Chapter 3

The air is chilly tonight. Crescent wraps a scarf around her neck and she sighs in satisfaction. Kenma had asked her to take a midnight stroll with him.

She's dressed formally. Her legs are wrapped in the finest cloths in the school, and her coat is made from bear fur. Her lips are pale from the cold, and her eyes glow softly. Her black hair is sleek, and snowflakes rest on her hat. She's wearing long fur boots, and her face is barely visible through her scarf.

Kenma's dressed in a long coat and jeans. His matching boots match his hat and he pulls Crescent in for a hug. He loved her alot, he really did. His eyes reflect a world, and the lights in the square are the same shade as his eyes. Truly fitting for him.

"Did you wait long?" Kenma places a kiss on her forehead, and Crescent blushes.

"Nope! You came really quickly." Crescent grins and the two have fun for the night.

The night is dark, and the sky is eerie. Song of the ancestors are passed, and it feels as though someone could pass at anytime. The sky is dim, and there's a sense of eeriness. Something was going to happen tonight and Crescent was alert.

-(☆)-

The next morning was… no. Crescent woke up in a mess of limbs with Kenma and if it weren't for the fact that they were both dressed, she probably would've thought they did um. Yeah. Crescent groans and gets up, and Kenma stirs in his sleep. His shirt is half hiked up his chest and Crescent covers him in a blanket before leaving.

She's in his apartment. Her parents were probably worried about her so she heads home. Her hands are slightly cold from the weather, and she blows fire on them softly. She's tired, and she wanted nothing less than to see her family at the moment.

"Darling!" Her mom hugs her and her dad nods. "Where were you? I thought Kenma said he'd bring you home by 9 or something?"

"We got a bit carried away and I ended up sleeping over"

"Which sleep." her dad speaks up, his voice is grave.

"Regular sleep. We didn't do anything frisky don't worry" Crescent smiles.

Her parents sigh in relief, and they have breakfast with her. She's tired from the day and so are they.

-(♔)-

Kenma wakes up under a blanket and a note next to his bed. It tells him that they left early, and that they would see him at school the next day. He groans, but at least he had gotten something out of the drunk girl. He calls the principal and the principal grins.

"Ice"

"I have the information."

"You know where to find me"

"Yes sir"

Ice had been undercover for months. Though Kenma had indeed been alive for awhile, they had locked him and forced him to turn into a dragon. He was currently in one of the cages with the rest of the animals. It would be awhile before he could get out.

-(☆)-

Crescent wonders to herself. Had she been tricked yesterday? She looks over the events of yesterday and today, and Crescent realizes something. Kenma's dragon mark had been gone. She curses when she recalls the events from last night and she didn't have any idea who it was instead of Kenma. She rushes to school grounds, and she heads over to where the animals were kept. She rushes to Ignes' old cage, and she finds a dragon there. She didn't have anymore keys to unlock the cages.

"Kenma. I'll get you out of there just wait for me ok?" Crescent mumbles. Kenma nods weakly. He had just learned that he could shift, and next thing he knew he was being locked up. Crescent focuses her fire on the lock, and it melts under her touch. Kenma flies out, and he transforms. The lock wasn't bendable, so they had to make it out of there as quickly as they could.

Kenma shifts, and Crescent hops on and they fly out. It was a shame really, it had been so long since they had seen Ignes and Elios. Crescent motions at the tower, and Ignes and Elios transform into humans. Kenma sits there with them, discussing their next move.

"The school hasn't changed Crescent. They're trying to leash you like they leashed me" Kenma groans.

"I can't do anything. Kenma you have to try defeating the principal again please" Crescent pleads. "There's nothing else we can do"

"Ice. He's the one who knocked me out, and he was most likely the person who had been hanging out around you as me. We need him out of student council president" Kenma murmurs.

"true huh" Crescent hisses.

Cyrus and Helios curse. They didn't know how they had let a rat into their reform plan, and getting him out by legal means was impossible until next year. Their only solution was to have Kenma go against the principal or someone of his equal level.

"Mom and dad. Since I became champion, they're no longer banned from the school. My parents can try defeating the principal and vice principal. It's the only other choice besides Kenma"

"Then that's what we'll do. I just hope we're able to make it on time." Cyrus mumbles. Footsteps are heard coming up the tower, and the three shifters shift back. Crescent lies on the floor, and the three pretend to look at her clueless.

"Crescent! Do you know where the dragon went?"

"Dragon? Oh the newly captured one?"

"yes!" Ice pants, and Crescent eyes him.

"Nope. I would suggest looking where Kenma's dragon is though, I heard she's rather good at blowing locks to bits."

"We'll try that then. Please help us search when you finish up with these 2"

"Of course" Ice rushes back down the stairs, and Crescent smirks. Kenma shifts back to normal, and he rushes back inside the tower. If defeating the principal was what they needed to do, then that was what they would do.