Apology and Truth

Perhaps, it had been a week for Neko who had been silent or rather ignored Natsume. Not without reason, he did that because Natsume was too involved in his life.

Starting from friends, schedules, and so on. It's not that Neko doesn't appreciate his efforts as a friend. It's just that he wants to go back to being free as usual.

Yes, just like the time before the Sakuma brothers and Eichi Tenshouin came.

Today, Neko had lunch with Anzu. Even though there was Natsume next to him, Neko really thought that Natsume wasn't there.

Maybe it's true what people say, 'Don't make quiet people angry. Because the anger of a quiet person is much scarier than an ordinary person's.'

"Neko," Natsume called. However, the girl in front of him didn't pay any heed.

"Neko," he repeated.

Anzu also helps by nudging Neko's hand. Neko only answered Natsume's call with a moment's glance.

"I'll explain everything you're looking for. But please forgive me first," Natsume pleaded. While Neko was silent, she just enjoyed his food.

Anzu only watched the free dramas that her two best friends did. It's not that he doesn't care. It's just, Neko is too scary when she's angry. And tend not to want to be bothered at all.

"Okay, I'm sorry. But promise if you want to explain," said Neko while pouting her lips.

"Alright, anything to get you to forgive me, Koneko-chan," said Natsume with resignation.

"Are you guys making up?" replied Anzu with an innocent look.

"Huh? Making up? No, we're just pretending to be nice," Neko replied which made Anzu blink in confusion.

"Of course, we have made up," continued Neko.

"Oh, then ... congratulations to you guys," said Anzu ending with a light laugh from him.

*****

After the afternoon lecture, it happened that the two of them did not have a schedule for lectures in the afternoon. And Natsume decided to take Neko to his library.

Of course, he did that so that Neko would truly accept his apology and then stay away from the two Sakumas. It was quite difficult for Natsume to even begin to explain. However, previously, he had been assisted by his two colleagues to explain where he came from.

Yes, Natsume explained about the origins of the Sakuma family. Starting from his father, Sakuma Harold who is the highest noble in the history of vampires. And the mother, Sakuma Hana who is only an ordinary human, but she has a little witch blood.

For generations, the Sakuma family did not prey on humans at all. They replace human blood with animal blood, such as deer or rabbits. Their family also lived deep in the forest covered by fog.

Not many people can go there. Only certain vampires or invited people can go there, including Hana.

Hana is the first human to enter the house when the Sakuma family's house holds the annual dance. He is not afraid of the Sakuma family at all. Even though she knew the truth that Harold was a predatory figure, she was sure that there was a side of Harold that still showed a human side.

Yes, Harold fell in love with Hana at first sight. It was enough to shake the world of darkness. However, their love is so strong that they are inseparable until they take it to a more serious level.

Even though there was a bit of opposition from Hana's side, Harold managed to temper it by giving a lot of positive things about vampires. And miraculously, Hana's family believed that and allowed Hana to marry Harold.

After the marriage, Hana became pregnant and gave birth to her first child, Sakuma Rei. However, when she gave birth to her second child, Sakuma Ritsu, she died horribly at the hands of the vampire hunter who strongly opposed the fact that prey and predators could coexist.

The newborn Ritsu and one year old Rei were successfully taken away by Harold and then they were entrusted by their grandmother. Until now, Harold's whereabouts were still in doubt.

Many people said that Harold was also killed in that incident. And there were also some evidences found that Harold was still traveling to get rid of his sadness due to his wife's death.

"That's cruel," commented Neko after getting what she was looking for all this time.

"That's their world. No matter how good a predator is, they are still considered a predator and the 'predator' stamp will never disappear from them for generations," explained Natsume.

"But... are you also related to Hana or Harold?"

Natsume clenched his fists when he heard that question. Yes, that's the question he's been avoiding.

"There is. I'm obviously a wizard, aren't I? Witches protect humans from predators like them."

"But, you also know if the Sakuma brothers don't hurt people, right? Would you do the same as that hunter?"

Natsume folded his arms across his chest. He closed his eyes tightly, "Maybe. I can do both. If they hurt you, then I'll take action. If they do otherwise, I'll keep an eye on you."

"What about Eichi Tenshouin?"

"Eichi Tenshouin, he's also a demon."

"Demons?"

"Demons have traits that are more cruel than humans, vampires, witches, or werewolves. Sometimes, they have a special ability to destroy a vampire's body recovery system which makes the vampire die slowly. Just like vampires, they also do werewolves , magicians, and ordinary humans."

Neko covered her own mouth. She also just understood why Natsume was so angry when he saw Eichi. And she also just understood the reason Rei asked him not to approach Eichi in the slightest.

"Sorry to bother you, Natsume-kun. However, if you had said this from the start, there might not have been a misunderstanding between us," Neko said as she lowered her head.

"No problem, Koneko-chan. Most importantly, you now understand everything," Natsume replied with a smile etched on his face.

However, for some reason Neko still felt that Natsume was keeping things she didn't tell her. She wanted to ask again, but she felt that Natsume had been honest enough with him.

Perhaps, it would be best if he waited for the right time for Natsume to speak to him. Mainly, for Natsume to tell more about his true past.