CHAPTER 7

(YUI'S P.O.V)

I closed my bedroom door quietly, as I crept inside. Even though I had got a lead on my Dad, I wasn't satisfied. I stood in front my mirror staring at my reflection. I was hoping I could see Dad tonight. To hug him, cry on his shoulders, while he would tell me it would be ok.

Tonight I wanted to be comforted, but only by him. I felt so lost and broken right now. I wasn't so sure I could keep this up. To keeping up with my little schemes with Zero, to pretending with the Sakamaki brothers… It was all so tiring. What if these leads lead me to a dead end?.

What then?. I had changed into my nightgown about to go to sleep, when I felt two hands slipped around my shoulders. The bedroom was dark since I hadn't turned on the lights. The only source of light was coming from the moonlight. I knew calloused those hands belonged to.

"You've finally come home I was beginning to worry." Ayato whispered in my ears, as he groped my breasts. I was thankful I had changed my school shirt, and washed Sis Margaret's blood off me. My first instinct was to resist. Make up an excuse, tell him that I had a headache.

However I was too drained mentally and emotionally to resist. I turned to face him, as I cupped his cheek. "I'll always come back to you Ayato." I said softly kissing him. He lifted me up, as I wrapped my legs around his waist. He then pushed me up against the wall, as he took off my nightgown.

He then unclasped my bra, as I ran my hands through his hair. He kissed me passionately, as our tongues fought for dominance. I didn't know what got into me. "Fuck me hard," I whispered to him desperately. The next thing I knew I was thrown onto my bed on my stomach.

I felt nothing….

I needed to feel something.

Anything…

He rubbed my bottom, as I felt the tip of him at my entrance of my ass. I buried my face in the crook of my left arm, as I cried softly…. I was so tired of fighting…

Tired of going against my fate.

It was like I was in a boat, going up against waves that insisting on drowning me. He thrusted one last time as he climaxed. I feared that I wouldn't been able to get out of this nightmare, and I should just accept it.

(YUI'S P.O.V)

"Morning Yui," Zero drawled through the telephone receiver. It was Saturday. I was sitting in the den, on the landline that Reji had recently had installed. One good thing came from my pretending over the years… I had gained their trust.

"Good morning to you too." I answered casually painting my toenails red. I wiggled my toes for good measure.n"Are you sure it's safe to talk?," Zero asked worriedly. He never liked me calling on the phone, afraid one of the brothers would overhear our conversation.

"Relax," I muttered closing the nail polish. "They all went out." There was an awkward pause between us. "What happened between Staz and you last night?." Came Zero's blunt question.

I had two choices:

I could come clean about what happened between the two of us, or I could lie.

I took the easy way out.

"Nothing. Anyway we were surprised at our discovery." I went on to tell him about our night, leaving Staz and I intimate moment.

"Jesus Yui," Zero sighed into the phone. "Are you alright?." "I'm fine." Was my robotic response. "No you're not Yui. I can hear it in your voice. It's numb and emotionless. That's what you do when you want to block something out. Or did something else happen?." "No!" I exclaimed in denial.

Who was I kidding?.

Zero knew me inside out and out. "Ok yes I'm not fine. I keep replaying in my head me stabbing Sis Margaret's eye. I- I never thought I was capable of that. "Fine I believe you." He stated unconvinced. So he didn't believe me. "Do you want me to come over?." "No," I answered lying on the couch now. " I just need to be by myself for a while now. I just have so much to process in my head." I admitted.

"Ok." He sighed again. "What Sis Margaret said is very interesting." Zero stated changing the subject. "What do you mean?," I said as I sat up quickly. "Do you know what the the festival of blood is?." "No I was going to ask you." "Well brace yourself. Your about to venture into uncharted territory. On the night of the festival in a secluded location, they not only hunt unsuspecting humans, they may have sex with them then and there.

Some bring their human mates, and have animalistic sex. At the end of it all there's blood, semen, and lust." "Wow." Was the only thing I could say. "Yui," Zero said drawing me out of my thoughts. " I want you to understand this is some scary shit. If you go, you can either be killed or rapped. So you need to really ask yourself if you're willing to risk your life over getting some answers from your old man."

" I don't think, I know. There's no turning back now." With firm conviction in my voice. " I won't be able to move on with my life, until I face my father again." "In that case, I'll be coming out with you." He stated as I could hear him shuffling around. " I godda go, got some homework to do. "Alright then." I said about to hang up. "Yui," Zero said causing me to pause. "I hope you can handle the truth when you find it," he said leaving me with a dial tone.

I hope so too…

(STAZ'S P.O.V)

I was in a crappy mood. I hadn't gotten over what happened between Yui and I . As I headed towards the roof to hang out with Zero since I had a break between classes. I was frustrated with current situation meaning Yui. I didn't know how to get through to her. She was so angry… Did I come on too strong?, I thought pushing the door open to reveal the roof. Tonight I was going to get some answers starting with Zero.

I noticed he was busy checking his facebook status. " I need you to be honest with me Zero." I said looking him in the eye. He immediately stopped typing. "What's Yui story?, why is she so cold?, did that asshole Ayato do something to her, to make her this way?." Zero didn't answer. "I wanna know because I'm interested in her." "Are you sure you can handle Yui Kimori?." Zero chuckled. "She's not the quiet girl I use to know." I didn't answer.

I waited patiently on my answer.

"If you really want to know then you should hear it from the horse's mouth." "Fine I will." I said turning my back to him. I was facing the court yard when I spotted Yui and Ayato holding hands heading towards the small garden up ahead. Without thinking I teleported to them. I hid in some bushes, as I watched Ayato twirl Yui around and around like a dancer. She was laughing. I noticed her eyes sparkled with happiness and her smile was bright.

I felt disappointed.

She had to be lying right?. Had I missed judged her feelings when it came to Ayato?. I stared at Ayato now. He sat on a stone bench now, and he had pulled Yui into his lap. He took out a strawberry from a bag in his left hand, and traced it around her lips. I surpassed a growl. Why would she go back to that asshole?. What hold did he have on her?. Then it hit me… Yui would never be mine because she never loved me in the first place.

Just like Fuyumi…

I began to hate that emotion again.

What was I thinking?.

I really have lost it, if I really thought Yui and I had a sprark.

From now on I knew what I needed to do….