I fluttered my eyes as I felt someone lightly shaking me...

"Miyami..."

Subtly, I opened my eyes...

"I wish..I wish it could be like this forever..."

The figure above me is blurry. but I could tell it's a woman because of the voice and figure...

"*Giggle* Time to get up."

"M-...Mother?"

Blurriness finally cleared from my vision, and I saw her smiling down at me.

"You have to go back now, sweetheart."

~Dream Ends~

I gasped as I flung myself up, "Mother!"

Looking around me, I didn't see her...only Shu and..Reiji?

"You okay?" Shu asked me.

I looked down and caressed my forehead with my right hand, "*Groan* Just..just a dream..."

"It's beneficial that dream woke you up because you have visitors," Reiji informed. "I suggest you dress in proper attire."

"Visitors...?"

~Tiny Time Skip~

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I turned the corner, then descended down the stair case.

"Miyami!" a familiar voice shouted.

Looking forward, I saw Fuko running up the stairs, then jumped forward to hug me.

"Wh-Wh-What?! Fuko?!" I shouted, keeping my balance when she made contact with me.

"Kei and I were so worried about you! Girl, we haven't heard from you in a couple months! We thought you went missing! A hella good reason we both gave the Head Master to not kick you out of the University! Are you hurt? Sick? Are you having night terrors again that are preventing you from coming back?!"

I grabbed her by her shoulders, "Calm. Down."

She realized she was going through a panic attack and tried to regulate her breathing.

"Night terrors? Big Sis?" Kanato questioned, looking up at me.

My gaze moved from Kanato, and back to Fuko, but not before noticing Kei is here also...

"Let's take this conversation to the living area," I spoke with a smile.

~Tiny Time Skip~

Fuko and Kei looked around the living area in awe, sitting on the main couch.

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I sat in the green sofa to their left, Reiji was behind me, Ayato is across from me in the other chair, Laito and Kanato are at the top of the stairs, Shu is laying down on the couch behind them near the fireplace, and Subaru learned against the wall near the double doors.

"You said you had enough money to get by, but you didn't say you're wealthy," Kei spoke, looking around.

"You both know..I don't...speak about my at-home life much..." I spoke softly.

Feeling Ayato, Subaru, and Shu's gaze on me as if...questioning what I meant by that, but I ignored them...

I caught a familiar scent on Fuko...

"Vice President..wouldn't happen to be here, no?"

"No, it's just us. That reminds me, he told me to give you this if we ever find you. He would've helped look for you, but he's busy with preparing for the Department of Psychology's graduation," Fuko answered, then recalled.

She looked into her purse and pulled out a...gift wrapped present...? She threw it to me and I caught it in both of my hands.

"He said because you like reading so much and looks like the type to like horror genre, he thought you might like it. I haven't a clue what it is," she explained as I opened the blue-green gift wrap.

Taking off the white box's top, my jaw dropped at what I saw...

"Well?" Kei asked.

"The...very first book I've read of my..favorite author, Their Cries by Noa," I said with a smile, holding back a giggle at the irony. "A bit..strange to not have bought any of her books..."

Fuko cleared her throat suggestively...

"Oh! I almost forgot to introduce them. These are my younger brothers. My equal in age is Shu, however, I was born a few weeks before him," I said, nodding behind them.

(Miyami's birthday is September 23.)

Kei glanced back, then his gaze moved back to me. Fuko turned her head back, then quickly looked down at her purse.

"Same age, huh..." she muttered.

Staring at her suspiciously for a few seconds, I continued on...

"The second youngest is Reiji," I said, touching his left arm with my right hand.

"It's a pleasure. Miyami never really doesn't talk about her life at college or friends so I hope you'd tell us more," Reiji spoke in a...strangely nice tone.

I looked back at him to see he held a soft gaze with the two and a small...smile?!

'Is he attempting to...?'

Blinking rapidly while looking back at my friends, who nodded their heads, I shook my head slightly and replaced my confused face with a welcoming one.

My gaze turned to Ayato who seemed just as confused as I was.

"My third youngest brother is Ayato."

"H-Hello.." Fuko said uneasily.

"...Melons," he simply replied with a smirk.

Fuko's face turned pink to which Kei nudged her, and she looked back to see me narrowing my eyes at her.

"My fourth youngest is Kanato and the fifth is Laito," I said in a calm tone, flicking my eyes upward, then back at them.

From what I could see, Kanato left his eyes visible when he hid behind Teddy, and Laito seemed to be..enjoying something from the smirk on his face...

"Hey," Kei casually greeted.

"Hi," said Fuko with a smile.

"Hello~. Who would've thought Miya-chan had friends? She barely spoke about you two. She was always a bit anti-social to others than her family."

Fuko blinked, "Anti-social?" She looked to me with a deadpan expression, "Well, that explains why she doesn't socialize much at the University. And you have a nickname?! That's so cute! I should start calling you that."

"Please, don't."

"Miya-chan~," she mused.

I face palmed, "Anyway..." I looked to Subaru, "The youngest is Subaru."

My right eyebrow twitched when he just crossed his arms and closed his eyes.

Kei looked to me, "Older sister of 6 brothers, I don't know how you do it. I can't stand my own little brother when he's annoying me."

"I think having a little sibling would be nice. What's so bad about that?"

Kei gave her a 'really?' look, and I simple chuckled nervously...

"I assume, through Kai, you found out I was in the area?"

'He saw me at the academy, but does he know I work there? He attends the school, and if he saw me around other than in the parking lot..and he did tell these two that info...'

"Yeah. He mentioned you were in his academy's parking lot...? And you looked panicked?"

"Intern...I'm working as an intern teacher at Ryotei until a permanent teacher is decided. Since I've been busy for the past couple of weeks, I hadn't had time to do any work online."

"A couple of weeks? A couple of weeks?! That doesn't explain the couple of months, like the Head Master had told us. Explain that."

"Kei, don't pressure her too much. She's told us she's been going through family problems. I'm sure she has a good reason, but doesn't want us to get involved."

"If it makes you at ease, which I know it won't, all you need to know..is that I was kidnapped a couple of months ago. I do not want to explain the details."

"C-can I at least ask if you're okay? Physically, mentally, and emotionally?" Kei questioned.

Before I could give an answer, Fuko fainted, head falling on Kei's lap.

"She took that well," Laito joked.

"*Sigh* As long as..you're fine. I think it's time we go," he picked her head up and laid it back down on the couch before turning around and picking her up in his arms.

I stood up, smiling, "That won't be necessary. It's getting dark and I'm sure you both are very tired after searching for so long. We have plenty of space in our mansion, so I can provide you with rooms."

~Tiny Time Skip~

Instead of separate rooms, I decided to place them in a room where there are two beds.

Yes...I did not trust my brothers, especially with Fuko unconscious.

I walked back to the living area, opening the doors, then closed them. I sighed and slid down against them...

"What's wrong with you?" Ayato questioned.

"You haven't noticed? They don't know what we are, and I prefer it to stay that way. Listen, all of you, I don't want you bothering them. Besides, you have school. I'm staying in for tonight because if they have any problems or questions, they'll come to my room. When you come back home, teleport to your rooms, I can't risk them seeing you all."

"Aww, I wanna play with Fuko-chan~!" Laito whined.

I opened my eyes directly on him, "So help me, Laito, if you do anything to-"

"Relax, Miya-chan. I was just messing with you~."

I glared, then got back up on my feet, turning towards the doors, "I'm..I'm gonna get some more rest. All of a sudden, I don't feel so good." I pushed them open and glanced back, "If Kino is around, don't provoke him."

~Small Time Skip~

"Miyami."

I squeezed my eyes at the muffled voice...

"Miyami, please! Wake up!"

Opening my eyes, I saw my Mother...and above us, a red sky, black trees surrounding us, very much unlike last time, where there was a clear blue sky and green trees...

"Mother?"

"Miyami, thank goodness! Listen, you have to wake up, sweety! You're in danger!"

I leaned up, "What?"

I found myself back in my room. Looking around, I didn't see anyone..which unsettled me because the quietness wasn't making it any better.

Subtly laying back down, I let out a quaky sigh. I turned on my left si-

"Hello~."

I couldn't explain it...but I think it was fear... It consumed me so much, I couldn't let out a scream, and my heart felt like it was going to burst.

(Heads up, I don't know what Kino's personality is like exactly because I didn't play the games, but I read some info that his personality is very similar to Ayato's.)

"I didn't mean to make you speechless, but I guess I am too handsome..."

I remained quiet.

As he smiled, his eyes crinkled and he moved closer to my face.

"So you're Karlheinz's precious little princess? You're more beautiful than I thought. As you probably already know, my name is Kino, and I'm your older, well..illegitimate, brother."

Feeling his arms wrap around me, he leaned his forehead against mine.

"What are you thinking, little sister?"

Finding my voice, I opened my lips...

"Why did you attack my fami-..my clan?"

His eyes widened, "Simply because they're vampires."

I refused to respond to that. "Why..why have you been hunting me down?"

"I want you to become my Eve."

"...That, I won't do."

"Let me rephrase that, you will become my Eve, and I know you won't give up so easily."

"How long have you been watching me?"

"For a while, probably since you became a teacher at Ryotei. I honestly didn't know about you until you came home."

Closing my eyes, I easily turned out his grasp and away from him.

"Give me some time to consider a negotiation. Until then, please, quietly remove yourself from my home."

"Ah?! Don't you turn your back on Onii-chan! Whether you like it or not, I-"

I rolled out my bed as the doors to my balcony shattered, and I got back on my feet.

The sunset haired one had a whip around Kino's left arm and pulled him out my bed.

Loosening the whip after he was flung towards the salt and pepper haired Ancient, who grabbed him by the neck, then disappeared.

"Wh-Where did they go?! More importantly, why are you in my home?!" I yelled at Shin.

"Is it not natural to stop an intruder from invading someone's home?" Shin asked with a smirk. "Since you are our sister, and know about your situation, we kept a close eye on you."

"But how did you break-"

"The barrier? Because of you, Brother and that bastard came to steady terms. I hope you're prepared to serve as collateral because it's coming sooner than you thought, Amaya~," he explained.

I grimaced, 'So he used me, huh...'

I closed my eyes, then placed my right hand on my forehead and the other on my hip, sighing, "Not even a day and a $#; storm decides to roll in..." I opened my eyes, "Can you tell me where they went?"

I can't afford to let Carla kill Kino."

"But he's a threat to you...? Why would you wanna conspire with a guy who wants to kidnap you, possibly rape you, and kill you?"

I removed my hand from my forehead and glared at him, "Sounds real familiar, don't it?"

He scoffed, "That's in the past. I don't know what you think you'll accomplish by doing this, but...they went to a place somewhere near a lake so Brother can have it out with him. He sure is scary when it comes to you..." Shin explained.

I leaned up and kissed his left cheek, smiling when I pulled away.

"Thank you. This let's me know you're both caring about my well-being. I thought you both were totally devoid of emotions except taking pleasure in torture...but I guess I was wrong."

A faint pink spread across his cheeks and he tried to hide it by putting his left forearm in front of his face, glancing away from me.

Running towards the balcony, I jumped over the rail, 'At least I know I'm making some kind of progress as Eve... Father's plan is actually effective in a way he probably didn't expect...'

~Tiny Time Skip~

It didn't take me long to find them, especially with the loud crashes and nearby trees falling.

All of a sudden, said noise and objects became quiet and stopped...

"Why are you after my little sister," I heard Carla demand.

"How do you not expect me to after you framed me, you bastard?! Besides, I think she's fascinating from what I've observed. With her, I know for sure I can destroy the vampire race!"

"Do you have something against them," Carla demanded again. His voice began to sound more..viscous.

When Kino spoke again, I could tell Carla had him in a tight grip because his voice sounded more strained...

"That's something you don't need to know."

"Heh...I can take a guess at it. Daddy left you like you were nothing in Germany, right?"

"YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME, VAMPIRE SWINE!"

Because he sounded fueled enough to get out of Carla's grip, I stepped out from hiding.

"STOP!"

What I stepped in on actually took my breath away...They were both bloodied and their injuries looked very serious.

'I knew it didn't take me long to get here, but damn..they really are strong and powerful, like me...'

"Just stop... My old self would've been okay with this, but..I've gotten rid of her. All of this violence and fighting is unnecessary. Surely, we can come to negotiations. But for now, you're both injured and need treatment."

They stared at me, wide-eyed, then back at each other...

Eventually, Carla let go of Kino's collar and took some steps back. Kino did the same, but sucked his teeth in annoyance.

I sighed, then showed a small smile, "Thank you."

~Tiny Time Skip~

The quietness that ensued was very awkward...

With swabs, ointment, alcohol, and bandages, I switched between the two in dealing with their injuries.

I let out a quiet sigh as I tended to Carla's wound on his left arm.

'Hopefully, which I doubt, Fuko and Kei didn't hear any of that. They should be looking for me right now, and if Shin is still lurking around upstairs...!'

Turning my head back, I felt a grip on my left shoulder.

"Before we took action, Shin put a sound barrier spell on the room of where your mortal friends are slumbering. He's watching over them now. No need to fret," I heard him told me.

Turning back to him, I sighed again, but it is audible and out of relief. I made a small smile.

"Thank you..again..."

Flinching at the sound of a vehicle arriving in the front of the mansion, I stood up.

"Most likely, my brothers are going to panic once they've seen the damage. I'll go deal with them," I told the two, then turned and ran to the double doors, but stopped. "Please, try not to kill each other."

Leaving out, I ran down the hallway to the entrance hallway, hearing calls of my name.

"Here! Here! I'm on my way! Damn!" I yelled, turning the corner sharply.

Bending forward, I rest my hands on my knees, trying to steady my breathing.

"...Oh, damn... I..I need to work on my cardio... Whoo..how long has it been since I actually ran a mile..? The perks..of being a supernatural..being...sucks when it comes to...*inhale* health! Oh..I need to stop..stuffing my face...so much..."

(Remember when I said Miyami is a foodie?)

"Despite this, you seem fine, but your balcony says otherwise, and we sense..others around," Reiji notified.

I looked up, finally catching my breath. "About that...there was a problem, but only some of it was solved. Come with me."

~Tiny Time Skip~

After finishing bandaging and applying ointment to my injured..family members, I let out another sigh.

"Alright. Let's get down to business."

"Let's~," Laito mused in my left ear.

I threw the sewing needle at him, it lightly scraped his cheek and stuck into the wall behind him. His cheek began to bleed...

"I will not tolerate any crude jokes as of this moment."

I heard Carla bombinate in what I assumed is approval of my actions...

Letting out a sigh with closed eyes, I reopened them and looked at all my brothers and cousins...

"This may sound highly sarcastic, but it seems I'm a wanted woman. I'm not lying. For me, it's like a game of Tug of War, and I dare say I am tired of having my arm pulled one way, and the other another way. You all want me and have your reasons for why. So I decided let's get this $#;t storm out of the way..."

Ayato, Shu, Laito, ans Shin let out low chuckles...

I glanced to Kino, "Destroy the whole vampire race...I understand why in a way, but don't take your rage out on us. If you want me to, I can kill him myself, he'll only allow me to do it and he even requested it of me while my stay at Mukami mansion-"

"That's not all I want-"

"I know, let me finish."

I glanced to Ayato, who's been glaring at Kino, perhaps in case of vigilance for a while, but he stopped once he my noticed my gaze on him.

I moved it back on the scrutinizing Kino...

"Since I'm a Sacrificial Bride, it's beneficial for once... Dosages of my blood and attention for 3 days a week, deal?"

"Five days," he challenged.

"Sister," Subaru spoke in a warning tone.

"...Want to live here then if you wish for that much?"

"Deal."

"Sister!" Subaru shouted again, then looked to Reiji. "Aren't you gonna do something?"

"Sure you wanna do that, Rei-kun~?" I asked him in a mischievous tone.

"...I agree with what she's doing. Coexistence. Shu, any problems?"

"Ugh...why have my input? I don't care as long as she's alive and walking," he grunted out.

"You blindly made yourself a deal with Lilith," Carla spoke to Kino, but he wasn't facing him.

"Lilith?" Kino questioned.

"Name of the Queen of the Underworld..at least that's what humans say," he briefly explained.

"You know of human's demonology? Interesting..we'll have to talk later, and I'm a little flattered by that," I said with a delighted smile. "Speaking of Queen of the Underworld...I am at a standstill right now," I said as I looked up for a while...

'What would God say...it feels like I'm going against Him if I agree to-...!'

An idea hit me.

"I won't renounce my throne. I'll agree to become Queen, but your bride, I refuse."

"Your reasoning?" Carla questioned.

I glanced at the book on the table...

'Should I really...? Am I sure about these feelings? Though I'm a little unsure, I should just say it to give me some time.'

"...I..I already have someone waiting for me."

"Are you saying you've had some guy on the side we didn't know about this whole time?" Shin asked.

"I rather not explain myself, and no one can make me."

'Me? Falling for a human? I have nothing against it...and I won't deny it if I am...'

"Do we all agree to the terms?"

"What of the Mukamis?" Shu questioned.

"...Let me handle them."

"Do we all agree?" Ayato asked for me, everyone nodded in response. He scoffed and smirked at me, "You sure you can handle 13 of us than just the 6, Sis?"

"...I was already broken," I slightly joked.

The way I phrased that seemed to be confusing, yet truthful, due to the look on his face.

I stared at my hands, 'As long as I'm...Eve, a Sacrificial Bride, a..being never to become human, Queen of the Underworld...I am shackled in chains, I am and probably never will be truly free.'

(Okay, I finally got the problem solved, this is supposed to be the next chapter after Beverage. I just accidentally went into next chapter on this one and had to delete it. Before this, I had to delete this chapter and next chapter earlier [10/10] to figure out what was wrong. By the way, I decided to make Miyami a little soft in this chapter, to show her sisterly side and give a chance for Kino because he reminded her of her brothers, they didn't have the happiest childhood. She figured that's why he's the way he is now, the same with Carla and Shin.)