Rays of Midnight
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A cold heartless boy. A boy that only thinks of himself. A selfish boy.
Sigh. Her dark lavender locks flowed forever toward her hips in gentle waves, her skin holding an angelic glow in the moonlight as her eyes danced back and forth. I can't help but dwell on these emotions for as long as I have. She thought running a perfect hand through her hair, there was no movement in the trees tonight. It had been so long since she'd seen the little elf girl, she wondered where she was, her scent still held itself everywhere. Faintly.
You are sensitive. You cry easily.. pain is so easy to read on your face. She stopped, touching one of the trees, her pale fingertips tracing the pieces of loose bark. Her plum colored eyes turning darker, her brows furrowing, pensive. Your skin smells like the sweetest life, and even though you aren't as... exceptionally beautiful... you end up just, being..
Fury and something scarcely close to envy welled up inside her chest. She stopped walking abruptly and closed her eyes, angling her face up to the full moon. An entire month had gone by, and with that everyday had driven her fiance further and further into this odd mixture between perfectly justified obsession and thirsty insanity. She let her hand drop and she faced the woods once more, everything seemed more, as if the forest itself was glowing. Even in the darkness...
"Sakura-chan..." She began, her voice very gentle. I miss you.... She felt an odd pinch on her nose, as if she was going to cry. She shook her head vigorously, she was a vampire now, she wasn't allowed to show these types of emotions, or have them. She was surprised that she was able to feel these sort of things for meat as Yelan put it. Wasn't she suppose to view humans as cattle by now?
"You aren't going to get anywhere by whispering her name out like that."
Tomoyo blinked and turned to the hollow voice. "Eriol-kun." She said her face turned sheepish. "Gomen-nasai, I should speak louder." She said in a nod and turned around, her hair flowing behind her as she readying for a shout. "Why did you become a vampire?"
She tripped slightly from his question. Turning to him her face turned confused. "Because I fell in love." Tomoyo spoke out easily, Eriol walked to her and stopped by a mere 2 feet, crossing his arms and looked straight into her eyes. He was around 6 feet tall, much bigger than little Tomoyo was, even though she was much stronger than he was she felt herself cowering back slightly. "Liar."
She turned around, facing away from him. "I did fall in love." She said defensively, crossing her own arms as well. "I joined Li for the same reasons you became Meilins pet." She spoke out, a small huff escaping her pink lips. "But I am your pet now."
His arms wrapped themselves under her waist and lifted her, startling Tomoyo. "What does this tell you?" He said, she maneuvered herself and turned in his arms, her feet completely off the floor. "Hiiragizawa-san you will put me down this instant!" She gasped, her face a mixture of surprise and embarrassment. "You haven't answered my question."
She sighed inwardly, her look turning sober as she faced him, eyes searching eyes.
"Why did you decide to establish a joint ownership with Meilin?" He asked almost in a demanding tone. His eyes seemed to have acquired a life to them. " Because..." Her eyes turned to the side, searching for something that wasn't there. " Because... Eto..."
"Do even like me Tomoyo-sama?" He asked, the tone in his voice made her look at his face again. He looked pained, his arms tightened around her waist, "O-Of course I do!" Tomoyo spoke out suddenly, bringing her hands to his face, she noticed his face catch a red hue. "I like you very much." She told him in a sure nod. "You've never kissed me."
She stiffened in his hold, her hand dropping slightly. "Kiss?" She asked him looking at his face in complete confusion. "I only kiss the one I'm in love with." She spoke out softly, her voice a little afraid. "We've had Sex Tomoyo. Isn't that what you do with the one you love as well?" He said in a flat tone, staring at her now.
She looked down, her hands dropped. "You misunderstood me." She spoke. "Sex and love are very different things." She spoke out her tone turning cold. "No they aren't!" He shouted shaking her suddenly, she pushed him away suddenly, throwing him back against a tree, hard. Tomoyo gasped seeing Eriol fall back in pain, "I-I'm sorry Eriol-sa-"
"I was wrong about you." He spoke his head low. "You're much colder than Meilin." He spoke his eyes turning dark, she swore she smelled a salty substance in the end just then. Before she was able to look at his face he turned to run off. "Eriol!"
She didn't chase after him. She let out a small voice in the back of her throat. Closing her eyes she crouched down, holding her head. "I'm sorry." She whispered. "I can't love something like you." She said, her voice hoarse. "I can never love something like you."
There was a silence then after that sentence. So much that what happened next felt like a sudden panic of what could only be described as someone popping a balloon or a white noise that could be heard right before a horrible accident.
"Why can't you?"
Tomoyo's face shot up to look at the person that had just spoke. Indeed, this wasn't horrible at all. What she saw before her was a beautiful radiant being, the skin was a peachy glow that seemed to smother every curve and dip of the body.
Tomoyo was so surprised by the being that the odd pang in her chest dulled slightly as her lavender eyes traveled up, higher and higher. Over the flat of her perfect belly, her lively breasts. She realized that her hair was flowing behind her, long, long much longer than her own, and much lighter.
Tomoyos eyes dilated as she inhaled. Life.
Beautiful sparkling, spastic, thrumming Life. She straightened her back suddenly. Her fangs grew out so quickly she tasted blood. She felt dizzy suddenly, the smell of this beautiful creature overwhelming her. Her eyes traveled higher and noticed her green eyes. Vaguely familiar. Familiar.
"Tomoyo-chan." A voice came out of this creature that was familiar as well, slightly childish but at the same time familiar.
Something clicked. Sakura.
"Sakura?"
The creature nodded. She looked much older than the child-like form that was Sakuras. For one thing this creature had breasts, this creature had curves. And her smell... her smell. "It is you..." Tomoyo breathed, her eyes moving all over her body, "What happened to you?" She said, she felt like she was hyperventilating. Which was ridiculous, vampires couldn't hyperventilate. "Why do you look... older."
Her smile was blinding. Everything about her had matured. Her smell was far stronger than it was before, more potent. "You look your age..." Tomoyo managed, her limbs shaking as she covered her mouth, trying to conceal her fangs, she felt faint with hunger now. "What happened to you? It's been a month since you've disappeared."
Sakuras face turned to one of confusion. "A month?" She asked suddenly.
Then, everything in the woods sprang to life. Every tree moving, everything rattling, angry almost. Sakura could only roll her eyes, "Shush! I'm perfectly safe! You'll wake Touya!" She whispered loudly. Tomoyo noticed the woods visibly calm, but now the leaves constantly swayed, there was noise now. "Who is Touya?" She asked forcing herself to calm down. "Touya." She said, interrupted by moving a stray hair that had made it's way to her face. "He's my brother."
Brother.... Tomoyo couldn't help but stare, she stared at everything.. her skin, her breasts, her legs, her arms. The way she moved, how she talked, her lips. She radiated life, even when she closed her eyes to force down her hunger once more she saw the bright pink sparks of life through her own eye lids. Sakura was alive, so very alive it shocked her, she had never wanted to drink from someone so much as she wanted to drink from Sakura. "You have to go." She managed, "If Li finds you he will feed." She said, panic in her voice now. Sakura turned alarmed, the trees began to rattle again.
"What are you talking about?" She said as if Tomoyo had told a horrible joke, " Li is my protector. He wont feed on me." She said, her tone sure. Tomoyo shook her head, her eyes wide, staring at her. "He could control himself from you then, but now... now. You smell incredible, Sakura-chan. Li hasn't fed since you've left, he'd been looking for you since your disappearance. He'll kill you.. and if not him Yelan-Li will certainly finish you off." She said then stiffened suddenly, she noticed something a few feet behind Sakuras glowing form, behind the bushes. "You have to go..." Tomoyo said, seeing Sakura shake her head, "I'm here because I want to see everyone." She spoke. Tomoyo shook her head, "You silly girl. They wont let you leave, do you understand? They'll lock you up and never let you near any stupid trees again! Especially with how you are now, you're more than meat now..." She said her voice fading.
"What are you talking about?" Sakura spoke, her tone childish. Tomoyo felt annoyed, but she couldn't help but want to get closer to her, she wanted to hold her and at the same time some part her wanted to maim this beautiful creature. Scar her in some way so that she would somehow belong to her and to nobody else. Tomoyo hugged herself, "Sakura-chan you're driving me crazy." She whined.
"Sakura?"
Both girls turned to a shadowed form that was standing in an opening.
It was Li.
Tomoyo stood very still, her wide eyes turning to see Li. Just as she thought he held the same expression, his mouth was bleeding as well, his fangs too had come out too quick. "Don't attack her." Tomoyo warned, but before she was able to run to get in the middle of it, Tomoyo felt herself smash into a tree.
Li had shoved her out of the way when she tried to get in the middle. She pushed herself up, pain coursing through her, "Sakura!!"
Her eyes turned frantically to see, expecting the worst.
"What the fuck took you so long." He breathed.
His hands were around her waist, his face buried in her hair, crushing her against him. Sakuras eyes were wide, "You told me that you would only be away for a fucking minute, and then a god damn month passes by and I hear nothing from you." He chocked out.
"Li.. your holding me too tight-" She tried, "Shut the fuck up!" He shouted at her, holding her tighter. "Just keep your mouth sh-..." He couldn't finish his sentence from how hard his voice shook, he couldn't get that odd lump out of his throat, it was painful.
Tomoyo felt a combination of pain, and envy, and complete confusion. Pain because of what li had just done to her, envy because... well, that's just it. She really didn't care either way about Li was holding Sakura, what she cared more about was that he was holding her when she wanted to be the one holding her. She noticed him bite down harder on his lip, blood running down and staining her beautiful elfen suit.
Something dawned on her then. He wasn't feeding.... was it possible that Li had actually missed this creature?
"What happened to you.. why didn't you come back?" He managed, his hold loosening slightly but not letting go of her. He felt her sigh and reach to wrap her arms around him, "I'm sorry I worried you..." She began, "I didn't think that-"
"That's absolutely right, you don't think at all." Li started his eyes shut tightly as he continued to hold her. He straightened his back, realizing that he had held her in a curved position. Her feet dangled higher up from the floor than they were originally. "And I wasn't worried."
Sakuras laugh tickled his ear.
"Of course... I'm sorry I said anything." He heard that same smile in her voice, and if it wasn't for this insane hunger that was raging inside of him he would of felt content. Holding her was enough, to know that she was real and not another dream. "Tomoyo says I smell different." Sakura started, Li felt himself chuckle, "you smell exactly the same."
"I'd greatly appreciate it if you let go of her immediately." A hard tone came from behind them. Syaoran felt Sakura stiffen suddenly under his touch. She made a move to push away suddenly but he didn't allow it, "And just what do you think you're doing?" Li asked staring at her which immediately made her struggling non existent.
"Li.. please let me go. I have to go back." She whispered. "Like hell!" Li sputtered and turned to the man, with her still securely in his arms. "Who the fuck are you?" Li started.
He could see a vein pop on the side of the mans forehead. "I'm her brother." He said in frightfully calm voice, his tone low. He unsheathed the sword that was perched on his belt. "I wont ask again."
Syaoran gave Touya a toothy grin, his bloodstained lips coming in full view. "Well that's good to hear, because I have no intention of complying." He said easily, Sakura gasped, "L-Li.."
" what the fuck did you just say!?" Touya shouted racing to him, but suddenly being held back by another boy that seemed to flow out of one of the trees by him. "Touya-sama, please don't start anything right now!" The pale blonde boy started. "I didn't stutter wood boy." Li continued, pleased with himself, and then if that wasn't enough, while looking directly at Touya he leaned in and securely licked Sakuras cheek.
Sakura glowed red.
Touya yelled in anger. "Stay the fuck away from my sister you fucking prick! I'm going to kill you! I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU!" He shouted straining forward as Yukitos legs dragged on the floor, his eyes visibly tearing. "P-please Touya-sama, we're going to get in trouble!"
After a few minutes, Touya was able to calm down and then stabled himself. "You know we can't fight... we've kept peace this long, and you know that Sakura is well in the limits... she can do as she pleases." Yukito continued hastily, trying to finish before Touya tried to get closer.
"Let her go."
"No."
"Let her go!"
"No."
"FUCKING LET HER GO!"
"No."
"Touya-sama! Calm down!"
The trees ruffled again suddenly, violently. Li and Tomoyo noticed all three elf's flinch. "Whats the matter?" Li asked, Tomoyo became annoyed with how suddenly gentle he was with her. He still had her in his arms. "We're being called back." Touya said in a loud tone, "So let her go."
Syaoran tightened his hold on her comfortably. "She belongs to me. I'm not letting her go anywhere."
Sakura flinched. "Eh!? Since when did I become your property!" Sakura shouted hitting at his shoulder, "I belong to Mistress Yelan-Li!"
Touya almost fell over, "You don't belong to anyone you fucking idiot!"
Li bared his fangs, "Don't call her an idiot."
"You shut the hell up!"
The woods rattled harder. Making Touya and Yukito flinch, and then sigh, both turned facing away. "We'll be back for her in the morning, when you can't hold her down anymore." Touya started and then jumped, morphing into a tree, followed by Yukito. The forest visibly calmed again.
Everything turned quiet.
Sakura turned to Li, their noses touched slightly, Sakura backed her face slightly, her face turning red. "He's right you know.." She managed, "you'll have to let go of me eventually."
Syaoran smiled again, making her turn redder. "I don't have to let go of you at all." He said turning and walking toward the mansion. "And what do you plan on doing when the sun rises."
"Easy." He said walking with a skip in his step, Tomoyo began to follow behind him silently, annoyed by his sudden easy going nature. Sakura still securely in his arms, managed to cross her arms and look at him, expecting an answer. "Well? Out with it."
Li smiled. "I'll just take you with me, in my coffin."
"WHAT!?"