Chapter 9
'Still trapped in this wretched bed. I want to at least get up and walk around, but Marluxia won't let me do anything now that the doctor's have given him 'news'. I knew it would only be a matter of time but this is Marluxia...Time is absolutely irrelevant to him, except now he's realizing that my time is being cut short.' An ash blond wrote in his journal and pushed his glasses up his nose and smiled at the cat that had curled up at his feet. 'At least now I have a friend that spends all day with me...' The bedridden man closed his journal and sighed, moving his toes to disturb the black feline.
Said pink haired vampire walked into the room carrying a tray with a teapot and tea cups. "Even? How are you feeling?"
"Fine..." He lied and he knew Marluxia knew he was lying. "Where have you been lately?" Even placed his journal to the side and sat up straighter in his bed.
"Just looking around for potential healers." he said and set the tray down on the table next to the bed. "Now tell me how you're really feeling."
Even took a deep breath and sighed. "I'm no better than I was the last time you asked me..." He muttered.
"I wish you would just let me change you." he whispered and caressed the human's face.
"You know how I feel about that..." Even stared at the vampire. "I wish you would just stop wasting your time and spend it with me..."
"I know you feel weak Even but I can cure you." he said and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"I don't...! Your method does nothing but cover it up...I want to be rid of this disease for good..." Even hardened his stare at the ancient vampire.
"Even you have very little time left... Please I don't want to lose you." Marluxia whispered and touched the man's cheek.
The sickly man closed his eyes and leaned to the touch. "I'm not afraid of death.." He whispered. "I only fear that what little time I have left...that it's without you..."
"Well I fear death…" he whispered and touched their foreheads together. "Even, I can't go on without you."
"Don't you think you would have found one by now? Fate doesn't want to yield to your whims." Even sighed.
"Healers are just rare... I'll find one soon." he whispered. "You can't give up like this Even..."
"Hm." Even pulled away and held the vampire at arms length. "I'm merely accepting the circumstances..."
"I don't want you to accept the circumstances!" he shouted and stood up, running a hand through his hair.
Even folded his hands in is lap and sat quietly, staring down at his long fingers. "Stop being a child, Marluxia..." He whispered.
"I'm not being a child!" he yelled. "I'm upset because my mate is giving up on life!"
"Yet you're still throwing a tantrum..." He shifted in his bed and pushed back a wave of hair. "I'm not giving up...I'm not floundering about in hopelessness and feeling sorry for myself."
"Even please..." he kneeled next to the bed and took his mates face into his hands. "Please let me change you..."
The human shook his head. "No...not yet...I'm too weak." He smiled. "I'm still waiting on this healer of yours..."
"Even...please." he whispered pathetically. "I don't want to come home to find you... I couldn't handle that..."
Even kissed the vampire's forehead. "I still have time...now who's giving up?" He brushed his fingers through the pink hair.
"Even..." he breathed out the name and caressed the blonds cheeks. He stood up and sat down on the edge of the bed. "I just want you to be better." he said softly.
"I feel better whenever you're with me..." Even took Marluxia's hand and twined his fingers. "I'm happy like this..."
"Well..." Marluxia sighed. "I'm happy too but it's just so frustrating. I have a cure right here." he said and he flipped over his arm showing his wrist. "But you won't take it..."
"Just like I haven't taken what the doctors suggest. I'm leaving it to fate. If your other method works, then there is nothing to worry about." He sighed and leaned on his lover.
Marluxia wrapped an arm around the man and held him close. "I love you Even..." he kissed the top of his head.
"I love you too, Marluxia." Even closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "I want to take a walk. I've been in this bed for weeks..."
The vampire looked down at the human and frowned. "You're not strong enough." he said softly. "You need to stay in bed."
Even's shoulders slumped. "I don't want to stay in bed. I want to take a walk." He said stubbornly.
Marluxia stood up with a sigh. "Fine." he said and pulled the blankets back and lifted the man into his arms.
"With my own legs..." Even whined but held onto the vampire. He sighed when Marluxia wouldn't let him down and leaned his head against his chest and looked away.
"I don't want you to fall." he said and tightened his arms around the human. "I'll let you walk out in the garden."
Even smiled. "I miss the garden..." He looked up. "Remember what you did to get my attention that day we met?"
"How could I ever forget?" he whispered and nuzzled the top of Even's head. "Any teenage boy would be charmed with being surrounded by live roses."
Even tilted his head up for a kiss. "I was, I thought I was dreaming..."
Marluxia smiled and moved his head down to met Even's lips with his own. The ash blond shifted and wrapped both his arms around the vampire's neck in an attempt to deepen the kiss. Marluxia paused in the hallway as he pushed his tongue into the human's mouth and debated going back to the bedroom.
Even nipped gently at the tongue and moaned quietly as he gripped a bit of Marluxia's hair.
Marluxia pulled away from Even's mouth and looked at his mate through half lidded eyes. "Even..."
The human tilted his head to the side and his eyes widened. "Ah..." Even bushed and bit his lip.
"Do you still want to go to the garden?" he asked softly.
"I want to be with you..." He whispered and pulled himself closer to Marluxia.
Marluxia smiled and carried the man down the stairs and through the house to a back door. "We can be together out here. How's that sound?"
"Mm..." Even closed his eyes and nuzzled his lover's chest. "That sounds nice."
Marluxia walked into a huge garden that was overflowing with plants. The vampire carried the man over to a open patch of grass and laid him down. "I love you." he whispered and controlled the rose bushes around, to surround them.
"I love you too, Marluxia..." He kept his hands on his shoulders and closed his eyes. "I love you so much..." He whispered.
Marluxia smiled and unbuttoned his shirt and slid it off his shoulders before leaning over the man. Even lifted a leg and tugged at his lover's pink hair and looked into the cerulean colored eyes.
"You're so beautiful Even." he whispered and ran his fingers through the blond hair.
A light blush tinged at his cheeks and the human bit his lip. "Only because I am surrounded by such beauty..." he whispered.
"The roses don't compare to you. If anything, they don't deserve to be near you." he said and leaned down to kiss Even's forehead.
"I would be rather sad if plants couldn't be near me..." Even closed an eye and let his hands drift to his sides.
"We'll always keep this garden Even. I promise." he whispered and leaned down to kiss the blond gently.
The human kissed him back and wrapped his arms around his neck. Marluxia ran a hand down the man's neck and down his chest slowly. Even parted his lips and pulled Marluxia closer to himself. He grabbed a bit of pink hair and twirled it around his finger. Marluxia moaned into the kiss and pushed his tongue into Even's mouth. The ash blond tugged on the hair in his hand and pressed his tongue against the vampire's. Marluxia pushed his hand up the man's shirt and ran his fingers over the human's chest.
"Mmm..." Even moaned into the kiss and slipped his hands down Marluxia's sides.
Marluxia pulled out of the kiss and lifted up Even's shirt to kiss down his chest. "I love you so much..."
"Marluxia..." Even whispered and rested his hands back on the vampire's neck.
"You don't understand how badly I want you..." he whispered and grazed his fangs over the man nipple.
Even gasped and arched his back. "Ah, Mar..." His face flushed a bright pink.
"I want to bite you so badly... But I can't." he breathed and closed his eyes breathing in Even's scent.
"I'm sorry..." The human whispered. "I...I..." A tear dripped down the side of his face and he closed his eyes.
Marluxia looked up and licked away the tears. "Don't cry, my darling, please don't cry."
Even hugged onto Marluxia tightly and held him close "Don't leave again..." He whispered.
"I have to... I have to find you a healer." he whispered and kissed the side of Even's head.
"I hate it when you leave...I'm always so lonely..." The human refused to let him go.
"You have the cat." he whispered and ran his hand down Even's side.
Even shook his head and bit his lip. "That's not enough..."
"Even, my darling..." he pulled back and stared down at him sadly. "How am I to ever make you better if I don't find a healer?"
The ash blond closed his eyes and nodded slowly, submitting to the man's wishes. "I know..."
"I hate leaving you alone you know that." he said and caressed the man face. "But I need to make you better
"It'll happen..." Even whispered and looked to the roses. "It's just a matter of time..."
"Time is something that you don't have, my love." he whispered and laid on his side next to his lover.
"I have enough." The human closed a hand to his fist. "I promise I'll ask then..."
"Even..." Marluxia caressed the mans cheek and pulled him to his chest. "I just want you to be better."
"I will...I want to be better too." Even smiled. "So what are your plans for this evening?"
"I was going to go out again, but right now I just want to stay home with you." he whispered softly.
"I can keep you for this night..." he placed a hand on Marluxia's cheek. "Then I'll let you go on your search..."
"I love you Even." he whispered and lifted the human face so he could kiss him.
Even kissed him back gently and closed his eyes. "I've been up for a bit..." He whispered against his lips.
Marluxia pulled back concerned. "Do I need to get you back up into bed?"
"I think I could rest right here..." Even closed his eyes and let go of Marluxia.
"Even..." he sat up and pulled the man up into his arms. "Even wake up!
"Nnh..." Even grimaced slightly. "Just let me sleep here..." He whispered weakly.
"No, if you're going to sleep it's going to be in your bed. I don't need you getting a cold too." he whispered and lifted the man into his arms.
The human sighed. "...Fine." Even made no attempt to protest the sudden wave of tiredness hitting him hard.
Marluxia stared down at his lover as he stood up. "You're worrying me Even... This is why I don't let you out of bed. You don't have the stamina for it."
"Then make the bed more exciting..." The human shifted slightly to curl to the vampire's side.
"I'll do what ever you want me to do to the bed... or in it." he said with a smirk. "As long as it keeps you under the covers."
Even waved his hand dismissively with a tired smile. "I'll have to admit I've missed that..."
Marluxia chuckled and looked down at his love as he ascended the stairs. "Have you now?"
"I can't imagine how you've felt..." The human whispered and clung to Marluxia.
Marluxia carried Even back into the bedroom and lowered him down onto the bed. "It's very hard not having you every night."
Even kept his hands on Marluxia. "Sleep with me..." He quietly asked and his expressive eyes pleaded.
Marluxia smiled and crawled onto the bed and straddled Even's hips. "I remember when you first said that to me." he said and leaned down to nuzzled his neck.
Even blushed slightly, "I was drunk and wasn't entirely sure what I was saying that night." Even placed his hands on Marluxia's shoulders.
"You seemed like you enjoyed it very much though." he said and grazed Even's neck with his fangs.
The human whimpered slightly and tightened his hold on Marluxia. "I absolutely hated it." He joked weakly.
Marluxia chuckled and pushed a hand back under the mans shirt.
"So those moans and screams for more, were because you were in pain?"
Even blushed again and looked away. "O-of course..."
The vampire chuckled and looked up at his lover. "We'll I'll try to be more gentle then."
"Hmmm, I don't mind it every now and then..." He whispered and leaned his head into the pillow as he closed his eyes.
Marluxia stared down at his lover worriedly. "Are you sure you're not too tired?" he asked softly.
"If I sleep now you may be gone by the time I wake up again..." He opened his eyes and looked up at Marluxia.
"I'm so scared to wear you out and make you worse." he said and caressed the man cheek.
Even pouted. "Then sleep beside me..." He hugged onto Marluxia.
"But you want me too, I can tell." he whispered and ran his nails down Even's chest gently.
Even tensed to the touch. "I do..." He closed his eyes and frowned. "I just want to be with you..." He whispered in a quivering voice.
"You know of you let me change you, you would get better then I wouldn't be so scared about hurting you." he said.
"And let all this time you've been gone be a waste...? No, not yet..." Even shook his head.
"Alright fine... Then promise me one thing?" he said and cupped Even's cheek with his hand.
The human looked back up. "Anything..."
"Promise me that, if, as soon as you take a turn for the worse, Goddess forbid, that you'll ask me to change you." he said and bit his lip.
Even nodded and placed a hand over Marluxia's. "Yes, I promise...but only then."
"Alright. I can accept that." he said softly and leaned down to kiss the man.
Even kissed him back and cupped his lover's face in his hands.
Marluxia ran a hand down the man's body to his crotch and pulled on the drawstring of the pajama pants.
"Mm." The ash blond kissed him more deeply, wrapping an arm around his neck. Marluxia pushed a hand into the blonds pants and let his tongue enter Even's mouth. Even moaned quietly into the kiss and pushed against his lover's tongue. Marluxia nipped at Even's tongue and rubbed his hand against his lover's length. The human lifted his hips to get more from his lover and he let his tongue explore Marluxia's fangs.
The vampire moaned when the human's tongue touched his fangs, and he pulled back slightly. "Careful..." he whispered.
"Marluxia, you've shown restraint for 12 years...are you really going to bite me after all this time?" Even looked at his lover with a slightly raised eyebrow.
"It get's harder and harder each day love." he said and ran a finger down Even's neck. "I've wanted to taste you so badly."
"Hm. You wouldn't...I know you wouldn't handle it if you were responsible..." Even placed a finger to the pink-haired man's lips. "I'm confident you wouldn't do that to me..."
"No... I could never..." he whispered and nuzzled the finger before licking it. "But I want it so badly..."
Even drew back his hand and closed his eyes and took a deep breath, letting it out slowly. "I know..." The human whispered.
"I'll be able to taste you one day." he said softly and pulled off the man's pants.
"Yes, you will. And I'll always...be there, for you..." Even said quietly.
"And I'll always be by your side." he breathed. "Are you sure you're up for this?"
"I want to...I really do..." The human bit his lip and looked to the ceiling rolling his head back and forth on the pillow.
"But you're too tired." he whispered and rolled off the man. "You really should get your rest."
"I'm sorry..." Even quietly apologized and rose his hands to his face.
"Now you stop that." he said and pulled down Even's arms. "You need to rest darling." he said softly and caressed his cheek.
"Be here...when I wake up..." Even looked to his lover with half-closed eyes.
"Alright. I'll be here... I promise." he whispered and pulled the blankets up over them, and pulled Even closer.
The human closed his eyes to sleep after curling to Marluxia's arms.
Marluxia smiled and kissed Even's forehead. "Goodnight my darling."
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"Alright little vampy... I'm going to ask you one. More. Time." a man in a eye patch said as he stood over a girl tied to a table. "Who is your sire?"
The blue-eyed girl pulled at her restraints and shook her head. "He'll come soon enough! You'll know his name then!"
The hunter sighed. "No vampire is dumb enough to come straight to Braig." the man laughed. "Now tell me who he is." he said and walked around the table. "Come on, I'm asking all nice like and everything."
"No!" The young vampire narrowed her eyes and tugged at her restraints again. "He loves me, he said he'd come back for me!"
Braig sighed and his shoulders slumped. "Fine I tried being nice." he said and pulled out a dagger.
The black-haired girl stared at the dagger with wide eyes. "Wh-what are you...?"
"This is an interrogation. And also torture." he said and stabbed the girls hand thrusting the dagger through her hand, then pulled it back out.
"Ahhh!" The girl shrieked in pain and tried to pull away from Braig.
"Going to give me any info little girl?" he asked with a smirk.
"The vampire bit her lip and looked to her hand and then up to Braig. "Mar...His name is Marluxia..." She said through gritted teeth.
"Good." his smirk widened. "Now... where does he live?"
The vampire shook her head. "I...I don't know..." She said and stared at her healing hand.
"Well that's not a good answer." he said shaking his head. "Not good at all. Are you sure you don't know?"
She took her eyes off her hand and shook her head. "I don't know..." The girl repeated.
Braig sighed, believing the girl. "Alright... Any other vampys around that you know about?"
"Just him, I swear!" She watched the man carefully and felt the strength in her hand return slowly.
"You really are no fun. Now come on you have to know where a few others are." he said and ran the dagger down her other arm.
The girl bit her lip and closed her eyes. "I don't know any other vampires...Just him..."
Braig stabbed her other hand. "That's not what I want to hear." he growled out.
The vampire wailed in another bout of pain and a few tears fell from her eyes. "Please...I'm telling you the truth!"
"Look if you just give me one little clue as to where another vampire is I'll let you live."
"But I don't know any other vampires...!" The girl cried. "I haven't had the chance to meet others..."
"One little clue that's all I want." he said.
"I can't tell you anything if I don't know the answer..." She twisted uncomfortable under the man's gaze.
He thought as he circled the table and stopped at her head. "How were you changed?"
"...What?" She looked up at him with wide eyes and bit her lip looking to her wrist where Marluxia had bitten her.
Braig followed her line of sight and repeated his question. "How were you changed?"
"I...Marluxia bit me..." She answered and looked back to the hunter.
"Well everybody knows that. How does the process work?" he shouted.
The girl winced. "I drank his blood after that...a-and then I passed out!"
"Drank his blood... hmm. And that's it?" he said and walked to the side of the table.
The black-haired girl nodded and bit her lip trying to remember the exact details of what happened the other day.
"Tick tock little girl, I don't got all day." he said and leaned over her.
The vampire squirmed under Braig and struggled in her restraints again. "Let me go!" She shouted.
"Not so fast little girl. You tell me about the change and you'll get your freedom."
The blue-eyed girl snapped at Braig and growled. "Marluxia will kill you!"
"I've heard of this Marluxia guy, pretty bad ass vamp. I'd like to get my hands on him. It'd be a fun challenge. But let me tell you something poppet... I've never fought a vamp I didn't kill in the end."
The vampire bit her lip. 'I've got to warn him...!' "Wait..." She looked up at Braig remembering the words Marluxia whispered to her before he changed her.
"Hmm..." he looked down at the girl fingering his blade thinking of where to stab her next.
"H-he wouldn't change me...unless I asked him!" She blurted. "Th-that's all I know, let me go!"
"Hmm... so you have to ask to be changed... You're information has been helpful." he said with a smirk.
"Y-you'll let me go, now, right?" The young vampire tried to lift herself from the table.
"Oh yeah, yeah." he said with a chuckle. He smirked and slammed the dagger down into the girls chest. "I'll let you go to hell..."
The only noise the vampire managed to make was a startled squeak as her eyes widened in surprise. She squeezed her hands as she tried to fight through the pain.
Braig smirked and pulled out another dagger. "This one will make your death go a little faster." he said and pulled the other dagger out of the vampire's chest, before stabbing the poisoned one into her heart.
The girl gasped for air and blood began to dribble from her mouth. "Bastard..." She cried silently.
Braig smirked and walked away from the girl to let her die. "Say what you want you'll be dead soon."
Tears began streaming down her face, in a matter of days her life had been turned upside down, just meeting her sire a week ago. And now she was dying for him and something told her she wouldn't be saved.
