A/N I was going to make one of the Sakamakis or Mukamis one of the minor villians in this chapter, but I can't. They're all kind of precious to me, so I'll just be making a minor OC for you guys to hate haha.
Enjoy.
Innocence, Unbounded
IV.
Her Hands
She was scared.
It was the last thing she thought he would do and she instantly regretted giving him the benefit of doubt. The only thing that raced through her mind during his assault towards her was, 'Subaru would never - he wouldn't - !'
But of course, the evidence was clearly present upon her body.
Yui trembled, her lithe hands dipping into the cool water of a shallow stream. She cried softly from the pain that she felt on her neck from the bite wounds he left and the dull ache she felt on her thin wrists from his vicegrip. There was an angry red mark from where he held her, marring her porcelain pale skin, and at this, Yui let another shiver pass through her body.
She was lucky to be able to fight him off and escape. She considered herself very lucky. Considering the fact that he said himself that he was one of the sons of the demon king, she had no doubt that he had more than enough power and skill to easily have caught up to her when she fled. Knowing this, Yui took the necessary precautions to escape and hide periodically before settling down at her current location.
Every small noise in the surrounding forest startled her, her neck snapping around and her rose-pink eyes widening in fear with every snap of a branch or rustling of trees. Yui felt unnerved and she knew that her safest place would be back at the haven with the other angels. However, she knew that she had to pass by the area where she had left Subaru and she was afraid that he would still be present in the area, ready to strike at her if given the chance.
Nervously, Yui fluttered her soft wings behind her and worriedly clutched at the cross pendant resting upon her chest. Her powers as a celestial had saved her earlier and she had no doubt that it would save her again. If at anything, she could utilize it as a momentary distraction if she encounters him.
Steeling her nerves, the pastel blonde washed off the last of the blood that stained her neck and let her hand linger briefly over the now, quickly healing bite wound. Angels were blessed with accelerated healing abilities and for that, Yui was grateful. She had no energy left to deal with any prying questions the other angels or seraphims may have for her if they discovered the wound. Not to mention, she knew that the seraphims would relentlessly hunt down Subaru if they found out that he was the culprit for harming one of their one.
She wrinkled her brow slightly. Wait - why was she worried over him? He turned on her - harming her so violently and going so far as to drink her untainted blood. She had no reason to worry over his well-being. If at anything, he deserved punishment at the hands of the seraphims.
Yui sighed softly, lowering her pink rose colored eyes to the ground solemnly. It wasn't something that she should concern herself over and she knew it.
As the female angel crouched her body slightly in order to take flight back to the haven, she suddenly felt a strong grip on her wrist. Yui drew in a sharp gasp, her eyes shooting open in a panic-filled terror. Instinctively, she opened her mouth to scream, but was immediately muffled by a hand
"Shhh - " the being behind her shushed, chuckling the more she struggled.
Yui briefly saw a glimpse of black wings and her entire body grew still at the realization that it was a demon. She whimpered in fear, her eyes squinting in pain when she felt the demon's razor sharp nails dig into her wrist the more tightly he held her. A muffled scream in protest came from her when she felt his slimy tongue run over the skin on her neck. It felt extremely unpleasant.
"Now, now," the foreign demon cooed into her ear, sending shivers down her spine. "Why don't you be a good little angel and keep still? It won't hurt for much longer - "
Just as Yui felt the prick of his fang against her skin, she concentrated her celestial powers into the rosary she wore and the trinket flashed a bright, blinding light. Immediately, the demon let go of her, yelping in pain as he stumbled backwards, giving her a window of opportunity to escape. She gasped as she ran a few steps before letting her wings take her up into the sky. Her flight was sloppy, but she knew that she needed to get out of there as soon as possible and back into the safety of the haven.
She looked back and much to her horror, she saw the demon that assaulted her take flight as well, pursuing her with a vicious bloodlust apparent in his red eyes. Yui let out a frightened sound and did her best to increase her speed. She dove back into the large forest of trees, weaving in and out, trying to shake the blond demon off of her tail.
Several times during the escape, her beautiful lacy white dress got caught on some stray tree branches, but she ignored it, letting the fabric rip from the force at which she was flying at. Yui finally emerged from the forest, hovering high above the treetops and on the vigilant look-out for the demon. Her hair had some leaves sticking out from the pink, sherbert colored ends and her dress was tattered and torn on the ends, but she didn't mind.
She panted for a few seconds, looking all around and seeing no signs of the demon. Reassuring herself that she wasn't being followed anymore, she let out one final sigh in relief and turned towards the direction of the haven. However…
Yui let out a scream in fright when she felt a cold hand wrap around her ankle. She darted her eyes down and saw the blond demon that had been pursuing her, latch himself onto her leg. "No!" she screamed, desperately flapping her wings to try and fly away, only to be unsuccessful.
He pulled her down with a strong yank and captured her small body in his arms. "...Where do you think you're going?" he drawled lazily against her cheek, chuckling in amusement when he saw her cringe in disgust.
Yui cried out in pain when he dragged and slammed her down on the grassy forest floor. Her limbs trembled, several bones broke in her tiny body as she tried to recover from the violent attack. She could already feel her natural healing powers working to fix her injuries, but before she could fully recover, she felt the demon's cold hands wrap around her thin neck, pinning her down against the ground mercilessly.
"Please…" she choked out, tears leaking from her pink eyes as she pleaded with the demon. Yui concentrated her celestial powers to her rosary in hopes of warding the demon off once more, but before she could, he roughly pulled the necklace off of her and tossed it carelessly over to the side. Her eyes widened in terror at the feeling of complete helplessness. She was still miles away from the haven and she couldn't sense any seraphims in the nearby area that could come to her aid.
The demon laughed at her pain, finding it absolutely amusing to him. "Good - an angel's blood is the most delicious when it's in distress." His lips curled up into a smirk as Yui struggled even more beneath him.
She grew petrified at the sight of his sharp fangs and squeezed her eyes shut when she saw him leaning down to bite her neck. Yui did not want to perish, but she was in a helpless situation with no hopes of being rescued. Tears accumulated from behind her closed eyes and she wept softly, trying to come to terms with her imminent, painful death.
Just as she felt the demon's hot breath against her neck, she her the sound of something cutting sharply through the air, followed by the sound of a thunderous crash. Hesitantly, Yui cracked open her eyes and turned her head, gasping softly in shock when she saw a familiar tuft of white hair once the dust settled down. She sat herself up, staring at none other than Subaru, who had arrived just in time to save her.
He had the other demon pinned underneath him, his hands around his throat in a vicegrip. The look of pure, unadulterated anger was clear across his face as he yelled out harshly, "YOU LEAVE HER ALONE!"
Yui trembled, staring at the two demons fighting with each other, rolling around on the ground, throwing punches and kicks at each other whenever they could. Whenever one seemed to be gaining the upperhand, the other would quickly knock them down. Black feathers became loose and flew around everywhere as they fought against each other mercilessly. Amidst the physical tirade, she could hear them shouting vulgarities at each other, although she could not make out what they were saying exactly.
Her hands shook as she realized that Subaru was starting to lose after a few blows he suffered to the head. Yui had to act - now. She quickly crawled over to the rosary that the blond demon ripped from her neck and she held it tightly in her small hands as she rushed over to the violent tussle. Neither demon seemed to notice the angel as she stood a few feet away from them, trying to find a good opening for her to come in with her attack.
When she saw the blond demon get up onto his feet and slam his foot down upon Subaru's chest, effectively pinning him down, she took this as a chance to move in close.
The malicious demon chuckled at the sight of blood running down Subaru's face. He spat out victoriously, "do you want to know why you're always isolated from the other demons, even though you're one of Karlheinz's sons?" He gave a kick across Subaru's face, causing the white haired demon to spew out some blood from his mouth. "It's because you're pathetic and weak, just like that whore mother of yours - AGH!"
Subaru stilled at the sight of a blinding white light emanating from the rogue demon's back. It seemed to cause him pain as it seared his back and caused him to fall over. He sat himself up, watching the demon roll around on the ground, screaming and howling as he stumbled pathetically on all fours. His red eyes darted over to Yui, who held her rosary in her slender hands, shaking at the intense power that she had unleashed in order to save Subaru.
"Su -" she said, meeting his eyes, before he quickly got back onto his feet and scooped her up in his arms. Yui's eyes went wide as he carried her bridal-style before flying away, fleeing the scene and leaving the other demon to perish in excruciating pain. She didn't dare say anything to him as he held her close during the entire flight. They weren't in the air for long and no sooner did they come to a landing at the mouth of a hidden cave.
Yui felt him let her down so that she could stand on her own. She looked to him worriedly as he immediately fell back against the walls of the cave weakly. "Subaru!" she exclaimed, kneeling next to him as he slumped to the ground, panting and holding his side in pain. Her little body trembled at the sight of blood rushing down his face and the fresh red bruises that adorned his face. He looked absolutely dreadful and it caused a deep ache within Yui's chest just to see him in such a state.
He parted his lips, breathing through his mouth as he fought to get some cool air in his lungs. Quietly, he eyed her, watching her doting over him. "Oi," he breathed out, his voice sounding haggard, "why aren't you leaving?"
She looked to him, confused. "You saved me - why would I leave you?" Yui reached out to touch him, only to have him lightly hit her hand away. "...Subaru - ?"
"Just go," he snapped out, more harshly than intended. "I don't need your sympathy. I only saved you as an apology for what I did to you earlier. So just - " His blood red eyes widened at a foreign, cooling sensation on his abdomen. He looked down and saw both of her hands up against his side, a cool blue light emitting from her palms.
The pastel blonde lowered her head slightly, avoiding his prying eyes as she modestly replied back, "you risked yourself for my sake...the least I could do is heal you." She peeked up at him and blushed a little. "It's not sympathy...or pity, if that's what you think of my kindness. I'm doing this because I want to."
He really did not understand angels - especially her.
Subaru narrowed his eyes into a sharp glare. He then let out a light scoff and turned his head off to the side. "I knew you were naive, but for you to foolishly help the person that hurt you - "
" - You didn't hurt me, Subaru."
He turned his head back towards her, eyes reflecting shock at what he heard. "...Are you stupid?" he questioned, "I clearly bit you and drank your blood. You even fled from me out of fear."
Yui froze, the glow from her hands retreating as she stopped the healing process on him. She brought her hands back to her knees, clenching them into tight little fists as she told him in earnest, "y - yes, I was scared...and frightened - initially, but you're not that type of person, Subaru."
"That type of naivety is going to get you killed," he scoffed. "I'm a filthy, rotten, good-for-nothing demon. I'm not supposed to be frolicking around with an angel and pretending like I'm some sort of peace-loving saint."
"...So you keep telling me."
Subaru stilled when he saw her leaning in close to him. He stared at her as she brought a hand up to touch at his feather wings. "Wha - ?"
" - Just because your wings are black, doesn't mean that your soul has to be the same color." Yui's words struck a chord within him as she lovingly stroked the black feathers, sending pleasurable sensations through his body. She smiled at him, blushing bashfully as she whispered out shyly, "...thank you for saving me, Subaru."
His cheeks grew red when he felt her brush away his long bangs from one side of his face and plant her lips on his cheek just below his eye. Immediately, his lips turned into a scowl as he sharply turned his head away from her, blushing madly. This action caused some confusion for the angel, but the words he uttered brought another smile to her face.
"Whatever. Just...hurry up and heal me."
Yui giggled softly at the sight of his pink ears. It was obvious that he was flustered and embarrassed, but she knew that he was grateful for her words - and for the fact that she didn't leave him. Wordlessly, she used her hands to heal up the last of his wounds. When she moved them up to his forehead, Subaru's blush intensified and all he could do was grunt in response when she asked him -
"Does it hurt anymore?"
The white haired demon's heart felt like it was going to burst out of his chest and he hoped that the angel wouldn't notice it. He felt pathetic, but it wasn't like he could do anything about it. As she finished up, he felt her hands retreating and a part of him found himself missing her touch instantly.
"Uhm - " he mumbled out, looking off to the side to avoid her cutely round eyes staring back at him curiously.
"What is it, Subaru?" she asked when he remained silent for a while.
He bowed his head. This was it - he lost.
"It still hurts…"
Subaru couldn't deny it any longer -
"Huh? Where?"
He bit down on his lip, blushing brightly as he raised a hesitant hand up to his chest - a spot right above his swiftly beating heart. In a barely audible voice, he whispered out,
"...Here."
-he was hopelessly in love with an angel and he couldn't hide it anymore.
Just as Yui touched his chest, she blinked at him curiously when he raised a hand up to gently cover hers. "Subaru…?" she asked in that innocent voice of hers, completely unaware of the maelstrom of emotions that was swirling around inside of the young demon.
He stared deeply into her pink, rose colored eyes before leaning forward slowly. Before she could say anything, he took hold of her hand tightly, capturing it and in turn, capturing her lips in a loving and gentle kiss.
A/N Honestly didn't expect this much attention for this fic. Haha, I kind of don't put that much effort into writing this as I do with my other fics because this is more of a "breather" if you will, from my other ongoing works. However, very happy with all the positive reception this has garnered. I apologize, but there probably won't be a lemon scene in this fic.
I will however, after I finish this short fanfic up, write up a Subaru x Yui pwp lemon oneshot if you guys want a smutty Subaru fic that badly haha.
Thank you guys so much for all the kind reviews! Only one more chapter to go!
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