Meiko hummed a cheerful tune as she walked down the street where other people walked past her. She was enjoying her day so far. No one had ruined it yet for her and she was hoping no one would. It had rained a little, earlier in the day and small puddles where placed here and there along the path and road. The large gloomy cloud still hung in the sky but it appeared to be slowly moving away in some direction.

Reaching into her pocket, Meiko brought out some of the candy the man had given her and chucked it into her mouth. She liked this candy, the way it tasted as she chewed; the sweetness of it and even the colour which was a nice pink. She still had plenty of it left but at the rate she was eating it, she wouldn't have any more my tonight. That reminded her about something. Where was she going to sleep tonight? She couldn't sleep on a roof like the night before, not in this weather. She didn't even know anyone who lived here that would be willing to let her stay the night inside their house.

She also had to be ready in case those two men appeared. With the looks everyone was giving her as she past them, it wouldn't be too long before they found out where she was. After chewing for a while, Meiko swallowed and reached for another piece of candy, before bumping into someone.

"I'm sorry, I …." Meiko stopped when she saw who she had run into. It was one of the two men who chased her. Meiko sort of saw this coming as she turned and ran before the man could process who she was. Suddenly realising it was the girl he was looking for he yelled, "Hey you stop there!" and chased after her. The heart in Meiko's chest thumped hard and fast as she raced in front of the man who was chasing her. She hadn't forgotten about the other man but he was nowhere in sight and Meiko wasn't comfortable about this.

All of a sudden Meiko ran into someone else, who grabbed her by the arm. Meiko didn't have to look at their face to know it was the other man. Meiko desperately tugged away from the man but he had a strong grip on her and wouldn't let go. Soon the other man joined them and grabbed Meiko's other arm.

"Let go of me!" Meiko yelled trying to fight of tears. She was scared. What where they going to do with her? Yesterday they were shooting at her and now they were trying to hold onto her. Thinking fast Meiko stood hard on one of their feet and when they let her go as they groaned in pain, she pulled her other arm free of the other man's grip and began to run again. This time they did shoot at her and she felt a small pinch in her back.

Meiko looked back at where the two men where and saw that they weren't chasing her, but she didn't stop. When she was a far distance away from them she turned into a back alley and hid behind a large dumpster. Meiko pressed herself against the cold wall, waiting for the two men's voices as they came around the corner after her, but none came.

Relieved that they had given up on the chase, Meiko reached behind her to where the bullet had hit, but was surprised when she found a small casing injected into her. Confused about what it was Meiko started to feel drowsy and felt herself falling to sleep. The last thing she saw before she closed her eyes were the two men walking around the corner into the alley where she was.

Meiko dreamt she was back home with her mother. She was sitting at the kitchen table, flipping through old photos that belonged to her mother. "Mum, why aren't there any photos of Papa in here?" Meiko said as she looked up at her mother. Meiko's mum smiled at her and sat down beside her. "Because he's not part of our family" Meiko tilted her head. "What do you mean?" Her mother placed her hand on her head and cupped her chin. "I mean he belongs to another" Before anything else happened Meiko woke up and found herself in a small room lying on a couch.

She was still to drowsy to move around but she could see the two men standing beside her as they talked to someone she couldn't see. "We don't know what to do with her. She doesn't seem to be a full demon. She's possibly a Halfling." One of the two men said.

"Okay, I'll deal with her. You may go now" said a voice that didn't belong to anyone she knew, but it sounded vaguely familiar like an old memory. The two men bowed before they left the room and Meiko was left alone with the stranger. Awake more; Meiko tilted her head to see the person who owned the voice that she didn't completely recognise. The person was on the other side of the room closing the door behind the two men.

He wore a very unusual outfit that looked like old formal clothes. He had short purple hair and a large top hat that was resting on top of his head. Turning around the man looked at the half awake Meiko and said "Ah, your awake, that's good" Meiko sat up slowly, rubbing her eyes. "Where am I?" The man walked up beside her handed her a glass of water.

"You're in my office which is located in the True Cross Academy." Meiko took the drink and had a sip. It was cold as it went down her throat, and it seemed to wake her up completely.

"True Cross Academy, is that some sort of school?" Meiko asked. The man nodded. Suddenly all her thoughts returned to her as she jumped up of the couch. "Wait what happened? Where are those two men who were chasing me and who are you?" Meiko asked him quickly. The man smiled before answering her.

"You were tranquilized and brought to me by those two men. I must say they had a lot of trouble catching you and my name is Mephisto Pheles. Now may I ask you a question?" he asked her. Meiko nodded to tell him he could. "Are you by any chance the child of a demon and a human?" Meiko gasped.

"How do you know that?" Mephisto chuckled.

"I think it's something I should know considering I'm your biological father" Meiko looked at him, searching for any sign this was some sort of joke, but all she saw was him staring back at her.

"Papa?" Meiko asked. Once again the man chuckled and then nodded telling her that he was. "Papa!" Meiko yelled as she ran into his arms. He seemed surprised about her hugging him.

"Now, may I ask where your mother is?" Meiko happiness drained from her face as she stood back. She looked down the ground and kicked with her foot.

"She's…back home in Alaska. I sort of came here without asking her; but please don't send me back. I've been through a lot just so I could visit you." She looked up waiting for an answer. Mephisto sighed.

"If you don't want to go you don't have to," Meiko smiled. "But you have to join a special class for children like you" Meiko nodded I agreement, too happy to care as long as she could stay.

Well Meiko's met her dad at last and I've finally caught up with Demon-Princess-Astarte's story Demon Training. In the next chapter she should meet Rin,Yukio and some of her classmates. Well bye bye for now. See you at the next chapter.