Hi guys! New chapter is finally up, WHOO! This one is a bit longer than the others so enjoy!

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Chapter 4

My heart pounded in my chest like a drum, I could feel its rapid thuds against my ribs... it was the only thing I could hear... as I awoke from an awkward, yet thrilling/pleasurable dream... I covered my face with my hands. That dream... maybe... maybe the twins were right...? Was I... in love with the vampire...? Good god I needed a shower, one to get all the blood off from the black order, two to cool myself down from that hot dream. Standing up quickly, I discovered that there was a bathroom connected to the bedroom I was in. Thank god... I don't think i'd be able to face outside of the room until I erm... calmed down... Thankfully it seemed the twins weren't awake yet, leaving my head in silence. Good... that was good... Thank god...maybe they didn't see the dream... that would have been embarrassing... God only knows the taunting I'd get from them... Especially Devitto... I turned the nozzle of the shower on, steam began to fill the room making it humid. I slipped off my clothes and climbed inside.

I felt the warm water pelt my skin, and I could see the chalk like remains of blood slither down my legs and pool beneath my feet. This felt so good... it was so relaxing... Though I still needed to fix his little problem... what was up with that dream last night anyways... How was I supposed to fix this... Dammit, why did this have to happen? I began fixing one of my problems while thinking about the others... the dream... the earl... how would I get home? Would they be happy I escaped? Would they think I was a traitor? I hoped they wouldn't... we didn't actually tell the exorcists anything important... More than half of the stuff that we told them was fake anyways.

I climbed out of the shower, brushing out my hair before pulling on my clothing again. What should I do now? Was the vampire awake? I could feel the twins presence return. so... have you decided what you're gonna do? Devitto spoke first.

"I... Don't think I'm gonna kill him..." I murmured. Are you serious!? You seriously think the Earls gonna like having us come back empty handed? Devitto growled, though I could sense hints of panic and fear in his assertive voice. Jasdevi's gone nuts! Hii hii! Jasdero giggled nervously. He was obviously as scared as his brother. "Fine... fine..." I muttered. 'That's what I thought.' Devit responded. "I'll do it tonight..." I muttered but my heart clenched in distress at the thought. 'Tonight! Tonight!' Jasdero giggled happily.

That night I waited until one A.M... I had the whole thing mapped out in my head, just a quick painless murder... then id grab his innocence and give it to the earl... I inhaled deeply as I opened the door to Krory's room. Then I crept over to his bed where he was sleeping. Then the floorboards creaked under my feet causing him to stir and wake up. His eyes turned towards me, they were still glazed with sleep...

"Jasdevi... what are you doing here?" He asked. I had to think quick... what would entitle me coming to his room at these late hours that didn't involve any innuendos? Then it came to me...

"I... I had a nightmare..." I muttered softly, my golden gaze falling to look at my feet. That was believable right...? I heard him stand and walk up to me. I looked up ever so slightly.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked softly. I shook my head.

"Not really..." I whispered.

"Do you want to stay the night? You can sleep on the bed, I can just sleep on the couch," Krory offered.

"A-Are you sure...? We can sleep on the couch..." I murmured, looking back down.

"Yes I'm sure," Krory yawned, getting out of his bed so I could sleep there. Slowly, I sat down on the bed. Well. That failed epicly. Devit muttered, Jasdero giggling nervously. 'Well there's always tomorrow night' Devit said. Always Tomorrow! Jasdero echoed happily. I smiled and lay down with a nod. Then, Krory tucked me in and pat my head. But to my surprise, he placed a kiss on my head before quickly retreating to the couch. A crimson blush peppered my cheeks. What... what just happened...? Did he just...? Jasdero was giggling, but Devitto was having a fit and a half. What the fuck just happened?! He cried. Vampire kissing Jasdevi on the head! Hii hii! That's not right! That is awful! How dare that vampire bastard! How dare he have the odasity to undermine us and treat us like a child and like EW kiss our forehead! I hid my face under the blanket, placing a hand to where the vampire had kissed my head. My heart pounded like it did in that dream... 'wait. What dream? What dream was this?' Devitto demanded. Nothing! Nothing! I quickly said mentally, blushing deeper. Nothing at all... Jasdero... what say you we see what last nights dream was about? okay! okay! Jasdero giggled loudly. No! for the love of god no! I cried. 'Too late!' Devit smirked. Before exclaiming 'ew! You desperate desperate virgin! SHUT UP! I cried, covering my face with my hands. Jasdero don't look! I could almost see Devit quickly covering his brother's eyes. 'Dero still can hear it! Hii!' The blonde cried in distress. If you don't like it, stop watching! I groaned mentally. So that's what Devit did. You nasty little pervert you. He snickered. EW! Bad Jasdevi! Bad! Hii! Jasdero whined loudly. Just shut up! I hissed mentally, hiding my face in the covers. Nevah! Devit cackled. I hid my face in shame. God this was so embarrassing... And the twins weren't making it any better. Soon enough though, the two of them shut up and went to sleep. Thank god... I soon felt myself fall asleep... I'd kill vampire tomorrow... However, the same thing happened, so I tried again and again and again and again, the same thing...

"This isn't working!" I said as I lay in my room, my face in the pillow. No shit Sherlock! Devit grumbled. I groaned softly. This was hopeless... Then I heard a knock on the door.

"Jasdevi," Krory's voice called. What now? Slowly, I sat up and looked over at the door.

"Come in." I called back. He opened the door and walked in.

"I just wanted to give you this... its supposed to keep nightmares away..." He said, handing me a circular object with netting in the empty center, strings of beads and hawk's feathers dangled from the bottom. "You hang it above your bed, it let's dreams pass and it catches nightmares in the netting," He said, a soft smile on his lips. I curiously took it from him, looking it over.

"Did... did you make this for us...?" I asked softly, looking down at the object. Krory nodded slightly.

"Yeah... I knew you needed one... especially with all the nightmares you've been having lately..." He said, a slight blush painted his cheeks. He made us something. hii hii! It's pretty! Jasdero giggled softly. Burn it. Looks like great tinder. Devit said flatly. But it's pretty! Jasdero protested with a pout. I looked up at the exorcist, a small smile stretching my lips.

"Thanks..."

"I hope it's useful," He smiled, gently ruffling my hair. A blush appeared on my cheeks and I quickly looked back down at the object. He chuckled and helped me hang it above my bed... Jasdero was right... it was actually sorta pretty... It's ugly as hell. Tear it down and break it in his vampire face. Devitto cackled. You sir, need to calm down. I told him mentally. Cmon, this is an exorcist, you know you can't get attacked and he needs to know we're not just a stupid kid. Devitto growled. It was at this moment that I decided to ignore him. I thanked the exorcist again before he walked out and gently closed the door. He was always so thick headed and stubborn, not to mention ignorant and inconsiderate. If I wanted to keep the damn thing, I'd keep the damn thing! Besides, Krory put a lot of effort into it just to make me happy. And I kinda owed him... he did save my life... If he was going to offer me a kind gesture, by God I'm taking it!

A couple weeks passed and my strength returned with each passing day. I gave up on my murder attempts after he gave me the dream catcher... but finally... I decided it was time to go home... even though my heart ached and trembled at the thought. The twins were quite happy about this. They just wanted to be home. I however rued the day I decided to go home. But I couldn't stay here forever... Even though I truly wanted to.

Finally... the day came when I had to go back to the Ark... I thanked my vampire for all he'd done for me, and said my grief wracked goodbye. Then I left... without looking back... because I knew I wouldn't be able to control the tears welling up in my eyes if I did... The twins seemed baffled at my emotional attachment to the exorcist... and trust me... I was too... This had never happened before... I'd never gotten this attached... Never to anyone besides the twins... Taking a deep breath, I focused on the task at hand. Finding an Ark Gate. It wasn't that hard to find considering I'm a Noah and I have a knack for finding the gates. It didn't take long until I found one. Home! Home! Hii! Jasdero giggled happily.

"I'm home!" I cried out happily. Without further hesitation, I ran through the gate. As soon as I burst through, I expected a cheering and a warm welcome, however, I got the exact opposite... There was no happy welcome...

"Where have you been?" Road asked coldly, sucking on a lollipop. Her tone surprised me. I'd never heard her use that tone...

"W-We were c-captured by exorcists..." I muttered. She was about to say something snide by the look on her face, however, the Earl interrupted her.

"You don't seem to have any injuries." He said, as if he was suggesting that I was lying.

"We escaped a month ago, we've been healing at a hotel." I explained desperately. Why didn't he believe me? "I-It's the truth! We swear!" I added, my voice dripping with my desperation for him to believe me.

"We'll see..." He growled. I flinched slightly at his tone, quickly lowering my head. What's going on...? Devit asked softly. I didn't reply... "Go to your room so we may discuss your punishment..." The Earl said, shooing me away.

"Y-Yes sir..." I whispered, gulping back my tears and quickly walking away. I barely made it to my room as the tears slipped down my cheeks. I wish we stayed with vampire! I cried to them mentally. I-I don't get it... w-we didn't do anything... Wh-why were they all mad at us...? Hii... I don't know... they... they're supposed to be happy that we're safe... I muttered. What was going on...? What exactly had we done to deserve this...? Maybe he knew about Krory... But... how would that even be possible? I plopped down onto my bed and hid my face with my hands. My tears began falling faster, smudging my eyeliner. I though of my vampire... my heart ached... I knew it had been a bad idea to leave... If Devitto hadn't convinced me to go, I'd still be in the luxury of his mansion, eating his food, playing games with him and everything. Never in a million years had I ever thought that I'd be unhappy at the Ark... But here I was... sobbing in my room...

After a while, I seemed to be out of tears. I stood shakily and washed my face free of tears and make up. I couldn't stop thinking about my vampire... My whole body stiffened when I heard a knock on my door. I-It was the Earl wasn't it... I opened the door fearfully, willing my tears. It was indeed to Earl... I didn't look at him, I looked to the ground clenching my fists. I didn't do anything... I don't deserve punishment...

"What is it?" I asked softly. "Why do we deserve to be punished? What did we do...?"

"You are not being punished. However, we do need to take some precautions." The Millennium Earl said.

"Precautions...?" I asked softly in confusion. He explained to me what they were. Basically I was going to be shoved into a concrete prison cell until they decided I wasn't guilty. Guilty of what though...? I did absolutely nothing wrong. "B-But why...?" I asked, looking up at him.

"You've practically been gone off the face of the earth for a year, how are we supposed to know what was happening?"

"O-Oh..." I lowered my head again. He lead me to one of the rooms that we usually kept prisoners in and locked me inside. I sat in the corner and hugged my knees. I rested my forehead between them and thought about my life... What had I done to deserve this...? I sighed softly and lay on my side... this sucks. Devit muttered. I grew angry 'if it wasn't for you constantly bossing me around, we wouldn't be in this mess! We'd still be in vampires comfy home! This is ALL your fault! I wish you'd just leave me alone Devitto! Let me make my own decisions!' I snapped mentally. I cried into my arms... I could feel his guilt. Jasdero also fell silent. I couldn't stand much more abuse... I wished I was with vampire... he was the only one who treated me like an equal... a friend... I didn't want to be here... I sobbed into my hands... how I wished for his warm caress and gentle words. The twins remained completely silent as I sobbed. My hair made the motion of wrapping itself around me, it was almost as if someone was hugging me but I was just comforting myself and pretending it was my vampire. It was the best I could get at the moment... The twins weren't offering me any comfort so this would make due.

I sobbed for what felt like an eternity, stopping only when I ran out tears. So I just sniffled and hiccupped myself to sleep. Nightmares plagued me throughout the night... I wished I had vampire's dream catcher but I had forgotten it... How could I be so stupid? I should have brought it... Now I didn't have anything... And I felt guilty at the face that me leaving it there might have offended or hurt him... God... How had my life come this...? WHY had my life come to this...? Where had it gone wrong? I sighed softly.

The next week or two were terrible. Eventually, however, the Earl let me out and let me sleep in my own bed. But the others still shunned me... The Earl did too... I became wary of being around them... and it had gotten so bad that I'd started waiting for everyone to finish eating before going to have food myself. I was constantly hungry and always had nightmares. I hardly left my room anymore... It wasn't worth it.

One day though... I'd worked up the courage to leave my room and go to the sitting room where some of the other Noah were. They all looked at me coldly, their eyes burrowing into my soul. I visibly flinched before I could stop myself. A few snickered. I looked for an available seat but everyone put their legs up so I couldn't sit anywhere, even the arm of the chairs and couches were taken. Crestfallen, I slowly walked forward and pulled a book off of the shelf and walked out of the room. I then realized, with a wave of embarrassment, I didn't know how to read! Dammit... maybe this book had pictures or something... I felt so stupid... Stupid book... I flipped through the pages. Only stupid words...

"Stupid book." I muttered, tossing it across the room. I hugged my knees to my chest. I couldn't take this much longer... I really couldn't... This was torture... I buried my face into my soft pillow hoping this would end soon... Hey... Jasdevi...? Jasdero's voice appeared for the first time in weeks. "Mhm?" I sigh not even bothering to say it mentally. Devi and Dero have been thinking... and... "And?" We should run away. Devit finished his twin's sentence. W-Wait where would we go? The Earl will KILL us! We can survive on the streets again... like we used to... We know how... But the Earl will certainly have akuma in the streets! I protested. Then we'll go into the forest. Hunt and stuff... But what about exorcists? And you know Jasdero will cry if he sees a dead animal! I said the second part only so Devit hear. There were so many things that could go wrong with this plan! It's better than staying here and being ignored and shunned by the whole fucking clan! Devit countered. I finally agreed with a soft sigh. The three of us began making plans. We'd escape tonight and be free of this hell.

That night, we waited until we were positive everyone was sleeping. Then we made our move, quiet as the night. We snuck out of Noah's Ark, onto the streets of some small town. I was scared, didn't know what to do or where to go... Memories of when I was much younger flashed through my mind. I was stumbling around so much, I didn't even notice when I bumped into a running man. Until I hit the ground.

"Oof! Watch it!" I hissed. Whoever it was, was on top of me. Much taller too.

"O-Oh, s-sorry sir..." A small timid voice whispered, the man taking his pale thin hand off of my chest. Once I was able, I stood and got a better look at the man. He had a pale face, soft kind brown eyes, pointed ears, black hair with a jagged white streak. Was it...? It couldn't be... He peered down my face... "J-Jasdevi?" He asked in surprise.

"V-Vampire?" I stammered. A grin swept itself across his face. My own lips stretched into a wide grin as well. He hugged me tightly. I blushed deeply, taken aback for a moment. Then I hugged him back... I missed him... my heart began pumping from the grief of how much I missed him and how happy I was to see him again. I gulped back the tears that had welled up in my eyes. He helped me up and lead me to his hotel room where he said we could talk more. I followed without any hesitation whatsoever. He sat me down on his bed and hugged me once more.

"I-I missed you..." He whispered softly, as if I'd get weirded out by this. A deep red blush appeared on my cheeks.

"W-We missed you too..." I murmured. He smiled and pulled the hood of my cloak down so he could see my face. He had tears running down his face, but a grin was painted on his lips. I smiled slightly, my happiness returning. I felt my own tears fall down my cheeks. Oh god... Devit muttered. Devi hush! I hugged him again and buried my face into his chest. He was so warm... And he smelled nice.. not to mention the feeling of arms wrapped around me were comforting. I'd never felt like this before... Devitto was struggling not to make an uncomfortable comment about my actions. I could feel how hard he was trying. But I payed no mind... I was with my vampire now... Nothing else mattered right now... I felt him lie down and pull me with him... what was he doing...? Was this a normal friend thing...? I've never had friends before so how was I supposed to know what was going on...? I was a bit hesitant to ask however. So I just enjoyed it, listened as he hummed softly. My started feeling heavy... and I soon fell asleep. The feeling of his hands caressing my long hair soothed me into pleasant dreams.

When I woke up the next morning, I was alone. My head shot up in panic, my heart pounded in my chest. I couldn't help when the dreaded words escaped my lips. "V-Vampire? Where are you? I need you..." For the first time since I'd become a Noah... I was thinking of just myself... It was me... not us... but me... The twins didn't even seem to care that I hadn't included them. In fact Devit seemed thankful for it. I stood shakily and walked out of the bedroom, looking around for my vampire. I felt silly and childish for doing this too... But I needed to find him... Then the door opened and vampire walked in with a few bags in his hands. "Vampire! You're back!" I cried. He looked up in surprise when anger took over me and I slapped him. Things are getting interesting, do it again! Devitto snickered, but I ignored him. "Why did you leave me alone like that! I thought you left me for good!" Large black tears streamed down my cheeks as I glared at him. He blinked in utter shock.

"I-I'm sorry... I didn't realize you'd get this hysterical over this..." He muttered softly.

"I'm not hysterical!" I cried.

"S-Sorry." He flinched. "I was just buying s-some food... you looked like you haven't eaten in a while..." Krory muttered timidly. I nodded slightly, sniffing loudly and rubbing my eyes. My eyeliner smudged all over my face and onto my gloves. He took a tissue from the counter, licked it, then started wiping the eyeliner from my face gently. I shied away slightly out of instinct. "I won't hurt you." Krory whispered, continuing to wipe away my tears and eyeliner. The black makeup was all gone after a bit, leaving my face completely free of the stuff. "I'll fix you up some food alright? I'll just be in the kitchen," He said, giving me a pat on the head. I only nodded, not really trusting my voice right now. I followed him into the kitchen just to be sure he wasn't lying, then I sat down at the kitchen table and watched him cook. What was up with me today...? Why was I acting so... gay? And needy? What the heck? God... What did I get myself into? Jasdevi's acting crazy. Hii! I mentally told him to shut up while I rested my chin in my palm and stared off into space. I tried to figure out what was wrong with me. Then vampire caught my attention. "How'd you sleep last night?" He asked.

"Pretty good..." I shrugged softly.

"That's good. Say, why were you out here all alone anyways?" For a moment, I didn't answer... then I softly explained. "Oh... he muttered. "That was quite rude of them to do that to you..." he said.

"We don't know why either... we didn't do anything..." I whispered. He sighed and nodded, placing food in front of me. I took it and slowly began eating. The taste of good food overwhelmed my mouth. It was so good... so much better than anything I'd tasted before. I felt him rest a hand on my head.

"Feeling any better?" I blushed and nodded slightly. He chuckled at my cheeks and his thumb gently rubbed my cheek bone, before going to wash the dishes... the twins and I were baffled at this behavior. Why is he touching us? Devit muttered. That... is a good question. I muttered. Jasdero gave a confused giggle. I watched his hips sway as he hummed and did the dishes. My face became beet red. Um... Jasdevi... why are you staring at his... Devitto trailed off, deciding not to finish his sentence. I shook my head quickly to clear it and looked away. How are we gonna hide from Earl-tama? Jasdero suddenly asked. Vampire will hide us. I said confidently. Yeah. but we kinda stick out like a sore thumb. What if there are Akuma here? We need a disguise. Devit pointed out. Um... uh... well everyone mistakes us for a lady soooo... hii hi Jasdero pointed out before a dramatic pause. We should pose as a woman. WHAT?! I cried in shock. Itd be very convincing and you certainly do have the hair and figure for it Devitto agreed with his twin. Heh heh, vampire could be your looooving husband Devitto leered. I hid my face in my hands. I bet you'd enjoy that, you're already getting excited, Devitto smirked. I really hated his snide comments... but this one was indeed a true one. I'll... run it by him... I muttered. Devitto snickered as my gaze turned back towards his hips.

"Hey... uh... vampire?" I asked hesitantly.

"Hm?"

"We were thinking... we kinda need to hide from the Earl... and I kinda.. look feminine... so... we were thinking I... could pose as a woman...?" I could tell the vampire was trying not to laugh as he nodded.

"Y-Yeah that could w-work." He said, stifling laughter.

"Quit laughing!" I cried, blushing. He flinched from my harsh toned and looked away.

"I-I'm sorry…" He whispered. I suddenly felt very guilty about shouting at him. After all he was quite sensitive. Slowly, I stood and walked over to him. I tapped his shoulder, but when he turned around, I felt his lips press against mine.

The surprise in his eyes told me he hadn't done that on purpose at all. I quickly pulled back, blushing deeply and covering my mouth. He began to apologize quickly, ducking his head and repeating 'sorry' over and over again.

"I-It's f-fine..." I stammered, slowly taking my hand away from my lips. He blushed deeply and hurried out of the kitchen in embarrassment. What the bloody fuck just happened?! Ew! Ew! Hii! I gulped softly, my lips tingled, and I felt stupid for the fact that I was practically paralyzed in this spot. Oi! Jasdevi snap out of it! Devit shouted loudly. I flinched at the suddenness of his voice as it snapped me from my daze. We have to go get the disguise ready. hii hii! Jasdero reminded me. I nodded slightly, my fingertips returning to my tingly lips. Maybe vampire could help me with that...