Home Sweet Home

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Neko arrived at Japan's international airport. She walked slowly with careful eyes observing one by one the people here just to find his lover.

But unfortunately, Ritsu has not shown the bridge of his nose. In fact, the message she had sent three hours earlier had not been read.

Neko took a deep breath. In the end, there came a time when she had to be independent. After all, she was already back in his own country. Then, what should she be afraid of?

'Okay, I'll just call a taxi,' thought Neko.

Carrying a fairly large suitcase, Neko exited the airport area and looked for an empty taxi. And again, he couldn't find a single empty taxi at all.

'Uh, if only Natsume were here. No-no, you have to be independent, Neko. Natsume also has his own business.'

Neko continued to insist on getting a taxi further away from the airport area. At least, she was trying to find the bus she used to ride with Natsume.

Fifteen minutes later, no buses were passing. Even if there was, the bus would have been full.

Really, separating from Natsume put him in great misfortune. She shouldn't be separated from Natsume, but his heart really wants to be with Ritsu.

'Aish, why is it always difficult to deal with these two men,' Neko thought.

Suddenly, a black limousine stopped in front of him. Neko thought it was Ritsu's car, but she was wrong.

The car belonged to the Tenshouin family. Yes, belonging to a family that once made her lover and best friend almost leave in her life.

"I think I found a stray cat on the road," said Eichi after lowering the window.

Neko was silent. She really doesn't want to meet this man, she hasn't even forgiven what he has done to Ritsu and Natsume.

"Don't you need a ride, Neko-chan?" he bargained.

"No, thank you," answered Neko quickly.

"Really? I see, Natsume-kun isn't by your side right now."

"Then?"

"I can see your bad luck is on the way. Besides, you're also not wearing the kind of little talisman Natsume used to give you every day."

That explanation took Neko by surprise. It's true. Natsume didn't give her any lucky charm at all.

Eichi got out of his car. He looked at Neko who had distanced himself from him.

"So, did you accept my offer?" repeated Eichi and he looked at Neko confidently, "I won't do anything dangerous to you."

"No," firmly Neko which provoked Eichi's bodyguard to force Neko to obey his master's wishes. However, Eichi gave a signal not to hurt the girl in front of him.

"This is the last offer, Neko-chan. As a guarantee, you can hurt me no matter what."

Neko still remembers what Natsume said. Demons will not die easily even if they are injured. Their regeneration is faster than vampires. In addition, they will also play with illusions and act as if they are seriously injured to make the target believe.

After all, if you think about it logically, who wants to get hurt?

Eichi stretched out his hand, "So, what's your choice, Neko-chan?"

"Of course she will come home with me."

A familiar man in Neko's eyes was walking towards them. And if Neko remembers correctly, that man is Oogami Koga.

Eichi seemed to be smiling as Koga took the suitcase and pulled Neko into his car.

"It looks like the smell of wet dogs here," said Eichi without preamble. Because Eichi knew, his opponent was a vampire hunter.

Yes, the only race that has a hereditary grudge against the bloodsuckers.

"Hey, if you really want to get into a fight, not this place. And one more thing, I'm not a dog," said Koga with great emphasis.

Eichi smiled with satisfaction as Koga's car drove up. He began to think that the grudge was slowly fading because of that girl. And what caught Eichi's attention was Natsume's absence by the girl's side. Because usually, Natsume was always there when the girl left the house.

'Interesting,' Eichi thought.

*****

"Oi, don't you know the dangers of spending too much time with that strange creature?" said Koga with his gaze focused on the street.

Neko shook her head slowly. "To me, he's just like Ritsu. He's lonely and in pain. I just don't understand why he seems calm in any situation."

Koga frowned. He didn't understand what this girl meant at all. Besides, why should he be the one who was asked by Rei to pick up Neko? Shouldn't Ritsu be the one doing it?

"Tch!" Koga can't think straight in this condition. Meanwhile Neko, she was just enjoying the scenery she hadn't seen in a long time. It seems, there is little change in this area.

The place that was originally a bookstore, has now turned into a music store. Even if he didn't remember wrong.

"By the way, where's that redhead friend of yours? Usually you two are always alone."

"You're spying on me?"

"No. Why would I spy on a human like you? It's a waste of time. It's just that you guys don't notice if you accidentally bump into me."

Neko only showed a sad expression.

"H-hey! Hey! Don't make me a bad guy," said Koga.

"He didn't come because he still had a lot of work to do."

Hearing that confession, Koga became suspicious about what Natsume was thinking. How could he let a girl like this roam alone with a suitcase. Plus his encounter with the demon, was enough for Koga to declare war on the mage.

It's not that he likes Neko, but he does this only because he knows more about demons.

Not long after, they arrived at Sakuma's residence. At first Neko was confused as to why she had to come here first instead of going to her house. But when Rei was waiting at the door, the question disappeared.

"Rei-san!" Neko ran slowly and hugged her boyfriend's older brother.

"Wow, you seem to be growing up, huh, Ojou-chan," said Rei.

Neko smiled softly. "Of course I'm growing. Otherwise, how could I be patiently waiting for Ritsu."

"Please come in first, Gabriel and Alfred have made your favorite food," said Rei. As a result, Neko went straight to the kitchen without wanting to hear the reason why Koga brought her here.

"Thank you, Wanko," said Rei who approached Koga in his car.

"Tch! If you have a problem with that damn Demon, you better take care of yourself. Or you send another cursed vampire, not me," protested Koga.

Rei smiled knowingly, "Kaoru has been unreliable lately. Only you and Adonis can be relied on right now, Wanko."

"Ah, it looks like Natsume-kun isn't coming," Rei continued when he realized that the person he thought of as a younger brother wasn't here.

"What kind of a fool is he? Letting a girl go on a long journey alone. With a demon welcome home," Koga grumbled.

"Demon? Ah, I see. So you guys met Eichi?"

"Tch, just looking at it makes me sick. Besides, where is your brother, huh? Tired of having a girlfriend like her?"

"Ritsu, he suddenly received an urgent call. And I will also follow him after making sure Neko has arrived here."

Koga was silent. He didn't really understand where this vampire was going. Most importantly, if they tried to harm a human, then he would be the one to fight.

"Wanko, this time I ask you to take care of Neko. Even though Gabriel and Alfred are very strong, there is still a possibility that they will lose."

Again, Koga didn't want to meddle in vampire affairs. And if they went extinct like in the myths, he didn't care.

"Tch, remember! I received this just to keep an eye on Neko. And again, don't call me Wanko!"

"Alright, Wanko. Then, I'll take my leave."

In the blink of an eye, Rei went after Ritsu. 'It's troublesome,' Koga thought as he got out of his car to catch up with Neko.