Originally I promised myself that I would work on my existing series but... I'm the type of person that gets very distracted super-duper easily, so here's what happened...

I was searching Tumblr the other night and came across a picture of some handsome male with striking blue eyes and a head full of blond hair. Come to find out (after letting my curiosity get the better of me), his name is Mikaela Hyakuya and is one of the main protagonists of a show I now bookmark as one of my favorites. Seeing as how he was so pretty, when I looked up the other characters and then watched the anime (I've also been reading the manga), I couldn't help myself. So, thank you Mika and random user whom I follow, for introducing me to a series that I have so very quickly fallen in love with! :D

Not to mention, little Mika, you brought me face-to-face with the fucking man of my dreams (no shame). Crowley, you've just... Ugh. Hawt dayum.

... I feel like I owe a certain Red King an apology now for saying that, but it doesn't matter! You can never like just ONE anime character. It's impossible.

There are two original characters in this series, so it will jump from point of views often but I will make it clear as to who is being portrayed however they're usually going to be pretty close to one another either way. Just think of them as partners or sisters, if you will. :)

NOTE; this was originally on my account on dA (deviantart), kayorisatou. Since it wasn't generating any interest, I figured I'd put it here and continue on since I have a few more followers on here than on dA. :)

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An Interesting Twist

CH I;;

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It was hard for Crowley to fully process what was going on when he'd gotten the letter from Krul Tepes demanding all progenitors of nineteenth rank and up join for a world-wide meeting. It was mandatory that all be present, including the illusive (and fabled) Second and Fifth progenitors from Canada. The thought of seeing their faces for the first time ebbed at his curiosity, though he wouldn't admit it aloud.

When he and his two aides arrived in the Capitol, they immediately headed for the auditorium to meet with Ferid, who had been patiently waiting for his faction members to join him at a vacant spot near the upper left of the entire room. He could even see the Queen's pet standing off to the side on a tier higher than where they sat, feeling slightly amused at how he'd always been given special privileges well over his rank.

Krul walked towards the railing to her balcony and watched as all of the nobles settled themselves in before looking forward, "We will be displaying all other nobles who are from different countries on the screen behind me. Do not think that you will go unpunished if you choose to act rudely or disrespect your superiors."

At her words, Crowley sighed and sat back with his arms crossed against his chest as he lifted both of his feet to rest on the back of the seat in front of him, crossing one ankel to rest over the other. Beside him, both Horn and Chess sat anxiously waiting for the presentation to begin.

Silence fell over the auditorium as the lights dimmed and the screen behind Krul began to glow. Each portion of the screen suddenly flickered and was replaced by a face as each noble appeared in their respective places. All was going well until Krul turned to look at the right-hand corner, noticing the spot designated for the Canadian progenitors was still dark.

Her eyes narrowed, "They know better than to ignore a summons from the Progenitor Council."

"Yes, yes," Suddenly a very friendly yet bored tone echoed, "We're here, although unimpressed that you've demanded to see our faces."

"Why wouldn't I?" Krul smirked, "You two have managed to remain hidden from the entire vampire world for over two-thousand years, so it's time you let us see your pretty faces."

As the dark screen went from dark to a vivid picture, Crowley couldn't help but suck his teeth back at the sight. At the sound of several gasps, he knew he wasn't the only one momentarily shocked by the sight.

The entire population of the highest ranking nobles hadn't fully expected to be met with two extremely beautiful women; one that looked no older than twenty and the other perhaps a couple years younger, matched with flawless features and stunning ruby eyes. The more matured of the two stood behind the couch the younger noble lazed on while she fiddled with her blond locks and waited with an impassive face. From what Crowley could see, she was rather slender with soft features and held a more regal air to her than her laid-back companion. Despite the limited view of her upper half not hidden behind the couch had shown, he could see she wore a more uniform, common noble attire that hugged her waist and accentuated her bust.

It was the younger of the two, however, that caught his attention.

She had uncharacteristically innocent air around her as she stared at the screen with wide eyes, almost reminding him of Chess in some ways. She also had black hair to match her ruby eyes, which in vampire standards was extremely uncommon. Pale and also very slender, he could tell she was very well endowed and had no issues flaunting it to the right person by the small grin pulling at her lips. He could also tell by her posture and by the way she regarded the Queen, that she wasn't exactly used to being in a position where she needed to exercise manners for her superiors, but that just made his grin widen and his curiosity quake.

It amused Crowley to no end when his eyes scanned her body to see she was wearing clothing that he could only picture a human wearing, being something very loose and comfortable to match the way she slouched against the arm of the couch she was currently laying on.

Krul crossed her arms and watched the two, "You've got to be joking."

The younger of the two looked at her and blinked innocently, "What is it, Queen Krul?"

"Don't use that fake tone with me," She glared, "What in the hell do you think you're doing presenting yourself to the Progenitor's Council in pajamas?"

She grinned slightly and winked, "Well, you see... I've been bored recently so to gain an even better relationship with my humans, I've decided to try adapting to some of their habits and this happened to be one of them from before the virus struck. Unlike us, they tend to favor comfort over style, which happens to be more my own virtue."

The glass Krul had picked up to drink from suddenly burst under the pressure of her fist as she snarled while the entire auditorium filled with chatter of disgust about a noble lowering herself to spending time with the petty humans.

The more mature looking of the two ignored the chatter coming from the nobles and sighed as she looked down at her companion, "I told you that Japan's Queen would be furious."

"We're in Canada," The younger looking female looked up at her and gave her a droll glare, "What can she do to me? I'm sure her troupes wouldn't even be able to touch one of ours, considering how ruthlessly I train them and the conditions they work under."

"That's not the point," Another sigh.

As the two bickered back and forth, Crowley's lips pulled into a wide grin and his eyes began to shine. He found the two to be highly amusing and wished to know more about them.

Chess shuffled in her seat and leaned over Crowley to look at Horn, "They remind me of us!"

Horn shook her head but there was a smile on her face.

Krul's brow twitched, "Stop talking like I'm not here!" Once the two looked to her again, she set her eyes on the blond behind the couch and tried not to glare, "Since we are familiar with each others titles, it's time for you two to finally reveal to the council who you really are so we can proceed."

The elder looking of the two, who was currently twisting a lock of her blond hair between slender fingers, spoke first, "I am Fifth Progenitor, Aries Marlo."

"And I'm Second Progenitor, Autumn Winters," The younger looking of the two, being the black haired beauty, smirked.

Immediately, outraged cries echoed around the room at Autumn's declaration.

"There is no female Second Progenitor! How dare she try and create a title for herself! Only Urd Geales is the Second Progenitor!"

"The nerve of that girl! She looks like she's a newborn and acts like one, too! Affiliation with humans have obviously stroked her ego!"

"How dare she insult us all by making such a bold declaration, and in front of our Queen and council, no less!"

"SILENCE!" Krul snarled, instantly hushing any and all who spoke, "I regret to inform you all, but that really is the Second Progenitor, so show some respect!"

Autumn grinned and waved as she took in all of the shocked faces, "Don't worry, though. I know if I was in your shoes, I'd be a bit pissed too if some random girl that no one's ever seen before just boasted about their high rank in front of every noble in the world who was eligible for this conference."

From his spot to the side of Crowley, his aides and Feird, Mika couldn't hide the small grin that tugged at his lips. He inwardly chuckled, thinking about how immature she made herself appear but it was obvious she was well-seasoned and knew how to manipulate the room right into the palm of her hand.

"If you're really the Second Progenitor, then why aren't you Queen?" Lest Karr asked, his child-like expression amusing the young vampiress to no end.

She gave him her full attention and winked, "If you haven't noticed, I prefer to be a little on the lazy side and queenly duties are definitely anything, but."

"I suppose," Lest grinned, amused by her attitude when addressing him, "You are in charge of Canada, are you not? That seems like it would be an extremely difficult task, considering there are only the two of you as nobility in that entire country."

Autumn waved her hand, "Pah! This country follows in suit with how I feel, so there's no need to worry over the conditions of my control. My humans are well fed, housed properly, receive medical treatments when needed and have been given tasks to keep themselves busy. I see no issue in the system I have created, so I will continue to oversee this country how I personally see fit."

"Boldly spoken to an untested progenitor," Lest teased, hoping to gain a reaction from the girl but to his dismay, she simply continued to grin at him.

Krul watched the exchange and instantly assumed he would try to gain her favor, so she ushered the meeting to begin and mentally plotted a way to gain the two progenitors attention in order to bring them under her control. Seeing as how Autumn was the Second Progenitor, she held higher rank than herself despite being the Queen. It would much better in her situation to have such a formidable ally, knowing both her and the Fifth Progenitor were accurately described as extremely powerful combatants on the field.

Perhaps if she could somehow pique Autumn's interest, she may be able to sink her claws into the girl to bring her over to Japan, even more so knowing her companion was likely to follow. Krul knew if she could get them to step foot in her territory, that she would be completely successful in creating an alliance with them.

The situation called for patience, so she willed herself to gather what little she had to be set towards the two Canadian progenitors.

. . .

As the Progenitor Council meeting carried on, Crowley watched the two mysterious nobles on the screen with growing interest.

Autumn continued to pick at her long nails while Aries glared down at her and would mutter for her to show respect to the council, but it would simply earn her either a crude gesture from Autumn, or she would outright ignore her.

Crowley couldn't help but chuckle to himself. Perhaps if they visited Japan one day, he would find a way to steal the feisty black haired beauty from her companion long enough to figure out what type of woman she really was.

"That concludes this meeting," One of the elders said, "You are all dismissed."

Krul waved her hand in a very authoritative way, making several of the similarly ranked nobles glare at her ignorance but left the room without saying a word. Several of the screens went dark as each disconnected from the meeting, but she noticed that Autumn and Aries were still visible.

After thinking all of the nobles left the auditorium, Krul turned to face the two and crossed her arms. Unknown to her or the two on the screen, five pairs of eyes watched as they conducted their private chat.

"I assume that you've received my letter?"

Autumn grinned while Aries nodded, "You wished to speak to us privately after the meeting, so now's your chance. What is it you want, Queen Krul?"

"Since Canada is not affiliated with any of the other countries, I wanted to bring up a proposition and perhaps come to some sort of agreement to create an alliance."

Autumn's grin widened, "Oh?" She shifted and pushed herself up into more a of a sitting position, ignoring the fabric of her shirt that danced down her right shoulder to reveal a fair amount of pale skin, "I suppose it would be rude not to listen to what you have to say."

Krul grinned, "As you are aware, the Moon Demon Army that was originally founded in Japan is now reaching its arms out to the other countries. I'm sure if you haven't already come across them, you will eventually. They are formidable, even for human standards. Their elite members carry cursed gear that has been bonded with a demon, so I'm sure you can understand the problem that holds for all of us."

"We do, but we have already eliminated all of the resistance here," Aries crossed her arms under her bust, "Are you asking for aide, Queen Krul?"

The Queen fought to keep the tight pull from her lips and unfolded her arms, "Eight years ago when the humans created the apocalypse virus, I went around destroying all of the testing labs in order to crush their chances of gaining the upper hand, but it seems they've found a way to create a new Seraph."

"I don't think she answered your question, Aries," Autumn looked back at her companion, who glared at her and told her to respect the Queen and remain silent, "Fine, fine!"

"Second and Fifth progenitors, I'm offering you compensation for the troupes I am asking for," Krul got to the point, "I'm willing to negotiate terms after both sides have discussed what it is they want from this deal."

Krul smirked as Autumn's eyes began to shine with curiosity, "Oh? Is that so. Well then, I guess I could make some demands, although we were heading to Japan anyways."

That made the Queen falter slightly, "You were?"

"Mm," Autumn nodded, "Since Aries has recently passed her second millennium, I thought I would take her somewhere different. "

"What made you choose Japan?" Krul's brow rose as an amused tone flooded into her voice.

Aries looked at her, "You've heard of the immortal shaman, right? The one who has been traveling around and can see into the future? Well, we met him."

"And? What did he say?" Krul prompted, curious to know what such a famous man would have to say, having never had the chance to meet him herself.

Suddenly, a light pink touched Aries cheeks as she looked down at Autumn, who smirked and looked at Krul, "Apparently Aries and I have a couple of handsome fellows waiting for us in Japan. We know their names and everything."

This gave Krul an idea as she grinned, "Oh? And who might they be? Progenitors, I hope."

"Of course," Autumn leaned forward and let her elbows rest on her knees, showing off the lovely cleavage hidden beneath the dark fabric of her shirt as her bust was squeezed between her arms, "Although, I think it would be a lot more entertaining to find them ourselves."

Aries gave a soft snort and looked at Krul, "I suppose if we told you their names, you would hold those two over our heads in order to gain leverage over our negotiations?"

Krul found that she didn't enjoy how perceptive Aries was, but knew Autumn was thinking something similar with the tiny, innocent smirk she had adorned on her face.

"Would it do me any good to say no?" Krul waved a hand, "If you come to Japan, I will allow you to have your mates, but only after we've settled our terms."

"I wish you wouldn't call them mates," Autumn muttered softly, "Such a disgusting term. The term itself makes it sound like we're to become dependent on them or something..."

"Autumn, use your manners," Aries chastised as she unfolded her arms and leaned down on the plush top of the couch, "Well, the male I will be seeking is apparently the Seventh Progenitor. I'm assuming I don't need to say his name aloud for you to know who I am referring to."

From his spot standing beside Mika, Ferid smirked and leaned forward onto the railing with pure excitement visible on his face. To him, the news that he would have such a powerful pawn to play with, despite never once considering taking an intimate companion, was almost as enticing as drinking the most perfected blood straight from the source. He felt that if she were to truly come to Japan, he could convince her to stay and perhaps partake in some of his little games with the humans.

It also made things all the more tantalizing when he watched Krul's reaction, knowing she most likely dreaded hearing his name slip from the Fifth Progenitor's lips.

A tense, angry look flashed in Krul's eyes at the mention of Ferid's title and the idea of him having such a powerful woman at his side as she ground out through clenched teeth, "Yes, I know exactly who you're talking about."

Autumn smirked, "I take it he's not your favorite?" When Krul flashed her a nasty glare, it made her giggle, "Didn't think so."

"What about you?" Krul asked, this time with a more even tone that lacked the same bite from her previous comment, "I hope yours is at least a little more desirable in personality than your companions."

"Hmm," Autumn leaned back and feigned a dramatic sigh, "Should I describe him aloud or just give you a name? Decisions, decisions."

Krul glared, "Don't play games. Just tell me the damn name!"

"Fine, fine," She sighed and leaned forward once again, "His name is Crowley Eusford, although from what I was told he always has two female companions with him, so I don't know if I should go to Japan to find him. I don't want to get in between true love and family if he harbors romantic feelings for either one of them."

The sickening, passionate tone Autumn used reminded Krul of how Ferid spoke of Mika to her and it made her skin crawl, "I'm sure they won't mind sharing once they know who you are."

"Oh, but that's the thing. I don't share," Autumn said with a sudden serious tone and a menacing smirk that could match even Krul's.

Still seated where they had been the entire assembly, Chess and Horn both frowned deeply at the screen before turning to their idolized companion and noticed the excited expression on his face, "You wouldn't leave us for her, right?!"

"Of course not," Crowley gave them both a smile before turning his attention back to the screen, "Although, now that I know she's mine, she won't be returning to Canada without a fight if she really does make an appearance."

"Do you think you'll be able to convince her to stay?" Horn asked politely, "If she controls all of the humans in her country, I'm sure she won't give that up so easily."

Crowley sat back, "Well, her companion said that she is to be with lord Ferid. We all know he wants power, so perhaps she will bring him back with her. It would definitely get him off Krul's back, although I'm not sure if he would willingly go unless ordered to."

"Well, we can't let you leave, so we have to find a way to convince her to stay with us!" Chess suddenly blurted, "We'll help you convince Autumn, won't we, Horn?"

The beautiful blond nodded with a smile, "If she is to be lord Crowley's intended, we certainly can't let her leave and disappoint him."

Crowley grinned at the two, "I'm sure she'll enjoy your company just as much as I do when she arrives."

"Can I dress her up? She doesn't look like a noble and it's making me somewhat angry," Chess looked at the screen.

"Mm," Crowley sat back with both of his arms rested on the backs of Horn and Chess' chairs, letting his eyes lock onto the busty black haired girl and let his red orbs roam all over what little of her body he could see, "Perhaps something a little naughty, but nothing to let the other nobles know that they can freely look at her."

Chess grinned, "I know just the thing~"

"You're awfully excited about a woman who will be coming to steal lord Crowley's attention from us, Chess," Horn eyed her and grinned slightly.

Chess deflated and glowered at her, "She's a higher ranked noble than us, and she's lord Crowley's mate! We can't compete with that!"

Horn could tell that Chess was extremely envious of the Second Progenitor, seeing as how she felt the same but it wasn't something they couldn't control. When she turned to look at the screen, she noticed how Autumn's eyes would ever so casually flick over in their direction as Krul would spout more words to her.

"I believe she knows we're still here," Crowley grinned and didn't even attempt to hide the amusement in his voice, "I wonder how long it will take for them to arrive?"

"Should we ask the Queen if we can meet them?" Horn asked, knowing Chess would most likely enjoy meeting her first-hand rather than wait until she's already passed through the Queen.

"That's not a bad idea," Crowley nodded, "We'll bring lord Ferid as well, seeing as how her companion will be tied to him."

"May I ask a question, lord Crowley?"

He looked at Chess and smiled, "Of course."

"How does this situation work, exactly?" Her cheeks blushed at the thought of him giving her his full attention, "I mean, you didn't know about her until today, so will it be like an instant connection?"

"I wonder that myself, but I suppose we'll just have to wait and see," He looked over to where the Queen stood and noticed she was dismissing the two on-screen, "Seems their private chat is done. We should go before Krul realizes we stayed behind to avoid seeing her throw a tantrum."

Both Chess and Horn nod, standing up to follow him out when Ferid crosses their path near the door leading out of the building, "Ah, how nice to see you all decided to be nosy with me."

"I figured you would stay to hear what those two had to say," Crowley grinned at his eccentric superior, "What do you think of the news? We apparently have women who will be delivering themselves to us soon."

Ferid crossed his arms and sighed dramatically, "I look forward to holding beautiful Aries in my arms and discovering what makes her tick~"

Chess scowled at Ferid but didn't reply as Horn eyed the noble suspiciously. Crowley however, simply grinned at him and chuckled at his theatrics, "It will definitely be entertaining when they arrive. That young noble, Autumn, seems like she will give Krul a run for her money."

"I suppose your lovely aides are quite jealous to find out that you will be having a lover by your side?" Ferid teased, earning two glares from Crowley's companions.

"We've already discussed it," Crowley said simply with a grin, leaving it at that.

Without another word, Crowley lead Chess and Horn passed Ferid and out the door, leaving the grinning vampire to ponder of his new plans formulating in his head.

I know what my returning readers are thinking and I promise that I'm going to update my other series. LOOL

If you've ever read any of my other works or have followed me in the past or just recently, you'll know that I tend to get side-tracked and jump from project to project. I really try not to, but I enjoy this anime quite a bit so just bare with me. ;)

Note, I didn't add Saito as a Second Progenitor because I don't really see that he counts as one. Sorry if this upsets anyone, but it was a personal decision!

~ Kayori, out!