-Daiki-

I glanced at the clock again just to make sure I wasn't going crazy. It read 8:57, Celia was usually up at eight.

"Something wrong Daiki?"

Kenta asked as he walked into the room. Katsume, Hikaru, and Kouhai were all in the living room. Raiden was simply sitting a few stools away from me at the kitchen counter with a book open infront of him.

"I'm worried about Celia, she's usually up by now."

I said and that got everyone's attention. It had been five days since Kou and the others showed up and they'd gotten just as attached to Celia as Katsume, Hikaru, and I had.

"Now that you mention it, the human always has been up by eight."

Katsume said as he came into the kitchen with the others following. I could see all of them looking worried, even Katsume, except for Raiden who simply kept reading. I actually couldn't tell if he cared about Celia or not, but at least I could tell he didn't hate her.

"Maybe one of us should go up and check on he-"

Kenta was suddenly cut off by a very loud scream. We all looked at each other with wide eyes and I started to head for Celia's room, but was suddenly stopped by a force field.

"Dammit Rai, what the hell do you think you're doing!?"

I snapped at him as I turned and saw he was still reading his book as if nothing was different. We'd found out that he could still use his magic in this dimension, but nothing as powerful as the Dimensional Transportation Spell. He had to wait for when the veil between the dimensions was the thinnest, though we didn't exactly know when that was which was why he was reading the book on the counter.

"She is fine."

He said after a while and I looked at him confused.

"What are you talking about? Did you not hear her scream?"

I asked trying to get out of the room only to be stopped again. It looked like the others wanted to get to Celia too, but they knew if Rai was using his spells then none of us could get through. No one could.

"I did, but she is fine."

"How do you know that!?"

I snapped.

"Because I-"

He was suddenly cut off when the sound of footsteps on the stairs sounded and Celia's scent flowed into the room, then she suddenly ran into the room straight through Rai's barrier much to everyone's-even Rai-shock. She ran over to the calendar on the side of the fridge and squealed happily before turning to look at all of us, a huge smile on her face.

"Cece? What's got you in such a happy mood?"

Hikaru asked, breaking the silence filling the room.

"I've got it."

She said and we all looked at her confused.

"What?"

I asked confused.

"I've got the money."

She said and we still all looked at her lost.

"Huh?"

Kouhai said and her smile faded a bit before she dashed past Hikaru, Kouhai, and I, through Rai's still existing barrier, and up the stairs. We blinked in surprise at the fact that she had managed to get through Rai's barrier, twice now. No one had been able to do that before. No one.

Before any of us could even move she was already running down the stairs, but there was a jingling sound as she did so. She ran into the room and stopped at the kitchen counter where she sat a jar down. We all looked at it as she backed up a bit and saw it was filled with dollar bills and coins.

"Celia, what is-"

Kenta started to ask, but she interrupted him.

"I got the money to buy my house!"

She shouted and we all blinked in surprise before understanding what she meant.

"That's great!"

Hikaru was the first to speak, then we all followed with congrats.

"Yeah, I was thinking of going to Mr. Akuto's office today to get the house. No need to delay anymore right?"

She asked and I nodded.

"I was wondering if three of you guys would mind coming with me?"

She asked and I blinked in surprise. She never normally asked for someone to go with her.

"For moral support you know?"

She added and I nodded.

"Yeah. I'll go, I'm sure Hikaru would mind getting out of the house too."

I said and Hika nodded his agreement.

"Okay, anyone else?"

She asked looking at everyone.

"Sorry Cece, but Kenta promised to play Halo with me."

Kouhai said before they both walked into the living room leaving me, Hikaru, Katsume, Raiden and Celia in the kitchen. Katsume opened his mouth to say something, but Celia beat him to it.

"Bird boy is out of the question."

She said, still quite angry at him for kissing her. He glared at her, but shut his mouth and went up to his room.

"That leaves Raiden."

Hikaru said and I saw Celia's smile fade a little bit as she moved around the counter and sat on a stool next to the reading wizard who had been ignoring everything.

"I know you probably don't want to go and you'd probably rather stay here and read, but wo-"

Celia started, but stopped when Rai suddenly looked up from his book.

"I'll go."

He said simply before going back to reading. Celia stared at him in shock for a second before smiling again and jumping off the stool and started making breakfast. It was then that I remembered she'd woken up later than usual.

"Hey Celia, how come you woke up so late?"

I asked as I leaned against the counter next to the stove as she cooked.

"Oh, sorry if I worried you but I had stayed out a little later than usual. One of the fights at Algo's took longer than expected."

She said with a smile I'd only seen her get when she was talking about martial arts on her face.

"Here, eat up. I'm gonna go shower then we can leave iight?"

She said as she set a plate of omelets down on the island before disappearing out of the room. Hikaru grabbed his, then took Kou and Ken theirs. I reached for mine and after a while Rai grabbed his without looking up from his book. It was still a mystery as to how Celia had managed to get through Rai's barrier. Maybe it had something to do with her being of priestess blood. I shrugged it off and went back to eating my breakfast.

-Raiden-

The human came back downstairs some time later in a pair of light blue jeans and a black off the shoulder halter top. Her hair cascaded down her shoulders and framed her face. I still couldn't understand how she'd managed to get through my barrier when no one else could, then I remembered her having said she was of priestess descent. She didn't eat the omelets for her, instead she gave it to Kouhai before heading for the door with me and Daiki right behind her.

"Kenny! You're in charge while we're gone!"

She yelled and I saw Kenta flush at her calling him by a nickname before nodding. She smiled before shutting the door behind her and running past both me and Daiki making the panther demon laugh at her.

"You're really excited about this aren't you?"

He asked as we walked down the outer steps of the shrine and down the streets of the roads outside the city.

"Of course I am. I love my family, don't get me wrong I do, but I also love the independence it gives me to have my own place."

She said as she spun around and I couldn't help but smirk a bit as her actions reminded me of a small child being told they could have both a lollipop and a candy bar if they were good.

"Whatever, just be careful Celia."

Daiki said and I heard the human girl whine before sobering up and slowing down until she walked between both me and Daiki. Her hands wrapped tightly around her slim waist in a dignified manner, but I could see her index finger tapping impatiently against her elbow and smirked as I opened the book I'd brought with me and started to read.

"You really like books don't you?"

Her voice suddenly interrupted me in the middle of a sentence and I looked up to see her walking infront of me, but walking backwards.

"Celia….you're gonna fall."

Daiki said and she stuck her tongue out at him.

"No I'm not."

She said before turning to look back at me.

"As I understand it, this house is a smaller version of the shrine we are currently staying in yes?"

I asked and she cocked her head to the side in contemplation before smiling at me slightly.

"Yeah."

"Why?"

I asked and she looked at me confused.

"Why what?"

She asked and I mentally sighed.

"Why not buy a house fit for just yourself? It would be cheaper right?"

I asked and she frowned a bit and I didn't like it since I had caused it.

"Well, the way I grew up I got used to living in a really big house meant for several different people to be housed there at one time. So you see, living in a normal house just wouldn't make me happy."

She said and I stared at her in shock. She didn't talk about her past very much. I'd actually only heard her talk about it one other time aside from when Kenta, Kouhai, and I showed up at her house and that was only because Kenta had asked why she liked panthers and wolves so much. She'd said something about a close friend having always loved how they were so loyal to their family, but the way her voice had dipped when she'd answered indicated there was much more to it than that.

"Which is actually why I had no problem with letting you guys stay with me while you're all stuck here. I only stay in the shrine when my parents are gone or when they need my help, but being there alone reminded me of-I mean made me feel a lil lonely, so in reality you guys are actually doing me a favor by staying with me."

She said changing what she had been about to say in the middle of her sentence making my eyes narrow slightly.

'What had she been about to say?'

I wondered, but she turned around and fell silent as she walked slightly ahead of me and Daiki. I looked at Daiki to see if he knew the reason behind her sudden change, but he looked about as lost as I felt though I didn't show it. Shrugging it off I looked back down at the book in my hands. I'd researched when the veil between this world and ours was the thinnest and was close to finding out why. I knew it had something to do with the moon and a certain season, but I wasn't sure when.

-Cecelia-

I sighed to myself as I held my arms behind my back and gripped my arm tightly. Talking about the house had brought up memories of her. It's been eight years and it's still hard to think that she's really gone. She'd always been in the house when our parents left so I was never really alone, but once she passed the house seemed so empty to me. Even when my parents were home, but for some reason with Daiki and the others in the house it feels almost like it did when she was alive. I felt my eyes start to sting with unshed tears. I took a deep breath to get my emotions under control before looking up at the sky. She wouldn't want me to cry, not now.

"Hey Celia, isn't that it?"

Daiki suddenly asked and I looked at where he was pointing and smiled.

"Yeah, come on!"

I shouted as I grabbed his hand and the sleeve of Raiden's cloak and pulled them both inside the office building. We'd gotten into the city without me even noticing.

I pulled them into the elevator and waited as the doors slowly closed and took us up to the third floor. When the doors opened I dragged them with me down the hall to Mr. Akuto's office. I let them go, straightened myself out, took a deep breath before reaching up and knocking three times on his door.

"Come in."

He said and I locked all my negative emotions away, this was strictly business. No need to make him upset with me, this was the man who held the deed to the house I wanted.

"Ah, Miss Teez, it's wonderful to see you again."

He said and I felt the familiar tingling feeling I got whenever someone lied to me. I resisted the urge to glare at him and smiled at him instead as I moved to shake his hand.

"And you Mr. Akuto."

I said and noticed he was looking past me at Daiki and Raiden.

"Oh, sorry. These are my friends Daiki and Raiden."

I said introducing both of them. I noticed that Raiden's eyes flicked from his book to mine when I said friends as if he didn't believe I thought of him as my friend as well.

"It's a pleasure to meet the both of you, my name is Mr. Akuto."

He said as he shook Daiki's hand, but Raiden simply nodded at him. I mentally glared at the man before me when I didn't feel the tingle when he'd said it was a pleasure to meet them.

'God this man pisses me off, but I want that house so I'll play nice.'

I thought to myself as I turned to Mr. Akuto with a small smile.

"What brings you here Miss Teez?"

He asked as he sat back down and I did the same sitting in one of the three chairs infront of his desk. Daiki looked at me a moment before sitting beside me. I expected Raiden to do the same, instead he simply leaned against the back wall and kept his eyes glued to his book making my forced smile turn into a real one.

"Well you see Mr. Akuto, I've managed to get the money for the house-"

I started, but stopped when he held up a hand.

"Miss Teez, that deal already closed."

He said, but I shook my head.

"You don't understand. I know I wasn't able to get the money for the rent in time, but this is different. This time I want to buy the house outright."

I said as I pulled out the envelope of money and laid it down on his desk before him. His eyes narrowed slightly as he picked up the envelope and looked inside. His eyes widened considerably before he cleared his throat and set it back down.

"I'm sorry Miss Teez, but the house has already been bought."

He said and I gaped at him.

'What!?'

I thought as he continued.

"You see, you convinced me that it was indeed a wonderful house so I bought it myself."

He said and I closed my mouth and grit my teeth together to keep from saying something I'd regret.

"But Cecelia has worked hard on getting this money."

Daiki said and Mr. Akuto turned to look at him.

"I'm sure she has, but the house is mine now."

He said and I glared at him.

"Why did you really buy that house?"

I asked through clenched teeth.

"I'm going to use it for when my grandchildren come and visit. I have quite a large family you see."

He said with a small laugh and I glared at him when I felt the tingle of his lie. I stood up, pushing the chair back as I did so.

"You little weasel!"

I snapped and he looked at me in shock.

"Miss Teez!"

He said and I slammed my hands down on his desk.

"The only reason you bought that house is because you didn't want me to get it. You're a sick little man Mr. Akuto. I know all about your love for my mother and how you're upset with the fact she married my father instead of you, who had been her boyfriend for three years, but that doesn't give you any right to take it out on me!"

I snapped and his eyes widened in shock.

"How do you…?"

"Oh I did some research on you after you suddenly canceled our deal. You'd said you made me a deal on the rent of the house because you were friends with my dad, but that's just plain bullshit! I also did research on the house's actual value and you charged way too much for it you fucking weasel!"

I snapped which made Daiki and even Raiden look at me in shock.

"Security!"

Mr. Akuto yelled but I reached over his desk and grabbed him by his tie and pulled him forward so our faces were inches apart.

"Your nothing than a worthless little man who couldn't do anything about losing his girlfriend so when you learned I was her daughter you decided to take it out on me. You're pathetic."

I said pulling on the tie so that it was tightly around his neck before pushing him back into his chair. I grabbed the envelope of money on his desk, then turned and left without another word. I could tell Daiki and Raiden were following. We passed Security on the way out and the one in front tried to stop me by putting a hand on my shoulder, but I grabbed his wrist and flipped him over my head and he landed on his back. The others gasped in surprise and were going to come after me until I glared at them. They backed off after that and Daiki, Raiden, and I walked to the elevator.

No one said anything as we walked out of the building. Instead of going back towards the shrine I took a left and headed down the side road until I stopped infront of the house I had been trying to get for so long. I looked at it and took a deep breath before slowly letting it out.

"Guess I overdid it a bit back there."

I finally said turning around to look at Daiki and Raiden who were both looking at me in shock.

"Are you alright?"

Daiki asked taking a step towards me and I nodded.

"Yeah, I'm fine. But now I don't know what I'm gonna do. My parents are gonna be home in four days. Four days Shadow. I can't let them see that I have six teenage boys living in their house, they'll flip."

I said and he looked at me sympathetically.

"We'll figure something out Celia."

He said and I nodded before walking past him and Raiden heading back towards the shrine.

"I hope so Daiki, I really hope so."

I said more to myself than to him, but I knew he heard me.

When we got back to the shrine I simply took my shoes off at the door, tossed the envelope of money onto the island in the kitchen, then headed up the stairs to my room and shut the door after me. I leaned against it for a few minutes before deciding I needed some time to vent my anger. I went over to my desk and wrote a quick note explaining where I was going, then went over to my closet and pulled out my extra pair of sneakers. Pulling them on my feet I tied my hair back into a ponytail before going over to my window and crawling out onto the roof. I slid the window back into place before walking along the roof to the end closest to the road leading to town. I jumped down and landed silently on my feet. I took a deep breath before taking off running for the one place I could vent my anger, Algo's.