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A Little Help

This is a role play between @the-sloth-woman and myself. It features her OCs Alrick & Lilly and my OC Yuki

Status: On Going

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ღ Warning: This role play contains events and situations that may be a sensitive topic for certain readers. It also contains slight NSFW as it progresses. ღ

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The suns final rays of light touched over the Sakamaki mansion. It was quite ’early’ for those who lived their lives in the darkness. However, the young man was used to this, being up early that was. The dusk air always felt so liberating, so... welcoming. The bright light of the sun always seemed to rejuvenate him somehow- though he had no idea why. With one final deep breath, and a quick stretch, he returned to the mansion.

Yuki always enjoyed his ‘morning’ runs, he actually needed them. Life now was quite... stressful, and running helped. Reiji Sakamaki was the only other awake at this hour, and he was hard at work. He never took much notice of Yuki, however, when it came to house work- Yuki did what he could to assist. The two worked quietly together, not really having anything to say. Reiji made it very clear that he was not ‘comfortable’ with Yuki being here, but he didn’t really tell him to leave either.

Today, Reiji seemed to be cleaning for something- his critiques were a bit harsher than normal. Yuki could over hear him saying someone was visiting the mansion, though he did not catch a name. It didn’t really mean much to Yuki, as once Laito woke up, he would be... busy.

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Alrick stood outside the Sakamaki manor door far earlier than he would have liked. It was his day off, and he would rather have spent his evening sleeping in with Lilly than running errands for his father. But he knew better than to ignore his wishes, so here he was waiting outside the Sakamaki household.

After a few more moments a familiar led him inside. The house smelled like fresh cleaning products, too much so for Alrick’s taste, but he appreciated the gesture nonetheless. He walked into the atrium of the manor and waited for someone, probably Reiji, to meet with him.

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Finally finished, Yuki sighs as the cursed chimney was finally clean. This truly was the worst job in the house. Even worse it made him all dirty. Better get clean before Laito wakes up. In a bit of a hurry, Yuki gathers all of the cleaning supplies and rushes for the main entrance.

In his heist however, he failed to notice the familiars in the room. Not to mention the very real guest that accompanied them. Before he could stop himself, Yuki runs right into the guest. The ash and soot from the chimney spilling all over.

“I-I-I-!!!!”

Yuki’s eyes widen and his entire body starts to shake. How could he be so careless?! He had no idea who this guest was, but if they didn’t kill him- Reiji would! He couldn’t bring himself to look up, he could barely breath.

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“Ah!!” Alrick looked down at his now ruined jacket. He glared at the young man who stood shaking like a lead before him. “What the Hell is wrong with you?! Can’t you look where you’re going?!”

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Yuki flinched at the stranger’s words. He gripped the bottom of his shirt tightly, trying to steady himself.

“I-I... s-sorry... I was....!”

His vision starts to blur, as tears started over flowing. Always messing up. Truly useless. Just as his knees were about to give out a hand finds his back. Touching it softly and a familiar feeling washed over him.

“Now now... crying all ready? We’ve all but just woken up.”

Laito had come up behind Yuki and looked at his pathetic stalker. Yuki quickly covered his face with his sleeve, trying to wipe the tears away.

“L-Laito-senpai. Sorry... I... made a mess and...”

Laito smirks and looks at the man he knows as uncle, though he uses the term lightly. He moves back from Yuki and looks at the mess. With a small whistle he waves the issue.

“You best clean it up, Reiji will be so angry.” With a quick nod Yuki is on the ground cleaning quickly. “Don’t forget this big piece of waste as well~”

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“Disgusting,” Alrick muttered, taking off his jacket. “You’re going to pay to get me a new one, Laito,” Alrick addressed his nephew with a sneer. “Who is that human? Is he your new idea of a pet?”

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“Something like that I suppose.” Yuki’s heart skipped a beat at Laito’s answer. He never usually admits to questions relating to their... whatever this was.

“He’s mostly just an annoying Stalker, barely worth anything.” Yeah, that sounded more like it. Yuki feels the flutter in his chest change to a pulling feeling. Of course, he wasn’t anything more than a stalker in Laito’s eyes. Finished cleaning Yuki stands up and bows to the stranger.

“I... I’m sorry... for getting you dirty...” Laito’s eyes glance at Yuki, then to his uncle. Yuki raises and looks back at Laito for more instruction- or praise- or anything really.

“Alrick-san...!” Reiji’s voice comes from atop the stairs. Immediately he is at their side, glaring at Laito and Yuki. “Honestly, you assault someone you don’t know for him? How low.” Reiji offers Alrick a familiar to take his coat. “My apologizes, allow us to clean this. You came to retrieve something correct? Father wore to me about this. You can wait in the living area while I finish it.”

Laito simply watches his half brother and uncle. Yuki could tell something was off with Laito, but he wasn’t sure why. Who was this man?

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“Finally,” Alrick muttered, handing the familiar his coat. “I’m disappointed, Reiji. Usually you don’t let the house get so,” his eyes flickered back to Yuki, “dirty. Since when did you start taking in male humans?”

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Reiji scoffs in disgust at the mention of the human boy. “It is not mine. Laito is responsible for him being here. Normally it isn’t a bother.” He sighs adjusting his glasses. “Although of course today would be different.”

Laito glares a bit at Reiji, moving to take the dust bag from Yuki. “Such cruel words, Reiji. After all the hard work he does for you~” Yuki blushes at Laito’s praise. He lived for these moments. “Ah! I know~ What better way to welcome our dear Uncle then by letting the little bitch keep him company. After all, that is a perk of having one right? Sharing it with others~?”

Reiji sighs and glares at him. Yuki’s eyes widen and he moves to try and protest when Laito covers his mouth. “Just wait right there, Uncle. Reiji will get your- whatever it is you are waiting for- and I’ll provide you with some entertainment!” Laito grabs Yuki and rushes off, despite Yuki’s obvious protest.

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Alrick raised a bemused eyebrow at the pair running off. “Interesting,” he muttered mostly to himself. “I can’t imagine what kind of things Laito does with that bo-“ he stopped, suddenly the images of what Laito could be doing filling his mind. “Never mind.” Alrick sat in the couch in the atrium and folded his hands behind his head.

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Reiji excuse himself, refusing to be apart of Laito’s game. Hopefully allowing Alrick to leave before the younger vampire could even finish his plan. Moments past for the visitor alone.

Why! Why did he have to do this!? Now of all times... it was so embarrassing. Mortifying, and this stranger was going to see.

Yuki stood just on the other side of the door way. Frozen in fear. Laito has forced- well... asked... convinced? Anyway, Yuki was dressed in woman’s clothing and wig piece. When Laito speaks of a ‘bitch’ this is what he means.

But, there is no way Yuki could go in there!

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Alrick tapped his foot in irritation. On one hand he didn’t want to see any vulgar show, of Laito wanted to put on one, but on the other he was, well....bored. Reiji was taking too long for his liking and there was nothing better for him to do than wait. “If you plan on entertaining me then I’d like to actually see it!”

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Yuki flinches at the sudden demand. He grips onto the skirt, tugging it down a bit. Trying to force himself to move but... but...!

“Go inside all ready.” Laito’s voice barely hit his ears before he was pushed into the room. Stumbling and stammering until he was in front of Alrick. Falling in front of him, helpless on his bottom.

“O-Ow...” Yuki whines a bit then looks up at the strange man. His body trembles as he stares into his eyes.

“P-Please... don’t... I... “ He didn’t want to be here. Didn’t want to do this. If this man was like the Sakamaki, he may bite him. He belonged to Laito, right? So why? Why would he force him into the arms of someone else. It didn’t make any sense. “M-My...! My blood... b-belongs to L-Laito-s-se-senpai so...! You can’t....”

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Alrick tilted his head to the side and stared down at the young man before him. He didn’t look bad dressed as a woman, but the whole scene was laughable regardless. Alrick tilted back his head and let out a laugh. “Do you really think you have the right to resist me if I wanted to bite you?” He grinned and snatched Yuki’s wrist from the floor in a lightning-quick movement. “How arrogant,” he teased, his hand squeezing Yuki’s wrist.

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Yuki gasped in pain from the pressure put on his wrist. With his other hand, institutionally trying to push the man’s arm away. “I...! Can’t but... Laito-senpai...”

Tears started to fill his eyes once more. If this man bit him, he’d be ruined. Laito would never want him again, he was sure of it. “P-Please... l-let me go...”

“Ah~ isn’t she just wonderful?” Laito’s voice calls from the door. He walks over to them and kneels down to hold onto one of Yuki’s legs. “I don’t mind sharing with you, Uncle, of course~ After all you are a guest. It would be so rude to not offer you a refreshment, no?” Yuki looked to his love with terror in his eyes. Surely he was joking?

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Alrick sighed and dropped Yuki’s hand. “How hospitable,” he said sardonically. “And don’t call me uncle,” Alrick snapped. He looked Yuki up and down once more and leaned back into the couch. “I’m not so low class as to take any blood you throw at me. And besides, unlike you I find sharing disgusting.”

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Laito pouts slightly. How utterly boring. He drops Yuki’s leg and raises to his feet. “Suite yourself. Then simply enjoy the company of a Bitch as you see fit.” With that he leaves the two alone. Yuki pants a bit, feeling very relieved that nothing happened. After composing himself enough he stands.

“... T.... Thank you...” His body was still a little shaken. He wanted to leave, but Laito has told him to stay with his Uncle so, he couldn’t. So, he stood there, awkwardly. He wasn’t one for starting conversations, or even knowing how to. What entertainment could he possibly be. Beside that, he would much rather just be with Laito. He wouldn’t mind so much being dressed like this for him.

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“Don’t,” Alrick resisted the urge to lick his fangs. The whole ordeal had made him thirsty, but he wasn’t going to give Yuki or Laito the satisfaction of knowing it. “I didn’t refuse for your benefit, so don’t get any ideas about that.” Alrick looked at Yuki’s shaking and gestures to the couch. “Sit,” he instructed. “Your trembling is irritating me.”

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Flinching yet again, Yuki nods and sits- as far from Alrick as possible. He clenched onto the skirt once more, pulling it down. It was so uncomfortable. He kept his eyes fixated on his own hands. To terrified to look at the man. Unknowingly to him, since Alrick brought up the shaking, it only mad it worse. His feet now making small noises as his legs quivered.

It was hell being this anxious all the time. He simply wanted a nice day with Laito. Now here he was with a relative and- Wait. A relative. Perhaps... he could ask him about Laito. The two did not seem close but maybe, just maybe, this man had some information he could use. First he would need to ask him. Yuki took in a deep breath, trying to calm himself.

“E... Excuse me...!” He blurts out rather loudly. He blushes deeply realizing it and covers his mouth.

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Alrick raised his eyebrow. “Yes? What is it?”

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Yuki pauses for a moment to re-collect himself. That out burst was, unplanned, and took him off guard. “I... well... You’re... related to Laito-senpai... right?”

This is so outside his comfort zone, but he couldn’t let a chance like this slip by. If there was a chance to learn something- anything- about Laito, he’d do it.

“He... called you uncle so... you must be... in some way...”

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“Are you trying to cozy up to me order to win his favor? It won’t work, as you can tell we aren’t fond of each other.”

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Yuki blushed slightly, getting found out all ready. “I... Laito-senpai is... precious to me.” He finally looks at him. “I was wondering if... you could... tell me how to... or rather... maybe teach me...?” His words trail off at the end as he starts to get nervous about asking for help.

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He looked Yuki up and down and saw wild desperation in his eyes. Laito didn’t seem to be too fond of the boy, but he didn’t seem to hate him either. Alrick wondered just what the extent of their relationship was. “Are you telling me that you have affection for my slut of a nephew?” ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧

Yuki’s face lite up at his words. “Senpai isn’t... I mean he... I...” He couldn’t lie saying that Laito didn’t get around. He knew that all too well actually. There were countless times Laito would call him, during the act. “... I love him... very much...”

His voice was like a whisper, and laced with hurt. It hurt him to say that because no matter how many times he did, Laito still didn’t love him back. “I... I would do anything... so if you... if there is anything you can think of that could help I...”

Yuki didn’t really know what to ask. Alrick said he didn’t have any experience with men- but he wasn’t interested in that subject really. All he cared about was how to win Laito’s affections. Not any man’s. His and his alone.

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Yuki’s eyes light up at his words. Anything at all, would be helpful at this point. He wanted something in return, of course- no one gives anything for nothing. “I... don’t have anything to give you...”

He excitement falls as he thinks for a moment. What could he give an immortal? He had no possessions. “I’m... a hard worker so... maybe I could... do things for you? Like... jobs... or... “

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Alrick’s own eyes lit up. It was just what he had been hoping to hear the young man say. “A hard worker? Well, that isn’t exactly what I wanted, but I think I can manage to find some use for you.”

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“I... don’t think I have anything else... so...” Yuki smiles softly. In truth, he would do really anything- well within reason. Though... Laito has let others touch him before. The thought of those times made Yuki’s skin crawl. “S-So... what... can I do...? How can I... be better...?”

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“Do something to show me that you are capable of being useful. So far I’ve seen, well,” he looked down at the dirt still splattered on his pants, “that you’re useless. So prove me wrong.” He thought for a minute of things he wanted Yuki to do. “Go make me something to eat.”

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Yuki whines a bit, remembering his mistake. He was useless. However, this was his chance. Cooking he can do! “O-Of course! What... is your favorite? I can... make anything...” He stands with a look of determination.

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Yuki smiles and nods. This was easy! Crepes were something that he’d made many times over. Rushing into the kitchen, it takes him no time to finish them. He is sure to add extra whipped cream just as asked. Although Yuki likes to add his own style to dishes. Since Alrick wanted a lot of cream, that was inside of the crepe. The strawberries he made into a nice purée- leaving some pieces in tact. Satisfied, he walks back out to Alrick. “I... I hope this is... all right.”

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Alrick eagerly took the plate and took a big bite, getting whipped cream on his nose. He chewed for a minute, thoughtful. “Not bad,” he said after a moment. “I suppose you can do a few things right.”

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Yuki smiled, bouncing a bit with excitement. He was happy to be able to do something right. He also let a small laugh escape him, seeing this scary man look like this was funny. Alrick has a bit of cream on his nose, it was cute. “I’m glad...”

He waited until Alrick was finished, not wanting to disturb the meal. When he was finished, Yuki took the plate. “... h... how else can I... prove myself...?”

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Alrick considered this, still not noticing the whipped cream on his nose. In truth he did have a list of things for Yuki to do, but most of them were back at his own manor. Of course he doubted Laito would even notice if the boy was missing. And if he did, well it would be a funny way to annoy him. “Come home with me, I need to prove that you can handle yourself in a foreign environment.”

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Yuki’s heart sank. Leave? He couldn’t leave. Would Laito even notice he was gone? “I... you... can really help me... right...? If... I leave...”

He didn’t want to leave Laito’s side. If he did, who was to say what would happen. But then again, this could be helpful. Wasn’t there a saying, distance makes the heart fonder? “... I-I’ll go... if you’re certain...”

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Alrick’s voice was a smooth purr. “Of course I’m sure. Who else better knows Laito than his dear uncle, hmm? Besides, this will give him a chance to miss you, won’t it?”

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Perhaps, this was a good idea. Maybe Laito would miss him. At least, he hoped so. At that moment Reiji returned with a item Yuki couldn’t make out.

“I apologize for the delay.” Reiji looks at Yuki, who was still dressed in his woman’s clothes. His eyes tore at Yuki, he was disgusted with him. It made him extremely self conscious, wanting to disappear. “I also apologize for Laito’s behavior. Parading the boy around in such a manner. It is quite an embarrassment.”

Yuki could feel the tears bubbling up in his eyes. He had all ready cried twice today, that was a record.

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Alrick got to his feet. “Well, someone has to be held accountable for his behavior. You,” he looked at Yuki. “Retrieve what Reiji has for me.”

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Yuki stiffen and looks to Reiji. He walks towards him and offers his hands for Reiji to give him the item. “Oh... after one sitting you have moved on to some else?” Reiji muses giving Yuki the small package.

Yuki did not meet his gaze, and held his tongue. He wanted to defend himself and his actions, but what could he say. “Do you plan on taking him with you? I suppose it matters not to me.” Yuki walks over to Alrick, holding onto the package- imagining that he would have to hold it anyway.

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“He’s making up for ruining my clothes,” Alrick lies effortlessly. “You don’t mind, do you? It did happen under your watch, I suppose you could do his punishment if you wished.”

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“It is not my place to give him punishment.” Reiji says scoffing. “You can do with him what you wish.”

Yuki knew that Reiji did not care of his departure, but what of Laito. Surely he would protest it right? Or, would they even tell him? “Well then, I shall escort the two of you out. Did you want to keep him dressed as such?” Reiji ask eyeing Yuki.

“Oh... r-right...I could go and change...”

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“Yes, go change. And be quick about it, I want to go home.” Alrick turned to Reiji. “Is my jacket finished being cleaned?”

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Yuki nods and rushes off to his room. Reiji summons his familiar to deliver Alrick’s coat. “Of course. I apologize again for the inconvenience.”

Yuki quickly takes off the female clothing. It felt so much better to have that wig off and pants. As he changed, part of him wanted Laito to appear, but he did not. Yuki wondered if he knew about this plan to leave. Was he angry, and just ignoring him? Perhaps he should leave him a note? Just to be safe?

‘I’ll be gone for a while. Though I am not sure how long.

I love you, Senpai.’

He lays it on his pillow and heads back down stairs to meet Alrick at the door. “I... I’m ready...”

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Alrick put his coat back on and nodded curtly. “Good, lets go.”

He lead Yuki out to his car and got in the back, already intent on making Yuki tackle the library when they arrived home.

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Yuki sat quietly, holding onto Alricks package. “... is... there...” He starts to speak. “...have I... earned some...” How should he word this.

He wanted to ask about some information on Laito now. Since he had done as told so far. “C-Could you... about... Laito-senpai...”

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“Hmmm,” Alrick chewed his lip thoughtfully.

“Laito likes word games. Crosswords, things like that.”

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Yuki looks at Alrick, pouting involuntarily. “I know that...!” He says rather impatient.

“Laito-senpai does a crossword everyday. He gets so focused on them sometimes that he doesn’t even notice me watching.” Yuki blushes a bit, thinking on how Laito looks while doing this puzzles.

The small glances he’d give Yuki when he decided to take a break. “I... want to know how... what can I do to... win his favor...”

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Alrick grinned. “I never said my information was perfect. You’ll have to accept that until you do something else that I want you to do.”

The car rolled to a stop outside the Rosenfeld manor. Alrick stepped out and marched up inside my the manor; leaving Yuki behind.

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Yuki bites his lip, cursing himself for being so naive. Of course, that he’d have to work harder to get real information. He was so distracted in thought, that he failed to notice the car stop and Alrick leaving him. He didn’t until the familiar opened his door and he stumbled to get out. The mansion was, very intimidating. Then again, most things were to Yuki. Not forgetting the package he rushes after Alrick, tripping a few times before getting inside.

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Alrick stepped into the main entryway. “Lilly!” He called. A girl with bright red hair appeared on the stairs wearing nothing but one of Alrick’s shirts. “Where have you been” She asked, not noticing the door was left open.

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Yuki came in, and almost ran into Alrick again. Luckily he looked up just in time to stop himself. Yelping softly, then sighing with relief that he managed to stop. He steps to the side, as to ask Alrick what he should do now when he saw a woman. He eyed her to notice she wasn’t wearing any pants. The shock immediately brightened his face and he used the package to cover his eyes. “I-I-I’m sorry...! I can go back outside...!” He stutters distressed and turns around.

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Lilly squealed and immediately dove behind a pillar on the staircase. “Alrick!! Who is this?!”

“This,” Alrick said, broadly gesturing to Yuki, “is Laito’s new paramour. He’s going to be here learning ways to entice Laito. In fact, he’s a decent cook. So he can start by making you breakfast. Right, Yuki?” Alrick teased.

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Yuki tensed at Alrick’s word choice. He wasn’t sure what a “paramour” was, but it sounded... serious. He turns, keeping the package over his face. “I-I... o-of course...!” He keeps his face hidden and runs out do the entry room. Not sure where the actual kitchen was, he peeks back in- covering his face still, “I... don’t know where... the kitchen is... I’m sorry...”

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“I’ll show you,” Alrick huffed and marched down a small hallway to the kitchen. Lilly blushed bright red and ran back into Alrick’s bedroom to change, not understanding the new person in the house.

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Yuki hurries after him, completely embarrassed from what happened. “I... I’m sorry...! I didn’t know... there would be other people...” he mumbles looking down as he followed Alrick’s feet. “J-Just let me know... what to cook and I will...!”

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Alrick chuckled to himself. He was enjoying this already. “Waffles,” he instructed. “And coffee. And then clean the kitchen. And bring it up to my room”

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Yuki nods, determined to prove himself. “How... will I know where your room is..?” He ask looking around the kitchen. He would have to clean all of this...? Best to not make one while cooking. “I-I’ll make the waffles... and coffee... and clean but... then you’ll tell me something more right...?”

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“Of course I will. And as for my room? Well, you’ll just have to figure that out,” Alrick laughed and left the kitchen, heading back to his own room

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Yuki nods and rolls his sleeves up. He waste no time in making the breakfast for Alrick’s human friend. He wasn’t sure if the girl likes anything else with them- so he made sure to leave the butter and syrup on the side. Same with the coffee- leaving everything out of it. In the kitchen he managed to find some serving treys- and got everything on a trey, so he could carry it.

Now the only problem was fining the bedroom before it gets too cold. Yuki could see familiars around, but back at the Sakamaki’s they were useless to speak with- not to mention scary. He would have to find it on his own. Gripping the try tightly, he started his search. Checking down every hallway and knocking on every door.

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Alrick collapsed back onto his bed with a wide grin. Lilly stood at the end of the bed, her cheeks still flushed from running into Yuki earlier. “Alrick, just what is going on?” She asked, nervously playing with her shirt.

“I’m playing a game,” he replied plainly. “Don’t you think it will be interesting to see how Laito reacts to missing his own little pet?”

Lilly looked like the answer was no. A knock at the door made Lilly jump. “Dammit, I wanted to see him get lost,” Alrick said.

Lilly opened the door to see Yuki standing there with a tray of food. “Hi,” she said quietly, feeling very uncomfortable.

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Yuki blushes seeing the girl again. “S-So-Sorry...! I... brought this for you... um... I-I didn’t know how you liked it so I was sure to not add in anything!” He says rather quickly, keeping his eyes down. He wasn’t sure if he was allowed to come in, or if he should leave it there. The trey rattled as his body began to shake. “U-Um... s-sorry again I... what should I...?”

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“Put it on the desk,” Alrick drawled lazily. He rolled over and sat up. “Hmm, is the kitchen spotless?”

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Yuki moves past the woman and puts the trey down as he asked. Turning towards him, Yuki is mindful not to look at the woman. Far too embarrassed. “Y-Yes...! I... cleaned every where...” He fidgets a bit, feeling really uncomfortable. “I... I can wait outside if you... wanted some... privacy...” He was used to this, in a sense. Laito often has guest over.

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Lilly quickly moved out of the way and sat back on the bed, pulling her legs to her chest. She hated it when Alrick did spontaneous things like this.

“Let me ask you something,” Alrick addressed Yuki, learning over to grab Lilly’s coffee and handing it to her. “Just why are you interested in Laito anyways? What do you see in him?”

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Yuki tenses a bit at Alrick’s words. “Why do I...” he got asked this question quite often. With a small smile he looks up at the older male. “Because it’s him... Laito-Senpai is... amazing. He is kind... and thoughtful... when everyone else... ignores me... Laito-Senpai doesn’t. He saved my life...” he blushes thinking about that day, when he met Laito- and fell in love with him. “I know... he’s not perfect... that I can’t simply... be what he needs but...! I want to...!”

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Alrick laughed. “Even when he fucks ten other people behind your back?” Lilly took a sip of the coffee and looked Yuki up and down. She knew just what it felt like to love someone and know that they didn’t reciprocate.

“Well I think it’s sweet,” she said, smiling softly. “You seem like a really nice person, I’m sure Laito will come around eventually.”

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Yuki bites his lip a bit, it’s not behind his back. He knew, he knew every. Single. Time. Anytime Laito was with someone else, he was either all ready around to see, or Laito reached out to him via text or phone call. There have been plenty of times where Yuki sat on curled up in his room while Laito was on the phone having sex. “... thank you...” was all he said however. Putting those depressing thoughts aside, he completed a task right. “Um... do.. I get my next... reward now...?” He ask timidly.

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“I suppose so. Lilly, is the food good?”

“Oh yes,” she nodded enthusiastically. “Thank you very much for breakfast.”

Alrick turned back to Yuki. “If you want to win Laito’s attention you need to put up more of a fight. From what I remember his favorite partners were those that he could play with and break to his whim. If you’re already giving in to everything he says he won’t have any fun.”

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Yuki pouts a bit, “But I...” He knew what Alrick wasn’t lying. Laito did turn away from him the most when he felt ‘bored’ “... how... can I do that? I... don’t want to fight him...”

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“Well,” Alrick thought for a moment. Yuki seemed to have as much physical prowess of a mouse, and as much fire in his soul as a pot of ash. “You don’t have to physically fight him. He’d probably break your arm if you tried. But if he wants something don’t just give it to him. Say no, be bratty, be,” he smirked, “hard to get.”

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“I-I could never... what if he gets mad at me...?” Yuki couldn’t even imagine that. “A-And be... hard to get... how...?” This whole thing had him on edge. “I... don’t think I can do that... if he gets mad... and leaves...” his body starts to tense up again as tears form in his eyes.

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Alrick rolled his eyes. “He won’t get maaaaad. It’ll be more interesting for him. And you want to interest Laito, right?”

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“More than anything...!” Yuki says eagerly. He wasn’t sure about this but, if it was for Laito then, “... c-could you... teach me more...?” He ask softly. “I... I don’t know... anything about this and I... don’t want to mess up...” Yuki wipes his eyes and bows deeply. “Please...! I’ll do anything... I can keep cleaning... and cooking... I’ll do everything in my power...”

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“Oh you’ll absolutely need to do more. In fact, you can start on my homework for school. It’s due Monday and I don’t particularly feel like writing an essay today. If you do a good job I’ll give you more points.” Alrick paused. “What grade are you in? You do go to the same school as us, right?”

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Yuki looks up a bit confused. “I... I’m a first year...” He fidgets with his sleeve. “I... can do my best... e-even if I don’t know the material... I can do research... I won’t let you down...!”

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“You’d better not,” Alrick warmed. “If you do I just might give you some bad information.”

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Yuki nods determined and gathers all the now dirty dishes. “I... I’ll go clean these. Then come back to do your essay...” He bows slightly and excuses himself back to the kitchen.

While the human is away, a presence suddenly makes it’s self known in the bed room. Laito lightly touch’s Lily’s shoulder, inhaling her scent playfully. “I can’t imagine needing another human around when having one this delicious~” He comments maintaining a now firm grasp on the girl. “Uncle~ you wouldn’t mind offering her as an apology right, Nfu.”

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Lilly shrieked and tried breaking free of the now intruding vampire’s grasp. Alrick leaped off the bed and towered over his nephew, his hands balled into tight fists. White-hot rage coursed through his veins and it took all his willpower not to punch Laito in the mouth. “How dare you lay your filthy hands on what is mine?” He hissed through his teeth.

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Laito smirks up at his uncle. He releases the human, tossing her slightly. “I assumed we were sharing now.” Laito’s eyes sharpen now looking towards the door. “Don’t look so angry Uncle. Your wrinkles show so much more when you make that face.”

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Lilly immediately scrambled away from Laito, her cheeks burning. Her arm felt hot where he touched her, and she self-consciously tugged at her shirt sleeve.

Alrick sneered at his nephew. “Honestly Laito, you act like a baby who’s lost his favorite toy. You’ve certainly put a lot of work into retrieving your human. If I didn’t know better,” he smirked, “I would think you were attached to him.”

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Laito is about to respond when Yuki walks back into the room. “I finished cleaning... I can start on your-“ he freezes seeing Laito. Eyes widen with a mixture of fear and excitement. Why was he here? “S-Senpai...!” Laito pushes past Alrick, “I simply wondered where the stalker went. Seems he’s found someone else to annoy. Thank goodness~ enjoy him.” He coldly says glaring at Yuki. With that Laito leaves, vanishing from the house.

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“Tch,” Alrick snarled and stormed over to Lilly, grabbing her arm in an iron grip. “Ugh, you smell like him now. Go shower.”

She trembled in his grasp and nodded, running off as soon as she was able. Alrick sighed and turned towards Yuki. “Bastard” he muttered. “Well, you should be happy about that at least.”

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Yuki stood very still- almost too still. Like there was something... happening to him. His eyes were locked on the ground, his body tense.

“... H-Happy...?” His voice was soft but surprisingly firm. Yuki looked up to the vampire, his eyes stern. “You... told me he wouldn’t...!” There were tears in his eyes, but not like before. Not sorrow filled or embarrassment. Anger. “How is this helpful. If Laito hates me now... how is that good?!” He sounded so different from his usual meek self. This new found emotion seemed to imitate around him.

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Alrick crossed his arms and stood his ground. “You’re more dense than I thought. Isn’t that what you wanted the entire time, to know that he cares?” He twisted the last word in mock sweetness. “He’s jealous.”

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“J-Jealous...!” Instantly any aura he may have been emitting vanished. The anger left his eyes and voice. Back once again to his normal unsure state. “H-How do you... are you... Senpai wasn’t... was he...?” Yuki blushes and wipes his eyes. Could that be it? Was Laito jealous of him leaving? “... if he was then...! C-Can I stay here longer...? I won’t be a bother...! I’ll work really hard...! Please let me... keep learning from you...”

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Alrick pretended to think about it for a moment. “As long as you don’t get into any trouble while you’re here. And if you finish my essay. AND if you apologize to Lilly for being the cause of that pervert touching her. Then maybe I’ll let you stay,” he smirked.

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Yuki’s eyes sparkled as he nods. “O-Of course! I won’t...! I-I mean I will apologies and not...! And of course I’ll do your essay too I...!” He stammers a bit. “I’ll... begin on the essay... and then apologies to L-Lilly -San once she’s finished...” He beams happily, excited by this new development. Laito actually jealous? If he really was then, that meant he liked Yuki- even if it was just a little.

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“Start the essay now,” Alrick waved his hand. “You can go to the library if you need to look something up. Then, if you do a good job, we can think of more ways to make Laito jealous.”

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Yuki nods happily and runs off. This essay was about some kind of historical event... of which Yuki had no knowledge of. Thankfully this was a really big library, hopefully it could help him? Yuki wasn’t really the... book worm type but- for Laito he’d do anything. He found a couple books that had the event in question among it’s context. It took a lot longer than he thought to read through it all, hours had past and he was finally done with reading and note taking.

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Lilly had made her way down to the library after her shower. She intended on working on an essay of her own, but the presence of the human made her more than a little nervous. She hid behind one of the bookcases, occasionally peeking out and watching Yuki work.

He didn’t look like someone who wanted to hurt Alrick, but she didn’t want to take any chances. She kept her eyes on him, remaining completely hidden until she accidentally knocked over a pile of books.

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Yuki stretches a bit, rubbing his eyes as well. This was going to be a long night... probably even into the day hours. Maybe there was some coffee in this house? Yuki wasn’t the biggest fan of the beverage, but it did help keep him awake. Just as he was about to stand a pile of books suddenly fall.

He stiffens, thinking he caused it and looks around. After noticing that it wasn’t his fault, he looked around to find the source. “H-Hello...? Is... someone there...?” He was a little scared. Dealing with vampires is one things but... ghost were still scary.

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“Shit,” Lilly muttered under her breath. “S-sorry!” She called out. She grabbed the nearest book and stepped out from behind the bookshelf. “Sorry! I was, um, just looking for this!” She turned it over in her hand. “1001 uses for Elderberries,” she said. “Yeah.... real useful.”

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Yuki let’s out a sigh of relief. “Oh... Lily-San...” he smiles softly, just happy that it wasn’t a ghost. “Do... you have a report due as well? I... I could do it... for you...” he offers though honestly he wasn’t sure if he could.

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“Oh no! I mean, I’m, I have a report due, but I wouldn’t ask you to do it for me,” she said hastily. Lilly made her way to Yuki’s table and sat in front of him. “Um...how’s alrick’s essay going?”

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Yuki sighs a little and looks down at his notes. “Well... part one is done...” He says softly. A few moments ticked by, sort of painfully slowly. “I... um... I’m sorry for... what happened before.” He says blushing a bit. “Senpai... only touched you because of me...” saying that out loud, kind of made him feel good. The thought that Laito actually came to see him... it felt nice.

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Lilly felt her cheeks heat up. “I-it’s okay!” She stammered. “I know Laito isn’t the most...conservative with his hands. I’m just relieved Alrick wasn’t more angry about it,” she played with her fingers. “He can be very possessive sometimes.”

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Yuki feels the awkward air loosen a bit and he closes the books up. “That’s good... I... wouldn’t know...” he doesn’t really know how to respond. Deciding that the essay still needed to get done, Yuki brings out some lined paper gets his notes in order. Quietly he moves to tie his bangs back, they always get in the way when he’s trying to focus. He couldn’t help but worry that Lilly would mock him. Everyone as school always starred at him, and the other boys picked on him for his hair constantly.

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Lilly smiled softly. “Your hair looks really nice like that,” she encouraged. She felt horribly guilty for spying on Yuki, she could see that there was no malicious intent inside of him. “I bet Laito thinks it’s just adorable.”

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Yuki’s body tenses, causing him to drop his pencil and his face to grow hot. “I... I-I...!” He stammers and quickly picks up a book to cover his face. “N-No...! I... look re-really dumb...!” He whines remembering the millions of times people have told him different. Tears start to burn his eyes. “Y... You don’t... have to lie...” he says weakly. There have been girls that give him back handed compliments. There was a time when he thought he could trust girls but... they only got close so their boyfriends could ambush him later.

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“No, no! I wasn’t lying, I promise!” She reached out a hand to give him a reassuring pat on the shoulder, but thought better of it. Alrick wouldn’t be happy if he caught her touching him, and she was afraid of making him feel worse. “I meant what I said,” she said quietly. “I don’t think you look dumb at all...”

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Yuki shakes his head and tries to brush the compliment off. He puts the book down and wipes his eyes. “I... I’m...” He sniffles and gets all his things back in order. Yuki really has no idea how to positively deal with that. All he knew was to go back to work, keep his eyes down, and not say a word. The more the speaks, the harder people tend to hit him.

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“Oh...” Lilly looked at his eyes brimming with tears. “I’ll...um, wait,” she says, leaping up from the table. “Just a second, I’ll be right back!”

She turned and took off into the shelves of books, disappearing behind one corner.

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Yuki looks up a bit, confused and startled by her sudden movements. He had work to do, so he didn’t give it too much more thought.

This paper wasn’t going to write itself, and it had to be perfect. Hopefully he could pull this off, he was only a first year after all. What standards did the upper classes even have? Would the teachers notice it wasn’t written by Alrick? Would he get in trouble?! That thought hadn’t crossed his mind yet.

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Lilly ran back, a box of Kleenex in her hands. “Here!” She said, a little too loudly. “I’m sorry I was gone so long, I just thought.... that these might be good!”

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At the suddenly presence and burst of noise, Yuki fumbles and drops his pencil. “Aha-!” He looks up to see Lilly offering him some tissues. A bit startled but he reaches out for some. “T... Thank you... s-Sorry...” He says wiping himself up and getting his pencil.

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“S-Sorry... I... didn’t mean to... cry like that...” Yuki says softly. “You... were just being nice... right...?” He offers her a small smile. “I... should finish this... for Alrick-San...”

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“Y-yeah, I was... I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to make you cry like that...” She slid into the seat across from Yuki and nervously played with her bracelet. “I’m sorry Alrick is making you write his report, that’s not very fair of him.”

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Yuki shakes his head and pokes at his head. “Not the first... homework I’ve done.” He says laughing softly. “Laito-senpai... doesn’t like to do his either...” he says thinking of how many times he’s stayed awake doing Laito’s homework. “So long as... he can help me I don’t mind...” Yuki looks over at her, “... did... he... um... I mean... that... n-never mind....” he blushes and looks back down.

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“Did he what....?” She tilted her head to the side. “You can ask me, I promise I won’t get angry. I’m sorry that I scared you earlier, but I won’t do it again.”

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“Did... he... get that...?” He ask pointing at the bracelet. “It’s... pretty...” Yuki is sure to continue working on the essay while asking her. He didn’t want to be here all night.

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“Oh,” she blushed and looked at her bracelet. “Not...exactly. It was gift from my mother from a long time ago. Alrick has a similar one...” She wasn’t completely lying. It was from her mother, just not how she implied. It was a symbol between the covenant between her and Alrick, a sign that she belonged to him. “It’s called a slave bracelet...”

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The led from his pencil snapped at her final words. Oh gosh! What had he done?! Why did he ask that! “I... I’m sorry! I shouldn’t have asked! Please forget I even brought it up!” He panics and nervously clicks at his pencil. “W-Well! Y-You know... ua...! At-At least you have a tie to him...!” He says in a panic. “I... I would... ah- b-but...! That’s not... um... j-just forget it!!”

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“It’s okay,” she smiled softly. “A lot of people have asked me about my bracelet. It’s not ugly or anything, it just reminds me of my mother. You don’t need to feel bad about asking, I promise.”

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Yuki still felt bad for asking. The word slave was negative, but still... it’s better than nothing. “Do you... l-like... Alrick-san? I mean...! You don’t... have to answer that... sorry...” He bonks his head a bit. Why would he ask more dumb questions?!

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She blushes as red as her hair. “I....” She began, unsure of how to answer. “I.... I love Alrick more than anything,” she confessed, the words stinging as they left her mouth. “B-but he doesn’t feel the same way about me. And I understand that, I do... I mean, aside from the obvious reason, who could ever love someone like me?”

Her hand flew to her mouth. She had said more than she should have, and now she had the sudden urge to crawl into a hole and die.

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Yuki’s head couldn’t help but tilt, “Obvious...? Why... would you say that...?” He’s honestly shocked by her answer. “I thought that... I mean... I assumed...” thinking on it, perhaps he was just ensuring his slave was fed? Who was he to know what an actual relationship looked like. “... it’s okay... I get that...” he says offering her a small smile. “We’re the same then...”

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“I, uh, well.....” she looked around, still embarrassed by her sudden confession. “He says that his kind can’t feel love... it’s different for vampires, but not demons. So, my feelings are kind of pointless.” She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “Please don’t tell him about this...?”

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Yuki nods and zips his lips. He was comfortable enough now to write without feeling tense around her. “I’m... going to... write this okay...? Um... if you want any help with yours... I can...” He offers her a smile and gets to work.

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She shook her head and pulled out her own notebook. “I’m okay, thank you. I might need some help with math later,” she chuckled, trying to to make the sudden ache in her chest lessen. She opened a book and began writing her own essay quietly.

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#the sloth woman #yuki awashima #Lilly Tenebris #Alrick Rosenfeld

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