Only a few days left until my birthday. I can't wait to see Dane Cook!

Sakura02: It's okay. I know you love Kijuu the best.

redtippedquill: I assure you, when the two of them find out her true age, it's going to be hilarious.

Ishasuki Mitochi: Yup, Senna adores both of them. But of course, she seems them more as brothers since she still has the mentality of a small child.

I'llxBexUrxEnigma2010: Haha, yeah I learned that the hard way.

fan-of-fantasy forever: I know the feeling of wishing kids had an off switch. Threatening a time out usually works pretty well for me at least.

-midnightsoftwhispers-: I assume when you typed Ichiou you meant Ichijo, right? Cause that would be super creepy if she got with Ichiou since he's all icky and stuff. As for who she gets with, that's yet to be decided.

RoseSayukino: Of course they'll come back! They're my two favorite characters in the entire series. Right now I'm waiting to see what Hino-sensei does with the story so I can develop the plot. Be patient, young jedi.

As for who Senna will ultimately end up with…I have no idea!!

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Aidou stared dubiously at Mikiri. "Are you sure that disguise will work?"

Mikiri adjusted the white lab coat he was wearing. "Of course it will. Me sneaking in alone will be easier than trying to sneak all of you in with me. Yusuke and the others will meet all of you in this town and then all of you can come take down the lab. Meanwhile, I'll be helping Senna to escape."

Aidou huffed and crossed his arms. "How can we trust you? You are a Vampire Hunter."

Ruka rolled her eyes. "Let the boy play Prince Charming, Aidou."

Kaname nodded to Mikiri. "Please get her out of there before we get there. I would hate for her to get hurt during the…unpleasant events that are to come."

Mikiri nodded and turned on his heels. He ran out of the town towards the small lab a few miles away.

Senna yawned and snuggled closer to the warmth at her side. She didn't want to wake up. She could hear voices around her but she ignored them. She was having a nice dream. Ichijo was back and Zero was back to his old Zero self. She smiled in her sleep.

"Senna, please wake up." A soft and warm voice whispered apologetically. "I can't feel my arm."

Silver eyes blinked open. Senna looked up and grinned. She leaned up and pecked Shuuchi's cheek. "Good morning, Shuu-chan."

Shuuchi blushed before smiling softly. "Good morning, Senna. Are you hungry?"

Senna giggled as her stomach growled. "Yes."

"It's too early for you guys to being mushy." Kijuu bemoaned from his pallet. "Can't you all just let a poor bachelor sleep."

Carine rolled her eyes as she brushed her hair out with her fingers. "The only reason you're a bachelor is because you're a jerk. No girl can put up with you."

Shuuchi rolled his eyes before he led Senna over to the front of the cell. He picked up a cup with blood tablets in it. He handed them to Senna and smiled while she swallowed all of them. "How did you sleep?"

Before Senna could reply, the same man that had kidnapped her appeared in front of the cell. He leered at the group. "I've been instructed to take the little princess to get tagged. I'll have to ask all of you to stay back." He pulled out a hunter's gun for emphasis.

Shuuchi's fangs elongated as he hissed at the man. He backed Senna up into the farthest corner from the door and stood protectively in front of her. He barely noticed the other three mimicking him. He could hear Senna whimpering behind him and feel her hands clutching the back of his shirt. Her head was buried in his back. "Leave her alone." He hissed.

The man smirked. "You asked for it, kid."

Senna screamed as Shuuchi crumpled to the ground. She knelt down at his side and turned him onto his back. She was horrified at the sight of the wound on his side. She panicked as the man prepared to shoot Shuuchi in the head. "Wait! I'll come with you. Just let me take care of Shuu-chan!"

The man frowned. He was about to shoot anyways but Jadoku walked in at that moment. He sighed in annoyance before turning his attention to the other three vampires. "Let's go, you three. It's time for your daily exercise."

Jadoku made sure the man had left before he returned his attention to the upset Senna and pained Shuuchi. "Hurry up and heal him, Senna-chan. I'll wait outside." Jadoku turned on his heels and left the room.

Senna started crying as she looked down at Shuuchi. "I'm so sorry, Shuu-chan. You got hurt 'cause of me."

Shuuchi smiled shakily and lifted a bloody hand to Senna's cheek. "It's okay, Senna. It really doesn't hurt that much." He would have laughed when Senna began licking the blood off his hand but it hurt too much. He idly thought she looked like a kitten licking a bowl of milk clean.

"Liar." Senna pouted. She helped Shuuchi sit up. She moved her hair to one side and tilted her head to the side to expose her neck.

Shuuchi stiffened. "Senna, I can't…"

"It's okay, Shuu-chan." Senna whispered. "You got hurt trying to protect me so I'm going to make you better. If you won't bite me than I'll cut myself and make you drink the blood."

Shuuchi sighed. "Please forgive me…" he leaned forward and licked Senna's neck, actually laughing at the giggle he heard from the girl. He slowly sank his fangs into her throat. He gulped her blood down, savoring the taste as it slid down his throat.

Senna squeaked as she was ripped away from Shuuchi. She glared angrily up at Jadoku and attempted to twist her arm away. "Let me go."

Jadoku made a tsking noise at her. "You shouldn't be so concerned about Sawada-kun. He'll be all right thanks to your blood. Now, my dear, it's time to get you properly tagged so we don't have an issue like last time."

Senna kicked and screamed the entire time. Memories of what had been done to her flashed through her mind. She didn't want that to happen again. "Please let me go!"

"Sir," A young man with black hair and bright blue eyes stepped forward. "there seems to have been an accident in lab 3. They need you there."

Jadoku growled in annoyance. He shoved Senna into the young man. "Take her to lab 1 and get her tagged."

Senna's eyes widened as she looked up at the young man. Her eyes lit up. "Mikiri-kun!"

Mikiri panicked and placed a hand over Senna's mouth. "You must be quiet, Senna-san. I'm here to rescue you but you have to be patient. I need to come up with a plan to get you out of here."

"We've gotta take Shuu-chan and his friends with us!" Senna whispered as Mikiri took her hand and led her to the lab room.

"What?!" Mikiri nodded to a scientist as they walked passed him. He quickly pulled Senna into the lab room and shut the door. He made sure it was locked before returning his attention to Senna. "We can't take more vampires with us. My mission is to rescue you and only you."

Senna crossed her arms over her chest. "If you don't rescue Shuu-chan and the others, than I won't go with you either." She turned her head away from Mikiri.

Mikiri frowned when he noticed the puncture wounds on her throat. "Who did that to you?"

Senna blinked as she returned her attention to Mikiri. "What do you mean?" She flinched as Mikiri walked over to her and placed two fingers on the fang marks Shuuchi had left. "Shuu-chan bit me."

Mikiri tensed. "You want to save someone that bit you?"

Senna frowned. "Yes. It's my fault he had to bite me. He got hurt protecting me and he needed blood. I gave him mine."

Before Mikiri could say anything else, a man banged on the door. Mikiri walked over and opened it. He raised an eyebrow at the scientist with a struggling vampire in his grip. "Yes?"

The man pushed the vampire into the room. "He ripped his tag out. Jadoku said you were in here. Give him a new one."

Mikiri nodded. He shut and locked the door once more. When he turned around, he saw Senna hugging the vampire. "Who are you?"

"This is Shuu-chan." Senna answered as she helped Shuuchi stand up again. She frowned at his torn wrist. "What'd you do, Shuu-chan?"

Shuuchi glared at the Vampire Hunter. He stood protectively in front of Senna. "Who are you? I've never seen you here before?"

Senna huffed in annoyance. She moved out from behind Shuuchi in order to stand between the two boys. She took their hands in hers. "Shuuchi, this is Mikiri. He's a NICE Vampire Hunter. Mikiri, this is Shuuchi. He's a NICE Vampire. Now, shake hands."

Both boys shook hands, trying to crush the others hand. Both winced as they let go. They both muttered and nice to meet you before turning their attention back to Senna.

"So," Shuuchi started. "what is a vampire hunter doing here?"

"I'm here to save Senna-san." Mikiri answered. "So, you're the one that bit her?"

Shuuchi snarled at Mikiri.

"Stop it, you two!" Senna pouted. "Why are you two fighting? We need to figure out how to get out of here."

Mikiri sighed. "Right. I'm sorry, Senna-san. We won't be able to plan much right now. Jadoku will be coming by any minute to make sure you've been tagged."

Senna tensed. "Tagged?" She looked down at Shuuchi's torn wrist. "What does that mean?"

Mikiri rummaged through one of the cabinets before pulling out what looked like a piercing gun. "This will embed the chip into your wrist."

Shuuchi snarled as he stood protectively in front of a frightened Senna. "You're not tagging her!"

"We don't have a choice. Jadoku will know if she isn't tagged and then he'll know something is up." Mikiri pushed Shuuchi to the side and stood in front of Senna. He held his free hand out. "Please trust me, Senna-san. I don't want to do this to you but if I don't, Jadoku will hurt you even more."

Senna's lower lip trembled. First she looked over at a clearly furious Shuuchi and then back at Mikiri's pleading eyes. She placed her hand in his. "I trust you, Mikiri-kun." She looked over at Shuuchi, her other hand outstretched to him. "Will you hold my hand, Shuu-chan?"

Shuuchi was by her side in a flash. He held her hand tightly in his as Mikiri flipped her other arm over. Shuuchi glared at Mikiri. "If she cries, I'll make sure you suffer."

Mikiri returned the glare. "If you ever bite her again, I'll make sure your name gets put on the Hunter's list."

Senna rolled her eyes. "Would you two stop fighting? Neither of you is hurting each other. If you do, I'll be sad."

Mikiri sighed as he pressed the gun to Senna's wrist. "On the count of three. One…two…three…"

Senna bit her lip to stifle the cry that threatened to rip from her throat.

I can never tell if I end these chapters too abruptly or not. The two boys have met now. Will they be able to get along for Senna's sake or will they rip each other apart? Review to find out!