Morning comes without any promise of hope or optimism for me. With Subaru having been the last to bite me, my future is pretty damn uncertain. Each of the brothers has made it clear they're interested in me as a 'bride': it's whether that term is being used traditionally or no that has me (rightfully) worried. Though, I don't think I would enjoy its traditional use in this context overmuch, either.

"Top of the morning, Little Bitch," I hear from the doorway. Well golly gee, who could that be? "Big plans for today, and you'll want to look your best," Laito adds, loping over to where I'm lying in bed. Honestly, I'm afraid of all of them, but where the other have only bitten me, Laito's gone so much farther, and I can't help but shrink back at his approach, which only makes him chuckle. "Oh? Scared of me?" he teases and reaches out to push his thumb against my lower lip. "Good. I like girls to be dumb and submissive."

Submissive my ass. I bite down hard on his thumb, knowing full well it won't really do me any favors. God, who cares at this point, anyway. Laito draws his hand back and with a cold glare, slaps me hard across the face. I whimper quietly, not expecting that, and lower my eyes as I instinctively, gingerly, touch my face. "Bastard," I murmur, forcing my tears to not well up.

"Hmm, did you say something, Little Bitch?" he says back. Something about his tone has changed. His words have a teasing, casual front, but I can hear the cold, cruel menace behind them. "Because I could have sworn you called me a very not nice name. I wouldn't want to have to punish you… though who knows, maybe that's what you want~?"

I look at my lap. How can I even win in this situation? He's more intelligent than I want to give him credit for, and he's calculating. Not to mention far stronger than I am, no competition. "What do you want?" I mumble. "Surely to God you came in here for an actual reason."

He scowls and crosses his arms. "Yeah. We're gathering in the living room, so hurry up and change into something nice."

I don't understand why I have to get dressed up for this, but I do get out of bed and stare at him pointedly. "Okay. I'll change once you leave."

Laito smirks again and walks over, grabbing the collar of my nightie. "Nfufufu… I never said you're changing ALONE… here…" he says, beginning to pull the skirt up. I go pale and fight it, tugging it down against his grip.

"Fuck off!" I yell, glaring at him angrily. I'm so frustrated this morning, I can't help the furious tears brimming my eyes. "Just leave me alone!"

Clearly I've done something very wrong, because I've never seen Laito so clearly excited and enthralled. He drops my dress, only to grab me by the upper arms, force me back a few steps, and slam me against the wall. His knee automatically goes to push between my thighs, pinning me. One of his hands traps both of mine above my head while his other grabs my chin as he kisses me deeply. I don't have time (or power) to move away or turn and his tongue darts around my mouth, licking my tongue, my teeth, my cheeks. He makes a needy moaning sound as he grinds against me though the kiss, and I'm frightened this is going to go too far. He lets go of my hands and chin and moves to trail kisses down my jaw and my neck until he's licking and biting at my collarbones, though not hard enough to break the skin. "Little Bitch… you taste so sweet… I almost want to break you and have my way with you until you beg me to stop, but even then… even then…" he moans, trailing off as he bites into my chest. I cry out, crying properly out of fear now, and this only seems to egg him on as he sucks harder, leaving bruises and multiple fang wounds on my skin. He pulls back only to pull my nightie. The fabric tears and he tosses it aside carelessly before pressing himself against me harder, essentially squeezing me against the wall. I can feel something hard pressed against me and I whimper, about to scream, when he bristles and pulls back a moment. The door swings open, and Reiji stands there, looking displeased.

"When you offered to get her, I suppose I should have been expecting this," he says coldly. "To the living room. Let her change in peace, as she'll have precious little soon."

Grudgingly, Laito steps back, looking like he may very well kill someone. "Fine. But if she doesn't choose me…" he snarls, not finishing his sentence. He stomps past Reiji, who sighs.

"There should be a white dress in the wardrobe. Please put it on and come downstairs as soon as possible," Reiji instructs before closing the door, leaving me alone.

I rub my eyes, suddenly very tired. I guess it isn't too surprising, given everything. I go to the wardrobe and sure enough, a surprisingly modest white dress is hung up. I pull off the tatters of my nightgown and change into the dress, the fabric feeling foreign against my skin. The sleeves reach my elbows and while the neckline is wide, showing my collarbones, it isn't too low. The skirt reaches my knees, and the fabric is a plain white and rather stretchy. I leave my hair down. No need to tempt anyone by having my neck show.

When I make it to the living room fifteen minutes later or so, the scene is a little uncanny. Each of the brothers is sitting, besides Subaru, who's leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. "Alright, so what's going on, then?" I ask nervously from the doorway. Reiji motions to sit down, so I do, in an armchair. Not next to Laito, despite the look he's giving me.

"It's time for you to choose whom you wish to have as your… husband, we'll call it," Reiji says, confirming my suspicions. "No, you may not have time to think about it. You will choose immediately."

I sigh, glancing around the room. They're all awful, and though I plan to escape, I don't know how just yet. Or which one of them it will be easiest to escape FROM.

Ayato. Possessive, sadistic, perverted, but honestly, kind of stupid. One track mind, really. As long as I keep him believing he's the best, I might be okay.

Shu. If he ever wakes up, just run. He's not fuckin gonna chase me, so I just have to stay out of reach.

Kanato… he seems to have his good points, I guess, but he's either bipolar or just fucking with me.

Subaru. Anger. That's all he is.

Reiji. As long as I don't piss him off or drop a teacup or something, I could make it okay. I shudder to think of how I would be punished if he caught me escaping, though.

Finally… Laito. My opinion on him is very clear, but anything is a trap. If I choose him, he'll take it as submission. But nothing I do can win, because I doubt he'll give up, even if I pick someone else.

Glancing around, I'm torn. Who the hell am I supposed to pick?

Wow, thanks a lot for reading this far! I'm going to split the story up now, I think, because I don't know whom to pick. Let me know in the comments who your favorite is, and I'll try to get their story up as soon as possible. This story, to be clear, will not be updated again. Once I have the routes up, take a look on my page and I'll have them titled appropriately. Thanks again!