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Guest - Thank you so much for your reviews, I always look forward to them! And while I decided to binge-read the Red's piece of the manga, it's all good that you had mentioned it before about our plump cutie's summer days as I don't mind spoilers (to an extent)! I'll definitely take part two of Kamamoto's one shot into consideration! ;) Also I hope when you have a chance to read through Munakata's chapter that you enjoy it!

MissAnimeMiss - Thank you so much for the review and I'm glad you enjoyed Munakata's! I was actually pondering over that OC's specifics for a while now, but I figured I'd leave her to Reisi, seeing as how Mikoto seemed to get the better end of the deal during his one shot. ;)

akakocat - Thank you so much little dearie for your reviews! I'm so happy you found Scepter 4's small chapter funny as I was hoping to make at least someone laugh! Also, I have absolutely no problem doing a Kuroh Yatogami one, as he was on my list of future prospects. He's the one I was having the hardest time planning one of these one shots out for, but I think he's deserved to be the next update after Eric. ;D

And now...

Continuing on with Yata's first lady-friend, there's a spot in this where the little inexperienced vanguard learns why the boys of HOMRA were always so excited to get a little down and dirty with their women! Lots and lots of teasing in this chapter, too! ;)

CH X: YATA MISAKI – Part Two

Family

Yata continued down the sidewalk and let his board coast while he continued to scout out his side of the territory, having agreed with Kamamoto that their usual "chores" would go much faster if they split up. Of course, only after promising that he would behave did Kamamoto finally allow the tightly wound coil out on his own.

It had been a rather calm day, which was out of the ordinary considering Yata's normal quota per day was at least four scuffles.

There was a ring that sounded out from his watch and forced him to come to a stop, "Who the fuck is calling me now? Better not be fat ass checking up on me again," When the transparent screen popped up after accepting the call, his lips immediately pulled into a wide smile, "Hey babe!"

"How many times do I have to tell you not to call me 'babe'? Anyways, when you and Kamamoto are finished patrol, can you quickly pick a couple things up for me? Tatara and I ran out of noodles for the big supper tonight but we have so many things on the go that we're swamped."

Yata winked, "Leave it to me."

They said their goodbyes and he was off, kicking his foot against the pavement to pick up speed so he could finish his side patrolling his side of the town quickly and go off to meet Kamamoto.

"Hey Yata!" Kamamoto waved to him as they neared their agreed meeting point, "What set a firecracker under your ass?"

Yata hopped off his board and tucked it under his arm, "Reina called and asked if we minded stopping to pick up some extra's for tonight," He caught Kamamoto's knowing smirk and glared, "What?! Can't a guy run an errand for his girlfriend without getting scrutinized?"

"I'm not scrutinizing you," Kamamoto smirked, "Rather, I've noticed she's got you pretty whipped."

Yata scoffed, "I'm not whipped."

"Oh, you kind of are," His smirk grew," That, and it's been almost a year. Have you even gotten passed the first kiss yet?"

Yata's cheeks flared," The hell, Kamamoto?!"

"I KNEW IT!" Kamamoto laughed hard, "You're still a virgin and you two have been sleeping in the same damn bed! Yata, in just a few short days you'll have been with her for a year! A year, man! She started living at HOMRA three weeks after she met all of us! Damn it, you're killing us all!"

The russet glared, "What the hell do you mean, 'killing us all'?! Since when are you all a part of my relationship?"

"Since we worry that you're not blowing off steam!" Kamamoto threw his hands up, "Sex is the best way to get rid of tension, Yata! Trust me, when it happens you're going to feel like a fucking idiot for waiting so long!"

Yata scoffed and brushed past his plump partner trying very hard not to visualize him and Meira bumping the naughty together, "Yeah, yeah, whatever. Just shut up about it, already."

Faithfully, Kamamoto followed behind Yata and went with him to pick up the extra's that Reina had asked and once finished they made their way back to the bar. Upon entry, both males stopped as soon as they walked in. All of the members of HOMRA were bustling around with either cleaning supplies or rearranging the tables so that they were grouped closer together.

"Ah good, you boys are home," Kusanagi greeted, "We asked Anna and Kaori to distract Mikoto for a while so we could get everything ready. It is our Red King's birthday, after all."

Yata grinned, "That's right!" He set his skateboard where the anal bar owner permitted him to place it and made his way to the door leading into the kitchen with the bag of noodles, "I'll go and help them in the kitchen!"

Kusanagi nodded with a chuckle at the boy's enthusiasm before looking at Kamamoto, "Can I ask you to help the boys just make the place shine?"

"Sure thing!" Kamamoto was quick to jump in, helping Bando with one of the bigger tables.

Meanwhile out in the kitchen, Yata entered to see Tatara covered in flour from head to toe and Reina with chocolate sauce on her left cheek and icing sugar running up her arm. The russet blinked before setting the bag down and walking over to her after picking up a damp cloth, a grin slowly spreading on his face causing the tiny brunette standing in front of him.

"Thinking about jumping into the cake?" Yata chuckled and gently wiped the chocolate from her cheek.

"Maybe Kaori, but not me," Reina smiled and sighed, "It was Tatara," Said male turned and grinned innocently before he continued piping the humongous three level cake with the chocolate frosting in question, "We got talking about the size of the cake we should make for Mikoto, and when I told him that one tier was good enough, he insisted on making at least two more."

"So he attacked you with frosting?" Yata's brow quirked.

Tatara whipped around with a feigned hurt expression, "I prefer to call it... Loosely bribing by smothering in chocolaty delight!"

"That sounds... Kind of sexual," Yata's cheek tinted pink at the dirty thought of Reina in lacy lingerie set with chocolate hot sauce dripping down the valley of her breasts, "Never mind."

Reina watched as Yata gave his head a quick shake, "You okay? You seem like you got a little lost in thought."

"Uh, i-it's nothing!" Yata stammered, feeling like a little child that got caught stealing from the cookie jar, "What are you guys making for supper?"

Taking that as a hint that he was avoiding the topic, Reina grinned, "Well, what I had you go buy were more yakisoba noodles, while Tatara is making donburi and udon with seafood instead of vegetables. I decided to make Mikoto's favorite, nikujaga!"

"Wow," Yata looked at the two with bright eyes, "You guys are awesome!"

Tatara grinned, "We know!"

"Want to help?" Reina smiled up at Yata before giving him a quick peck on the cheek as she passed by to get to the bag of extra noodles, "We needed to fry up the pieces of meat for one of the dishes but since Tatara is five-feet deep in cake mix and icing, I can't watch the other pots and boil these while cooking that all on my lonesome!"

Yata smirked and walked over to the hooks where the aprons hung, "Do you even have to ask?"

"You two are adorable," Tatara chuckled with a bright smile, "Ever since you met Reina, you've been such a good boy, Yata!"

Yata shot him a quick glare before going over to the counter to prepare the meat, not bothering to give Tatara a response knowing that was exactly what he wanted.

Soon, the meal was prepared, Tatara was finally happy with his masterpiece and Mikoto was due back in ten minutes. The members of HOMRA rushed to ready things and spread out the meal, furiously preparing for when their King would arrive. Kusanagi handed out glasses filled with all of the members favorite drinks (aside from the minors, of course) while Yata and Reina spread out the cutlery. The cake was placed on a roller table so that Tatara's heart wouldn't stop during the time when someone could possibly drop his masterpiece while carrying it to the table.

"He's coming!" Eric yelled while peeking out the window, "I can see them coming up the sidewalk right now!"

Kusanagi dropped the cloth he was holding, "Everyone get ready!"

"This is so exciting!" Chitose grinned, "It's been too long since we celebrated our King's birthday!"

"Yeah!" All of the members agreed.

Once everyone could see Mikoto's outline as he reached the door, all of the members got into place and when the door opened, Anna looked up at Mikoto with her eyes bright a smile on her face at the expression on the Red King's face. Kaori grinned and commented on how dumbfounded he looked, earning a gentle nudge in her side from the tall male.

"Happy birthday, Mikoto!"

It was the first time in years Kusanagi had seen Mikoto truly speechless, a wide grin pulling at his lips as he watched the Red King stand there in shock.

His amber eyes went wide as he looked around at all of what the members of his clan had done for him, feeling absolutely blown away with a sense of pride welling up inside of him.

"This is..." Mikoto shook his head with a small grin, "You guys are too much, honestly."

A round of cheers and laughter filled the entire bar as everyone settled into their seats, "Lets eat!"

Kaori excused herself to go prepare for tonight's events with the birthday boy after giving him a kiss and ruffling both Tatara's and Reina's hair affectionately. She made them promise to take tons of pictures considering she peeked into the kitchen and saw what was waiting for Mikoto on a rolling trolley.

"Compliments to our fine cooks this evening!"

Mikoto looked at Tatara who took his spot on the other side of Mikoto opposite to Anna and then his eyes wandered across the table to Yata and Reina, "You all worked on this?"

"Well, it was mostly Tatara and Reina," Yata was first to answer, his cheeks flushed with embarrassment, "But I guess I helped out a little bit."

"You big goof, you helped out a lot!" Reina poked Yata's cheek gently, causing the boy to blush brightly under all of the other member's stares.

Mikoto, satisfied with the answer, gave a small smile and continued eating.

Eventually, Tatara got anxious and decided to bring out his monstrous cake. Once again, Mikoto was left speechless.

Reina gave Yata a quick kiss on the cheek before getting up, "Unfortunately I have to go for a while, but you guys enjoy!" She rounded the table and placed a gentle kiss on the Red King's cheek, "Happy birthday, Mikoto and I'll see you all in a little while!"

He looked up at her and ruffled her hair affectionately much like he did to Anna, before she slipped out of the bar after saying her goodbyes.

"She really has become a member of HOMRA, hasn't she?" Dewa asked, a sincere smile on his face.

Yata watched her leave with that look on his face, "She's incredible, that's for sure."

Kamamoto grinned, "Aw, I think Yatagarasu is in love!"

"Well," Kusanagi's lips pulled into a teasing smile, "You all know what happens when you fall in love."

Having been sitting quietly the entire time, Anna watched everyone closely while she sipped at the broth in her udon, "Yata's mind has been filled with funny images like Chitose when he has a woman with him."

"Is it now?" Kamamoto smirked at the young vanguard, "Like what, Anna?"

Kusanagi glared, "Lets not ask my eleven year old adopted child about Yata's dirty thoughts, let alone discuss this in front of her."

"Why not?" Mikoto said between mouthfuls, "Not saying Anna should be privy to this information, but I think it's time Yata finally explores a woman's body."

"W-What?!" Yata spat out in between coughing on his food, "Mikoto, not you too!"

Suddenly, the bartender grinned and sat back against his seat, "Well when you put it that way, it would be just about that time when you two have been together for a year."

"Shy of a week. I've been keeping track!" Kamamoto continued smirking, thoroughly enjoying his partner's embarrassment, "I was telling Yata that he should, you know, christen their relationship."

"Can we please not talk about this while I'm sitting here!" Yata glared at all of them, "It's completely unfair that I can't defend myself!"

"Well, since we've already breached the topic of sex," Chitose took his turn speaking, "Lets start with advice for your first time."

Yata looked at Chitose as if he was going to kill him, "I suggest you shut your fucking mouth before I beat your ass."

"It'll be worth every punch and every kick," Chitose smirked, "Have you even really gotten past the kissing part? I mean fuck, you sleep in the same bed and she practically lives here! Have you even seen her in her bra and panties yet?"

Yata's cheeks flared, "I'm not talking about this with you guys."

"So you have! He's gotten along farther than I thought," Chitose sat back in his seat, "Alright then, so have you at least gone down south?"

Yata's brow rose, "What?"

"Oh, no," Kusanagi glared, "We're not talking oral in front of Anna."

Tatara was the first to excuse himself and offer to sit this conversation out, "I'll take Anna into the kitchen with me and enjoy some cake!"

Quickly, Tatara prepared two plates with decent sized pieces of cake before plucking Anna up from her seat and literally carried her into the kitchen. Once the door was shut, Yata glared knowing he was now at the HOMRA member's mercy.

"Now that Anna's not here, it's time we get right down to business," Chitose leaned on the table, eyes locking right onto Yata's, "Do you even know what 'going down south' means?"

Yata snarled, "I know what oral sex is, you fucker!"

"And how exactly do you know what it is? Hearsay doesn't count! You have to experience it and be a part of giving it!" Chitose exclaimed, not at all bothered by the heated glare he was receiving from the vanguard, "It's the gift that keeps on giving, Yata!"

Mikoto looked over to the angered russet before smirking, "How about this," All eyes were on him as he spoke, "Tonight, the boys will head on over to Kusanagi's to enjoy the rest of the party while you crash here with your lovely lady friend. I'll take Kaori somewhere else for the night."

Kusanagi stared with his jaw slack, "Mikoto-!"

"Yeah!" Dewa nodded, "We'll be good, we promise!"

"You've been waiting for some privacy, haven't you?" Mikoto stared Yata down with an amused smirk, knowing the young vanguard wouldn't bite back at him for what he had to say, "Well, I'm giving you the opportunity to act on those impulses."

Yata's eyes averted away, "I don't have impulses..."

"Bullshit!" Chitose yelled, "You're a guy that has a girl sleeping beside you in God knows what, of course you have impulses!"

"We've all been there, Yata," Kusanagi chuckled, "It's your first time and you're all hot and ready to go, but then you have a little voice in the back of your head reminding you that you have no experience and that things could get pretty messy."

Chitose nodded, "And then you panic and start breathing heavy because your girlfriend starts bleeding after the first push in."

"WHAT?!" Yata's eyes went wide.

"It's a fact of life," Kusanagi stated simply, "Most girls are known to bleed a little when they have sex for the first time, so there's no need to panic. Also, don't beat yourself down if you hurt her a little during the first couple of minutes," He grinned at Yata, "Trust me, she'll get over it really fast."

Yata's cheeks burned bright at Kusanagi's words, "Really?"

"So you are taking our advice rather than pretending you're not interested!" Kamamoto smirked, "Good, so start listening to our pointers before you freak out again."

Mikoto sank back his alcoholic beverage before looking at Yata once more, "You'll be easier to prep than her so focus on getting her hot and bothered. She'll thank you for it when it comes down to that point of no return."

Yata could only stare at his Red King silently. He couldn't believe that he was receiving advice from a man who hardly joined in any conversations, let alone started one with someone other than Kusanagi.

"Should we tell him about the bonus of using his fingers first?" Chitose grinned, knowing that would only cause Yata to become a darker shade of red.

Kusanagi regarded the boy before turning to Chitose, "Sure. Technically he should be exploring before he sticks it in anyways, so we should encourage him to play around with everything first."

"Most important," Kamamoto leaned forward after finishing his bowl of rice, "Boobs are awesome and will almost always get a girl excited once you start fondling them."

"You've got that right!" Fujishima finally spoke, "They really like it when you suck on their nippl-"

"OKAY, OKAY, I GOT IT!" Yata groaned loudly as he slapped a hand to his face, "Why me?!"

"We're only trying to help make your first experience better!" Chitose cried out, "There's nothing more embarrassing than getting a woman to bed and not being confident in what you're doing, so having this little bit of knowledge before the deed begins will be your upper hand!"

"Besides," Kamamoto looked at Yata, "Reina's sending off vibes like she's never touched a guy before you, so you can break her in and mold her to what you want. That in itself, should make you feel honored."

Several of the boys nodded in agreement, "Yeah, no kidding. A pure virgin is hard to come by these days."

"I wonder if she's ever even experimented on herself before?"

Yata glared furiously, "Can we not talk about my girlfriend like that, please?!"

"Sorry! It was just a curious thought!"

Mikoto sat back in his seat with his newly lit cigarette between his lips in a relaxed posture, "Yata," He caught the young vanguards attention and exhaled a cloud of smoke, "You're both ready, and I know this from observing you both alone and with each other and I'm sure Kusanagi will agree. Let nature take its course and you'll be fine."

Kusanagi nodded his head, agreeing with Mikoto's words, "Just try not to think about it too much and you'll be fine."

What seemed like hours later, all of the members began cleaning up so they could ready themselves to go over to Kusanagi's for the rest of the party. During that time, Reina had returned and offered to help pack a small bag of clothing for Anna with Tatara, completely oblivious to what all of HOMRA (excluding Anna and Tatara) had in store for her. Kaori had even returned in time to figured out why Mikoto was dragging her upstairs to pack a small bag for the night, sending Yata a knowing smirked and winked at him.

"Alright guys, lets head out," Kusanagi adjusted the collar of his jacket before looking over to Reina and a slightly awkward Yata, "You don't have to clean up the kitchen by the way, just enjoy the evening," He winked at Reina, who immediately suspected something was up, "And be good."

She watched all of the members exit the bar, not quite catching all of the whispers each member was sharing between each other. With a thumbs-up from Kaori before she walked out the door, Kusanagi and Mikoto both cast the two a knowing look before finally leaving and once the lock clicked, Reina turned to Yata and gave him a suspicious look.

"Okay, what's going on?" Her brow rose, noticing he himself looked guilty of something as well.

Yata looked at her and willed himself to keep from blushing, "It's nothing, really," He walked up to her and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear, "The usual tonight?"

"Well considering we're really alone for the very first time, at least now we can blare the television and not worry about someone yelling at us while we watch a movie or play games," Reina giggled and reached forward, letting her fingers grip the hem of his sweater, "Going to tell me why all of the boys were giving me strange looks?"

Yata's cheeks heated up, much to his dismay, "Oh, that..."

"Yes?" Her eyes narrowed slightly.

Yata began to feel slightly uncomfortable, "Well... I don't exactly know how to tell you this..."

"Oh, let me guess," Reina's face feel into a deadpanned expression, "Kamamoto and Chitose started being perverts again?"

When Yata didn't answer her, it suddenly dawned on her on what this was.

They were set up.

And it wasn't for movie watching or video gaming.

"This is exactly what that is, isn't it?"

Yata looked away and rubbed the back of his neck, "Well... That's what they think this is, but it doesn't... Have to be..."

Reina's cheeks flushed at the honesty in his words, "You mean..."

"Well," Yata looked at her with wide eyes and hands held in front of him, "I'm not trying to pressure you into anything!"

Biting her bottom lip, Reina reached up to cup his cheek gently, "I know that, and that's why I'm completely comfortable to do that if you want to."

"R-Really?!" Yata blurted out, watching Reina nod as he inhaled sharply, "Well then... Upstairs we go?"

If things were different, Reina would have pinched his cheeks at how awkward he was and reassure him that this was a natural part of human nature, but she too was inwardly freaking out.

Yata reached down to take her hand in his own, mentally cursing at himself when he noticed she was trembling. Running his thumb on the top of her hand for some form of consolation, he carefully lead her up the stairs and forced his feet to carry him all the way down the hall to the door to their room. It was like Kusanagi warned him before Reina had arrived, telling him that at the first sign of insecurity, she would begin to feel her own panic and the mood would completely be set off so he pushed all of the negative feelings from his body and inhaled deeply.

He was hoping his hand wasn't as clammy and sweaty as his other felt against the cool handle to his door, wondering if the door would even open.

"Yata?" Reina looked up at him, "Are you okay?"

He nodded silently and opened the door with more force than needed and swung it open with a bang, "No, nothing's wrong."

She noticed the rasp in his voice and how it lowered an octave, "You sure–Yata!"

"Yes?" A smooth grin stretched on his face as he looked down at her from his perch above her while she laid on the bed under him, "It's not like I've never pinned you down before," His lips hovered over her own in a teasing way before barely bushing over her own, "Or ever kissed you before," She shivered at his words, "Or tasted your tongue before."

Her cheeks burned brightly, "Yes, but-" She bit her bottom lip, noticing the changing look in his eyes, "We've only ever kissed, this is different!"

"Don't think of it that way," Yata leaned down and took this opportunity to exercise his new found courage and nuzzled just beneath her ear with his nose, feeling her body shudder against him, "Shh, just let me make you feel good."

His words caused heat to pool in both of their lower abdomens and their hands touching each others bodies only paved the way to a more inviting, more alluring path. She felt his hands slip underneath her shirt and enjoyed the way his fingers felt as they brushed against her skin.

Reina's eyes were lidded when he pulled away enough from her to look into her eyes and grinned, "Ready to play?" When she nodded, he leaned down to capture her lips and officially kick start their early first year anniversary present to one another.

- x -

"So," Bando looked from one member to the other as they stood directly in front of Yata's door the next morning, "Who is going to be the brave one and take a peak inside?"

Akagi grinned, "Well, since it was your idea you should do it, San-chan!"

The older of the two narrowed his eyes behind his sunglasses, "Just because it's my idea doesn't mean I should be the one to get my face chewed off if one of them wakes up! I don't have a death wish!"

"You're right," Kamamoto stepped forward, his hands reaching up to slam Tatara forward, "They'll take pity on you, so you go and see if it happened."

Tatara looked around at all the members wildly, "H-Hey!" He held his hands out to catch his stumbling form against the frame rather than crashing into the door and frowned, "You're all so cruel, you know that?"

"You're the least likely to get spit fried if they wake up, so you go in and tell us what you find," Came the unanimous reply.

Even Mikoto, who had actually woken up in the morning and returned to the bar, stood off to the side attempting to hide his own curiosity while Kaori stood beside him and grinned at Tatara.

"Fine, but you all owe me if I get attacked because of your sick and twisted bets!" Tatara puffed his cheeks out, attempting to look intimidating before turning back to the door, "Here goes nothing..."

Slowly reaching for the handle, Tatara twists it open with caution. He took a minute to listen into the room for any sign of movement, only hearing steady breathing and a light snoring coming from who he assumed was Yata. Carefully opening the door so it wouldn't creak, Tatara ventured into the lions den with his own life in his hands and let his eyes adjust to the darker room before making out two figures sleeping soundly on the bed in the corner of the room.

Yata was laying on his side with the girl curled up against him, and from what Tatara could see, he was free of any clothing with only the covers tossed carelessly over his hips being his barrier from prying eyes. He had his arm around draped over Reina's exposed back, who also had the covers only hiding her lower body from view.

Tatara observed the two and felt his lips tug into a smile, noticing the serene look on the usually temperamental vanguard's face. He himself felt a sense of happiness for the two, deciding to leave them in their peaceful situation and silently exited the room.

"Well?" Eager voices whispered while Tatara carefully shut the door, "Did it happen?!"

Tatara turned and looked at all of the eager eyes staring at him and smiled, "I will tell you what I saw, but I will only say it downstairs and you must know that none of you have permission to go in there and disturb them!"

Ushering everyone downstairs, Kusanagi assisted Tatara in herding all of the impatient HOMRA boys to the main bar area.

"So?!" Kamamoto looked at Tatara, "Come on, Tatara! The suspense is killing us!"

Tatara chuckled and took a seat on the leather sofa, "Well," He paused just to aggravate the boys even more, "From what I could gather when I saw them both, it happened-" A loud ruckus broke out as they all smirked and cheered for their vanguard, "But they were peaceful, I couldn't bring myself to go investigate further."

Kusanagi chuckled and picked up a glass and began polishing it with his cloth, "We'll have to congratulate him for finally becoming a man."

"Yeah but don't embarrass the two of them," Tatara smiled, "If you'd of seen the look on his face, you'd feel bad for wanting to tease him."

"Oh?" Kusanagi looked at him, "Of course he'd be happy."

The light brunette shook his head, "It wasn't that," He sat back and closed his eyes, "He really looked calm. It was the first time since Fushimi was here that Yata looked that calm."

"She has the effect on him," One of the members agreed, "Which is good. Maybe she can help him finally chill out and enjoy life!"

Kamamoto sat down at the bar a couple stools away from Mikoto and Anna, while the other members lounged around and waited for one of the two to wake up. Kaori offered to make breakfast and planned on making something extra special for the two still upstairs.

Much to their pleasure, they didn't have long to wait.

There sounds of fumbling upstairs accompanied by the opening of a door caught all of their attention, bringing wide grins to their faces when they could hear Yata's soft moans as he stretched.

"You should really consider covering those up," Reina's voice giggled.

They could hear Yata snort, "It's just a bruise! It's not like I don't have a shit ton of them from fights."

"Yes but, these are different!" Came the embarrassed retort.

Chitose and Kamamoto shared a grin, "Hickeys," They said simultaneously.

There was more shuffling from upstairs until the sound of footsteps making their way down the stairs silenced them all. Kusanagi sent each and every one of the HOMRA boys, including a slightly amused and grinning Mikoto, a warning look as to keep quiet.

Yata was the first to appear from up the stairs, "Morning," He yawned and ruffled a hand through his messy russet locks, "The hell are you all grinning about?"

Kamamoto noticed the boy was wearing his usual shorts and a black muscle shirt, "We just got here not too long ago," He stood up, "How was last night?"

"Good," Yata brushed passed them when he felt his cheeks beginning to heat up from last nights events, making his way into the kitchen as fast as he could without looking suspicious.

When he got inside, Kaori waved to him with an innocent smile that caused him to blush. To his dismay and utter surprise, someone followed him in and that very person was Mikoto himself.

"Since she'll become a more permanent fixture around here, I'm going to have her join HOMRA," Mikoto walked passed him towards the fridge and pulled out a carton of eggs, "Do you have any objections to that?"

Yata looked at his King and blinked several times before grinning widely, "That would be awesome!"

"She'll be an asset here and I'll have her help Tatara when we go out and do the dirty work," He looked at his younger companion and held out the carton, which Yata had been reaching for anyways, "That way I won't have to worry about you losing focus and worrying about her safety."

Yata looked up at Mikoto, "You'd do that?"

"Of course," Mikoto's lips pulled into a small smirk, "I'm sure Anna would be happier knowing Reina's not going anywhere. She's quite attached to her, although she hasn't said it out loud to anyone other than a quiet few yet."

"She should," Yata chuckle and began prepping the large frying pan and turned the stove on, "Reina's been worried that Anna doesn't like her."

Mikoto placed a hand on Yata's shoulder as he passed by, "I'll be sure to pass on the message," He gave a squeeze before exiting the kitchen, leaving the vanguard to his own thoughts.

Yata pondered to himself as he began cracking enough eggs open and adding them to the hot frying pan for all of the members, when a smile crossed his features at the sound of Reina's voice entering the main bar.

"Morning, cutie!" Chitose welcomed.

He heard Reina giggle and assumed she waved at him like she usually did, "How long have you guys been here?"

"Not long," Was Kusanagi's reply, "Yata went into the kitchen if you're wondering."

"I'll go in and join!" Tatara's excited reply came, and soon two sets of steps were heard closing in on the door until finally it opened to reveal the two, "You've already started cooking, Yata? And you're here this early, Kaori? I would have thought Mikoto would have kept you alone for longer than this."

"Believe me when I say this is a once in a lifetime deal," Kaori smirked, "We both wanted to be here this morning."

Reina blinked and nodded, "Okay," She looked at Yata with a curious expression.

He looked at them and smiled, "I figured no one's eaten yet, so I'm making breakfast for everyone."

"Excellent, I'll help!" Tatara was quick to jump into an apron and began preparing several things he knew the members would enjoy.

Reina rubbed her eyes as she walked over to Yata, "Want me to help with anything?"

"Nah," He grinned, "Why don't you go out and sit with Anna? I'm sure instead of talking to the guys, it would be a nice change of pace to actually talk to another girl."

Kaori gave an indignant snort but giggled and shrugged it off while Reina hesitated, but the reassuring look on Yata's face made her resolve change, "If you say so," She smiled and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek before making her way out into the bar.

Deciding to leave Tatara alone with Yata, she quickly poured two cups of coffee and went out to sit with Mikoto.

"So," Tatara's innocent tone told Yata the conversation was going to be far from that, "Did you guys have fun last night?"

Yata groaned, "You too?!"

"Well, I was the one they sent in to see if you two were still alive," Tatara continued with what he was doing and ignored the deadly glare Yata was sending him, "I'm assuming it happened because you two were both undressed and so tightly wrapped up in each other's arms with such peaceful looks on your faces, that if you tried to lie to me now would be pointless."

Yata deadpanned when Tatara winked at him, "Don't worry, I didn't let any of them peek inside so it was just me. We're all proud of you! You're finally a man now!"

"Shut up!" Yata's face burned as he went pack to his eggs, "So what if it happened?"

"Nothing to be ashamed of!" Tatara walked over with his plate of different meats and chopped up vegetables for him to cook, "Not only is it a way to really be intimate with your partner, but it's also a great stress reliever. Trust me, Yata, you'll be much better now that you know what it is and have had a taste for it."

"And how exactly would you know all of this?" Yata glared, "It's not like we've seen you with a girl before!"

Tatara grinned widely, "True, I may be single now but in school I had a long-term girlfriend for over two years! Mind you, this was before I met Mikoto and Kusanagi."

"Uh huh," Yata eyed him suspiciously before beginning to cook up all of the extra pieces for the breakfast and asked Tatara to ready the bread, "Alright, if you so."

"It's true!" Tatara's cheeks puffed out, "Anyways! So does this all mean that Reina is going to be staying here for a while?"

Yata's expression changed almost instantly, "Mikoto said that he was going to ask her if she'd join HOMRA!"

"Really?" Tatara grinned, "Excellent! Seems like things are really starting to come together now!"

Yata nodded and quickly finished up what he needed to before dishing it out on enough plates for everyone and made use of that rolling cart Tatara purchased for the giant cake he created for Mikoto's birthday as Tatara helped him. They made their way out into the main part of the bar and handed each of the boys a plate before sitting down themselves.

Reina smiled and accepted the plate Yata gave her, "Good thing you're out here now," His eyes narrowed slightly in question, "At least now I won't be the only one getting grinned at."

"Oh come on!" Yata glared, "You guys are horrible, you know that?!"

Kamamoto smirked, "Of course we do! Besides, this calls for celebration!"

"No it doesn't!" Yata snarled, "It's personal, not social!"

Kusanagi chuckled, "Alright everyone, lets eat and then after breakfast we can decide whether or not to torture Yata and Reina."

The two in question shot the bartender a quick glare, which he shrugged off like anything else.

"Reina," All eyes turned to their King, who stood up and walked over to her and held out a hand, "I think it's time you became a permanent member of the family."

Her eyes went wide, "Really?" She looked around at all of the smiling faces before meeting Mikoto's eye, "I'd be honored."

Looking down at his hand and reaching for it with her own, she watched as his palm was suddenly engulfed in red flames. Having already experienced the flames from Yata on several occasions, she had no fear of them and wrapped her hand in the Red Kings. There were several seconds of pure silence and bated breaths as everyone watched the exchange. Yata watched nervously, mentally hoping that their King's flames wouldn't reject her.

To his relief, they disappeared and soon Reina felt a tingling sensation over her skin.

Mikoto smiled and pulled his hand away, watching as she pulled the left side of her shirt down enough to see the signature tattoo having been planted onto her pale flesh. The Red King stood up and reached out to ruffle her hair as his sign of congratulations before returning to his spot at the bar to continue eating.

"Congratulations, Reina!" Several men grinned, "We should celebrate tonight!" There were a few other cheers of agreement and happiness that followed in suit and all faces bore smiles on them.

Reina looked at Yata and blushed at the way he was looking at her, "What?"

"Nothing," He leaned close to her ear, "I'm just admiring how damned sexy that tattoo makes you look."

She giggled and gave him a shove, "Oh, stop," She grinned back at him before turning to look at Anna, who had walked over and looked up at Reina, "Anna?"

"Your aura is a very pretty red," A small smile worked its way onto her face, "It's like Mikoto's and Kaori's."

Reina smiled down at Anna and reached down to pick her up, placing her on her bottom on the other side of her on the sofa, "Is that so? Well, thank you for that!"

Anna looked up at her and soon leaned against her, her crimson eyes closing as she relaxed against the only other female of HOMRA. All eyes watched, catching the flattered and almost motherly expression on Reina's face as she smiled down at the young strain.

"Well, there's no going back now," Kusanagi chuckled, "You're officially one of us."

And done! :D

Again, even though I can't stress this enough, thank you all SO MUCH for the love! I appreciate each and every one of you who reads, reviews and follows this series. You guys are incredibly amazing and awesome people! :)

Next up will be Eric Solt, and then as the lovely akakocat has asked for, Kuroh Yatogami! :)

~ Kayori, out!