lol I have to laugh at myself. Looking back on what I wanted to do, what I wanted to write and what I actually did and wrote are two completely different things. Why am I like this?
The moon was her sun...
The night was her day...
Her blood is their life...
But they are her prey...
I grit my teeth as I kneeled before them, setting their broken bones and kissing bruises.
They had put on a really good fight and they were beyond the point of exhaustion, but in the end, they weren't yet strong enough to end him, but at least they had learned a valuable lesson.
My eyes flickered towards the bloodstained ashes. I had stepped in before the spider demon could kill them, swiftly ripping his heart out with one and decapitating him with the other before setting his body on fire.
Lord Itzael was no more.
"I'm very proud of you all." I said to them as I stood, pulling the three boys into my embrace not caring that they were covered in blood and smelled of death.
"But we failed…we didn't kill him…we are like you so hoe come we couldn't do it? how can we be strong like you...what do we do now?" Ayato muttered against my stomach as he held me tightly.
"Now, you three will get cleaned up and have a nice rest, you need to let your bodies heal. You may not have killed him, but you all did exceedly well holding yourselves against a pureblooded demon. Don't think to much of it darlin but a demon child, can only become a full fledge demon in our society by killing another...but again not to worry you're young, I'm sure when you mature you will be able to do so easily, especially if given enough incentive." I said as I ran my hand through his hair.
"But what about the mess?" Kanato said.
I smiled. "Not to worry darling, I will take care of it, it will look like he was never here."
"But what about at his mansion? We left it with his blood everywhere." Kanato said nervously.
"I already took care of it; his maids and his guards so don't worry yourselves." I said to him and he seemed to relax.
I looked to Laito who had been the quiet one to see the he had his face in my side, his eyes closed.
I stared at him for a moment before deciding that I would speak personally with him later.
"Come on boys, let's go."
I held them closer to me before teleporting them to my bedroom.
"You know what to do, I'll bring you something to eat." I said before disappearing as quickly as I appeared.
I sighed as I made my way to the kitchen.
I appeared before them in record timing with three drinks, surprising the three.
"Michiko-chan, I thought were going to get us some food?" Ayato said even as he took the drink I handed him.
"Yes, but I figured this would help you faster." I said passing Kanato and Laito their own.
I watched as they sipped the drink before downing it completely.
"What was that?" Kanato asked his eyes glittering as he dipped his finger into the cup swiping more of the drink onto his finger before sucking it off.
I smiled. "Just an energy drink filled with love from you beloved auntie."
That as has my blood in it…
I sang to them a lullaby before tucking them in, administering kisses upon kisses to their faces and their ouchies even when I knew with my blood running through their veins they hadn't a scratch on them.
I waited until Ayato and Kanato fell into a deep sleep, if it was one thing that my blood couldn't fix, it was fatigue, they had fought long and hard and now their young bodies needed rest.
"Laito?" I called to him as I sat on his bed. He was pretending to be asleep but I knew better. "Laito darling, come and talk to me…what's on your mind?"
He remained in his sleep position on his side his back facing me when I sighed.
I stretched out next to him before curling my body around his effectively spooning his own.
"If you don't want to tell me that's fine, but I want you to know that I will always be here for you and that I'll always love you now matter what."
And with that I closed my eyes letting my body succumb to sleep….
And I kept the position for an hour and a half until he felt confident that I had truly fallen asleep.
"Auntie?" He spoke softly shifting in my arms "Michiko? Are you still awake?"
When I didn't respond that seemed to prompt him to speak more.
He shifted in my embrace, turning the front of his body towards me. Even with my eyes open I could feel him staring at me.
"They others would be jealous if they woke up and saw us like this." He mused. "But I don't care…does that make me selfish auntie? Why do I want you all to myself? Is this what she meant when she spoke of love? When you spoke of love?"
He shifted again.
"But your love is different…how strange your love compared to hers…is it strange that I want them both?"
I inwardly frowned preparing myself not to move or say anything.
Laito obviously needed to get this…whatever this was off his chest, but felt uncomfortable speaking with me directly…I could only wonder what was going on in his mind.
"Is it wrong? Yes...it is wrong and its not right but she has made me want her in the worst conceivable way…I…I don't have a choice anymore…she is horrifically good at what she does and I stopped asking why it was me long ago…" He said and I could tell he was frowning.
"She says she loves me…but her love is cold…she is so cold but her touch is fire." He sighed squirming. "She makes me feel…."
I could feel his body heat up and I internally growled was he blushing?
"But then…she makes me feel…" His voice grew dark and hateful and I could feel his body turn rigid.
He let out a deep sigh before shifting and turning his body towards me, I felt his hand go through his hair.
"But you are not her… no never like her…your love is warm...and your touch is careful and innocent and soft. You do not know that I know of less innocent touches…" He said as he yawned for the first time as his fingers moving from my hair before they brushed against my cheek.
"Michiko…why do you not touch me as she does? If you did, surely I would no longer crave her touch…" He asked me with frustration in his tired voice.
" 'This is love do you like it?
This will be our little secret Laito…
Don't you trust me?
You've brought this upon yourself...
No one will ever believe you so telling anyone is useless...
You are a liar Laito…' that is what she tells me after she has made me feel fiery passion that consumes my mind and body…is she right? Am I a liar? Did I bring this on myself? Do I deserve this?" He speaks thoughtfully even as he yawns for the second time.
"Perhaps I have brought this upon myself…perhaps I do deserve it…she wants all of me, mind body and soul…but I won't give it to her…she may batter my body and destroy my mind…but I could never give her my soul…I couldn't if I wanted too…not when you auntie, have it held so safe and tenderly in your warm hands…"
He yawned for the third time and I knew his venting was coming close to an end.
"Memories haunt, words remind, fear remains, bruises fade, and the pain seems to last forever but as long as your with me Michiko….I will survive." He whispered those words before the room was incased in silence.
My eyes snapped open in shock and I looked down at him.
There was storm brewing in my blood, it had started the first time Laito had asked me about love and mention this female friend…or considering his confession, enemy of his.
I wrapped my arms around him pulling him into my chest and he sighed curling further into me like I was a safe haven…and maybe I was…
My eyes narrowed as I recalled his words and racked my brain to try and figure out just who in the seven level of hell he was referring too?
Did he have a friend like Shu, except I didn't know about? Did Cordelia or the shitty vampire king arrange for him a marriage and I was unaware or was someone just taking advantage of my precious?
Who was it? Who was she?
My eyes were now slits. Cordelia wouldn't know, and she wouldn't give a shit if she did know? The only one she seemed to care about was Ayato...but he should know…after all he prided himself on knowing everything right?
I made up my mind. I needed to go back to the demon realm and talk to that shitty father of theirs.
I waited two weeks before going back to the demon realm, one week to prepare my personal affairs, those including Shizuma and Sabine who were going to stay at one of my many homes for her safety but also tracking down the orphanage that Azusa was at and making sure that my plans for Edgar were being executed the way that I wanted them.
I had not forgotten about the two humans in the slightest…after all interesting humans sure as they were hard to come by.
The second week, was spent inundating all the boys with my blood. It was something I knew that if KarlHeinz has ever found out I was doing, would surely start a fight that would end in one of our deaths. He was trying to make them into his perfect little mentally broken candidates and here I was secretly supplying them with the strength that was needed to fight back. It was a game, a war of wills, and I was sure to be the victor. the blood of a demon was more pure and potent than a pureblooded vampire, my blood if ingested enough would overpower the vampire gene.
I wonder how his little project would fair then? It brought a sadistic smile to my face just thinking of the outcome...his precious Eve wouldn't even make it to transition...
That goal in mind every single time any of the boys ate or drank something, I made sure it had a small drop of my blood in it.
The boys didn't seem to catch on, but Cordelia and Beatrix seemed to realize something was going on with them.
Ayato, Kanato and Laito but mostly Ayato were even more aggressive and temperamental.
The boys acted down right devilish and were quick to start a fight with each other that was so vicious, Cordelia wouldn't try to get between them instead choosing to walk away from them and ignore it until they calmed down.
She wasn't foolish enough to interfere she could sense that they were growing in strength and would not directly put herself in harm's way. She was not happy with their confidence, lack of fear and their backbone, she deemed their change for the worst.
Christa was not in a position to observe Subaru but, I was. Subaru mostly kept to himself in the rose garden but every so often he would be joined by Shu and they would both enjoy the silence together.
And when he wasn't joined by Shu and my demon blood reared its ugly head, he much like Ayato grew aggressive and temperamental…only he channeled it in violence and destruction.
I lost count on how many times I had the walls in his room secretly fixed before anyone would find out. Giving Subaru a smile and a wink referring to him as mister muscles in passing making him grow cherry in the face and making him break a fresh hole in the neared wall trying to get me to stop my embarrassing teasing.
Shu and Reiji were a different story, their changes were more subtle but noticeable no the less.
Reiji seemed if more, driven for perfection and spent less time under Beatrix side which she noticed for a change and more time in his lab where he experimented on helpless creatures or in the library room.
Shu, seemed to close in on himself, his features were apatheic but if one knew where to look could see the hellfire that raged beneath the surface. Shu also seemed to develop a sort of escapist behavior…
Beatrix could see the signs, but chose to ignore them considering he wasn't physically or verbally fighting her anymore…she considered both her sons changes for the better.
"Mi-chan do you have to go?" Kanato whined.
"I hate it when you leave my side, your always gone a really long time too…" Ayato huffed.
Laito chose to remain silent but I could see the sadness in his eyes.
"I won't be gone long, but I do need to go. Please understand."
"But why? What are you leaving for? Your kingdom is fine right?"
I smiled at Kanato. "I still need to go, it wouldn't do well if the people that serve me never see me. I have to make my presence known, least anyone think that they can overthrow me but that's not the only reason. I need to see KarlHeinz as well.
The boys immediately tensed up each of them sporting a glare.
"Why do you need to see that guy?" Ayato spat with a dark glare.
"Trust me love, it will not be a pleasant visit. I'm going to give him hell."
I spent more time with the triplets before doing the same with the other boys. I promised Subaru new clothes because I was tired of him looking like he got into a fight with hellhounds, Reiji some herbs and ingredients only found in the demon world and for Shu…I didn't promise him anything, except that I would come back to him. That's all he wanted, the promise that I wouldn't stay away forever.
As promised I made sure to give said vampire king hell.
~~~Guilty Pleasures~~~
I appeared into his castle uninvited, as he often did my own and made sure to even mock him in front of his servants and guards every chance that I got.
He was a good sport and accepted my torment, but even he had a breaking point…
"Lady Michiko, not that your presence doesn't excite me, but what can I do for you?" He asked with a smile, but I said the irritation brewing in his golden hues.
I was stretched out on my back on top of his work desk, I had knocked all of his papers about as laid contently twirling his writing utensil in my hand.
"I just waiting for you to give me what I want from you." I said casually.
"Oh…tell me what is it you want from me? Could it be that you've come to confess to me?" He cooed now interested in the reason why. I rolled my eyes.
"I came for answers."
He let at a sigh. "Answers to what?"
"Answers to my questions."
"And what questions would those be, that I happen to hold the answers too?"
"What are your plans for my boys?"
"They will be a part of my Adam and Eve project, you know that already."
"And Kino…" I added and he nodded.
"Although I have come to realize that I will need more candidates for my project." He said with a sigh.
Why am I not surprised.
"What? Having 4 different blood samples aren't good enough for you? What's next you going to procreate with a human woman?" I sneered.
"Not exactly…"
"So then what? Give them your blood?" I said looking at him in disbelief.
He nodded. "Yes, a half-blood is the last ingredient needed."
I narrowed my eyes at him. "Why?"
"Because mixing it up is fun. The problem is finding suitable candidates."
I shrugged "Well it's not like there aren't plenty of humans about, pick one and get it over with."
"I want a child."
Again my eyes narrowed, and even though I had a feeling I already knew the answer I still had to ask. "Again why?"
"You know as well as I do a child has a higher chance at surviving the turn." He said like he didn't have an ulterior motive and we both knew that was bullshit.
"Yeah, a 10% higher chance isn't much if you ask me, what's your real reason?"
He shrugged. "I want to mold them."
I rolled my eyes. "Yeah, because you did such a great job with your biological children."
"I don't know…Kino's outstanding." He mused.
"Kino was raised by me, of course he's fucking outstanding." I hissed and he chuckled.
"He was raised by us. Through our partnership we have created a magnificent child that could one day be king." He said waving off my sneer.
I scoffed "Don't tell me things I already know."
"I want to do the same with the human child." he said leaning back and looking at me.
"Eh?" He wasn't implying what I think he was implying was he?
"With our partnership, even with the child only being half-blood he would be an equally exceptional competitor I'm sure."
I had enough.
I flashed over him, my knees digging into his thighs as I wrapped on hand around his throat and the other gripped in his long silky hair pulling his head back so he had no choice but to stare up at me. "Mic-"
"First of all get one thing straight, I raised Kino, I taught him how to read and write, how to fight, I taught him how to survive and rule a kingdom long before you decided he was worth the effort, so stop insulting me with this we crap."
"Second?" He asked calmly as he stared up at me.
"I need you to answer me honestly, and if I think your lying I'll end you right here." I said seriously.
He narrowed his eyes. "I can tell with the mood you're in, if you don't like my honest answer then you'll end me anyway."
I gave a sadistic smile. "Well then you better damn well hope I like your answer."
My face was expressionless as I let silence pass through to room before speaking again. "Did you arrange for the boy's marriage partners?"
I could feel his eyes boring into my profile, but he didn't answer.
I tightened my grip on his hair and his throat my eyes flashing as I looked at him.
I leaned into his face. "You have not arranged marriages for any of them, have you?"
"No." He said as he stared at me and I stared at him for a second longer to make sure.
I released him like I'd been burned when the clearing of someone's throat caught my attention.
"Mother, Father…have I come at a wrong time?" I turned my head towards the voice that I hadn't heard pushing KarlHeinz's lecherous hands that I had just noticed were gripping my rear, and making my way towards him.
"Kino!" I didn't give him time to respond before I wrapped him in my embrace.
He stiffened but that only make my hold tighten, when he sighed relaxing into my arms only then did I begin to loosen my hold.
"Look at you, getting so tall and handsome." I said holding his face up as I stared at him effectively making him blush.
"M-mother please."
"Michiko leave the boy-"
I hissed baring my fangs venomously at KarlHeinz silencing him before turning back to Kino and doting on him like any mother that hadn't seen her child would do.
I led him out of KarlHeinz's office ignoring the vampire as he called out to me and instead giving my entire attention to Kino.
He didn't seem to mind, in fact he seemed to revel in it.
"I know your upset that I haven't been to see you, but Darlin why haven't you returned any of my letters I've sent to you?" I asked him with pout.
He turned to me his head tilted in a curious manner. "What letters?"
I stared at him. "What do you mean what letters, the letters I've been sending since I've been gone."
"I've gotten some, the old ones, but after a while you stopped sending them."
I frowned. "No, you stopped sending them to me and even when you did, I still sent you letters. Are you telling me you haven't gotten a single letter recently?"
He shook his head and I glared at the ground. This has that shitty vampire king's hands all over it.
I shook my head. "Why didn't you come to the ball, your father arranged, to see me?"
He grew bashful. "Well I didn't have a date."
"I could have been your date," I said and he grew even more embarrassed a brief flash of embarrassment flickering across his face.
"Mother don't be ridiculous…" He said bashfully.
I huffed crossing my arm. "What? You don't want the me? All have you know there's no woman alive that could rival me in the looks department."
I felt KarlHeinz's arms wrap around my waist before he spoke. "You should listen to your mother, she's right you know. Needless to say; your mother and I have much to discuss so you'll have to excuse us."
I dug my heels into the carpet even as KarlHeinz began steering me away.
"No, what the hell do you think you're doing, I'm speaking with my Kino." I snapped reaching out for Kino.
Just before I could grasp his hand KarlHeinz threw me over his shoulder and teleported us to a different part of the castle.
"You've gotta lot of nerve you bastard." I snarled the moment he threw me on one of the many couches he owned.
"When need to speak of the project." He said evenly.
I crossed my arms. "And why the hell couldn't this wait until after I spent time with Kino?"
He glared. "The boy will be fine."
I glared at him in return although he didn't seem to mind, taking that as a que to pick up from where we left off in his other office.
I turned away deciding to ignore him, as he began talking.
I mean it's not like I was really interested in his Adam and Eve project and I had told him plenty of times that I would kill him…all he had to do was ask nicely…that or seriously piss me off but hey as long as he asked nicely his death would be painless…isn't that what he wanted? A painless death.
But no, he had to go all around the world and be incredibly overdramatic with everything he did.
I was literally only in it for the boys…I couldn't let this sick bastard's ideals rub off on them, my innocent babies.
"...are you listening to me?"
"No." I answered honestly as I slowly turned to look at him, he looked ready to throttle me.
He pinched the bridge of his nose like I was a pest even when we both knew that it was he who was pestering me. He was the one that wanted my help.
"Michiko, what do I need to do to get you to cooperate?"
My eyes brightened. "Well…seems like the king just made it worth my wild."
"Give me full control."
"What?!" He said his head snapping towards me.
"Sense your groveling has entertained me. I will help you out. I will pick the place and I will pull some children, more than one obviously as you know not all children are receptive to the change and then, whoever is still standing after the change belongs to me."
"Michiko-"
"Yes, they can play in your little project…but they will belong to me in the end." I said seriously as I stared at him.
"And what would you possibly want with a hybrid?" He asked with irritation.
I shrugged. "Not sure, but I haven't had one in a while…perhaps I want a chew toy that will last a bit longer."
He scoffed but I could tell he seemed more receptive to giving me what I wanted.
"If I let you have control…what do I get?"
"Are you stupid? You get you candidate for the Adam and Eve project and me sculpting them into a model vampire. That's what you wanted." I said staring at him blankly.
He flashed me a smile that was all fangs. "Yes well, I just feel like you're getting more out of this than I am."
"Yeah so?" I said raising an eyebrow.
"How about this…I give you full control if you give me a day."
"A day?"
"A day that is, all to ourselves."
"You mean a date?"
He just smirked as he stared at me.
I stared at him. "You're married…three times over…"
He shrugged. "For now."
I stared at him.
"So what do you say?"
"Sure."
"I-what?!" He asked surprised by my easy acceptance.
"I said sure, we can go on a date or whatever, but that means all the boys belong to me."
"What?"
"Not that I didn't have them in my grasp already but I want to make sure we're clear. Shu, Reiji, Ayato, Kanato, Laito, Subaru, Kino and whichever human child that becomes a half-blood belongs to me." I said seriously.
We stared at each other, neither of us backing down.
"Why?" He asked glaring at me.
I shrugged before flashing him a smirk. "Well you should know by now what type of demon your trying to make a deal with."
"But will you make it worth my while?" He asked still glaring.
My eyes raked over his physical form "I suppose I could for a day, but only if you a good boy…"
His eyes smothered over with lust as I leaned closer to him.
"So do we have a deal?" I whispered my lips inches from his own.
"Yes." He growled and I smirked before placing my lips over his.
~~~...~~~
"You know I am not a governess right." I asked as we made our way towards the orphanage that I had been informed by Bram and his little lost boys, Azusa was at.
"Ah, but you're a good mother." He said his arm wrapped around my own.
"I have no children of my own, not really."
"They will be your children." He said before his eyes glimmered. "They will be our sons."
I looked at him before rolling my eyes "Right…anyway for you to find a way to say you've had children with me."
He flashed me a fanged smile.
"Well we could always try for a girl." He said looking at me making me scoff and roll my eyes.
"Yeah, like I would let my own child take part in your sick game. I'd kill you first."
"I would never do that to our child, especially if it was a girl."
I looked at him from the corner of my eyes to see him with a more serious expression than I was expecting.
We walked into the orphanage and immediately gathered the attention of the adults and children around.
My eyes darted around the entrance room. It was small, the orphanage was old and by the look of the decaying and mold infested walls, was barely standing on its legs.
"Hello Sir, Madame." A woman came over briskly. "How may I help you?"
"My lovely wife and I are possibly looking to adopt." He said smoothly even as I cut my eyes as him calling me his wife.
"Well we do have an array of children that need homes please follow me." She said her cheeks tinted pink as she stared at Karl causing me to roll my eyes.
Foolish humans…
KarlHeinz easily followed her after flashing me a smirk as I looked around at the few children that littered the room before following after them.
KarlHeinz immediately wrapped his arms around my waist, ask he spoke to the woman spewing some bullshit about our 'marriage'.
I ignored the woman's words as we pasted rooms and rooms of children each of them looking more frightened than the last, but none of them caught my attention.
I paused mid step when I caught a familiar scent.
My eyes brightened as I began making my way towards the smell.
I opened to door to see a play room of sorts and immediately felt eyes fall upon me but my eyes were on one boy in particular.
He was sitting by himself, bandages wrapped around his arms and I frowned wondering who the hell had hurt him.
I stood behind him watching him as he sat staring off into space before speaking.
"You didn't have to go running off to a rundown orphanage just to get my attention you know…"
I watched his body stiffen before he slowly turned towards me.
"m-mikogami…"
"Azusa-" I didn't get to finish before he had thrown himself into my arms.
It was seconds that I smelt saltwater. "Hey now, it's alright."
"I told them… you would…. come but… they didn't …believe me." He whispered but of course I heard him.
"Who didn't believe you?"
"…My brothers"
I stared at him. "Brothers?"
He nodded his head rapidly before pressing himself closer to me. "You came for me…you actually… came for me."
I tilted my head. "Of course, I always come for what's mine…"
He smiled as he stared up at me, his smile so bright and cheerful. "You came to take me away."
"Of course I did. We can leave right now." I said taking his hand only for him to pull back.
"Azusa?"
"I can't…"
"Why not?"
"I can't… leave them, I won't leave ….my brothers here."
"Well your certainly not stay here a day longer." He looked ready to fight against me when I place d my hand on his head with a smile "….so why don't you introduce me to your brothers, they should know who there's going home with don't you think?"
His smile was even brighter than before, tears of joys slide down his pale face as he hugged me again before grabbing my hand and pulling me towards the exit and into a different room.
I let Azusa pull me into the room that was filled with even more children but two in particular caught my eye and as Azusa pulled me closer and closer to the duo that were conspiring softly about escaping the orphanage.
"Ruki… Kou…" Azusa said softly gaining their attention.
Ruki opened his mouth but words seemed to escape him when his eyes landed on me. Kou's eyes widened but I was I that was shocked when I saw him.
I let go of Azusa's hand and walked over kneeling in front of him.
I stared at his face and he seemed to flinch under my gaze.
"Do you remember me?"
He nodded "…m-michiko-sama."
I smiled nodding before reaching out to touch him, he flinched but that didn't deter me. I placed my hand on his cheek in a gentle manner.
"Kou…" I said his name softly making him look up at me, a single tear falling from his eye.
I pulled him into my embrace shocking him Azusa and Ruki who still seemed shell shocked by my appearance.
"They will pay for what they've done." I whispered in his ear and he pulled back looking at me with confusion.
I moved my eyed to the right side of his face and his eye brightened with acknowledgment.
"h-how did you know?" He whispered and I smiled.
"You'll come to learn that I am very perceptive…ask your brothers" I said motioning to Azusa and Ruki. "speaking of…"
I turned to Ruki. "Long time Ruki."
He crossed his arms as he stared at me. "It seems we meet again, I can only wish under better circumstances."
I shrugged. "I don't know if these are bad circumstances…Azusa, don't you have something to tell them."
"Mikogami ...is taking us... from here."
Ruki and Kou's eyes widened at him before looking at me. "See, not such bad circumstances."
"w-why?" Kou asked confused.
"Because, I know Azusa would not wish to part from his brothers…I also do not want to separate you…family is important to me." I said with a smile.
"How do you know Azusa or Kou?" Ruki demanded.
I raised my eyebrow. "I'm sure they can speak for themselves."
Ruki narrowed his eyes before looking at his brothers waiting for their explanation.
"S-she saved my life." Kou's said softly, bashfully.
Seeing that Ruki wasn't going to get anything more from him he looked to Azusa.
"She helped me too…."
Ruki stared in between the two of them before looking back at me, though his eyes held uncertainty.
"You would take the four of us, just like that?"
"Four?"
"Ah…there's one more…"
"Where is he?" I asked and the three of them grew silent.
I looked at each of them. "Boys?"
Ruki scoffed. "None of your concern, we'll get him out."
"Get him out? Get him out of where?"
"He's in the… punishment cell…"
"Be quiet Azusa!" Ruki hissed his fist tightening as he shot the smaller boy a nasty glare.
I narrowed my eyes on Ruki but he didn't know as he was still staring at Azusa who was holding his stare. I turned to Azusa taking his chin with my finger and turning his face towards me.
"Azusa why is your brother in a punishment cell?"
"He tried to-"
"It's not your business!" Ruki snapped making me look at him meeting his glare with one of my own.
"I'm making it my business and there's nothing that you can do about it, so you can either tell me what happened to your brother and I can help get him back safely and you can be stubborn and get him on your own. It's your choice. What's it going to be Ruki?"
Ruki glared at me his face red from anger. "We don't need your help."
"But Ruki…" Kou said looking between us.
"No, we don't need your help to save him and we don't need your help to escape this place."
I raised an eyebrow staring at him before closing my eyes and letting out a chuckle. "Very well…"
"Michiko…" azusa called me with a frown
"I'll be back later for you asuza and any of your brother that wish to start over and begin a new life, hopefully by then your brother will be more open for asking for my help…"
With that I placed a kiss on his forehead making him blush as his brothers immediately stared at him as I turned and walked away.
~~~...~~~
"My love…have you decided?" KarlHeinz said as he made his way towards me, the woman walking with him.
"Yes, I have." I said flashing him a smile. "Such darling children if only a bit reluctant. I told them that I would be back later for their answers."
KarlHeinz nodded even as the woman looked confused.
"Children as in more than one?"
"Four actually, although darlin I must say I have some concerns."
"Concerns, you say dear?" he said playing along.
"Yes, I spoke with the boys and they seemed a bit distress, afraid of leaving or talking to me least they be put in the punishment cell" I said and her eyes widened as she began to search trying to figure out what four boys that I was talking about.
"They told me things…disturbing things about this place…"
"Madame I can assure you that we have no such thing, when children get unruly we put them in isolation."
"In a cell."
"No just a separate room with any toys for them to play with."
I stared at her and she seemed to sweat under my gaze. "Uh huh…."
Karl pulled my face towards his. "Darling I'm sure the boys are just exserating a bit."
"Yes, I can assure you, but which boys were you speaking with we can have them ready to go if you point them out."
"Not necessary." I said cutting her off. I was about to giving her a biting comment when yet another familiar scent caught my nose.
I tracked it and froze when I caught sight of Edgar.
He looked starved and I could tell had bruises on his body by the why he walked as a male lead him into the room that held his brothers.
They moved in sync towards him Kou and Ruki taking his arm with Azusa checking over his face.
So, he was the other brother…how interesting. It truly was fate…
The woman must have noticed my gaze, her voice held tension. "Are those the boys you spoke with?"
"Yes." I said deciding that I really didn't gave a damn what would happen once I told them before I left. The boys had plans to escape…I would be here whether they succeed or fail. I clutched KarlHeinz arm before placing my head on his chest as I stared at the woman.
"We will be back later, I want to speak them again…I hope that will not be a problem."
The woman was tense as she turned away from them to look at me. "Not at all."
"Good, I want you to clean them up as well."
The woman blinked looking at me.
"If I am making a purchase I want it in the finest conditions, I only deserve the best after all."
The woman stared at me.
"Of course, you do darling, nothing but the best."
With that I turned away from the woman. "Let have lunch and perhaps some tea before we return."
"Anything you wish."
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"Could you get any overly dramatic" I growled as soon as we were out of hearing distance.
He chuckled. "What am I no longer your beloved."
"Never."
"Ah but please feel free to cling to me again."
I rolled my eyes. "Well you were the one that said we were married, I was just impersonating one of the daft human wives."
"Excellent."
I rolled my eyes. "They all seem like great candidates each one unique, one of them will need a prosthetic though."
KarlHeinz looked at me with a frown. "I hate imperfections."
"But I don't. I find imperfections rather perfect…it keeps the soul savory." I smirked.
His frown deepened. "What part?"
"An eye."
He raised an eyebrow. "Easily done."
"That's what mama likes to hear..." I said with a smirk before teleporting away from him.
"It's time." I said appearing before him only to see him in one of his moods. "What's eaten you?"
"I thought we were going to have lunch and tea but then you disappeared…" He pouted.
I rolled my eyes walking away from him. He was being an idiot.
I stood back watching their handy work.
"Not bad, for human children." KarlHeinz said as we watched as Kou started a fire to distract the guards before they all make a break for it.
"Well done boys…now come to me…" I let my voice stretch across the distance between us.
The boy's heads snapping to attention. "Who was that?"
"Mikogami…" Azusa said before he began veering off their original course to find me.
"Azusa wait!" Kou called to him.
"Leave him if he wants to go with that woman!" Ruki said.
"What woman?" Edgar asked confused.
"No, were family and we stick together!" Kou said before I could here two sets of feet running towards me.
"Kou come back!" Ruki and Edgar shouted before the soon followed.
KarlHeinz chuckled as he looked at me. "You're going to get them killed if they continue on this path to find you."
I shrugged. "They're going to die anyway. Their original course would have lead them straight to the village they would have been murdered on sight."
"Mikogami…" I heard Azusa whimper after rounds were shot.
"That sounds like our que." I said before teleporting towards them.
One…two… three shooters kicking and beating their fallen bodies.
I was faster than their eyes could see, but suddenly it was silent as it rained blood.
I sighed before bending down to pick Azusa up.
"Azusa…" I said softly and his eyes opened.
"Mi-Mikogami…" He said tiredly. They were all beaten to a bloody pulp and I worried that if they didn't stay up they just must succumb to death before we could initiate the transition.
"Stay awake for me." I said as I walked towards his brother waking them gently as well.
"Where is Ruki?" I asked the million dollar question.
"They took him." Kou said softly. "They were going to take me too…"
"Hmp, well I guess I better go save him." I said making their eyes widen before tearing up.
"Michiko." I turned to KarlHeinz watching as he appeared to them in all his vampy glory and rolled my eyes.
I watched as he spoke with them about what he wanted before offering them a new life.
They looked uncertain and suspicious of him and I couldn't blame them.
Azusa and Kou looked towards me and of course KarlHeinz noticed.
"You will be able to be with Michiko…naturally…. she will help you grow and mature into fine vampires."
Kou and Edgar blinked at him in a questioning manner while Azusa made the first step towards him.
"Azusa?" Edgar frowned as he looked at me. I smiled at him wondering when would his memories resurface enough to know who I was.
"Mikogami…is immortal…I want to be immortal too." He said softly and I felt a swell of pride in my chest.
This boy…he was willing to give up his humanity, just to be with me.
It didn't take Kou or Edgar long to decide that they too, would chose the path of immortality than humanity.
With their acceptance I disappeared to find Ruki.
I walked over to his body. Stopping just outside of his immediate reach.
He looked up upon hearing my arrival, his eyes widening at the sight of me staring him down in disapproval. "I hope you have come to a decision."
"M-Michiko."
"I hope you are not pressuring the boy." I didn't look back as KarlHeinz walked next to me. "This is the last one?"
I nodded staring wordlessly.
Karl then proceeded to offer Ruki immortality but of course at the price of ultimately being a part of his Adam and Eve project.
I smiled as Ruki seemed to be apprehensive of KarlHeinz when the male held out his hand to him.
Good, he should be…however…
"Your brothers have chosen, they are safe and sound and waiting for you…but I wonder what you will chose?" I said looking at him before holding out my hand to him.
He raised his hand hesitating only a second before placing it in my own.
I quickly brought him into my arms before gently hugging him.
"You've made the right choice, you are about to enter a whole new world..." I whispered in his ear before he fainted from exhaustion.
I sighed as I handed him to Karl looking at the burns on his back as Karl began the process of turning him into a hybrid, Ruki was a fighter, he hadn't yet given up so there was no need for me to keep him awake for the initial process. "That is going to leave a nasty scar."
"You like imperfect, perfections though."
"I never said I didn't like it…" I smiled. "He resembles an angel that had his wind ripped from his back…I think its endearing."
He scoffed as he carelessly tossed the child into my arms, as if he were a rag doll.
"Watch it." I growled.
He shrugged. "What does it matter, he's dead."
I scoffed rolling my eyes as I placed Ruki head on my shoulder and began walking back to where I had last seen the others.
I let out a relieved sigh when I saw that they were being guarded by familiars.
"My spring house should suffice." I said to him as I placed Ruki gently on the ground with the others, I noticed that their bodies had already begun to heal.
He nodded before giving his familiars orders to bring a carriage.
I looked at him. "It would be faster if we teleport straight to my home."
He shrugged. "Why the rush?"
"The sooner I get there the sooner I can be rid of you." I said as I brushed Ruki's hair from his face before moving towards Azusa pulling him into my embrace and looking him over.
"You enjoy my company."
"I enjoy the lack of your company even more." I said holding the smallest boy close to me even as I flashed him a closed eyed smile.
"Liar."
"Demons can't lie."
"But they can bend the truth." He pointed out.
I shrugged. "True enough."
"My Lady allow me…" A familiar of KarlHeinz said appearing before us with his hands held out for the boy and I sighed before slowly placing Azusa in his arms.
I stood by Karl as another familiar pulled up to us in a carriage before getting out and opening the door for us before helping the other familiar place the boys inside quickly.
I took Karl's offered hand and slid into the carriage even those we both knew I didn't need it; my eyes immediately on the boys, I pulled Kou into my lap, he was the closest while letting bear rest his head against my side; Ruki and Azusa sat on the side of Karl, doped against each other.
"Overprotective already."
I looked up at him "Shut up."
He chuckled before looking at the boys closest to him. "I must admit not a bad batch aesthetically, you've always had an exquisite eye for diamonds in the ruff."
I looked back over to them before focusing on Kou, even as his wounds finished healing he would still be missing an eye. I lifted his bangs to stare at the gaping hole wondering just how he lost it. "Do you think they will make it through the transition?"
"I surely hope so, it will be bothersome to have to go out and find another group of children."
I ignored his comment. The more time I spent in his presence the more I could see of him in his children however I still couldn't for the life of me see why women just seemed to be infatuated with him.
As the carriage came to a stop in front of my summer house and the familiar came opening the door for me to get out I sighed at the thought of being home.
Twelve human servants stood along the sides of the entrance, the males bow with their arms over their hearts, the females curtsying the eyes downcast in submission. Each human's neck punctured visually by my fangs showing who they belonged to.
"Welcome back home My Lady…"
I plotted an planned and this chapter still didn't go the way I wanted it too *sighs with a Disney princess fall on the closest piece of furniture*
I haven't the heart to break this up into two chapters, so ya, here it is lol
The boys aren't the one to kill the demon lord...and to be honest, it makes since that they cant do it...they are after all children and they themselves haven't fully unlocked all that demonic potential locked inside of them, Michiko knows this, she knew they weren't going to be able to kill him, she knew that much when they didn't succeed in killing him the first go round, however she did want to teach them a valuable lesson, one I think they will remember in the future.
keep in mind her words : "A demon child, can only become a full fledge demon in our society by killing another...but not to worry your young, I'm sure when you mature you will be able to do so easily, especially if given enough incentive."
Laito makes a startling confession that sets off Michiko's inner detective. Writing Laito always makes me wanna cry (TwT) he's a victim and we need to save him and give him lots of hugs!
Michiko is feeding all of they boys her blood...hehe and sneakily pulling out the seams of Karlheinz's big operation...
Michiko see's Kino, before KarlHeinz decides to cockblock with his Adam and Eve bs.
Big papa Sakamaki has officially made a deal with the devil. The ownership over the boys...for a day with her.
Azusa, Kou, Ruki and Edgar(even though he doesn't remember yet) are reunited with Michiko!
the next chapter will focus on the Mukami Boys, Mama Michiko and Papa Karlheinz and that's all I'm saying lol
Oh and if ya have any special Mukami boys x Michiko or Sakamaki boys x Michiko activities ya wanna see leave in the comments or pm me.