A/N: Thanks to the semi-lemon between Ruki and Elizabeth goes to PurebloodPrincess09 :D She's an amazing writer and if anyone who reads this decides they want to read more DL related stories, go over to her, she has lots! All are amazing btw. Thanks to the random guests and to the people who have favorited and followed to see the story progress. You guys are awesome :3

Summary: The slight trickle of Elizabeth's blood can bring back a memory. It helps her understand as well, the life lived by the former human vampires known as the Mukami's. She chooses to stay with Yuma out of redemption for her brother, but what happens when she can't sleep next to him?

The Next Week – Mukami House

It had been a week since I moved here. I was just getting used to my surroundings, but after the day Yuma lay beside me in bed, he hasn't really slept without me since. He says that my warmth gives him comfort.

My brother and I used to share a bed. My family wasn't able to afford a large house with many rooms, or another bed. Our parents farmed for a living. We'd always have fresh produce. One of Edgar's favorite things to do was eat sugar cubes. He'd put them in all his hot beverages during the winter. Warmth is a comforting feeling. It's kind of like sharing happiness with someone.

"Zzzz…ZZzzz…" I could hear Yuma snoring behind me as I lay awake in the middle of daybreak. At least the rumor about vampires being nocturnal is somewhat true…

Sharing a room with Yuma, made me feel at home, but I was still very confused as to why he had grown so protective over me. Just the other day, he shielded me when he saw Kou staring at me. Right now though, he's taking up so much of the bed that I have no room to sleep.

I was wearing a cute sleeveless top with a bow in the center. Underneath, were the matching silk shorts. It was my favorite pair of pajamas I was given. I was feeling really comfortable, and I was falling asleep quickly, but with Yuma making so much noise, I had curled into a ball and was stuck at the edge of the bed.

I sighed seeing how tired he was. I could have woken him up, but he had been working outside all day. I figured that I'd just let him rest.

Corridors

It was a bit past six in the morning, and everyone had fallen asleep not too long ago. My sleep schedule had finally fit to theirs. It was tough, while they attended night classes, I'd stay at home and clean around the house. Ruki said it made me seem like a housewife. Housewife or not, this home was rather clean most of the time, I just helped with laundry and all the chores they thought were too menial.

I slipped out of bed unable to take Yuma's snoring any longer and wandered out into the hall. My fuzzy slippers were cushioning the sound of my footsteps. I didn't think anyone would be awake at this hour, but a slow creak of the floorboard under my foot gave notice to me.

"Livestock, shouldn't you be asleep in Yuma's room?" Ruki had his back turned to me from the inside of his room. He was in the middle of changing into his pajamas, so I turned away. I took notice to two large scars on his back, and a few smaller ones along his sides.

"I can't sleep, so I thought I'd just clean up or something until I felt fatigued." I replied as I stood against his door frame with my back against it.

"Is that so?" Ruki smirked, I could hear it in his voice. "Why don't you come over here for a bit? I won't bite, not now anyway. It'll be troublesome if you wake the others."

I had nothing better to do, so I slipped into his room. Ruki closed the door behind me, leaving it slightly ajar so there wouldn't be too much rattling when I left later.

"Come here." He beckoned me over to his bed. I sat on the edge furthest away from him.

"I – I'm fine right here." I nervously stuttered out.

"Hmph. Suit yourself." He closed his eyes and leaned against his headboard. "I see you and Yuma have gotten fairly close." It may have been my imagination again, but the tone in Ruki's voice made him sound a bit jealous.

"Yuma reminds me a lot of my brother." I didn't know what else to say. I didn't think Ruki even cared for what sort of relationship I had with him.

"Where's your brother now?" Ruki asked while rolling to over to his side on the bed.

My eyes shifted to my hands. I clenched my fingers hard together, remembering what had happened. "I think he died in a fire. I can't remember it clearly though." My head started to hurt just thinking about it.

Out of nowhere, he supposedly felt remorse and said, "Sorry for hitting you." He finally apologized after a week? His voice was low, but I definitely heard it.

"It's fine…It doesn't hurt as bad as it used to…" The feeling in the air was becoming quite awkward. I wanted to get to know Ruki, but I don't think he really cared for my questions.

"So…You're a vampire?" I knew the answer, but making small talk was the only thing I could think to do at the time.

"You're asking about that now? You really are like livestock." He huffed as he dimmed the light in his room.

After a short period of me deciding what to do in the dark, I felt a pair of arms tug at me.

"Ruki?" It was too dark for me to see anything except the small crack in the door.

"Just do as you're told and don't make a sound." Ruki's lips were right next to my ear. "You've left yourself vulnerable…" His cold hands came up underneath my arms and placed themselves under my chest. "Do you really sleep in this kind of clothing next to Yuma?" Behind me, his tongue darted its way to my neck, licking at the un-punctured flesh. Oh, come on, I just healed.

I flinched as I felt his fangs dove deep into my neck. It wasn't that it was extremely painful like it was the first time, if you could even call it being 'gentle'. Nevertheless, it still was painful.

"R-Ruki... Stop!" I whimpered more as I felt his fangs dive deeper and he became more possessive in a way. The way he has his hands on me. It's as if he doesn't want me to get away...As if he doesn't want anyone to have my blood. "It h-hurts."

Ruki pulled away, but only to lick the wound he made. Lapping up the remaining blood, he left no trace of it on my neck for observation. Soon after, he replaced his tongue with his lips. Kissing it just like mother would do for a child with a wound. It felt odd as if he was trying to apologies for the damage was done.

"Ah." A gasp escaped my lips when Ruki begin to suck on the wound. It didnt hurt. It felt... good...but why? "R-Ruki –"

"Quiet."

"But - mmph!" I couldn't finish what I was saying as his lips were pressed on my own. I tried to push him away only to have him to pin me down. He growled against my lips and pressed more into me. I whimpered in response but that made him like it even more. He began to lick my lips, demanding an entrance. I won't let him. He's just using me to satisfy his needs. I need to get away from him…

It was getting to the point where he was making it hard to breathe. I started to struggle more, but that only made Ruki push harder, making me gasp for air. It was giving him the advantage to attack my lips with his tongue, darting it in and licking around my mouth skillfully with ease. Despite how much I had originally not wanted this, it felt unbelievably good.

Without thinking, I moaned against his mouth as his tongue wrapped around mine. He pressed his lips down to deepen the kiss. An unfamiliar feeling appeared in the pit of my stomach. It feels odd, but yet good. I wondered if this was some twisted fantasy. Everyone had been sucking the life out of me so much, I felt dazed.

Before I was about to pass out due to my lack of oxygen, Ruki pulled away and chuckled at my now flushed face.

"My, arent you a lewd girl." I could feel him bearing his fangs with a grin.

What?

"I'm not-ah! W-What are you doing?!"

Ruki start to tear my clothes. "More...I want more…"

"R-Ruki – . Please…I –", He silenced my lips once more with his own. I tried to stop him, but he grabbed my hands with his free hand to prevent me from doing so.

"Wh…What're going to do?" I gripped the hair on the back of his neck as I arched my back. Ruki pulled me onto his lap. Although this situation was far from ideal, I'd be lying if I said I didn't find Ruki attractive.

"If you want something, livestock, say it." I tried to stifle my embarrassing sounds of pleasure as I felt him hold my breasts and scrape his fangs against my bare flesh.

"Someone will – ", before getting much further, we heard steps coming from the other end of the hall where Yuma was sleeping.

"Sow…Where did you go?" He whispered quietly as I could see him approach Ruki's room.

Unable to speak, I drifted to sleep. I couldn't see in front of me anymore. I lost way too much blood…

Elizabeth's Dream

What is this place? I looked around me, but I wasn't in the Mukami household anymore, this place was different. It wasn't a part of my usual dreams either.

I was in an orphanage filled with rickety windows, and sobbing children. Behind me, I could hear the sniffling of a small child.

"Where did she go? Why did she leave me?" He was mumbling as the rain cast down upon the fogged glass. Watching it trickle down, I saw him cry alone.

Maybe it was maternal instinct that I wanted to hold him, to nurture him and tell him things would get better, but I found out shortly…in no way…was this real.

"Ruki…The resistance is here. Everyone's left, let's go." I looked over to the familiar voice. This boy…Why?

"Let's go, Bear." Another boy tugged on the arm of the taller one. "Ruki, lead the way. We'll stay behind you and watch your back." I saw the boy next to me get up. Wiping his tears away and facing the wall. He had such determination, bravery, and strength in his eyes.

Once more, the background faded and I was outside. There were dead bodies everywhere. In the midst of them, was him. The body of Edgar…

"Bear…Bear…" I saw younger Ruki crawl over to him. A man approached them. The man in the suit… He whispered something that was too quiet for me to hear. In his periphery, he looked over to me.

'Eve…'

Mukami Household – Afternoon

"Awake again, K Rabbit?"

"Kou…Where are they?" I awoke to find myself in the living room with Kou and Günter.

"Ruki, Yuma, and Azusa? They went to school K Rabbit." He pet Günter and continued his assignments.

"Hnnn…" Kou groaned. "This would be easier with Ruki's help." I looked over his shoulder to see him working on a reading assignment.

"Can I help?" I asked seeing the frustration on his face.

"K Rabbit is only good for her blood and nothing else. I doubt you could help." He continued reading without looking at me.

Without thinking, I repeated the line from my dream aloud, "Let's go, Bear…Ruki, lead the way. We'll stay behind you and watch your back…" I almost felt possessed to repeat those words almost as if it was a ritual.

Dropping his book, Kou looked at me with the largest grin I had ever seen on his face. It was scary… "I knew it. You are different from the first Eve." His face relaxed into a smile. "Tell me about yourself, K rabbit…"

Sakamaki House – Lavatory

Shu took a bath in his clothes. It was too troublesome for him to remove them, even while bathing. At the same time, he wasn't even thinking about the scent of blood that was lingering in the air from the person he called 'caretaker'. Instead, he wanted to submerge himself in his thoughts of the event of the last week.

'Here. It's an apple. I grew this myself.'

The memories of his first human friend, Edgar, surfaced into his mind's eye.

Quietly, he spoke, "It smelled just like the apple." He dipped under the water again, hearing the liquid engulf his ears.

Tranquility.

The outside world could only be heard in muffled noise as he sank below the depths. It was the only way he could still hear her.

'Lately you have so many concerns
How can I help?

I do not know what to do.

The melodies always united us

Now, I can't hear them
In fact, you smiled when you heard them
There was someone who took care of me before I woke up
And with a sweet smile, brought the day. It's not easy to become an adult

You have a lot on your mind right now
When everything is calm, we will meet again
Singing again with hope I'll be waiting for you even if the world ends
The memories come to me again
So strongly and without hesitation
Bravely we sing with joy For the memories we made I thank you,

I'll remember you my friend.'

The song is interrupted by the muffled yelling from beyond the door. Upon entering, Yui notices Shu with his hair dripping wet and calls out to him.

"Shu?"

Not needing to open his eyes, he answers her. "Keep it down, not so loud." He paused, getting a bit more comfortable. "I'm just taking a bath, that's all…"

"But you're still dressed." Yui understood, that he was a vampire, but she was sure, it wasn't normal behavior, and there was a possibility in her mind that he could get sick. Even for vampires, they appeared quite human.

"Okay, then undress me…" His nonchalant attitude had shown through at this point.

"Huh?" She was still confused by what he was asking. How could he ask that of her anyway?

"Didn't you come in here hoping to see me naked?"

"Y-You're wrong, don't even suggest such a thing!" He could tell she was getting flustered. "I came in here to have a bath."

A small smirk formed in the corners of his mouth. He opened his eyes, just to see the kind of face she was making. "Do you want to join me then?"

"Why would I want to do that?" He could see her tensing up.

Pushing her further, he retorted, "You're blushing you know…" He left it at that, feeling a bit more relaxed. "I'm tired…" Once more, he shut his eyes.

Noticing that the entire family of vampires she had stayed with was all different, even though they were related, she had to ask, "You're all brothers, so I wonder why you're all so different?"

Almost immediately, he responded, "We all have different mothers." Shu wanted to keep his answers short. He was hoping the faster he got through this, the quicker she'd leave. "Reiji and I are from the same mother…and the Ayato, Kanato, Laito triplets…are from another mother…"

"i…didn't know…" Yui seemed a bit embarrassed by asking such a thing. She felt somewhat insensitive, but it did give her insight on them. "What about Subaru?"

While answering, Shu figured he'd shift positions. "He's also from another mother…" He didn't care to keep answering her questions, if she wasn't planning on leaving, he wasn't planning on listening any further.

"Shu!" She grabbed his hands as he plunged his head in. In doing so, she triggered one of his memories.

'Edgar.'

He remembered seeing his human friend offer a hand to him to signal their friendship, the place where he met Edgar, his sister, their companionship...Then, he remembered standing alone – watching as their village burned to a crisp.

'Shu.' They called to him.

"Shu…Shu?"

"That hurts…"

In shock, he opened his eyes to see him firmly gripping Yui's hand. As soon as he was alert again, he pulled her in, causing a large splash in the tub. Her warmth was so much like theirs…

"Let me drink your blood." He looked downcast upon her frail frame.

"What?" She wondered why he was asking.

"'What?' Are you afraid?" Even with the fearful expression on her face, he didn't seem to care as he pulled her closer. Placing his hand behind her head, tugging her by her hair, he brought her face up, to get a good look at her neck. "it's pale. I bet if I bit through it, it'd spurt bright, red blood like a geyser." Noticing a few marks along her shoulders and collarbone, he scoffed, "Did Ayato do that? He's such a possessive freak…"

"I thought…" Hearing her voice, he looked at her face again to see her speak, "I thought you were different, Shu. Why?"

"Make no mistake." He almost felt bad for her…almost. "I am a vampire. I will show you a world unlike any other…" He brought her as close as he wanted her to be and began to drain her of her life force.

A/N: A little longer than usual due to the song. If anyone is interested in actually listening to it. Search it on youtube! look for J. Rabbit's - 'My Friend' or look up 'Nowadays, you are...' by the same artist. It's better with piano for this situation in my opinion.

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