*If the original Diabolik Lovers characters and InuYasha characters were put in a single anime, they would probably end up killing each other, which is one of the many reasons why I don't own them.

There were so many thoughts cascading into Kagome's head that it was close to impossible to sort them out. Years of memories, snippets of conversations, scents related to different places and people, the taste of blood, and phantom pain from different injuries all occurring at once. She wanted to scream but her body was incapable of reacting.

How long were all these thoughts coming to her? Time had no meaning as many years might have been compressed into mere seconds while her mind was forced to try and sort it all out. Which were her thoughts and which were the thoughts of the other entity or entities that had been forced into her mind and body? The only thing she knew for sure was that her name was Kagome Higurashi and she was a miko that lived with six vampires, destined to be their bride.

As suddenly as the onslaught had begun, it all stopped. Her body, which had gone rigidly tense at the beginning, collapsed to the ground.

Breathe in, breathe out. She thought to herself as she lay motionless where she had fallen.Take your time, Kagome. If you rush yourself after that bullshit, it might trigger something. Good news though, I still know who I am. I remember my family, going to the Feudal Era, coming back to my time, and coming to live with the boys. But there's more now...

Cautiously, Kagome wiggled her toes then her fingers. When there was no rush of new memories or pain, she began moving her body bit by bit until she was sitting up. Looking around, she recognized the scene around her as the rose garden behind the mansion although she also realized that it was all in her head. But more than that, she could sense different auras within her mind, meaning that they were also within her body.

Like a beacon, she could feel a pulsing in her chest that had her walking towards the gazebo. There, she saw two figures. One she recognized as the person she had seen in the room before the onslaught on her mind, the other she recognized from the memories that her mind was beginning to catalog and organize.

Her upper lip curled in anguish and disgust as she looked at the woman standing among the roses. "Purple hair like Kanato and green eyes like Ayato and Laito. You must be Cordelia."

The vampire's lips curved into a smile as her eyes narrowed on Kagome. "And you are the new vessel for my soul. I must say, your body is more to my liking than the last human."

"And what makes you think that I'll let you have it?"

The vampire, quite elegantly Kagome would admit, walked over to her and glared. Green eyes captivating her even though blue eyes refused to waver. "You have no choice nor the power to deny me. Your body took me in and I doubt that you have the ability to stop me." The woman laughed as she stepped back from her, walking towards the dream mansion. "Enjoy your eternity in the garden. I'm sure that I shall enjoy my new life in the world."

Her body faded into the darkness before reaching the mansion while Kagome fought off the urge to snarl at the spirit. Then, giving her head a shake, she looked towards the figure that had been crying softly since her arrival. Kneeling down beside her, she placed a hand on her shoulder to give a friendly pat. "She's gone; you don't have to be afraid."

"I- I tried to warn you, but..." There was a soft sniffle as the girl turned to look at the miko. The same gemstone eyes, though full of tears, that she had seen in the room met hers. "I'm sorry, I couldn't stop her."

Kagome gasped as her hand squeezed the girl's shoulder. She recognized the girl from the memories that had flooded her mind, but the memories hadn't finished sorting themselves out yet. But she knew that this girl was important. "What's your name?"

Her hands trembled as she wiped away the tears that had fallen done her cheeks. "I'm Yui."

~oOo~

Shu's body tensed as the energy around his bride's body changed. He remembered this feeling well and his eyes narrowed on her face as she began to stir. When he was met with a pair of feline green eyes he felt sick to his stomach, as though he had been drinking the blood of a drunk. The urge to attack her was rising within him and if he had been any of his brothers he might have, but he had more control.

Rising from his seat, he left the room to prepare himself for the coming drama. It was bound to be so tiring that he would not have real peace for a long time. As he passed Reiji's laboratory, he could sense his younger brother moving about inside. No doubt preparing the potion that he had failed to finish in time for Yui. He trusted his brother in that respect, if anyone could find a way to save their bride on the verge of death, it was him.

He wasn't surprised to see the rest of his brothers gathered in the main room when he arrived. They had sensed the awakening of Cordelia just as easily as he had. Kanato was still hiding behind Teddy, Ayato and Laito were brooding in the darker corners of the room, and Subaru was pacing back and forth like a caged animal prepared to attack the first person who approached him.

They didn't have to wait long before Cordelia, wearing the body of their bride like a new gown, appeared at the top of the stairs. It was disturbing, seeing those hateful green eyes staring down at them from Kagome's caring face and he had to fight the urge to rip those eyes directly out of her skull.

~oOo~

Kagome offered her hand to the girl, smiling in relief when she hesitantly took it. "Yui... So you were the bride that the boys lost not too long ago."

The girl gasped as her garnet eyes widened in surprise. "You know... Are they okay?"

Smiling, the miko nodded as she used her grip on the girl's hand to help her to her feet. "They're fine, I promise. Still bossy as hell and rough around the edges, but alive and kicking."

"Then you're their new bride?"

She didn't miss the disappointment in the blonde girl's voice. It was understandable, especially if Kagome were to go by the memories that were still falling into order in her head. "Yes, I'm their new bride, but from what I can tell, it's been close to a year since you died and they hadn't accepted one since then." There was a bit of hope and longing on the girl's face and Kagome couldn't help but keep talking, knowing that she would be able to comfort her. "They haven't forgotten about you either. Your room is chained off and one of the boys will put a fresh rose there almost every day. Subaru even blames himself for what happened."

"No! He can't do that! None of them should blame themselves for what happened to me! I did that to save them from Cordelia..." Yui trailed off as her gaze dropped to the ground in defeat. "But I guess it was pointless. She used me, you know? She didn't have her heart to bind herself to this world so she attached herself to my soul since I still had connections."

When her tears began to form again, Kagome couldn't help but hug the poor girl. "It's okay. Don't give up. You beat her last time, made her weak. This time you've got me to make sure that she stays gone so the boys will have some semblance of peace from that woman."

Yui turned hopeful eyes to Kagome, hardly noticing the wind begin to circle the two of them, lifting their hair above their heads as rose petals circled their bodies.

"There's a way to pull Cordelia back here to this realm with us. Once she's here, I'll be able to fight her and destroy whatever bit of her aura remains. Then she won't be able to return or hurt anyone ever again. But in order to do that, I need your help. Can you do that?"

The blonde's hands were still trembling as they rose to wipe away her tears. Then, as she took Kagome's extended hands, she took a deep breath and met the miko's gaze. "Just tell me what to do."

~oOo~

"I'm disappointed in all of you." She drawled before gently smoothing her hands down the front of her black evening gown.

The vampires physically flinched upon hearing Cordelia's cold voice come from their bride's lips. Subaru snarled up at her as his clenched fists drew blood from his palms.

"You were always disappointed in us," Laito said coldly, his eyes refusing to look up at the woman. "Though I must say, you are showing just how pathetic you are clinging to life by trying to take over yet another bride's body."

Cordelia chuckled as she glared down at her son. "They do say that the third time is the charm. And this time, I will not be fooled by your uncle. I have come back on my own and there is nothing you can do to defeat me this time. I know of the power this body holds, none of you will be able to defeat me. Neither will your father"

"You are still quite the fool."

Her glare switched to Reiji as he entered the room. She hadn't forgotten what he had said to her the last time they had met. He met her eyes without wavering, those eyes that so resembled their father, and it made her feel murderous. "And you still have such an ugly habit of speaking out of turn."

"You have taken over a body with powers that you have no idea how to control, let alone any knowledge of the soul that resides within it." His body moved quickly until he was only a couple meters away from her at the top of the stairs, purposely keeping his posture stiff to provoke her. "Your lack of knowledge will no doubt lead to your death yet again."

Her laughter echoed through the room as she looked from one boy to another. "She may have power, but she is still nothing but a human. Once her body has finished the Awakening, her soul will disappear forever."

Laito smiled as he slowly sauntered up the stairs towards his mother. "If you believe her to be nothing but a lowly human, I look forward to the look on your face when she rises up to kill you. For a human, she is quite stubborn."

She laughed again, though keeping an eye on her second son. "No matter what you say, a human is still a human. And I will not allow myself to b-"

*Ba-dump*

Cordelia hissed, her hand clutching over her heart from the sudden pain the pulsed through her body.

*Ba-dump*

Laito began to laugh as he stood over her smaller form with his arms crossed over his chest. She sneered at his knowing grin, hating that look that she was sure he learned from her. "As I was saying, this human is anything but ordinary."

*Ba-dump*

Reiji looked down his nose at her as he spoke. "We chose this girl because she has far more power than any of our former brides. Unlike you, a corrupt whore that expects others to do her dirty work for her, this bride has the ability to kill all of us with a single action and would do so on her own. She also has the ability to fight all of us off at the same time. And since you do not have the ability to fight off even one of us on your own, there is little doubt that she will be able to destroy you herself."

*Ba-dump*

Fighting off the urge to groan from extreme pain, Cordelia stumbled away from the two vampires. Losing her balance, her back hit the wall and her body slid down until she was sitting on the floor. She didn't understand. She was supposed to have complete control over this body and she hadn't done or seen anything that might have shocked the human out of the recesses of her mind like that other human had done the last time. It was as though something was pulling her back while another force was pushing her away at the same time.

Ayato was suddenly standing over her. She wasn't surprised to see such anger in his eyes, but it still annoyed her. "Don't bother fighting it. You are such a weak woman that my little Birdie will destroy you easily. I must admit though, I hope she kills you slowly as payback for what you did to Pancake."

*Ba-dump*

She did groan this time as her body tipped over onto the floor, clutching one hand to her chest as the other wrapped around her stomach.

"Just let her take you," Shu said, sounding more interested than she ever recalled. "The sooner you realize that there's no fighting her, the sooner she can finish her awakening and one of us can claim her."

*Ba-dump*

The world around her was fading and there was nothing she could do to fight it. Somehow, the hold she'd had on this new body had been severed and there was nothing for her to sink her talons into. The last thing she saw was her little songbird kneeling in front of her with those emotionless purple eyes.

"Go and disappear, mother."

When Cordelia opened her eyes again, she was back in the rose garden with that girl. Strangely enough, she actually did feel a bit of fear towards the human girl. Sneering at the human, she looked around for Yui. "And where did the other one go?"

Kagome smiled at the vampire as she began cracking her knuckles in anticipation. "She's not here anymore. I guess you could say that she's holding down the fort while I get rid of my unwanted guest."

The vampire's eyes narrowed at the human. "That is not possible."

She shrugged, more to loosen up her shoulders before extending one arm across her body followed by the other as she continued to stretch. "But it is. Without her here for you to grab hold of, there is nothing left of you in this world but what's right here in front of me. And bad luck for you, my specialty as a miko is purifying tainted objects, people, and energy. Double bad luck for you, I got a pretty good look at some of the shit you put Yui and the boys through from your memories and that really pissed me off. Which means that I have two reasons to take my time getting rid of you."

"Humph, revenge is it? Then perhaps I'll be able to use that emotion to force my way back into your body-"

"Wrong," Kagome interrupted in a deadpan voice as stretched her legs a bit as well. "Vengeance has nothing to do with what's about to happen. I'm going to destroy you to protect them from you."

Seething in anger at the human's insolence, she raised her hands to attack. "Then I shall destroy you and take over your body again. With you gone, she will be too weak to fight me."

Cordelia rushed forward in a blur of speed, then cried out and jumped back when her hand collided with a shield of pink light. Her right hand was a smoldering mess; burned with pieces of her skin peeling off to reveal muscular tissue and bone beneath it. What was more shocking was that it wasn't healing. Her body was shaking as she looked to the human in shock. How can she possess such power without the use of her body?

Kagome lazily rotated her wrist as she flexed her hand, not even looking at the vampire. "Hmm, little too much power on that one. I guess I'll have to dial it down a bit so I don't finish you off too quickly." When she saw the shocked/terrified look on the woman's face she couldn't help but chuckle. "Why are you so surprised? You knew when you possessed me that I had power."

"You shouldn't have any power without your body!" She snapped.

Kagome laughed, it was the full body kind just like she had done when she had first met the boys. It seemed like that instance was so long ago, but it was still fresh in her mind as she smiled at the woman, no doubt scaring her. "That is where you're wrong. My power isn't connected strictly to my body, but my soul. Hell, there was this one time with a void mirror, that thing could absorb over a thousand souls but it couldn't absorb mine because it was too big. Unfortunately for you, that is where my true power lies and you've decided to go one-on-one against me."

~oOo~

Laito chuckled when the woman's eyes finally closed. He really wished that he could see Miko-chan fighting against his mother. After going up against her himself a couple times, he knew just how strong she was and he was more skilled in battle than his mother would ever be.

Reiji looked down in at the still form of his bride relieved that he could no longer sense that woman's presence but slightly put off by the fact that she had taken hold of Kagome's body. He had no doubt that the human would defeat her, but he did hope that she would get on with it so that they would finally be rid of her for good. "Ayato, put her on the sofa. The floor is a place for thatwoman, not our bride."

For once, the redhead didn't argue with him as he knelt down to scoop the girl into his arms. He had just settled her body against his chest when she began to stir. Ayato scoffed as he looked down at the girl's face. "That was fast, couldn't you have drawn it out for a-"

"Ayato-kun?"

The breath seemed to leave his body as he stared down at her face. His hands reflexively gripped her tighter as his brothers tensed and stared at the girl in his arms. It wasn't possible... Or it shouldn't be possible. But he recognized that soft, timid voice and those pink-garnet eyes staring back at him.

"Pancake!"

A/N: The poll has closed and I know who has won! I won't say who, but I will say that more than one brother will end up with Kagome! I hope all of you liked what I did with this chapter. I've been kicking it around in my head for days and I finally got the urge to put it down on paper. Warm-Fuzzies and please review because I still love hearing what you think!