A/N: Lmao, I didn't get any reviews xD but I did get four follows and two favorites, which means people really like this story! Thanks a lot everyone, even a simple follow/favorite makes me extremely happy :) And no matter what, I'm continuing this story, the plot is just too much to leave behind and forget. And sorry for those stupid grammatical errors :( I'll try my best to upload without errors. Also, I guess I'm going to upload a new chapter every two days now :) (but this chapter took me more than a week scREAMS)

(By the way, I got tremendously confused with my OCs age in Chap 1, and so I made a small mistake. Mika was supposed to be eight when he and my OC first met, not nine, like I'd written there. After an year, Shirane is 11 and Mika and Yuu are 9, while they're still in the orphanage. Sorry for the error!)

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"Yuu-chan!" I yelled to the dark-haired, young male sitting across the street. Not that I was scared of crossing the street, there were no cars in Sanguinem. There were cars, but they were allowed to be used only and only by vampires. "Yuu-chan!" I shrieked yet again; the boy was either ignoring me, or he lost his ability to hear.

"Yuu-cha… ugh!" I tried roaring again, but my voice gave up. That boy was so much to put up with! He acted so much like a lady. I scanned the area for any vampires, then I had to simply walk over and drag him by his disabled ears.

"Yuu-chan, do you know for how long I've been calling you?!" I scolded him as soon as I trotted over, my voice barely a whisper. Now it was his fault I was not going to be able to speak for the rest of the day because of a sour throat. If Mika asks, at least this time I'll have an answer. I unnecessarily scream too much, and that's why I have a dry throat all the time. But today, I had a reason for bellowing so much.

"Do you know how long I've been ignoring you?!" he retorted instantly. So he was capable of hearing, after all. "Yuu-chan, I'm two years older than you! Gosh, show some respect," I said while tugging on his arm, urging him to get up. "What's the hurry anyway?!" he said as he pushed me off him. "Come on, I can't forgive you if you don't apologize!" I screamed particularly loudly enough to have the other kids stare at us as they walked by.

"I don't want to be forgiven! Thanks a lot, now you made us a subject of attention," he snorted, sneering at me. "Well, if I wasn't here to wake you up from your beauty sleep, we all would have been executed because of you! I had just saved your life, learn to be grateful!" I scoffed back at him. He had no right to be speaking this nonsense, right after I just saved him and our family.

"E-exe…cuted?" He hesitated, but to me it seemed like he was finally coming back to his senses. "Yeah, it's time for our daily session, if you don't hurry up; you'll be killed," I said amusedly, happy that he was becoming at least a tad bit more mature. I never thought Yuu would grow up.

"W-why didn't you say that earlier?! All that arguing was such a waste of time, energy and creative comebacks," He whined. "What do mean by 'not tell you earlier'?! And what creative comebacks? You seemed like you were going with the flow of the situation," I giggled slightly, as we both ran to the vampire Capital. "S-shut up! Don't tell Mika, or else,"

"Or else what? Sure I'll tell Mika, you just gotta wait," I smirked, running even farther away from him, while he screamed, "Why you little…!" We chased each other around the ground until the vampires had to grab us by our limbs and strap us down to the chair. They didn't really do that though.

I was in the chair right beside Mika and Yuu, as always. We were chatting about the structure of the vampire Capital and how it needn't be so huge; there were not many vampires here after all. Just as the vampires came up to us to thrust the thick needles into our necks and draw one fifth of our blood, we had started to talk about nobles, and how greedy, manipulative, cunning and devious they all were.

But we didn't want the other parasites to hear us, so we didn't say a word more.

The vampire assigned to take mine, Mika, and Yuu's blood was particularly cold. He would look at us like we were livestock, only livestock during our 'session' every day. We hated this individual more than any other vampire we every loathed before.

After they were done taking our blood, Yuu threw a hissy fit about the whole deal once again. Like he does every day, he repeated the exact same words. No one knew if he'd been learning a precise speech every day, or not.

"…I can't stand it anymore!" he started wailing. I silently prayed that he was still not loud enough for the vampire to hear us. His volume increases daily. "It hurts! It makes me dizzy! And I can't stand those vampires looking at me like I'm livestock! What do they think we are, cows? Pigs? Chicken?!" he continued his long speech which no one really listening to.

Mika groaned, clearly annoyed. "Yuu-chan, you should really accept your new life…" he tried his best to explain that this life way of living wasn't too bad, but Yuu never really changes. He never listens to Mika. "Mika, are you really fine with this way of life?!" Yuu was still extremely loud, even though all that he said was actually making some sense.

I felt slightly ignored, because Mika and Yuu were always together, chatting like ladies throughout the day. I was like an awkward third-wheel, always listening to how Yuu made no sense, and Mika tried to be reasonable.

"Of course I'm not, but what can I do about it?" Mika, the always-mature person, was so gentle, his voice was so soft. Compared to Yuu's loud, high-pitched screaming, of course.

"We gotta start a revolution, Mika! We have to fight back to those blood-suckers, and turn this place into human property," Yuu started to wander off into his dreamland again, where everything was peaceful, no vampires existed. I wasn't able to believe Yuu actually wanted to fight back to the vampires. Did he really think he had a chance of winning? Vampires were seven times stronger than humans, after all.

"That's got to be the stupidest plan I've ever heard of," Mika smiled, he was obviously true to his words. Yuu scoffed before hitting Mika on his arm. "Why can't you just agree to whatever I say?! It's not like every one listens to me anyway!" Mika started to respond, but something distracted Yuu, he started looking far away into the Capital.

There were some children who were drawing on the floors with white chalks, mainly because they had nothing else to do. They were four little, young, innocent children. It hurt my heart to witness the scenes which took place next.

The vampires who were crossing by the area stepped on the unfortunate children's delicate hands for no real reason. The kids started to squirm in place, afraid that if they made any noise, they would be punished even worse. Even though my events like these took place every day, tears stung my eyes and threatened to spill.

It seems Yuu noticed this too, and like the reckless idiot he is, he ran up to the vampire, and grabbed him by his waist. Being only twelve, while I was fourteen, it was only normal that Yuu would be much, much shorter than any vampire. Especially the nobles, they were inhumanly tall.

"Y-yuu-chan…!" Mika gasped, not able to believe the fact that Yuu would be so careless and rash, and endanger his entire family for four mere strangers who were hurt by vampires. It was law that if a family member caused harm or annoyance to any vampire, their entire kin be killed. "Apologize! Now!" Yuu screamed, clearly ignoring me and Mika, who were only thinking of his and the family's sake.

"St-stop! He is just really stupid and… please, let him go!" The vampire held Yuu's neck and pulled him up, his hand retracted, ready to extend with a lightning speed and stab Yuu, kill him. "Uh… p-please…" Mika begged, while I tried to assist him. One most important family member going to die!

"What's going on here?" An almost motherly, sweet, soft and gentle voice disrupted the lose-lose ordeal me and Mika were facing. Glancing at the speaker, the vampire holding up Yuu quickly loosened his grip on his neck, and then it died down completely. Were measly nobles really given that much of respect? To me, they were just pathetic vampires who thought they were high, mighty and powerful and even the most insensible of creatures would bow down to them.

But, Mika seemed so excited to see the vampire noble. Or was he forced to? I don't see much exhilaration and pleasure in taking in the sight of the ones who control the place you hate.

…The part about me hating this place was wrong.

I… didn't really 'hate' Sanguinem. It was a really beautiful place, the walls castles, mansions and palaces were mostly built up of appealing stone-marble, which would randomly change color, making the place even more attractive and lovely. Next, the vampires. I had this unknown liking to all of them, except some like the narcissistic nobles, and the ones who thought we were blood, just blood, no flesh and bones. We probably looked like live food to them. There were brick stairs everywhere in Sanguinem, which made the place more loveable and ancient.

"Lord Ferid!" Mika called out, his face glowing all of a sudden. Maybe he really was happy; 'Lord Ferid' had saved Yuu after all. Running up to the silver-haired noble, Mika lightly jumped up and down. "May I come to your mansion again tonight?" Excitedly, Mika bounced. He's really cute when he's thrilled, isn't he.

"Of course, Mika-chan, your blood is very delicious. You're welcome anytime," the noble smoothly replied. I had a sudden impulse to go over and touch his whitish-violet hair, it flowed so beautifully. I could almost hear his mellifluous locks calling my name.

Whoa, stop thinking like that, Shirane. He's a noble! You can't just randomly walk up to a noble and touch their hair like that, I tried convincing myself. I barely succeeded in trying to stop myself from running over to him and cutting off all of his hair. I giggled to myself at the thought.

…I liked his voice, too.

Just when he glanced over at Yuu, who was standing right behind me, I got a full view of his malicious smile. It was only then I realized the one fact I'd never been able to notice.

He was attractive.

"Is that troublemaker coming as well?" I felt kind of disappointed at his words; he noticed Yuu but not me? I'm pretty sure I wasn't transparent. Or was my presence too low? In any instance, I decided I began thinking too much about a few words which weren't even directed to me.

Abruptly, he turned around to me, and my heart started to pound. It was because I was scared. Was he going to kill me? But instead, I saw a sharp pang of pain, regret and guilt in his eyes. I don't know whether or not I was imagining it, but did tears start to well up inside his red orbs?

Questions started to bubble up in the back on my mind just as he swiftly turned and started to speed over towards me. More than anything, I was paralyzed in place. My nerves felt like they were filled with ice or stone, I just couldn't move.

I started to meddle with my short, bobby ringlets, along with stroking my messy tresses. I was so nervous, I was so scared. Was he really going to kill me? But instead, he got down on one knee, though he was still towering above me. I took a small step back, totally afraid of what was going to happen next.

Fear started to float along the back of my brain, while my eyes darted around anxiously. Everyone was so quiet; it was only the laughter of the children playing far, far away from the vampire Capital you could hear. The Capital was so, so silent you could hear a pin drop.

He slowly ran a hand over my cheek, probably amused with the fear that controlled my facial features. Even though his crimson eyes spit misery and fault, his lips were simpering. That one fact really bothered me.

Then things started to get bizarre.

He lowered his face to my right shoulder, moving my short hair out of the way. It was against the law to drink blood directly from a human, but he was breaking the rules, right in front of three other vampires. Those minor vampires didn't say or do anything.

Right when I thought he was going to push his fangs into my skin and kill me, he calmly murmured into my ear, "May I?"

I was so shaken, not even a minor vampire asks so softly for permission before taking a human's blood, but here he was, a noble, taking my approval before sucking my scarlet life force. "S-sure…" I hesitantly replied, afraid that he would kill me if I said no, but the situation was, he would kill me whether I said no or yes.

He quickly slid his fangs into my flesh, pulling out a bit of blood, sipping on the crimson liquid. A strange sensation started to flow throughout my petite body, other than the dizziness which tried to overwhelm me. I soon found myself wanting him to take more blood, but right as that thought occupied my mind, he retracted his fangs, his absolutely perfect voice slightly cracking in my ear, sending a cold shiver down my spine.

Normal P.O.V:

And there it was, all those memories, which he desperately tried to bury deep into nowhere, tried so hard to forget, back on the surface, floating like a dead fish in the middle of an ocean. It stung his heart, which didn't even beat anymore.

Her small smile, slightly violent actions, loose, bobby ringlets, delicate frame, light blonde locks, pasty complexion, cold hands, and even the taste of her blood, everything resembled his one and only, who wasn't even here anymore, whose grave he couldn't find anymore.

'Why…?' was the only thing he could ask himself. Why is she still here? Why isn't she dead, like he last remembered her? Questions, only questions, he was puzzled. Everything felt like it took place again, even though those memories where back from at least three centuries ago.

She resembled her so much, in so many different ways; it shot poisoned arrows into his mind and soul, he couldn't assemble his thoughts, but he concluded to the fact that he was overthinking. He quickly let go of Shirane, having slight fear he might scare her away, and he would never get to see her again.

'Her' obviously wasn't Shirane.

Shirane's P.O.V:

After he let go of me, he rapidly got up and hastily walked away, the other vampires following him. W-what was that…? I saw a huge quantity of remorse, of shame in his voice, along with witnessing repentance in his beautifully burgundy orbs.

Why was I only the one to view all this?

Mika, along with Yuu, ran up to me and worriedly started to ask multiple questions, all at once. "What happened?", "Did he hurt you?", "Are you okay?", "He didn't take too much blood, did he?". I only replied with the words, "I'm totally fine, he didn't hurt me at all," while smiling.

Then I turned to Mika, my smile quickly fading, and asked him, "You are going to his mansion tonight? Can I come along?" Mika's eyes darkened, and his voice was low while he said, "No, he might kill you…" But here, I was convinced he wasn't going to harm me in the slightest way possible.

"P-please, I'm sure he won't hurt me," I tried to beg, but the most motherly Mika, obviously wouldn't allow me to do something risky if safety wasn't guaranteed. "No, there isn't any assurance whether you're going to come back alive or not."

Upon hearing his words, I pouted and mouthed a tiny 'okay', even though I was two years older to him, it was almost like he was the eldest.

"Anyway, just talking about the fact that you are going to that bastard's mansion tonight…" Yuu scowled, while Mika giggled nervously. "Don't tell me you're letting vampires drink your blood?!" Yuu started to yell while I sighed. I really wasn't ready for all his drama.

Why are you still here?

"You're making curry?!" I was bewildered, where did Akane get the things to make curry with anyway? "I know, right! Mika bought me the ingredients about an hour ago. Or was it two hours? Man, I can't calculate time at all!" Akane groaned.

"You obviously can't calculate time, they don't teach us how to do that," I stated the evident. "Now, where did Mika get it from?"

"I think he said he found some black market route for it," Akane stared off into space. Yuu was also surprised about Mika having gotten his hands on something like curry. "All those vampires give us is only scraps of food," Yuu said. So he really was observing things in his everyday life.

"I know, and that's why I'm going to give this my best shot, since we don't get to have something as delicious as curry every day!" Akane declared. I was really excited; this was the first time in four years we've gotten to eat something as scrumptious as curry.

I agreed to help Akane with the cooking, because I was the eldest, I had to take some responsibility, didn't I? In the end, Akane ended up doing all the work anyway.

The curry was appetizing; all the kids loved it, including me, of course. Yuu didn't really eat much, and Mika wasn't there to eat with us, because he was 'busy' at Ferid's mansion. I really missed Mika, family activities were so much more fun with him.

Finally it was time for bed. I was so tired though I didn't really do much during the day, but having to put up with Yuu's idiocy was enough to rob a person of all their energy.

Akane switched off the lights, and we all climbed upstairs to sleep. We didn't really have beds, all we had were pillows and blankets, and we had to sleep on the cold, hard, concrete floors, but all that was enough for us. We had our family, and that was the most important thing.

"Shirane, wake up all the children!" Mika said to me, but the only emotion I felt was confusion. He woke me up I the middle of the night, asking me to awaken all the children. "B-but why?" I said after yawning, I really don't understand some of Mika's pranks and jokes.

"Were going to say goodbye to this world!"

A/N: Whoa, every chapter is so short :( sorry for that! Also, with that one part of the story, I really surprised everyone, didn't I XD. Don't worry though, with the upcoming events, everything is going to fall in place! Let me tell you that Ferid actually has… nope; I'll keep it a secret for now ;).

And please don't get confused, Ferid isn't acting this way towards my OC for no reason, he has motives and explanations for doing the things he is. But much further into the story, things are gonna get steamy, watch out!

Hope you enjoyed the chapter, next one with be up in about a week, or two-three days, or maybe even between that time. But it will be up sooner or later. Hopefully sooner, though :).

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