A Little Twist

Seven

Oh, sure, add another thing to my list of things for tonight. Reiji closes his eyes for a moment. I'll see how much I can do. 

Ayato waited for him in the game room. 'I still feel like he got off lightly by losing one doll. He threatened both Risa and the baby.' 

'And for thinking she lied? If that's so, then why did the old man bring her here?' Laito picks up the darts after looking at the pool table. 'However, Kanato isn't the only one who keeps his distance. I haven't seen Shu in a few nights.' 

Shaking his head, Ayato picks up another set of darts. 'Do you think that he... What is wrong with you people? How can you not tell she slept with someone else?' He throws a dart first. 'One of the others, no less. It seems that Kanato, Shu, and you slept with her. I could smell you on her. However, I thought you just drank from her. Now I know better.' He throws the other two darts into the board. 

'Do you think you can fool me?' Laito sounds right next to his ear. 'You had your eyes on her too back then.' 

Ayato pushes him away. 'At least I don't go for a woman who already slept with one of my brothers...' 

'Unless you had her first,' Laito doesn't give up yet and throws the first dart. 'No, is she seriously not your type? You were all over her because she smelled pure to you. What was it again that you said?' He aims at the dart board. 'Oh, that's right, you mentioned that she smelled pure and innocent.' 

'Her blood did, yes. No need to remind me.' Ayato plays with the darts in his hands. 

Laito's hand hangs in the air and slowly turns his head. He has! Possibly he was her first. God dammit! That makes four possible candidates. 'How did this happen? That four of us have slept with her. You were her first, didn't you?' He throws the other two darts and hits the bull's eye. I only believed Kanato drank from her before she ran into my arms. Poor thing wanted to get away from him fast. 

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Kanato, who heard the two talk, can't believe what he heard. That means Ayato, Laito, and Shu... It's not mine! Impossible. But you women! Thinking you can get away with something by simply sleeping with a man. He finds Risa in the library. Apparently looking for a book to read. 'Why won't you do a DNA test?' 

'Kanato?' Risa's hand goes automatically to the baby. Oh no, please, if I have more fake contractions, I have to contact my obstetrician. Why did their father bring me here? Did he not know that me coming here would be risky? 

'Let's go.' Kanato grabs her wrist and teleports elsewhere. He lets her go and points to a burn mark. 'That's because of you! Why did you run me out to Ayato?!' 

I didn't mean to, I'm sorry. Risa knows that even if she said sorry, he still wouldn't forgive her. She follows his finger to a burned doll. I had no idea what happened when Subaru took me to my bedroom to calm me down. No, wait! 'Please, if I have more fake contractions it could cause complications. I might have to go to the hospital and stay there.' She avoids his eyes by looking down. 'And... I want to know who the father is too but I have to wait until the baby is born.' 

'Don't think that those tears work on me!' Kanato sees her hand on the baby and rubs it in circles. 'And how convenient that we have to wait for the baby. Do you really think you'll be safe as long as the baby is still inside you? He won't be there forever.' 

I know and that scares me the most. As soon as the baby is born, you could bite me again. What if one of them can't control their thirst and kill me? I don't know if something in my blood changed because of the baby. Risa breathes shallowly and squeezes her eyes shut. What will he do now?