Chapter 16

-x- Laito's dream -x-

Laito found himself walking through the underground waterway. He'd remembered falling asleep with Yui, but in a dream you weren't supposed to question such things, so he didn't. It wasn't really strange to be down here- the cold, dimly lit atmosphere not phasing him in the least. Bitch-chan on the other hand, would be frightened, probably clinging to his arm right now if she were present. A smirk was brought to his lips at the thought of the human girl, wondering why she wasn't around him now. Maybe if he looked hard enough he'd find her. Was she down here?

The vampire walked down the narrow surface, a leisurely skip to his pace, not in any apparent hurry. Not like his life would end any time soon- unless something could help it. Yui's life on the other hand was limited- only a matter of time before she died like the other sacrificial brides. Not that they could really be compared- there was something different about the blonde that enticed him more than the rest. Surely he wouldn't go insane without her, but maybe it would be painful. The pain- it felt like a sting to his heart to think of going on without her, never tasting that blood again, seeing the way her body squirmed in pleasure, her blushing face as he humiliated her. Like a weird chemical reaction it turned him on and made him lust for the girl even more. Where was she?~

A familiar scent caught Laito's attention, his face turning serious at recognition. He'd been too busy thinking, he hadn't realized he'd passed by -that- room. He retraced his steps, sheer curiosity finding himself in front of the entrance- the same room he'd found Yui in before. It looked the same as it did back -then-. The boy knew that was wrong- this wasn't what the room looked like now, but being in a dreaming state he didn't question it. Putting his hands in pockets, the fedora wearing vampire peered in nosily, such a thing as fear never affecting him. "Bitch-chan?" He called.

"Don't call your mother such obscene nicknames." Her alluring, song like voice called, and like a siren, he was instantly under her spell. Laito's bright green eyes widened at the sight of her. He found himself walking in the room completely, his mother locked up in the jail cell in front of him. The tables were sure turned now, he couldn't help but giggle about it. But here she was, her green captivating eyes the same as his own, her long wavy lilac hair flowing down her voluptuous body. Cordelia's arms were crossed in dissatisfaction, her ample breasts perked up higher than usual.

"Hmm, but that nickname wasn't for you, mother.~" Laito cooed, his slender frame leaning up against the concrete wall, out of her reach. If there was one thing they had in common, they had both had a charm about them, their demeanor capable of seducing most of the opposite sex who simply looked at them. "What are you doing here anyway? You should be dead?~"

"Well, I guess I'm not, nfufu." Cordelia chuckled, some irritation hidden behind her cheeriness- thinking back to her death and who it was caused by. "I was waiting for you actually." She batted her eye lashes seductively, her voice slow and mesmerizing.

"It takes a liar to know a liar, so please don't lie to me." The vampire said with amusement, his voice light but still challenging. "What do you really want?"

Her pretty face scowled in disgust, quickly regaining her usual expression as a thought occurred to her. "Ohh?~ Are you lying about loving that girl? That's pretty cold, even for you. You used to be a man of your word, have you really fallen so low?" Cordelia teased, hoping to get under his skin.

Ignoring all else she said, the boy quickly cut to the chase. "How do you know about Yui?"

"Hmm, me and Yui are closer than you think. You avoided the question, do you love her?" His mother asked again, putting her hand over her heart as her eyebrows furrowed sadly. Laito watched her, wondering if the action was supposed to mean something, his eyes kept levitating down to her cleavage however. "It makes me kinda hurt to hear you love another woman and here I thought you only loved me."

"Ohhh? I guess I just have so much love in me, it can't be simply satisfied by one person, nfufu. Surely, that statement is familiar to you?~" He ended up smirking spitefully. It was rather satisfying using the same line she'd used to hurt him once. "But you don't even exist anymore so it doesn't matter how you feel. This must be a dream." The boy spun on his heel, about to leave the room before Cordelia spoke again. He stopped, back turned towards her but he was still listening.

"You must have noticed her blood tastes familiar, nfu. You don't need me to spell it out for you, do you? This may be a dream, but maybe this was the only way I could reach you, Laito. I've been a part of that girl for so long, watching her fall in love with you, watching you touch her, maybe... I've gotten a little jealous." The female vampire admitted.

A horrible feeling rushed over Laito, infecting his very being, his masochist side loving every bit of it. His sadist side was happy too, it brought him much enjoyment that Cordelia got to watch everything he did to Yui- that she'd felt jealous in the process. Maybe she were lying about everything she just said, she probably were but- he wanted her even more. The more horrible she was, the more he wanted to lock her up and make her his own. Turning around, the red head gripped the jail bars tightly, his eyes gleaming with passion. "Just because I love Bitch-chan, doesn't mean I've ever stopped loving you. She's my favorite bitch, but you're -far- more than that. My love for you puts her to shame."

To his surprise his mother put her hand over top of his, her matching eyes returning his loving expression. "I love you, Laito. Please help us be together."

Laito smiled lightly, even if it were a lie, he missed hearing her say those words so much. "I don't know, maybe I like you locked up here- mine forever." He pouted then, one thing wrong with this situation. "I would like to touch more than your hand though. -Much- more. For arguments sake, how is that even possible?"

"I need you to break her spirits. I need to have her lose all hope. Once she's in a weakened state, I can take over and we can be together instead." Cordelia clutched his hand tighter, reassuring him she was serious.

"Hmm, she already let me get away with murder so I'd have to do something pretty bad. I don't know if I could do that to Bitch-chan." The boy said unsurely. He would hurt Yui for the sake of giving her pleasure, being rough with her or teasing her, but just destroying her for hell of it, he wasn't sure if he wanted to do it. If Cordelia took over her body, did that mean Bitch-chan would die? "You asked for my help before too. What makes you think I'm going to agree this time?"

She took her hands off of his, backing away slightly so he couldn't reach her anymore. "Because you love me. Haven't you missed me at all over these years? Wouldn't you love to see me again?~"

Laito knew it was true, he had missed her. But if he were to help her- the same thing would happen again. Why should he kill the only girl who'd ever loved him just so his mother could take over and run off with other men? It was appalling and kind of insulting how stupid she must've thought he was. "Nfufu, I'm sorry mother. No can do.~"

"Why the hell not?" Cordelia snapped. "Just tell her who you really love and that will surely destroy her. Maybe cheat on her again, kill more people if you have to. I'm tired of waiting."

The boy sighed, fixing his hat on his head. "You're better off dead." His voice went low, eyebrows furrowing in irritation. "I don't know why you're haunting my Bitch-chan's body but-" Laito smiled sadistically. "I do hope you enjoy the show, nfufu. I wonder if this will count as a threesome every time me and Yui have sex? That way, you'll both be mine. What do they say, karma is a bitch?~"

-x- Dream end -x-

Laito woke up suddenly, the dream still clear in his head. He peered beside him to see Yui was still asleep and cuddled in his arms, her small body clinging to him as if he was going to run away. He would have put the whole the thing off as just a dream but... the blood comment. The blonde's did taste rather similar to his mother's. But, that was impossible. It had to just be a coincidence... right? She was dead, never to return again.

"Bitch-chaaaan." The vampire whined, shaking the sleeping girl awake. She didn't mind though, getting woken up was not a big deal in life- especially not by him. They were still naked from the prior night, the sky hitting dusk as a new night was about to start. It illuminated the room with a pale orange light, mostly blocked by the heavy curtains.

"What's the matter, Laito-kun?" Yui asked sleepily, rubbing her groggy eyes. It was the weekend now, so the two could have slept in as late as they wanted.

"I had a weird dream and couldn't get back to sleep. I was hoping Bitch-chan would wake up and we could play around together. Come on, you're already undressed for the part.~" Laito winked, feeling down her slender arms seductively.

While the touching was nice, they'd just had sex before falling asleep. She wanted Laito to lust only for her but, maybe appeasing him would be more difficult than anticipated. She was tired and groggy, not really in the mood for such deeds. But- what if he ran off and had sex with someone else? "O-okay, Laito-kun." Yui agreed reluctantly, letting him touch her further.

The boy didn't waste any time as his hands groped her chest, squeezing them just enough to turn her on, getting her quickly on his side. As the girl clutched onto him with pleasure, Laito leaned forward to kiss and nip at her still scarred neck. He rubbed her mounds in circular motions, Yui shifting her lower body closer and soon finding out the vampire was very turned on, his erection poking her stomach. There was precum leaking out on her, making her want him even more- suddenly changing her mind about having sex. Easing it inside of her, she thrusted her body in and out against him, much to her love's enjoyment.

"Bitch-chan..." He moaned, piercing his fangs into Yui's neck as their bodies entangled together with steamy passion. His hands groped down her waist and to her thigh, lifting her leg up to thrust deeper inside of her heat.

She moaned out because of this, feeling so good to have him closer. "L-Laito-kun..." Yui panted, clutching him tighter, their bodies pushing in and out, lusting for that very moment where he'd go as deep as possible, hitting that sweet spot inside of her.

Just as she were losing herself in the moment, about to reach that point- there was a knock on the door. She really wasn't happy with whomever was on the other side. Could they have any worse timing? Laito didn't stop until the person knocked a second time, louder than the first.

"Hmm, are you going to get that, Bitch-chan?" He groaned, pulling out of her.

"Ahh, I-I guess so. I just need to put my clothes on first." Yui said, about to get out from under the covers until Laito called out to whomever was there.

"Come in!~"

W-what? But they were still naked? Of course he'd find something like this funny. The blonde clutched the pink comforter over her chest, embarrassed for whomever was going to walk in.

"What the hell, put some goddamn clothes on!" Ayato shouted as he opened the door, looking away from the two as a small blush tinted his cheeks.

Laito chuckled like it was the funniest thing ever, all the while Yui blushed bright scarlet. Of course they were still covered by the blanket but it was still obvious what they had been doing, both now and the night before.

"W-what brings you here, Ayato-kun? I'm sorry for my indecency- I was going to get dressed but then Laito said you could come in." The girl explained.

"Whatever. I just came to get that potion bottle from you. Reiji is going to realize soon and then he'll probably search everyone's rooms." The red head explained, hoping to get out of there as soon as possible. Seeing such obvious proof that his brother had slept with the girl who got away from him wasn't on his list of top priorities...

Her pink eyes went to her dresser, the full bottle sitting there. Of course she'd never used it- not wanting to forget when Laito-kun said he loved her. The thought still made her feel warm and fluttery.

Ayato and Laito followed her gaze, the standing triplet going over to take it, putting it in his pocket to dispose of later.

"Hmm? Bitch-chan was wanting to forget something? Or were you going to use it on me?" Laito turned towards her curiously.

"It was for last night, I-I wasn't sure if I wanted to remember what you did. I'm sorry. I don't want to talk about it anymore." The blonde said, looking down sadly.

"Oh, boohoo." Ayato mocked. "Just keep your mouth shut about the whole thing and hopefully none of us will have to talk about it anymore." He threatened, thinking if anyone were to feel guilty and spill the beans it would be the blonde.

"Bitch-chan wont say anything, Ayato." His brother grinned with reassurance. "She loves me too much.~"

"I do. I wont say anything to have Laito-kun taken away from me, and you and Kanato-kun too. Even though I still hate what you've all done, you're my friends." Yui admitted, hoping god could see her good intentions. She'd never meant to do bad- just protect her friends and love.

"Good." He replied, his eyes catching sight of something on the floor that made him smirk. "Hey titless, I didn't know you wore leopard print. I don't know if that's hot or trashy."

"Oh, those are mine.~" Laito chimed, Yui hiding her face further with the blanket.

The smirk fell from Ayato's face, feeling mortified by what he'd just said- and saw. "Well then, I think I might have to take a sip of this later..." He referred to the memory potion, sinking a hand into his pocket to see if it were still there.

His triplet brother just giggled, poking Yui on the nose suddenly. "Bitch-chan, do you think leopard print is hot or trashy?~"

The blonde squirmed uncomfortably to have such a question brought onto her, especially in front of Ayato. "I-I don't know."

"Tsch, whatever. Just to let you know, the next sacrificial bride will be all -mine-." The other vampire said posessively- the comment mostly for Laito. He left the room then, leaving the couple together and Yui wondering what that meant.

She remembered what Kanato had said before about sacrificial brides and about Laito... apparently having sex with every one of them. It was okay though, the past was in the past. The blonde hadn't really thought about her demise but... what was going to happen? Did they kill the sacrificial bride when a new one was ready to take her place? Would she have to leave Laito-kun soon? And by leave she was thinking death. Would some other girl be here in her place, getting his attention instead of her? "Laito-kun, wha-" Yui was about to speak before she could feel him get up out of bed, finding his clothes to get dressed.

"I'm going to go clean up and get changed, I'll see you later, okay?~"

"Okay." The blonde nodded, smiling lightly. She supposed she didn't need to ask him now, but could bring it up later when they met up again. Part of her was a bit scared to hear the answer.

"I-I love you." Her voice was quiet before he left, hoping to get an 'I love you' back- just to reassure her hadn't changed his mind. Laito simply grinned at her before leaving, his back soon out of sight as he closed the door behind him. He hadn't said it back... Yui clutched her heart in pain, such a small action but it was a big deal to her. She didn't understand. He seemed so sincere last night. Was it a lie? Maybe he didn't hear her? That had to be it!

-x-

After getting changed and cleaned up herself- now wearing her casual pink sweater and brown short shorts, Yui walked around the mansion to get something to eat. It felt oddly peaceful, she could walk around by herself, nobody had even tormented her yet. Just the sound of her own footsteps and thoughts echoed in her mind. Maybe she missed the brothers a little. What were they all doing? Had they all lost interest in her now that she was with Laito-kun? Even -he- wasn't around.

Not thinking much of it, the blonde decided to go to her boyfriend's room, soon discovering it was empty as the rest of the house she'd visited. Holding her hand over her heart in worry, Yui wondered where he could be. Without another option, she continued wandering, walking down hall after hall until finally she saw someone.

"Shu-san!" Yui called out to the eldest sibling, running over to him before he got away.

An ocean blue eye glanced beside him, looking at her with a bored expression. "Don't run in the halls, you'll make Reiji mad." He commented quietly, continuing to walk to wherever he was going as the persistent girl followed behind him. He cared if she got in trouble? Maybe he wasn't such a bad guy as the rest of them.

"I-I uhm..." The blonde didn't really know a lot about Shu so she wasn't quite sure how to talk to him. He didn't seem psycho or perverted like the triplets, and not so strict and formal as his brother Reiji. She hadn't really seen him do anything except laze around and listen to his music player. "I was just wondering where everyone is tonight."

The blond boy sighed, as if speaking was a bother for him- it probably was. "A new girl has arrived." He half explained, or maybe not even that much- like a quarter explained.

A new girl? But what could that mean? Was it the new sacrificial bride being lined up to replace her? Or simply a guest? These things were important!

"You should keep Laito on a tighter leash if you don't want Subaru to end up killing him. See you around." After speaking that last statement, the eldest disappeared into a room, Yui feeling bad to disturb him but... She checked none the less, finding out he had locked it behind him. If only there were more answers. Did Shu-san like talking in riddles? Or was it just too much of a bother for him to tell her what was going on? Probably the latter.

Was Laito-kun flirting with this new girl now? Was he trying to have sex with her? Had he already? Yui wasn't sure why the thoughts 'I have to kill her' popped into her mind right now but she pushed them away.

"Ahhh, my Laito is such a good boy. He must be trying to help his mother.~"

"W-what are you talking about?" The blonde asked in desperation to Cordelia's voice, her presence not so much phasing her anymore. Everyone was talking in riddles tonight. What was going on?

"Nfu, I suppose there's no shame in telling you. I'm getting a bit stronger you see. I was able to insert myself into his dream and tell him what to do. This body will be mine soon, the way Laito wants it to be. He doesn't want you. You were never anything more than a cheap replacement for me."

The woman's maniac laughing echoed in her ears, the young girl's heart wrenching in pain the more it went on. She recalled Laito saying he had a weird dream. Was that what she was talking about?

Yui fell down to her knees in defeat, her gem-like eyes wide and filling up with tears. Her breathing became short and panicked, her sanity slipping away with every passing moment where he wasn't there to hold her and reassure her. Was it over? Laito-kun didn't want her around anymore? She shouldn't have let him out of her sight... she should have... It was pointless, wasn't it? The more the girl clung to him wasn't going to make him love her. But he said!... He meant it, right? Laito-kun wasn't a liar... After everything, he'd always told her the truth, no matter how painful it was. He slept with all the previous brides, he'd told her. About his mother, he sorta told her, but never denied it.

It had to be only one thing, one explanation.

To be continued...

(AN: Poor Yui. ;w; I'm like destroying this poor girl in this story... I want Laito to hold her and tell her he loves her. What crazy conclusion will she come to? Maybe Laito is innocent?~ He did tell Cordelia he wasn't going to help her so... she could just be being a cunt? XD I knowwww, I just don't want to spoil.)