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Just Your Type

Mika never would have expected the night to go like this. If anything, he would have rather stayed home, but his brother's persistence finally convinced him… or at least, that's what he had thought. He almost wished he would have known what was going to happen before they came to the party: he certainly would have called the whole thing off if he had.

"Yu-chan, I think we should just turn back." The blonde insisted, practically being pulled down the road by his dark-haired brother. To make things worse, moving wasn't necessarily easy. Especially in this outfit…

"Don't back down now, Mika! You said you would go with me, even just for a bit." Yu stopped pushing him for a moment, giving him a look. Alright, it definitely was because of his brother's pleading that he had agreed to go, but… The dark-haired teen, seemingly picking up on his negative thoughts, lightly head butted Mika; causing the fluffy ears the former was wearing to smack him as well. "Are you nervous? You have to learn how to talk to others or else they might think you're a recluse."

Yu's gaze was filled with slight concern, but his words were for the better. Mika had always been slightly shy during school, growing less likely to talk to others outside of Yu and his handful of friends as he got older. In fact, it seemed like the blonde teen was always pulled into something by his twin brother…

"I know," Mika stated, his gaze cast towards the ground. He didn't want his brother to worry, but he couldn't help the slight disconnection to others that he felt. Maybe it was just natural for him to feel that way. His blue gaze traveled to something a few feet away from Yu as he let out a sigh. "Seriously though, if you want me to learn how to socialize properly, why bring me to… a Halloween party?"

Yu's face lit up a bit at the words, making the outfit he wore – a werewolf – look more like an innocent puppy. "Because! You could make some new friends and it's a party! Our school doesn't have very many either way."

Mika let another sigh slip. I'm fine with the friends I have now. His thought was silent, but Yu seemed to pick up on it anyway. His brother reached behind the blonde's head, pulling a hood to cover the teen's face. The blonde's eyes narrowed slightly, almost like a warning. The act, however, only caused the dark-haired boy to laugh.

"See, you're making the face! This is why you had to be a vampire." His brother's words were a conclusion to an argument they had earlier that day. They had been deciding on costumes to wear – with Mika being less enthusiastic – and Yu had made a list on reasons why the blonde should go as a vampire.

"The cape just gets in the way though. It's harder to walk around in." Mika lowered the hood from his head, trying to sound like he wasn't complaining, but so far he wasn't having happy thoughts about the party. His brother just gave him a smile, turning around to face the school in front of them.

"How hard do you think it is to walk around with a fake tail?" The other boy joked, flicking the fluffy appendage attached to a belt around his waist. The sight - which once again reminded the blonde of a puppy with paws that were too big - caused him to laugh.

"Maybe we should keep count of how many times it gets stepped on?" The teen suggested, a slightly devious smile on his face. Yu simply pouted for a moment, but his mood soon turned excited again.

"Now, let's go have some fun!" The dark-haired boy shouted, causing Mika to almost want to hide again. Yu-chan can be too loud sometimes… and that attracts too much attention… Apparently the blonde had made some sort of outward motion, causing Yu to give a sheepish smile. "And besides, if we want to go home, it's right across the street."

The two teens looked over their shoulders at the small house behind them. The neatly trimmed, fenced-in yard made their home look almost picture perfect; a place that they could go back to if reality got too chaotic. Yes, Mika supposed they could always leave the party at any time.

I'll try though, for Yu-chan. Mika silently promised, nodding as an answer to his brother. The dark-haired boy smiled again as they walked through the doors. The initial entryway and branching hallways were quiet, but music echoed through the hall leading to the gymnasium: a sure sign that the party had already begun. The two brothers stood in the entryway for a moment, the light of the setting sun creating shadows on the floor.

"Are you having second thoughts?" Mika looked over at his brother, finding the other teen frozen in place. His posture was somewhat relaxed, but the blonde could sense anxiety in the teen's green eyes. At his question, Yu laughed nervously.

"Of course not," the dark-haired boy denied any fear and strode forward. Mika knew that his brother was most likely thinking along the lines of 'it's our first party, so how bad can it be?' A lot worse than you think, probably.

The blonde teen hurried to catch up to his brother, hearing him mumble something softly. "For Yoichi's sake, I hope he fell ill." The murmur caused a slight ripple in Mika's memory. Yu had met Yoichi a few months earlier and often kept the younger boy – who made many mistakes and was scared easily - out of trouble.

As they pushed through the doors leading to the gymnasium, Mika silently wished that Yu's proclamation was true – even if it were for the younger boy's sake. Many decorations were hung from the ceiling and bleachers, and a fog machine somewhere in the room coated the floor with mist. As the blonde got a good look at some of the more disturbing decorations – hanging and full body figures of zombies and other gruesome figures – he knew this certainly wasn't themed for a younger audience.

"I know it's fake and all, but why go to such a strong extent?" Mika wondered aloud as they waded through the groups of costumed peers already in the room. Yu was still close by, but he was struggling a bit in getting past the crowds. On the other side of the gymnasium, a haunted house was set up, with screams coming from inside occasionally; this only proved to solidify his confusion.

"As long as there are no clowns," Yu muttered with a shiver, still close enough that they could hear each other. They were slowly getting closer to the refreshments, which didn't seem to be too crowded. The dark-haired teen's gaze swept across the room, as though looking for aforementioned clowns, but quickly became exasperated. "Never mind, I take it back. As long as stupid Guren isn't here, I'm fine."

The sudden change of mood caused the blonde to raise an eyebrow in confusion. "Ichinose-sensei?" he repeated, blue gaze skeptical. I thought the reason for these parties was partially to forget about your instructors and school work.

"Yeah, him." His brother nodded with certainty, frantically glancing around the room again. "I bet he would dress up as a clown just to try and scare me." Yu's face grew bothered at the scene that was most likely playing through his mind, which prompted another remark of "stupid Guren."

Mika let a sigh slip, wondering why he wasn't surprised. Yu always seemed to be paranoid about that particular instructor, but the blonde hoped that the other teen wouldn't let it get to him too much. "It'll be fine." He commented, tempted to pull his brother's fake tail but decided not to.

Yu nodded, still looking on guard, but let out another exclamation just as quick. "Oh no," he muttered, his green gaze in the direction they were walking. Mika followed his gaze, spotting a familiar figure standing by the refreshment tables.

The figure spotted them and waved, seeming fully relieved by their appearances. "Ah, Yu-kun, Mika-kun!" The figure – Yoichi – seemed incredibly small amidst the small crowd moving in and out of the room. He was dressed completely in black with a small pair of wings attached to his back. As soon as they were close enough to the younger boy, Yoichi hugged Yu, a terrified expression on his face.

"Y-Yoichi! Get off!" Yu shouted, trying to pry the other boy off of him with little success. The boy only seemed to cling tighter to his brother, tousled brown hair hiding his face.

"I was starting to wonder if I came to the right place! What is this even?!" Yoichi loosened his grip just a little, giving Yu enough time to escape. The brown-haired boy pouted slightly at this as he drew his arms closer to his sides, growing even smaller. It's like he's going to disappear entirely. Mika, knowing that his presence seemed to have a calming effect on the boy, went to stand next to him.

Yoichi's words finally seemed to register in Yu's mind. "What do you mean, 'where is this'? It's the Halloween party!" Yu stared at his frightened friend in disbelief, but Yoichi's expression only grew more confused.

"Really? I thought we were all supposed to dress up and talk peacefully." The brown-haired boy's answer seemed almost unbelievable, but that was the other thing about Yoichi: he was incredibly naïve. He must have misread the announcement.

"No, that's-" Yu started to explain, but knew it wouldn't do much good. He stopped, taking a look at the younger boy's 'outfit.' "What are you-?"

"A bat." Mika cut in quickly before his brother could finish. This earned him a stare that meant 'please repeat.' "He's a bat."

"Ah," The dark-haired boy made a noise of understanding before smiling. He moved closer to his friend, seemingly excited about something. "So, you actually figured out what to wear, right?!"

The exclamation was cut off by the younger boy, who shook his head. "No, I thought – since there were bats on the announcement – we were all supposed to dress as bats, but I guess that's not the case." Yoichi looked back and forth between the two brothers, taking in their costumes. The words he said next were with a genuine smile. "You both seem to fit the roles, though."

Mika was half-tempted to hide his face with the hood of his cape, but he knew it wouldn't do much good. Time to change the subject, he thought, glancing around at the table of treats. Halloween themed snack and drinks were organized into groups, but nothing seemed really appetizing. The blonde was brought out of his observations by a sudden thought.

"Yoichi, were you waiting for us?" The vampire asked, glancing over at the boy. Truly, he did seem terrified, shrinking closer to Mika as he stared at the decorations. Hazel eyes glanced at him upon hearing the question.

"Ah, yeah." The boy nodded, looking at the two of them again. "I wasn't sure where we were meeting and thought I would come in, but I kind of got stuck over here…"

"You got stuck…? You know you could have just left, right?" It was Yu who questioned the boy this time, a slightly concerned look on his face. Yoichi's eyes darted to the other end of the room as he bit his lip.

"Well, I tried…" he hesitated off, glancing in the direction of the door the brothers had come through. "But the scary creatures are everywhere. The skeletons were guarding the door and the only other exit is at the end of the haunted house… I feel like I'm surrounded and my phone died so I couldn't necessarily contact my parents…"

As the younger boy's argument trailed off, Mika shared a glance with his brother. He's afraid of the decorations? Yu gave a slight nod as an answer before he placed his hand on his friend's shoulder. "Yoichi, you do know they are fake, right?" Yu's question was out of concern for his friend, but it was the most serious that he had ever heard from the dark-haired teen.

"Yes, but…" Yoichi's gaze had been cast towards the ground in slight embarrassment, but he suddenly jerked backwards, another look of fear on his face as he let out a small exclamation of fright. "AH!"

The boy's eyes widened as he jumped backwards, his gaze focused solely on a peer who was dressed in a cloak, a strange mask on his face. Mika had to admit that the costume was a bit unsettling for him, so it must have been many times worse for the younger boy.

Yu, who was surprised by his friend's sudden change of mood, tried to figure out what was wrong. "Yoichi, what-?" The dark-haired boy's question was cut off when he turned around, spotting the cloaked figure as an exclamation came from him as well. "WHOA!"

Mika, who by now felt like inwardly smacking himself in embarrassment, let out another sigh – how many is that? – as he addressed the newcomer. "Would you mind giving us a few moments? He's kind of frightened." The blonde watched as the figure walked away from the table, shrugging in indifference.

Turning his attention to his two friends, Mika almost couldn't believe everything that had happened so far. "Seriously, Yu-chan?" he addressed his brother first, giving him a look. The dark-haired boy wasn't necessarily helping poor Yoichi's case here…

"Oh, sorry. It was just a bit surprising, that's all." Yu then turned to attend to his friend, who was gripping the table behind them with all his might. Yoichi certainly seemed like he had seen better days. "Hey, Yoichi, he's gone now."

"O-okay." The brown-haired boy stuttered, seeming as though he would be alright. A glance at his brother told him that Yu was still concerned. Maybe we should get Yoichi out of here. No sooner did Mika have the thought, Yoichi's eyes closed and he promptly fainted, bringing the table of refreshments down with him.

The blonde's eyes widened at the commotion, knowing now why his brother had seemed so concerned. Several other people came forward as a girl with twin tails helped their friend to a chair by the wall. Yu and Mika stood still for a few moments, the latter still shocked.

"He just… fainted." Mika stated calmly, trying to figure out what to do to help. His brother stood beside him, nodded once as he sighed.

"Yep." The dark-haired teen moved towards the now-collapsed table, but thought of something else. He turned back towards the blonde and led him towards the opposite wall. The strange actions caused Mika to become confused.

"What-?"

"I'll go help with the table, and you can go socialize." Yu's answer didn't necessarily clear things up. Mika caught his shoulder before he could move across the room.

"I can help." At the blonde's insistence, Yu shook his head, a slight frown on his face.

"You came to socialize, right? I'll help clean up and be back." The dark-haired teen went to move again, but the blonde didn't release his shoulder. This caused Yu to go to extreme measures: he led Mika towards another group of peers as he talked. "The first time Yoichi did that, it was in Health class. You don't even want to know why."

Anything else that Mika could have said was shocked into silence by what his brother then said. The other teen seemed to spot someone and led the blonde towards said person. "Oh look, here's another one of your type: a vampire. Now wait here and I'll be back!"

Yu's words caused Mika to stay still next to the person his brother had – actually – shoved him off on. The blonde couldn't help the blush that rose to his face. Nice choice of words, Yu-chan. One of my type?

As Mika looked over at the new occupant he was expected to talk to, he observed that she was – indeed – dressed as a vampire. Long, light pink hair was pulled into two ponytails at the sides of her head. She was wearing a frilled, off the shoulder blouse and short black skirt. A red and black cape hung off her shoulders, similar to his own white and black one.

Mika glanced over at where Yu was now helping clean up the refreshments, but another motion a little ways off caught his attention. A girl in a brightly colored, fluffy outfit was observing his brother. The strange shade of her purple hair was what had originally got his attention, but the fact that she was watching his brother with great interest caused some amount of annoyance to run through him. Is she really watching him? Why? As the girl then moved towards the dark-haired teen, Mika came to a creepy conclusion. Never mind, she's stalking him. I have my own problems to deal with either way.

A strange silence hung in the air with the two vampires taking glances at each other every few seconds. The girl hardly looked old enough to come to this party – it was for high school students – and she was at least a head shorter than him. Mika didn't normally judge people, and he didn't want to judge now, but he also didn't want to deal with an elementary student.

The girl was scrutinizing him with her crimson gaze and, after several more seconds of awkward silence, she spoke. "What do you want?" her voice was clear and had a slightly harsh tone to it. The word 'demanding' came into his mind. When she spoke, he could clearly see the fangs that she wore with her costume. They seemed very well made for an accessory.

Mika considered not answering, but if he told Yu later how things went, then the dark-haired boy would probably get angry if he didn't even try. "My brother's friend fainted and so he left me here to wait." The blonde didn't see any point in sugarcoating the truth. She would probably hear at one point or another – probably from an older sibling that went to their school, if she was in elementary grades – either way. The girl didn't reply right away, which prompted him to try with another subject. "You're a vampire too, right?"

The reason he even bothered asking was that her choice of dressing was a bit… different than most female vampires in modern media. It was almost like it was her own style, but it fit somehow. The girl responded to his question in a very unexpected way – her eyes narrowed dangerously as she turned to face him.

"A 'vampire'?" her tone seemed to border anger as she looked up at him. Her gaze scanned him for a few moments before she continued. "I am not simply a 'vampire.' I am the Vampire Queen. Bow before your queen, commoner!"

Her words startled him inwardly. Is she one of those people who take roleplaying too far? The thought occupied his entire mind as he stared at her, almost not comprehending what she told him. The blonde hadn't expected her to take this seriously; the next action she took proved him wrong.

Apparently, Mika had a time limit. He hadn't known about said time limit beforehand, and he hadn't been told either, so the situation seemed entirely unfair. The first sign had been a subtle twitch of her hand, which then clenched into a fist at her side. His gaze had been drawn to the small movement, which left him entirely unprepared for what came next: the girl's foot swiftly kicked him in the shin. Hard.

Mika was surprised at the amount of pain he felt; his injured leg dropped to the ground, leaving him basically – as she had said – kneeling. Yep, she's definitely demanding. He hadn't been able to help the small exclamation of pain that escaped him as he fell.

The girl studied his position with a cold gaze. "If you would have kneeled on your own, then you wouldn't have had to deal with the pain." Her hand ran through one of her long ponytails absentmindedly, almost like she was used to physically abusing strangers she just met. And whose idea was it that I talk with this person?!

Mika reminded himself to bother Yu about it later; the dark-haired teen had yet to return, and the blonde had to remind himself that not much time must have passed. Either that, or Yoichi had made more of a mess than he first thought.

Despite the fact that the blonde vampire was now kneeling on the ground with a throbbing shin, he couldn't help the next question that came from his mouth. "Are you even old enough to be at this party? You should be at home, studying for entrance exams and-" Alright, it was definitely because of the pain that he was getting short on his temper, but the night hadn't necessarily gone well so far. His statement, however, was cut short by another swift kick to his injured leg.

"How dare you address your Queen like such?!" Her small, angry outburst faded quickly as she looked away from him, an embarrassed blush on her face. "I am old enough to be here. I'm fifteen. Aren't you too old to be here?"

"I'm sixteen." His answer was quick due to the lingering effects of pain in his leg. He was still kneeling, which annoyed him to no end, but he knew that if he tried to stand up now, it would only end in more embarrassment. The girl turned around, eyeing his stuck position before she spoke.

"What is your name?" The question was simple, and Mika was surprised she hadn't added 'commoner' to it, but it made him kind of glad. It was almost like she had enough humanity to take into account his suffering. That she clearly caused. Ironic.

"Mika." The blonde stated his nickname, still a bit out of breath. His leg was starting to feel a bit numb, making him wonder if she was capable of breaking a bone. It was quite possible, but he hoped not.

"Well, Mika." Her stance turned regal again as she started down at him this time. "I suppose your punishment has been dealt. I am the Vampire Queen, Krul Tepes."

Her outstretched hand made him skeptical, but he took it after a few moments of hesitation, mainly because he was scared of getting kicked again. She struggled to help him up, but they eventually made it over to a set of chairs near the haunted house. Over near the refreshments table, he saw Yu talking with the purple-haired girl from before… or it looked more like arguing. It seemed like Yoichi had woken up as well; the brown-haired boy was talking with the teen girl who had helped him.

And here I am, stuck with the Vampire Queen. The thought was so absurd that he let a small laugh slip, and strangely enough, he was alright with the situation. Krul looked over at him in mild interest at his laugh.

"So, I got dragged here with my brother. That's him." Mika pointed to his dark-haired sibling across the room. The pink-haired girl followed his gaze, her eyes landing on – who he hoped – was Yu.

"Is that so?" her small utterance caused him to look at her. She was studying his brother as well, her eyes narrowing a bit. But at that distance… Maybe she's near-sighted? "You two have some semblance."

That's… nice to know. Even though they were twins, the blonde often worried that he would one day lose sight of his brother, or that Yu would get so far away and leave him behind. It was an irrational fear; they were very close as siblings so Yu wouldn't leave him, but it always remained.

"I'm not necessarily here by choice, but I'm kind of glad." Krul's voice snapped him out of his negative thoughts. Her words seemed almost thoughtful, causing him to wonder if he shouldn't have heard her. The Vampire Queen noticed his glance and continued.

"It was either that I come to this party, or I had to babysit my little brother at home. He should be around here somewhere." Krul scanned the crowds around them, a small frown appearing on her face a moment later. "He's probably playing some sort of prank…"

"He would do that at a public event?" The very thought of it caused Mika to almost become guarded again. Some pranks could get dangerous quickly, but hopefully this one was harmless.

At his question, Krul shrugged – the most unroyal thing she had done since he met her. "It depends on if he's bored." The pink-haired girl seemed entirely interested in the blonde vampire now; her gaze was now on him again as she thought.

"W-what?" he couldn't help the small stutter, but Mika was quickly becoming uncomfortable under her direct gaze. She seemed happy that he had asked, which quickly told his instincts that he shouldn't have.

"Mika, I deem you worthy enough to be my…" She trailed off for a moment, thoughtful as she gazed at him. Mika prepared for… he was quite sure what. Prepare for the worst. "You can be my attendant."

"A-attendant?" He repeated the word, barely keeping the surprise out of his voice. The teen was glad that he had succeeded though; she probably would have kicked him again if not.

"Yes," she said the word like it was the simplest thing in the world as she stood up. "Now, let us survey the kingdom."

Her latter statement caused him to almost laugh; was that her way of asking if he would walk around with her? She seemed to be expecting him to stand up, but he sat for a moment longer, still trying to be gentle with his healing leg.

"I'm not sure-" the blonde vampire started to say, but stopped when she leaned close to him, her gaze narrowing. It was hard to ignore the fact that she was really, really close to him, and the fact that she was somewhat cute in a scary way didn't help his heart rate.

Where are these thoughts even coming from?! He was slightly startled at the state, or lack of control, he had on his mind. The surprise he felt, and any further thought, was quickly extinguished by her next taunt.

"Are you really hurt so much by a girl smaller than you that you can't even walk around? Should I call the ambulance?" His blue gaze widened at her words as annoyance streaked through him. Mika took a calming breath and let it out slowly as he stood up. Did his leg still hurt? Somewhat, but he wouldn't let her have the satisfaction of taunting him about it.

Krul's lips curved into a pleased smile, revealing her fangs once more. It would have been a strangely attractive sight, had she not just insulted him moments before. "Let us be off then."

Mika trailed a few inches behind her, hoping his gait didn't seem tainted by her kicks. He briefly wondered if this was the best thing to do – wandering off when Yu wouldn't know where he was – but it couldn't have been too bad, right?

Hello everyone! I'm back~! Sorry for my somewhat extended absence of this archive, but I've been working on a lot of larger projects for Seraph of the End, some of which I am hoping to get out sooner. This fanfiction could be one of them, depending on how much you enjoyed the first chapter. Originally, this was just going to be a Mika X Krul one shot, but I started to have more and more fun with the backstory whenever I added more people in so I'm wondering: would anyone like to see this continue? So far I have maybe… four other chapters planned based on different people's view points during the party (which includes the rest of the Shinoa Squad plus a combined party at the last chapter). Sorry if Mika and Yu's personalities seem a bit swapped as well (with Yu being more outgoing), but I figured getting the chance to write a teenage Mika with a similar personality to the show would be interesting. Either way, please tell me what you thought in a review and I hope you enjoyed this~!

-AnimeWolfGirl9