How... did this happen?

One day before:

The room was dark, probably due to the curtains blocking out any sunlight. Eight figures surrounded the table, their faces shadowed. Silence prevailed.

The shortest of them all stood up and looked around once, then nodded in satisfaction.

"All of us are here, right?" He didn't wait for a response. That would be a mistake with these guys. "Good. Today we have gathered here for deliberation on an important issue-"

He was interrupted by a rather loud sound from under the table, followed by a whiny voice.

"Ow! That hurt!"

BANG!

"Shut up, demon."

Well, they started anyway. Inevitable, if you ask me.

"But Licht-tan, didn't you kick me just now?"

"You dare to accuse an angel such as myself of such lowly things?"

"Wha- no fair~"

"I said SHUT UP, you shit rat!"

"OUCH!"

There were sounds of shuffling and now the Eve of Greed was most likely standing on his Servamp's face.

But well, there was practically no light - so it could be some other part too. Who knows.

"Do not be mistaken! An angel such myself has come to this land solely to eradicate demonic scum like you! Do not forget," He put up his hands in that weird wing pose he gives now and then, "I'm an angel."

At the violent angel's proclamation, the Servamp of Greed expertly wriggled out from under his Eve's boots and started acting like some crazy fanboy, "Yes, the one and only Tenshi-chan! The most pure, handsome and talented angel who purifies EVERYONE with his music! The- ACK!"

"Shut it, demon."

The purple haired boy leant towards his Servamp, "I don't think I want to know where Licht put his boots NOW."

"Me neither, Misono."

The Greed pair continued, oblivious to anything else.

"Die, you stupid demon - and go straight to HELL!"

"WAAAAHHHH!"

The blue haired Servamp half-opened his eyes, then closed them again, "So noisy..." He leant against his Eve.

"Kuro, sit straight!"

"Ugh, can't deal." He yawned, "Let me sleep."

A few irk marks appeared on his Eve's forehead, "Then get yourself a pillow, you lazy cat!"

Kuro sighed, "Too much work... will you get it for me?"

"NO!"

"C'mon, aren't you the Housewife?" Kuro mumbled.

Mahiru's eye twitched, "What did you say?"

"Nothing much- hah?" He looked up to see Lawless sprawled on him.

Licht leapt over the table and looked worriedly at Kuro. "Are you hurt, Neko-san?"

"No."

"I didn't break your back, did I? Nii-san~?"

"No..."

"That's good to hear!"

"You..." Licht now turned his rage towards his grinning Servamp.

He picked Lawless up by the collar of his shirt and shook him furiously, "You stupid hedgehog! How dare you fall on him!"

"But Licht-tan, you were the one who pushed me," He dodged a kick from the infuriated angel, "And then I lost balance and fell on brother Sloth..."

"Shut up! You should be more careful!"

"And shouldn't you be more considerate of your one and only pet hedgehog? Ten~shi~chan~"

"DIE!" Licht kicked Lawless across the room, barely missing Misono's head. Their fighting resumed.

The others were too mesmerised to intervene. Especially when the glowing boots came into play.

"As entertaining as this is," The blond Servamp smiled uneasily, still watching the Greed pair go at each other, "If they keep this up, then they might break the furniture or put holes in the walls of this room."

"Really?" The owner of the new voice entered - carrying a tray with a towel thrown across his shoulders, "That could be a problem."

"Tetsu!"

"Sendagaya!"

"What's there in your tray?"

"Hello everyone. Green tea and some Anmitsu."

"... do you have Ramen?"

"No, we don't have Ramen here, sorry."

"What a pain... do you have any fluffy pillows?"

"Kuro!"

"Ow..." The sleepy vampire rubbed the place on his head where his Eve had hit him, "What?"

"Can't you think of anything else except eating and sleeping?"

"Uh... what else is there to think about?"

sigh "Forget that I asked."

"No prob."

Tetsu quickly caught a random piece of wood that came flying his way, "What's going on here... Hugh?"

The child-sized Servamp looked as if he was about to cry, "My Pride has been hurt!" He announced aloud.

"How come?"

"I was just about to introduce the topic for today's meeting when the Greed pair started fighting!" He pointed his finger towards the rambling duo, "Kick them out, Tetsu!"

"But," Tetsu spared the fighting duo a worried glance, "Wouldn't that be impolite behaviour with our guests?"

"Now now." The Servamp of Lust tried to pacify them, "It's not been too much time..."

His Eve looked angry, "It's been a frickin' 15 minutes since they started!"

"But Misono," He smiled, "If you compare that with how many years all of us siblings have been alive, then 15 minutes seems less than a second- "

"But I haven't been alive for centuries!"

Kuro rolled onto his stomach and regarded them with tired eyes, " Not relevant, Shorty-kun. Instead," He transformed into his cat form and waved his tail like a banner, "Be inspired from my cuteness and stop fighting!"

I think you all can imagine everyone sweatdropping.

Strange thing is, it seemed to work.

"Neko-san! You're so cute..." Licht stepped on his Servamp's back and walked onto the table to scoop Kuro up.

"Hey!" Misono yelled, "It's impolite to stand on a table!" Licht ignored him, but stepped down anyway. "Did we disturb you, Neko-san?" He worriedly asked the tired-looking cat.

"Too much noise. Can't deal." Kuro answered with the enthusiasm of a snail.

"I'm so sorry! It's all that shit rat's fault." He glared at Lawless.

"Waah, no fair! I want to be cuddled by Licht-tan too!" He transformed back into his hedgehog form, "I'm cute too. Hug meee!"

"Back off, demon. You're not even close to Neko-san's level of cuteness." Licht kicked him back into the wall.

Kuro looked up, "Don't... fight. Can't deal."

"Okay, Neko-sama."

Sama? Mahiru resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Stop spoiling my Servamp so much. Kuro seems to be on cloud nine. He looked at Lawless, who seemed to be having a heartbreak in the corner.

"Don't feel bad, Hyde." Mahiru gently smiled as he picked him up, "You are a cute Nezumi-san, that's for sure."

sniff "Y-you t-think s-so?"

"Yeah." Mahiru came and sat down by the table, holding Hyde.

Kuro looked up to see Lawless looking smug in Mahiru's arms. What's he doing there? He squinted at them. Hm. Sure looks comfy. I should be there... instead of that hedgehog.

He sighed. What a pain.

Licht regarded Mahiru with curious eyes, "Now why would you want to pet that demon?" He seemed slightly wary of how Mahiru was holding Hyde, as if he was afraid that he might accidently let the hedgehog fall down.

Is he concerned? After kicking me around for so long, now is when he remembers that I'm still recovering? Hyde grinned, "Licht-tan, Kuro's a demon too, you know?"

"Shut it."

So he is worried but won't accept that. Stupid angel pride.

Mahiru thoughtfully rubbed Hyde's ears, "If you think about it, Licht-kun... Hyde is pretty cute too."

"No way. His quills can prick you. They're really sharp."

"Yeah, but his ears are soft - and he looks kind of cute with that button nose of his..." Mahiru trailed off.

Hyde smugly grinned inside. Tenshi-chan seems to be in a dilemma right now. Uh-oh. He chanced a look at his older brother. He... isn't going to go on a rampage now, is he?

That's it. Kuro sat up. I'm going to go claim back my territory.

He nimbly worked his way out of of Licht's firm hold and landed on Mahiru's head with an oof!

"Neko-san?!"

"K-kuro?"

The cat in question ignored the humans and instead stared at his brother hedgehog, who was currently hogging his place.

"Heh heh, I think I'll go claim my territory then." He winked at Kuro (Can hedgehogs wink? I don't know XD) and leisurely trotted back into his Eve's lap.

Licht scoffed and muttered a 'stupid shit-rat' under his breath, but didn't push him away. He began to slowly scratch one of his pet hedgehog's little ears as an afterthought.

This was a new development. Licht has been petting Hyde more since their fight with HIM. Wonder what changed. Or who.

Mahiru was still shocked by the turn of events. "Kuro?" He asked again.

The black cat looked him up and down, then grumbled, "You're so stupid that I could die..."

He climbed onto the table and padded to Mahiru's spot, then flopped to his back in front of him.

"Pet me."

"Please try not to harm anything in this room. This is our best room, and if you wreck it," Tetsu crossed his arms, "Father will not allow us to hold any meetings here again."

"I'm sorry. Next time, I'll see to it that this shit rat-"

"But you were the one who-OW!"

" -stays under control and doesn't wreck havoc again."

"Good. Now that all is over and done with, and since we have already wasted a great deal of time, shall we officially start the meeting?"

"Please do, Old Child."

"Thank you, All of Love."

"Start already! Meh, what a pain..." Kuro mumbled aloud, yawning from his seat of honor in his Eve's lap.

Now this is from where the real story begins.

For those who are thinking that Kuro, Hyde, Mahiru and Licht were acting pretty strangely, there's are reasons why.
1. Kuro is highly protective of Mahiru. Also, felines are territorial, especially predator cats (thinking of a particular black lion?) and often deem their owners as part of their territory.
2. After the fight with Tsubaki, the Eves naturally became more caring and wary of any harm coming to their Servamps. Particularly Licht and Tetsu. Just think of what they had to go through when their Servamps were battling for life?
3. The Servamps also became possessive because, you know, the existence of Tsubaki inspires such reactions?