The small house was quiet. It was five in the afternoon, the regular "morning" for the little family.

The house was one floor with an attic, which were, in fact, the six boys' bedroom. Downstairs was the largest room. A small part of the room was the kitchen, and the dining table fit for eight. A large brown bookshelf was located near the stairs to the attic. There was a small fireplace on one side of the room, accompanied with a white couch, a matching armchair, and a wool rug.

There was only one other room; a very tiny bedroom connected to the main room by a short hallway, plus the one bathroom in the house.

The Sakamaki children spent their days here.

Shuu was the oldest child, age ten. Following up, Reiji was nine. Ayato, Kanato, and Laito are eight, and the youngest is Subaru, age seven.

The six shared three beds in the attic, but often, only one child occupied the third bed. This was because Kanato, being the most clingy to his mother, would go downstairs and spend the night sleeping with her. Their mother always allowed any of them to go in her room, and this was usually all of them during stormy nights. Subaru was regularly offered this, since he was the youngest, but the tsundere nature in him would emerge and he'd refuse whilst blushing.

The single mother who took care of all six boys was a twenty-seven year old girl named Yuuka. She has shoulder-length, wavy hair that appeared to be ombre; the roots of her hair were white, and blended to blonde, red, and purple. Her hair was often tied carelessly in a ponytail, for work purposes. Yuuka had bright, reddish pink eyes, and looked incredibly young, often being mistaken as still a teenager. The oddest thing was that the Sakamaki children were all vampires, but Yuuka was a human.

Yuuka pushed the hinged trapdoor-like hatch open, peeking into the dark room.

"Morning…" She whispered softly, smiling as her boys lifted their heads, stretching and yawning.

Due to the children's massive amount of energy, they were up in an instant, hurrying out of their beds and changing out of their pajamas.

The boys skipped past Yuuka with bright smiles, heading down the ladder as they greeted her cheerfully with 'good mornings.'

As Yuuka looked back over the boys' bedroom, which she knew she and Reiji would have to make their beds after breakfast, she saw the lump under a blanket on one of the beds.

Yuuka felt someone clutch the edges of her shirt, and she turned to see Kanato, still clinging tightly to her. She giggled, running her hand through Kanato's poofy, purple hair as she walked over to the bed.

Yuuka pulled off the blanket, not surprised to see Shuu still there.

The ten year old was much more mature than his age, but his laziness was a definitive flaw. However, Yuuka saw it as endearing.

Shuu wore black earphones almost all the time. They were a gift from Yuuka two years ago, and Shuu kept them in extraordinary condition. They still looked remarkably new. Earphones were expensive in their time, and it had been difficult for Yuuka to purchase them. Shuu kept that in mind, treasuring them.

"Shuu~ It's morning." Yuuka said, gently prodding her finger against Shuu's cheek.

Shuu opened one eye, sitting up slowly and yawning. Yuuka ruffled his hair, placing a kiss on Shuu's forehead. Shuu disliked being awoken, but the sight of his mom slightly cheered him up. He reluctantly got off the bed and headed downstairs.

Kanato frowned at the attention Yuuka paid to Shuu, pulling on her shirt again. "Mother…" He whined. Yuuka looked down at the pouting purplette.

"Goodness." Yuuka chuckled. "Do you want to be picked up or something?"

Kanato blinked, blushing profusely. Although he preferred to be spoiled by Yuuka, he too disliked the thought of acting like a baby. He shook his head, and Yuuka simply took his hand, leading him downstairs.

Kanato sat down at the dining table, watching as Yuuka went in the kitchen to prepare the six boys their breakfast. He enjoyed watching her cook; she was efficient at it, and it was quite entertaining when she cracked eggs into a pan skillfully.

Even though vampires only need blood to survive, bloodlust doesn't arrive until normally age sixteen, so the Sakamakis still experience hunger for human and solid food.

Soon, Kanato was joined by his brothers at the table. The table was arise with cheerful conversations, whether it was about their night school, friends, teachers, and work.

"How are your grades in the classes anyway?" Reiji asked. The responsible nine-year-old seemed to take charge when it came to grades, since Yuuka didn't think much of it.

Reiji glanced over his shoulder at his mother.

Perhaps his younger brothers didn't notice it as much, but he knew that Shuu and maybe even Subaru did: how tirelessly their mother worked. Around two a.m., which was afternoon for the family and when the boys got off school, Yuuka would travel to town to work for eight hours, returning home when the boys are asleep, and probably have to stay up at home for another two hours before going to bed. And yet, she had to wake up at five p.m. again to make breakfast for them, and the day repeats.

Yuuka didn't have time to pester the boys about their grades. She had told them before that it was their decision how they did in school, and she trusted them and allowed them to do however they'd like in school, but Reiji wanted to make sure his brothers did well and surprise Yuuka anyway.

"Ayato got a D on the English test…!" Laito blurted out, causing Ayato to jump and slap his hand over Laito's mouth.

"U-Urusai! I-I didn't…" Ayato stammered.

Reiji glared at him, glancing over his shoulder again at Yuuka. Lucky for him, she hadn't heard. She was busy flipping omelettes.

Reiji sighed. "You're hopeless. You have to do better in school, dimwit." Reiji shook his head.

"Oi! Who you calling a dimwit?!"

Shuu sighed, clicking a volume button on his music. "You're too noisy." He grumbled.

"What are you all chatting about so lively?" Yuuka said suddenly, as she placed the plates of omelettes down for the boys.

It was interesting how she paid attention to each of her sons' personal tastes. For example, she added pizza sauce to Kanato's omelette to make it sweeter, but still kept the nature of an omelette (haha, Charlotte reference), and made Ayato's omelette resemble takoyaki, with ingredients and everything.

As Yuuka took her seat beside Subaru and Reiji, Reiji lead the usual and very brief polite procedures before a meal, and the family began to eat.

"Were you talking about school, Reiji?" Yuuka brought up.

The nine-year-old flushed. "Um, yes… We were discussing grades." Reiji fumbled with his fork, "I was just making sure everyone was doing well, that's all."

Shuu tilted his head, and Ayato couldn't help but hang his head slightly in shame. Yuuka didn't seem to notice. She smiled brightly anyway, patting Reiji's head.

"Jeez, you're so responsible. It's wonderful, but…" She squeezed Reiji's cheeks, "remember to still enjoy yourself in school, okay?"

Reiji smiled in response, still saddened at the fact that his mom seemed to care for his and his brothers' happiness more than anything else.

After breakfast, there were still a few hours before the brothers had to get ready for night school, so this is the time where they'd play.

In the backyard, Ayato, Laito, and Subaru chased each other, playing tag and messing around in the dirt with sticks and rocks.

Inside the house, Yuuka lit the fireplace, illuminating the room with a comforting light. Shuu lay in the armchair, relaxed as he listened to Mozart and the crackles from the fire. Yuuka sat on the couch, with Kanato in her lap, and Reiji sitting beside her. Yuuka combed her fingers through Kanato's hair, like a light head massage, and Reiji read a small book.

"Mom!" A voice from the backyard called. Yuuka blinked. She lifted Kanato off her lap and placed him on the seat of the couch, kissing his cheek softly, and she hurried outside.

"I should really get him a toy or a stuffed animal- I'm afraid he gets lonely when I leave or something…" Yuuka pondered as she stepped outside. She froze when she saw Subaru's face and clothes smeared with dirt, grass in Laito's hair, and Ayato holding a bundle of rocks. The trio noticed their mom and stilled as well.

Yuuka could barely stifle the laughter in her. "My, what have we got here?" She joked. Ayato dropped the rocks on the floor and Subaru grumbled.

Yuuka turned and gestured inside. "We better get you three in the bath- and try not to get the house dirty when you walk in the bathroom, alright?" Yuuka instructed. The three boys nodded, following their mother carefully back in the house.

Kanato watched them come in in curiosity, and was amused at their dirty and silly appearances. Shuu opened one eye again, and shook his head.