Hi everyone! Every rushed chapter but I wanted to get something out as a thank you for your support! Getting 16 reviews inspired me to get this chapter out sooner. It's not the usual length nor is it the best chapter but it does lay the foundation for a very important event in Yui's life that brought her closer to the Sakamaki brothers.

Reiji walked into his room with Yui still in his arms before he carefully placed her in a nearby chair. Yui didn't say anything but watched silently as her brother began to brew some tea. She looked around his room and noticed that it hadn't changed much from when she first visited when she was nine…but that wasn't exactly the best memory.

Yui: 9 years old

Yui sighed as she dropped her school bag in the middle of the foyer of the mansion. Yui hated going to school. Why were those kids always so cruel? Her hair wasn't weird and it wasn't her fault that she was smarter than them but they still called her names and bullied her at school.

"I hope you're not leaving your bag on the floor," an unknown voice called out. Yui quickly looked in the direction of the voice and was surprised to see a tall, slender man with shoulder length dark purple hair and light red eyes standing at the top of the staircase. He was wearing a grey vest with a white dress shirt and black pants.

"Are you Reiji?" Yui asked softly. She had never met Reiji, only heard of him…and the things she heard were never good. People may wonder how she went nine years of her life without seeing her brother who lived in the same house but Reiji was very good at avoiding her. She had tried looking for him many times to finally meet all her brothers but had never succeed.

"Of course. Would you like some tea? I would like to get to know you more dear sister," Reiji said as he started walking down the stairs. Yui's eyes widened but she quickly nodded. Despite hearing the stories about Reiji and the warnings from Shu and Subaru, she desperately wanted to know her older brother. Her family was her only source of comfort and companionship as the bullies at school made sure no one wanted to hang out with the white haired freak.

"Wonderful. Follow me," Reiji picked up her school bag before he started walking towards his room. Yui hesitated a moment before she followed. All she could think of was the warnings about Reiji but she was confident that Reiji would never hurt her…after all, she was his sister. She would never imagine how wrong she could have been. When they finally reached Reiji's room, her mouth almost dropped opened when she saw the number of books it contained. Each wall, apart from one which had two doors, was filled from floor to ceiling with books.

"Take a seat," Reiji pointed to a small table and two chairs in the corner of the room. Yui nodded before she quickly went over and sat down. While she waited for Reiji to brew the tea, she couldn't help herself and looked around his room. The books were truly breath taking and she noted that several where in different languages. The room was smaller than her own but when she noticed the lack of bed, she guessed that his bedroom and bathroom were behind each of the two doors she saw earlier. The flooring was dark oak wood but Yui noticed that there was a section of the floor that appeared to be concrete. She supposed that it did make sense. According to Subaru, Reiji liked experimenting and having a wood floor would be troublesome as it would be easily damaged. Her idea was confirmed when she saw that the concrete floor surround a benchtop island that had several beakers with unknown substances sitting on top of it. Reiji eventually finished brewing the tea and poured a glass for Yui and himself before sitting down. An awkward silence filled the room. Yui had never felt like this with any of her brothers and honestly didn't know how to start a conversation with Reiji. She dreamed about meeting her final brother for so long but he was so unlike the rest that it puzzled Yui on how to approach the situation. Yui slowly picked up the tea cup and blew on it to cool it down before she took a sip.

Her eyes widened in surprise, "This is really good". She quickly drunk the rest of her tea. Yui was on her second cup of tea when she noticed that Reiji had been staring at her the entire time.

"Why are you staring at me?" Yui asked in confusion, "Is there something on my face?"

Reiji didn't reply but looked down at his watch, "If my calculations are correct, it should happen now".

"Wha-," Yui's tongue suddenly felt like lead and her vision started turning blurry. She tried desperately to stay upright but her body felt like jelly. She felt herself sway from side to side before she fell forward onto the floor.

"How annoying. You broke your teacup," Reiji picked up the notebook that was sitting on the side table, "How do you feel?". Yui hadn't even heard the teacup break. Her mind was in a haze that despite her best efforts…wouldn't go away.

"Interesting. Test subject did not response," Reiji dotted down several notes. Yui's body felt like lead. She moved her head slightly and a burst of sharp shot through her causing her mouth to open in a silent scream. It hurt worse than when that crazy bride stabbed her! Tears started running down her cheeks as the pain started becoming unbearable. The stabbing pain was all over her body and moving just made it worst.

"Subject experienced pain when she first moved and it appears that pain is still present," Reiji observed, "On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being end my pathetic existence, how much pain are you in?"

"10," Yui croaked out. Yui was surprised she was even able to answer. The pain started to overcome her and she finally passed out.

Reiji studied the human girl laying on the ground, "Are you still conscious?"

"No," Yui whispered. Unlike the previous time she answered, her voice was emotionless and almost didn't sound like the chippy girl he had been speaking with before.

"Interesting. The truth serum still appears to impact the subject despite being passed out from the pain serum," Reiji commented as he wrote down several notes in his journal, "Now tell me, why does that man have such an interest in you".

"Don't…know".

"Responses are minimal and straight to the point. Make note to answer more direct questions," Reiji muttered under his breath as he continued to write, "Are you promised to anyone?"

"Don't…understand".

Reiji rolled his eyes. Humans were so stupid, "Are you marrying any of the Sakamaki brothers?"

"No".

Reiji frowned, "Then why does that man want you then?"

"Don't…know". How could this silly human not know why the king of vampires wanted her? Was it for her blood? She could be promised to a brother that she wasn't aware of and if so, who was it? What made this pathetic excuse for a human being good enough to live under the same roof as him? Reiji stood up before picking up a needle and bending down next to the unconscious Yui. He jabbed the needle into her neck and withdrew a small amount of blood for testing.

"…do you hate me?" he asked out of curiosity. He wondered how her behaviour would change now that she realised just how dangerous Reiji truly was.

"No". Reiji's eyes widened. What a truly foolish human indeed.

Present Time

When Yui finally came to, she was in her bed and had a massive headache. Subaru later visited her that night and was horrified when Yui told him what happened. He quickly left the room and she didn't see him again until the next day when he promised her that she would never feel Reiji's wrath again. Thinking about the bride downstairs, Yui once again reflected on her lack of pity towards the suffering woman.

"Am I a monster?" Yui whispered.

"Why would you say that?" Reiji asked as he finished brewing the tea.

"That girl in the foyer…she was suffering and I felt nothing but…," Yui trailed off and looked down, suddenly very interested in playing with her hands. She only looked up when Reiji held a cup of tea in front of her. Yui timidly took it from him and watched as he graciously sat opposite her.

"Should I wait for you to drink it first?" Yui teased him. Reiji picked up the kettle, poured himself a drink and drunk from it.

"Better?" Reiji asked as he placed the cup on the saucer. Yui smiled before taking a slip of her own cup. She could taste the fresh strawberries as well as the dark chocolate mixture. He had made cherry ripe tea…her favourite tea. Yui could feel Reiji's eyes watching her, studying her.

"I won't force you to tell me anything," Reiji was the first one to break the silence.

Yui didn't answer him straight away, "I know". Despite the uncomfortable situation, there was still a comfortable silence between the two that stayed well until the second pot of tea.

"I felt nothing but disgust," Yui eventually said, "She looked so pathetic and pitiful…it almost made me feel sorry for her".

"You feel this is unnatural," it was not a question but a statement.

Yui looked at him, "She's human. Aren't I meant to sympathise with my race? Feel the urge to watch out for them? I was more upset about the fact that they were ruining the marble floors then hurting someone".

Reiji removed his glasses and began to clean them, "You've grown up with vampires. The only reason you have survived in this family as long as you have is because you accepted our nature. You accepted that we are a brutal race and humans are food". Yui slowly nodded before she quickly finished her tea before it went cold.

"Yui!" the door swung open as Subaru ran inside. The loud noise cause Yui to jump and she was silently glad that she had finished her tea as she had no doubt that it would have probably ended up all over her.

"There's no need to break my door you simple minded brut," Reiji said calmly as he poured more tea for Yui. Subaru ignored his older brother and quickly went to Yui's side.

"Are you okay?" he questioned as he used both hands to cup her face and became tilting her head back and forth to check for any injuries.

Yui smiled, "I'm okay. Reiji and I were just having some tea".

Subaru released her head and bent down so he was eye level with her, "Are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine. I promise. It was just a bit of blood," Yui replied as she took another sip of Reiji's tea.

"Yui and I are in the process of having tea. You can interrogate her when we're finished". Subaru whipped around and glared at his brother. Yui, predicting that a fight was intimate, quickly placed her hands onto of Subaru's.

"I'll come see you after I finish my tea with Reiji," Yui quickly added. Subaru turned his attention back to his only sister and studied her for a few moments before he eventually nodded in agreement.

"Get changed and meet me in our usual room," Subaru lifted her hands up and placed a kiss on each hand before he quickly exited the room.

"That leech," Reiji muttered, "How was your exam today?"

Yui's eyes light up, "Very well! I knew every answer and I think my result will make me top of the class once again. Professor Takashi even said that if wished that the class was as half as good as me".

Reiji smirked, "And you said my study methods were a form of torture".

"Harder Yui!" Subaru growled as Yui swung her fist at the punching bag he was holding. She hit the bag one more time before she collapsed on the ground.

"No more," she said breathlessly. Subaru sighed and tossed the punching bag to the side before he sat down next to her. Yui's eyes were closed as she tried to regain her breath. Subaru had been training Yui to fight ever since she was a little girl. It was the first thing that the siblings had bonded over and since emotions were something that Subaru had difficulty expressing, it was the perfect way to show how much he cared for her wellbeing. Her eyes snapped opened when she felt a cold thing placed against her forehead.

"You need to stay hydrated," Subaru said as he removed the bottle of water from her forehead and passed it to her. Yui took the bottle from him and greedily drunk the water.

"Thanks," she said once she had her fill and a comfortable silence fell upon the two siblings.

"Are you sure you're okay? I heard about the incident from Ayato and…I panicked…I didn't want you to have a flashback of that event," Subaru eventually said.

Yui didn't response straight away, "What happened with that sacrificial bride all those years ago…the blood didn't scare me. It was knowing that it was my blood that terrified me…there was so much of it…I don't know how I didn't die". Yui wrapped her arms around Subaru and buried her head into his chest. Subaru was surprised by Yui's sudden change of character. One moment she was claiming that was fine and the next she was wrapped in his arms shaking like a leaf. That bride did more damage to his younger sister than he wanted to ever admit.

"I don't want to talk about it anymore," Yui whispered. Subaru didn't say anything but pulled her closer, wishing more anything that he could pull her away from the demons that still haunted her all these years later.

POLL RESULTS – we have a lot of Subaru fans here but Shu and Ayato are close behind! Keep the votes coming through!

Subaru – 4

Shu – 3

Ayato – 3

Reiji – 2

Yuma – 1

Ruki – 1

Kou – 1

Next chapter, you can look forward to some memories as well as the incident with the bride