"Oh, Haru..!" My mother sounded concerned.
"Yes?" I asked, but I already knoewing what she was going to say.

"You know what,?" Her voice getting louder by the minute. "You always bare late coming home, and I worry about you!" She bends down to my height and grabbings my shoulder in mythe process.

"Well, it's not like nothing happens to me..." Looking down on the ground andso my bangs cover my eyes.

"You say that, but, I wouldn't know."

"Mom, I heard this about the vampires.," Looking back up only to see my mom teary-eyed.

"Ah, I'm sorry..." I said, turning my head away from my mother.

"No. It's ok, I completely understand... You're just like him." She smiled faintly.

"Like father?" I asked, curious to know more.
"Well, somewhat like him," She said while patting my head. "But, no matter what... Promise me... Promise me you won't do anything dangerous like your father." She started to sob and then grabbed me and hugginged me tightly.

"Of course, mother." I grabbed onto her as well, notas I tryied ngot to let the tears get to me.

"So, Haruto, will you one day tell me about the things that make you a devil prankster.?" Her tears slowly goingfaded away, and she started to smile once again.
"Huh? Wait-" I got cut off by her as she grabs ontobed a box from the living room table;. It was a familiar box that should be in my room, but, for some reason mom had it,. sShe slowly opens the box showing me my devil's mask.

"The day you didn't come back until 11:00p.m, I was so worried that, I had went into your room and then, happened to find this laying in the corner of your closet, and I had opened it and found this."

"I should have known that my son would be the prankster of the town, just like how your dad was--" She stops herself and then says., "Oh! never mind, I'm just rambling on.." She slowly gives it back to me.

"Just promise that you dwon't get caught.. Of course, any normal mother would worry and wouldn't allow this but, I have a feeling that; this should happen.. I don't know why, but, it's just a strange feeling,. I can't describe it." She then, gets up from her position walking back to the kitchen.

"You bet! I won't get caught by ano yone, not even the town leader, Dane," I said confidently.

"Uh huh." Mom just started to listen while she was washing the dishes.

"Haru..." Mom stopped washing the dishes to speak.

"Ya?" I replied, curious to see what she had to say.

"If I remember correctly your friend, Keita's birthday is coming up soon." She starts to think to herself.

"Ah, yeah now that you mention it.. It should be September 20, 20xx," I also started to think to myself.

"So, what are you going to give him?" She asked, going back to her dishes.