Yearly assembly that always took place at an secret location away from the judgmental eyes of all humans. Gave Vampires all through out Japan a means to socialize with each other with out time restrictions or fear of being capture. Since all kinds of chit-chat about latest news in vampire community ended up being talked about. The subject at hand this time around was the outcast members of the Sukuu family made a appearance. Whose were last seen as just Lord Galvin being dragged behind Lady Starlet. That was over century ago before Elizabeth and Vanessa came in the picture.
Here was Lord Galvin with his son-in-laws and two daughters all centered around wide eyed Anipater. Before the six of them could settling in some corner of whatever room they were unwanted attention. In the form of angry Brigitte leading a young boy by his hand toward them with out a care. Since she stopped fight in place before Vanessa and her son staring at them like something was wrong.
"I hear Ren still doesn't agree to marrying of you even after..." Vanessa looked to Brigitte's child, "How is like being a single mother?"
To further rub it in Brigitte's face Vanessa allowed Derek to take Anipater in his own arms before things for physical. Followed by gloating from Galvin about his grandchild's ability over manipulating bats and memory. Thorne and Elizabeth were the ones that actually confronted Brigitte (in sarcastic matter). Drawing attention from Vanessa and Derek with Anipater to walk off.
"What's the little pra...I mean bundle of joy's name?" Thorne looked to Brigitte's face.
Not like he was going to get an answer from angry Brigitte staring at him did like something went wrong. Elizabeth was the one that got in between them when Brigitte started to advance on her husband. Taking over what had to be the worst one sided conversation she was ever apart of. Asking the child Brigitte seemed to be dragging around what his name was wearing a flawless smile.
"Annporr." The boy whispered.
"I'm Aunt Elizabeth since your father is also a father to my own nephew." Elizabeth pulled something from her purse.
Item was one of her home made lollipops she baked and packaged her self since she ran mail order sweet shop. It was instantly snatched from her manicured nails by this Annporr wanting to try the tasty treat. To only be knocked from his hands by Brigitte before it could be unwrapped and tasted.
"We don't take candy from strangers." Brigitte practically shouted him.
Before she crush the sweet treat with her hand to teach Annporr a lesson on avidness toward Sukuus. Child busted out in tears over loud enough practically everyone in the area turned to look at them. No way was Galvin going to be apart of a Brownlicks' drama when it came to his family's kindness. He ended moving them away from what seemed to be now a panicked Brigitte.
"You ever have a child with another man," Thorn smiled at Elizabeth. "I'll send a fruit basket to the guy."
"Sleep with Ren." Elizabeth pointed across the room.
"I'm not in guys." Thorne winked.
Galvin called him hopeless before readying him self when a few members of the Maaka family approach them. Wanting to speak to them about some private news that had been brought to their attention. That the daughter of their daughter Karin had become romantically involved with Evan. The fear of his vampiric ways trigging something in Karin to return her memory would be main subject
"Thanks for having me over Mrs. Usui." Evan held up a bag.
"Anytime for someone like you." Karin felt touched.
"As long as you keep coming over instead of eating alone with that grump your call great-grandfather." Kanon intervene on the conversation.
Where Karin pulled her daughter to the side to remind the girl that insulting her future in-laws was never good thing. Before tossing her coat at her in rude gesture before gently handing Evan's his own. Requesting he call their apartment after he returned home for safety reasons being that it was late. Before seeing him to their apartment's door whole pushing her daughter along. Insisting that Kanon walk him ALL the WAY to the train station instead of half way because of the time.
"Why can't dad do it?" Kanon asked wanting to stay home.
"Its called over time and I think is about time you stat liking someone who wasn't involved in creating you." Karin shoved house key in her hand.
Out the door Kanon was shoved with Evan followed right behind her exchanging good byes with her mother. Before the door to the apartment was quietly closed behind him with a smile from Karin.
"She's way nicer then my sisters on a good day." Evan couldn't help but reminisce.
"Yeah...well you have to be there when she isn't all nicey-nice." Kanon walked in front of him.
"Are you jealous?" Evan couldn't help notice.
Kanon ended up blushing at the playful way Evan approached her from behind asking the same thing over and over. She wasn't going to answer him one way over another since she had to focus on leading him out of building. Making her regret inviting him over for first night of him staying alone at his own home. Since at the time she thought of the idea was good thing since her mother loved company. Just now she was wishing she wasn't being forced to walk him during this time of night.
"Is there something wrong?" Evan figured she wasn't in the mood to be teased.
"No just releasing something." She sighed.
She ended up stopping at the stairs of the apartment building awaiting for him to catch up with her since she was walking fast. He ended up coming from behind her asking something that made her blush. What his question consisted was him asking her if she wanted to go out to do something the next day.
"Have school." Kanon forgot he doesn't attend.
"Then may I walk you or we can do something after?" He wasn't giving up.
"I leave my family's apartment just when the sun is coming up for practice and after school sounds find." She tried to figure out a plan.
"Great text me when you get out since I do ALLOT of things at home." He reached for something in his pocket.
Out he pulled a small note book clippie top pen he would use to write down his information in form of his number. He would tear form his small notebook and hand to her as they descend the stairs. She took the piece paper from him quickly making note she needed to put this on her phone. Before tucking the item away in her coat pocket before further guiding him through her family's apartment.
"When does your family get back from this trip?" Kanon asked about how long he would be alone in a big house.
"For a few more days then we'll start getting for out annual Christmas celebration that my mother started before I was born." Evan swung his head around.
"No New Years plans?" Kanon hoped a sleep over could happen.
"Yeah, but it varies since my family celebrates its differently." Evan didn't want to talk about that.
"Meanings?" Kanon asked wanting to know.
This was where Evan sighed in depressing matter not wanting to recall his memories of countless New Years with his family. During the years his mother was alive New Years was mediocre event nobody really cared about. Around the time his mother 's affair started with some nameless human that celebrating the New Years began. With a simple feast cooked by young Elizabeth and Vanessa started when exploring their family's ability of taste. Stayed that way after both his sister got older then married and then his mother killed him self. After Anipater was born things got more lively with Thorne picking up the skill of guitar play.
"Wow I so want in!" Kanon liked the sound of it.
"Then you have to bring dish of your own, your own package of toilet paper, and get clarification from your parents about sleeping over." He listed his sister's rules about people sleeping over.
"I under stand getting permission from your parents and bringing something to eat, but why toilet paper?" Kanon that was strange rule.
"I am still trying to figure what Elizabeth saw in Thorne upon marring him." Evan spins on a step.
Kanon ended up laughing at his joke about what why Elizabeth was still interested in someone like Thorne. Knowing the two were completely opposites of each others was something she had gotten her head around. Upon 1st meeting them that day in Julian's Restaurant when her mother had insisted on it.
"I think she drugged him or just married him to feel like a real woman." Kanon shrugged.
Evan ended up laughing at the way she call his sister a prude with boring life since Elizabeth was sheltered woman. That had him started to hold his sides when his laughs just started to get harder. He tried speak each one of his giggles spats that his Elizabeth ran a business out of the Mansion. Leaving them needing stop half-way down the stairs so he could lean against the railing to catch his breath.
"You aright?" Kanon watched his face turn red slightly.
Evan ended up catching his breath when he was done laughing with sore sides and lungs struggling to breath. Had him trying to speak in this hoarse voice that Kanon could barely make out upon listening. Leaving her to take him by his hand and finish walking him down the steps to the last floor.
Vanessa couldn't stop laughing at the memory of how Brigitte tried to approached her about Anipater. Making Derek guess that some how Brigitte found about Vanessa laying with Ren after what she did. Not like Anipater cared about who was his parents since he was do excited about having a sibling. Even if the child wasn't fully related to him by his mother's blood or step-father's blood.
"I can't want to tell Evan about this when we ever get home." Vanessa spins in place.
"More like you can't wait to gloat." Derek corrected her.
She ended up kissing both him and Anipater on the foreheads before asking what the rest of the family was up to. This got her pointed toward the corner of the room where heated conversation took place. All about the relationship that was forming between a girl who didn't know she came form vampire linage, and a boy who could pass as human.
"When the time comes for Evan to tell her or make the choice to live as a human beside her," Galcin addressed them all. "Then we'll worry."
Elizabeth was to busy having a staring contest with Anju as Thorne was making a top five of woman with Ren. They both had come across during the nightly feeding on what would become a nightly basis for them. It seemed the both of them had the same blood preference and out look on woman. Leaving the rest of the Maaka family to stand off to the side like Vanessa and her husband.
"I still think we need to keep an eye on them if they decide to get closer." Calera though tit be best.
"Why don't you all just meet him alone one day," Galvin spoke sarcastically. "So you all could redeem him good or bad for Kanon."
This was soon agreed on by all members of the Maaka family since Anjua's description of him left her parents and brother thinking. Leaving Galvin to end up biting his tongue for not thinking before he spoke. Leaving his daughter to once more to call their father stupid outlouad a Thorne tried not to laugh. Derek was stuck with informing Evan abut unexplained event going down with out him knowing. Anipater was stuck just sitting there and staring at the doll at was being held in Anju's arms.
"dollie!" Anipater wanted to hold boogie-chan.