Amidst the shadows and the secrets

Night Fifty-Two

Chisana felt his embrace and then his fangs. It is quite different from when Aiko bites. She bites harder and deeper, almost as if she's doing it on purpose to lure out a painful reaction. I live with these men for about two months now, and they helped me to push my pain limit further. A lick on her neck was enough to know he healed the wounds. 

"Still better than the pancakes," smiled Kanato. 

When Chisana got inside the car, she was pulled by Reiji and ended up between him and Shu. Maybe it's for the better. Keeping her eyes down, she felt and saw someone kicking her. 

"If you are bitten by one of us, you need to drink cranberry juice. At least that's what I'm taught, so here." Aiko pushed a cranberry box in her hand. 

The juice box was in Chisana's hand for a second before it was taken away. 

"Don't interfere with our rules, Aiko. She's aware of this." Shu reacted faster than his brother could. "You are the one with a bag." He did give it to her. 

Reiji pushed his glasses up, using his middle finger. "I believe I have to teach you how we handle things, Aiko." 

"Oh, I almost forgot." Aiko showed a letter and gave it to Reiji. "This is for you." 

Taking it, Reiji took out the letter, read it, and started to laugh. "How conceited, we will talk about this later. Not now." He opened his book, just like Chisana did. 

"Pff, how boring to read." Aiko eyed the two. 

"Don't interrupt my music again, or I'll make you run to school," responded Shu. 

With a hum, Aiko turned her head and with her chin in the air. 

Chisana closed her eyes for a moment and focused back on her book. Having finished volume one, she got volume two of the series. She's causing trouble, a drama queen, and who knows what else. I wish she could keep quiet. 

*** 

The moment, Chisana stepped out of the car, she noticed all the guys were staring at Aiko. Plain and ordinary, you could call her Pancake as well because she has no curves. Why would you choose her when you have me? 

Laito grabbed her hand and led her to the stairs. Upstairs and in their homeroom, he turned to her. "I recognize her kind anywhere, Chisana, keep your distance." 

"How?" Chisana knew that, even in her school uniform, Aiko looked way better. Thank god, he took my right hand and not my left. That's where her bitemark still is. But the way everyone was looking at her. If I want to be slim like her I need to lose more weight. 

"Harder said than done, I know but try, okay?" Laito wanted her promise. 

Slowly, she nodded. "I'll try." That's all I can do. Surely, Reiji informed her that she couldn't bite me at school. Nobody talked in the car but that's because we don't know her. Again, she could see the reactions from the guys when they saw Aiko. They never look at me like that. 

"Did you see her? There is another woman with the Sakamaki brothers, and she's hot." 

"I know, right? I wonder if she's a model, she has to be." 

Chisana took her books out of her bag and her notebook. "In the lunch break, I'm going to the computer room to print out the enneagram assignment." 

Laito smiled at her. "Me too. I'm finally done and it took longer than I wanted. But coffee first, right?" 

"Yes, that's one thing I don't want to miss out on. Maybe I can get through the classes without it but it became a habit." She answered as she checked her blazer pocket, where she kept the USB stick. Thanks to Reiji, I could borrow his laptop to finish my homework. I had to do it in his room but that makes sense. Hearing the other students, she checked the time. Time for the first class to start, meaning no gossip for a while. Just hearing the things they said about Aiko, made her hold in her stomach. How much weight could I lose? Five kilo? Or should I just aim to lose ten?