AN: I'm back but not cause I like this well maybe its growing on me a bit but don't get your hopes up.

Disclaimer: Do not own Mai-hime

Warnings: Futanari Shiz/Nat Demon/ Vampire references, maybe mistakes I'm a bit rusty.

Definition of shock, a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience that was all I could remember as the emotion over took me. My mind worked like a Webster's dictionary, it was a strange way to describe my emotions here. I was offered an opportunity to know more about the man I called father. The cracking of the wood and combustion of flames within the now active fireplace was in earshot. Haruka was collected as always stared observing my facial expressions, a grin spread across her face as she bridged her hands together sitting them on the desk.

"You know you have the most, interesting reactions when you're surprised making the smell of your blood spike, not that I'm hungry or anything." Blushing at her half assed compliment, I opened my mouth to speak yet I snapped it shut, at the sound of her voice once again.

"I know this comes as a shock, I can imagine you as a human are staring to question your family's role in this. I will give you a week to decide what is it you want to do, but you must know that your different from the other girls. However something has come to my attention, you may call it dirty for me addressing this, but I am desperate for you to see things our way. I understand you want to get out of the bond that your father and Shizuru forged?"

Nodding my head Haruka was right she was playing dirty ,she knew that if she brought up Shizuru and the bond I would instantly jump on the opportunity no matter what. However something in my heart was told me something different, would any of this work?and could I trust Haruka? As well as what would these politics serve? Where my soul would go if I were to die,? Normally I wasn't a religious person but I did believe in a soul's salvation. As everyone knew in the bible demons were not to be trusted, but whatever they were it was something different. They didn't offer me gold for my soul or anything materialistic, they offered something of my heart's desire and it was to know my father. Still it plagued me was I biting off more than I could chew? When I got past the ever constant strings of sorted truths would I be happy to know the man my father was? These questions rang like a gong in my head forever echoing.

"Are you worried about your soul human?" Surprised at Haruka's guess, it forever solidified that she was something not from this earth.

"Kinda it's not every day that you get to help out a demon," I chuckled nervously."If your worried for your soul when you die. We have a department that specializes in cases when it comes to the soul its what you humans call heaven."

"Department…" Smirking Haruka's eyebrow rose at my humor, I just found it funny the way she talked when it came to unearthly matters that us humans took so seriously. As well as it was nice to know that my immortal soul had the choice of Heaven or Hell.

"Something…funny..."

"Nothing really its just that you talk about Heaven like its the DMV or something?"

"It is a department, I only speak candidly. The tales you humans come up with sounds unbelievable to my ears and I've lived for centuries and thought I've heard it all. Let me explain the reason why your human soul isn't doomed to hellfire, it's because I willingly reviled myself to you. Although there are other ways to damn your own soul to hell. you coming into contact with me is not an automatic judgement."

"Thanks for the vote of confidence, so telling the truth about yourself works to my advantage how?"

"If you must know after your kind came up from the mud . We demons or Vampires as you like to call us made treaty with your god it was hard earned and fought for despite my idiotic cousin and her odd behavior. Both our fathers fought side by side to make things somewhat tolerable for future generations when it came to us living. That was until your kind decided to become arrogant making organizations in the name of a twisted view of how they "god." Personally I would wipe the Vatican out Shizuru has other plans it seems she talks of all of this peace."

"What kind of plans?"

"I don't know, well time is short and you have a welcoming party to get to I will call you in a weeks time to see your decision about the position of the Grandmaster Templar. However something to think about Natsuki with you accepting this you could change the tide of everything. To have a human woman and a Grandmaster Templar would lay down any resistance and reservations the Vatican has against us."

"I'll think about it," I commented. As I gathered myself out my seat, I turned heading out the wooden craved door my absent mindedness was soon stopped by Shizuru as she was standing outside to my left. She was now dressed in a tight fitting black dress shirt and leather vest, with black jeans and boots. Looking to her waist a studded belt showed giving her a more rocker appearance, but it made my blood boil even more. "So enjoy your little meeting with my stupid cousin you've forsaken me to kill?"

"How did you get in here?"

"I own this school thats how, enough about that I've come to escort you back to the party."

"No thanks." Walking to the elevator she followed seeing as Nao wasn't here I was stuck with Shizuru, sometimes I hated my luck. As I slipped into the elevator she followed. Rolling my eyes I couldn't stand the smug look on her was as if she was was baiting me to change my decision about her killing Haruka. Relax she's just trying to get under your skin. "Am I really..." Forgetting that Shizuru could read my mind I wanted to curse and lash out at her, this was stupid it was as if nothing on my body belonged to me. "Shut up ,stop reading my mind," I roused. "Why would I? Your my princess its my job to know what your thinking."

"Question do you get paid to read my mind?"

"No..."

"Then dont read it."

"Ara so bold, well if you dont mind I will make a bold action myself." As she slid to the side of me she pressed the emergency button stopping the elevator completely. A jerk came up making me fall into her arms, here I was stuck with Shizuru like wild fire I pulled away fleeing to the other side of the elevator. "What the hell are you doing?" As she came up to me she backed me into a corner of the box placing her hands on the wall behind me on either side of my head. "Nothing really, if anything I was enjoying you being in my arms and besides I'm hungry." Clutching the area where Shizuru bit days ago I backed myself into a corner as if there were more space to spare. I wanted to question her, but I wondered why couldn't she be like Haruka? Taking her hand and placing it down south cupping my pussy through my jeans, and she went back and forth finding my clit. I moistened at the feel of it as I had to stop my legs from spreading wider to giver her fingers more access. As Shizuru nuzzled my neck I pulled from the deepest part of me pushing her away into the opposite corner from me. "W-What didn't you get fed a few days ago!"

"I see...so I guess you don't or at least my cousin didn't explain." Watching Shizuru as she looked dejected at the news she was about to explain. "For someone like me I need a good amount of blood, since your father was Grand Master Templar his power was large in size and with me being Master Knight my power was the same. With our bond and my strength I require more blood,but if I'm not fed I can..."

"Be weakened is that what your saying?" With her nodding, I wanted to roll my eyes all of this was new feeding demonic vampires a crazy cult of religious nuts. I was in over my head with all of the news, I still Shizuru's pleading eyes pulled at my heart strings. "H-How many times do you have to feed on me?" Her eyes brightened up as she looked up as she made her way over to me I spoke harshly. "Stay there you've already done enough damage already," I spat as she stayed.

"N-Natsuki why do you think I'm a destructive person? I just want to help and serve you as your Knight."I couldn't help, but let my prejudice shine it was all too much. "N-No you want my blood and my soul."

"Fine..." Glancing up at her even answer I questioned within my look seeing as I wanted to know what she was up to when it came to her answer. "W-What do you mean by fine?" Her bags covered her eyes as she pressed a series of codes making the elevator move once again. "What do you mean by fine Shizuru?"

"You want me to prove to you that I'm not some bloodthirsty demon after your soul then I won't feed from you." Not getting what she was trying to prove, the bell rung releasing us to the rest of the house. As she walked out I wanted to rush over to her, but my pride was too stubborn to even chase her down for answers. Swallowing the lump in my throat I let Shizuru leave out of my sight. Walking down I saw Nao and Mai as they were with the rest of the group as they were now on the verge of being a beer I decided to wash away my sorrow in the sea of alcohol.

It was now into mid-night as all of us were drunk now as i was fading in and out of drunkenness I watched in the back yard as the girls decided to go skinny dipping. At this point I didn't care about being shy about their nudity as we sat back in the beach chairs it was now just me and Nao. Taking a sip of my beer as I watched on blankly as the giggles and screams of the girls flooded my ears. I guess sorority life wasn't so bad, but still there was bigger fish to fry. "You know, we aren't exactly just here to feed off of you humans. We are sisters now and we are here to lend a ear if you have any trouble." I glanced down as I rubbed my finger against the rim of my beer can. "Is it that obvious? As Nao laughed I sort of understood her and why she needed to be tough. I could tell she cared a lot about us and with the unknown power of the Vatican I could ,see how Nao would care to protect everyone. "Glaringly so is it about Shizuru and Haruka?"

"Yeah I'm not into this knight and princess thing, and with what's going on with your fight against the Vatican I dont know what to do. I mean Shizuru wants me to be her princess and Haruka she wants me to be this Grandmaster Templar. I mean up until a few months ago I didn't even think vampires existed and I'm still no closer to what really happened to my father."

"You want my advice."

"Sure why not I dont see what else could go wrong," I spat sarcastically

"I say fuck'em, do what you wanna do." Raising an eyebrow I chuckled a bit seeing as this was counter productive compared to Haruka's plans for me. "Whats so funny human?"

"Nothing really Im just shocked that you would say that seeing as you work for Haruka."

"Hey just because I work for her doesn't mean I have to see her way of things. I mean you have to weigh out the pros and cons of things light and dark you know shit like that."

"Never took you for a Yin and Yang theorist."

"If you live as long as I have you learn a lot of shit."

"Well I will go to you when I need wisdom wise sage, so what actually is the beef with Haruka and Shizuru?"

"What isn't the beef with the two Haruka and Shizuru they are complicated I mean those two they are different when it comes to politics and ideology. Haruka is more hot blooded and Shizuru is more mellow lets just say that Shizuru is looking for something and she's found it in you."

"I dont know what she's found, but I dont like it." As we sat in silence there was one thing I wanted to know and I guess it was the alcohol that was changeling my bravery since I opened my mouth to ask. "Is it normal for Knights I mean...to be sexual with their princess's?" I watched as Nao choked on her beer that was enough to let me know that I stepped on a questionare land mine. "I guess thats my que to leave." As she coughed and pounded her chest to take out the remaining bits of beer that flowed down the wrong pipe within her body it was my chance to escape. I stood up only for her to grab my wrist keeping me in place. It took another five minutes for her to get over her coughing fit before she spoke. "Wow that was some hell of a question."

"Sorry about that forget I said anything lets just blame it on the alcohol."

"No lets not, now to answer your question sometimes its common for princesses to feel attracted to there Knights. As well as yes sex does take place nothing is wrong with it however, Knights have to be careful about what they do and Princesses have to understand somethings."

"L-Like what..."

"Such as if you are to have sex with a Knight and a child were to be conceived you are dooming your Knight and yourself to hell. The original pact with demons and the Templars was for us to be the first and last of a generation. If a child were to come into the picture than it would break the pact." The depressed look on Nao's face was enough to tell me that something was missing within her life and with her and Mai being together she wanted something more. Taking her hand as she stared off into the distance it was my turn to be there for her. "Is there something you want to tell me?"

"It's nothing really, just somethings with Mai and me."

"You want kids dont you?"

"Guess the shoes on the other foot when it comes to support now is it?"

"Yeah I guess..."

"To answer your question yeah I want kids with Mai more than anything, but I can't let Mai make that sacrifice. Hell I guess I want it all I'm sure you found out how I came into the fold about...my pops and everything. But enough about me if anyone has it tough Haruka does."

"What do you mean?"

"Keep this under wraps, but back when your father was alive he joined Haruka and her mate together. Haruka doesn't want Shizuru to know seeing as her mate is her pride and joy." I was in shock seeing as Haruka looked like she tolerated with humans, but still to mate a human that seemed much more deeper than Shizuru and my bond.

"When you say mate its like Shizuru and my bond...right?"

"No its not you and Shizuru are bonded in a Knight and Princess situation. However the way Shizuru had your fathers ear when he was alive, if she had her way you would be mated to her right now. A bond and a mating are different, a bond is a simple feeding and protecting type of relationship nothing sexual has to take place if you dont want it. We offer sex, to settle you humans nerves other wise we can just feed. A mating its when your soul and a demons soul become one not even death can part you."

"So if she's marr-er... I mean mated and she has a child should it matter since Haruka and her mate share the same soul?"

"Trust me Haruka has thought about it, but its too much of a risk. If the theory is wrong they would instantly be pulled back to hell no wait time just instant. I guess Haruka figures she would spend her time with her mate on this earth before anything. To fight against instinct its a hard thing to do."

"Instinct what do you mean?"

"Our instincts are feed, mate and kill to fight against that takes control something that makes Shizuru and Haruka the strongest out of all of us. They can fight against instinct as they say the purer the demon blood the harder it is to keep control." Suddenly I thought to Shizuru's pledge about not feeding from me suddenly things were making a bit of sense and at an alarming rate. "W-What happens if a Knight doesn't feed from their princess?"

"Thats a simple they die or become really sick, what did you do something?" Biting my lip I turned my head before finally telling her something. "You know when Shizuru stormed out earlier right?"

"Yeah..."

"Well..I and when I mean I, I'm referring to me and Shizuru we may have gotten into a verbal confrontation. So she may have said something about not feeding from me until I saw that she wasn't a demon."

"You did what!" My heart pumped wildly in my rib cage as the booming of Nao's voice was enough to stop the water fight in the pool. As Nao got up and pulled me inside to the kitchen Haruka was there as she made a huge sandwich. Giving an eyebrow at her she paused at the two of us. "What its not for me its for someone else, but I take it you two are not worried about my culinary skills, but something else?" Haruka dusted off her hands of remaining bread crumbs as she put her hands on her hips as if she wanted to listen. "Natsuki here is starving your cousin."

"So Shizuru could stand to lose a bit of weight," said Haruka in a bland seeing any weight on Shizuru accept solid muscle I guess Haruka ment another kind of weight. "You two are the strangest cousins by far," commented Nao. "So is life, but you dont hear me complaining," spoke Haruka. As Haruka picked up the sandwich she carried on as she waved us off. How can they be so cruel to each other? I have to find Shizuru!

"Nao where can I find Shizuru?"

"Well she has a flat outside of campus a block or two away, I'll escort you there." As Nao took a pair of keys i looked at her questioning if she was safe to drive. "Dont worry alcohol does

nothing to me if your wondering about me drinking and driving." Just like that we were off in hopes to find Shizuru and repair the damage my big mouth caused.

AN: Bam guess who's back folks yes its me Textgirl now I know a lot of you are asking about DBS (Desire by Starlight.) I'm not ready to come back to that fic yet. So Your going to have to wait a bit longer for that I'm sorry, my children of the corn.