Dance Of Night (A Diabolik Lovers Fanfiction)

Chapter 10 Time Follows

Two years and some months had passed after that night, and I was now 12. Over that time, nothing much had changed.

Karl Heinz kept on inviting me to the dances he held each month, and after five more he said I was formally invited to every ball he held henceforward. Each time I attended, he made me dance with him as soon as I arrived, until he had to go from the party or some other guest required his attention, however we were not usually disturbed since he was a very feared man. He usually talked to me, and it was not often that I was actually interested in the topic we discussed. He liked for me to talk about me a lot, which I tried my best not to do.

After that I always went outside to the gardens lest it was raining. Mother gave me a golden watch clock in order to return to the party at a certain time, since she did not want me to upset Father by being late or by not being able to find me, and because she worried for me sometimes if I went away for too long. She understood that I did not like to attend the parties but did so because Father forced me and because Karl would probably otherwise be angered. Therefore she let me go outside all I wanted given that I return in time.

Father usually did not care about my whereabouts. Over those two years he had been extending his social circle, meeting sometimes with the guests outside of the party to discuss certain issues. He felt like a real noble man, having his daughter be the honored guest of Karl Heinz, and he certainly acted as such. After the episode at the second dance, he began selling my blood only to the Vampire King. Any other vampire who asked him for it got a no for an answer, and if they insisted knowing that he sold only to the King, Father gave Karl his name, and that vampire was never seen again.

"They are disrespecting their King," my Father had said. "It is only loyal for us to inform Karl Heinz-sama."

In the gardens, depending on my mood, I did one of either three things. One was exploring. It seemed as if the gardens extended onto forever, always having something new to see. This I did alone. Another thing was viewing the flowers, which I loved dearly, especially my favourite, the Orange Calla Lilly. Usually Subaru accompanied me on these viewings, as we talked about the flowers and other things. I had learned how to deal with his temper, ever changing. He got angered or upset over simple things, which I carefully avoided. I trusted him a lot, even though he was a Sakamaki. Sometimes we even discussed our family, and we were awfully honest with each other.

"I feel trapped," I told him one night. "I feel as if I had no control at all over my life except for when I escape these parties."

"I understand how you feel," he had told me.

"I know," I commented. "Do you think we will ever escape this life forever instead of just one night a month?"

"I can only hope," he admitted sincerely. "It would be hard if that man does not want us to be free. But I think you could beat him somehow."

I was surprised that time at his comment, widening my eyes and looking back at him. He thought I was that strong?

"Maybe together," I only said in response, to which he looked away and I dare say he even blushed lightly.

As to the third thing I did, and probably the one I enjoyed the most, I went to the human realm and played with Sora and Edgar. It was only with them and Subaru that I let loose and relaxed. I found great joy in being with them. Edgar was warm and nice to me from the start, always happy when I was there, asking me why in protest when I had not been. Sora, on the other hand, had taken some more time to open up to me. At first he complained when I attended their secret playtime but later on he even complained when I got there too late in the night. Every time I saw him, my heart raced in my chest. I always wondered what that was, but I did not question it for long. We played tons of games now, like chase and races, and sometimes we even played pretends, being pirates or explorers or a famous band.

I also learned a lot about them. I learnt that Edgar was from the village nearby and that he had a nice family, with loving parents. He enjoyed the outdoor life, specifically growing apples, which he taught us how to do. He did not know about the demon realm and Sora had told me not to tell him anything about it, to keep him safe. It was dangerous, apparently, for mere humans to know about it. I told them about my parents, and that someone very powerful, the host of the dances, was interested in me, which I despised. I told them all about how I feared him and found him insincere and ill mannered. Sora told me he felt the same way about the master of the house, an evil person, but there was nothing we could do about it. I also learned that he liked to play the violin, like I did, and sometimes he even brought it along and we all danced to the music. I did not consider myself good enough to play for them, so it was always Sora who played the violin. Knowing I played the piano too, he told me we should do a duet sometime, which I would have loved to do, but I could never bring a piano to our meeting place, of course.

And so sometimes we would play for hours, sometimes we would talk for hours. Either way, we were all really happy when we were together; the best friends we could ever be.

As for when it rained, I was forced to remain within the main ballroom all the time. I was not allowed to go on to explore the mansion, and so there was not much I could do. Sometimes I saw the triplets, separately, in different situations. Ayato, eating, Laito, talking with some ladies, and Kanato, talking to Teddy in a corner of the room. Once in a while, we would cross our gazes, and I would smile at them, but they would just look away. Cordelia was sometimes seen as well, once even talking to my Father, which I found horrible. Who knows which ideas she was getting into his mind.

Most of the times I had to be inside Reiji came over and we discussed science and other topics of the sort. He got very exited about this, telling me all about the new things he had read. It was a nice way to spend the time, but I knew I could not be too close to Reiji, for discussing private matters in the party was too dangerous, and since he never seemed to leave the main ballroom there was not much else I could do about it. When I went to the gardens he sometimes tried to stop me, offering me to talk about new topics. I suggested we talk about these outside, but he never wanted to go. It appeared to be he wanted to be in there in case his Father or Mother ever needed him. I could see in his eyes he did not like it when I left to be outside, but being a gentleman, he could not force me to stay.

I had never seen Shu Sakamaki, the first son of Karl Heinz, since he left before I even arrived every time. I had no intention of seeing him either however. For all I know, he could be just like his father.

I did see his and Reiji's mother, Beatrix, a tall woman with fine blue eyes and long blonde hair. She reminded me of Sora sometimes, but she used to carry a stern expression on her face, making them look nothing alike. She seemed very elegant, but we never once spoke to each other.

And so, that was how those years went by. However on the 30th dance I attended, something entirely different took place.