Author's Note: Hello, everyone! I am so glad to see that people are interested in this story.

Animefreak: Oops. I guess I should explain it a little. The blonde was not Yui. The two girls were unnamed (now part of the Kanato's 'Dollhouse'). Timeline wise, Yui would be just a year older than Lena. The brothers are living together but have yet started high school. I can't say why their father sent her there yet because that would spoil things but he won't let his sons go to a human night school yet until Lena is older. You will understand things more once we get to her teenage years and get into the anime plot. I am so happy that you are enjoying this story and reading Lena's experience of growing up being raised by them. I'm having a lot of fun writing it so far. I really can't wait to write about her teen years. But I won't rush the sweet moments just yet. XD

To Everyone: Does anyone have any request on which brother (or brothers) to have more interaction with Lena? Let me know! I'd love to hear from you.

Chapter IV

Lessons

(Lena at 8 years 1 month)

"What are you waiting for, Koinu? Just get in already," Ayato told my eight-year-old self. I stood in front of the private pool in one of the areas of the large manor. I had been staring at the water in the shallow end, hands held tightly together in front of my chest. I had never once before gone swimming and something about the water made me afraid that I wouldn't be coming out alive. Ayato hadn't been exactly the most patient of teachers but he had been the one to volunteer to teach me although a tad bit begrudgingly. I understood now that it was because he could sympathize with my fear. But as a small child, I couldn't help but keep staring at the water as if it were going to swallow me whole.

"But I'm scared, Yato Oniisama," I whimpered, shaking not from the cold. I had been wearing a new swimsuit that had been provided for me by Reiji at the time. Ayato was standing next to me in his own swim trunks with his arms crossed over his chest, annoyed at the fact that we had been standing there for almost 30 minutes.

He let out a growl through his teeth, "Damnit. Even the stupidest of dogs can learn how to swim. Don't make me throw you in, Koinu."

I had now started to sniffle as tears had begun to threaten to fall from my stinging eyes, "But I'm scared." Tears stained my cheeks as they had fallen down freely one at a time. I had been shaken by his threat to throw me in.

Ayato had suddenly walked up to the edge of the pool and lowered himself in feet first. He had then proceeded to turn around to look at me with a frown on his face, "I was too. But you're not alone like I was." I remembered how pained he sounded at that exchanged and how gentle he had spoken to me. He had sympathized with me and shared something deep. I had been touched at the sudden softness of his words that he had made me stop crying. He let out a drawled out a sigh, stretching his arms out for me, "Now come here before I change my mind."

I had gingerly walked up to the edge, "Promise you won't leave me?"

His eyes narrowed in seriousness, "What a pain you are little Koinu." He had placed his hands on my waste to hoist me up and into the pool with him, "I'm not going anywhere, baka."

I had wrapped my arms around him in a death grip, closing my eyes tight, "Okay." I felt the water wrap itself around me as he moved us away from the edge. My escape was now out of my grasp. I remember thinking that Ayato was my lifeline at that moment. That he was the one that held my life in his hands. I had been completely dependent on him. He could easily let me drown all alone. Yet, he had remained by my side every step of the way. I knew I had made him irritated at every lesson he had given me but he never once gave up on me or let me be alone. That is until I was confident that I could do it all on my own. But that didn't me I stopped depending on him.

(Lena at 8 years 5 months)

I excitedly jumped up on a bed that was not my own. Happy to be close to someone so very dear to me and spend time with them even if it was time spent napping with them. I grinned mischievously at the sleeping form of Shu as I jumped to sit on top of his stomach to gain his attention. By this time, I often visited the eldest Sakamaki to take naps with him and most of the time it was in his room. I couldn't count the times that I would sneak in and steal a snuggle from him. Only this time, I wanted to be silly with him. I don't recall what at the time had gotten into me. But I just wanted to see and hear him laugh.

"What are you doing, brat?" I heard his voice question me, one eye open to look at me.

I chuckled at him as wiggled myself, "Spending time with Shu Oniisama."

"Don't you think you are getting a little old for this?"

"Nuh-uh. I'll never be too old," I answered smiling down at him. Thinking back to this memory, I could see how my actions could have been seen as indecent. However, I was still an innocent child. And even though I had grown up with a perverted red-haired vampire, I had still maintained it. Also, I had still believed that I had been formally adopted by their father and saw them all as my older brothers. My actions had felt natural.

His arms were lifted up, wrapping around my small body and pulled me down to his chest, "Sleep."

I wiggled some more in his arms to protest, "But you promised you'd teach me to play the violin!" I had attempted to pull myself back up to look at him but his grip was strong around me. Though, I knew he was sure to not hurt me. "Laito has already started to teach me the piano and I'm getting good. Please, Shu Oniisama."

"And what do I get out of it?" I could feel the vibrations in his chest as he spoke his question.

"I'll stop napping with you if you don't," I threatened, or at least I had thought I did.

I could both feel and hear him chuckling from underneath me, "Oh, really? You'll stop bothering me then?"

"Hey!" I exclaimed, finally breaking free and angrily looking down at the smirking vampire. "You like sleeping with me! Don't lie!" Again, my choice of words as a child could have been misconstrued as something not as innocent as my words meant to be taken.

He stared into my eyes his smirk widening, "Maybe in a few years but not right now."

I blinked at his answer, tilting my head in confusion as to his meaning, "What? Why not now? I don't get it."

He chuckled once again, sitting himself up which caused me to have to look up at him. Still sitting on his lap, he used a hand to ruffle my hair, "Nothing. Now get off me."

I frowned at him, "I really don't get it. It's not fair. I want to understand like grownups!"

"Well, you'll have to wait until you're grown up," he spoke to me as he pushed me off of him to get up off the bed. He turned his body to me, "You ready, brat?"

"For what?" I questioned, also getting up from the bed.

"You're violin lesson," he spoke as if it were the most obvious of things.

"Oh," I let slip as the words slowly reached into my brain. My face suddenly lit up as I started jumping up and down in absolute delight, "Really?!" Without a second thought I had wrapped my arms tightly around him in an excited embrace, "Thank you, Shu Oniisama! You're the best!"

:::BONUS::: -(When Lena was first introduced)-

The six vampires had gathered around, staring at the stray human girl in the room amongst them. They had just been informed by their father that this human child was to remain with them for a very long time and they were expected to provide the care she needed to survive into adulthood. None of them could fathom the reason behind their latest father's order but none of them would risk disobeying him. And none wanted to be punished for killing the small mortal creature. Therefore, they would have to feed her and clothed her until she would become an adult human woman.

"She's a little young for my liking," Laito had waved off with a look of utter disinterest as he stared at the poor girl.

"Tsk. Fucking pervert," Subaru growled out at the redhead with a fedora on his head. Yet, his eyes narrowed at the kid with long black hair and startling silver eyes.

"Whether we like it or not, she is now our responsibility. We need to do what we can to be sure she survives until adulthood than we can get back to how things normally operate," Reiji added. He knew that he was going to be the main one to look after the child as per usual. Yet, he could not go against the demands of his father.

"She's just a koinu," Ayato muttered.

"Preciously," Reiji chipped in, "Think of her as a pet that needs constant nourishing."

"How exactly are we supposed to look after a human kid?" Subaru questioned, looking at the small girl that looked at them all curiously. "How the hell did he even get her?"

"Does that even matter at this point? Either way, we are still stuck with a pet human," Laito shrugged, still uninterested in the situation. Looking after a small child did not matter to him in the least.

"Does anyone even know how to take care of a human?" Ayato raised the question making everyone in the room to grow silent. They knew how to 'play' with human girls and feed on them. But raising one was a whole different thing altogether.

"I assume it would require teaching her how to communicate, feeding her, clothing her, bathing her, providing care when and if she falls ill," Reiji began to list a few things that would matter in raising the child, "To name a few."

"Like hell Oresama is doing any of that," Ayato snapped. Reiji had expected as much.

"Big brothers," they heard a small voice. All eyes shifted back to the small child who was now smiling at them all. She repeated, "Big brothers."

"It appears that our pet sees us as her 'Oniisama'," Reiji explained.

"Oniisama," she repeated happily as if she could understand them.

"Pfft," Ayato let out in amusement, "As if a human could be our sister."

"Let her think what she wants," Laito said with a glint in his eyes, "Maybe this will be interesting after all~"

"Hmm. Perhaps teaching this pet will not be as difficult as I first thought," Reiji pondered as he looked at the smiling child. It was as if she were taking in everything, learning as she did. She did not seem as unintelligent as she appeared. Whatever the reason behind their father bringing her into the manor to live with them, Reiji would see to her care. Perhaps he could teach her how to be a proper lady. It will be interesting to see how a human female child will grow up to be when she is raised by six sadistic adolescent male vampires. Very interesting indeed.

Author's Note: Doesn't sound like they were too keen on having a pet human child living with them at first. But look how much that has changed in two years! And awww Ayato taught Lena how to swim. He wasn't the sweetest about it but still.

Oh, how innocent Lena is. Not knowing that most of what she says could be taken the wrong way. Especially by two certain perverted vampires. Luckily she's still a kid and they won't do anything to her. But if she doesn't stop when she gets older... XD Or will she turn into a pervert herself? Hmmm. Guess we will find out.