Chapter Six
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The next day, we go to the bar in the afternoon. I can feel the craving for blood, so I know I need to drink from someone very soon. I hop on stage and I know I need to focus on one person while I sing this song. However, I see all of my brothers here, so this is going to be hard.
I take a deep breath to see where the most intoxicating scent is and end up focusing on Yui's calming shea butter and vanilla scent. Finally, her scent is filling my nose and I know exactly what song to sing, Blood.
Asano showed Yui where his office is before I started to perform. Once I finish my performance, I can feel my fangs come out, so I keep my mouth closed and run to the office. I take very shaky breaths as I try to control myself. Yui runs in.
Yui: "Miki, that was amazing. Hey, are you alright? Miki?"
I turn around with my eyes glowing and tackle her, sinking my teeth into her neck. Her blood is so delicious. My wings rip open the back of my shirt and force me to a wall. I fall to the floor and look up to see a terrified Yui running to me.
Yui: "Miki?!"
Miki: "Y-Yu-i"
I am slowly fading out.
Yui: "Miki, why did you drink from me?! Don't die!"
The door bursts open and all of my brothers rush in.
Sakamaki brothers: "Miki?! What happened?!"
Miki: "N-Nii...sa-mas."
Someone moves me to the couch.
Reiji: "Miki, don't you dare go to sleep."
Miki: "I'm...trying...not to... It hurts..."
I squeeze my eyes shut as a scream erupts from my mouth.
Yui: "Is she going to be okay?"
Reiji: "Miki, can you tell me how you became like this?"
I open my eyes to see Reiji's face. I've never seen him so worried.
Miki: "I... I...drank...from Yui... I thought... I could...handle it..."
I squeeze my eyes shut and a couple of tears fall.
Miki: "You were....all right... Her blood....was so sweet.... I couldn't help myself... I'm sorry..."
Kanato: "This is all your fault Yui!"
Subaru: "I told you to get out, and you didn't listen! Miki is in pain because of you!"
The others are glaring at Yui.
Miki: "St-Stop... Don't...hurt her... I needed-"
I start coughing up blood. Reiji wipes my face with a handkerchief.
Reiji: "Save your energy. Yui will tell us."
Ayato: "Pancake, what happened here?"
Yui: "Uh, Miki, can I tell them about it?"
I weakly nod my head.
Miki: "They... need to know...."
Yui: "Miki is pregnant. She needed blood and thought she could wait till we returned, but her hunger got the better of her."
Subaru: "Miki?!"
Kanato: "Angel?"
Laito: "Kitten, why?"
Ayato: "You are pregnant?!"
Shu: "You should've said something."
Reiji: "Why didn't you tell us about this sooner? Is that why you flew off with Yui?"
Miki: "Yes... I'm sorry."
Yui: "She isn't sure who the father is."
Reiji: "Miki, the baby is at risk now. You know your body rejects human blood, so the baby might also. If it does, it will most likely die."
I start crying and I can't stop.
Reiji: "We will have to suck out the human blood from your body, Miki. Once it is gone you will have to rest a lot and feed on us."
They all bite into me at the same time; Subaru from my left arm, Reiji from my right arm, Laito from my right thigh, Kanato from my left thigh, Ayato from the right side of my neck, and Shu from the left side of my neck. Once they are sure the human blood is out of my system, Reiji bites into his wrist and feeds me his blood. I drink quite a bit, and it makes him really sluggish.
Reiji: "We will take turns feeding you, but you are in critical condition right now. We need to get you to the lab."
Subaru picks me up, and he teleports us to Reiji's lab. He lays me on the table and Reiji hooks me up to a machine. My brothers and Yui are standing nearby, anxiously waiting for Reiji to say something.
Reiji: "You need to stay here for now. No getting up. You also need to feed more."
Ayato quickly bites into his wrist and feeds me his blood.
Reiji: "You will have to feed at least once every hour, until your condition is stable. It is the best way for you and the baby to recover."
I nod my head. This is one of the few times I can see the worry clearly evident on all of my brothers' faces.
Reiji: "One of us will stay with you at all times."
Shu: "I'll take the first shift."
The others leave the room and Shu lies beside me. I cry on his chest as he soothes me and I fall asleep. The last thing I hear is Shu's voice.
Shu: "It will be okay, Miki."
It has been twenty-four hours since I was told I was bedridden and my brothers have taken turns feeding me every hour. Yui visited me when Ayato was here. Reiji is now checking up on my condition and the baby.
Reiji: "Miki, you are almost fully recovered, however,"
His voice makes me freeze up.
Miki: "No, don't-"
Reiji: "The baby died."
Tears start streaming down my face.
Reiji: "You had a miscarriage. I'm sorry, Miki. I wish I didn't have to tell you that."
I scream as I cry out. He sits next to me and holds me in his lap, trying and failing to comfort me. Then Yui comes in.
Yui: "Miki, what's wrong?"
Miki: "Yui... I lost it.... I had a mis-"
I can't even finish the word before I break down in tears, and she rushes to me, giving me a long, tight hug. I cry a lot.
Miki: "It's all my fault! I should've known better! I should've had better control! I could've prevented this! I can't face my brothers like this! I lost their baby and I didn't even know whose baby it was! I'm a terrible person! How could I have done this?!"
Yui: "Miki, everything is going to be okay. I'm sure of it. It's not your fault. There's nothing you could've done to prevent it. You tried everything, and so did Reiji, to save it. There was just no saving it."
Miki: "No! I'm terrible! I should've been able to save it!"
Reiji: "Don't say that. It's my fault. I couldn't save both of you."
My other brothers come in and engulf me in a group hug, trying their best to calm me down. Nothing is working. I broke into hysterics. I wanted everything to feel my pain and started to destroy everything around me. Some stuff started to catch on fire and arms were trying to hold me back. As I was almost free from their grasp, I blacked out, and I'm not even sure when or how. I know that I faintly heard someone say 'I'm sorry' but I don't know who.
It has been a couple of weeks since that incident happened, and I have mostly been moping around the mansion. I'm never physically alone, but mentally and emotionally, I feel like I am all alone, drowning in my depression. Currently, I am sitting in Yui's room, with her and Shu.
Shu: "Would karaoke help?"
Miki: "I don't know?"
Shu: "Why don't we try that, see if it cheers you up at all."
Miki: "Fine."
I begrudgingly go to the bar with him and Yui. Oh yeah, Yui and I have been inseparable since this whole thing started.
When we get to the bar, we sit at a table and not even Asano's flirting gets a reaction out of me. Yui leads me up to the stage and I pick a song that sticks out to me. Lost it All. Everyone cheers and I see Asano, Yui and Shu looking hopeful, so I choose another song, Beauty from Pain. I decide to do one last song, How do you Love Someone. After I finish, I join Shu and Yui.
Miki: "I guess I did need that. I feel a little better."
Shu: "It's good progress then. We can come here whenever you want."
I hug him, and thank him for bringing me here.
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