Don't Ever Leave Us – 2

Chapter 2: The Wedding Part - 1

Del slowly approached the mirror, scared to see how she looked. Del knew she wasn't breathtaking or drop-dead gorgeous like some of the girls at her school, but she did try her best this time to make her appearance plain, but appropriate. She sucked in a shaky breath as she stepped into the view of her full-body mirror.

Del's mouth dropped open, the tiniest bit as she examined her complete self. She first found herself staring at the dress.

The dress was a one strap that went over her right shoulder. It was a cocktail dress that went down to her knees, that from the waist down, was layered outwards with each section of fabric. The edges of the layered fabric, all had a little bit of glitter that helped distinguish each layer. From the waist up, it was its plain icy blue. The dress went up until it reached just above her chest, and then had a 'Sweetheart' neckline that made it show just the tiniest bit of cleavage. The fabric then flowed across the chest until it created a strap on her right shoulder, while on the left side, went across and around her back until it came back to meet the right strap.

In all honesty Del loved the dress, but was terrified she couldn't pull of the look. Once she had actually seen herself she let out a small relieved sigh. She thought it looked decent enough to be worn to the wedding, or at least she hoped it did. The invitation had clearly stated it was a 'Black Tie' dress code, which she thought meant semi-formal.

Del gave a small nod of approval as she looked down at her shoes. Her shoes, were a silver dress shoe that had a one-inch heel. The shoe wrapped around her ankles, and exposed most of the skin before her toes. The shoes then wrapped around her the beginnings of her toes, exposing her clear polished toenails.

Del had thought that the shoes didn't fit with the dress, except for the fact that they matched the glitter on the edge of the layers, which was the only reason she chose them. It made the outfit look a little better.

Del gave the second nod of approval before pulling her head up to look at her makeup and hair. She only put on a couple of products, for fear of looking like a messed up canvas. Her eyelashes, were elongated due to the brief attention when she used her mascara, while surrounding her eyes was very little eye shadow. Del had only wanted to accent them the tiniest bit, which was the reason why no one could even notice the brownish-peach coloured eye shadow above and below her eyes, unless they were standing close by. Del had also used some lip-gloss, which was just the usual plain and boring pink. And the last product she had used, was some skin-coloured blush, which only hid some unwanted red spots along her forehead.

Pleased with it, Del turned her attention to her hair. Del had divided her hair into many different sections, before curling the tips the tiniest bit up to medium-length, leaving the rest of it straight. Surprising herself, Del had also made sure that there were no stranded pieces of hair that could land beside her face. She grimaced as she realized that she couldn't fiddle with them while she was there.

Del's fingers briefly passed over her heart shaped crystal necklace, and earrings as she made sure they were there. Her Mom had left them for her, and every day she made sure she wore it, or at least had them on her. Del was also curious to see if her Dad would notice them.

Del then smiled, a she realized that she was ready. She took in a breath before she walked over to grab her completely unfashionable coat, which she vowed to leave in the car. Del was just about to grab it, when she unexpectedly stumbled in her useless shoes. Del's eyes widened as she grabbed the nearby couch for support, trying to stabilize.

Once she realized that she was fine, Del inwardly grimaced. 'What I wouldn't kill for wearing sneakers' she thought, as she shot a longing and affection glance at her worn-down, not-from-the-mall sneakers.

Del then snatched her coat, before pulling it over her dress. She brought her hands under her hair, before sweeping them above the coat. Del then reached into her silver-blue purse that was so above casual, she never really used it. She shuffled her hand through it before triumphantly pulling out her pill bottle. Del slipped the pill into her mouth, before taking a sip of her lake-warm water. She then did a mental checklist. 'Hair: Done, Make-up: Done, Invitation: In my bag, Dress and Shoes: On, Pills: In my bag, Phone: In my bag.' Happy, Del walked over to the door and pulled it open. She then gingerly walked over, and stepped into the elevator.

Del mentally frowned, when she saw an older figure from her apartment complex, in the elevator, completely ignoring his phone call when she stepped in. He started staring, and made Del feel completely uncomfortable. When the elevator doors opened, Del immediately dashed to the cover of her car. 'Was she that bad looking that he had to stare?' Del could only sigh, and wish that it was okay for her Dad's wedding.

She immediately started following the directions on the invitation. Del gave a glance at the clock and saw she was around seven minutes late. Del hoped that 'Fashionably Late' was still a thing.

When she rounded the corner of the designated church, Del saw that the architecture was beautiful. The stained glass windows looked old, but also full of wisdom and that to her, made them even more majestic.

When Del parked, she threw her old coat over her shoulders, which landed in her backseats. She pushed the car door open, grabbing the invitation out of her purse during the meantime. Del then started doing her best to avoid the snow, while also making her way to the entrance.

Del gave a small gasp as she saw all the teenage girls at the entrance. Del stopped for a minute to make sure she was at the right place, but it was the exact location that she had followed with the invitation. The girls were now yelling and screaming, demanding to be let in, while some poor guy with orange hair denied entrance. Her mind flashed back to a piece of the conversation she and her Dad had. 'Make sure you print it. We're using it as an I.D. so you can get into the wedding. You've got no idea, how crazy some of your Step-Brother's fans are.'

Her eyes widened at the three hundred people in front of her. 'Are these all of his fans?' Del was now curious to know who we is, as clearly, he was famous enough to have people knocking at his door, wherever he was.

Del then started to cut past them, her hair bouncing along her back as she did. Del knew it was rude to cut in front of people, but she was invited and they weren't. Although she followed this logic, it didn't help with the glares that some of these people gave her.

The orange haired guy, eyed her curiously as she approached him. When she was about two feet away, Del flicked out her hand, the invitation laying gently between her two fingers.

The guy stopped and examined her fully. Del could only assume that he thought she was some obsessed fan, of her unknown Step-Brother, that decided to play the part of being at a wedding. While he examined Del, she examined him back. The man, had bright orange hair, and deep onyx eyes with a beauty mark beneath his chin. He was also wearing a suit, with a playful green, checkered tie. He was quite handsome in her opinion, and Del started blushing as she tried to push the thought out of her mind.

"Uh, can I go in?" Del asked, a small smile on her face. She watched in slight amusement as he jumped the tiniest bit, but then frowned once she realized he was staring at her. 'Is my makeup that bad?' Del started to question. She was definitely going to check it again, once she got inside.

"Yeah." He said bluntly, which, Del just assumed was normal. She then walked by him, a small nervous smile on her face.

The tall wooden door towered over her, as she awkwardly pushed them forward. Del stepped inside, and smiled as she saw the huge room before her. The room was big with many tables set up, with delicious looking appetizers on them. There was people chatting and laughing, and that made her smile the tiniest bit.

Del also did the tiniest victory dance in her mind, as she saw other people wearing cocktail dresses, and similar semi-formal attire. When Del realized people by the door were watching her, she blushed and quickly moved on to look for her Father or Cousin.

As she walked through the party, Del felt a little better, as less people took notice of her. Her blue eyes scanned the crowd and surprisingly she saw a lot of people around her age, but of course Del couldn't find the desired, shaggy black haired idiot also known as her best friend. Del could not resist not giving the tiniest pout as she couldn't recognize any desired family members. When she moved to push the missing piece of hair away, Del frowned when it wasn't there. 'Curse me and my desire for looking good at my Father's wedding!' Del yelled jokingly in her mind.

Del continued on, and did her best to resist the temptation for going outside, and putting her headphones in. She knew it would be completely disrespectful to her Dad and his bride if she did so, so she buried the thought deep inside her, still hopeful for later.

As she walked around, Del noticed a really good looking salad bite, that looked like it was calling her. Just as Del was about to pick one up, she heard a voice that made her want to crawl, into a shell of embarrassment.

"Del!" Del's head snapped to the voice, only to see her Dad waving at her, in one of the nicest black suits, she had ever seen him in. Del wanted to sink into a hole, as the people around them were staring. Due to the circumstances she gave him the best stink eye she could, without laughing before walking over to him, a smile on her face. As soon as she was in his arm's length, she was pulled into an embrace.

"Hey Dad." Del said with a small smile, as she looked up from his chest.

"Del! I've missed you so much! And you look so beautiful, just like your Mother!" The comment instantly made her heart swell, as she looked up to her Mom like a role model.

"Thank you Dad. I've missed you too." Del smiled, as she gave him a tight squeeze before letting go. Before Del could say anything his eyes examined her fully.

"That dress is perfect on you, and your makeup and hair is done beautifully too! Surely you couldn't have done this yourself, right?" He said in a teasing voice, while Del's face went into a mock horror, before playfully punching his shoulder.

"Of course I did this myself! Ethan wouldn't have any idea how to use a curling iron!" Del said, as she ran a finger through her mildly curly, hair tips.

"Yeah… He probably wouldn't even know how to turn it on." He said with a blunt smirk. Their eyes connected, and they both gave out a small giggle. Del was just about to question the lack of his bride, when he beat her to the chase.

"You're even wearing your Mom's jewelry." Rintarou said with a loving voice. Del's face lit up like Christmas lights, as she was thrilled he noticed. She unconsciously fingered the necklace with her hands.

"Of course. I don't leave home without them, at least in my bag." Upon hearing this it was his turn to light up like a Christmas tree. They both went into a comfortable silence, just happy to be in each other's company.

"I'm so happy you're here…" He said in a serious voice, breaking the silence. Del gave him the sincerest smile she could.

"Of course Dad. I wouldn't miss it for the world." Upon seeing his eyes start to water, she playfully smacked him on the shoulder.

"I hope your new Wife, knows that when she marries you, she's also signing up for the waterworks and emotion." Her Dad, giving a cheeky grin, embraced her once again. Del could only roll her eyes, as she knew people were staring at her for the billionth time.

"Oh Dad… And here I was, thinking I could pout, for unexpectedly being forced into high heels and makeup. Now that you've made this into such an emotional scene, now I can't!" Del said with a grin.

"Oh Del, you should know that making emotional scenes are my best quality." He purred, as he teasingly poked her nose. Before Del could remark with feigned shock and horror, another voice appeared, one filled with happiness and love.

"Is this my new Step-Daughter?" Del instantly straightened her relaxed posture, and almost immediately removed the playful expression that she previously wore. When she turned around, a small smile on her face, her eyes came in contact, with beautiful icy blue eyes and luscious blonde hair. As soon, as the lady in front of her saw her face, she went into a huge grin and embraced her, not giving Del any time to examine her.

"Your Father said you were beautiful, but you're stunning!" Del, immediately blushed at the comment, while also embracing her. She was definitely not stunning and definitely not expecting the embrace. "I've always wanted a Daughter and now I have one! Thank you for giving me the joy, of having a Step-Daughter!" Del gave a small smile back as she let go from the embrace.

"I'm Delilah, nice to meet you." Del said it as politely as possible, and when she stepped back, looked at her new Step-Mother. Her new mother was elegant in her midnight black dress that hugged her body in just the right places. Her blonde hair was pretty, with her icy blue eyes shining like diamonds.

"I'm Miwa, but you can just call me Mom." Del was happy that today she caused someone some happiness. She wanted to continue the conversation, so she commented on her dress.

"Your dress looks great. You look beautiful." Del commented, Miwa's eyes widening as she smiled.

"Why, thank you! I'm supposed to be getting into my wedding dress, but I wanted to meet you first! I'm so glad I did, as I got to see how gorgeous and polite my Daughter is." Del gave a polite smile in response.

"Thank you, but you look far better than I ever could." Del gave a quick glance at her Father, who was silently listening to the conversation. Her Dad, had his hands on his head in fake exasperation.

"Oh Del! You always shut down when you meet someone knew!" Del blushed and instantly gave a joking glare at her Father, the look that said 'Dad! Don't embarrass me!' Miwa only laughed seeing the connection that they held.

"Oh Delilah. You can always be yourself in front of me." Her new Mom held the most beautiful and trustworthy expression, and instantly Del knew she could trust her. She also knew that her Dad must've told her about her lack of emotion around other people.

"Thank you Miwa. You can also call me Del, as that's what everyone does." Del said, trying her best not to sound lovey-dovey. Del knew, that she wanted to show her that she wasn't opposed to this, but to also discreetly say that she will open herself up to her… In time.

"Thank you Del. You can also call me Mom." Miwa reminded, a smile on her face as she laughed.

"All right… Mom." Del giggled. It was nice, finally having someone to call Mom. If the Brothers were as nice as her, Del knew she may not dislike living with them as much as she thought. As they went into casual banter and the occasional question about themselves, they heard footsteps walking towards them.

"Hello Mom and Mr. Rintarou, how are you guys doing tonight? And who is this?" As Del heard a male voice, she slowly turned around smiling as she came in contact with warm chocolate eyes. The man standing before her had brown hair, with a black suit and grey tie and sparkling eyes. As the man saw her entire face, his expression fell a little and his eyes seemed glued to her. Del was so confused by his actions, that she didn't even realize the small boy that was tugging at his hand until he glanced down from the distraction.

Del gave a small smile of embarrassment, as she felt her Dad gently ruffle the top of her head.

"This is my Daughter. Del, meet the oldest and youngest Step-Brother." Rintarou said, making Del blush at the proudness in his voice. Del was so nervous she didn't even realize that she had grabbed the tips of some strands of her hair, and started twirling them between her fingers.

"I'm Masaomi, it's great to finally meet you." Masaomi said, as he stretched out his hand as a gesture for a handshake.

"I'm Delilah. Pleasure to make your acquaintance." As she said this Masaomi only laughed at the formality. As Del extended her hand to return the handshake, she retracted when the little boy jumped between them, giggling as he threw his arms in the air.

"I'm Wataru! Our Big-Sister is, so pretty! I can't believe we suddenly have a Sister!" After introducing himself, leaving a horrified look on Masaomi's face and a blush on Del's, he jumped on her giving her very tight hug. After giving a small giggle, Del turned and waved off a surprised Masaomi, as she hugged him back.

"I'm Delilah, but you can just call me Del. It's very nice to meet you." Del replied after letting go of the embrace, as she poked him in the nose, a small smile on her face. Wataru only giggled as he ran back to Masaomi's side, who gave him a disapproving look.

"Masaomi we got a Sister!" Wataru exclaimed, a gleam of happiness in his brown eyes. "I'm going to show her all my toys, and she's going to play with me whenever I'm lonely, and she's going to be the best Sister ever!" Wataru said as he danced around in circles. He continued to ramble on about what he was going to have Del do, when Masaomi patted his head.

"Wataru, she still needs to move in first. And remember her priority isn't to always play with you." Masaomi told a suddenly very sad Wataru. Wataru turned very teary when he turned to face her again.

"She isn't going to play with me?" Wataru looked heart-broken, and Del kneeled down almost instantly and ruffled his cotton-candy hair.

"Don't worry Wataru, I'll make sure to play with you. Can you just let me get settled in first?" Upon hearing her, he instantly perked up, already in the process of wiping his tears away.

"Really? Sister is going to play with me after all!" He squealed with happiness. Del gave him a smile, as her eyes flickered up to Masaomi. He looked shocked, as if he didn't expect what she was going to say.

"Did I say something wrong?" He instantly snapped out of it, and quickly backed it up with a small smile.

"It's nothing, I just didn't expect for you to be so good with him." Del didn't expect that. Her face probably turned into one of confusion as his eyes widened and he instantly elaborated.

"It's just you acted like you've dealt with little kids before." Masaomi then turned his head away in embarrassment, and Del was suddenly even more confused. She was just about ask, when she felt two strong hands wrap around her waist. Before Del could even turn her head, she was pulled into a muscular male chest. The person who was hugging her gave a noise of happiness as he squeezed her even tighter, leaving Del speechless and shocked as she looked at Masaomi for help.

"I finally get to meet my cute Step-Sister! I'm going to die of happiness! We finally get to meet her Azusa!" The scared expression on her face only made Masaomi chuckle, nervousness hidden in it. Del turned her head the slightest to see another, assumed Step-Brother. He had white hair, and shockingly beautiful amethyst coloured eyes. He also had a beauty mark under his right eye. He stared at Del expectantly, as she did her best to remain calm. Del tried to squirm from under his grasp, but he held her tighter. Del was getting prepared to ask him to let go, but was beaten to it as he unexpectedly let go, a noise of pain in the process. When Del turned around she saw another man, who held his hand in the air, and it didn't take a genius to piece together that he had hit him.

The white haired man glared up at him rubbing the spot on his head where he was hit.

"Ow, Azusa." He complained, letting out a long whine of annoyance. Then suddenly, he abruptly stopped and turned to face her.

"I'm Tsubaki!" The white haired male said with a smile, completely ignoring the pain that was just coursing through his head.

"I'm Azusa." The person that had punched Tsubaki, introduced, much more calmly. Upon observing him, they had the exact same amethyst eyes, except their hair covered the opposite eye. Azusa had his beauty mark underneath his left eye. Anyone could tell they were twins.

"I'm Delilah. It's a pleasure to meet you both." Del said with a smile. The two Brothers before her were definitely kind, and she presumed fun and rowdy. Things probably wouldn't be boring when she started living with them.

"The pleasure is all ours." Azusa said, the smallest smile on his elegant features. When they spoke Del couldn't help but feel something nag at the back of her mind, something familiar. These two people felt familiar. When Del pondered on the topic, her expression suddenly lit up. Del did know them from somewhere, well… Their voices.

"Are you guys by chance…" They both turned to her as she spoke. "Voice actors?" As if Del spoke the magic words, their smiles widened and they both fully turned to her, forgetting any conversation that they were having.

"Yes!" Tsubaki said as he jumped with excitement. Azusa looked far more calm, but he also looked happy.

"Do you know any of our work?" Azusa asked. Del twisted a strand of her hair, between her fingers as she thought.

"I can't name any of the top of my head, but I do remember your voices from various anime's I've watched." Del usually didn't watch anime, but for some reason she remembered these voices.

"You watch anime?" Azusa asked with curiosity evident in his voice. Del gave a small laugh, as she was probably not the person people expected to watch anime.

"Whenever I have free time between my studies." Tsubaki and Azusa looked extremely happy that their new Step-Sister was interested in something that they did for a living. Del gave a small smile, for some reason happy that she caused those expressions. Before they could respond Del heard her Dad clearing his throat.

"When are your studies ever over, Del?" Del gave him a glare. Did he have to chew her out for always studying now? Del bit her tongue before saying something sarcastic in front of her new Step-Brothers, as her gaze slid to her new Step-Mom, and her expression changed into curiosity.

"Miwa isn't the actual wedding starting soon? What about your wedding dress?" Miwa's eyes were confused, until she looked at the watch on her wrist. Her eyes widened, before she turned to us apologetically.

"Sorry, I got to go change!" Miwa whispered in panic, before uncharacteristically losing her calm aura, and running off. Del gave a small laugh, which instantly made the Brother's expression turn mellow.

"Your laugh is so pretty, Big-Sister!" Wataru said as he clung onto her waist. Del instantly knelt down, and hugged him back.

"Thank you Wataru." As Del got back up, she was instantly pulled into another embrace. As confusion was written on her expression, she glanced up to see, Tsubaki with a glare and Azusa with a suddenly bored expression. 'Then who's hugging me?' Del glanced up and saw a flash of yellow, before she felt his body strain over her as he bent over.

"Great to finally meet you, my cute Little-Sister." His voice sent shivers down her spine, as his whispery-tone was probably the most sensual voice Del had ever heard. It had Del trying to 'Discreetly' get away from him. Once she tugged at his arm, a signal for him to let her go, he only pushed her farther into his chest.

"Do you not like being with your Big-Bro?" He whispered yet again, as he sent another wave of shivers through her. All she could tell was that he was Blonde, and that he was a Step-Brother. He eventually let go, which Del scrambled out of his hold and turned to face him.

"I'm Delilah… Nice to meet you." Del said, her head turned to the floor, not trusting her emotion-full face. Before she could even react to the footstep in her direction, his thumb gently grabbed her delicate chin and tilted her head up, blue eyes clashing hazel.

"Dearest Little-Sister, let me see your beautiful face." Del was sure she was blushing heavily, as she was definitely not expecting this.

"As for my name, it's Kaname, but…" Kaname faked looking around, before whispering in her ear.

"If you'd like something more personal, you can call me anything." Kaname smiled, raising his eyebrows suggestively, as he leaned back. Del was horrified. 'I knew they were creeps!'

"I'd rather not." Del's teeth grit together, her voice trying to remain calm. This conversation was testing her patience a great deal. Her expression of displeasure, made Kaname chuckle, as he held up his hands in surrender.

"I'm sorry for offending you, my lady." Kaname emphasized 'My lady' as he kneeled down, reached for her hand, and kissed it. Del had to restrain from yanking her arm back. His actions had unfortunately caused a small headache, as she turned to look at her new Step-Brothers, and saw all of them with disgusted glances to Kaname. Catching her gaze, he only laughed.

"As you can tell, most of my Brother's don't appreciate my 'Gentlemen' politeness." Del could almost laugh at this. Apparently so could the Brothers, as Tsubaki was instantly muttering something of anger under his breath. Del's headache flared, to the point where behind her back she gripped on to the other arm, to keep from moving it to her head. Just when she was about to end the conversation, hopefully to chat with her Dad or meet another Step-Brother, another voice came into the mix. A voice that Del could've sworn she's heard somewhere before.

"I'm very sorry if my Brother's bothering you. We usually just ignore him." Del's curiosity, made her turn around at a slightly, faster-than-normal pace than she would've liked. Immediately, yesterday was slammed in her face as she instantly recognized the face. Apparently, so did him, as his happy aura was completely changed into confusion. Kaname, not understanding the recognition, and kept talking.

"Oh Iori. Always teasing me." Once Kaname, gave a small smile, turned to us and tilted his head upon our stares. Iori ignored him, as did Del, and continued staring. Del could only assume that he was probably trying to piece together why the hell, that weird girl from school was here.

"You…" He muttered softly. Del couldn't help but see the curiosity twinkle in his eye. Once Del pieced together that he was one of her new Step-Brothers, Del wanted to take her over-glittered purse and slam it into her head. 'How could she not recognize the name Asahina from yesterday?' Del also couldn't help but feel bad, that yesterday she let her nerves take over. Del couldn't tell how much she must've messed up yesterday with first impressions. All of this made another round of pain spread through her head. Del reached up to put her hand on her head, but at the last second maneuvered it to her hair.

"Do you know her, Iori?" Kaname snapped both of us out of our thoughts. We both straightened up, and turned to face him.

"Yes… She's from school." Del watched as he took a long breath. While watching him, she cast a glance towards the Brother's she had already met. Most of them looked confused, except for Wataru who just clung onto Masaomi's hand with a carefree smile. "She's also the one who got the highest mark on the paper." Iori suddenly breathed.

Del couldn't tell what this meant, but apparently they all did. Most of them looked at her like she grew a third ahead, and she immediately wanted to be at home.

"You're her?" Kaname asked in disbelief. Del then realized what had happened. Iori must've told them about her, and their little encounter yesterday. Del suddenly wished she had a shovel, as it gave her two options. Dig a hole to China, or hit herself unconscious, both sounding pretty good to Del and her social Anxiety right about now. All of them now new about the only time, she was the center of attention. They probably viewed her as an idiot.

"I guess…" Del muttered to the floor. Del held her arm in her other hand behind her back. When she heard a pause, she wanted to run. But surprising her a great deal, she heard multiple spurts of laughter.

"You got beaten by our new Sister. How Ironic." Tsubaki said, an amused smile playing on his face. Iori blushed in embarrassment, before turning away. Before Del could process what she was doing, she was sticking her hand out to him.

"I'm Delilah, nice to officially know you." Iori, glanced at her and once he saw the hand, he took it, his expression of embarrassment passed.

"I'm Iori, good to meet you." They both gave a brief shake, but once they were both done shaking, he continued staring. Del was feeling a little uncomfortable, until he finally asked a question.

"I've never noticed you before in class." The way formed his sentence, was definitely not a question, but his tone sounded like he wanted an answer as to why. Del gazed downward. She could feel everyone's eyes on her in the area, including her Father's. Del finally lifted her head up.

"I just don't like being the center of attention…" After realizing something, she then looked at him straight in the eyes, seeing familiar hazel. "Sorry for bailing… Too many eyes for my liking." Iori gave a smile.

"Sorry for knocking you over."

I'm really sorry for the delay! I was busy, and then I had a lot of stuff going on... So take this chapter for my sincerest apologies! Thank you so much for the reviews, I loved reading them, and they meant a lot to me! I'm sorry but the weddings not over :( I just didn't want to delay anything for a while... Sorry! Enjoy!~

~Shadow

May 24, 2015