"Y/N is sitting with me!"
"No! Chichinashi is mine!"
"Gosh bitch-chan. You're very popular today." Laito sighed, standing behind you, uncomfortably close to your back as he always did. You eyed the standoff from a safe distance, happy that Ayato and Kanato were angry at each other instead of at you, for once. Still, you were sure you'd get dragged into it anyway, the thought being proven mere seconds later when Kanato spun to you, eyes blazing.
"Who do you want to sit with?" He demanded, and you gave a noncommittal smile, glancing nervously between the two of them.
"Can't I sit between the two of you? Then there's no need to argue." He gave you such a ferocious glare that you backed into Laito without a thought, trying to ignore your sudden extreme proximity despite his soft laughter in your ear.
"You need to choose one of us." Ayato insisted, and you stared at the pair in disbelief.
"Why? There's enough room!" You protested, and both opened their mouths to retort, however they were cut off by the arrival of their other three brothers, Reiji surveying the scene with displeasure.
"What is going on here?" He asked, and Laito gave an amused giggle, taking hold of your shoulders and somehow pulling you even closer to him.
"They're fighting over our little bitch-chan here." Reiji was all but amused as he turned to the two quarreling siblings.
"Behaviour such as this is most undignified. She won't be sitting next to either of you." He turned to you, eyes glinting with irritation. "You had better not cause any more issues. Sit next to Subaru."
"Yes, Reiji." You murmured, resisting the urge to point out that this whole thing was absolutely all their fault and was in no way your problem. You climbed into the car, sitting in the same place you had on the way to school, glad that Reiji had arrived when he did. Subaru settled down next to you, casting you a sideways glance before resuming his cross armed stance, eyes glued to the roof of the limo as per usual. The entire journey was, as always, deathly silent and vaguely uncomfortable. You wondered whether the brothers ever spoke to each other voluntarily; even the triplets were as unfamiliar as strangers. Surely they had been close at one point, you thought to yourself with a slight frown on your face.
"Why so gloomy, bitch-chan?" You gave a startled jump at the sudden break in the silence, Subaru giving a scoff at your lack of composure. "Well?"
"No reason." You murmured absently, eyes going to the window despite not being able to see anything on the pitch black roadside. "I'm just tired, I suppose." You didn't think any of them would be particularly receptive of what they'd view as pity, especially coming from you, a human who was supposed to be less than. At least I'm not missing chunks from my development. You were rather saddened by that concept; you imagined that those brothers had quite a few gaping holes where things like love and comfort were supposed to go. And common human decency. Don't start feeling sorry for these bastards, Y/N. It'll be the end of you. The thought was unpleasant but true, and you decided that prying at the edges of their broken souls was best left to girls who wanted to end up dead...or worse. You felt Latio's eyes on you for a lingering moment before silence once again descended. You rubbed your bruised wrist absently, wondering how long it would take for Kanato's fingerprints to fade; it didn't help that Yui was the palest shade of white you'd ever seen on a person, especially after arriving at the mansion. You were incredibly relieved when the car rolled to a stop, getting out as soon as the door opened. You had only taken a few steps, however, before Laito was grabbing your arm, pulling you into him.
"How about we go up to your room and have some fun?" He suggested, giving you a lascivious smirk. You frowned up at him, allowing all of your irritation to show on your face.
