Maroon's POV

We decided to walk to a café called 'The Devil's Cocoa' since one of Ethan's friends works there. Although I still don't understand why they would have a name like that.

Iris was ahead of us with Skylar and Fell. They were running around playing.

Ethan, who was beside me, suddenly took in a sharp intake of breath.

"Ethan? What's wrong?" I asked confused. His eyes had become dull. They were changing from his normal mix of colors to a deep black.

Ethan fell to his knees. That's when I saw it.

Sticking out of Ethan's back, was an arrow with a slight purple hue around it.

I stared in horror.

"I-ris........ Ge-t L-Lisa......." He said, his voice barley above a whisper.

She saluted, grabbed Sky and Fell, than was..........gone? All that was left behind were leaves swirling to the ground. How the heck did she do that?! Did she run?! What is going on?

Ethan grabbed onto my hand tightly. He had a pained expression on his face.

The air around us started to thin and wind picked up, spinning around us. By now Ethan was lying on the ground, gasping. His hand around mine tightened.

The next thing I knew, we were in a place I didn't recognize.

Ethan's body fell to the ground hard. He was unconscious. "E-Ethan!" I said, tears streaming down my face. I put his head on my lap, kissing his lips. I brushed his black hair from his sweat drenched face.

The door burst open to reveal a very familiar figure.

"D-dad?!"

He looked even more confused and surprised than I felt. His gaze traveled to the unconscious Ethan in my lap, then to the arrow in his back. His expression did a complete 180.

He now looked worried and angry. No angry wasn't the right word, he was beyond angry. He was livid.

He walked over to us and kneeled down. "Tell me who did this?" He asked, looking at Ethan.

"I-I don't know. We were just walking to a cafe a-and t-this h-happens." At the end I started to sob again.

Another figure had made its way into the door way, but this time it was a feminine figure. I knew who it was immediately.

She held out her arms, to which, without hesitation, I ran into, sobbing into her dress and yelling her name. "M-mom!!!!!"

She pulled back slightly. I looked up at her. She wiped the tears off my face and kissed my forehead, the way only a mother could do.

"Shhh.... It's okay honey." She shushed me. "Come."

When she saw that I wasn't going to go anywhere, she said, "It's okay. Your father will make sure Ethan's ok and well." She slightly smiled.

I hesitated, but went, deciding mom was right.

After awhile of walking, in the house that I concluded to be ginormous, we stopped in a room that was most likely the living room. For some reason I knew where to go.

Mom and I sat down on a very comfty couch in front of a lit fireplace. Mom said nothing as if waiting to answer the question that has been on my mind since Ethan was shot by that bloody arrow. But I wasn't ready and she was willing to wait for me.

While sitting here, I got to take a good look at my mee-ma.

She still looked young, but you could tell she was older by the way she held herself, confident yet carefree, and her wisdom.

She was tall compared to my small frame, but compared to Ethan and dad, not really. She had wavy dark brown hair that went to the middle of her back. She had light green eyes. I see where I get my looks from.

Mom wore a long red dress with black lace on her stomach that fit her body perfectly.

Man, my mom is beautiful.

We sat there for a few more moments. I took a deep breath, preparing myself. Then, I finally asked the question that's been slamming around in my brain.

"Mom, what's going on?"

She sighed. "I knew we had to tell you sooner or later. Honey, you see, your brother and father are not..........normal. The same goes for Iris."

"What do you mean 'not normal'?" I asked.

"Let's start off with Iris. She isn't only someone you grew up with. She is also a vampire, the vampire princess. Daughter of Alucard, The king of vampires and the first vampire. He and your father have been best friends for a millennium almost two."

"Vampires?! A mellennium?! Does that mean dad's a vampire too?!" I asked baffled.

"Yes vampires, but your father is not a vampire." She answered.

A maid came in with a cup of tea and a mug of hot chocolate.

"Thank you Linda." Mommy said to Linda. She is so familiar, but I'm not sure why.

"Your welcome, Rose. Oh and hello Maroon." She smiled then walked away.

I stared after her, confused. I turned back to my mom and allowed her to continue.

"You see your father has been around for a very long time." She put emphasis on very. "He is also very respected by many. Well, that's because..........your father is..........the king of the underworld." Mom let out a loud breath as if she had a heavy weight lifted off her soul. Which I guess she did.

I stared at my mommy in confusion and shock. I knew it had to be true, because mom would never lie.

"So does that mean I'm like, the prince of the underworld?" I asked a lot calmer, because in all honesty, this is so freakin cool.

"No. For some reason, only Ethan inherited your fathers' demonic powers, so he is the heir of the throne." A voice answered. I turned around and saw a girl, that looked to be around 18.

She had platinum blond hair with some strands being black and light blue eyes. She had on a small white 'shirt' that covered up her breast. On top, she had on a black trench coat that had a hood. She had on black fingerless leather gloves and a pair of dark blue skinny jeans with black combat boots on.

Behind her stood Iris, Sky, and Fell, but they looked different.

Iris's left eye had changed to a dandelion yellow and her hair had become longer.

Skylar and Fell had gotten larger. They had more fur now and their teeth were bigger, longer, and sharper. Their eyes were glowing as well.

The girl walked over to me and held out her hand, to which I grabbed.

"How's it going bro! My name name is Lisa.(Cough* pewdiepie reference *Cough) I may not look it, but I'm the witch, I guess you could say, of the royal family, Morningstar." She said excitedly.

"Hi, I'm Maroon." I said.

"Ah...... So you're the infamous Maroon Morningstar. The one Ethan will kill for." She laughed. "Better not get on your bad side."

I smiled and giggled. I like Lisa. She's nice and easy to get along with. But would Ethan really kill for me? I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing, but it shows just how much Ethan loves me.

"So how is Ethan doing?" My mom said looking at Lisa.

Lisa suddenly became very serious and stood up straight. "Honestly, I'm not very sure. It seems the arrow was laced with some kind of potent dark magic. All we can do is wait and see."

I was scared. Scared that I would lose my Ethan. I jolted up and looked at Lisa. "Can I go see him?"

"Yes, follow me." We started walking to Ethan's room. After a minuet or so, we stopped in front of a door. I opened it and almost burst into tears.

Lying on the bed in the middle of the room, was a unconscious Ethan. He was bandaged all around his torso. He was pale, sweating, and breathing hard.

I walked over to him with tears in my eyes. I gently set my head down on his chest and silently cried.

I stayed like this for about a hour, when I felt something soft rub on my arm. I looked up and saw Fell looking at Ethan with, what seemed like, sad eyes.

Fell looked at me then towards the door. I stared at him confused, not getting his message.

He look down and shook his head, as if he was facepalming. He gently took a part of my shirt in his mouth and started tugging. I had no choice but to follow since he was huge and stronger than me. I saw that we were heading to the door. Getting the hint, I started to walk.

We walked into the kitchen where my mom, dad, Iris, Lisa, and Linda sat. They were all laughing and joking around, drinking coffee.

Linda looked up at me and smiled. "Come on Maroon. Stop moping around and have some fun. I haven't seen you in, what, 10 years?" She said as she got up and poured a cup of my favorite, hot chocolate with whip cream on top and shaved chocolate.

I couldn't help the smile that spread across my face. So she's the one that use to make me that.

Oh. My. God.

I ran over to Linda and hugged her tightly. "How could I forget?! Oh Linda! I'm so sorry!"

She laughed and hugged me back. "I'm glad you remember me now."

I let go and looked at the mug of heavenly goodness on the counter with hungry eyes.

"Go crazy. I can always make more for you." Linda said.

I looked up at her with dramatic teary eyes. Then I started to chug down the delicious drink, even though it burned.

I smiled widely. I felt something wet on my cheeks. Only then did I realize that I was crying. I was so happy.

BOOM!!!!

My vision was blurry and there was a loud ringing in my ears.

From what I could make out, I could see my dad fighting someone.

By now my eyes were beginning to focus. When they finally were I saw my dad freeze up and suddenly disappear in a red and orange burst.

I stared wide eyed at where my dad was just a few seconds ago until a voice laughed.

"Oh this is going to be fun."

I looked up at the person who's voice I heard. I wanted to scream and cry when I saw who it was.

There stood the body of my big brother and lover, Ethan. But it wasn't.

It might have been his body, but that sure as hell wasn't my sweet, loving, and caring Ethan!

It couldn't be........... Could it?

He let out a maniacal laugh. After he finished, his eyes snapped to me, as if just noticing I was there.

His hair was white with what looked like cracks on his face and purple eyes.

He walked over to me and kneeled down in front of me. The maniacal smile was gone.

He reached over to me. Before he touched me, I flinched back, afraid he would hurt me. But that didn't stop him.

His hand, surprisingly, caressed my cheek ever so softly. Almost in a........loving way.

As he did it he stared into my eyes the whole time. I stared right back in fear and confusion, afraid of what he would do to me.

He stopped then leaned over and kissed my forehead. I stood there frozen.

He gently smiled at me and stood up.

Turning around, he started to walk away. Once he got about ten feet away from me, purple, red, and gold whispy like things started swirling around him.

The room became so windy, I had to shut my eyes to prevent debris going in them.

I felt the wind die down to a point where I could open my eyes.

He was gone.

I'm guessing he teleported away. To where? I don't know.

I heard a low bark, followed by a higher one. I looked around and saw Fell and Skylar behind sone pieces of rubble. That's when I notice I was the only one in the kitchen.

Did 'Ethan' do that?

Actually, yes. He did do that.

I looked around trying to figure out where the voice was coming from. I knew for a fact that the voice belonged to my dad.

But how could that be? I saw him go........poof. Am I going crazy?

Haha. No, Maroon, you are not crazy. You are exactly right. I did go 'poof'.

Then how are you talking to me now?

Well my spirit was able to escape, but my physical form not so much. Now listen to what I have to say ok? No questions or comments until I finish.

I nodded, wondering what my dad had to tell me.

Who you saw was indeed Ethan. Just in his demon king form, Levi Alricus.

Levi? That's Ethan's middle name.

You see Ethan has 3 demon forms. When he was hit with that arrow, it brought out his fourth form, Demon King, prematurely. Meaning he is currently not in control.

Levi has all of Ethan's emotions and memories, but all he wants is to destroy and show that he's in control. It's surprising he didn't try to hurt you. That just shows how much Ethan loves you.

For some reason I smiled, knowing that Ethan loves me no matter what.

Along with Ethan, the rest of his forms are trapped in his body. It seems the arrow has blocked all routes and communications. He said in a worried tone.

D-dad I'm scared. Will Ethan be ok?

Shhh. It's okay. I know for a fact that Ethan will be okay, because he has you.

I could practically hear the smile on his face. I couldn't help but smile too.

"Alright then." I said standing up and walking over to the blocked entryway. "Now how exactly do I get out of here?"

I think I can help you with this problem.

Suddenly he appeared beside me, but was slightly transparent. He lifted his arm then moved it to the right.

The debris blocking the doorway blew out from its position clearing the doorway.

"Whoa." I stared in awe.

Skylar and Fell ran into the kitchen, tackling me to the ground in the process. They started licking all over my face, until Iris and Lisa came in the kitchen and dragged them off of me.

Next, my mother and Linda ran in, hugging and checking me over for injuries.

I looked over at my dad. Do you think you can help me out here?

He chuckled, brining everyone's attention to his slightly transparent self.

He raised is hand, seemingly knowing that questions were about to flood out of everyone's mouth.

"This is nothing compared to what I've had before. But for right now we need to get to the serious business." His face suddenly grew serious.

Lisa ran out of the kitchen. When she came back, she held a giant book in her arms. She dropped it onto the table, making the table shudder from the force.

She opened it and started turning the yellowing pages, coming to a stop when she found the page she was looking for.

My father went over to the table, looking down at the book. He made a 'Tch' sound and looked back at us.

"The arrow that shot Ethan was laced with lótiv, a type of magic that brings out a person's true self. Ethan doesn't have 'a true self' but three." Dad explained.

"What do you mean he has three? That's impossible." Lisa questioned.

"It may be for a normal person, but remember, he is not a normal person. He is the devil's son."

"Well then what are his forms?" I asked, going over to my mom and hugging her. Honestly I was on the verge of tears.

"In all, Ethan has five forms, including the Ethan you know and love."

"Five?!" We all yelled.

"Yes five. But only three of them are counted as his true self. Ethan, demon prince Daizel, and demon king Levi. The one we just in countered, was Levi Alaricus.

We all just stared at him in shock, not knowing what Ethan was capable of.

I clenched my fist, finally letting the hot tears flow freely. "W-why would he not tell m-me about this......." I trembled with sadness and a bit of anger.

"We'll isn't it obvious?" I looked up at Lisa in confusion.

She sighed. "It's because he didn't know about Levi." She said with a 'everyone should know that' face. "As to why he didn't tell you about Daizel and the others," she shrugged her shoulders, "I have no clue. He may have had his own reasons to do so."

"I just can't believe that I never noticed." I muttered.

"Alright enough about that, right now we need to figure out how to get Ethan back to us."

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And we are finished!!

I know I know, left you guys on a Clift hanger. I sorry.

I just didn't want this to be another OD long chapter. Plus I was running out of ideas.

So who shot the arrow and why?

Will our Heros save my baby?

All this will be answered in the next episode of Naruto Piece Z!!!

~Rainbow