Chapter 4: Prince of Sweets

She quietly entered the kitchen. 'I hope nobody is around' she thought. She carefully took every step towards the fridge. The human looked from left to right, making sure that there's no threat around. She sighed, she finally reached it.

"Goal~" she opened the fridge "Eggs. Flour. Sugar. Milk-" she happily grabbed the ingredients out of the cold white box to the table next to it

She is planning to bake a chocolate cake. It's been so long since the last time she made one, as far as she remembers the last time was for her thirteenth birthday where her father labelled it as the best-next-to-your-great-father's-cake.

'Aww... I miss him'

Yui was busily thinking about what shape she'll make that she didn't even noticed the vampire who entered the kitchen "What are you doing?" the purple haired boy glared at her in great disgust "Stealing?"

"I'm not, Kanato" she casually said, hiding the fact that she's nervous "I bought this with Reiji the other day"

"How dare you talk back to me?!"

"You accused me of stealing, I should defend myself" she shrugged "Besides you asked me"

His glare deepened at the human's insensitivity. He watched her carefully as she gingerly dig through the fridge, searching for that one thing that's missing 'Chocolates'.

"Where... " she unconsciously pouted "I know I hid it here"

"What are you looking for?"

"I'm looking for... My.."

She turned around, staring at the vampire accusingly "Where is it?" she asked raising a brow 'He's the only one who's crazy enough to do anything for sweets' "My chocolates?"

"Are you accusing me?" he asked raising his voice "How impolite can you be?!"

Without uttering another word Yui stormed out of the kitchen. Fist rolled into balls, she marched towards the garden "I saw him once came in here with some sweets" she stop infront of the maze which Reiji warned her to never set a foot in.

"Where do you think your going?" Kanato appeared before her "Didn't Reiji forbid you to come near here?"

"He didn't, he just warned me" she snorted "I know it's here"

"Set a foot in..." he smiled creepily "And you'll get lost and die"

"If you're trying to stop me by scaring me, stop it because you're just polluting the air"

"I'm not stopping you" he said stomping his foot "You'll die!"

"I will not"

"You'll die"

"I will not"

"You will"

"I will not"

"You will?!"

"Then, let's have a deal" the human offered "If I successfully went out of the maze with the chocolates, you'll grant my one request"

"If you didn't?"

She smiled "Likewise"

"Fair enough, deal"

There's no way she'll win. How could she possibly win if she's only depending on her instincts. She'll die because of her arrogant and boastful attitude, this is the end for her. She entered the maze bravely. Ritcher had told her that familiars serve the Sakamakis as servants and the HellDogs serve as guards. Familiars are fast and you'll rarely see them, while the HellDogs can't be seen with her human eyes, but can be sense through their odd stench. She turned left to right, ignoring the frightening ambiance the place gives. She went further in, walking impassively, letting her instincts lead the way. They're not visible to her human eyes, but she can feel their strong presence. The HellDogs are close.

"What a stubborn human, Teddy" Kanato who's silently watching from afar sighed in frustration "She'll get eaten by those dogs. She's already surrounded by four"

'One wrong turn, and I'll die' she thought "Kanato, these HellDogs can't kill me" she said confidently, masking the truth that she's actually scared "What a greedy boy. Are you that scared of the thought that somebody might take your sweets to let HellDogs guard them?"

He was stunned 'How did she...?' his brow twitched in confusion "You're no match for HellDogs. You're just a mere human"

"Don't underestimate me, Vampire" she replied "I'm Yui"

Kanato chanted a word in a language the human isn't familiar of. Four HellDogs appeared, circling her like sharks to their prey. Her legs are trembling in fear, but she still put up a tough face.

"Give up"

"No"

"You'll die because of your stubbornness, are you okey with that?"

"I'll die for my pride"

The HellDogs can no longer hold back, seeing a breathing human hungered them. Without waiting for the vampire's order they growled as they lunged at her. Earning a scratch, she managed to half avoid it. The stench of the human's blood spread in the air which awakened their thirst for blood more.

"I guess you didn't trained them well" she teased

Suddenly, she felt a stirring sensation inside her chest. Yui closed her eyes tightly. Everything went black.


"Who..."

She silenced him "I'll explain it in time"

"... Is...?" he asked confused "You're not... H... Who're you?... Are you?"

"I'm Yui, and I'm... " she answered "I'm... Her... She... Me... We're"

"How?" His eyes widened "... Human... What are..."

"You don't... Remember... Too?" she smiled sadly "Keep this as a secret... They're... Couldn't... Remember... Better... Keep... "

"Why?"

"It's ... "


As the human opened her eyes, she's already back in the kitchen holding a box of chocolates 'Why... How?' "Did I won?"

"You cheated"

"How?" her brows furrowed "I don't even remember a thing about what happened"

His gripped to Teddy tightened "How much do you remember?"

She cupped her chin "I was about to enter the maze"

Kanato sighed in relief "Y-you won" he replied "What's your request?"

"Huh?" she looked at him in disbelief "How?"

Kanato was terrified by the woman she saw earlier, it wasn't his precious human, it wasn't a human at all, not a vampire, nor a demon.

"Just accept it" he replied dryly "Don't ask how and why"

"I won" she clapped her hands happily "I don't even remember how, but I won?!"

"So, what's your request?" he asked impatiently "You're wasting my time"

"M-my request is for you to eat... My cake"

She doesn't know what got into her, but she wants Kanato to have it. She wants to make it for someone. She wants to hear someone criticize her cake. Despite her father who kept her company, she always felt alone. 'But with these merciless sadist vampires, it's different'. Her memories of sharing a meal with her father is there, but none of it felt real.

"Come again?"

"Let me rephrase it: I want you to criticize my chocolate cake..." she fidgeted "Since you're the only one who eats almost everything that's sweet, I want to hear your opinion...-other people's opinion, other than my father who always lied to me just to make me feel better" she added

"If you insist, human" he replied "I guess Teddy would love to crush your heart into pieces too"

The vampire sat at the kitchen stool, as he quietly observed every single movement she made.

"Klutz" he teased as he laughed loudly "Your stupidity is amusing"

It wasn't laughable at all, she was transferring the egg to the other side of the table, when it slipped out of her hand. She could've gotten hurt.

"Well, I'm sorry for being stupid"

Yui finished mixing everything, 'What's left to do is to clean' she thought as she closed the oven. The human was busily cleaning the mess she made, completely oblivious from Kanato who pondered in deep thought about his encounter with that gorgeous but terrifying woman. 'I wonder who...-what she is'. She heared a loud ting from the oven, Yui pulled the brown round thing out of the oven. It's sweet smell filled the air. The human carefully positioned it infront of the vampire 'Finally done' she sighed in satisfaction. With a smile she served it to Kanato. From one bite to another, he eagerly devoured it. 'I don't care what she is' Kanato smiled unconsciously 'As long as she gives me the sweetest thing among all the chocolates in the world... I'm fine with it, I'm completely contented with her smile'

"So, how is it?" she excitedly asked "Is it good?"

"Try harder, next time"

"Eh?!" she pouted "What were you smiling for?"

"I wasn't smiling"

"Yes, you were"

"I wasn't"

"You were"

"I wasn't"

"You were"

"Quit pouting, it doesn't suit you"

A/N: R&R. In the next chapters it'll be explained what happened to Kanato and Yui at the maze.