Dance Of Night (A Diabolik Lovers Fanfiction)

Chapter 15 A Long Walk

What was Sora doing here? Why did Karl Heinz have him grabbed like that from the arm? Had Sora been discovered for escaping constantly? But why would he be here now if that had been the case? His presence made no sense at all.

"Ayame dear," began the Vampire King, with a pondering look. "This is my eldest son, Shu Sakamaki. I belive you had still not met."

"Shu?" I thought. "That cannot not be so, this is clearly Sora before me, with his bright blue eyes, his blonde orange hair... But he is dressed different than usual... he is wearing more elegant clothes, far more expensive than any he has worn before with Edgar and I. But never mind that, this is Sora standing in front of me. I would recognize him anywhere. My heart recognizes him, beating so fast like this. Karl has a serious expression on his face, he is not lying. None of the sons contradict him, none seem surprised that this is Shu." I looked at Sora himself then, and his eyes looked at me with intense... regret. His eyes were pleading to me.

It was all true. He had lied to me. He had lied from the start. He was not human, he was a vampire. What is more, he was the eldest Sakamaki. I began to feel absolutely desolate, and angered, but I had to cover it up as best as I could. If not I could begin to have that strange reaction I had had before, and that would reveal our connection, and they would discover his secret.

"Why do I even care about it? About him?" I thought to myself, not being able to calm down. "But... If he were discovered, Edgar would be too, and who knows what could happen to him... I have to remain calm."

"I beg your pardon," I said calmly, collecting myself. "It seems that whole incident has left me somewhat confused. I mistook you for someone I used to know," I said to Sor—Shu, to Shu, and I could see how he flinched at the slight emphasis on 'used'. His eyes screamed of heartbreak to me, but he recomposed himself as fast as I had, and only I noticed. "It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Shu Sakamaki," I continued, with a slight bow of my head.

"It is a pleasure to meet you as well," said an emotionless Shu.

"Sons, you may all leave," said the Vampire King then, with authority in his voice. This was not a suggestion.

I could see some wanted to protest, but then one by one, Shu first, they all left, leaving me alone with Karl Heinz, the being who wanted me as his next bride.

"Ayame dear, you must understand that after that display in the ballroom my interest for you has done nothing but spiral up, if that was even possible. There is absolutely no possibility now that I will not make you my bride in the years to come. You intrigue me in the most exquisite of manners, excite me beyond my own expectations. I do not know what it was that happened, but I suppose in the future we will know," he declared.

That meant I had no escape from his plans. There was no way he would ever let me go.  I did not have a clue as to what to do, as to how I would be able to get out of this. I did not even have enough hope that I could. All I was aware of at the moment was the hurt I felt because of Shu's lies and the sadness at how my future seemed to be and how desperate I was to talk to someone who did not belong to this world. I had to see Edgar.

"I understand that you are not comfortable with the whole ordeal at the moment, but I am certain that in time you will come to terms with it. There is not a thing you can do about it any way, so it would be better if you got used to it sooner than later, my bride," I flinched lightly at the term by which he addressed me, to which he smiled.

"We will see about that," I muttered, to which his smile grew. "I am in need of time for my own self at the moment, and would appreciate greatly if you would leave me now so that I could go to the gardens to think," I finished with a polite smile.