-Daiki-

"Oh man, oh man, oh man!"

I looked up when I heard Cecelia's voice coming down the stairs. She looked to be in a panic over something.

"What's wrong Cece?"

Hikaru asked and she looked up at him.

"Sorry, you guys will have to make your own breakfast. Mr. Akuto suddenly decided to talk to me about my rent and if I don't get there he'll give the house to someone else."

She said in a rush as she pulled on a pair of heels. I looked at her as she stood up and straightened out her clothes. She was wearing a dark blue skirt that went down past her knees, a light blue blouse that seemed to hug her a little too tightly and it seemed as if she were wearing makeup. I blinked in surprise at how good she looked.

"Ok Cece, good luck!"

Hikaru called after her as she left. It was only when Hikaru was waving his hand infront of my face that I realized I'd zoned out.

"Daiki, come on! You're the only one out of the three of us who knows how to cook and I'm starving."

He said whining and I sighed as I walked over to the fridge to start breakfast. I couldn't stop thinking of how Cecelia looked in clothes like that, she looked really good.

'Stop that! She's just a human and besides I barely even know her.'

I thought to myself as I shook those thoughts out of my head. It had just been shocking to see her wear something like that, nothing else.

Katsume came into the room just as Hikaru and I sat down to eat.

"Where's the human girl?"

He asked as he sat down. He may act like he didn't like her, but I could tell differently. In the span of three days we'd all grown to like Cecelia.

"She said she had to go talk to Mr. Akuto about rent for her house."

Hikaru explained while I ate.

"Hn."

I rolled my eyes at Katsume before biting into my bacon.

"Hikaru, what's that on your neck?"

Katsume asked and I looked up to see what he was talking about and saw what looked like a red dog collar fastened around his neck.

"A collar."

He said defensively.

"And why are you wearing a collar? You're not some kind of pet."

Katsume said and Hikaru glared at him.

"I know that! I'm wearing it because I want to."

He said and I smiled at how defensive he was about it. He hadn't had it yesterday morning.

"Did Cece give it to you?"

I asked and my smile widened when I saw him blush.

"You practically let her say she owns you you stupid wolf!"

Katsume snapped and I heard Hikaru growl at him.

"Hey now, no need to fight. Hikaru is free to wear whatever he wants, despite who gave it to him."

I said and Hikaru smiled at me while Katsume glared at me before going back to his meal. I sighed to myself before going back to my own meal.

-Cecelia-

"What! Come on, you said I had two days!"

I said standing up and placing my hands palm down on Mr. Akuto's desk.

"I'm sorry Ms. Teez, but someone else has already offered to buy the house. Unless you can pay me the money right now, there's nothing I can do."

He said and I could tell he was lying. No one had offered to buy the house, he was just being a jerk. I had a way of telling when people were lying to me, don't know how, I just knew.

"I'll be back. I'll guarantee you that. I'm going to get my house back."

I said before grabbing my jacket and leaving. I slipped it on as I walked down the street towards home.

"Fucking asshole. Who the hell does he think he is saying someone offered to buy my house. That's fucking bullshit."

I said to myself as I made my way out of the city and towards the shrine. I sighed as I walked through the door. I hung up my jacket and kicked off my heels at the door. My feet were sore, another reminder as to why I don't wear them.

"So? How'd it go?"

Someone asked and I looked up to see Daiki leaning against the doorframe leading into the living room.

"Wonderful."

I said sarcastically as I pushed past him and sat down on the couch. I tucked my legs under me and watched T.V. Hikaru was watching another documentary on wolves, it was actually kinda funny considering he was a wolf demon.

"Want to talk about it?"

Daiki asked as he sat down next to me. I sighed before turning to look at him. He genuinely looked concerned.

"Mr. Akuto says someone's offered to buy my house so I can't have it back unless I can pay him the money today."

I said and both Hikaru and Daiki looked at me in shock.

"I'm so sorry."

Daiki said and I smiled at them.

"Don't worry about it, he was lying."

I said and Daiki looked at me confused.

"What do you mean? How do you know?"

He asked and I sighed.

"I just have a way of knowing when people are lying to me. That's another reason why I was so open to believing you three."

I said and Hikaru gaped at me.

"Then why did you laugh at me when I told you I was a wolf demon!"

He cried and I smiled at him.

"Oh, don't get offended Hika. It was a little funny with how you said it with such a straight face."

I said and he frowned and started grumbling to himself.

"Yes, but what makes you so sure he was lying to you?"

Daiki asked and I turned to look at him.

"Try lying to me. Tell the sky is brown or something and if I guess right that it's a lie then you'll know. If I guess wrong then…..I'll make you guys whatever you want for dinner tonight. Hell, I'll even take you all out."

I said and Daiki smiled at that. I could tell they had been wanting to get out of the house.

"Okay."

He said and I waited for him to tell me something.

"My name is Daiki Viel. I'm a panther demon from another dimension with a cat demon as a girlfriend and I rule over the Western Demonic Province."

He said seriously and I smiled at him.

"Well, that's a lot of information I didn't know."

I said and he smirked at me.

"Yes, but not all of it was true. So tonight, you take us out."

He said and I laughed at him.

"You never gave me a chance to finish what I was saying."

I said and he looked at me confused.

"Your name is Daiki Viel, that part was true. As well as you being a panther demon from another dimension, but then again I learned that the day you guys fell out of the sky."

I said and Hikaru smiled at that.

"The part about you having a cat demon as a girlfriend was a lie, you're single at the moment. And yes, you do rule over the Western Demonic Province, that wasn't a lie."

I said and Daiki looked at me as if I'd grown two heads.

"Holy cow. How'd you do that!"

He asked and I just smiled at him as I stood up.

"I told you, I can tell when people lie to me. Go get ready, we'll be leaving in ten minutes."

I said as I headed for the stairs.

"What? Where are we going?"

Daiki asked confused and I smiled at him from over my shoulder.

"Didn't you say you wanted to go out tonight?"

I asked and he nodded slowly.

"Yeah, but you caught all the lies."

He said and I just kept smiling at him.

"Just go get ready, silly kitty."

I said before going upstairs to change. I passed by Katsume's room and stopped. I gently knocked on the door and waited for him to respond. When I heard him say 'enter' I rolled my eyes at him and opened the door and leaned against the doorframe. I was slightly surprised that he'd changed the room so quickly, but then again I chose to respect their privacies and not go into their rooms unless invited. Though I had to admit, I liked how the reds clashed with the dark blues.

"Is there something you want human?"

He asked from his spot on the floor. His legs were crossed and it looked like he had been meditating.

"Sorry if I'm interrupting something."

I said quickly and when he nodded for me to continue I did.

"But I'm treating you guys to dinner tonight. So be ready in ten minutes and meet me downstairs."

I said with a smile before leaving and closing the door after me, then headed upstairs to change. I had a feeling like tonight would be a lot of fun.

-Daiki-

I blinked in surprise as I joined Hikaru by the door. He was in the same white shirt and jeans he usually wore, but this time the shirt wasn't crumpled and the jeans were clean. He'd even brushed his hair, though the buttons of his shirt were still undone. I shook my head at him.

"I guess there's really not much we can do about you, is there?"

I asked and he smiled at me. I'd changed into a dark gray button up shirt and left my jacket in my room. My pants were still jeans, but they were nicer than my other pair. I turned when I heard someone on the stairs, but groaned when it was just Katsume. He was even dressed up. He was wearing a pair of jeans that actually didn't have holes in them and his shirt was a black button up shirt.

"Well? Where's the human? She told us to be ready in ten minutes and yet where is she?"

He asked and I smirked at the fact that he actually listened to what Cecelia told him to do.

"She's a woman man, they always take forever when getting ready."

I said and Hikaru laughed.

"I resent that."

We heard Cecelia's voice say from the top of the stairs and turned to see her. We all stared in disbelief as she walked down the stairs. She was in a form fitting black dress that went to her calves, but had a split going up the left side that went directly to her hip. Her hair was straightened and styled so that her bangs framed her face and I noticed she had eyeliner on and some green eye shadow that made her cerulean eyes pop. She looked gorgeous.

"How do I look?"

She asked as she reached the bottom of the stairs and spun, showing off the dress for us. I wasn't able to talk, I hadn't realized she looked so….hot.

"You look great Cece."

Hikaru said and I mentally shook myself and snapped out of my daze.

"Yeah, you look really good Cecelia."

I said and she blushed.

"You know you can call me Cece, or even Celia if you want."

She said and I scratched the back of my head.

"I'll keep that in mind."

I said and she just smiled at me.

"Who in the world taught you how to get dressed Hika?"

She asked with a laugh as she walked up to him and started to fix his shirt. I noticed he blushed but Cecelia didn't seem to notice.

"There."

She said and I noticed she'd left the first button undone, but fixed the others. She smiled at us before grabbing her purse and leading us out the door.

She led the way into town and down the street.

"Where are we going?"

I heard Katsume ask and expected her to get mad, but she simply smiled and said we'd have to wait and see. I was just about to ask where she was taking us when she opened the door to a restaurant. I looked around to try and figure out where we were, but I couldn't and before I knew it we were all seated at a booth and Cecelia was looking through her menu. I looked down at the menu on the table before me and picked it up. I read through it and couldn't make sense of it. From the auras of Hikaru and Katsume, I could tell they couldn't either.

"Are you guys ready to order?"

A woman asked and I looked up to see she had blonde hair to her shoulders, light green eyes and was wearing a waitress outfit.

"Are you guys ready?"

Cecelia asked and we all shook our heads.

"Oh, well then what can I get you guys to drink?"

The waitress asked and Cecelia immediately told her what she wanted.

"Okay, that's one Dr. Pepper. What'll you three have?"

She asked and I noticed her eyes widened when she saw me and smiled.

"What would you recommend?"

I asked and she blushed before saying Coke was alright. I smiled wider at her before telling I'd have one of those. She nodded and wrote it down before turning to Katsume and Hikaru. I noticed she kept stealing glances my way and smiled. Almost all women were like that with me, though I wasn't particularly complaining.

"Cece, what should we get?"

Hikaru asked and I looked up to see Cece smile at him.

"It's just a drink. Would you like water, tea, or some kind of soda?"

She asked and Hikaru just looked at her confused.

"What do you have?"

He asked and she smiled.

"They'll both have a Dr. Pepper, thanks Katie."

Cecelia said and the waitress, Katie nodded before walking off.

"Well then, do you guys know what you want to order yet?"

Cecelia asked and we shook our heads making her laugh.

"It's simple. Tell me what you'd like and I'll see if it's on the menu."

She said and we each told her what we wanted and she smiled before reading through the menu and telling us what it was. When Katie came back with our drinks we told her what we wanted and she went to go tell the cook.

"Seems like she likes you."

Hikaru said to me and I smiled.

"It happens a lot, whether I want it to or not."

I said and he smiled. He knew what I meant.

"Well, you shouldn't lead her on."

Cecelia said and I looked at her confused.

"What?"

I asked and she sighed before looking up at me.

"Katie is a really nice girl. I met her when my father used to take us here when we were little. If you actually like her, then go for it, but if you're just going to have a one night stand with her don't."

She said and I blinked in surprise at the amount of emotion behind what she said. Before I could even say anything in response Katie came back with our food.

"Here you go. Can I get you anything else?"

She asked and I noticed she emphasized the word you and was looking at me. I sighed, I suddenly didn't feel like flirting with this girl anymore.

"No, we're good. Thank you."

I said and noticed she frowned before walking away. I glanced at Cecelia, but saw she was looking down at her food.

"Alright, so tell me a little bit about yourselves. I mean all I know is that you guys are three different kinds of demons and you come from another dimension. Not really much to go on for a friendship."

She said and we all looked at her in shock before Hikaru and I smiled at her. Katsume simply scoffed at her, but I could tell he was interested in telling her about himself as well.

-Cecelia-

"Okay, okay. So Hika, you're only seventeen? Wow, I thought you were older."

I said and he nodded as he ate his food.

"And you became Alpha of your pack at just fourteen? That's amazing."

I said and noticed he was blushing which made me smile.

"What about you two?"

I asked turning to Daiki and Katsume. I noticed Daiki wasn't wearing his hat or bandana, and had to say I missed seeing him with it.

"Well, you already know that I rule over the Western Demonic Province."

He said and I nodded.

"My father mated another woman after my mother passed, then they were both killed. I took my father's position so that our lands wouldn't fall to ruin."

He said and I looked at him in shock.

"I had no idea."

I said and he shook his head.

"It's fine. I've mourned them both and I'm just happy they were able to find people they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with."

He said and I smiled at him. I had no idea he'd had such a hard life, same as Hikaru.

"What about you Katsume?"

I asked and he glanced up at me.

"I lost my mother when I was four. Since then my father trained me to kil and fight until he was satisfied I knew everything he could teach me. I killed my father when I was nine and took his place as ruler over the Northern Demonic Province, but I didn't want to have to deal with the responsibilities so I gave them over to my sister and all I oversee are the wars."

He said and I blinked in surprise. That was a lot to take in.

"Oookay."

I said, trying to ease the sudden serious atmosphere.

"Who's up for desert?"

I asked and Hikaru and Daiki jumped at the thought of more food. I swear, sometimes they were like bottomless pits.

Katie brought us each a chocolate sundae before walking away. I smiled before taking the first bite of mine. I smiled when the chocolate fudge coating the vanilla icecream just perfectly slid down my throat. It was delicious.

"What?"

I asked the three demons who were staring at me.

"What exactly is this?"

Daiki asked poking his sundae with his spoon.

"It's icecream with chocolate fudge. It's really good."

I said and he looked at me skeptically before taking a bite. His eyes widened.

"It's good!"

He said in surprise which got the other two to try it. I smiled when they hurriedly tried to eat more.

"I'd take it easy if I were you, brain freeze can be a nasty thing."

I said, but they didn't listen. But soon enough, all three of them stopped and suddenly grabbed their heads and started whining.

"I told you."

I said with a laugh as I ate another spoonful.

"It's not funny, it hurts."

Hikaru said and I felt bad.

"Rub your tongue along the roof of your mouth. Don't look at me weird, do it."

I said when they looked at me like I was crazy.

"It's not an actual brain freeze because the icecream can't reach your brain. It's just the roof of your mouth getting too cold and trying to send signals to your brain making your head hurt."

I said and they each slowly put their hands down and looked at me in shock.

"What?"

I asked and Hikaru smiled at me.

"You're really smart."

He said and I rolled my eyes at him.

"Of course I am. I graduated from high school a year early. What, did you three think I was stupid or something?"

I asked and when none of them said anything I glared at them and took a bite of my icecream.

'Some friends they are.'

I thought, but sighed as I quickly got over it. I couldn't stay mad at them, they had made my life a lot more interesting.

"So what about you Cece? What's your life been like?"

Hikaru asked and I froze. I should have known they were going to want to know about me.

"My life? Well…"

I said trailing off, debating what exactly to tell them. I wanted to be friends with them sure, but I didn't trust them enough to tell them everything.

"Well, I'm eighteen and a legal adult in the eyes of society. I can live with my parents, but I prefer the independence that comes with owning a house of my own, but that's not really what you're asking."

I said and blushed when I noticed all three of them were looking at me.

"I had a pretty good childhood I guess, but I didn't start training in martial arts until I was ten. It helped me….cope with some things that were going on in my life. I hated school, but knew it was important so I suffered through it, though I did make some great friends from it. There's Tatami, Ninaka, and Miakoshi. They're all my best friends and we've been together since we were little. We all graduated from high school early. Mia and I are practically sisters we know so much about each other. I guess you can say I've had a pretty good life so far, but it's been pretty boring in my opinion until you guys showed up which I'm grateful for. I hate boring."

I said with a smile which made them all look at me surprised.

"I absolutely love martial arts, and animals. Wolves and Panthers are my favorite."

I said and noticed both Hikaru and Daiki smiled at that.

"The longer you know me the more you'll realize that I can't sit still for very long, but that's just because I have ADHD, and ADD. And I'm sure you've noticed the house is really clean, that's because of my OCD-like tendencies."

I said and they all looked at me confused.

"ADHD?"

Hikaru asked.

"ADD?"

Katsume asked.

"OCD?"

Daiki asked and I laughed.

"Sorry, I keep forgetting you guys are new to the human things. ADHD is short for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, meaning that if I sit still for too long then it literally feels like I'll go crazy unless I move. Sometimes I've been forced to sit still and almost screamed my head off because of it. ADD is Attention Deficit Disorder meaning I have a short attention span on most things, but if I really like it then there's no problem. And OCD just means Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It means I like everything a certain way. I like things to be neat, but I only have tendencies."

I said and they all nodded before smiling at me.

"You definitely have an interesting life Cece."

Hikaru said and I smiled.

"I suppose you can say that."

I said rubbing the back of my head.

"Though I should warn you, don't get on my bad side. I'm extremely hot tempered about some things, one thing in particular."

I said and they all looked at me confused again, but before they could ask what that thing was Katie came back with the check. Katsume started to grab it but I slammed my fork down inches from his fingers making him look up at me in surprise.

"Don't even think about it. I'm treating you guys to dinner, meaning I pay."

I said as I picked up the check and pulled out the money needed, then I signed my legal name on the paper and handed it back to Katie before any of them could see my first name. I plucked the fork out of the table and set it down before sliding out of the booth.

"Come on guys, let's get going."

I said and they nodded before sliding out of the booth and following after me. I had one more place I wanted to take them, and I had a feeling like they'd like it.

-Katsume-

I didn't like the fact that this human almost stabbed my hand, but I had to admit she had good reflexes. Now she was leading us somewhere with a smile on her face. It had been insightful to hear her talk about her past, though I could tell she was hiding something. I'd noticed she'd signed the check with a different, longer name than Cecelia, but I hadn't gotten a look at the name.

"Where are we going Celia?"

I heard Daiki ask and was shocked that he'd started calling her by a nickname.

"You'll see Shadow."

She said and I looked at Daiki to see he was looking at her surprised.

"What'd you call me?"

He asked and the human turned to look at him and smiled.

"Shadow. You seem mysterious to me like a shadow, but you're also comforting to be around."

She explained and I saw Daiki smile at her before lightly pushing her to the side which made her smile widen and she pushed him back.

'Seems like we're getting too comfortable here, but we have no way back so there's really no reason to hate it here. And this human, Cecelia is definitely different from other humans.'

I thought as I followed them to a beach. I looked around and noticed Cecelia was dragging Hikaru to the water before she sat down on the sand, not even caring she was in a dress.

"Come on, sit down. The show's about to start."

She said and I looked at her confused, but did as she said and sat next to Daiki as he sat next to her on the sand. We waited and I was about to ask her what was about to start when there was suddenly a loud boom and lights erupted in the sky.

"There it is!"

She called out and I looked at her face briefly and saw she had a small smile on her face while she was looking up at the sky. I followed her gaze and looked up at the sky as another loud boom sounded and lights filled the sky. There were red, green, blue, purple, and other colored sparks in the air.

"What are those Cece?"

Hikaru asked and I waited for an explanation as well.

"They're called fireworks. We use them for celebrations or just for the fun of it. That's what tonight is. Aren't they beautiful?"

She asked with a far away look in her eyes as she watched them. I found myself smiling at her before looking back up at the sky.

'It is indeed different here, but not at all bad.'

I thought as I watched the fireworks continue to light up the sky.