Chapter 81: It was me!

"You're both just dramatizing there." Mikee groaned.

Victor was about to leave when a black car stopped in front of them. From there, came down a tall man wearing the uniform of another wealthy school. Victor and hi friend look at each other. They didn’t know the guy. Its skin is a bit pale and the body is a bit built. He walked comfortably towards Victor.

"You're Victor, right?"

"It's me." Victor cross his brows.

"My sister is Canary. I'm her older brother. My name is Crane. Can you come with me? We'll talk at home."

Victor looked at his companions. They obviously feel the man's gesture. Everyone can't take their eyes off it. He turned to face it again. It looked at him seriously.

"All right, I'll come." he spoke softly.

"Good. Follow me."

The man turned around and Victor just followed but Grimm quickly chased after him. He just ordered Mikee and his Kuwarog boys to take Rusty home.

"Wait, I'll come too!"

Crane stopped walking and turned to the speaker. The frown on his forehead deepened when he saw the young man with red hair. He knows this guy because he beat a leader of a group in their school. It turns out that this is a friend of Canary's acquaintance... And he also heard about it from what he did in the guild of exorcists.

"Fine." he just said.

He walked again and quickly got into the car. He sat next to the driver and Victor and his friend with red hair sat in the back.

"Guys, it's up to you to take Rusty home ah? Mikee, you are the leader!" Grimm added.

"Yes. Just be careful!" Mikee's meaningful language.

Grimm just waved to the friends left behind. He wanted to go with Victor because it might slaughtered someone when he was hit. At least, he was there to stop it. It was silent as it stared at the box of rose cupcakes it had ordered from him.

"Are you alright?" he whispered to his friend.

"Yes." Victor answered weakly.

He looked at his friend for a long time. He was not convinced by the answer. Crane glanced in the rear-view mirror. Until he could no longer bear it.

"You, red-haired boy... Aren't you a student of Father Clemen and Sir Orphen?"

Grimm looked behind the man who spoke. Its tone is arrogant.

"Yes, I am. Why?"

"Hmm... Nothing."

Grimm frowned. He loves to beat this one. He just held back. The whole trip was quiet until they reached a large and old mansion. The man went down first and Victor and him followed. It kept coming into the house and so did they. Large halls and old and large paintings hung on the walls. The man turned to them and looked carefully at the two of them.

"I won't wander around anymore, Victor. I want you to stay away from my sister, you should not be friends with her." Crane said bluntly.

"Wait, is that unfair? Why?" Grimm reacted.

He loves to smash the man's face but he just holds back for the sake of Victor. He looked at his friend. It was just quiet.

"Please don't be offended by what I said. Canary's situation is a bit complicated. I just don't want anyone else to get involved in our family's problems. You will be in danger if you make friends with her or you may even die." Crane said.

"Die?" Victor's curious language.

Crane looked at the painting of their Grandfather hanging on the wall.

"We used to be the exorcist's family but we stopped. Our Grandfather had a fight with a strong demon and he lost. Our Grandmother was pregnant during those times, because of it, he swallowed his pride. He begged the demon not to kill him. He was granted but the demon asked for a replacement... His first female granddaughter was asked and it was Canary. Because of that, we became strict with her... And because of that incident, we were considered a disgrace to the world by exorcists. We walked away, but other people became a problem because they thought we were a family of vampires or something malignant. We don’t live a normal life... "

Victor stared at the large painting Crane was looking at. He was stunned and almost let go of the box he was holding. A memory suddenly returned to his memory...

Victor stared intently at the bloody man lying in front of him. He will admit it is good because it manage to match him it fight. It slowly lifted the bloody face.

"W-What are you waiting for, demon? Kill me!" he shouted.

He smiled sparingly and looked at the picture he was holding.

"Your wife is pregnant, isn't she?"

He threw it in front of the man. It made him stare at him.

"I will not kill you because you are a good opponent." Victor said.

Annoyed, the man took a stone and threw it at him but did not hit him.

"What do you want, demon?! I do not need your mercy! Kill me now!"

Victor parted a few strands of his hair that covered his face.

"Of all the people I face, you are the only one who did not ask for mercy from me. You are brave. So as not to offend you much... I will let you live but there is a replacement..."

"I will not agree with you!"

"You have no choice. You will follow. You imprint it on your brain, exorcist... When the day comes, your first granddaughter will be mine. I will take her from you so be strong, so that when the right time comes... We will face each other again in a fight. You lose and she is mine."

A strong wind blew and at the same time Victor disappeared in front of the man... Then, came back to the present of Victor's mind.

"Demon with a gentle face... That's what my grandfather said. It's like your face, Victor... Gentle. I'm sorry, but I just can't help but to compare the description."

Victor blinked when he heard the man's voice. An awkward smile flashed across his lips. He approached Crane and handed him the box he was holding.

"Please give it to Canary. Please say, thank you for all. I understand what you are talking about."

After handing over the box with rose cupcakes, he immediately turned around and walked away.

"Grimm, come on."

"Ha? Is that all? You won't react anymore?! You won't say you can handle yourself? You would no longer say that your a student of Sir Orphen and- "

"Grimm, shut up!"

Victor walked quickly away and Grimm just followed his friend. When the two of them got away, Grimm couldn't really stand it anymore.

"Are you crazy?! You can kill that demon that man says! Will you just waste all your efforts?!" he asked.

Victor wiped his face. Its shoulders shook and then sat down while its face sank to its knees...

"I'm embarrassed, It looks like, I can face Canary anymore..."

Amaze that Grimm bowed and looked at his friend. Is Victor crying? He smirked.

"With the thickness of your feelings, you don't seem to be facing anything? Ow, come on! What's wrong with you?!"

Victor wiped away the tears...

"That's me, Grimm ." he sniffed at the same time.

Grimm frowned as he stared at his friend.

"What are you?"

"I'm the demon that Crane is referring to. I can’t face Canary anymore because I ruined their family... I'm so bad! Waaaah!"

Grimm rubbed his mouth because he was holding back his laughter. For the first time, he saw his friend crying and he did not feel sorry but laughed. It's like a kid who was robbed of candy...

"It's been a long time. No matter what happened to their family, it is not your fault at all... What happened is just a coincidence. Besides, you should be happy, you betrothed Canary with yourself? Destiny is called that, my friend!"

"Stop!"

Annoyed Victor pulled Grimm's pony tail hair and then completely buried his face in his knees.

"I can no longer face her... I can no longer face her..."

Grimm laughed as he looked at his friend.

"Hoy, stop that. Let's go home."

But Victor did not move in the seat.

"Oh dear!" Grimm scratch his head and shook.

He picked up Victor and carried him like a sack of rice. It continues to emote and it no longer cares what he did. Orphen and John looked at them in amazement when they saw them.

"What happened there?"

"Frustrated." Grimm's short answer.

"What frustrated?"

Grimm laid Victor down on the bench in front of the house. He hesitated to look at Orphen and his friend. But in the end, he also told a story. And just as he reacted, the two laughed.

"Victor, uy! Don't think about that anymore. Past is past... What is wrong if she becomes your friend. You didn't want it then, everything will be fine?"

Victor looked at Orphen.

"It seems like I can face anything..."

Orphen would have spoken more in case Clemen suddenly appeared with a charcoal on his face. It sweats and gasps.

"Did that old man pass by here ah?! He's really shameless!" he said angry.

Everyone is curious to look at it.

"Who's old man?" Grimm asked innocently.

"That old Edward!"

"What's the matter with your father?" Orphen asked.

"He's crazy! He put a piccolo inside my cigarette, I didn't know! It blows in my face! And that old man, the strength of laughter! He's pissed!"

(Piccolo-a type of firecracker.)

They all laughed at Clemen's story except Victor who was still frustrated.

"Give up on your smoking. That's what you got." Grimm commented.

"Tse!"

Clemen quickly disappeared from their sight. Orphen and Grimm looked at each other, then laughed.

Meanwhile... Canary looked at the box given to her by her older brother Crane. It was beautifully wrapped and still had a ribbon.

"Thank you brother. What is this for?" he smiled language.

"Its not from me. Victor gives it. He was here earlier and we talked. He told me, he understood me. You will never see him again. So make the most of what he gave you."

After that, her older brother immediately walked away. Canary cried looking at her older brother.

"You're overdoing it! You're so bad! I hope you never became my brother!" she shouted.

She hurried into her room. She wiped away the tears and sat down on her bed... She took a deep breath and opened the box. Six pieces of pink rose cupcakes were exposed to her. She smiled when she remembered Victor and at the same time, she was sad. Is it really mad at her? A strong wind blew into her room. Because her window is open.

"You are about to be mine..."

She was surprised to hear that voice. She put the box on the bed and went to the window. She folded her arms... She looked around to see if anyone was there, but she saw nothing. She closed the window and turned again to the cupcakes that Victor had given to her.

Meanwhile... Another shadow hiding in the tree looked out the window of the maiden. Its yellow eyes are shining and a frugal smile shines on its lips...