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Hello, minna-sama! I would like to express, again, my enormous gratitude for your kind forbearance with this story. All the follows, favorites and comments are very much appreciated! I can't even tell you how much! Hontou ni arigatou~! o(〃＾▽＾〃)o
Now, I think it's time to push the story towards the main plot (There's actually a plot! Surprise! Surprise!) σ(≧ε≦ｏ) Let's just add more details while Zero-rin is still in the midst of his struggle and denial lol.
Please be informed that I'm hopeless with action scenes (any kind of 'action', apparently) so of course, this'll be simple to the point of tears. (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄
And also, to those who are waiting for an update with The Blessing by my twin, meguminiwa, I would like to extend my (and her) apologies for the late update.
m(＠´＿｀＠)m Please be assured that she's writing already but admittedly, she's quite stuck. And no amount of bribe, threats and downright slaps, pillow throwing and hair pulling from my end could hasten her pace. But she's getting there, Ichi-run's just giving her a hard time. She'll catch him eventually. (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و
And as per the request of my guest, The Devil Butler, I have included the children's profiles at the end of this chapter. It's like a freaking slumbook lol
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Chapter Four
The First Wave
Zero took one brisk step and then another before stopping for the nth time trying to ignore the excited aura from behind him accompanied by the very light rustles of leaves and a sweet smell that he could pass off as ambrosia, but the presence of his three little stalkers, though unbeknownst to them, refused to be ignored. He sighed before turning his head to where he came from. There's no one about that he could see but he can feel the strangely comforting aura of their guests from behind one of the trees that littered the academy woods.
It's just after lunch break and the prefect decided to ditch his afternoon classes since he can't concentrate anyway with lessons (not that he's really listening normally), he was about to go to the stables to see White Lily and his head was full of unwelcome thoughts of a certain annoying brunette pureblood and the strangely soothing ones of the three children claiming to be his when he felt said children following him secretly and not making a very good job hiding it. Though from what he knows of their abilities and power, he's sure that had they been serious in not letting him get wind of their presence, he would have never known that he was being followed. That led him to believe that they want him to know that they're there, albeit unconsciously.
He's trying to decide to just call them out after a few minutes of staring at the trees trying to pinpoint their exact location when three little heads poked from the side of one huge tree somewhere on his left side, risking a peek at him. When they saw him looking at them they immediately retreated and Zero wanted to laugh at their heated and animated discussion at being detected. They're whispering but they might as well have shouted because Zero could hear them anyway.
"Otou-sama saw us! I told you that he noticed!"cried the feminine voice of Hime sounding panicked at being found,"I knew Hiro-nii was being too loud!"
There was a sputter of indignant response to this accusation before Hiro raised his defenses,"You were being excited, too, Hime! And it's your aura that's been leaking around all this time."
"Enough! You two, since we've been spotted already, might as well reveal ourselves and apologize for troubling otou-sama. Quick or he might leave!"interjected Sato hastily.
"Ah, that's right! Quick, my brothers!"
Then there was a light rustle and a yelp before Zero saw two brunette boys tripping from their hiding place and landing with a thud on the forest floor as if pushed from behind. They jumped to their feet and rushed back to hide themselves again, whispering their indignant complaints to their sister. Zero was amused and realized that there's a smile forming in his lips when a short chuckle escaped from him. He smoothened his expression and then decided to call them out.
"Sato, Hiro, Hime, come out here. There's no sense in hiding when you've been found out." He paused for a bit before adding, "I'm not mad, so come here."
He waited for about three seconds before the three exquisite children came out from behind the tree. They're looking at him carefully as if trying to search for a hint of irritation in his lilac eyes, doubt in their burgundy orbs. They seem to be really worried about his reaction to them. And the silver hunter felt a flood of compassion, pity and a great wave of affection swell in him. Even he was taken aback a little at the sentiments surging inside but he set it aside for future inspection and merely held out a hand in front of him to beckon the children forward. When they saw this, Zero watched as three auburn eyes widen a bit in surprise before three pairs of feet rushed towards him and Zero was again knocked on the ground as the triplet bodily threw themselves at him. They seem to tackle his waist at the same time. Zero didn't mind. The three snuggled closer to him as they kept chanting 'Otou-sama, otou-sama…' into his clothes in soft whispers.
Zero gingerly patted the three head closely bumping together against his midriff. He didn't speak for a long time but the hold of the three didn't loosen for even a moment, if ever, they only tightened their grip as if afraid to let him go lest he vanish into thin air.
He cleared his throat awkwardly after a few more minutes, deciding to finally break the silence, "The three of you are up so early, it's just early afternoon. Shouldn't you be sleeping?"
"We're fine otou-sama." came the quiet, muffled answer of the silverette occupying his right side.
"Out for a stroll?" the hunter asked and then Zero suddenly remembered something so he added hastily, "Can you even handle sunlight?" worried at the effects of the acrid rays of the sun on the children.
He felt three little heads nod against his clothes, still refusing to let him go. He then heard one of the brunettes speak softly, "We have your blood." Hiro explained simply.
"Hiro…no, we wanted to see you…so much. We didn't want to trouble you, Otou-sama, but when we felt your aura in the woods, we thought we could allow ourselves a glimpse, provided that Hiro wouldn't be so loud about it." Sato asserted their reason for being out.
"So sorry to trouble you." whispered Hime.
The silverette teen can't stand how gloomy the triplets are. He still finds his future relationship with them very astonishing and hard to believe but he also couldn't refute the sentiments invoked by the children whenever he thinks of them or when they're near. It's not as confusing and bewildering as the feelings caused by the irritating pureblood vampire and he can't help but acknowledge that the thought of having them in the future is certainly not unwelcome to him. If he would ever bother admitting it to himself, he's even anticipating it, if not for the fact that it's with that infuriating vampire thathe would have them. And the thought of giving birth can still bring shivers down his spine. How the hell would that happen? No, better not to ask…
He's at a lost on how to proceed being filled to bursting with conflicting emotions but at the moment, the only thing that he could comprehend is that he can't stomach seeing these exquisite children being so wary of him yet can't seem to stay away.
He briefly looked up at the blue sky above the canopy of trees that partially shadow them from the light of day, released an inward sigh, before returning his gaze to the children still snuggling close to him. Lavender eyes contemplated for a bit. Well, might as well satisfy his curiosity regarding them.
He cleared his throat again before inquiring, "Have you eaten?"
When three heads shook from side to side to give out their negative answer, he decided to just go through with the first idea that popped up in his mind, "You should eat first before doing anything. I can make you something back at the chairman's house if you'd like, though I'll warn you that I could only make you something simple."
The triplets' heads snapped up at this and he saw three pairs of wine-red eyes widen in surprise before all three jumped to their feet and again smothered him with a hug, this time taking a hold of his upper body all exclaiming in joy. "We'll go, Otou-sama! We'll go!"
Zero didn't mind the commotion even as all three became so excited that they're almost jumping up and down while holding on to his chest and shoulders. The hint of acceptance from him was enough to make their hearts dance in exultation. He found that he prefers to see them enthusiastic and at ease with him like this with smiles curving their lips.
"Let's go." He finally said as he gently untangled himself from the three and stood and patted himself clean off dust while the children helped him.
Hime and Hiro took each of his hand while Sato held his brother's hand and Zero led them to is guardian's house, now and then looking down to check on the children to see them smiling sweetly at him.
He found that he himself was elated and comforted.
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Once in the Chairman's house, Zero and the children proceeded into the kitchen and the silverette placed the children on the high stools by the kitchen counter and, after answering their inquiry about the whereabouts of the other occupants of the house, rummaged through the groceries in the pantry and the fridge trying to think of the best dish to cook. Thankfully, the kitchen is always fully stocked since the chairman can't get enough of 'cooking' which, of course, means experiments in making completely inedible food.
He tries to cook as much as he can out of pity for his twin and Yuuki who frequently have dinner at their guardian's house instead of at the dormitory canteen (otherwise, they won't hear the end of the Chairman's lament that his children are forgetting about him). The Headmaster always pester them, too, to just fully live in the house instead of keeping their dorm room but they all flatly refused, stating one reason or another. Living a full twenty-four hours with the chairman could be a bit taxing now that they're in their teens.
Zero decided to make omelets because it's the easiest and fastest to make and was assembling all the ingredients before going back to the counter to start cooking when he noticed that all three children just delightedly observing his movements and not making any noise. He wasn't exactly unnerved at the rapt attention but he wants to feel their presence in the room with him.
"I would have thought you'd offer to help." He remarked offhandedly. He doesn't need the assistance, of course, but based on how they have always treated him, he imagined that they're the type to jump at any opportunity to get closer to their parents.
He got the reaction he's waiting for when all three bounced on their seats and proposed to help him, ranging from doing the cutting, seasoning to the whole cooking itself.
"Forgive us, Otou-sama, it's just that we're satisfied to observe you cooking since it's been a long time since we were awarded the chance to do so." Hime sincerely explained, her burgundy eyes reflecting a slight distress at their inattentiveness, "But I would be more than happy to assist you." She offered.
"Nah, I was just kidding. Just tell me what you've been doing since last, last night." He smiled a little in assurance when they insisted and looks extremely ready to leap from their seats to help him. "You said you were making a spell, right?"
They gave him a detailed illustration of the spell they're making and how far they've managed so far. The hunter found the explanation simple enough though could barely grasp the science behind it. He realized how hard it must be for these children to accomplish it. He was listening carefully as he poured his mixture in a finely heated pan.
"Probably just four or five more days and we would be able to initiate the spell. But there are several layers to it and there's a combination of energy application and stabilization afterwards." Hime said thoughtfully.
"Meaning?" Zero prodded, though only vaguely understanding everything regarding the charm.
"There's more work to be done than just writing the inscriptions, Otou-sama. After we stimulate the spell, we must feed it power while chanting a specific inscription for thirty minutes every twelve hours for one day and then letting it rest for twenty-four hours before repeating the cycle all over again. It needs to be exact." Hiro explained, his burgundy eyes never leaving Zero.
"Sounds like a lot of work." frowned the silver haired prefect as he took in how small the children leaning on their elbows on the kitchen counter of his guardian's house as compared to the mission they're trying to accomplish.
"We'll manage, Otou-sama." chimed Hime, "We just really need to trespass upon your hospitality for several days more."
"I don't think the Chairman minds and I'm sure as hell Kuran doesn't as well." Zero assured them before going back to his task. He's almost finished with the third batch by now. "So, how long would it take to finish it?" Zero inquired again.
"About four to five weeks, Otou-sama, and after that, we have to make the time spell again to get back to our own time, so we'll be here for about a month and a half, if not two."
Zero became thoughtful at the idea of them leaving after spending a month or two with them. He's an idiot if he expects that there would be minimal interaction with them during that time. He might grow fond of them and as early as now he saw the danger of being attached to the warmth of these children when they would inevitably go. He set aside the growing feeling of dread at the idea, telling himself that he's being illogical and a complete sissy. Fortunately, the children didn't seem to notice his slight pre-occupation and continued to tell him their schedule for making the spell.
He was finished with making three omelets and began to serve them. He also made hot chocolate for the three and they all beamed at him gratefully. They happily ate as they carried on with their story. The silverette was watching them as they eat. He observed that all three have beautiful table manners. Guess they got that from him,he thought distractedly before continuing to interrogate the triplets.
"If you're going to stay here a month and a half, I hope you can make it back in time for your father...err…me. I'm sure your parents are crazy looking all over for you by then."
"We got the frontal defense covered. Hopefully they can cover for us while we're gone." Hiro supplied before taking another bite and munching away.
"Isn't it too much to ask to have someone cover for you for two months?" Zero mused.
"Don't worry about it, Otou-sama. Since we're time-travelling, of course the time spent here won't be parallel with our time in the future." Answered Sato who paused from eating to take a sip of the sweet drink handed by their beloved daddy, "We will jump to the closest time possible since our disappearance. But, of course, the demand to have time flow by nature cannot be completely ignored so it's possible that we'll land a week at most after our departure. But Hime said that we would definitely make it. I'm holding on to that." He added the last part in a subdued tone.
Lilac eyes regarded them for a bit, "You'll make it." He said simply after glancing away to the window and taking a sip of his own drink.
He felt three brownish-red orbs smiled at him in sincere gratitude for the encouragement.
"Of course!" the triplets determinedly exclaimed.
After all three finished their meal and Zero cleared the table and washed the plates, the prefect estimated that it's time for the children to go back and the three all silently agreed while blatantly showing on their faces that they don't want to go yet. Zero had to smile as he watched their beseeching expression. He made use of school as the reason for cutting the encounter short and would have promised to visit them as he felt defeated by those imploring gaze when the doorbell rang. He immediately caught the heady scent of the annoying pureblood as his aura became known.
He's got a scowl ready when he opened the door and sure enough, the arrogant prick was standing outside of the chairman's house with that quiet expression of his though there's a hint of a silently charming smile on his irritatingly handsome face.
"I was looking for the children and I thought that they'd be here." One Kaname Kuran stated by way of a greeting in that pleasingly low voice that started the race in the silverette's chest, much to his chagrin.
His hand's itching to slam the door on the bastard's aristocratic mug. He got the nasty suspicion that the pureblood has been eavesdropping the whole time. He's arrival is just too timely and it won't be the first time that the damn brunette successfully sneaked up on him.
When the children saw him they all run to the entrance to welcome him blithely which stopped his skeptical train of thought. The hunter needed to stop himself from being affected when he saw the vampire king answered his children's greeting with obvious affection. He averted his eyes trying not to get lured by the beautiful picture it procured.
He cleared his throat, "You all should get back to the Moon Dorms."
When he caught a glimpse of the children looking woefully at him he added quite hastily, "I'll escort you…as a prefect." He felt defeated by the three children for some reason as he sighed and let the two boys hold each of his hands and led him outside while Kaname held on to the female silverette and waited for him with a small smile lingering on his face.
"Wipe that smug look off your face, Kuran." He snapped lightly, unable to hold it in.
Contrarily, the brunette's smile only became even more serene, "You're amusing, Zero."
He didn't like how he's getting used to being called by his first name by the aggravating pureblood. The butterflies in his stomach refused to abate at the nearness of the vampire. He ignored it as they walked towards the direction of the Moon Dorms and he settled for silently listening as the triplets enthusiastically told Kaname of all that they did and talked with Zero when Kaname asked.
And when they arrived in front of the elegant building he noticed the grip of the two little boys holding his hand tightened and they looked up at him with a resigned frown on their cherubic faces with Hime coming up to stand beside them to look up at him as well.
His lips twitched as he held back the smile threatening to form on his lips, he can't help it, they make him feel very light inside but he's not one to carelessly show it, "Well, I'll get going then."
Three young heads nodded dejectedly.
He gave a little sigh and squatted and sat on his heels to get a better view of them. "I'll see you sometime." He silently offered as he patted one head after another.
They brightened considerably at this and surprised him a little when they hovered near him and began kissing him on the cheeks while asking him to take care for now. He accepted it without a word and patted them in the head again before straightening up. He came face to face with the tall vampire as Kaname came to stand behind the children and Zero felt his sprinting heart, which slightly decelerated while he's tending to the children, began its mad dash again. And he wanted to curse the pureblood and tell him stay away from him if not for the children also in front of him. Before he could try to mask a litany of insult under guise of casual words the pureblood spoke.
"Thank you for escorting us, Zero. I hope you'll get back to class after this and settle good examples for your children by not skipping class." He accompanied this with a teasing smile.
The hunter never cared a whit whatever anyone say about his behavior so he can't believe how these words managed to cause him to flush as he felt heat suffuse his cheeks. He glared at Kaname before turning around with a huff of annoyance though his initial thought was to tell the bastard to fuck off his business.
"Zero."
He gradually turned in an automatic response at the sound of his name and his vision was engulf by dark brown hair as he felt the soft lips of Kaname on his, kissing him over his shoulder. The brunette's fingers gripping his chin to angle his face better. He was dumbfounded even as his eyes unknowingly closed when he felt the gently caress of the vampire's tongue against his surprised mouth. It delved deeper at the narrow gap, opening his lips wider as it tasted the warm, sweet cavern of the hunter, sparing a little with his tongue. It lasted no more than a minute but when the king released him with a satisfied smirk which is the first thing he saw upon immediately opening lavender eyes, the imaginary rats in his chest went crazy, as well as the now familiar alarm bells somewhere deep inside him and felt himself go red as he threw the blackest glare he could at the bastard who dared do that in front of the children.
"Asshole." He snarled in a whisper. As he turned to his heels and bolted out of the place. He thought he heard the pureblood chuckle and he flung a whole litany of curses at the bastard in his mind as he wiped his lips with the back of his hand quite failing to dispel the tingling sensation that the simple kiss administered through his body.
He stopped to catch his breath and he clutched at the front of his shirt willing his heart to calm down.
"Damn it." He panted. The bastard is really striving to drive him insane! He gasped for more air as he held himself steady with two hands out in front of him on the sturdy cement wall, his head facing the floor.
"Zero? You jerk! You were planning to skip classes, weren't you?" the shrill voice of his adopted sister permeated his ears and he perceived her standing beside him.
"Shut up, Yuuki." He growled weakly to which the female prefect puffed in indignation.
"I was about to be worried about you since you look like the devil himself is after you," she said miffed while putting both her hands on her hips, she then added a little confused, "and what are you doing here if you're planning to skip?"
"What?" he barked. He then looked up for the first time to see where his feet had taken him. And saw the door for their classroom for fifth period.
He hung his head again.
"Damn it." He repeated.
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The rest of the day passed by in a blur of boring classes for Zero (but, of course, he was sleeping in more than half of them and not listening for the rest of them). After he talked to Yuuki last night and to the children just earlier, Zero became engrossed with what he should do next. He was still thinking about his children, he sighed. They are a constant nagging thought at the back of his head. Should he keep seeing them? Why? Why not? What should he even do in a situation like this? Admittedly, he's been very curious about his future children. Of course it's got nothing to do with who would father them he told himself firmly. But to know what kind of family he would have in the future is something definitely new to him. For someone who thought he would die before reaching twenty, having children was a dream he didn't allow for himself. Not even when he thought he's in love with Yuuki. He felt that it would be the last draw if the reality that he can't attain that kind of happiness comes kicking him in the gut. Now that he was literally shown that such a future is possible, he doesn't know what to do. They were beautiful. They were perfect. They were sweet. They were more than anything that he could have imagined he could produce. So what the hell should he do now?
He was having these thoughts even as crossover happen and he had to again calm himself as a certain pureblood grated his nerves with his silent arrogant gaze and light smile. He shunned the memories of when the vampire got too close to him again and tried to reject the sensation flooding his body at the recollection. The effort at the internal struggle made the girls in his side of the crowd silent in rigid abeyance in response to the look of violence in the silver prefect's face.
He was still pre-occupied when a sinister aura reached him during his patrol. It's already deep into the night and the perfect chance for any manner of beast to make an attack. The haunting air didn't abate so he decided to investigate. The silver-head teen was led to the edge of the forest separating the moon dorms from the sun dorms near the boundaries of the academy. The fierce scowl over his lilac eyes tightened when he felt the ill-boding feeling intensified. He gripped Bloody Rose securely in his right hand.
A strong rustling of leaves alerted Zero of a presence and he jerked towards the nearing intruders and when he perceived the comforting aroma of sweet flowers, he instinctively knew that the objects of his previous reverie are nearby. He began breathing easier but did not loosen his steadfast grip around his gun. And sure enough, barely a minute after, three slight figures of children stumbled upon him in a small clearing near the confines of the school.
The young female, with her flowing silver hair and silk ankle length dress eased herself out of the woods with no difficulty at all as if she's traipsing in a ballroom instead of a tricky terrain together with her twin brothers flanking either side of her like escorts. When three pairs of burgundy eyes met his lavender ones, there was a look of pure certainty and purpose in their dark depths that's why he wasn't deceived when the little pale princess took on a look of utter surprise.
"Ara, Otou-sama~! Fancy meeting you here! How lovely it is that we should meet during one of our walks. What do you say to a nice cup of tea?" invited the female silverette sweetly with no hint of deception or evasion, "I daresay we still have quite the catching up to do."
"Coincidence, eh? Shouldn't you do that in the morning, Hime?" Zero asked suspiciously, the triplets' hiding something, though he doesn't think it's anything bad, he still had to know. Does it have something to do with what he knew is coming?
"That's exactly correct! And it's almost three in the morning, err, why, I do believe we're a bit too early! The early autumn air is just fascinating." She explained charmingly, and as if on cue three sheepish smiles met him.
"Uh-huh? It's currently like in the afternoon for you, right?" the ex-human folded his arms in front of him.
"A mere difference in the body clock Otou-sama, would you like to have that tea, then?" She said calmly still, though there is a slight, almost unnoticeable tension on her shoulders, "I have various anecdotes that would certainly amuse you; I didn't get to tell them earlier."
Zero did not ease off this time around, if these are his children, whatever brought them there, he must know. He's not really one to exercise patience but he tried a different tactic, "Don't lie to your father, Hime. What are you doing in this part of the academy woods?"
That seems to be the right thing to say because she answered immediately, "I foresaw an attack coming from here. We do not want you in danger." She looked extremely uneasy with the thought of him being near any form of harm, erasing the earlier display of calm.
"I knew it." Shit.
The children came for him. And as much as Zero found the idea comforting, there's no way that he would go now that he knows that they're under siege. "Around what time will it be? From where? How many?" he immediately asked seriously though as gently as he could in the given situation.
"In five minutes, coming from the north." Supplied Hiro in an exceedingly excited manner.
"There are about a sixty or seventy level Es, among them are a noble and two level C vampires. A supposed ambush Otou-sama." added Sato soberly.
"Go back to the Moon Dorms and if you can, inform Kuran and the Chairman. I'll fend them off for now." Commanded Zero, grimacing at the number but he can't let the children stay – quite forgetting that they may very well be stronger than he is by a hundred times. They're just kids. "Why the fuck are they here?" he added angrily to himself.
"I could make a guess." Hime answered anyway, frowning at their daddy's order to retreat and leave him behind.
"Fuck them. Go back to the dorms now!" repeated Zero, scanning the surrounding area and feeling the savage killing intent growing stronger by the second now. Unconsciously shielding the children from the direction where he believes the onslaught would come from.
"Told you Otou-sama would say that." he heard Hiro whispered from behind him.
He would have scowled as he turned to repeat his instructions, why are they still here? But when a growl and a great many feet shuffling sounded near them now, he just cursed as he readied himself for bloodshed. Protecting the academy went flying from his mind. He only thought of one thing: he must protect these children.
No matter what.
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Two hunters stood at the gates of Cross Academy, both tall and wearing a dangerous expression on their face, their long hunter's coat brushing against their knees as light cold night wind dance between their feet.
A pair of brown eyes flew to his companion, wearing a perpetual frown on his handsome face that is always present whenever he thinks of this place that houses the most repulsive beasts known to man, together with humans even. Talk about raising lambs in the lion's den. What a joke.
"You know you didn't need to come with me here, Sensei. It's not like I'll get lost." One Takamiya Kaito said dryly before he lights another cigarette.
The older man took his own lighted cigar from his lips to blow smoke upwards before Toga Yagari quietly replied without looking at his pupil, "Shut your trap, kid. Kaien asked me to get you so I should be the one to deliver you."
"Like some freaking cargo, eh, Sensei? And can you remind me how many weeks late are we again? And we even came at this late hour." Kaito returned with a slight smirk.
The older hunter scowled at this, his one blue eye flashing in annoyance.
"You really can't shut up, can you, Kaito? It's your fault for having all those missions lined up like a fucking celebrity. Just get a move on already."
Ash brown hair swayed as the youth laugh before taking a step inside the campus. He just hope that things will get exciting from now on or he might just return to his monotonous hunting missions rather than play teacher to the monsters he would rather kill.
"Don't forget that we also have to warn them regarding the recent events outside. D'you think that the instigator's here?" added the young hunter, a sadistic glint in his eyes replacing the mirth. "Because if he is then you can just leave the bastard to me."
"Kaien's many things, but he's not one to let such a damnable thing happen under his nose. It's someone else."
"Fucking bastards." growled Kaito, he's itching to give the culprit a taste of his bullets.
"Y'got that right, kid." grimly agreed his master, "Anyhow, move your ass. You're here to teach. Leave the other matter to us."
"Heh. Boring. And I thought this night seems a bit ominous too. I get the feeling that something might just happen."
"Don't fucking jinx your first night in the academy. Kaien will skin you alive if you bring trouble in this place, kid." The renowned vampire hunter frowned deeper, throwing the scars left on his handsome face into prominence.
"Well, can't help it if trouble comes finding me. And what d'you expect in a place full of blood suckers?"
"There are normal students here. Remember the reports and why you're here. Protect the place and don't make it worse, you runt." The blue-eyed hunter grunted before giving the younger man a slight smack on top of his head.
"Hai, hai." Was the nonchalant answer as Kaito ruffled his already messy hair.
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Kaname almost ran to the room where he thought his children would be. He could feel a mass of threatening presence crossing the border of the academy. It's likely to be a hoard of level Es but to be able to get pass the barrier surrounding the academy must mean that at least an aristocrat is with them. The suddenness and irregularity of the situation caused a slight trepidation in him, wondering whose move this could be. He wanted to make sure first that his children are safe and won't go into the fray before he goes himself. When he found the empty room with the balcony door open, he can't help clenching is jaw. Too late, they just had to get Zero's brazenness.
Seiren appeared by his side and kneeled, she said hastily, "There are seventy level Es, Kaname-sama, a noble and two level Cs, they already went pass the border. And…" his lieutenant paused for half a minute, fearful of his reaction before continuing, "I'm afraid Kiryuu-san and your children are in the site, Kaname-sama. They're about to make contact. They'll be surrounded."
Despite himself, Kaname felt a cold hand grip his heart at the thought of his future mate and their children surrounded by those vile beasts in human skin. It didn't occur to him that the hunter and his children can handle themselves, all that registered is that his mate and their offspring are in danger. Before he was able to think of what to do, his body moved on its own and sprinted out of the room and the building, he called to Seiren as if they're only walking side by side, "Seiren, inform the Chairman. Ask him to make sure that Yuuki is safe. Inform Takuma as well and then follow me." There could be a number of reasons behind the attack; well, whatever it is, he's not going to make it easy for them.
He did not hear Seiren's respond to his command but knows that the female vampire got everything and would carry them out. He felt his aides following him.
He transformed into hundreds of bats. Flying would be faster, he doesn't have a moment to lose.
Zero.
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Seventy hungry, drooling and blood-thirsty level Es stood growling looking at the four appetizing pieces of meats at the edge of the clearing. Their starving blood red eyes the only thing that could be seen in the dark.
Zero cursed one more time as they become surrounded. But he can't help wondering at the organized way that these monsters came at them like a marching band of soldiers and not simply some huge group of ravenous leeches. Something's not fucking right with these bloodsuckers.
"They should be attacking by now." wondered Hiro loudly, a hint of impatience in his voice, a slight scowl on his young handsome face. One his long swords aching for some exercise now, already out and ready.
"How curious, indeed. Could it be some form of control?" mused Sato, evidently interested in finding out the reason for the abnormal behavior, both hands gripping his black guns casually. He's guarding the rear of their group just in case, and a small peek under Zero's raised arms afforded him a quick view of the odd behavior of the intruders.
"Whatever's the case, make sure that none of them gets close to Otou-sama." For the first time, Hime's voice didn't sound sweet at all, but beautifully cold and unforgiving to anything that might cause her loved ones the slightest harm.
"A given." answered her twins with an identical shrug.
"The three of you should be running by now." gritted Zero. The stubborn triplets flatly refused to leave him even after countless demands from him and he could barely contain the scowl in his features from the thinly concealed worry for the children.
Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Hime take out a katana, a pure silver katana, longer than she is tall, with a thick red brown rope tied at the end, a dark red and silver emblem resembling his tattoo and the Kuran insignia dangled from between the knot, a silver bell swaying below it, "Oy! You're not serious about fighting, right?"
"Of course not, Otou-sama." responded Hiro, his voice was so austere that Zero almost thought that it was Sato who answered him until he added, "This is merely play." A chortle followed.
"You could get hurt, you brats!" Zero almost shouted. He didn't admit it but he was slightly panicking, not for himself, but for the children that his core instincts want to protect.
"Calm down, Otou-sama. We can handle this. Never mind Hiro." Assured Sato, "We're hunters, just like you. Please believe in us."
"But I hope they'll hurry up. We still have a lot to do and it's already ten minutes after three!" noted Hime, they could almost see the slight knot of the forehead marring her perfect features.
When the hoard of mindless blood-suckers parted in the middle to reveal a tall vampire with bright red hair and harsh features, the three of them focused their attention to the enemies' in front.
"Oh hush now, this could be the villain overlord's speech." whispered Hime sounding relieved that the waiting is over.
"Just an underling, I think, Hime." murmured Sato when he risked a small peek.
They all heard Hiro groaned.
Zero huffed in reaction to the three's banter, torn between amusement and disbelief, and then glared at the tall 'underling' a hundred yards away from him. He cannot afford to lose concentration.
The red-head vampire, apparently a noble, made a rough movement forwards, looking very much like a chiseled statue of a gargoyle as he looked over them haughtily. Zero tensed a little at this. He hoped that the bastard didn't remark the unique children with him. He's also sure Kaname was keeping their existence a secret from the outside world. Every hunter and vampire would have a field day otherwise. He's sure that's the reason the three of them haven't released their auras despite the situation.
He didn't know whether he'd be relieved or not when the ugly noble merely grunted, 'Kill them.' after observing them for a minute and the level Es started to charge towards them, claws forwards and fangs bared.
"Oooh, brief, wasn't it?" remarked Hime, before racing to the left hand field.
"Yey!" exclaimed Hiro before darting to the right hand.
Zero would have shouted after them had he not been occupied with ten level E's in front. He madly pointed Bloody Rose at the head of the miserable creatures and shoot nonstop. He tried not to let his eyes wander in search of the two rascals who rushed through the brawl but he must have failed to do so because before he knows it, a pair of red eyes was beside him and his view was obstructed by the hideous face of the once-human middle aged man, his fangs inches away from his right shoulder. Shit!
He would have elbowed the vampire in the chest when a gunshot rang and his would-be captor was shot clean in the temples. His slightly widened gaze jumped to his small son a few yards away.
"Don't be distracted, Otou-sama! Hiro and Hime can take care of themselves!" implored Sato in a somber voice, correctly surmising their daddy's inattentiveness. He raised his other hand some ways behind him and shot an incoming level E between the eyes without so much as a look.
The silverette grimaced. He's being lectured by his son. He got to get his act together. Hell, "Got it!" he answered.
He focused on the ones before him while Sato took care of his blind spots. It seemed like a blur of one big beating as Bloody Rose unrelentingly fired one bullet after another. Some of the attacks insinuate coordination by groups as he took down a batch of three level Es, one at a time.
He was taken aback when it looks like he would be overwhelmed as four batches at once came to him from four different directions. He thought he heard Sato shouted in an uncharacteristically enraged tone and he felt an explosion of the children's massive aura before all twelve assailants stopped in their attacks. For one wild moment he thought he'd lose his footing due to the surge of the gigantic force he knew came from the triplets if not for the fence of monsters surrounding him. A dozen pairs of glowing red eyes blankly stared at him. He could hear their labored breathing but they made no attempt to move or do anything. He was surprised into stopping himself, feeling his own strained breath trying the confines of his chest.
"What—" Zero started but stopped immediately as the oppressive force of a familiar pureblood rushed into battle and went for the fence of frozen vampires around him. Sharp claws shredded the chest of the unknowing beasts but still the rest didn't even react or responded until all twelve disintegrated into a cloud of ashes around him in matter of seconds.
"Zero! Are you alright?" the agitated inquiry of the vampire king permeated his numb senses as the handsome face of one Kuran Kaname obscured his vision.
He recovered enough of his wits to make a retort, "Of course I am, Kuran. Don't block the way. There are still others remaining. Look for Hime and Hiro."
"Oh, no need to worry Otou-sama, here we are~!" lightly interjected Hime, coming up beside him, sheathing her katana while walking. "When Hiro-nii and Sato-nii start using their abilities, the fighting takes no time at all."
"Boo, didn't even last ten minutes!" moaned Hiro who also strutted near.
"Wha—" Zero started, unconsciously flooded by relief at seeing the two who plunged into the fight back in his immediate sight. They got him worried. Both seemed fine. Hime was patting her skirt off dust with a thoughtful look at him while Hiro mournfully replaced the sheath of his sword before watching it sink back into his skin. They then looked over him completely like an outward inventory if any harm came to him. When they saw him perfectly safe, they sighed in relief and gave him a smile. He wanted to shake his head in mild exasperation. These children are really something.
He heard the frantic rustling of leaves and soon enough, the Night Class emerged, ready for a confrontation and gasped in awed surprise at what met their eyes.
He then gazed around them and was shocked to see the place bathed in ashes. The gray dust carpeting the floor the only sign left of the seventy or so uninvited guests that they had.
"It's over? After only ten minutes?"
"Nine and a half, I should think."
"Un, only the underling left. I understand Chichiue would want to question him?"
"Very good, Sato. I'll take him from here." Kaname offered in a grave tone, trying not to show anger in front of his children. His dark eyes landed on the ugly creature who dared attack his family. The red-headed vampire's got a vacant look in his eyes though he has them open. His breathing seemed to be harsh and shallow as if struggling with something inside him though there isn't a hint of torment or agony in his hard features; he's slouched in a kneeling position as if all the energy's been sapped from his body. Kaname suspected that it's an ability of his children causing it so he turned his regard to Sato. "Release him, Sato. I'll handle him."
His son grimly nodded and Kaname replaced his black glare upon the intruder. A second later, focus and life returned in the red-head's blue eyes. He gasped and raised his hands hastily in front of him as if seeing them for the first time, he stuttered, straining his vocal cords, "W-w-what i-i-in the devil's n-name…" when his wide-eyed gaze fell on the pureblood vampire king, he seemed to choke in surprise, clearly he recognized Kaname, "…y-you."
"You seem to know me but I'm afraid that I have no recollection of your miserable face." The brunette coldly scrutinized the perpetrator, his voice cuts through steel in its mercilessness. "Why have you come? Who's your master? Speak and I shall guarantee a swift, relatively painless death."
"I-if you think I'll answ—" the vampire began but Kaname interjected.
"Do not test my patience, vermin, I could make you see hell if I deem it necessary. Now, speak."
The red-head swallowed loudly. His eyes registering the danger of his situation as he perceived that his small army has been completely annihilated. He shifted his gaze here and there as if trying to find an avenue of escape.
"Don't even think about it. It'll be futile resistance." Kaname almost snarled. And Zero, who was quietly watching, vaguely registering three pairs of small hands clutching at his pants, felt a chill go down his spine at the coldness in the brunette vampire's voice. The king's aura's sweeping through the clearing, a sharp and unforgiving blanket for everyone present except for where it touched his future mate and children.
The king clutched the pathetic vampire's neck and slowly lifted him while the red-head choked and struggled trying to break free from the iron grip. His howl of pain quite lost from the hand clenched around him as sharp nails began to dig in the soft flesh of his neck.
The intruder must have realized that death was imminent and exclaimed with a heavy dose of desperation and hysteria, quite distorting his already severe features, "Y-you'll die! And burn! You'll see, w-we'll win! The true king of vampires will fight for us! He'll reclaim his throne and all humans would be put back in their place like the cattle they really are!"
When Kaname heard this and confirmed just who is behind the attack, his face became murderous and saw red all over, as burgundy eyes blazed flaming garnet.
"He can try." He whispered dangerously as he let his nails grow into sharp claws, digging themselves into the pathetic creature's flesh.
Zero immediately glanced below him to make sure that the children aren't seeing the display of violence from their would-be father – no matter that they killed vampires themselves. He doesn't even know why but he's got the foremost instinct to shield them from anything that might make them uncomfortable or frightened, and an enraged pureblood is most certainly one of them. He sighed tremulously in relief as he found three pairs of innocent sienna eyes looking up at him intently, their small hands clutching at his uniform's pants. An intense restrained scream hinted that the ordeal is over, and true enough, when he gazed back at the vampire king, he's standing alone in front of a mountain of ashes. He still looked livid which made Zero apprehensive. But he gave himself a mental shake, reminding himself that no vampire scare him, not even Kaname Kuran.
He felt one pair of hand disentangle itself from his clothes and saw Hime drift near the pureblood. She reached for his hand with both her own and Zero saw the pureblood look at her and watched as calm resurfaced almost immediately and the king was able to grace her with a small, quiet, and warm smile.
Kaname himself wondered at the peaceful serenity his children brought him at the mere sight of them even though he's still quite agitated inside at the dreadful news that the intruder delivered to him.
"Are you fine now, Chichiue?" Hime inquired sweetly and quietly, looking at him unflinchingly with a questioning smile.
He gripped tightly the hands holding his and replied quite smoothly, "I am now, Hime. Forgive me. I'm afraid I was beside myself just now."
"It happens to all of us now and then. Do not worry yourself over it." She returned easily, "Please come and let us go back. I do believe that the trial for the night is yet to finish. I'm seeing two other visitors coming hither in great speed and if my supposition is not incorrect, I'll wager that they would be of greater challenge than our former guests. They'll arrive in another three minutes."
Upon hearing this, Kaname immediately scanned the area for the said incoming company, and sensed two hunters coming towards them fast. He eyed his sons who nodded at him, one grimly and the other blithely, and then at Zero who was also recognizing the approaching disaster became paler than the Night Class (who's all white and trembling from watching their enraged King kill a noble vampire in cold blood).
This alarmed the children and Hime immediately dragged Kaname with her nearer Zero. "Otou-sama? Please calm down. Breathe now. Slowly. There we have it. Easy now."
"We would have tried to run and hide but I don't think it'll be of much help in the situation." Sato quietly implored and regarded Kaname, inquiring if he made the right decision. "I'm afraid we weren't able to control our aura when those twelve level Es surrounded Otou-sama."
"The impudence of it was maddening." lightly defended the female silverette with a slight frown.
To this the pureblood merely smiled and assured them, "That's quite alright. You don't have any reason to hide, anyway. This is something that must be revealed some time and it's much better if we deal with it as early as possible. No one's to feel ashamed of the situation."
"Hai, Chichiue."
And all too soon, some great rustling of leaves announced the arrival of the two hunters and they watched as the two disgruntled men emerged from the dense vegetation with wary and dangerous looks, with their guns out and looking extremely ready to use them.
They stopped dead at the unexpected scene that met them. Instead of the rumble of bloodsuckers that they readied themselves for, they only saw a sea of ashes. Clearly the battle is over. But how can that be? They only felt the ominous aura not half an hour before and it felt like an army appeared. How can it be over so soon? But more than that, they also sensed three terrifyingly large auras coming from here, clearly vampiric in nature, though now gone. What the hell?
"The fuck? Where's the party?!" growled one Takamiya Kaito, complete dissatisfaction and confusion on his handsome face. He suspiciously eyed the leeches huddled at the edge of the forest some distance from them and then at the small group in the middle of the ashes and thought he saw his fellow pupil. "Ei, Zero! You brat! What happened here, eh? You didn't even leave a juicy piece of meat for me to play with, you greedy bastard!" When he looked even more carefully, he recognized the figure of the bloodsuckers' king near him. His eyes narrowed dangerously. His gaze flew to his master who, he saw, also remarked this and was silently wary.
"Zero." The cool and deep voice of Yagari Toga rang throughout the clearing as he strutted near his pupil in heavy footsteps, never taking his eyes off the vampire standing near the silverette. As he came nearer, he noticed three small figures together with the two teenagers and his severe frown deepened. What do we have here? Children?
Toga proceeded to stride nearer them in an intimidating manner like a cautious predator but managed to still appear menacing. He did not relax his broad shoulders, looking very prepared to shoot if given the reason to. His one dark blue eye hovered from one figure to another, from his pale pupil, to the unaffected pureblood, the children whose faces he can't see clearly being shadowed by the two men before going back to his pupil who still look very close to hyperventilating.
"S-shisho…" he heard the silver hunter's quivering whisper. There seems to be a very serious and long story behind all this if his stubborn pupil look like he expected to be shot by him at this very moment. His eye narrowed severely. What's the fuck's going on here? What are these brats? Vampires? No…not quite…
He knows Kaito is a step behind him and also suspicious of the unfamiliar children. When a certain young girl with silver hip-length hair turned to them, making the curly ends of her silky tresses flutter around her, and gave a polite smile that aims to appeal for calm and understanding, the two hunters stopped dead several yards away from the odd group. Yagari wondered for one wild moment if his one good eye's finally giving up on him or if nicotine finally cracked his head open because he's seeing a replica of his bull-headed student in a frilly, fluffy dress bearing a charming smile looking every inch a graceful girl.And when his scrutiny landed on the other two kids near her, his surprise grew even more as he saw two replicas of the same abominable vampire king also currently in the vicinity.
Toga Yagari saw every little grotesque thing the world has to offer and was convinced that nothing could surprise him any longer. This certainly tipped the bucket as he thought that he might just go into shock. He even heard Kaito coughed violently as a strangled gasp escaped the young hunter, chocking through the smoke of the cigarette he almost swallowed in bewilderment. The young hunter coughed vehemently for a minute, he immediately let go of the cigarette he caught in his fingers before stomping his foot fiercely on it after it landed on the ground.
"The fuck? Zero, you got laid already?" the hunter managed to huff after his minute of suffering, his brown eyes trained on the silver-haired princess. Something doesn't feel right here.
"Not yet." Kaname answered knowingly, smiling confidently making Zero blush violently.
Toga Yagari scowled at the possible meaning of everything unfolding here while beholding his former student who's glowering at the pureblooded vampire with embarrassed disbelief.
Kaito glared at the vampire who answered his question instead of his comrade. "What the hell is going on here? What's with the brats, Zero? Fucking hell, what are they?!" he roared.
Kaname came forward, "Shall we take this conversation to a more comfortable place? The Chairman's office would suit us just fine. I'm sure he'll welcome us." He genially invited the duo. Then he called out, "Seiren."
His lieutenant appeared out of nowhere and went down to one knee, her short violet hair swaying silkily, "Yes, Kaname-sama."
"Have the Night Class back to the dorms. And also check the damage done to the school border. I should be back before sunrise."
"Hai, Kaname-sama." And she was gone.
The ebony-haired hunter just stood still but everyone can feel the growing pressure inside while his one eye morphed to dark blue flames.
After a dreadful minute of pause where Zero thought his teacher doesn't have any notion of moving at all, the tall hunter turned in his heels and walked back the way they came, "I expect an explanation before the night is over, Zero."
"…Hai." Fuck. I'm dead, Zero thought, closing his eyes.
Sato came to stand near the younger hunter companion of their Otou-sama and motioned in the same direction the older hunter is going to the ash brown haired hunter to invite him to follow. Kaito warily gazed at the miniature version of the pureblood before stalking pass them and following his master who's halfway out of the clearing already.
The vampire king inclined his head towards his future mate who looks like death barely warmed over, "Shall I carry you?" he teasingly inquired in a whisper.
This successfully gave Zero the energy to bestow the pureblood a convincing glare as a blush finally started to paint itself again on his face as the first part of his impending doom has been glossed over without much trouble. He would have uttered the first curse that crossed his mind if he didn't remember the presence of the triplets with them. He gritted his teeth instead.
Sato urged them to move, "I think we must go and follow them already, I shall feel sorry for Grandpa if he suddenly gets left alone with those two when they're clearly agitated."
"We know, Sato. But I wonder why Grandpa Toga's sporting that eye-patch, eh? Something wrong with his right eye, do you think?" wondered Hiro aloud, remembering that they have never seen Toga-sensei wear one before.
"I do hope that's not the case. And I'm thinking Kaito-jichan smells very different from how I remember him, or is it just me?" remarked Hime, also curious at the inconsistencies.
"Yeah…wait, what? That was Kaito-jichan?" asked Hiro in a surprised tone.
"Hiro, you don't use your brain half the time already so I hope you'll rely on your eyes more." Sato shook his head in exasperation at his twin's inattentiveness.
"Hey!"
This caught the silver hunter's attention, "What do you mean by that, Hime, Hiro?"
"Eh?" the two inquired at the same time, confused.
"But I'm sure we'll know in the future. I'm afraid we really can't linger a second longer, Otou-sama. I'm sure you want this whole episode over, right?" offered the eldest brunette, worried about the reception waiting for them. They're going to be late in resuming the spell-making, most probably. He sighed in resignation.
As the Night Class shuffled in the direction of the Moon Dorms, Kaname and Zero, as well as their children, sauntered towards the Chairman's office. Zero feeling very much like he's trudging towards the gallows.
"Otou-sama, are you, perhaps, in pain?" worriedly inquired the silver haired child who took one of his hands.
"Ah, no I'm not." Returned Zero, but I will be, I'm fucking sure of it.
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Well, well, that's it for now. I'm afraid I wasn't able to proofread it one last time (will be late for work) so please forget the most embarrassing of errors that you saw. And below, as promised, is the profile of the children (*＾▽＾)／
Children's Profile:
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Satoshi Kuran
Date of Birth:August 7
Scent:Wisteria
Weapon: Twin black hand guns, both with intricately carved insignia of the Moon Rose – an emblem made by combining the Kuran insignia and their Otou-sama's tattoo which is also the Royal Seal of Kaname[Shisha no Joō – Queen of the Damned]
Unique Ability: Sensory control (well, he can actually numb all the senses of a person and can do multitude of targets at once), Complete Hypnosis (sounds familiar? It's actually just high grade illusion, he can fool all five senses, make you really see, feel, hear, smell, taste things that aren't there, he can do it all at once or one at a time), Persuasion (he can persuade others to do anything he wants them to, they'll be conscious of what they're doing so those with strong will-power might be a little harder to control), Petrification (this is his only ability that is for the material world, as the word suggests, he can freeze/petrify/turn to stone his opponents and/or things, he can also do a wide range attack)
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Cakes (the ones made by Otou-sama are the best) and Ice Cream
Favorite Drink:Sweet hot chocolate with lots of cinnamon
Favorite Type of Place: Library corner with squishy armchair by the window/fireplace
Hobby: Reading books, playing chess, writing poems and keeping watch of my siblings
Interests/Likes:Egyptian, Norse and Greek Mythology and History
Strength:Oration, Target-shooting and writing
Instrument:Violin
Fear:Losing those I love, Centipedes (all those legs are incredibly nauseating), slugs
Weakness:Cooking
Motto:Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.
Defining Characteristic (Author's Perspective):The oldest of the triplets is a balance between Kaname and Zero – silent, orderly and serious; he's got a huge sense of responsibility. But he tends to worry too much like Zero. He's a big eater with a major sweet-tooth but doesn't gain any unnecessary pound to the chagrin and envy of every woman in existence. He likes cooking actually but cooking doesn't like him apparently, poor kid. He writes various anecdotes, stories and poems in his free time.
Base Character (Author's Perspective):His base character is Satoshi Hiwatari from DN Angel because he's forever a crush of mine, but, of course, it didn't go as well as planned (And he won't have any lines if that is the case). He's more like…more like…oh, I don't know. He's cute anyway and my way to explain things in detail. And of course he looks like Kaname from top to bottom.
Your thoughts today:Chichiue has a lot of work piling up, so I'll drag Hiro to help him out.
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Hiroshi Kuran
Date of Birth:August 7
Scent:Hyacinth
Weapon:Two long swords with black and silver double-edged blades, silver guard and black handgrip, the blades also have an engraved dark-red emblem of the Moon Rose, the sheaths are pure black depicting the Kuran insignia on one and Zero's tattoo on the other [Mayonaka Beradon'na – Midnight Belladonna]
Unique Ability:Agony, Perception Reversal (Familiar again? This ability makes anyone confuse their senses - up and down, left and right, front and back. Bet you know where I got this XD), Mind-reading (yep, he's got it, he can also process memory if he's near enough the target, he can also talk to people mentally. It's fortunate that this boy doesn't care about what others think so everyone's mental privacy is still safe), Disintegration (he can turn opponents and things to ash/dust/bits of clouds, your choice, this ability covers a wide range of area)
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Food:Sushi and Ramen
Favorite Drink: Soda
Favorite Type of Place: Rooftop and high places
Hobby:Exploring new places, secret passageways and dungeons, playing pranks
Interests/Likes:Travel and Mystery
Strength:Reading people and finding my way back, Cooking!
Instrument: Piano
Fear: Having nowhere to return to, chili
Weakness: …drawing (I might be worse than Chichiue) and spicy food
Motto: Problems are only as big as you make them.
Defining Characteristic (Author's Perspective):Boisterous and adventurous, he likes to wonder around, sometimes alone but often times dragging his twins and younger siblings since he wants to see the beautiful things with them. He's quite reckless and doesn't hesitate much. He finds amusement in almost anything. He's current main goal in life is to startle his twin sister and get away with it (no luck so far).
Base Character (Author's Perspective): Well, his base character is Killua from HunterxHunter with just a tad too much innocence in him as compared to his inspiration. But there we have it, we cannot completely re-create such an adorable character like that heir of the Zoldyck family. I also thought of incorporating some Eiji Kikumaru from POT in him. But I…I…argh! Obviously I haven't put too much thought in their character. Again, his physical appearance is a Kuran through and through.
Your thoughts today:Hime seems pre-occupied, this is my chance! Hmm? Sato's coming…
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Mizuki Kuran
Date of Birth:August 7
Scent:Freesia
Weapon: Long silver katana with a dark red cord tied at the hilt, a silver bell dangles from the knot and an emblem of the Moon Rose below it, the bell is mysteriously silent and doesn't chime at all, it was said to be heard only by the person cut by it at that exact moment when the silver blade pierce/cut them [Ryūketsu no Mangetsu – Bloody Fullmoon]
Unique Ability: Pre-cognition, Time and Spatial Manipulation (dimensions, teleportation, and control of time for a specific object or person and with further practice, time-traveling)
Favorite Color:Silver and dark red combination
Favorite Food: Pastries, anything made by Otou-sama
Favorite Drink: Tea laced with brandy, Rose Tea
Favorite Type of Place:Parlour/Drawing room in the castle, the gardens
Hobby:Match-making, knitting, embroidery, playing the piano and singing, long walks
Interests/Likes:Books, antiques, stars, the sky, plants and romance! And storms (when the wind is blowing real strong outside, it feels as if anything can happen. And it's nice to cuddle when it's cold ^_^)
Strength:Voice, manipulating others, scheming things and needlework
Instrument: My voice with the piano and the harp
Fear: To be forgotten and thought of as useless, clowns, bugs
Weakness:Hiccups when under stress, Chichiue and Otou-sama
Motto: Easy does it.
Defining Characteristic (Author's Perspective):An unconscious sadist – among all the children she actually got Kaname's personality; she hates chaos and people not following orders and disrespecting her parents. Her string of patience is relatively long (she thinks) but if she snaps she could be very merciless and only Kaname and Zero could stop her. She's overprotective of her loved ones. She's very elegant, lady-like, soft spoken and feminine. And as mentioned above, she gets hiccups when under stress, good thing that she's almost never under stress!
Base Character (Author's Perspective):She's inspired from my beloved Tomoyo Daidouji of Card Captor Sakura with too much overflowing meanness. Haha. But I still wish for her to remain kind and feminine and very lady-like. As you know, she resembles Zero except for the color of her eyes that she got from Kaname, but the expression in them is still like Zero's. Her silver hair is straight but she curls the end by tying them with strips of cloth before going to sleep (yes, very old fashioned).
Your thoughts today:Upon my word, it looks like rain. Lovely. I'll ready the tea and snacks. I'll bring some to Chichiue and Otou-sama. Perhaps we could watch a movie! I'm pretty certain there is this one…let's see…
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Shinobu Kuran
Date of Birth:May 11
Scent:Butterscotch
Weapon:A pair of pure silver Indian Katar with wine-red H-shaped horizontal hand grip, the blades are again engraved with the Moon Rose Seal [Seifuku-sha – The Vanquisher]
Unique Ability:Barrier (this does not include mere shields, his barrier could also hide presence of people and power, and this power also shields him from other people's ability, especially those that involve mind control) and Shadow Control
Favorite Color:Beige
Favorite Food: Japanese Food made by Otouchan
Favorite Drink:Amazake…ahh…grape fruit
Favorite Type of Place:The comfortable sofa of the drawing room, in Chichiue's or Otou-sama's arms when they cradle me to sleep – it's warm
Hobby:Sleeping, keeping Tsuki-hime from crying, drawing and painting
Interests/Likes:Art and nature and turtles (they're cute and live for such a long time) and soft, warm blankets
Strength:Insightful and very quick
Instrument: Harmonica and Flute
Fear: To be left behind and the cold
Weakness: Forgetful and trust too much in a family member's words, so he's easily deceived by cousins and siblings (but he's wary of strangers)
Motto: Sleep while I can…is that acceptable?
Defining Characteristic (Author's Perspective):This child is sleepy most of the time and could appear somewhat cold and distracted but he's actually very sharp and fast, and while he's indifferent to everyone he's very affectionate to his family. He only shows emotion when it comes to them, especially to his parents. In a way, he's calmer than Satoshi and much more clingy to their parents. He's got an artist's hand and eyes!
Base Character (Author's Perspective): This darling was supposed to have been hailed from Eriol Hiragizawa from Card Captor Sakura with all his cool, calm and seemingly kind aura and ready to smile at any time but he suddenly turned out like our very own Shiki Senri, it just went that way. Let's try to rectify that…umm…*inching towards the brunette who was walking while dragging his blanket* Shino-kun, you're not supposed to act like that, you know… *sweating profusely*…can you try to smile more to other people?… *dark-brown hair swinging lightly as he turned his head to look at this stranger over his shoulder. Lilac-eyes under heavy lids unemotionally sized up the guest from head to toe…he slowly straightened and faced forward, still dragging his blanket towards his Otouchan*…..oh great, he doesn't listen to me…they never do…guess that's just it. And no, I'm not feeling dejected. His physical appearance is a mix of both Kaname and Zero though it might be leaning closer to Kaname's looks); wavy dark-brown hair and lavender eyes, but the expression in his is like Kaname's in his most brooding state.
Your thoughts today:It seems cold today so I'll cuddle close to Otouchan. Where did I put my blanket again…?
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Tsukiko Kuran
Date of Birth: May 11
Scent: Melted Chocolate
Weapon:A Grim Reaper scythe in the shape of half a quarter moon, both the blade, which is engraved with the Moon Rose, and the handle are pure silver with three dark red bells dangling at the end with a satin wine red ribbon [Gin Nisshoku – Silver Eclipse] and projectile needles
Unique Ability: Manipulation (she can physically control someone else's body, whether they want to or not, so there are instances of someone doing ballet while shouting abuse) and Poison (yep, this little darling is the Dokuhime [Poison Princess], meaning she can make poison and antidotes at will, she incorporates her poison in her needles most of the time and can surround her whole body with poison)
Favorite Color: Pink and Gray
Favorite Food:Strawberries and cherries! Pancakes!
Favorite Drink: Strawberry milk with honey
Favorite Type of Place:The gardens, woods, forest and lakes
Hobby:Japanese dance and gardening
Interests/Likes: Dances, flowers, bunnies
Strength:Inhuman strength, positive thinking, kindness and mild temper, and remembering names and faces
Instrument: …I'm tone deaf…*sniff* but I can dance well! Very, very well!
Fear: Never finding the way back and rats
Weakness:Direction, easily distracted
Motto:A smiling face is a beautiful face. A smiling heart is a happy heart.
Defining Characteristic (Author's Perspective): She's sweet, bubbly and childish. Quite simple and she's got the Kuran elegance and could look haughty and prideful but she's actually far kinder than her Onee-sama and a pacifist. She cries a lot and does so heartbreakingly. She has far more muscle power than anyone in the vampire world and unknowingly uses it when wrestling with her twin and siblings.
Base Character (Author's Perspective):Her base character is Nunnally Lamperouge of Code Geass. She might be the only one who managed to be a mile closer to her intended character *sniff* oh what joy! Her physical appearance is a mix of both Kaname and Zero (though it might be leaning closer to Kaname's looks); long, thick wavy dark-brown hair and lavender eyes and Zero's pale skin.
Your thoughts today:It's really dark outside. Onee-chama seems happy. She's going to the kitchen, I'll request for some strawberries for snack. Where is Shino?