I'm part of the Shinoa Squad. We all have black-demon series weapons. All 16. All very short-tempered. Well . . . Minus Yoichi. We went off on our first mission that morning. Cash is on our team, too. She'd apologized. She's my sister, one of my triplets, and best friend by birth! How could I reject her? I told her about Kimizuki and Agemnon and she asked me a question that's been turning in my head since the kiss.

"Agemnon's a demon. How can he feel love? Not to mention embarrassment, which he must have felt if he was blushing!" She questioned me after I told her. I shrugged. As if I knew! Anyways, that morning we'd gone off on our first mission and afterwards, we met up with the Guren.

"Hey, you might want to see someone," he tells Cash and I.

"Who would we want to see?" I question but Cash is already staring.

"Dad! Seilee!" She shouts, running to hug our separated family members. I peek around Guren to see my dad's familiar black, swept hair and dark Carmel skin. I walk over and Seilee locked eyes with me and gives me a meaningful hug.

"Your alive!" She cries. I hug her back. I can't cry. Not won't. I want to. So badly. But I just can't. My face is stuck in the monotone look I haven't felt on my features since I watched mum die. After Seilee and I finished hugging, dad looks at me.

"I'm happy to see you, ChiyoChi," he says. It sound fake, even to me.

"You too dad," I respond. Why? Why won't he say it like he means it? Why doesn't he care? My mind cries those questions again and again. He puts two fingers to his forehead in salute. I respond the gesture and we go at ease. I turn away and walk back to the group. I accidentally bump into a girl with golden hair, like Cash's and mine. She wears glasses like me. Her skin is only slightly less pale than my paper white skin.

"Gomen!" She says with a nervous smile, "I'm Gellusuru Akahana, but you can call me Kahna." (G-ell-oo-sur-oo) (Ah-kah-Hah-nah)

"It's fine, it's fine," I tell her, "Sarashimioh ChiyoChi."

"Ooh! I'll call you ChiChi!" She exclaimed.

"Yeah, ok," I replied semi-sarcastically,"I gotta go."

"Ok! See you ChiChi!"

"Bye Kahna," I answer. Like I'll ever meet her again, my brain laughs.

"Hey, what was that about?" Asked Yuu as I walked black up to the group.

"What? With my dad?" I question. Yuu nods. "Well, remember when I told you about my mum's death? Well my dad blames me for it. And rightfully so! If I'd been quicker-"

"Shut up!" Yells Cash, "it's not your fault!"

"It is! It's also my fault we were taken away! Had I been more thoughtful, I'd have been the only one the vampires took. But-" again my sister cuts me off.

"Then I wouldn't have Aline!"

"Both of you stop!" Kimizuki yells at us, shutting us up. "Better thanks," he grumbles.

"Could've avenged her had you shook my hand," I hear Reme's all too familiar voice whisper in my ear as my demon appears from the shadows.

"Shut up," I growl in response. He just laughs with a smirk and walks by my side as I go back to the makeshift tents set up for the children we saved. I wrap up the little girl's neck with a smile. She can't be older than 8. Must have been new born when the vampires came. She walks away after thanking me as Kimizuki came up behind me.

"Hey," he whispers in my ear, taking me by surprise. I jump but quickly regain composure. I turn and look at him curiously. He has a slight blush dusting his cheeks. "About the other day-"

"Don't mind it! Let's talk later," I smile. More like smirk. Kimizuki laughs and nods before we walk back to the group together.

"Oi! What took you so long?" Yelled Yuu as we walk back up to the group.

"Probably snogging each other in the shadows," snickers Cash in a whisper to Shinoa and Mitsuba. She made sure we could hear.

"And what if we were?" I tease. They all look at me is surprise and disbelief.

"A-are you c-confessing that y-you d-did?" My sister stutters, attempting to keep her usual composure. Her spunk has been replaced by complete shock.

"No!" I laugh, "Just asking what if we were?" Reme laughs in the background along with me. Agemnon is irritated and Kimizuki's emotions are mixed somewhere between surprise and amusement. Suddenly, Shinoa bursts into laught with us. That leaves Mitsuba, Cash, and Yuu still is shock. Both Cash and Yuu also have bitter irritation towards this practical joke.

"What?!" Shouts Cash over the laugher. Her shout came out as a loud, menacing hiss

"Oi! Don't be mad because you fell for a joke!" Her reaction makes me laugh even harder as she fumes at me. After we've calmed down we walk back to our makeshift base, where we'll be staying for the time being.

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"So, you wanted to talk?" Kimizuki asked as we walked into the kitchen to prepare a meal for the group.

"Yeah, sorry about the other day," I tell him. He looks confused for a moment.

"Did you apologize to me?" Kimizuki asked, "I was the one who tried to kiss you."

"Yeah, but Agemnon kind of smashed you against a wall," I reply, "and we're not getting an apology out of him."

"Hehe, oh yeah, I forgot," Kimizuki says sheepishly.

"Well you must of hit your head hard."

"I guess." Then we stand in silence. We begin to make dinner and are quickly through with the main meal. I grab a few veggies out of the fridge and trip.

"Kusou!" Is all that comes out before I become silenced. My eyes go wide as I realized what has happened. Kimizuki and I lock eyes. There was no looking away. Literally, all we can see are each other's eyes. I scramble off him standing up. "Gom-" I try to apologize before Kimizuki kisses me. This time no crash comes. Only a soft kiss. It's short, but sweet. I blink as he pulls away. His face is dusted with a light blush that I see so often on his face.

"Gomen," he mumbles and turns around. I smirk lightly, more of a awe he's just a big teddy bear kind of smirk. But he's not that sweet in all honesty, I remind myself. Still, I can't help but peck his cheek as he goes back to stirring the broth for the stew to keep it from bubbling. Later on though, there would be hell to pay. Why? Have we forgotten someone? A certain demon, perhaps?