The day started with the homeroom class. As the new student, Mika had been requested to go in front of the class and introduce himself to his classmates. As he was walking toward the front of the class, Mika was getting more and more nervous. He didn't know what to expect. He walked slowly, feeling all the eyes on him. But knowing that Yuu was there in the room, silently cheering for him, gave him courage. He got in front of the classroom and wrote his name on the board as he was asked. But when he turned back to start his introduction, and that everyone noticed his vampire eyes, the atmosphere of the room became really gloomy. And the comments were immediate:"You monster!", "Dirty bloodsucker!", "Go away!" The voices were really animated, crying monster, throwing things at him. But despite how hurt he was, Mika pretended he didn't hear, keeping his usual stoic facade, not a single emotion showing on his face. The only one who knew the pain in Mika's heart was Yuu. The other felt his heart breaking when he saw how the others were treating his friend. He was not even given a chance. "You are the monsters." Yuu though angrily. They called Mika a monster, but their hurtful words and glares, it was much more than anything Mika ever did. The blonde was the victim there.

The teacher knocked on his desk a few times, which made everyone look at him. He looked at the students with sternness and said loud and clear: "Silence! I can't stand the lack of respect in this class!" He then turned toward Mika, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Go on, Mikaela-kun." Mika took a deep breath to calm himself. "I'm Mikaela Hyakuya. Nice to meet you." He muttered under his breath, closing his mouth as much as possible to hide his fangs. "A little bit louder, please." Breathing down once again, Mika repeated himself, louder this time. "Thank you, Mikaela-kun. You can go sit next to Yuuichiro-kun." Mika nodded and went to sit next to Yuu. The boy took Mika's hand in his from under their desks. "It's will be alright, Mika. I'm here. I'm here with you." Mika smiled at him. Yes, he could do it, as long as he had Yuu by his side.

The rest of the morning was pretty calm, except for the fact that everyone was still avoiding Mika. They still did not accept him, but at least they stopped calling him a monster.
They couldn't be more wrong than that.
Yuu and Mika were sitting at the squad's usual table, with trays full of food. Despite not needing to eat, Mika still sat with Yuu and his friends, chatting happily with them.
Deeply focused on their conversation, they failed to notice the group of students that were standing next to their table. They realized their presence when one of them spoke:"I did not know that vampires were friends with their meal. We sure learn new things every day." The insinuation that Mika saw them as nothing more than a meal made Yuu angry, furious. He stood up, ready to defend his friend. He would not let anyone hurt him. Ever since they've been reunited, Yuu vowed to protect him. He would protect him against everything and everyone. He swore to make sure that Mika would never feel sad ever again. Yuu walked toward the group. Face-to-face with them, he looked at them with daggers in his eyes. With his arms crossed over his chest, he said in a bitter voice:"Hey, you! All of you! How dare you assault someone you did nothing to you? You call him a monster, but can you really say that you're better when you treat him like that?" Everyone, including Yuu's group, was now looking at scene happening before them. And while Mika's face still did not betray any emotion, he felt a dread. He didn't like it at all. He knew very well what was going to happen. Just like the rest of their group. That was a bad sign. "Don't hurt them, Yuu-chan," he thought.

"Why do you take the defense of that disgusting bloodsucker? What is he exactly to you?" One of them asked Yuu. The boy took some time to think of his answer. What exactly was Mika to him? There were a lot of things that he could say about the blond. Yuu took some time to think of an answer. What exactly was Mika to him? It was not something easy to say. A lot of things could describe the boy. But, there were at least one thing that he didn't doubt. "Because he is not a disgusting bloodsucker like you said. He is not a monster at all. He is someone really dear to me that I will always protect. And if you try to hurt him, I will kick your asses so hard that you will no longer feel them." The kids seemed frightened. After all, you had to admit that Yuu was pretty scary. And he was not someone that you should anger. Because to him, it was "If you hurt my family, I hurt you." The raven-haired boy knew that if he raised a hand on one of the students, he could get suspended, maybe even expelled. But he couldn't care less about this. They were the ones at fault for treating Mika, his dear Mika, like crap. They were unfair and cruel to him. He was not even given a chance. And his protective instincts were telling him: "Don't let them hurt him." Showing them his clenched fist, he said in a commanding voice: "Back off! Or else..."

Mika's bullies then ran away, terrified. They would surely stop bothering Mika. And that created a feeling of pure satisfaction for Yuu. There were nothing more satisfying that the feeling of helping people that you cared about. Besides, if they did dare hurt Mika again, he would really hit them, whatever the consequences he would get for that.
He then turned back to look at the group. And saw that they were all awed by Yuu's guts. He was clearly not afraid to speak what he thought. And he could not care less about what the others will though about him defending a vampire. Because said vampire was the person the most precious he had in this world. And he wanted Mika to know it. He wanted to reassure him that he would always be there... That no matter what, he would always care for him and protect him. Always.

School day could not be over too fast for Mika. As soon as they were freed from school, Yuu and Mika went back together to their shared apartment. As soon as they were there, Mika threw his bag on the floor and sighed. To him, it was a pure relief to be finally home, to be somewhere where there was no one who would call him a monster. At least, when he was alone at home with his Yuu-chan, there was no one to judge him, no one to call him a monster or try to hurt him. Yuu was not like the kids at school that bullied him. He still saw him as his best friend, as his family. And knowing that the boy still cared about him, even as the monster that he became was enough for him. It was more than enough. He smiled at those thoughts.
"You seem happy suddenly," Yuu said. "How can you smile with all the crap from today?" Yuu was puzzled. "I'm just happy to be with Yuu-chan... After all this time." He took Yuu in his arms. "Thank you, for what you did today. You can't imagine how much it matters to me... You accepted me despite what I've become." Yuu returned Mika's embrace, smiling softly. "You're welcome. I'll always protect you," he whispered.