Hi everyone, sorry for the wait. Got too many things going at once, but that's the whole point of being a writer, right? Anyway, here's chapter six. Warning, there is some suggested romance.

Thank you Black Veil Brides for keeping me strong and out of trouble, and for being there when no one else was. God Bless You!

Time passed very quickly. Kyo and Tohru had been married for nearly two months now, and already they had been talking about starting a family someday. Graduation was also fastly approaching, and Tohru couldn't wait to finally be out of school and live the rest of her life with Kyo. But there was still one thing she didn't yet know about the Sohmas, and it wasn't until she was out walking with Kyo that she noticed something odd. She was very shocked when she saw it.

As soon as the sunlight shone on Kyo's skin, he sparkled.

"Umm...Kyo?" Tohru stammered before looking ahead only to see Akito standing in another patch of sunlight and she too was sparkling. Tohru began to understand why the Sohmas almost never went into the sunlight. "You're a vampire."

"Half-mortals," Akito interjected. Tohru was confused. "Half human, half vampire; this occurs when a woman procreates with a male vampire. Normally the mother never survives after giving birth, but we're different because we take precautions."

"How?" asked Tohru.

"As soon as the woman starts to feel the effects," Akito explained, "such as weakness, pain, loss of nutrition and what not; that's when she has to start drinking human blood to keep her heart rate going and her pulse strong enough for her to give birth by c-section because the child is strong enough to brake bones, and then the mother can be changed into a vampire if she wishes. My mother was one of those people."

"So how long have you been around for?" Tohru asked again.

"Well, if you talking about me personally," Akito answered, "my exact age is not approximate, but I've been around for centuries. Some of the other Sohmas like Shigure, Hatori, Ayame and Kureno, they've been around just a few years longer than me. Others like my father and some parents of those who were curse with the Zodiac, they've been around for the same amount of time as the Volturi. They are a coven of vampires from Italy, they're powerful, and very strict about the existence of our kind; but for years we've had to change our eye colour to make them think we were immortals. Only one Sohma has been around longer than them, but he remains concealed from the human world."

This was all very shocking and new to Tohru. "Do you all have your thirst for human blood under control?"

"We do," Kyo answered, "so there's nothing to worry about."

"One thing I will say though," Akito went on. "Even though a good portion of us Sohmas are half-mortals, there are a few immortals among us; Hatori became immortal after his eye injury, and he made Mayuko immortal some time before you started high school, Rin became immortal because her ulcers were taking a toll on her health, Ayame made Mine immortal nearly two years ago, my mom became immortal after I was born, and Ritsu became immortal almost four years ago because he wanted to be more confident and less timid, and he made his mother immortal for that same reason. We also have some half-mortal children among us; Momiji is one of them, and Hiro and Kisa. Some of us are gifted too."

"What do you mean by that?" asked Tohru.

"Some of us are born with special talents," Kyo answered, "and when a human is turned into a vampire sometimes they gain a talent. For example, I can hear things from many miles away."

"I communicate telepathically," Akito added, "and as the head of the family I have the ability to hold fire; like my father before me."

"Where is he now?" Tohru asked again. It seemed to both Kyo and Akito she had a lot of questions.

"This happened about a year and a half after I became full grown. My dad was showing me how to control fire, but when he smelled an animal in the distance he lost control. He was burned alive."

"I'm sorry."

"It's alright."

"Who else here is gifted?"

"A few," Akito replied. "Shigure communicates with animals so he always knows if something has happened or if something is about to happen, Haru's black personality wards off enemies, Momiji controls people with gravity and you already know Hatori suppresses memories, Ayame can feel different temperatures simultaneously, and two of my own children are gifted too."

"You have children?"

"Three daughters," said Akito. "My oldest Akira can repress memories from the pasts of others, and my youngest Kari can see through things even from a distance."

Tohru seemed to think it was interesting that vampires existed, let alone being married to someone who was a half-mortal like Kyo. She was also surprised with all Akito knew, especially since Kyo told her Akito knows everything which was true as Akito was far older than any of the younger Sohmas. Tohru sat on the bed later that night thinking about all that she heard today, Kyo joined her soon after.

"Are you okay?" he asked her as he sat down.

"Yes," Tohru answered. "I'm just wondering why you didn't tell me before that you're a half-mortal."

"It's supposed to be kept a secret from the humans," said Kyo. "Although when we were walking, I thought that since we have been together long enough and you kept the secret of the Zodiac curse safe, I figured I could trust you with this one."

"My lips are sealed," Tohru smiled. Kyo smiled back as he kissed her and laid her down, which lead to a very romantic evening for the two of them.

Sorry it's shorter than the previous chapter, but hopefully the next one will be longer. Please read and review, and please be nice about it.