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The scent of rose oil tickled his nose and he breathed in deeply. His body was stiff and aching and his mind was still groggy from the sedatives but he recognized the soft fingers brushing his brow ridges and he smiled.

"Kirin-ai?" Her voice sounded strangely fragile.

He blinked several times before her face swam into focus. Ariana was sitting on the right side of the bed, gazing anxiously at him. She was wearing a sleeveless blue tunic with a wide patterned obi clinching her waist. He was so used to her trendy clothes that he was swept away by the simple elegance of her outfit. His smile widened.

"Kirin?" Ariana asked again. "Are you all right? How do you feel?"

Shifting, he became aware of the dull throb that was his left arm. He tested it by wiggling his fingers and wishing that he hadn't by the shooting pains that caused. "I've been better," he said finally. "When did you get here?"

"An hour or so," Ariana said, leaning over to kiss him. "You've had us all worried." Her eyes watered. "It took a while to find gargoyles to donate blood for you. We're just lucky that the Ishimura researchers have been making a study of that or the doctors would have had to give you artificial plasma."

"I'm sorry to have worried you."

Her lower lip crumpled. "I was out of my mind! Tancho came to fetch me but they wouldn't let me in for the longest time! You were so pale and still and – and –" He could tell she was fighting the urge to cry. "If you ever do anything like this again, I'll kick your butt!" She crossed her arms defiantly but tears still glittered beneath her lashes.

"There, there." Kirin fought the urge to smirk as he reached up with his good arm and cupped her cheek. "The next time someone invades my classroom, I'll have them make reservations in advance."

"Wiseass."
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So, it was Ikeike who attacked Kirin; but why? What was the reason?