16 years later
"…up. Wake up," a voice called out. Yui slowly opened her eyes before she groaned and buried herself back into her bed.
The voice sighed, "Dedi illud tibi discere nocte (Did you learn that text I gave you last night)?".
"Etiam (Yes)," Yui yawned as she slowly sat up.
"Ostende mihi (Show me)".
"Et est nomen meum, et ego Yui Sakamaki XVI annorum. Annus secundus sum altus schola discipulus. Domum coctione amata mea. Sex fratres mei et ego vivere fratrem diligere care sed Reiji ventus (My name is Yui Sakamaki and I am 16 years old. I am a second year high school student. My favourite subject is home cooking. I also live with my six brothers who I love dearly but my favourite brother is Reiji)," Yui smiled at the end.
Reiji smirked, "Flattery won't get you anywhere dear sister…but I am impressed".
Yui beamed, "Really? Thank you so much! I will continue to do my best".
"I know you will. Hurry up and get ready for school or we'll be late. I won't have you picking up those idiot's bad habits. Also, I want you to learn the first chapter of basic Russian by tomorrow," Reiji handed her a book.
Yui eagerly took the book from him, "No problem".
"Breakfast is in 5 minutes and we will be leaving for school afterwards," Reiji said before he left.
"Morning," Yui chirped as she sat down at the dining table. The once dusty and forgotten dining room had become full of life ever since Yui entered the house. The oak table that could easily fit ten people and the large chandler made the dining room feel grand but homely at the same time. All her six brothers were already digging into breakfast and she smiled at the sight of them all getting along. It had only been in recent years that they could all sit down as a family without them wanting to rip each other's throat out.
"Good morning bitch," Laito bite into a piece of toast, "How did you sleep?".
Yui frowned, "What have I said about that nickname? I was so young that I didn't know what it meant".
"Oh? That's not how I remember it. Oh big brother big brother, please call me bitch! Pretty please big brother!" Laito said in a high pitched voice obviously trying to copy Yui. Yui blushed and served herself some cereal while wishing the ground would open up and sallow her.
"I was 4. How was I meant to know what bitch meant," Yui muttered.
"Well at least it's better than poisoning her when she was what…9? Isn't that right Reiji?" Laito smirked at his older brother.
Reiji calmly sipped his tea, "She was still an annoying brat back then and the research I learnt from it far outweighed the cons".
Yui didn't quite know how to feel about that, "Right here guys, right here".
"Why are we talking about my small issues," Reiji said completing ignoring Yui, "It's not like I almost blew our cover by beating up half a grade".
Yui's face turned bright pink and she dropped her spoon, "Can we not talk about that?".
"They were bullying her. They should consider themselves lucky that I didn't kill them…unlike someone who put his victim in the hospital," Subaru replied calmly and resumed eating his fruit salad.
"He was going to kiss her! Yours truly had to do something…so I gave him a firm 'talking' too…with my fists," Ayato retorted as if it was no big deal.
"Oh my! Can we please stop? I'm right here," Yui managed to regain her composure and continued to eat her cereal.
"I agree Teddy. We did start walking Yui home every day so she wouldn't be picked on and gave several disgust human girls a scaring but Shu was much more heartless. Pretending to be interested in…what was her name Teddy? Ah Sakura that's right. Pretending to be interested in Sakura and then dumping her in front of the whole school by professing his love for Yui".
Shu looked up from his yogurt briefly before he shrugged his shoulders, "Reiji used his toxins to poison her entire grade-".
"Stop!" Yui squealed, "We don't need to remind everyone why he did it! Let's just all agree you were horrible to me when I was younger but warmed up to me…eventually…and being the amazing brothers you are, defended me through junior and middle school until I could finally go to school with you".
"You mean us going back to high school so you wouldn't be alone. Teddy hates studying," Kanato chirped.
"Fine fine bitch but more importantly, what do you want for your birthday? You'll be turning 17 soon," Laito wrapped his arm around the back of Yui's chair. Yui froze and didn't look at any of the brothers. What she truly wanted she knew she wouldn't get. She continued eating quietly and didn't answer the question.
Subaru knew exactly what made his happy sister suddenly go silent, "We talked about this already Yui. Changing one into a vampire…it's well-".
"Teddy says it involves a lot of intimate stuff," Kanato began before he paused for a moment, "Stuff that Teddy says should only done between lovers".
"I know! It's just that…for every one year you age, I age four. It's been sixteen years for me but only four for you," Yui stopped eating completely and her eyes started to fill with tears, "In sixty-four years when I'm eighty…it'll only be sixteen years for you. For heaven's sake, Shu will only be thirty-five".
"You'll lose the ability to have children," Ayato suddenly said and all the brothers looked at her stomach, "Would you be able to give that up? Not marrying a human male, not having a family, not being the mother you've always wanted to be?".
Yui clenched her fists, "I know that but…I…I would rather give up having children and everything else if it means I won't lose my brothers". Tears started slowly falling down her cheeks and Yui used the back of her sleeve to quickly wipe them away.
"We would need to ask for that man's permission and we all know he'll say no," Reiji took his glasses off and rubbed his forehead in annoyance, "Let's leave this conversation for another day".
"But-"
"Yui, we have your best interests at heart. Now drop it," Shu stopped her, officially ending the conversation.
Yui quickly wiped away the last few stray tears, "Fine".
Laito patted the top of Yui's head, "Now now bitch, you need to eat. Last thing we need is you fainting because you didn't eat enough".
All past conversation was forgotten as Yui's face turned bright red, "That was one time!".
"And I shall never let you live it down," Laito smirked at Yui. She scoffed and went back to eating her cereal. Her brothers were the worst sometimes.
"I received a call from that man," Shu randomly said.
Yui paused mid-way through eating her cereal, "What does he want?".
My name is Yui Sakamaki.
The eldest son sighed as he scratched the back of his head, "We're getting another sacrificial bride soon".
I am 16 years old soon to be 17.
"Ooo, really? How exciting. I'll have another play toy soon," Laito smirked.
I am human.
Yui's reaction was the complete opposite, "Another one. We just got rid of the last one".
I live with my six older brothers who are vampires.
Ayato cupped Yui's cheek and stroked her cheek with his other hand, "Don't worry my little human, my eyes will only ever be for you".
I love each one of them dearly.
"Oi," Laito grabbed Yui's wrist and pulled her out of Ayato's reach, "She's mine and we both know that".
It took longer than some to establish bonds.
"Yours? She's my protégée," Reiji took a sip of his tea, "My opinion is the only thing she cares about".
Each of them are so different.
Subaru scoffed, "You're as cocky as ever Reiji but I'm her true brother so whatever I say will trump you always".
For a long time I was so concerned that they would kill each other.
"I agree Teddy," Kanato looked at his treasured bear sitting on his lap, "Our brothers are being so loud".
…but
Shu sighed as he stood up and walked over to his annoying younger brothers. He swiftly pulled Yui out of their gasp and wrapped his arms around her.
I'm the glue that keeps them together.
All hell broke loose among the brothers when Shu kissed her cheek.
I don't want to ever leave them.
16 years earlier
"White Rose!" Karl twirled into the room, "How is my darling wife and sweet Yui?". The room was silent. He sighed in annoyance and looked around. Everything was perfect…too perfect. The Brazilian rosewood furniture, which cost a small fortune, was in the exact same place it was last time he visited and the crimson coloured curtains were drawn across, not letting any light into the room. Christa had a habit of regularly moving the furniture after every visit to give herself the illusion that she wasn't a prisoner or was it to make her feel more at home...he could never remember but the point that everything was in the same spot unnerved him slightly. The dining table with the set of matching chairs was still in the certain of the room, the bookcase was pressed against the wall and the cabinet was adjacent to the windows. Just like last time.
"Christa," Karl called out in a serious voice as he walked further into the room. His gaze hardened when he saw Yui laying on the floor and Christa sitting on the window ledge staring at her. He slowly walked over to the baby and placed his hand over her mouth. Yui was still breathing but it was disturbing weak.
"Christa…what have you done?" Karl asked as he looked over his shoulder at Christa, who was still staring at Yui.
Christa didn't answer for a few moments, "Why can I sense Cordelia coming from that child? I thought I was imagining it at first but it's too strong not to be her". Her eyes flashed red.
Karl quickly got to his feet and held his hands up, "Relax Cordelia…I can explain this but first, you need to tell me when you last fed the baby".
"Why can I sense Cordelia?".
"Richter took Cordelia's heart out and put it in the baby in front of you. Now…when did you last feed the baby?" Karl's eyes flashed red as well. The two stared at each other, neither was backing down. Christa finally looked away and her eyes returned back to normal.
"Four days ago," She muttered.
Karl growled before he grabbed her throat and slammed her against the wall, "When I release you, you are going to grab a bottle of baby formula and you are going to feed her. Do you understand me?". Christa struggled to breathe but she nodded as best she could. He threw her away from him and sat down on the window ledge as he waited for her to do what he asked. Christa scrambled to her feet and hurriedly made up some baby formula. She picked Yui up and placed the bottle in the baby's mouth. Yui's eyes snapped open and she greedily began to suck up the liquid.
"After this…I refuse to take care of her. I cannot…just the thought of Cordelia living on disgusts me," she drew her eyes away from Yui and looked at Karl, "If you love me as much as you say you do…please do not force me to do this. Any creature with Cordelia's heart will bring nothing but pain and suffering. Can't we just kill her now and save ourselves from the future heartache".
Karl stared at Christa for a few moments before he started laughing, "I love how you think that you have a say in this-".
"I do have a say in this!," Christa interrupted him, "You know first-hand what Cordelia was like! Why are you allowing any part of her to continue living?".
Karl sighed, almost as if he was reasoning with a child, "I want her to live and therefore she shall. I don't care about the pity feud between you and Cordelia. I don't care if you hate this child. All I care about is if you keep her functioning".
"I will not!" She ripped the bottle out of Yui's mouth and threw it against the wall, "Cordelia! The woman who tried to ruin the lives of not only her children but my child as well!". Karl observed Christa carefully. It had been so long since he saw this side of her that it reminded him why he first became interested in her. She was beautiful but deadly. Christa was panting heavily making her fangs gleam in the moonlight and with her glowing red eyes, it truly made her look like a demon.
"You took my son away from me and I did not fight you. You locked me up in this godforsaken tower and I did not complain but I draw the line here!" Christa screeched.
Karl stared at her silently before he smiled, "Of course my love".
"…you're not going to kill her are you?" Christa whispered as she stared at little Yui. It wasn't a question more of a statement. If Karl went so far with his brother for this child then there was no way he was going to give the baby up that easily.
"Would you like me to slaughter an innocent child whose only sin is having the heart of a woman she never knew? No…I'll just drop her off at some human home. It will be a death sentence anyway but at least my hands will have no part," Karl smiled as he plucked Yui from Christa's arms.
Christa's eyes stopped glowing, "…death sentence…but there her kind…I don't understand".
Karl chuckled as he started making faces at Yui causing her to laugh, "Of course. You must have seen her eyes. Cordelia's heart is quite a powerful little device and has caused several physical changes to Yui here. Those humans still have that silly notion that children who look different must be demons. Quite ridiculous really that they believe it so thoroughly but who am I to question the beliefs of cattle". Karl failed to mention that in the many years that he had locked Christa in her tower, the views and beliefs of humans had changed greatly and Yui would be in no danger what so ever.
Christa at that moment looked every conflicted. All she could now see when she stared at Yui was her dear son Subaru. A son she had not seen for what felt like a life time. What if it was Subaru in Yui's position? If she could kill the baby it would be painless and merciful but humans were never known for mercy. Could she live with knowing how much the child would probably suffer horribly before finally being given the mercy of death?
Karl kissed Yui's forehead before he made his way to the door, "I'll see you later darling!".
"Wait!" Christa screamed. Karl stopped and smirked. He knew Christa to well. She may despise Cordelia but her bleeding heart would always get the best of her.
"Yes dear? Make it quick though. I need to drop Yui off somewhere before day break," Karl turned around and looked at Christa with a blank expression.
Christa swayed from foot to foot for a moment, not meeting his gaze, "I'll take care of her".
"What was that darling?" Karl asked in a condensing voice.
"I'll take care of her," Christa said louder as she stared at Yui.
Karl laughed and strutted towards Christa, "I knew you would come round". Christa raised her arms to take the child from him but in a flash Karl had slapped her across the face causing her to hit the ground hard.
"Now," Karl kicked her onto her back and placed his foot on her throat, "We're never going to have another little episode like this again are we Christa?". Her eyes widened. Hearing her name from his lips was never, ever a good sign.
"No, no, no," Christa said franticly. Karl's foot started applying a bit of pressure. Christa tried unsuccessfully to gasp some air and began crawling at Karl's foot, trying desperately to get it off her neck. Karl watched her with a monotone expression and began pressing down harder causing Christa to start fighting more aggressively.
"WAHHHH!" Yui suddenly screamed out and started crying. Karl blinked and looked down at the crying baby. He cringed when he saw that there was snort running down her face and her little arms waved at Christa.
"Disgusting thing humans are," Karl removed his foot and Christa quickly jumped away taking deep breathes.
"Now that we're on the same page, have a wonderful night my White Rose and I'll see you later little Yui," Karl handed Yui to Christa before he quickly left the room. Yui had buried her head in Christa clothing and continued crying. Christa awkwardly started patting her on the back and hummed softly. Subaru never really cried as a baby so she was really, really feeling out of her comfort zone.
"It's okay my sweet. I'm fine," Christa whispered before she continued humming. Yui eventually settled down and slowly drifted off to sleep leaving Christa to her own thoughts.
All six Sakamaki siblings were gathered around the table in the dining room. The dining room was obviously a place not often used by the brothers as it was poorly lit and covered in dust.
"What does that man want?" Subaru growled in irritation.
Laito, Kanato and Ayato sat there silently. The three of them were incredibly nervous. It was well know that their father didn't care much for their mother but was it possible that he was mad about them killing her. Image was everything to their father and his behavior was sometimes so unpredictable, that they had no idea what he was going to do.
"Who knows…as long as he's quick about it," Shu yawned.
Reiji scoffed, "No good lazy idiot".
The doors suddenly swung opened, "Good evening my sons!". Karl strolled into the room and took a seat at the head of the table.
"You're probably wondering why I have called you all here. We have a new addition to the family!" Karl clapped his hands together. Unsurprisingly, Karl was met with silence.
Reiji sighed and readjusted his glasses, "Which woman did you impregnate now? Hopefully someone better than the last".
"That's mean Reiji! Defend your mother you three!" Karl pointed at Laito, Kanato and Ayato.
Ayato scoffed, "Yours truly is not defending that witch".
"Teddy and I agree. It's hard to defend someone when what Reiji's saying is true," Kanato hugged the teddy bear closer to his chest, "I hope this ends shortly. I want some cake".
Karl sighed and rubbed his head, "I'm wanting to get mad at you but you're actually getting along for once".
Shu yawned loudly, "Will they be moving into this house or the main house?".
"She is currently in the main house with my darling White Rose". Karl had to put his hand over his mouth to stop himself from laughing at his sons' reaction. Shu suddenly looked very much awake, Reiji frowned, Ayato groaned, Laito sighed, Subaru scoffed and Kanato looked like he had just sucked on a lemon.
"…a girl…you don't have…girls," Reiji finally said.
Before Karl could reply, Subaru jumped to his feet and slammed his fist down on the table, "Stuff the gender! Why wasn't I made awake that mum was pregnant!".
"Oi! Don't get dust on yours truly!" Ayato snapped at Subaru.
Shu smirked and stared at his fuming younger brother, "Why not? It's an improvement".
"You bastard!" Ayato went to lunge at Shu but tripped when Laito stuck his foot in his pathway.
Ayato growled and his eyes turned bright red at he glared at his brother, "Whose side are you on here?".
"Don't make this about you! My mum has had another child and I had to find out at the same time as you scrum! Why wasn't I allowed to see her?" Subaru's eyes turned bright red and growled loudly at his father.
Karl chuckled softly, "Like mother, like son".
Kanato sighed and turned his Teddy around to look at him, "We're never getting our cake because of these…morons".
"Enough you idiots!" Reiji snapped at his younger brothers.
Shu glared at his younger blood brother, "Don't group me with them".
"Oh I'm not. That would be insulting to them," Reiji returned his glare. Karl watched on in disbelief. How the hell did it end up like this? One minute there was…somewhat peace and now there was chaos. Even full fledge siblings weren't on the same side.
"Enough," Karl said calmly. The brothers immediately stopped fighting. They all knew better than to mess with their father.
"I will be back next week with your sister. Christa will be moving into this house while the main house finally undergoes its repairs. In the meantime, Subaru, you should pay a visit to your mother. You'll come back to the main house with me. The rest of you are dismissed". All his sons, except Subaru, vanished in record time.
Karl threw his arms up in the air and sighed, "Now I look like the bad guy".
Subaru swallowed and shifted from foot to foot as he stood in front of his mother's room. He hadn't seen her in over a year. His mother was the most important person in his life and he didn't ever want to disappoint her. He finally built the courage up and knocked on the door.
He slowly opened the door, "Mum?".
"Subaru! Just in time! Where should I put the bookcase? I had it on the wall so I can't put it there and I don't want it opposite the windows because the moonlight could damage my books," Christa sighed. A small smile came to Subaru's face. His mother was typically a reserved person and portrayed a cool exterior to the outside world, only showing her true colours to him. Despite what she tried to portray, Christa had a habit was making things harder then it needed to be, freaking out over small things but she was a very loving mother. Even though the two didn't get to spend as much time as they would like together, Subaru felt that they had an incredibly close bond.
"There's enough room on the wall to put the bookcase and the cabinet side by side and leave the table where it is. It looks nice there," Subaru offered some advice.
Christa wrapped her arms around her son, "You always have the best advice". Subaru's ears turned pink and he rubbed the back of his neck.
"Come…sit. I'll brew some tea," Christa disappeared for a moment before she reappeared carrying two red mugs of hot tea. Subaru pulled his mother's chair out first and took his seat when she was settled.
"Still the gentleman as ever. It makes me very proud," Christa smiled at him but frowned when he noticed the conflicting look in his eyes.
"What's wrong honey?" she asked worriedly.
Subaru didn't say anything for a few moments and stared at his tea, "Damn Reiji for turning me off tea…it's just…why didn't you say you were pregnant? Is this why father denied me from seeing you for so long?".
"Use your senses Subaru," Christa encouraged softly, "Tell me what you smell".
Subaru closed his eyes and focused on his surroundings, "…the only thing I can smell is…a human?".
"That's your sister".
"What? Why?" Subaru's eyes snapped opened.
"I have no idea. Your father wanted me to look after her as if she were my own and you know that your father is not someone you say no to," Christa replied, "Do you smell anything else about the child?".
"Am I meant to?" Subaru asked cautiously.
Christa quickly smiled and shook her head, "I heard something about human babies having this mouth-watering scent but I didn't smell anything. I thought perhaps my age was preventing me from smelling it because I've been alive for so long…nothing phases me anymore". Christa knew very well that if Subaru knew that the child held Cordelia's heart, he would kill Yui. There would be no way she could stop him and Karl would kill her beloved son in return. In those few moments, she decided that she would keep the secret with her until the child was long dead. Humans only lived for a hundred years, if that, a blink in the eyes of a vampire…maybe she would reveal the truth to her son then but for his own safety, he could never know the truth about Yui. Subaru studied his mother for a few moments before he slowly nodded and accepted her comment.
"Let's stop beating around the bush. She may not be blood but let me introduce you to your sister," Christa stood up and walked into her bedroom, Subaru right on her heels. Christa screeched loudly at what she saw. Yui was sitting happily on the floor, not a care in the world, playing with Christa's prized knife collection.
"Knife and baby! Knife and baby! Not good!" she hissed as she raced over and pulled the knife out of Yui's hand. She quickly picked her up to make sure Yui didn't hurt herself and she sighed in relief when she didn't smell blood.
"I thought nothing phased you mum," Subaru chuckled slightly. Yui suddenly burst into tears.
Christa quickly started trying to calm Yui down and glared at her son, "Knife and baby! Knife and human baby!".
The language at the beginning is Latin from Google Translator (so its wrong).
Anyway, all the stories mentioned (Reiji poisoning Yui and then poisoning her grade) will be written about in later chapters. Obviously, knowing the brothers like we do, there is no way they would accept Yui with open arms so I have plotted a timeline out for each brother with the most realistic way I could think of to make each one like her. Furthermore, as you can already tell, I will be jumping back and forth between years because there is so much you can do with Yui growing up with them. From bath time to homework to boys (Ayato I'm looking at you), the list is endless. Before people say that Karl is out of character, it will be explained in later chapters why he is acting that way instead of the cold, detached parent.
More importantly…SEASON 2 OF DIABOLIK LOVERS!
Btw, if you have some thoughts about what you would like to see Yui and the brothers doing as they are growing up, please feel free to mention it in the review section…or if you want someone to obsessive over Diabolik lovers like I do, feel free to do that as well.
Poll: Who is your favourite character? (Can be Sakamaki or Mukami)
Mine
Sakamaki: Ayato…though Laito is really growing on me
Mukami: Ruki!...thought he does some stuff that makes me hate him at times!