Unlimited Addiction
Chapter 3: Unsmooth

A brunet boy sat up slowly as his eyelids fluttered open. Looking around, Sora took note of where he was. He sat on something soft that he assumed was a bed. He couldn't exactly tell. It was too dark to see anything clearly. It was pitch black. Black, black, black and black.

Memories flooded to the boy's head as he straightened up and reached his hand to his neck. He felt vaguely dizzy as his fingers searched. What the hell? He could feel them. I have two puncture wounds, so it wasn't fake…But… What the fuck? I was going to the first day of Junior year and a damn FRESHMAN bit me. Poor Sora. Despite the language he used and 'badass' appearance, he was basically a teddy bear. He had no idea what kind of trouble he was in.

Before he could get too far into thought, the boy felt a hand on his chest and the next thing he knew, he was on his back. "What the fuck?" A little bit of light was now streaming in through the open door, though he didn't remember hearing it open. That light shined sliver on a head of hair in front of him as he heard a hiss and then was rolled over and was now on top of a body and being pulled close.

"Get off of me!" Trying to shove himself away, Sora kicked softly and pushed against Riku's chest. While he was throwing his fit, legs had wrapped around his and arms were around his arms and body. "Eww! Let me go! You stupid gay fucker!"

"Okay…" There was a hint of a hiss to the voice that spoke, as he was struggling to keep it under control. "First of all, I have questions for you so shut up. Second of all, I get a feeling you aren't so straight yourself. Third, I don't have feelings like that for you. I just met you. And last, stop wiggling around. You're raising your heartbeat and it is driving me insane." The last part was almost a snarl as Riku pulled slightly tighter.

"Wh-what are you talking about?" Sora was appalled and he stilled as the words swam in his head. How does he know I'm… Wait, raise my heart – What? He was feeling a little uncomfortable and started to wiggle slightly again.

Riku's jaw clenched as he once again tightened his grip. "Please, stop!"

The urgent tone in the voice stopped him and he let out a sigh. He felt the grip on his slacken. "Fine. Ask your questions."

"Okay, first… How are you alive?" The look on Riku's face was very serious.

A look of confusion crossed the brunet's face. "Uhmm, I ate my vegetables and ran a lot…?" He kind of chuckled at the question, thinking of it as utterly ridiculous.

"No, I mean… I sucked your blood dry, you should be dead." The vampire half snarled this statement.

"Wh-what? S-sucked my blood? What are you getting at?" The brunet's voice was getting a defensive edge to it.

"Okay, well..." Riku faltered. "I don't know if this is going to be okay to say, but I am a vampire. Sucking blood, no light, fangs, predator and all that shit. I sucked all of your blood and no one has ever lived after I do that. I don't know why you are alive and I don't understand why I am so hungry when I'm around you or within sight of you. Shit, stop panicking, dumb ass."

Sora had started to panic at the thought of being so close to a vampire. He began to thrash against the stronger arms again.

"Damnit, we already found out you won't die if I do suck your blood, so just relax." Riku leaned up to the boy's ear and whispered comfortingly, "It's okay, I already had a fill of your blood for the time being."

At that statement, Sora turned a bright red and took a deep breath, trying to slow his heart. "S-so, you d-drank my blood." He took a deep breath as his voice stammered. "And somehow I am still breathing… I have no idea…" Relaxing, the boy realized he had at sometime laid his head down against the other's chest. So… warm… Wait… aren't vampires… cold? "Wait, so how do you go out in the sun? And why aren't you cold?"

The brunet's hair brushed against Riku's chin as he spoke. It brought a smile to the vampire's lips. "Well, I have a 'shot' that I take and it minimizes my vampire side by a bit. It takes away my fangs and sensitiveness to the sun and as I guess you've already figured out, it gets the liquids in my veins moving enough to warm me up."

"Oh…" Sora took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly. His head was spinning and he felt dizzy again. It was too much to take in. Of course he had read stories of vampires and had watched movies about them. But it was completely different when he was hearing it straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak.

"Okay, my turn again…" Riku said, after a moment's silence. "How come you keep nuzzling closer to me? You seem tired…" The vampire's voice had taken on a teasing tone.

"I – y – no – I – wh – " Sora seemed so perplexed. A bright blush spread across his cheeks and by now, it was light enough in the room to see. Another light in the hallway had been turned on at some point.

He found the brunet's embarrassment adorable and he laughed softly. "Sora, you can calm down. I didn't realize you would get worked up this much. Seriously…" Closing his eyes and stopping his breathing, Riku tightened his arms around Sora.

"S-sorry…" Sora sighed and lifted himself up to look at Riku. "So, you are r-really… a… v-vampire? You're not shitting me… right? I mean, it would make a little bit of sense… but…" Reaching up slowly, the boy brought his hand right in front of Riku's face. "Can I… I … touch them?"

Touch them? Why is he so calm? I wasn't even close to believing he would be to open minded. "Uhmm… sure… just… don't make any sudden moves…" He sat up slowly, pulling the brunet up into a sitting position in front of him. Taking a deep breath, Riku thought of the hot liquid flowing within the boy and how utterly sweet it had tasted earlier that day. He felt the familiar sting as his fangs descended and his body got ready to feed in anticipation.

Taking his hand softly in his, Riku led Sora to his mouth as he opened the said opening and felt the boy's hand gently press to one of the long teeth. Running a finger against the bone made the vampire shiver slightly. Riku, stay focused.

Without any warning, Sora led his finger down to the tip and pulled back suddenly. "Shit."

BLOOD! The thought hit Riku hard and he pushed Sora away a little more roughly than he meant to. He turned around, plugging his nose and closing his eyes tight.

"Damn, damn. Uhmm, what should I do?" Sora held out his finger in front of himself as he watched the blood ooze out of the small cut.

"Get it out of here, go away. I won't be able to control myself long. Go home." The words came out very harshly. "AERITH!" The name came out loud and clear as he growled into the air.

Almost instantly, a form came in and quickly ushered Sora out of the room. "Come on, boy. You don't want to be here right now." Carefully leading Sora out, Aerith walked him out of the room.

"Shit… damnit… fuck… " Lines of profanity ran through the hallways as the vampire hissed loudly.

"I'm so sorry…" The brunet looked down, ashamed, as he stopped at the front door. "I am so very sorry." Sora turned to the woman he hadn't been introduced to and looked into her eyes.

Sighing, the woman gave him a reassuring smile. "It's okay, he'll be fine if he just takes a few deep breaths and relaxes." Turning abruptly from the boy, Aerith turned the handle and held the door open for him.

Sora hesitated as he stood in the doorway. "Okay… will he be at school tomorrow?" Strangely enough, sadness and disappointment was in his voice.

She nodded slowly. "Yeah, he should be."

"Alright." Sora took a step out of the door, and then turned back. "I'm Sora."

"Aerith." She said with a smile.

"It's… uh… nice to meet you Aerith. Maybe… uh… we can talk again sometime." He felt foolish after he said it.

She smiled once more as the boy walked out of view and started to head home. "Damn…" She hissed, closing the front door and turning for the one that lead downstairs. Making her way down the stairs, Aerith got to Riku's bedroom and opened the door as it had been closed earlier. "Riku, are you alright?" Her voice was soft as she made her way to the bed. Aerith placed a hand on the vampire's shoulder when she got no immediate response.

"N-no… Damn it…" He pulled away from her touch. "He smelled so good…" He could still smell the brunet. Looking to his hands, the vampire studied them intensely and sighed. "I have such a hard time controlling myself when around him… at least so far." He let out another sigh and ran a hand through his hair. "Geez, it has been a long day and it has only been the first." Taking in deep breaths, the vampire steadied himself. "Okay, I'll be fine, now."

Taking his hand, Aerith squeezed it between hers and bent down to place a soft kiss on his cheek. "Well, I'll let you calm down for the night, then. Remember that tomorrow you have to go back to school. Take a good long night of rest." She turned to leave and closed the door softly behind her.

"You're not a lot of help…" Riku mumbled with yet another sigh and laid down on his back. By now, he had mostly calmed down. The scent of the brunet was still in his nose and the taste of him still on his tongue. But the hunger within him had receded. Closing his eyes, Riku started to think about different ways the next day could go. But the precious sleep he longed for eluded him.

-X-

Sora made his way home, sucking softly on his finger to remove all of the blood. It tasted metallic on his tongue and he wondered absentmindedly if all blood tasted the same. Did Riku say my blood was… addicting? Would it be the same for all other vampires? Were there other vampires? Was that lady Aerith one? How many were there? Where were they? What did Riku's blood taste like?

As he walked down the long road, he couldn't help but think of the vampire. Why am I thinking of him so much? Could he really be a… vampire? I mean, I felt his fangs but… Gah, this sucks! AND, I'm not home in time and so dad's going to… Man, I don't even want to think about it…

Placing his hands behind his back to stretch, Sora realized for the first time since he woke up that his backpack wasn't there. Shit! That's going to lead to more questions! Did Riku have it? Is it back in that alley? Did I have it back in the alley? Did I leave it at school? No… I'm certain I had it. It's either in the alley or maybe Riku grabbed it.

Sora pushed thoughts of the vampire and his backpack from his head as his house came into view. The lights inside were off and his father's truck was parked, crooked, in the driveway. He let out an overly exaggerated sigh as he shuffled along the path towards the front porch. Finally getting to the door, Sora went to take his key out of his pocket. Again, something wasn't there. Fuck! Fuck! Could this get ANY worse?

Grasping the doorknob softly, Sora turned the handle. He held his breath as he opened the door. It swung open slowly and to his relief, made no sound.

"I don't want a damn pony!" A gruff male voice came to Sora's ears, followed by loud snoring.

Pssh, yup. I'm in a hell of a lot of trouble. Whatever. Making his way to the kitchen, Sora dared to glance at the couch as he passed it. His father was indeed passed out. Now he just had to get upstairs without making a sound. He grabbed a glass of water once he got into the kitchen and then tiptoed up the stairs to his bedroom. After pulling the door soundlessly shut behind him, he set the glass down on his little night stand.

He finally let out the breath he had been holding and collapsed on the bed. He felt exhausted, far more than any other normal first day of school day. Though I guess today wasn't a normal school day, was it? He smiled at the thought and shook his head. Rubbing at his eyes, he stood up and sighed. He took a quick sip of his water and set it back down. Turning around, he made his way back out and into the bathroom. Once there, Sora brushed his teeth and changed into his pajamas.

Just as he turned the doorknob, Sora looked up. Aww, shit! I woke him up… A tall man with dark eyes stared down at Sora as he shivered slightly in fear. Fuck, this guy is scarier than a vampire.

"You little shit!" The man grabbed the boy's collar and pushed him against one of the tiled walls as the smaller of the two hissed in pain. Black, greasy hair slid down the larger male's forehead. The man's strong chin was set in a line as he held a strong hand to Sora's throat. "Where the fuck were you and why are you late? Dinner isn't even made and it is… Past the time…" The hand gripped tighter. His words slurred slightly and he wavered on his feet.

"Real smooth." Immediately, Sora's hand clasped over his own mouth.

"What'd you say? You think you are funny, huh you little fucker?" A fist plunged to Sora's left side as the other still held his throat.

Automatically coughing, Sora fell forward with the force. Crimson blood fell from his lips. Sora had always been really easy to hurt and he bled a lot. Because of this, a small puddle of the liquid gathered at his feet.

"Who taught you to disrespect me?" Another fist hit him, this time connecting with his stomach.

Couching up more blood, Sora felt his father wrap his arms around his waist and pull him close as the brunet continued to drip the liquid.

"You…fucker…" More blood continued to seep out as he pushed himself away, wiggling to get out of the grasp.

Grabbing his son's wrist, the man slammed the boy against the wall again and began to press hard again his hand.

Wanting to cry out in pain, Sora bit his tongue. Tears streamed down his face as he heard a snap in his wrist. "A-ah!" The bone started to show as his father continued to squeeze and finally, Sora pushed with all his might, getting the man off of him.

Running as fast as he could, Sora grabbed his father's keys off the table, shoved them in his pocket, and tore the front door open. He ran out the door as fast as he could. Getting into the run-down truck sitting in the driveway, Sora dug the keys out of his pocket and slid them into the ignition, turning the car to life. Keeping his left hand still on his lap, he tried to stop any of the blood from getting on the seats.

Sora was on autopilot as he pulled the truck out of the driveway and turned down the street. His left wrist lay limp in his lap and he struggled to keep the big steering wheel under control with his right. He had never been a great driver. His dad refused to teach him without bellowing at him and smacking him every time he did something wrong.

I should have just run. He thought as the truck jostled him again. But where to? He was halfway there when he realized where he was headed. Well… I have no idea where to go… Riku is the only one I can think of right now…

"Shit, I should have known he was going to react like this, he was more drunk than he usually is. I wonder what happened today… Maybe Xemnas finally caught him cheating. Damn, that guy is creepy!"

Sora tended to talk out loud to himself when he was panicking. Although, at this point, adrenaline had taken over his body and he couldn't feel much of the pain. He had always been a bit slow at realizing pain. He usually felt the brunt of it once he lost too much blood and got dizzy.

Turning onto the street where the house he had left stood, he quickly got out of the car after parking in front of the building and made his way up the front stairs. It seemed to take forever as he coughed more and wheezed from the blood in his lungs. He could tell he was seriously injured, but he yet again for some reason wasn't worried about dying.

"Must be my genes, although all of my family has thought of me as a freak since I was born… Except mom..." His voice sounded soft as he looked up to the huge brown double doors that had a black embroider around the edges. Pushing one open with his good hand, he was met with glowing red eyes and that was the last thing he could process before everything went black.

-X-

Author's Notes: Uh… I gots no notes for this one. ACK!