♧Inner Demon♧

Dear Mama,

I met ••••• and I found a lot of things while I was at 'that place'.

To be honest, I just want to go home and cry.

Yours,

M. A.

♧Inner Demon♧

The three of them stiffened as the scythe narrowly avoided their heads.

Lily was smiling as he spoke to them, as if he didn't just swung the scythe over their heads.

"If possible, I'd like to go about this in a peaceful manner as well. Kindly grant our 'request'."

Lily then met Mitsuki's gaze silently as he was asking her to be reasonable just this once.

"Aha.."Mitsuki laughed as she placed a hand over her mouth, trying to stiffle the sounds. "Chibi-chan is too adorable.. pfft!"

"C-C-Chibi-chan...?! " Misono blustered, heat pooling on his cheeks until he registered what she said, not understanding how she could act so calmly under the situation they were in.

"-H-How unsightly! S-Stop saying such foolish things! I don't even know you!"

Mitsuki inwardly cringed but nothing deterred her from continuing.

" Well I really do adore Kuro and Mahiru together and for that to happen, no one is getting handed over to anyone. So unfortunately for you, we have to say no and reject your advances though I'd like it very much to have Mikkun with us, I simply value what I have right now. I'm not really the obedient type anyway." Mitsuki said dramatically, an amused look on her face as she began to subtly back away.

Mahiru stared at her in disbelief. "In short, that means no, right? "

She pouted. "Geez. You simplify my words too much! "

"But it's still a no. " Kuro said to her.

Her shoulders slumped. "Yes, fine!.. It's still a no and I simply wanted to say it in a more dramatic way to lighten up the mood since I feel like they won't be letting us off easily. But, I'm sure that everything will be okay~"Mahiru gaped at her, disbelief crossing his face as he wondered to himself again, how on Earth did he became friends with this cheeky girl again?

"You're way too carefree, Mitsuki. " Lily suddenly said, lowering his scythe. "The young miss has truly changed over the years. "

Annoyed, Mitsuki rolled her eyes. "Change is the only thing permanent in this world so don't be so surprised."

"You bastard, stop taking this situation so lightly! "Misono shouted. Mitsuki flinched at his words which Mahiru noticed and he did not like the way the girl's eyes was starting to look glossy.

"Huh? Wait, I don't understand what is going on but there's no need to talk like that to my friend!" Mahiru shouted, eyes reflecting his displeasure.

"Mahiru..." Mitsuki said.

Misono leaned back to his chair. "Tch! This is why I don't want to talk to commoners. " He said with a scowl.

Mitsuki frowned. "I didn't think you'd grow up as a snobby brat...--"

"--What did you just--?!"

--...Furthermore.. YOU!" Mitsuki suddenly shouted, pointing to Lily with her index finger.

"How shameful! Its despicable! Those eyes, such shamelessness! I can't believe this! " She yelled indignantly while giving him a disgusted look.

"--Eh? " Mahiru suddenly turned to her in shock. "Mitsuki, what is --??

"Stop staring at Mahiru with those lecherous eyes, FIEND! I won't allow it! I simply will not stand idly by as you stare at him with such perversion, pervert! "

"EHHH?! " Mahiru was obviously shock by her behavior, a memory of their first encounter resurfacing in his memory.

Because he had forgotten it since Mitsuki has changed but this girl, she's always been...

♧Inner Demon♧

[ ......

Mahiru, as usual, stayed late since he volunteered to be on cleaning duty for the week.

It was during halfway his work that loud footsteps can be heard from across the hallway as if some elephant was stomping their foot.

He peered outside, his eyes landing on a boy--no, a girl who looks like a boy. The way she carried herself and her male uniform proved it, but the swell on her chest and her wide hips proved that she was of fairer sex.

He couldn't seem to avoid his eyes from the girl, her brows were creased and it looked like she was troubled.

As if she felt his gaze, her eyes snapped to him in a rough manner. He nearly gasped at what he saw. The deepest blue eye made of sapphire on the left and a deep red eye like ruby on the right were staring at him in confusion.

The girl is heterochromatic.

"You..! " She suddenly uttered, pointedly narrowing her eyes at him.

"Uh... S-Sorry! I didn't mean to sta--"

"What's with that look? " She said in an irritated voice, halting his words. "Tch! How shameful and shameless! Staring at a girl with such vulgar eyes! Pervert! "

"WHAAAAT!??" He exclaimed in shock.

"You're despicable. "

"I w-wasn't! Who would do that?! You got it all wrong! "An irk mark suddenly appeared on his head. The girl tilted her head but it didn't look like she heard any of his excuses.

"Hmm.. You're a commoner, aren't you? "

Another irk mark was added.

"From your shabby clothes and the poor way you carry yourself, I could easily tell that you're one. Am I right, commoner? "

There was now three irk marks, the girl smirked tauntingly at him while Mahiru was seconds from flipping out.

"Silence means yes."

More irk marks popped on his head.

' That's it. '

"Well sorry for being a commoner! But that doesn't give you the right to be rude! "

Her eyes seemed to lit up and he grew confused of her reaction.

"You're pretty simple and forward. I like that. Hey.. Wanna be friends? "

"Eh--?"

"Friends. I want to be friends. Say 'yes if you want to and say 'yes' if you don't want to."

"That doesn't give me any option at all! I'll still end up your friend! " He shouted, giving the female an odd look.

She smirked at him. "Of course. You're my friend now. So as my friend, tell me where the principal office is. I'm going to start going to this school by tomorrow. It's a pleasure to meet you, commoner."

Irk marks started appearing on his head.

"Mahiru! It's Shirota Mahiru!  " She smirked and grinned. "Now.. Where's the office? "

'I feel like I'm a slave rather than a friend from the way she ordered that...' Mahiru thought.

"Tch. It's this way! Come on, I'll show you! ".... ]

♧Inner Demon♧

"Oi, seriously. We should get out of here. This has gotten troublesome. " Kuro said, eyes gazing pointedly at the Eve of Lust's direction. The two immediately got the message.

But Mitsuki made sure to send the Servamp of Lust a dirty look.

Lily merely chuckled. " The young miss certainly takes after --" He paused, seeing his Eve that was eyeing him with a frown.

"Lily, what are you doing?! Get them!"

"Run, you guys! Run away from Chibi-chan! " Mitsuki screeched, grabbing Kuro and Mahiru as she dragged them out of the door.

"What the? S-Stop calling me that!"

But Lily ran after them, swinging his huge scythe as Mitsuki ducked, the two following after her.

She gulped at the scythe glinting dangerously their way.

"Oi, oi. This has gotten out of hand. " Kuro said, raising his hand in a 'will you stop it' motion.

Misono tsk'ed. "This is why the cat would do. You don't understand how this goes at all. This is why I dislike commoners! " Mahiru was taken aback but he managed to recover swiftly.

"I don't know how rich you are! But who would listen to you after getting dragged here and demanded like that?! Kuro, Mitsuki, let's go! "

He grabbed the two by their hands, slamming the door open as they ran out of there.

"Follow me! I'll take us to the fountain outside! " Mitsuki suggested, suddenly on the lead.

A few minutes later, true to what Mitsuki said, they were outside with a grand fountain on the middle.

Mahiru was panting while Mitsuki looked a little pale, she wiped a sweat across her forehead before noticing his stare.

"Are you still anemic? " He asked, she instantly shook her head.

"Not anymore, Onii-sama makes sure I drink my medicine properly and I don't really fancy collapsing on the floor after only a few laps."

"You have a medical history? " Kuro inquired, since Mitsuki seemed way too athletic and fit to have a physically weak body and he knew that she was very capable of defending herself. From what he witnessed, Mitsuki was trained.

"Sucks, huh? Atleast you won't be able to experience it because you're a vampire. " Kuro suddenly looked down, avoiding her stare. "Buuuut! That's pretty insensitive and I wouldn't know if not being able to get sick is a good thing or bad. Anyways, should we head for the exit now? "

"You mean this isn't the exit? " Mahiru asked.

"Of course not! I did told you that I was taking the rest of us to this fountain oustide, right? "

"But we need to get out of he--Wha! Why are there so many children?! " Mahiru suddenly darted his eyes around the windows, dozens of red eyes watching their little group from above.

He gasped. "Don't tell me! They're Lily's kids?! That's too many even for 'Lust'! " Disbelief written all over his face.

"No, no, no! They couldn't be! " Speak of the devil and he shall appear.

"Whaa--?! You're standing way too close for my liking! " Mitsuki stomped over to them, yanking Mahiru and pushing him to Kuro who was behind her.

"Those are my subclass. "Lily said, paying no heed to Mitsuki's intense gaze.

Kuro watched attentively at her sudden shift in attitude. Kuro doesn't really like to get involved into things and other people's business but he couldn't help but notice.. that ever since 'you-bastard-chan' appeared, Mitsuki has been acting... Hmmm.. Out of character? And a bit weirdly as well.

Mitsuki's eyes narrowed. "Those eyes again! Stop staring at Mahiru with such leering gaze, pervert! "She accused, fists clenching intensely as Mahiru tried to calm her down. "He's only fifteen, how could you?! "

Conversely enough, Mahiru managed to calm her down, briefly reminding her that she's reverting back to her past attitude from when they first met.

Mitsuki froze for a second before grinning sheepishly and sending him an apologetic look.

"Geez, I knew that you still have that part of you hidden, but experiencing this again firsthand is a bit too complicated."Mahiru said, sighing tiredly.

"Mahiru-kun~ I'm sorry but old habits die hard you know~" Mitsuki exclaimed and is able to look a little apologetic for her ridiculous behavior.

"Anyway... What's a subclass?" The brunette asked, Lily took the liberty to explain this as Kuro stared languidly at the heterochromatic girl instead of listening.

He couldn't help but wonder how she knew her way around and why his younger sibling is calling her 'young miss' in such a familiar manner but since he didn't want to deal with something so 'troublesome', he didn't pry or ask. It wasn't his business unless his Eve decides to be smart for once.

The brunette was really, really dense afterall. Stupid Mahi doesn't know where to take hints...

Tsk. This is beginning to irk the eldest servamp.

It was then that the Eve of Lust finally showed up, looking quite pale. And there it was again, Kuro noticed, Mitsuki was looking at 'you-bastard-chan' in a weird manner as if she was concerned.

"Do you know the game of chess? " Misono suddenly asked, looking tired as ever with his poor constitution.

"Who doesn't?" Mitsuki said but he ignored her.

"As the game goes on, fewer and fewer pieces remain until the one with their king remaining wins. " His expression suddenly shifted. "I won't allow something like that to happen in real life! "Misono made sure to connect eyes with Mahiru.

"Shirota, I don't sit in this throne to be protected. So I need power.. A much stronger power!" He finally sat on his gothic chair, looking exhausted.

Mitsuki titled her head in confusion as Misono asked for Mahiru's reasons, she couldn't help but feel a little weirded out by the situation. Because honestly, her Chibi-chan was dealing with his own problems and it somehow involves this 'Tsubaki' person.

Mitsuki was pretty sure that she knew who that was but isn't really interested to look much deeper about the subject.

So contrary to what she was lead to belief, Misono was also dealing with his own frustrations other than the fact that his body is weak.

She was getting annoyed at the fact that so many things were being kept hidden from her. She took a deep breath and schooled her features.

"So in short, Mikkun wants an alliance to help fight off Tsubaki. Mahiru would be happy to agree with you."

"Don't just decide for other people like that! " Mahiru said to Mitsuki.

"We know for a fact that you won't reject helping people so I did you a favor by saying yes."

"Mitsuki, that's not the point here!" Mahiru replied before sighing.

"But you're right. "He then turned to Misono.

"Misono, you don't have to be the only one to protect these kids. Kuro and I will help you. Not as a servant but as a friend. "

"Speak for yourself.. "Kuro murmured.

Misono is taken aback by the brunette's words, the sincerity causing him to look a little shock.

He suddenly blushed and turned his gaze away. "F-Fine! If you dislike being called servant, I'll leave it at that. But things are the same either way! I just want that Tsubaki character eliminated! "

Lily started smiling as he laughed lightly, a comical background of sparkles appearing behind him. Misono is no doubt embarassed as he demands for an answer on this behavior.

"What a tsun tsun. " Mitsuki said in a singsong voice. Misono looked downright offended and embarrassed with what she said to him.

"I'm not a --!"

"Yes you are. But Mikkun is really cute so I don't care! Now give me a hug! " She suddenly yelled, Misono yelping in shock as a weight slammed itself on his fragile body, the air nearly knocked out of his lungs as he tried to struggle away from the suffocating treatment.

"L-Lily! Help me! She's crazy! " Mitsuki giggled airily at his distress but didn't made and move to remove herself.

"Don't be so shy, Mikkun! Hugs are good! "

"You're choking him! " Mahiru shouted in exasperation at the Eve of Lust's pale complexion.

"Waa!! Mikkun! Don't die! "

"B-Bastard.. "

"Ah. You killed 'you-bastard-chan'. " Kuro commented.

"Huh?! Don't just say things like that, Kuro! Oh no, Misono! " Mahiru panicked.

"Fufufu! The young miss is so affectionate!" Lily mused.

"MIKKUN! "

♧Inner Demon♧

"No way. Get that nasty thing away from me. " Mitsuki protested, holding her hands up in an aggressive manner against the syringe. "I will hurt you..! "

"Mitsuki, they just want to run some tests so we can find out how you are able to retain your memories." Mahiru assured her.

"Lily's ability to make illusions is top notch so it's a mystery why someone like you could remember the vampire incident. Are you really human, you're way too odd. " Misono said without consideration as Mitsuki rudely stomped her feet.

"No way! I'm normal so you're not taking my blood! I refuse! You can't convince me! Not even if you offer me an imported Earl grey tea and mochi!"

Minutes later, Mitsuki is trying to will herself to resist the temptation of the luxurious food and man's greatest invention: Mochi. Sakura Mochi.

"Come on, it's for your own good! Don't you want to know the reason too? " Mahiru tried, offering the plate as a form of bribery.

"..no, I'm good.. I don't like to be prodded so no thank you. It's just that I have a good memory so leave it at that. "

Lily leaned closer. "So what's the name of the person we're up against?"

"Ha! That's simple! It's 'Tsubakyun'!" She answered with a smug smile.

"It's Tsubaki! " Mahiru facepalmed.

"I'm pretty sure it was Tsuki." Mitsuki replied.

"It's Tsubaki! "Mahiru corrected.

"You're so loud.. What a pain.. "Kuro drawled.

"I'm just joking. Tsubaki, the eight servamp, yadda yadda. Highly dangerous and avoid on sight." She waved her hand, dismissing the topic.

"Be serious here!" Misono said, sighing exhaustedly. "Tsubaki has taken an interest you which makes you just as involved as the rest of us! You're now a target!"

"I know that.." Mitsuki replied.

"If you know that then take this seriously! A vampire will do anything when they found something interesting.  They're immortal!"

Mahiru could actually see where Misono was going with this which made him feel quite guilty that Mitsuki got involved.

"I know how to take care of myself, Chibi-chan." She answered in a confident manner.

"Don't call me that!"

"But just so you know, Mahiru doesn't have a weapon and is every bit as defenseless as a newborn right now."She mentioned casually. "Fighting vampires barehanded is suicidal."

"What?! " Misono turned to the eldest Servamp. "You certainly live up to your title. " He said a bit irritated.

Kuro turned to Mitsuki, staring strangely at her on his cat form.

"Mitsuki--"He began but was cut off by Misono's loud voice.

"Shirota, do you plan to fight vampires barehanded? "

"Obviously not. Mahiru is strong but he won't really last five minutes against a vampire. No offense, Mahiru~" Mitsuki shot him an innocent smile.

"Leave me alone! "

"I guess I have no choice. I'll teach you then. But you! " Misono pointed at Mitsuki. "We need some blood to run some tests so stop being hardheaded!"

She gave him a flate stare. "I love you, Chibi-chan. But I remain true to my words, no needle is going to prick my skin. " She shouted defiantly as she started running away from them in a mad dash.

"What the?! " Misono looked shock and even Mahiru shared the same expression. "Lily! Get her! Don't let her get away! "

"Mitsuki!! Don't run away! " Mahiru yelled.

"YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME ALIVE! "

"Come on, Kuro! Let's go after her! "

"ugh... What a pain. Just let her be. "

"Don't act so lazy, get up! "

"Ah! The young miss is a fast runner. Sorry, Misono! She outrun me! "