Hello! So, I just read chapter 40 and…I laughed so much! It wasn't awkward humor or whatever but genuine funny bits and pieces. I really like the lightheartedness to it all. Licht and Hyde will be coming back into focus, but Lilly and Hugh are not in it. Soon, maybe. Also, for any wondering, I am adding Tsubaki back in. He's not just going to tell his subclass to "live freely and forget about me…it's a personal problem" or whatever. I just…I don't like that ending. I love the anime where Mahiru looks into Tsubaki's past. For whatever reason, the manga didn't include that…it baffles why, especially since it's amazing!

But whatever…Here is the new chapter, and I promise it'll be longer than the last one. Last chapter was only 2,000-ish words where my chapters are usually in the 4,000 or 5,000 range.

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Chapter begin!

"Ryuu-chaaaaan!" Koyuki said in his usual child-like manner.

"You're late, Koyuki!" Ryuusei complained with definite irritation, his breath visible as he spoke. "It's cold so don't make me wait!"

"It got so cold all of a sudden…I had a hard time finding a coat…" Koyuki defended himself, breathing hard from running to meet Ryuusei.

Well…he couldn't be upset at Koyuki for that...

"It's abnormal weather. My sis was making a fuss about not having anything to wear either…" Ryuusei stated, his eyes falling to the sky, him being a little stunned. "…huh?"

"Eh?" Koyuki looked to Ryuusei.

Koyuki looked to the sky as well, his eyes going wide in near horror. What was going on?

"…It's… August now, right…?" Ryuusei asked.

"Yeah…" Koyuki replied, also unsettled at what he was seeing. "It's… summer vacation now…"

Koyuki paused for just a moment. "It's snowing…"

Koyuki and Ryuusei weren't the only ones freaked out, however.

"Umm…Mahiru? You might wanna look at this…" Ai said as he looked out the opened window.

Mahiru walked over, his eyes widening. "SNOW?! What's going on?! It's the middle of summer!"

"Well…it was…" Ai said with a sour look. "Guess Mother Nature didn't like the warm weather…"

"C-Cold..." Kuro's voice came from under a blanket, the chibi-sized Servamp completely hidden beneath it, shaking from the low temperature. "Turn up the air conditioning~~~…"

[A/N: I know…that doesn't really make sense, not to me anyway, but it's better than the Chinese translation according to my phone. It translates Kuro's words to being: "Good cold…Heating to help me open the big point again…" *pauses in awkwardness* I'm not even kidding. I even checked every single symbol, every stroke…so, I went with hatmirror's translation this time. It made sense at least in the sense I wasn't left scratching my head with a "what the hell is that supposed to mean…?!" look. Seriously…what does "Heating to help me open the big point again…" even mean?! *sighs* Back to the story…]

Ai just looked to Kuro, blinking. "Umm…are you okay, Kuro?"

He popped his head out. "Vampires are delicate beings that're weak to temperature changes…It feels like I'm almost hibernating…"

She, again, blinked and sat beside him, wrapping the blanket around them both. Kuro was obviously surprised, even a bit embarrassed, by this, to which Ai just gave a cute smile. "We can keep each other warm…unless you wanted this blanket all to yourself…?"

Kuro stared at her for a moment, nearly dumbfounded at her words, but after a few moments he seemed to snap back to reality. "N-No…it's fine…"

He wrapped his arms around Ai, both of them huddled in the blanket, Kuro turning his voice towards Mahiru. "Mahiru…get us a hot drink…and close the window…"

"Please," Ai added, Mahiru giving them both an irritated glance.

"You're learning bad things from him, Ai…" He dryly stated.

Still…this wasn't normal. It was snowing…in August! Also…it'd be three days since he, Ai, and Kuro had met Tsuyuki and the other C3 members, and a lot had happened. He looked to Ai, who was enjoying her cuddling time. It was a surprise Tsuyuki allowed her to come back home with them both. At first…he didn't think she'd be allowed to.

[Flashback to three days ago – where the last chapter left off, in other words]

"Tsuyuki-senpai?! Why are you here?!" Mahiru gasped in shock when seeing the familiar face.

Tsuyuki gave a rather simple reply, "…I told you. Our goal is the same - to capture Tsubaki."

Mahiru was still lost. "So you helped us…?"

Tsuyuki motioned to Tsurugi and his team. "These three are the strongest unit from the Tokyo branch. I purposefully brought them to fight, but… I apologize for allowing Tsubaki to escape."

He, then paused, thinking about the time Kuro had jumped in and kept Yumi from shooting Tsubaki. "However, we had an irregularity as well…"

Jun went over to Tsurugi, kneeling down towards him a bit. "Tsurugi. Are your wounds okay?"

Tsurugi just gave a child-like smile. "Mm."

"It's been a while since Jun's been here, so you faltered, right?" Yumi inquired, hands shoved in his pockets. "You got hurt and everything."

Jun massaged the back of his head a bit, a sweat drop of anxiety forming. "Were you guys all right while I was gone? Yumi, did you properly look after Tsurugi?"

Yumi instantly got defensive, a slight glare pointed at Jun. "Ah? What's with the arrogance… If you got a problem with me then don't come back! Raise your child with all your love, moron!"

Jun shouted, "I…I am."

He looked down at Yumi, a perturbed expression on his face. "You really start fights for no reason! You've always been that way Yumi, even when we were kids…"

Yumi, again, became angry. "I don't wanna hear that from someone who suddenly took a super long paternity leave! I'm happy that you're back, moron!"

Jun felt a sweat drop form at those words of supposed comfort. "Y-yeah."

Tsurugi just bore his usual child-like grin, chuckling in delight and cheer. "Hahha! It's gotta be the three of us! Yumi-chan was so lonely he'd take his anger out on me!"

Yumi looked to Tsurugi. "Shut up forehead!"

Tsuyuki wasn't even looking at the group of three, him instead messing around on his tablet. "How nice that you three idiot seniors are always enjoying yourselves…please don't make so much banter during work…"

Yumi looked to Tsuyuki. "Ah? Who's the three idiots? We'll show you our trio comedy."

Jun, however, ended that part of the chat immediately. "We won't."

Tetsu stepped forwards, his eyes widening just a bit. "…Ah…!"

Ai, who was still in her cage, looked to Tetsu. "Umm…Tetsu? You okay?"

"Yumikage…!" Tetsu gasped in shock.

Yumi just smirked at Tetsu. "Add '-san' to that. You're a stupid brat with nothing but muscle as usual, Tetsu."

Mahiru gasped, him speaking before Ai could, "Eh?! You know him, Tetsu!?"

Tetsu nodded. "Yeah. Back in elementary school…"

Ai couldn't help but to just glance at Tetsu, Yumi's words going through her head again. So, Tetsu was always a little big for his age, huh? Poor guy…

Tsuyuki looked up from his tablet. "Sendagaya Tetsu-kun… is it. We (C3) have preserved the Servamp of Pride. There were apparently whale costumes with him."

Whale costumes? Wait…Gil and his gang?

Were they okay, then? Tsubaki didn't kill them, did he?

Tetsu looked to Tsuyuki with mild shock. "Eh?"

Tsuyuki continued. "However… We were unable to prevent the Jinn from escaping…"

Tetsu's shock increased, as well as it getting some obvious hints of anxiety. "…!"

Tsuyuki continued to speak to Tetsu, "Will you come with us?"

Misono began asking his own questions, finally, "What is this… Neutral organization…?"

Ai had to roll her eyes. It was C3, Misono! You knew what C3 was…remember what Hugh said about it? Or…wait…had Misono been there during that conversation? Did he miss the whole "stay away from C3" thing?

So much had happened, it was hard to keep track of it all…

Tsurugi siddenly became quite happy upon hearing Misono's voice, but Misono had no idea who this guy was, obviously. "Ooooh? If it isn't Kuni-chan's little brother!"

Misono blinked. "Kuni…-chan…!?"

Tsurugi pointed to himself, still possessing that child-like smile. "Hi! A long time ago I took very good care of your helpless big brother! I've done him another favor!"

Mahiru grew a little weary of Tsurugi's behavior. "What kind of greeting is that?"

"That job was nice…" Tsurugo said with another grin, him thinking back upon the past. "Kuni-chan would abuse me, and if I just bowed down and let him step on my head I'd get a lot of money! Kuni-chan was so wild at that age…I'd get ordered around afterward, I'd do anything…"

Ai just blinked. "…you let him step on your head? Okay…"

Yumi was obviously growing irritated with Tsurugi. "Cut it out. If Mikuni heard that he'd cut you…for real."

Tsurugi suddenly put on a serious expression, it being a complete turn on his childish one from before. "Okay! From now on, if something happens, protecting Kuni-chan's little brother is my top priority! The digits on the 'rewards' from the Alicein household are on a different level! The target being protected has to be rich or else it's deffffffinitely not worth it! I'm suddenly pumped!"

Misono sudden began trembling from Tsurugi's words, though Ai wasn't sure why.

Jun stepped in front of Misono, almost as if he were protecting Misono in some shape or form, him shouting to Tsurugi, "Tsurugi! Leave thoughts like that in your head! This child is shaking!"

Tsuyuki spoke, him growing more and more irritated, "Tsurugi-san, please be quiet. Aren't you injured? The paramedics are coming now."

Tsurugi, however, ddn't seem to be stopping anytime soon, him instead speaking in an excited sort of way, "Any other rich people here!? I don't have business with poor people! Hahha!"

Yumi looked to Miosno and the others, irritation still on his face. "Get a good look, brats. Don't you become an adult like that."

"Please stop calling us brats…" Ai said aloud as he gripped the bars of her cage. "I'm not 18, no…but I'm not freaking 10 years old, either…"

"Uh…what about Ai…?" Mahiru asked, his eyes falling to her cage. "Tsuyuki-senpai said something about a deal…?"

"We'll discuss it shortly…" Tsuyuki said to the Eve. "Rest assured, however…she will not be harmed. She is too valuable at this point in time."

"…I don't want to be valuable!" Ai shouted, getting ignored.

Mahiru looked over to Kuro, him running over towards his Servamp. "Kuro! You okay!?"

Kuro just sat there on the ground, him not really moving, but that was pretty normal for him. "…Yeah."

Kuro scratched the back of his head a bit, his voice a little bleak, "How do I say this… Sorry…"

Mahiru looked a little stunned at Kuro's word. "No—uh, what did you…talk with Tsubaki about?"

Kuro looked uneasy, a serious sort of expression on his face as his eyes aimed at the floor. At first, he was silent, but as he looked at Ai, who was obviously still cage-bound. Tsubaki's words came back to him, namely when he said C3 could very well turn Ai into another "experiment", much like the kind his own creator used to perform.

Thinking this, his silence broke. "…C3 is…"

He was cut off when Tsuyuki began speaking. "Shirota Mahiru-kun and all of the Servamps and Eves…"

Mahiru looked at Tsuyki, shock on his face. Tsuyuki was addressing everyone, which no doubt meant this was something serious. Tsuyuki continued, adjusting his glasses, "Let us organize a true cooperation."

Mahiru was a bit confused. "Cooperation…?"

Tsuyuki went further on, "We, C3, will take responsibility for the Servamps and their Eves who have lost their power and protect them. Also…Tsukimitsu Yumikage…Kamiya Tsurugi…and Kurumamori Jun'ichirou. These three will be assigned as your bodyguards."

Ai just blinked. "Bodyguards…?"

Tsurugi, who sat on the floor, didn't seem so fond of the idea but still possessed a smile. "…Eh? Us? Really?"

Tsuyuki, again, grew irritated as he explained to the aloof Tsurugi, "That's right. You were supposed to be informed at yesterday's meeting."

"Shuu-chan, what about my salary? How much bonus pay do I get?" Tsurugi asked childishly.

Jun spoke up, "Hey Yumi, tell him these things."

Tsuyuki, ignoring their useless chatter, replied, his irritation growing more and more, "…It's the regular pay, so there's no bonus."

Yumi, like always, just shouted his reply, his anger growing, "Me!? I TOLD him!"

Jun continued. "But—"

Tsurugi just whined at Tsuyuki's answer. "Uwah~~~ That's so boring~~~"

Yumi continued his and Jun's little conversation. "You wanna go you damn moron papa!?"

Jun became instantly defensive against Yumi's anger. And, of course, Tsuyuki just continued to get more and more irritated with Tsurugi. "Be quiet… It is a simple job, so I might request a pay cut for…you."

Tsurugi instantly bowed, pleading for forgiveness when hearing he might get cut in his cash. "I'M SORRY!"

Ai just looked at that with a raised brow.

Oh brother…

Tsurugi continued to plead, but this time in a different way, "Instead, please raise it! I'm experienced with kid clients from my time with Kuni-chan so I'm good at it!"

"I don't know…Mikuni seems a bit…crazy," Ai said to herself aloud.

Mahiru looked to her, him and Kuro near her cage, of course, a chuckle escaping him due to her comment. "He's super shameless…he painfully asked for a raise…"

"I'd say it wasn't that painful for him…" Ai pointed out. "He seems like a pretty shameless guy…"

Yumi turned to Tsurugi, "You call that 'good', bastard? Mikuni's warped personality is at least half your fault."

Tsurugi just joyfully laughed. "Hahha! That's slander, Yumi-chan! Kuni-chan already had that personality!"

Mahiru spoke up, hoping to end some of the random conversation going on, "We're glad to work with you too!"

All members of C3 just looked at him with some shock, none of them obviously expecting such a blunt statement, but, then again, they didn't Mahiru. He was the definition of "blunt", in Ai's opinion. It was part of his "charm", actually.

Mahiru continued on, a smile on his face, "Let's cooperate with more than just words! We can't leave Tsubaki at large anymore!"

Tsurugi, Jun, and Yumi seemed impressed with Mahiru's words, Yumi speaking, "…You don't seem to be much of a brat."

Mahiru took that as a compliment, his eyes falling to Ai. "Umm…what about my friend? Can she come home with Kuro and me?"

Ai gave a hopeful glance.

Tsuyuki met her eyes, him adjusting his glasses. "I've been thinking it over during this whole time…I'll allow her to depart with you, but only if she agrees to two conditions…"

Ai blinked. "What are they…?"

Tsuyuki replied, "You give a blood sample before leaving, as well as wear a device that will allow us to track certain…progress that concerns you. It will look like an ordinary bracelet, so it will not draw attention."

"Progress…?" Ai asked with a raised brow. "What kind of progress we talking about here?"

"That is none of your concern…" Tsuyuki said with a glare.

Tsurugi chimed in, "Ah- But I'm on pay leave tomorrow… Got some important business…"

Mahiru looked completely stunned, Ai being a little shocked, too. "P-Pay leave…!? A paid vacation…?"

Yumi chimed in, too, "Ah…Me too. Some business."

"Sorry…me too. I didn't think so many things would be assigned…some… business…" Jun also chimed.

Tsuyuki glared at the three, Tsurugi looking quite fearful. "Oh, I know. It seems you all were going to go to an amusement park tomorrow… At a busy time like this… How fun…"

"Oh no, we're busted!" Tsurugi cried.

Yumi lashed out immediately, looking at the other two, "Who did it! I told you to keep quiet! They'd obviously have a problem with it since all these vampires are makin' a fuss!"

"It was definitely Tsurugi… You told someone didn't you?" Jun deadpanned.

"I only said I was gonna take my friend's son to an amusement park… I didn't say a single thing about Yumi-chan or Jun-chan…" Tsurugi said in that pouty sort of way, defending himself.

Jun rolled his eyes. "You basically told them. Mentioning my son gave it away…"

Mahiru couldn't help but feel a little relieved. "It's been a while…this relaxed atmosphere…"

Tsurugi put an arm around Ai, roughly pulling her aside. "Hahha! We'll buy you both a souvenir! Jun-chan will!"

"Tsurugi!" Jun shouted, an irk mark forming.

"That's enough…" Tsuyuki said as he narrowed his attention on the irritating trio, his eyes next landing on Mahiru. "Leave this place to us. We already have it covered, mostly."

[End of Flashback]

Mahiru looked to the sky, his mind still uneasy from everything. Tsuyuki said that they had everything covered, or at least they supposed did. What happened at the hotel was over and done with…Mahiru hoped it was. But…Tsubaki was still out there, and he was, no doubt, still after Ai. Then, there was the matter concerning Ai. C3 had been keeping tabs on her. At first, none of them knew what Tsuyuki had meant but…it didn't take long to understand everything…

Ai was, long story short, being watched. Well, more like monitored.

Mahiru's eyes fell on the bracelet-like device she wore. Like Tsuyuki had promised, it looked like an ordinary bracelet, but it tracked her…everywhere. It wasn't videoing her…just tracking her via a tracking bug installed in the thing. Mahiru didn't like it, Ai didn't like it…Kuro, however, hated it. Kuro never said anything aloud, but Mahiru knew. No doubt, Ai could tell the Servamp's true feeling, too.

But, C3 had to have had a good reason for the thing…right?

"Who knows…" Mahiru sighed inside his thoughts. "For now…we just have to go with it…"

Suddenly, the door to the apartment opened, Lawless and Licht walking in. Licht was wrapped in a blanket and Lawless had a thick coat on. Ai noted this in her head. Apparently, Kuro was right…vampires were affected by the cold. Lawless looked to be much colder than Licht, but, then again, Licht was always tough, being an "angel" and all. Still, anyone could see that the angel was cold.

"What is this! Japan's summer is seriously too cold!" Lawless cried aloud, trying to wrap his coat around him even more.

Licht, then, said, "My angel wings… They're freezing so I can't fly…"

Ai blinked at Licht's words, Mahiru apparently not even registering such things anymore. "Licht-san! Lawless! They said you two need absolute rest!"

Of course…Mahiru and Ai got stuck with them. It didn't completely bother them. They were friends, after all. Still, they were a bit annoying at times. Ai had to applaud Krantz…he always had them on his hands. Surely these gave him quite the headache time-to-time. Also, Krantz said he couldn't take them…supposedly he had too much "desk work", aside from the fact he was worried about Gil. Ai was also worried about him. Hopefully Tsubaki didn't kill him…

Anyhow…the Greed pair came to live with Mahiru, Ai, and Kuro.

Mahiru tried the doorknob, noticing it wouldn't open from the inside. The door opened, a C3 member standing there holding a box. He said it contained everything Mahiru and the rest would need. Did that include food? That box wasn't exactly big…

Ai left the comfort of Kuro and his blanket, Kuro watching her as she left his side and went over beside Mahiru. The C3 member looked at her carefully, almost intently.

"Why can't we leave?" She asked. "I mean…if we're not allowed to leave, then why do I have this damn tracker on me?!"

"I have orders, Miss." The C3 member replied. "You, above all, are to remain inside."

Ai's eyes narrowed on the guy, her backing away from the door. "You know…go to hell. All of you. You really think keeping me locked up in a house is going to keep Tsubaki at bay? Not likely. You people are all a bunch of dictators. I'm not your property…"

With that, Ai walked away and replaced herself beside Kuro, her snuggling into him just a bit as he wrapped the blanket around her…you know, "the keep out the cold". [A/N: If you get my meaning…*wink*]

Lawless and Licht looked at her, both inwardly feeling sorry for her. Lawless knew how it was to be kept captive. Right now…she was being held against her will. In fact, she wasn't even supposed to be in Mahiru's house at the current time. They called it "surveillance", but everyone in that apartment knew the real truth.

After about fifteen more minutes, Kuro and Ai left the blanket, Kuro going to play some video game on Mahiru's PSP and Ai just sitting on a chair as she watched TV.

"This is definitely a real house arrest…It's the best…" Kuro said in a happy manner, clicking away at his game.

Mahiru's voice met the Servamp's, as well as everyone else, ears. "House arrest is not supposed to be enjoyed!"

Then again…someone like Kuro would enjoy it, no doubt. Kuro hated leaving the house if he didn't have to, after all. For Ai, his reaction wasn't all that surprising, really.

"Ah!" Lawless, in hedgehog form, gasped as he picked up another PSP. "Nii-san Nii-san, I challenge you! I'm good at this game!"

Well, it would seem there was now two NEET ("Not in Employment, Education, and Training") vampires. Mahiru was at his wit's end with just one…and now there was two! Oh, poor Mahiru…however, Ai just enjoyed the scene. It meant things weren't completely bad. Yeah, she was being tracked and they all were under house arrest…but, honestly, it could be worse!

Licht walked by Mahiru, speaking in a very nonchalant tone as he went to sit beside Ai, "Honey toast and melon."

Mahiru was stunned at the pianist. "Eh?! A nonchalant breakfast request!? Ahhhhh, jeez! We don't have any melon!"

Ai shrugged. "Maybe those C3 people will get him some…it's their job, isn't it?"

Licht looked to her when hearing those words, almost like he was hoping her words would come true. Obviously, this guy really loved those foods…or, perhaps, it was just one. Still, he looked adorable. Almost childlike, much different than his usual irritated expression.

"The abnormal weather has caused accidents—" The person on TV announced, a map of Japan showing several areas that had been affected by the snowy weather.

Currently, everyone sat at the table, eating dinner…well, Kuro slouched, Ai crossing her arms at him. "Kuro…sit up when at the table, please? Or, at least when everyone's eating. When we're all done, slouch all you like…"

Kuro just looked at her, releasing a sigh moments later as he straightened up. "Okay…"

"Thank you," Ai said with a small smile, her eyes falling to Licht. "Oh yeah…how are your injuries?"

Licht answered calm and cool. "They healed. Because I'm…an angel."

Lawless spoke while taking another bite of food. "Of course we're all healed up…Airi stopped Tsubaki from doing any lasting damage…"

Lawless, then, looked to Ai. "Speaking of that…are you okay? A Servamp bit you…and yet you seem fine."

Ai looked up from her plate, her eyes going back towards her food. "It's not exactly the first time it's happened…but, yeah…I'm fine. Over-all…"

Licht, then, chimed in, "Hey, stupid Hyde. Michael's not feeling well."

"Michael…?" Ai asked, blinking in confusion.

Lawless just grew irritated, but it wasn't at Ai's question. He walked over to Licht, who was currently holding one of the PSPs, Lawless pointing at the game's screen. "I showed you this. Use the stylus to pet Mr. Cat on the head…then you give him treats and play with him…"

A few seconds went by, and Licht said something that Ai never would have expected.

"He liked it! Michael's so cute…" Licht said in a happy voice.

"So…about what happened to Pride…" Lawless said in some obvious unease. "That…would've happened to me, too? The 'Jinn', or whatever, that escape from him. What…are we like filled with them or something? C3 knows a lot about us…more than we Servamps even know."

"It shouldn't be like that…" Ai chimed, Lawless, Mahiru, and Kuro looking at her. She looked at them, her voice filled to the brim with seriousness. "You guys view yourselves as monsters or whatever, thus you guys hated knowing about the Jinn, but had you all swallowed that fear…maybe C3 wouldn't always have the upper hand. You guys are cowards…"

The look on Kuro and Mahiru's faces was pure and utter shock.

Meanwhile, Lawless started towards her, pure anger in his eyes. "Hey! Don't you dare say things like me!"

Kuro moved to keep Lawless from Ai, but Ai just kept going, Lawless holding her by the collar of her shirt as she continued speaking, "Tell me I'm wrong, then, Hyde! If I'm truly wrong, I'll stop!"

Lawless just flinched at her words.

His grip on her shirt lessened, Kuro removing his grip from his younger brother.

Ai continued. "You guys need to stop doing things like you have been! You don't have time for it! You and Kuro went hundreds of years, or I assume it was that long, hating each other…and for what?! Kuro made a choice, and you disliked it. So, you thought it was better to hate him…to distance yourself from him. And he…he did the same thing, only further. He distanced himself from everything. EVERYTHING. And, again, for what? What did it accomplish? Your guys' creator was not a good person…you guys consider yourselves monsters and he made you! If you guys don't like having been created, why would you let him live so that he could make more things you already couldn't stand? It's common logic, and Kuro acted on it! I made him apologize because you both were wrong! I was just kind of going along with things…until Tsubaki bit me the first time. After that, I knew how serious my situation was. Point blank…I don't wanna die! I fear it! But…I was ready to let him take him, so you all could regroup. You guys keep making me think that, somehow, this is all about me…but it's not! Even now, I'm a small piece. Tsubaki wants Kuro dead because he killed the creator of all the Servamps…and I will be damned if I'll let him kill him without some sort of fight!"

Lawless, at first, was a little dumbfounded, but, then, he scoffed. "So, you think letting him take you was the answer? I've seen how my big bro holds you…how he looks at you…did you ever think of how he would feel had Tsubaki turned you? You'd be that bastard's slave! Subclass cannot disobey their masters command…ever. You say we need to change things…look in the mirror…"

Ai felt her heart skip, her hand pressing on her neck where Tsubaki had recently bitten her.

She looked at Kuro, who was already looking at her.

"Sacrifice does nothing…" Lawless said, his eyes shadowed from his hair. "Believe me…no doubt, my big bro would've wanted you dead over being Tsubaki's subclass…"

"Well…" Ai said, removing her hand from her neck. "It's over…now, we've other things to worry about…"

Okay! There's another chapter finished! How was it? Leave a review and let me know! So, we're getting into some interesting bits and pieces. In the manga, Hyde gets really emotional over little things when all the Jinn have been released due to Tsubaki…and it's hilarious! He just gets all blubbery and tears streaming…you really need to read it.

But, anyways…well…I think that's it for my little "Author's Comments", so…

Until next chapter…bye-bye!