Hey, guys. I just wanted apologize that this chapter is shorter than the others. I'm not very inspired. (Hint, Hint XD) no but really. I don't know if you guys have been waiting too long or what for this new chapter, but if you have, well then thank you! It's awesome to have such dedicated fans. I'll try and update once a week on weekends. My schedule is so darn busy. But, I do think this story so I'm going with it. I will tell you ahead of time that Amu will be somewhat OCC. Y'all don't need to tell me that cause even though she's not like this in the anime/manga, this is part if her personality in my fanfic. Because, if you just found out this whhole loud of crap that Amu was just told, would you freak out? I would. So go with it, please. Now then, I'll answer my reviews like I said I would!

AviTaRi: Yes, I do believe that worse things will be coming her way. The story's not over yet!

Kyo Kun 4ever: I did! Though, Yuki was supposed to be the Yuki from Vampire Knight, but all the same! It's nice to hear from another FB fan!

Kitty.0: I was sad for Amu-chan. I felt bad for making her have such a tragic past. T.T

vampiresam95: Thank you for your review. I love cliffy's so you'll see quite a bit of those

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"You. Have. Got. Tobekiddingme!" Amu shrieked. For good measure she stomped her foot and glared at Ikuto and his sister. Utau opened her mouth, but Amu shoved a hand in her face. "No. Shut up. Don't say a word." Her eyes lit up, red flames dancing in her pupils. Utau's eyes glazed over and she snapped her mouth shut. "You…expect me to believe…to believe…" the pinkette shook her head, "Lemme get this straight…I was separated from my bloodthirsty vampire…hybrid…father….at birth, because my mother that I barely ever knew and don't even freakin remember was afraid that he would kill me. SOTHEN, she goes and takes me to some…vamp society and the head vamp goes and makes her kill herself so that the old bag can then go on and teach me how to grow up. THEN, OH THEN, my-"she curled her lip and spat the next word, "human realtives come and steal me from becoming the official freakin head vamp and suppressed my memory and then I've lived happily ever after with my…what? Cousins? Aunt and Uncle? What are they to me?"

Ikuto clenched his jaw, showing no signs that he was going to answer. Utau was still a motionless zombie. Amu tossed her head, having enough dignity to feel a bit foolish for acting to spoiled and commanding, but all the same the fire in her eyes remained.

"Answer. Me." She commanded and her loyal puppet for the moment obediently complied.

"They're your…" she trailed off. A moment later she shook her head. And put a hand on her hip and lifted her head higher while looking down her nose at the young vampire queen. "Why should I answer you. You ratty little-"

"Utau!" Ikuto snapped. "Do. Not. Speak. To. Our. Leader. Like. That….Okay?"

"Tch!" Utau clucked as she spun on her heel and stomped down the hallway. Ikuto threw Amu a half apologetic and half cautious look. As if he wanted to say "Oh gee, I'm sorry about that. My sister's such a brat. By the way, you're not gonna hypnotize me or kill me or anything, right? Cause that'd be pretty freaky." But, maybe Amu was just reading too much into it.

"Sorry 'bout that. She's having a hard time readjusting to a change in leadership." He grumbled

The fire died in Amu's eyes. She took a short step toward her childhood friend and slowly reached toward him, but stopped abruptly. A sliver of memory flitted around in her mind before dying away. "One does not associate with another from a lower class." An old, shaky voice rasped in her mind.

But, she didn't know what class Ikuto was of, so how was she to know if she could "associate" with him. Screw the rules, she thought, He's been my best friend since I can remember. Which actually, ironically, is all an act of a typical human life. My real beginning has been erased from my memory. For all I know, my memories of my childhood could have just been made up and placed there. It's not as if I have any proof that they were real. .

She reached out her arm the rest of the way and rested it on Ikuto's forearm. Allowing herself a small smile before demanding another answer, but nicely.

"Ikuto. You need to tell me…I mean…you've called me your "leader" twice. Am I your leader? Whatever happened to that other guy? The one who my….mom….saw?"

He shook his head. "He's been in a coma-like sleep since he found out that finding you was nearly impossible. We're…the society, that is, are not entirely sure that he ever will wake up"

Cue wincing girl with pink hair letting out a strangled cry. Okay, so that had hurt her more than it probably should have. "I….I….it's my…fault? And…I have to…take over…?" her words died off. She shook her head once more and clutched Ikuto's arm more firmly. "I have to…I…I can't!" she yelled suddenly. She could feel Ikuto's muscles tighten reflexively beneath her hand, but he didn't draw away. "It's too much. It's too much!"

"I know…it's a lot to take in..and it can be overwhelming. But, the important thing is to keep calm. You'll go berserk and destroy this place if you don't keep a hold of yourself." He warned.

Berserk? She was never capable of destroying a whole castle when she was human. When her life was normal. No. Her life had never been normal. Just a façade. A nice little play. And now the curtains were drawing a close on her old life. Leaving her in the dark and feeling like the only person in the whole world. She had no idea that this life, her true life, had been so….lonely. The fluttering erupted in her mind again as another phrase went through her head. "The life of a vampire is a very lonely one, child. Even more so for the leader. For you, the queen. But, do not despair…" the voice faded away, never completing the thought.

Realization dawned on her. This was all Ikuto's fault. She snatched her hand back, her mind just barely registering the surprise and suspicion on said persons face. It was his fault that she was going to be along her whole life. It was his fault that she was here right now. Everything was Ikuto's fault. EVERYTHING.

She let loose a snarl. Her tongue ran across her two unusually sharp and long eye teeth. Her eyes were dyed a crimson red, smoldering with intensity. "You'll die! I'll kill you for this!" she bellowed as she lunged at him, her fingernails becoming claws. She let her vampire side completely take over.

Ikuto hissed and leaped over her. She spun around and swatted at him. Her claws found mark on his cheek, but just barely. It made 5 parallel scratches. Ever so slightly wincing, he drew back and lowered into a defensive crouch.

"This is your fault. YOUR FAULT, IKUTO TSUKIYOMI!" her howl ripped through the air. Utau was standing at the door in a moment. The blonde took in the sight before her. Tears were streaming down Amu's face while her brother was lowered into a crouch, his eyes wary and alert. Dark purple eyes made contact with a lighter shade of purple eyes. After a moment of sorting through her brothers thoughts, she nodded. Opening her mouth, she let out a high pitched cry. It sounded like the shriek of a million bats gathered together. Amu whipped around and growled. Her ears twitched and her eyes became wild.

"NO! STOP!" she snarled yet again. It took all of Utau's willpower to disobey that command and keep screecing. Amu's movement toward Utau then became jerky and her eyes became frenzied.

"PLEASE!" Blood red eyes rolled back into her head. Why was this happening to her? She didn't want to fight Ikuto. She didn't want to keep commanding Utau around. She didn't want this life. She didn't want to be lonely. "Please. Stop. I'll be good. I promise. I'm just so lonely. I need a friend. I don't want this. Please. Please. Ple-" her quiet begging turned into full out screaming. Utau brought her screeching up a decibel. The screaming ceased and Utau quieted. Ikuto was still in a crouch, looking at his former bride. He brought his head up to stare into Utau's eyes.

"She needs a teacher. A mentor."

Utau nodded and glared at the form on the floor. The form that tried to kill her brother. The form that she was supposed to be obeying. Yeah right, she thought bitterly, like hell I'll obey that monster. She can just go and rot in the depths of- Her hateful thinking was interrupted by Ikuto drawing a syringe from his boot. It was filled with dark red liquid. Splashing around inside the syringe. Just looking at it made Utau's throat clench and burn. Her brother kneeled beside the vampire queen and inserted it into her inner forearm.

"There. That should hold her until she recovers. We don't need her unconsciously rampaging through the castle, killing everyone." His eyes took on a hard look of authority, "She needs to hunt."

The figure in a red king sized bed shot up and gasped. He was wrinkled everywhere. His face, his arms, his eyelids, forehead, hands. His shaking, pruned hands. A man and woman burst through the door. The man had short black hair and light blue eyes. His build tall and muscled. The woman had long fiery red hair that reached the crook of her knees. Her eyes were a startling green. They both looked to be about 20 to 25. Though, the wisdom and profound tiredness for their way of life that stood out boldly in their eyes, insisted differently.

"What is it, my lord?" The woman asked, her voice like rippling water. Bouncing off the walls.

The figure reached a trembling, frail arm towards the pair. The man rushed forward along with the woman and they cradled his hand in theirs. The form opened his shriveled mouth with great difficulty and an unearthly rasping sounded from it.

"She. Has. Awakened."

The poor not very inspired author is...not very inspired...wow...hahaha...Thanks to everyone who reads my stories! Anyways i'll try and update soon.