Keeping up appearances (Open)

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Harlan was standing outside of a shop, smoking a cigarette. He was in his usual dark attire, not wanting to really be out. He was getting looks left and right, tho that was also due to his companion. She was busy buying and haggling things. His body language was slightly tense, never off guard. His vivid blue eyes darting around, calculating, surveying. That was when his companion took the cigarette from his mouth, taking a puff herself. Her beauty was almost unnatural, surreal. Her long blue-blond hair reaching her hips, slight wave to it. Her eyes were a honey color with an orange ring around the pupil. She smirked at Harlan slipping her arm through the crook of his arm.
"Must you flaunt yourself like this? I could just as easily mask your appearance you know...." Harlan said a slight irritation in his voice. Not once did he look at her, still looking around. She pouted her cherry colored lips, taking her free hand and turning his head to her.
"Aww, is the big bad Harlan scared of attention?" She asked with a whimsical, musical laugh, she was supernatural.

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That was when a dark haired young woman with red streaks in her hair purposefully brushed against Harlan's companion with force. She wore dark sunglasses, and a short black trenchcoat over her school uniform. Her hair was loose today, and it didn't quite reach her hips, but her identity was obvious. "Sorry, I didn't see anyone there." She stated clinging to Harlan's arm and glaring at the woman over the top of her sunglasses. She acted as if she was royalty or something towards the other woman but when she turned her head to face Harlan she smiled cutely and kissed him on the cheek. "I didn't expect to see you here while I was on my way to school. I should just ditch and spend the day with you instead! They can survive without their student body president for a day. They still have the student council. They can take care of things for me."

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"Kit-" Harlan started to say but was found speechless as his companion exclaimed "Miss Kitty-kitty!" grabbing onto Kitalia and squishing Kit's face into her slightly larger chest. Harlan looked at the woman mortified, taking a puff of the cigarette. Then forcing them apart "DEMI! Would you please try and keep your hands to yourself! Kitalia doesn't know about you in this way!" Harlan scolded the woman whom looked at Kitalia with teary eyes and her hands over her mouth.
"I-I'm sorry Miss Kitty-Kitty.. I forgot!" The woman said apologetically. There was something about this woman vaguely familiar. The way her body, moved, looked, is was irritatingly familar.

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Kitalia glared at the woman with contempt. "Just who the hell are you!? And don't call me "Miss Kitty-Kitty", only Dominic and Harlan can get away with that." She snaped placing one hand in her pocket, grasping the necklace with the small sword charm tightly. She would henshin right then and there if she had to. Though suddenly she realized the woman's hair reminded her of Dominic's. "....What the hell is going on here?" She then directed the stormy gray glare at Harlan, as if waiting for an explanation. "Explain, or you're going to be facing one hell of a pissed off princess. And if you thought I was violent when we first met, you should see me when I'm really pissed."

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"Well, its kind of complicated..." Harlan said then being shushed by Demi who bowed to Kitalia. "I'm sorry I should have told you sooner.... It is a curse." She said pushing some stray hair behind her ear. She looked so serious, powerful at this moment. "In the daylight hours... I am a female.... at night I am my Male self. you do know me...."She said as one of her eyes changed to fully orange for a brief moment. "I am Demi Vertach in the day and Dominic Vertach at night.." She admitted. what was odd was that the people that walked by didn't even notice the thee were there.

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"Eh, well, that makes sense. Then you can call me "Miss Kitty-Kitty"! Though, you're going to have to tell Kazu about this eventually. He's going to flip and refer you to his twin, though you don't want to meet her. Kurisutaru's the polar opposite of Kazuhiko, and her husband is even worse." Kitalia laughed with a grin. "Well, I guess I have to come clean as well, I'm a real princess, of a planet called Kinmoku. That's how Harlan and I met, I had lost control of my own emotions and well, basically he got them back under control, and still keeps them under control." Her explanation left out important facts, but when the time came she'd explain them to Demi, or Dominic, whichever one was present.

"Harlan, that wasn't fair keeping something like this from me, you know pretty much all of my secrets. Why cant I know any of yours? Hmmm?" She was now giving him her most innocent of acts, and pouting adorably.

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"It wasn't my secret to tell, Chérie" Harlan said sighing, why him of all people. Why couldn't he ever deny her anything she asked. He ran a hand through his black hair looking at Kitalia giving a small smile. "I forgot to mention, Demi is able to go through my memories." Harlan said admitting that Demi knew basically everything already.

"Oh yes I remember him.. that reminds me, Where is that handsome Demon?" Demi said with that up-to-no-good look in her eyes. She already decided she wanted him, she would get him no matter what it took. She would get her way, like it or not.

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"Then I don't have to explain about anything else then! Good! I really didn't want to have to explain my powers. That gets tricky." Kitalia grinned widely as she then blushed realizing who Demi was talking about. "Oops, that reminds me, I kind of ditched him when I saw the two of you... I'm sorry, I'm just a bit too attached to Harlan it seems." She giggled innoccently, still clinging to Harlan. It was obvious she had decided to skip school and stay around Harlan instead. "He's supposed to be walking me to school every day in case something happens. And he's only a half-demon, Demi, his father was my great-great uncle or something like that. Besides, he's already over 300 years old. You can have him as far as I care, as long as I get Harlan to myself."

That was when Kazu, slightly out of breath, finally caught up to Kitalia. He then smiled charmingly at Demi, not realizing who she was. "Well, what a wonderful sight. My dear cousin is safe in the arms of her beloved and I get to meet such an unexpected beauty. Mon cher, the pleasure of this encounter is all mine. I am Kazuhiko Tatari, you may call me Kazu if you like." He bowed over Demi's hand turning her hand palm-up before kissing her wrist with every bit of suave elegance he could manage.

[xRisexRuinx]

"Oh by all means, cling away, I was getting worried he wouldn't find a suitable woman." Demi said with a sly smile "He kept being a meany saying that I didn't count as a woman..." She said pouting again. She gave the impression of slight innocence when Kazuhiko arrived. "Miss Kitty- Kitty would you mind trading men today?" She asked with that breathtaking smile. Her Hazel gaze settled on Kazuhiko, a playfulness flickered in them. "Sir Kazu, would you like to be my escort for the day?" She said as she tucked some stray hair behind her ear.

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"I don't mind trading men at all! I can drag Harlan to school with me and make him dress in a uniform and accompany me to all my classes and my duties as the student body president~ Though I guess as I'm called "empress" at school, I'm not really the president... Plus I tend to skip most of my classes and just relax in my office... There's a comfortable futon in there as well!" Kitalia explained with a grin, starting to lead Harlan towards her school. "Come on, it'll be fun! The teachers don't mind me skipping classes, I've already practically graduated anyways, I'm at the top of my class and never really study. I don't see the point in it."

Kazuhiko laughed. "Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt to treat such a wonderful lady to lunch, it would be shameful not to."

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"Sounds like fun.." Harlan said walking with Kitalia. Removing the illusion from the group when he walked away. He found it nice to walk with Kitalia, even listening to her voice was soothing.

Demi gave him a sultry smile as she walked around him, her hand sliding as she walked. "So Mr gentleman, is there anything else you would like to do today other than lunch?" She asked as she returned to the front of him. She took a hold of his arm and started to lead him down the street.

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"How about a movie?" Kazuhiko asked Demi with his suave, polite smile. He wasn't about to get tangled up in any type of real affair with this woman, especially since he wanted to stay unattached so that Kurisutaru wouldn't try to run his wedding, and the rest of his life.

Soon enough, Kitalia walked through the front gates, being greeted politely and with awe as she did so. She smiled and returned the greetings, knowing that there were guys, and girls, that were not happy that she had brought such a handsome man to school with her. Once they reached the front doors, the couple was confronted by a member of the student council that was obviously not happy with Kitalia being late for the meeting they had scheduled.

"If you can't manage to come to school on time, then why do you even show up at all?! You hardly come to any of the meetings, and when you do you tell us we're all stupid!" The boy complained. "And the school rules are that you're supposed to tie up your hair, and who's this with you?"

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Harlans gaze on the boy was like an icy wall. It was menacing, "She is right you are all stupid..... As to who I am.... all you need to know is that you do not wish to cross me" He said in that cold voice, he was a predator at that moment. He would strike if he felt like it.

"So... Am I right to assume that you aren't from this planet?" Demi asked with that lovely mischievous smile of hers. Blond-blue hair swaying as they walked. She was thinking of all the ways to bend him to her will.

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"You're quite right, I'm not a demon from this filthy polluted planet. I was born on a planet that is governed and mainly populated by demons and the like with some human villages and towns scattered about. That place is Unmei, and we travel through magic and by horse drawn carriages. There are trains, but they run on steam, not diesel." Kazuhiko answered calmly. "Though I actually reside on Egae, which you could say is Unmei's "moon", but really they're a binary planet system. Egae is just comparatively smaller than Unmei."

Kitalia smirked as the boy moved out of their way, and cheering came from the girls outside that Kitalia had brought someone that was just like they had imagined her being associated with. "Hmph, lousy idiots. I'm the only one with real brains around this school." She sighed as she showed Harlan to the student council room and pulled out a spare boy's uniform that she hoped would fit she had picked the one with the longest shirt and pants, and even found a tie. "My office is through here, you can change in there, I'll even make sure the drapes are closed." She said walking through a door into a spacious office with a large futon, desk, chair, tv, gaming console, and even a small fridge and microwave. Behind the desk were large windows that looked out onto a grassy courtyard with scattered sakuras and students were milling about it. On the desk, there was a laptop, and all the other necessities a student council president would need, even her textbooks sat on the desk, the homework already done.

Walking to the curtains, she closed them, shrouding the room in a sudden dimness, which was perfect for someone to take a nap or change in. "Here, I hope this fits." Kitalia said handing Harlan the clothes as she went to the door to leave her office so Harlan could change.

Unfortunately, no one knew that one of the student council members was in the student council room, preparing documents for the meeting that afternoon. The girl also knew Kitalia had taken someone with her into the school, a man no one had seen before at that. "I wonder what that crazy brat could be up to... She's from a good family, or at least that's what she lets everyone see. It's true she's related to the Three Lights, but her grades are superior to everyone else's, especially with the fact she was touring with them until just last year!" The girl muttered quietly trying to listen for any signs something was happening. If any sounds did occur, she was going to make sure she couldn't be seen.

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"Must I really wear this, why don't I just sit in this place all day.." Harlan asked looking at the plain uniform. He hated to feel like a normal human. He could change his appearance at will, wrapping his illusions. He seemed slightly bored at the aspect of attending this 'school'.

"Really now, I happen to be Babylonian..." Demi said looking at him with those lovely honey colored eyes swept over Kazuhiko. The mischief played over her face, she would make him hers alright. She'd make him want her, that he yearned to be close to her.

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"...Fine, I'll just e-mail the teachers saying I've got cultural festival paperwork to do. You're rather a spoil sport." Kitalia said with a pout. "Besides, I really should get on my paperwork, but why don't we play a game instead?" She then opened a cabinet and pulled out a binder with the lists of video games for the consoles she had. "I've collected plenty!"

"Interesting, and here I was thinking the Babylonians were completely wiped out." Kazuhiko commented, making a point not to look into Demi's eyes. He was polite, but also distant, as if he were trying to avoid Demi. "You should be a bit more discreet when you are in public like this."

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"You should see Demi's 'special room' in the studio" Harlan said lazily looking at the binder. "She is a rther messy woman tho.... " He said plopping onto the couch. He would rather tak a nap at the moment, Dominic had him working all night and right as he was about to sleep, up popped Demi. He yawned as he kept flipping throught the binder. Nothing aught his eye yet.

"We are fo the most part." Demi said trying to pull out the memories of the day their city became dark. She couldn't remember what exactly happened to cause the end of her people. All she knew was that her essence was released from the tomb that Dominic had located. She used to be the someone very high up, someone whose life consisted of protecting somthing. "I think I may be the only one left, The city and its people are gone from this planet... at least that is what I believe."

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"Well, the former Goddess of Life was a babylonian. I met her when I was a lot younger, I wasn't even 200 years old yet. No one knows who the new goddess of life is. Her name was Shukusei and she was the Zodiac Sovereign. Her reincarnation is also to be the new Zodiac Sovereign." Kazuhiko explained. "She was a remarkable woman, very motherly but very fierce when it came right down to it. She viewed all of the Zodiacs as her children."

"If you're tired you should have just said so." Kitalia stated plainly snatching the binder from Harlan. "If it becomes a problem, you can always avoid Demi by coming here and sleeping in my office while I'm in class. I don't mind, it gives me a reason to continue coming to school."

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Demi paused, eyebrows furrowed. There was something... she was suposed to know. Something important, that she couldn't remember. "I see, Sukusei... was it... she was very fortunate. Few of our people, especialy women, were allowed to use the gateways. She must have been a high priestess or an ancient..." she said, her honey colored eyes were in turmoil. She was showing someone other than Harlan her other side.

"Demi, isn't that bad," Harlan admitted, she may be a seductive temptress a lot of the time. She seldom showed anyone the deepness of her soul. " The first time I found out about Demi... She did try to seduce me, but she quickly changed. Shes like a sister.. i guess." Harlan chuckled, a side of himself he rather liked.

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"Well, as I said, she was the former goddess of life... So I'm not entirely sure if she was an ancient, a high priestess, or the daughter of one. She never told me." Kazuhiko responded before noticing Demi's eyes. "Is there something wrong?"

"Oh really? Well, as long as you're not being worn out too much..." Kitalia sighed, messing up Harlan's hair slightly with a caring smile. "If you don't get some sleep you'll be useless at the club tonight."