Monthly Dinner

(*ahhhh another long one, I'm trying to make them shorter...i swear*)

Luxy's P.O.V.

I've managed to survive that night with Ayato. I mostly feel like a zombie these days. I haven't had run ins or "meals," with the other brothers yet, but I feel it's inevitable. I sleep more than anything at this point, sometimes I listen to my music to keep my mind at ease. Even when I'm sleeping I'm tormented by their voices. And that unknown man; I still hear him talk to me. I see things that don't make sense; I still cannot remember my life previous to here. Yet they are always cut short, since I wake up suddenly in a dazed and confused state. No answers yet.

'A monthly dinner...what joy...it's almost surprising they even sit together for such a thing...' she thought getting dressed. She pulled a cropped maroon sweater over her head. Pulling her long hair out she fluffed it and fixed it, combing it with her fingers. The full body mirror in her room was a plus cause at least she could see how she looked, not that she looked alive. She still felt as if she was fading. She pulled on black thick stockings, and a high waist black skirt. She brushed her bangs out of her face. Slipping brown ankle booties on, she left the room for dinner.

'I honestly don't know what to expect from this. I seldom see them together besides in the limo...'

The mansion was huge. Exploring had always been something she wanted to do, but was at this point too tired to do it. Once she got more acclimated to her environment along with some energy she would. Luxy was still amazed by the size of the areas she had seen. They were rich obviously, but she wondered what exactly would pay for such a place.

Walking downstairs lost in thought, she bumped into Shu. She could feel him looking down at her. She slowly raised her head making her lock eyes with his. 'Those blue eyes are just...so...so...'

Her own eyes were almost sparkling at the sight. Her mouth slightly agape at his face. He was attractive too.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" his voice broke her thoughts.

"Oh! I-I'm sorry, Shu..." she said averting her gaze to the floor. She shook her head, "Uh...sorry...it's nothing."

She glanced back up. 'His face...his eyes...why are they like this...?!'

He smirked at her. And her face went red. 'Why am I blushing? All he did was smile.'

"Uh...er...are you heading downstairs?" she quickly asked.

He sighed, "yeah...I don't really want to though."

He started walking rather slowly. Luxy watched him for a moment. She quickly caught up with him.

'Maybe it was safe to ask him some questions.'

She was short compared to him, even with her boots on. She felt uneasy, but oddly felt more like butterflies than fear.

"Sooo...you guys are all brothers right? Why are you all so different? Ayato and Laito...resemble each other..." she asked. She kept her eyes straight ahead. Another deep sigh came from him.

"How annoying. We all have different mothers. Reiji and I are from one, the triplets from another, and Subaru too," he said. Shu sounded bored. She glanced at him.

"Guess that explains some things," she said finally. "This dinner..."

"Is a pain..." he finished. "Something he requests and we just seem to follow his order."

"He? You mean your father...? Where.."

Shu looked at her. "Yes, I'd rather be sleeping...and I'm not answering more your questions..."

Shu yawned after his response. Lux felt like yawning after, but she held back.

The hallway was quiet and Misa could hear his music.

"Classical music? It sounds like Bizet," she said glancing at him.

"Heheh, didn't think a woman like you would know such music," he said still sounding bored. His chuckle sounded innocent enough.

'There's more to me than you think,' she thought. 'We share the same taste of music...that's cool...I guess...'

"Haha, I mean...I think I grew up listening to it. You grow so fond of it...it helps me sleep most days since I've been here..."

She could feel her face getting hotter. She looked at him and smiled. 'I smiled at him! Don't do that!'

"Your face is red. You're blushing...heheh..." Shu said smirking at her.

Luxy paused. She tried hiding her face. "I...I just...I...uh...I...like... that music..I..." she just couldn't get the words out. She was stammering.

"Stop doing that, it's annoying. Uhm, right...are you coming...?"

Shu glanced over his shoulder since he was a few steps ahead. Luxy couldn't believe she was almost acting like a giddy schoolgirl who got to talk to her crush.

He started walking. After regaining her composure she followed after him.

'The others make me uncomfortable when they look at me, but I blush with him...no, no, no, you forget you are trapped here with these sadistic assholes. Shu is a vampire! Just like his brothers. Remember that!'

'He looks annoyed at us both...' Luxy thought. She tucked a piece of hair behind her ear.

"Hello, Reiji..." she said almost a little sweetly.

He glared a little at the sight of her and Shu walking in together. He pushed his glasses up.

"Good evening bitch-chan! Showing late with Shu, fufufu..." Laito cooed.

"Nothing happened," Luxy said bluntly. "Just literally bumped into him."

"Ohhh..." Laito winked at her when she sat across from him.

Once dinner was served they all sat at the table eating. Except Luxy, she sat with her hands in her lap. She stared down at her plate. She didn't want to eat. Her anxiety clearly at a peak having to eat at the moment. The food looked delicious.

'I'm honestly surprised they eat human food.' she thought. 'Starving myself to death wouldn't feel great. Yet I'm sure not eating effects my blood taste.'

During the day if she wasn't exhausted she would find her way to the kitchen. She could feed herself if she had to.

She glanced to her right at Subaru. Thinking back to their first meeting, he was such an angry guy, but he ate bread so sweetly and delicately. Suddenly, Kanato started stabbing the "food," on his plate, "Teddy this is so much fun! Hahaha!"

The others just ate quietly as if they were ignoring Kanato's behavior. He didn't even have actual food, it was all sweet items. 'Snowballs, cupcakes...candy...that's what he likes...?'

Luxy swallowed hard as he continued his rage towards his dinner. 'There is something seriously wrong with him...but I shouldn't even be surprised. Their father hasn't even been around since I've moved in...or mother...Reiji seems more like the parent than any of them...'

The room was eerily quiet. There was so much tension. It could easily be cut with a knife. It made Luxy more uncomfortable. 'Am I even allowed to speak...? I have things to ask...'

She glanced around the table again watching everyone eat. Shu was on her left. He didn't seem to interested in the meal. Even his eyes were closed. His headphones were still in his ears. She swore she could still faintly hear music emitting from them.

She went to open her mouth, but was silenced by, something going up and down her legs and it sent a shiver up her spine. Laito giggled and winked at her.

"Fufufufu," he laughed. She stared at him.

'Footsies...? Really...?'

He continued with his foot going up and down against her stockings. He tried getting her feet to tangle with his soon after. She quickly tucked them farther underneath her chair.

"Stop it." she said to him. She glared at him.

"Aw bitch-chan, your face is so cute right now. You don't like what I was doing?" Laito purred. "You know there's much more I can do to you."

"No I don't like it. And no thank you," she said turning her head away from him.

"You've barely eaten bitch-chan. You should. We wouldn't want you becoming anemic now," he said to her.

'I'm fine with it...'

"Anemia makes the blood taste disgusting...ne teddy?" Kanato said.

'Still fine with that. Let it taste disgusting, maybe you all will leave me alone.'

"Hah, we should shove the food down her throat!" Ayato shouted.

Luxy remained calm and said, "No thanks. I'll eat when I decide to."

Ayato glared at her then ate another piece of food.

"Would you like me to feed you bitch-chan?" Laito asked. He stood up.

Luxy rapidly shook her head back and forth.

"Laito it is rude to stand up in the middle of dinner," Reiji said finally. Laito sat back down

"Yes, sir!" he said rather mockingly.

'This guy just doesn't take a hint...' she thought looking up at the ceiling.

"You really should eat. It is rude not to eat food that was prepared for you. You are starting to look quite sickly," Reiji stated as he put his silverware down. She peered over to see his firm face.

"Really Reiji, I'm fine. I'm not hungry anyways," she replied. He sighed pushing up his glasses once again.

"Just as you have not been hungry your entire stay. Each plate that has been prepared for you has been barely touched. Surely, you must want a painful death. However, if you chose not eat, I will have no choice but to punish you for the disobedience."

"Ah...what...?" were the only words she could utter out. 'Disobedience. Punishment, again...I'm lucky I got away with it last time when I skipped class...now because it's my choice I'm starving myself I'm being threatened again.' She wanted to run her mouth, but kept quiet.

As she picked up her fork to take part in eating, there was a sudden noise of a chair sliding on the floor. Shu stood up.

"Eh...Shu...?" she said looking surprised.

"This is such a pain," he stated placing his napkin on the plate. He turned then wandered out of the dining room. Luxy watched him every step of the way.

Reiiji started talking under his breath, "That deadbeat. He can't even sit through our monthly dinner...tch..."

Looking at his empty seat, she wondered, 'Reiji sure is mean to him...I wonder why...'

"Teddy...what would you like to have next...?" Kanato asked the stuffed animal quietly. He picked up his fork and began stabbing his dessert. "Hehehe, hahahaha!"

Kanato's light purple eyes, held insanity clearly as he stabbed away even more. Eating was not what he wanted to do. No one even noticed, or they pretended not to. Kanato must do it often for them not to be bothered by it. Still Lux knew she had to be careful with him even more than his brothers.

Reiji still spoke about Shu. "Nothing comes to someone who is spoiled rotten."

'Why is he going on about Shu still?' she thought.

"That will be all for tonight," he finally said. She watched as everyone stood up.

She began to follow when Reiji spoke to her. "I will have to discipline you thoroughly. Your table manners are quite deplorable, as again you did not eat what was served."

'My table manners? Because I didn't want to eat? I know what table manners are...there was so much tension I felt I couldn't move...then I tried to eat and you said we were done...I can't win.'

"Fufufufu, can I discipline her too?" Laito laughed.

Lux shook her head no once again to his advances.

"Do you understand? While you are in the Sakamaki home you will behave as you are supposed to."

Luxy stood behind her chair. She quietly pushed it in, while saying, "I don't fully understand, but I will try..."

"Good. You are excused," Reiji stated.

She marched out of the room. It was getting late, so she figured she would just sleep. Or read. But one thing for sure it hasn't been that exciting living with these vampires. In fact unless she was being attacked she couldn't find much to do.

Only other form of entertainment, if you could call it that was her crazy dreams. Even then she couldn't tell them cause why would she?

Changing into her silken pajamas she climbed into bed. The blankets were heavy on her and she faded away into sleep. The man's voice began to speak to her. And a little girl appeared in her head.

Lux stood there listening, watching, in her pajamas. She couldn't see their faces. It was if they were missing.

"This is your home now. I will take care of you, but in return you must help me...per the agreement of your kind."

He held her hand. They were walking down a long hallway.

Her dress was beautifully designed. Looked similar to something out of the Victorian Era.

'Why is she wearing that? That little girl, has hair like mine...who is that man...?! Hey! Hey!' Lux shouted in her dream.

"What is going on?! Who are you?!"

His long hair and cape flowed behind him they kept walking away from her.

The little girl suddenly disappeared. A heavy breeze blew into Luxy causing her to shiver.

The man's familiar voice spoke from afar. "You've grown so much, Luxy. You have no choice in your fate, I sent you there for a purpose which will be discovered soon."

"What does that mean?! Who are you?"

She felt her heart racing as she could feel the anger boiling

The man chuckled. "All in good time, you will start to remember everything, but for now...I bid you farewell."

"Wait!" Lux reached out but was quickly blown back.

She jolted up from her sleep. Her breathing almost like gasping. Her jaw hung open. She placed her hand over her mouth, while closing her eyes. She wanted to find answers, but her dreams are always cut so short.

'That man spoke directly to me. He's clearly in my head. He must be controlling what I dream about...the little girl...her hair color...if I could just see her face...'

The thought that it could be her, crossed her mind. She appeared often, but no face.

"Who do I even talk to about this...?" she said.

Out of all the brothers, Reiji seemed the most level headed. But maybe not so much for discovering what her dreams mean.

She sighed. 'This man just won't leave my head. Why not let me remember everything now...who am I?'

She knew what she liked to wear, her hobbies, music, even food. But as a whole, nothing. Couldn't remember anything prior to arriving here at the Sakamaki home. He clearly was the reason, and he must enjoy tormenting her. He was "allowing," her access to her memories at his own discretion, but why?