Intensity Within

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(Sorry, I thought I replied to these by my phone! D: Also, sorry this post sucks so bad; I seriously had no idea what to type.)

Kaname didn't have much of a problem with doing his equations. Just because he never did his homework didn't mean that he didn't know how to do any of it; he just preferred not to be bothered with it since it wouldn't affect his future anyways. He was done by the time that Sakura had offered to help Takuma, though.

Rina, on the other hand, wasn't really enjoying doing the homework. It wasn't the first time she did homework whatsoever, but math wasn't exactly her strong suit. Senri, despite how he may act at times, was a little better at it so he ended up helping her once he was done, even though she hadn't asked for the help.

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(It's okay, this one kind of sucks too. I'm trying to maybe give room for Kaname to get jealous if you want to take him there.)

Sakura and Takuma worked together with natural ease. The two of them even joked with each other and playfully bumped shoulders while they worked together. When they were finally finished Takuma looked up at the others with a large, true smile as the last traces of laughter escaped his lips. "Okay, we're both done, how's everyone else?"

(That's what I was thinking, haha. Also, sorry if my replies start getting a little slow; I've been sick all week and it's not getting much better so I'll probably be on and off whenever I get too dizzy or something.)

Kaname had ended up watching the two whilst they worked. Something about it bothered him, though he wasn't exactly sure over why it was bothering him at all. He was almost envious of the attention that Takuma was receiving from Sakura, though he didn't understand why he was envious at all. Perhaps it was just because any time that he and Sakura interacted, it always ended in an argument or a greater distaste of him from her side. "I've been done," he said before laying his paper down.

Rina hadn't really been paying attention to the others. Somehow, whilst she and Senri worked, they ended up straying to random topics that had nothing to do with homework. Of course, they were still doing their homework the entire time, but it was nice to be able to converse whilst working. They were, unsurprisingly, the last two to finish and they nodded towards the others briefly to signal that they were done, too.

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(Great minds think alike! And oh dear, are you okay? If you don't feel we'll go rest. I don't want to make you feel worse)

Sakura rolled her eyes at Kaname in annoyance and feigned care in her tone as she spoke, "Sorry to make you wait."

Takuma hit his knee to Sakura's before he patted her knee with a laugh but with a serious tone, "Sakura, be nice." The he eyes girl signed and nodded her head with a frown. Takuma then shared his answers with everyone with Sakura's help.

(Oh, I'm fine right now! I've just been getting really dizzy lately. My throat tried to close up a few days ago and I wasn't getting enough air, so my doctor thinks that's why, but she put me on these steroid tablets that help open up my lungs, so I should be okay. There's also the fact that I'm borderline Hypoglycemic, so I have to eat every 2-3 hours to keep my energy and stuff, so that might be why I've been getting dizzy, too.)

The way Sakura had reacted to him didn't sit well with Kaname, especially when he was already feeling so out of sorts for some reason he couldn't comprehend. His annoyance grew a bit when he saw Takuma pat Sakura's knee and he pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to distract himself from whatever emotions were whirling around inside him. "Yes, well, Sakura isn't exactly nice," he muttered before he started writing down the answers the others had, along with giving them his.

Rina couldn't help but to notice the tension radiating from Kaname. She wasn't sure what was wrong with him - surely he was used to Sakura's behavior towards him, right? Especially since he kind of brought it on himself? Shaking the thought away, she and Senri also shared their answers but otherwise returned to their conversation.

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Takuma raised his brows in true surprise at Kaname's sudden change in behavior, "Kaname-"

Sakura cut him off though with a hateful glare and her firey tongue, "Excuse me? I'm nice, maybe not to those who don't deserve it, i.e. Not you."

Takuma's face turned pained as he looked at Sakura, who was clearly hurt by Kaname's statement. "Sakura, I'm sure that Kaname didn't mean it."

Sakura stood abruptly, "Don't defend him, Takuma. That makes you just as bad as he is." Slight tears were in her eyes as Sakura stormed away and went outside. She didn't care that it was now sunny and it instantly made her itchy and tired to be under it's rays. Sakura didn't know why she wanted to cry because of Kaname's words, but she did.

Neither Rina nor Senri were really sure over what had just happened. The only thing that either of them were sure of was that Kaname obviously said something stupid and upset Sakura. "Um, maybe you should... Go apologize to Sakura, Kaname," Rina suggested quietly, only for Kaname to glare in her direction, which almost immediately shut her up.

Dropping his glare after a few moments, he rolled his eyes. "This is ridiculous," he said simply before he moved to stand up, gathering his things. Seeing Takuma and Sakura getting along so well irked him and put him in a rather bad mood - on top of that, he made one little comment and she just bursts out of there as if being around him was painful. Despite that he didn't want to admit it, the realization kind of hurt, but he scoffed at the feeling and shook his head.

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Takuma stood too once Kaname did, but not to follow him. "Kaname, rediculous or not you hurt her feelings. Noble like us or not, it's wrong. To be frank, Kaname, I'm really tired of seeing you do this to people. Sakura is a friend of mine and I'm going to defend and console her, but you should go apologize first." Takuma balled his nervously shaking hands into fists as he spoke. He'd never spoken out against Kaname before and he didn't realize ow absolutely terrifying it would be.

Sakura angrily ran her fingertips along her waterline to try and get her tears to go away and after a few tries they did. She didn't understand it, why his little comment hurt her feelings so much when she hated him like she did. To be honest, it just pissed Sakura off more that she didn't understand her own feelings so she just stood there along in the sunlight looking like an idiot as she flicked the unshed tears from her fingertips.

Kaname frowned in response to Takuma's words, glaring over at him. "If you're going to defend and console her, then go do it. I said one simple thing and she overreacted, whereas you two can have a full conversation without any problems. I'm not going to apologize when I did nothing wrong," he said simply, rather annoyed and surprised that Takuma would speak out against him at all.

Rina tried to shrink out of the conversation as much as possible, feeling the tension growing. Growing uncomfortable with it all, she quickly stood up and tugged Senri up as well before gathering her things and making a quick escape with him. She didn't want to witness a best friend's quarrel at all.

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Takuma was getting offended and angry for Sakura as Kaname defended himself against Takuma's words. "Maybe the reason why I can have a plain, full conversation with her because I actually take into account her feelings!" Takuma angrily huffed out air between his lips, he was too filled with frustration to console Sakura now. Takuma ran his hands through his hair was he watched Senri and Rina escape from the battle feild. "I know you're higher up in our society, Kaname, but I'm getting really tired of you acting like you're the only one in the society," he said before he grabbed hold of his things and followed after Senri and Rina. When he finally caught up with them he was breathless and frustrated but calm enough to grunt out a hello.

Sakura stayed outside standing still for a few silent minutes as she got her tears back in check. There was absolutely no way she was going to let herself shed a single tear over Kaname in any way shape or form. Nope. No way, no how. She'd sooner purposefully hit herself in the head and cry over the pain of that than cry over that pompous jerk.

Kaname stared at Takuma with obvious annoyance, rather frustrated with how he was behaving towards him. It wasn't like Takuma to be so disrespectful to him and, honestly, he almost wanted to rip his head off or serve out a punishment that was generally fit for Hanabusa. Shaking his head, he let out a sigh, trying to calm his emotions before making his way out of the dorm. He wasn't going to apologize, he decided, but he figured it'd be best to get Sakura inside before the sun took too much of a toll on her.

Rina and Senri had delved into a conversation to distract them from the tension they had experienced in the lobby. It wasn't long before they took notice of Takuma, though, and they each offered a slight wave in response. "Did things calm down?" Rina asked a little hesitantly. She doubted it, especially since Takuma seemed fairly frustrated - an effect that Kaname seemed to have on some people.

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Takuma sighed in annoyance, "He is most certainly my best friend but there are times when I just can't stand the guy." He shook his hand and ran a hand through his hair to buy himself time to think and collect himself. "Let's just not talk about him? There's many, many other things to talk about."

Sakura, after having stopped the oncoming storm of tears and hurt emotional responses, still stayed in the sun and let it's rays suck away the frustration and replace it with a burning exhaustion that she gladly took over her previous roller coaster of Kaname-caused emotions.

It didn't take Kaname long to find Sakura, though it didn't seem like she planned on going inside any time soon. With a sigh, he made his way over, though didn't get too close. With her spitfire personality, he was almost certain that if he said something that she thought of as wrong, she might just attack him. "You should head back in. Staying out in the sun too long can cause damage," he told her after a few moments, uncertain of if she had noticed or registered his presence yet.

Rina blinked in surprise to his words but nodded nonetheless. Turning her attention back ahead, she let out a yawn. The sun was already out, so it wasn't surprising that she was tired - she had been tired before classes even ended since she wasn't one to get much sleep anyways. "Well, then, what should we talk about?" she questioned. She was used to talking about random things with Senri, from the wonders of how dull school could be to whatever excitement was present in the dorms, but she wasn't sure over how to talk to Takuma.

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Takuma hummed a low note as the tried to come up with something to talk about as they walked to the room areas of the Moon Dorm building. He hadn't really ever had a conversation with just Senri and Rina, so he wasn't sure what kinds of topics they were into. He searched his brain for something neutral, something that they'd have no problem talking about, especially after the scene with Kaname and Sakura. "Hmm.." Takuma hummed again. He suddenly remembered why he'd been so busy the last few weeks. "Well, there's that ball coming up! Have you to gotten your formal attire together? It's in two days now."

At the sound of Kaname's voice Sakura let the sound of a disbelieving scoff escape her lips, "Think of the devil and he shall come." She turned to face him, her eyes now only slightly red from holding back unwelcomed tears but the annoyance in her eyes was greater than the masked sadness. Sakura raised her voice from a mutter, her tone was offended and angry, "I'm not very nice, remember? Don't waste your 'kindness' on someone as mean as I am." She used air quotes with her pale, delicate looking fingers before they were tucked in and placed in fists tucked under crossed arms. Sakura glared at him, she wasn't afraid of someone like him, Kaname was just an empty shell to her.

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(I went back and edited my post to make it better for you, sorry it sucked before.)

(Sorry this took so long to reply to! I haven’t been on the past few days. The other day was my birthday and yesterday my brother had to get his wisdom teeth taken out. He’s been sick ever since – maybe that’s natural because I was the same way when I got mine taken out two years ago – so I’ve been helping to take care of him.)

Kaname eyed her carefully, taking in her gestures silently. Eventually, he offered a shrug in response. “I’m merely suggesting that you don’t spend too much time out here. No need to show your disdain in such a blatant way,” he said simply, a frown forming on his features. He had only suggested that she go inside and she was already angry with him. Was he that bad of a person to her? He shook the thought away; there was no reason for him to care if she hated him that much, right? At least, that was what he could tell himself.

Rina was surprised to hear him bring up the ball, though she hadn’t had much interest in it. Eventually shrugging, she gestured to Senri. “He’s ready for it. I think I’m going to opt out, though,” she told Takuma. She wasn’t one to care much for formal events – especially since she didn’t really want to go shopping for it. The only person that she could ask for an opinion on clothes from was Senri and even she knew that he would rather be sleeping than get dragged shopping with her.

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(Oh it's okay, I just got a tumor taken from my tongue yesterday so I completely understand your brother's pain haha Can he eat real food yet?)

Takuma raised his brows, "Opt out? There's no fun in a ball if you don't go, Rina." Takuma easily walked beside the girl and nudged her playfully. "Are you sad because Senri will go with Rima and not you?" He smiled and shrugged, "If a date is the problem I'd be happy to ask you if I knew you'd accept. I'm very bad with handling rejection, Sakura has tried to help me with it but I'm still so heartbroken when I get rejected." His tone was light, honest and playful so his statements left no air of tension or anger. Takuma was highly skilled in making conversations flow with ease and keeping any negative feelings away... That is, when Sakura and Kaname weren't in the same room.

Sakura glared at the noble, pompous jerk. Her tone was full of sass and easily masked the hurt she still felt because of Kaname, "I'll show my disdain any way I like, thank you." She didn't understand why his words had cut into her as deeply as they had, he was just a stranger, really. Sakura inwardly scolded herself for letting her feelings be hurt by some typical, glorified, high class, socialite.

(A tumor? D: That sounds painful. Ah, he’s been eating mashed potatoes and jello. My mom made him chicken spaghetti today but she had to mash it all up.)

The frown still on his features, Kaname stared blankly at Sakura, trying not to be bothered by her words, but, really, he couldn’t help it. Not only did he dislike being spoken to in such a way, but he didn’t like that she would talk to him like that with so much hatred. “Then go ahead and show your disdain. For you to say such hateful things when I’m only offering a suggestion to help you makes me wonder if I should have just gone straight to my dorm instead of coming out here to check on you,” he told her, his tone even and, though he tried to withhold any emotion that might seep through, a little pained.

Rina tilted her head to look up at him with amusement. “Actually, I don’t really care about a date. I just don’t like formal events, especially since I don’t like shopping for formal clothes alone,” she mused, “But if you’re seriously willing to take the chance at a disaster date, why would I decline? At least it’d give me a reason to actually go, right?” She tried to keep her tone light and teasing, because, honestly, she wasn’t sure if he was serious about the date thing – and, on top of that, it seemed like it would be more of a pity date than anything, by the way he put it.

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(The tumor itself wasn't painful, but now I've got it removed and the stitches are right in the center of my tongue so I really can't eat anything I have to chew because it pulls on the stitches. Lucky, mashed potatoes are my favorite but we don't have any in my house)

Takuma smiled widely, "Will you really come with me?" He waved his hand away when Rina said she didn't like shopping for formal clothes alone. "I'm sure your new friend, Sakura will come with you if you ask her. Pair her brutal honesty with her nice taste in fashion and you've got the perfect shopping partner."

Sakura looked at Kaname in disbelief, "Save it, don't pretend to actually care about my well-being." She took a daring and bold step closer with anger and hurt shining in her eyes. "All you care about is your precious little society. Like that little ball coming up? You've got all of the socialite and aristocrat Night class students coming, only the socialites and aristocrats. If you were such a good noble in this stupid society then you'd care about all of the vampires in it, not just those with a high class status!"