Hi all.

First, thanks to all who have followed this story till now. Your feedback and support are greatly appreciated.

Just an FYI, my University studies have begun once more, so finding time to upload newer chapters is going to be extremely difficult. Do bear with me for any long breaks between posts.

At this point, I want to give all readers a break from the main story and I hope this small filler will help ease off that burden. These side stories will be just the everyday life of the main vampire characters. If there is anything you want to see (be it hilarious or just regular slice of life sort of things), do let me know and I'll try my best to hammer out a chapter.

So with that, I hope you enjoy this next bit.

P.S., if you haven't yet figured it out, Emi is a crazy vampire

It was the weekend at Cross Academy. With the night sky out, the Day class students were fast asleep. The Night class students however, were up and about. Most of them were now having their own garden parties within the courtyard, with a few of the more 'tame' ones wandering the town.

In the main lounge of the Moon dorm, seven vampires were gathered around the main table. Glasses filled with blood tablet infusions were rested on the table along with plates of cake and sweet treats. The seven gathered would speak casually to each other, occasionally laughing at another's joke.

Shinji then gave a slight yawn, indicating he was still drowsy. He then tilted his head back, resting on the sofa before letting his eyes fall close. Beside him, Emi smiled as she straightened a few locks of his hair.

"Always so sleepy he is." Emi chuckled as she gave a small kiss on his cheek.

"He shouldn't be staying up so late all the time." Ganju said, drinking a gulp from his glass. "Last time, he got back only five hours before classes started. What was he doing so close to evening anyways?"

"Apparently, he has found some new love for the outside world." Gabriella answered, causing everyone to turn their heads to her.

"You've been following him?" Henry frowned. "That's really creepy."

"Well, he wasn't talking about it." Gabriella shrugged. "So I just had my bats follow him around for a bit. Turns out he went to some really interesting places yesterday."

"What kind?" Emi exclaimed, sensing that the subject of their current conversation now took a strange turn.

"Emi, calm down." Akira smiled. "Shinji is my cousin. I'm sure he wouldn't do anything so str-"

"Well he was taking a look at some female dolls in a toy store." Gabriella stated matter-of-factly, taking a slight sip from her glass. This one sentence caused all form of calm to disappear from Emi's face and an expression of what could be considered shock to flutter across Akira's.

"WHAT?!" Emi screamed, which now aroused Shinji from his sleep.

"Emi?" He yawned as he rubbed his eyes. "What're you-?" He never got the chance to finish before Emi seized his collar.

"What are you doing?!" She yelled at his pallid expression, shaking him violently. "When did you develop such strange habits such as looking at dolls?" She then leaned in, and everyone swore the room suddenly got colder. "You're not cheating on me are you?"

"Emi, calm down and get off me so that I can explain." Shinji grumbled, finding it increasingly uncomfortable now that Emi had pinned him to the sofa. With a surprised gasp, Emi straightened and allowed him to speak, the reddish tinge of embarrassment for such behaviour now colouring her cheeks.

"So before any of you jump to conclusions…" Shinji began, noting the shocked expressions on all their faces. "I've just been going around town to make sure the others don't cause too much trouble."

A few seconds passed before everyone nodded with expressions of understanding. Shinji groaned internally. Seriously guys? What's with the exaggerated reactions?

"And in the process, I've come to grow fond of a certain doll-making shop." He continued. This sparked a huge reaction that now came in the form of bugged out eyeballs, coughing, double-takes and after that, stunned silence.

"Shinji…" Emi asked dangerously, the very air around her suddenly getting chilly. "What are you doing?"

"Like I said." Shinji frowned. "I just got interested in a doll shop. The guy inside makes really good hand-made dolls. It was really intriguing, so that's why I stayed for a while." Shinji now tilted backwards, folding his arms behind his neck. "My mom is a seamstress and fashion designer after all, so I thought I'd get some ideas for her to try next time. Otherwise, business on that side of the family would be a wreck."

"Oh…" Everyone nodded, his answer making total sense.

"What's with the uninspired reaction?" Shinji grumbled.

"Well..." Henry cleared his throat as he chose his next few words. "We didn't think you'd be so, um, dedicated to your mother's business. It surprised us a little."

"So is that why you've been buying them?" Lin Hua now spoke, breaking her silence that had gone on for the past few minutes. Unfortunately for Shinji, this comment once again caused everyone to stare back at him.

"Well, like I said, it's to help my mom." Shinji explained again. "She sometimes gets inspiration from seeing new stuff. Figured I'd buy a few to give her ideas."

"The problem is, you didn't buy a few." Lin Hua answered. "You bought thirty. And you've stuffed them all in your room. I do agree with you that those dolls look really life-like, but that selling point is slowly dying out. Have you even looked at the way they stare at people? To be honest, they're starting to creep your roommates out."

Once more, her words were punctuated by an exaggerated silence. Shinji now felt the stares of his other friends bore into him. "Whatever…" Shinji groaned as he closed his eyes again. "I've already explained everything. What you imagine is your fault. Now leave me alone…"

Shinji now drifted back to sleep, ignoring the awkward situation surrounding him. The other vampires frowned as they mulled over what to do.

"How much do you think those dolls would sell for among his fans?" Henry frowned after a moment of thinking.

"Nine…" Lin Hua said. "Maybe ten hundred thousand Yen if we push it."

"And what's to stop him from noticing that they are missing?" Gabriella questioned.

"He just wants to show his mother right?" Emi whispered harshly. "Take some photos and send them to her via email!"

"Does she even have one?" Henry asked. "Truth be told, I've never seen Shinji actually use a computer out of class."

"The Internet has existed for hundreds of years!" Emi answered vehemently. "She's got to have one!"

"Now calm down Emi…" Akira smiled gently, causing all the others around to take a breather. "We must respect Shinji's actions. However, if we are to simultaneously prevent everyone else from descending into a rabid chaos, might I suggest something?"

"Hmm…" Shinji frowned as the last doll was placed into the box. Akira's idea was pretty sound. Instead of hoarding the dolls, he ought to get them delivered. Akira had used his many contacts to procure a very trustworthy delivery company. Originally, Shinji was against the idea of getting another to do so since he wanted to protect the pristine condition of the dolls, but his cousin had assured him that the company took extremely good care of the user's property. And he had managed to do it without his natural Pureblood abilities.

"Is that all?" Emi said as she came over, stopping short just before the box.

"Yeah." Shinji replied in monotone. "I placed extra cushioning in just in case."

"Oh relax." Emi chuckled. "Akira promised didn't he? And from what I know of your dear cousin, he never breaks a promise."

"Some things can be out of even his hands Emi." Shinji frowned. "But I suppose you are right. I ought to have faith in him."

Emi now came up to him and embraced him. "You should. Anyways, I want to say I'm sorry. I overreacted last night and accused you wrongfully. Can you ever forgive me?"

Shinji turned toward her, returning her embrace with his own. "Of course. I know you only meant well for us both. Anyways, I have to make it up to you too, for getting you all worried."

"You've done nothing of the sort." Emi replied as she shook her head, directing a soft smile at him, a smile that suddenly turned mischievous. "But if you insist, you could always kiss me."

Shinji chuckled. "Sounds easy enough. Mind if I started now?"

Emi laughed as she stroked his head, running her fingers through his maroon coloured hair. "Whatever you want…"

They stared into each other's eyes. Shinji lifted his hands and lightly caressed her face before planting his lips onto hers. She returned his kiss by cradling his head and pulling him toward his own bed, upon which they lay down on the mattress, slowly indulging in each other's passion and love.

At that moment, Lin Hua and Ganju came in. Noticing how preoccupied Shinji currently was, they made it a point to carry the box out before he ended up having second thoughts about shipping them home.