A/N: I know I have an excuse somewhere, just let me go find it! While I find an excuse let me answer my lovely reviewers!
TheTranslator001: I think I updated, I think that's what happened. Ha, yes she's gonna spend time with Peter. The role he plays is actually…Well go ahead and read to find out.
TheSoulsDepths: So this is gonna be a long reply. First, yes killing is never an accident. I think vampires would hold this thought in high regard. The whole thing with Subaru is actually very important, so pay close attention to whenever he's the main focus. Alice is also somewhat important in another way entirely and no she didn't poison anyone except Reiji because of…Reasons. Tsuna hasn't really learned to deal with Laito, but in the games and anime he seems to be the most laid back of the triplets, making it easier for Tsuna to react around him. Speaking of those three, Ayato wanted her first thus Kanato and Laito messed with her to irritate they're baby brother, now feelings are involved. As for the harem…I'm more than happy to tell you that you should be scared. I want to do PeterxTsuna but that won't be happening simply because of the plot, which I'm glad you enjoy. My descriptions are the pride and joy of my writing, I suck at everything except those kinds of creepy setups. Also all of the…uncomfortable scenes are supposed to make you react that way. In the end it's consensual but disgusting that Tsuna has sunken so low.
Okay I think I've answered everything. If I didn't then let me know what points you'd like me to cover~!
Now onto the chapter!
…
Subaru's nose wrinkled when he walked past Tsuna that evening. Her scent was muffled by Kanato's, as if he was holding her right then and there. The effect left him mildly irritated, not because he personally cared about the girl, but because things were changing within the mansion. His brothers, who all had specific patterns when it came to slowly killing the sacrificial brides, were not demonstrating these specific things with this girl. He understood she her lineage was special, but what did the others see in her to want to keep her around as some plaything?
His thoughts swirled around as he went to a deserted classroom that Reiji had summoned him to. Upon opening the door he found the rest of his brothers all sitting around the small space, mildly bored looks on their pale faces. Shutting the door behind him he crossed his arms and stared his second eldest brother down. "You needed something?"
Reiji shut his time worn book. "There's something we need to all sit down and discuss...With the accusations going on form the other three families Alice was forced to come around and dig for information." The tension in the room tightened. "As such she managed to find 'that' particular book shelf."
Subaru's red eyes narrowed as his thoughts went off to his father's personal collection. It was full of information on almost every taboo subject under the sun. Who knew what kind of incriminating evidence Alice had found and actually decided to use? Justice keepers were a tricky type that wasn't above using trickery to finish up a case and move on.
"So what?" Laito said with a wave of his hand. "We've all seen those books, there's nothing silver bloods in them."
"No." Reiji agreed. "However it does have the 'Blood Codex.' That is more than enough to send anyone to the grave, human or vampire. Alice ripped out the most vital pages from it and is off to show the council right now."
"So why are you telling us?" Kanato said.
The 'head' vampire stood up and let out a low sigh. "Our father will be staying with us."
The air became deathly silent. There were no words to be said about the new announcement. Every single one of the boys hated there father, some more than others, the fact that he was being thrown back into the house was not a development they were looking forward to. He wasn't exactly sure about the others, but Subaru knew that he would have to keep himself from outright being rude towards his father; the old man didn't like disrespect.
Before his thoughts could go any deeper down the rabbit hole the door opened with a quiet click and in came Tsuna. Her eyebrows furrowed when she noticed them all yet slipped into the room anyway, shutting the door behind her. "Um…I thought everyone was lying when people said you were all here."
"Did you want your blood sucked, Slut-chan?" Laito asked, his voice devoid of the slippery mischievousness that normally dripped off his tongue.
The girl's face paled. "N-no, I was just letting Reiji-san know that I won't be going home with you guys later." She held up a crumpled piece of paper. "I was accepted into the video game club."
A bit of relief eased through Subaru. It had taken the girl far too long to begin hanging around other humans. Most of the past brides clung to the other humans as a way to have some semblance of normality. But it was as if this girl…Didn't want that normality. His mind was immediately reminded of how her blood and scent was corrupted. He hadn't tasted her recently but he could smell Kanato all over her like disgusting cologne that she forgot to wash off. A tremble of irritation went through his spine as he glanced over to Kanato, a smug smirk on his face as their eyes met. His jaw clenched and his knuckles strained as he clenched his fist.
"That is acceptable." Reiji said, his voice cutting the visual connection the older and younger vampires had. "Now go, you forgot to knock when you entered anyway."
The girl gave a quick nod before going out the door, once again leaving them to brew in their anger.
…
The entire school was quiet except for the shuffling of the occasional teacher who was setting up for the parent teacher conference. Tsuna rubbed her wrist as she stared down the hall, her heart beating at a million miles an hour thanks to Peter. It had taken every shred of courage in her body to go ask Reiji to stay behind. She was more than a little surprised that the vampire said yes, even more surprised when he didn't make one of his brothers stay behind. If this was a normal day she would probably just hang out with Ishiyo until one of the brothers dragged her back, but this wasn't a normal day.
She swallowed down the worry as Peter strode up, a hand over his shoulder carrying his empty looking backpack. "You ready to go?"
She nodded. "Yeah."
"Alright then," He gestured in front of him. "after you."
Tsuna began walking down the hall with Peter quickly following her. The two walked side by side in a flurried silence, well it was definitely flurried on Tsuna's end. Every time they walked by a door she was worried that a Sakamaki would suddenly open it and decide that she had to go back home. Needless to say she was happy when they exited the school and began walking down the sparsely crowded sidewalk.
"So where do you get some real food around here?"
Tsuna's mouth twitched as she shook her head but said nothing. She watched out of the corner of her eye as the boy's mouth twisted into a frown and he leaned down somewhat, some of his dark hair getting in her eyes. "Come on Preacher's Daughter, good burgers! The last burger I had was at the airport!"
"…"
She frowned when she felt him snake an arm around her shoulder, stopping her in her tracks. "Why're you so quiet? Is it because I can't speak Japanese, cause if you wanna talk like that I can try. I just don't want you to be so quiet, you're never quiet."
She took a deep breath and shifted slightly, getting up any of the courage that was thrown off to Reiji. "…There's a place by the pharmacy that sells burgers."
The boy's green eyes lit up and he gave a short gravely laugh that made a warm feeling flood her heart. It felt like it had been so long since she got a positive reaction out of a person thanks to something normal. Before she knew it she was laughing along with him, the obnoxious sound mixing with Peter's and bouncing off the trees and buildings.
They continued walking again their mouths going off at a hundred miles per hour. Peter talked about the art classes he took while in America, his Dad's ranch, his Mom getting pregnant, and his lack of proper hamburgers while in Japan. Tsuna's side of the conversation was geared heavily towards school, all the books she read, and her warped view of the zombie apocalypse.
"You still believe in that?" Peter asked as they entered the tiny burger joint.
"Of course!" She said, sitting down in the nearest booth close to a window. "There's so many signs of a changing world and you naysayers'll be the first to knock on my door and I'll whisper no."
"Seriously?'
"Yes!"
The two burst into another round of laughter that drew the attention of a pregnant waitress. The woman balanced a notepad in one hand and a pencil in the other and began firing off questions in Japanese. Peter's face went blank while Tsuna translated for him. "She asked if you'd like something to drink."
The boy oh'd before shrugging. "I'll take water."
Tsuna turned back to the waitress and asked for two waters before returning her attention to Peter. "…So, why did you come to Japan?"
The boy's back became stiff as he looked off to the side. "Well, I was worried about you."
"Huh?"
"You didn't call or write." He said. "I thought you liked it here and wouldn't come back, so I decided to stay with a host family for a month to remind you what you left behind…Stupid, huh?"
If Tsuna hadn't trained herself not to cry over every single thing she probably would have been in tears. She knew Peter cared for her; they had been friends forever, but for him to go through all that trouble for her? Something like that hadn't happened in so long it felt like a breath of fresh air on a hot muggy day. "Peter, I'd never just outright leave you. I never call or write because postage and long distance calls are really expensive. E-mail is out of the question since my host family lacks internet."
"Oh." A smirk curled on his lips. "So you wouldn't leave me? What about your family?"
Tsuna was thankful when the waitress came back with two tall cups filled with ice and woman set them down before asking what they wanted to eat. Tsuna quickly ordered them both a double cheeseburger with extra pickles, just the way they liked them. When she left again the girl picked up the cup and sipped form it, trying to delay the answer. However Peter's inquisitive nature decided it just wouldn't leave the question alone. "Your family…?"
"…They'd survive, there's thirteen of us after all."
"You'd think that." Peter said. "I've been helping out over there at the church, had to organize papers for your old man. If I didn't find the ones that had all your going away stuff in them I wouldn't have known which town you were at."
Tsuna felt her blood run cold at those words. Her back was stiff and her hand immediately began rubbing the opposite wrist. Shifting to the side she slid out of the booth, almost tangling her legs up in the process. Peter frowned as he watched her get up. "Is something wrong?"
The girl didn't answer instead she hurried out the door, the chilly October air suddenly feeling colder than what it already was. In her hurry to get away she hadn't notice Peter follow behind her, his long arm quickly catching her and spinning her around to face him. "Tsuna what's w-"
"Get away from me!" She tried to wrench her arm away to no avail, once again reminded on how dangerous this whole idea was. "L-leave me alone!"
She kicked him straight in the gut, her foot sinking as he let go. The minute he did she was running again, her heart beating hard and tears threatening to surface. She should have known that nothing good could happen while she was in that house; everything back home had to be some twisted lie. Her eyes watered and she had to grit her teeth to keep the tears from falling. She was so lost in her thoughts she hadn't noticed that Peter had caught up to her and was calling her to come back.
Making a sharp left she went down an alley and skittered behind a flower cart and pressed her back against the cold metal, kneeling on her knees on the concrete.
"Oi, what're you doing?"Tsuna glanced up to see a tall girl with skin so dark she could have mistaken it for fresh soil. Her light green eyes stared down at her while a thin eyebrow was raised over her thin rimmed glasses.
"I'm sorry." Tsuna whispered. "Just give a minute, please?"
The girl opened her mouth but stopped as if she noticed something. Straightening up she leaned a bit over the counter, careful not to step on Tsuna. "Would you like some flowers, sir?"
"I don't understand you," Tsuna felt her heart stop when she heard Peter's voice. "but can you speak English?"
"Yeah, now do you want some flowers?"
"No."
"Then get moving please, I need some cash."
The sound of shoes tapping on the concrete as they ran down the way could be heard. Getting up slightly Tsuna peered over the side of the cart and stood up properly when she saw the young man's retreating back. "Thought he'd never leave."
"You speak English?"
Tsuna glanced up at the girl who was looking down again. "Um, yeah?"
The young woman hummed and leaned her elbows against the dark blue cart. "Yeah, this is the first time in eight months I actually heard English. All my friends either speak Japanese, Korean, or French."
"…"
"So," She gestured to the end of the alley. "Was that the guy you were running from?"
"…Yes…"
The girl made a grunting sound before picking up a pair of tiny pruners and cutting off the browning leaves of a tall vase full of pink chrysanthemums. "Was the guy your boyfriend? He seems like a good guy, but then again looks are deceiving, my ex-husband was a good looking guy but had a mean streak….You leave this guy?"
"We weren't together."
"Oh…"
The two were quiet for a few more moments before Tsuna stood up, wiping dirt and gravel off her knee high socks. "I should probably get back to school."
"Want me to walk you?"
Tsuna was quiet for a moment as she stared the tall woman up and down. She viewed her the same way she did Ishiyo, a good person who was willing to get hurt for the sake of others. She just had that kind of look in her eye, a look that would end up getting her in trouble. Shaking her head she turned on her heel and began walking, not caring if this mystery person even heard her. "It's probably best if I go alone, my host family doesn't like strangers."
"Right." The woman ran after her, the boots clacking against the concrete. Tsuna stopped and turned back to her acquaintance and saw that there was a bundle of small white roses in her hand. "Here, something for the road from your friendly neighborhood, Pollyanna."
Tsuna hesitantly took the roses, mindful of the tiny thorns along the stems. "Thanks…"
"Anytime, stranger."
Tsuna gave a short nod before walking away; admiring the pretty gift for a moment before reminding herself of the monsters she had to go back to.
…
When she finally got back to the school, Tsuna found out that the clubs had just ended. Exploring the many empty classrooms she began searching for the vampire that would bring her home. Getting to the nurse's office she opened up the door just to find Ayato. There was a girl in his arms, her head tilted back and blood soaking into her school uniform. His acid green eyes barely passed over her before they shut again as if in ecstasy.
"A-Ayato-kun." The girl moaned, her long fingers curling into his school shirt.
As soon as the words left her mouth Tsuna felt sick to her stomach. Her fingers curled into the roses, her mind not even registering the pain of the thorns. "Ayato, are we leaving now?"
His eyes snapped open and met her's again. They remained locked for several seconds before he finally moved away from the girl. He wiped the blood off with the back of his hand with a smirk on his face. "Hey, Chichinashi."
The girl gasped and spun around, holding her shirt closed. "You, what are you doing here?"
"…"
Ayato gave a sharp laugh. "Are you jealous, Chichinashi? No, then why are you glaring at the big boobed girl? Because you're tired and want to go home? Ha, don't make me laugh I can see right through you. You just want me to suck your blood instead of this girl, is that it?"
Tsuna grit her teeth and shook her head. She didn't know why she felt so jealous all of a sudden, like that girl had no business getting her blood sucked by Ayato. It was extremely illogical; she should have expected such a thing to come from the vampires. They had multiple sacrifices that were shipped to them, what made her think that they wouldn't take advantage of their popularity in school to drink from willing girls? "…I have nothing to say to such an arrogant bastard. Absolutely nothing, what's the point when I can listen to someone else make assumptions and not rub the fact that I'm replaceable in my face…" She turned back to the door and slid it open, yet turned back after a moment of thought. "Have fun."
…
A/N: There we go…So what's gonna happen with this development? I kinda want Tsuna to just give up and blow everyone up sometimes. Ha~! Also I can't believe we're almost done with this arc! That means he story is nearly over…Wow…Anyway~! I hope you all enjoyed this new chapter, my next update should come around faster.