*Poke poke* Hello, everyone! Lostangel here with another Servamp fanfic chapter! I'm glad you guys liked the last one. Poor Ai…but, sadly, I along planned for her grandparents to be removed. And I've so so so much more planned! Now, I have a question. It was suggested I change the rating from "T" to "M" (thank you "harajukudarkangel"!), since later chapters could very well get a little…umm…romantic, should I want them to or should you guys demand them to lol. Would you guys like me adding in such fluff? Or keep it "T" for Teen with no "heated romance"? Remember, Ai is only 15 _ Or 16, when her birthday eventually comes around. I only did that rating since the manga is rated "T". OH OH OH! I finally have volumes 3-6! And OH MY GOSH! Poor Kuro! But I've got so many ideas now! *evil laughter*

Also, you can read a few chapters online. Just google "Servamp manga online" and you should find a few websites. It's no much to be able to go off of, though. Which is why I bought them. Which, in all honesty, iS better that way. It supports the manga release! You can buy the books on Amazon for relatively cheap. I bought volumes 3-6 for $36.43. But, well, let's not chat about that stuff. I'm sure you're itching for the chapter…you might even skip over all this chit-chat and just beginning reading the next part in the story. Still, let me know your thoughts all you who love to review!

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Ai and Mahiru found themselves at the festival. Both were assigned to just direct traffic, since it was volunteer work. Of course, Mahiru did way more than direct traffic! He helped Misono's driver, DouDou, get the kids a wide variety of snacks, help an old woman find her wallet, a child find their parents, direct someone to where the best seating would be for the fireworks, and so much more.

Ai…well, she just directed traffic.

Naturally, when he came back he found Kuro eating lots and lots of food.

"You always give one hundred and ten percent…that's way too much." Kuro said, eating some of his Takoyaki, which Ai could see was steaming. "Sit down…"

Mahiru looked so irritated, him panting as he shouted, "Been stuffing your face, huh?!"

Ai sat down on Kuro's right side, Mahiru sitting on the other. Ai grabbed one of the three containers of Shaved Ice Kuro held in his grasp, her taking the strawberry one. She gave Kuro a smile, as well as a "thank you" before she took the first bite, savoring the sweetness. Mahiru couldn't help but watch, the time when Kuro went into Ai's room as she slept flashing in his thoughts. Mahiru shook it away, grabbing the orange flavored ice dessert.

"Hey, it's nearly time for the fireworks, right? It'll clear out soon. So, try and relax." Ai said with a small smile Mahiru's way.

"I am pooped!" Mahiru exclaimed, taking a bite of shaved ice.

"You did way more than direct traffic. Ai didn't do anything else. Workaholic!" Kuro said, eating his own shaved ice.

"Get off my case, okay?" Mahiru scolded.

Mahiru, then, spoke once again. "But…this festival was not a trap. And Tsuyuki-senpai is not a vampire. Just a normal student council V.P. That's settled."

Ai shook her head. "Mahiru…you think everyone who is a bit different anymore is a vampire. There are people who are just…I don't know, strange. Not every oddball is going to be a vampire. Because, if that were the case, I'd be one, too."

Kuro looked at her when she said that, Ai giving him a smile, a sweatdrop appearing. "Just for the sake of my words, Kuro. No worries."

Kuro leaned back on the railing he was propped against. "The real vampires probably had a blast."

Ai gave a smile, Mahiru getting irritated, like usual, at Kuro's aloofness.

"I know one vampire who enjoyed his time…" Ai said with a laugh.

"Paranoia's not my thing…" Kuro said, looking to Mahiru. "Unlike him. Why look for trouble?"

Mahiru looked to Kuro, a sort of astonished look coming over him. "Kuro…do you laze around at school to…help me relax?"

"Nope. Actually, being a worrywart is better." Kuro replied.

Ai choked back a laugh, Mahiru looking a little offended. "What?! The kind of hurts, Kuro!"

At that point, Ai just bust out laughing, not about to hold it back any longer. Mahiru looked to her, looking even more offended, "You're not helping, Ai!"

But all that aside, Mahiru was happy Ai was laughing. It was the first time he'd be a real smile ever since…well, she got the news of her grandparents. She seemed to be getting back to normal. However, he knew that it was only a matter of time before the depression hit. After all, there hadn't even been a funeral yet. Mahiru wasn't looking forward to that day. And, though he never said anything, Mahiru knew Kuro wasn't either.

"Thanks, guys…this night has really helped me." Ai said with a small smile, it soon pointed towards both guys. Mahiru blushed, scratching the back of his head, Kuro looking at the ground as if in thought. Ai never noticed his eyes soft, although Mahiru did catch it.

"Hey, we're happy to help. Besides, since you're living with us for now we don't have to worry about Tsubaki maybe kidnapping you in the middle of the night." Mahiru said, a short laugh afterwards, him trying to lighten the mood, as well as maybe change the subject a bit.

"True." Ai agreed with a nod.

Looking at her cup as she took another bite of the shaved ice, Ai noticed a figure standing almost directly in front of her. It was a tall man with a rather odd looking eyepatch. His hair was light, like a grey-white color, which he wore it slicked back, and he wore a white suit. To be honest, he looked sharp.

But all he did was stare at Ai. Intensely.

"Umm…?" She said, not actually forming a question.

Mahiru looked, seeing the man. The man looked to Mahiru, practically shoving a silver briefcase he had been holding down Mahiru's throat. "Here."

"Huh?!" Mahiru gasped in confusion.

"I found this. Please take it to the lost-and-found. I's afraid don't know where it is." The man said. "Hurry before the fireworks start."

"I should take it." Ai said, beginning to get to her feet. "I haven't done anything the entire night. Meanwhile, you've been helping everyone in sight, Mahiru."

The man looked to Ai, speaking rather blunt, "No. I asked him to, if you please."

Well…if that wasn't suspicious enough for you. This guy was not just returning a found briefcase. Why else would he not want Ai to take it? Unless, maybe he just didn't like girls. Some men are funny that way. I don't want to ask girls to run errands. Sexism…lovely stuff. Note the sarcasm, obviously.

"I'll be right back!" Mahiru said as he made his way to the area.

Kuro spoke, "But you need…to stay close to your Servamp."

Mahiru just brushed it off. "It's not far! I'll be fine!"

Kuro, Ai sitting near him still, just sighed. "So gullible."

"That's Mahiru for you." She said with a grin. "If he needs you, he'll call. Speaking of which, I've been thinking. Do I…well, intrude on you and him?"

"I don't understand…" Kuro said, a little confused.

"You're his Servamp. He's your Eve. I'm just…kind of a tag-a-long." Ai admitted.

Kuro went back to eating his shaved ice. "You're not as loud as Mahiru, Ai. I'd prefer you around."

"I feel mixed on that." Ai said with a sweatdrop. "Mahiru is literally the exact opposite of you, but…there's so much you both don't know about each other. I mean, in order for two people to really work together each needs to understand the other person, Kuro. Someday, you both will not be so…cut down the middle."

Kuro didn't really reply, just giving a "Hmmm" as he ate his frozen treat.

Ai sweatdropped more. Honestly, though, what did she expect?

"We don't know much about you, either." Kuro suddenly said, catching Ai off-guard. "Not really."

"I've told you both stuff about me. I had a bad upbringing. Nothing more." Ai said, crossing her arms.

Kuro could tell she was angry about the subject, but he didn't really know why. However, he knew what it was like to have a past you just didn't want people to know about. He knew how that felt all too well. Which was why he never dug into anything.

"Hmm…I guess I can tell you one thing. It's nothing personal." Ai stated, hugging herself as she stared at the ground. "My mother used to take me to a hospital when I was little. I used to be really sick, you see. I went there, I think, four times a week. This lasted for nearly a month. They always asked me a bunch of questions, giving me some medicine that was injected, and…before I knew it, I was better. It's why I'm not real fond of hospitals. All those injections…"

Ai shivered, shaking it off. "Never did figure out what it was they gave me."

"Sounds like a miracle drug." Kuro said in that lazy tone of his.

"No kidding." Ai said with a smile. She glanced around, speaking, "…why isn't Mahiru back yet? Maybe I should go find him?"

"He's probably fine." Kuro said, Ai furrowing her brows together.

"Yeah…I'm sure he hasn't gotten into any sort of trouble. Because it's been all smooth sailing lately." Ai said in a sarcastic tone, standing up. "I'll go look for him."

Kuro just looked at her, stretching as he leaned backwards on the railing. "I'll stay here. Don't find anything too troublesome, preferably."

"I don't want to." Ai said with smile. "Be back soon."

So, Ai went looking for the high school student. But, with Mahiru, naturally things couldn't be as simple as taking a briefcase to lost-and-found. Of course, it had to be more difficult and complex than that! Why wouldn't it be, after all?

"Are you sure nobody's turned it in? It's really big…" A tall young man asked one of the event staff.

She just shook her head. "Sorry…it's not here."

"Guess I'll keep looking…" He said in reply, Mahiru overhearing the small exchange of words.

He came up to the person, speaking, "Did you lose something? Can I help you look?"

The man looked quite shocked. "Really? Yeah, that'd be cool."

This was when Ai found Mahiru. She found him much quicker than she expected!

"Mahiru!" She yelled running over, her looking at the new face. "Umm…hello? What's going on?"

Mahiru answered, "He lost something. I'm helping him look."

"I was handing out hot springs coupons," the stranger said, Ai looking at him and taking note of his tall height.

This guy was a college student, right? He had to be at least six-foot in height! If not a few inches over that! He was massive!

"So, what did you lose?" She asked, looking up at him.

He replied, holding his hands to form a long shape, "A big, black box. About this big."

"That's a big box. IS it filled with coupons?" Ai asked, confused.

"No…it's more of…" He started, finishing, "A coffin. Sort of."

Ai blinked. "A coffin? Why do you carry a coffin around?!"

Mahiru was just stiff, the situation reeking of vampire for him. Ai felt the same way, but she didn't let it show so easily.

The guy replied. "Well, actually, it's a coffin…for vampires to sleep in."

At this moment, Ai and Mahiru went stiff. Was this guy serious?!

"Is this guy human…or a bloody vampire?!" Mahiru shouted in his mind. Ai had the same sort of thoughts going through her mind, too.

Meanwhile, the guy was just saying "Here, coffin, coffin", as if the thing was a puppy or something! He, then, spoke, his words catching Ai and Mhairu off-guard. "Do you both live around here? I know about the vampires."

"…Vampires?" Ai asked, a little shaky in her voice.

"A vampire planned a hit. So, I came to stop him." The guy replied, further confusing Mahiru and Ai.

Mahiru just looked at the man, thoughts going through him, one-after-another, "Who is he?! A vampire hit? How does he know…?!"

Those thoughts, however, were stopped, a loud explosion coming to everyone's attention.

"That sounded like a bomb!" One person in the crowd yelled.

"A bomb?! It wasn't fireworks?!" Another added.

"Are we safe?!" Added one more.

"Oh my gosh! I saw it! It was a briefcase! It exploded!" Another said, Mahiru, Ai, and the stranger looking directly at the case Mahiru currently held.

"Is that case a bomb, too?!" Somebody asked, seeing Mahiru holding the case.

"Are you the bomber?" asked the man beside Ai, Mahiru growing panicked and worried.

"NO!" He shouted.

"The guy with the eyepatch!" Ai said, looking to Mahiru. "He gave that to you! He probably planted the other one, too! He was planning another attack!"

Wait…so why didn't he have Ai give it to the lost-and-found area then? Unless, he was targeting Mahiru, maybe? Was that too far-fetched? Or, in reality, was anything "too far-fetched" anymore? Probably not, in Ai's opinion.

"He said before the fireworks start…" Ai said, looking to Mahiru with panic in her eyes. "That's probably when it will explode!"

The fireworks started at 8:30.

Mahiru looked at his phone. "8:29?! That's one minute from now!"

What were they supposed to do now?! Should Mahiru call Kuro? The guy looking for a coffin was pretty suspicious, after all. But, was it worth to gamble it with the possibility of taking people's lives?! Should Mahiru use his powers?

Mahiru remembered Kuro's earlier words.

"Paranoia's not my thing…unlike him."

Mahiru had no choice!

"Hey! Are you a bad guy?!" Mahiru asked, just like that.

Ai had the same confused look that the stranger did. What type of question was that?! Even if he was a bad person, why would he admit it?!

Even though he was confused, the guy replied, "Nope…"

"I wanna believe you! So, tell me the truth!" Mahiru pressed once more. "Plain and simple!"

The guy, again, replied, "I…already did?"

And that seemed to be enough for Mahiru. Like he said. Plain and simple.

"Kuro!" Mahiru shouted, the Servamp jumping down from God-knows where.

"Kuro! There's a bomb in this briefcase! Do something!" Mahiru shouted.

Kuro sweatdropped a bit. "Say what—?!"

Mahiru shoved his arm into Kuro's mouth, the vampire gagging but also drinking some of Mahiru's blood.

"You made me…drink blood?!" Kuro asked, Ai not sure if Kuro was irritated about it or not. After all, he did lick all the blood away.

Ai knew what was coming next. The chain appeared that linked Kuro to Mahiru, Kuro wiping his mouth a bit as he spoke, "You wanna send that into space? Cat abuser."

Ai, then, remembered: The guy looking for a coffin stood there, watching the whole thing. Oh, she hoped he was, indeed, a good guy.

"A Servamp…?" He asked himself in a whisper-like voice.

Ai looked to him, amazed by his words. So, then, he knew about Servamps? Who was this guy?!

Kuro picked up Mahiru, holding the briefcase in his other hand. "Hang on. It's gonna be bumpy."

And, hopping from one stall roof to another, Kuro jumped high—extremely high—into the air. Oh, poor Mahiru. Meanwhile, Ai was left beside the guy. Again, she hoped he was a good guy. She looked to him, noticing his amazed expression.

"Amazing…" He said in awe.

In the air, Mahiru shouted to Kuro, "Kuro, throw it!"

Kuro seemed unsure but did it. "Okay…"

Mahiru, however, did not like Kuro's sudden move. "No! Way too soon!"

"Huh?" Kuro asked, looking at Mahiru.

"Its's gonna blow at 8:30! Ten seconds from now!" Mahiru shouted.

"So what?" Kuro replied, nonchalant. "It'll explode in mid-air…"

"Or fall right on us!' Mahiru said with a sweatdrop forming. He looked, seeing Ai and that stranger he and she had been walking with directly under them. "Ai's down there! What if she gets hurt?!"

Kuro looked down. "It'll be fine. These things usually go with the flow."

But it started falling, Mahiru and even Kuro beginning to panic as it came closer and closer to the ground. Suddenly, the guy beside Ai—Mahiru really needed to get his name!—jumped into action, a big, black coffin appearing from who knows where. The guy opened the coffin, catching the briefcase inside, slamming the lid on it, secure and tight.

"What are you doing?!" Ai shouted, fear entering her. "It's going to explode!"

"Don't worry," The guy said to her, perhaps even more nonchalant than Kuro usually was. "Nothing can break this coffin."

Elsewhere, standing on a rooftop, the man who had given Mahiru the briefcase, laughed wildly, "Young master! Did you see that?! Did you?! Our funeral service…is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!"

Tsubaki, who was also elsewhere sitting on a rooftop, cracked a wicked grin, "Ah ha…now shall we…play with the world?"

The fireworks began, and, just as the man had said, the coffin never broke. It didn't even crack!

What was that thing made of?! Lead?!

On the lid of the coffin, it read "Visit Shiranoba Hot Springs", both Mahiru and Ai confused beyond belief. Kuro even looked confused, Ai a little surprised he was paying attention actually.

"I, er, found it. Thanks again." The guy said, holding the coffin as it stood on the ground.

"…Who the heck are you?!" Mahiru shouted, weirded out.

"Sendagaya Tetsu." The man replied. "The Hot Springs Heir!"

Okay, that gave birth to more questions than anything, really.

"…And the coffin?" Ai asked, a little weirded out, too.

Suddenly, it began to open, a voice coming from inside. Whoever it was, they also sounded hurt. "You…idiot…how dare you leave me…soooo rude."

It paused, speaking, again, "I…am…"

And, after those few words, something dropped out of the coffin. Needless-to-say, it looked rather crispy. Oh, Mahiru was beyond freaked out. "It came out…of the coffin?!"

"It's a bat." Ai said as she bent down. "Should we help it?"

"Damn…forgot about him." Tetsu said as he scratched the back of his head. "Relax. He's okay…"

Ai looked to Tetsu. "So, is this crispy fella…?"

"Long time no see…" Kuro said, bending down towards the crispy bat. "Meet Old Child, The Servamp of Pride. Hope he's alive…"

"Servamp?!" Ai asked in surprise. "So, then…"

She looked to Tetsu. "Are you his…? Are you Pride's Eve?"

He looked at Ai, surprised she knew what Servamps and Eves were. Nonetheless, he answered, "Yes."

"Hn," Ai said with a small smile. "Small world."

In the hospital, Misono sat in bed, a book opened as he spoke on the phone. The name on the phone read Arisuin Mikuni, who was his older brother. "Yeah, I get out next week…no complications. Just here to rest. Sounds good…thanks for calling."

He ended the call on his end, Misono gripping the device as he gave a hard gaze at it. "I won't let myself fall behind!"

Okay, well there is that chapter! The very end was from the beginning of chapter twelve, if anyone wanted to know. Now, I am still wondering how I will introduce Mikuni, to be honest. Simply because, with Mahiru in the manga he already knows who Mikuni is! Anime-wise, at this point, Mikuni is just "the crazy doll / antique dealer guy". So, I'll work that in soon enough. Don't know how, but I'll figure something out.

Any who, hope you like this chapter! Stay tuned for the next!

Until then…bye-bye!