Hello people! This is another story that I started writing some time ago and since all chapters are beta'ed I'm going to post them. The story isn't finished yet but I'm working on it and should have a few more chapters ready soon. The story is AU and you may not like it since Morinaga's acting a bit differently from what we are used to in the manga. I tried making Souichi act IC but sometimes that wasn't possible either. Even so I hope you'll like this story. ^-^

Title: Blood, love and tears
Disclaimer: Not mine, I'm only using Takanaga-sensei's characters.
Beta: elyrian *hugs* Thank you!
Characters: Morinaga, Souichi, Hiroto, others.
Rating: M
Warnings: AU! language, Morinaga can be a little OOC
Summary: Morinaga is a vampire and wants to play around. One night in a club he finds an interesting human and is mesmerized by him. Will he only use his new prey or will he fall in love? And how will the other one react on an immortal lover? What will his feelings be?

Chapter 1

The music was loud. Tetsuhiro Morinaga was sitting at the counter, enjoying the quick beat of the music and sipping his drink. The drink wasn't that bad although he would have preferred something else to drink. He could tolerate alcohol, the stronger it was the better. Morinaga was looking over the whole crowd gathered on the dance floor and standing at the wall or sitting. He was looking for his next prey. Although he had had his taste already tonight, there was time to play a bit so he wanted to use the opportunity. If he could get a second taste of another's blood that would be even better.

So many living creatures, living human beings. He smelled so many emotions: arousal, ecstasy, happiness and many others. People were dancing, talking, laughing, not aware of the watchful eyes of creatures like him. Vampires. Morinaga smiled.

"Angel-kun, don't smile like that! If you want to catch someone tonight, that is." That was Morinaga's friend, Hiroto. He was a bartender at the club.

"I had my taste and you know I don't need to look sweet. They will come to me no matter what." Morinaga was very confident. He had been in this business for too long now to not know how to hunt. He had the abilities that every vampire had. His supper wasn't going to even notice that he had bitten them if he didn't want them to notice.

"I wasn't speaking about your supper, my friend. I know you. You're here to find a bed warmer." Hiroto's eyes were glowing. The two of them had had something in the past, but only as sex friends. It ended eventually but they still were very good friends. Morinaga considered that if he couldn't find someone tonight, Hiroto wouldn't mind renewing their "friendship".

"Are you telling me my smile sucks?" Morinaga liked to speak with Hiroto. Too bad he didn't feel anything special for his friend. His life would be less complicated.

"Well… if someone likes a predatory smile then you are the perfect man for them," Hiroto winked.

"I can smile sweetly," Morinaga protested.

"Maybe, but only by your own definition of sweetness. Hiroto rolled his eyes. Morinaga couldn't reply because Hiroto had to work some more. Morinaga returned to watching the dancing crowd. There were many bodies he would consider taking tonight, but somehow he felt that something was missing. The men were beautiful, sensual, sexy, but he knew they would be boring. He knew that if he walked to them and offered a ride they would comply gladly. He was sick of lovers that didn't have it in them. He searched the crowd again, but no one drew his attention. Morinaga sighed. 'It looks like I will end up with Hiroto again.'

"A beer."

A voice threw him out of his thoughts. Something in it made his body react. He looked and found the owner of that voice. He stood near him looking pissed, waiting for his beer. A tall, slim figure, long legs and long hair. He wouldn't call the man a beauty, but there was something about him that made Morinaga curious. He couldn't tell which way the guy swung. That was odd. Normally he knew, he sensed it. There could be a simple explanation to it. His long haired "mystery" didn't know if he was gay or not. 'This could be fun,' Morinaga smirked mentally.

"Not having fun?" asked Morinaga. He watched the other's head turn his way. The man had the most stunning eyes Morinaga had ever seen although they were hidden behind glasses, and beautiful eyebrows. Morinaga caught himself staring into the other's face. He was captivated by it. 'He's more interesting with every second.'

"What do you care?" The stranger's voice really got to him. He wanted to hear it again and in even more intimate situations. He tried not to think of how that voice would sound when aroused and blind with lust.

"Maybe I'm looking for someone as bored as I am?" Since he didn't know how the man would react to a direct approach, he wanted to sound casual and more like someone looking for a buddy to drink with and not a buddy to fuck. "Why don't you sit down? The stool right beside me is free. We can talk."

The stranger watched him for awhile. Hiroto brought his beer and handed it to his next prey.

"Here's your drink, buddy." After giving the drink to Morinaga's "mystery", Hiroto left them alone.

The long haired guy winced, then blushed slightly, nearly invisibly, but Morinaga's eyes were better than a human's. 'How interesting.' Morinaga watched him carefully. He wondered how to approach his "mystery" as the guy seated himself on the empty stool.

Morinaga sipped his drink then said, "I'm Morinaga." He watched the other man's movements from the corner of his eye.

"Souichi Tatsumi." The voice that went right into Morinaga's core was still pissed, but this time Morinaga could differentiate a slight touch of uncertainty or confusion. Morinaga smiled slightly.

"So Tatsumi-kun, wha...," Morinaga couldn't end his question.

"You don't look older than me, don't talk to me like you're older, Morinaga!" The man was really pissed. He looked somehow sweet this way.

"Okay, Souichi." Morinaga chuckled.

"We don't know each other so well. Don't use my first name!" Tatsumi was getting even more mad. Morinaga wondered if the man might hit him if he made him even more pissed.

"But we can get to know each other better, right? Are you here often?"

"Well… you could say so. I'm watching over my little brother. He likes to hang around here." His prey didn't sound very glad about that fact.

"So where is he now?" He scanned the room looking for Souichi's sibling.

"He's dancing right there." Souichi pointed at the corner of the dance floor where a couple of young boys were dancing. 'Hmm… This is even more interesting than a minute ago,' thought Morinaga. He couldn't quite say which one of them was Souichi's sibling, but that wasn't so important.

"And you? Why aren't you dancing?" Morinaga looked at the drinking guy, wondering how much trouble he would be in if he suggested dancing with Tatsumi.

"I'm not really into partying," came a quick answer.

"And what are you into?" 'He comes here and doesn't like to party? He's really a mystery,' thought Morinaga.

"Are you from the police or something?" Tatsumi became more pissed. Morinaga smiled briefly.

"No. I'm just curious."

"Then don't be," said Tatsumi. Morinaga heard a warning in that voice. He wondered what the cause of it was.

"Okay, Souichi." One second he was grinning, the next he was laying on his back on the floor, knocked down by his "mystery". He hadn't expected his beauty to do something like that.

"I told you not to call me by my first name!" screamed that beautiful voice. Morinaga watched as the owner of this voice walked away from him.

"Are you all right Angel-kun?" Hiroto was looking at him weirdly. It looked like he was doing everything to keep himself from laughing.

"Yeah. I'm fine." He stood up and sat on his seat again. "Do you know him?"

Hiroto nodded. "You won't have any luck with him. He's not into guys." Hiroto wasn't as powerful as Morinaga so his senses didn't register as much as Morinaga's. That was an advantage from his side and he used it.

"I'm not so sure. I think I will try him out." Morinaga's grin was evil and Hiroto shivered, knowing very well what that smile meant.

"You will call me when he comes again." It wasn't a question.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Good luck," Hiroto sighed. His friend was making his own life complicated.

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Souichi was once again in this damn place. His brother had wanted to go so badly that he couldn't say no. He would rather be at home reading a book than here wasting his time on nothing. Maybe he should look around and find a girlfriend while he was here, but that thought wasn't so inviting. He knew if he had a girlfriend he would have much less time for his studies and he wanted to avoid that. Souichi knew he would get really annoyed with a girl hanging all over him when he wanted to think or read. Maybe in a few years when he was a sensei himself, then he might start looking, but now, he was against it.

He had his drink in hand. He bought a mixed drink and not beer this time and now was looking for a place to set it. At the counter were some empty places, but Souichi didn't want to risk bumping into that guy again. His heart started to beat faster at the thought of that Morinaga guy. He was so damn cheeky. Souichi was still pissed at the thought of how the guy had acted. He didn't look older than him so why did he treat Souichi like he was a kid or something? Souichi couldn't understand it.

He couldn't understand his own reactions to that guy either. The man had silky, black hair and Souichi was damn tempted to know how it would feel on his fingers. That pissed him off so much, but he was even more pissed at that guy's smile. It was… wicked. Souichi felt really strange looking into the other man's eyes. Something was in their depths, something his senses told him he didn't want to acknowledge, that he should avoid with all his strength.

Souichi looked all over the place and cursed. He should search for a place to sit and not for Morinaga, and that was what he was doing a moment ago. That was another weird thing. He never quite remembered people's names, especially not after meeting them for the first time, but somehow he remembered Morinaga's. Strange. Maybe it was because the man had made Souichi angry. Whatever the cause, Souichi didn't want to meet him and hoped he wouldn't.

He spotted some empty chairs and went there. He had taken only few steps when a guy bumped right into him, nearly knocking Souichi to the ground. The guy was obviously drunk. The impact caused Souichi to drop his drink to the ground.

"Fuck! What the hell, you asshole? That was my drink! Can't you watch where you're going, moron?" Souichi was pissed. Almost every time he went to this club he had some awful experience here. Today wasn't different. He glared at the guy. He was a walking bulky giant, or so he seemed, and the look in his eyes was clearly showing how dangerous he was. Souichi started to regret his outburst. He knew he was strong, but he doubted he would be able to win against this guy.

"What did you call me, doll face?" The tone was dangerous. 'Oh, shit! I'm in trouble!' He didn't have time to react or say anything because the guy was already ready to hit him, and Souichi didn't even have time to cover his face. Suddenly, he heard a voice shouting.

"Stop!"

People involved in the scene froze. Souichi realized that he knew that voice, but today it sounded somehow different, commanding and sharp. But, it was definitely Morinaga's voice. He turned his head around as the man walked past him, then he stood just in front of that bulky guy. Souichi watched the man's expressions. It was a miracle the bulk had stopped in the first place, but now Souichi watched in wonder as he lowered his fist, watching Morinaga's eyes.

"Leave him." Those words weren't spoken loudly, not really, just so that they could be heard over the music. He watched as the man glanced at him once more, then nodded his head once, turned around and walked away. It was odd. Morinaga looked even less capable of fighting that guy than Souichi was, and only one sentence made him go away. Souichi was confused, but he couldn't think about it more because Morinaga turned around and those deep eyes looked straight at his.

"You okay?" His voice had lost that hard, sharp tone. It sounded more concerned now. Souichi nodded, not really knowing what had happened. He didn't understand the whole situation, and from the looks they were receiving from the people surrounding them, he wasn't the only one. Looking into those eyes made him actually feel dizzy. He turned his gaze to the floor where his drink was. That made him lose his mood instantly.

As if reading his mind Morinaga said, "Don't get mad, Souichi. I'll buy you another drink." There was laughter in his voice and it made Souichi even more angry. He turned around and went in the opposite direction from Morinaga. He felt eyes on him and became nervous. He wanted to go home. Unfortunately, he had just come in and had promised his brother at least three hours, so he had to do something with the time. He needed a drink right now, so he went to the counter.

"Give me another one," he said to the bartender and searched his pockets for money.

"On me, Hiroto." There was Morinaga's voice again. Souichi started to be really pissed off at the man. The guy named Hiroto shrugged his shoulders and gave Souichi his drink, but he didn't make any move to take the money out of Souichi's hand. Souichi spun around and faced Morinaga.

"I'm not letting you buy me a drink!" He glared at the other man, ready to fight if he needed to. 'What the hell did Morinaga think? I'm not a girl! Why should he buy me a drink? We hardly know each other! I don't get him!'

"Hm… I just helped you out. You should be at least a little grateful," Morinaga smirked at him. Souichi thought that there was something funny about that smirk. It was somehow cunning, evil even.

"What has that got to do with it?" Souichi became wary.

"To show your gratitude, let me buy you a drink, Souichi." There were sparks dancing in Morinaga's eyes as he told Souichi that.

"I told you not to call me by my first name!" He really needed to convince the other not to treat him as if he was a child or something, and he would even if he needed to use his fists again.

"Then what do you want me to call you?" asked Morinaga.

"Tatsumi!" blurted out Souichi.

"Tatsumi-kun then," Morinaga nodded his head using the "-kun" again.

"No! Leave off the '-kun', will you?" he nearly shouted. Morinaga had the gift of making him lose his temper.

"Either I will call you Tatsumi-kun or Sou-chan. Choose." There it was again. That hard, even sharp edge in Morinaga's voice.

"You're not serious!" Souichi was stunned. Morinaga was looking at him with so much gravity in his eyes that he knew the man was serious. He shook his head.

"No! Forget it!"

"Then let me call you Souichi." The smile Morinaga gave him was predatory. Souichi started to wonder who that guy was and how dangerous he was. Morinaga didn't listen to him. He just did as he wanted. It looked like the man was used to others obeying him.

"Who are you?" Souichi looked at Morinaga, not sure how to act or what to say anymore.

"Someone whom you won't be able to forget." The smile that Morinaga gave him after saying those words made Souichi's heart beat faster. If he thought Morinaga gave him a predatory smile before, he was proven wrong. He wasn't looking into another man's face anymore, he was looking into a face of a most dangerous predator.