Cause I'm just getting started, let me offend

The devil's got nothing on me my friend

All I want is to be left alone

Tact from me is like blood from a stone

-Beekeeper, Keaton Henson

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The first night in the mansion was not a glamorous one by any means. Shortly after revealing they were vampires, Yui ran off deep into the mansion where Marigold could not follow. Marigold stood awkwardly in the living room with the remaining vampires that didn't go after her friend. Subaru, Shu, and Reiji.

She was glad that they weren't much for talking. Reiji merely told her where her room was and to get ready for school in four hours before he and his brothers disappeared. The room was decorated with deep reds and muted yellows, making it easy on her eyes. The first thing she did was fall on the bed face first with a deep sigh. She shuffled around to get her hand in her jacket pocket, finding her tiny liquor bottle she got from the airport. She's going to need a lot more to get through this hell hole though.

She was slightly thankful for night school though, it was the best way to fight off her jet lag. But god, she wanted nothing more than to sleep. She pulled herself away from the bed and stripped her clothing off while she walked to the bathroom connected to her room. A trail of clothing was left behind her.

She stepped into the shower and turned the water on. Letting ice cold water fall down on her while she stared at her toes, slowly turning purple. She didn't know why she wasn't freaking out like Yui right now. Maybe she cried all she could yesterday morning. She bit her lip as thoughts of her hamster came back to mind. It was appropriate that he died, she now thinks. This was only sign for her to grow up for real. Her legs start to shake and but tears don't fall this time.

She runs her hands through her hair, slicking it back and letting the cool waterfall directly on her face. She remembers her mom telling her that cool water calmed down inflammation and redness. She probably still looked like shit from the plane ride and all the stress.

She might as well look like for her first day of school. She turns off the water and grabbed a towel as she stepped out. She should start getting ready now. God knows that she needs to re do her makeup.

She worked her hands with steady precision. That little bottle of liquor did her good, as all she felt was warm. The anxieties she felt were slowly fading as she focused on making herself pretty. She held her foundation in one hand and her brush in the other. She's gotten good at making herself look alive. She reminds herself to thank her maids for putting her makeup on for her before she got on the plane.

Snapping her out of her focus was a 'caw' from outside her bathroom door. She raised an eyebrow and put down her make up brush. When she opened her bathroom door, she saw that the window in her room was wide open, sending a cold breeze through the room. She shivered and walked over to go close it, however as she was about too a small crow landed on the windowsill. Marigold staggered back a, surprised at how close the bird was to her. However despite her sudden movement, the bird didn't move. It flapped its wings a little, getting comfortable, but not leaving.

Marigold went to her suit case, finding a small bag of nuts she got on the plane. She put a few on her hand and then went back to the bird, showing him the food. The bird poked its head around before slightly flapping it's wings again, slowly landing on her hand to take the food. After eating the few nuts, Marigold felt as if the bird was looking at her. Then, it flew off her hand again and through the window.

Well, that was weird.

Marigold let out a breath that she didn't know she was holding and dusted off her uniform. She heard a knock on her door, startling her again. She inwardly cursed herself for being so jumpy. "Yes? Come in." She said. The door slowly opened and relieved Yui. She looked pale and visibly uncomfortable in the uniform she was given. "Yui, you okay? Wait, that's a dumb question"

"I could be worse," Yui said, "Did any of them attack you?" Yui closed the door behind her and spoke to Mari in a whisper. Marigold put her hand on Yui's shoulder, that's what people do to calm others down, right?

"No, not at all. I think their going to be ignoring me for the most part." Mari said, "But what matters is what happened to you."

"I...I don't want to think about it." Yui said, Marigold nodded in response, seeing no sense in pushing the subject.

"That's alright," Marigold said, "Let's head down stairs. School is starting soon. At least you'll be safer there."

"I hope you're right."

The limo ride was...weird, to say the least. The boys seemed to completely ignore her, which was fine. Though Marigold couldn't shake the feeling that she was being watched. She stared at her hands in her lap, lost in thought.

When Reiji gave Yui cranberry juice, she cringed. The idea of being treated like a blood bag was...inhuman. What else did they expect though? To be treated as equals. No, Marigold knew that that wasn't ever going to be the case.

"Furthermore..."

Marigold didn't even raise her head while Reiji was talking to Yui. How was she going to get her liquor in this situation? Her tiny thing of Vodka was only going to last for so long. She knew how her mind worked to, if she stopped drinking, she would switch to something else.

Soon, the limo came to a stop. Everyone shuffled out of the car, while she waited to leave last. There seemed to be a crowd around the car, Marigold assumes that the vampires are popular at school. It doesn't surprise her. The boys aren't really ugly or anything.

Marigold managed to stay out of the main focus for a little bit. Everyone was focused on Yui. Who wouldn't? She came to school in a limo with a bunch of attractive guys. Ignoring how out of place Yui normally looks, blonde hair and pink eyes in Japan? Marigold didn't even think she was Japanese when she first saw her.

The crowd parted for Marigold when she eventually walked though. The vibe she was giving off wasn't very friendly. But nonetheless, she went to class.

She struggled to find her class, as every hallways looked the same and she was getting dizzery by the moment. She considered swallowing her pride and asking for help, but the chance left before she could even act on it.

"Aw, is useless-chan lost?" A familiar voice purred from behind her. She raised an eyebrow but looked ahead, not bothering to give him a glance.

"Maybe." She said, "If I ask for help will I regret it?"

Laito felt a tug at his lips, a daring smirk appearing on his face. "Ah...Regret? Nfufu, it depends on how you look at it." He said, walking closer to her. "I'll give you a hint though-"

"Oh, here it is." Marigold stoped him. Right behind Laito was the door to class. "If you could move, that would be cool."

"Hm? Useless-chan is in Shus class? How unfortunate." He said,

"What? Yeah, whatever." She muttered and walked passed him, walking directly to the teacher near the front of the room. She could feel Laito staring at her while she talked to the teacher, but she tried her best to act as if it wasn't bothering her.

"Would you like to introduce yourself to the class?" The teacher asked her. The teacher was in her mid to late forties, her greying hair pulled up into a bun. Tired eyes and growing wrinkles covered her face.

"I would rather not"

No one really noticed Marigolds presence in the classroom. She mindlessly took notes while her stared at a crow sitting on a tree branch from her window. She felt as if the bird was trying to tell her something. She brushed off the thought, that would just be stupid. The teacher never really called on her, thank god.

She noticed that Shu wasn't anywhere in the classroom though, there was one empty seat where she assumed that Shu was supposed to be. Was he skipping? Well, that's not too surprising considering what she already saw of him. She would rather be in this class then Reijis.

She chewed her bottom lip and stared at the crow on the branch outside until the 'lunch' bell rang. It wasn't really for lunch, it was more of just a snack break. Considering it's two a.m., lunch isn't really on anyone's mind.

Marigold grabbed her bag and all of her belongings to search out a place to hide out for the rest of the day. She doesn't feel like going back to class after break is done.

She navigated the hallways with easy, most people getting out of her way without her even sparing them a glance. She is thankful for her resting bitch face at times like these. She found it easy to find the staircase to the roof. There was one group of girls on the there, but that was it. She could hear their mindless chatter and gossip easily from where she was sitting. But they didn't seem to notice her.

The caw of crows grew. The trees that she could see seemed to be filled with crows. Is that normal here? Marigold let out a deep breath and leaned her head back on the wall, letting her eyes flutter closed. Her knees weak, she slid down wall until she finally sat on the ground. Slowly, her mind starting drifting until her breathing slowed and heartbeat calmed down.

"...Oi"

A rough voice made her eyes open. She let out a yawn as she sat up, how long was she asleep for? She didn't know if it was just a few seconds or a few hours. Her eyes slowly came back into focus and she saw the source of the voice. Shit, what was his name? He's the one with the white hair and punches walls? "...Subaru?" Marigold asked.

"Tch, shut up." Wow, rude. "School is ending in a couple of minutes. Don't be late to the car, Reiji will give you hell for it."

"Psh, he really is a hard ass, isn't he? Thanks." She said. She looked at the vampire again. He was leaning against the railing, looking everywhere but at her. "So..."

"You need to leave." He cut her off. She raised an eyebrow.

"...You said I had a couple of minutes?"

"I'm not talking about the car, idiot. I'm telling you that you need to run from Japan while everyone is still focused on Yui." He barked at her, clicking his tongue. She tilted her head and stood up, taking a step closer to him to hear him better. "Eventually one of us will kill you, even if we're not supposed to."

"You act as if you don't have self control" She said nonchalantly.

"We don't!" He replied immediately with a sudden burst of anger. He ran a hand through his hair with a sigh, she just wasn't getting it. "We've had sacrifices like you before. Sometimes we had to keep them around a bit longer then others. And girls like you? They always crash and burn."

Marigold pressed her lips together, not knowing what to do with that information. "...Why do you care?"

A second passed. Subarus eyes widened and he clenched his fist, "...!" She could hear a small growl stuck in his throat. Within a second, he had her by the throat, slammed against the wall. Her feet dangled in the air while her hands tried to move his to no avail.

"This is what will happen," He snarled, close to her ear. "You'll say something stupid like you just did, and pay the consequences. Each time will be worse than the last. With your shitty personality you won't know when to shut up, making it worse. Then, we'll get carried away and kill you. It won't be a pretty death. You'll be screaming in pain, you'll be trying to cling to death like a worm, all for nothing."

With that, he let go of her. Letting her body fall to the ground. She was on her knees, holding her neck from pain. Her lungs were burning and she was light headed. Heaving heavily for air. He looked down at her, hair was clinging to her face. "...Don't be late to leave."

With that, he was gone. Tears threaten to fall from Marigolds eyes, but they refused to fall. She just hurt. She held onto her neck, wondering if that really happened.

A caw from a bird caught her attention as she snapped her head up, still holding her sore neck. A crow was landing right in front of her, with a hair pin in its mouth. It was silver and old. Marigold hesitantly put her hand out, and the crow dropped it in her hand. She felt a tug at her lips, almost forming a smile.

"Aw, thanks little dude." She spoke in default English. With one hand, she pulled a few strands from the front of her head back and pinned them with the new gift. "It's awesome."

It chirped in response, then flew away. Marigold struggled up and slung her bag over her shoulder. She let out a breath, and started walking.

Plot is going to happen a lot next chapter. But...I know it's early the story, but who do you want Marigold to end up with?