A/N: Been binge watching this show called Once Upon A Time. I freaking love Rumpelstiltskin, the man is a badass and asshole all at once and it makes me happy...Anyway...
Welcome to the new arc! I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I have writing it! The real plot and what it entails is finally coming to light within this arc and I'm really excited!
TheTranslator001: Yeah, she did. Her mind is slowly falling apart and it will come back to bite her soon. And thank you SO much for answering my questions! I'm hoping to improve based on the info you gave me.
Animereak1145: Thanks! Ha, you want the harem too? Thankyou so much for answering the questions, it does mean a lot to me! I didn't think of her as cool, I tried to base her off of normal things. But innocent...That's her church upbringing talking, but of course she has older brothers too so...Yes she had a mental snap and there will be many of those to come. Yes she's a masochist but she started having those thoughts during the final chapter of the first arc with Reiji. As for your questions...I'll be answering them within the upcoming chapters! Trolololo~
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Tsuna moaned and rubbed her eyes as they began to blur the words in her science text-book. A test would be held that evening and she had yet to go to sleep or stop studying since she got home five hours ago. Through the window she could see the first blossoms of dawn peeking over the forest and kissing the dewy grass below. Sighing she picked up her pencil and continued reading and underlining all the important words and phrases. As she was coming close to the end of the unit there was a soft knock on her door. Stiffening she turned back to stare at the door."Yeah?"
"It's me, may I come in?"
Immediately she relaxed and gave her consent. The door opened and in came Ichigo with a small tray balanced in her trembling hands. "I-I heard you've been studying so I brought you some coffee. I-I hope that is alright."
Tsuna cleared off some of the books and notecards scattered all over the table, giving room for the tray. "Thanks, I never really liked coffee but I guess it'll help me stay up."
The maid nodded. "I hope it does. Oh! I also added sugar, milk, and cocoa if it will help you drink it."
"Lot's and lot's of sugar!"
She picked up the warm mug and shuddered as it heated up her body. She turned to say something to Ichigo but stopped when she noted a stream of blood running down her nose. "Are you alright?"
The girl tilted her head to the side, blood beginning to leak from her eyes and mouth. "WhAt Do YoU tHiNk?"
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Tsuna screamed as she jack knifed up, her heart beating so hard against her chest she swore she could hear cracking. Clutching her heart with one hand she wiped away the sticky tears with the other as she began to grasp onto reality.
"J-just a dream." She whispered into the darkness. "Just a dream."
And yet not all of it was a dream. The actual event of he maid bringing her coffee was real,it actually happened last week, and yet the worst part was... Ichigo was,in fact, dead and had been buried last night. She had wanted to attend the funeral but the head maid had forbade, not in words of course, but with a single scathing glare that had burnt her soul. Instead she had wandered over to the kitchen and ended up cooking a pie that had been ultimately shared by a hungry Kanato. Thankfully she hadn't received any stab wounds from the confrontation, just curiosity over her murder.
Shuddering she got out of bed and began to dress for school. Yet doing such a mundane task almost seemed off with her new status of murderer. She felt as if she ought to leave the mansion and report to a prison somewhere and then plea for insanity that way her mind could also get some recovery. Insanity was the only thing, that she could think of, that could allow a human being do such disgusting things.
She paused outside her window, her finger halting in their attempt to button up her blouse. Maybe it was the full moon that was affecting her as well? Tonight it was shining bright and proud above the sky like some kind of jewel, perhaps it had some properties over vampire victims?
She rubbed her wrist as the thought took root. All this time she had done extensive research on vampires themselves, but very little over vampire victims such as herself. For all she knew she could probably kill someone and that was a normal side effect of being bitten by a vampire.
Shaking the thought away she finished getting ready before going downstairs. The only person in the kitchen was a half-asleep Shu, who was drinking something in a mug while listening to his music. Going to the fridge she did her best to ignore him, but was stopped by his hand grabbing her shirt sleeve, crinkling the material and almost ripping it.
"Yes?" She did her best to keep her chin up and eyes unaffected by Shu's dark colored ones that stared at her's far too deeply.
"...You killed someone?"
So even Shu was going to talk to her about that? Rubbing her wrist she looked away. "Y-yeah, by acciendent though!"
He set down his mug and leaned back in his chair. "Killing is never an accident."
She stared at Shu with wide eyes as he stood up and walked out of the room.
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"Now everyone turn to page 89 in your..."
Tsuna scribbled down the notes for her literature class while half listening to the teacher drone on and on about satire. The girl was initially scared go to school on the night of the full moon. She remembered her first full moon and all the blood that ended up leaving her body from Ayato alone. However when she voiced her concerns Reiji had tsked her and practically ignored her existence as if she had insulted him.
Now looking at the triplets she was somewhat surprised by their self-control. All three were busy paying attention to the lecture or writing down their own notes. Flipping to the next page on the teacher's command she grabbed another index paper from her stack just for the majority of them to flutter to the ground. Sighing she bent down to pick them up, just for the stack to be handed to her by a smirking Daisuke.
"Missing these?"
"Thanks." She took them and put them under her book and returned to the lecture.
After an hour the class finished up and they were given a ten minute break. A few of the students left the room entirely while a few others took out their phones and hand held video game systems to distract themselves. Getting up she grabbed her wallet and headed out the classroom, going to a small drink machine that was towards the front of the school. Pulling out a few yen she put the money in and pressed a button, her face brightening up when a orange soda went down the chute. Bending down to pick it up she took in a sharp intake of breath when she felt cold hands grope her chest.
"So soft."She hissed and tried to pull away from the vampire, but was brought flush against his back. "I should've done this awhile ago, Slut-chan."
She opened her mouth to retort but gasped when she felt his hands squeeze her chest. A fire ignited in the pit of her stomach and made her cheeks paint a bright red. This was not okay by any stretch of the imagination and her hands gripped his wrists ready to yank him off, but her hands faltered when his hands squeezed harder against her. Her back arched and her breathing began to quicken.
"Such a lovely face, Slut-chan."
She shook her head trying to get the haze out of her head. "W-why do you do that?"
"Hm?"
"Compliment me."
He paused in his fondling, putting his chin on Tsuna's head. "Hmm~...I think you like it."
"Huh?" She her grip on his wrists increased as the heat left her stomach.
"Bitch-chans like to be complimented. "He said. "So what better way to make Slut-chan fall for my charm than shallow compliments that mean nothing?"
If someone had punched Tsuna square in the stomach she wouldn't have noticed thanks to the sharp pang in the heart she had just sustained. "You're a monster."
"Says the girl who killed someone." Her body tensed when she felt a cold breath on her left ear. "You're quick to point fingers but you're no better than us, Slut-chan. I think that you're just like any other person in your religion, a hypocrite." He squeezed her chest again. "But it's alright Slut-chan, you're still my favorite."
She shook her head wincing when he finally bit down on her exposed neck. The blood leaked from the wound and his mouth, the drops being absorbed in her white shirt. Tsuna's breathing accelerated and she could have sworn she felt that fire in her belly double as he continued manipulating her chest.
"Another rule breaker I see," The sound of heels clicking across polished floors immediately snapped Tsuna out of her daze and try to struggle against the vampire. "and from the Sakamaki family no less."
Laito scoffed and pulled his hands out of Tsuna's clothes. "Did He send you to snoop around?"
"Sadly this time no." A woman wearing a silver mask that had a thin gap that was just big enough to fit a finger into. "This time it was someone far more powerful."
"Oh, and who was that?"
The woman pulled a cigar out of her purse. "Justice."
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Tsuna had never felt so uncomfortable in the limo as she did now. Not only was she squished inside with the Sakamaki brothers, but also the strange woman who walked in on Laito's feeding session. She sat between Reiji and Subaru with a glass of champagne in one hand and an unlit cigar in the other.
Secretly she had been stealing glances at the woman, trying to figure out if she was really a vampire or a human. So far she hadn't taken off her mask to show off any fangs and had yet to even threaten her in some way. In fact the woman had practically ignored every single one of them since she had showed up and signed them all out of school five hours early.
Glancing over to Reiji for a hint all she found was his blank expression as he read a book. Huffing she shifted somewhat to look out the window, just for Ayato to bring her back to him. She flushed at the display and tried to look away just for Laito to laugh at her. "Awe, Slut-chan's shy around you, Ayato-kun."
Tsuna could feel her heart drop into her stomach when she heard a low growl emit from the possessive vampire. "What did you do?"
"Oh, you know~." He shrugged. "A little of this a little of that." He shut an eye and swirled a finger around. "And a whole lot of that."
"You bastard I-!"
The woman scoffed and took a sip from her drink, immediately silencing the squabbling vampires. This silence remained until they came to the mansion's driveway and all hell seemed to silently break loose among the servants. Some of them stared with large eyes while others would begin to whisper as they passed by. Tsuna crossed her arms and looked down suddenly feeling self-conscious in the house.
"Reiji, be a dear and dismiss your gossiping servants." She sat down and adjusted her metal mask. "I'd like to have less unnecessary souls hearing me scold the naughty children as possible."
Reiji's eyes narrowed but at the simple raise of his hand the entire staff immediately filed out of the room, their whispers echoing behind them. When the door shut the woman steepled her fingers under her chin and glanced over the six brothers and the girl who was trying to make herself as small as possible. Sliding in her cigar she took out a silver box and carefully opened it with gloved hands revealing thin matches. Striking one she held up the dancing flame only centimeters from her addiction.
"So, let's get straight to business shall we?" She placed the flame on the cigar, the smoke billowing up to the ceiling. "So this girl is the new sacrificial bride?"
"Yes." Tsuna wanted to pinch herself when she heard Shu's voice. She had honestly thought that Reiji would be taking care of this...business just like he took care of everything else.
The woman let out a drag. "Wonderful, an interesting looking girl, different from the other bimbos brought here."
Shu didn't bother shielding a yawn. "Is there a reason you're here?"
"Now yes there is." She dug a hand into her purse and pulled out a thick folder. "Recently your father has been accused of several crimes by the other three clans and have called on the judges," She made air quotes with one hand. "to investigate. However my research has led me straight to the...charming sons of Karl Heinz."
Shu's eyes visibly narrowed. "And how did you figure that."
"You don't know?"
"Enlighten me."
She gave a low laugh that was quickly cut off in favor of lowering her voice."Please, don't think I'm one of those stupid children in your school." She pointed at the girl. "That is the silver blood that the nobles and three other clans are concerned about. That girl is the reason I'm here and the reason you may or may not get beheaded."
"Because of something He did!" Kanato snapped. "That's unfair!"
"Life is usually unfair." She turned to Reiji. "Now, what can you tell me about your experiments so I can go back home to my sex sl-husband."
"Silver blood? I've heard of that before..." She stared at the vampires that had begun arguing with the mysterious woman. "Ma'am..."
The woman's head snapped towards her. "What?"
"...What is a silver blood?"
The woman scoffed and sat back down. "So, I should put mal-information into your mass of offenses." She snapped before sighing and steepling her fingers under her chin again. "Well it's a bit complicated..."
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A/N: Most of the next chapter is going to give my extensive thought on silver bloods, what they are, and how they were created...I put way too much thought into this.
Oh! Here's the current poll for who Tsuna'll end up with. I'm really not leaning towards Shu mainly because they rarely spend time with each other and it would be shoe horned in...
Shu: 5
Kanato:5
Harem/All of them:5
Reiji: 3
No one/Friend zone 'em: 3
Laito: 2
Ayato:2
Subaru:2
That was a drastic change really. Kanato and Reiji had no votes and now they're towards the top! Ha, well I'll keep checking in with the votes to help me decide the main pairing, though it is unintentionally becoming AyatoxTsuna...I'm not even sure how thats happening, sorta why I had that moment with Laito and Tsuna.
Anyway, I'm leaving!