Chapter 5: When Demons Fight

Nothing was relaxing about the atmosphere when Kyoya and my dad were in the room. We all sat in the dining room (except me, who stood behind Kyoya, and my dad, who stood behind Ciel), but the only sounds in the room were the munching of Honey as he ate his cake; not even the twins dared to make a sound.

I was the one to break the silence with a chuckle. "So, Kyoya-sepia, tell us a little about your family's business."

Seeing me jerk my head to my father with gritted teeth, he took in a gulp and nodded with a strained smile. "Well, we mainly focus on health of the public, both mental and physical." He talked about the resort his family was constructing and how it related to health, also how his family's hospitals are what provide doctors and nurses for the school's physical exams. As Kyoya talked, my dad listened critically.

Somewhere in the middle of Kyoya talking, my master left. "Do what you must, Sebastian. I'll allow you to pass judgment." He sighed, going up the stairs.

"_-chan," Honey stated. "Do you want some cake? You look like you need it. It'll make you happy again."

My heart lept in my throat as my dad pointed his bold ruby red eyes at me, narrowing them progressively. My lip trembled and I took in a gulp before straightening my face and letting out a small sigh to calm my nerves. Closing my eyes, I placed my hand over my heart and gave Honey a small bow. "Thank you, Honey-sepia, but no. I don't care for sweets." Both Honey and Tamaki noticed my hardship in rejecting the offer. "If you would like, I will get you more."

I looked over at my dad as I raised my head, seeing him smile and nod before returning his attention to the club of seven as the short blond stated sadly, "No thank you. I don't need anymore."

"Hey, _," Tamaki called. "Will you show me to the bathroom?" I nodded as the two of us left. Once we got to the hall, the blond stopped. "Why did you do that?" he asked. "You told us you love sweets, why reject Honey-sepia's offer? He was just trying to help."

"My dad was right there." I sneered. "A proper butler never sits and eats with guests or the master. It was already a stretch for me to speak without being spoken to!"

"If you hate this life," he stated. "Why do you stay?"

"He's my father!" I answered. "And I don't hate this life; it's my dream to be a butler just like my dad."

Tamaki didn't seem to buy it. "If it was your dream to follow, then why did you sign up for leadership classes?"

I hesitated, but answered, "My master signed me up for those classes." I stated. "He says a good leader is a better follower."

The host shook his head, crossing his arms and changing the subject. "If you naturally want to eat sweets, then there's no reason to hold back. You were just fine with eating cake with us back at the beach."

"I was out of sorts then." I rebutted. "I'm still embarrassed that Kyoya had to save me!" I shouted. "I'm a demon! He's a human! I'm supposed to be able to care for myself!" I started to get to the brink of tears. "…I'm supposed to protect him, not the other way around." I didn't know what was wrong with me. I hadn't felt that confused and happy, but at the same time concerned and protective over one person in 119 years.

I wasn't sure how to react to all this, but Tamaki, for the first time in a long while (demonic all-knowing vision powers), seemed to understand what was going through my head. "…You love him." He stated. "You're in love with Kyoya, but you don't want to lose him like you did your last boyfriend."

I took in a deep breath and hesitated to answer for a moment before Kyoya was thrown just down the flight of stairs. I ran to his aid, looking over to see my dad go postal and clutch the host's shirt and raise him high; high enough for his feet to dangle a good few inches from the ground. "Okay, listen, Mr. Otori," my dad growled, spitting his name like a bad taste. "Stay away from my daughter! She doesn't need these thoughts you give her!"

"But, mister," Honey cried from down the stairs. "_-chan is in our family!"

"She's practically a sister!" the twins added.

"Dad! Stop!" I shouted, pushing my dad and Kyoya apart. The butler looked down at me wide eyed as Kyoya fell to the floor, loosening his shirt and huffing to lower his heart rate. I looked up from him to glare at my father. "Dad, what happened?!" I shouted. "I leave to show Tamaki-sepia the bathroom, and you throw Kyoya hard enough to crack the wall, possibly even his neck?! What is wrong with you?!"

"My orders from the master were simple," he answered, standing straight as he removed his gloves. "Pass judgment on this club, and I did. Now, I'm going through the judgment."

"What was your judgment?" I asked, not lowering my tone. "They don't deserve to leave in one piece?!"

He then smiled and scratched his chin. "…Now that you mention it, that throw was rather hard…" he stated before glaring at Kyoya. "It will be expensive to repair the wall."

I smacked my head. "Dad, there's more to being a butler than only caring about expenses and cleaning!" I shouted as I helped the fallen teen up. "To be a butler, you need to keep the master and guests satisfied and happy! You taught me that!" He didn't answer as I stood. "Okay, fine! If you won't listen to me, then…then…I'll run away!" I threatened.

My dad only laughed in my face. "And where are you to go?" he asked. "Your mother is all the way in Africa on a job, your Uncle Undertaker is all the way back in London, and your Uncle William and half brother are in the reaper facility, where you could only get to with a scythe, which you gave up over a century ago to be a full demon."

Knowing all this to be true, I still stood strong as I passed him and joined the club with Kyoya on Tamaki's shoulder due to him being in too much pain to walk himself. I turned to my dad and stated strongly, "I'll move in with the club. They're my family now!"

His eyes widened as I started to walk out. "Y-you can't do that!" I heard him shout. "What about the master?!"

"Oh, yeah." I sighed, turning to look at him with glowing, evil eyes. "Tell the little brat Ciel…I quit!" With that, I left with my new family beside me as my dad just stared at the slightly open door. I wasn't sure what was going through his head, but for the first time in my whole life, I heard him cry genuine tears before I even made it off the porch.

In the car, all the club members stared at me in shock. "…What?!"

"When I asked you why you stayed, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind." Tamaki stated, clutching his head.

I looked back at the manner sadly before hardening my face and turning in my seat. "Well, what's done is done." I stated with a sigh. "Now I just gotta think of some place to stay, earn some money, blend in with humans, all that."

"If you're a demon," Haruhi asked. "Then, couldn't you just go to the underworld or wherever it is demons stay between contracts?"

I shook my head. "The only way I could get in the underworld is if I break all ties to the human world and become a fully savage demon since I'm a half-breed." I answered. "My mom's a Grim Reaper, and my dad's a demon. All the demons in the underworld could smell my reaper blood, and reapers and demons have been on opposing sides of a war since the dawn of time. The only reason I survived down there was with my dad's protection. It's the same problem in the reaper world; even though there I had my mom and uncles to protect me, I still needed to be protected. The only safe place for me to be on my own is with humans."

Kyoya seemed to pity me as he pulled me close in a hug. "You can stay with me." He offered. "My older brothers both moved out, and I'm sure my father wouldn't mind."

"We can get you new cloths!" the twins promised.

"Not just any hang-me-down wannabe cloths, either," Hikaru stated.

"Our mom's a designer, so we can get you the best stuff!" Kaoru added.

"And for during school, you can stay in my dorm." Haruhi smiled.

"We just don't know what to do about food though…" Honey pouted.

"It's okay, Honey-sepia," I stated. "Demons can go up to two centuries without a contract, though, last time I ate was about 53 years ago, and I might get munchies, that's what the cake is for." I smiled as Honey giggled at my answer.

Looking around, I saw all their eyes on me, not bearing any hardships, but giving me strength and support. "Thanks guys."

3pov

Days later, Sebastian paced back and forth in front of the laptop in his room. "…Come on." He mumbled to himself. "Get a grip. One week, and she'll be crawling back here, begging for forgiveness." His red eyes peeked at the single computer. He only had that computer so that he can better organize paperwork, but he sometimes would use it to check up on his daughter.

Biting his lip, he slid out the desk chair, sat down, and pressed the power button. Minutes later, he was logged on facebook (A/N: Hey, the story takes place in 2008, or whatever year Host Club takes place in. If they have cell phones, they most likely have facebook. If not, just go with it). Scrolling down, he saw that _ unfriended him, therefore, kicking him out of her family tree.

Taking in a deep breath, he typed, "_ Michaelis" in the search bar and saw her profile picture, a picture of her smiling face in the host club room, surrounded by the hosts as she held hands with Kyoya, but nothing else. When he clicked on it, the computer didn't let him on. His eyes widened as he tried again. After half an hour of trying that, he concluded that he was blocked from her wall.

Tears pricked at his eyes as he logged out and shut his laptop, returning to pacing. "Okay, so maybe she's a little more upset than I thought." He stated, before scratching his chin. "I wonder why the master hadn't…" He then smacked his head and ran out of the room. While he was on facebook, Ciel had ringed him in his study several times.

Sebastian entered the room to see Ciel's disappointed look hidden behind his intertwined fingers as his elbows propped on the desk. "I called you three times." He growled. "That's two more times than I needed to…This is because of your fight with your daughter, isn't it?"

He knew it was wrong, but the demon's red eyes glowed in slight happiness as he nodded, not trusting himself to speak. The master sighed and sat back in his chair before huffing, "Forget about her." This confused Sebastian to no end. "_ is a full grown woman, fully capable of caring for herself. Had she been born human, she would've moved out permanently by now, seeing as how she is the equivalent of a 17 year old young woman."

The butler was shocked. "Master, with all due respect, _ has been sheltered for nearly 2 thousand years, her whole life! I'm not sure what she did with her mother, but I'm sure it wasn't preparing her for life away from me."

"Quite the opposite." Ciel grinned at the butler's confusion and since of loss. "I took the liberty to speak to Grell about her at times, as well as William and Undertaker, and even that Ronald character. They all agree that what she did at that facility was to learn to be a full reaper; she was the top of her class even. I believe that is preparations for life on her own."

Sebastian was quite shocked to hear about this. In his mind, he hoped she'd flunk out of the facility and give up any thought of being anything other than a demon. "Now, it seems she found a replacement." Ciel continued, his fingers gliding over the keyboard of his computer to the side before he turned his monitor to face the man.

The page on the screen was _'s profile and family tree. What was odd was that where it used to say that he was her father, Grell was her mother, and William and Undertaker were her uncles, now it was completely changed. Now it showed that Tamaki was her father, Hikaru, Kaoru, Honey, and Mori were all her brothers, Haruhi was her sister, and she was in a relationship with Kyoya.

The butler's blood boiled as the master simply laughed. "As you can see, she is doing just fine on her own. If you think I'm going to order you to bring her back, think again. I might be the master of this estate, but she is not included in this estate anymore. As of this moment, neither of us have authority over her."

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