A/N: So about the change I mentioned in the last author's note. As you might know, the school year in Japan begins in April and ends in March with 3 breaks during the spring, summer, and winter. And because Valentine's Day would not be until the end of their first year, I'm skipping it up to there, but having it so that everything they found out during the summer camping trip is pushed back a year. If my explanation is confusing, let me know and I'll try to reword it.

Also, thank you guys so much for the reviews! They really get me motivated. And please excuse it if the chapters sometimes seem a bit weird. I write them during my Chemistry and Calculus classes since I'm too advanced right now while I have to pretend to pay attention.

Everyone stared in silence as Shadow pounced. His sharp canines and claws clamped down on Rin's head. The reaction was instantaneous.

Rin let out a loud yowl of pain, leaping to his feet and running around frantically. "Ahhhhhh! Get him off! GET HIM OFF!"

The girl scrambled to her feet as soon as she was free and patted down her skirt. "Yeah! Get him, Shadow! Show that perv who's boss," the girl cheered, pumping her fist in the air.

The entire scene was rather comical. Shima and Ryuji were laughing heartily at Rin's misfortune while Shiemi and Konekomaru chased after Rin, trying to get him to stop running so they could help. Yukio sighed and approach the brown-haired girl.

"Excuse me miss. I'm afraid this is all a misunderstanding," he said.

The girl's eyes lit up with recognition when she saw who was speaking to her. "Oh! You're the class representative! It's an honor to finally meet you in person Okamura-san," she said, bowing deeply. "My name is Himawari Misaki. And the cute Shiba gnawing on that pervert's head over there is Shadow."

A sweat drop ran down Yukio's head at the blatant distaste and mockery in her cheerful voice. "Yes, about that," Yukio began, "I apologize for nii-san's rudeness, but he did not attack you with perverse intentions. Nii-san only intended to find out who his secret admirer was after all these years. He's failed all of his attempts thus far so he got a bit overexcited when he finally caught you."

"Oh…" Misaki blinked, the information slowly sinking in. "Oh! That's Rin? Shadow, down boy!"

Shadow let go of Rin's head after a moment of hesitation, giving one last chomp before he detached himself. He ran up to Misaki, tail wagging proudly, and gave her a cute bark.

"Shadow! You knew that he was Rin, didn't you? And that he was watching this whole time," Misaki accused, holding Shadow up in front of her.

Shadow continued wagging his tail, licking her cheek and barking cutely.

"Don't you play innocent with me! You are not 'too cute to punish'. No extra treats for you tonight."

Shadow let out a low whine as Misaki put him down and turned to face Rin, who was being tended to by Shiemi.

"What the hell is wrong with that dog? It's a freakin' demon!" Rin roared, glaring at the Shiba, who countered with what Rin interpreted to be a mocking smirk. [1]

"In Shadow's defense, you attacked me first. It's only right that my ever-so-loyal companion defends me in such situations."

"Whatever," Rin huffed indignantly.

With the chaos no longer distracting her, Misaki suddenly realized that she was caught and froze. 'Oh crap…'

[1] Oh the irony...