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'Miho, care to explain what you are doing with Ayato?' 

'What's your relation to Kanato?' 

'I don't like it to see you so close to Reiji. He's mine.' 

Miho feels uncomfortable and cornered by the girls. 'N-nothing.' I can't tell them that their precious idol is a vampire. But how do I... 'My mother forced me to live with them because she's overseas for work.' 

Miyu stands from a distance watching. Can you stand up for yourself or not? You live with six vampires. They will have some influence on you. 

'What are you looking at?' Kanato peeks over her shoulder. 'What are they doing to Miho?' 

'They don't like it to see her so close to you and the others,' elucidates Miyu with a smile. 

'I think you're lying to us.' The girls got closer to her. 

'No... It's just that... You don't understand that...' 

Miyu straights her back. 'I'll handle it. I'll see you in class.' She gives him a kiss on his cheek and walks over to Miho. 'Give me one good reason not to punch you.' 

Some girls turn to see who is it and scurry away. 

'It's Miyu.' 

'Let's go.' Another two girls move out of the away. 

'Miyu, can you introduce me to Yuma?' 

'Oh, please, I want to meet Reiji.' 

'Laito for me.' 

Miyu pops her knuckles. 'What makes you think that I will help you? Get out, now!' 

'Let's go. I've seen how she threw Anzu to the floor after she grabbed Miyu's hair.' A girl pulls her friend with her. 

Miyu looks at Miho when they're alone. 'Did you want to expose the six brothers?' 

Miho shakes her head with a frown. 'No, I was trying to explain why I'm with them...' 

'You don't have to explain them anything. Nor do you don't owe them an explanation. Move it and get to class.' Lame excuse. Miyu is back with Kanato and sees Azusa as well. 

'I think that you would have broken a few bones,' reacts Azusa with a faint smile. 

Kanato nods. 'I wanted to see that.' 

'I missed you at the cafeteria.' Toshiyuki hands her a cup of tea. 'I also wanted to apologize for the other night.' 

'Yuki, you should...' 

'Keep your distance. She's my cousin,' reacts Kanato and pulls her away from the guy. 

Miyu takes a sip. 'I told you about them. They are protective.' She walks with Kanato to their classroom. 'Thanks, but I could've handled it myself.' She sees a message on the board about a cooking lesson taking place elsewhere. 

'That's my class too. It seems we have class together.' Azusa reads the message. 

Miyu realizes that Miho left to go to the right classroom. 'Keep your eyes on her. She was either trying to expose you, or it was an attempt to get help to get away from you.' 

'She tried to escape a few times, but she only ended up being punished,' chuckles Kanato while going to the cooking classroom. 

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Just like the other night, Miyu is teleported back and this time by Kanato. He didn't even care that it was my cleaning duty. She drops her bag in her bedroom when she sees someone waiting for her.