Thank you for the reviews. Here's another update. I had to get it written down or the idea would've slipped my mind… This is my longest chapter yet.

Also, I have a habit of writing in past-tense and present-tense in the same sentence so I apologize for that.

Disclaimer: I do not own Diabolik Lovers.

Throughout the mansion, all you could hear were the desperate cries of a young woman in pain. These were no ordinary cries; no, they could be described as heart-wrenching, ear-piercing, agonized cries. Yes, it has been a long 9 months but tonight was the night chosen for the birth of another full-blooded vampire in the Sakamaki household.

Those 9 months ago, Karlheinz had visited the mother of his eldest son, Beatrix. She knew the woman despised him, but nonetheless, gave him respect without questioned and after all, bared him two sons who will one day take over his throne.

As a 'thank you' offer, so to speak, he brought forth the only living relative the vampiress had whom she cared for; her sister.

"My Lord? What is the meaning of this?" She demanded.

"Calm yourself, darling." He grinned, even though she can see through that smile. "For baring two sons to me before my first wife did, I decided to give reward you for honoring them in my name." He turned to the young raven-haired woman who has been quiet on the way to their destination. Her skin was flawless, pale, with a body that any man would desire to have under their hands. Her eyes were a scorching red, but the hair was the darkest of noir that it almost looked blue. Yes, she was beautiful and she was perfection. If it wasn't for her condition, the vampire king himself would have taken her as a fourth wife. But alas, it wasn't meant to be.

Beatrix fixed her eyes on the woman standing a few feet near Karlheinz. Hesitantly, she approached the two and ever so slowly, raised a hand and gently placed her palm on the young woman's cheek. "A-Akina?"

Said vampiress raised her head to look at the woman standing in front of her. She couldn't contain the sob that escaped her throat and threw her arms around the stiff blonde-haired vampire. "Onee-Chan.. I've missed you so much!" She cried.

Out of character for the usually poised Beatrix, she also threw her arms around the younger sibling and hushed her cries. "There, there.. I'm here for you, Akina." She cooed.

Karlheinz cleared his throat, causing the young women to separate. "Yes, well. I've brought young Akina here for you to take her under your care. You see, she has a special… condition, so to speak. And anyways, she has no other living relatives in care for her. Isn't that right, Akina?"

Akina nodded. "Yes… my husband was murdered two nights ago and I have been on my own since."

Beatrix was suspicious and knew her husband was behind the murder for some reason, but decided not to question it. Akina never really cared for the man anyways; she was always more of a family girl and spent time with her and their parents when they were younger instead of other people her age; let alone boys.

"Very well, I shall care for her. But I must ask, what is this condition you speak of?" She questions.

"I will let the girl answer all your questions. If you'll excuse me, I have some business to attend to." He bowed politely, leaving the two women under the gazebo near some trees and bushes.

Remembering where she was in the first place, she takes Akina's hand and sits the girl down next to her in a chair. Beatrix's son, Reiji, is only 2 now and her eldest son, Shu, is the age of 3. Both of her boys were sitting in a loveseat near the women; having heard the conversation that transpired between the three adults but not having a clue on what was it about.

"So tell me, Akina," Beatrix starts as she takes her place next to her sister with a cup of tea in her hands, her sister donning one in her hands as well. "What exactly is this disease you have? You know us vampires don't get sick easily so I can assure you we'd have the medicine to get rid of the problem.

Akina takes a sip of her tea nervously. She wasn't expecting to tell her older sister the news so soon, but she didn't want to lie to her either. Being relatively younger than her, she hadn't expected this event to happen so soon, but she had only found out this week; the same week where her husband died. She didn't love her husband. She had a mutual understanding with him and more or less cared for him, but nothing further than that.

She takes a deep breath and lets it out. "I'm pregnant."

Beatrix stays silent for a moment, pondering her question. "I suppose it is another Karlheinz son?"

"No." Her sister answered quickly, much to Beatrix's relief. It's not like she cared who her husband lain with; she just didn't want that person to be her sister. "I had known of the pregnancy before my husband died. I didn't get around to telling him due to his death." She then looked up at her sister. "Besides, how do you know it will be a boy?" She raised a brow.

"Well, as far as you can tell, Karlheinz has produced all boys. Even his third wife is expecting, and my mind tells me it will be another boy."

"I see.." Akina muttered. "Well, we'll just have to wait in 9 months, won't we?" She teased.

The two girls giggled and Shu and Reiji tilted their heads in curiosity, not knowing what was going on still.

For the past 9 months, Beatrix dotted on her sister, much to Akina's dismay, and made sure her pregnancy was a healthy one with no complications. She's had weird blood type and food cravings which made the older sister scrunch her nose in disgust. She also dealt with Akina's hurricane mood swings where one minute she'd be happy, the next she'd be crying and a few seconds later would be in full-blown anger. She took it all in stride.

Unfortunately, there were some days where Akina had the displeasure of running into the vampire king's first wife, Cordelia. Like Beatrix, Cordelia would insult her and turn her nose to the air in a pompous manner. Even not being Karlheinz's wife gets you on the bad side that is Cordelia Sakamaki.

As for Christa, the two women actually got along well when the white-haired woman wasn't in distraught. When Akina was at her 6 month mark, Christa had given birth to a baby boy that greatly resembled both parents in the looks department. Akina was there during the birth and helped clean up. Subaru Sakamaki was born and as if Christa wasn't unstable, she held the baby boy and looked at him longingly.

The other Sakamaki brothers were curious to Akina's protruding belly. Because Christa never left the tower, they never had the chance to see White Rose grow in her pregnancy.

Shu was always poking his aunt's belly and laying his head on her lap to be near the unborn child. He sought out comfort from his pregnant aunt as his mother was usually strict and never allowed such affections even at such a young age. Akina was gentle and kind to her nephew and always dotted on him and his brother.

Reiji was a different story. Though he tried to avoid Akina, there was no hope whatsoever and Akina always hugged the bespectacled vampire to her chest and nuzzled him whenever she could. That was the reason he avoided her; it was embarrassing for him and he always left with blushing cheeks. Though he felt somewhat uncomfortable to his aunt's affections, he couldn't help but feel warmth to her. She paid attention to him and always complimented him, something his mother wouldn't do since she spent her time on Shu instead.

The triplets, whenever they had the chance, always wanted to be near Akina for they too wanted to be basked in love and attention they so deserved. Being a year old, you'd expect them to be having attention from their mother, but alas, Cordelia could care less since she thought her sons would have no business in being the vampire king; seeing as Shu is the eldest. The little tykes would follow her everywhere, not knowing how to speak yet, but made noises of acknowledgement when talking to them about anything. Ayato was rather possessive of Akina, well more like what was swimming inside Akina's belly, and would often say 'Mine' when referring to her belly. Laito would rub her belly affectionately and babbled nonsense to the rounded skin, in which made her content since he seemed happy to do it. As for Kanato, he would lay his head on her belly to which he was rewarded a kick at times, much to his horror and her amusement. After assuring the lavender-haired little boy that a kick means the child likes him, he returned to her happily and expected more kicks.

Of course, Subaru was far too young to know what was going on with Akina, but she still made it her business to visit the infant and coddle him whenever she was visiting Christa.

Finally, after 9 long months, Akina's baby was ready to be brought into the world.

Akina was sweating profusely while clenching her eyes in pain. Never has she experienced something so horrid in her life. Beatrix had told her that giving birth was nothing but a bit uncomfortable, but this was just getting too much for her! She has been in labor for over 19 hours and is giving birth now. The doctor told her to push on her contractions, and she's done so, no matter how painful it was.

Huffing, she turns to her older sister. "How much longer?!"

Beatrix gives her a sympathetic look. "As long as the baby decides, I suppose." She decides to change the subject to get her little sister's mind off the pain. "Have you thought of names, despite what the sex is?"

Smiling, she replies. "Yes, if my child is a boy, he would be named Makoto."

Beatrix nodded thoughtfully. "Yes, I suppose the name fits well for a boy. Honest and sincere, correct?" At this, her sister nodded. "Alright, and as for a girl?"

She smiles again. "The girl will be named…" She trails off as another contraction hits and Akina screams. The doctor tells the girl to give one more powerful and she does so. Suddenly, the room is covered with a shrill shriek of a baby's cry. Exhausted, Akina's head hits the pillows behind her, resting a bit. She will not fall asleep until she's holding her newborn in her arms.

Beatrix follows the nurse when bringing the newborn for cleanup and necessary check ups. She couldn't resist and asks the nurse, "What is the baby's sex?"

The nurse swaddles the newborn in a pink blanket and brings the infant to Akina with Beatrix following behind. "It's a girl, Miss Beatrix."

Akina raises her head as the nurse returns with her newborn, now knowing she gave birth to a healthy baby girl. The girl had her pale complexion and deep noir, almost blue, hair. However, as soon as the baby's eyes opened, her breath caught in her throat. Her eyes were of a crystal grey; much resembling the girl's deceased father. The baby girl cooed at her mother, and Akina couldn't help but melt at the sight.

"She favors you, aside from the eyes, Akina." Beatrix pips in. "What will you name her?"

She continues smiling down at her newborn, answering her sister without taking her eyes off her daughter. "Alluriana."

Over the years, things have been calm and collected. The Sakamaki brothers don't exactly get together and get along, but they don't despise each other either. Shu spends him time goofing off and running amuck, much to his mother's dismay. Reiji spends his time with his head stuck in a book or in a lab to catch his mother's attention, which he usually doesn't get.

The triplets all play together when Cordelia isn't demanding Ayato to go back to his studies, getting too close for comfort with Laito, or requesting Kanato to sing for her.

Subaru isn't exactly social and spends his time away from his mother's tower to play with his friend. Because they're so close in age, Subaru and Alluriana spend a lot of time together and are often hanging near the rose garden or are in her room in the mansion.

As for the little vampiress herself, she loves spending all her time with her cousins. She knew that only two of the brothers were here real cousins, but she still considered them all her cousins.

She loved them all and would find time to spend time with her cousins no matter what. They were all attached to the little girl.

Shu would take Alluriana exploring in the forest and has even introduced her to his friend Edgar. Edgar took an interest to the young girl and always found himself staring at her when Shu had his back turned. Alluriana developed a little crush on the boy eventually from all the time she's spent with him, and would often blush whenever Edgar would compliment her off-handedly or give her an apple from which he's collected. Shu also taught her how to play the violin, or at least tried to since she broke a few strings on the one she borrowed. She decided not to play the instrument again, but instead listened to her older cousin's music play.

Reiji had her behave like a proper young lady and would sometimes use her a test subject. He would also have her try his new tea recipes whenever concocting a new one and Alluriana would oblige every time. Though, his 'prim and proper' ways didn't exactly take its toll on her, and he was frustrated at first, but decided to live with it since he adored his little cousin in every way.

Ayato was the rougher cousin in Alluriana's eyes. Though he wouldn't necessarily hurt her, he was demanding and possessive over the young girl and would often ask her to make takoyaki for him, since it was his favorite treat. He had an addiction to the food when Akina made some for herself once during her pregnancy. Since then, it was something he would eat often, and only Akina and Alluriana knew how to make it the right way in his eyes. Though he was rough on the outside, whenever the two were alone, he was actually caring and would hold her like a lost boy since his mother always pushed him in a horrid mood. She would always cheer him up by singing him the song, 'Baby Mine.' At first, he protested saying he wasn't a baby, but calmed down as she explained that her mommy would sing her the song whenever she wasn't feeling happy.

Laito taught his little cousin how to play the piano since he was skilled at it. She often stuck her head towards the door whenever she heard him play, so one day, he stopped and asked if she wanted to learn. She happily agreed and that's what they most bonded over. Other than that, he would often play with her when his brothers were busy with Cordelia and he enjoyed every moment of it.

Kanato, like his brother Ayato, was rather possessive as well. Sometimes he would have outbursts which consisted of him yelling about not being loved, cared for, or have any affections for the boy. She would put those to rest by hugging and soothing him. She even took her sewing skills and an old fluffy teddy bear to make him a designed teddy with her love. She then asked her mother if it was possible to give the teddy bear a demon soul so that her lavender-haired cousin would always have a companion. Akina accepted her daughter's request and returned a day with the teddy bear, stating it has been done. With that, Alluriana gifted the bear to her cousin and he happily accepted the new friend, naming him Teddy. Other than that, Alluriana would also make sweets for her cousin whenever he wanted her to and she had no trouble doing so.

Overall, her and her mother's relationships with the Sakamaki brothers were in good terms.

The years have done wonders to Alluriana. At the age of 13, her body has grown out a bit but not so much like her mother's. Her mother stated she was a late bloomer and would achieve her body by the time she reaches 14. Either way, she was content.

Her relationships with her cousins remained the same, and nothing tragic has happened, except for one incident where her Obasan died.

Beatrix was found dead by Reiji in the forest grass a couple years back, and Alluriana knew he had nothing to do with her death. He just happened to find her in the middle of it. It didn't put a strain in her relationship.

What did put a strain in their relationship was when she found out Reiji had been the one who burned the village where her childhood crush, Edgar, lived. She was upset and livid and refused to talk to anyone except Shu for months, grieving over the death of their friend.

Eventually, she came out of her isolation but often stuck by Shu's side whenever Reiji was near her, and he took the protective stance when he noticed she would tense up once the black-haired vampire got near her.

By the time she was 12, she forgave and forgot her Itoko-Chan's crime and restored the relationship she had with him, as well as the other brothers' since she was in depression and shied away from them.

So for now, everything was perfect in her life.

Alluriana was wandering through the rose garden one day with her Itoko Subaru. This was their little rendezvous spot whenever things at the mansion would be tense, but today, they simply wanted to enjoy each other's company.

"Subaru-kun?" The noirette asks, looking up into his red eyes.

"Hn?"

"How come Itoko-Samas' Ayato, Laito, and Kanato been sneaking around? I feel like they're planning something, but whenever I ask they always brush it off or change the subject."

Subaru sighs. "I'm sure whatever it is, it's nothing serious and they're probably pulling a prank on Reiji to destroy his lab or something." He mutters.

"OH! That would be horrifying! Itoko-Sama Reiji wouldn't like that one bit!" She squeals.

Subaru chuckles. "No he wouldn't, but it would funny, wouldn't you say?"

Alluriana giggles at the thought of his face if the triplets go through with their plan. Suddenly, they hear an ear-piercing shriek through the mansion and out, making both vampires stop at the sudden sound and tense.

"That sounded like…"

"Miss Cordelia." Alluriana whispers.

She suddenly takes off to see what was going on. It was dark outside already and she can hear Subaru shouting her name, but all she heard was white noise.

She never liked Cordelia for the fact that she always insulted her or her mother. However, her caring nature would still come into play and find out what was wrong.

Upon entering the mansion, she's hit with the scent of blood, and it smelled… toxic to her. Almost like rat poison. Whose was it? Was that why Cordelia screamed? All thoughts fall out of her ear when she sees none other than Ayato, covering in the toxic blood.

"Ayato?" She murmured to the vampire, who in return grinned at her.

"We'll finally be set free.." He whispered.

Alluriana was confused and decided not to question him, but instead follow the blood trail on the walls and floors which seem to lead into the piano room. Opening the door, she finds Laito and Cordelia having an intimate moment. She knew the relationship between the mother and son and often found it disturbing, but never said anything on the matter. What snapped her out of her daze was seeing Laito push Cordelia off the balcony. Alluriana gasps and speeds down the stairs to reach outside. Once she's out in the open, she sees Kanato setting his mother's body on fire to turn her into ashes, which be promptly sealed into a bottle and stuffed it into Teddy's body.

Alluriana was stunned from what the triplets did to their mother. She looked blankly into the bushes to where Cordelia's body just was.

She thought this would be a traumatizing experience for her. She had no idea what was coming after.

It has been a month since Cordelia's death. The Sakamaki triplets thought their actions would've pushed their two favorite people away, but instead, Akina dotted on them more no matter what age they were, and Alluriana still stayed by them and spent time with them. She can forgive her cousins' actions since Cordelia was a horrible person and an even more horrible mother, and though killing shouldn't have been the solution to their problem, she didn't judge them for it either.

That would all change soon.

The night of a full moon was upon the vampires. Akina and Alluriana knew not to give into their urges and knew how to remain calm. The brothers, not so much.

Over the past month, the brothers have been receiving sacrificial brides. They usually use the women for their own personal use, whether it be to give in to their sadistic needs, sex, or a blood bank; they were there. There has been 3 already and according to them, the brides' blood doesn't exactly satisfy them but it will do.

Luck was not on their side as there was no sacrificial bride during the full moon. Akina had instructed her daughter to stay in her room for the night. Alluriana made no arguments and did as she was told.

Currently, the little vampiress was stitching clothing on a little bear of her own. It had button eyes and a white dress shirt under a long v-neck cardigan rolled at the elbows. He also had on a little cape with a pin that says, 'Cutie' on the left side of the bear's chest. She finished on the bear and held it at arm's length, admiring her handiwork. Unlike Kanato's Teddy, her bear wouldn't bare a demon's soul and instead would be just a stuffed animal. She declared the bear would be named Makoto, as her mother said that if she had a son, that's the name she would give him.

Her joyous moment was caught once when she heard her mother screaming. Panicked, she takes the bear with her and opens the door, rushing out to follow her mother's screams. As she approaches closer to the scene, she lets out a horrified gasp.

If seeing Cordelia die at the hands of the triplets wasn't traumatizing, this certainly was.

All Sakamaki brothers were on her mother like a rabbit with rabies; sucking her blood. Shu had her by the neck, Reiji on the other side, Ayato and Subaru on her left arm and Kanato on the right. Laito was biting the inner thigh.

Subaru: "MM.. More.. I-I need more..!"

Kanato: "Your blood is so sweet, Miss Akina.."

Reiji: "It feels good to finally taste you, Obasan.."

Laito: "Is this what you've been hiding from us, Aki-Chan?~"

Ayato: "Oree-Sama demands more..!"

Shu: "You're making too much noise, Obasan.."

The brothers all turn when they hear Alluriana's gasp, and she can do nothing but stand as they train their predatory eyes on her.

"Alluriana.." Akina calls out weakly. "Run… run my darling.."

"M-Mama?" She whispers, tears running down her face as she grips her teddy bear closer to her chest.

"G-Go now..!" She urges. "F-Find.. Find somewhere safe, my darling.."

The Sakamaki brothers growl and continue feasting on Akina. The woman's eyes are glazed, meaning she was close to the brink of death.

"Alluriana.." She trains her eyes on her daughter, smiling softly. "I love you, m-my grace.." She whispers. "Now run..!"

Alluriana takes more look at her mother and starts sprinting out of the mansion, hearing her once beloved cousins' laughter ringing through the halls.

She makes out of the mansion and through the front gate, and is now running across the sidewalks. She doesn't care if she's bumping into people; she just needed to get out of there and quickly. All rational thoughts were out of mind and only one remained: Find a safe place.

Suddenly, she bumps into what can be described as a hard wall and tumbles backward, landing on the concrete sidewalk with a hard thud. She whimpers in pain and clutches her head, tears threatening in the corners of her eyes.

"Oi! Watch where ya going, ya klutz!"

She looks up to see a brown-haired male staring down at her angrily. He was wearing a white dress shirt rolled up at the elbows and black slacks and dress shoes. His top almost reminded her of the teddy bear in her arms.

"I-I'm sorry," she hiccups.

He growls, but suddenly, he inhales her scent from his position standing and his eyes widen. He pulls her up and drags her to an alleyway, where he pushes her against the wall gently.

"You… you have the sweetest scent.."

"N-Nani?"

He sniffs her neck, making her squeak. "You're a full-blood.." He mutters.

She gasps and looks up at him worriedly. "Please.. don't make me go back there..! T-They killed my mommy! They killed her! THEY KILLED HER!" She cries out, bawling in his arms.

"Oi! Calm down!"

She whimpers, clinging to the stranger's dress shirt as her teddy bear is squished between them. "P-Please…"

The brunette couldn't help but melt at the noirette in his arms. From what she just revealed to him, the girl could be homeless.

'Ruki is going to kill me… But I have no choice. Plus, her scent also seems familiar… Something from my childhood.'

"Why don't I take you back to my place? You can tell me what happened on the way there." He offers.

Her glassy eyes look up at him, and he swears his dead heart skipped a beat from looking into those crystal grey orbs. "Y-You'll help me? You'll keep me… safe?"

The brunette male sighs and tucks a strand of her hair behind her hair. "I'll keep you safe, babe." He winks at her and chuckles when her cheeks turn pink. "By the way, you didn't tell me your name. I'm Yuma."

She smiles softly at Yuma. "I'm Alluriana…"

Alluriana finishes her tale to Yui. "Since then, I've lived with the Mukami's. They do know Karlheinz, the boys' father, but the Mukami's respect the man. I have no opinion of him, but he's never done anything wrong to me."

Yui's mind was still in shambles after everything her vampiress friend has revealed. It's no wonder she has a distaste for the Sakamaki's! And yet… she still couldn't help but feel sorry for them.

"Well," Alluriana announces. She stands from her place in the chair and starts walking towards the door. "I hope I enlightened you this evening… Dinner's in an hour." With that said, the noirette opens the door and steps out, then closes it behind her, leaving Yui with her thoughts.