Long time no see! Sorry about that! T.T I have two bonus chapters and an update to hopefully make up for it! I hope that you guys enjoy this bonus chapter! T.T Shuu's POV is so hard to write from! I hope that it's not too OOC! T.T

FMVampire Lover: I'm sorry! Haha, I just had to tease you with the smut! :p Yup! Still alive, just really busy! :/ Well, I hope you continue to enjoy! :D

rabiosarabiosa: Thank you! :D I do try to keep things interesting! I know I miss quite a bit on my grammar checks, but I do try! I like the characters for who they are, so that's one reason why I try to keep them as close to their true characters as possible! :D I enjoy writing, so my chapters tend to run long! Haha, I'm glad that you'd like them to be longer, but it'd probably take me even longer to update than it already does! XD I won't give up on this story, even if it does take me a while to update! :p Sorry about the light! XD But it's good to know that the horror part is doing it's job! XD

Cat McHall: Mai hasn't fully accepted her fate/feelings/what's happening too Yui. She wants to look on a more 'optimistic' side where she gets free and acts like nothing ever happened. It's why she tries to avoid confronting her feelings in regards to Laito or saying what Yui is becoming. Thank you for your review! :D

Sarahnoel03: Don't be sorry about asking questions! I don't mind answering them at all! First off, I'd really like to thank you for your kind review! I appreciate that you gave my story a chance despite it being an OC! It's totally fine that you were a little judgmental at first! I try to make my OC's blend into the story, and I do try to keep the characters as close as possible to their original personalities. I'm glad it's one of your favorites! As for your questions, the story started off based off the anime, but I have mixed the game in. It's got a light undertone of Haunted Dark Bridal with a bit of the Eve plan mixed in. I'm not sure if I'm going to add the Tsukinami's in yet or not. I don't know their characters that well, since I haven't played more than Haunted Dark Bridal and More Blood. I'd hate to have them OOC when there are people out there who love the characters. I can always consider adding them in; I'll just have to look into their personalities more! :D If you have anymore questions, don't be afraid to ask!:D

Guest: Thank you! :D I try to keep them in character! I like them for who they are! I hope you continue to read! Sorry for the long wait! I'll try to be quicker next time, but I can't make promises! :D

Blossom: Thank you! I try to be quick with updates cause I know how painful the wait can be! I also tried to make Mai blend in with the story, so her interactions would be as accurate as possible! I also try to avoid as many cliches as possible! Thank you for your input for the ships! You're not the first to say that they like Shuu x Mai! Her relationship with Subaru is one that leans more on friendship (when it's there) than romantic, so you are right there. Haha, I haven't really considered Kanato x Mai, but I guess it would be weird! XD Laito is a very messed up individual. In my opinion, it'd bleed into whatever relationships he has. (: Maybe I'll take a count on what ship everyone's favorite is and gear the story in that direction! :D Thank you for the review! :D

Thank you for reading! I hope you all enjoy this chapter! Once again, I've decided writing from Shuu's POV is so rough! T.T


He no longer cares about anything. All he truly feels like doing is sleeping. In fact, it always feels like too much of a hassle when it comes to dealing the whatever woman his father sends their way. While he has ended up with a couple of prospective brides himself, but it was simply by their choice. They thought that fleeing to the eldest would save them from the rest. They were sorely mistaken. He could careless if his brothers took them or not. Unfortunately, the newest bride is turning out to be the worst of them all. She not only smells mouthwatering, but she repeatedly insists on sticking her nose into his business at home, despite 'choosing' Ayato. To make matters worse, she recently drug some unrelated human girl along with her to once again spoil his nap at any available convenience. Still, both are easy to ignore when they first invade his music room, though a tingle of irritation coils in the pit of his stomach when the klutzy bride trips over him. He mutters softly at her to watch where she is going. Somehow, the stupid girl manages to knee him while she climbs to her feet. One of his eyes cracks open just enough that he could see through the lashes. The bride steps over him, easily flashing her panties at him. His gaze slowly shifts to find a brown haired girl standing beside him. From his angle, he could see up her skirt as well. He softly clicks his tongue, which goes unnoticed by the girls. He settles back to go to sleep. After all, neither are wearing anything worth remembering.

Just as he manages to melt back into his music and it reaches it's crescendo, a giggle rips through, effectively killing the mood. His eyes open a little, and his attention shifts back to the girls. It doesn't come as a surprise that they are talking about one of his brothers. A soft, scoffing grunt leaves his mouth, and he can feel a pair eyes lock onto him. The blonde girl is still rattling off about how the brown haired girl had hit Ayato. Despite the small amount of irritation at them ruining the best part of his music, the thought of his younger brother's stunned face when a human hit him is enough to earn a chuckle from the eldest Sakamaki. Despite himself, he finds himself listening to the two of them talk about Ayato. It doesn't surprise Shuu that the bride seems willing to just let Ayato do as he pleases. His brother is possessive freak with a large ego, so it's easiest for whatever bride placed in his path to just follow along until he killed them.

To be honest, that's all the brides could ever do, regardless to which brother they are dealing with.

Unfortunately, the amusing conversation comes to an end when a very irate Ayato appears. His amusement with the girls' conversation was starting to wane anyway. Despite Ayato's anger exploding in the form of physical violence, Shuu could care less. He barely even feels the kicks that his brother delivers, but the three of them are starting to frustrate him since they are now drowning out the gentle music he has playing in his headphones.

Looks like it's time to move once again. He'll find his way back to the music room when they leave it.


Peace seems to be short lived around this new bride. She has to be the reason that the browned haired girl is now in their house. The human seem to be crashing around the house like a herd of elephants. He doesn't bother to open his eyes when she enters the living room, but he can smell Subaru lurking in the shadows, watching the human. His younger brother's generosity wasn't seen often, but Shuu knew that he would try his best to look out for the brides under the care of his brothers, though Shuu wasn't exactly sure why. Either way, this is just as amusing as the lost girl. He decides to speak up to let Subaru know he's aware of his creeping around as well as to scare the girl.

After all, he is always in the mood for a little humor.

Just like he expects, Subaru makes a sound of annoyance and leaves, while the human turns her attention on him. He finally manages to get a heavy lid open. She clearly didn't trust him, which takes the form of hesitation. With an inaudible sigh, he decides that maybe this game isn't going to be worth it. The overly cautious ones were never fun. Unfortunately, the human girl turns out to be more stubborn than he would like and continues to ask him questions long after his interest dies. Thankfully, Laito shows up to distract her.

Unfortunately, their struggling alerts Reiji, who appears after only a few moments. Shuu releases a soft sigh and drags his tired body up. He isn't in the mood to deal with his pushy younger brother, so he slips away completely unnoticed.


Time seems to slip by almost unnoticed by him, but it seems that lately he has been finding himself being bothered by the girls more and more. Yui is always the one to start it, but the brown haired girl willingly gets drug along. Shuu finds that he can't complain too much. It generally gave him a good chance to peep up their skirts when they were wearing them. Unfortunately, he continues to be disappointed by their choice of panties.

From his observations, Mai seems much more entertaining than Yui, but it may be because Yui reeks of only Ayato. Laito's scent is always clinging to Mai, but there are traces of his other brothers along with multiple other people. She also has the funnier facial reactions to his actions. They typically ranged from cold indifference to clear suspicion. It's painfully obvious that she doesn't want anything to do with him, but she still somehow allows the bride to drag her along.

Still, he hasn't spent enough time with either of them to form a solid opinion, and he doesn't plan to. There is no point in getting close to either of them. After all, the bride chose Ayato, and Laito seems to have a great deal of interest in the human girl. Neither were known for being gentle with their toys, and humans were all fragile. Once again, the guilt threatens to surface, so he turns his thoughts away from the two human girls. He felt exhausted, so he decided he was ready for a nap.


Unfortunately, Reiji interferes with his choices once again. He smells her the moment she walks into his room. Curiosity bubbles up, but it quickly becomes obvious what she is there to do. She is there to be a living, breathing alarm clock. A small smile spreads over his face. This'll be fun.

It turns out he's right. Despite the hassle of having to deal with two human females every school day, he finds himself enjoying it. The sound of laughter mixed with the sounds of struggle always make his mornings. It also makes it worth his while to see the frustrated look on Ayato's face in the car before school. Before he realizes it, he finds himself looking forward to the two girls invading his room.

They are a never ending source of amusement for him. Mai tries to befriend Subaru, and it seems to be going as well as expected. Shuu isn't sure why she tries to befriend the cold vampire, but it's still entertaining. The bride seems to handle Ayato better than Shuu expected. The most entertaining of all was the fact that Laito seems to have taken an unhealthy interest in the brown haired girl. Shuu couldn't figure out if Laito cared for her or was simply toying with her. It's a puzzle that easily intrigues him, so he finds himself watching the two of them.

It's easily noticeable to Shuu when Laito takes that extra step. Mai's scent changes overnight, but that isn't the only thing that changed. Mai's usually bright eyes seem to glaze over during the rides to school, and she tries even harder to hold a conversation with Subaru, who seems to notice the change as well. Yui keeps casting concerned looks in Mai's direction, and an unease settles in the furthest reaches of his mind. A place that hadn't been active since he had lost his only friend all those years ago. These thoughts disturb him more than he'd like to admit. There is no way that two scrawny human females could ever fill the hole that Edgar had left behind, but he still finds himself watching the two of them even closer after that day.

Every time Yui or Mai touches him, their warmth seeps into his icy cold skin.

Every time he feels that warmth, he reminds himself that they are fragile and already dying. There is no point in caring for them.

But, he still finds himself watching them.

It turns out that he isn't the only one interested in them; however, this fact only becomes obvious after Mai makes the foolish mistake of trusting Reji. She had bumped into a door in the hallway, which keeps him from dozing off. He weighed his options on helping her, but he found more cons with the idea. The biggest con being that he'd actually have to put forth some effort. To his surprise, he hears Subaru's voice. The first thing he says is harsh, but the second one has a softer edge to it. To Shuu's amusement, he realizes that Subaru must think he's alone with a mostly unconscious, human female.

Despite his best efforts to be kind for once, the human girl ends up vomiting on the silver haired vampire. Shuu doesn't bother to hide the smirk on his face as he rests inside his room. After all, it's not like anyone else could see it. After Laito collects her, he allows himself to drift off into a dream that he hasn't had in a long time. He's sure that it's a dream that must have been sparked by his growing attachment to the bride and her troublesome friend.


He doesn't bother hiding his full disdain at the fact that Laito is once again trying to drag him down into the pits of desire. To make it even worse, they had invaded his bed. The scent of Mai's blood hangs heavily in the air, but Shuu finds he has no desire to drink once his tired gaze lands on her motionless form. In fact, just looking at her pale face makes him feel even more exhausted. He easily tunes out whatever Laito's saying, just as he does with just about everyone.

His gaze unintentionally finds the girl again. She looks like she's sleeping just as peacefully as he hopes he can. Without another thought, he crawls into bed beside her and lets his body fall. His eyes close, and he easily evens out his breath. He can hear Laito sighing, but he isn't concerned about that. The thing that has gained what small bit of his attention that is left is a disgusting chlorine smell emitting from beside him. Once he hears Laito's breath even out, he readjusts and lets himself drift off.

Unfortunately, his nap is short lived. Something lukewarm brushes his back, and he jerks awake. One blue eye slowly opens to stare straight ahead. A hint of irritation swells for a moment before quickly dying away. He turns enough to look over his shoulder when something brushes his back once more. His eye spots the source of the disturbance. Mai is twitching lightly in her sleep, and her mouth is moving, though no sound pours out. She jerks once again, and her hand brushes his back. She must have moved closer to him at some point. While he watches, her face twists, almost as if she ate something sour. It only takes him a second or two to figure out what is happening. She's having a nightmare. An arm wraps loosely around her waist, and Laito's sleep logged voice echos loudly.

"Sweetheart, hold still. You're making it tough to sleep."

Unfortunately, it doesn't do anything to help the situation, though Laito seems to have fully drifted off again. Shuu's not sure how long he watches her twitch, but eventually he feels himself drift off once again.

Once again, he's woken just when he enters a good dream of the past. He can feel the bed shifting beneath him. With a soft inaudible sigh, he mentally tells himself that he'll never allow another person to sleep on his bed again, especially Mai. To make matters worse, she is starting to smell moldy. He rolls onto his back and lazily forces one eye open. The sight that greets him is enough to make him forget his temporary discomfort. Mai is staring at him with wide, horrified eyes. A light blush begins to dust her cheeks, which gave her pale face more color.

Overall, she looks like a teenager that just got caught sneaking back into the house at an insanely late hour.

It only gets better when she awkwardly tries to ask him if they had sex with her while she was unconscious. Just like with everything else, the entertainment quickly wears off, so Shuu lets his own eye slide closed. Despite not falling back asleep immediately, he completely ignores her anything else she has to say. He honestly doesn't remember much of their conversation other than him asking her to take Laito, which she blatantly ignores with a cheeky smile.

The second she leaves, Shuu uses this chance to roll away from the other male and drift off to sleep once more.


He isn't sure when Laito slips out, since he's having a dream about playing with Edgar. Like always, time slips away from him. The wonderful dream turns darker, until all he can smell is the scent of a fire burning people alive. His eyes snap open, and he finds himself lightly coated in a cold sweat. He had rolled onto his back at some point, so he stares numbly at the ceiling. He hasn't had that dream for a while, so he figures something must have triggered it.

It takes a bit, but he finally drags himself into an upright position. Perhaps it has to do with the bride and her friend. He has been getting closer to them than he would like. He gives a shake of his head in order to clear the disturbing thoughts and starts toward his closet. He'll rest in the bath. That always helps to calm him after a nightmare.

To his surprise, he opens the closet to find one of the culprits laying on his closet floor. He stares at her silently for a few seconds in order to fully take her in. She's made a 'nest' of his clothing. A small smile spreads over his face. It's always just so much fun to tease both her and the bride. They have such amusing expressions after all. Without a second thought, he reaches out to flick the light on. She jerks violently and scrunches her face, as if that will help keep the light out of her still closed eyes.

He tilts his head a little when he notices that she is not only using his shirt as a pillow, but it appears she is clinging to it as well. The sight causes his amusement to grow. This will give him plenty to tease her about for a while. Without another wasted second, he leaps into his teasing. Their conversation creates an unexpected opening that he immediately jumps at. There are plenty of things he can ask her to do to 'make up' for sleeping on his closet floor. It's just a matter of deciding.

The ideas lazily drift through his mind, but he doesn't dwell on any of them for too long. He could make her wear something embarrassing, like a slutty french maid outfit, or he could do something simple, like make her give him blood. He decides that he won't put much thought into it right now. After all, he'll know the perfect way to get back at her when the time is right. Unfortunately, his teasing is interrupted by Reiji.

That's one thing that confuses Shuu the most. Reiji's overly harmless as long as you followed his strange rules. There are other, more dangerous vampires roaming around the mansion. Laito is a good example of one such vampire. It won't matter what she does for him, she'll always get punished while in his care, so why is she terrified of Reiji?

The question starts to drain what little stamina he has left, so he decides to not dwell on it. After all, he has more entertaining things to dwell on at the moment, even if he did decide not to dwell on it. Perhaps he can convince the bride to join in on the punishment. Now, that'd be something worth staying awake for. He slowly makes his way back to bed only to stop when the wet smell hits his nose. He gives his bed a dissatisfied look. On a positive note, he could use this to further her embarrassment.

His tired eyes find the source of the smell. He won't be able to get good sleep with it so close to him..

Besides, he feels like ruffling Reiji's feathers for a change. He's been unwillingly good lately. The bride and her friend have been making sure of that. It's time to break a stupid rule by sleeping in the living room with his shoes on one of Reiji's stupidly, expensive couches.

With that thought in mind, he makes his way out of his room.