I sat in the sunroom, sipping some Darjeeling tea while enjoying the sun's rays.

'Today is so nice...Perhaps I should go out and take a stroll?'

I wore a white and gray, long-sleeved dress. The top that that went down to my bust and wrists is white with three buttons going down. The bottom part is gray. I wore shiny, black dress shoes.

"Sweetheart, are you there?" I heard my mother's voice.

I stopped sipping my tea and looked behind me to see my mother entering the mauve colored room.

"Yes, Mother," I responded.

She noticed me and smiled, "I came to check on you. How are you doing, dear?" she asked as she walked over to me and sat in the white seat across from me.

I smiled at her, "I'm doing fine. I was just enjoying the sun's rays and my tea."

She leaned her chin on the back of her intertwined fingers, "I swear, you already act like a lady of elegance. Aren't you supposed to be learning that in your teenage years?"

"I believe otherwise. I already began to learn elegance and proper etiquette at five years old and perfected it at seven years old," I recalled the facts.

Mother sighed, "Yes, I know that, but why did you took such a task on your own?" she asked in a curious tone.

I put the teacup up to my lips, "It was to impress Father. He only looks at the best, yes?"

The emotion on her face turned to concern, "Oh...Sweety, you don't have to impress Father by going through such extreme measures, only your brothers are allowed to do that."

"But in order for him to love us, you have to get his attention through me," I countered what she said.

An uneasy smile came upon her lips, "That, too, only...goes for your brothers and stepmothers. Your Father truly..loves me. He loves you just as much...because you're his only daughter in the family."

I saw right through her.

She was telling me lies...

And I don't approve of lies...

But I'll let it slide...

Because I knew...

She was doing it for the right thing.

I sipped the rest of my tea, "Understood, Mother," I spoke, then slid fron my chair. "I shall go find my brothers now and have play with them."

"Have fun.." she said as her voice faded.

~Small Time Skip~

Strolling around the garden, I spotted the triplets and approached them quickly once I saw one of them weeping.

"Hey, boys. What's wrong?"

"Sister! I'm glad you're here! Kanato is upset because the bats got away," Ayato summarized.

"We don't know how to cheer him up," Laito responded.

"I see." I looked down at Kanato, then placed my right hand on top of his head, gently stroking his locks.

"Waaah...wah..S-Sis..?"

I smiled at him, "Kana-kun, it'll be alright. Surely, you will catch more bats, and if you want help, I'm always here to help."

His eyes brightened up, "R-really?"

I nodded, pulling him into a hug, making sure not to 'suffocate' his favorite teddy bear, Teddy.

"Yes, I would do anything to help you." I pulled away and looked at the three, "You three are my brothers, I love you."

Ayato's cheeks turned a light scarlet and he glanced away from me, "R-right..."

Laito's cheeks turned light pink, "I love you, too, Sis."

"A-and me three!" Kanato piped up.

I made a closed eyed smile, "I know."

"Ayato," a demanding voice spoke behind me.

Turning around, I looked up to see their mother, Cordelia, and I narrowed my eyes.

To be perfectly honest, I didn't favor her. She's horrible to my triplet brothers and disrespects the other mothers, especially mines.

I may have only been fourteen years old, but I knew many things that goes on behind closed doors.

She's traumatized Kanato by having intercourse with other men--being infidel to Father simultaneously.

She's used Laito in ways I wish to not remember and may have even scarred him for all I know.

She's abused Ayato by making him study and making him try to be perfect, so she could gain Father's attention

There is more to be said about this disgrace before my eyes.

"Why are you not studying?" she questioned, crossing her arms.

"Hey, Kanato? Why don't we go play ta-"

I cut Laito off, "No, no. Stay. Miss Cordelia, is it wrong for Ayato to not take a break?"

She glared at me as if just noticing I was there, "Hmph, Lucille's child. You dare to talk back to me, child?"

I smiled, "I'm not talking back to you. I'm simply asking you a question."

"Mother, I don't want to study! I'm tired of studying, I just want to play with Kanato and Laito!" Ayato complained.

"She may be able to get away with it, but you will not talk back to me and obey me, Ayato!" she yelled, readying her left hand to slap him.

Before her hand could come in contact with his right cheek, I stepped in front of Ayato, making a closed eyed smile.

"Slap him and I'll rip out your esophagus."

She stopped her hand, staring down at me wide-eyed.

"S-Sis..?" Kanato questioned with a shaky voice.

Coming back to my senses, I opened my eyes and turned to them with a kind smile.

"Ayato, Kanato, Laito, go ahead and play."

They looked to each other in concern and confusion before heading off to go play.

I turned back to the still shocked Cordelia, "Let's get one thing straight, I don't like you, but I'll try to play nice in front of my brothers. In this tiny body, I may look harmless, but don't get it twisted. If I ever catch you trying to hurt them, I will drag you back down to Hell. Understood?"

She only kept staring at me in shock, and maybe even a little fear.

I made a closed eyed smile again, "Good. I'm glad we came to an understanding."

I walked away, heading off to find my twin brothers.

Clenching my non-existent heart, I gritted my teeth...

'This is a side I must never reveal to the ones I hold dear. This side, this malevolent, sadistic side only developed in me because...'

"...Of what I grow up around..."

(You're probably wondering 'Why is Solasta creating a new story and it's her 13th?!' Well, that's because this is my last week of school and I have free time. Plus, I'll be ending some stories this summer. Anyway, yay! I came out with a Diabolik Lovers story! This is actually my second one, but I prefer it be the first because I don't want any of you reading the piece of crap I wrote before, sooo..yeah -_-. Anyway, enjoy!)