Captured Hearts
Chapter Thirty-five: The Wistful
Science Center for Supernatural Beings- Japan Branch- Extension of the Vampire Enclosure- 3:30 AM
Hibari had dug his way through much of the wall, and made himself a short tunnel that led to a deeper part of the vampire enclosure. Within the rocks, it was warm, and pleasant, and the dampness coating the walls reflected the moonlight that seeped in from above, giving it a sleek, blue lighting. He had claimed the area as his personal getaway, but often let Basil in to sleep with him, for the younger vampire often had nightmares about the older leaving him, and Hibari had to take pity. It had been a week since Mukuro's leave, and already, Hibari was beginning to feel certain symptoms of Heartsickness fading. He didn't faint nearly as much, and he was able to breathe regularly most of the time. It was on that particular night that Basil was snuggled up close to him in the heated pocket in the wall, and he was slowly rasping his tongue down the other's throat, that he came to the realization that he loved Basil more than he thought.
He couldn't bite if he wanted to, as if scared of marking the beautiful flesh. He couldn't do anything other than his current activity; that gentle grooming was all that he could manage. Basil had shed his cape and shirt much earlier, leaving Hibari with his full upper body to care for. The older vampire's tongue moved in cat-like downward strokes, and Basil's sleeping face proved that the elite was successfully repelling nightmares. Hibari would often pause to gently nurse on the skin without piercing it, and he soon realized that his display was, put simply, more loving than usual.
"Hibarin," came a small voice from the entrance. Hibari glanced over, and, seeing it was Fran, moved to the side, Basil still fast asleep on his chest. "Bel and I are here," said the merman, jabbing a thumb behind him. "Should I go human form?"
"No, it's all right," Hibari said. "There's enough room. Keep the tail." Fran had previously told Hibari about the entire ordeal with Belphegor, so Hibari understood Fran's preference of remaining in his natural, merperson form. The merman and his mate both moved into the small cavern with Hibari and Basil, and Bel's ears flicked towards Hibari in acknowledgement as he entered. Fran eased himself into a sitting position, folding his tail back as he tried to keep it from being too much of a bother. "What brings you here?" Hibari asked.
Bel has a question," Fran murmured, blushing. "And since you're a good friend of mine, I decided to have him come to you about it."
Hibari repeatedly stroked his hand down Basil's back, nodding. "Go on," he offered.
"We haven't mated yet," Bel said, folding his knees close. "I want to know what I should do when I'm aroused."
"Well, why haven't you?" Hibari started, glancing back at Fran. The merman's already flushed face darkened, and he mumbled something the vampire didn't quite catch. "Hm...?"
"I'm scared," Fran squeaked, before slapping a hand over his mouth, humiliated further by the feminine noise. "Um... Bel... water...," Fran said to the prince. Bel gave a small frown, but nodded, and left the cave.
"You really can't stay out of water for such a short amount of time?" Hibari asked. Fran shook his head.
"I needed him to leave," he replied. "Hibarin, I'm scared. I told you what happened before my fight with Mammon, right?" The vampire nodded. "Well, I guess I'm a bit traumatized by it. Bel's desperate for us to mate. I mean, really desperate. The other day, I caught him sniffing around Colonello. What can I tell him? I don't want to make him take care of himself, but I can't bring myself to do it with him."
"Oh, Fran," Hibari sighed, petting the merman on the head. "You poor guy. You could help him get off, right?"
Fran bit his lip, nervous. "Well... I'm not sure... I could try... but... I don't know whether he'll go for it."
Just then, Bel came back in, cupping water in his hands, and he poured it over Fran's tail, his face serious. "You good, Fran?" he murmured.
"Yeah... thanks."
It was then that Hibari remembered that there wasn't a connection between the werewolf and vampire enclosures, and he also took note of the dampness on Bel's ears. Fran must've dragged him through the water; that poor wolf. "Bel," Hibari murmured, "would you be okay if Fran helped out, but didn't actually mate with you?"
The prince frowned, his ears drooping. "Well...," he began in a reluctant tone. "I actually... don't want to have any form of sex with Fran." Hibari noticed the merman's eyes grow wide, confused, and slightly hurt.
"You don't?" Hibari asked, also suprised. After all, Bel was a very, very pervy werewolf. The words that had just left his lips were difficult for either of them to comprehend, and Bel seemed to know it.
"I was raised under the concept that werewolves are horny by nature," he began, "and need to mate as much as possible to keep calm. So... my body's adapted to that." The prince blushed at the end of the sentence, and sighed, "But since I've met Mammon, Colonello, and Gokudera, I know that it's not true. That I'm not supposed to be like that. I... do want to mate with Fran, but not if it means that I'm just using him to relax."
"Bel...," Fran breathed, his eyes growing watery for a moment, before he looked away, and mumbled, "you should've talked to me about that earlier, stupid prince." Hibari smiled, and leaned in, giving Basil a small, fangless nibble on the shoulder to ensure he continued to sleep peacefully.
"Well, I'll give you two my opinion," he said. "Bel, when you do get aroused, let Fran take care of you most of the time, but not every time. Try to change your body back so that you aren't so hooked on it. I'd advise that to keep your mind off of it, you focus your attention elsewhere. Maybe try dancing, or learning more about each other's species so that you can become more affectionate with one another."
"Dancing?" Fran repeated, his eyes twinkling. "No way this guy can dance..."
"I wouldn't mind learning," Bel mumbled, his ears starting to fall even lower.
Suddenly, Hibari mewled with mixed pain and delight, for a familiar pinch on his shoulder alerted him to the fact that Basil was sleep-nursing, as vampires tended to call it. But even though it was a very sudden action, Hibari appreciated it, for it meant that he and Basil were all right. The younger had seemed tense around him sense the incident with Mukuro and was probably forgiving him by taking blood, yet, just as he wondered about it, Hibari felt something flowing down his chest, staining his clothes. "Basil...?" he breathed. He flushed red with anger and embarassment, realizing that Basil was sucking up his blood, only to spit it back out over him. "Don't waste it," he whined. "Basil, seriously... swallow... swallow it."
"No," Basil grunted. "I'm getting that man's blood out of thy divine body."
Hibari frowned, and looked back at Bel and Fran. "I'll see you two later, all right? I need to deal with this."
Not wanting to get covered in Hibari's blood, the werewolf-merman couple headed out of the tunnel, Bel picked Fran up in his arms as they moved over to the canal. "Dancing, huh?" Bel sighed. "Well... he's right that it'll... take... my mind... off of it..."
"You okay, Bel?" Fran asked, before gasping as Bel dropped him and collapsed. "Bel!"
The merman frantically shook the prince, trying to wake him back up, then realized that Bel had fainted. Confused and worried, the merman took Bel, picking him up onto his back, and bit his lip as he dove back into the water, going to carry the prince back to the werewolf enclosure.
-End Chapter
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