A/N: Alrighty, here's another chapter. My computer likes to screw with me sometimes so if I tend to disappear for like a couple of days, don't worry, I'm not dead in a ditch somewhere… I'm just glaring holes at the computer screen willing it to work again. Anywho, on with the next installment. Happy Reading! ^^

What Did The Vampire Say To The Eggplant

Chapter 7

Luka was a feisty little pink head, with these intense ocean blue eyes that held anyone in her stormy gaze. As the evening went on as it normally does, every vampire busy with their own doings, Gakupo found himself unable to get anything he wanted done. He had planned to alphabetize all his books (all the clutter in his room from said books was giving him nightmares), polish all the knickknacks he had brought from home that were finally accumulating dust (he was a major neat freak), and then finish out the once planned out productive evening conversing with the all too intelligent Piko. Said child had very interesting views of the world despite his age, and if he was planning to take over the world it wouldn't surprise Gakupo at all. But Gakupo found the pinkette crossing his thoughts more often than he would've liked and he found himself getting nowhere. Those deep blue eyes he lost himself in every time she was near, the smile, the chatter, the blood he so much enjoyed. Gakupo was playing with some very large, and very dangerous, flames. If he got any closer he was sure to get burned.

"Hey Kamui," Teto called. Out of all the people who now acknowledged his presence, she insisted on using his last name. Gakupo, who was passing with a few unmarked books in his hands, stopped to look at her. He had also taken on the task of organizing the mansion's library, something that should take him well on a few days to do, so he didn't have the time for anything unnecessary. Gakupo felt that he had to keep himself busy doing something, anything, because if he wasn't he was practically drowning in thoughts of Luka. "When you're done doing… whatever it is you're doing, would you like to help us plan Yowane's surprise party? She's turning one hundred and thirty two!" The red head asked. Lily, Gumi, and Miku were in tow with her, all of them smiling brightly. Well, if it kept him from feeling like a love sick puppy, he was for it.

"Sure," Grinned Gakupo. "Sounds like fun."

"Oh wonderful, thanks so much!" Smiled Teto.

"You're welcome." Gakupo said before excusing himself. He was half way to his room when something else caught his attention. Luka was singing, he could tell her voice anywhere, with an exquisite piano harmonizing with her.

"Got a secret can you keep it? Swear this one you'll save, better lock it in your pocket taking this one to the grave. If I show you, then I know you won't tell what I've said. Cause two can keep a secret if one of them is dead."

Luka, Gakupo noticed, had ditched her linen sleep shirt for a pinafore in the brightest shade of pink. He found himself transfixed on the visible, creamy yet still slightly bruised flesh of her sides and back. To the say the least the tiny attire left very little to the imagination.

"Gakupo!" Luka stopped what she was doing once she noticed the purple haired vampire in the grand doorway. "Did I disturb your reading? Singing helps me clear my head, I'm sorry." The girl said, her voice more distant than the expression on her face.

Gakupo watched as she turned to pick up the thick, tattered folder that house all of her music, letting his eyes drift down her frame. Even now he still couldn't fathom why someone so breathtakingly beautiful would stay with some like Al, that would continue to put themselves in harm way. He wondered, if there was something, anything he could do to help so that he could see her sincerely smile again. For her to smile, for her eyes to shine like a thousand stars, and it be because of him. Luka noticed his staring, the others were not strangers to the bruises Al left behind but she didn't want to scare Gakupo off. She fumbled nervously as she turned to face him. Sensing her uneasiness, he thought fast of something to say to lighten the mood.

"Your… um… that color looks very good on you… your complexion is very suiting." He spazzed, his face growing warmer and warmer with each passing second. He gave an inward groan. 'That's the best I can come up with? Goddamnit I'm an idiot!' He sighed.

"My complexion?" Luka arched her brow in amusement. The vampire nodded, the air falling silent around them for a moment before Luka erupted in a fit of laughter.

'Success!' Gakupo grinned as he listened to the faint laughter, a sound he already loved so much to hear… when he was lucky enough to lift her moods. He didn't even know why he was blushing, but he was. But that was Luka, and she had that effect on him. As much as he tried to deny it, he couldn't anymore. For the entire month he's known her, after all the beatings and punishments she endured to keep him there from Al (going up against that brute when his word was law was no easy task, but Luka went through hell and back to make sure Gakupo didn't end up out on the streets), after watching all the pain she endured, and amidst it all how she still managed to shower Piko in love and affection- she was the one he wanted. Out of all the women he could have that would gladly satisfy his needs in a heartbeat, he wanted the one who carried so much emotional baggage it was inhumanly possible, the one who already had a mate. When the feelings for said pinkette surfaced he didn't know nor did he care, but he had them now and if he didn't do something about them soon felt he was going to explode. Luka watched as his flawless face contorted as he grew deeper in thought, she wondered if she should say something- she didn't want him to hurt himself.

"Well… I'm sorry again if I disturbed you." Luka said, breaking the awkward silence that had snuck up on them. She pivoted on her heel to take her leave when Gakupo grabbed her arm stopping her. His face was sympathetic as she looked back at him.

"So this is what you do… you don't just sing to clear your head, you sing to release all the pint up emotions you're feeling… those songs being the melody versions of just how lonely you've been over the years. No vampire, nor human, no one at all deserves to be that miserable Luka." Gakupo said, his voice soft.

Luka was taken aback by his sudden change in demeanor, her face flushing as he pulled her into his arms. What did he have to lose? He'd already lost his humanity, all he could do now was wear his hear on his sleeve. And so there she stood, listening to the man she killed confess things to her that she knew were anything but lies. It felt good standing there, being held, listening to his empty promises of how everything would be alright… about how he felt about her, how he would take all the pain away. But Luka knew they would never be alright now. She fell for temptation, too far out to sea to swim back to shore, and now both of their lives could be in danger if word of this got out.

"W-what are you doing?" Luka gasped as Gakupo lifted her face to his, cupping her cheeks. His soft eyes bore deep into the dark corners of her soul. Was it so wrong for him to want to meet those perfect lips? Those sweet lips that beckoned to him for comfort, the lips he's seen frown, the face he'd seen cry. Luka knew what was coming, the consequences that were most likely going to follow, but she didn't care. She didn't pull away from him and scold him for being so stupid and irresponsible. In fact, she wanted him just as much as he wanted her. And so Gakupo slowly closed the gap between his body and hers, pressing his lips softly against hers. Bliss. Heaven. Peace. There was simply no words to describe what they were both feeling. For the first time in centuries, inwardly smiling at how warm he was despite his freezing body temperature, Luka felt complete.

A/N: Hurray! They've kissed! ^-^ Sorry if it seems short, that wasn't my intention. Please review, I enjoy hearing the feedback!