Yuki was in the car, the ride back to the mansion full of silence. It had been a day since his secret was revealed to Laito. Today had been his second day at night school and it had been better, however Laito seemed to be teasing him in a very subtle way all night. Not that Yuki could do much about it since the vampire now had something over him. Before it was fear and now it was more than that.

He was gazing at his folded hands. The boy knew that if he looked up his eyes would meet the piercing green ones of Ayato and Laito. He could feel them staring but he refused to look up. Yuki was unsure why his secret was still held. Why had Laito kept quiet, what did the vampire want?

The room was quiet, dark. Only the soft breathing that could be heard revealed that the space was occupied. A shadow moved slowly across the room, coming to a stop in front of the bed.

"Remember the moon..."

It whispered those words and then vanished. Yuki sat up with a gasp.

"Moon?" he mumbled. The boy glanced around the room. Who had said that? Yuki saw no one was in the room with him. Slowly, he lay back down. Tomorrow was the full moon and somehow - deep down - he knew what that meant.

"Aye, Kawai Kiti"

Amber eyes sleepily opened up to meet the twinkling green gaze of Ayato. The vampire was right above him. Literally.

"Yours Truly is feeling very hungry" Ayato stated, staring into the girls' eyes.

Yuki looked around. "Now..?" he asked carefully. Ayato rolled his eyes. "No I'm just hungry for later" he muttered sarcastically. Yuki just stared at him, confused and not catching the sarcasm.

"Yes, now!" The vampire said impatiently. Yuki nodded slowly. "No one's stopping you" he mumbled, turning his head to reveal his neck. What Ayato did next surprised him, as it was the opposite to what he would have expected. The male moved away. "Pathetic..." he muttered.

"Yours Truly wants food" he said slowly. "Not you."

Yuki was still for a moment before he caught on.

"Oh!"

The boy scrambled upright and Ayato moved out of the way. Yuki tied up his "hair" in a pony tail to keep it out of the way and then turned back to Ayato.

"What would you like?" he asked.

"Takoyaki" Ayato said simply.

Yuki nodded again and began to make his way to the kitchen. He was happy that he knew how to make them well. Getting the ingredients, he started cooking. Ayato was watching over his shoulder but Yuki did not feel pressured. He enjoyed cooking and because he used to do it so often, he was quite good at it. Around ten minutes passed and that's when Yuki finished.

Taking out a plate, he placed the round balls onto it, poking a small stick in each one. Then he handed it to Ayato.

"Here you go."

Ayato took the plate, picking one of them up and eating it in one bite. His face was neutral for a moment and then it lit up. He ate another.

"Ah, Yuki they're good!" he said, eating some more with a satisfied expression. Yuki just stood there, a little surprised. For the first time in over two weeks, Ayato had just called him by his real name.

The boy smiled. "Thank you" he dipped his head and washed his hands. Turning around again, he saw Ayato walking out of the kitchen with the plate and Shu walking in. The blonde vampire stopped only when he was directly in front of Yuki.

"Shu-kun?"

Shu leaned down, moving the girl's hair and biting down. She was so sweet...

Yuki could not move but as Shu drank, he felt a growing wave of depression. It kept building up the more Shu took.

"Shu... s-stop..." Yuki mumbled, his voice barely audible. He did not want to pass out from the emotion again seeing as it felt much more intense. Shu pulled away and the emotion slowly ebbed too.

Yuki looked up at the other male. "It happened again..." he said to him. "Are... are you feeling that much?"

Shu watched her for a moment and then he spoke. "It's the full moon tonight, so it will intensify" he gazed at the girl in front of him for a moment longer and then turned and left.

Those words made Yuki remember something. The shadow last night, it had said: remember the moon.

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