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I currently am working on Chapter 8 and editing Chapter 6 and 7. I don't have a Beta Reader (even though I have asked around, but no one answers me. I think my PM doesn't work) and the next two months ahead is going to be lots of drama for me (I'm travelling ^^) So I don't really know when I will be able to post the next chapters.
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Anyhoo…I hope you guys like it and would really like to hear your thoughts on it. Also, Happy Late New Year. (Although it's only the 4th :P)
New Year. New Beginnings! And hope you have a great one!
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Nami Kuromajo is owned by Shiranai Atsune
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This chapter has a canon from Laito's route in HDB.
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Hope you enjoy ^^
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Chapter 5: The Second Bite
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"Laito..." I sighed inward, rolling my eyes at the sight in front of me. I was too tired for anymore of the brothers company. It was like just as I got rid of one of them another one would just pop up suddenly. Like a mosquito that just won't quite. A picture of the brothers as mosquitoes only with their faces and hair to identify who was who, flying around my head, their voice high pitch as they buzzed, popped into my head. (Well, I'm not that off from what they are. They both suck blood after all.)
"Nfufu. Bitch-chan, what's wrong? ~" He curiously asked tilting his head to the side like a cat, smiling seductively at me, snapping me out of my thoughts.
(Wrong? Many things! Especially you being here!) But I obviously can't say that, not to him or maybe I could? I still didn't know who far I could go with each of them. Shuu was so far the only one that didn't do or say anything hostile and aggressive back to me after I retaliated. And Kanato, but he was creepy as hell especially after the whole 'he's going to have me as doll' thing, that was still disturbing me in the back of my mind but that's where I intended to keep it. I wasn't going to harp on what the brothers said or did; I just needed to focus on getting away while still breathing and then maybe, maybe, have a mental breakdown about all of it. I still hadn't decided about that.
"No..." I sighed tiredly, shaking my thoughts away. I had Laito in front of me; I needed to focus on him and his intentions. "There's nothing particularly wrong..." Other than you being here when all I want to do is go to sleep and hope when I wake up I won't be here.
"Really~" He smirked, moving into a sitting position, combing his hands through his absent-fedora-hair. "So it's just my imagination that you seemed displeased with me being here? I'm glad to hear~ Bitch-chan~" He purred, his eyes roaming over my form and once again making me feel naked. (Uh, why does he keep on looking at me like that? It's gross!)
"Hmmmm... An-Anyway, what are you doing here? Do you want something?" I stuttered, my throat tightening at the thought that he might be here to drink my blood. I eyed him out, carefully watching his every move as he pushed himself off the bed, striding toward me with an unfamiliar look in his eyes, I moved away, carefully taking equal steps away from him as he neared.
(Does he really want my blood?! I can't! The pain is unbearable!)
"Hmmmm, I thought since we're going to be spending so much time together, that we might as well get to know each other. I want to get to know more about Bitch-chan~" He smirked, his eyes flickering up and down over my form again.
(Stop it! Stop looking at me like I'm some kind of...I don't even know what you would look at like that!)
"L-Laito!" My voice cracked as I started to run out of space to flee to, I somehow made my way from the door, nearing to my bed side after passing the bathroom and closet. "If you want to get to know each other, we can do it from across the room."
"But if I'm on the other side of the room, I won't be able to feel Bitch-chan's breathing." He pouted closing the distance fast.
"My breath-ing?" My voice lost its quivering, instead rising in question as did my brow as I looked at him. "Why?" (What the heck! My breathing? Seriously! Is that some kind of pick-up line? Or joke? It must be! Either that or he's nuts!)
"Why? Fufu, bitch-chan is surprisingly unromantic. I'd better punish you later." His tongue came out, licking his lips, the tip of his fang visible.
(Unromantic? Punish?! Another one that's going to punish me! And why did he lick his lips when he said that?!)
"That...that didn't answer my question." I stupidly said, mentally face-palming. Out of everything to point out, it was that! And did I really want to know the answer to that question? Something inside of me said, screamed, no.
"Oh, sorry, sorry. The reason-" He leaned in, taking in a sharp inhale. "I want to feel your breathing… No, that's not it … instead of wanting to feel your breath …Maybe I just want to feel that you really are a living human being, not some bewitching creature. Fufufu…" His eyes sharpened, and suddenly in a flash, his arms snaked around my waist and pulled me to his chest.
(He's going to bite me! No!)
"What do you think you are doing!? Let go of me!" I snapped trying to pull out of his strong grasp as my heart started to palpitate in my ears. (Don't bite me! Please don't!)
"What?" He asked innocently, an undertone of mocking in his voice. "I'm hugging you and giving you love, aren't I? You really must have been unloved, Bitch-chan, to not even know what a hug is." He giggled, taking another deep inhale, his nose burying into the crook of my neck
(What the? He's scaring me, if he going to bite me why hasn't he done it already!) I felt like I was being played with. Not knowing what he was going to do was unsettling me. His left arm moved further up while his right hooked the side my hip way too low for my liking.
"There's nothing to fear. After all...it's not like I'm thinking of doing anything to you right now." The tease clearer in his voice. I felt his fingers playing with the tip of the back of my hair.
"Anything?" My voice quivered my body stiff and tense in his hold. (What does he mean by that?! Is he not planning on drinking my blood but doing something else?)
"Nfu. About those things" He went silent, taking in another deep inhale again, releasing a breathless moan of cold air on my bare skin "It is still too early for me to show you. Though … if Bitch-chan says she's interested, then it would be okay to teach you a little?" His right hand slowly lowered and then slipped under my skirt.
"NO!" I screamed, pulling easily out of his embrace and backing into the wall although there were only a few inches of space between us, but I was immensely grateful to have those inches. "I'm fine, thank you! I'm really good!"
He giggled, tilting his head slightly to the side. "Even if you say you're 'fine' your face looks like you're expecting something, doesn't it? Fufufu ...…"
"I'm not. I assure you!" My voice even and stronger than before thanks to the adrenaline currently pounding through my veins along with my heart and giving that energy to face him.
(Please leave! Please just go away!)
"Eh?~" He reached out, grabbing my wrist much to my struggle. "Come on, tell me." He smirked, his eyes flashing with lust. "What kind of things … you want me to do for you." He licked his lips, drawing my wrist to his face and ran his tongue along the inside, leaving behind cold saliva.
I grimaced, feeling panic consuming the energy that I had just gained at the escalating situation. "Stop...please." I begged, my voice weakened with fear. I hated myself for sounding like that in front of him especially when his eyes actually seemed to sparkle from the sound. Actually, his eyes seemed to have an image playing in them. It reminded me of the time Subaru bit me and how it seemed like there was some kind of picture of something in his eyes.
"No, I can't. It's finally 'activity time', you know?" He chuckled, his face turning a playful serious. "After all, now I would like to meet Bitch-chan's expectations."
"I'm really not expecting anything!" I just want you to leave me alone. Go bother one of your brothers and leave me in peace, or even just drink my blood and get it over with. I was now at that resort to get away from him but I had a sickening feeling that wasn't what he intended to do anymore or even ever.
"Hmm?" He went silent, eyeing me out with a smirk. "If this is true, then why," Suddenly the distance once again closed, his glowing eyes locked on mine but I was more concerned about the image I saw in his eyes to fully register what he was doing. "Why is your heart beating so fast then?"
I didn't know what to say, my voice stuck in the back of my throat. I was now praying that one of the brothers would come in and save me from him. Subaru, Reiji or even Ayato, one of them would definitely put a stop to this.
Surely….
He giggled, drawing closer to my neck again. "Aah, this isn't good." He inhaled, shivering. "This heart is pumping blood to every corner of Bitch-chan's body" He moaned licking at my neck and sending me into a frantic state of panic as I fruitlessly struggled in his grasp. "Just imagining it..."
(Is he really going to bite me?! He's going to bite me!) I mentally started to prepare for the pain, although there was just him licking and sucking at the crook of my neck, his fangs now and then grazing over my skin gaining a flinch each time as I expected him to bite down.
"Nfufufu..." He giggled. "Bitch-chan, you're really cute. Don't worry, I will love you entirely from head. To. Toe, Bitch-chan." He kept licking at my neck until I just wanted him to get it over with. (Just do it! Just bite me already! Stop just licking! Just do it!)
I felt his fangs grazing over the skin once again and then his fangs started to tear through my flesh. I cringed, closing my eyes, the feeling of dread settling in along with panic as his fangs tore through my flesh and into a vein as the awful and unbearable pain flashed through my entire body.
I opened my mouth in a silent scream, body stiffening, barely even able to flinch at the moaning sounds from Laito or as his teeth went deeper and deeper.
He gasped. "Yo-you're blood….it's amazing…." He dug his fangs back in, taking a few more gulps before pulling out once again, gasping and moaning in pleasure in my face. "I never tasted….blood like this before….." He giggled, running his tongue along his blood soaked fangs. My blood! "I can understand now….why…Subaru….seems suddenly so taken with you." He took more gulps, hands travelling downwards, his hands softly grabbed at my thighs. "I will make for feel so good, Bitch-chan~"
The pain slowly became duller and my vision started to spot, a part of me felt peace in the fact that I would pass out soon enough, well the other part of me was screaming to not give in, in fear of what Laito might do to me while I was passed out. "St-Stop it!" I mumbled, my eyelids growing heaver by the second as I tried to struggle out of his grasp again.
"L-Laito..." I breathlessly murmured, my heart hammering in my chest from the lack of blood supply left, my eyelids half lidded as they travelled down and set on the pink pattern of the carpet that seemed to be swirling around like fish in water. (Pretty….)
When suddenly a set of shoes appeared; the swirling immediately settling down at the appearance of the stranger.
I struggling to indentify who the figure belonged to as it stormed up to us, tearing Laito away from me.
Having no strength left, I numbly fell to the ground. I was vaguely aware of the carpet cushioning my body as I landed on it. I dozily watched the two pairs of shoes, my vision more focused on the object behind them, underneath my bed enveloped in the darkness. Its green eyes stuck to mine.
"Mid…night…"
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"What do you think you are doing?! This is insane!" An elderly lady snapped, her eyes following the other woman around the room as she ran back and forth from the closet to the bed, stuffing my clothes in one of the suitcases that lays open on the end of the bed.
She huffed, stopping in her tracks and turning her gaze on the elderly lady. "Are you going to help?!" She shouted. "If not, then I don't have time for this…." Her eyes flickered to where I sat on the bed hugging the black cat to my chest, harshly stroking the cat's head with my tiny hands, tilting my head to the side at woman in question. "Nonsense!"
"Look, I'm just saying, that why don't you just stop with all this running away. It's not going to end well. Just give him want he wants." The elderly lady sighed, massaging her forehead. "Come on, don't you think Nami deservers a normal childhood. To go to school, make friends. Be happy."
"And that's exactly what I'm trying to do!" She snapped her blazing gaze on the elderly lady. "Don't go around giving advice when you have no idea what's on the line!"
"Then tell me! Tell me what he wants!"
"No!" Hesitating, the woman sighed, running her hands through her knotted hair. "I can't. It's for your own good. I can't you get involved in this."
"I'm already involved!" The elderly lady stepped forward grabbing her by the shoulders and preventing her from moving away.
"No….I can't…..I'm sorry….you just standing here and speaking to me is already too dangerous." She turned her head away, her eyes finding mine, forcing a weak smile as if to reassure me, however having the opposite effect.
Sighing, the elderly lady released her, her arms dropping to her side in defeat. "So, where are you going?"
"I can't tell you." She grabbed another handful of my clothes, packing it neatly into the suitcase. The lady sighed again, walking over to the closet and grabbing my shoes. "You can go and pack up your stuff as well; I will finish up with Nami's things." She said, placing my shoes in the other suitcase.
"I won't be taking any of my things with." She mumbled, her eyes losing their sparkle.
Tightening my arms around the cat, I watched her with big eyes. "Mama?"
"Huh?" She locked eyes with mine, forcing another smile. "Yes, my baby, what's the matter?"
"Can we take Kuro with?" I asked, patty the cat's head hard again, she tensed in my grip but didn't make any attempts to flee….yet.
"Oh, Kuro….yeah, not right now, though." She stood straight, walking around the bed to where I sat on it.
"Why?" I tilted my head to the side again, looking at her as she sat in front of me, the bed dipping from the weight. Reaching out, she slowly and softly stroked her.
"See, Kuro….has some things she needs to do first," She smiled softly. "But once all is done, she will be with you again. Don't worry, baby. She is yours and you are hers. She will never leave you alone for long, especially if you are in a…..situation that isn't good for you."
I pouted, tightening my grip even tighter, burying my face into her coat; she let out a small hiss, her soft paws struggling around as if to get a grip on something. "No, I don't want her to leave me, even for a minniesecond!"
"Millisecond, not minniesecond." She laughed, gently tugging on my arms to let her go.
"Mmh, no." I muttered fighting to keep my grip.
"Come on, baby, you're hurting her." As she said that the cat out a loud cry, now fully struggling in my grip until I couldn't hold on to her any longer. She leaped out of my arms, landed on the floor and rushed out of the bedroom as if she was scared I would chase after her.
I pouted, tears daring to spill down my chubby cheeks. "She hates me!" I cried.
"No, no, she doesn't hate you, she just got scared. Don't worry, baby. She will come back."
"And what if she doesn't!" I cried even harder, her fingers wiping away the tears as soon as they appeared.
"She will. She always comes back, doesn't she?" She smiled, pulling me onto her lap and hugging me to her chest. "Shuuush, shuuush. It okay, everything is okay, everything is okay." She said softly while stroking my back. "Everything is…. going to be just okay."
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A headache, no more like a migraine was the first thing that hit me when I started to wake. (Uh, my head feels like it's going to explode!) I thought gripping my head, my fingers getting tangled in pieces of my hair and my elbows hitting against something solid. (I'm dying.) "I'm going to die!" I gasped, squeezing my eyes tightly closed from the pounding in my head.
"Shut it." A soft grumble of a voice whispered to my left, a presence distinctly felt near.
It was then that my eyes opened, only to be met with pitch black, my elbow still touching against the solid object just inches in front of me. I didn't move, or even breathe; it was only when my lungs started to burn did I inhale sharply and loudly, cringing at the sound.
Slowly untangling my hands from my hair, I reached out, feeling the cold object that seemed to be everywhere. (Is it a wall?) I thought, reaching to my right and feeling the solid encaging me from every side that I touched. (In a ….box?) I started to panic, pushing against the solid above me. I was breathing heavily, a whimper leaving my lips when it didn't budge. "I need…I need to get out!" I cried desperately, twisting around, my hands pushing from every side and I kicked out my legs only to be met with something softer.
"Will you shut it! I'm trying to sleep!" A male voice snapped with a slight snarl.
I knew that voice. It was Subaru! "Su-Subaru! Is that you?!" My voice cracked, trembling from the adrenaline rush. I didn't know why but I felt greatly relieved, a part of my want to reach out and hug him, but I pushed that feeling aside to let reality take over instead. I was in a box with a vampire that had already established that I was nothing more than a blood bag to him and even drank my blood so that I wouldn't have any mistakes about what he was implying. I was officially screwed.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?!" Suddenly there was light invading the box, I closed my eyes from the brightness of it, and a heavy thud echoed from the outside, the box vibrating from the sound. "Get out!" He yelled.
Slowly peeling open my eyes, I gazed up at his sitting scruffy form as he glare down at me as I was taking in the object that had encaged me, but before I could tell what it was, I was grabbed my collar and thrown out, landing hard on the wooden flooring. I didn't move for a second, waiting for him to either to come after me or to be attacked by another brother, but nothing happened, other than the sound of a heavy object being moved.
Lifting my head up from my crouched form, I looked back over my shoulder at Subaru as he lifted the lid of the object back in place, closing it shut with him inside. I blinked over, taking in the coffin that was centred in the middle of the room, no bedroom? Was this his bedroom?! Seriously! There was just a chair and table in the room beside from the coffin.
My gaze slowly found its way over to the windows with curtains tied back, revealing it was morning. Moring, oh how I have missed the sun. Shifting slowly around into a sitting position as my head pounded, I noticed my bloodied shirt hanging slightly open and I quickly fixed it up, my fingers grazing over the dry hard blood on the collar of my shirt, which brought back what happened with Laito fresh to mind.
Crossing my arms over my chest, I battled to not let the tears come forth. If it wasn't for Subaru coming to save me once again, who knows what he might have done to me. Sadly, he didn't leave much to the imagination; he made it quite clear what he intended to do. Running my hands through my hair, I pulled at the roots in some hope to pull my thought from Laito. (Don't think about it. Don't think about it. Think about something else. Something else. Yes! That weird dream! Think about that instead!) Pushing my thoughts about Laito away, I forced on the dream, replaying it, however like most dreams it seemed so hard to recall everything.
Lying down on the floor, I absently looked up at the ceiling, my thoughts drifting between the dream and Laito. "Kuro." I breathed out, my gaze shifting between the shadows and sunlight that marked the ceiling, the pounding in my head slowly subsiding. "What a...original name for a black cat." I mumbled, turning my head and looked at the coffin with Subaru currently confined in it.
"Who on earth sleeps in a coffin?" I said, wondering if Subaru might suddenly push on the lid and snap at me to be quiet.
Turning my head back to the ceiling, I mumbled. "Thank you…..Subaru…-kyun." I smirked knowing I was probably pushing it with him, but for some odd reason I couldn't help it, maybe I was just trying to get my mind off of everything. "Subaru….-kyun…." My gaze flickered to the coffin, then back to the ceiling. "That's a cute nickname…..wait, nicknames aren't like that…..Su….ba…su…..ba….kyun…..no, something cuter…..Su-kyun…..that's cute."
With still no reply, I was wondering if I should just go up to the coffin and knock on it until he came out, but thought differently. It would only anger him, and the last thing I need was to be on his bad side, although I didn't really know what side I was on with him, he acts like he hates me but then saves me.
Trailing my hand up to my neck and just like last time, no bite marks. He had healed me again. (I wonder how he does that. Do they have some magic or something?) I wondered, smiling dazedly.
Tilting my head to the side, I eyed the chair. Even though I didn't feel tired anymore although I did feel slightly dizzy, I didn't have enough courage to leave to room and wonder around until I found my bedroom in case I bumped into one of the brothers, so instead I sat up, crawled over to the chair and curled up on it.
After a while of nonstop silence with just my thoughts to keep me company, my eyelids grew heavy and I drifted off asleep, dreaming of the same dream.
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"Wake up; you have fifteen minutes until we have to leave."
I was vaguely aware of the stern voice speaking, scolding me for still being in the same clothes as yesterday, and not being in my own bedroom, and how he would have trouble getting the blood stains out because I was so careless.
I was careless? Yeah, I was careless to have come to this mansion and didn't run for the hills as soon as the gate creepily opened by itself.
"Are you listening to me?"
"Hmm." I mumbled back, tightening my arms around myself to keep out the coldness that threatened to swallow up the warmth that I managed to gain.
"Miss Nami, should I add this to your punishment?" The voice threatened darkly.
My eyes popped opened at the suggestion, and I hurriedly jumped out of the chair, almost toppling over from the wave of dizziness that hit, somehow managing to stand to my feet only to realise just how close he was, a little too late. "G-Good Morning." I stuttered, staring up into his cold red eyes, just barely touching his form as he stared down at me.
"It's night." He corrected, his eyes sharpening as they travelled down my figure.
"Yes! That."
"Go clean yourself." He said sharply. "You stink." He stepped back to let me pass and I did, releasing a breath of relief, daring a glance at the coffin as I pasted. (Su-kyun….)
I hurriedly rushed out the room only to stop, looking left then right.
I was completely lost.
"Follow me." Reiji said pushing past me as I squashed myself to the side and walking ahead.
Trailing behind like a dog on a leash, I tried to mentally create a map from Subaru's to my bedroom. (Maybe I can go and hid there every night.) I thought, my vision catching a few doors here and there. (What am I thinking?! I need to find a way out! Not a hiding spot!) Sighing in defeat as my flight side fought with my fight side. I knew very well that I needed to get away, but that thought was slowly being replaced with a way to survive.
I need to be able to survive long enough to escape, until then…I will make a list!
The List of Survival! As I will call it.
Hiding spot one: Subaru's room. My room was out of the question now that I had two 'attacks' there, first being Ayato who nearly bit me and now Laito.
Person most likely to keep me safe from the others: Subaru…and maybe Ayato, but I had no interest in going to him, especially after seeing how possessive he was about 'owning' me and how self-centred his is. Reiji was scary but he didn't seem like someone that would help me if I was in trouble. Shuu…..I had no idea; he didn't seem like the kind of person to save people. Kanato…simply answer to that, Insane! I wasn't even going to go there with Laito.
Who's most dangerous: Laito, he seemed like the kind of person that would smile at you face while stabbing you in the back, basically, manipulative. Then Reiji, I shouldn't anger him, although I was still wondering when I was going to be punished, maybe he was all talk and no bite. Ayato, like I said, too self-centred and no way was I going to be owned by anyone! Then there was the creepy Kanato, still, he is insane, no more to discus. Shuu, he didn't hold any red flags for me other than being a pervert. And then Subaru…somehow, I couldn't really think he was dangerous after everything. Maybe I had gained a soft spot with him after all that he did.
After listing off everything that came to mind, I had come to a conclusion. The person that I need to stick to like glue was Subaru.
Somehow, after coming to that, I smiled, feeling like I could do this that I could survive in this crazy nightmare. I was so clouded by my achievement that once we had reached my bedroom, I didn't hear anything Reiji said, just nodded and closed the door, turning to face my bedroom that lay untouched by anything other than my new school uniform.
(I can do this. I can do this!) I told myself, turning to where the bathroom was and opened the door, only to be amazed by how big it was, feeling almost empty beside from the large table with a sink in the middle and a mirror above it with my bag full of toiletries there; a large bath, plots plants here and there with a small chandelier and a large mirror on the wall.
Plugging in the plug, I turned on the water, and stood up a little too fast as the dizziness hit me once again, leaving behind a new headache. Slowly walking over to the sink, I unzipped my bag and pulled out my toothbrush and toothpaste, squeezing out some toothpaste onto my toothbrush, I set to work on my teeth, the air of the bathroom dropping a few degrees every second until I was slightly shivering.
Once I was done, I spat out the remained toothpaste, rinsed out my mouth, and stood upright, my gaze on my tired face and slightly bright eyes in the mirror. "Uh, I look like a dead person walking….with freakish glowing eyes." I mumbled to myself, shaking my head at the image when suddenly out of the corner of my eye stood…..a girl?
My eyes zoomed on the girl in the mirror, apparently standing right behind me, close enough to feel body heat and hear breathing but nope, I didn't feel or hear anything.
She had blonde hair with ruby red eyes, when she noticed that I noticed her, she kindly smiled, her eyes twinkling.
I knew her; I had spent many years as a child playing with her, although as we got older, Dad refused to let me hang out with her anymore. The girls name was...Komori Yui.
I didn't move, my hands gripping the toothbrush tightly in my grip. I had officially lost it. Now I was seeing a girl from my childhood. Leaning forward, I covered my face with my hands - the toothbrush pushing into my forehead - praying that once I open my eyes again that they all would be gone and my bright eyes would be back to normal.
"Nami?"
My eyes snapped up peering from between my fingers to find the girl still behind me. Was she the one that spoke?
"Can you hear me? P-Please tell me you can hear me!" The girl pleaded, tears started to pool at the corners of her eyes. "Please! I was so sure that you looked right at me." She cried as suddenly at the door of the bathroom I could see a dark shadow emerging, consuming the light with it.
I tensed when the lights above flickered before going off.
"No, no, please, let me go! Please! I don't belong here! Nami! Please help me!" She cried as the shadow started to drag her backwards, grabbing at her hair, clothes, slowly consuming her and leaving only one eye that was visible to see as darkness swam around her.
"NO!"
And then suddenly she was gone, the lights turned on again leaving only the sound of her voice echoing in my head.
"What the…..heck was that?!"
Splash
I let out a strangled screeched, jumping back into the sink, and quickly spinning to face the sound, ignoring the pain in my hip. There, in my nice warm bath water was none other than the oldest, Shuu.
I sighed in relief, my shoulders sagging down as I leaned against the table for support, my legs suddenly feeling like jelly. I hadn't realised until then that I was trembling badly and how cold I felt.
Taking in a shaky breath and releasing it, I moved towards Shuu, who was fully clothed with his ear buds still in. I dropped to a crouching position at the edge of the bath, turning off the water and placing my trembling cold fingers on the rim, peering over at him. At that moment I was immensely grateful that he was here, I didn't want to be alone after what just happened and he seemed less scary than….well anything.
"Are you really sleeping?" I asked tiredly my body still shaking from the cold. For some odd reason, I always felt exhausted after…those weird visions or hallucinations. "And bathing at the same time, fully clothed." I mumbled, resting my chin on the rim as I studied him, he didn't make any attempts to move or make a noise and I felt no need to flee from him.
(What just happened back there? Why did I see her this time?)
"Is the water nice?" I raised my hand, dipping my index finger in the warm water and stirring it around, my thoughts drifting back to Yui. I was really losing it, it seemed. "The temperature is just right…" Glancing up at him, I stopped stirring when I saw he had one eye open and was watching me.
"Do you want to join me, lewd woman? You can even shove you chest into my face again if you like." He chuckled softly.
I glared at him, puffing my lower lip out. "No, if it's alright with you, I would like to bath on my own."
He didn't say anything for a few seconds, and just when I was about to stand up from the cramp that was threatening my legs and decide a different option to bathing, I was grabbed by my hand that was still absently stirring the water, forcefully pulled forward.
I gripped the edge of the bathtub with my free hand, managing to not fall forward, only to hunch toward Shuu who was still gripping my wrist.
"Let go!" I snapped panicking. I suddenly was back there with Laito licking at my wrist with the lustful look in his eyes. Struggling to get out of his grip, he tightened his hold to the point where I thought he might snap my wrist, but I didn't stop. I frantically pulled at my wrist, scared of the same thing happening, only this time Subaru isn't going to save me.
"How bothersome." He mumbled, releasing my hand.
I fell backwards, landing hard on my butt. I looked up, half expecting to see him there, with predatory eyes. All I saw was the white of the tub as it stood there. I crawled backwards, until I was by the sink and then slowly stood to my feet, keeping my gaze locked on the bath, which was….empty? Flinching, I looked around, scared that he would suddenly jump out at me.
After what felt like an eternity had passed with nothing happening, I contemplated bathing. One side of me scared that while I was bathing one of the brothers would appear like with Shuu, while the other side wanted to wash off all the blood that I had on me. Back and forth, the arguing went on in my head until I gave up and bathed….in the sink.
Filling up the sink with warm water, I soaked a towel and partly undressed. Grabbing some soap, I damped myself with the towel and then started working on cleaning myself, and now and then checking to see if any one of the brother were here.
(This is what they call a sponge bath, isn't it?) I wondered as I washed myself with the towel, rinsing out the water and rewetting it. (Or maybe something similar….I should look it up.)
I felt pathetic but at the same time, like I had some control. So what if they try to corner me while I'm bathing, I won't be as vulnerable as if I was in a tub of water, naked and have no means of defending myself, for all I know, they could try and drown me.
After a few minutes, I had officially cleaned every important part of my body, while still at the same time, having some piece of clothing on. I smiled at my achievement, emptying out the sink and bath and headed to the bedroom, carefully getting undressed from one piece of clothing to dress to the new and cleaned one, all while keeping an open eye out for anything unusual.
Yup, I think I was on the path of paranoia and a touch of insanity, just a touch though. But hey, what wasn't crazy about all of this?
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Hehehe…..Yui…..I thought I might as well add her since I got a comment about how they were sad to see no Yui in this story. I am here to please. ^^
Also, Nami won't be a total nut job for long, she's just adjusting to her situation and trying to figure out everything, so I think her behaviour - as weird as if may seem - is totally acceptable at the moment.
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I hope you liked the chapter and would really like to hear your thoughts
Until next time~
