It's been two days since I entered Second Shibuya and I was given the girl's uniform of the school yesterday by a woman named Sayuri Hanayori.

She told me she is my teacher and that she can't wait to teach someone like me with potential, meaning she already knows.

'Word sure does get around. It makes me wonder if Guren told the Hiragis of my presence and attendance yet. Well, telling by his character, he has not,' I thought as I sighed.

Over the last two days, I had been practicing my posture, introduction and facial expression when I enter the class.

'It's been quite some time since I last smiled...an actual smile full happiness and joy...'

I walked to the classroom where I would be taught and trained for the Japanese Imperial Demon Army.

I tightened my grip on my bag as I stepped in front of the door, 'Miss Hanayori said to come at 13:15 PM. And it's 13:10 PM. I'm a bit nervous..'

I've never attended any type of school before. My mother and my father home schooled me and taught me many things themselves.

Taking a few breaths as I heard Miss Hanayori saying, "We have a new student.".

'Calm down, Sayo. There's nothing to worry about.'

"You may come in now, Miss Kirio."

Sliding the door open with my right hand, I walked in front of the class and gave a sweet smile.

"Hello. My name is Sayo Kirio. It ia nice to meet all of you," I said in a cute tone and bowed 35 degrees with closed eyes.

Leaning up, I looked to Miss Hanayori for instructions on where to sit...I noticed Guren sitting in the chair next to her as she stood.

"Go take a seat by Hyakuya, please."

My eyes widened and I looked over the classroom, "...H..Hyakuya?"

'It's a coincidence. Surely, it couldn't have been this easy to find him. I expected some difficulties.'

"Oh, we're sorry. You don't know who he is. It's not that we expected you to memorize the class' names yet."

Guren opened his right eye, "Near the idiot whose sleeping, Sayo."

Looking over the class again, I found 'the idiot' who had his face on his desk with his arms supporting him and went to go sit by him.

'I see. They assumed I didn't know who it was due to not giving me enough information and thinking he would raise his hand unless...Guren thought otherwise.'

Sitting on the left side of the boy, I heard Guren sigh, "Wake him up, will ya, Sayo?"

Nodding at his request , I reached my right hand out to the sleeping boy after putting my handbag on the side of my right desk's hook.

The boy caught my hand with his left and squeezed it tightly, but not enough to harm me.

He lifted his head and glared at me with a scowl placed on his lips...until he quickly looked me over.

We stared at each other with wide eyes, '...Is it...really...him?'

"Hey, idiot. Stop silently flirting with her," Guren said with a smirk.

The ravenette let go of my hand and glared at Guren, "I wasn't!"

"Shut up, a$$hole.." whispered a boy with glasses behind him.

The ravenette stood up and faced the boy in glasses, "You wanna go?!"

"Fine, but you asked for it!"

I sweat dropped, 'It's him alright...' I thought as they started to fight.

Guren sighed in annoyance as Miss Hanayori told them kindly to stop fighting.

~Tiny Time Skip~

Throughout class, I kept feeling eyes next to me glance or stare at me for a long time.

For once, I took my eyes off my notebook and glanced to my right.

Those shady green irises softened, making mine flutter back down to my notebook in embarrassment.

I went back to writing my notes, fidgetting now, 'Why...does he keep...staring so intently?'

~Small Time Skip~

Miss Hanayori ended the lesson and I sighed quietly in relief.

'How should I approach him?' I asked with slightly pink cheeks.

Feeling a hand on my right one, I looked up to see those familiar green ones I adore so much.

He gently? pulled me out of my seat and into his arms, hugging me tightly.

"Please, tell me it's you, Sayomi..." he whispered in my right ear.

I relaxed in his embrace and closed my eyes as I wrapped my arms around his neck, "Yeah, it's me, Yuichirou..."

Opening my eyes, I saw a surprised girl with ashen colored hair and goldish hazel irises along with the shocked boy with glasses, dark pink irises and frizzy pink hair, and a confused boy with curly dark brown and kind green irises.

"Um..Yuichirou...Who are your friends?" I asked as he kept squeezing me.

"Oh? Is this your girlfriend, Yu?" the girl asked with a sly smile.

He pulled away from me as I covered my red cheeks in embarrassment.

"No, Shinoa! She's a childhood friend!" he yelled at her in frustration.

"Hello, Miss Shinoa. I'm Sayo Kirio. Are you a friend of Yuichirou's?" I greeted her with a small bow and asked her.

Yu lifted his right eyebrow at me in question and I quickly glanced to him, telling him we'll talk about it later.

"Oh, my. How polite. You hear that, Yu? She called me your friend," Miss Shinoa said and chuckled a bit.

Yu got a irk mark on his left temple and with a smile, I softly rubbed my right hand through his hair to calm him down.

"My name is Shinoa Hiragi. I'm Yu's Surveillance Officer," she introduced herself, then shook my right hand with hers.

My eyes narrowed slightly, "Hiragi? Should I say Lady Shinoa then?" I asked her.

"No, no. Shinoa by itself is fine."

"I'm not surprised that he has a Surveillance Officer. Yu was always reckless," I said, and chuckled with her as he got annoyed.

"I'm Yoichi Saotome. It's nice to meet you. I'm Yu's friend," he said, outstretching his right hand for me to shake and I did so.

I made a closed eyed smile, "You're very adorable, Yoichi. Who knew Yuichirou could make such a nice friend?"

Yoichi's cheeks dusted with light pink as he chuckled, but Yu grumbled under his breath about 'unfairness' and 'attention'.

I turned to the light pink haired boy with glasses, "And you?"

As if in slow motion, the boy quickly reached out to my right hand and I was about to pull away, but I knew it would give me away in my abilities.

He grabbed my hand and pulled it to his face, "What's this mark?" is the real question."

Feeling hands wrap around my waist and pull me back into a chest, I looked up to see a glaring Yu.

"Don't touch her so familiarly," he growled.

Looking back to the surprised three, I made a closed eyed smile and smiled kindly.

"Don't mind him. Yuichirou is just overprotective of me is all," I said and easily slid out of his grasp.

"Hmm? Overprotective? How sweet~," Shinoa said teasingly.

"Anyway, about this mark," I said and held up my right hand, "This is the mark of an angel. It was given to me when I escaped the capital of the vampire city."

"An angel?" Yoichi questioned in awe and I nodded.

"Wait...then where have you been all these years?" the boy-whose I have yet to know-with glasses asked.

"Kimizuki's got a point. Where have you been for four years?" Yu said, then turned to me with a frown.

I smiled, "Ohh, training, killing horsemen, secretly helping the Japanese Imperial Demon Army. The usual..."

"Killing horsemen? Hah! With what?" Yu questioned, then got in my face.

Taking a few steps back, I summoned Himezuru-sa and pulled her handel out my right palm with my left hand.

"Meet Himezuru-sa, lady and gentlemen. She is what helped me over the past four years to survive."

Yu's eyes widened, "Sayo...let me have it."

Shinoa chuckled, "Ahaha, here we go again~," she mused in some type of joy.

I titled my head, "Oh? You want it? Why would you want something that was forged for someone else?"

"I don't care! I'm strong enough to wield anything. Angel or demon, I can take it on!" he said with confidence and took a step towards me.

Smiling at his determination and confidence, I walked to the classroom's door.

"If you want Himezuru-sa, meet me on top of the roof. You'll have to fight me to take her away."

~Tiny Time Skip~

Standing on the roof for a few minutes, I heard the door slam open and glanced to see Yu with a katana.

"So you came."

"Tch. What did you think? That I was gonna not come, like a coward?" he questioned, getting in position and good distance away from me.

Turning around, I smiled softly, "I never once thought of you as a coward, Yuichirou. I can't wait to see how strong you've grown."

"Are you mocking me?!" he yelled at me.

"No, I think she's actually complimenting you, Yu," Shinoa spoke with a smile.

"That expression doesn't look like it's lying," Yoichi said with a closed eyed smile.

"Don't get full of yourself. You still got a long ways, idiot," 'Kimizuki' told him.

Though annoyed, Yu ignored him and charged at me as I lifted Himezuru-sa to block his attack.

Backing away with each attack while blocking, I narrowed my eyes, 'He's not being serious..and he has some hidden potential that hasn't been released yet.'

Jumping back, I slowly circled around Yu, "You're not being serious. You're going easy on me. Why?"

"What are you talking about? I'm giving it all I got!"

Stopping in my footsteps, I thought about it for a second before my eyes widened, 'Could it be that he's going easy on me because he..doesn't want to hurt me?'

Looking back to Yu, I was the one who went after him and struck many times. He blocked well and got a few strikes as well.

Clashing our katanas together, I did a technique where I could dance and striked Himezuru-sa at my opponent. It's something I taught myself and I call it Nise no Dākudansu. It's only a few times I use it.

(It means 'Dark Dance of Deceit'.)

Yu's katana scratched my left cheek to which I back flipped at and pulled Himezuru-sa apart and into Chimei-tekina Ohimesama-tachi.

Crossing them together like a 'x', I moved the blades down, making sure they scratch each other.

"Zurui Kitsune."

Swift winds erupted from the two katanas and headed for Yu in the invisible shape of a fox of sorts.

He stuck his katana in the cement, but it must've not been deep enough because the wind forced him back into the fence.

"Oh, my, 'they' were right about karma," Shinoa said, then laughed.

"Impressive," said a new voice.

Looking up, I looked up to see Guren standing on the small storage building on top of the roof.

"Are you talking about Yuichirou, sir?" I asked and put my katana back into one.

"Not that idiot. You. Your skills are competitive and powerful. I need someone like you in my sect, so I'm approving you to the Army as soon as possible."

"R-Really?" I questioned.

"Say what?! Why her?! I've been training for four years, every day, and every hour I can get! This is only her first day!" Yu complained.

"Because one, she has her temper in check; two, she's skilled and could probably match up to my strength; and three, how can I not let a beautiful young woman join the army if willing?"

I looked away, "Th-thank you..sir..."

"~Ohh? The Lt. Col. is getting personal with Yu's girlfriend~."

"He's not gonna lay a hand on her!" Yu shouted as I approached him.

Holding out my right hand for him to take, I smiled, "Need some help?"

Yu huffed in frustration, then took my hand with his left. I pulled him up with full force, making him stumble a bit.

"Damn, you're strong for a girl," he said to me with a puzzled expression.

"It must be my excitement of being by your side again," I said and hugged him close to me.

"Aww," Yoichi cooed.

"Don't 'aww' us!" Yu yelled with an irk mark on the back of his head.

~Time Skip~

Guren had dismissed me and Shinoa from attending classes since I needed to know my way around campus.

This resulted in a sulking and complaining Yu, who was dragged back to the classroom by the aggravated Kimizuki and ever so cheerful Yoichi.

"Thank you for showing me around the campus, Shinoa," I said and bowed my head.

"No problem, Sayo. Do you need help finding your way back to the dorms or did you already forget where they were?" she asked in a teasing tone.

"No, no, I remember where it is. See you!" I said and waved before turning to walk away.

"Alrighty then," she replied.

While heading to the dorms, I stared at the sunset. It reminded me of a moment I shared with...

"...*Sigh* Sandy blond hair..and blue cat-like eyes..."

Stopping in my footsteps, I turned towards the setting sun and put my hands together as well as close my eyes.

"Please...let him be alive..."

"Hey, Sayomi!" I heard Yu's voice approaching behind me.

Pretending I didn't hear him, I attempted to walk as quickly as I can to my dorm until I felt a hand on my right shoulder.

"Hey. Where ya goin'?"

Jolting at his grasp on shoulder, I stopped and turned around with a small smile.

"Oh, it's you, Yuichirou. I was just heading to my dorm."

"Is it okay if I walk you there?"

My eyes widened, "Um..sure, I don't mind."

We began walking in silence...until he decided to end it.

"It's been so long..." he spoke in a distant tone.

"Well, to me, it felt like an eternity," I said and closed my eyes for a few second.

"You said you were outside the walls training. Why didn't you come with me? Guren could've trained you, too."

"I'm sorry, Yu. Things were..too traumatic and complicated for me at the time. I didn't-no, I couldn't face you at the time. I was wondering around for a couple days after escaping, lost on what to do despite obtaining the power of an angel."

"...So..you saw-"

"Yes. I escaped after you did," I replied, then clutched my aching heart with my right hand.

"Did he...say anything to you?"

"...Only a few words...but I rather not say," I told him in a grieving tone.

*Silence*

"..Mika would be glad that you stayed strong," he suddenly spoke.

I looked at him in shock, yet somewhat terror, 'That's right...he doesn't know,' I thought as a memory resurfaced.

~Flashback~

It was the third week that I was at Hyakuya Orphanage and I already got along with everyone...

Well, except Yu-who didn't like me, but I still found him as a decent person to be around.

I was on the roof of the orphanage with Mika by my side.

"You're so nice, Sayomi. To me, the children, and surprisingly, even Yu" he complimented me.

I smiled at him a little, "Thank you, Mika. Now, why did you call me up here?"

"Well..." He held a look of uncertainty, "You're different and yet..you're not."

"I don't understand," I said in confusion.

"...What are you?"

I widened my eyes and looked down, shadowing my fave with my medium short hair.

"Promise to keep it a secret? Especially from Yuichirou?"

"Promise," he said while outstretching his right pinky finger to which I intertwined it with my left one.

"I am...a vampire," I said as I looked at the wintery sunset.

*Silence*

"I believe you," he suddenly spoke up, which shocked me.

"You do? Why?"

Mika didn't say anything. He just smiled at me and used his right hand to put it in front of me.

I gasped as he put his index finger under my left fang and pulled a bit.

"Hide them better or everyone is going to suspect," he said with a gentle smile. Mika let go and hugged me, "Are there others, like you, our there?"

"I don't know. My mother was a vampire, but didn't get involved in their affairs too much. That's what she told me."

"Hm...I guess we'll know aomeday. For now, we will be happy like this, okay?" he said and asked.

To reassure me, he leaned his forehead against mine, smiling at me.

A small smile appeared on my lips, "Okay, Mikaela."

Someday...came sooner than we thought.

~Flashback Ends~

'I'm not even sure...if turning him...saved him.'

"Sayomi?!" I heard Yuichirou call my name loudly.

I came back to reality and pushed him against a tree behind some bushes, covering his lips with my left hand.

"Shh...someone might hear you," I told him, looking over the hedge.

He lifted his right eyebrow, "What do you mean? Are you being hunted down or something?"

"Around here, my name is Sayo Kirio, not Sayomi Kiiro."

He stared in confusion, then nodded, "Why?"

I looked back to him and got off of him, "...I can't really say anything about it, but please, just do as I say."

Yu crossed his arms, leaning more against the tree, "I'm not sure what your intentions are, but I'll comply this time. *Sigh* Geez, you changed a lot."

A smile slipped on my lips, "Some of a human's qualities change over time."

Noticing Yu's gaze linger on me, I tilted my head in confusion. He beckoned me forward with his left index finger.

Crawling closer to him, I didn't expect him to wrap his arms around my waist and hug me close.

"Yu?"

"For a few minutes.."

I nodded and put my arms around his neck. He inhaled my scent and I became a little flustered.

'Sure, when we got along, he liked to sometimes smell my hair for some strange reason, but this time..it feels somewhat different.'

"Cherry blossoms and peaches as always," he sighed out.

I snuggled into his chest more with half-lided eyes, remembering precious memories similar to this moment.

'I missed him. I couldn't let go of him. Though I could've kept being on my own outside the walls, the human part of me couldn't bear the pain. I believe that's what we humans call 'love'...'

Thinking over what I just thought, my cheeks immediately turned crimson.

"Sayomi..." he mumbled my real name.

I slowly lifted my head from his chest, "What is it?"

His piercing green irises stayed on my golden ones for a couple seconds before leaning down, slowly getting closer to my face.

My eyes widened for a quick two seconds before resuming back to their half-lided state. I slowly moved closer to his face as well.

Our lips closed the gap.

I closed my eyes in bliss, '...This is what we humans call a 'first kiss' from the opposite gender...I'm liking it already..'

Our lips moved in sync as his grip on my waist tightened. I accidentally parted my lips at the grip and he made a move to put his tongue in my mouth.

I liked the way how he moved mine against his so slowly, carefully, gently...

'Like his nickname...Yu means gentle.'

Unfortunately for me, we had to pull away from oxygen, which was my enemy as of now.

We gazed into each other's eyes as if time had stopped...until they widened due to the sudden darkness of the night settled in.

Crimson red spread on my cheeks, "U-um, I-I..gotta go to my dorm!"

Yu let me go, "Ri..Right..."

As quickly as my inhumane speed could take me, I ran to my dormitory.

'Yu is my first kiss, but..until I know for sure...'

"It's not complete without the other."

('I gotta work on 'The Mysterious Third Seat' story. Wh-where did the chapter with Yuuki bursting into flames go?!'

Sayo: Hey, it's time for an A/N announcement!

Ahem, hello, reader-chan/kun! Anyway, I know Team Yuichirou fans loved this chapter! Don't worry Team Mikaela fans, your time for Mika to shine will come!)