.:Dusk Ending:.

Smiling, Yui was content as she sat within the confines of her bedroom. Looking over her textbooks and notebooks, she was checking over again some points that would be worth studying. As she did these preparations, she then remembered a small discussion that had happened the night before...

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"What?! Really!?" The blonde haired girl exclaimed as she was given the unexpected news.

Nodding, Miya looking slightly astonished herself as she then replied, "Yeah... that Four Eyes has given me the okay, I can come over tomorrow night."

As this was said to her, Yui quiet then thought about how unusual this consent was. For since she'd been discharged from the hospital and she had started re-attending Ryoutei Academy, she had assumed that Reiji wouldn't agree for a long while to let Miya come and visit her. Thinking of this, she decided to ask curious, "... Did he really seem to be okay with the idea? With you coming to see me, Miya-chan?"

Hearing this question being asked of her, the heterochromia eyed girl curious herself, scratched the back of her head and replied casually as she looked up to the classroom ceiling, "He seemed to be?" But then remembering Reiji's usual critical manner and cold demeanour she added becoming sour, "But knowing how he usually is. He seemed as okay as any stick in the mud kinda prick like himself."

Listening to this Yui was quiet, however laughing awkwardly at this comment she replied gently, "I see..." however becoming brightened she couldn't help but say, "But it's still good though! It'll be so nice to spend time together like we used to before!"

Miya hearing this and forgetting her own annoyance then brightened up herself seeing Yui's smile. As she did so, she nodded simply saying, "Yeah, it will be!" Then as she said those words-!

DING! DONG! DING! DONG!

The bell rung out and it was clear that classes were going to be starting again. Sighing as she heard it, the heterochromia eyed girl then couldn't help but say, "Looks like we'll be having to get back to the grind again...damn."

"Yes, it looks like it," Yui admitted. Then as she did so, she decided to say, "We better get back to our seats now, huh?"

"Yeah, we should," with that Miya went to head to her seat. But before going she realised, "Oh?" With that she reached into her pocket. As she did so, she rummaged around for a moment before adding, "Yui-ko here."

"Hm?" Curious, the blonde haired girl then saw that Miya was holding out an item to her. Gazing at it, she then saw with surprise, "Subaru-kun's knife?"

Nodding, Miya then explained, "Yeah, he's been bugging me like crazy to get it back to him." Then as she passed it into Yui's hands she added with a tired sigh, "But I've just been forgetting to bring it with me and I haven't seen him around so... I figured you'd see him before I do, so do you think you could pass it along to him?"

As this was asked of her, Yui holding the precious yet dangerous weapon in her hands then replied with a small smile, "Oh, yes. Of course, I'll do that for you, Miya-chan."

Pleased with this, the heterochromia eyed girl then replied, "Thanks!" Then as she said that-!

STEP! STEP! STEP! STEP!

"Oh! We better get to our battle stations!" Miya joked and quickly she hurried over to her seat and as she did so, Yui did the same placing the silver knife hurriedly into her school bag. Seeing her do this, the orange haired girl then decided to say something else, "We better think hard for what we wanna study for tomorrow night, huh? Yui-ko?"

As this was asked of her, the blonde haired girl finishing her own preparations then looked to her friend. As she did so, she saw her smiling at her making a wink with her single blue eye. Seeing this act bing done to her, Yui smiled brightly herself and replied, "Yeah we should, I'll be looking forward to tomorrow!"

"Same!" Miya replied, then as she made this answer. The rest of the class re-entered the classroom. As they did so, with a couple of happy smiles on the girls faces they commenced with their writing as the class began and listening to the teacher they both thought about all the fun they'd do together on the approaching night...

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As she looked over all of her finished preparations, which was a circle made of a few cushions on the carpeted floor, along with a small table in the centre, with the textbooks waiting. Holding all the appropriate notes in her hands. Yui knew with a gentle smile gracing her face said eagerly, "I can't wait!" Then as she said those words-!

RING! RING!

She'd received a message! Looking to her new pink phone which was sent to her finally by her father, Yui then flipped it open and saw a single message had been written to her, "I'm here!" Smiling instantly in seconds seeing this, the blonde haired girl placed her notes down upon the white table and in another moment she exited her room hurriedly to go meet her friend!

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Running down the corridor, Yui felt like her excitement was overtaking her. For she couldn't wait to relax properly and have fun again! She couldn't wait to see her friend! Then making it to the top of the staircase, she called out with a smile, "Miya-chan!"

However in seconds, the excited smile that had graced the blonde haired girl's face vanished. For there lying on the floor, was the fallen form of her friend! Bewildered. she uttered slowly in confusion, "Miya-chan...?" But there came no response and as the grave silence entered chillingly into the air, the blonde haired girl terrified cried out in alarm, "Miya-chan!?"

With that she raced down the stair case, almost tripping over her own feet! But making it down as fast as she could, she made it to her dear friend's side. Then shaking her shoulder hurriedly with her hand, she asked again feeling herself shake in terror, "Miya-chan what's wrong?! What's happened!? Miya-chan!? Miya-!?"

"Urgh...!"

Hearing this groan of pain, Yui was quiet. But in another moment, her eyes widened in horror for quickly she noticed, that growing beneath the body of her friend upon the surface of the vibrant red carpet. Another darker red was drowning it out, creating a horrifying sea that chilled the Sacrificial Bride to the core.

Yui shivered in shock! But in another second she moved crying out, "MIYA-CHAN!?" With that pulling her friend over, holding her in her arms as she kneeled beside her the blonde haired girl then saw with her widened pink eyes that there in the centre of her abdomen was a gushing hole, looking at the wound it was clear that her dear friend had been stabbed.

Tears beginning to brim as this grim sight settled into her eyes, Yui then cried out, "Why!? How!? Miya-chan what happened to you?! What-!?"

"She's being put down."

As this chilling voice said these words so coldly, Yui turned and looking upwards. She saw two figures before her, "Reiji-san...Laito-kun?"

The two vampires looking down at her were silent. Reiji himself was clearly not impressed by the pathetic melodramatic scene that was unfolding, while Laito himself was grinning with amusement. As he did so, it was then the spectacled vampire went on to say, "This was supposed to have been done cleanly, but now look at you..." with that narrowing his light reddish coloured eyes he added, "You're soiling yourself in that vermin's blood."

Yui said nothing to these words, she was too shocked. But then she heard Laito's haunting light hearted voice speak as he added, "Indeed! I mean I didn't even get a single drop on myself!" With those words said, it was then that Yui noticed the sword that was in the fedora hatted young man's right hand.

Looking at the blade, she saw that it was stained in red and as she did so, she realised the awful truth, "Laito-kun? You're the one...? You stabbed, Miya-chan?"

Hearing this being asked of him, the vibrant green eyed young man replied sounding pleased, "Yes I am!"

In seconds as this answered settled into her mind, Yui couldn't understand?! She was beyond words of confusion, instead she became desperate with sorrow and outrage as she demanded, "Why!? Why did you do that!? Why would you-?!"

"To put an end to this ridiculous farce," Reiji answered. Then correcting his lenses, looking to Yui he informed her," You were completely naïve to believe we would allow you to associate with that animal anymore..." with that he then added as he explained,"We simply needed to lure her here, so it would be easier to clean up the mess and not have as much suspicion raised."

Yui was silent in shock as she listened to this cold hearted explanation. She couldn't believe it. She trusted in the brothers, she thought for sure things would be alright! That they would-!?

"And I was more than happy to carry out the kill!" Laito then said, with that drawing up the sword that was stained with Miya's blood. He added seeing it's enchanting crimson stains upon the steel blade, "For now... Cow-chan belongs to me." Then licking the blood delicately off the cold metal he added with a sinister light glowing in his vibrant irises, "And only to me."

As she heard these words, Yui was chilled to the core! But as her overwhelming shock and horror made her tremble, she felt movement and then-!

"Yui...ko."

She turned and there looking down, she saw that staring up to her was her precious mortally wounded friend. As she stared down at her, the blonde haired girl was silent but then she saw heartbreakingly that there was a small pained smile on the heterochromia eyed girl's face... seeing it, the Sacrificial Bride felt her eyes overflow with tears that rained slowly down her cheeks.

Miya struggling with her pained lungs to breathe, shaking moved her left hand up and as she did so, she tried carefully but clearly struggling to say, "Please... don't cry."

Seeing her dear friend reach for her, Yui grasped her trembling hand with her own blood soaked right hand. As she did so, crying hard as she gazed down at Miya, she heard her dear friend struggle to tell her, "I...I'm glad, I'm glad... that I became close to you." Then as the heterochromia eyed girl said those words, she felt horribly weakened and tried to speak a little more saying, "...I'm just sad... that I can't-!"

Hearing her stop, Yui her eyes widened uttered, "Miya-chan?"

However instantly instead of audible words, the dying girl coughed loudly and in moments droplets of blood escaped her lips as her body struggled to breathe!

Feeling and seeing this happen as her friend's body writhed in her hands as she gasped to breathe, Yui cried out feeling her heart hammering painfully in her chest, "Hang on! Miya-chan! Miya-chan! Please don't die! Don't!" With that she lost her hold on her friend's hand and in another moment, she was trying to stop the bleeding with her own hands as she tried to cover the wound.

Seeing Yui plead and cry out, as Miya was in the throws of death. Neither Reiji or Laito uttered a word, for this was the end that was to be expected. It was something that was only-!

"What the hell's going on here!?"

Distracted away from their observations, both of the brothers then saw who it was that had arrived on the scene. It was none other than their youngest sibling, Subaru.

The white haired young man, baffled and confused as he looked on didn't understand where this loud protest of sound was coming from. However finally fixing his red coloured eyes on Yui's form, he saw what was making her so upset. Then quickly his eyes widened too as he uttered, "Tadao?"

However not hearing his utter, Yui herself was desperate and anxious. Trying to hold Miya's struggling form in her arms, she was hurriedly trying to think of what to do! For she had to stop her friend's bleeding! She had to hurry! But where was she to get the bandages!? She also couldn't leave Miya there on her own! Otherwise-!?

"Agh!" Suddenly Miya gasped out! As she did so, her body arched painfully for a few moments...until it slackened and lost all strength. Becoming still and unmoving entirely...

Feeling this happen, Yui looking to her friend was still herself... but looking on, she saw the small smile that had been on her friend's face had all but vanished. Instead her face was blank with a trail of blood leaking out of the right side of her mouth and looking to her odd coloured eyes, there was no longer that warm light that shone. They were dark and void... they were entirely lifeless...

Seeing this happen, Yui couldn't believe it! Looking on, she uttered out quietly, "Miya...chan?" However there was no response. Seeing this, the blonde haired girl tried again to speak to her, "Miya-chan, please can't you-?"

"It's no Bitch-chan!" As this was said to her, the blonde haired girl looked behind herself hurriedly. Then seeing Laito still holding the sword in his hand, he went on to tell her, "Cow-chan's done! She's gone, bitten the dust... she's now dead!"

As this was said to her, Yui was silent... But as the words settled into her mind. It was so painful, looking on at Laito, Reiji and Subaru. Her eyes overflowed with more tears and quietly, she couldn't help but utter, "No..."

None of the brothers said a word. But looking on, Subaru couldn't help but reveal an expression of concern but he didn't move as Yui looked back down to the body of her friend. Then shaking, she shook Miya over and over as her desperation propelled her on and on, to try and get her friend to move! To wake up! Heart broken, she cried out loudly, "No! No! No! NO! NO! MIYA-CHAN! MIYA-CHAN! WAKE UP! MIYA-CHAN!"

Hearing her scream in sorrow and horror, as she clung to the shell that was her friend. It hurt to look on and Subaru knew he had to step in, moving quickly he grasped the shoulder's of the Sacrificial Bride with both his hands and as he did so, he told her trying to maintain his composure, "That's enough!" Then seeing that she wasn't releasing her, Subaru then told her, "Yui, let go of her."

However manic with her sorrow, Yui refused to! Instantly she cried out, fighting against Subaru's touch, "NO! LET GO OF ME! SUBARU-KUN! SHE NEEDS ME! MIYA-CHAN! MIYA-!"

But she couldn't hold on, for at that moment. The white haired vampire pulled the hysterical girl away from the body of her friend and as he did so, he was pulling her up the stairs with him. However, still she fought back crying out madly and sorrowfully, "SUBARU-KUN LET GO! LET GO OF ME!" But he wouldn't and realising this she screamed, AAAGGGGHHH!"

Hearing her disappear up the stairs. Laito still amused by this whole scene, couldn't help but utter, "My oh my, who knew Bitch-chan would be the one to scream the loudest?"

"Indeed..." Reiji answered. However, looking down to the body that was now staining the carpet, he couldn't help but then say, "And now for the most trivial and irritating of chores, we will have to dispose of this corpse." Then as he said those words, he also added as he put a hand to his chin, "And we will have to put a swift end to those other pieces of vermin who are still living."

Laito didn't say a word to Reiji. However, Reiji paid no heed to this. Instead walking ahead, he informed his younger brother, "I trust I can leave you to rid our house of this mess?"

As this was asked, the fedora hatted young man then replied, "Of course!"

Reiji appeared to be satisfied with that response and becoming so, he moved forwards to the inner depths of the mansion to get the final clean up organised.

Silent still, Laito looked from the direction he had left and instead turned his gaze down to Miya's body. As he did so, he was silent... but after a moment, he couldn't help but sigh saying throwing the sword in his hand away, "Oh, I'm going to miss the chaos you brought with you Cow-chan." Then as the weapon clattered onto the floor, he had moved forwards and bending down, he picked up her still form and held her in his arms and as he did so, he had a somewhat serious light in his eyes as he said, "And the unusual rich taste you contained." With that he walked away with her, to take her to the place her where she now truly belonged...

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Having walked with Yui, Subaru was silent as he stared on at the Sacrificial Bride. She was now placed upon her bed and was sitting on it's edge, her expression was hidden away with her head bent down, while her hands were holding onto the fabric of her brown shorts tightly. All of her clothes were still stained in red blood, it was down her pink top and all over her shorts too, there were even traces of the crimson red substance around her lower legs and knees.

Looking at her pitiful form, to Subaru she was so dull now. So empty... she wasn't bothering to say anything to him, nor even look at him. As he stared down at her, this mirrored so much the behaviour of his mother... that it was terrifying to him. If she would only scream, or shout at him, he might have had a better idea of what to do...

Gazing down at her as this icy and uncomfortable silence dominated the atmosphere within the girl's room. Subaru could tell there was nothing else he could do for Yui, he couldn't comfort her, he couldn't give her warm healing words. Or if he could, he was sure that she wouldn't accept them from him, since it was his own brothers that had-!

Immediately as this thought came to his mind, Subaru saw again the image of Miya's bloodied corpse on the floor. Then as it did so, he had to shake the thought away and as he did so he decided to act. Walking to Yui's bedroom door, he looked back to the blonde haired girl and told her, "You should change out of those clothes and throw them away... you'll smell of death soon if you wear them for too much longer."

Yui didn't bother to reply to him, she didn't move. Expecting such a reaction, saddened the white haired vampire. Looking at her, he was quiet for a moment... then turning away, he looked on ahead and decided to say one thing before he finally departed, "I'm sorry..."

STEP...STEP...STEP...STEP...

Hearing Subaru's steps fade away down the corridor, Yui didn't say anything. She felt so numb inside, Subaru's words had barely registered in her mind. But as the silence surrounded her, she began to feel the chilling clammy sensation of her friend's blood upon the fabric of her clothes... it chilled her to the core.

Shivering, she held herself closely trying to feel some warmth. Some kind of sensation, anything at all... but she couldn't. Inside herself, everything hurt. Her heart, her mind, her soul, everything...it all hurt. For inside her mind she could still see it. Her friend, dead... gone, forever.

As she realised this painfully once again, she looked to the right side of herself. Doing so, she saw again the ring of cushions and books that were laid out on the carpet. Ready and waiting for the time of fun and play, that would now never come.

Seeing her preparations, Yui couldn't help but stand up. Walking over to all the books, she picked up one of the cushions. As she did so, she saw that it was a turquoise blue one. It was the one that her friend used the most when they studied together in the past. Hugging it tightly, like she would have done with it, she shivered again as more sad tear fell from her eyes... as they did so, she couldn't help but shudder more from her sorrow and pain.

"Yui-ko here."

Her eyes widened as she breathed in sharply. For quickly she remembered, she remembered what Miya had given to her the night before. Feeling a sudden almost panicked compulsion, she ran and suddenly pulled out a drawer out from her wooden dresser... there she saw lying within the wooden compartment, it was none other than Subaru's silver knife.

Gazing at it, Yui almost seemed to be possessed as she took it and walked straight back to her bed. Sitting upon it's side again, she was trembling as she held it with both of her hands... it was clear that she was terrified! But at the same time, there was a strong resolution in her mind. She knew she had to do this act... for now there was no hope for her living anymore.

But then she remembered one last thing... slowly reaching her right hand into her brown shorts pocket, she felt the softness of a familiar item. Pulling it out, she then saw again it was the orange sewn fox keychain and blue flowery friendship charm she'd been given for her birthday. Staring at it, she revealed a sad smile as she echoed out gently, "Miya-chan..."

Looking at the delicate creature, she gently laid it down upon the side of the bed next to her. Then grasping the knife with both of her hands, she aimed it over her chest... and moved!

STAB!

"Agh!"

The pain was immediate and shivering, Yui could feel her blood swell and flow from the self inflicted wound she had now created. Though it hurt badly and her heart hammered horribly in her chest as she fell back and now lay upon the soft surface of her bed... she knew she couldn't let it end there. For this pain, this was nothing new to her and so forcing her hands to tighten more around the deadly shimmering weapon, she made it sink further into the depths of her core.

Shivering, she could feel it reaching the very inner most depths of her body, it was strange to her. She almost felt it was reaching the part of her that was so hurt... but yet with this act done. She knew despite this agony, soon she would be free from it all.

Realising this, a sad smile came across her face. Then as it did so, her pink eyes overflowed with tears... as this occurred and she now struggled to breathe, she trembled as she reached her right arm across the bed. However it stilled, for finally she came into contact with her precious treasure. The fox charm.

Feeling it's softness soothed her, it was almost like a small gentle hand holding her own. Imagining this, she couldn't help but utter slowly with now great difficulty, "I...I'm not afraid," then gasping as she felt her heart begin to slow in it's feverish beatings and her blood overflowed from the terrible wound she'd inflicted on herself, she finished saying, "Because, now... I won't be alone anymore."

Then as she uttered those words, she felt the last of her strength give away. Her lungs could barely lift anymore, her heart was now close to becoming completely still... for it had become terribly weakened by the oozing sensation of her blood flowing away, Yui's eyes began to darken over and close. As they did so, within the depth's of her minds eye, she could see the setting sun glimmering upon the warm waves and the glistening white sands of the beach she had once played upon with the person, who had become such a dear friend to her...