's hand and fell to her knees. She buried her face in her hands as she began to cry. "I just wanna go home! I wanna play with Akatsuki-nichan! I wanna torture Aidou-nichan! I wanna play dress up with Rima-neechan and Senri-nichan! I want Ruka-neesan to read me more stories! I even miss Kaname-san yelling at me!"

Kijuu was startled the most by the teenage girl's childlike temper tantrum. He hesitantly walked over and started poking her in the head. "Does it have an off switch?"

Shuuchi glared at Kijuu and batted his hand away. He knelt down in front of Senna and pulled delicate hands from her face. He smiled sadly at the girl's tear stained cheeks. He wiped her tears away before leaning forward and placing his forehead against hers. "Senna-sama, it's okay. We'll figure out a way to get out of here. You just need to be strong and be patient. Will you trust me, Senna-sama?"

Senna pouted but she nodded her head. "I trust Shuu-chan." She frowned. "But stop calling me Senna-sama. It's weird."

Shuuchi blinked. "But, Senna-sama is the child of Rido-sama and Shizuka-sama. You are a pureblood and should be treated with respect."

Senna stuck her tongue out and pulled away from Shuuchi. "I'm not that disgusting person's child! I'm Senri-nichan's clone! Shizuka-mama just carried me…or something like that. I don't understand all that science stuff. It makes my head hurt. So," She pointed her index finger at Shuuchi and poked his nose. "call me Senna."

Shuuchi crossed his eyes at the finger poking him. He gave Senna a breathtaking smile. "Very well, Senna."

Carine giggled. "Aw, Shuuchi likes Senna-chan."

Jiro dug his elbow into Carine's rib. "Hush."

Senna giggled at the blush on Shuuchi's cheeks. "I like you too Shuu-chan!" She tackled the unsuspecting vampire to the ground. "And I like Carine-chan and Jiro-chan and even Kijuu-chan!"

"Well, don't I feel special now." Kijuu mumbled but there was still the hint of a smile on his lips.

Senna sat up and frowned. "So, how are we going to get out of here?"

Before any of the others could answer, one of the workers of the lab walked by. He glared at the group of vampires. "It's time to go to sleep, Leeches."

Carine and Kijuu both stuck their tongues out at the man's back. Carine folded her arms across her chest. "I hate the jerks that work here. The sooner we get out of here, the better."

Jiro smiled as he pulled Carine over to the small group of pallets on the cold stone floor. "Come on, Carine. You know how cranky you get if you don't get enough sleep."

"Is it any different than how she always is?" Kijuu teased as he plopped down on his pallet.

Jiro had to hold Carine back as she tried to attack the tired vampire. He managed to force her to lay down on the pallet right next to his. He smiled as Carine snuggled into him. He wrapped his arms around her tiny form and kissed her cheek.

Senna pouted. "I don't have a bed."

Shuuchi smiled warmly at her. "You can have mine."

"No way!" Senna huffed. "Then you'd have to sleep on the icky floor. There are probably gross diseases all over it." She snapped her fingers. "We can share! It'll be like a slumber party!"

Shuuchi blushed. "I don't think that would be appropriate, Senna."

"For the love of all things right in this world," Kijuu groaned "just because you sleep next to her doesn't mean you gotta sleep with her, Shuuchi."

Shuuchi sighed as Senna pulled him down onto the pallet. His blush returned as Senna snuggled up to him. "Senna…"

Senna closed her eyes and yawned. "I really like you, Shuu-chan. When I'm with you, it reminds me of being with Ichi-nichan."

Shuuchi sighed. "Good night, Senna." He smiled as her breathing evened out. "I swear, I'll get you out of here."

"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Aidou grumbled. "How can we trust him? He is a Hunter."

Mikiri wasn't paying attention to Aidou's rants. He knew exactly where they were going. He clenched his fist by his side. "Hang in there, Senna. I swear, I'll save you."

So, I just had a horrible headache and staring at the computer didn't help at all. But it's gone now so it's okay. Review and let me know your thoughts! Just out of curiosity, let me know who you like better; Mikiri or Shuuchi