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[Noko]

Noko looked at Najika's hand and smiled as he took a hold of it. It was bit strange to pretend not to know her but no stranger than finding out that she was actually a star. "Oh don't worry about it." He said as he waved his hand as if to forget about it. He glanced at Leon with a sly smile on his face, as if to signal that the battle for today might be on hold but the war wasn't over, oh no not by a long shot. He could've held that smile all day but when he felt movement around him he looked over at Najika who was handing out a large amount of yen and a towel. He chuckled as he took them and looked at them. He had told her that she didn't need to pay him back but apparently she felt that she did.

He decided not to argue about it right now and just pocketed the money and sat the towel on his lap. Once he saw her outside of the studio he would try and give the money back. He looked at Leon who seemed to have noticed how friendly the two of them were acting and the fact that Najika had just given him money and the towel would only bring up more questions and Leon seemed like the kind of kid who always got an answer to his questions. He laughed quietly to himself as he imagined the boy hiring a leg breaker. He stopped laughing though when he recalled what had transpired earlier... He's not that cruel right? Ah no matter.

Noko sat there and listened to the two talk about some show they were planning. As they sat there Noko was able to pick out the scent of blood once again. He realized that the girl's wound probably hadn't healed yet. Even though it had begun to heal the scent was still very enticing to him. He rested his head on his hand once again as he forced himself to stop thinking about it. It seemed like ever since he had been threatened with the cage life was getting so much harder. Temptations seemed to be everywhere now a days and he wasn't sure how long he would be able to hold out.

He watched Clovis get up and walk out of the room and wished he would be able to get ice-cream. Although he didn't particularly enjoy tea he loved sweets, no matter what kind it was and vanilla ice cream was his favorite flavor. He felt his stomach growl and he was sure everyone else had heard it also. He placed his hand on it and wondered how long the silence would last.

"Are you two dating?"

Noko's hand moved out from under him and his head feel against the table. His razor sharp slashed his tongue and he could feel the salty liquid flow down his throat and felt some of the blood dribble down his chin. "What?!" He asked his face was bright red. He was so embarrassed that his that his tough guy mask shattered and he was unable to speak. He just looked away and attempted to rebuild the mask.

[+Najika Mizuno+]

She glared right back at Leon after he gave Clovis a clipboard full of notes for him to recite to others. She nodded when Clovis said that he would bring out some tea Please make me one as well Clovis. If you don’t mind of course Leon. She said raising an eyebrow at the boy. She saw Leon stare at her and then at Noko.

Are you two dating? the boy asked and she almost wanted to smack the boy in the head or something. Why would he think that? Did they act cutesy or something? She took off her hat and shook out her hair. Leon liked it unusually warm in the office and she didn’t exactly want a bad hair day in front of Noko. Would it really matter? she thought quietly and looked back grimly at Leon.

What’s it to you Leon? It won’t affect my performance either way. She wanted to quickly dismiss the question but that seemed to be impossible. She didn’t want to make it seem as if she had no feelings for Noko but she didn’t exactly want to tell the boy what happened and how he had saved her from a group of sharks only a few weeks ago. She saw something sneak its way down to Nooks’ chin and realized that it was blood.

She couldn’t help but quickly walk up to him and whip it away with a napkin she happened to just have on hand. . It would be bad no..just…un explainable if he transformed into the three tailed shark in front of Leon and Clovis. Just because she was strangely understanding about it doesn’t mean that everyone else will be. She sighed and disposed of the thing quickly.

[Seijun]

The acted different, Noko was surprised that he could only speak one word while Najika had yelled at him. The event made him actually chuckle, one of his true chuckle of him enjoying it. To think, he didn't even meant to have harm in the first place, they just brought it on themselves. That was the really funny part after all and the reason why he was chuckling. Didn't they know that they were making it seem like they were dating? Hmm, guess he could do some arranging to give the boy a free ticket. It was only one anyway, so it won't cause too much trouble for him. Of course, he'll have to ask her first, and then make reservations. What he would do, just to make sure that his clients were happy, and at the same time to play with them. The idea, made a playful smirk crept on his face, as if he have had just a great way to humiliate the two for his own amusement. It was only bluff though.

"I'll take that as a yes then. Well, seeing that it is Valentine day coming soon, are you going to make or buy chocolate for him?" the boy had asked. It was obvious that he was enjoying this right now."Man this is a great discovery. Valentine day, and the idol got herself a boyfriend and not those stupid idols, but just an ordinary guy. A once ordinary girl dating an ordinary guy, sounds interesting doesn't it?" he asked the two. [color-0066ff]"Though it's too bad we can't reveal it or else your other life would be ruined."[/color] he grumbled.

The door opened revealing Clovis who gave everyone a plate with tea and a slice of cake. The manager slowly cut the slice into a small piece to feed it into his mouth like a grown gentleman. It was a habit that he was forced with thanks to all of his father's training. Although he had to admit, it did come in handy many times, and he liked it too. He also took a sip of his tea, and the placing it down, in other to get a good mix of aroma. "Keemun tea?" he asked the man who nodded. His butler surely knew what he liked best in situations.

[Noko]

Noko sat there in complete shock after cutting his tongue. Usually his blood didn't trigger any form of blood lust in him and today was no exception to that rule. The only thing that happened due to the cut was the fact that blood was know dripping down his chin on to his white t-shirt. He cursed under his breath and was about to wipe away the blood when he realized that he was wearing his school uniform still. He was beginning to become upset and, since he was currently with out his mask, he was about ready to start crying. Not full blown sobbing but something along the lines of tears running down his face. Hearing Najika and Leon talk about things didn't really help either.

He closed his eyes and was about to walk away before he felt someone get up an walk over to him. He opened his eyes in time to see Najika reach down and wipe the blood off of his chin. He was thankful that she had done it but he was sure that after seeing something like that Leon was going to be close to start thinking that the two really were dating. He looked back over at the boy and almost immediately the mental mask reformed itself and Noko acted as he usually did. He let out a small groan as Leon started talking about Valentine's day and asking whether or not Nijika was was going to make or buy him chocolates.

He would've argued more about the subject but he saw how much pleasure it brought him just to see that he had gotten underneath Noko's skin. "Oh yeah I'm just an ordinary guy." He told himself and then glanced over at Najika. Both of them knew how untrue that statement was. Nokogiri was the farthest from normal in this room, which was really something to say when you considered the fact that there was a thirteen year old manager and a girl who lived a life as a pop-star and another as a normal girl. It was unknown to Leon and Clovis that Noko was cursed.

When ever the boy's lust for blood was to much for him he would change into a large great white shark with rows upon rows of razor sharp teeth and three powerful tails that made him one of the oceans fastest predators. Of course it was always possible for him to lose control while in human form as well. While it was a much rarer occurrence it has been known to happen every once in a blue moon. The last time it ended someone had received a large shark bite on their shoulder and about a twelve people had to have their memories erased. He sighed again but perked up when he caught the smell of cake on the air.

The large doors opened and in walked Clovis carrying trays for everyone. Noko sucked on his tongue, attempting to stop the flow of blood, while the butler placed the cake and tea in front of him. "Thank you Clovis." He said as he stopped sucking on his tongue long enough to be polite to the oldest member of this small group. He looked down at the cake and stabbed his fork into it. He was about to lift it up and shove the entire thing into his mouth but looked over at Leon before he did. He watched as the boy ate as if he was at some sort of fancy dinner party.

I can't let him show me up. He thought to himself as he felt the flow of blood begin to slow down. Noko had lucked out and the cut had been very thin and shallow. Within moments his tongue stopped bleeding and he was able to eat, with some difficulty. He cut off a small piece of cake and placed it in his mouth before looking around the table. He didn't dare try the tea right after recovering from his wound and decided he would let it sit for awhile.