Aki was shocked when Shawn hugged him and didn't respond, to make up for it he gave Shawn a small smile. "Your welcome, I aim to please." When Shawn turned around for his food, Aki turned and glared at everyone in the cafeteria which made most shut up. Then Aki turned back around with a small scowl, he forgot to pay for the kid's food because of his book. He was currently rich from his "allowance" and what better to spend it on that someone else and not the high-end clothes they wanted him to spend it on. However, his expression became neutral again when Shawn turned around once more.<br/><br/>He almost put his hand on the small of Shawn's back, but refrained from it. He may have been used to and could ignore the rumors but they seemed to affect Shawn, so he wouldn't fuel them. So instead he walked slightly behind Shawn.<br/><br/>He went to sit down when his hand was grabbed, his head snapped to the side to see Leo holding Shawn's arm tightly and the kid's other hand holding his. Before he could do anything, Leo threw Shawn to the ground and hissed, "He can't protect you forever. I know where you sleep." Aki would have went after Leo if Alice hadn't grabbed his arm and tugged on it. He reluctantly sat down beside Shawn. He whispered to Shawn, "Eat, or the lunch ladies will think that you don't like their food. Plus you don't have enough meat on your bones anyway, Chibi-ko." If anyone heard what he said, it was Alice and she wouldn't care.<br/><br/>He turned to her and made light conversation, that was completely fake, about classes and such. He let his knee rest gently against Shawn's as they talked until class time.