Thank you all for giving this story a chance to entertain you. Also, a special thanks to all those who have reviewed the story and provided excellent feedback :3 I've seen your concerns, and fret not my dear readers, it is all intentional.
As for the eye color of the 6 children (including Yui) being described like gems: Morganite, Ruby, Alexandrite, Actinolite, Emerald, and Aquamarine, there is a valuable reason which you will find out as a hint in this chapter and reference in future chapters.
R&R :3
THE MOON THAT EMBRACES THE SUN
Chapter II
Revelations
Dear God,
Unknowingly, I have walked into the lion's den.
I fear the fate that awaits me within these antiquated walls;
and at the hands of these six sadistic vampires.
- Yui K.
~S.O.V~
A cold calloused hand was tightly wrapped around her windpipe, strangling out every intake of breath. There was no escape from the choleric redhead's grasp. He had her pinned between his merciless grip and the solid wall, practically burying her body into the material of the manor.
Green eyes, gleaming with a predatory gaze that reminded her of a cat ready to pounce, perused over her form with malefic intent. It was as if he was idealizing any and all form of torture for the image that his mind's eye persuaded, was in her.
'Mother,' the teenager thought as she felt the vampire's grip practically crush her vocal chords, 'Please help him realize he's committing a grave mistake!'
"Why?! Why are you still alive, Cordelia?!" He demanded, baring his fangs like a rattled animal.
"-cle..." was the strangled reply, as Regina grasped the wrist of the vampire pinning her to the wall.
"What?"
"...-Ayato.." Tears began to form on the side of her eyes. She could barely register the cries of her younger siblings, let alone her own voice, as the increasing pounding of her beating heart rang loudly against her eardrums.
Ayato froze.
Regina felt his grip loosen, little by little, until the air rushed back into her system. Falling onto the ground in a loud 'thud' Regina was thrown into a fit of violent coughs as she carefully glanced at Ayato, who was moving away from her - aghast.
Green eyes bore into her own Morganite, as if attempting to decipher the phantom that reflected off her candid gaze.
"Chichinashi?" he gasped.
Still caught up with the violent coughs, attempting to stabilize her breath, Regina was unable to hear the mentioned nickname.
"No...its not possible...You can't be-!" He observed her once more, before confusion flickered into anger - pure and unrestrained - that fueled the calamity of emotions within his heart.
"Nee-sama!" Hime screamed, watching in horror, as the red-haired vampire grabbed a hold of Regina's long hair; and lifted her off the ground.
Emitting a sharp cry, Regina felt Ayato's cold hand grasp her jaw, tightly, before slender fingers traced the curve of her neck and shoulder.
"You thought ore-sama wouldn't take notice, huh? And you had me well fooled, bitch!" He settled his hand behind her neck, craning it to the side, as his other hand grabbed a hold of her arm, preventing her from escaping his captive hold. "This time," he whispered against her ear, "I'll make sure to drink every single drop of your blood, until there is nothing left but your rotting carcass!"
Bearing his whitened teeth in a crooked grin, which oddly befitted his twisted personality, Ayato licked his sharpened fangs - effectively intimidating the girl in his arms - as he approached her unblemished skin.
"Nee-!" Hime's aquamarine eyes began to glow brightly, as if in preparation for an attack, but Regina's quivering shake - unnoticed by the vampire that had her pinned to the wall - caused Hime's glow to falter, and revert back to the usual blue hue.
Regina had ordered her to stand down from any sudden action; and with a heavy heart, she acquiesced.
Afraid of the choleric vampire taking his anger out on her younger siblings after he was done with her, Regina tried to form a plan to escape his hold, but all of that went to the gutter the moment she felt his tongue dance across her skin. Afraid of what he had in mind as he continued to toy with her (she supposed her Mother was right when she had briefly mentioned in her diary that he liked to play with his food before eating it), Regina grasped his shirt with a tremulous fist, closing her eyes shut.
"Yes, that's it..." he whispered wickedly against her ears, "Fear my fangs, as I dye your beautiful skin into crimson red!"
Lavishing her neck with small nibbles that made her shudder in fear, she could've sworn she heard him whisper - in an almost melancholic tone - 'Just like her...'
"Okaa-sama..." Regina shivered as she felt Ayato's breath against her throat.
"Nee-chama!" Luna whimpered, stretching her arms in an attempt to escape Hime's fierce grasp; who tried to cover the youngest's sight. Luka, with eyes as wide as saucers, was constantly pushing Hime's chest away from his face; begging - in silent alarm - that someone save his beloved sister from the evil vampire's clutches.
Desperate at this point, Hime did the only thing she could.
Scream.
"Kaname! Akumu!"
Stopping, just millimeters away from piercing the girl's flesh, Ayato suddenly realized they weren't the only ones in the living room.
"What's going on here, Ayato-kun~?" Another vampire, voice as smooth as warm honey, laid back against the rails of the second floor, overlooking the group beneath. Reddish-brown hair bounced against his neck in slight curls as he descended the staircase. Tipping his black fedora hat to the side, olive green eyes glanced about the room - as if attempting to decipher the current situation. "Let me guess - you're having a party; and you didn't invite me?" he pouted, though his eyes shone in mirth, "That's so mean of you~!"
"Does it look like I'm having a party to you?!" Ayato glared.
"Well," he pointed behind him at the blonde, who somewhat resembled Beatrix, hunched over two small kids in her arms - glaring at them in silent contempt, "If not a party, what kind of kinky entertainment is this~?"
Before Ayato could respond, however, the weight he carried possessively against him, had abruptly disappeared - or rather - exchanged, with a brunt force that held his arm in a tearing grip.
Turning to face the sudden aggressor, he was confused to find a mirror image of himself (though younger) glaring back at him, in much the same way as the blonde.
"Nee-san!" Another boy, who had Cordelia in his arms, laid her against the floor. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Kaname-kun. Akumu-kun." She smiled sweetly at the two worried boys, as she glanced in concern at the red-haired vampire.
Ayato's eyes were transfixed by the emerald eyed boy in front of him - who easily returned his fervent gaze, if not for Kaname's sudden outburst of, "Nee-san! Your neck!"
Facing his eldest sister, Akumu felt a wave of anger wash over him - invading all of his senses - as he noticed the purple bruises marring the girl's swan-like neck.
"You!" Akumu turned in whiplash toward the red-haired vampire; his voice becoming darker as emerald orbs blazed beneath the light of the candelabrum. "How dare you hurt my Nee-chan!"
"Ayato! Get down!" The other vampire yelled as flames burst out of the candles on the walls. Both twins looked about them as the flames disappeared from all around them, plunging the room in darkness, before a single orb of fire began to form above the young boy.
"Akumu, stop! You're going to burn us all to ground!" Kaname yelled at his younger brother, as he shielded his eldest sister from the forming blaze. Hime took cover behind the sofa, along with the youngest children.
Realizing the fear he was instilling in his siblings, and the gravity of his anger, Akumu's glowing orbs began to simmer down, but not without causing the boy to mentally break from the previous action. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
"Aku-!"
"Akumu-kun!" Regina moved away from Kaname's arms as she ran straight toward her younger brother, and embraced him. "It's alright, Akumu-kun, it's alright. I'm right here. I'm right here. Sh~. Everything is going to be alright. There, there."
Brushing a gentle hand against his red locks, Regina felt the boy sob against her, as he wrapped trembling arms around her waist and buried his face into her chest.
"I'm so sorry, Nee-chan...I didn't mean to! I-!"
"It's alright, Akumu-kun. You'll be able to control it someday. I know you will."
"Nee-chan!" he cried against her as she planted a comforting kiss atop his head.
"I demand an explanation for what has just occurred within the premises of my own house."
All faces turned toward the vampire descending the staircase.
Regina's eyes widened.
It was him!
It was her Father!
~S.O.V~
"Would you mind providing a brief explanation, Ayato?" The man asked, or rather demanded, as he fixed his glasses over the bridge of his nose. Dark locks glistened like a raven's feathers beneath the light of the central chandelier. Red eyes, as expressionless and refined as a painting, stared down at the six siblings sitting down in the surrounding couches, before them.
In all sense of the word, he resembled more a butler than a prince, but the children supposed that the air of elegance surrounding him, did attribute much to their Mother's belief that this vampire was more dignified than the other brothers.
"Tch," was Ayato's immediate response, as he plopped into the nearest chair and crossed his legs over the coffee table, "Why should I?"
"Because it would seem you are one of the main causes for this...fiasco." The bespectacled vampire's gaze immediately befell Akumu, who simply stared at the ground.
"Beats me. It's not like I'm the only one at fault, Reiji." Ayato stated defiantly, his gaze practically boring a hole through Regina's forehead.
"Your honor~," the fedora wearing vampire jumped off his seat with an outstretched hand, "I can attest to that~!"
"Sit down, Laito." Reiji chastised.
Laito immediately obeyed, but his interest was well piqued by the young group as he continuously observed them.
Reiji turned toward Regina, "Young lady, who are you?"
Standing up, she figured this was a good a time as ever to present herself and the others.
"What the hell is going on here?!"
Or not.
A choleric vampire, with hair as white as freshly fallen snow, and eyes a bloody crimson, kicked the doors open with a loud 'wham'; making his entrance noticeable to everyone present. "I'm losing precious sleep over all this racket!"
"Calm yourself, Subaru." Reiji pinched the bridge of his nose. "Whining isn't going to solve much of the problem at hand."
"Who the hell is whining?!"
Regina watched the interaction apprehensively.
"Regardless," Reiji turned back to Regina, "Would you please state your purpose as to entering our residence without permission?"
"Oh," Regina gasped, "We did not enter without permission! We were told to come here."
"By whom, if I may ask."
"By-"
"So you're the kids that he was talking about?"
Blonde hair stood out from the beige colored chaise, secluded from the rest of the group, as long legs propped up in order to balance the outstretched body. Resting his head against the wall, he lazily opened his eyes - cerulean orbs staring at them with a bored, almost indifferent, expression.
"You knew of their arrival, Shu?" Reiji chastised.
"Somewhat," the blonde yawned, closing his eyes again.
"Well I don't like them," another voice interrupted as it abruptly appeared beside the fireplace.
Lavender colored hair, with equally mauve eyes, and a rather pale complexion - in comparison to the others - pouted behind an eye-patched teddy bear, that had immediately grabbed Luka's attention.
"Kanato, I thought you went out to eat~?" Laito asked his younger triplet.
"None of those girls' blood are to Teddy's liking. It's disgusting!" Kanato made a sour look before sitting beside Ayato.
"And it seems we have all assembled within the same room, for once," Reiji stated acerbically, "Now, young lady. Present yourself."
Regina took a deep breath as she stopped herself from twirling the ends of her hair in nervousness. "My name is Regina...Regina Sakamaki."
There was immediate silence from all the brothers, except from the blonde - who seemed to have expected that kind of response.
"And..."
She looked up at Reiji with a small twinkle in her eyes.
"I'm your daughter."
~S.O.V~
Silence had filled the room within the next seconds - which felt eternal to the children. Especially Regina, who didn't know what to make of her Father's silence, as his expression revealed nothing.
Not disgust.
And certainly not happiness.
A laugh broke her train of thought.
It was Laito.
"I always knew you had it in you, despite being such a stiff, Reiji~!"
The triplets joined in on the taunt, including Subaru - who was snickering in the corner.
"Young lady," Reiji stated seriously, "I do not appreciate your ridiculous attempts at humor."
"It is no joke, Otou-sama," Regina whispered sadly as she pulled out the letter that Father Komori had received from Tougo Sakamaki. "This letter was mailed to Father Komori a few months ago. In it, is our birth certificate, along with a proof of our relationship to you all. Mr. Sakamaki, was the one that had requested we come and live at the manor."
Reiji took the letter swiftly and scanned through its contents; verifying at once the credibility of her words.
"And, tell me, who is your birth mother?"
That was the part she had been hoping not to say out loud.
"Our mother is...Yui Komori...The last Sacrificial Bride to the Vampire Princes."
The children had never seen someone stand so quickly in their life, but there they were - all five of them (including Shu) - as upright as assembled soldiers.
"You're...Bitch-chan's daughter?" was Laito's response, seriousness overtaking the once whimsical male.
"Oi, Reiji!" Ayato grasped the second eldest by the collar of his shirt, frightening Regina and the children, as Subaru followed shortly behind him - equally angered, "You dared touch ore-sama's food without permission?!"
"Calm down, Ayato, for it seems that I'm not the only one stuck with an illegitimate child." Reiji glared through his spectacles.
"Huh?" both red and white haired vampires stared at Reiji in confusion.
"See for yourselves." He handed the letter over to them. The remaining brothers immediately made their way over to them.
The six siblings watched as the group of five looked down at the letter, then at them, then back at the letter.
"This is bullshit!" Subaru yelled, slamming his fist against the wall, frightening poor little Luna - who tightened her grip against Regina's dress. "There's no way I have a child! And with her of all people!"
"I think this is mistaken~," was Laito's response as he glanced at Kaname, "After all, I certainly didn't have sex with Bitch-chan, though I very much would've liked to."
Kaname glared at him in disgust.
"..." Shu stared at the letter in disbelief, Reiji took notice of that - despite the blonde's indifferent expression.
"I thought you already knew of this," he retrieved the letter.
"When he mentioned it, I thought he meant the children of his lover or of a new wife."
"I see." Reiji stated, "Though I do not hold any such belief that this letter is accurate, there is no way in discrediting its contents since it does contain the insignia of our Father's ring."
Regina nodded and tugged on Kaname to follow her stead and present himself.
He appeared to be very unwilling.
"My name is Kaname Sakamaki, I'm the third born child and son of Yui Komori...and...Laito Sakamaki," he stated the last part through gritted teeth, disdain clearly written through actinolite orbs as he gazed over at the olive eyed vampire.
Laito's expression betrayed nothing.
He wasn't as surprised as he was interested.
Hime was next.
"My name is Hime Sakamaki, I'm the second born child and daughter to Yui Komori. My Daddy is Shu Sakamaki." Though somewhat upset with the first impression she had received by part of her uncles, her happiness lied in the fact that her father was as handsome as a Greek God! Her mother certainly had a good eye for men!
Shu didn't seem to agree as he stared at the blonde girl that resembled his mother, Beatrix, with something akin to distrust.
Akumu followed in his siblings steps.
"Akumu's the name, and being the best at everything's the game. I'm the fourth child. My mom is Yui Komori...and as for my dad..." he briefly glanced at Ayato, who returned his gaze with equal fervor, "Ayato Sakamaki."
Before the tension between the two redheads suffocated any of the present, Regina continued on behalf of the youngest - who clutched to her dress with both fear and concern. "The little girl beside me is Luna Sakamaki. She is the fifth child and daughter to Subaru Sakamaki."
Subaru glanced at the little girl from a distance, but she refused to meet his gaze as she hid her face into the fabric of her sister's dress. Regina gave Luna an encouraging pat before presenting the toddler in her arms, who stared at Teddy with awe.
"This here is Luka Sakamaki. He is the sixth child and son to Kanato Sakamaki."
Kanato stared at the child, once, before officially deciding that he was not going to accept him.
Reiji sighed, already exhausted by the day's events. "As for what had occurred earlier," he glanced at Regina, "We'll make time later on tonight for a solid explanation. As it is, there is still some things that must be discussed before we can fully understand the situation that is being presented before us..."
"I understand."
"On a side note," there was a moment's hesitance before he proceeded, "Where is your mother?"
Silence reigned again within the lavish room.
Regina glanced down at the ground before speaking, "She passed away shortly after giving birth to Luka-kun."
"I see."
Was it just her, or did it seem like an air of sadness had befallen the room?
"Your things will be taken to your designated rooms, for now - you shall accommodate yourselves as you see fit after we have discussed the living preparations."
"Otou-sama," Regina abruptly called out, before he left the room, immediately stopping the vampire. "May I please have the two youngest sleep with me. They're not used to sleeping alone."
Subaru and Kanato stared at the girl; and at the two children.
"They should be well accustomed to sleeping separately."
"I understand, its just that they're not used to a change of place, is all. Luna and Luka often get fussy during a storm, so-"
"If it will stop them from disrupting our sleep, you may do as you please."
"Thank you very much!" She smiled brightly.
The rest of her siblings were lead around the house toward their assigned bedrooms.
Before she left the room alongside the youngest, however, Kanato took notice that Luka's alexandrite gaze had never once left his own mauve. "Why is he staring at me like that?"
"Oh!" Regina gasped, barely realizing that Luka was staring at the bear in his arms, "I think that he liked the bear, Uncle Kanato."
"Well, why doesn't he just say so?"
"I'm sorry, Uncle," Regina said apologetically, "Luka-kun can't speak."
"What, is he mute or something?"
"Something like that...Ever since mother passed away, he has not uttered a single word, not even to cry." Regina said softly, her voice saddened as she explained her youngest brother's condition.
Kanato said nothing and disappeared from the room afterward.
Sighing, Regina grabbed Luna by the hand and walked toward the hallway where the bedrooms were at. Before passing the door frame, she took notice of Subaru, standing beside the chimney like a vigilant hawk - his crimson gaze deeply focused on the ruby eyed girl.
If Regina didn't know any better, she would've assumed that Subaru was fidgeting with Luna's approach.
The little girl, however, did not so much as spare a glance in his direction - burying her face further into her sister's dress as she passed the white haired man.
Regina had briefly considered apologizing for Luna's actions, but realized that any prolonged stay near Subaru's side would only perturb the already frightened girl; and how could she not? Her first impression of him was anything but the Princely Papa she was promised.
So, with a courteous nod, Regina dismissed herself from her Uncle's presence and continued toward the assigned bedroom.
On her way there, however, she stumbled upon her Father, who was walking out of the room given to her.
"I've prepared this room for you. It should be adequate enough for a girl of your age. I've ensured that the bed befit the three of you. Until they have accustomed themselves to this house, they shall stay with you."
"Thank you," Regina blushed, barely registering the fact that the man before her was the Father she had always dreamed of meeting.
"Well, then. I will be taking my leave."
Before he disappeared from sight, Regina called out to him once more.
"Otou-sama, I-"
He was immediately in front of her, with an expression as cold as ice, yet as scorching hot as burning lava.
"I do not recall every accepting you as my daughter. Refrain yourself from calling me such title. Until all of this is sorted out, you are no more than a guest in my house. Understood?"
Regina looked at him with a sad smile. "That..I cannot do."
"What?" his voice was deep, as he took step back, clearly surprised by her response.
"Because...You are my otou-sama."
Reiji turned his gaze away from her candid eyes; and, saying no more on the subject, walked away.
Regina felt tears begin to burn her eyes, but refrained herself from crying, lest she upset the children that were attempting to understand their surroundings.
"Shall we go to bed?" she asked.
Luka nodded.
Luna smiled.
'Oh, Mother..' Regina thought as she readied the children for bed. 'I hope that someday, I'll be able to reach into a little piece of my Father's heart.'
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