Chapter 21
"Come on M Neko-chan, give us a nice spin!"
Listening to Kou taunting Yui was borderline infuriating to a quiet Azusa, who was laying in his chambers and examining his knives. He was plucking his fingers against the tip of the knife that he had named Eve (she was naturally his favorite), who was the first blade that Yui had ever pierced him with. The louder Kou's voice became, the harder Azusa penetrated the pads of his fingers before the skin of his middle finger broke and spew blood down the shining silver. It was a disappointment to the vampire when his mind hadn't immediately slipped into the sweet bliss that he usually experienced at the sight of his own blood and was almost troubling to think about. "How odd..." He breathed as he lifted the blade to his lips. His tongue slowly glided across the shaft and he muttered, "Even my own blood is not satisfying... after tasting the sap of Yui."
Yui silently prayed that Azusa would emerge from the depths of the mansion soon to save her. "How cute!" Kou squealed, "You look like a porcelain doll, M Neko-chan!" After he had grown bored of having the girl model the outfit he had bought her in the shops, Kou had forced Yui to try on almost every gown he had saved from her bedroom before it was ultimately destroyed by Ruki. The look of embarrassment on her face filled the boy with joy. Yui's pale skin was flushed with shame as she strut out from the closet with a white frilled dress, practically sleeveless to show off all of her horrid scars and bruises, and a matching pair of bow topped heels to match. She wobbled out and clutched onto the frillys with white knuckles, her legs locked at the knees and her lips practically trembling as she finally spat out, "Can I please put on my normal clothes now, Kou-kun?" The blond vampire was sitting across the room with his legs spread wide and his back comfortably sinking into the cushions, a smirk prowling across his lips and his blue eyes now dangerously dark. "Why?" He said in a low tone, "You look absolutely delicious. I don't know how I could possibly control myself any longer..."
When the door burst open at his hands, Azusa was exposed to the ghastly sight of his brother hunched over his lover with her hands pinned above her head and a look of absolute terror painted on her face; a face that only he would allow himself to enjoy. He didn't need to say anything before Kou spun around and connected eyes with the dark haired boy, his eyes suddenly lightening and a smile perking up on his lips. "Ah, you've finally come to join us!" Underneath him, Yui cooed out a soft 'Azusa-kun' and gazed up at him with dazed eyes, a smile crossing her lips as well. He remained planted in the doorway and said in his naturally soft tone, "Kou.. that's enough." Kou was already one step ahead of him by sliding off of the human's lap and perching himself up straight, only after giving her a soft kiss on the forehead and whispering something into her ear. He then turned to face his brother and said, "You have no faith in me, Azusa. How could I possibly hurt the mother of my future child?"
All of the color in both Azusa and Yui's faces drained at once and the pair turned to face each other. Yui's eyes were wide with fear and Azusa was quick to read that emotion within her. He knew deep down that Kou wasn't precisely her taste and despite being outraged by the comment, he lightly said through gritted teeth, "How did you know. Did she tell you..." The boy had never experienced true jealousy before, even as the two had previously pranced out the door hand in hand, but the thought of his lover exposing such sensitive information to someone else so quickly made his stomach churn in the worst of ways. His eyes darted over to Kou's, who was struggling to hold back inappropriate laughter. "My kitten has been eating half her body weight each meal and I haven't sensed her menstrual cycle lately. What am I supposed to think?" He was clearly amused by their reactions, especially when Yui's jaw dropped. She was stunned by what he said before but now the thought of him 'sensing' her period caused her to want to lose her lunch; she nearly did. "I'm confused... as to why you call the child yours." Azusa was speaking abnormally calm compared to how he was reacting to things lately. It was as if something within him was about to snap. Kou stared him down with his hands on his hips, chuckling before saying, "Because, Azusa. Someone has to."
The air was thick after Kou had left the room and left the couple alone to dwell in the darkness that was slowly beginning to cloud in the atmosphere surrounding them. Azusa wouldn't dare connect eyes with Yui, who was avoiding his gaze as well. She couldn't decide if she should still be angry with him or that she should be thankful to be saved from the dreaded fashion show with Kou. "You're angry with me," Azusa said in a soft voice. His eyes were glued down to his shoes and he shuffled uncomfortably in front of the door, which his brother had kindly shut against his back. Yui finally looked up from her lap to stare at him with a hard gaze. "Yes," she said. Her tone was strong, something that took Azusa by surprise. He slowly looked up to face her, to stare into her burning eyes, and he said quietly, "I am angry with me too..." His voice trailed off, as it often would, and she watched as her lover visibly cringed as the girl stood up from her chair and slowly approached him. A nervous smile twitched at the corners of his mouth, as if he were expecting a slap or something of the sorts, but Yui simply placed her hand onto his cheek. The warmth of her palm was quickly absorbed by the stone cold temperature of his flesh and though he barely felt it, it was enough to loosen his tense shoulders and assure him it was okay to drape his arms around her once more. "Can you forgive me?" He whispered into the blonde's soft locks of hair. He was inhaling her sweet aroma that he hadn't even bothered to pay attention to during their last close encounter, and he realized it was something he desperately missed for the past hours of her silence towards him. "Yes, Azusa-kun" the girl breathed before pressing her crimson lips onto his neck and shoving her teeth into his flesh.
The sensation of her penetrating his flesh was something that took Azusa by surprise and his body reacted with the only thing it knew to do, moaning loudly and cringing into her clutch. She tore her mouth from his flesh and breathed heavily, speaking between huffs, "Were you afraid?" Her tongue lapped up the side of his throat, where his skin was now stinging and tingling, and she muttered, "Imagine that. But instead of teeth, knives. Imagine that coming from all directions and when you finally think you're safe, it's a billion knives." Though her words were flowing through him, Azusa found it hard to concentrate and even found himself to be becoming erect. The arousal caught him off guard and as the sweet blonde continued to speak, he found it difficult to keep himself in check and maintain control. Yui suddenly pulled away and stared up at Azusa with tear filled eyes. Though she cried often, something about the look of her was different this time. More intense. "This is the problem. I can never make you understand because what I fear, you enjoy." She stared at him but her look lacked compassion and love, usually a warmth that was swimming in her gaze. "I love you and want to protect you," she said. Her voice dropped and she whispered through tears, "You say you love me. But what you truly want is to just tear me apart. I see that now."