A Second Chance at Love

Prologue

Authors Note: I have just recently (as in a few days ago) discovered Diabolik Lovers, so I apologize if any of the characters are OOC. Also this will be my first real attempt at an M-rated story. If anyone has any tips, I would love to hear them. Please read and review!

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Diabolik Lovers. If I did, I would be Shu's mate/bride and Yui would have a backbone.


'Again? That dream again?'

The thought echoed throughout the blackness that surrounded the young woman. It was not her first time here. In fact, she had been here every night for years now. She knew what would happen next, a mirror-like window would appear and show her a series of events that she had no memory of. As if by magic, the 'mirror of visions' as she had started calling it appeared in front of her. The young woman looked deeply into the 'mirror' as the first event began to unfold.

(vision begins)

A little girl, about 7 years old, stood on a hill overlooking a small village. The girl had dark blue eyes that sparkled in the light of the evening sun and long, brown hair that was braided and tied up in a bun. She wore a simple, pale blue, short-sleeved dress that went down to her mid-calf and simple white sandals. She appeared to be waiting for someone. "Sarah?" The girl turned to face the owner of the voice before smiling brightly.

The speaker was a young boy that appeared to be the same age as the girl. He had short, curly blonde hair and bright, sapphire blue eyes. "Shu!" the girl, Sarah, said as she hugged the boy called Shu.

Shu placed his hands on Sarah's shoulders and held her at an arm's length, a stern look on his face. "Sarah, what are you doing out here? You know it's dangerous with all the wolves running around," he scolded her.

"But, I just wanted to come meet you," Sarah pouted.

Shu sighed deeply. "Fine, but promise me you'll be more careful from now on."

"Okay! I promise!" Sarah said as her pout morphed into a cheerful smile prompting Shu to wonder if she didn't fake the pout.

He sighed again. "Come on. We should get to the village before Edgar starts to worry about you. You know how your brother can be." He took her hand in his and the two head toward the village.

(scene change)

Shu and Sarah were walking down the forest path. Edgar was collecting firewood for the house while Sarah walked with Shu to the hill where they would part ways. Night had fallen and their path was lit by moon and star light, casting an ethereal glow on the two and their surroundings.

The two stopped on the hill and faced each other. Sarah spoke first. "When do you think you'll be able to visit again?" she asked.

"I don't know. It might be a few days," Shu told her. The two heard a wolf howl in the distance, startling the two and causing Sarah to move even closer to Shu. He chuckled. "Don't worry. I won't let them hurt you. I promise, I'll always be here to protect you."

Sarah smiled softly and hugged him. "Thank you, Shu." He smiled and hugged her back.

(scene change)

The young woman who, until now had only seen visions of events, had expected to witness another vision. However, for the first time, she found herself within the vision itself. She was in a room filled with smoke. Though the smoke didn't affect her, she could feel the heat coming from the rest of the house and knew it was burning. She looked around, trying to identify where she was, but was horrified when she looked down. The girl in the blue dress, Sarah, lay unmoving and lifeless on the floor.

Before the woman could investigate further, the door of the room burst open and the blonde boy, Shu, burst in. "Sarah!" he cried out the girl's name, panic etched onto his face. As his eyes landed on her body, his panicked expression turned to relief.

'He doesn't know she's dead,' the young woman realized as Shu approached the Sarah.

"Come on, Sarah. I've got to get you somewhere …" he drifted off as he lifted her into his arms and noticed two marks on her neck. "Wait, these are fang marks." In that moment, his relief turned to absolute horror. "Oh, God! Someone drained you dry!" he uttered, in disbelief. He looked around for any sign of the person responsible and noticed something gold shining under the bed.

He picked it up and recognized the golden locket immediately. "I remember I gave her this on her birthday. She never takes it off," he mumbled to himself. Suddenly becoming aware of where he was, he picked up Sarah's corpse and laid her gently on the bed. Shu clutched the locket in one hand while he ran the other through her hair gently. "I'm so sorry. I couldn't protect you like I promised." He then placed a soft, chaste kiss on the dead girl's lips.

Shu turned to leave the room the way he came, only to find the way blocked as fire and more smoke poured into the room. In that moment, the smoke began to affect the young woman and the heat intensified as it became hard to breath. The boy turned around and escaped out the window of the room. Before the woman could do the same, she became engulfed by flames and cried out in pain.

The young woman cried out as she sat bolt upright in her bed. She panted heavily as she became aware of her surroundings and calmed down. "Just a dream…It was just a dream…So, then why did it feel so real?" She sighed deeply as she got out of bed and made her way to her bathroom for a quick shower. As she stripped down and prepared the water temperature, she thought of her dream. Well, what she could remember of it.

'It's always the same. I can remember everything up until the visions start but I can never remember what happens in the visions or anything after. This was the first time I was physically affected by anything in the visions, though.' She pondered this as she washed and rinsed her hair and body. Why had this dream been different then the hundreds of others? As she dried off and stepped out of the shower, she decided to figure out these dreams later. She had more important things to do now.

She exited her bathroom and put on her new school uniform. Tonight was her first evening of night school. "I don't know why their making me go to a high school," she said to herself as she began brushing her shoulder length brown hair. "The teachers said I was smart enough to be in college." She sighed as she put down her brush. "I suppose there's nothing I can do about it now," she mussed as she lined her dark blue eyes with black mascara. "I could always skip, but that wouldn't reflect very well on my character. I should at least attend my first class, then I'll decide whether or not to cut the rest of my classes."

The young woman grabbed the bag she had packed that morning and gave herself one more look in the mirror. "Okay. Just remain calm and you can do this. You already survived high school once before. You can do it again without any trouble. Just stop worrying and everything will be fine, Sarah," she tells her reflection, an attempt to quell the unease in the pit of her stomach, before heading downstairs and out the door.


Post A/N: Shu will be making his first actual appearance in the next chapter. I don't know when that next chapter will be ready, I have no set schedule for this fic. Also, I'm looking for a beta reader for this story. If you are interested in beta-reading this story, please PM me. Thanks so much.