First off... Excuses.

I found a black kitten which I've had to take care of. I wanted to name him Shi, but my parents would think it's weird... So, his name was Satan. Which changed to Panther. Which changed to Toby... We had to take him to the animal shelter, so I'm sad right now... Dang.

Writers block trapped me within it's jaws of death.

I got caught up in Shugo Chara... Do not spoil it for me.

I also got lazy...

Loneliness led me to feel depressed. I needed time to myself for a bit... So, there were no new chapters for a while.

Did I mention writers block?

I started writing a story on FictionPress. Not yet published.

My birthday is very soon. July 23rd, actually. I share a birthday with Sasuke Uchiha... I hate him. I feel stressed because I'm getting closer to being an adult. Seriously, who wants to be an adult? Paperwork, working, bills, grocery shopping. Sounds like hell on earth... Maybe it's just me though. I hate grocery shopping...

Yeah... All in all, a crappy month. I feel like crying. And not in joy this time... Please enjoy the chapter. I had to force myself to do it. I will not apologize for the wait, because it was for good reasons.

Thank you for over 600 views, the favorites and the follows! It makes me feel better! I never expected it would even get over fifty views. Please follow, favorite and review... If you feel like it, of course.

Did she ever tell Mephisto about her dying early? I don't think so. If she did, I'll make it so she didn't. I'm lazy.


I sighed and curled up in the sheets. It should be dinner time in a moment... But I couldn't care less. I almost drowned. I can relax if I feel like it.

"Pup! Time to eat!" Shi called from downstairs.

I ignored him and cuddled one of the sinfully soft pillows.

"If you eat, you can have some of the cake Ukobach is making for dessert!"

I was out of bed and rushing down the stairs within five seconds. Even if I feel sick, I am determined to eat that cake!

Plopping myself down onto one of the chairs, I sat beside Shi at the table. I glanced over at Mephisto's seat, only to find it empty. I wonder where he is...

I moved my arm in front of my mouth and nose when I felt myself about to sneeze. Yep. I can definitely feel the fever and cold I caught.

Fudge my life.

I must eat that cake!

After dinner- Ramen. Fancy Ramen. -we had Chocolate Cake. It was heavenly. Mephisto didn't show up for dinner.

I wonder what he was doing...

And me, being the curious person I am, decided to see what he was doing. And so, I went throughout the house opening doors to rooms I haven't seen.

Most were guest rooms and bathrooms... Who has this many!?

Finally, I hit the jackpot when I opened a door. A grin appeared on my face as I took in the sight of Mephisto, asleep at a desk, his cheek resting on the table.

I walked over to a chair and pulled a blanket off it. Maybe this happens a lot, and they leave a blanket in here for that reason? I shrugged, then gently placed the blanket over him.

Gosh, I feel like a mom.

A small smile replaced my grin.

Maybe one day I'll have kids of my own.

Maybe.

The door gently clicked shut behind me as I exited the room. My footsteps echoed throughout the empty hallway as I walked around. I stopped in my spot and looked around when I was faced with three other hallways.

Fudge.

Where am I supposed to go now?

I decided to go down the left hallway.

And was met with two more hallways going to the left and right.

Holy Shinigami. How large is this place!?

I ran down the right hallway this time. A frustrated growl escaped me as three other ways were presented to me once more. I went straight.

A dead end.

I bit my bottom lip. I really hate my sense of direction...

Oh wait... I don't have one. I ran back down the hallway. It seemed longer this time. But that isn't possible, is it?

I was starting to get irritated. I've been at this for at least ten minutes. This mansion is insane. How can it be this large? What does he even have in these rooms? Wait, I probably don't want to know.

I stopped running and stood still. A moment later, I sat down, pulling my legs to my chest, sitting in the middle of the hallway. I hate this mansion...

I tugged on a strand of my hair that went down past my chest. I need to cut my hair... In the back, it reaches at least the end of my spine. I had gotten frustrated and cut the two bangs that hung down in front of me, framing my face. It had gotten as long as the hair reaching the end of my spine. It got annoying.

Shiro had hidden the scissors from me when he saw my bangs.

An idea came to me.

"SHI!" I screamed.

I could hear the sound of his paws on the hardwood floor as he searched for me. It shouldn't be too long before he finds me...

...

It's been ten more frickin' minutes!

A snarl left my lips. I could still hear the clinking of his claws against the floor as he walked around.

It's like something is trying to keep him away.

I bloody hate this mansion!

Standing up, I started walking towards the sound of Shi walking around. If he can't find me, I'll find him. I took a left turn and pouted when two more turns were presented to me ten feet away. I walked towards them... Then hit my head on the wall.

My head fazed through it and I lost my balance.

A squeal escaped me as I fell face first onto the ground. I let out a pained moan. I'm starting to hate the ground too... Shutting my eyes, I sat up and rubbed my nose, which was probably red. I opened my eyes.

And stared straight into amused and a bit irritated green eyes.

"JASHIN DAMMIT!" I leaned back away from him. "You frickin' scared me!"

He didn't answer. Instead, he shifted into his human form and grabbed the back of my shirt, then started dragging me down the hall.

"Noooo~" I whined.

"Hush, Pup. You brought this upon yourself."

A sneeze escaped me, and my whole body suddenly started aching. "Shi, carry me. M' sore."

He released my shirt then picked me up, throwing me over his shoulder. The blood rushed to my head.

A hiss left my lips. "My head is gonna hurt now!"

"You'll live."

I pouted.

Five minutes later, we somehow ended up downstairs, where he dropped me onto a couch. After that, I just laid on the couch lazily, not bothering to go to my room and get ready for the night. I just laid there until I fell asleep.

...

Day 2

An evil chuckle woke me up.

I stayed silent with my eyes shut, pretending to sleep.

Something tickled my nose. My eye twitched at that. This person really wants to die, don't they? It's either Shi, or a childish Mephisto. I really don't care, as long as I can punch one of them.

I held back the sneeze and opened my eyes slowly, glaring at the culprit.

Emerald and forest green eyes stared down at me from my left with matching evil grins.

And they both look like five year olds... I love tiny Shi.

So, I swiftly grabbed one of Shi's wrists, then one of Mephisto's, and dragged them onto me. Then I cuddled them. Shi didn't seem to mind, but Mephisto's hat had fallen off and he started complaining about it getting dirty.

"Pup, I think the clown is having a panic attack over his hat." Said Shi, not being helpful at all.

"Yes, I can see that. Now, lemme sleep." I murmured and hugged them both closer.

"My hat..." Mephisto went quiet after that, but tried to wiggle away, to no avail.

A second later, something wet touched my hand. Then I realized what happened... And screamed, releasing them. "One of you licked me! Who did it? I'll rip you to shreds!" They ran towards the dining room, no doubt to escape outside. I jumped up and ran after them, grabbing a blanket from the couch and wrapping it around myself as I ran, then tied it like a cape. It should keep me from getting sicker.

They left the door open as they ran, and somehow I was reminded of chasing a little boy and girl.

Who were they again?...

I shrugged the thought-or memory-off as I chased the little demons. My feet felt frozen as I ran through the snow, but I ignored it.

"I will rip you both to shreds! It was one of you, so I'll be sure to get the right one that way!"

"It was Mephisto!" Shi cried.

"Liar!" Mephisto shouted from the other side of the yard.

They really act like little kids when they're like this...

Mephisto sounded truthful when he said that, so I ran after Shi. Mephisto wouldn't dare lick me anyways. "You're dead, doggy!" I snapped.

He dodged me a moment before I tried to tackle him. I landed face first in the snow, then laid still in it.

A few seconds later, someone nudged my face.

I lashed out and grabbed his foot, and dragged him down with me. Shi flailed around, trying to escape. I flopped my body over his, only letter his head show over my shoulder. I let myself go limp.

"You're crushing me!" He whined.

"You'll live." I mocked his words from last night.

A sharp pain came from my shoulder a second later and I hissed. "You bit me, didn't you?"

"Yes. Yes I did."

I yanked on his ear.

"OW!" He tried to turn his head to bite my hand, but I tugged harder.

Hands gripped my waist and lifted me off Shi.

"Let me yank his ear until he goes deaf!" I snarled.

"That isn't possible." The now grown Mephisto said.

I went limp, letting him carry my dead weight. He was prepared this time though, so he didn't even strain his muscles very much. A sigh left my lips.

"I want hot chocolate."

Mephisto hummed in agreement. "That sounds nice."

...

Now comfortably lying down on the couch, leaning against some pillows and my legs resting over Mephisto who was the only one sitting normally, while Shi laid like me on the other side.

Sipping my hot chocolate, I turned a page in the book I had brought with me.

My eyebrow arched as I stared down at the page about Demon Kings.

I skipped past the others and went straight to Samael. A sketch of Mephisto was in it, but he was dressed in clothes that look like they came from medieval-times. And his nose looked messed up...

Not much was said about him. Only that he's over 1000 years old and his full age is unknown, he can see the future and past, and some other unhelpful things I already knew or didn't care about.

"How old are you, Sammy?"

He gained a thoughtful look, then grinned. "That's a secret. You'll have to work for it."

I pouted. "How? Become your servant for a day?"

His eyes widened, thinking about it. Shi kicked him in the side when he noticed.

"She isn't a maid, clown."

Mephisto just kept grinning. "Of course she isn't. I wouldn't even dream of asking her to become one."

I snickered and turned a page.

"Did you know the sketch of you in here messed up your nose?" I smirked. A moment later, the book disappeared from my grasp and Mephisto was trying to find the page. Once he found it he let out a small whine.

"They always mess up my nose..."

I got a strong sense of deja vu, then remembered.

"Do you happen to also have the name Flynn Rider, and have been married to a Disney princess?"

"No."

"Fudge muffin." I sighed, back to being bored. I took another sip of the chocolatey goodness. "If I marry you, will Ukobach make me hot chocolate every day? Or, better yet, I'll marry Ukobach."

He let out a laugh at that. "I won't even think of marrying you until you turn 30." He said, completely serious yet playful at the same time.

"What a shame." I murmured, staring down into the hot chocolate. I won't even turn 30. How depressing. Oh well, not like I'd want to marry him anyways. Does he even know about me dying early? I don't remember telling him.

"You can't have her anyways. She's my property." Shi stated, taking a sip of his own hot chocolate. Him having chocolate doesn't affect his wolf form. If it did, he'd have died a few days after we met.

"If I remember correctly, I never sold my soul to you."

"You gave me your soul the moment you summoned me. Now, you're mine until we stop getting reincarnated." He grinned.

"We stop getting reincarnated?" I arched an eyebrow.

"We can't keep doing it over and over again. Eventually, things end."

Mephisto cut in. "Well, if this conversation is over, I'd like to say something." We stared at him. "I have to go to the school today, so the both of you will be accompanying me."

We both asked the same thing. "Will there be chocolate?"

Mephisto sighed. "Yes. There will be chocolate."

We cheered.

...

"Can we go explore?" I put down one of the manga that I'd been reading while he did paperwork. Shi was sleeping on the other seat.

"As long as you don't leave the Academy." He said, his attention on the paperwork. He probably wasn't thinking right, but I couldn't care less. I hopped up, grabbed a chocolate bar from the desk, and left the room, the door clicking shut being me quietly.

I hummed, skipping down the hallway. I stopped at a window, then opened it. After climbing out and onto the roof, I closed it and walked towards the edge, sitting and letting my legs hang off the side.

Yeah... I'll probably get in trouble, but didn't care. It's only about ten feet up.

I ripped the wrapper off the chocolate, then put it in the pocket of my hoodie. I'll have to throw that away later. I took a bite and watched a few students pass by me on the ground, not noticing me.

A few minutes later, an adult started walking by me, but stopped and turned towards me, his eyebrows furrowing. Then he sighed, as if this happens a lot.

"You shouldn't be up there. You could fall and hurt yourself." He scolded, his messy black hair making his blue eyes look brighter. Now that I look closer... I think hes an exorcist, judging from the black trench coat. A tiny part of paper was poking out of a pocket by his hip. My eyes narrowed. A star was drawn onto the corner. So, a Tamer?

I tilted my head, a playful grin on my face. "You shouldn't underestimate me, Mister." I probably looked awful with my hair in a messy bun, blue hoodie and baggy black pants. I don't think baggy pants are good with hoodies...

He smiled slightly. "Maybe... Well, you should still get down."

I stuck out my bottom lip in a pout. He just raised an eyebrow. Sighing, I stood. "You... May wanna move." Taking my advice, he moved back a bit, a confused look on his face.

I jumped over the edge, bending my knees a bit right before I touched the ground.

A moment later, I was wacked on the back of my head.

"Owwy!" I whined, looking up. He scowled, his eyebrow twitching... Does he pluck his eyebrows? They look better than mine. I sighed once more, straightening up.

"You shouldn't be jumping off roofs! It's dangerous, idiot!" He snapped.

Wow... He sounds a lot like Shi when he gets like this.

"It's fine, Sempai!" I grinned.

His eyebrow rose higher, if possible. "Sempai?"

"You're an Exorcist, right?" He stiffened slightly, narrowing his eyes, the scolding glint in them turning sharp.

"How would you know that?" His fingers twitched towards his pocket with the Summoning Circle.

Slipping my fingers into my pocket, I ignored the chocolate wrapper and pulled out Shi's Circle. "I'm gonna be one too, someday!" Even if I don't wanna...

"Why do you have that?" He stepped forwards, reaching for Shi's circle. I jerked my hand back, smacking his hand with my free one. He stepped back, scowling even more. Biting my lip, I felt the skin break and reached up, brushing off some blood with my thumb. I wiped it on the circle and grinned.

"Shi, hun~"

A moment later, his tails were curled around my waist, him snarling at the Exorcist.

"Don't hurt him, Shi. He's scared." He must be new. He had already pulled out his summoning circle, getting ready to summon something.

His eyes narrowed. "I'm not scared."

I stepped back, Shi following me. The Exorcist's eyes followed us.

Stopping, I watched him ease up slightly, but he still bit his thumb until it bled, and got ready to wipe it on his Summoning Circle.

"We aren't here to fight. Shi is just to be safe." My head tilted. "Besides, Sammy would kill me if I hurt one of you Exorcists. So, how about we introduce ourselves? I think we got off track. Nice ta' meetcha, I'm Okumura, Hoshiko, soon to be age 13, and a lot of other things I don't feel like telling you." Stepping forwards once I deemed it safe enough, I reached out a hand.

He looked at it skeptically, and very warily, then grasped it in his, thankfully gently. "Yamamoto, Taki." He mumbled. "Age 17, and also a lot of things I don't feel like telling you."

"I think we're gonna get along just fine, unless your Familiar is a fox."

He smirked. "No, she isn't. She hates foxes."

"...I think Shi will like her a lot." I snickered.

"Wanna meet her?" I hummed thoughtfully, then nodded. Shi glared at me.

A moment later, a white cat the size of a tiger was curled around Taki, fur raised on her back, icy blue eyes sharp and threatening.

Shi's tail started violently wagging, his ears perking. Gosh, if we ever have to fight cat demons in the future, we're so dead...

After Taki calmed her down, she looked at me, raising her chin and gaining a haughty air around her. "Is this your mate, Kit? I thought you'd choose better." She sniffed.

We both flushed and glared at her, Shi's tails curling around me once more.

"She's too young for me, Hiwa!" He tugged on her ear.

"Good, because you're my property." A second later a tall blue eyed woman was in her place, hugging Taki, her long, straight white hair going everywhere. Her black yoga pants hugging her legs, and her long sleeved black shirt making her look like a ninja. I need those clothes...

And a second after that, Shi was in his teenage human form and patting me on the head from behind me, no doubt glaring at them.

"As fun as that was to watch, we need to leave, Hoshi-Chan~" We turned to the left, seeing Mephisto walk towards us.

Me and Shi had different reactions then they did. They bowed to him submissively, while I pouted and Shi smirked.

"...Do you have anymore chocolate?" In a moment, a chocolate bar was in my hand.

"Have a nice day, Taki-san, Hiwa-san." Mephisto nodded to them as he passed.

I slipped the chocolate bar into one of Taki's pockets as I passed him, smirking when his lips turned upwards slightly.

"Well then, until another time, Sempai!" I ran after Mephisto, Shi following closely behind.

Turning my head, a grin made its way to my lips as I saw him wave, then turn around to continue walking wherever he was going before I caught his attention.

...

As we entered the mansion, I glanced up at the clock on the end of the balcony. 4 PM. How did it get this late so fast?... Or maybe the time is different here.

Might as well help with dinner.

Skipping to the kitchen, I knocked politely, then opened it a few second later.

"May I help~?"

"I'm almost done." Ukobach said, completely immersed in a cook book as he stirred something in a pot on the stove.

I walked over to it and tried to peek in... Only to realize it's too tall for me to look inside. Crossing my eyes in irritation, I walked to a corner and sat, pouting to myself.

Ten minutes later, we took out three bowls of some kind of soup. He wouldn't tell me what it was...

After we all sat down, I ate some... And practically melted in my seat.

I don't know what this is, but it's good.

A goofy smile came to my lips.

...

After taking a quick bath, I brushed my teeth, put my hair into a messy bun, and got dressed. Cracking open the door, I peaked into the room. The room was still lit up, and Shi was nowhere in sight, so I didn't have to worry about waking him.

I stepped out of the bathroom, only to feel a hand cover my mouth and one to hold me by my waist. I screamed, but the hand muffled it.

"Geez, Pup. If I was a rapist, you'd be doomed." A familiar voice snickered behind me, his grip loosening.

I slammed my elbow back into his stomach.

He wheezed.

Jerk.

I sighed and just went to the bed, yanked back the covers and lying on the bed, then pulled them over myself. A moment later, the lights went out and the other side of the bed sunk slightly as Shi got in.

He's a jerk at times, but he's my jerk.


...Don't kill me?

I love you all...