A/N: Holy hamburgers, this has three reviews already :0 I never expected that! Thanks a lot for all the love, and whoa, I thought everyone would absolutely despise the way Ferid is acting currently, but you all seem to love it xD And, Fionavar, it's totally fine, you are not annoying me in any way. I'm happy you like this fiction :). (BTW, you should really watch Seraph of the End. It's AWESOME, and you'll realize that there's no chance of the character I'm writing for to act the way I'm making him.)

Also, Elephantlover66, thank you! I'm really glad that this FFN interests you. And I already mentioned in the summary that this was going to be a FeridxOC xD. Anyways, thanks a lot for the kind words. And, kikiikow, thanks, but you can't fool me, Onee-chi xD.

Also, I'm SO SORRY for not updating for, like, three months :(. I have final exams going on right now, and my dad is really strict about them. Writing this chapter was extremely difficult for me. And now I've decided to update every once or twice a week. Anyhow, I won't say things here for longer, let's continue with the story :D.

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"We are going to say goodbye to this world!"

Those words. They really bothered me, to an extent that I wanted to scream out in frustration.

Saying goodbye to the world? What does he mean?! Are we going to suicide or run away from Sanguinem? Anyways, I wouldn't be able to go with them. I was fourteen; I'd be killed immediately by that damned virus! I wonder if Mika thought about that.

"M-mika, wait! What are you talking about?!" I screamed quietly; I didn't want to alert any vampires. "Mika, get your crap straight!" I tried to protest but he kept pulling my hand, trying to get me to follow him downstairs.

Finally, I gave up. I just screamed, "Mika! Just what do you think you're doing?!" I didn't even care about waking anyone else up, even though Akane did open her eyes and curiously tapped my shoulder. "What are you guys doing…?" she asked, yawning before rubbing her eyes.

"Mika wouldn't-"

"Me and Yuu-chan made plans to escape this cruel place, doesn't it sound exciting? Soon, we all are going to be able to live with everyone we love, and no vampires!" Mika briefly explained, and it was then I realized that we really were running away from Sanguinem.

But what about me?!

"That's awesome! I'll wake the children immediately," Akane exclaimed, her excitement clear in her voice. I really didn't want them to see the truth, which they were going to have to leave an important family member back, namely me, if they wanted to escape.

And I was not ready to leave them.

"A-akane-chan! Mika, everyone, please!" I tried shouting once again, but they still ignored me. They probably thought I was being adult-like, not going to allow them to do what they wanted because it was 'unsafe'.

But the truth was, they needed to see that I wouldn't be able to do this. Leaving? When there's such a terrible disaster outside? No way, I'm not going to stupidly risk my life like that. But the children were so excited to do this; I didn't really want to tell them.

"Please, listen! I can't go!" I finally blurted out, and they all turned to me. "S-Shirane…chan?" Akane asked, her eyes spitting confusion. "But why?" Mika inquired; like it wasn't obvious already.

"Guys, think! I'm fourteen! I'll get killed!" I stated the logical, and watched as the horror, dread, distress and shock spread across their faces. "Didn't you realize this earlier?" They obviously weren't that dumb. Mika was the one person who thought the most logical, but the fact that he took time to realize this surprised me.

"Are you really going to leave me behind?!" I said, wondering if they had an answer. "Onee…" Hearing Akane sob desperately made my eyes tear up, if they weren't filled already. "I don't want to be left behind in this world without my family…" My tears threatened to spill, and I let them.

"Shirane, don't cry… W-we'll think about this…" Mika assured me, but I wasn't taking risks.

It was a difficult decision, yes, indeed it was. But I had to choose, then and there, or I might use a little time. But all I could think about was the children, and how happy they'd be if they finally escaped this, according to them, hell.

I wanted to go with them, I wanted to breathe to fresh air of Kyoto again, I wanted to rest in peace knowing I was at home, knowing I died in a place where I met people I'd never forget, who were the only people I could rely on, the only people I could call family.

They were the only ones.

But, dying in the same place I met them didn't really sound like a bad idea. I knew that they would be constantly depressed without their oldest sister, even though I technically wasn't. I'd been with them long enough to know their every secret. I wasn't ready to leave all the love they'd given me behind.

"Shirane!" Yuu's lady-like voice snapped me out of my thoughts, my head jumping up, looking him into his eyes, which were also bleeding tears. "I-I will come with you. I don't care if I'll be killed, at least I'll die with you guys at my last sight."

"Onee-chan, what are you…?" Akane said as her eyes widened to the size of teacups. "You guys heard me right!" I said, trying to cheer everyone up by putting on a fake, cheerful personality, spreading a bogus atmosphere. But it was clear; that act wasn't making anyone any happier.

My voice was shaking, my tears wouldn't stop flowing. I was crystal clear that I wasn't happy.

Deep down inside, everyone knew it. Everyone was afraid of death. Even me, yes, even I was scared hellishly of death. It was painful. It was truly painful.

"Wake everyone up!" I said, my voice still trembling, my words directed to Akane. "But…are you really sure of this? You're going to die you know…" Akane hesitantly replied. "Of course its fine, I don't mind dying for you guys!" No, it was not fine; it was not fine at all. But what was I even supposed to say?

No absolutely amount of happiness made this better.

"If it satisfies you…!" Mika saw where I was going, or more correctly, trying to go, and took up the false, bright and happy attitude. Yuu seemed disappointed. "Mika, you too?!"

"Let's go then, what is everyone waiting for?! Don't stand there like ducks," I said, lightly chuckling, trying to uplift everyone's mode, my voice still quivering. I knew I was going to die. "Akane, let's wake the children," I spoke, throwing force towards Akane.

I knew she didn't want to do this. I knew; no one wanted to do this. Not even me. But sometimes, you do things because you have to. Not because you want to.

I ran upstairs, hoping she would follow me. But she just stood there, her eyes scrunched up, tears staining her cheeks. I stared at her, with my motionless, small eyes, filled with tears, bleeding harshly with the salty, clear water that always came out during a hear wrenching, sad moments.

Oh, yes… tears were also present at happy moments. But in no sense at all was this happy.

Motioning her to come upstairs, I smiled at Akane. She softly smiled back, the grin barely visible, but I was her family, I knew when she was happy, when she was sad, when she smiled while she was sad, and when she cried while she was happy.

I really loved this family.

One by one, we woke all the children, giving them the exciting news that they wouldn't be having to live as livestock, live as food to vampires. However, we didn't tell them that they were going to leave behind a family member. We didn't tell them that we were going to basically murder.

"How would you know which door leads to the human world?!" I scolded. How could Mika take such risks? He probably didn't know which door. And then, the plan came to the part where we would have to actually escape, we'd all just stand there like donkeys, expecting the door to materialize out of nowhere.

"No, Shirane! I have a map, okaaay?" Mika pouted, sounding like a child who just proved his mother wrong. "Thanks, mom," Akane joked, it seemed everyone was going against their 'mother'. I guess that is just a thing that happens in all families.

Anyhow, I still wasn't able to forget about that one noble the previous day. Why did he look so depressed when he saw me? I don't get it. Everything is so confusing! And who even drinks blood from someone as soon as they meet? I guess that's a way a vampire's mind would work.

I found myself staring off into space, but I quickly jerked my attention back to Mika's voice, I would miss the great explanation to his master plan. Master plan that would clearly kill me.

But what if… I'm saved? What if the virus is long gone? What if there are schools and hospitals, post offices, train stations, and so many more amazing things that the kids have not yet experienced, like school? Nope, school wasn't amazing, but I'm sure they would love to go to a school.

My heart was overwhelmed with grief and sorrow, when I realized all I was doing right then was fantasizing.

We slowly began the long trek to the 'door which leads to the human world', according to the map, and Mika. As soon as we stepped out of our makeshift house, all we could hear was the slow breeze, and I thought 'Wow, this is really like a sad scene in movies.'

Usually, sad scenes in movies and cartoons, the main character stands in the middle of a garden, sobbing, while air flies all around them, carrying flower petals. Those scenes in shows were really, in my point of view, cliché.

We walked through the cold alleyway, all of the kids behind Mika, along with me. Quickly, silently, we trotted to the other side, looking around for vampires. When everything was clear, Mika motioned us all to move forward, we ran quietly to the other building, just as torn as ours.

Mika looked into his map, and then looked back up. There were such serene ceilings in Sanguinem, just looking at it, it made me feel so placid. Especially at night, everything was so calm and peaceful, you would want to sit here with a person you love, and stay there with them forever.

I was already with the people I loved. My family was here, I couldn't ask for anything else.

And yet I found myself smiling when I thought of him.

We climbed onto the enormous bridge, the biggest one in Sanguinem. I felt my heart leap when I realized, vampires were called the night-walkers. What if they were awake at this hour, and then were following us? There was a big chance of that happening. My blood froze solid.

I don't know what I'd do if a vampire was to find us right now.

Anyway, we slowly crossed the bridge, not wanting our footsteps to be heard. There was always a translucent, turquoise glow to this area, no, to the entire main vampire city. It honestly gave such a still and unflustered feeling, it was beautiful.

All I could think of right then, was his tranquil eyes, how vastly lustrous they were, the entire night sky was visible there. It was an exceedingly cerise shade; it made me want to see them again. But if I saw them now…

A feeling of anguish swept over me.

I quickly brushed away the uneasy sensation, and focused on what was happening. We were walking down a path with the sewage water flowing beside us; the small spaces between the bars guarding the small spaces that we would definitely use to hide in sometime soon were enough to squeeze through.

"I can really eat curry every day?!" Daichi almost screamed, the obvious happiness clear on his face, his eyes glowing. He can eat curry every day, but he won't be able to see me every day. I thought silently to myself. I knew Akane, Mika, and Yuu shared this miserable lump in my throat which I wouldn't be able to swallow down, but this was for the children's sake.

Then came the footsteps.

The lump in my throat seemed to get larger, as Mika swiftly clapped a hand over Daichi's mouth, pulling him between the bars I predicted we'd go into, signaling everyone to follow him. I grabbed two confused kids' hands and pulled them in before I swept in.

It was who I thought it was. Minor vampires. They looked into the drainage system and then, hesitating for a moment, walked away. I finally felt safe.

Out of the blue, he came again, looking for the inside now. We pressed our backs to the wall, keeping as quiet as possible. He looked around, and then walked away. Now was the time to actually feel safe.

{She did not know the ugly feeling about to consume her.}

We finally reached the place the map said the gate was situated. The huge, ceramic (or crystal?) door was quite far away, but we stopped for a few seconds before reaching out to freedom, smiles on out faces. Everyone was truly happy.

Not me, I thought. Not me. I'm reaching out to death. My smile is obviously fake.

"Y'know, I was nervous at first, but we're already at the gate. Is this really the exit?" Yuu asked no one in particular. Yuu, of course, had doubts, because he is Yuu. I had my doubts too. What if the virus expanded? What if people only under five would survive? I had no idea.

"I guess the vampires never predicted we'd try to escape, because of the virus." Mika said, and his thoughts were probably true. Whatever Mika unscrambled was usually the truth. Because he was really sensible about everything, and tried to get the answer using the facts exposed to him.

"But we're still so close…" Yuu fantasized. He knew I was not going to make it.

"Barns aren't high security places either, but the livestock don't try to escape. They underestimated us," Mika said with a triumphant smile. Now that I think about it, we were probably the first ones who tried to escape. We never heard of any human escaping the vampire city.

…unless the vampires keep it a secret from us, which they probably do.

Our great escape is probably going to be big news for the rest of the individuals living as livestock. If the vampires revealed it to them.

"We're going to escape." Yuu said, stating the obvious, and it felt like he was realizing it a little too late.

"Right. We aren't livestock. I, in fact, am a genius!" Mika said proudly, although he knew he was basically going to kill one of the family members. "Me too!" One of the kids chimed in, smiling ear-to-ear. "And me!" Another innocent soul threw them into the small conversation.

With this, Mika giggled, "I guess this means everybody in the whole Hyakuya orphanage is a genius, then!" after that, he added some really cheeky lines to this first sentence. "Parenthesis, except Yuu, end parenthesis."

I able to tell Yuu was playfully offended. "You don't need parenthesis for that!" he screamed.

Once he realized what we were here for, his mood instantly brightened, and a smile spread across his face. I knew how happy he was, I felt his exhilaration, but only that mine came from watching the rest of my family smile and laugh in such a cheerful way.

I knew I was going to lose everything precious to me in a few minutes, as soon as we passed that gate and stepped out, in a matter of moments, I will probably begin to choke, cough up blood, the crimson liquid leaking from every hole in my body, and die.

What a horrible way to end your life, I thought. Some people don't value their life, or their age.

Watching Mika and Yuu smile made me so happy, knowing I was sacrificing my life for their happiness. For a person's joy, some sacrifices have to be made, I reminded myself.

Like when you're buying ice-cream, you are obviously happy to devour the delicious treat, but you're somewhat sad about losing the amount of money you bought it with. But this situation costs a person's life, not merely just money.

At once, I heard sharp footsteps. I don't know if the others noticed it, but it was quite obvious it was there. Someone was following us. Someone heard us.

While I was looking behind me, I failed to notice the piercing squeak that echoed in the huge vampire Capital, left by Akane. I whipped my head around, just to find the one person I was thinking of. I wanted to see him once before I left, but I was also dreading his presence.

That long, silvery hair, ruby eyes, and tall posture, there was no mistaking it. It was rather obvious that our fates were sealed to a very disappointing end.

"I've been waiting for you… my poor little lambs."

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A/N: Please don't kill me :c I swear I tried my best for this chapter, but it ended up really short. Also I'm getting really angry at myself, because the plot has suddenly become so complicated, I have no idea how to express it…poetically, like I intended it to. The best I can do is probably in really simple and annoyingly childish words xD.

That's why I'm going to take my older sister's help, who's much better at writing than I am (/^0^)/. Check out her account, Cyberina. Her work is really good!

Once again, I AM SO SORRY for not updating. There will {hopefully} be more chapters, in a short time, but not until next week (next week is when my exams end). Then we have a short holiday, which I can spend time to write this, before the next semester begins.

But please don't expect too much, because I'm not a very big fan of writing :c. Also, I will be having to help my mom with housework in these holidays, so I won't have much time. Sorry again :(…

~Legend-chan