Euphoria

Chapter four

The soft chirping of the birds  tickled her ears and seemed more like a lucid dream than anything born in reality. Her eyelids were heavy and her entire body still ached  yet she forced her eyes open and found herself staring into a pair of dark lilac eyes.

"Gwha?!" She cried, almost throwing herself off the bed.

Shinoa's face flushed scarlet as a boy tilted his head, his purple locks brushing against the side of his teddy bear's head as he hovered on top of her inches from her face.

"You're not Yui," he said, "Who are you?"

"S-shinoa," she sputtered, too taken aback to give too much thought into her words.

He frowned and narrowed his eyes. "What kind of name is that? You won't make a good bride. You're too weak, weaker than Yui even."

Shinoa blinked and couldn't help but feel offended, after all, the boy in front of her looked way more fragile than she was and she found herself saying, "I bet i'm far stronger than you."

Her words seemed to hit a nerve and his face grew livid. "Huh? A human stronger than me? How stupid!"

With strength she hadn't expected, the boy's small hands wrapped around her neck and pinned her to the bed. She gasped and grabbed for his wrists, trying desperately to breath.

He grinned and tilted his head.  "You make such cute expressions when you're gasping for air. Tell me, are you terrified?"

He leaned closer to her and forced her head to the side. 

"Fear makes the blood taste better," He whispered in her ear, "I wonder how good your blood is? Ayato says it's the sweetest."

He chuckled softly, opening his mouth in preparation to bite her, but the door was sent crashing open as Ayato's  voice snarled, "Kanato you brat! Get off her!"

"No!" He screeched. Kanato glanced back at him with a scowl, "You always hog the good blood! I want to taste her!"

"I said no!"

Ayato ran forth and wrestled with Kanato until he pried him off of Shinoa.

She could only breath heavily and massage her neck, watching with wide eyes as the two wrestled some more before the purple haired boy screamed and pulled at Ayato's hair which resulted in shouting and caused a nearby dresser to collapse.

"Good grief, would you two stop it already." 

The man in black appeared at the entrance of the room, shaking his head and glaring at the two. His eyes snapped to Shinoa and he said, "It seems you've made my brothers mad with blood lust. I should have expected as such from a vulgar being like you."

"Vulgar?" Shinoa questioned. 

She was puzzled by this statement, her mouth moving before she had time to stop herself. 

"I'm a pure maiden, I could never be vulgar." 

"What an odd thing to say, bitch-chan." 

There was a sudden dip in the bed and a voice in her right ear whispered, "Are you trying to say you're saving your virginity for me?"

Her face flushed a dark scarlet and she yelped as she leaned away from him and stared  wide eyed at the vampire Laito who laid on her bed at her side. He grinned and seemed to undress her body with his eyes, forcing her to instinctively cover herself with her blanket.

"Stupid Laito, she's not saving herself for you!" Ayato yelled. "She's tit-less so it's obvious she's forcefully celibate."

"H-hey! I'm not breastless!" Shinoa sputtered, "I-i'm not done developing yet!"

"I don't mind teaching you true pleasure,"Laito purred, stroking her arm. 

"P-pervert!" She shrieked, practically throwing herself off of the bed.

Shinoa scrambled to her feet before blinking and glancing down at herself in confusion. She was wearing a thin strapped  nightgown that rested at her knees. Her uniform was nowhere in sight and she instinctively wrapped her arms around herself.

"What happened to my clothes?!" She cried.

"Naturally, we had those filthy garments removed. Such a state is not tolerated in this household."

She turned and stared wide eyes at him in shock. "Y-you're all perverts, aren't you?"

"She called you a pervert Reiji!"  Kanato giggled.

Reiji's brow twitched and he crossed his arms. "Enough games. Everyone has a duty to attend to. Human, as of now you are Ayato's property."

Ayato laughed and shoved Kanato, "See? What did I say you brat?"

"Don't call me that!" Kanato shrieked, lurching for Ayato and clawing at his face. Ayato countered by grabbing his wrists and pushing his away.

"If you cause trouble," Reiji continued, ignoring the two, "Then it is Ayato who shall be punished. And you will be confined to the dungeons and punished accordingly, do you understand?"

She wordlessly nodded and  watched as Reiji left before turning her gaze to the other vampires.

An arm wrapped around her shoulders, pulling her firmly into the arms of Laito. "Don't worry about them," He said directly in her ear, "We should get to know each other better, Shi-no-a~ "

She shivered as he whispered each syllable of her name before licking the outer shell of her ear. 

"Oi! Laito!" Ayato snapped, earning a chuckle from Laito.

"Aww! You caught me!" Laito cried, letting go of her and throwing his hands up. 

Shinoa scrambled away and stared bewildered at him, an intense urge to shiver encasing her once more.

"You heard that stupid four-eyes, she's my property!" 

Ayato stepped forward and grabbed her wrist before growling "So leave us alone!"

"Stupid Ayato," Kanato said, crossing his arms. "You have to patrol today with Subaru."

"Kanato has a point. Bitch-chan is gonna have to stay at the mansion with us."

"As if!" Ayato scoffed. "She's coming with me."

"And what if she escapes?"Kanato asked, tilting his head. 

Shinoa stiffened as he replied darkly, "She won't."

"I-I wouldn't dare escape," she added rather light-heartedly, "If I did I would just be captured and tortured. I promise I'll behave."

Laito's eyes widened before he laughed and said, "Ayato! You have such a well mannered pet! I'm jealous, really I am!"

"Of course," Ayato replied, "Ore-sama picked her out personally."

Shinoa relaxed slightly. It was reassuring to know that the vampires that held her captive were quite dumb and trusting of her, and she intended to use it to her advantage. 

"Now that you understand she's mine, you can go now," Ayato said.

Laito pouted and feigned a look of sadness. "You really won't share with us?"

"I said go!" Ayato ordered.

Laito rolled his eyes and obeyed but he quickly retorted, "You're a glutton. You had the last bitch-chan too. How selfish."

Ayato ignored him and glanced to Kanato who clutched his teddy bear to his chest.

"You too crybaby."

"I'm not a crybaby you jerk!" Kanato snapped, though his eyes glittered with tears. "You're just mean!"

Kanato followed behind Laito but not before glaring hard at Shinoa as if she had anything to do with Ayato's decision.

With the two finally gone Ayato released her and planted his hands onto his hips.

"So Pipsqueak," he said.

She looked up at him in confusion before she realized that 'Pipsqueak' was referring to her. 

"Y-yes?"

"Undress right now."