-Zapphirra/Cecelia-

"So this is a human club."

Katsume said as we all got out of Naka's van.

"Yes it is, now be nice."

I said seriously.

"The last thing we need is one of you boys to lose your temper and fly off the handle."

I said and they all nodded in understanding.

"Good. Now that that's settled, let's go!"

I shouted to the skies as I linked my arm with Hikaru's and led the way into the club with my human friends shaking their heads at me and my demonic and supernatual friends smiling slightly.

Once we got inside the music made it almost impossible to hold a conversation and the constantly changing lights made it seem like a whole nother world.

"Come on Hika, you're going to dance with me."

I said as I tossed my handbag that Mia had forced me to bring to Naka and pulled Hikaru down the stairs and onto the dancefloor. He looked at me like I'd lost my mind and I sighed before stepping closer to him and wrapping his arms around my waist as I moved even closer to him.

"Move with the music. Don't worry about how you look, if anyone bothers you I'll take care of them."

I said to him and he looked at me, uncertainty showing clearly in his eyes before slowly nodding and doing as I said. After a while he finally stopped acting so scared and really got into the music. Turns out Hikaru was a great dancer. Who knew?

I laughed as he grabbed my wrist and spun me around before we moved our bodies to the fast paced beat of the song playing. I looked up at Hikaru's face to see him smiling ear to ear, the strobing lights hitting his exposed fangs and eyes. He was truly enjoying himself and that made me happy.

-Katsume-

My grip on the wroughtiron railing of the second floor tightened as I saw Cecelia and Hikaru continue to dance. She may not have realized what she was doing, but I could smell the arousal of several of the males in the club as they watched her and it made me growl slightly. My eyes narrowed when I saw Hikaru wrap his arms around Cecelia's waist. I knew Hikaru didn't have an interest in making her his mate anymore. He was much more happy with them having a brother/sister relationship, but that didn't help any since she was an unclaimed female whom both me and my beast had taken a liking to.

"You too huh?"

I heard a female voice say from my right and shifted my gaze from the dancing duo below to the brown haired woman next to me. I saw her smile sadly as she turned to watch them as they danced.

"You've fallen in love with Cece as well right?"

She asked and my eyes widened just a bit.

Fallen in love? Who the hell said anything about love?

I wondered as I glanced at the black haired woman standing beside me.

"Almost everyone who meets her does. I did, Tami did, Naka did, and I can see all of you guys have as well."

She continued without looking away from her dancing friend who just happened to be the topic of this one-sided conversation.

"The thing about Cece is that you can't win her over easily. You have to manage to gain her trust, which it seems like you have all managed to do. She'll open up to those she cares about, even now, after four years of high school together and then some she still hasn't opened up to me completely."

She said and I decided to listen to this woman though I saw no need for me to have to respond.

"She's kind to everyone no matter what and very strong willed, but she's also stubborn as hell."

She said and I couldn't help but agreeing with her, even if only in my mind.

"But she's a strong woman with her own insecurities and though she won't admit it, she'll be crushed when you guys leave."

She said and I tensed.

How does she-

"Don't worry about me, I knew the moment I saw you guys that you weren't human. To be honest, I'm not human myself."

She said and I looked at her fully for the first time and noticed her aura was that of an average human.

Apparently she saw my confusion because she smiled.

"I'm a sorceress little birdie, I just always have a concealment spell up."

She said and I narrowed my eyes at her little pet name for me.

"I take it Cecelia doesn't know."

I said and her smile fells lightly.

"No. She almost found out one night on Halloween. It's the only night I let my spell go, but then we all got hyped up on sugar and forgot about it."

She said and I just stared at her.

"But that's besides the point. I love Cece like a sister and would never hurt her, but I know her enough to know that she will be effected when you all leave. You plan to leave on the night of the Blood Moon correct?"

She asked and I nodded.

"Yes. The veil between our world and this one is the thinnest at that time."

I explained. She knew we weren't human, might as well tell her everything.

"That's not much time left together."

She said and I only nodded as we both turned and looked down at Cecelia to see her now dancing with Hikaru, Kouhai, and Kenta while Daiki was dancing with a couple of human girls and Raiden was leaning against one of the walls watching silently.

"If I could only ask one favor of you."

The Sorceress beside me said and I scoffed at her, but she still continued.

"When you leave, don't draw it out. Long goodbyes are always the hardest."

She said and I turned to look at her, but she was gone.

I looked around only to see her on the dancefloor with Cecelia and their other friends. I watched as they danced and found myself even less willing to leave, but I could tell Cecelia held no romantic interest towards me so nothing was keeping me here. She was an attractive woman yes, but I had a palace back in the Demonic Republic to watch over and responsibilities that couldn't be put on hold because of a woman that caught my interest. There would be others who could be my mate, but none would be able to be such a close friend as the little woman dancing with our friends below.

I mentally laughed at the fact that one human woman seemed to have changed how I saw the world. Before coming to this world I only tolerated Daiki and Hikaru, but never counted them as true friends. Now, not only do I count them as friends, but I also count Raiden, Kenta, Kouhai, and the miko herself to be my friends. It was rather remarkable actually, but when I left I knew I wouldn't regret anything.

"Katsu! Get your butt down here and dance with me!"

I looked over towards Cecelia to see her waving her arms around like a crazy person with a huge smile on her face. I shook my head at her and couldn't help but let a small smile pull at my lips as I made my way down the stairs to join her and the others on the dancefloor, I would regret nothing.

A/N: Hey guys. I know, it's been like FOREVER since I last updated this story and for that I'm sorry. But I updated now and that's got to count for something right? Hope you guys enjoyed the update and I will try my damnedest to update again. Just bare with me and show me the love and the fact that you're still with me by reviewing.