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Aidou could feel a migraine coming on. Really, it was bad enough that he had to tutor Yuki but to tutor this little brat… "Oi, Senna, are you even listening to me?" He gently whapped the small girl on her head with a thick textbook.

Senna pouted and rubbed her head. "That was mean, Aidou-nichan. Of course I wasn't listening. I'm bored. I want to go outside. I want to talk to Zero-nichan and Mikiri and Shuuchi and Carine and Jiro and Kijuu again. I want to find Ichi-nichan."

"Well, you can't." Aidou sighed. "Kiryuu wants nothing to do with our kind and Mikiri and the others have returned to their families. As for Ichijo, nobody knows where he is and it's much too dangerous for you to go looking for him."

"Zero-nichan likes me!" Senna protested. "He doesn't like you and Kaname-san 'cause you guys are meanies and he doesn't like Yuki-neesan because she crushed what little heart he had left and stomped on the tiny little pieces!"

Aidou felt like slamming his head against a wall. Senna was still angry at Yuki about choosing Kaname over Zero and the little vampire child refused to pay attention to any of her studies. There was really no point to continuing the lesson. He looked at where Senna was glumly flipping through her history book. He couldn't believe it but he missed how lively and energetic she used to be. "You must really hate being here." He said softly.

Senna looked up and tilted her head to the side. "Why do you say that?"

"You don't listen to any of us, especially Kaname-sama who is your guardian. You're always going on and on about Kiryuu and Ichijo. You won't speak to Yuki-sama unless you have to and you and I are always fighting." Aidou said as he put the textbook away. "Just…go play in your room or something…"

Senna stared at him for a moment before she leapt out of her seat. "This is why I don't like being here. Yuki-neesan hurt Zero-nichan. I can't ever tell what Kaname-san is thinking and I don't like it and you…" She bit her lip and sniffled. "You're always so mean to me! You talk to me like I'm stupid and you never want to play with me! You always treat me like I'm a bother! I hate you, Aidou-nichan! I wish Akatsuki-nichan was here so he'd yell at you! I hate it here! I'm all alone here!"

Aidou flinched as he heard her slam the door to her bedroom. He hadn't expected her to get so upset. He collapsed onto the couch in the small study and sighed. He didn't know what to do with a distraught child.

After a few moments, he picked himself up off the couch and made his way towards Senna's room quietly. He stood outside her door and heard her crying. He really hadn't intended to upset her so.

"What's wrong, Aidou?" Kaname asked as he came up behind the unsuspecting noble.

Aidou spun around. "Senna's upset. It's…my fault for the most part. We got in another fight and she just exploded. She started yelling and saying she was all alone here and…she said she hated me…" Aidou frowned. He didn't like how much it upset him that Senna had said she hated him.

Kaname sighed. "I suppose I'm partially to blame as well. Senna is still a child. She needs more attention from her guardian especially since I'm not her first choice of person to be with." He smiled at Aidou. "I'll go talk to her. Go help Yuki with her studies."

Senna didn't look up when she heard her door open. She stubbornly kept her face buried in her pillow. "Go away."

Kaname didn't say anything. Instead, he laid down beside Senna and pillowed his head in his arms. He reached out with one hand and smoothed Senna's hair down. "Do you want to talk?"

Senna shook her head. "Go away."

But Kaname didn't. He stayed beside her, rubbing her back and smoothing her hair down. He remembered his mother doing this for him when he was much smaller and how it had always calmed him down. He smiled as Senna's crying stopped and her breathing evened out.

"I'm sorry…" She whispered.

"There's nothing for you to be sorry for." Kaname answered. He smiled warmly at the small girl when she tilted her head to look at him. "This is a big change for you and we haven't been giving you enough attention. With the way you act sometimes, it's hard to remember you're a little girl. For that, I apologize."

Senna nodded. "I don't hate you…or Aidou-nichan…"

"What about Yuki?" Kaname asked. "She loves you dearly, you know."

"I…I don't hate her…but I don't like her either." Senna said firmly. "I can't forgive her for hurting Zero-nichan like that."

Kaname nodded. "I understand. I hope one day you'll be able to understand Yuki's feelings and forgive her." Kaname was startled as Senna suddenly shot up and hugged him tightly. He hugged her back briefly before she wriggled away from him and ran out of her room. Curious as to where she was going, Kaname followed her. He chuckled when he found her in the study.

Senna had tackled Aidou to the ground and was hugging him tightly. She kept apologizing to the clearly confused vampire.

Aidou rolled his eyes and hugged Senna back. "You have got to get those mood swings under control."

Kaname smiled at the confused look Yuki gave him. "I think Yuki needs a break from her studies. I say we play a game of hide and seek."

And….I'm going to stop because I'm tired and I need my sleep. So, in case you couldn't guess, next chapter will be a game of hide and seek! Review please!