Uhhh…anyone read the latest Vampire Knight chapter?

Lina Schiffer: Yes, the dream means something.

Sakura02: Lol, when I read your thing about Kaname and pjs, I pictured him in ones with little yellow ducks all over them and I cracked up.

Rima Touya-Rose: If I start catching up to the manga, I'll just do a few fillers for a while until the manga gets a little more ahead.

i-heart-kaoru: It was supposed to be this chapter but I wound up going with the previous chapter.

XeniaKunoichi: It was supposed to be this chapter but I wound up going with the previous chapter.

Naalondria or Johnquelle: It was supposed to be this chapter but I wound up going with the previous chapter.

jestie kiryuu: You'll have to keep reading to find out why her appearance is changing

sakura2112: Unfortunately, I've never seen/read any of those series…

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"No!"

Kaname flinched as he was rudely awakened by a flailing, screaming child. He sat up and looked over where Yuki was helplessly trying to wake Senna whom was thrashing about the bed and screaming. "Senna, wake up."

Senna scrunched her eyes shut tighter, tears leaking from the corners. Slowly, she opened her eyes and looked blearily around. "I don't wanna…"

Yuki breathed a sigh of relief and stroked Senna's hair. "Did you have another nightmare, Senna?"

"I…" Senna frowned as she sat up and rubbed her eyes. "I don't know. I think I did." She blinked as her stomach growled. She looked up at Kaname and pulled on his sleeve. "I'm hungry, Kaname."

"You go ahead and get ready, Yuki." Kaname assured as he plucked Senna from the bed. "I'll get the little one fed and then we'll start on her punishment."

Senna flinched. She had been hoping that Kaname would forget all about her punishment. "But, Kaname, I could be emotionally scarred from all of these nightmares and you're still going to punish me? That's not fair."

Kaname rolled his eyes as he carried Senna to the kitchen. "You are not emotionally scarred. Now, eat." He held a glass with blood tablets up to Senna.

Senna pouted but knew it would be useless to try and argue with Kaname. Reluctantly, she sipped the drink down. It didn't taste as good as real blood but Senna didn't say anything. As soon as she had finished her drink, Kaname ushered her to her room so she could change for the day. She took her time pulling on a pale pink sundress with matching pink slippers. She felt like she was playing dress up everyday with the clothes that Kaname had bought for her.

As she came out of the room, Kaname smiled at Senna. He took her hand in his and led her towards the study. "I thought about what your punishment should be." Kaname said as they continued walking.

"Are you gonna make me stand with a bucket on my head?" Senna asked, her eyes wide. She had seen Aidou do it once while they were at Cross Academy and it hadn't seemed very pleasant. "Or am I gonna peel potatoes all day? Do I have to clean the entire mansion? That's a lot of rooms, Kaname. I don't think I can do it by myself."

Kaname chuckled and shook his head. "No. I've thought of something much more…interesting."

Senna didn't like the gleam in Kaname's eye. She wasn't able to protest because the two had reached the study. Senna looked around nervously, expecting something to jump out at her. She blinked as Kaname simply ushered her over to the chess set he was always playing with. Senna tilted her head up to look at Kaname. "We're going to play chess? That's so boring, Kaname."

Again, Kaname chuckled. He picked Senna up and plopped her in the seat with the black chess pieces lined up in front of her. He sat across from her and smiled. "Chess is something you should learn, Senna. It teaches one to be patient and strategic. It will help you in the real world."

Unless everyone was going to turn into giant, walking chess pieces, Senna didn't really believe chess would help her in the real world. "Can't I just clean the mansion?"

"No. Now, pay attention." Kaname launched into a lecture about how each of the pieces moved and what their role was in protecting the king.

Despite how boring it was, Senna listened intently. She stared at all the pieces as Kaname explained the rules. She poked the king and blinked as it toppled over. "Oops."

Kaname sighed. "I suppose just lecturing you won't work. Why don't we play a game?"

Senna quickly put the king back in his spot. "Okay. Um, who goes first?"

Kaname answered by moving one pawn forward. For the next hour, Kaname watched Senna intently as she took her time moving each piece. She would stare thoughtfully at the bored, chewing on her lip, before finally moving a piece rather hesitantly. He was rather surprised at how quickly Senna caught onto the game. Kaname decided it was time to end the game and swiftly put Senna's king into check. "You did well for your first game."

Senna pouted. "I lost, though."

"Of course you did." Kaname answered. "You can't expect to beat someone who has been playing this game much longer than you right away."

"How long have you been playing chess, Kaname?" Senna asked as she picked up one of Kaname's white pawns she had captured. She stared at it as she rolled it around in her hand.

"Much longer than you've been around." Kaname assured. He frowned as he saw how Senna continued staring intently at the pawn. "What's wrong, Senna?"

"Well," Senna bit her lip and squeezed the pawn tightly in her hand. "at the party, you said something about a violent chess game starting. But, you meant it was with real people, right? Not pieces?"

"Yes." Kaname answered simply.

Senna's hand tightened around the pawn. "I was thinking about it while we were playing. If it's a chess game, you're the king, right? You can't move around much or else people will try and get you. Yuki is the queen…what am I, Kaname? Am I a pawn?"

Kaname reached across the chess board and took Senna's hand in his. He gently uncurled her fingers from the pawn. "No, Senna. Never think of yourself like that. I would never use you or allow you to be used. At all cost, I want to keep both you and Yuki separated from this, though I know with the two of you it will be nearly impossible." He took the pawn from Senna and placed back on the table. "I think that's enough chess for one day. Why don't we go outside and play in the snow for a bit?"

Senna's eyes lit up and she rushed out of the room to change into her winter coat. As soon as she was properly dressed, she rushed back to the study only to find Kaname was gone. She shrugged, figuring he had gone off to find Yuki and Aidou. Senna went to sit on the couch when she noticed the folder that Shuuchi had given to Kaname sitting on top of the desk. Looking around to make sure Kaname wasn't anywhere in sight, Senna crept over to the desk and pulled the folder down. She blinked when she saw her name written across the front of the folder. Curious, she began opening the folder…

"There you are, Senna." Kaname smiled as he appeared at Senna's side. Realizing she had just opened the folder, Kaname quickly yanked it from her hands.

"What's that?" Senna asked. She attempted to reach out for it but Kaname blocked her way.

"It's nothing for you to worry about." Kaname said firmly.

"My name is on the front." Senna replied. "What is it?"

Kaname sighed and knelt in front of Senna. "I didn't want you to see it because I was worried you would get upset. It's your folder that Jadoku had kept about you. Shuuchi recovered it for me."

Senna shuddered, remembering all the tests that Jadoku had performed on her. "Why'd you want that?"

Kaname was silent for a moment. "Senna, Yuki is ready to go outside. Let's go."

Senna didn't bother protesting as Kaname led her out of the study and towards the entrance. She knew Kaname was hiding something from her but she also knew that it was nearly impossible to get Kaname to tell a secret. She bit her lip as she thought of the nightmares she had begun to have. She was going to find out what was in that folder, no matter what.

I'm sorry that it's a little short. I'm trying to figure out what to do right now because we're kind of catching up to the manga again. Please review and bear with me!