Diabolik Lovers: New Blood

I suppose I'm making this after watching the anime and being a little dissatisfied with it. This is kind of how I want it to go. Again this is mine and while I respect constructive criticism, I don't like flame-outs so please read and enjoy and review!

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New Girl

The girl sighed and fogged up the window of the limo as they drove down the forested drive. Earbuds were stuck in her ears, she wore a lace leather jacket, jeans, and elegant looking black boots. While her clothes were rather dark, she did look rather pretty with golden hair falling just below her shoulders and cool gray eyes that looked like river stones. Her mother had pinned the instructions for her caretakers onto her jacket and she had read them over at least a thousand times. The edges were wrinkled and torn by now and the ink was smudged by her fingerprints. She had read the address of the place a few times too, but couldn't get a grip of what the place was going to be like. She also didn't seem to notice how dreary the night had gotten or even the many trees passing them by. Soon enough they were coming up on a clearing where the trees parted and revealed a set of big, black, iron gates and beyond that a huge mansion. The mansion itself was eerie enough. Hell, she could've mistaken it for Dracula's Castle! It was so big and dark and foreboding. This was where she was supposed to live now?! She looked down at the note again and leered at it. Though the note wasn't for her, she felt like it was the only bit of advice her mother gave.
-This is Akira Hiromi
-Don't kill her
-Don't waste her
-Do what you will, but don't cause her permanent harm.
What inspiring words to be left with! The limo pulled up to the large double doors and the driver let her out. He dropped off her luggage and drove away. She did have plenty to carry in on her own. Two guitar cases and three large suitcases. Akira sighed and slung the guitar cases over each shoulder and grabbed the suitcases as she strode up to the doors. She looked up at the building and gulped as she knocked on the door three times with the large brass knocker. No one answered for a long time. She was about to knock again when the door opened apparently of its own accord. Either way, Akira stepped in, dragging her belongings with her. She took off the guitars and set them by the door and arranged the suitcases tidily by the door as well. "Hello?!" she called, her voice bouncing off the cavernous corridors.

The place was even more huge on the inside. The ceiling in the entrance hall could've stretched to the sky! "Anybody home?!" she tried again.

Still no answer. Akira looked down at the address curiously. Surely there was a mistake, right? Surely someone should've been there to greet her? "Who are you?" a voice spoke up behind her.

The voice was deep and dark, it chilled her spine and made her jump. Akira turned around to find a tall, dark haired, young man staring at her. Akira gulped painfully, he was gorgeous! "Oi!" another voice called.

Akira turned again and her eyes landed on a wild-looking, red head. He looked very fashion-forward with his hoody, tight and short pants, piercings, and a fedora tilted just so. He was gorgeous too! "I smell a new girl."

"Teddy, she smell's good too, but not at all like Yui," a soft voice piped up at her side.

Akira flinched away and looked at a boy holding an interesting looking teddy-bear. This one had purple hair and looked younger than what he could've been. Did I just summon the swarm? she thought. It seemed all of the inhabitants of the mansion were coming out at once. "It's rude to not answer a direct question or not to introduce yourself when you're trespassing," the tall one said.

"Oh no, I mean, I'm not-!" Akira tried.

She was failing miserably at explaining herself. Finally a light bulb shined in her head and she tore the note off of her jacket before showing it to the tall one. He adjusted his glasses before scanning it quickly. "Akira Hiromi?" he asked and folded the note up.

Akira nodded shyly. "And what precisely is your business here?" he asked.

Akira cleared her throat before explaining. "My mother is a high-born woman, she's now a widow and is travelling far away, she wouldn't say where, but she couldn't take me with her," she explained. "She said that she was friends with your family and wanted me to stay here while she was away."

The tall one hummed thoughtfully the others looked more excited and anxious though. "Yay!" the red-head cried as he snatched the note from the tall one. "We have a new Bitch-chan!"

Bitch-chan?! Akira thought. "Hey!" she snapped and glared daggers at Red-head.

"Ooo, this one has a temper, not like Yui," he said and approached her slowly.

He looked like a wolf stalking prey. Akira leaned away, but refused to move. "Ooo-hoo, and brave too or is it just stupid?" he snarled and gripped her chin.

He yanked her face over to face him and held her there. Akira managed to spy a little mark below his right lover lip. It would've been endearing if he wasn't trying to crush her jaw! "Hey, what's the commotion?" another voice called.

Red-head turned enough for Akira to get a glimpse of another gorgeous guy. This one looked a little rough. His clothes were all torn up, his hair was messy, and he wore a very solid scowl on his face. "Hey, Subaru we have a new sacrifice!" Red-head called up to him.

'Subaru' grimaced as he looked down at her. "Your smell woke me," he growled.

Akira tilted her head curiously. She wasn't even wearing perfume and who knows how far across the house he was, how had he smelled her?! "Erm, I'm... sorry?" she apologized.

Subaru rolled his eyes. "Grrrr, another idiot," she heard him grumble.

Akira kept hearing 'another and new' since she got there had there been more than one female guest there? "Hey!" another voice shouted. "We were sleeping up here!"

It was another red-head, but his hair looked more brownish than the other one. However, he had the same yellow-green eyes. Red-head rolled his eyes and his grip loosened up enough for Akira to shake him off. Another thing she noticed was that the other red-head was practically naked except for a blanket wrapped around his waist and scratches striped his shoulders, Akira could bet that they would continue down his back. "What are you complaining about, Ayato?" Red-head jeered. "You and old Bitch-chan make enough noise to wake the dead."

"Shut up, Raito!" 'Ayato' barked.

Old Bitch-chan? So another girl there and apparently was Ayato's lover. His green eyes landed on her and scanned her slowly up and down and back. "And who's this?" he asked and then suddenly was right in front of her! "Another toy to add to my collection?"

His hand came up and twisted a lock of hair between his fingers. "How? You were-! What?!" Akira cried turning her head back to where he was before and then back to him.

She swatted his hand away and narrowed her eyes at him. Ayato's cheerful and mischievous face suddenly turned dark like a storm cloud. Akira flinched away, but he grabbed her wrist and twisted it hard! She cried out and her knees crumbled beneath her. The pain shot down her arm and expanded throughout her body making her eyes water and her heart throb painfully. Suddenly he let go and Akira opened her eyes to find someone else standing in front of her. Looking further up, she saw that it was a girl dressed only in shift. She must've been the other girl that Akira was hearing so much about and yet not really hearing anything at all. The girl had wavy, white blond hair and had very pale skin almost paler than the rest of the group. The girl held Ayato's hand firmly and gave him a stern, but gentle look. "Ayato?" she said simply.

It was only his name, but it seemed to resonate more than that. "She-!" he started.

"She?!" she repeated.

Her voice was so soft and light like the down feather of a dove or a silver bell. It didn't sound like she was scolding him, but how else could it be taken? "What about you?" she asked. "How do you think you look to her now?"

Ayato opened his mouth, but didn't get farther than that. "You're the best, the head, so make her believe that first," she said and kissed his knuckles.

You're kidding me, right? Akira thought. Ayato melted at her touch and her consoling. His face softened and his cocky smirk returned. Then his eyes landed back on Akira and he hardened again. Akira glared back and stood back up. She stretched her wrist to make sure that it wasn't damaged too badly. The girl turned to her and smiled welcomingly and a little apologetically. "Hello there," she greeted.

Akira smiled back. "Hello, so I'm guessing you're the 'other' I kept hearing about," she said and offered her hand.

Ayato stepped between them again and grabbed Akira's hand. "How dare you try to tough a Vampire Lord's bride!" he barked.

Akira bared her teeth at him at first, but then her face slowly turned into one of confusion. Vampire lord? He had to be joking! Upon closer inspection of the girl, however she didn't think it was that far off. There were bite marks all over her neck and shoulders. The girl looked away and blushed deeply before putting a hand over her collarbone. Ayato wrapped his arm around her shoulders possessively. Akira looked around at the others who leered at her dangerously and not as a sex object as she thought they would or as a stupid girl, but as something more primal. She thought almost hysterically that it was the same look she would give chocolate cake... She was food! Akira started to back away slowly, but none approached her. "So all of you...?" she asked and started to sink into a loveseat before she felt something hard underneath her.

She jumped back up and looked over her shoulder to see what she had sat on. Another young man was lounging in it, he looked like the eldest of the men and had orange-y blonde hair. He seemed to share Akira's love of music, because he had earbuds plugged into his ears. "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't see you there!" Akira apologized hurriedly.

The tall one barked out laughing. "Don't apologize to him, he might as well be a piece of furniture!" he said.

Akira furrowed her brow at him before returning to blondie. "How troublesome," he said blankly and righted himself. "Your noise is annoying."

Akira furrowed her brow further. Almost all of these people were acting rude and not just to her, it seemed like they were most vicious to each other. "And to answer your question, yes we're all vampires," tall one said. "We are the House of Sakamaki, I'm Reiji Sakamaki."

At least she was getting more names. "And that lay-about is Shu," Reiji continued.

Shu rolled his eyes and laid back down. "I'm Kanato," the boy with the teddy said softly.

He had been very quiet so far, but he finally spoke up to introduce himself. "This is Teddy, he thinks you good, you make our water," he continued.

Akira gulped and tried to give a brave smile. Kanato narrowed his eyes at her as if she had done something offensive. She turned to the girl who smiled and offered her hand this time. "I'm Yui Komori," she said.

Akira took Yui's hand and they shook. Akira was glad that she actually had someone that might be considered a friend around here. She turned away from him and looked at the others that had already introduced themselves. "And you're Subaru, Raito, and Iota," she said and pointed to each of the boys.

"Ayato!" he snarled.

"Whatever," she said and waved him off then she realized something.

Raito burst out laughing. "Ha ha ha! This one is going to be fun!" he said and slung his arm over Akira's shoulders. "I can't wait to get more... intimate with you."

He whispered in her ear and with a very sly smirk. He licked her cheek and hummed pleasantly. Akira shuddered and pushed his arm off her. Yui sighed and shook her head at Raito. "I'll show you to your room," she said and gripped her hand.

"Aaaaaaawww, why do you get first bite?!" Raito called.

Akira pulled away and looked back at Raito questioningly. He only smirked and winked at her. Akira cringed and then realized something. She pulled out of Yui's grip and turned back to the group. "Wait a minute, Sakamaki? As in Tougo Sakamaki?"

Immediately all the boys' faces hardened and they glared at her menacingly. "We don't use that name in this house," Reiji growled.

Akira was a little taken aback by the hostile response, but she supposed they would be a little resentful of a father that was barely around. Being resentful was one thing though, this was outright hatred! "I-I-I'm sorry, I just know of him and not even that much, I honestly hear too many different things to have an informed opinion about him," she said.

Most of them huffed or rolled their eyes. "She really is an idiot," Subaru growled.

Akira turned to Subaru and glared at him, but before she could snap back at him, Yui grabbed her hand and started to drag her away. Akira tried to fight her, but eventually stopped trying. "Hey, I can walk by myself you know!" she barked and yanked sharply back to make her stop.

Yui gasped and let go immediately. "I'm sorry, Ayato must be rubbing off on me," she said softly and then continued to walk this time without pulling Akira along.

Akira followed behind and started look around at her surroundings. "Sheesh what jerks though," she said.

"Oh they're not so bad once you get to know them," Yui said cheerfully.

Akira quirked her eyebrow at her. "I can see that," she mumbled.

"What was that?" Yui asked.

"Nothing!" Akira said.

Yui sighed and shook her head, but said nothing. Finally they stopped at a door and she opened it to reveal a beautiful bedroom with a queen-sized bed with a canopy, a large wardrobe in one corner, a vanity and a door opened to reveal a bathroom, and two glass doors that led to a small balcony, all of her stuff had already been hauled up. "Well, what do you think?" Yui asked.

Akira walked in and got a better look at the room and smiled. "It's beautiful, really great," she said and sat down on the bed.

Yui nodded and smiled back. "So what is the deal with those guys anyway?" Akira asked.

Yui blushed and sighed again. Seemed like that was all she did. "It's complicated and best explained by them, but I assure you they are much better than when I first met them," she said.

Akira looked at her a little worriedly. If this was better, she shuddered to think about what they were like before! Now it was her turn to sigh and she flopped down onto the bed. Yui looked over at her and tilted her head curiously. "You're taking this better than I did the first time I met them too," she said.

Akira shrugged. "I mean being vampires is one thing, but being total dicks is another," she said bluntly.

Yui blushed deeper, but said nothing. "It's a little surprising I guess, but it's also kind of cool, I mean I'm living out every teenage girls' fantasy!" Akira said and laughed. "It could be worse right?"

Yui smiled nervously as if to say 'Oh you poor fool'. She walked over to Akira and then pressed something into her open palm. "It's something I would've almost died for during those first few weeks here, I didn't have it so I'm going to give you some help," she said and then took her leave, but before she left she decided to say one last thing. "I'll tell Reiji of your status and also you'll have to adjust to their schedule, I know you're tired from your journey so I'll calm Reiji before you're thrown into the deep end."

Akira watched her go with a curious look on her face then she looked down at the item she put in her hand. A key? Why a key? She looked to her door and then back at the key before she stood up and walked to the door. She tried it and sure enough it worked. A key to lock and unlock her room? Why would she need to do that? Was she really in that much danger there or was it just so she could have some privacy? After all eight people in one mansion it was going to be hard to get some alone time. Akira shrugged and just in case she actually locked her door that night and changed into her pajamas. She crawled under the covers which were very soft and warm and before she knew it she was off to sleep. In a strange house with strange people and strange ways of life that she would have to learn about soon.