Memories – A Love Rekindled

Author's Note: I am SO SORRY this took so long. I really have no excuse for why it took over three weeks to update. I would also like to thank all of you for your patience. I promise, I will NOT take so long with the next chapter. In the meantime, please enjoy this chapter and let me know what you think of the story so far.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Diabolik Lovers.

Sarah walked down the halls of the school toward the music room. Today was February 14th, Valentine's Day. After much consideration, Sarah had decided that she would pretend that today was just an ordinary day. After all, thanks to Yui, she knew about all of Shu's fangirls and had realized it would be better if she didn't make a big deal of the day. Sarah entered the music room, closing the door behind her and placing her bag on one of the empty benches. "Good evening, Shu," she greeted her lazy, blonde crush who was half-asleep on another bench.

Sarah smiled and rolled her eyes as she made her way to the piano, however she paused when she saw a small, black velvet box on the piano seat. She cocked an eyebrow as she picked it up and read the attached card. '"To Sarah". Yui and Shu are the only ones who know I come here, and I highly doubt this is from Yui. So then, did Shu…?' Sarah glanced at Shu from the corner of her eye before returning her attention to and opening the box. She gasped at what she saw.

Inside the box was a beautiful, heart-shaped gold locket attached to a golden chain. Sarah fingered the chain as she admired the locket. 'It's so beautiful, but it's odd. I've never seen this before in my life, yet it seems so familiar.' She was brought out of her thoughts when Shu lifted the locket from the box. "Shu…" she whispered as she turned to face him.

"Here," he said as he unclasped the chain. Sarah lifted a hand to her heart as he fastened the chain around her neck. When he did, however, a flurry of images flashed rapidly across her vision. The rush of images overwhelmed her and she felt her consciousness giving way to a haze of darkness. She felt Shu's arms surround her just before her mind fell completely into the haze.

oooo (Dream Sequence) oooo

Sarah floated through an endless space of black. It was a place she knew well, though she had not been here since she had meet Shu. Sarah stopped when she approached the familiar mirror-like window. However, instead of her own reflection or more visions like usual, she was greeted with the image of a seven-year-old girl in a blue dress. She was shocked when the little girl reached out a hand toward her through the mirror. Sarah was nervous, but she knew the girl meant no harm, so she took the outreached hand.

The mirror shattered as their hands touched, but the little girl remained. "Hello, Sarah. I'm glad we can finally meet face to face," the girl said with a smile.

"I don't understand. How do you know my name?" The young woman asked. The girl giggled in response.

"I am you, Silly. Well, maybe it would be more accurate to say that you are me. You're my reincarnation."

"Reincarnation? Then the visions that I see in my dreams, those are your memories! But then, why can I never remember them when I wake up?" Sarah asked.

"The Barrier. When you saw those visions, you saw them through the looking-glass. It was acting a barrier, allowing you see but never remember what you saw because you didn't have the key. The locket that Shu gave you was the key. When you put it on, the looking-glass broke and the memories that were lost came flooding back. However, it was all too much for your conscious mind to take in at once, so you fainted and came here where you could better comprehend everything and adjust," the girl explained.

"Okay, that makes sense. But how could the locket be the key? If it was the key to the looking-glass, then it would have belonged to and been very important to you. Why would Shu have had it?"

"Because Shu gave it me for my seventh birthday. He found my corpse before it burned in the fire and kept the locket as a keepsake. When he realized that you were my reincarnation, he gave it you in the hopes that it would help you remember."

"Wait. You died decades ago, right?" The girl nodded in response. "And the Shu that gave me the locket, also gave you the locket all those years ago?" Another nod. "How is that possible? The Shu I know looks like he's about my age, give or take a year. How could he have only aged about ten years in the span of all those decades? It can't be possible!"

"The answer is right in front of you. Do you remember how I died?"

Sarah nodded. "You were killed. By a vampire." Her eyes widened. "You don't mean that Shu is…?"

"That's right. Shu is a vampire. Are you afraid of him now?"

"No, I'm not. Shu is the first person to ever truly care about me, accept me for who I am. I feel safe and loved when I'm with him. I know he won't hurt me. Vampire or not, I can't feel anything but love for him."

The girl smiled. "That's good. Shu will be happy to know that. Speaking of Shu, I think it's time for you to return to him."

Sarah also smiled. "Your right. Thank you, for everything." When she said this, the girl slowly faded away and the darkness that surrounded her turned to light.

oooo (End Dream) oooo

Sarah's eyes slowly fluttered open as she regained consciousness. The first thing she noticed was that Shu was sitting on a bench with her in his lap, his arms wrapped around her holding her in place. "You know, Edgar would be really pissed if he saw us like this. Especially since we never told him about us," she said. Her words shocked Shu, she could tell by the look on his face as he looked down at her.

"Sarah. You really do remember, don't you?" he asked her.

She raised a hand to caress his cheek as tears welled in her eyes. "Yes, Shu. I really do. I remember everything. And I know you're a vampire."

"Are you afraid?"

"No. I don't care what you are. Because, truthfully Shu, I could never not love you." As soon a she said this, Shu leaned down and captured her lips with his own in a passionate kiss. Sarah couldn't help but respond as she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed back with just as much love and passion. They eventually broke the kiss in order to breath.

"Sarah, I love you," Shu whispered against her lips before he kissed her again.