To Love in Darkness

by Asteral-Dreamer

In one moment, Haruhi's life changed. She learned that she could use magic and in the next she found out that there was a whole other world existing right next to the one she knew that she had only thought was in fairy tails. Now that she sees everything that was hidden from her, what will she do?

13. Chapter 13, Simplicity Lost

Chapter 13:

Chapter 13, Simplicity Lost

Tears slid down Tamaki's face when he saw Kyoya seated with the Haninozuka families and the Morninozuka families safe and sound. He ran over to Kyoya and pulled him into a crushing hug. When he hadn't seen Kyoya or Haruhi yesterday morning, he assumed that they may be running late. He had known the Shadow King for years and was aware of his friend's liking of sleep although it never seemed that way. Haruhi being late on the other hand was a little concerning. He didn't want to run the risk of getting on Ranka's bad side more than he already was, so Tamaki balked at the idea of going over to the Fujioka residence to try and offer the female host a ride. He knew that the other members of the Host Club had offered to give her rides in the past should she miss one of the buses she preferred to ride.

He started to become concerned for Kyoya as well when he didn't show up to their first period class. His concern had him getting very anxious. By the time lunch came around, he became panicked. Hikaru and Kaoru had told him that Haruhi wasn't in any of the classes they knew she had for the day either. He tried many times to text and call both Haruhi and Kyoya but neither answered. As with moments like this, his imagination had gone off the deep end in his panicked mindset. When neither of them had shown up by the time for club, as well as Mori and Hunny, not that it would have been too concerning since they were in university and would either show up at random or not at all, Tamaki was stuck at a bit of a crossroads; on one hand he and the twins could handle the guests on their own since other than their senior members, they were fairly popular in their own rights, but on the other hand was the fact that there was a bit of a skit they were going to do for the cosplay. But since Haruhi, Mori, Hunny and Kyoya were missing for the day, the skit would need to be canceled much to the disappointment of the ladies. Tamaki decided that it might be in the best interest of everyone, as well as the revenue that he knew Kyoya liked to keep, that they would do the cosplay another day using the excuse that the costumes needed some touch ups and the script for the skit had some editorial quirks they needed to work out. Although there were several sighs of disappointment, and lots of questions, the ladies accepted the reasons and enjoyed the hosts, teas, coffee and cakes.

He had made sure that the items they had set aside for the cosplay were not touched by any of them. Mostly because he didn't want to face Kyoya's wrath about having to get more of the items he requested on short notice. Some of them had taken a week to arrive and were expensive, even by their own standards. Sure it was a bit of a stretch for him and the twins to take care of the guests as well as dodge the questions about Kyoya and Haruhi's absences, but they managed. Tamaki had asked the twins to keep track of everything that was used for the day while Tamaki kept a tally of each guest that arrived and enjoyed themselves. They managed to pull it off but were exhausted by the time everything was done. The three of them wondered more than once how Kyoya managed to do this every day and theorized that was why his clientele was usually so small or why he wouldn't have guests.

Once everything was tallied together and the room cleaned up, Tamaki then led a small hunt for finding the missing members of the Host Club. He had gone to Haruhi's house first and knocked repeatedly but there was no answer. Eventually one of Haruhi's neighbors told him that Ranka had left about lunch time in a rather nice car. Tamaki then asked about Haruhi going to school and the woman shrugged saying that if Haruhi did go to school then she left earlier than she normally did. This caused Tamaki to worry even more as well as make the twins start to get as paranoid as he was. They then went to Kyoya's house only to learn that he wasn't there and hadn't been all day by his sister Fuyumi. She did say that she saw him that morning, and he was fine despite being up early to touch up on some assignments.

Tamaki and the twins were now in full panic and completely paranoid. He was about to ask Fuyumi if she would be willing to call some of the Black Onion Squad to look for them when Tachibana had kindly asked them to leave as he had to take Fuyumi back to her own home as her husband had just called for her. As she was leaving, she mentioned that Hunny or Mori might know since he had gotten a call from one of them before he left. Since it was late, Tamaki and the twins went home to rest before they went over to either estate. Once they had regrouped that morning at Tamaki's house, they checked at the Morinozuka house only to find that the heads of the family and their friend were at the Haninozuka estate. Tamaki and the twins then traveled to the Haninozuka estate, thus bringing them to the current moment.

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Kyoya let out a groan as Tamaki clung to him, babbling incoherently. He managed to make out the small bits of coherent words of Tamaki being worried about him and Haruhi since they didn't show up, the fact that he had to travel across Japan to find them which Kyoya knew was an exaggeration, and that he thought both of them had been either sold into slavery or off Japan to some nefarious people doing only God knows what to them.

Holding his ire as in check as was currently possible, Kyoya pried Tamaki off of him and glared at his friend.

"Let me get this straight," he stated in a voice leveled with ice and anger. "You went to my house, and bothered my sister until she mentioned coming here."

Tamaki nodded with his usual puppy face. Kyoya let out another groan before looking at the twins. Hikaru and Kaoru were huddled together and shaking slightly at the dark aura surrounding him. He knew they could tell he wasn't happy at the insinuations and really didn't want to add fuel to the black surrounding him.

"What about Club hours?" he asked with a sigh.

"We still had them," Hikaru stated.

"But we made up a couple excuses as to why we didn't do the cosplay yesterday," Kaoru added. "We also made sure to keep a tally of who was there and what we used. We made sure not to use anything that we had set aside for it."

With a shaking hand, the younger twin handed the Shadow King the little book they had used to keep track of everything. Looking through it, Kyoya had to admit he was a little surprised that the trio had managed to keep such a good tally. He went over the costs of everything used mentally as well as who had arrived and what they contributed each time they arrived. Kyoya gave a small smile, which caused the trio to yelp slightly.

"It seems that there was a slight profit despite the set backs," he said casually. "Good work on keeping things organized. However, let's hope that such an incident doesn't happen again, shall we?"

All three nodded. Kyoya's statement was a polite wording of, "when I am not there to keep track of things, do not have club hours open". He gave another smile before glancing at the rest of the people in the room. Ranka had one of his eyes twitching as he continued to stare at Tamaki, Hunny and Umehito were trying their best to suppress laughter, Satoshi and Chika were staring blankly at them, the Haninozuka and Morinozuka parents looked as confused as the Nekozawa parents, Antiago family, Abraham and Trekiva. Asuda just shook his head and gave Kyoya a look of sympathy as the blond continued to shake and sob uncontrollably. After a moment, Tamkai and the twins noticed that the room was deathly silent and looked around.

Hikaru and Kaoru froze when their eyes landed on Trekiva. Although they were demons, they knew who and what he was. They looked at each other before giving a soft bow in greeting. They also gave a small greeting to the others before looking back between Kyoya and Trekiva in confusion.

"Perhaps it is best that we sit," Alyona spoke calmly.

Several people nodded and Michiko motioned for some of the waiting staff to get some more cushions and tea for the new arrivals. Soon Tamaki and the twins were seated at the large table but Tamaki kept looking around. Kyoya let out a sigh and looked at him. He knew what Tamaki was looking for and was not really wanting to deal with the repercussions of letting the blond idiot find Haruhi and Mori. Although the Void he had near the two would keep them hidden from all uninvited guests along with Qurdox, giving the two a level of privacy that the section of the garden couldn't, he knew that their peace would be ruined the moment Tamaki found them.

"Where is my little girl and Mori-senpai?" Tamaki asked casually.

Hunny and Kyoya let out a groan that was only caught by the vampires. Kyoya looked up just as Ranka stood and stormed over to Tamaki, causing the blond to gulp loudly in fear. As was normal between the two, Ranka began drilling Tamaki on who her true father was, while grinding his face into the floor with his foot, causing the twins began laughing hysterically. Kyoya placed two fingers at his temple and began to rub in circles to alleviate the headache that was becoming a migraine. I hope Haruhi and Mori stay where they are, Kyoya thought through the pain. She has had a rough day as is and Mori is really the only one who can help her through what she has just learned about herself.

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Haruhi leaned back against Mori's chest and looked back up at the sky. After eating the lunch that was provided, they moved to one of the nearby trees to continue watching clouds in the sky and settled into a comfortable silence. After a small while, Haruhi asked some questions about what life was like for Mori as a vampire as well as the things he had to go through. His answers were to the point, as was everything he said, but there were a few times he went into detail. She learned a fair bit about the society that she was essentially born into despite not knowing it existed as well as their own social structure. The social steps for the vampires was more based on age and experience rather then wealth, which somewhat surprised her. The older the vampire, the more respect they had. Trekiva was one of the oldest and was rarely, if ever, questioned when it came to his decisions, unless it went against the structured rules of their kind, many of which he had written himself. Mori even told her about some of the things that Trekiva had done in his life that was taught to all vampires, such as the key events that brought their kind to where they stood today with humanity.

He also explained how the Covens worked. Each nation had their own respective Council of Covens, if there were any at all. There were a few exceptions to that, such as with Japan, North America, and a few parts of Asia. North America had several different Covens mostly due to the fact that many of the vampires there really didn't like working with each other and therefore had more of a delegation rather than a Council, Japan only had four vampiric families thus being one of few areas with a small Council, and then there was Trekiva. He had created his coven when a majority of Asia was called the Orient by most of the world and had managed to keep his control over the Vampires in those areas even when they became the nations of Mongolia, China, both North and South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, Tibet and Vietnam. Trekiva had originally had control of Japan but gave that to the control of the four families that currently rule the Covens as a gift for their friendship, loyalty, and his personal respect for their want of independence.

The Council in Europe, was mostly comprised of the Historian's Archive in England, the Antiago family of Spain and the Van Louen of Germany as most of Europe had a deep fear of vampires, other immortal races and cults due to their history. Russia didn't have any Covens but they did have the packs of the Siberian Wolves, were-wolves and True wolves that roamed most of the nation and some of its former city-states. There were some city-states that did have a few small covens that held their loyalties to Trekiva rather than the nation itself, though. There were no covens in Africa or any of the island nations due to climate and seasonal changes but there were some families that did visit them either to see what they were like, get away from the city or help in humanitarian missions. Instead, those areas had more druidic practices and groups indigenous to the climates and cultures.

Haruhi took all of the information in like a sponge in water. She had always loved learning and the more she heard Mori speak about his kind, the other immortal races and everything that pertained to them, the more she wanted to know. He answered all of the questions he could but there were a few he told her that his parents, Fernando, Trekiva or possibly Abraham would have the knowledge to answer as he didn't know them himself. She would nod and mentally file away the question she asked until she could talk to either of them. She listened intently as Mori continued on how the Covens in Japan worked and were organized. Hunny's family was the oldest of the four covens as his family had always been vampiric, there was another coven nearly as old but went back to China shortly after Mori's family had joined them as vampires.

"So your family is relatively new to the Council of Covens?" she asked.

"Only as vampires," Mori explained. "My family had attended many of the gatherings as it was our duty to protect the Haninozuka and the other three Coven Leaders did not mind as we kept to ourselves and stayed out of the way unless directly asked something. They weren't very surprised when told of the first Changing and accepted him openly just as they did for all vampiric children born."

"Who are the other families?"

"Including the one that left, it was the Haninozuka, Tsuyomi, Shinju and Li'Zaku. The Li'Zaku are the ones who returned to China. When about a fourth of my family was vampiric by birth or by change, they handed over their charge and seat on the Coven Council to the Morinozuka."

"Wow. Did the other families argue with their choice?"

Mori shook his head. "They welcomed it. When the first born vampires were introduced to the Council, they were permitted to sit with the other leaders and voice their opinions in the delegations. Even the human members of my family were able to do so. Our input was very helpful as we allowed them to see how their choices and actions would affect nearby human cities."

"What about when your families merged?"

"It really didn't come as a surprise to the others. My family had always been close to the Haninozuka. My grandfather once told me that some of the other members in the Covens had made wagers on when our families would merge. Some were close, others were off but none actually got a solid date correct."

"So no one really won or lost?" Haruhi asked.

Mori nodded. "The only accurate date they made a wager on was when I would be born and my gender. They were a couple days early with Satoshi."

Haruhi let out a small laugh. "Does he know about that?"

"He does. It is a light bit of humor that is common with our own kind. It is one of the few things that we can joke about with relative ease. Most usually stray away from humorous things when in the company of humans. I am sure you can guess why."

"Not all can hide their features, can they?"

"Correct. It is usually the older ones that have the hardest time as they came from a time where their fangs were a needed form of defense and a sign of power. There are concealment charms like the one Tamaki wears that help until they gain enough subconscious control to keep their changes at bay."

"Would I have to meet the Council of Covens?"

"Yes. You won't be alone in meeting them, though. When someone marries into a vampiric family, are vampire themselves or are part of a Lost Lineage, they are brought forward with the one that found them. For someone marrying into the coven, it is the one they are marrying along with the representative of the clan they are joining, usually the vampire's parent/sire or the parents of the one joining. Most vampires are brought to the Council when they are born, either by birth or changing, in such case the one that changed them introduces them. In your case, since you are a Lost Lineage, the one that made your family as well as the one who found you must present you."

"But my family was cursed."

"That would be explained as well and that is usually a Historian's job."

"So," Haruhi pondered. "Hunny-senpai's mother would explain it?"

Mori nodded. "Either Aunt Michiko or Abraham-sama would. My guess is that Abraham-sama would since he is part of the Historian's Archive and has to explain what happened to the Archive anyway. Aunt Michiko would actually be counted as the one who found you. Since your family was cursed, the one that cursed you would need to be brought forward. In this case it would the Prince Fernando as he is a descendant of the one who was used to curse your family. He would have to state what he is offering to you as reparations for the misery your ancestor had suffered and publicly accept you into his family. Then Emperor Trekiva would speak since he is the one who changed your ancestor and eased his pain. He would then be expected to claim you as his heritage as well."

"What will happen after that?"

"Since your family originated in service to one of the European houses, the Historian Archive would have to present you to the family that began the change. Meaning you would be traveling to Spain to see the rest of Prince Fernando's family and the European Covens. Again, everything would be explained and the claims made. Then you would be brought to Trekiva's court since it was he that fully made the change."

"Let me guess, everything would be explained for a third time."

Mori nodded with an amused smile. "Yes. Each region of Covens operates differently so it must be explained to each individually. There was once a time when all of the Council's would meet in a single location for such things to be explained once but such a gathering hasn't happened in a long time due to modernization and humanity's expansion into the wilds of the world. Fortunately things don't have to be explained to each court exactly in that order, but they have to be explained."

"What happens after everything has been explained?"

"Once the explanations are done, everything will even out to some degree. After your introduction to the Covens here in Japan, they will set up something for you to receive whatever Prince Fernando and Emperor Trekiva have to give you, along with the gift from the family your ancestor had served. After your trip to Spain and introduction to the European Covens, the reparations from Prince Fernando will begin to be sent in small stipends until what is owed matches to the total it would be today, plus whatever else he wishes to add along with it and what the Council decrees is in order. Then the same will happen after your introduction to Trekiva-sama's court."

"Would my introduction to the different covens have differences of their own?" Haruhi asked.

"I am not sure it would," Mori thought aloud. "Lost Lineages are rare, and yours would be a very delicate case since your family was cursed to this existence but embraced it rather than fall to insanity and death. Something I am sure all three would do is be very considerate to your wish for privacy. Most who come from a Lost Lineage want to keep the peace that they had before they found and that is understandable. All three would most likely work together to help keep the peace you had until you are ready for all of the changes that everything will bring. The Council here would most likely welcome you with open arms and do what they can to limit the media attention you would get if everything were to be broadcast before you were ready.

"The European Covens would most likely grieve that your family was cursed and show due sympathy for such an injustice, as well as probably do everything they could to help you get a better understanding of the world you are coming into. With the help of the Historian's Archive, you would get access to the full history of the vampiric race as a whole and how they have blended with the societies of each nation. You might also get a better grasp of your Arcane knowledge as well. Though there might be some in the European Council that would try to make Prince Fernando add more to what his family offers in reparations to you and, if enough agree to the idea, he would have to accept and go through with the change or face ridicule from the other Covens.

"However, the biggest reaction would come from Trekiva-sama's court. From historical understanding, the Emperor only ever made three full Changes. The first was a woman he eventually took as his wife and two males. As you know, Asuda is one of them but Trekiva-sama rarely ever spoke about the other. Emperor Trekiva's Royal Guard only mentioned that the other man he changed did not want anyone's attention but he had met the proper members of the court freely about his changing. It wasn't until the court itself was asked did anyone get his name."

"Atsu, my great-great-grandfather."

"Correct. When a member of the Historian Archive tried to meet with him, he refused to state anything about his creation other than the fact the Emperor Trekiva was kind to him and helped end his pain. When asked for more detail, all he gave was that he was near dead and the Emperor gave into a dying mans request of peace but not death."

Haruhi looked down at her lap. "Does being blood scarred hurt that much?"

"From what I have read it can be," Mori stated calmly. "It also depends on how the person goes about taking care of themselves. I am guessing that he tried to keep to himself as far from people as much as possible unless he needed to feed. Doing such would limit the pain he would suffer as well as the temptation to fall deeper into the curse, but not by much."

"What happens after all of the introductions are done?"

"Once they are done, you can go back to what you were doing beforehand. The only difference is that you have a broader network of learning to do. As well as a society that can help you understand what is happening. Since it would be stated at each introduction that you wish for peace so you can continue with your schooling, they would make sure the media stays clear of you. Although you already have some of the media's attention merely because of your attendance to Ouran as well as your friendship with the members of the Host club, they will make sure that your connections to Prince Fernando and Emperor Trekiva remain quiet.

"True you may still get a few people from the vampiric society asking some questions but it will mostly be actual members of the families that you are tied to so that they can get a better understanding of you personally. Anyone else would be kept away until you state you are ready."

Haruhi nodded. "Will they wait until I am done with high school or will I have peace until after college?"

"It is up to you when the media learns," Mori answered. "If you wish to wait until you are done with college, then that is when you can let them know."

"I would advise you let them know after you have better control over your Arcana," she heard Qurdox say as he moved in the branches of a near by tree.

She looked over to the sakura tree that her dragon had chosen and smiled softly. "How will I know when my Arcana control is high enough?"

"You will know. It will feel as though the world around you has wrapped you in warmth and gives you strength. You are still young and have yet to feel the connection. When you do, you will be ready."

Haruhi leaned back against Mori and looked back at the sky before a thought struck her. "What about the connection your mother mentioned between you and me?"

Mori tensed slightly. "Whatever you wish to do with it."

Haruhi turned to look at him. She could see the underlying fear and hope in his eyes and that was when it finally hit her. He liked her and the thought of having her by his side, a great deal it seemed. She rose a hand slowly to his cheek and gave a small smile when he turned his head into her hand slightly and nuzzled her palm. She had always felt, deep down, some sort of connection to him. She had ever since the day he answered her call for help from Tamaki. Slowly, she rose to her knees and moved closer until she was straddling his lap. Her eyes shut slowly as she leaned closer to him.

Mori felt his eyes widen when Haruhi turned to face him. As she looked at him, he saw realization cross her face and saw a glimpse of acceptance. When her hand cupped his cheek, he couldn't help but lean into her touch. He saw her small smile and felt the corners of his mouth lift up as well. He watched calmly as she moved closer and felt deep down that he knew what she was about to do. As she leaned forward, he did as well and soon felt her small soft lips meet his own. Slowly, as to not scare her or make her pull back, Mori wrapped his arms around Haruhi's small frame. Once her chest was against his, he felt Haruhi bring her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss slightly.

Hesitantly, he slid his tongue along her lips, asking to enter. She obliged and he slid his tongue along hers. Slowly Haruhi began to mimic his actions and felt her body start to warm up. He felt her shudder slightly as his heightened senses picked up the faint traces of her arousal and the speed of her heart. Mori pulled back slightly to catch his breath and let Haruhi catch hers as he began to kiss down her neck. She let out a soft moan and tilted her head back, exposing her neck to him.

Mori felt his fangs lengthen slightly and nipped the flesh of her neck gently. He didn't bite hard enough to draw blood but he did get a small gasp out of Haruhi. Softly he ran his tongue along where he nipped to sooth the slightly raised skin. Haruhi let out a soft whimper and brought her hands to the sides of Mori's head to keep him where he was, in a silent demand for more. Her breathing was a little ragged but part of her wanted to feel his bite and so, she held him in place. Mori answered the silent demand from the small woman in his lap and slowly sunk his fangs into her neck, causing Haruhi to cry out quietly.

He let out a low moan as her sweet blood poured into his mouth. Taking small and slow sips as the blood pooled to savor the taste, his hands moved from around her back to her hips. Mori pulled Haruhi closer as he continued to sip from her neck. After a few moments, he pulled back with a shudder. Despite the length of time he had his fangs in her neck, Mori had only taken the equivalent of three small gulps in a several small sips. He looked at Haruhi and smiled softly. Her eyes were glazed with lust and desire and she was panting heavily. When her glazed eyes met his, Mori saw that they were no longer the chocolate brown they normally were. Instead her eyes held a faint crimson glow that he knew all too well. Tilting his head back, Mori exposed his neck to her as an offering.

Through the haze of passion she was in, she saw Mori's actions. Somewhere deep inside her was a voice telling her to bite. When she questioned why she should hurt him like that, there was a soft laugh before it answered.

"It will not hurt him," the voice soothed. "In truth, he will enjoy it greatly. He wants the same joy he gave you."

Still questioning it, she leaned forward and kissed Mori's neck softly. She felt him shudder softly as she licked his neck as he had done for her before biting his exposed neck, not knowing she now had fangs. She nearly pulled back when the tang of copper touched her tongue but felt Mori place a hand on the back of her head to keep her still. She slowly began to swallow the crimson liquid as it slowly poured into her mouth and felt her body heat up a great deal more than it already was. Soon she heard the soft voice again but it was telling her that she had taken enough and Haruhi felt herself pull back despite the deep longing in her body for more.

Just as she looked up at Mori, his lips were against hers in a fierce demand. Behind that kiss, she felt all of his pent up want and could taste the desire he had in the small traces of blood still in her mouth. Their kiss grew in passion and Haruhi felt Mori slide one of his hands under the lower hem of her shirt moving up along her stomach. Just as his finger tips brushed along the bottom edge of her bra, both of them were brought out of their small haze by Qurdox landing near them with a soft thump.

Haruhi quickly turned to her dragon, the crimson glow slowly fading from her eyes. Qurdox just looked at her with understanding eyes and turned enough to let both of them see the Void floating near one of the far trees.

"He apologizes for interrupting," Qurdox spoke softly. "But he felt it best to warn you both that the "Blond Baka" has arrived."

Mori looked at Haruhi confused as he heard a deep voice in his mind. Qurdox looked at the young male and bowed his head softly.

"I am Qurdox," he said calmly to Mori. "As Haruhi completed the Blood Link with you, you can now hear me as well and she can hear the voices of any Familiars you summon."

"I see," Mori nodded. "I am honored to hear your voice."

Qurdox nodded.

"So Tamaki-senpai is here?" Haruhi asked. "When did he get here?"

"From what the Void had gained from his Master, he arrived about an hour ago. The Young Shadow had thought it best to keep the arrival of such "annoyances", as he calls them, from you both as to allow you some peace. The Void interrupts only because the young Fae is now in the gardens looking for you both."

Haruhi and Mori nodded. "Thank you for the warning. We should be ready for his arrival by the time he actually gets here."

The dragon nodded and looked to the Void, which nodding in return before turning and moving back to the very edge of the secluded garden where it was before the warning from its master about the interruption. Qurdox then moved around both Haruhi and Mori while they adjusted themselves back to a semblance of how they were prior to a few moments ago. Haruhi was still seated in Mori's lap but they both had realigned their clothes and removed the small dried blood trails on their necks and lips.

"Qurdox?" Haruhi asked. "Are we going to be in trouble for doing this?"

"No," the dragon soothed, feeling her worry and the concern in Mori. "The connection would have been made in time. The fact that it was made without a formal ceremony may be questioned but not that the connection itself was made. It is actually better that the connection was done this early as it allows Takashi to gain a better understanding of myself and gain a deeper understanding to the bond between an Arcane Companion and its caller."

"From what I have read," Mori mentioned. "The Bond between you two is similar to the Bond between Sire and child for vampires, as well as our own Shadows. You will always know the state of her well being and where she is."

Qurdox nodded. "That is the Bond in a general sense but the aspect of Arcana makes it vary slightly. While the Bond between vampires give location and well being, the Bond of Arcana allows the Caller to tap into whatever magic their companion has if needed."

"Meaning I could use some of the magic you know if I need to?" Haruhi asked.

"Correct. However, as most of my magic is several millennia in age, it will take some preparations and practice until you are able to call it without exhausting yourself. It will be part of your Arcana training, so do not try to stress over it too much. If your lessons lack in certain aspects, I will help you through them."

Haruhi smiled at her dragon before snuggling into Mori's chest. "Mori-senpai?"

"Hmm?"

"Before I bit you, there was a voice I heard telling me to do so. It also told me when to pull back. What was it?"

Mori smiled softly. "Your vampiric instinct. It is essentially another side of you but is still you. Since you are still mostly human, you won't hear it as often but there will be times when it will act through you. Heightened awareness is one of the biggest external aspects that shows. A good example is when you felt like something was watching you before coming to Kyoya about it, as well as your reactions before the events the other morning."

Haruhi nodded. "If I chose to awaken my blood, will I hear it more often?"

"That depends on how you awaken it. If you decide to, I would recommend doing it in a way similar to Emperor Trekiva. You will still need some blood but not nearly as much as most."

"How much do you need?"

"I only need to drink 3 pints during the course of three weeks," Mori explained. "If I take any less, I would need to eat more frequently thus drawing attention, but if I take too much in one sitting, I run the risk of losing my control."

"So you only take what you need when you need it."

"Yes. However, the addition of your blood on top of that will not make me lose control but in fact strengthen it. I can only take so much from you and what I do take is more filling than what is in the packets or from a Donor."

Haruhi nodded again and resettled herself against Mori's chest. A few moments later, she heard the high pitched wails that signified Tamaki coming closer. Both let out a sigh, although Haruhi's was more of a groan then a sigh. Soon both of them saw the glimmering blond hair of the Host Club King as he ran around the garden. All too soon they were spotted and Tamaki changed course, heading straight for them. When he was close enough, they saw Tamaki's eyes widen as he slowly came to a stop.

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When Tamaki and the twins sat down, the adults began to explain the situation to them, leaving out some details that they were sure Tamaki didn't need to know, such as the reactions Asuda and Abraham had when they read Haruhi's blood, her relation to either of them and the others, as well as the exact details of how her family became vampiric in the first place or that she was one in general. The summarized story only took about an hour to tell before Tamaki blatantly asked where Haruhi and Mori were again, either not having heard anything about the conversation or not understanding any of it. Kyoya had looked at the Haninozuka parents mostly because it was their home that they were guests in and didn't want to overstep any more boundaries than he perceived he already had with a Void moving about. When Yorihisa nodded, Kyoya was about to tell him where they were but Tamaki gave a short bow before dashing out of the door once he stood up. They half expected him to pop his head back in to ask where Haruhi and Mori were but Tamaki didn't do that, causing the teens in the room to face-palm.

After running about the house for about fifteen minutes, Tamaki paused to ask a maid where they, as well as his friends, were and how to get there. The woman answered calmly and pointed him in the right direction and soon Tamaki was out in the gardens looking for his friend and "daughter" in the maze of plants. After a bit, Tamaki started calling out for them since he was lost in the garden but got no reply of any kind. Just as he was about to panic, he caught sight of the brilliant blue-green of Haruhi's dragon and began to run towards it. He had hope that if the dragon was there, Haruhi would be as well. Soon he saw her and Mori but froze at how he saw them. Haruhi, his beloved little girl, was sitting in Takashi Morinozuka's lap and the stoic host had his arms wrapped around her waist! Slowing slightly Tamaki began to walk over.

"Haruhi?" he asked shakily. "Are you okay? You weren't at school yesterday. You worried your brothers and daddy so very much."

"You're still not my dad Tamaki-senpai," Haruhi stated bluntly. "And yeah, I'm fine. It's just that a lot has happened and it all caught up with me at once."

"How come you didn't call and let me know?" Tamaki nearly wailed. "I would have come over to help make it all better!"

"You would have kept me up instead of getting rest I needed or you would have thought I was dying and tried to take me to one of Kyoya-senpai's family's hospitals."

Wincing slightly as Haruhi raised her voice, Tamaki whimpered. "But daddies are supposed to take care of their daughters..."

"For the millionth time, you are not my father Tamaki!" Haruhi yelled, her eyes flashing brightly.

Mori caught the faint glow of Haruhi's eyes and knew that Qurdox had caught it as well. Mori wrapped his arms around her waist tighter to keep her seated and Qurdox quickly moved in front of the two of them letting out a low growl in warning. Tamaki yelped when he was the flash of scales and heard the growl. Seeing an angry dragon in front of him, Tamaki balked and backpedaled as quickly as he could. Mori caught the flicker of the Void out of the corner of his eye and tightened his grip on Haruhi to keep her from launching herself at the baka.

Haruhi felt a thrum of power wash over her soothingly and turned quickly to see the adults walk out of the house with Trekiva in front. When he saw Haruhi's eyes, he understood instantly. "Did we not tell you to let them have their peace little one?"

"But..." Tamaki whimpered.

"You were warned child," Trekiva said sternly. "Leave and let my child and Takashi be at peace. Much has been placed in front of them that must be worked through and you are being a hindrance."

"How is Haruhi your child?" Tamaki asked suddenly. "Her father is Ranka and myself!"

Trekiva sighed. "You, child, need to mind your place. Her elder was changed by my blood. Although his only child was born human, as were the ones born after, that does not erase my blood in her veins. By Blood Rite, she is my child, as is Ryoji."

"Who?" Tamaki asked confused, his mind going blank as his fear rose.

"Me," Ranka huffed. "My actual name is Ryoji. You were told this the first time you met me!"

"As we have said many times," Kyoya sighed. "Tamaki doesn't pay very good attention."

Just as Tamaki was about to refute the statement, Qurdox let out another growl causing Tamaki to jump. Kyoya moved over and grabbed the blond's arm and began to drag him back to the house with a Void following. The rest of the adults went back inside as well but Trekiva remained. He placed a soft hand on the dragon and traced his silent request of passage. Qurdox huffed softly in the direction the two teens had departed in before moving to let him pass. Kneeling in front of the two children, he looked deep into Haruhi's faintly glowing eyes before giving a soft smile.

"Your instinct is awake and has spoken to you, hasn't she?" he asked softly.

Haruhi gave a small nod. Trekiva moved his hand closer to her with his palm up, almost as if he was approaching a terrified animal. Haruhi looked at Trekiva's upturned hand and felt the urge to rest her head in his hand. Slowly she leaned forward and soon her forehead was on his upturned palm. As she let her head rest on his hand, Haruhi felt her rage dissipating like water flowing over her. While Tamaki was there, she felt uneasy despite having Mori's arms around her but with Trekiva there, her anger just melted to nothing. Her eyes slowly slid shut as she felt him begin to run his fingers of his other hand through her short hair.

"How is it that I have calmed down so quickly?" she asked quietly, almost sleepily. "And why was I so angry at Tamaki-senpai?"

"Because your instinct knows I am your Sire," he explained. "Until you and Takashi enter your Union, only your Companion, myself and your father can sooth your ire quickly without bloodshed. As for why you got angry in the first place, it was because your serenity was ruined, the placements of those around you was questioned and your instinct recognized what that child held for you in his heart and scent, even if neither of you did yourselves."

She looked at Trekiva slightly confused but let it go as Qurdox wrapped around her and Mori once more. Haruhi felt nothing but peace under the steady thrum of her dragon's power and relaxed into Mori's embrace. Trekiva smiled and stood as he watched her eyes slowly return to normal. He also notices the faint outlines of the thorns growing around both of their necks. Giving a nod to his old friend, he went back inside to allow the children to have the rest of their day in peace. He knew that they needed it and would make sure that their peace was not shattered again until the next day they had to attend their lessons.