"Damn. So what's happening?"
"We're going to make some plans today."
She was about to speak more when a woman suddenly appeared, looking around in confusion until her eyes landed on Andy and Arie.
Arie gave the woman a small smile while Andy's eyes blazed.
"I didn't realize I'd have so many visitors.." the woman spoke.
"With the government after us, we needed a new place to hide," Arie explained.
Andy clenched her fists, trying not to explode at her.
"Nice to meet you all, I'm the twins mother," she gave a small smile to the men.
Saka dipped his head. "I hope we're not causing trouble. I'm Tsukasa. These are my brothers Tet and Daiki. I apologize but both of them have been ill."
The woman shook her head, "Any friends of the girls are welcome. You can call me Ami."
Smoke started coming off of Andy causing Ami to shake her head, "You found out?"
"You knew and you hid it from us?!" Andy exploded.
Arie put a hand on her twin's shoulder, "This isn't the time to be fighting."
"Then when would be a better time?" Andy snapped.
"I was just trying to protect you two," Ami said quietly.
"You could have told us what we were so we'd be armed with the knowledge to protect ourselves!" Andy stood, eyes flickering to black.
Kiba walked in and tensed. "Why is everyone pissed?"
"I'm pissed because part of who I am was hidden from me my whole life," Andy growled.
"Just calm down, Daka. We get it. She just did what she thought was best," Arie said softly.
"And you! You're always defending her!" Andy snapped at her sister. More smoke started forming around her.
"She's done the best she could for us. Why don't you see that?" Arie answered.
Andy growled, storming out of the house.
Saka nodded to Tet, who carefully headed out behind her.
Andy turned when she heard a noise, "What do you want? You need to be resting."
"Want to make sure you don't turn anything or anyone crispy." He leaned against the porch railing. "I get mommy issues. A shrink would be able to buy a mansion with mine."
Andy rolled her eyes, "So? And who cares if I turn things a bit crispy?" Her eyes were still flickering.
"For one thing, I don't need another near death experience so soon. Pretty sure everyone else would agree."
Andy clenched her fists, "I'm just so angry with her." She then let out a small sigh, "It's not like I'll turn you crispy."
"You sure? You can't have much control this soon." He moved to her and gave her a gentle hug. "I just want to help. You've done nothing but help me, I want to return the favor."
She relaxed into him, "Sorry.."
He chuckled as he held her. After a minute, he drew back. "If I ask something, will you tell me the truth?"
"Yeah?"
"Is my brother dying again?"
"I don't know.. He's definitely not healthy. I'm going to do some scans and see about doing surgery."
"The doctors told us years ago he had a thirty percent chance of survival. That was after the chemo."
"Well, with magic helping it might give him a better chance."
"I hope so." He wrapped his arms around her again.
Andy was silent for a moment before quietly asking, "What are we?" She paused then added, "I know we admitted having some feelings and had that kiss.. but then all hell broke loose and we never really talked about it."
"I didn't want to press the matter. I'd like to be your boyfriend, but I don't want to tie you to a dying man. I also don't want a sympathy date."
Andy nodded, "That reminds me, how has your body been since you almost died from your powers the other day? Have you had any more issues with them? I tried a spell and wondered how it was working.."
"I had no problems when Daiki and I hit that facility. My problem was a guy who was too good of a shot."
Andy nodded, "I was having a bit of trouble but I came up with that spell and those issues haven't happened anymore. Now, I think it's just a matter of controlling them."
"You have it easier. My mom was completely human. Saka and Daiki get their witchiness from their dad."
Andy sighed, "Well anyway, if the spell I used is working, your powers shouldn't be a problem anymore."
He nodded, then he gave her a smile. "Are you calm now? Or should I evacuate the house?"
Andy sighed, "I'm not on good terms with her, but I don't think I'm going to set fire to anything."
"Good. Why don't we decide what we're going to do today."
"Alright," she nodded before giving him a smile and pulling him in for a kiss.
He was surprised, but eagerly returned it.
When she pulled away she gave him a smirk, "I guess if we're going to keep kissing like that, you should be my boyfriend."
He burst in laughter. "We could just pretend to be friends with benefits.."
Andy continued to smirk, "If you want the benefits, we're more than friends."
"So old fashioned.." He grinned at her. "Miss girlfriend who is so much smarter than me.."
Andy rolled her eyes but smiled widely.
"It's nice to have a chance to breathe. I hope we don't have to fight these idiots for years."
Andy nodded, "We'll take care of it whatever happens."
There was a flurry of activity inside that made Tet look up. "What now?"
Andy sighed, "Let's go in and see."
He nodded, taking her hand and opening the door. His eyes widened at the sight of Akasa trying to stitch a barely conscious Kenji. "What the fuck is going on?"
Kenji's voice was faint. "Squad in the hospital. Took it over and started executing people. I was looking for an unmanned scanner and got caught. We have bounties on us now."
Andy cursed before looking thoughtful, "If campus is empty, I think there's a scanner in one of the tech rooms." She then moved to Kenji's side and started muttering healing spells.
"We'll have to be extremely careful. No doubt there will be patrols." Tet began to pace as he tried to come up with a plan.
Andy nodded in response.
"So, a group of us will stand guard while they do what they need to," Arie spoke up.
Andy gave her a small smile, "Sounds good. And I'm sorry."
Arie shook her head, "I'm just worried about you."
Saka looked over at Tet from his seat on the couch. "He wouldn't want you to risk yourselves for him." He gazed down at the sleeping Daiki in his lap.
The witch was pale, dark circles under his eyes. He was thinner than his picture and Saka wondered if tests would even matter anymore. He could feel Daiki slowly slipping away and he clasped his hand on impulse, as if it would keep his brother with him.
"Doesn't matter. He's part of the team now, we're going to do what we can." Andy answered. "Akasa, you'll be with me. We'll go in, get the scans then see what we have to work with. Arie and whoever else will stand guard while we work on Daiki."
Tet and Saka exchanged looks, then Saka spoke. "I'm coming."
Andy nodded, "Alright. Let's get ready to go then."
Tet gave her a kiss. "Call if you need us."
Saka gently picked Daiki up and waited.
Hiroki and Hibiki stepped forward with Arie. Finally, Akasa and Andy nodded to each other before Andy teleported them to the medical building.
Andy pointed to a table to lay Daiki on while Akasa readied the scanner. Arie and the others went out to the hall, keeping an eye out for patrols.
After everything was set up, Andy ran the scans, staring at the screens as the images appeared. She let out a sigh before printing them off and beginning to make marks on them.
"If we go in here and here, we should be able to remove it," Andy pointed on the images.
Saka looked at the pictures. "How risky is it? If the surgery will cause problems, maybe it would be better to let him go.."
"With magic in the mix, I think it'll go smoother than it would without. I'm hopeful it'll work out."
The witch sighed, then nodded. "How do we do this? You can't do surgery here and the hospital isn't accessible."
"We'll have to set something up in the house.. There's a metal table we can sanitize. Akasa and I will go grab what medical supplies we can find before we leave here."
"Have you ever performed this kind of surgery before?"
"Similar ones, yes."
He exhaled softly in relief. "That makes me feel better."
She smiled softly, "Don't worry. Akasa and I will take care of everything."
She headed into the hall, starting to go through rooms and collect boxes filled with supplies. When Hiroki raised an eyebrow at her, she shrugged, "Don't know what we'll need in the future. Better be overstocked than under stocked."
Five boxes later, Andy and Akasa stood ready to teleport. Arie and Hiroki teleported the boxes away before Andy teleported everyone else back to the house.
Over the next hour, Akasa and Andy set up a surgery space, getting all the tools ready.
Saka and Tet hovered nearby, one eye on the activity and one eye on Daiki. "He hasn't woken up for awhile. How worried should we be?"
Andy shook her head, "His body is just using energy to try to fight itself. It's understandable he'd be sleeping a lot."
"You really think you can remove it safely?" Saka kept staring at the pictures. "It looks so big to me."
Andy nodded, "I'm not saying it's the easiest, but I believe we can remove it safely."
Tet gave Saka's shoulder a squeeze. "Have a little faith."
Andy finished prepping everything, then gently lifted Daiki and laid him on the table. She looked at Akasa, "Ready?"
The vampire nodded, "Whenever you are."
She gave a small smile over to Tet before gloving up to begin.
The next few hours, Andy carefully performed the surgery, muttering spells the whole time. When she was done, she cleaned herself up then sat quietly in a chair watching him.
Tet brought her a cup of coffee. "You really are amazing."
She shook her head, "Just doing my job."
"What I mean is, you've lost your teaching position. You're wanted by the government. You found out you're half demon, yet you're more concerned with saving my and Daiki's lives. I probably would have run screaming into a panic room and not emerged for the next decade." He chuckled as he watched her expression.
Andy chuckled, "Sounds tempting."
He choked on his coffee, coughing as he laughed. "You're ridiculous."
She shrugged with a small smile.
He bent, kissing the top of her head. "I think I'm in love with you."
She smiled softly, "We just started dating."
"Tell that to my heart." He gave her a soft smile. "Though you don't have to feel the same."
"I didn't say I don't feel the same," Andy smirked.
His lips quirked up and he ruffled her hair. "Glad to know. I am feeling a bit stir crazy. How about you?" His eyes twinkled.
"What do you want to do?"
"Turn government police into charcoal?"
"Sounds good. Got a place?"
"You're the one with a list."
Andy nodded, pulled it from her pocket, and handed it over.
He glanced through the list, then pointed. "Might be able to get some information on camps from this one."
Andy gave a small smile, "Alright. Let's go then."
Ryusei came over. "I'm coming too."
"Are you sure?" Andy raised an eyebrow.
"I'm not a damned child." The genius growled, his eyes blazing. "I refuse to let you two take all the risks."
"I know you aren't a child," Andy sighed.
"Then let me help." He met her eyes.
Tet stared, obviously stunned at the boy's change.
Andy nodded, "So, let's head in, find whatever information we can, release anyone we can, and take out the bad guys."
Ryusei gave a feral smile. "Let's go."
Tet swallowed hard, then nodded.
Andy glanced at the information again, getting the location in her mind before saying the teleportation spell to take them there.
As soon as they arrived, Ryusei shifted into a large jet black wolf. He leapt at the guards, his teeth latching on their throats. They landed hard, the wolf running down the hall after the bodies stopped moving.
Tet took a deep breath. "Should we follow?"
She nodded, "Yeah, let's go." She ran down the hall, following Ryusei.
The wolf was taking out the guards rapidly. Once the last one had fallen, he stopped in front of a door marked cellblock. He shifted back, his breathing fast.
Andy used a spell to unlock the door, going ahead of Ryusei and opening it. She started heading down the hall, looking for anyone in the cells.
She could hear strained breathing at the far end.
She rushed down there, saying a spell to unlock the door before going in and kneeling next to the occupant. She began checking him over quickly.
Severe burns almost covered him as sunlight poured in from the uncovered window. Whimpers of pain were the only things coming from his throat as he tried to protect his face.
Tet and Ryusei froze, the wolf growling softly.
Tet quickly closed the blinds, kneeling beside them. "Bastards!" He hissed under his breath.
Andy recited some healing spells over the man, hoping to help his pain.
The burns began healing, causing him to lower his arms and stare at her warily. "Who are you?"
"I'm a doctor. My name is Andy," she said softly.
"Yuki. You're not a normal doctor.." He looked at his arms in disbelief.
"I'm also part witch," she answered.
He nodded, his eyes straying to her throat. He quickly caught himself, trying to scoot away from her.
Tet watched him for a moment, then glanced at her. "He's a pureblood. I think they've been withholding blood from him along with the sunlight."
Andy nodded, "Let's go home. We have blood there he can have."
Yuki's eyes narrowed. "Why would you help me?" He brushed his unruly hair out of his face as he fought his hunger.
"We're nice people, it's what we do," Andy shrugged.
"Not in my experience." He pushed himself to his feet, then swayed.
Tet grabbed him to keep him upright.
"Well, either you can trust us and come get blood and a safe place to stay, or you can stay here and figure things out on your own."
Yuki chuckled sheepishly. "Sorry. Don't mean to be a jerk.." His eyes rolled up and he fell into Tet's arms.
"That settles it. He can leave if he wants after he feeds. Where did wolfboy go?" Tet looked around in annoyance.
Andy sighed, "I don't know. I'll go find him, stay here with Yuki." She headed back down the hall, searching for any sign of Ryusei.
He was rapidly typing on a computer, usb drive inserted. He chewed on his thumb as he watched the screen intently.
"Find anything good?" Andy asked quietly.
He gave her a small smile. "Lists of camps."
"Nice. You almost done?"
He tapped a key, then pulled the usb out. "How's our new friend?"
"Currently unconscious. We're going to take him home with us to get him some blood."
The wolf's eyes darkened. "I should have hurt them more. How could they do that to him?"
"They're just cruel people. Unfortunately there's people like that in the world," she sighed. "Come on, let's get back to them." She started for the cellblock to get back to Tet and Yuki.
"There's someone coming..Get out of here. I'll cover your escape." He handed her the usb, then shifted and ran out the door.
Andy shook her head, running back to Tet and Yuki. She handed Tet the usb, then said the teleportation spell to get them back home. "I have to go get Ryusei," she said quickly before disappearing. She went out the way Ryusei ran, looking around for him.
Several more guards lay dead on the floor. There was a blood trail leading to a closed door nearby.
She followed the trail, opening the door slowly.
The wolf lay on the floor, blood pooling around it. There was a gunshot wound in its side, its breathing labored.
Andy knelt beside it, saying spells to close up the wounds.
Seconds later, it reverted to Ryusei. The boy was trembling and pale, his eyes half closed.
Andy continued to recite spells for another few minutes, then gently lifted him and teleported him back to the house.
Ryon gasped and approached. "What happened?"
"He was hurt by some guards. We were out getting information and also found a new vampire friend." She looked Ryusei over once again, "I've healed him up, he's just going to need some rest."
Ryon sighed. "Kiba is taking care of the pureblood. I told him not to go. He refused to listen."
Andy frowned, "I'm sorry for letting him go. But he seemed insistent."
"He accused me of coddling him. Said he wasn't a baby." Ryon brushed the boy's hair back, then looked at her. "I'm just trying to protect him. He's all I have left."
"I know. But you have to let him learn things on his own. Maybe now he'll know not to just charge into danger. At least he has the rest of us keeping an eye out for him." She gave him a small smile, "And we might not be family, but you do have the rest of us here for you."
He chuckled. "I know. And believe it or not, I've started thinking of you guys as family."
Kiba raised an eyebrow as he came out, hands full of empty blood bags. "Genius played dumb?"
Andy chuckled, "Not exactly."
The vampire smirked as he threw the trash away. "So… this pureblood. He's interesting. How long do you think they had him?"
Andy shrugged, "Not sure. But he didn't look good when we got to him."
"Understatement. He's had 8 bags already and looks like he's ready for a century of hibernation."
Andy sighed, "Does he seem to be doing any better now that he's gotten blood?"
He was about to answer when Yuki stumbled out. "I don't want to cause trouble." He had more color, although there were deep circles under his eyes and he was unsteady on his feet.
"You're not causing trouble. Just go lay back down and get some rest," Andy said softly.
Kiba rolled his eyes, grabbing him around the waist. "Where do you think you're going? Unless you want to become a candle, you need to go back in there."
Yuki sighed. "You're in danger if I stay. They will come after me."
Andy rolled her eyes, "None of us in this house are human. And I'm sure they're at least after a few of us. Let us worry about any danger."
Kiba snorted. "Come on, Dracula. You need to sleep." He pushed Yuki back into the darkened room, shutting the door behind them.
Ryon smothered a laugh. "Seems like he'll fit right in."
Andy smiled, "I hope so."
"Owwww." Ryusei blinked his eyes open with a groan.
"Hey. How are you other than sore?" Andy asked quietly.
"Feeling stupid. Guard ambushed me." Ryusei gave a petulant frown as Ryon glared at him.
"Well, I'm glad you're alright now," Andy gave him a soft smile.
"This is exactly why I told you no." Ryon's voice was soft. "What if that guard had been a better shot?"
Ryusei dropped his eyes. "I'm sorry. I just wanted to prove I wasn't helpless. Everyone is always trying to protect me.."
"None of us think you are helpless," Andy answered. "We just care about you and want to keep you safe."
Ryon grabbed him in a hug. "Just be more careful, okay?"
Andy gave them both a smile before heading out to the porch. She made a small fire in her hand and sat there watching it quietly.
Tet moved to sit next to her. "You okay?"
She focused a moment, making the flame vanish. "Yeah, just a lot happening lately. Finding out I'm part demon, performing a surgery, rescuing a vampire." She sighed, "I always knew my dad didn't just leave us for no reason. I just wish it wasn't kept hidden from us."
Tet nodded in understanding. "I sometimes wonder why mine left. It obviously hurt my mother, so much so that she gave me up and lied about it. But there's no good answers it seems."
"Maybe someday we'll get to talk to them about it.." she sighed again.
He shrugged, wrapping an arm around her and kissing her hair. "When I'm with you, I don't care."
She gave him a soft smile, "I'm glad."
