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Got false lights for the sun
It's an artificial nocturne
An outsider's escape from a broken heart

Marigold was plagued with nightmares when she got home. When she woke up, she didn't remember what she dreamt of, but remembered the fear that overtook her body. Her body was drenched in a cold sweat while she stared at the ceiling, eyes wide and out of breath. The curtains were drawn in her room, the deep red curtains preventing any light to come in. She was reminded that she was alone, as the room seemed to get bigger and bigger while she was forced to spend time with her thoughts.

The room began to slowly spin, as the fear that struck her didn't budge. Her breaths were loud, she tried to keep a steady pace. She took a gulp that felt harsh against her throat and clenched her eyes closed, trying to focus on just one thing. But everything started to rush at once, every thought and feeling from the past 24 just now hitting her like a wave. Things started to spin faster, and it became a fight to breath. She lied on her back as her fists bundled together the blankets, as if she was trying to hold on for her life.

"Caw, Caw,"

In an instant, Marigolds eyes snapped open. Shifting her gaze to the window as the world around her stopped spinning. A pecking was heard at the window, covered by the curtains. Letting out a breath, she swung her legs over the bed. Her bare feet fell on the hard wood floors like an iceberg, letting out an involuntary shiver as she did so. She cautiously walked over to the windows, slowly moving the curtains.

She squinted her eyes at the sudden light, then gazed down at the suspect of the noise. It was a crow again. She felt a tug at her lips, but she new better not to smile just yet. She turned back around to get a few nuts she still had left in her bag before coming back to the window where she found the crow still waiting. She opened the window just enough to have the crow come in. It flapped its wings a little, but instead just used its little legs to walk in, past the window. Marigold lowered her hand down, so the crow could keep walking into her hand. It did as so, and Marigold slowly raised her hand up to her eye level with the crow eating away.

Then, she let a small smile come through. "What's up little guy?" She almost whispered. But then she furrowed her eyebrows as she looked at the crow a little more. Something about him was...off.

"What are you looking at, eh?" She heard a voice say, making her jump back with a gasp. The bird quickly started flapping its wings and moved to the nightstand.

"Who was that?" She questioned. No one else was in her room., but there was no answer. She let out a sigh and rested her head in her hands. She peered at the crow on her night stand, as the only sound that rested over the mansion was Yui's protests in the room next to hers.

Marigold looked at the crow. It almost seemed like the crow knew what was going on in this place better than she did. Both of them wanted to act like nothing was wrong, when that just wasn't the case. She sat down on the bed, across from the crow. "How long have you been here then? Are you used to this?" She asked the crow in a dull tone. The bird only caw and bounced over to the edge of the night stand. "Pft, what am I doing? Talking to a bird and hearing voices? Am I that lonely?"

She no longer heard Yui from the other room.

She didn't know if that was better or worse than before.

Marigold fell back on her bed, staring at the ceiling once again. Ready to close her eyes once again. Her heart beat began to slow, but a sharp 'crash', was heard from inside her bathroom, causing her eyes to snap back open. She inwardly groaned and pushed herself to sit upright again, her bare feet hitting the cold floor once again as she forced herself to check what happened.

When she opened the door, two more crows were flying in the room. She perked an eyebrow at the sight, how did they get in? There was no window in the bathroom, and she closed the door earlier. On the counter, all her belongs where scattered around. Towels where on the floor, the shower curtain was ripped, and in general, it was a mess.

Marigold stood in the doorway, no really knowing what to do. "Oh fuck me..." She muttered at the sight. If one of the brothers found out, they'd probably want to do some sort of weird punishment.

Without notice though, Yui came bursting in her room. Marigold turn around in a split second and looked at Yui, face to face to a girl with fear on her face, blood spilling down her neck, and tears flooding her eyes. "...!"

"Mari, please, you have to hide me!" She begged her in a whisper. Adrenaline suddenly started to rush through Marigold veins. Hiding her...? That's impossible, they'd be able to find her immediately. However, not knowing what to do, she grabbed Yui by the arm and pulled her into the bathroom after hearing Ayato in the hallway.

She pulled Yui down behind the counter and closed the bathroom door. "Honestly Yui, I don't know what I can do."

"I..I don't know what you can do either. I'm so sorry, I-I'm so-" Yui began to sob. Marigold had no idea what happened to Yui in detail, she didn't really realise what the Vampires were actually capable of doing. But she couldn't bare to see a girl whom she idolized her whole life, and only remembered her for her smiling face as a child, to be a crying bleeding mess in front of her.

Taking a gulp, she stood up and left the bathroom, locking the door behind her. She heard her bedroom door open. Inhale. Exhale.

"..Oi! Pancake, how dare you try to run from yours truly." Ayato was looking straight at Marigold as he stood in the doorway. Their eyes met, and neither of them dared to look away. For some reason, he was smirking at her. "Eh? What's with the sudden confidence? Where's what's her name anyways?"

What? Marigold was right in front of him. Why did he call her pancake? She raised an eyebrow, but then felt a warm liquid drip on her neck. She looked through the corners of her eyes to her side, and was caught by blonde hair. Wait...

What...

"Eh? Are you going to answer yours truly?" Ayato demanded.

"...W-what's her name is called Marigold." Marigold spoke with a different voice then she was used to hearing. Her heart was beating at an insane rate. "My name isn't pancake, either. It's Yui."

Ayato raised an eyebrow, but then clicked his tongue. "Don't talk back to me, or else you'll regret it."

Marigold thought she was going insane.

"Caw, caw!" Two more birds flew in from the window, gathering around Marigold in her current state of...Yui. There had to be a better word for this situation. But Marigold figures that out of all the things that require her attention, coming up with a cool word wasn't one of them. Because right now, she was seeing through a pair of bright pink eyes.

"What the hell? Why are there so many birds in what's her name's room anyways?" Ayato took a step back with visible disgust on his face. "Fucking hell, I knew that girl was weird" He grumbled before rolling his eyes. Walking over to Marigold in anger, he grabbed her arm and began to drag her out of her room. She tripped and stumbled as she was dragged. "Don't run from yours truely like that again. It's annoying."

In the bathroom, the real Yui sat on the ground. The two crows where on the other side of the bathroom, not moving an inch. She heard the whole ordeal from the other side of the door. What did Marigold do to make Ayato think she was her?

Better yet, what was he going to do to her?

I make all that I believe
I set myself free
So take all the time you need
And let yourself be

A spider bite will hurt, but the pain will fade. A dog bite will hurt, but it isn't the dogs fault. A mosquito bite will sting, but you never notice will it happens. A vampire bite will hurt, and the pain will not fade. A vampire bite is the vampires fault. A vampire bite will sting and you will notice it when it happens.

When Ayato threw Marigold in his room, she hit the wall like a bag of sand. He was strong as hell. When he grabbed her wrists it felt like hot steel burning into her skin. When his breath was against her skin, it felt like a burning fire. When she felt his lips against her neck, it was like a corpse deteriorating on her own skin.

His bite was much worse than his bark.

He began to bite her skin over and over, not even drinking. "This is what happens when you run when yours truly is talking to you" He growled. Marigold didn't respond. Not knowing how. The pain she was feeling reminded her of her first drink. Straight up vodka. It burned her throat like hell, but she kept taking shots no matter what.

His body was towering over her smaller one. He held the small of her back with one hand as she became too weak to fight back. His other one was still holding one of her wrists. She could smell his cologne mixed with her blood. Her head began to throb with pain, making it hard for her to hold her head up.

"Don't pass out now pancake, I've only just started." He mocked her, licking at the fresh wound on her neck. He began to claw away at her uniform, pulling down her shirt to give him more places to bite. "I'll be your first everything. You should be honored."

She felt weird acting as Yui. But this was one way to protect her, she guessed. She didn't know how to conduct herself though. It felt weird, being a girl who had such faith in her church and in others. To be honest, it was weird being any girl other than herself. Her skin felt hot, and the blood trailing down her neck was sticky. "You must be very lonely, to seek attention out this way." Marigold said, even though the words she said where harsh, she said them in a tone only Yui could use.

She heard a growl in his throat, but then a small dark chuckle that sent vibrations in her body, "Hah, where did that sass come from? It looks good on you, pancake. Maybe you're not as boring as I thought." He said, "It only make me want to-"

"Ayato." A stern voice spoke from beyond his door. She heard Ayato click his tongue and let go of her, letting her fall to the floor. "I must remind you not to kill the girl. After hearing the commotion earlier I saw it only fit to check in."

It was Reiji, Marigold realised. "Damn four eyes, I wasn't going to kill her-" He grumbled as he opened his door. Reiji seemed unimpressed.

"I could smell her blood from the other side of the mansion. Not mention the trail of blood in the hallway" He spoke coldly, glancing at her before looking back at his brother. "Please take her back to her room and leave her for the rest of the day. It's simply too early for you to be acting this way."

Marigold place a hand on the wall, pulling herself upwards. "I can get back to my room by myself. Thanks." She spoke with what sounded like the smallest amount of venom in her voice. "Sorry for the trouble."

She managed to stand up straight, and with what pride Yui would have left, she walked past the two vampires and went to Marigolds, her, room. When she got there, she slide down the side of the door, hearing it click as she did. She let out a hard breath.

She heard the bathroom door creak open.

"Mari...?" Yui asked warily as she left the bathroom, the crows also leaving as she did. She sat next to Marigold, her hand ghosting over wounds that already began to heal. "What..how did you..?"

Marigold looked at her hands, that were now once again her own. These were the hands she lived her life with, buried her hamster with, made her shitty decisions with, but a few minutes ago, those hands were gone.

Now, more than ever, Marigold didn't have a fucking clue of who she was.

I'm as far gone as they say
I can't fake the daytime
Found an entrance to escape into the dark