He should have never come. He should just stay on his bed and never come. He hates it; he hates this pain he's going through. During all his hating, one question remained in his disheveled brain.

Will he turn into a vampire, and face that boy as his equal and not a common enemy?

Chapter 14: Katou Julie

"Technically, it's - not a vampire, you know?" a warm orange flame glowed as Aria's orbs turned amber. "You...?" Giotto asked as clicked his tongue. "I'm Neena, you know?" She replied. Neena checked her body or rather, Aria's body from head to toe and dissolved Aria's high heels."That's better!"She grinned. Neena stares to Giotto's bandaged wounds and touched it.

"You'll turn into a Phlegm instead of vampire, you kno-!"

"Don't." Ricardo said. The council leader wasn't sure anymore. He has been silent ever since his meeting with Daniela. He doesn't want anyone to know about Phlegm, especially Giotto.

Neena mumbled something under her breath and sat on Giotto's bed. "Well, I'm not the best person to tell you what Phlegms are, you know? Your uncle is!"Giotto stare straight to his uncle's eyes, something he never done before.

"Uncle... I want the truth... Please, tell me." He hates it; Giotto hates not knowing anything, especially when it concerns his object of affection, namely his vampirestudent.

"Gio-san..?" Neena said, locking their gaze. "Do you feel something against that vampire, against Tsu-chan?"

That very name brought something to Giotto's body. It made it lighter. Speaking of which... Aria-san, no, Neena's already on first name basis with 'chan'? It's even hard for Giotto not to scare the boy witless, or not getting that hate-stare.

"What are you saying, Neena? The only reason Giotto's close to that boy is because the order I had issued, right?" Ricardo asked, finally making sentences. Neena frowned with a cute demeanor across her face. "Well, then. I just think about it, you know? I guess Dino Cavallone is enough for him..."

"What do you mean? Dino is a respectable hunter!" Ricardo exclaimed. "Oh c'mon, don't be mad to Neena. She didn't do anything wrong..." She pouted. "About Dino, I think he'll pledge his allegiance as soon as Tsuna-chan told him how, you know?"Neena smiled.

"What are you talking about?" Giotto asked. "Pledging allegiance is all about saying stupid pledges. What harm can it bring?" Ricardo asked in a terse tone. "Hmm..." Neena clicked her tongue in disagreement. "How do you think I know to whom all protectors commit allegiance to?" Neena asked, looking absolutely bored.

"There are 7 protectors," She began. "Sawada I-Pin, Lambo Bovino, Daniela Vongola, your uncle, me, Aria's daughter and Aria's mother. Aria's family pledge their allegiance to Giglio Nero, meaning they don't side to any race. Daniela Vongola pledged to Millefiore, she sides with Phlegms. Ricardo pledged to Vongola, humans. Both Sawada I-Pin and Lambo Bovino pledged to Sawada, siding with vampires." She pointed to mark under her right eye. "This is the mark of Giglio Nero."

"Can I ask you a question?" Ricardo asked. Neena perked and nodded. "Sure!"

"Can you switch allegiance?" He continued. Neena narrowed her eyes and nodded. "You need to make her the one wanting to switch, you know?"She said. Ricardo said nothing.

An abrupt soft snore startled both Protectors. "Oh my~ Gio-san must've fell asleep in the middle of conversation!" She giggled. "He'll be better tomorrow, I guarantee you."She assured him.

"Whose Blood Spell is that?" He asked, looking so wary. Neena didn't say a thing and kept gazing at the Council leader. "The one who froze the Miura archive... Whose is it?" Neena closed her eyes, and the warm blue eyes returned. "I'll answer." Aria replied.

She muttered a name; it almost made Ricardo's jaw dropped. "What...?" He said in disbelief. "Neena-san has another thing she wishes to say." She smiled and switched again.

Once the amber eyes returned, she whistled and head for the door. "Where are you going?" Ricardo asked, half shouting half growling actually. "I gonna let Gio-san rest. Also, I wanna change into something un-Aria-ish, you know?" She pouted slightly.

"You better come, you know? You must want to know it too."

"Know what?"

"The truth about Haru Miura, or shall I say Princess Harmelia Atheia."

The name 'Atheia' shocked Ricardo to his bone.

"Tell me what exactly is wrong."

"I-I feel, uhm, uh... insecure?"

"Tsuna, I-!"

"Don't. Touch. Me."

The brunette closed his eyes in fear, he jerked away from the blonde's stretched hands. "I heard from Hayato and Takeshi that you refused to let anyone touch you, and I really mean anyone. You even include Kyoya!" Dino shook his head. Tsuna wondered when the blond Hunter became so intimate with his wolves.

"Oh, well Kyoya is no matter then." Dino scratched his nose. "But… seriously, why?" He asked patiently. The brunette trembled and put his hands on his head.

"Th-they're coming..." His voice, along with his whole body trembled. "The 'Covenants' th-they're coming to kill me..." He continued as the trembling gets worse. "They're going to lock me up and k-kill me with thirst. M-my godfather says it doesn't really matter if they need several years to make me thirsty, they'll torment me every day, killing me painfully..." Tsuna's eyes widened and he abruptly took Dino's Legendary Anti-vampire weapon, Cross Whip.

He groaned because of the rejection that whip caused, Dino desperately tried to make Tsuna let go of the weapon. "K-kill me, Dino-san. Easily, painlessly. I rather get killed than die of thirst. I-I... I..." Dino shook his head gently.

"No, Tsuna." He tried to pull the boy into a hug, but the said boy jerked away. "Y-you're... a human. How foolish of me to... to..." Tsuna ran away from the empty lab.

He'll come, he'll definitely come. All Katou Julie aka Daemon Spade has to do is waiting. Acting like a normal person is easy, he just need to make up stupid things for 'Katou Julie' to say when he bumped to a panicking brunette boy.

And it came all too easy.

The boy comes running, jerking away from people that are still hanging around the school gate, looking absolutely frightened. Three men are chasing him, and Daemon Spade had gathered info of them all.

Yamamoto Takeshi, a Pioggia wolf, an outgoing and easygoing person. Probably Daemon's favorite wolf of the bunch Iemitsu picked for his son. Gokudera Hayato, a Tempesta, a hotheaded and totally predictable individual. Daemon knows that tricking him is very easy, and he likes that fact. Dino Cavallone, he's a human I-Pin had prepared to aid Tsunayoshi, the same way Emilia had prepared Giotto Vongola. He's insignificant.

But oops, he's not playing the godfather role now. He's 'a-stranger-who-happened-to-bump-a-panicking-boy-and-helped-him' now. His scenario begins now.

"A-ah! S-sorry!" The brunette apologized for bumping the man with glasses. He smirked and said that it's fine. "You okay?" He asked, grinning. "Y-yes! Don't worry about me!" Tsuna jerked his hands away from the man. "I'll help ya!" He forcefully grabbed the brunette's hand and ran. "D-don't touch me!" Tsuna flinched. But he smiled an assuring smile to the boy and led him running away from his chasers.

"Looks like we lost them." Both of them panted. "T-thanks, um..."

"Katou Julie."

"K-Katou-san."

"Aw c'mon Julie is fine!"

"Uhm, umm J-Julie-san..."

The brunette turned red as he say the first name of the stranger he met."I-I know! As thanks, how about you tell me what you want! As long as I can fulfill it though..." Tsuna smiled. "What I want? Hmmm, anything?" Julie asked, scratching his chin.

"Y-yeah! As long as I can do them." Tsuna answered. Katou Julie smiled and kissed him on the lips. It was a hot, wet, and passionate kiss. Tsuna never felt anything like that before. As the kiss continued, he felt like he cannot breathe, he began to whimper but it doesn't make Julie-san stop, it made him deepen the kiss. "A-ah! Stop!" He felt something went in to his body and he fell into darkness.

"A-ah! Stop!" Julie smirked and inserted some of his Mist flame to his tongue and pushed it to the brunette's body. As he expected, the vampire fell unconscious instantly.

He smiled and carried the boy. But before he leaves, he smiled and began to talk. "How convenient for a 'Covenant' vessel such as yourself, Uni-hime." A transparent figure of a girl wearing a white sleeveless dress appeared. Her blue sky eyes never leave the man and the boy he's holding.

"Ever since Ceevo-san hears that we're going to meet my Mom and my Gramma, she's been in control." She answered. "Nufufu." Daemon laughed. "Even soul form isn't allowed in his cell in Vindince, did you set that?" She asked. "Of course I consider that probability." Daemon answered, and licked Tsuna's neck greedily.

Uni sighed. "I kept my promise, Daemon-san. I hope you'll let me see him soon. My..." Uni stopped. "Why is it that you're in love with that loud fool?" Daemon asked for amusement and not curiosity.

"The one Gamma wants isn't me, it was Mom... I was drowning in self pity and nobody cared. But that person scolded me harshly, and told me to get back on my own feet. Therefore, I..." She fell silent.

"Your information, when you told me that you're coming here, got me time to ask Vindince to bring my private plane and constructing scenario for this day. Very well, I shall open the access of soul form for Koyo Aoba's cell." Uni looked so relieved and happy. "Thank you, Daemon-san!" She disappeared.

"This feeling is..."

Teeon flinched.

"Ah! This is...!"

Neena dropped her clothes and wondered.

"What the hell?"

Ceevo jolted on her plane seat.

"Hey, you..." Daemon asked to one of his bandaged retainer. He placed his right ear on the vampire prince's chest. "Have you ever felt so... alive just by hearing a sound of Heartbeat?" He asked.

The retainer glanced to the airplane window before finally nodding.

"Yes, Daemon-sama."

I'm sorry for the lateness. My beta has been experiencing internet difficulties at her home. This chapter hasn't been beta'd yet so I'm sorry if the quality dropped DX

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