Prologue~

In Lukas's mind, he never had a mother. Sure, he had a mother figure, but she wasn't his biological mother. At first, Sinthia was just his father's girlfriend, but she was nice. Whenever she came over, she would bring him some kind of gift and play games with him. She carried him in her arms and ran her fingers through his hair, just like any mother would. During those years, Lukas was very happy. It was almost as if he had a real mother.

Almost.

His father was never around very much. Sometimes he wouldn't come home until late at night because he was so busy with his job. Lukas didn't mind that much because his father claimed to be "married to his work." That's why he was surprised to hear that him and Sinthia were getting married. He still remembered the conversation he had with his father, word for word, despite the fact that this happened twelve years ago.

"But, Daddy, I thought you were married to your work?" he said. He remembered how confused and childish his voice sounded.

His father bent down to his height and placed a hand on his shoulder. "In a way, I am. But this is different. You see, I love her so much that I want to be with her for the rest of my life." While his father said this, he looked to his fiance and smiled.

"Does that mean you didn't love my real mom?" he asked. His father's smile fell and he turned to look into his son's ruby eyes. Lukas could see that his father's eyes were full of sorrow, like he was struggling to say something. Finally he broke eye contact and stood up.

"Lukas, I think it's time for you to go to bed."

Lukas expected this to happen. Every time he mentioned his biological mother to his father, he would would always change the subject. He didn't understand why, but he did understand that his father would always become upset when he brought it up. So he tried his best to avoid it and not let his curiosity get the best of him.

The wedding was fantastic. There was a big ceremony with lots of people and a giant cake that was taller than him! He even got to be the ring bearer! A few days later his father and Sinthia sat him down and told him that they were having a baby. His father asked him how he would feel about having another child in the house. Lukas was obviously excited. How could he not be excited about getting a new brother or sister?

Several months later, Sinthia gave birth to a little boy who they named Emil. Lukas loved him, even if he was only his half brother. But something in Sinthia changed after Emil was born. She no longer ran her fingers through his hair or played games with him. She was no longer kind, loving and gentle but instead she was rough and hateful. Lukas couldn't exactly pin point when it all started, or even remember all the pain that Sinthia caused him. And part of him didn't want to remember. All he knew was that somewhere along the line she started hitting him, and only him.

Sinthia never laid a finger on Emil, and Lukas knew why. Emil was her real son and she loved him more. Now that she was married and had a son of her own, she didn't need Lukas anymore. He wondered if she ever really loved him or if it was all just a facade.

Lukas scoffed to himself and shook his head to chase his thoughts away. He shouldn't be thinking about that. He was sixteen now, he didn't need to dwell on useless feelings. No, his emotions weren't important. As long as Emil was safe, it didn't matter what happened to him.

Lukas walked in the front door with a bag in his hand and headed up stairs towards his room, trying to ignore the heated conversation between his father and Sinthia about how his father keeps buying alcohol with his money instead of doing something useful with it. Lukas entered his and Emil's shared bedroom and saw Emil sitting on his bed quietly reading his book. Lukas put the bag on his bed and took out the contacts he bought. He made his way into the bathroom that the whole family shared, opened the box and proceeded to put one on his finger. Lukas opened his eye as wide as he could, trying not to flinch when he put them in. It took several attempts until he successfully got both contacts in. Lukas looked up in the mirror satisfied to see that he no longer had those red eyes that he hated. Instead, they were a nice teal-blue. He walked out of the bathroom and into his/Emil's bedroom.

"Do you like them?" Lukas asked Emil who looked up from his book.

"They're nice." Emil said honestly. "They look like mine only darker."

Emil wasn't sure why, but Lukas had always had a strange hatred for his red eyes. He wasn't sure if Lukas even knew why he didn't like his eyes. Emil never saw anything wrong with his beautiful ruby eyes, but Lukas always did. If it was the pure fact that they were red or if it was some deeper, underlying issue, he didn't know. But he was respective of his choice to change them so he didn't object and tried to be supportive. It was the most he could do for his brother.

"Yeah, they are." Lukas said, with just the faintest hint of happiness in his voice.

A/N: No, Lukas is not a demon/vampire/ any sort of super nature being. He just has red eyes. This is my first fanfiction so I'm sorry if it's terrible. Be ready for Matthias to show in the next chapter! Please review and tell me how you liked this!