Chapter 14

Once they made it back to their table, a few plates of treats in hand, Yui decided she'd bring the biting incident up to him. It would be good to get rid of one suspect after all. "Uhm, Kanato-kun, I was just wondering something. I heard the people behind me in line talking about vampires and biting one of their friends. You wouldn't know if that was true?" It was probably pretty bold to ask him this.

The boy chewed on a pastry, refusing to answer her until he was finished. She supposed he didn't wish to talk with his mouth full. Or he was simply ignoring her? Was that... suspicious? "I don't know. Are you accusing -me- of doing that?" He asked, his tone threatening.

"Of course not. I mean, if it's true then..." She looked down at the table sadly, twiddling her thumbs. "It would have to be one of your brothers, right?"

"I guess so. It does seem like something they'd do." The vampire said in an unphased tone, grabbing a brownie from the pile and taking a bite of it.

"I-If you had to guess, who would be most likely?"

"Hmm, probably Laito or Ayato."

Of course she would have come to the same conclusion... Yui just didn't want to admit it. So now there was a 50/50 chance he took blood from another girl- which felt like cheating. Laito-kun was only to suck -her- blood... She supposed she never specified blood sucking in one of the boyfriend and girlfriend rules but still!

"Nfu, my little song bird has a good head on his shoulders. After you went so far to be loyal to Laito and he'd back stab you like -that-. I hate to say it, but I told you so.~"

Be quiet, Cordelia. That wasn't true. There was still a chance it could be Ayato- or maybe Shu, but Yui thought he was too lazy to do something like this. What could she do? She didn't even know where Laito was now. There was no way Kanato would help her, he'd probably get mad at her for talking about another man.

"I'm going to go to the bathroom, be right back." Yui announced as she got up, not wishing to directly ditch him. She just had to look around quickly and see if she saw Laito, or perhaps Reiji and then she'd come right back.

"No." Kanato deadpanned, causing her pink eyes to widen. But why? The boy got up and pushed in his chair, staring at her eye to eye. Did he see through her lie? This couldn't be good.

"Kanato-kun, I don't understand." The blonde admitted, looking away from his intimidating glance. "I really need to go. I'll be back, I promise."

"You're a horrible liar, Yui-chan. You want to look for my brother, don't you?" His voice was quiet and surprisingly he didn't freak out.

Yui hesitated before replying. He figured it out? ...And wasn't mad? Maybe he'd finally come to terms with hers and Laito's relationship. "I-I do. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to lie to you just... when I mention other men you get mad at me." She held her hand up to her chest defensively, hoping he wouldn't change his mind about lashing out at her.

Sighing, the vampire grabbed Teddy from the seat beside him. "Let's go look for him together. I don't like to think of my brother taking advantage of you." He started walking into the crowd after his statement, making the blonde wonder what kind of expression he wore while saying that. Kanato-kun cared about how Laito treated her? That was... different.

"I'm sure it's nothing like that but I'd like to find him to be sure." Yui admitted, her heart fluttering from his sudden kindness. She followed the small boy, his pace so fast that she was barely able to look around. There was no sign of Laito on the dance floor, but she caught a glimpse of Shu and a girl she'd never seen before. Shu had a girlfriend? Or was he the one taking the victims? Before she could think about it any further, Kanato had pulled her out of the ballroom and out into the vacant school hallway.

"Kanato-kun, would Laito really be out here?" Being alone like this felt rather eerie, even though there was a ball going on ever so close. Yui clutched her dress nervously, unsure if she trusted the boy after all. What if this was a trap? It was hard to forget all the horrible things he'd done to her and surely he was capable of much more.

"If him or whoever is taking the blood of girls, they're not going to do it right in front of everyone, stupid." The lilac haired vampire muttered. She did see his point. So they were looking for the culprit? Even though she knew all six of the boys, it oddly felt like they were hunting down a serial killer or something. But, it was nothing like that. If it wasn't, then why was she so scared right now?

After walking down a dimly lit hallway, they came to a stop in front of a classroom door. The lights were all out inside which wasn't unusual for an unused room, but it still managed to give her the creeps. Yui gulped, hoping Kanato would go in first. Vampires could see in the dark, right? "I-Is this the place?" She asked nervously.

"Yes, I believe so. It reeks of freshly spilled blood." He observed.

Freshly spilled blood? Why did he have to say it like they were in a horror film or something? "W-well, aren't we going to go in?" Yui shifted her feet nervously.

"You first."

"B-but I..."

"Are you scared of my brothers?" Kanato challenged, peering at her with a sadistic expression. "Or perhaps you don't want to find out what Laito does in his spare time?"

"O-of course not." She had to prove him wrong by going in there. Laito-kun wouldn't cheat on her now. He had told her to trust him and she did- thinking back to when he first became her boyfriend. Yui clutched the door knob, walking into the pitch black room. Feeling around the side, she flicked on the light switch, seeing nothing but an ordinary classroom. "Kanato, I think this is the wrong place."

There was the sound of the door closing behind her, the lights going out again as she were pushed to the floor. "K-Kanato-kun?!" Yui shouted in confusion, not being able to see a thing as she landed on her back. It hurt, both physically and emotionally. He had tricked her after all. He hadn't been kind to her. Was she going to die for not returning his feelings...?

"Stay still, Yui-chan. You're -all- mine for the night." The vampire said possessively, letting out a maniacal laugh afterwards that broke her spirits even more. "I guess that doesn't really matter though! I can see you, but you can't see me! There's no way you escape, hahaha!"

His footsteps got closer to her and Yui knew there was no chance of making it out of here- not with him so close and her lack of eye sight. The blonde slid her body until her back met the cold brick wall, wrapped her arms around her knees. "I-I don't understand... What do you want from me?"

"I want -you-, Yui-chan." Kanato sat down beside her on the floor, wrapping his arm around her own tightly. Oddly it felt comforting to have him close in the dark. She was so scared, the type of fear where if anyone were close, even her tormentor would have been enough. Maybe Kanato just wanted to spend time with her?

"I'm so thirsty." He admitted quietly, Yui quickly cluing in that he didn't mean beverages- but blood. Did that mean he was the culprit? Or were they still out there too? "You wont give your blood to anyone but Laito. Do you ever think about how the rest of us feel? We've been lacking blood for so long. You can't blame us for taking other human's as victims, not when it's -all- your fault!" Kanato shouted now, his breathing getting heavier as he lost his temper.

Was it really her fault? The blonde couldn't help but feel bad for her own negligence. She didn't quite understand a vampire's need for blood but... was it her duty to give hers to them? Her duty as the sacrificial bride to keep the public safe? If so, it was all her fault if anyone had gotten hurt. "I'm so sorry, Kanato-kun... I wasn't thinking about that... Were you the one who took that girl's blood?" Yui asked, her voice shaky and upset.

Silence. He wasn't going to answer her? Did that mean yes? Her hand went to clutch his own comfortingly. "Kanato... please don't take anymore victims. I want you to... I-I want you to take my blood right now." Yui offered, brushing her hair away from her neck. She knew this was probably hypocritical considering she'd never want Laito to feed off other girls but... wasn't this her duty? She cared about Kanato and didn't want him to get in trouble with Reiji or even worse the authorities. She had to protect him. "P-please just take all that you need."

"Yui-chan?" Kanato said, sounding a bit shocked. Before she knew it his fangs had pierced through her skin, the opposite side that Laito had bitten earlier. The pain was sharp and burning, the more he sucked at her flesh the sorer it got. Yui gripped onto his blazer tightly, feeling guilty for doing this. But it was better for him to get her blood than random girls. At least she knew about vampires and wouldn't get him in trouble. Surely... Laito would understand?

The door to the classroom swung open, Yui's face getting hotter as a tall frame now stood in the doorway. Who was it? Surely she had to push Kanato away if it were a teacher or something? Was this person here to save her? The boy released her from his bite and peered up at the intruder, watching like a deer in the head lights.

"Kanato, what the hell? You invited titless in on our plan? She's just going to mess everything up. I told you it was your turn to find a girl and you bring -her- back?"

"Ayato-kun?" Yui said weakly, feeling dizzy from all the blood the other boy took. Did Ayato need blood too? Surely she'd pass out if they took anymore. She'd just helped Kanato... But why did she feel so horrible in the process? Did she just betray Laito?

"Tsch, maybe she can help us. There's been some complications with this new one..." Ayato admitted.

Complications? If he was talking about victims then...? What could that mean? "A-ayato? What's going on?" The blonde asked in a panic. Her heart beat started speeding up as she feared the worst, the taller boy leading her down the hallway while Kanato stayed close to her side. They stopped outside another classroom, her whole body shaking in preparation for what she was going to see.

But- the classroom looked completely normal to her. Desks and chairs all in place, no blood. "Bitch-chan!" Laito exclaimed, his cheerful voice healing her heart and making her feel safe. He walked over to the girl excitedly, a grin spread on his face.

"Laito-kun!" Yui wrapped her arms around him tightly, the boy returning her embrace. But... why was he here? Did that mean he was part of the 'plan'? Was it... not good but bad that Laito was here? "Why didn't you join me again at the dance? I missed you." She whined.

Ayato and Kanato stared at the two, Kanato's expression blank while the others was more concerned. If Ayato-kun was concerned then... what was the complication? "L-Laito-kun, please tell me what's going on." Yui begged, looking up at him.

He glanced at the other two triplets, his expression now worried as Ayato's. What did that mean? What did that expression mean? "Laito?" Yui begged once more, clutching against his shirt. Was it guilt? What had they done?

"Come here, Kanato you too." Ayato decided, seeing his brother apparently wasn't going to answer her.

Yui backed away from Laito unsurely, following the other red head behind the teacher's desk. Her mouth gaped open in shock, tears already welling up in her eyes as she saw. Horrified might have even been a understatement. It was a human girl... and so much blood... Her clothes were all torn. Her eyes were so blank, with no emotion. Was this...? "N-no!" She shrieked.

Kanato however stared, his face unaltered. "Is she dead?" There were bites practically all over her body, fresh blood leaking out onto the tile. Dark hair was tinted red by the wounds on her neck, blood dried up in flakes. Her dress was torn in many places, leaving her breasts exposed too.

"Yeah." Ayato nodded.

"What happened to her clothes?" The middle triplet asked quietly.

"Nfufu, Kanato, please use your imagination." Laito replied this time, giggling.

Yui ran away from the scene to the middle of the room, dropping down to her knees. Her whole body was shaking in panic. It was sickening. What did they do to her? "W-what have you two done? L-Laito... why?" She asked, soon bawling into her hands, her desperate sobs all that could be heard.

Laito joined her on the floor, wrapping his arm around her comfortingly. "What's the matter, Bitch-chan? Haven't you ever seen a dead body before, nfu?"

He was smiling? Why was he smiling? He'd just killed someone. Him, or Ayato. Either way, he was a murder accomplice at the least and he was laughing! "S-stop acting so casual! Y-you killed someone!" Yui shouted, trying to crawl away from Laito who just gripped her arm tighter. "P-please don't touch me! Not with those hands that..."

"Aww Bitch-chan, don't cry." The vampire reassured, his voice soothing her worries as he pulled the quivering girl against him. She couldn't fight him, not when he touched her so gently. It almost felt like things were okay when he held her.

"Laito-kun, please tell me this is a dream... I don't want to believe this!" Yui clutched onto his shirt tightly. But no, he was a killer... And that girls clothes, what did that mean? Had they... raped her too? Laito-kun had cheated on her too? "Laito!" She sobbed.

"Tsch, I knew showing her would be a pain. Stop getting all dramatic unless you want to be next." Ayato threatened with a glare. "We have to get rid of this thing before Reiji finds out and we don't have time for cry babies. Even Kanato is staying calm and he's usually the cry baby." He teased, causing the shorter boy to glare at him.

This thing? She was a human being and they had killed her. But... they were also her lover, and her friends. Did that mean Yui had to protect them? She was so conflicted, so scared and so disgusted.

"Hmm, someone could always carry her out and say she's sleeping but... with those clothes." Kanato thought out loud, putting his thumb up to his lip. "And all that blood... I suppose we could lick it off..."

"Ohh, that sounds fun." Laito cooed, turning away from the blonde to face his two brothers.

Yui clutched his shirt tighter. "Laito-kun, you promised before if there was something you wanted to do, that you'd do it -all- to me. If you're thirsty, please suck my blood." She knew now was hardly the time but... she felt horrible enough let alone him making it worse.

"Bitch-chan, you're getting selfish during an emergency. I can't believe you, nfufu." Laito said in disbelief, getting up and leaving the upset girl by herself on the floor. He was walking over to the dead body. He better not think of licking up a dead body or she'd never forgive him!

"Laito-kun, please don't! I don't want you to touch other girls in front of me, dead or alive." Yui clutched the back of his shirt then, trying to persuade him to stop. This situation was so insane... She felt maybe she was going insane because of it.

"What a pain." Ayato rolled his eyes, getting down on the floor. Kanato joined him, both licking the blood off the dead student.

The other however stayed still, his expression a wonder to Yui. Was he... going to listen to her? "Laito?" The girl asked unsurely.

He suddenly turned around to face her, giggling as usual. Laito leaned up against the teacher's desk, tipping his hat before speaking. "Aww, come on, Bitch-chan. Ayato and Kanato are going to take all the good spots. Though, I saw a good stream coming out between her legs, nfufu! If you watch, maybe you might take a liking to it."

Yui stared at him in shock, not even able to say anything. Her pink eyes widened in horror. -This- was the person she'd come to love. -This- person right here. It was laughable wasn't it? Could she even cry anymore? Was she even surprised? Was she going to lower her standards again, just so she could continue loving him? How did one even respond to that? Did Cordelia even know? His mother wasn't saying anything now. She was the one who made him this way after all. Her three horrible sons were all right here... But- Yui cared about all of them.

If there was ever a moment when all the love in one's body changed to hate it might have been this one right here. The blonde watched as Laito walked away from her, joining his brothers to do their evil deed- or whatever one would call it. Her mouth was unable to form words anymore, all she knew was she had to save them from themselves. If it was the only thing her useless life was good for- she'd save those that she loved. Yui sat down on the opposite side of the desk, the sounds of licking and slurping filling her ears, driving her the brink of insanity. Wait, she may have already been there. To wear such a blank expression while three vampires licked up a dead body behind you... Insanity was definitely here already. To love one of them so dearly, she'd found herself -here- in the first place.

"Okay, now we've got the problem of her clothes." Ayato announced. It was over? It was really over? "Titless, give us your dress. You'll get it back later."

What? Yui flinched as he spoke to her. But... she'd picked this dress out especially for her date with Laito-kun. Her date that had turned into hell. Now they were telling her she had to... "W-what? Would it not look strange if I'm walking around the school in my underwear?"

"One of us will carry her out. In the meantime you can wait here until it's done- then we'll get you your dress back." The youngest triplet explained, kneeling down beside her.

Yui shook her head, her expression still broken but thoughtful. "No, that would be suspicious if you gave me the dress back. If someone saw you coming back with a dress it would be obvious. Dispose of it too. I have some gym clothes I can walk home in..."

Kanato looked at Yui and then back at the dead girl again. "She's right. Maybe we should cut her hair too so she looks like a totally different person."

The blonde nodded grimly. "Mm, I brought some make up so I can help with that."

Ayato looked at her funny, raising an eyebrow. "You were crying a second ago and now you're actually helping?"

"I guess so." The girl said quietly, getting up to stand now. She glanced to Laito, her eyes dull and broken. He kept looking at her with that expression. Did he feel bad? Was he guilty after asking her to trust him? "I hate you a lot right now but... I'll save you because I love you."

The boys eyes widened, unsure how to reply for a moment before he grinned. "I knew we could count on you, Bitch-chan."

-x-

They got the dead girl ready to be taken away, hair cut, full face of make up and of course Yui's pink dress. She looked like a completely different person now and most importantly could pass for being still alive.

The blonde sat down at a desk, crossing her arms to block her bra. After everything that happened tonight this was the last worry on her mind, but it still made her uncomfortable to be this exposed in front of three boys.

"Okay, now we need someone to take the dead girl, someone to get Pancakes's gym clothes and someone to look after Pancake." Ayato decided, apparently taking charge. He turned to her then and squinted his eyes. "Since I don't want to feel like I owe you, you can choose who stays with you, and let me guess-"

Before he could finish his sentence with 'Laito-kun' as one would assume, Yui interjected. "I want you to stay with me, Ayato-kun."

"Me and Teddy will get the gym clothes." Kanato volunteered, leaving only one job left.

Laito sighed, fixing his hat on his head. "And I guess I'll dispose of the body."

"B-be careful, Laito-kun." The girl admitted, blushing slightly. She hated him so much right now, but she didn't wish harm upon him. Her eyes watered a bit in fear for his safety but she had confidence in him. If disposing of bodies was something to be proud of, surely Laito-kun would be the best for the job. "I'm going to leave here after Kanato brings my gym clothes so, will you meet me at the mansion after you're done?" Her eyes went to the dead girl, feeling bad for what had happened. It was over now though, and if Yui could have saved her life she would have tried. She supposed she better get used to stuff like this if she were in love with a vampire.

"See you, Bitch-chan!" Her love cooed as him and Kanato left, leaving her alone with Ayato.

She had asked for Ayato to stay for a reason and after that door closed she would bring it up. "Ayato-kun, please tell me what happened here tonight. What was this 'plan' and what happened to that girl?" Yui looked at him seriously- however hard to be taken serious while she were just in her underwear.

The red head sighed, pulling up a chair next to her at the complex of desks. He supposed it would be awhile for the other triplet to make it back, so might as well tell her to kill the time. "Me and Kanato were thirsty, simple as that." Ayato began, making Yui feel guilty for hoarding her blood as Kanato said. Was this predicament all her fault? "The plan was to find a few human girls and have a drink of their blood, giving them Reiji's potion I stole to have them forget the whole thing after wards. Of course there were a couple who got away before the potion, but surely their friends would call them idiots to say they were bitten by vampires." He chuckled then as he thought about it. It was funny?

"Tell me about -that- girl and about Laito-kun... I... just want to know how much he did." Yui admitted, looking off to the side. She knew she had to prepare herself for the worst.

Raking a hand through his hair, Ayato gave her a frustrated expression. "You're probably not going to like this, but whatever. Laito said it sounded fun and agreed to help us out. For the most part things went smoothly, Laito was fine for just watching but would join in and take a bite sometimes- that girl being one of those sometimes."

The blonde nodded, the rest of things pretty much falling into place, but she still hoped it weren't true. There was too many hints, the ripped clothes, blood between her legs... Of course they had...

"Then we raped her, guess we took too much blood in the process and she dropped dead like that." He shrugged, seeming unphased by it. She supposed stuff like this was normal for them- normal for Laito-kun.

Yui wiped the tears from her eyes, feeling numb inside but apparently her eyes still knew how to feel sadness.

"Tsch, you never said you were going to start crying if I told you."

The blonde slammed her hands on the table abruptly, standing up and looking down at the boy. "H-how can I not cry? My dress is being worn by a dead girl! I was just an accomplice in covering up a murder! I had to sit by while my boyfriend licked up some dead girl! And now, I find out he's cheated on me and rape on top of that! What am I supposed to do, laugh?"

Ayato couldn't help but hold back a laugh, his face a smug grin now. "Well, when you put it that way your night fucking sucks. I dunno, but I find that kinda funny."

"Of course you wouldn't understand... None of you would ever come close to understanding me..." Yui whined, her eyes watering up more. She turned her chair away from him, someone like -that- would never get to see her cry.

Ayato looked down her bare back, smirking to himself. "Y'know, you're not so hard to look at from the back, now if only you had some tits."

"S-shut up, please..." The blonde sobbed, wishing there was one person here who actually cared about her, someone who would hold her while she were crying and actually mean it. She'd already pushed Subaru-kun away- he might have cared right now. She missed her father so much, surely he'd help her, give her the strength to walk away from Laito- that horrible vampire she somehow fell in love with.

"Hey, I don't know why I'm feeling nice tonight. I guess I'm thankful we're not going to get killed by Reiji but... you really saved our asses." The boy explained, causing Yui to fall silent. For some reason she wanted to listen to what he had to say. There was probably nothing that could make her feel better right now, but maybe something that could help. Ayato-kun was thanking her? At least they had some human emotions. "Not a lot of people would have done that." He admitted, seeming a bit embarrassed for saying so.

"Not any sane people." Yui countered, turning around again to face him. Her eyes were still puffy but the tears had subsided. She looked down at the desk in front of her sadly before continuing. "Ayato, I don't even feel bad about that girl dying. I care more about Laito-kun betraying me actually. Have I become so selfish? I suppose that's not a question you can answer."

"No, it's not."

The blonde nodded. Of course that was how it was. "I love him so much, Ayato. It used to feel good but now I just feel horrible all of the time. Wouldn't it make sense for me to want to stop? But I can't. I'd rather feel this horrible pain than nothing at all. I'd rather him hurt me nine times if it meant I could smile with him just once." Her eyes flooded with tears again, Ayato unsure how to react. "D-do you understand?"

"Of course I do. You're a total masochist. If I hit you around a bit maybe you'll fall for me too?" Ayato laughed a bit harder than he should have. "Do you prefer candle wax or knives? Maybe you'd like it the old fashioned way and have me to beat you up myself?"

She hoped the boy wouldn't really try and see which she 'liked' better. "N-neither. I don't want any of those things. I'm not a masochist... I just want Laito to love me." Yui admitted. Her hand went to her chest, her heart beat pumping so quick she could feel it. "I thought if he ever cheated on me then I'd surely die somehow but... here I am and nothing has happened..."

Sighing, the vampire rested his hand on his palm boredly. "That's stupid. Something like that couldn't kill someone. You don't have brains or boobs, how disappointing."

For some reason his comment had hurt her more than usual, perhaps her self defenses had weakened after Laito had... Completing that thought would have made it true so Yui couldn't. Maybe she were still in denial over the whole thing? Of course it would be less painful if it was a lie but somehow the girls death had brought her comfort. That girl would never see Laito-kun again, would never get a chance for him to return her affections while Yui were still alive. The thought of it almost brought a smile to her innocent face. Maybe she would have killed her herself- letting someone live who had even the tiniest chance of Laito loving them instead of her had to die, right?

"Yo, Pancake?" Ayato asked in confusion, wondering why she'd fell silent for so long. Something felt a little off about her. Did his insults really hurt her that much?

"I-I'm ecstatic..." Yui said in disbelief, her breathing getting quicker in fear for her own sanity. She was at the point where she knew something was wrong but wasn't sure if she could stop it. Her old self would have hated Laito and talked her into leaving him, so she didn't want to be that person anymore. She had to keep loving him if this was the only way.

Even the vampire's eyes widened, unsure what to make of this. His brother had cheated on her and she was happy? Was this masochism or just her going insane? Not that he really cared.

Both sets of eyes turned as the door opened, Kanato coming in with Yui's gym clothes. At the sight of him the blonde felt she was returning to normal self again, her breathing returning and her face showing emotion again. She was pretty sure she still felt the same way though. She'd won. Laito-kun were hers still. There wasn't much point being upset over a dead girl. That girl got what she deserved for seducing her lover in the first place.

"Ayato-kun, is there any of that memory erasing potion left?"

To be continued...

(AN: Well, shit. I'm sorry for creating such a ridiculous plot but I sorta like it. I love horror... and yandere's. XD I dunno, I just don't think straight out romance suits Laito very well- I mean, there still will be romance of course. But yes, who will Yui use the memory potion on?~ Herself or Laito? Or both? If she uses it herself she can forget this horrible night at least. Poor thing. ;w; Please review! :3 )