The sounds of birds chirping stirred me awake as I snuggled closer into the pillow and thick blanket. I slowly peeked my eyes open and squinted at the small beam of sunlight that came through the drapes. It wasn't too bright in here but the stream of light somehow made its way to my face. I groaned in annoyance and went to turn away from the light only to be faced with a peacefully sleeping Laito. I knew I was in his bed, I just didn't expect to see him this close to me. Looking at him brought back memories of last night and then my eyes went wide as I hurried up and sat up. I looked down at him with horror in my eyes. He was underneath the blanket as well but I could see that he didn't have on a shirt. Was he possibly naked? If he is then does that mean...that we actually did it? I didn't feel any different other than an unsettling feeling in the pit of my stomach. I mean based on what I remembered, we did appear to had done something. I looked at him as he slept with much content in his face.

I almost didn't want to wake him but I just had to know.

Reaching out, I gave him a light shake.

"L-laito?"

No reaction. I shook him again only a bit harder.

"Laito wake up."

Finally getting him to at least move, I continued to call out his name until he opened his eyes. He couldn't possibly be sleeping this deeply. I'm sure he knew I was trying to wake him and was just ignoring me. That's fine. He doesn't have to wake up anyways.

Giving up, I turned around to get ready to leave the bed but was held in place by a sudden arm wrapped around my body.

"Giving up so soon? Persistence is a nice trait to have you know?"

I turned around to face him and frowned.

"I knew you were awake."

"Of course I was. I was hoping we could rest in bed a little longer together. I mean, what a night we shared~."

I pulled his arm away from me and looked at him in terror.

"No...you're lying...we...we didn't..."

As much as I was sure we did nothing, I couldn't help but wonder if we truly did. I mean just looking at his face and our current situation, one would think immediately that something occurred. I started to shake a little and shook my head.

Laito sat up and I couldn't help but look as the blanket fell. I shut my eyes and turned away the second I noticed his waist.

"Don't be so shy now. You didn't have a problem seeing it last night."

"I don't remember seeing anything! Can you please like...cover up a bit more?"

Laito laid back against the headboard and placed his arms behind his head.

"In my own room?"

I peeked my eyes open and saw that he was covering up but the fact that he really wasn't wearing anything still made it difficult to look his way.

Even though this was awkward for me, I just had to know.

"Laito please be honest with me."

Looking at him with pleading eyes, I asked yet again.

"Did you and I actually...do it?"

He smiled, amused at my inability to say anything further than what he would've said.

"If I say yes, what would your response be? Disgust? Shame? Humiliation? Shall I name another self loathing insult?"

My face stayed frowned as he spoke. I hated when he wouldn't be serious. Not even for a second. I took a deep breath and sighed.

Even though his response wasn't the one I wanted to hear, I did genuinely began wondering. Had we did done anything, what would that do to me? Would I be angry at him or myself? Surely regret would run deep as well as any other disappointing emotion. I watched him as he smiled at me. He could easily be teasing me and surely nothing at all happened last night. I'm sure he felt me up, drank my blood and then that's where it gets cloudy. Blank even. Did I pass out then? I took my eyes off of him and felt relief when I saw that I was partially dressed. My blazer was gone but my shirt was open. I still had on everything else though other than my shoes. I've never been physical with anyone but I'm sure my first time would be painful. I felt no pain nor any discomfort, and even though he was giving me round about responses, I sensed that he wasn't being truthful. I would feel better if I heard him say it out right that nothing happened but I'm sure I was in the clear. What I think happened was when I passed out, he left me here alone, went away, came back, got undressed and then climbed into bed with me just to make me believe we had been intimate.

Coming to the conclusion, I confidently met his eyes.

"We didn't do anything."

Laito looked at me wondering how I came to that.

"What makes you so sure?"

I gestured at my body.

"Other than me being almost fully dressed, I don't feel any different."

Laito raised an eyebrow.

"That's all you have to go on?"

It was all I had to go on, but I was pretty certain about it.

"Sure its not a lot, but I'm certain. Am I lying?"

Laito and I stared at each other for what felt like forever, until he smirked and ran his hands through his messy hair.

"Guess you caught me. If you're going to figure out my tricks this quickly, then I won't see the fun in it anymore."

I closed my eyes and laid my hand on my chest.

"Why do you do this to me? I really thought something happened."

"You're right it didn't escalade, but..."

He grabbed my hand and pulled me on top of him. Knowing that he was naked under the blanket, had my heart hammering. Our faces were close and my face felt heated.

"It almost did. Whether you want to recognize it or not, you're beginning to want me more and more."

Ignoring that last part, I turned my face away and found myself blushing.

"Don't be silly. I'm sure it didn't even get close."

"Judging by your face, you're very well aware of how far it could've gotten."

I couldn't even meet his eyes because I knew he was right. Even though I passed out before it got to that point, I do remember getting quite touchy with him. My fingers felt a bit tingly when I thought back to when I ran my hand through his hair and my chest became warm at the thought of kissing him back so passionately. My body was heating up all over again and I was sure he could feel the increase in my body temperature.

"I was honestly taken aback at how frisky you became. For someone with no experience, you definitely did pretty well."

I whipped my head back to glare at him in an embarrassed mess.

"I didn't do well in anything, I just...I wasn't in my right mind is all."

He laughed at my feeble attempt to explain anything. Holding me tight, Laito looked me dead in the eye.

"I wish you'd be more upfront with yourself. But then again, actions speak louder than words. I can never get over how nice your fingers feel running through my hair."

I was going to deny doing that but knew it was pointless seeing as that I was well aware of my actions just as he was. I'm actually surprised that he didn't say anything about me hugging him. I'm a bit glad he didn't because that would've only made me even more embarrassed. However, I found my face had soften a bit and I found myself actually smiling a bit. I had a sudden feeling to just be a little honest with him.

"I...I actually love how it feels. That's why I can't help but touch it."

I diverted my gaze when I noticed how quiet he got.

His silence was actually making me nervous. I guess trying to be a bit honest with my thoughts didn't get much of a reaction out of him but what was I really expecting from him?

Laito put his hand on the back of my head and forced me to look at him. He was probably gonna say something pervy. Perhaps it was a mistake to open up like that. Instead, a slight smile appeared on his face.

"Maybe next time, I'll have you touch more than just my hair."

I yanked my head out of his hand and pushed away from him sitting up. Of course I was right. Something pervy but I wasn't too upset about his remarks, seeing as how it was very obvious it would go there. Looking down at him, I narrowed my eyes at him noticing something. He smelled...clean.

"Did you get washed up?"

"That I did. Do you love how I smell?"

I let out a huff of air.

"Not particularly. I was just asking is all."

Who am I kidding, he smelled amazing and I held back the urge to lay on top of him again and get another soft whiff. The second I admitted that to myself, I rubbed my temple in a circular motion ashamed at my own thoughts. What kind of thing was that to think when just a second ago, I was dreading the idea of being intimate with him. My inner feelings about him were all over the place like abstract art. Even though I stayed unsure about how I felt about him, I did know one thing, and that was being around him was doing bad things to me and I wasn't sure if that was an alright thing.

While I was having an inner conflict, I realized something major. I then began frantically looking around at the sudden realization. I had spent the night here after I swore I would only be coming to see Yui. I hadn't even called Yusuke to let him know that I was alright.

"I need to be getting home! I didn't mean to spend the night!"

Quickly getting out of bed, I fell to the floor but was quick to get up on my feet. It was still pretty early, so maybe Dad wasn't home. My phone hasn't rang, so that's a good indicator that he must not be home. I still had time. Speaking of my phone, where was it? I hurriedly fixed up my clothes and slipped on my shoes all the while trying to locate my phone.

Laito watched me as I struggle with my peril situation and giggled.

"I've never had a woman be so eager to leave my bed."

I paid his words no mind as I continued to search for my phone. Finally spotting it by my school bag, I reached for it and flipped it open. I let out a heavy sigh of relief as I saw that it was still very much early and I had no messages nor calls that I had missed. There was still time to head home. I can only hope that Dad worked all night and wasn't home at all yet. As I was getting myself together, I noticed that I had some bite marks on my neck and also between my legs on my thigh. They hadn't healed yet and that was a problem. They usually would heal but it took a short while. I'll just have to hide them until they heal on their own.

Watching me check out what he had done to me, Laito clicked his tongue and shook his head.

"Kanato sure did leave quite a few impressive marks."

Not knowing what he meant, I looked at him a bit lost.

"What do you mean?"

I then remembered Kanato choking me almost to the point of unconsciousness and then felt at my neck. That's right. I was sure I had bruises on my neck from what he did and also on my wrist as well. How on earth was I going to hide all of this? There was no pain but the bruises were still very visible. My only option would be make up but I don't own any and I was sure there was no store open this early to buy any. I would just have to hide them until they heal on their own in due time. That was going to feel like quite the obstacle though.

Seeing that I was freaking out over the bruises, Laito was quick to make somewhat of a consoling comment.

"Now now don't worry. Faeries can heal or did you forget that?"

I glared at him.

"I didn't forget but if you hadn't realized, it takes a while. I'm not a pure Faerie or did you forget that?"

He laughed at me mimicking him with that last part.

"That snappy tone of yours isn't very becoming you know?"

I groaned aloud and walked towards the door to get ready to leave but I stopped at the door realizing something. I didn't have a way home. Usually when I leave from their place, Yui has a ride ready for me. Of course I couldn't possibly ask her now, she's resting and I'm sure everyone else was as well. I wondered if Laito would arrange for me to have a car ride home but then again, he wouldn't make that easy. I slowly turned around and winced as I forced out my small favor of him.

"Laito, can you...I mean would it be possible for you to get me a ride home?"

He placed his finger on his chin and hummed.

"If you asked a bit nicer, I would consider it."

I guess I shouldn't have made my displeasure of asking him so obvious on my face. Clearing up my ticked off expression, I sighed as I asked him yet again as nicely as I could.

"Laito can you please get me a ride home?"

He looked as if he liked the way I asked that time but then he shrugged his shoulders.

"I would if I could."

Well that felt like a wasted effort.

"What do you mean you would if you could?"

Laito looked proud at what he was about to say next.

"Dear old Father has forbade me from having any access to not only the main car, but any of the other family cars as well."

Curious, I asked.

"What? Why?"

Laito sat all the way up off the bed, swinging his legs off the edge. I couldn't help but instinctively avert my eyes. I forgot he was naked under there. He did keep the blanket covering his most private of parts fortunately.

"Let's just say I had a little too much fun in one of them, with a few too many lovely girls."

I almost asked yet again, unintentionally causing him to elaborate but I held back my curiosity and shut my eyes in disgust. I held my tongue on voicing my displeasure of hearing such things and sighed.

"But I need to get home. I can't possibly go asking anyone else to help me get home. They're all resting."

"I could walk you home."

His proposal shocked me.

"What...?"

Laito chuckled at my expression.

"I said, I could walk you home."

I don't know why, but I got a sudden warm feeling inside of me at his offer. I didn't expect him to suggest such a considerate thing. Coming from him, it was far from normal. Not knowing what to say, I simply asked him yet again just to make sure I heard correctly.

"Walk me home? But its so early and you just woke up. Aren't you tired?"

Laito placed his hand on his bare chest."So sweet of you to be concerned for my well being."

He then winked.

"Don't you worry, a simple walk won't tire me out. Besides, I have plenty of energy from your blood from last night, I'll be fine."

Before I could say anything else, he all of sudden stood from the bed letting the blanket fall. Fortunately I was quick to turn away from him.

"L-laito! Hurry and put on some clothes!"

"Yes yes, I know~."

All while I kept my body facing away from him, I could hear him moving around the room clearly getting dressed. How could he be so comfortable being nude like that. I mean sure he was in his own home and in his room no less but still, I was here. I guess someone like him had no shame whatsoever, especially if they've shown their body to multiple women. I wish I could be a bit more nonchalant about it but just thinking back to when I was laying on top of him made my whole body heat up. I was well aware of how naked he was and yet I found myself, dare I say it, comfortable? Something that should've disgusted me, something that should've had me pushing away from him sooner, and yet I laid there as if all was fine. I found that very strange.

I stood facing the door, wishing he would hurry up. He was totally taking his sweet time just to mess with me and I knew it. I wasn't going to turn around until that lower half of his was completely covered with pants.

As if he was reading my mind, he called out to me.

"You're free to turn around if you want."

I slowly turned to face him and was pleased to actually find him completely clothed. He was wearing some black pants and a long sleeve black dress shirt that seemed to be a silky material. His hair was a bit messy but one quick sweep with his hand, and it was back to his usual style for it. I saw that he didn't bother to put on his hat but to be honest, I think he looked a bit better without it. Done taking in his appearance, I nodded towards the door.

"Ready?"

Adjusting his sleeves, he smiled at me as if he knew I was staring at him a bit too long.

"Ready whenever you are my sweet."

Walking along, I didn't realize that I was kinda far from home. Riding in the car definitely made it seem closer. I looked up at the sky and saw that it was a pretty blend of colors of red and orange. The sun was still rising and it was very pretty. Laito and I had been walking in silence, which was a surprise to me. Usually if we're alone together, he'd take the opportunity to tease me or make annoying passes at me but not now. I took a quick peek at him and saw that he had a blank expression on his face. Well it wasn't completely blank, he looked as if he was in deep thought. He even had a small crease in his forehead indicating his thinking mind. Not only that, I think I could see a bit of tiredness in his eyes as well. I know that they all sleep mostly during the day and yet here he is walking me home before the sun is all the way up. I felt bad for having him do this and was now wishing I had just toughed it out and walked home myself saving him the trouble.

Right when I was about to look away, he caught me looking at him and smiled. Gone was his contemplative yet tired expression and now was his usual playful smirk.

"Having an eyeful?"

Even though his tone was playful, I could still see how much he was trying to hide his previous expression.

"No, just wondering what you were thinking about is all."

His smile fell at my honest answer, but his eyebrows rose. Did he not realize that he was spacing out in front of me or something?

"You were strangely quiet, and I got curious. Sorry for staring."

Laito kept his eyes on me for quite a while until I looked away from him. Even still, his eyes remained on me as we walked along.

It got quiet again for a short while until Laito spoke.

"If someone were to convey their feelings for you, what would you do?"

Okay now that was not a question I was expecting to hear. I looked at him puzzled at his sudden question.

"What brought this up?"

He then gave me a plain look.

"Just answer."

Being put on the spot like this was a surprise. I mean, I didn't have any answer ready or anything. What was he expecting me to say anyways?

"Um, well...I don't know. I've never been confessed to before."

Laito gave me a look that said he didn't believe that.

"I thought you and that friend of yours shared a kiss."

I couldn't help but blush at him bringing that up.

"That wasn't a confession. It was just...it was..."

Now that I think about it, would I really call that a confession. I mean I questioned it but looking back, I didn't give him a straight forward answer. Sure we're destined to be together and all but that doesn't mean that we'll automatically just end up together. Even Yusuke said that I'd have a choice in the matter, so of course even he's aware that I hadn't given him an entire answer yet.

My silence made Laito chuckle. Before he could say anything, I was quick to defend my lack of a response.

"Just because we kissed, doesn't mean that I was confessed to. Besides, I didn't give him an immediate answer afterwards. Anyways to answer your question, I wouldn't know. I mean the only two guys that have had any interest in me, is you and Yusuke. At least I think you do. Just not in the way Yusuke does."

He pouted his lips at my words.

"Not in the way he does? But I absolutely adore you~."

I rolled my eyes.

"No you don't. You only have an interest in me because of my blood and what I am."

He clutched his heart dramatically.

"You wound me. That's not all."

Stopping in front of me, Laito reached out and grabbed me pulling him close into a hug.

"You want to hear why else I find you so fascinating?"

I looked up at him with a frown.

"Not really."

Giggling at my snarky answer, he went on to explain anyways.

"I love your snippy responses, your angry glare, the way you pout your mouth whenever you're about to yell at me, how soft your hair is and let me not forget these lovely curves of yours."

With that last bit, he gave me a squeeze, causing me to quickly try to pry myself away from him. I was about to yell at him but then he looked down at me with a somewhat serious look.

"I also love how your eyes glisten when you're upset or thinking about something, your defiant yet innocent heart, and your ability to feel sympathy for others without even trying."

I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't feeling a bit flustered by what he just said. If he was for real, which I highly doubt it, then I'm touched that he actually managed to say something that sweet to me. He's a natural charmer for sure, but he only uses those charming traits of his to woo women. He's probably never even sincerely said anything kind to anyone. Only time he did say anything remotely kind, is if he was getting something out of it.

Even knowing this, my face still felt a bit warm and I looked away from him.

"That would be nice of you if you were serious."

"But I was being serious."

"Last time I thought you were serious, you laughed at me. So excuse me for not being so quick to believe your false compliments."

At first he took a while to remember what I was talking about and then he smiled.

"Oh that. You'll have to forgive me for that, I tend to joke around when I'm nervous."

Not taking his answer seriously, I narrowed my eyes at him and shoved him away causing him to stumble a bit.

"Well I'll have you know I wasn't very fond of that little joke of yours."

Folding my arms, I shook my head at him.

"I can't believe I actually thought you were serious that time."

He slowly began to approach me a bit and stopped.

"Had I been serious, had you actually saw that I was speaking with sincerity, what would you had done?"

I thought at first he was simply messing with me with his question, but saw something. More like, felt something. Other than the genuine curiosity in his eyes, I could pick up something a bit concerning from him. That feeling was all over the place but I did catch one thing from him, it was...nervousness? Surely that was wrong.

Realizing that I was staring at him, I cleared my throat and gave him the best answer I could.

"To be honest, I wouldn't believe you. At least not right away. I'd be hesitant seeing that I've never been confessed to before, but if I consider your feelings for me to be true, then I would naturally want to get to know you better. The real you. If you were being serious that is."

We stared at each other for a while and then Laito's plain expression turned back into his usual teasing expression.

"Sounds like I can keep my hopes very high then."

He came close to me and locked his arm around mine holding me close. We continued walking on our way arm in arm. Well more like he was pulling me along as I tried to separate the two of us. Eventually, I left it alone and just let it be. As we walked, I looked around where we were and noticed how familiar the area was. A sudden flash of deja vu hit me and I slowed my steps a bit. Laito noticed that I had slowed down and looked at me.

"Is there something wrong?"

I continued to look around until I eventually stopped all together. This is where I was attacked by that stranger and saved by some other stranger. Thinking about what happened that night, gave me goosebumps and a chill. Hating that I stopped like that in the first place, it was now my turn to be pulling Laito along. My action made him laugh and he looked down at me.

"You do know that its merely morning. As far as I know, ghosts usually make an appearance at night."

He made jests at my current behavior but he had no idea of the real reason for my sudden uneasy state. Instead of arguing with his speculation, I told him the real reason upfront.

"The reason why I'm acting like this, is because on my way home not too long ago, I was harassed by some sicko of a man. It all happened around in this same area."

I looked at him to see his reaction to what I said and he almost kind of looked a bit concerned. I wasn't sure if that was what I saw, but that thought got washed away the second he opened his mouth.

"Good thing I did walk you home then. Wouldn't want to give anyone, other than myself, the pleasure of laying their hands on you."

I rolled my eyes at his comment. He never fails to say anything crude, but I saw it as him trying to lighten the sudden tense mood I created. I nodded agreeing with him. On the whole him walking me home part anyways.

"Yeah. I learned my lesson. Not walking home alone again that's for sure."

Laito looked at me with a frown.

"But you managed to escape. Did my pet use her claws?"

I nudged into him and huffed.

"No. Someone saved me. He was a strange looking man but saved me from that whole situation."

I looked off into space recalling that whole scene.

"He was tall, pale, dark hair and his voice was deep but so mysterious. Its weird saying this, but he kind of reminded me of you and your brothers. It was a certain air he carried around himself that made me think of you all."

Laito looked at me as I spoke in detail about the man that saved me.

"Oh? Sounds like he may have captured your heart."

"Just my curiosity a little bit."

I saw that Laito had looked a bit off to the side and had a very suspicious yet curious look on his face

"Sounds like an interesting person."

I then remembered how he fought off the pervert, and I found myself perking up in excitement.

"Laito you should've seen him. He fought the man off like it was nothing. I was scared but amazed at the same time."

I could feel Laito's eyes on me as he listened to me rant on about the whole situation. I looked at him and got a bit flustered.

"Sorry. Didn't mean to go on about it like that."

Laito shook his head.

"Oh no need to apologize. Its adorable to see how you react to being a damsel in distress."

Giving me a sly glance, he smirked.

"Maybe one day, I should stage a scenario and come to your rescue. To have you fawn over me would be a lovely sight. And then afterwards, you'd show your appreciation by giving me your body and rest assured, I'll make sure to not take it for granted."

His last words made me shove him away from me with my shoulder but all he did was laugh. I walked a few steps quicker ahead of him while looking back.

"For once will you just not have a single thought like that cross your mind."

He made sure to quickly make his way back to my side all the while letting a few chuckles escape.

"What can I say, they are my honest thoughts. I only wish that you'd believe them."

"I only wish that you act like a normal person."

He looked a bit offended at my suggestion.

"Like your neighbor? No thank you. I prefer a bit of adventure mixed with some exhilaration."

Clearly I wasn't gonna ever get anywhere with him, but that was always expected. A single thought did cross my mind though.

"I do wonder something though."

He raised an eyebrow curiously.

"Hm?"

I began listing off a bit of my observations of him.

"How you behave, your personality and the kind of people you associate yourself with, have you ever been close to anyone in your life?"

"Close?"

"Yeah and not physically close. I mean emotionally. Anyone you've ever had in your life that just brighten your day and made things better or was it always a woman warming your bed?"

Laito actually looked as if he was thinking about a legitimate answer to my question. Until a small smile stretched on his lips.

"And what's wrong with simply wanting the occasional lover?"

I sighed.

"Listen, whatever one chooses to do in their personal life is their own business, but there should be at least someone in your life that you can trust and they put a smile on your face without even trying."

Tilting my head, I remembered seeing Laito crying as a young boy and him being consoled by a woman.

"What about Aria?"

"What about her?"

This felt like a touchy subject, but at the moment, I didn't care.

"I mean from what all I've read about her, she seemed like a very wonderful person. I'm sure she had a warm heart and was much more than that. Someone like that in your life has got to have left some kind of impression. You may not act like it, but I bet she was the only one able to keep you and your brothers sane throughout your unfortunate family ordeals."

Laito let out a huff of air as if he really didn't want to discuss her. But why? What was wrong with bringing her up? If anything, his attitude was making me more tempted to keep pushing him about it.

"I can obviously tell that its a sensitive topic for you..."

"And yet you continue to pry."

"But I'm curious as to why you get bothered about it? Did things not end well amongst you or did something more happen?"

I looked at Laito as we walked along a bit out of sync. I started to fall behind a little bit but not enough to be more than a couple feet from him. I stared at his back as he walked in front and sighed. Deciding to give up for now, I dropped the whole thing. He did have a point that even I recognized and that was I had no right being so nosy. Heck, I didn't know this woman either, so it is rude for me to be wondering so much about a person I don't even know. Well I wouldn't say rude, but I should be more thoughtful than to push him in a corner about the whole thing.

Hurrying back to his side, I gave him an apologetic look.

"I'm sorry for digging. Its just...natural curiosity. And..."

Laito looked at me waiting for me to finish.

"And...?"

And what? I stopped right there as if I wanted to admit something. Something I didn't think I needed to admit to him, but it ended up coming out anyways. I frowned while looking down at my feet and shrugged.

"I just...I don't know. I think I just want to know more about you is all. I can tell you're more than meets the eye, and I feel the need to want to uncover something."

Looking at me curiously, Laito let out a dry chuckle.

"Uncover? Just what are you hoping to find out?"

"I can't exactly say, but I do know that I wish to see a certain side of you. A side that will finally help me understand you more."

Before I knew it, we both had stopped walking and were staring at each other. Its like we were waiting for the other to speak but no one would utter a word. I saw that Laito had opened his mouth to get ready to say something, but an older man and woman laughing stopped him from uttering a word. The couple walked passed us as we stood still looking at each other. I assumed that they were a couple because of how sweet they were acting with one another. It was loving interactions which were more than adorable.

The woman giggled behind the palm of her hand as she and her husband walked by us.

"I remember when I looked at you like that for the first time."

Even he'd husband had something to say.

"Me too but goodness, these kids are moving fast nowadays."

Hearing her and her husband say that as they walked on by, had my face on fire. I began stuttering trying and process what I just heard.

"W-w-w-wait...! No you've got it all wrong!"

I tried to deny their speculation but she and her husband were casually walking along not paying us any mind anymore. Turning to Laito, I pointed in their direction.

"Did you hear that?"

Laito smiled like an excited little kid.

"I sure did. I had no idea you would ever look at me so lovingly. I'm truly touched~."

My face felt like it was burning.

"I was not! I was just staring a bit too long!"

Laito placed his hand on his cheek while sighing.

"Staring at my face while picturing a beautiful life by my side? Why I think I'm becoming quite flustered."

I was about to continue denying it up and down but stopped. Instead, I turned away from him and started walking ahead.

"Whatever. Hurry and take me home. We've taken up too much time just doing more talking than walking."

Making his way to my side, he gave me a cheery smile.

"Whatever you say sweetheart~"

Trying my best to ignore his mocking pet name, I made quick with my steps.

He soon caught up with me and we walked on in the direction of my house. We did talk a bit more. Well, it was more of him teasing me and saying obscene things all while I was scolding him and hoping he'd stop. Other than that, the rest of the way was a bit pleasant. We finally made it and it felt like an unnecessarily long journey.

I thought he was just gonna turn and head back once we made it to the front of the gate but he instead followed me all the way to my door. I wasn't sure if he was being a gentleman or he was trying to come inside.

I went to unlock the door but turned to look at Laito.

"Thanks for walking me home."

Laito gave me a single nod and a small smile.

"All I get is a thank you?"

I knew it. Sighing I narrowed my eyes at him.

"Yes. What else were you hoping to get?"

He gave my body a quick up and down with his eyes and snapped his fingers.

"A kiss."

I looked at him like he was crazy and sighed. "Laito don't you ever get tired of kissing me?"

He looked me dead in my eye.

"No."

As blunt as his response was, I couldn't help but feel a strange sensation in my stomach. I even felt my cheeks start to warm up a bit.

Brushing off whatever I was feeling just now, I folded my arms trying to look as upset with him as possible.

"You kissed me plenty last night though."

I brought my hand up to my lips.

"I think my lips might be swollen."

Looking mighty proud of himself, Laito reached out, moving my hand out of the way and ran his thumb along my bottom lip.

"I'd be bothered if they weren't."

Moving his hand away from my mouth, he looked at me as if he had an idea.

"I got it. How about you kiss me?"

Thinking back to how he kissed me last night, my face burned. Was he expecting me to kiss him like he kissed me. Remembering how I actually got into it, had me stuttering my next words.

"T-there's no way I'd do that..."

Smirking at my clearly flustered face, he leaned in towards me looking me directly into my eyes.

"You've had your lips on mine more than enough times, and yet you still get so shy about it. I'll never tire of your innocence."

As hard as it was, I held his eyes with mine and spoke.

"Well sorry that I'm not like you. Not everyone can be so out there like you are."

Moving away, he smiled.

"Its not like I meant that in a bad way."

He looked up at the sky and saw that it was getting a bit brighter.

"Since I won't be getting that kiss, I think I should take my leave. You have a good morning and by all means think of me~."

I didn't even wanna bother with the last thing he said. I was actually surprised to see him casually turn around and walk away. Did he really give up? I mean good he did drop it but it wasn't like him. More importantly, why was I not going on inside yet. I stared at his back until he got to the gate. Aware that I wasn't in my house yet, he turned around and cocked an eyebrow.

"Is there something wrong?"

I didn't say anything. I looked at him a while longer and found myself slowly approaching him. I don't know what overcame me but when I got to him, I stood on my toes and brought my mouth to his face. I had given him a small innocent peck on the cheek. This surprised me as well as him. I moved back away from him and hurried to my front door. Before I went on inside, I turned to him once more.

"Once again, thank you."

Holding his hand to where I kissed him, he looked at me with a rare look of a puzzled expression. I thought he was going to say one of usual lines but he smiled and shook his head.

"You're such a strange one."

Not sure what he meant by that, but I'm positive that it wasn't an insult. Nothing else needed to be said from my end, so I opened the door and finally headed inside. I didn't want to look behind me again because I was afraid I wouldn't want to go inside. Closing the door, I could tell he was still watching me up until I shut the door. Back pressed against the door, I sighed while placing my hand on my chest. I then realized that my heart was beating quite rapidly. Why was it doing that? Nervous at the pace of my heart, I hurried to my bedroom not even bothering to see if Dad was home and shut my door. I dropped my bag on the floor and began pacing in confusion. I started biting my lip all the while pacing back and forth a bit faster. I was so conflicted at what I was currently feeling right now about Laito. I mean we'll go from him teasing me to me yelling at him, then from a serious tense conversation to being lighthearted with one another within the blink of an eye. The constant blend of our interactions with one another, all the while can be bothersome, is also a bit fun. In the beginning, I loathed Laito, maybe even hated him but now, I don't feel that way. I didn't feel hatred for him, in fact nothing remotely close to it. I didn't really dislike him as much as I did before, so then what am I feeling now?

"Whatever I'm feeling, I think I should be incredibly worried."

Ayato's eyes snapped open as soon as a bit of movement in his arms woke him up. Looking down at the top of Yui's head, he gave her shoulder a light squeeze which made her groan softly.

"You awake?"

She peeked opened her eyes and slowly lifted her head to look up at him.

"I am now."

Looking around, she saw that they were in his room. The both of them laying in the iron maiden with the lid open.

"When did I get back here?"

"Not that long ago."

Yui carefully pushed herself up and looked at the window.

"The sun is up."

"Duh."

She then rubbed her eyes and then licked at her lips. She knew she had dried blood on her mouth and grimaced.

"I wish you would clean my mouth afterwards."

Ayato sat up while rubbing the back of his neck.

"There's no point when all you're gonna do is get messy again."

He then went to feel at the crook of his neck to feel the bite marks she left on him last night. She used to be rougher before but she's gotten a bit more gentler.

"You actually didn't drink as much this time. You're damn near well behaved."

Yui went closer to him to get a look at the bite. Reaching to touch it, she frowned.

"Are you sure about that? These seem deeper than last time."

Moving her hand away from his neck, he clicked his tongue.

"Oh please. Your fangs are mosquito bites."

Even still, she was concerned. She knew Ayato was a strong enough person to handle whatever damage she did to him but that didn't mean that she thought it was okay. She hoped that one day she'd be able to drink from someone on her own. Okay maybe not really but she didn't want Ayato to have to keep giving himself to her. Especially during the full moon. Yui knows that Ayato takes good care of her during that time but its not like he's invincible. She was naturally afraid that one day she would go too far with him or something and seriously hurt him. Despite her appearance, she was just a strong as they were on a full moon, so she wouldn't want things to get too out of hand. Like it did the first time she experienced her first full moon. It sent shivers throughout her body as she recalled some of her actions.

Seeing that she suddenly got quiet, Ayato brought his hand to the top of her head and gave it a tussle.

"Yours truly is giving you praise and you're sitting here moping?"

His hand then went to the back of her head bringing her face to face with him.

"Quit sulking. If I said you did good last night, then you did good. Besides, I wouldn't want that four eyed freak or that old bastard trying to put you six feet under."

Yui looked away remembering that they indeed tried to do that. They weren't planning on killing her but they wanted to bury her in a coffin for a while until she calmed down. Ayato of course, wouldn't have any of it and fought them tooth and nail about the whole thing. Everyone eventually settled for her to be locked away down in their dungeon until the full moon was over. Under proper supervision and restraint methods, she had managed to pull through the whole full moon. It felt like an eternity for her though. She only remembered so much but the rest was black. Everyone in the manor, their Father included, made it very clear as to what happened that night. The guilt she felt would never leave her and she would never forgive herself for what she did.

Looking at Ayato, she managed to put on a smile despite her dark reminder of her deeds.

"Thank you for always taking care of me Ayato. I honestly can't think of anyone else that can care for me so well."

Not able to hide the small hint of red on his cheeks, Ayato removed his hand from her head and scratched underneath his chin.

"Of course you can't. I'm the best you got, so you better remember that."

She loved when he got all flustered like that. Sure he had a tough way of showing his care for her, but it was never missed by her.

Yui then went to stand. As soon as she stood, Ayato soon followed suit after her. The second she got up, she stretched her very stiff body. It felt as if she slept for a long time even though it was only one night. Once she was done giving her limbs a good stretch, she looked down at her clothes which had a few stains of blood on them. She sighed, clearly not pleased.

"Great, now I have to get rid of this shirt. I loved this shirt."

Ayato smirked at how bothered she was.

"Maybe I should've taken that off before you bit me."

Noticing that certain teasing look in his eye, she couldn't help herself as she blushed. She didn't want to seem too easily affected by his stare, so she placed her hands on her hips and she pouted.

"You're absolutely right that you should've. I could've saved this top. This is the shirt I got with Hiyori that time we went out."

She then let out a worried gasp soon after she mentioned her friend's name. Looking at Ayato in a slight panic, she asked.

"That's right, Hiyori. Ayato did you tell Hiyori that I was going to be out of school?"

Not seeming to care, Ayato groaned as he scratched the top of his head.

"I tried but I couldn't find your phone."

That's right. They were trying to find her phone before she had to be put away for the night.

"Still didn't find it?"

Ayato reached in his pocket and handed her her phone.

"Oh I found it eventually but that disgusting bastard Laito had it."

She took her phone back and flipped it open.

"Laito had it? Why?"

One look from Ayato was enough to tell her that something very unfortunate had happened. She then went through her phone and saw some messages. Only she didn't recall ever sending a single one of these messages. Holding her hand to her forehead, Yui let out a long sigh.

"What happened?"

Ayato then told her what Laito had done and he shared her aggravation all the while he told her. Once he was done explaining, Yui angrily stomped towards the door to get ready to leave but Ayato called out to her.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"To find Laito and give him a piece of my mind."

"Like he's gonna give a damn about what you have to say."

"I don't care. He had no right bringing Hiyori into this like that. She could've been seriously hurt."

She was about to walk out but a hand on her upper arm stopped her.

"Hey wait a damn second. You know you have to rest a bit more before you start moving around like that."

Yui wanted to argue with him on that but she knew he was right. Even though she woke up, that didn't mean that she wasn't tired. Usually after the night of a full moon, she'd rest for a while longer. Even now, she felt her knees were getting a bit weak. She couldn't understand why she would be so exhausted afterwards, that is until their Father explained a very likely possibility. Not only was she a new vampire, but she carried the heart of the Demon Lord's daughter. Cordelia.

Her body simply couldn't handle that much power that came with it, but she gradually began to feel herself getting a bit better with the tiredness. But only a little bit.

Assuming that she was going to listen to him, Ayato let her go.

"Now that you've got that through your head, get over there and-...hey!"

Not waiting for Ayato to say anything else, she was already out the door hurrying to find Laito. As she made her way to Laito's room, she couldn't help but feel herself get worried for Hiyori's sake. She couldn't believe Laito had dragged her into this. For goodness sake, Hiyori could've been in serious danger here. Laito knew that but took that risk anyways. She could only hope that she was okay and unharmed.

She was walking down the hall on her way to Laito's room until a familiar voice called out to her from behind.

"Well look who's awake~."

The second she heard his voice, she let out an annoyed sigh.

"Laito..."

Turning around to look at him, she folded her arms and began tapping her foot. Her clearly upset posture didn't phase him one bit and he approached her with a pleased smile on his face. He then looked her up and down.

"Looks like you need a quick cleaning up. I thought you were the neat type?"

Not bothering herself with what he just said, she continued to scowl at him.

"Laito where is Hiyori?"

He put his finger on his chin.

"I haven't the slightest clue."

Of course he knew, he was just playing coy like he always does when he's cornered with questions.

"I know she was here. Ayato told me that you tricked her into coming here. Why would you do that? She could've been in serious danger and you lured her here."

"And yet she went home just fine."

Yui looked at him with a surprised look on her face.

"She's...home?"

Looking mighty proud of himself, Laito went on.

"Yes. She went home this morning. In fact, I had the pleasure of walking her home."

The mild shock on Yui's face was evident and she frowned. It was so out of place for Laito to do anything gentlemanly such as walking a girl home so early in the morning. She couldn't help but ask him in much disbelief.

"You walked her home?"

He answered in an honest, matter of fact tone.

"I did."

As surprised as she was to hear that he did that, she didn't want to let that distract her from one main thing. She wanted to know if she was actually physically okay. Hiyori was part Faerie, and for someone that was carrying Faerie blood while under the roof of vampires on a full moon was a death wish. Everyone but her had control but she was sure it would be much different for a Faerie than a human. She remembered when she was still human and the full moon came. Ayato and the rest were ravenous and they almost drained her dry. Fortunately, Ayato had kept that from happening by keeping her quite close to him. If something like that can happen to her, there's no telling what Hiyori has truly went through all while being here. Yui would feel better if she could actually have confirmation on Hiyori's safety. Placing her hand on her chest, she looked at Laito with hopeful eyes.

"Was she okay? You didn't hurt her did you? You or anyone else right?"

Running his tongue across his fangs, he purposely gave her a suspicious response.

"Sure I had my fun with her, but she walked out of here more than fine. Although..."

"Although what?"

The panicked look on Yui's face made him laugh.

"Just kidding~. She's alive and well."

Letting out a stressed exhale, Yui leaned her back on the nearest wall. She could feel Laito watching her in amusement. She didn't get how he can mess around so easily like that. Her genuine fear for her friend's life was definitely enough for him to take advantage of it.

Yui looked down at her feet as she began to feel a bit dizzy.

"I have to call her."

Laito stared at her and shook his head as if he was scolding a child.

"You aren't suppose to be moving around so soon."

She glared at him as angry as she could. "I know but once I heard what you did, I had to find you."

"All that trouble for me? You care about her quite a lot if you're ignoring your own well being."

She leaned her head back on the wall and shut her eyes as she considered what he had just said. Yui then realized something. Laito actually may have sounded like a hypocrite just now. Sure it was normal for her to be concerned and worried about Hiyori's safety, but Laito? Not in the least. He actually broke his sleep just to walk her home. Getting her a ride wouldn't have been an issue, not to mention, she wouldn't see it as odd if he made Hiyori stayed with him until he felt like getting up. That kind of thing was normal for him but actually being polite enough to walk her home? As far as she knew, he wouldn't do anything so accommodating for a girl. It was always his way on his own time but that wasn't the case with Hiyori it seems.

Yui opened her eyes and looked at Laito as he stared at her.

"I could say the same about you."

Laito looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"What are you talking about?"

"I noticed that you act a bit...different with Hiyori."

He said nothing as she continued.

"You're usually still in bed around this time, so I know you're a bit tired. You broke your sleep just to walk her home. You could have easily called her a car."

Not too fond of the points she was making, Laito scoffed and tried to explain his actions.

"I simply just so happended to wake up as soon as she did. Also, you and I both know that Father has forbade me from using the family cars."

Yui didn't buy that and went on a bold step further.

"Since when have you ever listened to your Father?"

Laito's face had darken as he listened to her boldly state her observations. Seeming to give up, he let out half a chuckle and stuffed his hands in his pockets.

"You sure are making a lot of odd points in your delirious state."

Sure she was tired and felt weak even, but she wasn't too out of it to point out something that stuck out to her. To put it plainly, she started to think that Laito may have grown to like Hiyori. Perhaps not in the way that would be strong feelings but she definitely has caught his eye and Yui believed that Laito had begun to notice it himself. Albeit, he's very in denial about it.

Seeing that she was actually making him a bit uncomfortable, Yui dropped the whole thing. As much as she actually wanted to get more into it, she felt she barely had much energy to do so.

"I really should get back and lie down."

Laito looked her up and down.

"You're right about that. You look dreadful."

Before she could throw a retort at him, she felt her knees get weak and before she knew it, she was falling forward. Right when she was about to hit the floor, she ended up in very familiar arms. Recognizing who was holding her, Yui felt herself relax.

"See what happens when you don't listen to yours truly."

Ayato held her tight in his arms as he looked down at her clearly irritated with her. She was out like a light as if she wasn't just talking to Laito. Ayato then turned to Laito.

"This is all your damn fault."

"My fault? How so?"

"If you hadn't of tampered with that dumb friend of hers, I wouldn't of had to come chase her down."

Leaning in to look at her, Laito put on a half a smile.

"She's still so adorable when she scolds me like that."

Ayato scowled at him as he held Yui closer.

"Don't pull shit like that again. All its gonna do is get me involved, which is something I want to avoid."

One last glare at Laito and he was on his way.

As Laito watched him walked away, he found himself staring off into space as he contemplated Yui's words just now. He began walking to his own room as well as he thought about what she had said. Word for word made him feel a bit unsettled. Did he really treat that girl any different than his usual conquests? He himself can agree that he did but for one reason only. Because she was a Faerie, and that alone was interesting enough for him to be quite focused on her. Of course she was different from any of the other women he's had in his life, other than being a Faerie of course. Her looks were definitely special just as well as her personality.

He frowned at his own thoughts. Since when did he start paying any attention to a girl's personality? He felt a small urge to go out immediately and find someone to help him lessen his thoughts of her but just the thought of doing that, made him hesitant. That was odd. It was more than odd. It was out of the norm for him and he didn't feel too good about it.

When he got to his room, he looked at his bed and his thoughts immediately went to how she was just laying there with him not too long ago. If he had it his way, he would've let her stay in his bed a lot longer but she insisted on leaving to get home.

Letting out a tired sigh, he realized how right Yui was about how his sleep was broken. He didn't want to admit it, but he was a bit tired. He could've slept in and let Hiyori go on her own but for some reason, he couldn't bring himself to let her go alone. The possibility of actually getting her a ride wasn't low and Laito knew that, so why take her anyway? As the many confusing questions ran through his mind, he got right into his bed laying on his back. Folding his arms underneath his head, he stared up at the ceiling trying to figure out why he felt a certain way whenever he thought of her. He had not even realized that he brought his hand to where she kissed him. It suddenly felt a bit warm on said spot and he felt his mouth slowly upturn into a small smile.