Miku blinks and gasps in shock as two more men appear suddenly before her eyes, their unworldly, handsome features closely resembling those of the blue-haired man, Kaito.

The man on the right smirks widely, long scarlet bangs falling into his matching red eyes, while only the ghost of a smile appears on the lips of the purple-haired man. His dark violet eyes gleam as a slender finger trails lazily down the pure white bandages wrapped around his neck, outlining his sharp collarbone.

As Miku struggles to find her words, the men bow and the red-haired man's deep voice drifts over her enchantingly, "I hope we didn't frighten you. I see you have met my brother Kaito. My name is Akaito and this is our other brother Taito."

Taito brushes a finger across her cheek, "Where did you find this little butterfly, brother?"

Kaito narrows his eyes at his brothers, "Don't go touching something that doesn't belong to you. She wandered in here, and I was the one to find her."

Another voice speaks up from the shadows, stepping forward to reveal yet another man with hair the color of fresh ink, scarlet eyes, a long black scarf that appears red under the light, and a bone-white mask hanging off the left side of his head, "You shouldn't be selfish, brother."

Kaito's fingers tighten around Miku's wrist in annoyance, "Hello Kageito. I wasn't expecting you to show up as well."

"Come now Kaito, you should know better by now. All of your beloved brothers are here, curious for your explanation for the doll at your side."

A happy blonde smiles, his golden eyes locked on Miku, "Hello lovely, I am Shion Kikaito. Let me introduce you to my brothers, Mokaito," a cheerful looking man with brown hair and hazel eyes, "Nigaito," a gentle-looking man with green hair and soft emerald eyes, "Baito," a shy man with pure white hair and pale gray eyes, "and Zeito," a man with straight black hair and red-brown eyes grimaces slightly in a sort of irritated greeting.

Miku blinks her round, teal eyes in confusion, "What? You mean to say that all nine of you are brothers?"

Akaito nods, "Here, let me explain. Kaito is the eldest brother, followed by myself, the third brother Taito, fourth brother-"

Kaito waves a slender hand, "You are only going to confuse the poor girl more. Here," he nods at Miku and waves his hand, making a long scroll appear in midair, the names and colors of each brother written carefully in order in a looping, elegant script.

Astounded by Kaito's trick, Miku's eyes carefully scan the scroll:

- First -

Shion Kaito

-Second-

Shion Akaito

- Third -

Shion Taito

- Fourth -

Shion Nigaito

- Fifth -

Shion Kageito

- Sixth -

Shion Mokaito

- Seventh -

Shion Kikaito

- Eighth -

Shion Zeito

- Ninth -

Shion Baito

Miku's eyes widen in awe, "That's incredible! Is this your family's castle then?"

Kikaito shakes his head, "Not quite. There are others living here too, although our family plays a large role in how we do things around here. Collectively, people refer to us as the Shion Brothers. . . ahh, actually, here are two more members of the house right here."

Two pairs of clear blue eyes blink, and a set of blonde twins smirk devilishly. The girl with her hair hanging around her shoulders and bangs pulled back with thick white pins grins, speaking loudly, "Yo! I'm Kagamine Rin, this 'ere is my brother Len, whatcha doing here, little human girl?"

Miku bows her head respectfully, but looks taken aback at her use of the word 'human', "O-oh, well, I came to live here. . ."

Len laughs, shaking his head and causing his short ponytail to loosen, making the thin white ribbon pulling it back go limp, "Really? You, live here? That's funny, I dunno what people are thinkin' nowadays!"

Rin giggles, "You're in for somethin' interesting darling."

Teal strands fall gently as Miku tilts her head, "W-what do you mean by that?"

Kaito shoots a glare at the twins, causing them to retreat to a corner with mad cackles. He tugs gently on Miku's hand, "Don't worry about them. They live for trouble, but if you don't encourage them they generally get bored quickly. Come with me, I'm sure that we can get everything sorted out."

Akaito grins darkly and steps in front of Kaito, "Brother, didn't we tell you to stop being selfish? You ought to share! We so rarely get someone as sweet as this dove."

Miku bites her lip nervously, causing a small drop of blood to form on the corner of her mouth. All eyes lock on Miku and tongues run across lips ravenously. Miku's stomach tightens as she notices the menacing gleam of sharp teeth. She takes a tentative step back, "O-o-oh, I'm terribly sorry, I must have made some sort of mistake-"

"I was hoping that you wouldn't find out about us just yet," Kaito sighs angrily, leaning over to gently press his lips to the spot of blood at the edge of Miku's mouth, making her freeze instinctively, her heart pounding in her chest as a jolt of adrenalin rushes through her veins, making her slender fingers twitch and her bright teal orbs glow, this can't be real. . . this only happens in stories, right?