Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-65.40.98.187-20151214230035/@comment-65.40.98.187-20151227223554

Once, the Sakamakis called Yui selfish for believing that she was special just because she was the Sacrifical Bride. They belittled her, and said she had to get over herself. Even if they didn't use those words exactly, that is what they meant. However, they were wrong. Yui is not, by any means, a selfish or bad person. She is just an unimaginable kind person who got thrown into this sick, twisted vampire world. She is also special, not because of her blood nor Cordelia's heart, but because of who she is. She is kind and hopeful, and no matter how bad things get, she never once becomes angry or bitter towards any of the vampire. She is unbroken, she is strong. She is by no means a weak character. The mere fact that she can survive all of this is enough to prove that. She's scared, but she is not corrupted. No matter what these vampires do to her, she has not been tainted by their poison. She still possesses her pure heart. "Love is not selfish," that is a famous verse from the Bible that most think of when it comes to real love. It is the unconditional love of parents, siblings, and friends; the kind of love that these twelve vampires never got. They don't know the first thing about love, believing it to be largely lust, and they can't even begin to understand that it could come without a price. While Yui's kindness may not be love, it is still unconditional. Lord knows, that none of these families deserve it after all they've done to her, but she is kind anyway. She also shows her defiant side when she refused to submit to Laito in season 1, and the only reason I even bring that up is because that is the first time that one of these vampires got the tiniest inkling that such behavior was unacceptable. Also, while it didn't stop him, it still happened, and then again when she defended her faith against him. It was the first time that he had the idea that there was such a thing as unconditional be it in love or belief. It is something that all of these families are slowly learning, and if anyone can teach them Yui can.