~Sweet Deception~
By: Aerys Krystie.
A/N: They're going to hell, peeps! So if you remember chapter eight, then you can imagine the insanity that's in store for our heroine, heroes and the anti-hero. And I'll be using Minako's real name for the duration of this chapter. In case you've forgotten it's Alice.
"Ready?"
Kaname shifted slightly. How would anyone be ready to go to hell voluntarily? He stared straight back at Tsuki when the demon's eyes landed on him, a smirk hovering at the corner of his lips. It seemed that Tsuki still remembered their previous trip to hell and where Kaname's slight fear of fire came from. And somehow, Kaname got the feeling that this trip was going to be a lot better than the first one because they were going to see Lucifer and the rest of the immediate family.
Kaname had speculated on what kind of person Tsuki's mother would be. And seeing as the demon no longer had a brother, Alice would have to be one of his sister's children. How many siblings did Tsuki have? Was he the youngest or the oldest? Kaname never thought to ask the demon about his family because he figured Tsuki would ask him the same questions and it wasn't something that Kaname could answer.
Yuuki eagerly said that she was ready to see what Tsuki's home was like – of course, it was conveniently left out that they were going to hell – and Zero just growled at the demon to get it over with already. Kaname calmly nodded and Yuuki cried out in surprise as the ground began to quake. A hole appeared and Kaname braced himself for the stench of brimstone but it never came. There was no heat, either. In fact, it looked and smelt…pleasant.
"Hi there!"
Kaname smiled at Alice as she grinned around at them. "Good evening, Alice. How are you?"
"I'm super good! Gramps gave me this awesome red Kool-aid! It had the scent of almonds in it! I didn't taste any, though! How are you, Kuran-san? Kiryuu-kun! You look good in Gucci!" Alice ran up to Zero and circled him. "That shirt was never in your closet before. Oh! Did you find it on your way to Nanina?" Alice looked at Yuuki as she choked back a laugh. "Yuuki-chan! You look way more pretty than me! I'm jealous!"
Kaname, Tsuki and Zero stared at the two girls as they clamored on about who looked the best that night. It was the scariest thing, aside from the Headmaster's dancing, that any of the boys had seen. They blinked and stepped back when the eyes of the girls turned to them. Tsuki quickly took control of the situation and reminded everyone why they were there and why there was a literal hole to hell. That didn't seem to work on Alice, though.
"We can leave…Once it's established who the prettier one tonight is!"
"Established? That's a big word for you, Alice," Tsuki said fondly with a slight smirk. "You're my niece, so I can't judge fairly."
"Yuuki is my sister, so I can't, either," Zero said and looked up at the night sky.
Alice and Yuuki turned their eyes to Kaname. "So that leaves just you!" they declared, pointing at the pureblood, who blinked back at them.
Kaname shifted nervously. Alice was a descendant of Lucifer, even if she is a dumbass, she could still cause a lot of damage to him. Yuuki was his sister, though no-one knew that and he didn't want to hurt her. In the end, Kaname adverted his gaze, not liking the snickering that was coming from Tsuki as he pointed to Yuuki. He was prepared to deal with the consequences of his decision but it turned out that Alice squealed happily.
"See? I told you! You're prettier than me tonight!"
Kaname raised his head, confusion in his eyes. What was wrong with those two? The girls giggled as they headed towards the hole that was going to take them to hell. The boys followed, silent. It would seem that Alice and Yuuki were doing enough talking for half the inhabitants of hell, anyway. They spoke about clothes, movies and Yuuki complained about her duties and if someone – not mentioning any names – would actually show up like he was meant to and on time, too, it would be a lot better.
"Hey, what's this?" Yuuki stared a lever that was on the wall and words that were written in a language she didn't understand.
"Oh! That's –"
"Don't you dare, Alice!" Tsuki cried out as Alice reached for the lever. He knew he was too late as soon as Yuuki had asked what it was.
Alice grinned and pulled the lever down. Tsuki groaned. Yuuki cried out in surprise, Zero cursed and Kaname gasped. A female voice came from nowhere – a PA system – to let them know that the ruler of hell does not accept any responsibility if there are to be any injuries or deaths on the 'Hellishly Wicked Slide of Death and Injury' and that if there are any problems, they should speak to center management about them. Alice squealed happily as the stairs went flat and everyone fell onto their rears, heading in a downwards spiral at a ridiculous speed.
"Lay flat," Tsuki ordered and everyone did as they were told. Above them were several blades there were threatening to kill them all.
"What are all these buttons on the side here?" Yuuki inquired. Even at the speed they were travelling, it was kind of hard to miss the giant red and green buttons that were sticking out of the wall.
"Oh, they make the slide even more fun!" Alice hit three buttons and laughing merrily as her uncle growled. She would deal with the consequences later. Right now, it was just too much fun.
Water was dumped on the five of them at random intervals. Green slime coated the slide and Tsuki groaned. It was going to be murder to make Yuuki's dress white again and he was going to torture his niece in the slowest, most agonizing way possible. Tsuki's eyes widened as he ordered everyone to roll onto their left sides and then their right and continued to do that as spears poked up through the stone. Yuuki pointed more buttons and Alice gladly hit another one.
Everyone went gravely quiet and looked over their shoulder. They looked at each other calmly, a silent agreement that yes, there was a giant boulder bearing down on them. Yuuki screamed, Alice laughed. Zero cursed loudly while Kaname and Tsuki sighed wearily. It was going to be a long night if they ever made it to the dinner in one piece. It seemed that Yuuki's curiosity kept getting the better of her. Kaname was curious as to what demon could possibly find that slide even remotely fun.
"Are those switches? What do they d –?"
"Yuuki, please stop noticing those things. We are –" Kaname coughed slightly as water was dumped on them and shook his head. "We currently have green slime coating us. We're getting blasted with water. We have spears threatening to impale us from below and blades to slice us from above. We have a one ton boulder chasing us and you want more to happen?"
"Actually, Kaname, it's a one and a half ton boulder. I picked it out myself."
Kaname glared over his shoulder at Tsuki. That wasn't helping the matter. And was it really important how much the boulder weighed? It was still going to cause the same amount of damage to their bodies. Maybe not to Alice and Tsuki or even Kaname but it could kill Yuuki and Zero. Maybe not them, either. Kaname would have more than enough time to get Yuuki out of the way and Zero's Hunter reflexes would be enough to make sure he didn't become a blood covered pancake.
With a sigh, Tsuki rolled his eyes and the boulder exploded, kind of the like the tomato did when he threw it at Kaname. Harmless pebbles rained down and Tsuki hoped that was enough to put Kaname back into a good mood, otherwise Zero wasn't going to get lucky that night. Eventually, the slide finally came to an end and they got to their feet. Tsuki lowered his eyes and the slime, water and dirt that had covered them disappeared.
Kaname looked around and his eyes widened. They were standing in front of a huge estate that resembled Cross Academy. The stars twinkled brightly above the top canopy of the trees. A long, winding paved driveway led up to the house…Well, mansion. It seemed Lucifer was also the type of person who enjoyed showing his superiority over everyone. They stepped back as a black car sped towards them and Tsuki sighed, as it came to a squealing halt, the driver stepping out.
"This is my nephew, Lucian."
"Yo, party persons! So, Gramps is like super excited for all you to be here. Al, aren't you meant to be working a case right now? What the hell are you doing here?"
"Shut up, Lu! You're also meant to be on a case, instead of drag racing down here. What would Gramps say if he knew what my big brother was doing?" Alice shot back, her eyes narrowing.
"Give it a rest, both of you," Tsuki said flatly.
Kaname was surprised that the two listened to him. It seemed apparent that they didn't want to upset their uncle in a way that could result in a lot of pain for them. It didn't seem like something Tsuki would do but seeing as Kaname had heard the demon threaten to gut his niece for thinking about something, actually doing it didn't seem like that much of a stretch.
"Okay! So, should we get you lot there? Uncle Tsuki, you wanna drive this one or give your favorite nephew a decent race?" Lucian smirked, his green eyes sparkling mischievously.
"You're not my favorite. Why do you lot always have to fight for my attention? Don't answer that. Just take us to the house." Tsuki opened the door and let the others get into the car before he took the passenger seat, telling Alice to teleport to the house.
"Okay, Uncle. So why the emo look? Oh and Grandma cleaned your room, too. She didn't throw anything out," Lucian explained as they sped along the driveway.
"Oh my god! We're going to die!" Zero couldn't help but shout.
"Stop being overdramatic!" Lucian snapped. "I'm over two thousand years old and I've never once crashed on this driveway."
"Not in this car," Tsuki corrected as he opened the glove box and sifted though the contents of it. There was nothing of interest in there so he sighed and closed it again.
"There was no reason to say that, Uncle Tsuki! Besides, I would never crash this beauty of a car! Listen to her purr. Isn't she amazing?"
Kaname raised an eyebrow as Lucian ran a hand lovingly across the dashboard. There were a lot of mental problems within Tsuki's family and for a family of demons, they actually didn't seem that bad. Kaname's eyes widened. "Cat!" he called out, getting slammed against Zero as Lucian made a hard left to go around the animal. "Dog!" Zero was thrown against Kaname that time. "Where in the world did you guys find a gryphon?"
"Fuck this, I'm teleporting Yuuki out of this danger zone." Tsuki undid his seatbelt and crawled into the back of the car. He took Yuuki's hand and they disappeared from the car.
The car stopped and waited for the gryphon to cross the driveway, after Lucian explained they had terrible tempers, before it resumed at a dangerous speed. "Peacock?" Zero asked as he stared out the windshield. What other sort of animals did Lucifer having roaming around the grounds of his house?
Lucian glanced over his shoulder and smirked. "Well, have a good night, boys! It's been real."
Kaname and Zero stared as the demon spawn disappeared from behind the wheel of the car. It took a few seconds for it to sink in that there was no-one commanding the vehicle and they both undid their seatbelts, fighting to get into the driver's seat. They both froze and glanced at the other. Did either of them even know how to drive? Zero doubted that Kaname did because the damned pureblood was chauffeured everywhere and Zero preferred to walk.
Lucian laughed as he appeared behind the wheel again. "Sorry, guys! I just had to see the look on your faces as I did that! It was totally worth it, by the way!" The tires skidded as he slammed the brakes on and the car drifted to a halt in front of the mansion. Kaname and Zero couldn't get out fast enough.
Kaname straightened his jacket and narrowed his eyes when he realized that Tsuki was smirking at him. He was going to kill that demon if it was the last thing he ever did. "If you did that, it would be the last thing you ever do," Tsuki said as he turned and opened the giant double doors. "Now, keep in mind that everything you see and hear is here for your benefit. If you want to steal that Ming vase, go nuts. The creator of them is down here, too." Tsuki let Yuuki step through the doors first.
"So I assume you mean to say that Lucifer has put out the best paintings, sculptures and other various artworks just to please us?" Kaname asked as he walked beside Tsuki, glancing at the paintings that littered the walls.
"Only for you and Yuuki. Satan knows that Zero wouldn't appreciate fine art, even if it did bite him on the ass." Tsuki's eyes slid over to Zero, a mocking gleam in the emerald depths that was almost hidden.
Zero bit his tongue, not wanting to get into a fight with the demon on his own turf. Of course, Zero was aware that getting into a fight with the demon anywhere would be an advantage for the hell spawn. Instead, the Hunter looked around, wondering why they had stopped in the middle of the foyer. Upstairs, there was a load of squealing and screaming as two girls walked down, yelling profanities and insults at the other. They stopped and looked at the small group, their nearly white eyes lit up as they looked at Tsuki.
"Uncle Tsuki!" they cried and ran the rest of the way, wrapping their arms around the demon.
"There are a lot of twins in your family, aren't there, Tsuki-senpai?" Yuuki asked as she looked between one twin girl and the other.
Tsuki nodded. "I have three sisters and each other them have a set of twins. I think it's hereditary."
The twins turned their eyes to Yuuki and they grinned. "Hi!"
"Hi. I'm Yuuki."
"I'm Aneesina."
"And I'm Annahlyza."
"Oh, there you are!" a woman said as she appeared out of nowhere. "Is that what you're wearing to dinner? You both look like whores! Get upstairs and change right now." The twins rolled their eyes but went back upstairs. When they were gone, the woman looked at Tsuki. "Hey, little brother. You haven't seen Annetta or your favorite nephew anywhere, have you?"
"You should keep a better eye on your kids, Starling." Tsuki sighed at the pathetic look his oldest sister gave him and whistled. He could forgive her for the remark about her only son being his favorite nephew. Tsuki couldn't understand why his nephews were almost killing themselves to be known as his favorite. In an instant, all fifteen nieces and nephews appeared in the foyer. "I am so glad I'm never having kids."
"Uncle Tsuki!" the kids chorused.
Kaname raised an eyebrow. It seemed that Tsuki had a better hold on the children than their parents did. Though, the pureblood doubted it would be the same if he had children of his own. Kaname surveyed the group and frowned when his eyes met a unique pair. They were actually quite beautiful, though they were hard and unfriendly towards him. Dark blue, very similar to Lucifer's only these ones had flecks of silver in them. Kaname knew he wouldn't be forgetting those any time soon.
Several eyes turned to him, Yuuki and Zero and Tsuki took over. "These are my friends. If anyone tries to make a deal with any of them, you'll all be answering to me and the meat hook." There were gasps of fear but the children all nodded. "Good. This is Yuuki, Kaname and lastly, Zero. Be nice to them, okay? This is Yuuki and Zero's first time here."
"Um…Are you going to introduce them to us, Tsuki-senpai?"
Tsuki looked at Yuuki and blinked blankly. "What the hell for? You wouldn't be able to tell the difference between six of them and not even Kaname would be able to. Aneesina, Annahlyza, Gregori, Lucian, Mikhail and Kyrien, step forward."
Kaname was a little unnerved when the one that had been staring at him with the hateful eyes stepped forward. He should've known that that kid would have another half. He was probably the evil one. But as Kaname looked them over, he could understand what Tsuki was talking about. It was almost impossible to tell them apart without knowing them. They were perfect mirror images of the other and it made him wonder how their parents were able to tell them apart.
"They can't," the six of them said.
"Aneesina and Annahlyza are the twins born under my oldest sister, Starling. Gregori and Lucian are the twins born under my second oldest sister, Samara. Mikhail and Kyrien are the twins under the youngest sister of the family, Sienna."
Lucian grinned. "Bet ya didn't think I was part of a matching pair!"
Gregori glanced at his twin. "A lot of us are trying to forget it."
As the children got into a fight, Tsuki slipped an arm around Mikhail's shoulders, taking him over to Yuuki. "Yuuki, this is my favorite nephew and somewhat of an apprentice, Mikhail."
Mikhail removed his eyes from the pureblood to look at the girl. He smiled kindly and bowed his head. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Yuuki. Uncle has told us all a great deal about you and the other two, as well. I hope you'll have a good time here."
Yuuki grinned. "I'm sure we all will!"
Tsuki looked over his shoulder when there was a crash and as expected, the Ming vase was destroyed. "Damn it, you little monsters!"
The fighting children stopped what they were doing and got themselves into order. Zero watched on with interest as Tsuki scolded them for their idiocy, trying to pick up a few tips that he could use on the fan girls when they got back to earth. When he thought about it, hell was nothing like Zero had thought it was going to be. There was no heat, no screams of the tortured souls. Everything was the complete opposite. It was a cool night and the only screams were from the children.
"The next one of you morons to break something of value is getting acquainted with the hook. Am I clear?" Tsuki glared around at the fourteen children as they nodded and chanted out their obedience. "Good, now behave and get your asses to the dinner table. Satan has been calling for the last thirty seconds and you know how pissed off he gets."
"I'll see you at the table," Mikhail said with a soft smile as he followed the others through an opening to the left of the foyer.
"How do you deal with it all, Tsuki?" Kaname asked. He knew for a fact that he would've gone insane by now having to deal with all those children.
Tsuki mended the vase and placed it on the stand again. "It's simple. I know I can hand them back to their parents at the end of the day. I would never want to be a father. My two brother-in-laws spend most of their time at work."
"Only two? I thought you had three sister?" Kaname frowned slightly as he tried to work it out.
"She's gay. Artificial insemination."
Kaname blinked. Yuuki looked confused and Zero stepped forward. "That takes all the fun out of having sex, though."
Tsuki snorted. "No, she still has sex with her partner. She can't get pregnant, though, so they went up to earth and chose a donor. Now, I think dinner is about to begin so we should head into the dining room and find our places. By the way, try not to be scared. No-one here is going to hurt you and most of those little miscreants are quite friendly and they'll be on their best behavior in front of Satan."
Kaname, Yuuki and Zero followed Tsuki through the opening. They stopped and took in the large room. It was brightly lit and there was a ridiculously long table in the center of the room. Of course, to seat twenty-four people, it would have to be. Food had been set out already and it looked amazing. Yuuki's eyes were sparkling. Finally, decent food on a Sunday night! It was something she had been looking forward to. It wasn't that the Headmaster was a horrible cook, it was just that his way wasn't the best way to cook.
Tsuki's nieces and nephews had taken their seats. Lucifer was at the head of the table but not for much longer. He got to his feet and ran over to his son. "Tsu-chan!" he called out in a sing-song voice.
Tsuki punched his father before the devil could reach him. "You didn't learn from the last time, did you, you bumbling blockhead?"
Lucifer rubbed his cheek as he gazed up at his son with his usual watery eyes. He got to his feet, going serious again and smiling kindly at his son's friends. "You look beautiful tonight, Miss Prefect." His eyes ran over Kaname and Zero before he turned, waving for the four of them to follow him.
Tsuki was on the right of his father; Yuuki beside him. Kaname was on Lucifer's left and Zero beside him. At the end of the table was Tsuki's mother. Yuuki couldn't help but stare. She was a beautiful woman, who smile warmly at her. "That's my mother, Miss Prefect. She's also Lucifer's five-thousand, eight-hundred and seventy-sixth wife."
Yuuki choked on her water. "That's a lot of wives!" She wiped her mouth with the napkin.
Kaname frowned slightly and looked around. He found Mikhail's eyes on him again. His twin whispered something into his ear and Mikhail smirked, turning his eyes away from the vampire. Kaname was wondering what it was he could've possibly done to be hated by Tsuki's favorite nephew. It was the first time he had ever met the boy, so why the enmity? Kaname was certain he didn't want to know what the reason was and glanced at Zero.
"Are you okay, Zero? You look very uncomfortable."
Zero looked at Kaname and nodded, lowering his eyes to the china in front of him. How could anyone not be uncomfortable in hell? It was his first time there and it was nothing like he was expecting. Where were the rivers of larva and the smoldering cliffs? Where were all the demons that were torturing the souls of the damned? Zero's eyes widened as Kaname's hand took hold of his in his lap and squeezed it softly. He stared at the pureblood, who was in a discussion with Lucifer about politics.
Zero looked around where a glass was broken. What the hell was going on? Apparently that meant that the feast could begin. Zero's eyes widened dramatically when his plate was piled up with food. He glanced at Kaname and saw that his glass had been filled with blood and the vampire took a sip of it, remarking to Lucifer about the top quality it was. Lucifer just smirked and Zero shifted uncomfortably again. Something was off with that man.
"Naturally, Zero. I am the devil, after all."
Zero nodded. "Whose blood is that?"
Lucifer's eyes slid over to Kaname before they returned to Zero. "Kaname knows and he desperately wants to know how I got it, too."
"How did you get it?" Kaname inquired. He really couldn't see Zero giving up his blood willingly. Oh yes, it was Zero's blood and Kaname had been dreaming of drinking it for months.
"I'm the devil, Kaname. There is nothing I can't get." Lucifer grinned arrogantly.
"The throne," Tsuki said with malice, the entire room going silent. Everyone was holding their breath to see how Lucifer would react.
"Tsuki! Stop provoking your father," his mother ordered from the other end of the table.
"Sorry, Mother. I forget how much of a fun sucker you are." Tsuki sighed sadly in an overdramatic way.
The nieces and nephews exchanged looks with each other. If Tsuki was going to be on his best behavior, then there was no point in them continuing on with the dinner. They loved it whenever their uncle joined them for a family night as the fights that Tsuki and Lucifer got into were one of the best forms of entertainment one could find in hell. There were some other reasons as to why some of the family enjoyed the fights but they could remain locked away.
Knowing that Tsuki was going to be there for dinner was the reason why so many of the demons had abandoned their deals for the night. It had been hundreds, if not thousands, of years since most of them had seen their uncle and seen a decent fight between anyone, much less father and son. Of course, with Grandma at the table, a fight wasn't going to happen anytime soon but it was a hope they all held onto.
Mikhail continued to his meal in relative silence, on occasion sending Kaname an unfriendly, only to find that the vampire was staring right at him. Kaname sighed, trying to figure out what it was he had done to that demon to warrant such hostility. Daring to sound childish, it really wasn't fair and with that demon glaring at him, Kaname was finding it hard to concentrate on anything. Mainly finding a way to get Zero alone.
"You idiot. I can get you and Zero alone. Leave that to me and just ignore Mikhail. He's jealous and you don't need to know what about."
Kaname stared at Tsuki, who was speaking to Yuuki while eating his dinner. Yuuki was also speaking with Alice and one of the female twins. Kaname couldn't be sure if it was Aneesina or Annahlyza. How was Tsuki going to get him and Zero alone? If he was there with family, it would be rude for his friends to go wandering. And why was Tsuki being so helpful about it all?
"Are you stupid, Kaname? It's part of the deal. I have to make Zero happier. By the way, the reason I'm doing it is so when your children are old enough, they can ask you and Zero where you both lost your virginity. After all, how many people can say their first time was in hell?" Tsuki glanced at Kaname and smirked.
Only Tsuki would have an embarrassing, ulterior motive behind why he would do something for someone else. Truly the son of the devil. Tsuki raised an eyebrow and the potato bake that was on Kaname's plate explode, along with a random tomato on Zero. Tsuki's eyes widened and he got to his feet, apologizing profusely about the whole thing. He went around to the other side of the table and took Kaname and Zero by a hand and dragged them out of the dining room and up the stairs.
"Where did that tomato come from?" Zero asked as he wiped the fruit off his face.
"At least you don't have cream on your black shirt," Kaname said as he glared at the back of Tsuki's head.
"Relax. At least I'm taking you to my bedroom…" Tsuki stopped dead and stared into space. Lucian had said that his mother had cleaned his room but hadn't thrown anything out. His walls were currently covered in black and white pictures of boy love, yaoi, bishounens and doujinshi pages. Oh whatever. They were about to have sex in his room, what difference did it make?
Tsuki opened the door and threw the other two into his room, flicking on the lights. Kaname looked around. Tsuki really did have a thing for black and red and the ceiling of Sistine Chapel. "What…is on the walls?" Kaname's eyes widened and Tsuki smirked. "You're gay?"
"No. That was a phase I was going through. I'm attracted to personality, not gender." Tsuki turned and waved. "Try not to stain anything. You can find clothing in the closet that will be your sizes and styles. I'll collect you before we leave."
Zero pulled his shirt off and got rid of the rest of the tomato. Why did he have to have the exploding fruit? An exploding potato bake wasn't as humiliating as the tomato. Zero looked for the bathroom. A room that size had to have an en suite. If it didn't, there was something seriously wrong with the way Lucifer had designed that house. It turned out that Tsuki was more of a clothing addict than Zero ever gave him credit for. The five mirrors that lined one of the walls were doors to the closet. The freaking closet!
The other door in the room was the one to en suite and Zero stepped in. He didn't bother to close the door. After all, he and Kaname had seen each other naked or near nakedness and Zero didn't exactly want any of the tomato to be on his body when he and Kaname…When they what? Was Zero planning something for that night? He kicked his shoes off and began undoing the jeans as he turned the shower on. The thought had crossed his mind. He glanced out the bathroom door.
Kaname wandered around the room, looking at the photos on the chest of draws. They seemed like reminders of a happier time in Tsuki's life and it seemed obvious that the demon hadn't been in that room for many, many centuries. There were pictures of Tsuki smiling as he sat beside a girl that was without a doubt a vampire. Kaname studied her. Her grayish-blue eyes sparkled and her brown hair gleamed. She was beautiful and the pureblood wondered if that was Constance. Pictures of when Tsuki's family was whole. His three sisters and his twin, along with Lucifer and the woman that was his mother. All of them seemed so happy.
As Kaname studied the photographs, he noticed that they seemed to go in an order. From when Tsuki was happy, right down to the latest picture taken of him, which could've been taken a century or two ago, where there was no sign of mirth or hatred in his eyes. He just stared bleakly at the camera as the picture was taken. With a sigh, Kaname turned away from the photos. "I became uncle's favorite four hundred years ago." Which uncle were they talking about? Even Tsuki had to fight to be someone's favorite nephew.
There was a soft knock at the door and Kaname blinked. Who would be knocking at the door? Tsuki wouldn't care if Kaname was several inches deep in Zero, he would bust in and tell them what he had to say before leaving, after making some snide remark towards them. Kaname answered the door and saw Tsuki's mother standing there. She smiled kindly at him and Kaname raised an eyebrow. She was a tall woman and beautiful. Lucifer had good taste. Her green eyes were the same dark shade as Tsuki's but twinkled with true joy.
"I'm Hitomi, Tsuki's mother. Tsu-chan said you two might be needing these as he didn't stock up before he left, two millennium ago." Hitomi handed a bottle of lubricant and condoms over to Kaname, who just stared down at the items in his hands. "Tsu-chan says that even if you're a pureblood and Zero is a virgin ex-human, there is no harm in practicing safe sex."
"And he sent you up here to do this instead of coming himself?" Kaname's eyes flickered up to Hitomi.
"How did my son word it? That's right. He didn't want to bust in while you were several inches inside of Zero-kun." Hitomi smiled and turned to leave.
"Hitomi-sama…Are you Japanese?"
"Goodness no! The Japanese are hated down here more than the Germans are!" She laughed and descended the stairs.
Kaname stepped back into the room, staring at the lubricant and condoms as he kicked the door closed. Well, he still managed to get the snide remark in and managed to embarrass the hell out of Kaname. Honestly, why would they need to practice safe sex? It was obvious that neither of them had any diseases and Kaname was nearly as much of a virgin as Zero was. How was Zero handling hell?
Kaname threw the objects in his hands onto the bed and removed his shirt, going to the bathroom. Through the steamed up glass door of the shower, Kaname could see that Zero was only standing under the water. Removing his pants and shoes, Kaname invited himself to join the Hunter. Zero looked up when the shower door opened but didn't say anything.
Kaname stood behind the Hunter, wrapping his arms around his shoulders, curious to see how far he could go before Zero cracked and threatened to kill him. He kissed along a pale shoulder and up Zero's neck. He froze when he caught the scent of Zero's blood. What was going on? When had it happened? Why had Kaname only noticed it then? He spun Zero around and pinned the human to the wall of the shower, inhaling again, just to make sure he wasn't smelling things. But it was still there. There was nothing but untainted blood pumping through Zero's veins.
"Zero…You're human!"
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End Chapter XI.
I think you can understand why I left it off there! Because I am cruel and mean and I do this stuff for a freaking living! That and I kinda forgot what else I was gonna write in this chapter. So I'm hoping that by the time all my AWESOME REGULARS have reviewed, I'll remember where I was going with this story and what I was going to put in this chapter.
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WitchWoman: Ouch! I'm so sorry that your morning started off so badly! But I'm so glad that my story made you smile. I hope everything is going better for you now. Welcome to the insanity that is this story and thanks so much for your lovely review! I hope to hear from you again!
Lovesucks01: Welcome! I hope you eventually get through all the chapters and just to let you know, you don't have to review each chapter individually. I hope you continue to read this story!
Last night's pizza: Welcome to this story! And what an awesome name! Thanks so much for you review and I hope that this chapter was to your liking!
To everyone who has favorited/alerted: Thank you all so much and I hope this update was worth the wait!
To everyone else: Seriously, though, just drop a line and give a review junkie like me their fix! It's never too late to review a story!
Until the next update, have an awesome day!
Peace.
PS: Get me up to a decent amount of reviews and I'll post the next chapter. The next one, by the way, will be the second last and then I'll have the epilogue up. And when I say 'decent amount' think triple digits. Yes, I am that cruel but I guess it depends on how badly you want to read the next chapter! *insert evil generic laugh here* Hope you all have a great day!