The Diabolik Host Club Lovers [OHSHC Diabolik Lovers AU Fan fiction]

Assignment: Facade

Tikiyah's POV:

"You are in ass." I tell Reiji as I'm sprawled out on one of his single couches.

"....I'm an ass?" Reiji repeated, his amusement just barely recognizable in his stoic deep voice. He didn't even look up at me from his book but I knew I had his full attention. I "intrigued" him he told me once and I would always have him with one eye on me. I think probably because of when I knocked his entire bookshelf down us why he really does that but who knows?

"Yes, Reiji, that is what I said; you are an ass." I confirmed.

"Why?"

"Why what now?"

"Why am I an ass you say?"

I shook my foot that was crossed over the other, staring at the ceiling. "Now, that is a question you should be asking yourself. Why are you such an ass to people?"

"I'm an ass to people? What people? I recall myself rather polite to people."

"Not to your fans, really." I say.

"My fans fawn over me being what you call an "ass." To them what I am authoritatively dominant and that is sexy."

I snicker. Sexy was a weird word rolling off Reiji's tongue. "Ohh kinky. But what about your brothers?"

"If you had five dirty annoying brothers you'd be like this, too." He explained, flipping a page of his book.

Hm, he got a point but, there was a reason why I spoke up like this, not to annoy him, and he's either playing dumb or he's really not getting it. "Okay, how about me?" I tested him, looking back at him upside down, head resting on the arm rest.

"What about you, Tikiyah?"

"Don't you think you're an ass to me?"

Reiji was watching me now. "Perhaps. You are a maid, my maid, so I have all the right to be an ass to you."

I pooch my lips. "That ain't right..."

"It's all a matter of maintaining my dominance over you. If I was nice to you, you'd surely be out of control. When I am mean, you're afraid to get into trouble because I could hurt you."

"I mean...I guess...but, since I'm your maid and you kind of call all the shots over your brothers in a way, why did you have to make an order for me to dance with all of you at the Host Club thingy?"

"So, everyone is happy. Why?"

"Everyone will be happy except me..." I mumbled.

Cologne waft over me and Reiji's voice was suddenly louder in my ear. "Why?"

"Ahh!" I jumped away from him. "Why what?! And don't do that disappearing and reappearing in my ear like that!"

"Why does it bother you that I'm making you dance with all of my brothers?" Reiji rephrased, resting his arms and head on the arm rest.

I shot him a look. "Really? Laito's annoying and nasty, I'm still mad at Ayato and I don't want to hear, "Oi! Stop stepping on Ore-sama's feet, Bunny Maid!" Through the whole dance. Shu is on my hit list. Subaru...is a car. Kanato is a bit...crazy."

"And I?"

"You....you are actually tolerable for me."

Reiji seemed intrigued. "So, you'd dance with me with no problems?"

I shrug. "I mean...sure. I'd even be your date to the dance than any of the others."

"Hm? Really?" A questionable small smile drew across his face. There was no telling what this smile nor his comment meant. Though, he looked like he was daring me to take what I said back while some kind of plan was forming in his big brain of his.

I opened my mouth to speak but the door to Reiji's room slammed. We turn to find a bedraggled Laito standing by the doorway. His shoulders sagged, he looked sweaty under his unusual ragged clothes. He was panting...Something wasn't right.

"Laito, what's going on?" Reiji asked, standing up.

"It's Kanato." Laito gasped. "He's not stable!"

"And that's new?" I remarked.

"No, you don't understand. This is worst than the usual Kanato. Kokoa-chan....you need to watch out with who you talk to. He's obsessed with you and the wrong person you decide to hang out with might end up on the news and you..."

"And I?" I pressed.

"And you could be in grave danger yourself if you anger him." Laito finished, looking at me sideways. "Has Kanato...has Kanato showed you his...dolls?"

I knit my brows. "....dolls? What dolls?" Reiji and Laito exchanged glances. That wasn't a good sign. There was something they weren't telling me and I was feeling scared. I took a step back from them and tried them again. "What dolls? Don't keep me in the dark! If I'm to be living with you guys as your maid, don't you think I should know these things?"

"Tikiyah, there are things that you don't know about us," Reiji began, eyes hard with a huge amount of solemn. "Everyone has their secrets. And some secrets shouldn't be shared. The world wouldn't be able to handle it...you wouldn't be able to handle it, Tikiyah. You have a your perspective on us already that isn't necessarily good, telling you our past would change your perspective on us greatly. So, we'll keep quiet."

"You wouldn't understand it anyways." Laito added. "You humans have a problem of looking at things one-way, looking at the things that's right in front of you and not the deeper meaning." Laito was right in front of me now, eyes soft as he cupped my cheek in his hand. My heart was lurching at every word that came out these brothers' mouth. They were kind of talking in tongue but I think I was getting the big picture. It held something scary and I didn't like it. "You're so innocent. Therefore, you needn't to know the truth behind our facade you present to you. I'll only tell you this: if Kanato ever tries to take you to meet his dolls, run. Deny his offer and get away from him as fast as you can. It'll cripple you if you went with him. Understood?"

I felt haunted and found myself nodding without any control. I knew that living with these vampires would be dangerous but, knowing there are still hidden secrets behind each of them made the dangerous level a lot more higher than before. What did I get myself into? And why did my mother think this was safe??