Hi Guys! This is the actual chapter for the story! I must've really been into it 'cause before I knew it, I wrote one chapter for an entire episode! Crazy right? And I'm supposed to be doing homework...

Nice to know I have my priorities straight! *thumbs up*

Did you all like the announcement chapter? I tried to make it funny and not boring, but I don't know if I should keep it or not. You decide.

By the way, the title of this chapter is actually a song. See if you can guess! No searching on the internet!

Chapter 15

Journey To The Past

I wake up to a familiar ceiling.

"Wait, I'm home."

I sit up to find myself in my old bed, in my old room.

"I'm home!" I sigh, with tears of happiness welling in my eyes.

Knock, knock.

"Eliza? Sweetie? I brought you breakfast." A warm voice rings out.

My breath hitches in my throat.

No…

An elegant lady sweeps into my room. Effortlessly balancing a tray of food in one hand and closing the door shut with the other. Her straightened, black hair is pulled away from her face showing dark brown eyes. Her dark brown skin perfectly complemented her choice of clothing, being an orange summer dress with white strappy sandals.

After placing the tray on my bedside table, she turns to me with a worried expression.

"Eliza, is something wrong?"

"No…" I whisper with fresh new tears falling from my eyes. "Everything is perfect."

With that I bound out of bed with more energy than ever before, and hug my mother tightly. Not wanting to ever let go.

"I love you, Mum." I sob.

"I love you too, Sweetie. Never forget that."

.o0o.

I wake slowly, finding my pillow a little bit wet from my tears.

I murmur whilst clasping my rosary tightly. "I won't forget Mum. Never."

I readjust my tank top and pyjama bottoms before getting out of my bed. I threw away the nightgown ages ago. Upon further reflection, I wonder why I didn't burn it.

I pull back the long curtain to watch the weather outside. A storm seems to have started at some point. It's going to be hell when we need to go to school.

Dark and dreary; a bit like my mood.

I continue staring at the grey clouds above, when something catches my eye down below. A figure standing in the rain. A figure that I've seen before.

"That's…"

The purple haired lady turns once more. Her bangs still obscure her eyes and she smiles slightly, seemingly seeing me.

Oh, crap! It's the creepy-ass chick!

I stumble backwards in fear when my chest starts hurting again.

"Ah, crap not this again."

I fall to my knees in pain, darkness starts to take over my eyesight, and finally I pass out into nothingness.

"Eliza."

I dreamily focus in on a voice calling out my name.

"Eliza. Follow my voice."

My feet move of their own accord. I try to resist, but all of a sudden my heart painfully contracts again, leaving me powerless to fight back.

"Where are you taking me?" I ask, leaving my feet to wander of their own accord.

"I'm taking you to some answers."

At the promise of getting answers, I throw away the last of my resistance, and everything fades to black.

.o0o.

I open my eyes to daylight and a rushing fountain behind me. The one outside the Sakamaki Mansion.

"This doesn't make sense." I talk to myself.

All of a sudden, three young boys, probably no older than seven, run past me.

I smile softly to myself.

They look so happy. I think as I watch them laughing and playing.

I turn my head sharply at the sight of bats flying away into the distance.

"The bats I caught flew away!" I turn once more to see one of the young boys crying. I look carefully at the teddy bear that he's holding and gasp.

"Kanato…" This little kid was Kanato in the past.

"Don't worry Kanato, we'll catch them again!" A young Laito encourages.

"Yeah, stop your snivelling! I'll catch 'em for you!" I instantly recognise the last boy as Ayato.

These three used to be pretty cute. Who knew?

Ayato and Laito start running off in the direction of the escaped bats, before they're stopped by a harsh voice.

"Ayato."

I gasp as I recognise the woman. She's the one who keeps showing up around the house!

"This is where you've been. Now come along with me."

Finally able to see her eyes for the first time, I see that they're the same shade of green that Ayato and Laito have.

"Kanato, let's go." Laito requests. Kanato obliges and they run off, leaving Ayato to talk to her.

"You're going back inside to study." She instructs as she folds her arms.

I guess that Ayato was lazy about his studies from a young age.

"N…No way!" Ayato disagrees. "All I've done is study!"

"Well, that just proves that you're crap, doesn't it?" I mumble to myself.

"I don't want any excuses. Go back to your room." The lady says, seemingly sharing the same wavelength as me.

"How come Laito and Kanato get to play while all I ever do is study?" Ayato whines.

Because they're probably not crap!

"Because you're not like other children" The lady justifies. It seems we're not completely on the same wavelength.

"NO! I wanna play more!"

"How many times must I tell you?!" She raises her voice, causing Ayato to flinch.

"You are the successor. Do you understand what that means? Now tell me what you must do."

"I must become number one." Ayato surrenders sadly. "I must become better than anyone."

"And if you fail?" She presses.

"I am not my mother's child; so I will be sunk to the bottom of the lake."

"Exactly, good boy! You are worthless to me unless you become number one. Worthless boys must spend eternity at the cold, damp bottom of the lake, all alone where no-one can help them. Unless that's what you want, go to your room."

Shaking with anger and fear, Ayato runs off towards the mansion.

That's a bit much, isn't it? Telling a little kid that they'll be drowned if they don't become the best.

The woman, seemingly proud of getting the normally self-centred vampire to behave, relaxes on a nearby bench when Kanato approaches her.

"Mother?"

"MOTHER?!" I cry, instantly slapping my hands over my mouth. However, it seems that no-one can see or hear me. I sigh a breath of relief before remembering the piece of information I was introduced to.

Creepy Chick is the triplets' mother?!

"Kanato, my little song bird. Sing. Sing that song for me." She requests with an outstretched hand.

"Yes Mother."

"Are you going to Scarborough Fair?

Parsley, sage, rosemary and Thyme…"

Laito comes and watches Kanato's private performance. I watch too until a sound captures my attention.

Upon hearing a dog bark, I turn towards an outside sitting area, seeing what seems to be a young Reiji reading. Beside him is an elegant woman with blond hair tied up in a bun, leaving two long strands of hair and her bangs parted to the left accentuating her clear blue eyes. She looked pretty stunning in her red, black and gold dress. She seemed almost regal, yet she had an air of delicateness as she sews away.

Wait, where's the-

BARK, BARK!

Dog?

A young Shu happily walks up to them, holding a cute black and brown puppy.

Upon seeing the dog, the woman stands. "Shu, what are you doing over there?"

"Look!" Shu's eyes sparkle with excitement and happiness as he holds the puppy up high. "A friend just gave him to me!"

"Release that thing at once." The lady orders. But Shu just laughs at the dog tickling him with his tongue.

"Hey! That tickles!"

Glancing over to Reiji, I see that he's frowning at Shu's display of emotion.

Huh, seems Reiji was an absolute killjoy from a young age.

"Shu! You are the eldest son, and therefore the next head of the family. You must learn how to conduct yourself at all times." Seeing the resemblance between the two, I work out that the lady must be his and Reiji's mother.

The butler, standing next to the family, attempts to take the dog away from Shu.

"What are you doing? No! I promised Edgar that I'd take care of him!" Shu pleads as he struggles to keep the puppy in his hands.

His mother shoots him with a harsh glare and he freezes up before handing over the puppy to the butler.

Upset about the fact that he's lost his new pet, Shu runs off.

Poor thing.

His mother sits back down with a sigh.

"Mother, I've just finished memorizing this entire book." Reiji says proudly. His mother simply ignores him and keeps on sewing. Leaving him to resume reading with an angry expression on his face.

Something catches my eye and I see that there's a white rose on the ground. I try to pick it up, wondering how it got here, when one of the thorns prick my finger.

"Ah!" I wince as I hurriedly bring my jabbed finger up to my mouth and suck the blood.

And before you ask, no, I am not turning into a vampire, ok?

I look up once more finding that I somehow teleported to another location. I seem to be on some type of high bridge which is flanked by white rose bushes.

A lone figure, apart from me, looks up towards the tall tower standing by itself. Instantly recognising the white hair, I walk closer to a young Subaru staring at the tower's one and only window.

Following his gaze, I see that in the lone window, is a woman strongly resembling him with the snowy white hair and the garnet eyes. I recognise that she must be his mother, yet she looks so sad.

She turns away from the window and Subaru lowers his head as he drops his knife.

.o0o.

I blink and see that the scenery has changed once again.

I see the triplets' mother talking to someone whilst leaning on the table between them. Although, with his back to me, the only thing I see is dark green hair and a long black coat.

"Cordelia, you are easily the most beautiful and elegant being alive. It is obvious that all things exist to love you and kneel at your feet."

Oh, so her name is Cordelia. But seriously, flatterer much?

The mysterious man kisses her hand.

"Richter, I would like you to always stay by my side just to whisper your sweet nothings." Cordelia laughs.

Wait, isn't the Sakamaki's dad called Karl Heinz. Even his fake name is Tougo.

I gasp at the obvious fact.

She's having a bloody affair!
Something catches the corner of my eye and I see Ayato glaring at his mother and Richter from afar with a disapproving look on his face.

Suddenly, everything turns grey and stops.

I frantically look around for any signs of life before my eyes fall on Cordelia.

She slowly turns to me with an angry look on her face and her eyes return to their original colour of piercing green

She can see me?

I double over in pain as my heart starts contracting once more.

"Ugh."

I fall to my knees, and then onto my side. Finally, losing too much strength, I pass out once more.

.o0o.

"Hey. Hey, wake up."

I stir out of my sleep to see a grown Ayato's face.

"Ayato? What are we doing here? Where is 'here' for that matter?" I ask as I rub my head, trying to soothe my headache.

"We're in the underground waterway." He explains.

My eyes instantly widen at the sound of 'underground' and 'water'.

"Don't worry, you're pretty safe." He reassures me.

"How did I get here?" I ask as he helps me to my feet.

"You mean, you don't remember?"

"…No." I say to the shock of both him and myself. "I don't really remember anything."

"You should stay away from this area when it rains."

"Do I want to know why?"

"Probably not." He sighs.

I turn and see something.

"What's behind that door?" I point out.

"You don't need to know that. What happened to your finger?" He asks.

I notice that the tip of my index finger has scabbed over. I suddenly remember the dream I had. But. I guess this cut proves that it wasn't a dream.

"I accidently pricked my finger whilst trying to pick some roses." I say. I'm not exactly lying.

"What a sweet aroma." Laito pops up. "Do you call that aroma 'Temptation'? I'm glad I ran into you. Let's have some fun together." He walks over to the both of us.

"It certainly is potent." Ayato agrees. "I've smelt that before." He remarks with a twisted grin.

Seeing his sudden change in attitude, I try to run to what I think is the door out, yet it fails me. I see a hand resting next to my head.

"I turn around and glare at Laito. "Aw, that face is no fun." He grabs my chin. "Show a little less defiance sometimes, Little Bitch."

I slap his hand away from me and his expression turns dark.

"Step aside, Laito." Ayato pushes him away and gets close to me. "She's mine."

I grit my teeth as he pushes the strap of my tank top aside and bites my neck. I grit them to the point of agony as I see Laito watching with glee.

"That's how I remember it." Ayato remarks.

I hiss in pain, but not because of Ayato's bite.

"Ayato."

I double over as another chest pain hits me.

"You…" Ayato pulls away in mild shock.

"Crap. Stupid chest pains." I whisper so only us two can hear.

"What's this? Done already, Ayato? Can I have a turn now?" Laito asks.

Ayato, hesitates for a moment. "Be my guest."

"Ok, let's have some fun with this." Laito drops to his knees and starts pushing up the leg of my pyjama bottoms.

I instantly kick out my leg on instinct. He catches it easily with another one of his signature smirks.

"Don't bother. You can't get away from me now. Give up."

I curse at myself over the fact that my strength is low due to the chest pains and the blood loss.

"Fun fact: once a butterfly is caught into a spider's web, thrashing about only entangles them more. So hold still while I give you some loving. Ok?" He requests with a smile.

"Fun fact: I'm no bloody butterfly." I thrash about weakly, trying to get away from the two brothers.

"Ah, that's true, Little Bitch." Laito comes up and gets dangerously close to my lips. "But I'm no ordinary spider, either."

He returns to my left leg, and bites on the inside of my thigh.

I bring my head close to my chest in pain.

"I love you, Little Bitch." Laito says, with his cheeks tinted pink.

Ayato seemingly gets annoyed and pushes the strap of my tank top dangerously low, nearly exposing my left breast.

He bites my shoulder and I nearly let myself cry in pain. Suddenly he pulls away.

"Damn, I'm bored of this. Forget it."

He leaves me and Laito. Laito seemed to not care so much and just resumed feeding.

"Laito…stop." I plead pathetically.

"Oh, looks like Little Bitch lost all of her spunk. How sad." I want to slap that smirk off of his face, but instead I just pass out.

Again.

I hope that you enjoyed that. Now back to homework...