A/N: Hi! Once again it took me forever to update, I swear I'll update again tomorrow guys! If I don't then let me know and tell me to get off my lazy ass and make you guys a chapter! Anyway!

TheSoulsDepths: I'm sure he is, but he'll have plenty of chances to talk to her again. Heh, keep your fingers crossed! I'm actually excited to introduce their father, he's the main reason why they're crazy anyway.

TheTranslator001: Ha, I think you'll see a little bit differently about that last statement in this chapter. But she really does need a friend.

AnimeFreak1145: I just realized that your profile pic has like five anime references that I can identify. Anyway~! I think I failed you when it comes to updating, but I shall update again tomorrow even if it kills me!

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People would find it strange that vampires actually liked to bathe. With all the tales of water being a holy element, reflections scaring vampires, and other stupid ideas no one would think that a vampire could find a bath relaxing. Especially for a vampire as contrary and impatient as Subaru Sakamaki. However it was during the early hours of morning that the vampire was able to find peace and solitude sinking into the hot water and enjoying all his stress of the day just melt off thanks to the heat of the water.

However as he opened up the bathroom door he felt his temper flicker to life when he found Tsuna lying on the tiled floor, her eyes fixed on the ceiling, and white roses in her hand. She looked like a corpse in that position which only helped to further irritate him. Walking towards her he gave her a sharp kick in her shoulder causing the girl to yelp but not move. "I was in here first."

"Che, you're not even bathing. You're just taking up space, hurry up and get out so I can get in the bath."

The girl huffed but didn't move. Subaru stared down at the girl and silently wondered what was wrong with her. She typically wasn't this stubborn, in fact when he kicked her she should have gotten up right away. Taking his bundle of clothes he put them on a small shelf over the toilet before turning around and leaning against the wall. It probably had something to do with Kanato, the girl should have known he didn't do anything with her because he had emotional ties to her. Honestly he had expected better things out of her, looks like he was proven wrong once again.

"Subaru...?"

"What?"

Tsuna shifted her body into the three o'clock position so that she could properly see him. "Why do vampires need to drink blood? Kanato told me that you guys can't taste food without it, that it'll taste like paper."

He blinked, surprised by the question. "Why do you care? You're just the meal-"

"And completely replaceable..."

It was perhaps that moment when he saw a flash of his own mother. Her forlorn smile and pale face staring up at him as he stood over her on her bed. That clash of hate and love that was always in her eyes and never seemed to go away to just hold one raw emotion. He had always hated that look on her face, and having to be reminded it in the shape of a small human...

He punched the wall, the tiles cracking under the pressure. "Dammit."

"You'll mess up the pipes if you lunch through the tile."

He glanced back to the girl. "The look in your eyes, why is it there?"

The girl frowned and reached up, touching the very corner of her left eye. The gesture was delicate, however the whirlwind of emotions only intensified, as if she knew exactly what he was talking about. "Even the ever aloof Subaru can tell, you're pathetic you know?"

He watched as she turned around onto her side, ignoring the bits of tile and instead blatantly laying on them. "Are you trying to prove something?"

"...Weakness is inevitable in humans." She said with a dry laugh. "No matter what I do something will throw me off and prove to me something I already know...There's just nothing left for me to be surprised about anymore, maybe that's a good thing."

He watched her shift and could smell the blood leaking out of her body. The thick scent made his stomach growl and before he even registered what he was doing he was kneeling down next to her. The girl frowned and moved to push him away, but laughed when she caught sight of her blood covered hand. "Of course...Here, go ahead I might as well serve my purpose."

He stared at the bright red liquid for several moments, the temptation churning and promising him a moment of delight. However as he leaned down to taste it he caught a sharp scent that didn't belong to her. Smells normally didn't leak all the way into the blood, he was surprised none of his brothers could smell it when they were drinking from her. Dropping her hand he scoffed and looked away. "Stop acting so pathetic and get out."

"Huh?"

"You've stabbed a vampire, ran away, and managed to gain the attention of three vampires." Subaru said. "Don't act like an idiot little girl who just lost her boyfriend. If there's a problem you sure as hell better be able to deal with it."

She stared up at him with wide eyes for several seconds before giving a low laugh and sitting up, her hair sliding in front of her eyes. "You're right, I am acting like an idiot." She pushed herself up and opened up the bathroom door. "...Thanks Subaru, I really needed that."

She slipped out the door and shut it behind her, entirely missing his response. "You're welcome, troublesome girl."

...

The next evening Tsuna woke up with a fire in her heart and a determined look in her eyes. Marching through the seemingly endless halls she ignored the few vampires who were around and went to a certain vampire's room. Opening it without knocking she balled up her fist and shut her eyes. "Ayato Sakamaki, I don't care if you think I'm replaceable! I'm gonna continue going through this place with my head held high!"

"That's great Chichinashi, now close the door before Laito comes in and asks for a threesome."

Tsuna opened her eyes and immediately her entire face turned a dark red. Ayato was nearly naked, in fact it looked like he was in the process of taking off his towel and would have continued if she hadn't burst into the room. "Eh, r-right."

Stepping backwards she slammed the door shut and let out a breath. Even though the end results weren't what she was expecting she was still proud of herself. Standing up to Ayato, in a non-teasing manner, wasn't something she did too often. Humming she skipped away from the door and made her way to the living room, just to find Shu sleeping on the couch. She had found him there earlier this morning too, looks like he hadn't moved.

Going over to him she knelt down, careful not to reach out. "Hey, Shu. You hungry?"

"...You're offering yourself to me, what a scandalous woman...No? Then what do you ask of me?"

"I just wanted to cook something for you." She deadpanned. "I was going to make myself something and I noticed you're in the same position as this morning."

He hummed. "Get me up."

"Excuse me?"

"I know you can hear."

The girl put her hands on her hips. "You seriously think I'm gonna drag you off the couch just so I can turn around and cook for you?"

"..."

She stared at the calmly sleeping/listening vampire and frowned. She really didn't want to help him, but what if he ended up starving to death? He rarely came to her to drink blood and she only saw him eat when either she cooked or the once a month thing came up. Huffing she grabbed his arm and gave a sharp tug, his body barely moving. "You're gonna have to help a little bit or we'll never eat! Shu...Shu! Ah!"

...

After a good half hour of constantly pulling and work, with minimal help from the person she was shoving, she got Shu in a chair and was cooking them some mushroom cheese and ham omelets. Humming she sprinkled the cheese in and watched it begin to melt into the egg, all of her attention was on the meal and she almost didn't want to answer Shu when he called to her. "Yeah?"

"I'm not sure if Reiji told you...But you're required to go shopping to go find some appropiate clothes."

"Huh?"She turned towards Shu. "What's wrong with them."

"They're not good enough for a school dance."

The girl choked on her spit as the prospect of a school dance began playing in her head. Even back in America she didn't like dances, she would go with Peter and go hide in a corner while eating the greasy pizza and watered down soda. Seeing as how she was in Japan, and didn't know the dance edict here, she was even moe freaked out. Then of course there was the vampires...

She shuddered and turned her attention back on the food. Here she was the one who wanted normal experiences...Maybe this one was a bit too normal. Getting the omelets on plates she handed one to Shu and sat down with her own, stuffing the fatty food into her mouth with a moan.

"Ha, so even food can bring you pleasure, Slut-chan?"

The girl reddened slightly as Laito and Ayato came in the kitchen. "I'm starving is all."

"Is that so?" The older vampire leaned down and licked the shell of her ear. "Maybe I have something that can feed that greedy mouth of yours-"

"Don't even think about it you perverted bastard!" Ayato yanked Laito back and sat in the seat next to the girl. "Chichinashi belongs to me."

"Even though she was having fun with Kanato-kun yesterday?" Laito grinned as if he could see the memory right before his eyes. "She smelled so much like him I would have thought that he claimed her. But we all know that Slut-chan wouldn't give herself away to a little boy, right?"

Ayato growled and without any warning yanked Tsuna forward and kissed her. It wasn't one of those kisses that was sweet and kind, or one of those passion filled ones that was supposed to help you get excited. Instead it was hungry and possessive, the sharp sucking on her tongue making it hurt and the lack of preparation making her lungs burn from a lack of air. However there was something else on her mind while he kissed her. It itched and prodded making her automatic reaction to his advance stall, her fingers curling into his clothes and a low moan escape her lips.

When he finally separated from her there was a smirk on his lips. "See, only I can pleasure her, perverted bastard."

Tsuna didn't make a comment, instead she picked her fork back up and put the bite of food that was on it in her mouth, doing her best to swallow the smirk and the food.

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The moment Tsuna walked into the school she was greeted by Peter. His face was blank and he had a box of cookie dough in his hand. "Tsuna-chan, I bought your favorite..." His face flushed and he scratched the back of his head. "I can't say anything else in Japanese, sorry."

She stared at it for several seconds before looking back up at the giver and crossing her arms. "What are you doing?"

"I'm trying to say sorry for whatever I did." He said. "I'm not even sure what I did to you, but I...you're my best friend and I don't want to loose you over something trivial. So if I did something, just tell me and I'll do my best to fix it."

She puffed out her cheeks and stared at the boy. His eyes were honest as if he believed what he was saying was true and his posture was loose. Her eyes zeroed in on his chapped lips and noticed that he wasn't biting them, a clear sign that he was usually lying. Letting the air out of her mouth she snatched the box away and opened it, grinning when she saw the small square blocks of peanut butter and chocolate chips. "...Thanks..."

"Hm."

The two stood in comfortable silence for a moment before the door opened again and in came the vampires. Almost unconsciously, Tsuna backed away from Peter and tried to hide her box of goodies. However within seconds she was grabbed from behind by Ayato and Laito was laughing at her with that ob noxious laugh of his. "My my, Slut-chan, I didn't know you had friends."

Reiji rolled his eyes and moved past the two with Shu silently going to the music room. "Don't cause a scene."

Kanato held his bear closer, an insane smile beginning to creep on his lips. "I wouldn't want to do that, I'm curious about her new friend and causing a scene will only making him run away."

Tsuna wriggled in Ayato's grasp a sudden feeling of protectiveness washing over her. Peter had been her friend for as long as she could remember and if anything was going to happen to him via vampires it would be her fault. Once again she was reminded why she had pushed him away and had done her best to keep him out of her affairs. "Guys leave him alone!"

Subaru scoffed and slipped past her and Ayato, purposely bumping him hard enough to jostle her and cause her cookie dough to fall to the flour in a sticky mess. "I don't care about this idiot, he's your issue if he get's in my way."

"Ah, but where's the fun in that?" Laito asked. "Slut-chan-"

"Stop calling her that!"All eyes turned to Peter, who's fist was balled up as he stared the vampires down. "She isn't a slut or something you can just throw yank around because you feel like it!"

"Huh? What'd he say?"Tsuna glanced up at Ayato in amazement, suddenly aware he didn't understand a lick of English.

However her moment ended as Laito laughed, it was that obnoxious high pitched laugh that was just made to annoy people. "You really seem to like Slut-chan. I bet she hasn't told you what she does every single night? How each of us take turns touching her and making her scream for more. I call her Slut-chan because that's what she is, she doesn't even bother to hide it either, the dirty girl. Just a few mornings ago she was screaming Kanato's name at the top of her lungs. Isn't that right, Slut-chan?"

Peter's eyes narrowed and he pushed up his sleeves. "That's it I'm gonna-"

"Peter!" The boy stopped and turned to look at the girl. She licked her lips yet felt as if they were still dry and were bathed in saw dust. Her heart pounded against her chest and if it wasn't for the fact that she had ribs it would be on the floor. "When I lived in America everyone thought I was a good girl and did as I was told...But when I came here I realized that I could cut loose and be myself. I'm as corrupt as they come and you're only making yourself look bad by trying to say I'm a good person. So please, don't try to defend my honor because I don't have any."

There was a moment of silence, Peter's eyes wide as he stared at her. "I..."

"It's okay..." She murmured, head bowed. "Everything will be okay."

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A/N: There.