Amber eyes fluttered open. Hands near his sides, Yuki was laying on the couch.

"She's awake" Laito commented.

Everything came rushing back and Yuki gasped, taking in a few deep breathes.

Reiji nodded. "We don't know what happened" he gazed at Yuki.

"Kawai Kiti, tell us why you had a tantrum" Ayato said to the girl on the couch.

As it was coming back, Yuki was beginning to realize what had happened. It was absurd and he still wasn't sure if he actually believed it.

"I... felt you guys." Yuki said softly. Laito smirked. "Oh you did? Why, Bitch-chan couldn't handle us." Yuki did not understand what he meant but it was clear that the red head was not speaking in the same context. Reiji did get it though, but he found the comment immature.

"What do you mean by feel?" The dark haired vampire questioned.

Yuki gazed at nothing. "Anger... Depression... Desire... Confusion..." his voice was unnaturally soft as he relayed the emotions he had so intensely experienced. "They were so strong... and they hit hard" Yuki finished.

Shu's eyes slowly opened. "She experienced The Ticking" he said dully.

Yuki glanced at the blonde vampire. What did that mean? Before he could ask, someone else spoke.

"Tch, what the hell! That never happens!" Ayato snapped. Reiji appeared to be in deep thought. "Well it clearly did."

"So Kiti is unstable?" Kanato inquired. Yuki fought the urge to express his utter shock, especially since Kanato - Kanato! - was the one who made the comment. How was he the unstable one? Yuki only felt all their emotions which technically means that they were the unstable ones. All he said, though, was:

"What's The Ticking?"

Laito was gazing past him at nothing. Ayato too. Reiji was looking up, Shu's eyes were closed... none of them were acknowledging him.

"Reiji...?" he insisted. The young male was very confused and all he really wanted to know was if it would ever happen again.

"The Ticking is a rare occurrence that happens if too much blood is taken from a human. They will end up carrying an essence of their predator within them" Reiji explained slowly.

"And since you were given to all of us..." Subaru said. "You will hold a piece of all of us" Shu finished.

Yuki processed each word with growing worry and fascination. It was like a trade. The more they took of him, the more they gave of themselves as well.

"Is this a bad thing?" he asked shyly.

"It depends how you look at it" Reiji answered. "You seemed to only feel the negative, which you couldn't handle."

"Will it happen again?" Yuki questioned - aloud this time. Subaru spoke again. "We don't know" the white haired vampire walked away, hands in his pockets.

Reiji left the room too, going back to his study. Yuki was left with the four others.

"Bitch-chan, how is it to feel things so intensely?" Laito tilted his head. Yuki gazed at the red haired vampire. He guessed vampires felt things much more deeply. Ayato nodded.

"Yes, Kawai Kiti. Can you blame us for following through with these things?"

Yuki realized that the other vampire had somehow gotten behind the couch.

"It is the only way to make them stop" Kanato said, staring intently at the girl in front of him.

Shu spoke, eyes still closed. "It is an eternal pain that never leaves for long."

"I'm... I'm sorry" Yuki said softly, not knowing what else to say. He felt bad but what could he do? The boy had thought that if he knew how they felt then he could help them but... this was something that only they could face.

He tilted his neck. Yuki could make it easier, though. The male swept the hair aside.

"Please... feast."

Ayato was the first to take up the offer.