WARNING: This chapter is hella long!
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The moon was her sun...
The night was her day...
Her blood is their life...
But they are her prey...
"Ruki-kun, do you have a minute to spare for me?" I asked while shooting KarlHeinz a daring look daring him to try and keep the boy to himself.
Karl had been working with the boys teaching them a great many things but had soon decided that it was Ruki that had the most potential to lead in lordship and so began hovering over the young boy.
Ruki was given multiple tutored of the highest degree and was put on a strict schedule. Karl at times could be just as bad as Cordelia in his mannerisms when he wanted to be but for the most part had a basic understanding that the boy was originally human and therefore it would take him a longer time to grasp all the material he was throwing at him.
Ruki stood before silently making his way towards me with a suspicious expression adorning his features. Ruki was the only brother the fought tooth and nail against warming up to me, which irritated me.
"How are you doing sunshine?" I asked him as way of making conversation. I of course already knew. If he was anything less than perfect Karl was sure to make it known as he had done so with Kou, Azusa and Yuma.
"I am brilliant." He said his eye twitching at the nickname I had dubbed him but there was an obvious swell of pride in his voice, and I cocked my head to the side. Karl breeding him was very apparent.
"What have you been studying?" I asked wanting to keep the conversation between flowing.
"World history, arithmetic…" He started before listing several other studies making me nod even if I wasn't at all satisfied with what he was learning.
"What about your English, how is that coming along?"
"I am…decent." He said without the previous confidence.
"Hm, only decent? How very fun this will be." I mused out loud capturing his attention.
"Why?"
"Well I was planning for you to accompany me on a little trip to gain more insight, but now this will be for you to practice your English.
"We're leaving the house?" His tone never changed but I could see the blaring excitement in his eyes.
Yes, while Karl had been teaching the boys, he hadn't ever left the property lines. He always brought in their prey before bringing the boys to the backyard to teach them what he wanted them to know and for them to practice.
I smiled at him. "Yes darlin, we are leaving the house, after all, you won't be here all the time as you age it's about time you and your brothers start expanding your knowledge of the world beyond books, ok?"
He nodded with barely with strained excitement.
"Now, I want you to pack spare clothes for our little trip, they must be dark and versatile, you will most certainly need it."
Ruki was still excited at the prospect of finally being able to the house as they hadn't taken a step from the property line since the moment they had arrived on it all those many months ago. "How long will we be gone?"
"I will give you more details once we leave but at the most 14 days, but for now go pack. If you need help call for a servant and they will be able to sure you what I want."
He nodded before speed walking out of the room.
I turned to Karl who had stayed silent the entire time. "What?"
"Where are you taking him?"
"Outside, if that wasn't obvious enough."
He shot me a dark look the plainly said he didn't appreciate my cheeky comment.
"Where outside?" He pressed.
"Here and there." I said unable to help myself as he let out a growl.
"I have chosen him and he has duties to fulfill, he needs to be here to study, he needs to be able to follow through procedure. You are obligated to tell me where you are taking him."
I rolled my eyes, king of hell, he sounded so much like my little sister...perhaps they truly were made for each other. "Perhaps, but there are more things that he and the other boys need to learn that they won't be able to experience through books alone. You of all people should know that Karl. Do not forget you may have chosen him as your favorite playing piece, but he is ultimately mine. I am not obligated to tell you anything."
Our little game of 21 question and my nonexistent answers lasted for a full five minutes before Karl gave in with an irritated sigh.
"Fine woman, don't tell me." He huffed finally, and I snickered at his so obviously put out expression.
He walked over to my desk before sitting in my chair and rubbing his temples.
"Come now Karl…there's no need to pout." I snickered as I sauntered over to him before perching myself on top on my desk facing him. I basked in the way that his eyes tracked my every move.
Female demons even I couldn't deny, we're very prideful and viciously vain creatures.
It was part of the reason I somewhat accepted my little sister's actions towards Beatrix and Christa but not their children.
Cordelia might have only pulled the beguiling psychical features from our parent's, but she did manage to pull the amount of pride and vanity that all pureblooded demons had.
Which is why the fact that Karl had not only looked but married, slept with and bred with other women that were so obviously not her, completely mentally fucked her on a whole different level…regardless of the fact she too slept with other men that were not her husband…her inner demoness just couldn't handle it.
It only saddened me that my dear sister saw the other two women as challenges in the first place.
Cordelia despite her talk somewhere in her mind, seen them as her equal and therefore felt the need to compete with them, to terrorize them even though she was so obviously out of their league.
I on the other hand knew better. I had no equal.
There was not a woman alive that would ever be my equal unless they were my protégé, and only then would it be acceptable for them to continue breathing. if there ever came a woman that I did deem my equal...well i surely wouldn't be a good sport like Cordelia and simply be content with just vocally asserting my power over her...no...the last thing she would see is me asserting my power over her and that's only if I allowed her to keep her eyes in the first place. I knew from a very young age that I had long since surpassed my mother in beauty so much so that Succubus and Incubus alike swooned at the mere sight of me.
That being said; I smirked as I crossed my legs thus flashing the pale flesh that had been hidden underneath the layers of my dress. Slowly…teasingly…
I knew the effect I had over males…human… vampire… demons, it made no difference to me. I knew the effect I had on Karl.
His hand twitched before slowly trailing up calves before trailing higher my knees and high still…and for the most part I allowed this.
I however dug my high heels shoes into his inner thigh a half an inch away from his very apparent genitalia when his greedy little hands brushed against the garters resting high on my thighs.
"Ah ah…" I said bending my face closer to his and giving him a rather eyeful of my breast. "We must touch what isn't ours."
His eyes shifted from my breasts up to my eyes, his eyes glowing with lust despite the obvious fact that my heel was now spearing his flesh, his blood trailing down his clothed leg.
And I being the obviously beautiful and sadistic, calculating demoness that I was, took advantage of that.
My hand cupped his chin my amethyst eyes rolling over his facial features. Karl wasn't hideous, he was quite an attractive specimen, though she would never tell him, the males tended to be even more vain then females after all.
Had Cordelia not been completely enamored with him I wouldn't have minded being betrothed to him and baring a child…though ultimately was his foolish behavior that made him utterly repulsive that and his ideals of demon kind.
I released him as fast as I grabbed him teleporting to Ruki's side before the boy could finishing opening the door.
"Are you ready darlin?" I asked him with a smile completely ignoring the sexually frustrated vampire king behind me to give my undivided attention to the oldest half-blood child.
Ruki was a smart boy. He blinked taking in KarlHeinz's rather agitated appearance before taking in my rather composed and smug appearance before nodding and taking my offered hand allowing me to lead him wanting to leave the older males presence.
"What did you do to him?" Ruki asked curiously after we had said our goodbye to the other boys who were positively crestfallen at our departure.
I blinked innocently before looking at Ruki. "I didn't do anything to him…"
He raised an eyebrow his features clearly saying that he didn't believe me.
~~~Guilty Pleasures~~~
The silence didn't last long between us before another game of 21 question commenced.
"Where are we going? I feel like we have been walking forever." Ruki mumbled and I smirked. What a lazy aristocrat.
"You are not even 100 years of age, you surely wouldn't know the feeling of an eternity besides, we are everywhere and nowhere simultaneously." I told him.
"We are just wondering?" It was more than a question, it was an accusation.
"Yes." I said waiting to see what else he would say.
"Great so were lost." He muttered.
"Not all those that wander, are lost." I replied wisely.
"Well then we must be searching for something, what are we searching for?"
"Knowledge."
"Knowledge on what?"
"Everything."
Ruki scowled at my answer his eyes narrowed as he looked at me. "Do you always have to talk in riddles?"
"No." I said before flashing him a smile. "I'm doing it because it is so clearly getting under your skin."
He huffed and turned his head away from me making me chuckle, this was going to be an interesting trip.
Ruki was an interesting but vexingly stubborn one. As we continued our journey, I tried to teach Ruki basic survival skills. The key word being tried.
He had been offended. Had questioned why he would need to know basic knowledge about plants if he was a vampire and if Karl hand been grooming him to be 'Adam' for his 'Eve'.
I rolled my eyes and told him that long before he could be 'Adam', he would be Ruki, and if Ruki wasn't sharp he could easily be poisoned. Ruki was only half vampire after all.
Ruki did take heed to what I was saying though, so when he called himself picking some berries that he found more appealing than the ones I had chosen. our traveling was monetarily delayed as I had to suck all of the poison out of his system.
It was not fun for either of us.
When we arrived to an unknown village days later to practice his English, Ruki again was vexingly stubborn. He did not do as I had instructed him, he didn't stay close to me, nor did he observe his surroundings. He left when he wanted and did what he wanted.
It was truly not a wonder that he wasn't kidnapped from me sooner.
I knew when the bandits had taken him…I knew because I had allowed them to take him of course neither Ruki or the bandits knew that though.
I watched amused when I followed them back to the hideout. Ruki was a sassy little thing.
He fought against his captures, yet he fought like a human. I shook my head it was as if he completely forgot that he was half-vampire suddenly.
They questioned him about things he wouldn't even know, and beat him when his responses were not what they wanted to hear.
"Ruki…you're not being a very good captive, are you?" I mused out loud as I calmly walked towards the heavily armed men.
He scowled at me. "What are you doing here? I can take care of myself!"
I blinked. "No you can't, do you realize that they are planning to kill you." I looked at the men that surrounded me. "You were planning on killing him, right?"
None of them answered but their hands tightening around their weapons was enough of an answer.
"See they are planning on killing you." I said turning back to Ruki with a shake of my head.
I reacted much like a human woman when a bandit gripped my long hair yanking me back to his chest.
"Now what do we have here, two nobles?" He said before laughing.
I looked at him making sure to look as submissive as I could manage. "Please let him go…he's just a child."
The man laughed before looking at me. "And why does that matter?"
"There is nothing he can give you, he is of use to you and harmless, please, spare him you have me…I won't resist capture."
"And you would risk your life for his?"
I looked down. "Because he's-"
My eyes widened, and I sputtered my hands instantly going to my throat as blood flowed from it.
I let my body slump to the ground blocking out Ruki's cries for me.
I lay there blocking out the men's laughter, how I was a foolish woman before approaching Ruki and speaking of how they couldn't wait to break him. These men weren't into women, they were into children. I grimaced at the fact of them wanting to defile what was mine. Images of Kou flashing through my mind made me even more enraged. Those bastards would pay for even daring to look at what was mind and for slitting my throat.
I stood to my feet when Ruki's cries had become more than I could bare. Ruki caught my eyes his own widening in shock as he became to tremble in fear at the sight of me.
I suppose I did look quite scary to a child, my eyes glowed as my fangs grew, and you know the fact that he had just watched my get my throat slashed probably didn't help either.
"Close your eyes." I whispered so softly knowing that Ruki would be the only on to hear, I gave a smile of approval when he immediately did so.
Ruki flinched at the sounds and the cries of the men, the sounds of them very well being torn apart.
I untied him before teleporting us away after setting fire to the bodies.
~~~...~~~
We sat by a river in silence. Ruki watched me as I cleaned the body off of my neck revealing perfectly unmarked skin.
How he said after a moment. "You were…you were dead."
"I'm a demon darlin, it will take more than that to kill me." I looked at him, my face serious. "But you should take note of that, if one were to cut your throat depending on how much strength they had, there's a 50/50 chance you will heal…and it will take a much longer time than myself."
Ruki was quiet for a moment more but I was curious on his answer.
"Why did you disobey me?" He blinked looking up at me.
"I have done nothing to make you distrust me and, yet you do, today it potentially almost cost you your life, why?" I asked him, crossing my arms across my chest as I stared him down.
Ruki remained silent before scowling and looking away from me. "Women are deceitful."
My eyes flashed to his face only to get his profile, my words were rather harsh but truthful. "You confuse me with that woman the birthed you."
He was refusing to look at me, but I watched him flinch.
"Ruki look at me." I demanded, and he was tense but turned to look at me as I moved to his side. My eyes softened as I watched fear flash through his eyes. "I'm not going to hurt you, I didn't go through the motions of saving you from the orphanage and turning you into vampires to hurt you."
"Why did you? KarlHeinz's wants us for his Adam and Eve project, what do you want from us, what do you stand to gain from this?" He growled.
"My goals aren't similar from you or your brothers I wanted you boys to be free but I wanted to gain a family in return"
His eyes widened.
"As I'm sure your brothers have told you, each of us have ironically crossed paths one way or another, Azusa being the one that I have spent the most time with, he and I became very close, he was staying with me before he felt the need to leave. But of course, he knew that I would find him."
Ruki nodded. "Yes, he would speak of you often."
He chuckled. "Something I would find him staring at the sky late at night mumbling to himself about what was taking so long for you to sniff him out at the time it didn't make sense until now, he knew all this time…"
I nodded. "Yes, Azusa knew before you boys what I was, so that I why he was certain that I would come for him. But none the less I've seen you boys suffer and fight tooth and nail for freedom, so I wished to grant it. I had hoped that we could be a loving family in return, I want to give you boys the love you so rightly deserve."
"Love…can demons even love." He whispered.
I smiled at him. "There is no love stronger than a demon's love besides life isn't worth living when there's no one to love you."
His eyes seemed to water, his resolve cracking, I scooted even closer to him, all I had to do was wait.
"I want to leave this world where all its people betrayed me." He confessed, and I wasn't surprised I had after all seen his memories.
"You say that, and yet…" I said softly.
"I'm still here breathing." He said I didn't make a move or react as he moved closer to me unconsciously.
With the impudent screams of children's voices and the smell of sewage sneaking around, Ruki was sure he was being put through some sort of testing of sheer will. The question was, would he pass or fail?
"Are ya gonna act like some damn high and mighty aristocrat forever!"
"What a cheeky face ya got kid. Even more for a newbie."
"For a long time, all I felt was hunger, solitude, and despair. I was sure that I was going to die there…"
"You are strong," I said to him and when he reminded unresponsive I said it again louder. "You are strong Ruki."
"How do you know…" He asked softly.
"I can see it, I can taste it in your blood, you are not weak and so you fought, never let or believe anyone who dares to tell you otherwise. The day you made the decision to be strong, to continue fighting, to turn your back onto the world that had forsaken you… was the day your fate changed…surely you know that right."
"Look how beaten your face is yet still trying to keep that pride."
"As expected from an aristocrat, right?"
"You'd be more likeable if you only you'd let out one scream."
"Did your mommy and daddy throw you away?"
"Your right." He said softly. "I decided that those guys could go off and kill whoever they like, just not me…it was the day the I meet my brothers…it was the beginning of our family."
"You damn bastard. So you're the mastermind behind this aren't ya? Well now you're pretty foolish to think that you could ever run away from here."
"And there's that usual cheeky glare of yours….oi. hand me that hot iron over there!" a guard spoke to another.
"So that you'll never make this mistake again. I'm gonna brand your back. This is a sign of a rebel. And one more now, being branded means you're just the same as livestock." The guard sneered before pressing the hot iron into Ruki's back.
~~~...~~~
"I don't want to die even in the very end. Rather I wanted to live so that I can plunge this entire world down to the burning pits of hell for everything it has deprived me of…"
I smiled not only because he was confessing to me but also because he was leaning against me.
"Ruki." I said getting his attention as he looked into my eyes. "Always remember, you're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and loved more than you will ever know."
I wrapped my arms around him when he decided to bury his tear stained face into my chest.
My smile widened when he gripped me tight muttering my name over and over before confessing that he was sorry, and he should have listen to me and that he was scared that I had really died…
I shushed him and assured him that I was fine that I wouldn't be leaving him anytime soon and least of all by that hands of humans.
He slept peacefully with his hand in my lap my hands stroking his hair. My eyes flashed hungrily but I decided against biting him. I relaxed my body choosing to stare out at the night sky…but I was content Ruki and I were a bit closer.
I could feel that he was still apprehensive but that was understandable…the most important thing was that he was open, receptive and beginning to trust me…he would soon fall in line with Azusa regarding his feelings for me and that's all that matter.
After all, he was mine, naturally there was no way I was going to stand for him not trusting me of loving me on some level and I damn sure wouldn't stand for him choosing Karl over me.
The rest of our time was spent learning and it pleased me to no end that Ruki never disobeyed me once. Ruki took everything I said to him and that I showed him in stride. Of course he still asked his questions but they were not ones that questioned me, more of the sort for better clarification.
Ruki was a fast learner. Despite his fear he was quite proficient in English, so much so that I even urged him to learn yet another language of his choosing. He was completely flustered when he confessed that he had an interest in Nordic language and when I told him that I thought the language would suit him well.
Ruki was also a natural born hunter. It partially surprised me how well he was at being able to track his prey, how well he was able to blend with the shadows before springing an attack on his unsuspected victim. It only made me more excited about my future trips with the other boys before the big trip that I was planning for all four of them.
We walked at a casually as we made our way back to the mansion. I could see Ruki was tired as I had proposed a teleporting race between villages, to which of course he lost but he was getting faster every day.
"Ruki I must confess there is not much I will ask of you or your brothers. Please trust me when I say that I brought you with me to free you not to confine you with a separate set of chains." I started.
He smiled, and I controlled myself against attacking him with a hug. "I believe you Michiko-sama."
I smiled back before my expression turned serious, and being the clever boy that he was he picked up on the mood change and grew serious as well. "But there is one thing I must stress to you, you are the oldest of your brothers human and vampire wise and that means you shall have the responsibility of watching over them."
He nodded, I knew Karl had told him such already, but I wasn't sure if he really understood the implications…the requirements...the danger that came with his new-found responsibility.
"And I'm sure you already knew and had plans to do such but with that and your new 'status' you and your brothers are now not only an extension of my queendom but also myself. When in the public eye of human and vampire alike you must be on your best behavior."
"Of course, Michiko-sama."
"I'm sure it will be easy for you here with your aristocratic background, but the demon realm can be a very dangerous place. Even as I claim you as mine, there will still be plenty that will not recognize you simply because of what you are, they will not hold back against you either. Do you understand?"
He was silent for a moment before looking up at me, his eyes sharp enough to cut steel. Determination and a rather large part of sadism was shining bright in his eyes "If anyone comes for my family in anyway shape or form whether here or in the demon realm, I will not hold back. I will end them mercilessly just like you taught me."
I smiled before placing a kiss on his cheek making he flush. "That's my boy."
He grinned despite his red cheeks before he donned a mischievous look that made me cock my head to the side.
"Race you back home!" He said and before I could respond he teleported away with a laugh.
I blinked at the spot he had once occupied before laughing. What a little cheater.
~~~...~~~
Ruki resumed his composed nature but I could see and hear the excitement of his face as he told his brothers about his survival trip. The boys were completely enamored with his adventurous tale before practically tackling me to the ground with puppy eyes saying how much they too wanted to go on a special survival trip with me, like Ruki. I promised that they all would get the chance to go on a trip with me alone before the five of us would take a big trip together.
The boys were on pins and needles about who was going next, they all tried to sway me in their own ways and couldn't help but laugh at their efforts, little had they known I had already planned out which order I'd be taking them.
It was three weeks after Ruki's trip that they decided to stop trying to get me to choose them and it was two weeks after that before approached my next survival field trip victim.
"Azusa sweetie!"
Azusa was quick to leave Kou and Yuma to come bounding towards me.
I leaned down wrapping my arms around him breathing in his scent as I felt him doing the same for me.
Out of all of the boys, naturally and Azusa and I shared the closest bond, something that I could see made his older brothers envious, but it couldn't be helped.
"Mikogami…" He said with a smile seemingly just at peace with being in my embrace. He was such a simple child, never wanting or asking for much at all.
"Michiko-sama!" Kou said bounding over towards me with Yuma following. Azusa stepped to my right to the side letting his brothers come an also bask in my embrace but never leaving.
"How are you boy's lessons coming along?" I asked.
Yuma huffed before looking away. "It's fuckin stupid, and a waste of ma time."
I smiled before chuckling at him, it was common knowledge that Yuma struggled with his lessons in reading and writing in Japanese so learning English was not on his radar.
His previous social status as a commoner meant that he only knew common knowledge of Japanese and then of course him being in Bram's merry band of lost boys didn't actually teach him to be a proper young gentleman instead Yuma was unknowingly trained to be a soldier, and he was a soldier through and through.
"It's alright darling." I said, and he turned to look at me. I could see the worry in his eyes. Karl may have been putting all of his chips on Ruki but that didn't mean he wanted uneducated boys associated with him.
That being said; Karl hated imperfections and I'm sure Yuma had been on the receiving end of his ire as had Kou and Azusa respectively although in different subjects.
"There is no rush and you are quite young. I do not expect perfection, only that you give it your all and become proficient. You need these basic skills, so just continue to give it your all as I know you have been. If you need any help or if you do not understand do not shy away from me, come to me and I will help you."
Yuma flushed but nodded his head. I smiled before looking at Kou who was beaming.
"Michiko-sama, Asuza-kun and I have fared quite well. Our English is so good that sensei said we're fast learners."
"Yes…" Azusa nodded agreeing with his older brother.
"Sensei says that with more practice, we will lose our accent when we speak to even sound like that is our native language."
"That is very wonderful news, I'm very proud or both of your accomplishments." I smiled. I of course knew that already, Kou and Azusa were the equivalent of sponges, they simply just absorbed knowledge and it was such a wonderful thing.
"I shall have to test how well you are soon, I'm sure you will do will and so find another language for you to master, any other languages appeal to you?" I asked although I had easily switched to the English dialect mid-sentence making Yuma pout as he could no longer follow our conversation.
Kou's smile grew even wider as he responded in English. "I have read many of sensei's books, but sensei also has quite a few that are in a language that I am curious about. Sensei said the languages were all a type of Latin."
Kou then frowned. "But there are so many choices under Latin, so it is hard. I want the one that sounds the best."
I cocked my head to the side. "And why is that I wonder?"
He smiled, and it was something that would have made Karl proud to see, it sent a chill down my spine, it was the smile of an apex predator. "It will be easier to lure in my prey."
I nodded my smile widening. "What a bright and crafty child. Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, and French are what is called vulgar Latin. Very useful for luring in multicultural prey which mean you will never starve and you will be able to blend if you to ever wish to explore the world but also improper. Before any of those you will learn proper Latin, which will be archaic Latin, use you learn the original language it will be easier to branch off to learn the others."
Kou's eyes widened. "You know all of those languages?"
My grin was answer enough for him.
I left Yuma and Kou, the former insisting on helping his younger sibling with learning to read and write in Japanese so he could start on English. I told Kou that if he could get Yuma up to speed with the rest of his brothers by the next year that we would go on a special trip out of the country.
I didn't need to tell him where, the fact only that we would be traveling out of the country was enough incentive for the blonde.
~~~...~~~
"Now Azusa sweetie, let's take a little trip."
"Like Ruki?"
I smiled "Yes, like Ruki pack dark clothing say goodnight to your brothers before meeting me downstairs."
He nodded before quickly rushing off to their shared room where his clothes were.
I smiled taking his hand before teleporting us out of the house when he came back down roughly ten minutes later.
Much like Ruki I took Azusa to essentially the middle of nowhere but unlike Ruki, Azusa was unfazed by this already knowing that I wouldn't bring him to the middle of nowhere to hurt him or worse abandon him.
Azusa my favorite introvert stayed silent but was observant following me like a duckling as I began walking in a north direction.
We walked for hours only stopping to take breaks when I noticed Azusa getting tired.
I taught him the same basic survival skills as I did Ruki, as we began to settle down for the first night under the stars and a fire that I had also taught Azusa to make it was then I brought up the question that had been burning in the back of my mind since Yukio had told me he was at the orphanage.
"Why did you leave?"
Azusa was quiet. He didn't ask me to elaborate because who knew what I meant.
He shifted in my embrace, as he had decided that being cuddled in my arms would be better than the warmth of the fire.
"I…" He paused as if he were scared to tell me. I looked down at him only to see him staring down at him hands.
"Azusa…you know that you can tell me, I will not be upset with you. I am only curious."
"Where the fuck is he?"
The blonde raised an eyebrow. "He's not here?"
"Don't play games with me Yukio."
"I'm not playing anything, I thought he was here just sleeping." He said, and I glared at him.
"I'm not the kids baby sitter!" He growled out at my glare on his person.
"Where is he?"
"I don't know."
I stepped toward him my eyes flashed in warning. "I won't ask you again."
He glared at me before glaring at the floor. "He left."
"To. Where."
"Like hell if I know, the streets I guess, that's where he came from." Yukio scoffed.
"Wrong he came from a female's vagina. Why would he go back to the street when he has everything he could have here…"I said the last part more to myself but that didn't stop Yukio from commenting.
He shrugged huffing. "Guess you should have kept a tighter leash on your pet huh?"
"Yukio said you…just left." I said with a small scowl remembering the blonde's words.
"And you don't believe him?" Azusa asked curiously.
"I have known Yukio all his life, and for most of it I can say he is an honest if not incredibly man, however he is only human where I am demoness, he should have known that I would smell his deception before he even spoke of it. Tell me, what happened when I was gone."
Azusa fidgeted before looking up at the star filled night sky. "I had to leave…the stars told me…"
"The stars, told you…" I said staring at him before looking up at the sky myself. "I see…"
He sighed in dejection. "Yukio-san didn't believe me either…"
"Don't be foolish Azusa, never did I say I didn't believe you." I said, and I felt him shift to look at me.
"You believe me?"
"Of course." I said before looking down at him, in slight offense. "Why would you need to lie to me?"
He opened his mouth before closing with a nod. My point was valid. He had no reason to lie to me, he hadn't before so why would he now?
We sat in silence for a moment before he spoke again. "I'm sorry…most people don't believe me."
I chuckled at him making him confused. My eyes glowed fuchsia and my fangs elongated. "How easily you forget that I wear a humanoid face, but I have never been human. You know that I am not human and yet you shy away from me in fear of me not accepting that the stars whisper things in your ears…"
Azusa wasn't afraid, I stayed still as his hands moved up my face his fingers lightly grazing my lips and fangs before lowering them with a shy smile.
"Sorry." He apologized again blushing as he took in my words. "I don't speak about it…I don't know how to explain it…"
I looked down at him to see him with his eyes closed as if he were trying desperately to concentrate.
"It is not often but sometimes when I speak to the stars…sometimes the speak back" he said softly after a moment.
"And they spoke to you that day." I said.
He nodded.
"And what did they say?" I asked curiously.
He paused for a moment before looking at me. "To leave...there was something I needed, something that I wouldn't be able to get if I stayed, so…"
"You left." I finished for him.
He nodded. "I was scared…I didn't want to leave the warmth, your warmth and protection but…the urge to move, to travel was stronger than fear…"
I watched as he chuckled to himself. "I nearly died…I walked until my feet bled until I couldn't anymore, I fell in front of a shop owners store…he wasn't happy with the sight of someone like me half dead deterring his customers. He kicked me and beat me until he grew tired, but I was too exhausted and injured to move."
I tensed at his words, but he just chuckled again. "When I asked him to kick me more he grew even further displeased. The shopkeeper thought that I was disgusting and brought me to that place… the orphanage."
He paused seemingly trying to find his words but struggled. When the silence stretched on between us I merely leaned down towards his neck.
He tilted his head to the side offering himself to me and I smiled before sinking my fangs into him.
~~~...~~~
The other kids at the orphanage tried to speak with him but ended up beating him.
"What freak…"
"A loser…"
"Why don't you just die!"
Azusa only smiled and took every slap, punch and kick. They were nowhere near the feeling of his Mikogami's fangs but if he closed his eyes and focused really hard he could almost feel her breath on his neck.
It made him shiver with excitement. It brought a smile to his lips…
His breathing grew heavy as he lost himself into the memory of her, the kids jeering replaced by the sounds of her amused laugher.
"Azusa-kun not so loud…you'll wake Yukio…or are you trying to get us caught…such a naughty boy you deserve punishment…" she giggled in his ears as she went to drag her nose across his neck making shudder.
"Please…"
Azusa never knew what he was asking for, all he knew was that she knew but never gave into his wishes no matter how he begged…and oh did he beg.
"Not yet, your still much too young…I'm not that kind of monster."
He would pout and plead with her, but it would only cause her to laugh at him.
"I love how eager you are for me, I do hope you keep such excited behavior as you age. Surely you will be one of my favorite delicacies but until then you will have to wait."
He would feel dejected at her rejection before white hot fire would flood him when as he would watch her feed from Yukio.
The children found him disturbing, especially when he lost himself to his memories of Michiko which was often.
Azusa's situation didn't change until he met Yuma.
"Oi, ya really needa take better care of ya self."
Azusa looked up to see a taller boy with brown hair and hazel eyes staring down at him with his hand held out.
Azusa stared at it for a while before choosing to get up by himself.
Yuma was the very first person who was kind and nice to Azusa and didn't beat him.
"Oi, I thought I told ya that ya needa take better care of ya self."
It was around the time that the caretakers would give them food, slops really but it was edible. It was something…
Azusa had managed to get left out again… his eyes widened in shock when the older boy held out a piece of bread for him. However, despite how hungry Azusa was he didn't take it. He didn't trust him. He didn't trust anyone.
"O-oi this isn't a choice ya know," The boy said before grabbing Azusa hand and shoving the bread into it. "Just eat it already pipsqueak, don't be stubborn."
Azusa looked at him, he didn't know how he felt about the boy giving him bread, but it was a nice feeling, he decided to introduce himself. "Azusa."
"The names Bear." The boy said flashing him a smile before a confused expression covered his face as he took a seat next to Azusa who had begun devouring the bread. "Say Azusa I saw ya missed the slop for morning too, why are ya so stubborn to die?"
"No…I do not want to die…"
Bear frowned. "Then why di ya let them beat ya?"
"When… they give… me pain…I see her…"
"Her?"
Azusa turned to look at the taller boy. "I want… to see… her again…Mikogami."
I pulled my fangs from his neck and we once more sat in silence.
"Azusa." I said to him and him shifting in my lap was the only response I needed to know that he was listening to me. "Did you find it?"
"Yes…I think it was my brothers…"
I nodded. "What a wonderful find, having siblings works wonders..."
"It was, but It was better when the stars brought me back to you too…" He whispered, and my eyes flashed towards his face but if his deep breathing was anything to go by he was already fast asleep.
~~~...~~~
The citrine shining sun rose from the ground at a snail's pace. It filled the sky with mighty colors of red and splashed the clouds with endless rays of pink. It was bright and mesmerizing as it invited me to stare, deep into the horizon before waking Azusa. I waited for Azusa to forage for food that he wanted as I didn't need to eat before we continued our travels.
The boy was rather patient following me along as I spoke to him about random topics of interest but by noon even his curiosity had reached his limits.
"Mikogami…"
I looked over at him to see him staring up at me with his question swimming clearly in his eyes, but I still waited for him to ask. "Yes, Azusa sweetie?"
"Where are we going?"
"We are everywhere and nowhere simultaneously." I told him just as I had told Ruki
"We are wondering." It was a statement more than a question.
"Yes." I said waiting to see what else he would say.
He smiled. "I haven't been everywhere or nowhere, but it's now on my list."
I cracked a smile. "Well look who has a cheeky side."
He merely blushed making me chuckle.
"Stop." I told him suddenly after walking a few miles and Azusa immediately froze beside me.
I was still my eyes darting around at our surrounding. We were making our way through the woods, the leaves and trees dancing side to side and smelled the fresh air that passed our way.
But there was something here, something that was a potential danger to my fledging…
My eyes narrowed a warning growl escaping my throat and Azusa reading the situation quickly moved behind me for his own protection.
I closed my eyes before taking a more flexible pose, feeling much more at ease knowing that Azusa was no longer in plain sight.
"You will show yourself, and state your reason for tracking us these past days or you will die." I said evenly.
There was a moment of silence before the sound of feet became clear. I waited, giving the woman a few seconds more to gather her courage before she stepped out of the shadow of the trees making herself clear to us.
"Demon." The woman said.
"Gyspsy." I said plainly.
The silence was sound.
"Do not fear me gypsy, I am only curious as to why you track me and my hatchling." I said casually.
She scowled. "Your lips say 'do not fear me gypsy' but your eyes and aura say 'all I want from you is your tears and if you do not give them to me, I will take them'. As if I would ever trust a demon, a creature of living breathing deceit.
I feigned hurt even as my lips twitched. "How ironic words coming from a gypsy."
She scowled again looking ready to speak again before smoothing her facial features. "I'm here for the child, I can tell he is not of your kind."
"Careful what you say, this child is mine in every sense, you should actually walk away while I'm feeling gracious enough to allow you to continue breathing." I said with a smile even as my eyes flashed fuchsia in warning.
She shifted uncomfortably as my demon energy filled the air…it was smothering.
She stared hard at the spot that we both knew Azusa stood even if she couldn't see him physically.
"He is one-"
"Of mine." I said cutting her off with an animalistic growl that made her body tense further.
When Azusa poked his head out from behind me to get a look at the woman I saw the woman's eyes light up.
"Why do you travel with a beast in human form, can you not sense what she is?" The woman asked him her gaze focusing on Azusa, the boy in question stared at her for a moment before speaking.
"Who are you?" He asked instead of immediately answering her question.
"I am Cini." The woman said as she continued to stare at him.
"Well Cini-san, I travel with Mikogami because I wish to follow her." He said softly.
"Nonsense. Only the damned chose to willingly follow devil. Is she feeding from you?" The woman asked her eyes glaring into me. "You'll most certainly die if you stay with her."
"And if I am feeding form him, then what?" I challenged from her and the woman scowled.
"Of course, you would seek out one of our own, you demons truly get off on plunging others into the darkness." Her face scrunched up. "He is one of ours and you intent to taint him, what a selfish creature you are. Of all the ones in this world could you not have chosen another."
I pulled Azusa in front of me wrapping my arms around him. I leaned down and a sadistic smirk stretched across my lips when the boy tilted his head to the side making the woman gasp.
My fangs grew as she spat her curses at me.
"I desire a select few…." My eyes glittered in hunger before I drug my tongue across his neck making him shiver. "But the ones I do desire…consume me."
I didn't mind her sneering, nor did I mind her insults she however made a fatal mistake when she took a step into our direction.
I was behind her before her mind could even explain to her that I was gone. My hand shot out wrapping around her neck just as fast before I lifted her off the ground. The only thing that stopped me from my fingers twitching and snapping her neck like a twig was Azusa.
"Wait!"
I turned my eyes towards him, waiting for his reasoning.
"I…she called me one of her own…" He trailed off.
My eyes narrowed, and I resisted to urge to tighten my grip, though just barley. "You're not one of her anything, you're mine."
A growl released from my lips when he ignored me in favor for speaking to the worm in my hand. How dare he defy me, how dare he ignore me for another woman.
"Mikogami let her go." He said suddenly, and I bristled at the so obvious command. Azusa was asking for punishment, how dare he demand anything from me…especially this woman's freedom.
"No." I snarled glaring at him and he flinched.
"Please let her go." He asked this time.
We stared at each other neither of us wanting to give in.
"Please..." He said again, this time was begging. I tilted my head, that was a good look for him. I loosened my grip on the woman…barely.
"Why does her life matter to you?" I couldn't help but ask, not caring at the pure envy being clearly heard in my tone.
"I want to learn from her." He said simply.
My eyes narrowed as the woman laughed before proceeding to taunt me.
"See demon, the child knows his place-" I blocked out the rest as I continued to stare into Azusa eyes.
A cruel smirk stretched across my face when I found what I was looking for in those stormy orbs brimmed with amethyst.
"Mikogami." He said, and my envy seemed to bleed away as I gave into him.
My tone was sugary sweet. "Fine, anything for you Azusa-kun."
With that I threw her towards the ground with just a pinch of too much force, taking delight in the sound of one of her wrists snapping.
"Damned devil!" She spat in her native language and my smirk grew.
"Oopies….my hand slipped."
~~~...~~~
I made myself scarce for the next serval days leaving Azusa and the gyspsy woman to themselves…or at least that is what they thought.
I was out of her sensing range naturally but there was no way in hell I would completely abandon him…him was mine and I wanted to make sure she didn't fill his head with unnecessary bullshit.
She taught him as if he were her own son, spoke to him touched him, I fought to keep myself from ripping her to shred each time.
Azusa absorbed everything she told him with vigor especially when it came to astrology.
Azusa spent ten days under that woman's arm before I decided to make my appearance necessary.
She hissed upon me appearing out of know where pulling the boy to my side as I stared at her.
"What are you doing here demon filth? That child is mine!" She snarled before looking at him. "Come now child the last part of the ceremony is sharing blood."
My lip twitched as Azusa eyes darkened at the word blood.
He walked towards her and she immediately pulled him to her before pulling out a bag of salt and creating a large circle.
I inwardly rolled my eyes even as I sneered taking a step back in effect…I saw no reason to break her little fantasy of protection just yet.
The woman smirked victoriously as if she had already won, little did she know she had lost the game when she had revealed herself.
I watched amused as they began their ceremony explaining to him that once they shared blood he would be considered reborn as her son and blah blah blah.
It was a whole little speech that I found completely bullshit…especially when he was so obviously mine.
I watched as she looked at me cautiously before taking a small encrusted dagger before slitting her wrist she handed it to Azusa expecting him to do the same only to have the shock of a life time to see his eyes glowing sinisterly.
She didn't have time to collect her thoughts before he was on her.
I laughed wishing I had a light snack as he ruthlessly tore into her.
Bite marks littered her neck and her wrist as he pulled away from her. I smiled walking over to her protective circle before kicking dirt over it, easily destroying it.
"Why?" Her voice cracked as she stared at Azusa in betrayal.
I snickered as Azusa eyes darkened even as an innocent smile adorned his dimpled cheeks.
"Do you hate me…now that you know… what I am, Cini-san?" His answer was her spitting curses at him.
"I like you…but even if I do like you very much…let me bite you please?" His eyes glittered maliciously yet still had a twinge of innocence.
I licked my lips, what perfection.
My sweet and innocent little Azusa was a sadist in the making that liked to play the timid card, he had left her alive only to toy with her. He had clearly developed a dark since of humor.
"Oh my, what shall we do now." I cooed as I looked at her. She tried to get away from him but she didn't get far with me standing above her.
What did you do to him you monster"
"I'm not sure what you mean, Azusa-kun is still the Azusa-kun I've known, nothing has changed."
"You-" She looked back at Azusa before shivering and glaring at me "You made him like you! You've tainted him!"
I chuckled. "He's not exactly like me…but as I recall, I told you he was mine from the very start. It was your lack of skill in sensing that has brought this fate upon you. I did give you the chance to walk away…"
I laughed at her and even to my own ears it had a twinge of madness to it. "But now you will never be able to walk anywhere again."
To further prove my point, I slammed my hand into her lower spine with enough force to immobilize her lower body. I laughed as she screamed.
"Hey," Azusa said cautiously walking towards her, with a disarming smile that made the foolish woman pause as he squatted next to her. "Will you?"
Her eyes widened in disbelief and she began trying to fight him with her arms. It was such a pathetic sight.
Azusa let her strike him, an amused smile on his face as he leaned further into her neck. "Come on, I'll chew even more."
She let out a shriek loud enough to cause the bird to flee when his fangs entered her once more.
We left for home after Azusa drank the last of her blood and pocketed her dagger as a souvenir.
I waited for us to enter the property line, for us to be nice and secluded in the woods from any curious onlookers before I pounced on him.
He let out a cute little yelp when I tackled him to the ground pinning him arms and legs as I stared at him through glowing fuchsia eyes.
"Mikogami."
I tsked. "You're supposed to be aware of your surrounding at all time Azusa-kun, there may be monsters lurking about ready to prey on you."
"I wouldn't mind as long as if it were you." He said after getting over his initial shock.
I sat on his legs as I leaned into his face. "Is that so?"
He nodded.
"Hmp…I'm not sure if I believe you." I said with a petulant pout.
He frowned. "Why-"
"Say it, and then perhaps I may believe you." I said suddenly, cutting him off. "Say you belong to me."
"I belong to you." He said softly looking at me from underneath his lashes. It was a very submissive pose, but instead my eyes narrowed, I wouldn't be so easily appeased this time.
My grip tightened on him making him wince before a flush covered his cheeks as I licked his neck, my fangs growing. "Not timid, loud with conviction."
"I belong to you!" He said before I bite into his making his gasp.
"Again, let even the dead know who you belong to." I hissed biting him a bit harder making him shudder and wither beneath me.
"I BELONG TO YOU! I BELONG TO YOU! I BELONG TO YOU MICHIKO!" I smirked as he shouted his words to high heaven, repeating it over and over like a prayer.
"Hmp" I huffed pulling my fangs from his now bruised neck and shoulder. I licked up the blood before pulling him to his feet as he tried to catch his breath.
"Calm down, your shivering." I said with a smirk feeling elated that I had such an effect on him, Azusa would certainly be fun when he matured that much I was certain.
"Because of your interest in that other woman, you lost much time that I could have taught you. I scowled before sighing but you have certainly picked up some unique skills so it is not all lost. Why didn't you tell me you knew Romanian?" I demanded.
He flinched at my tone but answered honestly. "I didn't know…but when she started speaking it…"
I nodded in understanding. "Well I expect you to be fluent, and also to learn archaic Latin."
He nodded eagerly knowing that I wasn't giving him a choice in the matter.
"May I practice reading the stars." He asked hesitantly, and I stared at him for a moment longer before turning away with a huff.
"I don't care what you do, as long as you know you belong to me…whatever the woman said about your clan, your human past means absolutely nothing to me…if I feel you begin to wander, for you to be overcome…I'll eradicate it all." I said stoically before sparing him a side glance.
"After all, they did you no favors. They abandoned you and left you for dead." I said watching him flinch unblinkingly. "But that's ok, you don't need them. All you will need is me…and your brothers of course…there is no room for anyone else. Know that I say this out of love, I only wish to keep you safe and unharmed, you are precious to me…"
He nodded in acceptance and I smiled feeling better that he wouldn't go against my selfish wishes.
"Hey." I said deciding that he deserved a treat. Azusa looked up at me. "Let's hurry and get home, I'll make you something nice."
"With Shichimi Togarashi?" he asked hopefully his eyes glittering at the thought.
"With all the Shichimi Togarashi your heart desires." I said with a laugh as he quickly wrapped his arms around me in happiness.
Couple of things to cover.
If yall didn't know by now Michiko is the HBIC lol
I've gotten some messages about Michiko and her actions and decided to deliver. Yes Michiko is very much aware of her own sex appeal and yes she can and will use it to get her way. And why wouldn't she? To her is a skill of great use, does that mean she's out there sleeping around like Cordelia. No but if she did, it's not as if she was mated to anyone yet.
You also get a glimpse of Michiko's thought on Cordelia's predicament (with Beatrix and Christa) and see just how and why Cordelia is vain…just a fact she can't help it.
Demoness are naturally vain creatures. We see that in Cordelia and she's not even fullblooded like Michiko, so why would you think Michiko isn't vain, hell Michiko's vanity I can say might damn well be of the same level of karlheinz lol she just more subtle about it…but she'll never deny it…demons don't lie
Are you surprised at the boys and their actions?
Ruki and his trust issues of women lead him into getting captured where Karlheinz chosen one seems to freeze up forgetting that he is no longer human. Of course Michiko always looks outs for what's hers and saves him from what would have been an unpleasant experience. Michiko assures Ruki that all she really wants from him and his brother a family…of course neglecting to mention that she also wants his mind body soul obedience and unwavering loyalty as well...after all there no way in hell that she'll stand for him liking karlheinz over her, her pride can't handle that kind of rejection lol
Azusa…I had a lot of fun playing with Azusa's character. I think a lot of fans actually forget just how sadist he truly is, Azusa to me is of the same level of crazy that Kanato is except for me, I think Azusa more aware of his level of crazy where Kanato is somewhat blinded to it. That to me also make Azusa more dangerous of the duo.
Azusa is masochistic yes, but that doesn't at all make him a push over or weak, innocent or nice….none of the boy are nice. The only female they will be remotely 'nice' too or more like 'pleasant' to that is not Michiko is Shizuma and that's per Michiko's request. That is all. Those other females, Yui included are nothing, simply a means to an end.
And for those who might have a hard time believe that our favorite cinnabun Azusa is not the cold -hearted killer that his brothers are or not even remotely the level of sadist the Sakamaki's are remember this:
Out of all his brothers, Azusa has known Michiko for the longest. Azusa has lived under her roof with her, knew what she was confronted her and gave himself to her. And not once or twice either.
Azusa is a smart kid, don't think for a second that he wasn't picking up her traits and habits before he was turned into a vampire, she had claimed him, told him he was hers from the very start, he will be one of the main ones that will act like it. to him, be claimed by Michiko is nothing to be ashamed about and he's not afraid to tell anyone otherwise.
But any way Azusa will is 100% aware of his actions and he does everything he does with intent. Nothing is an accident everything has purpose.
Azusa in this fanfic is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Just letting ya'll know now, I don't wanna hear any 'Azusa would never do something so cruel or heartless blah blah blah' because yes…yes he would.
Ok that being said:
I wanted to do a Halloween and thanksgiving special but alas the Mukami brothers trips with Michiko became my life.
So that being said I'll probably insert it else where in the story lol
Kou and Yuma are up next, I had originally planned to post all four boys in one chapter before I realized it was wayyyyy too long. Hell its already to long as it is now.
Hope yall enjoy your Halloween and thanksgiving, me, I'm just looking forward to the time away from my family, I know how it sounds and I love my family but…ya girl needs a break forreal.
Someone please kidnap me for the day, 24 hours that's all I need \(T*T)/