'Odd...but pleasant 'Yui thought as she sat at the dinner table with everyone. No one had really bothered her all day, besides Ayato following her around at school. Latio didn't tease her, Kanato didn't threaten her, Reiji didn't scold her and Shu.. he didn't do much anyway. She had done her school work in peace, bathed in peace, and now was eating dinner without anyone bothering her.

"Thank you for the meal"Yui excused herself from the table before anyone else and was surprised when Reiji said nothing about her manners. He simply nodded as she exited the room, Ayato didn't even call her 'pancake' once today.

The lack of insults actually concerned her a bit

They had never been this nice to her

"Hey"Yui was surprised to see Ayato sitting on her bed when she entered her bedroom. He had been in the kitchen just a moment ago and there was no way he walked past her. It seemed like a waste of energy for him to teleport her, he could have just walked with her.

"Did you need something?"Yui asked trying to keep the pleasant mood between them, he hadn't been rough or cruel to her today. She was hoping to continue to be left alone.

Ayato opened his mouth but then decided against what he was going to say, Yui saw the thoughtful look that crossed his face for a moment before he stood up. Keeping a comfortable distance from her.

"You didn't drink yet today right? Pick where you want to drink from"Ayato held his hand out to her, waiting for her to take his offer. He was technically in charge of making sure she was drinking enough blood.

Yui hadn't drank anything since she had taken from Shu, she could feel the uncomfortable feeling in her throat but it was fine.

"I'm still fine"Yui walked around him towards her window, the moon was almost full and she was looking forward to finishing her school book tonight.

Ayato look a breath, he stomped his foot into the carpet for a moment before turning to follow her

"Do you want me to get Shu for you? You can have his if you want"Ayato offered through gritted teeth, he had stuffed his hand into his jacket and seemed oddly stiff. Yui picked her book up from it's stand and looked at him curiously, he had never offered her something close to that before, normally he hated whenever one of this brothers were brought up when she was around.

If there was one thing she knew about Ayato it was that he's possessive

He wants to be the best

At everything

"Are you feeling okay?"Was he ill?Yui placed her book down and walked towards him. His green eyes seemed just as bright as they normally did, his flawless pale skin didn't seem any paler then usual, it was just his attitude.

Yui reached up to touch his cheek, it was cold but no colder then usual

"Is there someone else's blood you want, you need to drink someones so hurry up and pick someone"Ayato eyes were closed and Yui could see the strain on his face. He looked like he was about to explode into pieces, that or strangle her to death.

'Someones blood...'Yui involuntary sucked her lip for a moment, she knew whose blood she wanted right now. But he wasn't here, and she had no idea where he had gone. It was unlikely they would tell her even if they knew.

"I'm not thirsty but thank you"Yui rejected his offer nicely and returned to her book. She began to flip through the pages until she noticed Ayato was still standing there.

He was staring at her, no he was glaring at her

"You're making it really fuckin hard to be nice to you pancake"He hadn't been using that tone with her lately but Yui could hear the clear anger in his voice.

It was fast and Yui barely missed it but he took a step forward and was quickly in front of her. She held her book up protectively only to hear a growl in return.

He batted her book to the ground and roughly grabbed her shoulders

'He's going to take my blood'Yui thought as she turned her neck to the side, she would just let him. There was no point in fighting it and the faster he did the faster it'd be over.

To her surprise she felt his hand under her chin, forcing her to look at him. His green eyes were burning into her and she could feel a pang of fear raising

Ayato opened his mouth and Yui was sure he was going to bite into her

She watched and let out a gasp as he bite down into his own tongue

"Ay-ayato are you okay?!"Yui watched as his tongue bled and he seemed to be unaffected by it.

The feeling of blood against her lips came second to the feeling of him kissing her. It was a harsher kiss then he had given her before but she remained still in his arms. The taste of his blood seeped through to her lips and on instinct she opened her mouth for more. It didn't take long before she found herself gently sucking his tongue, enjoying the taste of his blood.

"Now say thank you"Ayato pulled back from her and wiped the blood that remained on her lips. He could taste his own blood now, it was unpleasant.

Yui face was slightly flushed from having the mixture of his blood and the odd sensation of his kiss still burning her lips.

"Um...thank you"Yui replied as he took a step back from her. He looked less aggravated then before but still fairly upset. She could tell by the way he rubbed his neck that he had something to say.

Small details let her know when he was upset

"You need to drink everyday got it? I'm tired of everyone bugging me to be "nice" to you and make sure you're drinking enough"Ayato didn't look at her before he exited the room, for once using her door instead of simply disappearing.

Her book was left sitting on the floor, a small drop of blood stained the cover now that she tried to wipe away. A feeling of guilt seemed to wrap around her now.

'He's trying to be nice... everyone is...I guess I have been a bit cruel to ignore everyone..'Yui thought as she sat on her bed. She had been obedient like they had wanted before, but they seemed concerned with how little she cared. An to be honest she didn't care. She wouldn't fight then anymore, she didn't see the point, why even bother keeping her around right now?

Yui rested against her bed, staring at the ceiling for a moment. It felt lonely.

Her fingers ran along the comforter as she sat up

'Maybe just for a moment..'Yui thought as she exited her room, looking down the hall ways she saw it was empty.

She made her way down the hall, checking for anyone.

Reaching her destination she turned the door knob, it opened silently and she peaked inside. Empty.

'Of course he's not going to be in there..'Yui felt stupid and a bit ashamed, she had been checking his room off an on. Each time hoping she'd see the vampire she had come to love sitting on his coffin.

"You shouldn't be sneaking around"

Yui closed the door in a panic and turned around. Ayato leaned against the wall opposite of her, his eyes closed almost as if he was sleeping.

"Sorry, I'll go back to my room"Yui began to walk past him until she felt a tug on her arm. Ayato still remained against the wall with his eyes closed, but an unpleasant look rested on his face.

"What is it you like about him, tell me"Ayato tugged her arm again as Yui stepped backwards, nearly tumbling but she caught herself.

She was at a loss for words, it wasn't so much something she could describe as it was a feeling he gave her when around. Her fingers twirled a lock of her blonde hair awkwardly, unsure of what Ayato wanted to hear.

He had been acting so strange lately, normally it was easy to predict what he wanted.

A rush of wind hit her and Yui closed her eyes

"Ugh..."Yui let out a small groan as she opened her eyes, the feeling of her mattress now beneath her. It irritated her how they always just teleported her without saying anything. They could have just walked, it would haven taken maybe 2 minutes.

Sitting up she saw Ayato sitting beside her, he was using her pillow to prop himself up.

"For one thing, he was gentle with me"Yui surprised herself with the slight attitude in her voice, she looked at Ayato as if expecting to see him anger but he continued to look rather calm.

"I can be gentle"Ayatos voice was smooth, almost kind and it made her ears feel a bit warm for a moment.

Yui fiddled with her fingers as she scooted away from him, surprised that he didn't push towards her

"I felt comfortable around him.. safe"Yui thought about the moments she had laid in his arms, he was cold but always warm to her. It felt like she could trust him, as silly as it seems to trust someone who drinks your blood for food, she felt that he would never really hurt her.

A scowl crossed Ayatos lips but he seemed to calm himself down and nod at her to continue

"He made me feel.. good, I liked being with him"Yui could feel her face heating up at the thought, she had spent some very enjoyable moments with him that she'd rather keep private. Although she was sure Ayato had a good idea of what she meant.

A smile sat on her face as she talked about him. The bright spark that appeared in her eyes made Ayatos blood boil.

'She's supposed to smile for me like that... I found her first'Ayato knew that was a stupid reason for believing she was only supposed to be happy with him, but that was the only reasoning he could come up with. He hadn't seen Yui smile like that lately and the fact that she needed to talk about Subaru to do it, it was irritating.

"You do realize that those are easy things to do right? Anyone could do those things for you"Ayato saw the frown that crossed her face, she didn't want someone else. His fingers dug into the pillow slightly as he could hear the fabric ripping a bit.

Ayato reached out and pulled her from the bed, dragging her towards the window. She attempted to protest as he pushed the window open but he simply continued.

'He's going to kill me!'Yui closed her eyes as she felt him throw her, she didn't scream but only closed her eyes as she felt the cold night air surround her.

Waiting for the fall

But the air remained still around her, the feeling of something against her body caused her eyes to open

"See you're safe, I didn't let you fall"Ayato held her body against his, she clung to his shirt afraid he would drop her. It would be like him to drop her now and then laugh about it.

They remained in the air a few feet above where her window was. The cold night breeze felt refreshing and even the stars seemed a bit brighter.

"C-can we go back inside now"Yui pointed to her window sill that seemed to be getting farther away as they continued to float upward. How high was he planning to take her!? Yui closed her eyes as she looked down, it was so high that she almost felt dizzy.

"Not until you trust me not to drop you"Ayato continued his ascent up until they were above the roof and Yui was afraid to look down. The air was colder up here and she was freezing.

She felt him suddenly stop as she looked around, her face went pale when she could see the roof was now much farther away and she could almost see their entire street from here.

"I'm going to drop you now"Ayato removed her shaking hands from his shirt and smiled wickedly to her. Yui opened her mouth to say no but in an instant he let her go and she began to plummet

"AH!"This time she screamed as the air rushed past her and she heard Ayatos cruel laugh. Her eyes closed as she waited for the impact but then felt nothing.

"See I caught you again, how many more times do we need to do this?"Yui opened her eyes at the sound of his voice. Ayato had indeed caught her again and was floating back up past the roof.

Yui could feel her heart pounding, she was surprised she didn't have a heart attack from how terrified she was

"We can do this all night pancake, it's actually kind of fun when you scream like that"Ayato let out a laugh as he continued up into the sky. Yui reached her hands up to touch his shirt, with her fingers shaking she tugged on him

"Pl-please stop"Yui whimpered slightly as she closed her eyes, she was terrified. Her heart was pounding, she felt like throwing up and she just wanted to cry.

The feeling of moving stopped for a moment before she could feel them slowly descending through the air

"Give me a kiss and we can go back inside"Ayato hovered a few feet away from her window, Yui looked back into her bedroom then at Ayato. He seemed perfectly serious.

'I don't want to do that...'Yui looked at him, he was grinning at her since he knew she was cornered. She might be a vampire but she couldn't fly, couldn't teleport, wasn't strong, and didn't heal fast, she might as well still have been human.

"Fine we can go back up"Ayato began to slowly float back up into the sky as Yui watched her window getting farther and farther away from them.

She looked up at him, he was focused on a point in the darkness that only his eyes could see and had a smile on his lips. Clearly he was having fun torturing her.

Her hands reached up to cup his face as he looked at her curiously. Leaning forward the best she could, Yui pressed her lips against him. It was an innocent kiss, that made it seem like she'd never kissed anyone before. When she pulled back there was a look of disappointment on his face

"You're bad at kissing"It was so insulting Yui almost hit him but then remembered they were literally floating above the house. She crossed her arms in a huff as he laughed at her.

"Come on pancake I'm sorry, Yours Truly will teach you how to give better ones"He nuzzled her neck in a way that almost seemed puppy like as they descended back into her bedroom. Yui nearly jumped from his arms and ran to her bed as she was happy to be on ground again. Even if she learned to fly, she wasn't sure if she wanted too. It was scary to be that far up.

Ayato couldn't help but smile, it was hilarious how terrified she had been and the way she pouted when he said she was a bad kisser. He came over to sit beside her on the bed, she gripped the sheets tightly afraid he would throw her out into the night sky.

"Hurry up and come over before I throw you out again"Ayato tugged her shirt with his finger as she raised herself from the bed. From the looks of things she wasn't going to argue with him now. She scooted closer to him until their knees were touching and he dropped his finger from her shirt.

"Hands go here, got it"Ayato pulled her hands to touch his shoulders, she nodded and held onto him.

"Lean forward, you need to look at me"Ayato lifted her chin until she was looking directly into his eyes. He lead her closer to him until they were close enough that their noses touched. An obvious blush was plastered on her cheeks at being this close.

Ayato closed his eyes and waited, his arms moved to wrap around her waist but Yui remained still.

"Hurry up"A growl of annoyance escaped as Yui closed her eyes. She leaned upward and gently pressed her lips against his, she had to admit it was more comfortable then when she had done it earlier.

The feeling of his arms tightening around her and bringing her closer caused Yui to grip him. He was leaning in now and pushing back against her.

'If my eyes are closed...would it be okay to..pretend..'Yui couldn't help the thought as a bubble of guilt formed. She let her thoughts wander and imagined herself with Subaru. The last time they had kissed was something wonderful to her, it made her heart start to pound faster. She could feel herself pushing back against his lips now, her fingers moving from his shoulders to his neck.

'I miss him...'Yui could feel hands starting to roam around her body. The feeling of fingers creeping up her back as a tongue ran over her lips made her feel warmer. She opened up to allow him in and tilted her head to give him better access to her.

Her fingers creeped up his neck and she felt his hair. Her lips stopped moving and her hands froze.

'Their hair feels too different'Yui thought as she pulled away slightly. Their foreheads touched together as she kept her eyes closed, wanting to be trapped in her imagination for just a moment longer

"What's wrong? You were doing great towards the end"Ayatos voice brought her completely back to reality as she opened her eyes. A softness she wasn't used to was being shown to her now, his feathers held a look of disappointment and a slight flush. A soft sad smile sat on his lips.

He was cute like this, she almost forgot how cruel a person he could be

"I..I.."Yui stuttered unsure of what to say

'I can't say I was thinking about Subaru...'Yuis thoughts were muddled; she wasn't a good liar and Ayato seemed to generally catch on when she did lie. He might not be as sharp as Ruki but then again she was just a terrible liar.

Leaning forward she pressed her face against his neck, his hands stiffened for a moment before wrapping around her in an embrace

"I'm just a bit tired.. sorry.."Yui mumbled softly against his skin, she could feel his head coming to rest against hers.

Ayato could smell the sweet scent of her hair against him now, it smelt almost as good as her blood did right now. The urge to feed was gnawing at him but he had been told not to, Reiji had insisted they allow her to rest from having her blood sucked. Part of him wanted to tell Reiji to fuck off but Yui did seem like she needed it after Shu took so much.

"Fine, I guess that's enough for today"Ayato pulled away from her and agreed to let her rest. Yui happily climbed into bed as he left.

But a terrible feeling sat in her chest

Guilt

As she drifted off to sleep

-With Ayato-

Ayato sat comfortably near the fire place, it was rather cold tonight that even he noticed the slight difference in temperature. The warm of the fire place was welcome.

"Why aren't you using Bitch-chan to warm up? Hm? She still being cold to you?"Latio was lying on the rug with his hat tossed to the side. He stretched out his arm and licked a drop of blood form his lips, he had recently finished hunting and wanted to enjoy the warmth of the fire place.

Ayato looked over to his brother and pondered ignoring him, but he felt rather cocky now

"I wore her out, she's sleeping"Ayato was smug about this as Laito gave him a sarcastic clap.

"Bravo the great Ore-sama was able to make a human tired"Laitos voice was so sarcastic it was ticking Ayato off now. The smug grin had disappeared as Laito snickered.

"Hardly human, her temperatures been dropping"Reiji appeared in the chair across from Ayato, a note book in his hand. He appeared to be reading through some notes he had taken.

Yui had slowly been changing over the past few months since the awakening, it seemed her recent fangs were a large mile stone for her. Her body temperature had been dropping and he noticed a difference in her skin. The needles he used to extract her blood required a bit more force now and the clotting would occur faster, not nearly as fast as them but without a few hours it would heal.

"Why are you all here...I'm trying to sleep.."Shus voice came from the back of the room as they looked to him. Ayato still had a bone to pick with him but wasn't in the mood to fight

"We were here first, go sleep somewhere else"Reiji argued as Shu only sighed a turned over to his side

"That man said Subaru is visiting Christa...in the Netherworld"Shu yawned as he fell back into his slumber

Laito sat up and flapped out his hat, the fire was starting to burn it from the ambers

"I thought the door was opened recently, I assumed Kanato had gone back for some of his sweets"Laito recalled hearing the screams that generally came along with opening the Netherworlds gate.

"Who cares? Not like we miss him"Ayato wasn't exactly looking forward to Subaru coming back, he had honestly hoped he never came back.

He had made some real progress with Yui and didn't want his work ruined

Reiji threw a log into the fire place and watched it start to burn away, the sound of the crackling flame caused Shu to leave.

"Yes it's best we leave him be, he will return when ready"