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Chapter 9

~Yuri's Point of View~

I saw Shu and the triplets tense up. "Yui... where's Yui?" I ran out of the room. The swords fell to the floor. I went her room but she wasn't there. I found her cross necklace on her bed. I grabbed it and ran out. I searched the entire mansion, but still no Yui.

I finally found her outside with Ayato near a lake. Ayato pushed her in. "No!" I screamed. "She can't swim!" Without a second thought, I dove in. This felt familiar. A boy getting pushed in, and I dove in after him.

I grabbed Yui and fished her out. She coughed and suddenly, her eyes turned green. "Thank you, Yuriko," she said with a familiar cruel smile. Her eyes turned back to sherbet pink, and she passed out.

The name 'Yuriko' hit me like a knife. I felt weak in the knees suddenly and I started sinking. Yuriko. The name branded itself in my mind. A small searing pain was in my wrist. Then it stopped. I didn't have energy to make it back to the surface.

There was a splash, and I saw Ayato. He grabbed me and kicked up to the surface. I took a huge breath of air. I coughed and hugged him. "Thank you," I said quietly. He put me down on the rail and got out of the cold water.

I examined my wrist where it hurt, and found a small black rose tattoo. I pressed a finger to it, and I swear I saw it turn red. I think my hair's longer. I dragged Yui over to the soft grass. Ayato walked over to me suddenly. "Ayato?"

He leaned close to my neck. "Be quiet. My body is unbelievably parched. I want your blood." He bit down on my collarbone. He lifted me up slightly. He pulled away with wide eyes. "Your blood is so filling now. There's no comparison."

He bit down again, this time on my neck. He pushed me to the ground. "This is a first for me. As long as I have your blood, I'll never want..." He bit down and I twitches slightly. "Stop..." I said weakly.

He pulled away and grinned. "Your blood is too sweet to give up. You belong to me. Your blood, your body, your heart, your soul...your everything."

He leaned in closer, and I could feel his breath. "Devote your blood and your life to me." He leaned in even closer and gently kissed me. I stiffened at the kiss.

"I see," Laito's voice said. "It finally makes sense." I pushed Ayato off quickly and turned to see Laito with his fedora and Kanato. "I thought it was strange," Kanato said. "Recently, the tiniest whiff of Yuri's blood smelled so sweet. It would drive me crazy. Teddy, it was so hard to restrain ourselves, wasn't it?"

"I'm sure a drink of her blood would be very satisfying," Laito said. "I'm getting excited just thinking about it." He licked his lips. "Pervert," I whispered under my breath. I rolled my eyes and stood up.

"I'm getting sick of this game." Laito tilted his head. "Game?" I smirked. "Ayato, please teleport Yui to her room please." Ayato hesitated but did what I said. I cracked my knuckles. "Time to kick some hentai butt."

I dashed quickly at Laito and punched him twice in the stomach. I stole his fedora and put it on my head. "My name is Laito, and I'm a huge pervert," I mocked. "Everything turns me on, blah, blah, blah. I pointed at a stone and hugged myself. "Ah~ Stone-chan, you turned me on."

I cut the crap and looked at Laito. "That's exactly what's pissing me off." I threw his fedora like a frisbee at him and it landed on his head. I kicked him and slapped him harshly. "That's for hurting Yui." I punched him again and tackled him to the ground. I kicked and punched him over and over.

Then, I felt something in atmosphere change.

I stopped and ran back to the mansion. I went to my room and found Subaru's silver knife on the ground. I picked it up and decided Yui should have a way to defend herself. I put it on her bed and looked around. I was bored, so I basically walked around randomly.

I found Reiji and Yui and that weird guy, Richter. Yui turned to face me but her eyes were green. I narrowed my eyes. "What are you doing here, Cordelia?" I asked.

I didn't know what I was saying. It was like my mouth kept talking and my mind was blank. "Ah, Yuriko, dear. Nice to see you again." I sneered. "Unfortunately, I can't say the same. You're supposed to be dead."

~Small Time Skip~

"If you kill them, I promise to make you head of the house," Yui-no, Cordelia said. "Didn't you promise me that before?" Richter asked. He grabbed her by the wrists and dipped her down. He prepared to bite her when I kicked him in the side.

"Get your filthy hands off my sister's body," I snarled. I tried to punch him, but he deflected my blow. He blocked all my attacks. He snatched my wrist and dipped me down like he did to Cordelia. "Get your hands off her," Ayato said. "She belongs to me."

Ah, Ayato! My savior. I'm being sarcastic, BTW. While Richter was distracted, I flipped him over.

He grabbed Cordelia, who was trying to escape and pulled out a sword. He slashed and cut Ayato's red ribbon. "Why you..." I quickly pulled two swords. "Ayato!" I tossed him one, and he caught it. "Your free ride is over. I'll make you regret coming here." Richter smirked. "And what do you think you can do about it?"

Their swords clashed together, and eventually Ayato was backed into a wall. Richter stabbed Ayato in the shoulder and grinned. My eyes widened, and I stiffened. What am I doing here, not moving?! Move stupid body! Richter pulled out the sword, and blood rushed out.

Ayato sank to his knees. "Now hold still," Richter said while lifting the sword up. He brought it down, but at the last second I blocked him. I felt stronger, and my sword was glowing. I growled and kicked Richter across the hallway.

"Ayato, are you okay?" I knelt down next to him. He didn't say anything, but he painfully shook his head no. I don't know why, but I pulled my sleeve down, exposing my neck and shoulder. "Drink," I insisted. He hesitated but bit down.

I sensed Richter behind me, so I raised my sword up and blocked a blow. I swept my foot back and kicked him as hard as I could. He flew back and crashed into the wall. Wow. I didn't know I could kick that hard.

Ayato pulled away, his wound completely healed. He looked stunned at his healed body. I stood up and faced Richter. "You hurt people who I care about, and now you'll pay," I growled. I clutched my sword tightly and ran at him. I stabbed him in stomach and he fell on the floor.

Yui seemed to go back to herself for a second and got out of his grasp. She ran up somewhere, and I sank to the ground suddenly really tired.

Yui ran back into the room with Subaru's silver knife in her hand. She looked at me with a sad look and my eyes widened as I realized what she was going to do. She raised the knife and closed her eyes. My body so heavy, and I couldn't do anything.

As she started to bring the knife to her chest, I screamed. The world suddenly seemed to freeze. I looked around in panic. A girl in a oversized hoodie with pretty blue eyes appeared. "Who are you?" I asked. She ignored my question and she gestured toward Yui.

"Do you want to save her?" I nodded. "Are you even willing to give up your life for a chance to save her?" I already knew the answer. I looked around before looking the girl in the eyes.

"Yes."