Chapter Eight: Every Breath you Take
Author's note: Hi! Sorry it took so long to update. my personal life has been busy, thanks for sticking around!
Chapter Text-Moon River-
(Sora)
"They're dead?"
"Either by accident or suicide." Aqua arched her brows and pursed her lips. "It's quite obvious isn't it?"
"Painfully," Sora sighed and rubbed his temple.
"It's a trap. Would you like me to go check it out?" She walked over to Ella who had her purse and keys ready for the trip.
Sora clicked his tongue and shook his head. "No, I want you to stay by the bar just in case someone unexpected shows up." He slapped his hands on his knees and rose out of his chair. The music from the bar practically made the walls in his office vibrate. The crowd was larger than usual tonight since they had a special going on with shots. He pulled his own keys out of his back pocket and placed them in Aqua's hands as well as his wallet. He was going to pay a visit to The Daybreak Church of God tonight in disguise. A couple of his daymen spies he sent there to investigate the church ended up dead fairly quickly. Unfortunately, they did spend the night there for church activities to blend in with the flock and to scrape up more information. It was obvious to them now there was something supernatural scheming and using the church as a front and form of free biowarfare 'in the name of Christ'.
"Poor bastards probably got glamoured." If that was the truth, he wondered which vampire he would be facing. He had a good idea who it was since he saw a certain pink haired bastard sniffing around. He prayed his guess was wrong. If it was either Marluxia or his maker, wouldn't it be better to send Aqua? Then again if he sent her, they might just kill her just to piss him off. It would best if he went. He went over to a dressing closet that was to the left of his desk and chair and started pilfering through the clothes. If he was gonna do this, he had to look as non threatening and as gullible as possible. He picked out a Notre Dame State College hoodie; one that he picked up back in the nineties, so it would look like it was his dad passed down to him. He pulled out some scratched up glasses that were repaired with some scotch tape from one of the dressers as well as some Walmart jeans. He found some old white converse shoes that he had one of the barmaids to doodle crudely all over. Last, but not least, he got a small iron cross necklace to add to the look.
He started to strip off his regular clothes before he felt eyes on him still. "Do you mind?"
"What, it's not like it's something I haven't seen before, sheriff." Aqua said. Sora could hear the amusement in her voice. He didn't bother looking at her as he shut the closet door for some privacy.
"My, you are becoming quite the prude over the years." Aqua jeered. "I remember back in the day, you would just let it all hang out; after hunting, you and I would lick the blood off of each other's-"
"Enough!" Sora barked, he didn't want her to finish her tales of his life as a younger vampire. He was full of anger, hate and spite back then. He literally did anything he could to defy and piss off Yozora like a teenager would to a parent… but no matter what he did, he still had to go home to his maker. Even if he was kicking and screaming the whole time. In the eyes of the vampire community, Yozora owned him until the day he died again.
He filed away those feelings so he could get done what needed to get done. Sora exited out of the closet dramatically and did a spin to show off his new look. "Whaddya think?"
"You look like you still get your lunch money taken by bullies." Aqua grimaced.
"You should add a retainer. Maybe add a small stain here and there." Ella added. Sora nodded his head in approval.
After some tweaking to his disguise, he was ready to enter there, practically undetectable. Ella offered him a flyer she found from the church. Tonight they were doing a sleepover bible study and all humans were invited. He took Ella's beat up Ford Fiesta which added to the guise more.
The church was on the opposite side of the city and was obnoxiously huge. Large crowds of people were crowding the entrance. Vendors were in the parking lot selling their handcrafted, cheaply made anti-vampire accessories. He humored himself and bought a few trinkets. These people couldn't tell who was a vampire even if they jumped up and bit 'em. He pinned an enamel pin to his hoodie and walked towards the large entrance doors. He took note that the church was advertising free flu shots and scowled. That's probably how they were spreading the disease. He took note that many of the church goers had stickers that said 'I got my flu shot at the Daybreak Church of God'. Sora sifted through the crowd easily. He was stopped here and there by some of the flock and he did his best to be polite and quick. The deeper he went into the bowels of the church, the less he saw people. He caught a whiff of something terribly familiar and felt his body freeze.
Why is he here?
"Darling, what in the world are you wearing?" He knew that voice from anywhere.
"You've gotta be fucking kidding me." Sora exasperated. "WHY are YOU here? You're not supposed to be here until the end of the month!" Sora spat.
"Maybe it's a good thing I'm here early. What in God's name are you wearing? You're hiding all your cuteness in that shabby outfit." Yozora, his maker and former husband, stated.
Sora scowled at his maker. "Why. Are. You. Here?"
Yozora's eyes glinted with amusement and walked towards Sora. The brunet stood his ground, refusing to yield. His maker stood within a foot away. He towered over by at least a head. The silveret gently guided Sora's face by the chin to make eye contact with him. "I'm here to protect my Sunshine." His thumb brushed over the brunet's bottom lip admirably.
Sora jerked his face out of his maker's hand with a glare. "How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?"
Yozora chuckled softly. "Despite the outfit, you look beautiful today."
"Enough with the flattering." Sora deadpanned. The cogs in Sora's brain started to move again and aligned all the pieces up. He closed his eyes and his face scrunched up in aggravation. "Oh, for fucks sake- are YOU the one who started this bullshit plague in my area!?"
Yozora didn't answer… which meant he did.
"Goddamn you, you- you selfish motherfucker! I cannot believe this! Do you know how many people I lost because of you!? My area is a goddamn shitstorm right now because of you! Did you send that pink haired piece of shit here to check out the damage you caused!? Are you fucking kidding me! You are unFUCKING believable!" Sora roared. He angrily used his finger to poke his maker's chest to add emphasis on how unhappy he was with him.
Yozora grabbed his hand and pressed his lips to the palm. Sora tried to rip his hand away, but he was never physically strong enough to pry himself free from his marker's grip. Sora trying to free himself was almost a laughing matter. "Let go of me!"
"No, I don't think I will." Yozora said nonchalantly. "I saw Kairi tonight and she's just as ornery as ever." Yozora chuckled and sighed happily. "I swear she's you made over."
"Stay away from her." Sora growled lowly.
"She's my daughter too." Yozora's voice hardened.
"You have no claim to her!" Sora hissed. He struggled in vain out of his maker's grip.
"In a way, that's true. However, I do have a claim on you. What I've seen from my little experiment, Sephiroth is not fit to rule the Scala Ad Caelum Kingdom. He's too hands off. I made a deal with him years ago he could have you be a part of his little cu d'etat as long as he kept you safe and secure… Do you know what I found out? You have to bribe and threaten to help, you get little support even if you do bribe! I've also heard about your living situation in some backwoods mountain town! You shouldn't have to struggle out here to be with Kairi, you should be living in the lap of luxury like you used to!"
"I'm fine! Have you forgotten I was raised out here in the mountains in a shabby cabin? This is second nature to me." Sora rolled his eyes.
"It's not only that, but you take in this wayward baby vampire with no maker? Are you kidding me Sora? Do you know how dangerous that could be? Do you do this dangerous shit to piss me off? Because it's working." Yozora barked. His eyes scanned over the brunet's body. "You look pale." His voice softened. "Please tell me you're not just trying to live off that disgusting synthetic blood solely."
Well, he wasn'ttrying to, he was just busy. He tries to leave Alice alone so Roxas can practice… and there is a certain individual whose blood he's dying to taste, but that wasn't top priority on things he wanted from Riku.
"I'm not trying to." Sora shrugged but then narrowed his eyes. "I'm too busy cleaning up the mess you caused!"
Yozora sighed. " To be frank darling, I'm not doing this just to prove a point. I'm here to conquer. Why do you think I let you leave in the first place? For Kairi? I would've had her transferred to a home in the empire so you could see her."
Sora's eyes widened when he realized why he was targeting Sora's area particularly. All the strongest and oldest vampires in the kingdom called area thirteen home.
"Why are you telling me all this?" Sora felt his stomach sinking.
"Because I'll need someone to take over Sephiroth's place after he falls." Yozora's eyes fell on Sora's face. Yozora was a mix of emotions. "Maybe you'll feel more open to be remarried if you feel like an equal in the relationship." Yozora's voice was full of longing.
"It would never be equal. No matter what fancy title you give me, you'll still be my maker and you'll always get the final say. I don't love you anymore, at least, not the way you want me to." Sora said gently. "You need to stop this."
Yozora's lips tightened into a hard line, his brows knitted. "You have no idea the power you have over me." He let out a shaky breath. "You are mine and yet I cannot have you? I'm trying to take over a kingdom in hopes you'll come back to me!" He laughed dryly. The older vampire ran his hand through his hair. "I know I cannot change the past Sora, if I could, I would, but I cannot!" His voice was rising. " How long must I pay for my past mistakes!? You can be very cruel when you want to be!"
"You say you are her father but when I couldn't protect her, you weren't there to protect her! If I didn't have so much self control she would've died that night! You lied to me for years! You said you loved me - but every night in that bed you were eating me! You ate so much of me that you killed me! And I was none the wiser because every night after you had your fill you would glamour me to forget!" Tears were falling down Soras cheeks, they were thick and heavy. "You didn't protect my baby..." Sora blubbered. Yozora released his grip on Sora. The silveret shakily reached for Sora's hands but stopped within an inch. He desperately wanted to have Sora in his arms.
"I'm sorry Sora." The brunet kept his eyes averted, wiping away his tears. He gently took Sora's face in his hands. His thumbs gently wiped away the bloody tears from his soft cheeks. "And I'm sorry for what I'm about to do."
"As your maker, I command you to stay silent about my involvement in the fall of Scala Ad Caelum. When the opportunity comes, you will take over the throne." Yozora casted his spell, his commandment. He could not go against his maker's rule.
"You promised you wouldn't do this to me again." Sora's voice was small and quivered from hurt.
"Forgive me, my beloved… but there's no going back now." Yozora kissed his forehead. His lips lingered, enjoying this intimacy he had been craving. Yozora's lips went to Sora's ear and whispered. "I love you." He stood up straight and walked away. Sora was left alone with his new burden.
"Goddamn you." Sora bit his lip and wrapped his arms around himself. He had to do what he could to make sure the kingdom didn't fall.
-Moon River-
"What did you do? There's mass hysteria going on at the church." Aqua ran up to the beaten up car as he parked in the bar's back parking lot.
"The disease was being spread through flu vaccines. I just persuaded a few flock members that the government was using the vaccines to put trackers in their bodies."
Aqua pursed her lips and fell silent for a moment. "Wouldn't their phones already be tracking them?"
Sora shrugged. "Whatever works."
"So, who's behind it all?" Aqua asked.
Sora fell silent.
"Can't say, huh?"Aqua quickly figured out who. "What do you need me to do?"
"We have to do what it takes to contain this disease and keep our strongest out of harms way. We need to keep our defenses up since our kingdom is under attack. If shit hits the fan, go with whoever can keep you safe. Same with Roxas." Sora ordered making sure to keep eye contact with his second in command. She nodded her head. "Okay."
"I'm going to get changed and head home. I'm tired." Sora patted her shoulder as he walked past her. "Take care of the bar tonight, I'll be here tomorrow to fulfill my monthly duty."
"You usually whine about having to parade around for the humans." Aqua raised her brow. "Sorry you had a rough day, sheriff."
Sora mumbled an 'uh-huh' before walking inside.
He drove home in silence, not even bothering to turn on the radio. When he reached the cabin he noticed something odd. The generator was broken and not because something was faulty.
Sora shook his head and put his hands on his hips and tsked with slight aggravation. "Roxas, you little shit."
Well, he knew where they were now. He went off to bug Riku. Sora wondered if Riku was still awake? He made his way to the human's home. Wouldn't hurt to check it out.