Never. She would never accept the excuse that Kotetsu didn't want to speak to them. He must be hiding something; that was the only way. When she had first met the man, he was a goofy old idiot who didn't care much about following the rules. But now that she had fallen in love with him, she had looked past his antics and saw the golden core below. But the thing was that she was twenty or so and he was thirty five or so. Grinning to herself, she grabbed the candle and exited her room. Sneaking down the hallway, she was shocked to find that all the others were also awake. They were waiting for her in the main room; each person had their respected candle, before turning to the halls. All of them were extremely curious as to what was being hidden in the mansion and they were going to find out, one way or another. What they didn't notice was Yuri's gray eyes watching them silently.

He knew that they wouldn't be able to resist the call of exploring, so it let him find out a little more about the HEROs. It was entertaining to watch them enter rooms that hadn't been cleaned in ages. They were the first to enter and he loved it. It was the fact that the younger members of the groups jumped every time some strange animal roared within the mansion. It was perfect, and he couldn't resist appearing in his true form. It would amuse him to no end if they jumped, but it was the screams that would really set his blood moving. Yuri hadn't had anyone in his bed for a while, and he was thinking about getting someone to share the covers with him. Lucifer's moping was really starting to get on his nerves, and having someone he could fuck (or be fucked by) would be a great way to release stress.

Before he could let his true colors slide into the light, his sibling appeared in the room and cleared his throat. Yuri froze. They all spun around, the guilt on their faces quickly becoming horror at the sight of the demon. "What do you think you're doing?"

"Um. Exploring..." Karina sounded hesitant, like she didn't want to give him the real answer, but did it anyway. Hmm, smart woman. She knew that he was a dangerous predator and that pissing him off wasn't the best idea. The demon's left eyebrow rose slowly. He didn't believe her. "Honestly, that's all we're doing."

"Is that so? Well you have the candles, so I guess it's fine." Antonio let out a shaky sigh of relief. "Who gave them to you?"

"Yuri did." Above them, Yuri face palmed. His siblings (minus Kotetsu) didn't know his current human persona. Oops, guess he had forgotten to tell them his real name.

"There is no 'Yuri' here, you liars." Yuri now realized that the demon below was Klaus. It seemed that his younger sibling had returned. Oh, well that was interesting.

"Umm..." Karina searched frantically. "Xemnas! That's it! Xemnas gave us these candles."

"Big brother Xemnas? Really?"

She nodded. "You have a sister named Lucritia, right?"

"Yes. I believe you now." Yuri let himself shift and fell between the gaps in the rafters, before landing silently on the ground behind Klaus.

"And if not?" Klaus whirled around; his demonic form disappearing as he hurled himself onto the other body that had suddenly appeared.

"Big brother Xemnas!"

"It's nice that you have returned to us, Klaus. In any case, I think that the humans' explorations are over. Would you take them back to their rooms, Klaus?"

"Wait. I want to see Kotetsu." Barnaby slammed his hand over Karina's mouth and took the statement as his own. But it was the truth; he did want to see Kotetsu again, the man that he had fallen in love with over the course of their partner-ship.

"I'll take him. Klaus take the others back to their rooms. Barnaby, please follow me." He stepped out in the hallway and watched as the young HERO followed silently. Letting his gaze rake over the younger man, Xemnas mentally approved what the other was wearing. It would be easy for his elder brother to remove if they got frisky that night. Of course, that was most likely not going to happen. But still, it seemed that Barnaby was willing enough for the sex to happen, so he really didn't see a reason why it wouldn't happen. But then again, fate liked throwing random obstacles into people's paths. It was interesting to watch his elder sibling get pissed off at the divine being, seeing as if often involved some extremely creative curse words. Moving silently through the west wing, Yuri watched with interest as Barnaby took in the surroundings.

It seemed that he was more interested in the decor then in escaping. Well, that was a good. In fact, it was an extremely good sign. He wasn't quite sure as to how Barnaby would react when he saw the real Kotetsu. The man was not the older man who was losing his powers; he was the extremely strong demon who could kill a man by flicking his finger. But Yuri knew that Kotetsu would never be able to hurt Barnaby, considering the fact that it cut his chances of taking the younger man as a lover by a lot. His pace increased as he walked silently down the corridor until he came to the door at the end of the hall. It was huge, inlaid with gold, seeing as it was the entrance to the Demon King's room. Raising his fist, Yuri braced himself mentally and let his hand fall. It was a quick pace, three raps that signaled that it was him. He then knocked twice, indicating that he had someone with him. A small burst of power indicated that he was to come in, the guest as well. Glancing over at Barnaby, he opened the door and stepped into the room.

Footsteps echoed around the room as the great demon stepped into the light. Well fuck; it seemed that Kotetsu had entered his yearly rutting season. Turning around, Yuri fled the room, leaving Barnaby to face off against the insane being.