Chapter 4: Meet the Family

The next morning, we all left the hotel on our way to my home. "Remember guys," I stated sternly. "Right now, my dad and master are running errands in the city, but they'll be back any minute, so don't mess anything up!"

"You got it!" the twins smiled and saluted playfully.

As we drove up the drive way, they seemed amazed at the size of the manner. "This is the third exact replica of the original estate that my dad and I rebuilt." I stated. "The first estate was built in London, England before my father and master had a contract, when my master was very young. After it burned down, and my dad and I got in the picture, we built a replica only for it to be burned down again two years later. We rebuilt it again, and the master gave it up to the other servants a year later. We then built this one here because I've started to attend school, so we'd be here a few years before moving on. After that, we won't settle down like this again, we'll just hop from place to place, and I'll try to fulfill contracts to feed the family."

"Why couldn't your dad just get another contract?" Haruhi asked.

I looked over at her and simply answered, "A demon in a contract can only have one contract at a time, otherwise it gets confusing if two commands contradict each other. One master can have multiple demons, but one demon can only have one master."

With that in mind, I led them inside and presented them the entrance hall. "Please, make yourselves at home." I stated as they walked inside. "I'll get tea ready for you."

When I came back with the tea, they were all over the place. First, I saw Haruhi nearest the kitchen. "I thought you might need help." She stated. "But, it seems like you've got it."

I smiled, putting one finger to my lips, my eyes glowing and my ears popping out. "I'm simply one hell of a butler." She tilted her head in confusion, causing me to look away, drop my hand, and fold my ears down and back. "My dad does that all the time, I just thought I'd give it a shot."

She smiled at me and took a tea cup. "With how much you've done already, you'll be one hell of a butler yet, I know it! Just keep your hopes up!"

I smiled and patted her shoulder. "Thanks." And I left to find everyone else.

I found the twins next, appearing to be playing on the stair rails. When Kaoru started falling over the side, I sprang into action and zoomed to the stairway, making it with only seconds to spare in catching him. "Kaoru!" Hikaru cried as he ran down stairs.

"I'm fine, Hikaru." The other twin sighed as I gently let him down. "Thanks for the hand." He smiled at me.

I simply glared holes in him, my eyes flashing between pink demon eyes and green reaper eyes. "I thought I told you two to not mess anything up!" I hissed.

"We didn't mess anything up." Hikaru pointed out.

"Does anything here look out of place to you?" Kaoru asked, causing me to grit my pointed teeth before I sighed and returned to my full human form.

"Well, just be more careful, okay?" I asked with a smile, handing them their tea cups.

"We'll be careful." They promised in unison with a small bow of their heads. "Everyone else went upstairs." They stated.

I smiled with a nod as I started up the steps. "Thanks…AND DON'T PLAY ON THE RAILS ANYMORE!" I heard them groan as I continued to the upstairs hallway.

I found Mori and Honey digging around in a room full of cabinets (Honey digging through the cabinets, Mori just standing there watching him). I walked in and asked a question I already knew the answer to. "What are you looking for, Honey-sepia?"

"I thought you said there were sweets in here." Honey complained as he started to get that sad look on his face.

I sighed and knelt, handing him his tea cup. "All the sweets are in the kitchen." I stated. "If you want, you can wait in the entrance hall while I get you some chocolate cake."

He smiled brightly as I stood to give Mori his tea. "The others went a little further down the hall." The large host stated as he and Honey left the room to where they came.

With a little "thanks", I continued a little further down the hall to the library, where Tamaki was looking at pictures. He smiled as he saw one picture of everyone, taking it in his hand; my dad and master to the far left, standing high and proud, me and Finnie in the center, holding hands and standing as close as possible to each other, Bardroy beside the gardener, his arms crossed with that cigarette dangling from his mouth as always, and Meyrin to the far right, her hands up to her red face, which was half blocked by her big, round glasses. In front of her was Tanaka, sitting on the floor and holding his Japanese tea cup. Behind all of us was Pluto (in his dog form) lying there and seeming to frame us. If you looked closely in the background, you can almost see a man in a long red coat with long red hair and holding up a chainsaw on the roof.

"I see you found our family portrait." I stated, startling him enough to drop the picture. Quickly, I caught it just before it reached the ground. "Careful! We don't have any copies of this picture, and we're not going to have another like this!"

As I gently placed it on the shelf, I heard the blond behind me ask, "When was that?" After a moment's pause, he added, "Was that from before you left London?"

I simply nodded before I smiled sadly at it. "This picture was taken just before my 1,601st birthday, we were having a party. It was Finnie's idea to get me a family portrait for my birthday; he knew I'd outlive all of them."

"If you don't mind me asking," the host stated. "When you said you already have a boyfriend…is that him?" I nodded as tears welled up in my eyes. "Was he a human? Is he still alive?"

"He was human." I answered. "And no, he died a few years ago of old age, but he lived a happy life full of love. He stayed in the manner with everyone else, got married, had two beautiful children, and even a grandchild. He died peacefully, quick, and painless in his sleep when he was expecting a great grandchild."

I remembered every person in the picture as if we'd just seen them yesterday. "Bardroy was always destructive, heck; he used flamethrowers and dynamite to cook dinner. And Meyrin, she was always super clumsy. Every time my dad and I turned around, we were catching something she dropped. And Tanaka didn't really do much, he'd sometimes say something historical about my master or his family, but since that rarely happened, we just called that 'the real Tanaka'. Every other time, he was just sitting around, drinking tea, and giving an occasional laugh. And Pluto, I was always afraid of him, but I didn't know that he'd be the first to disappear from my life. You really never know what you have until it's gone forever."

He smiled at me, looking closely to the background. "Who's that?" he asked, pointing to the man in red.

I simply smiled and chuckled a little. "That's my mom, he wasn't supposed to be in this picture, but he always did love paparazzi; he always had to be in every picture he caught sight of. I guess he was just out and about, reaping souls nearby, and saw this being taken."

"So…your mom…is a man?" he asked.

I shrugged. "Yeah, he is, but he always refers to himself as a woman, and seeing as how dad is much more masculine, I just call him 'mom' as opposed to 'other dad'. And back at school, I referred to him as a woman so you guys wouldn't look at me weird." I didn't really look at his face as I said that, but the little short, breathless gasps he made was enough to know that he didn't really expect my answer.

I simply gave him his tea and left the room. "Kyoya went a little further down the hall." Tamaki stated, starting to shake out of his trance.

"Thanks!" I shouted before continuing down the long hall.

I soon made it to the study, looking inside. "Kyoya?" I called. "Are you in here?"

Behind the desk, looking out the window, was the very host I was searching for. He gazed out the window, looking up at the clouds as I walked up to his side and handed him his tea cup. "Here's your tea." I chuckled nervously as he glanced over to me and simply took the cup. Scratching my head, I couldn't take it anymore. "Why are you giving me the silent treatment like that?" I asked. "You hadn't said a word ever since you found out I'm a demon! Are you afraid of me or something?"

"…I'm afraid for you." He stated simply as he looked at me fully. I looked up at him, my eyes widening. "I don't normally admit to fear or worry, but yesterday, when you fell in the ocean, my heart stopped, just like how it sank when you explained your situation. You're not going to stay here. After you graduate, you'll leave, never to return to Japan in my lifetime."

I started to back away to the wall as he came closer to me. "Kyoya…what are you saying?"

"I'm saying…" the words seemed to get caught in his throat. "_ I-"

He was cut off by a trip as his foot got caught in a hole and he tumbled towards me. We stumbled right in the doorway of a secret passage my dad added for the master's more important secrets, but we got caught in the doorway. The shelf squeezed Kyoya to close us in before squishing me to lock us out. It wasn't long at all before it was jammed. "Dad, why did you have to put that secret door right here?!" I scolded as I squirmed.

"Are you alright?" the host asked.

"I'm fine, I still have three lives left, and I didn't spend one here, thank God." I muttered, making him look at me in confusion.

"I thought cats had nine lives, not three."

I glared at him through the darkness and tight space. "Six of them were thrown out the window because our old dog thought I was a chew toy!"

As we squirmed and struggled to get out, Kyoya sighed. "That doesn't normally happen." He stated.

"What?"

"I become as clumsy as Tamaki."

I shrugged as well as I could with the shelves squeezing my shoulders together. "A lot of the guests trip on the Secret Door Activation, though none of them actually tumbled inside…"

I could see his face burn bright red at that before he admitted, "What I was going to say was that…I think…I love you!"

We were both silent long enough to hear large footsteps. The new person stepped inside only three to five steps then stopped. The air was heavy as Kyoya widened his eyes and tried to look. I didn't know what he'd see, but he looked terrified when he couldn't see. Looking at my calm, even smiling face, he was beyond confused. "…_," the new voice stated. "I didn't expect you to come home with your new friends; you know how the master is about surprise guests."

After a few moments of silence, he added, "By the way, one of the young men stated that you promised to give him chocolate cake, but you never fulfilled your promise. Also, I came home to see the pair of twins swinging on the chandelier. I already took care of it, but you must remember to keep your own guests satisfied and safe next time."

I was silent as the steps continued deeper in the room before he sighed. "My, my, you seem to be in quite the situation at the moment. How many times do I have to tell you to stay out of the master's privet space?"

"Mind giving us a hand dad?" I asked.

Kyoya's eyes widened and his lip seemed to have trembled. I soon saw my dad over Kyoya's head as he smiled at me. "Certainly, my little kitten." With that, he yanked the boy out of the way, and gently helped me out, closing the door in the process. "Now, if you don't mind, I would like to meet all of your friends. I took the liberty to gather them all together, and they're waiting in the dining room with the young master." He then turned to Kyoya. "I don't believe I came across him earlier, mind introducing me?"

"Sure." I answered. "Dad, this is Kyoya Otori, the vise-president of the Host Club, and the unofficial treasurer. He organizes all the clubs plans and finances; he has yet to miss a number, and his family owns only the best of the best hospitals in the country, as well as an elite police force of specially trained officers."

"Impressive." My dad stated, scratching his chin. "I take it, all you own is only the best."

"Kyoya," I continued the introductions, turning to Kyoya, uncharacteristically shaking in his shoes. "This is my dad, Sebastian Michaelis, butler of Ciel Phantomhive, and simply one hell of a butler."