"Your favorite hobby is crossword puzzles?" Yui asked in amazement, cuddling up to Laito on her bed as he worked on one right now. "That's unexpected."

The boy giggled as he chewed on his pencil, trying to figure out what the next word was. "Oh? Why is it unexpected? Did you expect me to be into more kinkier things? I'll save that side of me for you, Bitch-chan.~"

The blonde frowned briefly before replying, "Yeah, I guess so. They just seem difficult to me. I've never even completed one before." She said, peering down at the paper with curiosity.

"That's because Bitch-chan is an air head that only thinks about -one- thing." The vampire said with a smug grin.

Yui was used to his harsh comments by now but that still didn't mean she couldn't get offended. "I think of plenty of other things." She countered, "You're the one that's always making things perverted."

"Guilty as charged!" He cooed, leaning down to kiss her lips briefly. If it weren't for his hands being full he would have done much more.

Her face turned red from the action, trying to reorganize her scrambled thoughts. The vampire concentrated on his cross word puzzle then, giving Yui a strange feeling at how ordinary things were- compared to what had happened the night before. She still felt horrible about that. She was supposed to help Laito-kun not mess him up even more. Somehow she felt better blaming herself for the whole thing- it were easier to hate herself than to hate him. "Laito-kun." The girl said desperately, getting his attention as his emerald gaze turned towards her.

"I-I don't know if you care but I'm really sorry about last night. I shouldn't have let Kanato-kun participate too... I... I tried..." Yui began, getting the topic out in the open upsetting her more than she'd thought.

Laying the paper and pencil down on the night stand, the boy embraced the small girl. She felt comforted to have him close but she still couldn't make sense of this at all. Tears spilled out of her eyes by how stupid and confused she felt, her little hands clinging to his sweater. "I don't understand anything... Why didn't you save me when I called for you? Unless you...?"

"Bitch-chan, if I cared I would have intervened, you know." Laito brought up, making her head spin by the implications of that statement. If Laito didn't care then... If he didn't care if she were touched by other men, then he must not have felt anything towards her. No, anything but -that-. There must be some other explanation. But Yui couldn't find any. She couldn't move, she couldn't push him away. Even though he had hurt her, she'd probably run away and kill herself if he weren't holding her now.

He chuckled then, "You're so conceited, Bitch-chan. What did you think, if you'd just resisted a little longer I would have saved you like some prince charming? I'm sorry to break it to you honey, but I'm far from your prince charming, heh."

The pain was too much and the girl felt something inside of her beginning to snap. After all this trouble she were no where further than a few days ago. Was he just playing her after all? She hated him so much and wished the worst pain of hell upon him. She would have inflicted it herself if she had the strength to over power him... But no. She could -never- hurt him. Why would she even think such a thing? This only proved that he needed her help more. Yui couldn't give up on him this easily just because things weren't working out now- she needed him and he unknowingly needed her.

"Oh, I'm so glad you're not upset with me, Laito-kun." Yui said happily, pulling away from the embrace and giving him a kind smile- looking oddly sadistic on the young girl. She could tell by the look in his eyes that he were surprised. He wanted her to cry and beg for him to love her? Not anymore. Yui couldn't help but feel she wasn't herself today- she had felt differently ever since last night. She blushed slightly, mentally preparing herself for her next statement. "I guess since you don't care, I can say that Kanato pleased me a lot more than you last night. I was kinda upset that he left." The girl admitted- that being a lie but she wanted to test how much he -actually- cared.

He grabbed her by the neck, pushing her hard against the bed as he topped her. Laito-kun... was mad because of that? He wanted to please her the most? She felt nothing but happiness from the pain he was inflicting now.

"You liar, hehe." The vampire grinned from above her, "Are you trying to make me jealous?"

"F-for someone who doesn't care, you sure seem jealous." Yui brought up, having difficulty breathing.

"Huh?" Laito said in surprise, taking his hands off her neck and restraining her arms instead. "You misunderstood, Bitch-chan. I didn't care about Kanato-chan pleasing you, but you have to understand that -I'm- the one who pleases you the most." He leaned forward to kiss down her cheek, his breath cold against her skin as he spoke again. "You may not understand this but it turns me on to see you with other men, no matter if you like it or not. It's so hot to see you overwhelmed with lust, heh.~"

Her pink eyes widened, unsure how to feel about this. Laito continued kissing her, making his way down her neck. So... this didn't mean he didn't care about her? It was just some strange turn on. She almost wanted to ask to clarify but the fact that he could have hurt her again... Hoping and not knowing was better.

"Aww, you love Laito, don't you? You know you want to hurt him for all the pain he's caused you. You did -nothing- but love him after all." A voice echoed in Yui's head- she couldn't help but find it familiar... But that wasn't true, she'd never want to hurt Laito-kun. However, the spiteful feelings were beginning to take over her body. She knew a small part of her despised him and it was growing ever so quickly.

"Please stop!" Yui cried, both to Laito and the voice in her head. Tears flowed down her face now, her loss of control over her own emotions was upsetting her. Were she going insane?But she wouldn't let it get the better of her. She would protect him, even from herself.

Laito's eyes widened in confusion, before he grinned again. "Huh, Bitch-chan? Do my fetishes upset you?"

"They do upset me... But i-it's not like that. I'm just not feeling myself, so I want to be left alone tonight, okay?" The girl admitted, shifting her pink glance to the side as he continued to pin her to the bed. "It's not you, I promise. Just... please don't ask, I can't explain it myself."

His expression changed to uneasy- at a loss for what was going on with his Bitch-chan. The boy could tell she were serious about something, more so than just not being in the mood. It made him curious, there was no doubt about that- but also worried. Was he getting feelings for her after all? Getting up off her now, Laito picked up his book of crossword puzzles and went to leave. "I'll see you later then." He said, a look in his eyes that almost hinted at disappointment.

'Laito-kun...' Yui thought fondly, her warm feelings of love returning to her. She felt so horrible for hurting him. And what she said about Kanato-kun. What had possessed her to say such a thing? "I'm so sorry..." She admitted, although he had already left by then.

The girl got up out of her bed, deciding to go outside to clear her head. The half moon lit up the sky, the deserted outside of the mansion feeling peaceful to her. She had to figure out these feelings soon- what was wrong with her, before she could be around Laito-kun again. She doubted she had the power to hurt him, but she'd never forgive herself if she even tried. Her feelings were calm now, but she had a feeling that this strange evil lurked inside of her didn't like her or Laito.

"Hey, Pancake." A dark voice called to her. She knew that could only be one person, the one who called her that nickname- Ayato-kun. He sat a few stairs up on a stair case, his emerald eyes- the same as Laito's, watching her as she approached.

Yui felt happy to see him, even though he weren't the nicest person around. It was just nice to see someone who had nothing to do with this -mess- she were in. "Ayato." The blonde greeted, her lips forming a small smile.

"Why do you look so depressed?" The red head inquired, grabbing her arm and forcing her to now sit with him on the cold granite.

Her eyes glanced down to the ground, glazing over as she thought about how she could even explain -this-. Would Ayato-kun even listen? She didn't want him to get mad or upset with her for loving his brother. She knew Ayato's feelings for her definitely weren't genuine- probably more of a pride thing, but that didn't mean she wanted to disappoint him. "It's okay, you probably wouldn't understand." Yui admitted.

"Tsch." Ayato grunted, frowning briefly and looking off into the distance. "Who are -you- to call me an idiot? Surely I can understand you're measly problems. Now talk, Pancake."

"I-I wasn't implying you were an idiot." The girl admitted with a blush, feeling bad for having offended him. "It's just... not something I think you've experienced before."

The red head kept quiet, staring off angrily before he sighed. The silence draped over them, making her feel a bit awkward until he spoke again, his words startling her. "You slept with him, didn't you?"

"S-slept with who?" She asked dumbfounded.

"My brother, you imbecile. And if you have to ask which one, I'll really get mad."

"H-how did you know?" Yui asked, feeling her cheeks heat up with embarrassment.

"You smell disgusting." The vampire said bluntly, looking at her again as she scooted over a few. "You really fell for someone like -that-? You're kinkier than I thought."

"Whaa-" She said, her mouth gaping open in shock. "There's more to Laito-kun than that!"

"I'm sure there is." Ayato said sarcastically, getting up to stand now. He was leaving so soon? "I'm not interested in anything that's been a play toy of -his-. But no matter- I get a feeling you wont last much longer here anyway."

Yui wasn't sure if he meant her life or her relationship with Laito-kun- either way! "What're you talking about?" The girl begged as began to walk off, getting up herself to follow him. "Ayato-kun!"

"It's just what I said. I'm getting sick of your face, now leave me alone." He said harshly, turning around briefly to glare at her.

Yui held her hand up to her chest as the boy walked further away. Somehow she didn't think Ayato-kun meant that comment, and that maybe he was hurt that she choose Laito-kun over him? That was just another person on the list she'd disappointed tonight- including herself.

After that, the girl went back to her room, cuddling up in her bed once again. She was almost thankful she didn't know where Laito's room was- eager to see him again but would have to wait until tomorrow. Yui felt normal now, she wasn't mad or spiteful or hearing any voices. Maybe she was just having a weird night?

-x-

The sky hit dusk, and the small girl opened her eyes, waking up a bit before her alarm clock. The weekend was over and it was time to start a new week of classes- which almost sounded exciting compared to the hell of a weekend she had lived through. Laito hadn't snuck into her room with her, or even came to wish her good night. Was he really being serious for once and leaving her alone?

And then the spiteful feelings returned, making her heart ache with pain. Should she really be having such tender feelings for this heart less vampire? He had never loved her in the first place. He had raped her while he encouraged his brother to participate. He'd had sex with so many people he probably couldn't even keep count- including his own mother. How could she love such a horrible person?

But still there was something about him- qualities that nobody else could see. He'd never told her directly but she could sense that he was in pain. Laito-kun was really a passionate person but perhaps something happened to damage him. She knew he was -far- from perfect but that's why she wanted to protect him, to keep him happy and safe from any further danger. Her father had always taught her to see the good in everyone. Yui would be okay- she just had to keep her faith in him. She wouldn't let the hate consume her.

-x-

Once making it to school, Yui walked into the class room, no sign of her vampire lover. She weren't sure if she were relieved or disappointed- wanting to see him but his control over her emotions also wanting her to keep him at bay. Making it over to her seat, the young girl sat down. Maybe he would come late? Laito was never one to care for academics anyway. Taking out her pink binder and pencil, the blonde prepared herself for class to start.

She hadn't noticed someone else sit beside her- her anxiety raising a few levels once she realized who it was. "K-Kanato-kun!" Yui gasped, her memories from a few nights ago rushing back to her and her face was definitely heating up. If she didn't hold a grudge against his brother, it wasn't really fair to hold a grudge against Kanato either. She'd just try to block that memory from her mind altogether.

The vampire stared at her, his eyebrows furrowing in disgust. She could tell he still held a grudge against her... "You're sitting in Teddy's seat." He said in a dull voice, waiting a few seconds for Yui to understand he wanted her to move.

"I-I was here first. Just put Teddy on the other side of you." The girl defied- big mistake.

Kanato took her pencil off her desk, snapping it in two and then throwing it on the floor. What was his problem? The young girl wondered. She hadn't done anything that terrible to him. He was the one who raped her- Yui didn't owe him anything! None the less, she picked the pencil back up, taking the side that still had the lead, only for the boy to grab it back again. This time he threw it back on the floor, stomping on it afterwards until it was now unusable. Now she wouldn't be able to take notes.

Yui felt the tears sting her eyes- not upset about the pencil but why he was treating her this way. She missed Laito-kun so much... Not that he were overly nice to her either. Just when she were about to break down something tapped her shoulder, catching the girls attention as she looked behind her. Subaru held out a spare pencil, Yui taking it gratefully. "T-thank you so much, Subaru-kun." She said, her eyes practically watering from happiness. It had been far too long since anyone did something remotely nice for her.

Class soon began with no sign of Laito-kun. Had he stayed home after all? Yui found herself zoning out of the lecture, her thoughts unable to stay focused as the teacher rambled on. It dragged on like that until the bell rang for lunch, the young girl not knowing where to go as she was apparently left by herself. All the triplets were either mad or ignoring her and the other three brothers didn't pay that much attention to her in the first place. Even though they were mean, it still made her feel terrible to be on such bad terms with everyone.

Yui went to find an empty classroom to eat by herself, unknowingly followed by one of the brothers. "Hey." Subaru greeted quietly, sitting down at the desk across from her. She greeted him back and the two ate their lunches in silence. Even though they weren't talking it still felt nice to have his company. Subaru-kun had a temper but he was still a good person in her opinion. Why hadn't she hung out with him more often?

"You seem -different-." The white haired boy stated, making Yui wonder how he'd possibly noticed. Was it that obvious? "Did one of -them- do something to you?" He asked, his voice almost sounding threatening.

Her eyes widened, a couple of nights ago popping into her head before she looked down at her lunch, not feeling hungry anymore. "Why would you care about something like that, Subaru-kun?" Yui asked, her voice shakey. She had tried to be strong for so long, pretending it didn't bother her and trying to move on with her life but... It really made her feel horrible and she feared she'd never return to her old self again.

"I never said I cared, I was simply asking a question." He reassured.

Yui thought of telling him what happened but was it really safe to get him involved? He said he didn't care so maybe it was okay? It would probably feel good to get it off her chest and considering Subaru might've been the most sane of all the brothers, maybe he could help her out. She looked up at his red eyes, they looked intense and made her heart skip a beat.

"Well..." The girl began, shifting her glance away. "Laito-kun was trying to take advantage of me the other night... and it wasn't really Kanato's idea but..." Her voice became more upset as she continued, the truth that her lover was a horrible person becoming more and more clear to her. "He got Kanato to participate too and they... raped me." Yui's voice cracked at the end and the tears began to flow out, the pain that had been pushed to the back of her mind finally coming out.

She could barely see from beyond her tears but she could tell Subaru-kun looked uneasy, frustrated and maybe even angry. But... why? He pushed in his chair abruptly, getting up and going over to Yui- wrapping his arms around her and holding her close.

"S-subaru-kun, y-you d-don't have to..." She choked out, the nicer he was, the more her negative feelings spread for Laito. If it got worse, that other side of her may take over again.

"Shut up." The boy said, letting her cry against his chest until she eventually calmed down. Yui tried to hide her face, tear stained and nose running at this point. She probably looked horrible. At least she didn't have to worry about him falling for her too. Subaru went over and picked up a box of tissues from the teacher's desk, handing it to the blonde who took it gratefully.

After she'd wiped her nose and eyes, the girl looked up at him like a sad puppy. "Please don't blame Laito-kun... I..." She began, unable to think of any reasons why he -shouldn't- blame him. "I... I said something terrible to him that provoked him." Yui said, the statement being true but still not justifying the rape.

Subaru made a displeased face, getting angry with her stupidity. He grabbed her wrist tightly, making her squeak in pain. His red eyes stared into her pink ones, his look scaring her but she could see a hint of worry in them. Perhaps he feared for her sanity, she feared for it too.

"S-subaru-kun please, you're hurting me." Yui whined but he wouldn't let up.

"I need you to understand me, Yui." The boy said seriously, "There's nothing you can say that will put him in the clear with me."

Her pink eyes widened, feelings rushing through her. It made her happy Subaru-kun seemed to care so much. Yui knew her fate might have been a lot more pleasant if she had fallen for this brother instead but- she couldn't help who she loved.

The sound of someone snickering caught both of their attention, the blonde feeling a mix of excitement and anxiety as Laito-kun stood in the door way. He seemed really happy, his slender figure leaning against the door way casually and looking rather hot. How long had he been there? He tipped his hat before speaking, "Heh, I don't show up to school for one day and you're already kicking it off with another man. No really, continue, I don't mind at all.~"

Yui noticed Subaru clench his fists in anger. She hoped he didn't plan on hurting Laito-kun.

"She told me about what you did." Subaru said, leaving the blonde to herself and walking towards his half-brother. Laito could tell Subaru was displeased about it, and the others' anger seemed to satisfy him.

"Hmmm?~ What did Bitch-chan tell you? About how I give her the best pleasure she ever felt? About how I took her virginity? Ohhhh, or maybe she told you about that time we fucked in the library?" Laito reminisced, blushing slightly as he felt himself get turned on. "Why do you look so mad? Do you want Bitch-chan for yourself? Go on, take her for a test ride now if you please. Then we can let her decide whose better.~"

"You make me sick, you damn pervert!" Subaru growled, "Actually, she told me about how you raped her and got Kanato to join in- and don't you -dare- say she enjoyed it or I'll punch you out." He grabbed Laito by the collar, the red head chuckling with amusement.

Yui felt herself get up, feeling the overwhelming urge to protect Laito-kun from danger. "Please stop, Subaru-kun." The girl begged.

"Heh, you heard her Subaru-kun. Bitch-chan told you to stop, now if you keep going you'll be proving you're no better than me, nffuu.~" Laito teased, getting punched in the face shortly after the comment. He fell back from the hit, hand going to feel over his cheek. "Is that all you got?" The vampire questioned sadly, "You punch like a bitch.~"

The blonde could tell Subaru was flaring with rage and she really wished Laito would stop tormenting him for his own safety. The white haired vampire threw another punch, hitting the other side of his cheek. The impact was harder this time and Laito ended up falling over, his fedora landing beside him as his rust colored locks fell free. "Hmm, now you've made me mad..." Laito said, his voice getting lower, a big contrast from his usual cheeriness.

"You made me mad -long- ago!" Subaru shouted, tackling his older brother over as the two started fighting, the other actually fighting back now too.

Yui watched in worry, knowing she didn't have the strength to break this up. She shouted for both of them to stop but neither did, making her feel as helpless as ever. The girl felt terrible for feeling this way, as Subaru was fighting for her honor, but somehow she found herself rooting for Laito on the inside, him getting hurt being the last thing she'd want. Not that she wanted Subaru hurt either. She just wished they'd stop!

Things eventually came down to an end, with Subaru taking Laito by the neck, the older boy trying to push him off but it appeared to be useless. Part of Yui felt satisfied as he was the one being subdued now, getting a taste of his own medicine after all the times he overpowered her when she'd wanted him to stop. Subaru punched him right in the face, trickles of blood running down her lovers perfect face. Laito struggles became more urgent and it broke Yui's heart to see him in such a position- all because -she- had told Subaru on him.

"Subaru-kun, please don't hurt him anymore! I love him so I forgive him for what happened!You don't have to do this!" Yui begged desperately, her eyes watering up. She went to pull on the younger vampires sleeve, only to get pushed off, causing her to fly against the floor and land face down.

Subaru let Laito go then, giving him one last shove against the floor before turning back to Yui. She were still laying there, unclear whether she were conscious or not. "I did this for -you-." He stated before walking out of the room, leaving the girl alone with his brother.

Yui weren't physically hurt but she could feel the tears flow out of her eyes, falling sideways down her face and some even making it down to the tile floor. She didn't want to get up, ashamed at what she'd done to Laito. It should have just been kept a secret, then he would have never gotten hurt.

"Bitch-chan, are you still alive?" Laito asked unsurely, urging her to at least sit up. His voice almost sounded worried and it made her happy he wasn't mad for what had happened. The girl found herself throwing her arms around his neck, raising herself to give him a passionate kiss. Caught off guard, but definitely not opposed to his Bitch-chan's affections, the vampire wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer. Yui could taste the blood on his lips from where Subaru-kun had injured him, but that wasn't enough to get her to pull away. Her whole body was a mix of pain, fear and overwhelming love for him and that oddly made her want him even more.

"Laito-kun!" She choked out, tears streaming down her face once again as she went to kiss him more- eager to let him know she were sorry and loved him with all her heart. "I'm so sorry! I didn't mean for him to hurt you! Are you okay?"

The boy just chuckled, blushing slightly. "Aww, Bitch-chan is worried about me.~" He cooed, causing Yui to nod. There was still blood dripping out of his nose and she quickly went to wipe it with a tissue. Suddenly Laito grabbed her wrist, surprising the girl as he leaned in to kiss her, his lips softly meeting her own- the action feeling romantic. "I think we should take the rest of the day off for make up sex, what do -you- think?~" The vampire giggled.

To be continued