Disclaimer

I do not own any of the characters or either anime/mange/game. The basic storyline and characters were already created. Diabolic Lovers is the property of Rejet and Inuyasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. I am simply borrowing the characters to satisfying my own boredom and curiosity. This should be obvious as this is fanfiction. However, I will repeat the disclaimer to remind you every five or six chapters.

Chapter One

I knew from the beginning there was something strange about them. I had been around yokais, gods and men but they were different. The very air around them screamed of darkness and crimson blood dripped off of their auras. I chose to stay away. Every time a group of good looking men got involved in my life, it always went to Hell. I wanted nothing to do with them but they decided that they were going to have me . . . by force if needed.

-Kagome Higurashi

They were predators at heart. Not like the tamed wolves that roamed their cages or the large cats that prowled the open lands. No, they were something more deadly and more beastly than any animal ever found or ever will be found. They were monsters from your darkest dreams and the most sinful desires that lurked in your heart. They could not be tamed because the truth was, they were designed to torture and kill all they touched.

Everything about them drew their prey closer to them. Their unearthly looks and beauty first catches their prey's attention, making the human curious. Their voice hypnotizes them into compliance once they were close enough. Their fangs were weapons that could either give a pleasurable death or a tortuous existence. They were made to cull the herd of humans and just like the tiger feels no pity for the mouse, the vampires typically held no emotions for the humans.

Like most predators, their senses were stronger than that of their prey's. Taste, sight, touch, hearing and smell ruled their lives and helped them to pick their prey. Once their target was chosen, instincts guided their movements to getting their meal. The same senses and instincts were the driving power that kept them alive.

As time passed by, their instincts had to change. They had to appear more human to not be spotted. They had to restrain themselves from gorging in public, from taking any and all the humans that appealed to their senses and killing anyone that stood in their way. Due to the Sakamaki brothers' young appearances, they even had to attempt schooling despite their disinterest in it.

Despite it all, they were never once tamed.

Yui was an example of their adaptive nature. Her blood and heart appealed to them, drawing them in like the beasts they were. She was given to them, all wrapped in a pretty pink bow and decorated with flowers. Her blood tempted them and her sweet nature made them all crave to corrupt her. She was the ultimate prize, a meal that was delicious but pretty. She was a pet that could be kept in their home, available to them at any time with no chance of escaping.

That was why they kept her for so long. Her blood would satisfy them and she was too soft-natured to fight back against them. They sampled her slowly, keeping her as their own prized cattle. Despite their actions and their behavior, they were not human but there were moments when Yui made them feel human. While they corrupted her, sending her inch by inch into her grave, her hoax holiness bathed them in light, soothing their savageness.

If humans didn't suffer from such short lives, they may have even grown to love her as time passed by but they were never granted this opportunity. It was a tragic accident, truly it was. Yui was always a clumsy creature, especially when ruled by her emotions and after a particularly rough feeding, she fled through the house, her tear droplets marking her path.

It happened too fast for them to stop it. A simple slip on the stairs and a crash echoed through the house. The scent of her blood roused the predators from their slumber and they were on the scene in seconds. It was seconds too late to save their precious bride.

One of her legs was broken in multiple places, shards of bone sticking out, tearing muscles and skin. Both of her arms were at a weird angles and many wounds covered her body, staining her clothes crimson. Their sharp ears could hear the rasping of her breath and they could see the blood pooling up in her mouth. It appeared like one of her lungs had been punctured by a broken rib. One look at her and they knew there was no hope. She was alive now but she would bled out before any help could be given to her.

Such a shame. Such a waste.

They fell upon her, hypnotized by the crimson liquid. Fangs dug deep, uncaring if they were causing pain or not. It would not matter in a few minutes. Her heart pumped weakly, giving a final gift to the six brothers that had cared and sheltered her, even if it was for their own selfish needs. Bright pink eyes dimmed before shutting forever, leaving the brothers without their sacred food source.

Some of them mourned the passing of their bride. She had lasted the longest out of all of the sacrifices and she was the most innocent and sweetest one. Instead of stuffing her, they gave her a real funeral complete with a head stone. The gravestone held no writing on it but they knew who rested below that patch of ground and that was all that was needed. Subaru would sometimes leave white roses on her grave and Kanato would talk to the stone like he use to talk to his Teddy. It was only after her death that they showed they could be men at the same time as being monsters.

Like all events, time soon erased the sting of the memory. They no longer mourned her. There were times when her sweet voice would echo in their minds or her memories would dance in their sleep but she faded into the dust, a blurry image to lurk on the edge of their visions.

The predators soon grew hungry again but the church refused to send them anymore brides. The human herds were growing suspicious and they had to care for their own kind before they could sacrifice to appease the beasts. The brothers fell back on old instincts and started to hunt for themselves.

Many women fell victim to their fangs. A quick meal was all they were. Their screams were pleasurable to the vampires, their struggles futile but their death helped to soothe the thirst the brothers felt. It was not the same after Yui though. They were used to having their meal at their home, living besides them and ready to serve them when needed. They no longer felt the need to hunt and tease their prey. It was too tiresome. They wanted something easier.

Nobody could claim who smelt her first. At first it was just a thin thread of scent dancing on the wind and lingering on the walls. It was pure, delicious and aged like a fine wine and for days, they each privately hunted for her. None of them were aware that her scent had drawn the attention of all the brothers and just like before, each brother wanted her for himself.

. ~: . V . :~ .

It was no secret that Shu was bored of life. Very little could excite him anymore so he wanted nothing to do with those around him. His responsibilities were pushed onto Reiji and as long as his family kept quiet, then they could do whatever they wanted and it would not have concerned him.

She was a different case though. At first, he would claim it was her sweet blood combined with the scent of dog on her clothes. Shu had always had a soft spot for canines and finding a virgin in this age was nearly impossible. He was immediately awake at the light smell of her scent and tracking her down before he could think about his actions.

Around a school, into a shop, through several alleys and finally it grew stronger once he reached the steps that lead to a shrine at the top of a hill. He could see the back of her as she bounced up the steps while whistling a low tune. Her white and green school uniform was deliciously short and her black hair contrasted nicely against her cream skin. As Shu watched, she started to shout out for her family.

"Momma, I'm home!"

She had a beautiful voice. He wanted to hear her sing. Her pants and moans would tortured his ears and at the height of her crescendo, she'd call his name and he'd plunge his fangs into her neck. Her scream of pleasure would morph into a scream of pain. Or maybe he would choose her thigh or the swell of her breast to drink from, her pleasure and pain adding to her already delicious blood. It was tough to decide which one he would prefer more so Shu knew he would just have to try them all before choosing a favorite.

He moved to follow her up the stairs but as soon as his foot connected with the first step, searing pain traveled up his leg. Shu hissed loudly and yanked his foot back, unsure to feeling such agony. It felt so pure, so holy that it caused his dead heart to clinch in pain. The young woman paused half-way up the stairs, her small hands traveling to clutch at her chest.

She turned on her heels, moving faster than Shu expected a human was capable of. Her sapphire blue eyes locked with his cerulean blue eyes, prey focused on predator. As her body tensed another lash of pain traveled its way through the eldest son's body. He hissed again, taking a step back and away from her intense gaze. She reached a hand out, probably to offer him assistance but from behind her, a large dog charged at him. Wild barks, vicious snarls and slobbered covered teeth were heading straight towards the vampire as the dog instinctively recognizing the threat to his mistress.

The woman lunged forward, trying to grab the collar of her hound but Shu was already gone. The mutt paused his attack, growling at the spot the vampire had previously stood at seconds ago. Canine and human looked around in confusion but the setting sun revealed no other beings around them.

Shu decided he would be back, there was no doubt about that. Despite the mysterious pain, he found himself intrigued and drawn to the small woman. Her voice was too beautiful to pass and her blood was the sweetest one he had ever come across, even stronger than Yui's blood.

He had to have her.

. ~: . V . :~ .

It was her horrified, pained cries that first drew Subaru's attention to her. Under the midnight stars her voice shattered the still, quiet air. Subaru paused his hunting, his red eyes still locked on the woman traveling alone so late at night. Subaru was hungry and he had planned to kill the stray woman before him but as he took another step closer, another torturous scream made him pause.

It was a familiar sound to him. It was a broken cry that pleaded silently for help that she knew would not come. For a split second, Subaru was not the man he had become. He was just a small boy, listening to the screams of another broken woman who meant the world to him. Curiosity made him abandoned his hunt so he could discover the source.

He found himself in front of a house, below a two-story window. She was still screaming, her pained cries echoing through the small house, which was just a modern tower. It was a place built out of stone and meant to keep outsiders away. The memories were too much, too alike for Subaru.

A twitch of his muscles and Subaru found himself inside the house, in the same bedroom that the screams originated from. In a room with too much pink, a young woman tossed and turned in her slumber. Across her legs a large wolf hybrid tried to comfort his mistress, nosing her gently in an effort to soothe her fears.

The woman was appealing with her too pale skin, hair as black as the sky outside and a thin nightgown that exposed more flesh than covered it. Her eyes moved restlessly from under her eyelids and her fingers trembled and clenched onto her blanket, holding onto it like it was her lifeline. Her most fascinating feature was the dozens of silver scars that marred her flesh.

She looked so pained and tortured. Even her canine was more concerned about comforting his mistress than scaring off the intruder that stood beside her. Her heart was beating wildly, ready to burst straight out of her chest. The scent of her racing virgin's blood caused Subaru's fangs to ache and he wanted nothing more than to spill her blood and tastes its unique blend.

A soft voice, one forgotten after years of her death, started to whisper in his mind. Yui reminded him of his fears and past that he told her one night in secret. He remembered his mother begging for death but he had been too weak to give it to her. He condemned his mother to a miserable existence because he was weak, filthy child. Did this woman deserve the same damned consequences?

Subaru reached a hand forward, ignoring the low growl from the pet and gave this strange woman his most prized possession. A small silver dagger found itself nestled under her pillow, its sharp edges safely hidden so it wouldn't cut her in her sleep. Subaru would not kill her himself as he felt no love for the stranger but he would give her a means to escape if she loved herself enough.

A young boy soon burst into the room. Souta had a chance to glimpse a pale ghost-like figure leaning over his sister's bed but in the next second, it was gone. His sister still laid screaming in her bed, the nightmares tormenting her as they had been doing for several months. Souta reached forward and shook the young woman awake and then held her tightly as she dissolved into tears. It was a nightly routine that both siblings had grown use too.

Subaru watched from a nearby tree as the siblings interacted. They were much differently from his brothers and him. They embraced with love and care, the young boy comforting the crying woman like a parent would a child. It was a sweet sight and it immediately made Subaru want to tear them apart with his bare hands.

A few days later, Subaru made another nightly trip to the shrine. She was asleep, this time dreaming peacefully. The youngest had his curiosity peeked as he noticed the silver dagger resting on the nightstand by her bed. So she had found his gift but she had chosen to not use it.

What an interesting mortal.

. ~: . V . :~ .

The self-proclaimed head of the Sakamaki family was not hunting when he ran into the beautiful woman. He was at a little shop, looking for a new kitchenware set. He had not been fast enough to save his last one and it fell victim to his brothers' rough nature. Or rather, it fell to the floor and shattered into a dozen pieces as each of the brothers blamed each other.

He was currently debating between two different sets. One was painted with dainty blue and pink flowers along the rims and the other had a more tribal looking design with the pattern being pitch black. He was reaching a hand out towards the multicolored set when a lithe body draped itself across the table, her own hands reaching for the exact same set.

For a brief second Reiji's hand twitched towards his pocket where his leather crop was usually hidden. It was the chatter of the humans around him that drew his hand back and made him settle for just glaring at the undignified woman who was now inspecting the kitchenware set with sharp eyes. It would not do to make a scene in a public area with so many witnesses around.

She must have noticed his icy glare because fear started to fill her scent as she peeked over her shoulder at Reiji. Wisely she took a step away from him and turned so her back wasn't to him as she started to stammer out an apology.

"I-I-I'm sorry. I don't believe I saw you there."

"Obviously," Reiji sniped back. "May I see the plate?"

"Sure but I think I'm going to buy it." Shyly, the young woman offered the plate to him, her midnight black hair falling into her face as she bowed her head in apology.

Reiji made a show of exploring the plate with his gloved fingers. He could feel the smoothness of the ceramic plate and the slight bumps from the design under his probing digits. The longer he pretended to be examining it, the more the young woman fidgeted before him. Reiji watched her in amusement, taking joy in her distress.

With a final sniff he handed the plate back, much to the woman's relief. A bright smile raced across her lips and startling blue eyes suddenly peered up at him from beneath her hair. She handled the dish with care, cradling it close to her chest as if to protect it from being stolen again.

"Take it, I do not want it," Reiji responded darkly.

"Are you sure?" She inquired shyly. "If you want it, I'm sure I can find another set."

His next actions were out of character for him but Reiji blamed her scent, which filled the shop and made his mouth water uncontrollably. It was difficult to resist and the smell alone taunted his inner hunter. Reiji found himself behind her, his chest pressed to her back with one hand resting on her shoulder and the other hand gently pulling the plate away from her chest. The woman jolted in surprise and a distress squeak left her lips as the vampire pressed his cheek close to her pulsing throat, his sharp nose running along the fleshy column.

"I have no need for an item that is anything but perfect." His gloved hand tapped the bottom of the plate, where a small, almost invisible fissure ran along one of the edges. "That little crack will ruin the whole set, making it worthless."

"Please respect my personal space." Her voice sounded strong but Reiji's sharp ears could pick up the slight tremble.

"'Gome, did you find a gift yet?" A young male's voice suddenly sounded behind them both.

The woman's reaction was instantaneous. Fear flashed in her eyes and she immediately swung out of Reiji's grip. At the same time her free hand thrust itself out, just barely brushing the vampire's shirt but the pain was anything but soft. There was a spark of pink light from the center of her palm and then blazing fire filled Reiji's chest. His mouth flew open in a silent roar, his long fangs bared to the world but thankfully only the woman called 'Gome saw. Before he could recover the woman was already out of his reach and herding a younger boy away, still holding onto the plate.

Blazing red eyes watched her retreat into the safety of a large crowd that was clustered close to the register. "Such horrendous manners."

. ~: . V . :~ .

Kanato was not use to this feeling. As he walked the streets he could see the many people glancing at him. His childish looks and aura naturally drew their attention but their eyes meant nothing to him. He was too occupied with the other feelings that nagged at the back of his mind. The best he could describe it was the feeling of being 'hunted'.

How odd. Sure humans watched him and approached him but never before had he felt like he was the prey. It sent an uncomfortable feeling through his chest and he found himself ducking down a nearby alleyway. If the cattle was stupid enough to continue following him then he would simply kill it. Death would solve the problem quickly.

The clomp of heels echoed through the dark alleyway and Kanato could feel a smile tugging on his lips. Seems like this human has very little self preservation skills, if she had any at all. With wide purple eyes, Kanato turned his teary glance to the human approaching him from behind.

Whatever she was expecting it must not have been the young child with tears flowing from his eyes. Kanato's arms moved to wrap around himself and it completed the lost but innocent look. Fake tears dripped to the floor and the woman was suddenly kneeling before him with a concerned look.

"Are you hurt?" She asked.

"I . . . I think I'm lost," Kanato lied with a quivering lip.

A soft, gentle hand traced itself over his forehead, moving his bangs out of his face and Kanato got his first, full image of the girl hunting him. She was just like one of his dolls. She had pale cream skin that was marked and littered with bright silver scars. Her black hair tumbled down the center of his back and she had layered bangs on the right side of her face. It was her jewel blue eyes that held Kanato's attention. They were unusually pretty and he had to resist the urge to just reach forward and plucked them from her skull.

"Do you have family looking for you?"

"My brothers won't look for me," at least this wasn't a lie. The Sakamaki brothers knew that Kanato was hunting tonight so nobody had bothered to chase after him. "I'm scared."

Kanato was not the top hunter that his brothers are. He did not have Subaru's strength, Shu's patience, Ayato's cunning nature, Reiji's dominance or Laito's sexual appeal. Instead he was gifted with younger looks, which made him 'cute' and approachable. A quivering lip, some childish words and maybe a few false tears and women fell over themselves in an effort to comfort him. The humans trusted him and rarely saw him as the monster he truly was and this one woman was no exception. A maternal instincts could be seen in her gentle touches as she subtly checked for injuries.

Kanato gripped her free hand and brought it up to his cheek, pretending that he was seeking comfort. She let him hold her hand and continued to prattling off question like an annoying chickadee bird, unaware of the boy now nuzzling her open palm.

Her scent was delicious. It smelled sweeter than any dessert and was pumping madly through her body. There was a tang hidden within, one that enticed him by its painful twinge just like the sharp flavor of a hidden lemon. With a prideful smirk, he plunged his fangs in deeply and latched on.

Her blood burst forward like an untrained puppy, falling eagerly into his open mouth. It was so exquisite! No words could describe the ecstasy he felt as her taste exploded in his throat and mouth. She was struggling now, he could feel it but his strength was stronger. He clenched his jaw, sending his fangs in deeper and a dark growl escaped him. He was not ready to relinquish his treat yet.

What happened next, Kanato found it difficult to describe or even explain. In the middle of a flow, her blood changed. It started to warm up rapidly and within seconds it became boiling hot. Kanato ripped his mouth away, his lips and tongue blistering from the intense heat. A vicious hiss escaped him as he backed away from the fiery meal.

The woman was clutching her injured hand to her chest, her crimson blood staining her pristine white shirt. Pained tears tinkled from her wide eyes but curiously, there was no fear in them. There was only betrayal and anger.

"How many of you guys are around?" She snapped out.

Kanato gave a giggle and reached his own hand up to swipe at the blood that gathering on his chin. He made a display of showing off his fangs as he licked his hand lesiurasly, gathering the last of the greatest blood he had ever tasted.

"Ne, how about we play a game?" He asked instead.

"Go to Hell." She snap like an angry alley cat. An electric energy was starting to fill the area, biting at Kanato's skin in warning.

"Eventually," the small boy shrugged his shoulder. "Let's play hide and seek! I'll count and you hide."

"You sick child!"

"One . . . two," Kanato moved into a crouch as he started to count.

She was racing away before he even reached four. Kanato was fair, in his mind, and gave her to the count of five before he started to track her. The woman must not have been a stranger to be hunted though because her scent immediately mingled with that of a large crowd. The pollution in the air mixed with the different humans masked her own scent and effectively made her disappear.

"She's good at this game," Kanato mused as he continued to stroll down the street.

That was okay, hide and seek was no fun if it was easy. He would find her sooner or later.

. ~: . V . :~ .

It was a weird way of bonding for them. Yui had always tried to get the two brothers to accept each other despite their different views and rivalries. Her efforts had actually improved their relationship quite a bit before her untimely death. Even now, after her body was cold and rotting in the ground, the brothers had gotten in the habit of trying to keep their relationship friendly.

That was why Ayato and Laito were standing in the middle of a night club, their eyes roving over the many dancing bodies in an effort to spot their next prey. One girl would keep them both company for the night and afterwards, they would share her blood. It was an odd bonding routine, even for vampires, but it required trust to share a kill with each other and if they could feed together, then it proved the brothers were getting along.

They split up, stalking through the crowd much like a pride of lions would circle a small herd. Within minutes they had spotted their target. Dozens of sweating bodies were pressed against one another, mimicking movements that would have been frowned upon just a few decades ago but yet with only one glance exchanged between two pairs of cat green eyes, their meal was chosen. A single woman was targeted amongst the dozen of sweaty, grinding bodies.

Of course the first thing Ayato noticed was her large breasts. They would be a handful, possibly even more. Laito was more focused on the grinding she was doing to the small man behind her. Her movements were flowing, each one more perfect than the one before. With effortless movements the brothers were able to maneuver themselves into position. Ayato took her front, blocking her sight of anything but him and his brother while Laito gripped her hips and moved her gently, sandwiching the girl between them.

It was child's play to get her aroused. Some meaningless sweet words, a few well placed kisses and insistent touches along her sensitive skin caused her to cave to them. Within minutes they had her outside, cloaked in the shadows of the alleyway and away from any stray ears.

Her cries went unheard as her flesh ripped beneath their sharp fangs. Their kill was messy as they purposely drew out her pain. The only ones to receive pleasure that night were the vampires themselves. As her flow of blood became weaker, she stopped struggling and gave into death. Glimmering brown eyes stared up at the crescent moon, never to see another sunrise.

Ayato and Laito were still basking in their blood high when someone intruded on their temporary territory. Reflective green eyes glared at the human woman who stood bravely before them. Her black hair was wind tousled and blue eyes scanned the scene with horror. Laito's eyes hungrily traced her curves and Ayato was focused on her breasts. While not large like their most recent kill's, they were modern size and they fit her figure perfectly. Another look was exchanged between the brothers before they decided that they could use another snack.

Before either of them could pounce, a bright pink light flashed and blinded them. Sharp needle-like pain stabbed at their chests and throat, forcing them to blindly retreat away from the strange attack. Both brothers had an arm in front of their eyes in an effort to see but it was all in vain.

Once they had backed up a few feet, the light died down. The vampires hissed as their vision painfully returned to them. The strange woman was now crouched by their dead prey and she had somehow already started a phone call. Her melodic voice was speaking to the local police force while her unusual blue eyes watched the vampires before her.

She snapped the phone closed just as Ayato took a step closer to her. "I've called the cops. If I was you, I would leave before they arrive."

"Or they could arrive and find two bodies." Ayato took another step closer.

"I would keep your distance," the woman bravely growled back. "You may not be yokai but I can still purify you."

Ayato narrowed his eyes at the reminder of the sharp pain he had experience. It was like nothing he had ever felt before. It was an intense amount of agony that left no trace of injury on his clothes or body. The fighting term of 'purifying' did not ring any bells for him and Ayato was not sure how to destroy something he did not know about.

Laito hid his own concern behind his charming smile and he strolled fearlessly towards the woman. Her hand tightened into a fist and the vampires could see the pink glow starting once more along her fingertips. Wisely, Laito stopped out of her reach and kneeled down in front of her.

"Can I at least have my hat back?"

Laito nodded towards his fallen fedora. The accessory must have fallen off during their rough feeding from earlier but yet Laito couldn't remember for the life of him if the hat had fallen when he had repositioned his fangs to plunge deeper or when the woman was struggling and striking out at anything near her in an effort to extend her short life. Either way, it now rested on the ground by the mystical woman.

Without another word she reached out to grab his hat and toss it towards one of the nearly identical vampires. Laito caught it without moving his eyes off of her face. With another charming smile, he pressed the hat back to his head and in the next second, both vampires were gone.

Laito and Ayato stood side by side on a nearby roof as they watched the scene unfold below them. The police had arrived within minutes, declaring their prey dead on scene and then proceeded to get the other woman's story. She gave her name and then lied, telling the officer that she had heard a mysterious sound and had gone to investigate. When she arrived on scene, the girl was dead and there was nobody around.

Laito grinned and brought the hat to his nose to take a strong whiff. Kagome Higurashi. A curious woman she truly was. She somehow found them, threatened to kill them, was kind enough to return his hat and even lied to the cops about what truly happened. She must have had some twisted morals to try and protect the beasts that had murdered one of her own kind.

Ayato leaned forward to take his own sniff at whatever his brother was so fascinated with. The small area were Kagome's fingers had gripped the hat reeked of purity and innocence. Ayato's pupils were blown wide in delight and his own fanged smirk appeared.

Upon seeing the pleasured look on his brother's face, Laito simply purred out one word. "Dibs."

. ~: . V . :~ .

It was on the night of the full moon that all their fates converged. None of them could get her scent, attitude or voice out of their minds. She was their new addition, a drug that hypnotized and controlled them. The full moon merely intensified these emotions, driving the vampires crazy at the mere thought of her. On top of a hill, one small shrine was soon surrounded with only the moon and stars to witness it.

Subaru was the first to make himself known. With the appearance of a ghost and just as quiet as one, the youngest Sakamaki brother appeared below her window. It had been several weeks since he had gifted her the dagger and despite the horrible dreams she was plagued with and the bright glow dying from her eyes, she still had not used it. It just rested on her nightstand, collecting dust.

Humans were pathetic, noisy creatures but this one was somehow different. Subaru didn't know how or why she was different but he knew she was. He moved quickly through the inside of the house. To an outsider it would look he had merely teleported himself inside but the truth was, he was unable to teleport without knowing the layout of the house. It was not pleasant being stuck inside a wall because of a small miscalculation.

His little human was asleep, as was expected. She was snuggled close to a fluffy pillow, her pink blanket swallowing her tiny form. Quiet whimpers were starting to escape her now as whatever peaceful dreams she was having were becoming corrupted. He would have to take her soon before she started screaming and summoning her family.

It was only when Subaru was reaching for his prize when he remembered an important detail. Where was her mutt? Surely he should have at least growled at an intruder.

"I hope you're not planning on taking my mortal."

Subaru turned in surprise to see Shu reclining against the wall at the foot of the woman's bed. His eyes were closed and his chin was resting in the palm of his left hand. Draped across his lap was the large mongrel, fast asleep as Shu's free hand stroked its fur.

"But I was playing with her first," a soft voice protested. Kanato made his own appearance, his smaller figure standing in front of the door and blocking one of the escape routes. "She belongs to me. She has my bite on her palm." His small tongue swiped around a fang as if to try and bring back her flavor.

"Eh? Kanato has already tasted her?" Two nearly identical redheads were suddenly crouched on the rim of her open window. Laito reached up and pulled the rim of his hat down as his lips twisted into a false pout. "But I had called dibs."

"Gathering in a woman's room without her permission is rude." The drone voice scolded them all.

Ayato scoffed and threw his hands into the air, his balance wavering slightly as his feet shifted to keep his weight even. "And of course there's Reiji!"

"Do any of you even know this woman's name?" Reiji asked from the center of the room where he now stood. He didn't bother to ask why everyone was gathered at such a strange place. It was a waste of time to ask stupid questions, especially when the answer was obvious and she was currently slumbering on her bed, unaware of the pack of predators surrounding her.

"Kagome Higurashi." Laito purred out her name. At the Reiji's questioning glance, both Ayato and Laito shrugged. "That's the name she gave to the police," Ayato explained.

Reiji's lips tightened and he gave Ayato a cold glare. "And why did she have to file a police report?"

"She interrupted our hunt. She did some fancy light show to get us away and then called the police. She didn't tell them about us though."

"How fascinating," Kanato mused. "Her blood changed while I was drinking it. It became boiling hot and burnt my whole mouth. Do you think she is really a human?"

"I doubt it," Shu murmured sleepily. "I've also felt a ghost pain when I first started to hunt her."

"She knows that we are vampires?" Reiji tried to keep his brothers focused on the more important questions while attempting to sort the tangled situation that his family found themselves in.

"I don't think so." Kanato turned innocent eyes towards the bespectacled eldest. "She asked me how many of my kind was around. I think she was tracking me even before I bite her too."

"Ah, she's just full of surprises isn't she?" Laito stepped into the room, leaving his brother behind on the windowsill. "She threatened to 'purify' both of us."

"We'll just have to take her then," Reiji sighed deeply. "We can not let a mortal know about our kind and she must be suspicious if she intruded on Ayato and Laito's hunt. We must also find out more about whatever she knows and how she managed to injure us with this light."

"I'll carry her!" Kanato and Ayato exclaimed at the same time but it was Laito was daringly moved forward to pick her up.

A familiar silver dagger no longer rested on the nearby nightstand as it was suddenly in Subaru's hand. The sharp blade kissed Laito's bare neck, stopping just short of cutting skin and forcing Laito to pause or risk getting injured. "Shut up," Subaru growled out. "You will wake her."

"Getting protective of what is not yours?" Shu taunted.

Reiji reached up to pinch the bridge of his nose between his thumb and index finger. He could already see the trouble this woman was going to cause him. Her sweet scent and pure nature appealed to the predator instead all of them, making them want to claim and corrupt her. Even Reiji could feel the need to stake his own claim on the woman and steal her from his siblings. Vampires were dominate, possessive beings who were not afraid to kill over a simple argument. It was tough enough keeping his family from murdering each other but it looked like this woman could be yet another things for them to fight over.

A broken cry broke the tense atmosphere that was building around the Sakamaki vampires. Kagome rolled over in her sleep and her sounds of distress were starting to get louder and more desperate. The canine that was once resting peacefully awoke from whatever trance Shu had put on him and he was now growling at the men surrounding his mistress, adding more noise to the typically quiet room.

"We better leave soon." Subaru tensely replied. "Once her nightmares start, her brother usually comes to comfort her."

"Would it not be simpler to just kill her?" Kanato asked.

"But I had dibs!"

"You will not be killing my mortal. That right resides with me."

"Ore-sama has decided she will be my new pet."

The shuffle of a bed sheet from a nearby room stopped all conversation. Six pairs of eyes turned towards the closed door as the advanced predators sensed the incoming intruder. The heart of the creature was small and his scent was distinctively masculine so they knew this was the little brother Subaru spoke about.

They moved quickly. Subaru was the fastest and he scooped up Kagome and her blanket without disturbing her rest. The triplets, upon seeing that they would not get to hold Kagome, were gone faster than a human could blink with Reiji not far behind them. Subaru and Shu's travels were slightly slower due to the cargo they carried but they too were still gone before Souta could even opened his sister's door.

Subaru walked briskly, the night air whipping against him and forcing him to cradle Kagome closer in an effort to keep her warm. He freed a pale hand so he could tuck the blanket tighter around her, keeping her safe from the cold. She was thankfully still asleep, oblivious to the travels she was currently undergoing against her will. Besides him, Shu kept to his pace.

"You're seriously bringing that thing with?" Subaru rudely snapped.

Shu didn't reply but his grip tightened slightly, causing the large dog he carried to whine and lean up to lick his face. It was a comical sight since the dog was nearly the size of Shu himself. Subaru had no warm feelings towards any creature but he found he had little tolerance for yapping, annoying dogs. Thankfully it seemed like this mongrel was well trained since he kept quiet for the trip.

As the eldest and the youngest brothers saw their house in the distance, Shu finally saw fit to answer Subaru. "A dog is a pack creature. It will always obey the strongest alpha and when I'm not around," Subaru growled at Shu's possessive tone but it was ignored, "she will need a guardian to keep the rest of you away."

Honestly I'm not even sure where this idea came from but I'm willing to give it a try. I've always been intrigued by the concept of Light and Dark, Yin and Yang, Evil and Purity and Kagome (being a miko) and the Sakamaki siblings are a perfect example of two opposite forces. Not to mention that the Sakamaki brothers give me a wide range of different personalities to play with and practice my writing.

Reviews will be very important to this story. Your opinions and thoughts will always be considered heavily. How much 'screentime' each brother has depends on you along with who's point of view this story will (mostly) take place in.

Now onto more boring/technical stuff. For future reference, I have never played the game however I have seen the anime and I do a ton of research on the wiki/internet. Hopefully I don't mess up too badly but if I ever get the information wrong, feel free to let me know. I'm always open to learning more.

Characters have to be a (little bit) OOC for this to work. I'm trying my best to get everyone to stay in character but there has to be a little bit of bending on all parts for this to work. However, again, should I take it too far, feel free to let me know.

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-Nightshade