Mom and dad woke up and came down stairs an hour after Haku and I had breakfast. But I didn't tell them right then and there. Well, more specifically, I didn't want to tell my father, for two reasons. One, he would probably strangle Aido, and two, he would kill me, after he killed Aido. I would just wait until he left for work to tell my mom.
After he left, I decided to tell mom, but something stopped me. The something being that I was too chicken, but I decided to try my luck anyway. "U-um mom? Um, I have something to tell you." I said, standing nervously in the middle of the kitchen while she ate her breakfast. "What is it?" she asked.
"Um, well, Adio's father called him this morning, and he wants Aido to come visit them for a few days, and h-" I said, my mother cutting me off. "And he wants you to come with Aido so he can see what kind of girl Aido is dating." she said. "Yeah, how did you know?" I asked, greatly confused to how she could possibly know.
"The walls have ears." she said. "So you eavesdropped." I said, translating what she said. "Yup. I think its only fair. After all, we stole their son, its only fair that they steal our daughter for a few days." she said, smiling. 'My mother is too laid back, there has to be a catch.' I thought looking at her strangely. "And, just go slow, I mean, I don't mind you two being more intimate with each other, but, take it slow, you two are still children." 'Oh God, she heard more than necessary.' I thought cringing inwardly.
"Ok, I will. Um, can we change the subject?" I asked her. "Sure." se said, not the least bit embarrassed. "Ok, um. Can you please tell dad for me?" I asked, blurting it out. "Hmm, why cant you?" she asked. "Because I'm scared he'll kill me." I said. "Oh, hunny, he wont kill you, he'll probably kill Aido first." she said, trying to cheer me up. "Mom, you're not helping." I whined. "Sorry, but you should really tell him yourself." she said. I didn't want to admit it but she was right.
"Do you want me to help you repack?" she asked, standing up from the table to put her dishes away. "Yeah." I said, defeated. "So when do you two have to leave?" she asked, walking with me up the stairs to my room. "Aido said that his father wants us there tonight, and it probably takes a few hours to get to his house, so probably around five." I said, digging through my closet for my suitcase.
"Oh, then you'll be gone by the time your father gets back from work then." she said, piling my clothes in the open suitcase. "Cool, so I don't have to tell." I said, making it sound more like a question. "No, you still have to tell him, just call him and explain." she said. There was a small knock at the door, so mom went over to open it. Haku, came in the room, following Aya's wagging tail as she went to lick my outstretched hand. "Kari, why are you packing?" he asked, a little frantic. "Hunny, Hikari is going to stay at Aido-san's house for a few days, but she'll come back before she leaves for school again." my mother said soothingly. Haku pouted a little, but he eventually let up after constant soothing from my mother.
When I was all packed, it was around mid day. The thing I had been dreading, was the phone call to my dad's work, to tell him I was leaving to stay at Aido's house. Yippee. I sighed before dialing the numbers that would surely bring wrath and a good cursing. When I heard my dad answer, I let loose, saying all the was necessary in a jumbled mess. That I was leaving with Aido to stay at his house so he could spend time with his family, and that it would be okay because his friends from school were also staying there. So wouldn't be really left alone. Okay the last part was probably a lie, but what could I say?
When I was finished, I waited for his response. He was silent for a while, probably trying to sort through the information that I had given in a heart beat. But when he finally answered, he sounded…calm. Which was strange because I expected him to blow his top. "Ok, I understand, stay safe, and tell Aido that if he touches you inappropriately, I'll make sure he wont be able to reproduce. Good bye Hikari, have a safe trip." he said, before he hung up the phone. I stood there, like a statue.
'What the hell?' I thought, hanging up the phone. "Hey mom, did you put something in dad's coffee this morning?" I asked, finding her on the sitting on the stairs. "No, why?" she asked, petting Aya's head, as she sat down beside her. "Besides the threat at the end, he sounded really calm when I told him." I said. "Let's just say the wall has more than two ears sweetie." she said, giving a nervous smile. "He knows?" I said, almost shouting. "How much does he know?" I asked, almost shouting again. "Don't worry, I talked to him before he got too mad." she said. "Oh, God, I could die from embarrassment." I said, in a silent state of turmoil.
"Don't worry Hikari, it could be worse." she said, standing up on the stairs. "How? How could it possibly be worse than both my parents knowing?" I asked. "Hmm, that's a good question." she said, thinking about it. I left her alone to think about it, though I was pretty sure there was nothing that could be more embarrassing. I spent a couple hours playing with Haku and spending time with my mother. Aido got up about a half hour before it was time to leave, so he just started to put the luggage in the car, while I said my goodbyes.
"We'll see you in a few days alright Hikari?" my mother said, hugging my goodbye. "Yeah, I'll see you then mom, good bye." I said hugging her back. "Bye Haku, be good." I said, crouching down to hug him tightly. "B-bye Kari." he said, whimpering. "Don't worry Haku, I'll see you again some other time, alright?" I said, patting his head. He nodded his head, and wiped his face with the sleeve of his shirt. "Bye, tell dad I said bye too." I said, waving goodbye before I got into the passenger side of the car.
"Don't worry, you'll see them again before we leave for school." Aido said, driving away from the curb. "Yeah, I know." I said, looking back at them before they went back inside. "Let's look on the bright side, now you get to see what my family is like." he said, a little worse for wear. "How bad are they?" I asked, not sure if I really wanted to know. "Let's put it this way, your about to meet a family of vampires, who are twice as bad as your family." he said, sinking down in his seat.
"What do you mean my family?" I asked, a little offended. "Sorry, I meant to say you're father and brother." he said, no malice intended. "Why my brother?" I asked. Honestly, I could see my father being bad, but Haku? "Are you kidding? After I made that deal with him?" he said, a little irritated.
"Huh, you're going to keep your promise? Even when we get to your house?" I asked, a little astonished. "Well, unless you want me too." he said, smirking at me. "Why would I want you too again?" I asked. "Humph, don't act like you don't like it, I can taste it in you're blood." he said, lightly touching his lips with his fingers. "You're a pervert, aren't you." I said. It wasn't really a question. "A-am not!" he said, blushing furiously.
"The blush on your face doesn't say so." I teased. He started mumbling things, but I couldn't really hear what he was saying, so I ended up watching the road. According to Aido, to get to his home, we would have to take something called a 'High-Speed Underground Railroad', because it is far from the academy. He said even the climate is different. Probably colder than at my parents' house. And after that we would be taking another rental car. When the first car trip was over, and the underground darkness was gone, along with the super motion sickness, not that I puked, I just got a little dizzy, we started on the third part of the journey, but by then, it was late, and I was tired. So, on the way to his house, I eventually fell asleep.
I started to wake up when I felt the car stop, and someone tapping my head. I opened one eye first, then the other. "Mmm, Aido? Where are we?" I asked, rubbing my eyes. "Humph, and you call me the pervert." he said, looking down at me, and brushing a strand of hair from my face. 'Wait, down?' I thought. Then I became aware of where I was lying.
In my sleep, I must have slipped from my sitting position into a lying position. My head resting comfortably in Aido's lap. I quickly sat up, blushing a furious red. "How come you didn't move me or wake me up?" I asked, looking at him as he sat in his seat. "You were sound asleep and you looked comfortable." he said, shrugging, like it was nothing. "You call me the pervert!" I said, moving to punch his arm, but missing and falling into his lap again.
"Would you like to stay there, since you keep falling into it." he said. I could practically hear the smirk on his face. "Sh-shut up! Are we here or not?" I said, getting out of his lap, again. "Yeah, right ahead." he said, pointing out the wind shield. I looked, and my eyes widened. House was under exaggerating, this was a freaking mansion! "Well? What do you think?" he asked. "Are all vampires this rich?" I asked, looking at the building. "Some are more wealthy than other families. But, this is just one of the few manors we own. This is the vacation home." he said, opening the door and getting out, then walking over to my side, and opening my door.
"Wah! Is this snow?" I asked, crouching down to touch the soft, white powder. "Yeah. Have you ever seen it before?" he asked, watching me with amusement as I scooped some up in my hands and sent it into the air, only to flutter down again. "Yeah, but at home, we only get an inch. It's not much fun to play in." I said, scooping up another arm full. I heard laughter behind me, and when I turned, I saw Aido, doubled over, laughing. "Ha ha ha, you're like a three-year-old. It's so cute." he said, trying unsuccessfully to stop his laughter. I ended up laughing too.
Then I got hit by something hard, and fell to the ground, the object on top of me. My eyes, which had been closed when I fell, opened to see Aido lying on top of me in the foot tall snow, smiling down at me sweetly. "Whatcha' doin'?" I asked, smiling at him, my hair fanning out around me, probably covered in snow, like the back of my sweeter, and pants. "Nothing, just glad to see you so happy." he said, turning us around, so that he was lying under me. "Ha ha, your hair's a mess." he said, running a hand through my hair, and trailing it down my cheek. I leaned my head into his hand, and smiled at him.
"I love you Hanabusa." I said, kissing him and then laying my head on his chest, under his chin. "I love you, too Hikari." he said, wrapping his arms around me. We stayed together for a while, until the cold started to get to me. "H-hey Aido, can w-we g-go inside n-now?" my teeth chattering. "Of course." he said, kissing my forehead. We got up and went to retrieve the bags from the car.
"Are you ready?" he asked, taking out the bags, and handing me mine. "Y-yeah." I stuttered, walking next to him up to the grandeur doors. The door opened, and behind it appeared a butler type person, er, vampire, I suppose. "Hanabusa-sama! Welcome back!" he said, shaking Aido's hand. "Is this the human that you brought?" he asked, looking over at me, still smiling. 'Definitely a vampire.' I thought, thinking of the human comment. "Yes, does father know we're here yet?" he said, walking inside, with me trailing behind him, looking around the inside. "Yes, just leave your bags here, and I'll lead you to him." he said, pointing at a spot near the door.
We deposited the bags near the door in the hallway, and followed the butler-vampire, through the halls. It was mostly quiet, except the sound of our footsteps, which is possibly how I ended up losing sight of them while I was looking at the different types of artwork. "Figures I'd get lost." I muttered to myself. I just decided to keep going straight, until, that is, I ended up by a staircase. When I heard voices upstairs, I got a little excited and ran upstairs, but ended up bumping into someone, a girl, at the top when they rounded an unseen corner.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you there." I apologized, helping her up. "Huh? A human?" she said, looking at me strangely. "Um, yeah…" I said, trailing off when I heard more voices behind her. "A human? How did she get in here?" another girl asked, grabbing the first girls arm. "Father said that Hanabusa was bringing his human girlfriend, remember?" said a third, grabbing the other arm of the first girl. "A human? How foolish. She must be a meal then." said the second girl, giggling a bit. "She's not that pretty though." said the third. "Um, I got separated from Aido a while ago, could you perhaps take me to him? Or to his father?" I asked, rubbing my head, where a bumped it on the floor, trying not to feel offended.
"Oh! She spoke." said the second girl. "Just follow us, we were just going to meet brother now." said, the first girl. "Ok." I said quietly, following them down the hall behind me. As we walked, they kept looking behind themselves at me. To either make sure I was still there, or to just see why Aido had fallen in love with me, I wasn't sure which. One thing I noticed about all three of them, was that they all had blond hair, and light blue eyes. 'So familiar. Wait!' I thought. "Would you three happen to be Aido's sisters?" I asked. "Yes, we just said a moment ago that we were going to see brother." said one of them, I didn't know which, without any malice, looking back at me.
"Oh, right." I said, looking down at my feet in my embarrassment. "Humans are a little slow." commented one of the three. My cheeks blushed from embarrassment. We stopped at a pair of double doors that looked like they led to an office-type room. One of the girls knocked on the doors, and went inside one by one when a deep voice from inside called 'enter'. I followed them inside tentatively, like a lost little lamb in a den of wolves. The room was indeed an office when I looked around, and when my eyes stopped on the person seated at a deep colored desk at one end of the room, my blood ran cold. The person, or rather vampire, looked back at me with cold blue eyes, and a slight glare.
The cries of the three girls was what snapped me out of my trance. "Hanabusa~", "How are you~?", what's the academy like~?" said the three girls. When I looked to where they were, I saw, for the first time, that someone, Aido, was occupying one of the two chairs in front of the desk. "Hi~" he said, back to his regular cheerful self, when a moment ago, he was serious. "Hikari! Where were you? Did you get lost?" he said, as his older sisters crowded around him. "Kind of. This place is huge." I said, looking around the expansive room again. "Really? It's smaller than the main house." he said. I looked at him with an expression that probably said, 'Are you kidding me?'. he just smiled hesitantly while his sisters fawned over him, asking insistent questions.
"Girls, girls, we'll have plenty of time for catching up later, but I think Hanabusa should take his mate to her room." said Aido's father. "M-m-m-mate?" I asked, my voice barely audible. "Of-of course father. Come along Hikari." Aido said, quickly ushering me out of the room. When we were, what he supposed was a safe distance away, he stopped, and quickly apologized for his father's choice of words. "I-it's okay." I said, still blushing a light pink, and still a little frozen.
"You must be tired, right? Let me take you to my room so you can sleep." he said, taking my hand and dragging me down various hallways, away from the office. "Your room?" I asked, when we arrived. "Would you rather be alone in your own room?" he asked, already knowing the answer. I thought back to his father, and to what he said about 'a house full of vampires' and quickly said no.
He smiled and opened his door, taking me inside and closing the door quickly once we were inside. I looked around and found the one bed in his room, and sat down, feeling sleepy. Aido came over and picked me up quickly to get the covers out from under me before setting me down again. He helped me to take off my slightly damp clothes. First taking off my shoes and socks, and then helping me take off my sweater, revealing a white, almost see-through camisole underneath, causing his cheeks to turn a light pink in the dark room.
I was too tired to feel any embarrassment, which is why I asked about taking off my jeans. He blushed again and turned quickly, going through his dresser drawer and taking out a pair of pajama bottoms that looked like they could fit me. I toke them and waited for him to turn around. When he turned I took off my jeans and slipped on the bottoms. I was right, they did kind of fit me, I just had to keep one hand on the pants so they wouldn't fall down.
"You can turn around now." I said, sitting back down on the bed. "Sorry for the ill fit, I'll have the maids bring your bag up later while your sleeping." he said, picking up my feet and turning me around in my seat, tucking them under the covers. "Your father doesn't like me, does he?" I said, while he picked up the covers and tucked them under my chin. "What makes you say that?" he asked, tucking the sides in around me. "I don't know, it seems like it." I said.
"Don't worry about it, just get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow." he said, kissing me on the forehead, and leaving out the door. I closed my eyes and waited for sleep to come to me, but then I heard the door open again and heard a girls voice. "Can you believe Aido brought this girl here?" she asked. I half recognized the voice as Ruka from school. I kept my eyes shut, hoping she didn't know I was awake. "He is fond of her, it's only natural." said a lighter voice, a boys voice that I recognized as Takuma's. "He's only fond of her blood, that's all. There's nothing really special about her." she said, a hint of malice in her voice. Although, whenever she talks, it's always with malice.
"Oh hush Ruka, that's not nice to say. He really does cares about her. Now let's leave before we wake her up." said Takuma, a little more frantic. "Humph, it's an embarrassment that he even took her to a noble's home. She's just a human. A bother." she said, walking away. "Huh." Takuma sighed, closing the door and following her. 'Am I really a bother?' I thought, turning on my side, facing the wall. 'I didn't really think that I would be. But, vampires are different from humans. The rules are different I suppose.' I thought, going to sleep with what Ruka said, still in my mind.