Sakamaki Sister
The morning sun is rising; normal mortals are starting the day, while the Sakamaki mansion is just starting to fall asleep. The sun's rays are warming up the atmosphere, making the heat a tad bit annoying to those who dislike it.
A messy bundle of white hair lazily curls around Aria's sleeping body and the doll that she's hugging. The curtains are still open, letting the bright sunlight into her room. But this does not bother her one bit; her fatigue has taken over.
Meanwhile, all her brothers and Yui are still walking about the place; clearly, since they do possess more energy. Out of all, Yui is the most worried.
"Tonight's a full moon… I hope that Aria won't be like her brothers" she sighs.
She is correct on this part, but she's completely oblivious of the fact that something much worst will befall the snow-haired girl. This is also one of the reasons which led their father – Karl Heinz – to bring her back home.
Yui keeps walking around aimlessly, until meeting a certain arrogant red-headed vampire.
"Oi, Pancake" he says coldly.
"What is it, Ayato?" Yui says casually.
"It's about Aria, just a question"
"Hm?"
Just as Ayato opens his mouth to ask, Raito and Reiji barges in.
"Hi there, Bitch-Chan. So what's this talk I heard about dear sister?" Raito chirps playfully.
Yui takes in a gulp as Reiji's sharp stare penetrates her comfort, but says it out anyways.
"Well, today will be a full moon. And I wonder if Aria will also be like that" Yui's eyes go downcast.
The three brothers ponder about this; the full moon's effect to Aria's behavior. In the middle of their thoughts, the clock chimes nine in the morning.
"We should all rest" Reiji says, his long fingers pushing up his glasses.
They all agree and head back to their rooms. Yui, being the owner of the room that's closest to Aria's, take a worried glance at the sleeping girl through the slightly opened door. She shakes her head and closes the door, trying hard to not worry about it.
Meanwhile, Aria's sleeping face turns from peaceful to as if her heart is being pierced by a silver knife. She winces; sweat trickling down her pained face, and her hands clenching the doll.
A few hours later, the sun goes down behind the tall city buildings. It's about four in the afternoon, the birds are going back to their nests to enjoy their time relaxing from a long day of foraging for food, the city's people are bustling around either going somewhere or going back home, and most people are just starting to wake up.
Aria's eyes flutter open slowly; adjusting to the color of the slowly darkening sky. Just as she's about to get out of bed, her body fails her; sending her falling to the floor.
"Not now… Shit" Aria closes her mouth right after she says that word.
Her hands grip the side of her bed, and then struggling to stand up. Her legs walk limply to the door, her hand opening it, and head on to Yui's door.
"Y-Yui?" Aria's weak voice asks.
"Yeah?" Yui's sleepy voice says.
"Can you t-tell the others that I c-can't go to school today? I just… I don't feel very well"
"Eh? I can stay home with you if you want"
"No! Oh, I mean, there's no need to do that. You just go, I'll be fine"
With that, Aria returns to her room and locks the door.
An hour later, Yui comes out of her room and knocks on Aria's door. With no answer, she assumes that the young vampire is just asleep. Or is she?
Yui descends down the stairs to already see that the brothers are already downstairs; she looks at Kanato's confused face.
"Where's Aria?" he asks, looking around behind Yui.
"She's not feeling well, so she said that she'll stay home today" Yui says to Kanato.
"Maybe it's the moon tonight?" Ayato looks the window.
The seven of them go out to the limousine. However, before that, Subaru looks back at the window of Aria's room; worried.
As the limousine drives away, Aria eyes look outside to the orange sky. She has placed all the sharp objects of her room in the bathroom, which is now locked. The door, the window, and the extra door to her work room are also locked. The fireplace is only an empty space with no firewood.
But still, this does not calm her one bit.
Her trembling form sits on a corner of the room, her scared voice keeps saying "hold it in, hold it in, hold it in…". Her hands are also hugging herself.
Ten o'clock. The others are probably in the middle of having a break or a lesson. While Aria is pacing around her room, sometimes tripping over nothing. And with a slightly cracked voice, she laughs.
"When will they return, I wonder" she giggles.
Her body sways recklessly around the room, stopping here and there. She keeps on doing so until she feels a heavy weight on her heart. Aria's movements stop suddenly. And in a split second her eyes become lifeless and she starts to scream loudly.
"It's almost midnight… Hehe… Just wait for a bit more… Ahahaha…" she smiles sweetly at the bright, round moon.
Eleven o'clock, Aria is starting to get restless. She keeps one banging her body against the door in an attempt to open it. She also tumbled down some of her furniture.
"Hurry up! Don't make me wait!" She shouts at the door furiously.
And right after that, she calms down and leans to the wall; her hands clutching her face.
"Relax, don't shout at the door. The poor door will get upset… Ahaha…! That's it! I'm a genius! Ehehe" she walks around the room aimlessly.
Her red eyes then gleams in excitement. She looks down to the key attached to her necklace.
"Perfect! If I can't go to them, then why not lure them to me instead? Ahahahaha, brilliant!" Her hand then rips the key off her necklace, and she starts to bang it to the glass of the window.
"Calm little nightingale sings a song. Calm little nightingale slowly dies. Calm little nightingale has no voice. A perfect picture of me, oh, yes. Ahaha~"