The new moon was set in the middle of the dark sky, it was shining above the forest Yui Komori was running through, never once turning back. She knew that the next few minutes will decide her life. As she was getting away from the Sakamaki mansion she was feeling more and more alive. She felt her blood getting hotter as her breathing was faster. A fear was always there, in her head, she thought that if she turns back she would see some of the Sakamakis. It didn't matter would it be Carla, Ruki, Ayato, Shu, Kou or anyone else, she knew she would be punished equally bad. That just encouraged her to run faster if it was even possible. She could just pray God to escape from the forest, away from Sakamaki mansion, away from those blood-sucking monsters. She wasn't even paying attention to where she was going, only important thing is that Sakamaki mansion is behind her back.

The forest wasn't much bushy so Yui was allowed to move more freely. She didn't even think of taking a break, but suddenly, she heard a childish laughter and felt like she got a hit in the head. She didn't recognise the voice and couldn't tell from which directions it was coming from, but it didn't matter because she fell over a branch. She was now lying on the dirty ground, she felt that her left arm was bleeding but it was out of her sight. It got darkened before her eyes and Yui knew she was going to faint soon. So to make her suffers easier, she tried to close her eyes and forget the pain, but widened them when she heard the laughter again. She needed a few seconds to locate a boy who was about ten meters away from her. The boy had green hair and red eyes. He was wearing a fancy cloths and was leaned against the tree, in his hands was a green cell phone and he was laughing. Yui opened her mouth to say something, to ask him for help, but she fainted, not knowing is this another prey like her, or a predator like the monstrous family she just escaped from.

Yui felt dizzy, the pain was still here, in her head and her arm. She didn't want to open her eyes, not yet, it seemed too hard. She just wanted to stay peaceful like this, just for a few more seconds. A sudden movement beside her caused her to flinch and in the end open her eyes. It was dark, but after she blinked few times she got a clearer look. The first thing she saw was a tree, actually, it was the only thing she saw. She realised that she was lying on the ground, under the tree. She got up in a sitting position and looked around. There was no one. But then, she heard that laughter again and she thought she was hallucinating. She slowly turned her head in the direction the voice was coming from - her left. There, few meters away from her, sitting leaned against the tree was that boy again. He was typing something on his cell phone and he didn't seem to notice her at all. A terrified gasp escaped her lips and she finally caught his attention. "Oh, I see that you are awake." He said with a cute and childish voice.

"Ha?" Was the only thing she managed to say. Before she could think of something to tell him, she looked at her left hand. Around her left elbow was wrapped something that looked like a scarf to her, or it was at least some part of the fancy fabric.

"Ya know," he started, still not looking at her. "you look very peaceful when you sleep. Like a little lamb."

"Y-You saved me?" Yui asked, still studying her elbow.

"Yup." The green-haired boy answered. His gaze was locked on his phone and the game he was playing seemed pretty intense.

Yui stood up and carefully made few steps towards him. She was now standing above him. "Well... Thank you I-"

"Shhh.!.!.!.." He fastly mumbled. By now he never once looked at her, Yui didn't know what to do, so she was just standing and waiting for him to say something. After few more seconds of his intense typing, he stood up. Now Yui had a good look at him, he looked like he was about same age as her and was taller than her for about a head. "Sorry for not introducing myself, and who may be the little lamb I just saved?" The boy asked cheerfully.

"I'm Yui. Yui Komori." She said and stretched out her hand to him.

He accepted her hand. "I'm Kino." Yui expected him to say his surname since she did it. But since they just met, it wasn't that weird.

"Thank you for saving me, Kino." She said.

"No problem."

In that moment Yui flinched and looked around. She suddenly remembered why she was even there, she escaped from Sakamakis. The thought of them sent shivers down her spine. It was still dark and it seemed that she wasn't sleeping for a long time. "Um, Kino, do you know who I can get out of this forest?"

His happy expression changed. "Get out? Well, you would certainly need a few hours. And traveling here by night is pretty dangerous." He said and made a few steps towards her and she instantly made a few back, but she pounded in a tree so she couldn't get away from him now. "A lot of scary animals live here, you know? Wolves, bloodthirsty wolves." Kino looked at her straight in the eyes. And now Yui was scared again. He had a manic face, but then, he just burst out of laughing and moved away. "You should totally see your face! Hahahahahahhaha!"

"T-that wasn't funny." Yui blushed.

"Sorry, but I just had to. But seriously, it's a long way out of this forest. But you can stay here with me until the morning." Kino smiled.

Yui felt very uncomfortable. 'Sleeping in forest with a complete stranger or risk to be eaten by wolves?' She thought and sighed. 'Anyway, chances of bumping into some of Sakamakis are equal.' "I think I'll stay with you, thank you."

"Cool. I don't get much company around here." Kino said and sat on the ground. "Only animals."

Yui sat beside him, but not too close, he was still a bit suspicious. "What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I could ask you the same thing." Kino said and laughed but decided to answer her question. "Honestly I don't know. I kinda live here, or not. I'm here because I don't have better things to do."

"But how do yo-" Yui tried to ask why or is this another joke, or how can he live in the forest without anything, but Kino interrupted her.

"Nah-a. No you tell me what are you doing here." Kino said.

Yui embraced her legs and looked down. "Tell me Kino," she started quietly. "Have you seen any... strange men around here?"

"Strange men?" He asked. "How do you think strange?"

"Well, it's hard to explain. I'll change the question - have you seen any strange brothers?" She didn't even know why she bothered trying to explain that to a stranger. But there was something in him. Something she couldn't describe.

"Have that hit you got when you fell damaged your mind?"

Yui ignored his comment because she knew he didn't mean anything wrong, for a difference from Ayato, and well, all Sakamakis. "Hhhh... How about a strange woman?"

"You'll have to be way more specific."

"Okay... Long purple hair, demonic green eyes, black dress. Very elegant and beautiful..."

"Demonic eyes, ehh? Sounds scary, like you are talking about an actual demon." Kino said. Well, Yui didn't know very much about vampires, but she was sure that they had something to do with demons.

She sighed again and looked away from him, tears appeared in her eyes when she remembered what that horrible woman did to her. "So you didn't see them."

"I never said that."

She turned her head back to him. He didn't look happy anymore, he looked serious. "You are talking about Cordelia Sakamaki, Vampire Queen." (If Karlheinz is the king his wife is queen right?)

"B-But..."

"What do you think... How do I survive on my own? No food, no water, no anything?" He asked, a bit of craziness could be heard in his voice. Yui quickly moved away from him, terror in her eyes. In that second she thought it was done. That her life is done. But on her surprise, Kino didn't make a single move, he wasn't even looking at her who was now standing away from him. "And if you met infamous Mrs. Sakamaki," he continued with a lot of sarcasam and despise in his voice. "I presume you met her twelve spoiled brats."

"Y-You are..." She started carefully from the distance.

"Vampire?" He said with a maniac smile and made few moves towards her. "Yeah."

Yui wanted to scream, but she was left breathless. She wanted to run, but her legs were cuten off. She was frozen. Frozen from fear. "W-What are you going to do to me?" She whispered.

"'What'?" He laughed sarcasticly. "Just because I'm a vampire you immediately think I will kill you?" Yui wanted to say 'yes' but chose to be quiet. She didn't understand, few minutes ago Kino was funny and cheerful, and now he seemed pretty angry and intense. After few seconds of silent agony Kino lowered his head down and took a deep breath. "I'm sorry. I usually don't go insane like that. Do you forgive me?" He asked with a pleading eyes and Yui knew that the only possible answer was 'yes'. Although she wanted to shout 'no' with her whole living being, she knew that 'yes' will save her and 'no' will take her down. He was a vampire, he will do same horrible things Sakamaki family has been doing to her for so long...

Seeing that she is in deep thought, or in a shock, Kino said: "Don't worry, I won't hurt you."

"But-"

"I already ate tonight." Yui still didn't believe him, why would she? Oh well, not that she had some choice. Kino sat back down and looked at her. Yui didn't know what to say, how to behave, she didn't even know how to survive. "Are you gonna sit or not?" Kino asked, irritated.

"Oh, yes." She said and sat by his side.

Hating being bored, Kino had to start conversation. "So, I guess that you are secraficial bride. And you escaped? You must be very lucky."

"Lucky?" Yui asked. "There is nothing 'lucky' in my life, not anymore. Do you know what have they been doing to me?!" She asked, tears forming in her eyes with only remembering that.

"What?" Kino asked, although he had few very good guesses. "You'll feel better if you talk to someone."

In that moment, something that Kino never expected happened - Yui cried out so loudly and pounded her head in his chest. She started sobbing. "T-They t-tortured me...(sob) a-and (sob) (sob) r-raped me. (sob)"

There they were, she, human, crying into his, vampire's chest. "Don't worry." Kino said and ran his fingers through her hair. "I won't let them hurt you, my little lamb."