○ Ryuuji's P.O.V ○

•10 pm•

"I felt bad now, why am I fighting over Aalia with this idiot?" I thought to myself.

I looked at Ken, I gave him a bloody nose and I had one too. I mentally yelled at myself and fast-walked to my room.

I went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror. My eyes was black and my nose was bleeding. I turned on the sink and used my hands as a bowl to wash my face with. I patted my face dry and changed out of my clothes.

I put on shorts and a shirt and laid on my bed.

"What is wrong with me? Fighting over her won't make her like me. I'll stop, I'll return to how we were when we met. I won't try to woo her or anything" I buried my face in my pillow and drifted off to sleep.

○ Aalia's P.O.V ○

"These papers look like they are from my father's office" I sorted out the papers and read through them. All of them were about his business in the black market.

"Did the police read these? I hope not."

I saw a folder labeled: BLACK MARKET

I opened it and a bunch of papers were stuffed into it.

"Oh, this one should tell me what he did in the black market"

The paper said: Kaoru Takahiro: Kaoru is in charge of illegal weapons and blood dealings of creatures who were assumed to be mythical. He is also the leader of an assassination team, taking out anyone who threatened the black market king.

It is said that only a few people know the black market kings name, and one of them is Kaoru. Kaoru is one of the richest noblemen in Europe.

He sells illegal weapons and drugs too. This black market business has been passed down from generation to generation. Kaoru's father passed it down to him and he one day wants to pass it down to his son.

But unfortunately, he had a daughter. After the birth of his baby girl, Aalia Takahiro, he swore that he would never tell her of his dark past. He wants her to grow up without any of the problems he has to deal with, and without all the danger. He confirmed that his younger brother would take over instead of his daughter.

Unfortunately for him, hiding it made his life worse. Many of his enemies often tried to attack his child and his wife. He hired spies to protect his family and it worked.

He secretly worked at the black market, but to others he worked at the shipping docks of Japan. He really did work there, but he would slip in some weapons while doing so.

The paper ends there.

"I have an uncle? My dad wanted a son? He must have been disappointed" I sighed and went through box. A journal? I opened it.

Today was my wedding day. I am marrying the most beautiful and perfect woman: Angela Hart. She is extremely beautiful. Dark blue hair, hazel eyes and skin like porcelain.

"That's so sweet" I flipped through a couple more pages.

"It's almost time for my wife to give birth. The doctor said about 2 hours left. If I get a son, I will pass down my history to him. It has to continue, just as my father had told me. But I won't tell him until he is 20. I plan to keep this a secret from Angela, she doesn't need to worry about it."

Next page: I thought I would have a son, but I got a beautiful baby girl. As I held her in my arms, she opened her eyes to reveal one blue eye and one hazel eye. She was beautiful. As she held my finger with her tiny hand, I thought about what I would have to pass on to her. No....I can't. She doesn't need this, she doesn't need this danger.

Next page: I sat down with my younger brother. I told him about my daughter and how I can't pass down our history. He gladly accepted to take the role himself. I was relieved, my beautiful angel wouldn't have to suffer, like I did when my father first told me about our history.

I closed the journal.

"He wasn't disappointed in me, he really loved me" I wiped away my tears of joy.

"I wonder if my uncle is still alive. I didn't even know about him"

The rest of the papers were nothing important. I packed them away neatly and grabbed the box with my parents rings.

They were beautiful. They were platinum with a blue emerald on it. My father's ring was slightly bigger and the emerald was a different cut.

I rested my head on my desk and fell asleep.

~1 hour later~

I woke up to the sound of someone tapping on glass. I rubbed my eyes and realized it was coming from the window.

This frightened me and I slowly walked to the window. I pulled the curtains open to reveal a beautiful white owl with a bag on it. I opened the window and the owl sat on my dresser.

"Hey little guy" I used my forefinger and middle finger to rub under its neck. I took the bag from him and a letter was inside. The owl then sat by the window and I opened the letter.

"Hello miss Takahiro. You don't know me, but I know you. Your father and I were very close, we sometimes did projects in the black market together. He told me that one day if anything were to happen to him, that I would take care of you. For now I will keep my identity secret, but I will help you. I already know everything about you. You are part ghoul, part demon, part fairy and part tiger. You have 3 friends who also have powers. Yumi: the demon mermaid, Ryuuji: the demon dragon and Junior: the demon shapeshifter.

You are all weak. You have powers, but you don't know any self-defense. I have paid for some classes for all for of you. The tickets are in the envelop.

You will need to keep your identity a secret. Who knows, maybe you will have to fight against powerful people one day. Either way, you will be prepared.

Tomorrow at 7pm go to The Blue Dragon, a woman with red hair working there will find you and explain everything. Make sure to bring Yumi, Ryuuji and Junior.

I also have other news for you. The jobs your father did are still earning a lot of money, since he is gone all of that belongs to you. For now I am keeping it in my bank account, if you ever need money, just contact me with this owl.

This owl is a demon one, you can summon it whenever you want. His name is Sebastian.

Signed

A.T."

"Wow! Everything is happening so fast. I don't know if i should trust him. But I have to see if he is telling the truth" I put the letter in the envelop and pulled out the tickets. All four of them are here. I hid the letter in the box and the owl flew away.

"I'll tell them tomorrow" I blew out the candle and went to bed.

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"So a random man just sent you a letter and you belive him?" Yumi said sitting on my bed.

"I don't know. I want to belive him, but at the same time I don't. I just want to know if he is telling the truth or not" I open my closet and looked for something to wear. "What to wear what to wear?"

"I know" Yumi pushed me out of the way and rummaged through my closet. She then handed me a pair of black jeans.

"You don't see many girls wearing these" she threw them at me.

"True. Now to find a shirt" I picked a Navy blue short sleeve shirt with a Sakura flower in the middle of it.

"Now turn around!!!" I yelled at her with a humorous tone.

~7pm~

It was now time to leave. We weren't far away from The Blue Dragon so we just walked there.

"What if this guy is a killer?" Junior asked us.

"Out of all the people we have run into, I doubt this guy will be scary" Ryuuji said while putting his hands in his pockets.

We saw a big bright, neon blue sign "The Blue Dragon"

Ryuuji opened the door for us and we entered the room. It looked like a half bar half restaurant. I sat at a high table that had four seats. It was high so it was hard to get onto the chair.

"What can I get you?" A waitress with blue ombre hair came up to us.

"I'll have a coke" I said.

"Me too" Yumi told her.

"I'll take a chocolate milkshake" Ryuuji said.

"And I'll take a vanilla one" Junior put down his menu.

"Coming right up" she smiled and walked away.

"So are we going to meat this man or not?" Junior started looking impatient.

"I told you, we aren't meeting him, we are meeting a lady who works for him." I frowned slightly at him. "Were you not listening to me?"

"Not really" his comment made Yumi giggle. I just sighed.

~5 minutes later~

Suddenly somone whispered in my ear.

"You must be Aalia" it was a woman, but her voice was like ice. I had a frightened look and she laughed.

She stood infront of me and laughed like crazy.

"Hahahha don't be scared. I'm with A.T." she had red hair so I knew it was her. She pulled up a seat and sat with us.

"My names Jessica. And you must be Aalia, Yumi, Junior and Ryuuji" she pointed to all of us.

"Now down to business" she cracked her knuckles. "All of you know about your powers. A.T. already said he gave you tickets to learn how to fight and use your powers. But you have threats out there. For example, Aalia your threats are the CCG agents. If they catch you, you are done. Now, at some moments you will have to use your powers. Some bad people are out there. And we wanted to know if you 4 would like to work for us and help bring down."

I looked at my friends, "you don't have to do it"

They all looked at each other and nodded. "We will if you do" Yumi smiled at me.

"Then- we accept" I shook her hand.

"Great! Then you all need disguises. Follow me" she stood up and we got up to follow her.

She led us through a kitchen and we arrived at a giant metal door.

A man slid a part of it opened and all we saw were his eyes.

Jessica whispered something to him and he opened the door.

When we got in I saw a lot of scary looking people. The were all glaring at us. I clung to Ryuuji's arm and he looked at me.

"I'll protect you" he flashed me a smile.

"Here we are" Jessica opened the door to reveal a room filled with masks and wierd looking clothes.

We all walked around and looked at the masks.

I saw a statue-like figure covered in a cloth and I pulled it off.

When I saw what was under I screamed and fell onto the floor, landing on my backside.

It was a Gothic looking man, he had tattoos and piercings everywhere. He also had an emo hairstyle.

"Don't be scared" his eyes were like a dead fishes eyes.

"Stop scaring people. Aalia this is Byron, he will be making your disguises." Jessica told me.

"Let's get started" he stood up and cracked his knuckles. He then split into four different people.

"What?!" I was so surprised.

"Byron is a multiplying demon" Jessica reassured me.

One of the Byrons' came up to me and grabbed my jaw, squishing my face.

"Let's make you a mask" he grabbed my arm and told me to sit in a chair.

He got some measuring tools and started writing down my measurements.

"What are your powers" he asked me.

"I'm part demon, ghoul, tiger and fairy"

"What type of ghoul?"

"Ukaku"

"Show me your wings"

I had to take off my shirt so my wings could open, so Jessica got me a towel to cover my chest as I opened my wings.

He stood behind me and touched my wings.

"Incredible! Your kagune outlines your wings" he pulled out a notebook and started writing.

"Now show me your ghoul eyes"

I was able to control my eye and I concentrated on it changing.

His eyes went wide "you're a one-eyed ghoul"

He wrote in his book again.

Soon he went back to one Byron.

"Now I will make the disguises" he exited, leaving us in the room filled with horifying masks.

"It will take a while. You guys can sit over there. I have to get back to work, I'll come back when he is done." She waved goodbye and left.

I sat down on the three seated sofa and Ryuuji sat next to me. Yumi and Junior sat on the two seated one.

She rested her head on Junior's and fell asleep. He wrapped his arm around her and went to sleep himself.

I rested my head is the edge of the sofa.

"If you're tired you can sleep" Ryuuji put his arm on the sofa around me.

"Thanks" I smiled at him and rested my head on his shoulder, closing my eyes.

I couldn't fall asleep. "I can't believe I'm going to be working for these people"

I heard Ryuuji's breathing go slower, indicating that he had fallen asleep too. His heart beat was slow and I could hear every beat, it was soothing, and it made me fall asleep.

~ 2 hours later ~

I woke up to someone violently shaking me, it was Yumi.

"Why are you being so aggressive?" I sat up, feeling groggy.

"I don't know" she smiled.

"It's done!" Jessica walked into the room with Byron.

"Here. Try this one, you can change over there" he gave Yumi clothes and pointed to a curtain in the corner of the room.

(If you want to see the outfits it will be in the chapter after this)

When she came out she was wearing what looked like a ninja outfit.

It was a black tank-top with a white, thick, strapped shirt over it. She had black leggings on, with sandals that wrapped up her shins, and she had long black gloves.

"Wow this is amazing" she twirled around by the morror.

"Here is your mask" (first picture, top one) He handed her a mask that looked like a cats face.

"You two" he pointed to Ryuuji and Junior. "I made your outfits based off of the Phoenix brothers. They were very heroic and it would be a good look for you two"

He handed them the same outfit and mask (left picture, bottom picture) and they changed behind different curtains.

When they came out they to had a ninja outfit, but this time they had a ninja mask too. They also had a rope tied around their head.

"Junior, your outfit was specially made so that when you shapeshift, your clothes do too" Byron explained.
"And Ryuuji, your mask has special materiel so when you breathe fire, you don't have to take off your mask. Your shirt also has two holes that will open when your wings come out from your back"

Ryuuji and Junior tried out their outfits, and they worked with their powers.

"Now your turn" he gave me my outfit and pushed me towards the curtains.

I took off my clothes and put on the one Byron gave me. I pulled out the mask, it looked wierd. It only had one opening. (Middle picture in the left collage)

"It must be because I'm a one-eyed ghoul"

I tied the rope around my head and the bottom part around my neck.

The mask had a teeth design over my mouth, with a zipper going across it. I could see out of both my eyes, even though one was covered. This confused me.

I walk towards everyone.

"You look so badass!" Yumi squealed.

"Hehe. I have a question. Why can I see through both eyes?"

"I charmed it so you can see and breathe through, like it's not even there" he explained. "Your shirt also has holes so your wings can come out"

"So magic really does exist?"

"Yup! It's amazing, but only a few people can do it though" Jessica told me.

We all took off our outfits and Byron packed them into separate bags.

"Thank you so much. When I get my money I promise I'll pay you"

"No need to worry, A.T. already paid it off." Jessica smiled.

"Really? I'll have to thank him"

"Now you will also need weapons, but not ordinary ones. Charmed ones."

She pulled out a paper and pen and wrote an address down and gave it to me.

"Go here and tell them that Jessica sent you" she smiled.

We waved goodbye and left to find the place.

"This is awesome" Junior said while throwing his arms in the air.

"It is! I love my mask and outfit" Yumi smiled.

I smiled at how happy everyone was.

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We were in the dark part of town. Everyone here looked like a gangster or a drug dealer.

Junior put his arm around Yumi to protect her. Ryuuji grabbed my hand and smiled at me, his smile made me feel better.

We arrived at a door that led underground.

*knock knock*

A big, bald man stepped out.

"Who are you people?" His voice was monotone.

"Jessica sent us" Ryuuji said showing no emotion.

The man let us in and we followed him to a room.

"She is waiting for you" he pushed us so hard we all fell to the floor.

"Ow" I grabbed my head and stood up.

"Hehehehe" a child like voice enacted from the darkness.

"Who's there?" Ryuuji asked the person.

Suddenly a young girl, maybe 11 or 12, came out, cartwheeling towards us.

"The names Abby. I've been told about you guys, and I'm happy to help" she smiled widely. "I have been preparing for this since yesterday and all of your weapons are ready! And I have charmed them." She sat down on a sofa and we joined her.

"Aalia, your kagune is only good for long-distance attacks, so you need a weapon for close attacks" she pulled out a box and slid it across the coffee table to me.

I stood up and opened it. It was an aqua-colored sword and it was glowing.

(Left sword in right collage)

"This is a Dark Repulser, it's made from crystal ingots. I have charmed it to have more strength than the average sword. It is not easy to break, but the right material will do serious damage to it." She then handed me a a dark black sheath with one strap to go on my back.

"Ryuuji here is yours" she slid a similar box to him. When he opened it, it was a pitch black sword. (Right sword, right collage)

"This is Elucidator, this one can only be obtained by demons. But when a demon is defeated, it will drop their sword." She then gave him a sheath like mine.

(Middle picture, right collage)
"Yumi yours is a bow and arrow. But not any ordinary bow and arrow. You have unlimited arrows. Pretend to pull back an arrow and one will form in your hand and you can shoot as many as you want. These arrows do a lot of damage. It is enough to pierce straight through any human, like a needle-bullet."

The bow was light pink, lightly glowing with a blue light.

"Junior, these are charmed throwing knoves." She gave him one knife. "You only need one because this knife will multiply whenever you want it to. Just like Yumi's, it is unlimited"

We packed them each in a box, and we headed home.

Hey guys! Thank you for all the support. I love you guys! Anyways, to see the outfits go to the next page.