Hide & Seek – Count Cain
Summary: What could the Earl of Hargreaves be up to at such a late hour? A first-time senseless little drabble.
Pairing: Gen. But implied Cainx? if you choose to look at it that way.
Disclaimer: All Count Cain/Godchild characters belong to Kaori Yuki. Support her, not me.
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Tap. Tap. Tap.
The measured beats on the stone pavement did not match those of his heart. However his footsteps continued to collide with the ground in melodious regularity.
Tap. Tap. Tap.
That person was somewhere near, he could feel it. The elusive presence that flickered in and out the corners of his eyes. The tentative disturbance in the shadows. A cunning predator toying with its prey, observing silently while waiting for the best opportunity to strike. And the accursed fate that bound them together.
It was a highly dangerous and foolish game he was playing, he knew, these night walks he was taking alone. That was why he had not disclosed the real reason for his nocturnal excursions. They would never understand. He had been embraced by darkness even before he was born, and remain in her clutches he forever would be. She seduced him to the height of euphoria, and he had surrendered willingly to each of her thrills. Perhaps, that was what had set off this high hunt in the first place…
He consulted his bearings. About time for the game to come to a conclusion. He leaned against the parapet, watching the dark shiny mass below him travel sluggishly against the embankment.
"Fancy meeting you here, Earl Hargreaves,"
Liar. His deft fingers unsheathed a small knife from its hiding place to greet the scalpel aimed at his throat."Doctor Jezebel Disraeli,"
The blades scraped harshly against each other as their owners battled in a contest of wills.
The older man smirked. "Tsk, tsk, what a way to treat your brother,"
"Get straight to the point. I have no intention of keeping up this façade of hide-and-seek. What's Delilah up to now?"
"Let's just say it's a little experiment of my own,"
One delicate eyebrow raised slightly at that.
The doctor did not care to elaborate more. Suddenly Cain C. Hargreaves found himself in a most compromising situation that he had not expected. He felt his weapon jerk out of his grasp and dimly heard it land with a soft clink.
"Checkmate," The doctor announced smugly as they broke off from their lip-lock.
"Why you –"
"See you soon, Cain,"
With a swish of silver hair and a light musical chuckle, he had disappeared.
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"Lord Cain! Where have you been at such a late hour?" Riff prepared himself to lecture the young earl about his irresponsible behaviour when he noticed the all-too-familiar glint in those emerald orbs and the pale, flushed face. Uh-oh, what did he get himself into now?
"I had… a very entertaining stroll around the vicinity," He tapped a pale slender finger absently against his lips and found that they were still faintly warm. A slow, chilling smile graced his face as he allowed his butler to divest him of his coat.
I'll pay you back for this, Jezebel.
-End-
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So how was it? I was digging around my computer and found this uncompleted so I sort of finished it… except I don't really remember whether this was my intention… Anyway, I don't mind if someone thinks it's bad because it's probably true…-.-