Slowly , form a dreamless sleep, my body woken up regaining all of the senses. Hands fingers tips twitched feeling the coolness of smooth surface, the same feeling got on one side of my face. Inhaling the cold and almost moist air, my hand slid closer to hair bangs covered face. Questions 'Where am I?' 'How long I was unconscious?' 'Am I still alive?', ran through my head in a vicious circle. With regaining conscious, the memories of two vampires sucking my blood came along. Those spots where now should be fang marks, started slightly throb. My inner tight, the crook of the neck, upper chest part…and head ache? The first three I get it but when did I hit my head?

I cracked one eye open to look around. The sight was covered with my hair but it didn't took much to figure out that I was laying on the bathroom floor.

Once again, I closed my eyes. With both arms I pushed the upper part of my body up and sat up on the floor grunting like normally I do when it's time to wake up. Usually, after being sucked, I wake up laying somewhere cushioned, like in my bed or at least couch. This time was something new. Judging from the situation they left me laying on the sink cabinet and it just happened that I fell down from it. Curse them 99 times and 100th time, punch them.

l brushed my hair up, uncovering my face. At that moment my blue eyes met the familiar purple ones looking straight into my soul.

"Jesus!"

Startled, with a quick move I leaned back, getting an impact to my head. My heart started to beat faster it almost felt like it will jump out from my chest.

The young boy tilted his head innocently with eyes running from one of my face's features to others. He was kneeling in front of me, balancing on tiptoes with Teddy in his lap. It seemed that not only Kanato but Teddy to looked at me with a impressed look. Only that toy bear smiled….creepy. I could imagine Teddy being with a voice of George Takei telling me 'Hello, woman'.

"Not the expression that I was hoping for to see" Kanato sighed, using the toy as a head supported.

"Morning, Kanato" I exhaled rubbing the back of my head.

"Kaya-san , did you hurt your head?"

"It's not a big deal" II crack a smile.

"Poor thing" with his hand he stroked my hair in surprising gentle and somehow caring way. This gesture made me froze in the spot with eyes wide open.

'Let's just take a moment, calm down, breath and process what is happening'

"It's unpleasant to female human feel the pain. You know, Kaya-san, dead corpses don't twitch or scream from pain. Wouldn't that be a great solution? Win-win situation?"

This is what creeps me out the most: the tone of his voice. After all this time, he's still the most scariest Sakamaki out of all. I can deal with others, but Kanato… Well, he's a special kid who is hard to understand. His obsession with dead bodies is still something unexplained to me. If I'm right, these kind of need comes from the experiences in the past, childhood. And what I know about his past? Basically, nothing. Just a things that Shu told me sometime. About how his mother made him sing all day till his throat starts to bleed. But I bet this is only the surface of his story.

"Kanato, I would appreciate if you leave me, still able to breath" I smiled and took his hand away from my head.

"Sigh….annoying" the boy grunted "that's right, I'm not allowed to kill you. It's easy to forget this since you becoming unpleasant to listen to, when you start talking"

'Good to know that'

"And, Kaya-san, tell me" he squeezed Teddy closer to his chest "Am I that hideous to you that you get startled so much?"

'No. You glow with a beauty of a model which blew us away'

"IIIIya, think you are handsome men and you shouldn't think of yourself less. Anyway, what were you doing here?"

"Nothing. I just came here clean myself up and then I found you laying on the floor, so I took a moment to look at you"

"Great" I gave him quick smile before standing. My head for a second got dizzy but I recovered. Again, the flashback of what Ayato and Laito did to me , came back in repeating episodes form.

"No, please leave. I'm on the edge of snapping your neck"

"….." I blinked few time and quickly phased towards the doors but before leaving "Umm, Kanato, do you know where Ayato and Laito are?"

"They went early, for a hunt"

"Hunt? Interesting" I ran to the shower booth and from the shelter took a bottle of shampoo and with quick goodbye left the bathroom changing my destination to Ayato's room.

First I knocked on the door. There was no response, so I entered. The sun was nearly down making glow in red. It was weird how after all this time I was in his room only five, maybe even less times. And it only was standing in front of the door, talking with him and only had a peek in his room. It didn't look like a bedroom. More of a living room vibe, with two dressers and iron maiden in the middle. Yui told me something about it, him using it as a bed only he took out all the spikes. I must say he taking sleeping to the next level. The thing is, they told me that I shouldn't believe tales written by mortals about vampires. But let's take a fact from those stories that vampires sleep in coffins (iron maidens are included). If we make this statistical thing, two out of six vampires uses coffins as a bed. Fairy tails my ass, we humans got some things right about them.

Anyway, back to the plan. As I thought his room will be not something from a picture look-alike. Some magazines in one corner some in the other.

'Wow. One book'

'Sarcastic surprise'

There were clothes on one couch, just a regular guy room. And what I was looking for was something that he would definitely use tonight. And there it was, his so much wore sneakers. School uniform was still laying on the couch which implied that he will be changing his outfit. So what I was about to do, you ask? People say that ravage is a dish best served cold. I do the opposite. I serve this dish lava-hot so my enemy would burn their tongues.

So what I did was, both his sneakers filling up with a shampoo which was a good idea because they started to stink. And before getting caught on spot I left his room as fast as possible.

*time passes*

"GODDAMN IT! OROKANA!"

The peace in the mansion was disturbed by the vampire's yelling and curses. If this was a movie the front shot of the house would be shaking and bats flying away.

As normally I poked my head through the crack of my room's door, looking at the direction from where furious men should have been.

"Yes, honey!?" I called.

"WHAT THE FUCK!?"

"Ugh, you vampires, are so abstract" I walked down the halls until I reached red-head's room from which he ragingly came out with his sneakers in his hands and shampoo soaked one feet.

'Amen'

"So what's the problem, officer? Did your foot shrunken?"

"You know what's the damn problem?!"

"Oh right, shampoo"

I was putting on an intro act just to tease him a little bit. Ayato was showing that face again, filled with anger and wish of my death. Eyes flaming with a cold fire, burning holes in my head. But for some extra, I gave him a satisfaction glance, mockingly lifting a corner of my lips. Crossing my arms and examined eye twitching and deep breaths taking vampire's face. It wasn't the first time when I did this sort of thing to him and it won't be the first time when he will avenge me for that.

"Yeah, you see when I had this anemic syndrome from when I woke up in the bathroom after my blood was suck by someone. And I guess, my brain didn't worked properly so instead of washing my hair with a shampoo, I washed your sneakers with it."

"Yyouu, bitch" Ayato gritted his teeth steeping closer to me. It felt like a rap battle with those staring contest, trying to be the dominant one in the situation. I wasn't thinking of backing up, even tho I felt my defense mechanism turning on trying to tell me 'back up, back up, back up' 'cause we were standing inches away from each other.

'Ah man, this battles is about to get real, man. Put your hands up in the air and cheer for your favorite, aaahh yes'

I gave him the same glare as he. Metaphorical lightning was between us just intensifying the atmosphere around us, heating it up. From the anger his jaws were locked tightly together, upper lip corner twitched. and eyes harshly staring at me.

"You never learn, Orokana" he whispered.

"You should learn that I will never. Ever. Back down. To you"

The vampire was on the edge of snapping. This was one of those moment when you think that you have no regrets of doing something but then this idea pops in your head 'maybe it wasn't that good of ideas to anger a vampire. I'm not sure'. He was standing close enough to feel his breath.

And there it was. Something changed, just not quite sure what. There was some force that was pushing us to make gap between us smaller… or was it just pushing me?

'Stick your fingers up his nose'

'What?'

'…..What?'

"The night started with shouts is the best night, nfu~ Things might escalate to something else~"

From around the corner, Laito appeared, glancing at me, then Ayato and down.

"Ayato-kun, what's that slimy thing on your right feet?"

Ayato glared at me.

"Something that he deserves" I glared at him back.

"That does it!" he tossed sneakers to the side keeping eyes on me. It took me a moment to realize what was happening. The red-head bowed to the level of my waist and tossed me over his shoulder "Let's go for a little adventure"

"Que demonios está pasando?! Suéltame o te mataré!" (What the hell is going on? Let me go or I'll kill you) I slapped against his back which didn't do anything to him, no reaction whatsoever.

"What on Earth is going on?" next to Laito stood displeased Reiji because all of the all noises.

"This is just assumption but" Laito began explaining "Ayato-kun sucked on Perra- chan till she fainted, left her in the bathroom and now she putted something in his sneaker which leads us to this" he pointed at his brother trying to hold still struggling girl on his shoulder.

"And how you know all this?"

"Because I was there too" Laito smiled.

"Would you stop- Tch" Ayato hissed getting hold of my legs

"Ugh…Ayato, put her down. After school you will have time to do whatever you're planning to do" Reiji sighed.

"Beat it, four-eye"

"You heard what the man said, put me down" I gritted my teeth

"Is that what you want ? Okay" He casually dropped me off his shoulder on the floor, like a bag of potatoes. I let out a surprised yelp before meting the hard carpeted floor.

"Enough" Reiji raised his voice "All of you. Down stairs in 10 minutes" he eyed all three of us before walking away. It was the first time when I heard this change of tone in Reiji's voice. Both fascinating and scary.

"This isn't over. Orokana" Ayato looked down at me.

"…Va' fa Napoli"

While on the way to academy, my brain was turned on the maximum level, thinking of what kind of excuse should I used so after classes I could meet up with Rin. Cursing at loud should work or maybe lie that I have to the doctor….zombie apocalypse? A villain with a mustache tied up a young lady to a railway and must help her? At this point, I'm getting creative with good but unrealistic excuses. 63% that one of them will work, it only depends on how good I can act and present them as a truth.

But all this planning had to wait. Before we took off I drank two glasses of water and one glass of cranberry juice, so right now my bladder was in charged.

"And one more point that I would like to discuss with you, Yagami"

"I will politely decline your request, Sakamaki"

Out of blue Reiji started scolding me for yesterday. Yes, I did came back to the mansion late, but the most importing thing is that I came back.

"You still didn't explained yourself for bold action of yours" Reiji raised his eyes from the book.

"I was attacked"

"Attacked?" Not only Reiji but other stiffened as well. "By who?"

"Hunger, Reiji…hunger. It happened so fast." I crossed my legs like it would ease an urged that I was having.

"We have food at home"

"Reiji, first and foremost, the concept of 'food' for both of us is very different. Second, didn't you enjoyed those few hours without me? And third, as much as I would like to continue this topic but there are more important problems to take care of, which always comes in the first place in all life situations"

The limo stopped in front of the academy and I quickly got out, no, jumped out of it and almost running, headed to the bathroom.

Just when Sakamakis limo drove away, a pickup truck stopped in front of the gates. In the back of the car was laying Rin, with both hands behind his head, one leg placed on other, just listening to some music with a earbuds. The driver turned around and knocked on the window loud enough for his passenger to hear.

"We're here, sir"

Rin took out the earbuds and sat up, looking at the enormous building where his younger sister should be now. She and Rin agreed to meet at that ramen place but he decided to surprise her and maybe tease a little too.

The boy jumped out from the back of a pickup truck and gestured the driver to lower his window.

"Thanks for the ride, Suzuki. You have now idea how much I appreciate your help" from his jacket's inner pocket Rin took out some money and gave it to a blue cap man.

"No need to thank, when I was a young mustang like you, getting myself in the same situations was everyday life to me" the driver smiled.

"Well, it's not everyday when you get yourself 20 kilometer away from the city"

"Anyway, what were you doing in there?"

"Let's just say, I got bored and decided to download Pokemon Go …" Rin sighed "Believe me when I say it's not a game, it's a big deal"

"Sure. Well, good luck, boy. I hope we will meet again, sometime soon"

"Yeah, I hope that too"

They shook hands and driver left the boy's sight.

"Now when the hardest part is over, I need to find Kaya" he asked himself while walking towards the main entering.

Rin analyzed the area, summing up academy's possible territory's size and how much place took the whole building plus yards.

"Okay, maybe it will be harder then I thought" the boy scoped the territory one more time "Kaya?" a silent call escaped his mouth

"Much better" I sighed in relieve after visiting that good place, feeling like a whole new person. More relaxed, I headed down the hallway and up the stairs to the classroom. Taking step by step, without any hurry or rush I was daydreaming about the random stuff and like on purpose when Rin popped in in my mind, the universe chose to make it reality.

"Kaya" from the downstairs I heard a familiar, heartwarming voice.

"Rin!" I gasped from excitement and walked down the stairs with a genius smile to give him a quick hug. But just as fast I got happy, the feeling of worry spread through my body. "Rin" this time my voice was filled with a fear and disbelief that he was here.

"Surprised?"

"More likely astonished" I turned my head around to make sure if there weren't any of the Sakamakis standing in the hallway or laying on the floor.

"What's wrong?" he asked with a concerned in his voice.

"Eh..Nothing, I'm just looking around to see if my teacher isn't coming"

"Oh. Okay, Anyway, I will just kill some time till your classes will be over and then we could go to grab something to eat at Kazuki-kun's place and maybe stroll around the city?"

"….Yeah" I nodded with a smile "But you mustn't be here since you have no uniform and the policy of this place is unpredictable….I don't want you to get in any trouble"

"How about I steal a uniform and then-"

"Rin, please" I begged.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll be just somewhere around the academy" he assured me but this feeling of something-will-go-wrong didn't left me. "Okay, hop, hop like a bunny to the class"

The boy watched his sister walking up the stairs, leaving him alone, standing in the hallway…by himself.

"Eh, I'm just gonna take peek around this place"

He walked around the empty hallways, hearing students talking and laughter coming from the other side of the doors. It was a rare opportunity, when he could look around the place which seemed like a renovated old mansion, so it would compliance with school premises standards.

"Oh, music room" without a second thought, the boy slid open the wooden door. Various instruments from moderns to classical, were hanged on the wall or placed in the holders. Empty seats appeared not been used in ages. He looked around more before laying eyes on a curved shaped beauty.

"Cool, they have a guitar" he and put on the guitar's strap over his head on the shoulder and played few chords. "Needs a little tuning"

When the sound became good enough, he started playing a random melody.

"~Guantanamera, guajira guantanamera~"

I walked in the rustling classroom and sat down to my desk, still after a small shock that Rin, God know who encouraged, came here. And this feeling, these paranoid thoughts that he will encounter one of the Sakamakis. If I were the spider-man, my senses would be tingling.

"Hey" Ayato called out for me "Tell me, where were you yesterday?" he eyed me, suspecting something. A group of girls laughter spread across the classroom which distracted me and in a result it became harder to think. "So?" the red-head turned his body to me with one arm resting on the desk.

"Does it really matter?"

He gave me a sharp glare "Were you with those Mukami guys?"

"Who?...Oh" it took me a moment to recall those three Mukamis faces "No, I wasn't with them. Stop being so paranoid, possessive man."

"I'm not paranoid" he hissed.

"Then possessive it is"

"Tch"

"Look," I took out my notebook and a textbook "You had been there when the teacher said to stay longer. I was working in the library and it took me awhile, plus I accidentally putted some books in the wrong order so I had to redo almost everything which added took a time. I walked out as hungry as you get thirsty, so I went to the ramen place nearby and came back to the mansion. For your information, by foot" with the last word I loudly placed my pen on top of a notebook and gave Ayato a got-any-more-questions look.

"Hmpf" the vampire closed his eyes and got himself comfortable to fall asleep on the desk.

'Nice work, Kaya'

"What the…?"

Out of nowhere, I felt a paper ball hitting my head. Instinctively, I turned to Ayato who usually does that to me but he was almost asleep with his head placed on the desk. Then the second ball of paper fell on my desk. I turned around and through the crack of the door I saw Rin waving at me and also holding a guitar….what?

"What are you doing?" I whispered to him, closing the door behind me . Never in my life I got up from the desk so fast.

"Observing" he was about to hit a chord but I stopped him. "And shouldn't be me the one asking questions what are you doing?"

I tilted my head to the side blinking puzzled. Somehow, I'm not surprised that Rin didn't go back to his hotel or the ramen place. When he was still in the high school these kind of things happened often. For example that thing when your classroom's door is open and your friend is passing by. Yeah, Rin looked like a trying to dance, or just acted out songs in a very dramatic way.

As much as I loved these flashbacks, the conscious about vampires being around and the chance of them finding out that Rin is here, didn't gave me a rest.

"W-Why you should be asking me this?"

"Who's that guy you were talking to?"

'Crap'

"He's my classmate"

"Really" Rin grinned "I-"

"No" I interrupted

"Bu-"

"No"

"Yo-"

"No"

"A-"

"No"

"K-"

"No"

After a short pause, making sure that he won't speak, I looked around and asked him.

"How did you know that this is where I was?"

"Right there are hanging lists of students"

"Oh"

"Where's your teacher?"

"Absent. We have substitute teacher who is once again late" I sighed "Not that I'm complaining"

"Hmm?"

I recognized that face, it was I'm-planning-something-that-might-be-entertaining face. Rin scratched his chin before smiling. With his eyes he told me 'bingo' and went a little bit further to the door which led to the front of the classroom and placed the guitar against the wall.

"Rin" I whispered.

His respond was a hand gesture to go back to class. With the same communication style I showed him a wild 'Don't even think about it' gesture. Once more he replied with the same sign only a rougher hand movement. I still protested but he didn't backed down. For a couple of second we were hand gesturing to each other like crazy people until Rin grabbed the edge of the door. With my index finger I pointed at him mouthing a big 'no', but did he listened? No. Practically at the same time we slid doors open and entered the room. Walked in quickly I and sat in my place trying to act like nothing unusually is happening.

"Good evening" with a confidence Rin walked straight behind the teacher's table and placed both hand on top of it, leaning a little closer to his new crowd. The groups of students spread out, going back to their desk, eyes on the new figure. With the corner of my eyes I saw Ayato lifting his head too, probably because he heard unfamiliar voice.

"My name is Kazuki Longtree"

'Oh my Lord' I cover my mouth

"Tonight I will be your sub-substitute teacher"

"Yo" Ayato whispered to me. My heart even skipped. Whit a neutral expression I looked him.

"Yes?"

"He has a similar smell as you" looking at me uncertain eyes, he only made all this situation more uneasy to me.

"I don't know this person" I replied. Unfortunately, we got attention from the men.

"Hey!¨Rin yelled at both of us ¨No talking in my class"

Everything felt silent.

"Now, is there any questions?"

One girl raised her hand "May I ask, what kind of accent you have?"

"That's a good question. This what you get mixing American with Mexican and then speaking Japanese"

'He just had to say this'

But if I recall correctly, only Yui knows about the places where I lived before. She is the only person that

I told this to. And the rest of the Sakamakis…well, maybe only Reiji or Shu are aware of this information. Now, the only concern is, if Ayato or Kanato will figure out that me and Rin in some way are connected. Ayato already stated about the smell that Rin is giving.

"If any of you have a question, too bad, cause there is a time limit…that's a first lesson. Write it down" he jumped over the table "Gentleman's, ladies, I came here for one reason…to share with you the knowledge and information that I possess. To prepare you for upcoming life's challenges and comedians jokes which only makes sense if you are following political news and TMZ. I will keep you all on the track of today's history. I will give that knowledge which will help you understand why on Earth some things are happening now."

All Rin needed was an inspiring background music,

"So, what are we learning today?" he glowed with enthusiasm

"Physics" The same girl answered.

"Oh"

And now he glowed with a Goddamn-it light.

"You see, the only thing that you must be aware of is that gravity is the third strongest traumatologists accomplice, trickiest, evil-ish force in this world. And the rest is explained by the The Big Bang Theory theme song. But that's not what will be on today's test"

The word 'test' caught everyone's attention. It was that trigger that sets fears in all students hearts. With a faces of worry, whispers and looks were exchanged between teenagers.

"I just love this discomfort" Rin chuckled to himself "No need to panic. Panic only at the disco" he gestured to clam down. "First question, what reference did I just made?"

With uncertainty the guy sitting in front of me raised his hand "Panic! At the Disco. A pop-rock band."

"Sensei" with a raised and displeased voice tone our class's smart-ass addressed Rin. I have to admit that girl sure was a straight A student, almost a genius. But not a good kind. Her ego was higher then her IQ " How this question is related to physics? "

"To make a point I'll ask you this…. From what TV show and which character have his trademark phrase 'Suit up' "

The majority of the class raised their hands.

"The thing is, I can teach you physics"

'Nnnno, you can't'

"But on a date you won't be talking with a guy about E equals mc squared" he said and glanced at one guy's notebook "That's a bad-ass looking Shaohao...World of Warcraft, anyone?" he asked.

Basically all the guys raised their hands and few girls. The change of atmosphere in the class was as fast as snapping your fingers. The students who were stiff-necked now seemed to feel like talking with a regular guy at their own age and interest. In some ways, that is true.

"Those who raised their hands, please write down on one paper your account names and then we discuss our further plans in a virtual dimension"

"Excuse me, who are you?"

In the doorway was standing our substitute teacher who examined Rin from head to toe. Well this was awkward. From the looks of it, the sub may thought for a moment that he came to the wrong class. The man in suit came closer to his desk and placed a briefcase on it, looking at students then at the strange guy who was in his spot as a teacher. Fortunately, Rin didn't got lost in the situation.

"Who am I? Don't you remember? We talked an hour ago, you said you'll be late so I should start the class"

"We didn't talked"

Maybe Rin should be a drama actor. When he is reading a play he always have this vocal voice, like reading Shakespeare out loud with a heart and soul.

"Yes, we did, Theodor. You should feel ashamed, I sacrificed my day off so I could come here and this is how you're treating me? All those words, all those promises were lie. You used me, Theodor…for extra. 30 minutes. Sleep. Theodor. I'm gonna leave now." and did as he said. But my brother had something else on his mind. He stepped in between the doorway, only now with a guitar.

"Goodbye, Theodorrrr" and played a dramatic Spanish guitar sound.

'We're relatives with him?'

'Yes'

I smiled to myself.

"Well that was fun" Rin said to himself and entered the music room from where he took the guitar. The show was just making fool of himself but he somehow knew that Kaya needed this. What worried him the most was how his sister changed, not even she looked like a paper and a bad purple eye shadow tutorial but something in her voice and socializing seemed not the same as before that he couldn't put a finger on it. The main reason for coming here is to make sure if she's doing okay.

"Ouch, damn it! Curse these desks" he accidentally hit his hip in to a corner of the wooden table.

"Keep it quiet" from the other side of the room came a lazy voice along with rustling sound.

"Umm dude, this is a music room, quiet is not really what you should be expecting" he joked taking a few steps to the side so he could see a blond-head figure laying against the wall near the piano.

The vampire opened one sapphire orb to see who intruded his place of peace where he can listen to classical violin sounds.

"You're not from around here, aren't you?"

"No, I'm not. I came here to visit my sister. You might know her. This height, loud, a little bit crazy"

The vampire paused before eyeing the young man "No"

"….Okay" Rin clapped "I will go now"

The bell rang announcing the end of the first period. And for me it was a 10 minute green-light to go and the Waldo. I went up all the way to the rooftop, looking over the edge hoping to see him in the front yard. The searched moved to the third floor, second floor and finally the first floor where I met Subaru. He asked me what I was doing, but before he could finish the sentence I said to myself 'Of course! The kitchen!' And ran off from the albino boy standing in the hallway thinking when will I be taken to the doctors for examination.

I bursted into the kitchen. In my disappointment it was empty, just a basket on the table with a cookies in it. It was leftover after a food prep class.

"Where are you, Nemo?" I sighed and from the basket took a brown cookie.

"Oh God" As soon as I took a bite of it, I spitted it out to the sink "This is probably how evil taste like" it was sweet, bitter, spicy and sour at the same time. Not to mention the aftertaste wave of that satanic cookie.

"Kaya-san"

A vampire with a bear toy in his hands, tapped my shoulder, gazing straight at me with those big purple eyes.

"Kanato, what are you doing here?"

"I feel a little peckish, so as Teddy" speaking with a calm voice he looked down at Teddy. "Please, put some effort to bake us cupcakes"

"Listen, Kanato, if this was a different circumstances I would cook for you. But, unfortunately, I have something else to do" I tried to explain "So maybe when we'll be back home, I could…"

The boy's eyes darken sending alerting vibes stiffing my body. Purple bangs covered half of his face, lips curved in disgust as the toy in boy's hands was clenched tighter. Before being tossed to the wall he glared at me with glowing eyes. The impact to my back was nothing compared to what I felt on my neck. A cold hand strangled me. With every word he spoken the grip around my throat got tighter making it harder to protest. My hands grabbed his in attempt to pull his away from my neck.

"If you can't do a simple task, then why I should keep you alive?!" he yelled "Making things complicated that makes my head hurt! Why don't you wanna understand me?!"

Tears formed in the corners of my eyes. His figure became blurrier with every second. I tried to breath in as much as I could but it was fruitless effort. With what was left of my remaining strength I concentrated it to my one leg and was ready to kick him to the side.

"Kanato, enough" That voice. It belonged to Shu.

I heard Kanato grunting and the next thing I know he let go of me. I slid down the wall and sat down on the floor, coughing and catching my breath.

Without saying anything, Kanato left me and Shu alone in the kitchen. I slowly stood up from the floor using the wall as a support.

"Oh, I'm so glad that I didn't offered him the devil's cookies" I heavily breathed.

"What were you doing here?" Shu asked

"I…"

"Your brother is here, am I wrong?"

I stood there in a cold sweat. How did he know? Nevertheless, this isn't good. This is really really bad. I had a feeling that something like this might happen. Come on, it's Rin I'm talking about. But I, mustn't show that Shu is right. A little bluff should do a trick.

"I don't know what are you talking about?"

"Did Kanato strangled you to hard? I didn't got up for nothing. A guy came to the music room not so long time ago. I recognized him from your family picture"

"…."

"Just for the record, it's bothersome when sacrificial brides relative comes. It get's ugly and I'm the one who has to clean afterwards. So I'll say you this, try runaway and you will be dead…and probably we will have to get rid of your brother too"

"You think I'm that stupid? Besides, my brother has nothing to do with you guys. So if you are threatening, then threaten only me. This is something between me and you all"

Shu smiled to himself "This…will only depend on you"

I scratched my hand and looked to the other side not making an eye contact with the vampire.

"Will you tell Reiji about this?" I almost whispered. The voiced wanted to crack but I managed to contain myself.

"Well, if you and that guy are relatives for sure, he will find out eventually"

"Where else I can go?" Rin rubbed his hands in evil way. He walked all the way to the other side of the academy, which seemed to be more quieter place. Going around like this gave him nostalgic feeling. All those memories when he was young and wild high-school student…even tho it was two years ago.

"Waiiit" he stopped and started backing up. There was a sign saying 'The Main Gym'

Three minutes skipped and the boy was already in a basketball court looking around the spacious place. In the corner stood baskets with the balls in them. On the ground near him, he saw two basketball balls. Become a professional basketball player was one of a million Rin's dreams. He never could made up his mind of what to do with his life but one thing he knew for sure, adventures will always be involved.

He took the ball, rolled it in his hands and aimed to the basket.

"Damn it" he cursed when the ball rebounded from the hoop "I'm a little rusty on this, am I?"

He ran to pick up the fallen ball.

"Unannounced shot!" with a quick turn he tossed the ball hoping to score but this time the ball hit the board making it come directly to Rin but dodged flying object.

"Whoa! Almost a sniper"

Just when the boy went to get another laying ball, the gym's door opened and the red-head vampire walked in with a hit of anger in his face expression. At first he didn't noticed already standing man in a court only when he lifted his eyes he notice the stranger holding a ball in his hands.

"What's bothering you, sailor?" Rin smiled and passed the ball to the vampire who caught it.

"Tch, I'm not a sailor. The name is Ayato" he scored from the three-point line.

"Not too shabby" Rin applauded newly met person.

"Hold on" Ayato took a step closer to Rin "You're that guy from today. Who pretended to be a teacher"

"Yes, I'm mister Longtree, but you can call me Rin" as he talked he made a shot from the side.

"Either way, you didn't answered my question"

"The only person who's bothering me right now is you" the red-head hit the ball to the floor.

"So it's not nothing. It's someone"

"…." Ayato kept silent and scored one more point.

"Tough crowd" Rin scratched his head "Then at least tell me this" he took the ball and passed it to the vampire who gave a surprised glance "The girl that you were sitting next to, the one with the brown hair, kind of Victoria Justice cheekbones, often annoys everyone"

"What about that baboon?" with a sense of rage Ayato hissed.

"….I'm not gonna ask what she did to you" Rin mentally praised his sister for still having some childishness left in her.

"And why are you asking about her?" Ayato interrupted another question.

"What? Brother can't inquire how things are going to his sister?"

"You're her brother?"

"Can't you see resemblances?"

I still got some time before bell rang again. But that was the last thing which concerned me. I needed to find Rin.

"Why this school must be huge?" I sighed. How in the world Ichirou coped with us? Nerves made of steal, must respect that trait of his. But then again, most of the time he found us on the playground in the middle of the night.

"Playground. That must be it" I slapped my forehead and headed to the other side of the building where the main gym was.

At the time when I was standing in front of the door, my cheeks got in a shade of soft red and sweat drops forming on my forehead. I got a little dizzy as well since my body haven't fully restored from the last time I was sucked from. For my surprised there were sounds of people talking and hitting the ball to the ground. But that didn't stopped me. With a hesitation I entered the basketball court.

"Ayato?...Shit. Rin!" I yelped in surprise and covered my mouth. My eyes ran from the vampire who stared at me with an amused tho waiting explanation face, to my brother who was aiming to the basket.

'Now it's a good time to pretend to be dead. Or just stick your head to the ground. If you can't see them, they can't see you'

"Hey, sis" Rin threw a ball.

"It seems that something is worrying you. Are you okay?" It looked like Ayato was concerned but I knew that he was faking it.

"No, everything is fine"

"If you say so. Well, I'll be on my way now" Ayato shoved his hand into the pockets of his pants and just when he walked passed me he gave me a agonizing look.

"Kaya, are you okay, for sure?" Rin came closer to me.

"Yeah, just a little bit tired" I forcefully made myself smile.

"I don't think so. Something is bothering. Look, you can tell me everything, and I might be able to help you. Just talk" he placed his hand on my shoulder, talking with me in a calm voice tone.

"Nothing, really. I just…needed to tell you that…" this temptation of spitting out everything that was going on, was unbearable "I have to meet someone else…and I don't I could go tonight…with you"

His hand slipped from my shoulder, staring at me with the eyes that I haven't seen on him before, something with heartbroken and disbelieve.

"Bullshit"

"What?"

"I said bullshit. That's not how you used to be. You always got time for family and now…you just…became different and not in a good way"

"I'm sorry, okay!" I felt how my voice tone raised.

"You know, when you had any problems I was the one who always listened to you. I was the one who always helped you. You know why? Because I truly care about you. But you must work with me as well on this. Communicate, for God's sake's. It feels like you're not the same" his voice tone got angrier. All the time he was moving, not standing in one place, just gestures irritated person.

"Damn it, Rin!" I clenched my hands into the fists, digging my nails into the flesh.

"Kaya! Yesterday you did the similar thing! You said you were okay but you said is in the way that it looked like you don't believe what you saying! Also it felt like you were just pushing away me!"

"Do you know how much stress I have to deal with every single fucking day!"

"Okay! Tell me! Then tell, what causes that fucking stress!"

"It's…It's just a stress!" I yelled out of rage.

"Oh dear God!" he rubbed his temple "It's just stress?! What's the reason, that what I wanna know!"

"…" I opened my mouth but the words didn't come out.

"You think I don't see?" he toned down his voice but still spoke with irritation "I even see that your health gone bad, Kaya. How come, before you left, it was easier to talk with you? You know, all this of this became too much irritating"

"I don't know!" I almost cried.

Rin took a deep breath and rushed towards the door. But before taking his leave, without turning back he spoke.

"Tomorrow, at the time like this, I'm leaving to Hokkaido by train" That was the last words that I heard from him that night.

The rest of the day went with a heart-ached not giving me any rest. I didn't cried, I didn't shade a tear. I just kept thinking: was this my fault, cause it really felt like it. What was I thinking, trying to lie to a person like him?

This wasn't the first fight that we had. When seven siblings are living together and each have their own needs, there will always be conflicts. But guys make up fast, so one misunderstanding didn't developed to a centuries war. But what happened right now… it was different.

In classes I was just a sitting statue. I didn't talked, didn't reacted to what was said to me. Nothing. My hands nervously shook, as well as feet. Even headache came to visit. All I wanted was to this night to be over but even after that I won't get any peace and quiet in the mansion.

On the way back the limo was drowned in silence. Reiji asked did I swallowed my tongue or something cause I didn't react to his questions.

I felt like ten trucks ran over me multiple times. Tired. Exhausted. Unexplained cold. With no energy whatsoever. I drank a pill from pain, so at least my head would stop to hurt, and laid on my bed for some time. I thought that I wanted to be alone but I just needed someone to talk too. So I went to Yui. Silently knocked on her door and with a cracking voice I asked her if she has a moment, although that moment took the rest of the night. I told her about the situation, how Rin came here and how we got into a fight.

"That's awful" Yui comforted "You should see your brother again before he leaves, that would be a solution. But..."

"I know"

Back in my room, I couldn't sleep even tho I was tired. It was one of those rare moments when I saw a daylight again. From the balcony I watched mansion's garden and forest covered with an early morning's fog which seemed to be more welcoming then before. I filled my lung with a cool air when the episodes of Rin shouting on me came across again. For now, I needed to take my mind off somehow.

Lucky me, non of the Sakamaki brother came requiring my blood and at this moment they all should be asleep, unless nightmares are torturing them as well.

"What can be done here?" I looked around my room looking for some activities. The old fashion room, still with a hole in the wall which connects mine and Subaru's rooms. But he used a closet as a temporary wall replacement. Honestly, I got used to it. Sometimes I try to have a conversation with him but I just get yelled at.

Anyways, I started pushing furniture around as much as possible. Making a new order to add variety in my life at least a little. Unfortunately the only things that I was able to move were nightstands, a desk, a chair, an armchair, a coffee table and now it came to my dresser. This was a big and heavy one. I only succeeded with two centimeters.

"If I hit my head hard enough to this, maybe the drawer will lead to the Narnia" I opened the top, long drawer where I kept clothes that I wear most of the time and just took out one by one piece throwing next to my feet. The interesting part about dressers and closets is that the deeper you dig, more surprises you get. For example in the third drawer I kept an Aztec style leggings with which I replaced my already wore pajama pants.

"Cool, it fits" in front of the mirror I did all kinds of leg stretching, lifting moves and then came back to a further research of the dresser's wonders. At the bottom drawers I found nothing of mine just an old scarf, a broken necklace and a wide stretch belt with a metal clip in front. And of course I putted it on.

"Nhe, Shakira, my hips don't lie, huh?"

Next thing that inspected was a not so big closet with half of it used for hanging clothes and the other half was divined into five sections going from up to down. While checking hanged clothes, I came across something that I forgot about. It was that one shoulder short black dress from that time when Reiji had to take me to the opera.

"Fancy…"

So the show began. Well, I wouldn't call it a show, more like a wearing what I find. So long, I putted on that black dress, underneath the same leggings, a blue belt on my waist. From a small wooden box where I kept all bracelets and necklace that I had had, I took all fabric, thin bangle bracelets, braided bracelets. All these I used to wear, one point in Mexico. I had this obsession with braided ones. Anyway: all bracelets were now on my wrists. Also on my neck I tossed a thin yellow scarf. Just did something similar to what Ayato do.

From all this digging in the closet I got a little warm, so not going far from my style that I was trying to pull off, I tied my hair into one side ponytail.

I took a pause and stood in front of the mirror sideways, sucking in and out my belly.

"Have a belly, no belly. Have a belly, no belly. Pregnant, not pregnant. Winter, summer. Free buffet, no free buffet. Eat as much as you can, pay for what you eat"

For a magic touch, I putted on a bat wings headband on and vuola, the final look. It looks ridicules which means my goal was achieved.

"Wait. Something is missing" I went through all my stuff again. It was a pleasant surprised to find a bag of skittles, yay. But what I was looking for was a black eyeliner. Using it I drew on my face a french style mustaches.

"Ah, parfait" I said to the mirror me in a horrible French accent.

For the rest of the evening I was laying on the floor, using a pile of cloths as a pillow, reading my journal and eating skittles. It was interesting to read what younger me was doing and thinking at the time. For example, I had I note to myself 'Remember, you're not crazy and you don't need a doctor to check on you. Go to psychiatrist only when you will start falling in love.' I was assuring myself that I will never fall for someone. Love is a disease that must be cured on a early stage.

"Kaya?" Reiji knocked on the door. Just before he entered he knocked two more times calling my name, which woke me up.

"Y-yeah, come in" I stood up yawing.

"I don't understand, are you deaf? It is rude to make….someone…wait" the vampire entered with his usual nagging but my makeover left him speechless for a moment. He slightly opened his mouth and closed it again.

"That man should had sent you to the circus, not our mansion" he pushed glasses up.

"The things your brothers do are similar to a circus performance. I think your father didn't mixed up the addresses"

"Don't get on my nerves. I still have six more breathing problems" before leaving he turned his head to me and one more time examined everything that was around me and on me "And just when I thought your IQ can't fall any lower?"

"Reiji, you can do it better. I believe in you" I placed my hand on my chest.

"I merely saying something , that even you could understand" he closed the door behind him leaving me standing alone in a pile of clothes.

From the floor I picked up the journal, flipping pages and thinking about how many times I mentions my brothers in every single story that I wrote. We went through a lot, risking for each other, helping to deal with one other difficulties, getting each other backs. But there are the bright side of these stories too. We laughed, pulled on pranks, got ourselves in most ridicules situations, talks lasting all night.

It only made miss my old life more.

I impatiently waited when the limo will stop. This weird feeling in my belly didn't gave me a rest, palms getting sweaty. Now or never, I won't get any other chance to meet him, and the last thing I want that our last conversation would be an argument. Of course, I'm hoping to see him in the future, but when will that future be?

The last one who got out of the car was me. I closed the door and took a deep breath in.

"Reiji"

He turned to me as well as others.

"I remembered that I have an appointment"

"What appointment?"

"The important one" I turned around and ran towards the gates "Be back in two hours or more!"

In the distance , I heard Reiji trying to say something to me but I was far enough not to hear. Now my target was a train station.

"Kaya-chan" Yui said in worried tone.

"Unbelievable, such a behavior won't be tolerated" Reiji gritted his teeth.

"Want me to go and bring her back?" Laito stepped in with a devilish smirk on his face promising that he is not only intending to get the girl back, but having a little fun with the runner as well.

"No need" Shu surprised his brother by speaking up "She will come back to us eventually"

"And what if she won't?" Laito tilled his head.

"Then Kanato will have a new wax figure added to his collection" Shu said casually.

"It's a win situation for us, nee Teddy?"

Shivers went down my spine, with a bad feeling coming along. Probably in Reiji's head started to note a torture therapies steps just for me. Despite these thoughts, I didn't stopped searching for a train station. On my way I asked one person for directions. It took quite a while to reach my destination. With a flushed cheeks and trembling heart, I walked nearby the train stop. Unfortunately, there was no sign of Rin.

There weren't a lot of people at this time. One man in a suit was calmly waiting for a train, an elderly couple was sitting on a bench with women holding a bouquet, a group of students from a different school were chatting and laughing about something, a women with bags was on her phone. And there was me not sure if I got the right place or not. Now it was the moment of truth, the most scariest part. I prayed for Rin coming here. I prayed to God, to be able to see my brother before he leaves.

Ten minutes passed…

Thirty minutes passed…

Fifty minutes passed…

One hour passed…

A warm wind blew, softly brushing my skin and ruffling my hair. The only light I was getting was from a stations lamps which made a buzzing sound.

People came out from trains and got in them. I spend an hour sitting on the bench, waiting for him to show up. The worst scenario thought circled around my head, making this more stressful. The pressure in my chest kept getting bigger and only afterward I noticed that I ripped off one button from my skirt.

I took a deep breath feeling how the ball of tears starts to choke me. It wasn't time for that. Pull yourself together, they say.

Another twenty minutes passed….

Another forty minutes passed….

Another hour….

Nothing…

Loosing all hopes for my brother to show up I was about to stand up and leave this place. But someone was telling to wait, just a little bit longer. So I did.

All this waiting was depressing and painful but…

"Kaya?"

…it was worth it

My eyes shot wide open. I turned around and saw a boy with a suitcase and a backpack, walking towards me with a faster steps. He didn't seemed nor surprised nor angry.

"I'm sorry…" my voice cracked "I'm sorry for being a jackass"

He didn't say anything. Maybe for the best. I also couldn't make myself to look him in the eyes.

"You were right, I have changed. And it is eating me alive treated you in the way I did during this past two days"

I felt his look asking for an explanation. After a moment of preparing myself emotionally, I looked at him and spoke.

"Since I came here, there wasn't a day that I haven't thought about home. Every time when I wake up, I need a minute to remember where I am. And the fact that non of you guys are here, is….it was hard to deal with that and I think I won't get used to that. This could be the reason why I have a health problems, I don't know."

Rin lowered his eyes.

"I guess, unconsciously I tried to push you away because I know, when you will leave, that nostalgic feeling and sadness will come back, punching me harder. "

"I think I understand you" Rin scratched his cheek with a finger and gestured me to sit down. "All seven of us were locked up together and now we're trying to find our own paths. To be not know as a 'Yagami mafia' but be recognized as individuals. In Japan you felt more like a real person. I myself in the passed few days started feeling more like myself." he snored and I gave him a smile.

"Don't get me wrong but at when I came here I had doubts whether should I see or not. As you said it was hard at the beginning to be separated but tell me the truth you got used to it, right?"

I hesitated to nod but I did it anyway.

"It was the same for me and other, like a part of us was taken away." He ruffled my hair. "And about yesterday…I'm sorry for loosing myself. I shouldn't shouted on you. It was not cool."

"It's okay. I need to be slapped"

We let out a short laugh. Talking wasn't the real way to show how we felt. Just sitting next to each let us know that what we were thinking and how things from here will go.

In the distance we saw a train lights coming along with the sound of railways being hit. We stood up from the bench and walked closer to the edge of a platform.

"Listen, do you wanna come with me?..."

'Yes'

"…we could leave tomorrow, there's no rush…"

'It doesn't matter. I would go even now'

"…I will understand if you say no…"

'I want to say yes'

"…but still"

"I would go..."

Rin smiled thinking that this will be brother&sister trip once again.

"…but not today" I finished the sentence.

The train was not so far away, meaning that we didn't had a lot of time. It was hard to speak so I showed my feelings by hugging him like this was the last time we ever see each other again, like it was the last time that I talked to someone who reminded me of my real home. The hug was similar to the one when we met here for the first time, tight and strong. I feel how my throat started to hurt, nose sting, eyes filling with salty tears.

"Seriously, you became like a fountain. Nonstop crying." Despite of himself speaking with a cracking voice Rin still teased me and I just giggled into his shoulder.

The train finally arrived with a strong blow. At that moment we parted, now with the smiles we said goodbyes, 'cause that's how you should be remembered.

"We shall meet again, Traveling Wilbury"

"Our roads will cross one day, you crazy hooligan" Rin nodded.

I watched him getting in, with all my strength trying not to bursted into the tears. Even tho he came to visit for a short period, it was enough for me to feel refreshed. Sure it's hard emotionally and stuff…but I received some good energy from this.

Through the window I saw Rin waving and I did the same. When the train took off my gaze didn't left the direction where it go. I still could see the lights coming from it, in the distance like stars blinking in red and white.

I hugged myself and let tears break free which ran down my cheeks like a waterfall. Still keeping a smile on my face I slowly turned around, ready to go back to academy.

"Reiji?"

"Is that your brother that I heard of?"

I startled when I saw the vampire standing close to me. It was hard to read his face it seemed that he was angry but at the same time a hint of something similar to kindness could be spotted.

"Yes" I turned my watery eyes away from the tall man. With my hand I brushed one of my wet cheek. "Look, I know that you don't care, but please, at least this time, don't…" I couldn't continue speaking, feeling that another flow of unwelcoming tears was coming up.

'When all of this crying will stop?'

"We will talk about your punishment tomorrow" he said with a weirdly calm and at same time strict voice. I bit my lower lip and played with a button of my blazer nearly ripping it off.

Reiji, slightly opened his blazer just enough for his hand to get in the inner pocket. The next thing I know, he was holding a white handkerchief for me to take. My eyes wondered up and down, from him to what was in his hand. With a little hesitation I took it.

"I look that awful?" I gave him a smiled whipping watery eyes.

"That's hardly true. You appear like that all the time"

"I knew you can do it better" I whispered and looked up at him still with that stone face.

"…Living with you requires to learn certain things"

That night I felt exhausted in many different ways. So far this was one of the hardest moments in my life. And I survived it.

This night I fell into a deep deep sleep. Recharging and getting back my lost energy. Specially for this I changed the bed sheets and my PJs into fresh blankets and washed raglan top along with shorts.

But from my sleep was disturbed because it didn't felt like I was sleeping in a comfortable position anymore, it became colder as well. Sounds. And glimmering light which I managed to see through closed eyes now when I was awake. One thing I knew was I'm in someone's arms. I cracked my eyes open and the first thing I saw was the pool and the question that popped in my head was 'From where the hell this pool came from?'

"Let me help you to wake up" the one who hold me said in a husky, devilish chuckle.

"Wha-"

In a less then a second I was tossed into the pool. The need of the air hit me fast, so I swum my way out to the surface fast, pooping my head out from the water and coughed out those few gulps of chlorinated water.

"Youuu" I hissed at the vampire looking at me down.

"Shampoo needs some water to work" with a proud face Ayato stood nearby.

I swum to the edge of the pool and just when I was about to pull myself up I stopped with a yelp of pain "Ouch!"

"What now?"

"There's something wrong…with my leg" I cried out from the pain.

"I only threw you into the pool, I don't remember breaking your leg" I heard Ayato steps coming closer.

"Please…" I cried "Please help me…it hurts really bad" I lowered my head.

"Is it that bad?…tch. Fine, I will be at your mercy. Be thankful" he knelt on both of his knees in front of me and when I felt his hand touching mine, my eyes sparkled with an evil light.

"Gotcha!" I grabbed vampire's forearms and with my feet kicked away from the pool wall tossing Ayato into the water with me.

"Damn it, Orokona!" his yelled after swimming to the surface.

"If I'm getting wet, you're getting wet as well" I stated.

Ayato stared at me for a moment before starting to laugh.

"….Phuahaha"

"Not like-! Stop it! I didn't meant it in that way, you pervert!" I protested

"Hold on…hehe..you were the one who said it..hehehe"

"Suck on a old sponge with hair hanging off of it!"