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Chapter 2: The Beginning of Familiarity

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Ten Years Ago

"Nami…. Nami. Wake up baby." I felt the shaking coming from something holding onto my shoulders. "We're here." The soft but stern voice said.

I felt the pressure on my shoulders disappearing and slowly opened my eyes, blinking them over and over again to try to get the sleep out of them, as I saw the shadow of the person leaning back and then forward.

I stretched my arms over my head as a yawned escaped my lip, and tilted my head back to see the woman hovering over me with her hands lowering to my side. "Where are we?" I asked another yawn leaving my mouth as the belt around my waist was released with a click.

"At a place I know will keep you safe." The woman answered as her hands grabbed my waist and picked me out my seat and slowly settled my feet on the ground, the cold air nipping at my body and making me shiver.

I quickly closed the distance between me and the woman and wrapped my arms around her lower half to steal her warmth. I smiled in my small victory. I closed my eyes feeling like I could go right back to sleep.

"Nami, come on. This is no time to go back to sleep." The woman's said, the frustration breaking through her mask as she tried to calm herself.

I peered up at her as she took deep breaths, her chest rising and falling in a rhythm; pieces of her hair softly blew in the wind. She looked down at me, her eyes almost lifeless and smiled, but it seemed more sad than happy.

I tilted my head to the side in confusion. "What's the matter?"

She looked at me and I could see the corners glistening as tears came forth but didn't break free to run down her face yet. "Mama?" The worry and concern very clear in my voice as I squeezed her legs tighter in case she would disappear in front of my eyes.

"I'm sorry, Nami." Her voice cracked as if she was holding herself back from crying. "I'm sorry I couldn't be a better mother." She took a deep shaky breath in. I tighten my hold as much as I could as I felt the tears developing and my teeth cluttering together, suddenly feeling very cold. "But I promise I will make things right. I promise I will protect you from my mistakes." She leaned down to wrap her arms around my small frame.

"Don't leave." I choked as the tears ran down my cheeks. "Don't leave me." I pleaded, I buried my face into her chest as I clawed at her back, trying to hold onto her and never let her break away from me.

"Come, Nami." She pulled away from me, even though I tried so hard to not let her, and I saw her wiping away the tears from her face. I didn't even get a chance to wipe away mine as she grabbed me hand and pulled me along with her as we neared the house in front of us.

I dug my feet into the ground, but that did little help, and soon we were at the door and she was knocking. "Mama." I pleaded again in hope to change her mind.

"Don't." She snapped back coldly, the sharpness in her tone cutting me deeply. I turned to look at the door and prayed that it wouldn't open, but as if to prove a point, it opened a second later.

"Wh-what are you doing here?" The man before us asking clearly confused to see us.

"I didn't know where to turn." My mom grabbed my shoulder and pulled me to stand in front of her. I looked up at the man through teary eyes, barely able to make out his appearance.

"Please, you owe me." She begged, her grip on my shoulders tightening and making me uncomfortable. I pulled at my shoulders but she didn't ease up.

"But…I can't." The man replied looking down at me and then back up at her. "You can't do this to me. And what about her?" He added as he pointed to me.

I held back the tears that wanted to come again and turned my head to look up at her. The sadness clears as day written across her face. "That's exactly why I'm doing this. I can't protect her anymore by myself, it's too dangerous. You're the only one I can turn to. Please!" The desperateness in her voice very much clear and making my heart squeeze in pain.

The man sighed and ran his hand through his hair. "How long?" He asked glancing back down at me. "I don't have anything prepared for her."

"Everything that is needed is in the car." She said pointing behind us at the car.

"You haven't answered my question. How long?" He asked, staring at her intensely.

I looked up at her, waiting to hear her reply. Hope grew in me, hoping it won't be long before I could go back home, I grasped at it as if it was the only thing I had left.

"I don't know." She said softly, looking away.

That hope died like a flower withering. I closed my eyes as I tried to be brave and not cry again but her hands on my shoulders lessened and before I knew what was happening she was walking away. Away from me!

I looked at her as she went to the car and pulled out the bags from the back and just put them to the side, I took a step forward in shock as she turned to get into the car, not even glancing back at me.

"MAMA!" I screamed, my body gaining a mind of its own as I begin to run to the car, but it wasn't even a few steps before arms grabbed at me and held me back. "NO! You can't leave me!" I cried pulling and hitting at the man as my eyes were glued to the car. "MAMA!"

Slowly, the car disappeared until I couldn't see it any more, tears running down my face and making it hard to see anything as I blink to clear my sight. The man's hold on me lessened and I shook off his hands from my shoulders.

I started to run, run as fast as my legs would take me, calling over and over again. She couldn't just leave me!

Soon my legs gave way and I fell to the ground crying and panting like an animal.

"Why….?" It was a whisper that left my lips as I stared at the empty road ahead.

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Present

I woke up gasping, the fear ran through my veins along with my rapidly beating heart, as if I was scared before I went to sleep and stayed in that state until I gained consciousness.

I slowly sat up, slightly disoriented as took in my surroundings, breathing heavily to match my heart that was slowly settling down, and noticed that I was on a king size pink and purple bed that almost felt like it was trying to swallow me, as the blankets wrapped around me like a snake.

I struggled with them, before finally breaking free and kicking the blankets away, and that's when I saw that I was dressed in a nightgown. I gripped it in a dazed state, feeling the fabric beneath my fingers.

My heart picked up speed as I realized that I didn't own something like this nor did I remember getting dressed into it.

I looked around, frantic, wondering where I was and what happened. From what I could see, I was in a bedroom that completely over did the pink and purple colours and was way too big for someone like me.

To the left of the room, I noticed that the bright pink curtains were parted open and could see that it was dark through the glass doors.

(Night? But the last thing I remember it was night. Is it the same night or another? How long have I been asleep?)

I slowly got out the bed, my body slightly trembling from the panic that was currently gaining control, and lowered my feet to the pink patterned carpet that was oddly warm. (Under floor heating?)

I closed my shaking hands tightly as I tried to remember what happened and how I got here. My mind went blank as the only thing I could remember was being in a black limousine. What happened from then on was a mystery.

I grasped the side table by the bed to steady myself as I found it difficult to stand, and felt oddly light headed as black dots flickered in my vision.

I closed my eyes and rubbed my forehead, as I tried to calm my racing heart and figure out what happened last night. Taking in slow and steady breaths, my heart began to take on a normal pace.

"What happened last night? Is this the place where I am supposed to be staying?" I mumbled to myself as my knuckles massaged my forehead. I opened my eyes, glanced up and around the room and spotted my bags by the door.

Relief washed over me as I hurriedly grabbed my bags from the floor and dropped them on the bed as I unzipped one of them, revealing my normal clothes and underwear. I smiled to myself, pleased that I had my things and wasn't destined to wear only the nightgown.

I started digging around and pulling out some clothes that I wanted to change into and laid them on the bed as I pulled on the neck of the nightgown. The nightgown was giving me a weird feeling, like bad things happened to the person that last wore it. (Why am I even wearing something like this if I have my clothes? What happened yesterday?)

"So, you're finally awake, Tsunami." A male voice said with agitation behind me.

I jumped back from the bed, startled by the strangely familiar man that appeared out of thin air, my heart going back into its panic pace and my body shaking in fear. "Who-"

"I said Yours Truly would be your first everything," He cut in, striding towards me as I backed up into the pale purple wall, totally panicking about the closeness, who he was and what he was going to do. "But you kick me in the crotch and then run off to Subaru!"

He was obviously angry and slammed his hand beside my head, leaning close to my face. "You're mine, not his."

I froze as I stared into his sharp eyes. (What is he talking about?!)

He slowly reached up with his other hand and traced his cool fingers along my jaw line, making me flinch and tense as he trailed further down and rested on the curve of my neck, his sharp eyes looking intensely into mine before flickering to my neck.

"He healed you good, I can barely see his mark… but, I can smell him on you." He hissed, revealing fangs.

(Fangs?!) And suddenly, everything came rushing back to me and making me lose my balance. I leaned against the wall for support, and him taking advantage of my weak and shocked state, leaned into my neck.

"I will mark you all over your body for punishment." He licked his tongue cold against my warm skin.

I shivered in fear and closed my eyes tightly, waiting for the pain and pushed against his shoulders in some hope to stop him but he grasped my wrists and pinned them to the wall.

(This can't be happening! I must still be dreaming! It's a dream. Just a dream.) I told myself as I felt his fangs graze over the skin of my neck, and then the tip of his fangs began to push in.

I tensed, expecting the insane pain.

"Everyone!" A cold voice said, interrupting Ayato and saving me. "You will be late!"

I breathed out in relief, my shoulders easing up from their stiff position as Ayato stepped back, irritation written on his face. "Shit! Not you again, Reiji." Bitterness was clear in his voice.

"Eh~ But they were getting to the fun part~" A voice giggled, making me stiffen again. "I was about to hear Bitch-chan's beautiful cry of pain~"

(That's Laito's voice!) I peered around Ayato to see Laito seductively lying on the bed. He noticed me eyeing him out and sent me a wink; that sly smirk perfectly in place, almost like a mask, a mask that hid the true Laito.

I cringed and shielded myself behind Ayato and out of his line of sight.

Everything about Laito sent alarm bells through my head. That smirk and playfulness in his voice was more terrifying than any of the other brothers. Something about him was just wrong and very dangerous. Just like my Dad once told me: The ones intelligent enough to hide their true selves are more dangerous than the ones that don't.

"You also need to get changed." Reiji said, snapping me out of my thoughts. It was then that I realized that I was standing very close behind Ayato and clinging to his sleeve. I glanced up at him to see he was smirking, his fang pocking out from the corner of his lip. "It seems she wants Yours Truly to carry on with claiming her."

(No! That isn't it! I was just using you to hide behind!)

"There is no time for such things." Reiji said disgust clear in his voice as he coldly looked at me. "Hurry up and get changed."

"Yes!" I said before I could wonder why.

"Good. You two, leave the lady to get changed." Reiji command and in a blink of an eye the room was empty from any vampire's presence.

I looked around, not really believing they were truly gone and still having a panic-attack about my situation.

Once I confirmed that they were indeed gone, I turned to get dressed only to see my clothes from my bag were no longer out, and instead a uniform was in their place. A uniform I knew all too well. A uniform that I had been dreaming about since I found out about Ryouhei Academy, and a uniform I was suddenly feeling very sick to see.

It all made sense now; the outfits the brothers were wearing were from Ryouhei Academy.

I slowly walked up to the bed and felt the fabric of the uniform to make sure I wasn't hallucinating. It was real. Very real. And all I felt was fear and anxiety settling in, instead of happiness and excitement. I swallowed hard as I picked up the clothes and checked the size. It was my size. (How did they know?)

I noticed my hands gripping the fabric shaking uncontrollably. I laid the uniform back on the bed and clenched my hands to stop the trembling, but it wasn't working at all.

(Keep calm. Breathe in, breathe out. Keep calm.) I felt like my throat was closing in and found it hard to get air in and out, my heart started to beat faster and faster.

I crouched down, hiding my head between my knees, trying to calm down and not suffocate on the fear that seemed to consume me. (Everything is fine. Everything is going to be okay.) I told myself but another voice was screaming in the back that I was going to die and there was no escape.

(I can get out of this. I just need to stay calm and collected.) I slowly found it easier to breathe. My mind started to race with how I should go about all of this, how I should get away, how to survive.

I had gone into fight and flight mode, a normal human instinct the night I arrived, but now, I needed to think, to not get lost in my emotions of fear.

I need to be calculating, I need to be clever as to how I go about this. I wasn't dealing with normal humans, these were vampires. Vampires! If the night I arrived taught me anything, they were fast, appear out of thin air, have a super strong sense of smell, as well as hearing, but also very strong and seemed to have chosen me as some kind of bride for them, although Subaru said that I was their prey, so I didn't really know.

My mind racing through the memories and trying to figure out the questions; I closed my eyes as I tried to think everything through, although it slowly started to go into a chaos of thoughts and I felt it hard to breathe again.

"Ah…" I gripped my hair as I tried to stop a second panic attack. (I can do this! I can get out of here! I can survive this.) I thought and then everything was destroyed by one single memory.

'Oh, right….he also said try not to kill this one.'

I froze as I blankly stared at the pink carpet. My mind had gone quiet from my thoughts and only repeated that one sentence over and over again. (Try not to. This one. Kill! )

(There were others! And they had killed all of them?!)

I started laughing, I don't know why but it was a helpless and empty laugh. "This isn't happening, right?" I laughed hard as I felt the tears running down my cheeks and my stomach felt sore.

I wanted to go home so badly, to crawl into my normal size bed and have a normal coloured room, and try to forget this nightmare that I was suddenly living.

I tilted my head back and stared up at the ceiling as slowly the laughter died from my lips.

I felt numb inside, like a part of me just died or hid away from sight. I closed my eyes as I felt like going to sleep and never waking up again. (If only life would be kind enough.)

I looked over at the uniform that was lying on the bed like it was laughing at my hopeless state and I felt anger taking over. (No! I'm not going to die at their hands! It's my life! I'm not letting anyone have another word or say about it. I'm leaving this place. I will!)

I stood to my feet at the new found power and turned to the uniform. I smirked, although it was empty and held no emotions.

"We will see who comes out laughing." I mumbled in a monotone voice.

I was dressed in a matter of seconds and went to check my appearance out in the mirror, everything was pretty much normal, except my wavy shoulder length pale lavender hair was now slightly messy and unkempt, my jade-emerald green eyes almost seemed like they were glowing, my fair skin had taken on a more pale look - maybe from all the stress over the last twenty-four hours - and I wasn't covered in cuts and my finger no longer had a thorn imbedded in it.

I wondered for a few seconds as to what happened to them, before remembering Ayato saying something about Subaru healing me. (How did he heal me?) I imagined him holding his hands over my body and them glowing before all my cuts simply disappeared. (Do vampires have, like, magical powers?)

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, startling me and making me jump in my skin. I cautiously eyed it and inched closer, passing a fireplace made out of marble and opened the door, and to my horror Ayato was waiting there. (Is he stalking me?!)

He smirked at me, grabbed my hand before I could react, and he walked at an almost inhuman speed down the endless corridors, basically dragging me behind him as I ran, trying to keep up and not trip over my feet; everything went by in a blur and before I knew it, we were in a limousine on our way to Ryouhei Academy.

It was mostly awkward silence that filled the limousine as all the brothers positioned themselves from each other and I was seated between Ayato and Laito. All I could do was cringe in my seat as I helplessly pleaded with my eyes at Reiji to do something to save me from them. He didn't though; instead he opened a book and started reading. (Jerk!)

"Ah~ Bitch-chan, you smell so delicious~" Laito purred in my ear as he leaned closer onto me and trailed his hand up my leg. I stiffened at his cold touch and watched in horror as it went further up until his hand disappeared under my skirt.

"Will you fucking stop that!" Subaru snapped and thankfully saving me from Laito's advances. I breathed out in relief and looked up at Subaru to see he was glaring at Laito. (Does he care?)

"Yes, she's mine, Laito! Don't touch what belongs to Yours Truly without permission!" Ayato snapped, grabbing my shoulders and pulling me to his chest.

"Stop with the Yours Truly! I'm sick if it!" Subaru yelled as he sat forward and looked like he was ready for a fight.

A sigh cut through the arguing that filled the limousine and I looked up at Reiji as he closed him book that he was reading and stared at us.

Silence once again engulfed the air. Subaru sat back and turned to look out the window, Laito gave me some space but smirked like he found something amusing, and Ayato hold on my shoulders was eased up so I could pull myself away from him.

"That is for you." Reiji said pointing out the boxed juice on the table. "It's 100% cranberry juice, the best cure for weak blood."

I took it and smiled weakly at him. "Thank you." Although I thanked him, I didn't really understand why he was giving me it.

"You need not thank me." He stared at me coldly. "You must become fully aware that you are our prey and drink that daily."

(There it is! The prey thing.) My grip on the box tightened as I fought to control myself. (Keep calm.)

"Her teeth are chattering." Kanato said smiling creepily at me. "Teddy, when mortals feel fear, they reflect it with this sort of behaviour." He gripped the teddy and held it up to face me. "It's funny, so have a good look."

(What's wrong with him?) I tilted my head to the side as I studied him. He seemed taken aback by my reaction, he pulled the teddy back to his chest and scowled at me like I had ruined his fun.

"We are here." Reiji announced as the limousine came to a stop at a huge building, and for the first time since arriving at the Sakamaki's I felt excited. (It's Ryouhei Academy! It's beautiful!) The building was lit up with lights and shone brightly in the darkness of the night, it almost seemed like I was dreaming it instead of it being my reality.

I was so fascinated that I was actually here at Ryouhei Academy, that I still didn't believe it as I got out the limousine, the cold night air nipping at my cheeks as I stared up in amazement at the academy before me. (I'm really here.)

As I took a step forward, wanting to touch the building to make sure it was real; a hand grabbed at me and pulled me back into a chest.

"Where do you think you're going?" Ayato hissed into my ear.

"To class." I tilted my head back and dazedly looked up at him. "Didn't Reiji say that we were late?"

"Indeed, we are late. Ayato, Laito, and Kanato, you best be on your way to class." Reiji said pushing up his glasses as he stared at them.

Shu lazily got out the limousine and sent a one eyed glance at me, the corner of his lips pulling upward into a small smirk, and shook his head before disappearing. I frowned at his behaviour, wondering what he was smirking about. (Something perverted, I'm sure.)

"Yeah…" Ayato mumbled as he started walking to the building, pulling me behind him like a dog.

"Ayato, Nami-san will stay here." Reiji said stopping us, well Kanato kept on walking on and Laito stuck around for some odd reason.

"What!" He snapped back, his grasp on my hand tightening and hurting me, but I didn't say anything and looked back at Reiji thankful he was saving me from Ayato.

"She's a first year, Ayato." Reiji clarified. "She will be with Subaru."

"Subaru!" Ayato jaw clenched together as he glared at him.

"Tch, why with me?" Subaru snapped, scowling as he glanced my way.

Laito giggled like he found something funny. "You say that like you're not pleased about it~" He smirked.

Subaru glared at him with hatred clear in his eyes. "I don't know what you're talking about, you pervert!"

"Really~ Back in the limo-"

"Silence you two." Reiji snapped in annoyance. "Ayato. Laito. Class. Now." Reiji was clearly angry as he looked at them with his sharp eyes that spoke more words than he could say.

"Tch." Was Ayato's reply and Laito giggled as he twirled on the heel of his shoes before striding off to the building.

(He's hiding something.) I thought as I watched him disappear into the academy.

Ayato glared at Subaru and then down at me, when he suddenly he pulled me into his chest and leaned close. "You're mine, not his. Remember that." He snapped before releasing me and pushing me back as he stomped off to his class.

I breathed out in relief for no longer having to be around Ayato. (Maybe it's going to be okay…)

"Nami-san." Reiji called.

I glanced back at them and slowly made my way closer to them well keeping my gaze fixed on the ground. "You will be with Subaru. Unless you want a whipping, don't try anything reckless. Understood?"

(Whipping?) I tensed at the image of him with a whip and using it on me.

"Do you understand?"

"Yes." I mumbled, still keeping my gaze down as I felt the prickling sensation come back and trail down the side of my face.

"You two better hurry." Reiji said directing his attention to Subaru who huffed and walked off.

I sent a glance up at Reiji, before running after Subaru.

I kept a few steps behind Subaru, as last night began to play in my head. I reached up to where I was sure he had bitten me and traced my fingers along my smooth healed skin. (It was somewhere here, right?)

I looked at the back of Subaru as he walked, when suddenly he stopped and glanced back at me.

"We're here." He said answering my question that I was sure written across my face. He grabbed the door and pulled it open to reveal a class in lesson. The whole class falling into silence as Subaru simply walked in, me rushing in behind him and closing the door.

I froze for a second as all eyes turned to me. I could hear a few people whispering 'who's she?' and 'what's she doing with Subaru?'

I glanced at the teacher who seemed to be shaking in fear well his eyes were glued to Subaru, not even noticing me. I glanced around wanting to sit down and turn invisible to all eyes that were currently on me when I heard. "Move."

Subaru was glaring down at the girl that was at a desk. She jumped up shaking badly as she grabbed her things but in her shaky and frightened state, she dropped some of her things to the floor and rushed to an empty seat in the front. He glanced back at me before huffing and sitting down at the desk next to the now empty seat and looked out the window.

I took the hint and made my way to the desk, picking up the fallen items from the floor and sat down, glancing at Subaru from the corner of my eye.

"Teacher." A student said, snapping the teacher out of his daze and he started the lesson again.

His voice was far in the background as I glanced at Subaru before fixing my eyes ahead.

(How am I going to get away from them?) I wondered. I was feeling conflicted, I was at my dream school but that meant living with a bunch of perverted, blood hungry vampires, who might one day kill me.

I closed my eyes and rested my head on my hands as I tried to get a grip on what was important and what wasn't. I looked up at the teacher who was busy talking and wondered if there was any other way to get out this.

(Why are the brothers even like that? Just because they're vampire? I don't believe that, not everything is born bad and cruel. Did something happen to them? Why don't they like each other?) So many questions.

As I looked over at Subaru, I felt like he wasn't so bad. He had healed me, spent time to heal all the cuts and even removed the thorn, though he didn't have to. Maybe I was just trying to hope that they weren't all that bad and for some odd reason, I thought there was more to them that meet the eye.

As if Subaru was sensing me staring at him, he glanced back at me and suddenly white roses and a tower took over my vision.

I froze over, my nails digging into the desk as I tried to keep a hold on reality.

My heart was beating rapidly in fear of what was happening. I shook my head to try to clear the images from my head, when I saw a boy with white hair staring up at the tower and slowly the images became clear. A woman was in that tower, looking back down at the boy.

Slowly, the images disappeared and the classroom took form once again.

I glanced over at Subaru to see he was looking out the window again. (That boy was him, right?) I shook my head and tried to focus on the teacher, but all I could think about was what I saw.

(Am I going crazy?) I wondered in fear as I trembled uncontrollably.

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Okay, so I just wanted to clarify about the whole 'not-remembering-after-waking-up' thing, it's not mystical or anything.

I actually experienced a similar situation when I was young and went away with my family for the holidays. On the first night there, I woke up and couldn't remember how I got there, where my family was or what was going on. It was terrifying and I screamed the whole place down in my panic. My family still joke about it, but it wasn't funny!

Anyway

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