• “Priceless!” Aki snorts as he stumbles out of Madame clothe shop. “This never gets old” he laughs, clutching his stomach.
    The others walked casually out of the shop. Kage was dragging Kuon by the wrist because he was still lifeless without food. Taichi had an arm around Onii and Kuzuku’s shoulders.
    “Ladies” Taichi says, “Time for your part-time job!”
    Onii squeezed angrily at a pink bow that was sewed onto the side of the dress. He was wearing a long brunette wig that curled at the ends and a frilly headband that had a blooming rose on the corner. Kuzuku’s dress was a deep turquoise and lavender. His hair was tied up with a silver ribbon. Both their aprons and gloves were white.
    “I don’t want to do this…” Onii grumbles with annoyance.
    Kuzuku didn’t say a word. In fact, he didn’t even need words to tell how angry he is because the atmosphere around him practically screams death for anyone that goes near it.
    “Boss’s orders” Taichi grins, patting their shoulders before he pushes them forward. Onii almost tripped over the hem of his dress.
    Everyone starts walking, following Ayaki who was leading the way to the mansion. It wasn’t long till they were in the main streets that were crowded with people. Street vendors were everywhere, selling candies, bread, toys, and so on. Laughter and shouts filled the air with excitement.
    “Homemade pottery! Get your homemade pottery today!” a vender booms.
    “Candy! Get some candy now!” another yells. He grabs a rock candy and pops it into Kuon’s mouth. “How do you like that, son? Ain’t it delicious?”
    Kuon chews zombie–like then bursts full of energy. “That’s so yummy! The best thing I tasted in forever!” Kuon beams, his voice cheery.
    People around him came flooding toward the candy selling vendor once they saw the ghostly Kuon switch to happy and hyper. They must think the rock candy is magical.
    Taichi, Hideaki, Kage, Onii, Kuzuku, Aki, and Kuon squeezed out of the thick crowed and hurried over to a less populated street.
    Kuon laughs as they escaped, and even louder as he saw the Onii and Kuzuku. “You guys look so pretty! I’d kill to have girls like you for maids”
    Onii pounced toward Kuon, ready to beat him to smithereens, but Hideaki stops him. “Now, now” he says. “This is not the time to be enemies with each other. Just forget what he said and you’ll be fine”
    “Fine” Onii stays through grit teeth. He’ll forget about Kuon for now, but later when he’s out of the dress, he’ll give him a piece of his mind.
    Onii walked back to Kuzuku, then stopped a few feet away. The air around Kuzuku felt heavy and evil—you can almost see dark purple demons flying around him. Then Kuzuku looks over his shoulder and smiles sweetly. “What’s wrong, Onii-chan?”
    Onii twitched at the smile. The more gentle Kuzuku looks, the scarier he is. “N…nothings w-wrong” Onii stutters as he walks alongside Kuzuku.
    “Ah…ha” Kage laughs nervously at what he saw just now.
    “You’re going to be in a world of hurt once Kuzuku finishes that maid job” Taichi says to Kage.
    “Last time you almost got boiled alive” Kuon says cheerfully, still chewing on his free rock candy.
    “I have scars from that” Kage shivers, remembering the moment.
    “Ey” Aki says to Hideaki. They were farther behind the others so they couldn’t here them. “Where’d Yuzumo go?”
    Hideaki thinks for a moment. “I believe he left when we entered the main street”
    “Oh” he sniffs loudly, putting his hands in his pocket. “That guy is always somewhere else”
    “That’s Yuzumo for you” and with that, the conversation dropped. But Hideaki and Aki both know that there’s something about Yuzumo that he’s keeping secret. They don’t know if the others knew about it, or had any suspicions. Maybe Ayaki knew. He was the one that gathers information and he already has all the info on everyone in the group. So maybe…
    “We’re here” Ayaki announces as he stops.
    Everyone looks up toward the mansion. It was huge and wide, the gate that surrounded it was black, thick and high. The grass and the leaves were golden. Two ruby lion statues stood near the doorsteps.
    Taichi whistled with awe. “That’s the biggest and most impressive mansion I ever saw”
    Right after he said that, a butler comes out of the mansion and walks over to them. “May I help you?” once he saw Kuzuku and Onii, he nods and opens the gate to let them in. “Milord is waiting for you” he doesn’t realize they’re boys. Well, anybody that sees them would quickly think they’re girls.
    Milord? Kage forces back a laugh. Kuzuku and Onii glance over to him, giving him a final ‘you’re dead’ glare.
    “Good luck to ya!” Kuon shouts before the two entered the mansion.

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