The moon was her sun...

The night was her day...

Her blood is their life...

But they are her prey...

"How long will you be away this time?" Cordelia asked as she watched me pack. My sister was back to her former glory, looking as if she hadn't been pregnant at all…ah the perks of being a creature of night.

"I'm not really sure…but perhaps 12 years, 13 at best."

"That's a long time…" She said softly.

"It will definitely feel longer back home." I said with a sigh. "But alas it must be done. Aren't you lucky you do not have such responsibilities?"

She nods. "I never envied your position…being queen, it's too tiresome."

I rolled my eyes Cordelia ever the lazy one…the irony of it being that she wants Ayato to be King so badly…

"The boys will miss you…" She said off handedly.

"And I them."

"They will drive me mad with all their incessant wailing." She said with a sudden groan and I smirked at her.

"Once they make a full human year, they won't be as whiney."

"I hope your right, if not; I'll be sending them your way." I shot her a look and she sighed. "I'm kidding…don't get so angry."

"I would hope so, they are too young to go there as of now, maybe in 50 years or so…"

"Hn, I'll hold you to that." Cordelia said seriously.

"I didn't think you wouldn't." I said flashing her a smile before taking my small bag of items but leaving majority of my things there…it's not like I wasn't going to come back.

I walked over towards Beatrix and her children. I smiled as I looked over to see his head actually in a book for once, although as soon as he saw me the book was instantly forgotten.

Shu ran to embrace me ignoring his mother's words about running in the mansion only to stop when he seen that I had a bag in my hand.

"Michiko-chan, are you leaving?"

I leaned down to him. "Yes my angel…"

"For how long? A few days?" He asked innocently.

"A bit longer than that…" I said sadly.

"Oh, like a week?"

"No…" I said biting my bottom lip.

"Two weeks then?" He asked confusion on his face.

I sighed. "I'm afraid it will have to be a bit longer than that angel."

"But why?"

"Shu." Beatrix called him making him look at her. "Michiko is the ruling queen of the demon world, surely you cannot expect her to stay here and play with you all day. She has responsibilities, as you do. You should follow her example."

Shu stared at his mother before turning back and looking at me seemingly defeated. "When will I see you again?"

"If I'm not too busy, by the next blood moon." I said and I felt him stiffen not liking my answer.

"Can you make it back for the lunar eclipse?" He asked hopefully.

"I will try angel…but I cannot promise."

Shu looked saddened and I sighed before wrapping my arms around him and kissing his head to comfort him.

"Maybe one day when you're older, perhaps…I can take you with me, would you like that?"

Shu's eyes glittered with excitement and he nodded his head. "Yes."

I gave him a smile. "Very well, I look forward to it."

I hugged him once more before pulling away from him and towards the door. I paused looking back at Beatrix and Reiji.

"Bye Reiji-kun~ Write me if you need something from the demon realm, I'll get it to you, as I'm rather interested in your experiments. Bea-chan~ till the next time we meet."

"Farewell Lady Michiko." The both said and with that I turned and began walking from the property.

~~~~Guilty Pleasures~~~~

I sat in my office overlooking documents with a stoic expression and ignoring the young woman that sat across from me fidgeting.

"Can't you sit still? Or do I need to re-train you?" I asked coldly and as I continued to look over my documents and the woman flinched in fear.

"I beg your forgiveness your majesty." The girl quickly sputtered her voice shaking.

"You did not answer my question."

"Yes. I can sit still." She said meekly her head lowered as she stared at her hands.

"What is on your mind, bitch-chan?" I said boredly as I shuffled the papers together, my eyes shifting towards her form as she cringed at the fact that my eyes were directly on her already growing used to the nickname I had given her.

"N-nothing…"

"Do not forget who you speak with, lie to me again and perhaps I will have that organ removed..." I said coldly and she looked like she wanted the very pits of hell to swallow her that very second…it was cute really.

"I beg your forgiveness-"

"Of course you do…like a good bitch-chan." I said with a smile that was all fangs. "Now, do not make me repeat myself."

"W-well I was j-just wondering why…" she said meekly.

"Why what?" I said casually arching my eyebrow as I brought my sharp claw like nails to pick my fangs in a very unladylike and casual manner as I held a mirror in my other hand.

I drew my tongue across my lips when I was content with my devilish smile…after all scary monsters don't have plaque.

"Why are you doing this for me…if you hate me…why protect my son…"

I stared at her. My lack of response clearly sparked a bit of defiance in her. I raised an eyebrow as her back seemed to stiffen and her eyes narrowed at me.

"I've heard stories…of the demon queen who was stern and merciful…but I see nothing but a-"

I struck her hard across the face before moving my hand towards my mouth to lick the blood. I frowned at the taste…she was bitter…I despise bitter things.

I leaned over my desk watching as she picked herself off of the floor, raising her trembling hand to her bleeding face as slid from her eyes.

"I can be stern…that fact that I struck you instead of killing shows that I am quite merciful." I told her with a bored expression covering my face.

"Come in." I said before he could knock. My eyes moved from the girl to Karlheinz who strolled in looking about as excited as I felt at the moment.

"Is everything ready?" I asked with a sigh.

"Yes."

"Good. I grow tired of waiting and Karlheinz, your concubine is a bore." I said with a yawn.

His lip twitched in amusement before grabbing the girl and roughly making her stand. "And here I thought you were all for her living…"

"Yes…until I found out how boring she was…honestly." I said with a sigh as I stood placing my hands leisurely behind my head. My heels clicked against the floor softly as I made my way towards him.

"You look entrancing as ever." He said as he watched me.

I scoffed rolling my eyes but smirked. I placed my hand on my hip my other flipping my hair off of my very bare shoulders. In the demon world we did not have need to hide what we were and tended to dress the part. I was no different.

He eyes me hungrily as I strutted by him the sound of my thigh high black heels becoming predominant as I walked on the black marble floor.

"Eat your heart out." I tossed over my shoulder as I began walking down my corridor Karlheinz following on my heels as he dragged his concubine behind him.

~~~~….~~~~

I sighed as I was once again seated behind my desk overlooking documents only this time there wasn't an annoying young demoness…no…this time it was her son…and her baby's daddy.

"It has been nineteen weeks."

"Your point being what?" I asked Karlheinz as he lounged my sofa watching me as I worked.

"What shall you be calling him?"

"I rather like the name Akuma…Akuma Sakamaki it has a nice ring to it don't you think. I can see it now…people running in fear from him… 'Ah! Oh no its Akuma Sakamaki ahh!' " I said with a snicker.

He gave me a dry look. "Be serious."

"Why should I have to name the little ankle biter anything? He's your son." I sobered up shooting him a dry look of my own.

Karlheinz scowled as if the mere thought only left a bad taste in his mouth before he smirked. "No."

"No? I'm pretty sure he's your son."

"He's our son." He said with a shrug.

I scowled. "Like hell. I didn't fuck you…if I did, you would be a hell of a lot more well trained." I said with a smirk at the end.

"You are his maternal figure now are you not? That makes you his mother…therefore you should take responsibility and name him." He said brushing off my words.

I narrowed my eyes and was about to speak to I'm when he suddenly teleported away.

"Bastard! Don't disappear when I'm talking to you!" I snapped although Karlheinz was no longer in the vicinity.

I looked over to the peaceful child my grimace fading when rose gold eyes caught my own, a smile breaking over his chubby face.

He raised his tiny arms failing them around while kicking in the one onesie that I had so gracious bought for him, he wanted to be picked up…again.

"No." I said simply but I did scoot closer to him. The child stared at me, his movements stopping almost as if he were contemplating my words.

He raised his arms around, his legs moving around even faster although now the smile was gone a look of concentration holding his features.

"Hmp…terribly how spoiled you are…" I said I continued to stare at him. I reached over picking him up the smile returning to his face upon immediate contact with me.

"You are ever clinger than my own nephew's...and they were a clingy batch of devils." I mumbled to him. "What shall I name you, young blood…"

I stared at him deep in thought. Not realizing that I would spend the next week debating over a single name before deciding that his name would be Kino.

~~~~...~~~~

I scowled as the curtains to my chambers were pulled back but I still didn't bother to open my eyes.

"I should kill you." I said to my intruder only for him to chuckle.

"Ah but you like me too much."

At that my lip curled to reveal fangs in a cruel smile. "…right"

"You act like you don't like me and yet you are attached to my progenies…"

I scoffed. If he was referring to the fact that his son had taken to sleeping in my bed, it was a habit he had formed when he was a tiny devil and still carried even as he slowly aged.

"And how do you know that it's not your progenies are not attached to me…I know how much you want me. It has obviously been carried down throw genetics." I said softly as I slowly opened my eyes piercing the male, who was staring at me.

I chuckled releasing him from my gaze to look down at Kino who slept contently with his arms stretched across my stomach fingers griping the fabric of my gown as he slept face first into my bed his legs spread wildly along with his hair.

I smiled briefly wondering if any of the triplets had grown to sleep in such a way, the only one I could compare him too was my angel but Shu was not a wild sleeper like Kino, Shu just liked to use me as his favorite pillow.

I sighed at the thought of Shu and then my nephews…I missed my angel and my little devils.

I brushed my fingers through his messy short black-grayish hair making him sigh contently and move closer as if to prolong my touch.

Karlheinz scowled at his son's behavior and I snickered before removing his hold on my gown and sliding from my bed.

I felt his eyes on me and my scantily clad form. I smirked stretching my arms before running my hand through my curly hair before looking at him as he stared at me his eyes smothering.

"Well as much as I love being gawked at." I said pulling my long hair into a high ponytail as sauntered towards my opened curtains to gaze out over my kingdom. "What is it that you want from me now?"

He walked behind me standing behind me for a moment before leaning his head on my shoulder before slowly snaking his arm around my waist staring out of the window admiring the view as I was…

"Mother…"

I turned at the sound of Kino's sleep filled voice. He sat up his face scrunched up in confusion as he began to clear his eyes of sleep.

"Kino."

His head snapped in my direction before he immediately made his way to my side wrapping his arms around my leg blatantly ignoring his father who stared at him.

Karlheinz cleared his throat still staring at his son who continued to blatantly ignore him instead choosing to rub his face into my neck after I bent down and picked him up, my lip twitched in amusement.

"Do you not have anything to say Kino?" I asked him softly making him pause in his actions before looking up at me with those rose gold eyes I adored and flashed me a smile.

"Good morning mother…did you sleep well?" He asked politely.

I smiled back. "Yes I did, thank you for asking. How did you sleep?"

He went back to nuzzling my neck inhaling my scent before yawning and curling into me. "Wonderful."

"I'm glad." I said before turning to still gaze at the city. I had no problem with him discounting his father…I disregarded him most of the time too.

Karlheinz cleared his throat again making me look at him. "Maybe you should see someone about that…"

He narrowed his eyes on me before glaring at Kino who had fallen back asleep and back to me. "Must you make them all ill-mannered?"

"Nonsense, not all of your children are ill-mannered." He raised his eyebrow as if to say 'oh really?'

"There is still hope for Reiji-kun." I offered.

He scowled his hand tightening on my waist and I laughed.

We stood in silence, when I realized how terribly mundane and domestic we were I stepped away from the male.

"You never answered what you came here for; have you so much free time in your castle that you feel the need to continuously enter my own?"

"It is time for him to begin learning the way to-"

"Blah blah blah vampire politics blah." I said with a sigh making the male shoot me a look for cutting him off and mocking him.

"Michiko."

I turned away from him walking towards where Kino's room was located, Karlheinz following me.

We continued like that for months…

Not that I would ever admit it to a living or nonliving soul…but I didn't want Karlheinz to dig his claws into Kino. I didn't want him to break him like he had done to the other boys and his wives. Kino was a good boy…my boy…my son and I wanted to protect him for as long as I could.

Of course with time…especially to being that thrive in the darkness…all things ultimately come to an end.

My protection of Kino being one of them.

I was beginning to notice Kino's blatant dislike for vampires…not ideal if he is to compete to be the next vampire king.

Kino was spending too much time amongst demons….too much time with me. He was starting to pick up traits that I knew Karlheinz would not like in the lest. And that would definitely put the young vampires life in the danger zone.

"All do respect your highness-" The servant stuttered backing away in fear of Kino.

"All do respect…I'm due a lot more respect than that!" He hissed grabbing her back the next and slamming her into the side of the castle wall.

The young vampire whimpered before outright crying when Kino gouged out her left eye.

I sighed walking towards him Kino.

He turned towards me instantly dropping the girl, leaving her to bleed out on the floor.

"Mother!" He said moving towards me with a smile. "Are you back from your meeting so soon?"

I nodded as I leaned down placing a kiss on his forehead before moving my eyes towards the vampire girl. "What do we have here?"

"Nothing but vampire filth. She was just leaving and she'll come back to clean up her mess." Kino said not even sparing the girl a second glance as she scrambled to her feet the best that she could, bowing and disappearing.

"I see." I said quietly as my eyes landed on him. He was the look of innocence. He truly didn't find what he did wrong. Not that he couldn't do what he wanted with his servants…his perspectives about vampires…it was not befitting of a future vampire king.

~~~~….~~~~

"Mother?"

"Hm?" I responded as I packed my bag. Several days after the incident in the hallway I figured it was time.

"Are you leaving somewhere?" Kino asked as he walked to my side looking at the small bag I was packing.

"Yes I am."

"Oh." He said "How long will you be gone?"

"I am not certain."

"Is that why I am going to stay with him?"

"Now that's no way to speak of your father." I told him with a sigh.

"Can I not stay here?"

I looked down at him with a frown. "Why would you wish to stay here by yourself Kino?"

"This castle carries your scent through the halls; it will feel like you are still with me…even though you won't be…"

"Kino, you're still much too young to stay by yourself."

"Only physically." He muttered before whining. "But I don't wanna go to his castle with those vampires; I want to stay home…or travel with you."

I tensed. "Kino you are one of those vampires and traveling with me is out of the question."

"But why can't I travel with you?"

"Because I said so." I said matter of factly.

"Then why can't I stay here, I do not wish to go with him. I do not want-" He continued to whine and I was getting beyond done with his tantrum.

"Kino, stop this foolishness. You are going." I snapped and he cringed at the tone I was using. I did not usually have to raise my voice with him. I sighed placing my hand on his cheek. "You father can protect you whilst I am not here."

"I can protect myself." He said stubbornly.

I gave a small smile before pulling away from him as I sensed Karlheinz nearing.

"I know." I said softly.

Karlheinz entered without knocking walking over and kissing my hand. I scowled. "Idiot."

"It's a pleasure to see you again too." He looked to see my small bag and smirked. "I see your going back."

"It has been more than a few years in the human world…I am way past my expected return.

Karlheinz smirked. "I wonder if they will hate you…you have been away for quite a while."

"They only person they hate is you." I said with a scoffed and he chuckled.

I looked down at Kino who looked confused. Of course he was confused he didn't know what the hell we were talking about.

I bent down holding out my arms, and he slowly walked into them.

"Do I really have too?" he whispered to me as if we all didn't have super hearing.

"Yes. I cannot be selfish with you can I? Keeping you locked up in my castle when you should be learning how to rule the vampire kingdom."

He pouted but nodded.

"Good." I said before kissing the top of his head and pulling away and making my way out of the room. "Have fun, and be sure to give your father hell!"

"Ha ha…" I heard Karlheinz mutter before I felt him teleport away with Kino.

I smirked before teleporting myself.