Yeah…life happened…lol…

They only went a few steps before the teen muttered, "Stop." Mahiru and Kuro turned toward the teen who sat back down on the throne that seemed to materialize out of nowhere. "I need to sit for a second." The two pink-haired girls were looking at him in concern.

Mahiru tilted his head cutely, "It is pretty late. Is it past your bedtime, Mister?" Before Misono could reply, a twinkling, yet masculine voice echoed through the air, "My Young Master has a weak body, Mr. Mahiru." The child looked around wildly, barely feeling the thud of Kuro's newly transformed body as he landed on the child's shoulder.

Misono cleared his throat, gazing at the child who seemed to focus on a point above his head. Quirking his eyebrows in agitation, he growled out a "What?"

Mahirus' brown eyes focused on a black and purple butterfly that had landed on Misono's head…the same butterfly that transported them away from that mad vampire before. Realizing who it was before the two said anything, Misono swatted at the butterfly, screaming in exasperation, "Get off of me, Lilly!"

The butterfly flew up a little more than burst into soft, white light. When the light receded, an attractive man was where the butterfly was. He was lean with soft, orange hair. He was wearing a burgundy shirt with a black waistcoat and a white scarf. He also was wearing dress pants and shoes. There were two strands of hair atop his head that looked like the antennae of the butterfly that was there a moment ago. Both the shirt and jacket were falling down his shoulders. The man opened his brown eyes and began to speak in the beginnings of a seductive tone…

…until a growling hiss interrupted him. The mans' eyes widened to see his big brother had turned into his human form and was covering the child's eyes with a clawed hand. His red eyes were glittering in warning as he began to talk, "This is a child, All Love of Lust. Put your clothes back on."

All of Love gulped, not used to seeing his usually apathetic brother reacting so fiercely but did what was told. He knew better than to disobey Sloth when he used that tone. When he finished covering himself, he noticed his master was looking at Sloth, impressed.

"You got to tell me how you did that. He never does it when I tell him." All of Love pouted, "I was just trying to give a good first impression." Misono glared at his Servamp, "It's still completely inappropriate."

Mahiru looked up at Kuro, "What did I miss?" Kuro gave the boy a pat on the head, "Nothing, kid. This is my little brother, All of Love. It seems he's the one responsible for us showing up here." Mahirus' eyes widened in awe as he gazed at the new vampire, "Hi! I'm Mahiru-Kuro's Eve." All of Loves' eyes filled with surprise. He looked at his big brother, "It's…a child." Kuro nodded tiredly, "I know, All of Love."

His little brother held up a hand, "I go by Snow Lilly now. Please call me that from now on." His big brother nodded respectfully, "As long as you call me Kuro." Lilly nodded in understanding.

He and Misono walked toward the mansion, turning to look back at the duo cheerfully, "Please come in."

…..

It looks just like a chess board on the inside. Mahiru looked at his surroundings in awe. The inside of this place looked as extravagant as some of the museums that his class sometimes visited on School Trip Day. It was a black and white tiled floor with two sets of stairs, one on the right and one on the left. Large paintings were hanging on the wall, and there were candelabras against the wall.

Snow Lilly walked ahead, talking in excitement, "You know that magician-like Vampire that was at the festival the other day, me and Master were helping with arresting that guy."

Mahiru smiled widely, "Thank you!" He then looked down at the ground, sighing, "But he got away. That other vampire we saw, he managed to take him." He stopped walking and looked down at the floor, "I'm sorry if I ruined your mission."

A hand squeezed his shoulder and the child looked up at Lilly, "You didn't ruin anything. It was not very likely we would have gotten him anyway." Mahiru smiled and leaned forward, hugging Lilly, "Thank you."

Lilly stiffened in surprise; his brown eyes wide as he gazed at the boys' hair pressed against his abdomen. After a few seconds, he relaxed, raising his arms to hug the child back. He couldn't remember the last time he was hugged; none of his Masters ever did. But the boy did it so freely and didn't ask for anything in return. It felt so refreshing to Lilly and he hugged the child tighter.

Misono and the girls gazed at the display in blank confusion (well, Misono had blank confusion; the girls were just blank). Kuro just looked at the two in a seemingly aloof manner, but there was a twinge of envy in his gaze.

…..

"So…why did you bring us inside the house? Are we having a sleepover or something?" Lilly's' eyes were shadowed as he walked away from the child.

"…It's not exactly a sleepover, but before we do anything, we need to talk, Child." The doors slammed, causing Mahiru to let out a squeak of surprise. Kuro rushed forward, holding out his arm in front of the boy. Right before their eyes, Lilly vanished in purple sparkles, turning back into his butterfly form. Misono raised his collar up and away from his neck, calling to Lilly to partake in his blood.

After the vampire swallowed, he raised his hand. A dark purple chain was wrapped around Misono's' right wrist. The left end of the chain transformed into a scythe that Lilly held onto. Mahiru gasped in fear and clutched onto Kuro's arm. Kuro glared at the duo in front of them.

Misono growled, "I want to ask you, Kid. Why didn't you destroy that vampire, Tsubaki?"