(A/n: I'm grinning ear to eat from your guises comments. Ya'll are just so great.)
-L/N Farm-
"Y/N-chan, you're going back to Nashville with Kou-kun tomorrow, right?" Yui curiously asked, petting Nigou's head as she watched her only female friend packing her camera equipment.
"Hai." Y/N nodded, sending a smile in the blonde's direction. "You'll be fine while I'm gone, right?" She asked, sounding concerned.
"It's just two days, I don't think I'll die again." Yui awkwardly laughed.
A strained smiled became present on Y/N's lips as she stiffly nodded in agreement. Since Kino had pointed out that Yui was indeed a Vampire, the (H/C) had continued to act the same as before she had been told, much to Yui's relief. Though she knew that Y/N was only faking on her behalf.
"Right, well-" Y/N paused as she heard a loud crash. Yui physically paled at the scary aura that surrounded her friend, who kept her calm expression. "I wonder what those idiots are doing." Y/N spoke through clenched teeth as she walked to the door and left her bedroom, Yui hesitantly following behind.
As the two walked into the kitchen, the females deadpanned at the sight in front of them. Food covered the floors and cabinets, and a shattered mixing bowl was lying on the ground in shards. Reiji and Ruki were shouting at each other, while Yuma and Ayato were wrestling in what looked to be a fruit salad gone wrong, and Laito was keeping Kanato from trying to tackle Azusa and an amused Shin.
"What the hell is going on here!?" Y/N shouted as soon as she saw Kou, who was on Kino's back, trying to strangle the Sakamaki with his arm wrapped around his neck.
Everyone froze immediately, staring at each other or at Y/N in pure terror.
"Oh, S Hotaru-San~!" Kou laughed embarrassedly. "I thought you were packing for the trip."
Y/N's eyebrow twitched. "I was, when I heard something brake." She growled.
"Ah, well Yuma broke a mixing bowl on my head." Laito smiled, as if it was no big deal.
"You're bleeding." Kino bluntly pointed out to his older brother, who indeed had a gash which blood was running from.
"You're not even supposed to be here! Why aren't you at the hotel?!" Y/N shouted at the red eyed Sakamaki. "Nevermind, this is just too stressful." The (H/C) huffed, rubbing her temples as she cut Kino off before he could answer her question. "Laito, you're coming with me. The rest of you better have this place cleaned up before dinner or so help me I will force you all to go back to Japan in coffins!" Grabbing Laito's hand, the American female pulled the flirtatious Vampire out of the kitchen. Leaving the rest to sigh in relief.
"She's so scary." Azusa muttered, and those who heard couldn't help but to nod in agreement.
"I heard that!"
"You were meant to!"
"I swear to God, you Oreo!"
-Next Day-
"Are you sure about this?" Kou scowled, his arms crossed over his chest, making him look like a pouting child.
"Yep." Y/N replied, keeping her (E/C) irises on the road as she drove in the direction of Nashville.
"But are you really sure?" Kou questioned once more.
"Kou, we're already halfway there, I am not turning back around just to unload those destructive idiots!" Y/N seethed.
"We can hear you!" Yuma shouted from the horse trailer that Y/N had put him, as well as the other Vampiric males.
"I know~!" Y/N exclaimed with an innocent smile.
After what had happened with the destruction of the kitchen, Y/N had decided to bring the rest of the males with herself and Kou. She would've brought Yui, but the blonde had said she'd rather just stay behind. Which made sense, so Y/N let her stay as long as Nick went to check on her for the next two days. The American had remembered that it was somewhat illegal to have people riding in the bed of the truck through town, so she got an unused horse trailer, which was clean enough, from the barn and put all the males in there. (A/N: Actually, she just wanted to put them in a horse trailer.) Except for Kou, who needed to be camera ready by the time they got to the city.
"This is rediculous, we could've handled ourselves fine back on the farm. We did so when the last time you both left." Reiji huffed.
Hearing him from the open window between the truck and the trailer, Y/N continued to innocently smile. "But that's because most of you were worrying about what Kou would do to me, so you barely fought." She pointed out.
"Wha?! Is that really what you guys thought!?" Kou cried crocodile tears as he turned to look at the trailer, where the others were staring back at him with straight expressions.
"But I don't see why I had to come along too." Kino growled, looking unimpressed as he stared out the trailer window.
"That's simple. It's because I don't trust you." Y/N stated, causing the young Sakamaki to glare at the back of her head.
"So you don't trust us either?" Ruki scowled, folding his arms over his chest.
Oh no, he's using the trust card again! Y/N inwardly freaked out. On the outside, though, she simply grinned. "Not at all!" She chirped, causing the others to look shocked -except Shuu, Reiji, and Carla-. "Oh look, we're here!"
Grumbling under their breaths in disbelief at her wide range of moods, most of the surprised Vampiric males sat on the ground of the trailer, so they wouldn't look stupid to bipassers.
___Quick Time Skip___
"So each hotel room has two beds. That's seven rooms total." Y/N sighed in exhaustion as she stood in between Reiji and Carla in the lobby.
"You're the one who wanted us all to come." Subaru, who Y/N had to pull away from his part time job, scoffed.
"Shut up." Y/N moped.
"Let's just get the keys and we'll pair up at dinner." Reiji ordered, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose, as he usually did.
"Alright!" Y/N cheered, before skipping up to the front desk.
"Is she really a Human?" Carla scowled as Subaru sweatdropped and Reiji rubbed his temples at the American's actions.
"Alright~! So I've got the keys, and I'll hand them out at dinner." Y/N stated as she got everyone into a group. "Kou, you've got an interview in two hours, so maybe you can show your brothers around?" She offered to the blond.
"Alrighty!" Kou grinned as he saluted.
"For the rest of you, you can join Kou's tour, or you can go to a few of the stores that're nearby." Y/N said as she looked at the Sakamaki and Tsukinami brothers.
-3 hours later-
In the end, Ayato*, the Tsukinami brothers, and Kino joined the Mukami's tour. Leaving Reiji, Laito, Kanato, and Subaru with Y/N to go shopping. Shuu stayed behind in the hotel, taking one of the bedroom keys to sleep. Typical.
Though, within minutes of being at the outdoor mall, Laito had disappeared to flirt with a few teen girls, and Kanato had run off to a large sweets store. Leaving Y/N with Subaru and Reiji.
For some reason, this caused Y/N to feel tense. Then she remembered what had happened when the Sakamakis had kidnapped her for payback*, causing her to shutter. Of course, the action didn't escape either male's views, but they both decided not to mention it.
"So, anywhere specific that ya both wanna go to?" Y/N questioned, tapping her fingers against the strap of her satchel, smiling up at the two.
The second eldest and the youngest Sakamaki glanced at each other, then at Y/N, before both shrugged as their reply. This causing Y/N to groan and slump over, knowing that this left the descision in her hands.
Perking up at the sound of a jingling bell, her eyes lightened up at the sight of a rustic looking store. The sign plastered above the door read 'Carrie's Antiques'.
"Let's go there!" She exclaimed in excitement.
Reiji glanced at the store, seeming to nod in satisfactory as he began to walk in direction of the store. Subaru, on the other hand, looked unsure.
Y/N chuckled, grabbed the white/pinkish haired male's hand and pulled him towards the store.
As the three entered, the bell above the door chimed, alerting the clerk at the counter of the new arrivals. He looked no older than herself, Y/N noted. He had blond hair and crystal blue eyes, with a band t-shirt that was expected of a young shop worker, and a piece of straw in between his teeth.
The boy simply glanced at the three, his stare holding on Y/N longer than Subaru and Reiji liked, before looking back at his phone, muttering, "Welcome to Carrie's Antiques, where everything's a treasure. Whatever has a purple sticker is half-off."
Subaru scoffed under his breath at the male's lack of enthusiasm, causing Y/N to giggle as she remembered how she had to go to the bakery one day, when he was helping out there, and he was forced to at least smile.
The three dispersed, looking at anything that happened to catch their eye.
Glancing at a bunch of necklaces, Y/N's (E/C) orbs landed on an amulet with a purplish red gem in it. Picking it up, she ran her thumb over the gem, before jumping as she felt a cold breath against her neck. Turning around, her eyes locked with a pair that matched the color of the gem.
"If you aren't careful, they'll think you're trying to steal." Reiji coldly stated, tone slightly warning.
Chuckling softly, Y/N shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly, before putting the amulet back where she found out. "Well I guess I did walk in with two suspicious looking guys." She teased, before continuing to walk around the small shop.
Trying to look as uneffected as he can by the female's statement, Reiji followed right behind her. "Suspicious?" He asked.
"Mhmm..." Y/N nodded, stopping near a bookshelf and looking at the rugged spines of the collection. "Suspiciously attractive, I mean." She grinned at him innocently.
Reiji scoffed, before letting his fuscha colored orbs also look at the different books that sat on the large, dusty shelf.
"Hey, I'm gonna go find the others. Meet you both at the food court?" Subaru, obviously bored with the dull store, asked as he walked up to his brother and the female.
"Right! Save a soft pretzel for me." Y/N gave a closed eyed grin, holding up two thumbs.
Subaru huffed, as if what she had requested took too much effort, before he grinned slightly and nodded in agreement, ruffling her hair and walking out the store.
Grumbling under her breath, Y/N complained about him messing up her hair, completely oblivious by the jealous glare Reiji had sent towards his youngest brother.
"I was thinking of us going to a Karaoke diner for dinner, what do you think?" Hearing Y/N speak towards him, Reiji looked at her in confusion.
"Why're you asking me?" He asked.
"Because you always help with dinner plans?" Y/N blinked, looking confused by his question, though simply shrugging it off. "So what do you think?"
"Karaoke is a bit loud." Reiji sighed, looking at the books once more. He picked up a biology book and glanced at the tattered pages as he waited for Y/N's response.
"True. But I bet it'll be more enjoyable than ordering room service." Y/N pointed out. Well, Reiji couldn't deny that.
"I guess that sounds fine then." He agreed, causing Y/N to grin widely at him.
Glancing over his shoulder, Y/N's (E/C) irises locked on something that caused her to gasp and rush past him. Blinking in confusion, Reiji glanced at what she was looking at, and was surprised to see her looking at an old typewriter with the expression of an excited puppy.
"Look at this, Reiji! I bet Miss Azumi would like this!" Y/N exclaimed in over excitement. "I wonder what edition this is." She muttered, mostly to herself.
"That journalist from the agency you and the half-blood work for?" Reiji, uninterested, asked.
Y/N nodded, pretending to not notice Reiji's constant name for the Mukami family members. "It's got a purple sticker, too! I'm gonna get it for her, her birthday is coming up after all." She stated, about to pick it up. Unfortunately, the typewriter was heavier than she expected, and it slipped through her fingers. Y/N sighed in relief when Reiji caught it.
Sending her a stern look, Reiji shook his head. "Let's start getting to where we have to meet the others. It'll get dark soon." He stated, carrying the old object to the cashier, who had only begun to pay attention to the two when Y/N almost dropped the typewriter.
Knowing he was right, Y/N silently agreed as she followed the Sakamaki.
"Wow, what a piece of junk." The cashier mumbled, blowing off some dust that collected on it. Y/N sneezed, before pouting as she noticed the guy chuckling. "You're really cute." He stated, much to her embarassement.
Are you serious right now?! She thought, cheeks flaring a bright pink anger.
Reiji, sensing her uncomfortableness like the smart ass he was, cleared his throat to catch the cashiers attention. "Stop flirting with her, she's not interested." He coldly stated.
"And who are you? Her older brother?" The blond stared at Reiji with a bored look. "Did you drag her in here? She seemed bored, I can always fix that for you." The male smirked.
A surprised gasp escaped Y/N's lips, as she watched Reiji grab the boy by the collar of his shirt. "I don't know why you were hired, you have no manners at all. But you will apologize to her right now, allow us to pay for this stupid object, and we'll be gone before you know it." Reiji practically snarled.
The boy quickly nodded, the fear in his eyes apparent as he quickly ringed up the price of the typewriter.
___Quick Time Skip___
"I didn't expect that from someone like you. One of the others, sure, but I never thought I could see you get physical with anyone." Y/N giggled, wrapping both of her arms around one of Reiji's as he carried the typewriter.
"He had no manners at all. He just deserved a lesson." Reiji scoffed.
"You're so old fashioned." Y/N grinned. "But I guess that's why I love you."
Before Reiji could reply, the voice of Laito called out as they entered the food court. "Mausu-chan! Over here!" The red head waved his hand back and forth wildly, his signature smirk playing on his lips.
Y/N giggled softly, letting go of Reiji's arm and going to where the trio were sitting. Reiji, pathetically, watched the (H/C) take a large, soft pretzel from Kanato and begin to eat it.
How stupid of me to think she meant it that way. Reiji scoffed, before walking towards his brothers and Y/N. No one could ever love me like that.
(I feel like Ayato wouldn't be the kind of person to like shopping, unless forced, so I didn't include him in the shopping trip.
2. Chapter Thirty
3.) Azumi Gou: The journalist Y/N and Shin met. My OC version of Y/N from my Brothers Conflict fanfic.)