*Mikaela*

"Yukari, who was that boy?"
"You mean Hedeki? He's an old friend of mine from school."
"Really?"
She had a sly smile on her face.
"Are you…..somewhat…..jealous?"
My face burned, and I turned fast so she didn't see my blush.
/Is that this anger I feel towards Hedeki when I see him with Yukari?/
I felt a warmness from behind me.
I looked back and saw that certain shade.
"Mika, I…..I'm so confused…." Yu started. "I have these feelings…..of both Yukari and I….and….I'm just…."
I pulled him close.
"I….didn't know whether or not to ask you this….but….do you remember our promise?"
"I….think I do…."
"We promised…..before you died…..that we wouldn't share our blood with anyone else…..except us…."
He was silent in thought.
"So…..this is the world now….." He rolled over to his other side to gaze out at the brightly lit plant-covered city.
"Yes…..it….has changed since we've been up here…." My eyes went towards the half-moon.
"It's amazing what a hundred years can do…..ne, Yu-chan?"
He didn't answer.
"Yu-chan….?"
I peeked over and saw that he was sleeping, probably after watching the glow from below our room.
I covered him up, and closed my eyes as well.
That rest felt like the century of grief…..a century of pain…..of heartache and sorrow….was gone…

*Yuichiro*

"Yu, I'm sure you understand…..this is what you need to do….." Asuramaru said.
"Alright….I mean…in order to gain something you must lose something, right?" I grinned.
He nodded, then looked up to the sky.
The demon smiled.
"Time to get up, Yuichiro…"
I awoke in the hotel room that we came in last night.
Mika was next to me, a serene look on his face.
/Hai-o…Mika…../
that's when a sky blue orb shot open.
I jumped a bit.
He quickly faced me, a redness on his face.
"Y-yu-chan…..um….I...I'm a bit…..thirsty….."
"Oh, alright then," I brought myself next to him and lifted my head a bit, giving him better access.
"There, drink up."
He scooted closer and dug his fangs into my skin, it hurt a bit, maybe because Yukari's body wasn't used to it yet.
"Thanks…..Yu-chan….." He pulled away and wiped his mouth, smearing some scarlet on his cheek.
"No problem, we're family, and I had to get used to it since we broke away from the main army."
He smiled slightly.
"Hey, Mizuki-chan, time to go!" Kaito knocked on the door.
I reverted back to her mindset.
"C-coming!" I quickly snatched up thee spare uniform Shion gave me and went to the bathroom to get ready.
And I went back to the most boring place on earth.
/I almost forgot how boring this actually was…../ I watched the teacher start a slideshow.
/Well, this is my punishment for going into JIDA, right…..?/ He switched to another slide.
/Ah, whatever…..it's not like thinking about it will make it go away…../ Some hands went up.
/But…..what if…what Asuramaru said was actually-/
"Mizuki, can you answer question two, please?" The teacher asked.
"O-oh…..um…." I could feel the glare from the other students in the room.
I looked at the board, the question was on the battle at Shinjuku…..
I glanced at the question.
"The answer to question number two is Guren Ichinose." Yukari's voice answered.
"That's correct, thank you Mizuki."
I bowed and sat back down.
/That reminds me…/ I peered out the window across the room.
/What happened to Guren?/

"Mika, I'm hom-" I locked the door and put my school bag on the counter.
"YU-CHAN~!" He crashed into me, holding me in a hug.
"W-wha, Mika?!" I was taken back by his action.
He looked down, with a cheerful expression, like when he was a kid.
"Welcome home, Yu-chan~."
"Hey, Yukari, are you going to let us in or what?!" Shion's fist pounded on the door.
"What are they doing here?"
"HEY, I KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE, I SAW YOU COME HOME AFTER CLASS!"
There was a break.
"HEY, ARE YOU LIESTENING TO ME?! ARE YOU WITH THAT MONSTER AGAIN?!"
"Shi-chan, calm dow-" Hana tried to cam her friend.
"HANA, OUR BEST FRIEND AND SQUAD MEMBER IS BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY THAT MONSTER, AND IT'S MY JOB AS LEADER TO GO AND BRING HER BACK!"
I opened the door and let both girls in.
Shion then threw a book at Mikaela and took a hold of my wrist.
"COME ON, WHILE HE'S DISTRACTED!" She kept tugging at my arm, slowly dragging me out the doorway.
"Shion, what are you talking about? Mikaela's not a monster, and why are trying to take me away from him?"
She stopped pulling, her eyes slowly grew wide as she let go.
Hana exchanged a look at her.
"Yukari, are you in love with him?" Hana questioned.
"W-WHAT?! N-no…of course not…." I stuttered.
Shion got a sly smile on her face while Hana beamed.
Shion then cleared her throat.
"Well, since we're the only girls in the squad…..it'll be our little secret…." She winked and walked down the hallway with a cheerful Hana following behind.
I closed the door, and facepalmed.
I sighed in frustration.
/What did she just do?/

*Asuramaru*

"Poor Yu…." I thought out loud.
"He's torn between two lives, two worlds, and having to understand everything."
I sighed.
"And…I'm all AAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE…"
I flopped on my back, bored out of my mind.
The sky was overflowing with clouds…..
A sign that he was overwhelmed by thoughts.
/He's going to blame me for this…..and after I preserved his soul…./ I huffed.
/At least I fulfilled his final wish before he died…right? So he can't blame me then…./
"It's been too long, Perfect Asura~."
I leaped in shock onto my katana perch.
"Oh….It's YOU….." I frowned at the entity.
Red eyes showed a fire of mischief, small black horns peeked through tea green hair and a sly smile pulled at the ends of its cheeks..
"Did you miss me~."
I glared at the demon.
"About time you showed yourself…Kiseki-yo…"