Trigger warning for chapter! S*xual assault!

Ayato noticed the blood dripping from her neck and collarbone, from bloodsucking most definitely. Laito looked down at Yui almost as if this was new to him.

"Aaah Little Bitch~ My head feels a bit fuzzy~ Did you drug me perhaps~" Laito jokingly said. He turned around and noticed his brother's fist shaking.

My bastard brother made a move on her?! I'm gonna kill him…

"Ayato what-" Ayato punched Laito which threw his head back and caused him to nosebleed. Yui began to cry and watched helplessly as Ayato continuously beat his brother to death. The brothers and servants came in and broke them apart.

"It's not him! Let him go!" Yui cried.

"Let me go! Let me fucking go!" Ayato argued and threw punches at the servants which frightened them and soon the room was crowded with everyone trying to restrain Ayato. A dark green aura came out of Laito as he passed out.

Yui covered herself with the sheets and hid herself crying softly.

(pause)

When the door opened, Shu, Reiji, Subaru came in and told Yui to explain what happened.

"Laito came into my room and we were having an okay conversation. We were talking about how Ayato and I were arguing… He told me… that Ayato had been hiding my father's letters… I was upset and he came on to me." Yui sniffed. "But something was off about him… It wasn't… Laito."

Trigger warning! S*xual assault!

Before Yui could respond to "Laito's" advances, his lips met hers. It felt wrong. He was touching her forcibly and made it hard for her to breathe. Yui didn't like this and tried to scream but she couldn't. She was still. Something inside her prevented her from moving and talking. His fangs appeared and were sharp. "Laito" attacked her neck and collarbone. Yui's face was red and tears were coming down. Help me! Ayato… help me! His laugh became dark and ominous. It was almost familiar. He began to take off her dress and touched her slowly. HELP! HELP ME! SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME! His eyes turned into a red color and his voice made sense. It wasn't LAITO. "Aah… Cordelia… You're awfully beautiful. I can make you feel good." Off came his shirt. NO! "AYATO!" Yui screamed.

"Demon activity…" Shu said. "I can sense it in this room. He's back."

"I agree. Laito does not remember this event even happened." Reiji commented.

"What does that bastard want?!" Subaru shouted.

"And not to mention that she's already changing…" Reiji trailed off.

Yui began shaking disgusted by what happened. Subaru calmed her down. "He… almost…"

Reiji took the report and went to the lab facility to make a new potion to get rid of the demon entity.

Shu watched Yui and cried and sighed. "If I bring Ayato in here will that be fine for you?"

Yui shook her head. I hate him...

Shu got up and left the room. After ten minutes, Ayato came in with cranberry juice and a bottle of water. "Thank you Subaru." Yui said. Subaru nodded and left the room.

"Shu… Shu told me what happened." He sat next to her. Ayato offered her something to drink but Yui shook her head.

"...Say something."

Yui got up from the bed and made her way towards the door.

"What did I do? Why aren't you responding?"

"How could you hide my father's letters from me?" Yui snapped. Yui shook her head and bit her lip to prevent herself from crying. She avoided his stare.

"I didn't want to lose you."

"Lose me to what?!" She barked and snapped a nasty look at him. "I'm not your toy, your pet, or possession. I...We… are lovers. Do you not understand what I've been through?"

"Do you not understand what it's like to be Yours Truly's everything? I treat you differently than all the other brides!"

"Why did you even bring that up to me? That has nothing to do with anything I just said!"

Ayato stood up and balled his fists. "Why didn't you just listen to me?"

"Why can't you listen to me?" Yui said standing up as well. This isn't like me… Am I really standing up to Ayato? She felt no strange presence in her body.

"Every time I listen to you… you… end up saying something stupid! You end up disobeying me! I told you I didn't want to go to the Demon World and look what happened to you!"

"I just wanted to bring out the best out of you, Ayato!"

Silence.

Yui got up to leave, but received a hug from Ayato who was behind her.

"Release me." Yui said.

"D…Don't leave me."

His hug was pretty tight. Silence. Yui felt his body. No warmth or heartbeat. Yui nudged his stomach with her elbow. He wouldn't budge.

"You can't leave me. I refuse!"

Yui folded her arms. "I need to talk to Reiji about something. Let go."

"You can't even rely on me no more!" Ayato growled.

"Ayato I don't wanna argue! I really don't!" Yui began to walk away from him only for him to grab her arm. He had a tight grip on her arm.

"I… I did everything for you! Did all that mean nothing?" His voice sounded almost hurt.

"I need to talk to Reiji! Let me go!"

"I'm coming with you!"

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"A force…?" Reiji asked. Ayato and Yui were standing in front of Reiji who was working on an experiment.

"Yes…" Yui nodded. "Every time it shows up I somehow obtain inhuman strength."

"Why… Did you never tell me about that?" Ayato questioned.

Yui ignored him. She wanted to find out what was going on with her body. She needed answers.

"I see." Reiji said. "Ever since that night when we finally got rid of that pesky woman Cordelia… it seems like she's left… unusual fragments of herself unto you."

"Is… it possible she may come back?" Yui was frightened by his comment. Cordelia played a big role in her insecurity.

"No."

"So then how…"

"I'll need to run some tests on you. It'll be quick."

Yui sat down on a chair and allowed Reiji to draw her blood.

"Don't do anything stupid four eyes." Ayato commented.

"I'll report back with the results." Reiji stated. "I have a theory and I want to prove it."

A theory what…

"Return to your rooms." Reiji said and the conversation ended.

Yui nodded and left the room alongside with Ayato.

"Ayato… I need to rest now."

"Sleep in my room."

"I'm fine, I'll ask the servants for a room. Just please… give me space."

Ayato took her arm and led her to his room and set her down on his bed.

Yui avoided eye contact and silently closed her eyes and brought her hand to her heart. What's going to happen to me? Father help me…

Ayato brought her close to him and fell asleep as well.

(pause)

Morning came and Yui wanted to ask Laito if anything strange happened to him prior to Ritcher's possession.

But she was still traumatized by the events of last night and backed down. Yui sat up from the bed, knowing Ayato wasn't there. Before she got up, Ayato came into the room with a tray of food.

Yui glanced at the tray and said slowly, "I'm not hungry."

"You're... human... you need to eat."

"...I wanna go back to the human world!" Yui blurted out.

"You need to stay here and wait for Reiji's results."

Yui sighed.

"Open up." Ayato scooped some eggs from the plate into the spoon and waited for Yui to open her mouth.

Yui blushed at this. Ayato's going to feed me?!

"I can do it by-" Yui was cut off by a spoon of food entering her mouth. She chewed slowly and swallowed.

Yui turned away from him and said, "You got what you wanted now… leave me be."

It pained her to say those words, but… Why was he so confusing?

"You need to eat more. Oi!"

Silence.

"Do it… for me. Please."

Yui snapped at him, "Why are you being... difficult?!"

"I should say the same for you."

"I told you to leave! Go!"

"You're not fine! Look at you!"

"Yesterday you were being so mean to me! You were being possessive and hurt my feelings!" Yui barked. "Then come to find out you were preventing me from keeping contact with my own father!"

"I'm doing this to keep you safe."

Yui threw her pillow at him which he dodged. "What are you protecting me from!"

"Oi! Calm down!"

Silence.

Tears rolled down her cheeks.

Ayato came closer to her. "Hey-"

"I can't go through this anymore." Yui stood up and quickly ran to the door only for Ayato to grab her arm.

"Oi! Where are you going?"

Yui took a deep breath and shouted, "I'M DONE!"