Chapter 20 part 2

Three weeks Later

"Reina, you seem super excited." Yukari pointed out while helping set up the welcome home decorations. It was Reina's idea, and she dragged everyone into it including Sage and the Boys.

"I am! Katherine is being released from the hos- I mean big white building!" Reina smiled.

"Reina, you can say the word hospital instead of big white building, it does hurt that mom's gone but we're moving on from it."

"I know we're trying to move on from it, but I also know that mom coming home from her treatments was hard on all of us and Koga and Laito didn't like the hospital much so the hospital was a taboo subject around them along with Teddy and Ayame. Plus, we all know that Yuiki was affected by it being mentioned too, and even then we only mentioned as a big white building. It's not a topic that can be talked about so easily." Reina's brows furrowed.

"Reina, Yukari, what else needs to be done in the house?" Yukari popped up from the hallway.

"Ah! Kanon! The cake needs to be finished, would you like to put Icing on it?" Reina asked Kanon.

"Can I?!" Kanon lit up.

"Of course!" Yukari smiled.

*beep* *beep*

"That's the limo with Katherine, Yukari, tell everyone Katherine's back and Kanon you finish the cake, okay?" Reina waved to Yukari as she ran off to the door to open it.

Reina ran down the corridor to open the door, and Yukari informed everyone that Katherine was back.

Reina pulled the door open, and Yukari along with everyone else quickly filed in.

"Katherine, welcome home!" Reina lit up, and everyone showered her with attention.

"Now, now, everyone calm down. I'm okay!" Katherine assured them.

"Oh~ You survived after all…." A voice descending the stairs could be heard, and a foot could be seen. Eventually, Katherine's Blue eyes met Gold. Tougo Sakamaki made his way over to Katherine with a smug look.

"What do you want?" Katherine's smiling face smashed itself into a grim line.

"You nearly died over the sake of a useless child, honestly, it surprised me when you jumped in the way to protect such a pathetic being like these brats bu-" Katherine's face twisted into one of rage and suddenly a Paaa sound could be heard through the mansion.

"Take it back! Reina, these children are not useless to me! They're precious to me! Don't you dare ever say that they're useless ever again!" Katherine huffed, her hand stinging with pain as she had slapped Mr. Sakamaki as hard as she could.

Everyone sucked in a breath, holding it, they felt like they couldn't breathe. Their breath taken away by the understanding of humans. They all felt like that slap woke them up from their eternal slumber due to Katherine's ferocity and courage.

Mr. Sakamaki took a second to compose himself, brushing his hair back to the side.

"I see…. Well, I take it back then… They are less pathetic than my sons." He sneered.

"Take that back as well. Your sons are not pathetic, the pathetic one is you." Katherine's eyes took on a flame like no other and her heart was beating so fast, she wouldn't be surprised if the brothers could hear it.

"Fine, fine. I take that as a warning to get out before I die and a human takes my throne~" Mr. Sakamaki waltzed out and hopped in the limo. The limo speeding away to who knows where.

"Katherine…." Reiji eyes seemed to waver in his understanding of how he felt.

"Yes Reiji?" Katherine turned around, her expression softer, more sad somehow?

"Nothing, you should get some rest." Reiji adjusted his glasses.

"You're right.." Reiji and Reina walked down the hall to Reiji's room.

"So, why did your father come here in the first place? What happened while I was gone? I'm worried, Reiji." Reina sped up to keep up with Reiji's increasing speed.

Reiji just sped up as though he was running away.

"Reiji!" Katherine sped up more, and grabbed his elbow, trying to get an answer out of him while they were outside his door.

"Rei-Mmmph!" Reiji silenced her with a kiss, pushing her into the room, closing it behind him.

"Reiji, what was that all about?" Katherine blushed.

"Did you mean what you said earlier to my father?" Reiji pushed his presence over her, forcing Katherine to back up and stumble over on the bed facing him.

"Of course I did! I… I really like you guys…." Katherine blushed heavier, and Reiji loomed over her undoing his tie.

"Really?" He pushed, unbuttoning of fabric could be heard, a heart beating fast and fabric being undone being felt.

"Yes, of course!" Katherine then felt a bite, and just layed back and relaxed.