Crimson Feathers of Night
A/N:
LK: ...............*Hides behind a table as random objects are thrown at her* I SWEAR I'll update WOR soon! I SWEAR!
Sky: ::blinks as she watches Kaori hide:: Eh?
*Grabs Sky* Damnit, I SWEAR!!!!!
Sky: O.O WAAAAAI! What'd I do?! ::cowers::
LK: Nothing!^^ *Carrying an umbrella and ducking under things* Welcome to the fourth chappie of our crappy story! Well.... MY parts that are crappy... Sky-chan is doing such a wonderful job! *Glomps*
Sky: ::blushes, then smacks Kaori:: Shush you! Oh, someone asked how we did this, so here's our secret. We take turns with characters. She takes Seto, Bakura, and Yami, and I RP as Yugi, Jou, and Ryou. I do the editing-... Kaori-chan, I just noticed something about the characters I control... Is it just me, or am I the bitch in our relationship? ::blink blink::
LK: *Whacks Sky-chan* You bitch! ^.~
Sky: ::pouts::
LK: *Huggles* But I still love ya.... *Kiss*
Sky: ::huggles:: Okay! ::dramatic theatrical smooch:: Anyway...
LK: =^__________^= *Smooches back* Yes.... Anyway, Welcome to the fourth chappie of our crappy story! Wait........ I already said that, didn't I? *Giggles*
Sky: ^_^D And to all the S/J lovers out there... DUN HURT US! LK: *Nods* And if everyone does, then I won't post my chappie 14 for WOR.... WHICH IS A SETO/JOU LEMON EVERYONE!!!!!
Sky: RIGHT! And I won't post chappy 14 of OLB, which is ALSO a S/J lemon! Or is it chappy 13? .. Which chappy am I on...? CRAP.. ::goes to check::
LK: *Giggles madly* It's hard to type with gloves on!!!!!!!!! dkjfbvzxdkhfbvkzjdxbvhjzx jsdfskv skdjbvi szdijvlizsbv *Checks* It's chappie 14 you are on. *Nods*
Sky: ::blinky::
*****
Yami nodded his head to the boy cradled in his arms. "Of course. We can't just blindly follow
Standing, Yami stretched his muscles, cracking his many stiff bones. "Let's go upstairs to see if we can wake them, okay?"
Yugi nodded distantly, still looking to the door. "The sooner we wake them, the sooner we can find Jou..."
Holding out his hand for Yugi's, he couldn't help but wonder what had made Jou leave so abruptly. He barely knew the teen, but he could sense that it wasn't his normal behavioral pattern. He could tell the boy really didn't want to go home, but was afraid. Of what, he wasn't sure. He hoped it had nothing to do with Seto.
Yugi reached up and took his hand, a small smile touching his lips. He wondered what could have happened to Jou, and why it had to do with Seto.
Yami brooded a bit while walking with Yugi towards the stairs. It seemed like Jou didn't want to be at his house, but he didn't want to be here, either. As much as he hated to admit it, Yami's mind could think of nothing but Seto as the cause. He would have to have a talk with his elder later, of what happened last night.
Quiet creaks in the steps stirred him from his thoughts as he gazed up to see who it was. Blue eyes and brown hair. "Hello, Seto."
Yugi paused. "Good morning Seto..." Unable to contain his curiosity, he nearly bounced. "What did you do to Jou...?"
Yami blinked at Yugi's boldness of the situation and looked down at him. No doubt, Yugi was curious, but to suddenly burst out like that. He looked at Seto, studying his reaction.
The billionaire vampire was also quite surprised and confused. After a moment of paused, hesitant words poured from his mouth. "What do you mean "what did I do"?"
Yugi shifted from foot to foot, looking down. "At the sound of your name, Jou just left... And he didn't say why... He went home, even though Yami said he should stay..."
Seto paled slightly, but quickly recovered. He didn't want to lead anything on. But he didn't recover quite quickly enough, as Yami had caught it, and gave a small upward curve of his lips. He put one of his hands on his hips. "Yes, tell us. What exactly happened?"
The icy glare Seto gave that was intended to make Yami shake was melted by fierce red ones. "Nothing you should hear as of yet, my dear apprentice." And with that, he stalked off toward the kitchen. God, Yami hated being called that, just because he was so young... It doesn't mean he didn't know anything.
Yugi paused slightly, then chased after Seto, grabbing his arm. "Please! I've heard him talk about how much he hates going home, and I want to know what happened! You didn't hurt him did you!? He knows that Pegasus is still out there, and he knows he's safe here! What did you do that made him leave?!" Yugi's eyes filled with tears again, and he clutched Seto's arm tightly.
Seto whirled around and towered over Yugi in a set tone, strong and fierce. "Of course I wouldn't hurt him! If he suffers, he put it on himself! If hates home so much, he shouldn't go! If Pegasus is still out there, then damn, is his ass in trouble! But don't say I hurt him, 'cause it's all a lie! Is that understood? Everything he lives in front and near you is a lie! Take a moment to look into his eyes sometimes and see how terrifying his life really is! I've seen it! And what does he do? First he comes onto me all hot and bothered. Second, he tells me to stop! Third, after leading me to a different room, he starts to whack out on me!" He threw his hands up in the air. "At home. Everything that brings him pain is at his home, not by my hand." And with that final word, he entered the kitchen, but not before Yami caught sight of a single tear that had made it's way down his face, from the very ducts that lay dormant for so long.
Yugi froze, then staggered backwards. "I..." His eyes filled with tears so quickly that he couldn't see anymore, and with a choked sob, he ran for the door, throwing it open. Pain seemed to explode inside of him, from Seto's words and from the realization that his friend was hurting and he wasn't helping. Ignoring Yami's earlier words, he stepped outside, no shoes on, then looked left and right, trying to decide which way to go.
Before Yami could say anything, his hand was suddenly cold with a lack of a warm presence. Yugi... Tears of his own started welding up, making his vision blurry, as he also headed for the door, intending to follow his innocent love. He would not blink. It would cause the tears to overflow, followed by many more, unable to stop them. He was desperate, not wanting Yugi to be captured by Pegasus again. He wouldn't be able to stand himself if any harm came to his small look-a-like.
Yugi continued to look back and forth, his eyes overflowing with tears. "I don't know which way to go!" He sobbed, falling to his knees. He wiped furiously at his eyes, then wrapped his arms around himself, bowing his head. "I can't help my best friend..." His voice was laced with guilt and misery, devoid of its usual chipper-ness.
Yami found the misery-stricken boy in front of the door. 'Poor Hikari....' he thought, as he embraced him, arms closing over his own. "We'll find him. Find him and rescue him, if that is what you truly desire. Right now, if you want." He looked the boy in the eyes. "Is it?"
Yugi nodded, sniffling miserably. "You'll help me f-find him?" He shivered, leaning up against his warmth as he shivered, wishing he had gotten a jacket or at least a pair of shoes. The cold cement was biting through his socks, seeping into his skin.
Yami nodded. "If that is what you wish, mon petite. I will."
Yugi nodded. "Please... I'm worried about Jou..."
He nodded as well. "At least put some shoes on." He started to urge him into the house. "Do you know where he lives, Yugi?"
Yugi shivered, wiping his remaining tears away. He quickly donned a pair of shoes, after checking to make sure they were his, then looked up at him. "Should we have anyone come with us? Maybe... Seto? Because I don't think Jou will want to come anyway... Yeah... I know where he lives..."
Yami raised his brow. "Do you really think he would help matters? If he was what caused Jou to go home, he won't be able convince him to come back."
"You don't know Jou like I do... If Seto is what made him leave, but Seto doesn't try to bring him back, then he won't come... he's stubborn that way..." Yugi murmured, his eyes pleading. "Please convince him... I'm worried...!"
Yami looked at Yugi, the moment of sad solicitation almost making his heart break into tiny pieces. He could never ignore that face, much less say no to it. Nodding and placing a kiss on the boy's forehead, Yami made his way into the kitchen to confront Seto, who had busied himself with idle knife tossing at the wall opposite the one he was leaning against. Seto had a look of sorrow on his face, an emotion few men saw and lived. Yami didn't overly feeling like dying right now, but Jou was in trouble. And he was going to make his sire go, no matter what. "Seto. You may be older than me, but I had higher rank than you all those long years ago." He put a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Would care to come look for Jou? Yugi has a fear for him; that something greatly terrible will happen." When Seto's misty, cold, dull blue eyes looked up at him, he could tell of the pain that he was feeling. He knelt down to him, voice kept quiet as he continued. "We shall talk of this later, but would you please come?" The nod was all he needed and he pulled the taller boy to his feet, leading him to the door.
Yugi waited, twitching almost nervously. A part of him wanted to run after Yami and help convince Seto, but the other part of him wanted to leave immediately and find Jou. 'I know I told Yami I'd wait for him... But what's the chance of being found again?' Looking to the door again, he stepped outside, shivering in the cold air. Almost instantly, a pang of fear shot through him and he stumbled back inside with a cry. 'Something's out there... I'm waiting for Yami!'
Finally dragging Seto out to where Yugi was without much difficulty, he nodded to outside. "Seto has agreed to come with, to convince Jou to come back here." Yami looked around. "This is probably the safest place for the two of you. Either that, or wherever the sun is still high." He bent to kiss Yugi yet again on his head. "Let's go, mon petit."
Yugi nodded, deciding not to mention the fact that he felt either Pegasus or Keith nearby. Neither vampire would be dumb enough to challenge them. "Hai..." Yugi took Yami's hand, then went back outside, pushing back the chill that shook his body, before walking down the sidewalk towards the slums of the city
Yami couldn't help but also feel cold and dead inside. Physically, he was fine, but it felt like someone was draining him of his mental power, in turn making him feel dank and shivers running along the length of his spine. Something, or someONE was out there. He eyes couldn't pick up anything, but he felt a strong presence nearby, one who boasted at it's power. He looked to Seto, and also found his eyes shifting nervously, alert with attention. They would have to remain on guard.
Yugi took notice of their shifting, then closed his eyes for a second. "Guys... The other vampire... Not Pegasus... He's following us..." He murmured, tightening his grip on Yami's hand. "D-do you think they got J- Jou...?" His voice was panicked now.
Yami's hand tightened just as much in a reassuring hold. "I hope not." He pulled Yugi close to him, not wanting the boy to go too far in front of them. Seto was just silent, not making a sound as he walked behind the duet, ears sharp for the almost inaudible noises.
"I believe we aren't being followed, but we are following him...." Seto's voice was so bold for one who hadn't talked the entire time. It surprised Yami, but not as much as his words.
Yugi paused, then touched his neck lightly. He looked to the left, then backed away from that direction. "H-he's over there.. I wanna hurry..." He said quietly, pulling Yami along faster as they entered the slums.
Yami allowed himself to be pulled at running speed as Yugi pulled him through the maze of run-down houses and dirty streets, Seto not far behind. Yugi's worried voice made him worry, and he wanted to waste no time now that they were nearing their destination. He would barely be able to find his way out, but finding their way there was more important.
Yugi stopped in front of a broken down house with two stories, then knocked. A tall drunken man opened the door, glaring angrily. "What the fuck do you want, kid?"
Yugi took a step backwards. "U-um... Is Jou here...?" He asked.
Yami had this urge to empty his already wrenching stomach. The man was disgusting, unclean, and completely repulsive. And he was in need of many breath mints. He let his other hand stray to the boy's shoulder, mindlessly massaging it as he spoke as well. "It is imperative we speak with him." Seto nodded, doing nothing more than that of glaring at the sickly, beer- bellied man.
"Go to hell." He slurred, throwing a bottle at Yugi's feet. Yugi yelped, jumping away from the shattered glass. There was a cry from inside the house, and the man abruptly turned away. "S'none'a'yer bushinesh..."
A growl from deep within Seto's throat was all the warning the man got before being tackled by both vampires, though different reasons why. Seto hopped off him, sure that Yami would take care of the drunken bastard, and went in search for Jou. "Jou!" he called, over and over. I didn't take him long to find him, though, but the sight that greeted his eyes horrified him.
Jou looked up from his position in the corner, his eyes flashing with pain. Blood trickled down the side of his face, bruises adorning his bare torso. His hair was matted to his head from blood and sweat. Noticing Seto, he flinched, then curled up, trying to hide himself. "Don' look at me..." He mumbled.
Yugi's eyes went wide as Jou's dad passed out, before he ran into the house to find Jou. "Jou!? Where is he?"
Yami pushed himself away from the intoxicated, now passed out guy laying in the doorway and followed Yugi to Jou. He couldn't believe how many bloody cuts and bruises he had. They needed to get him out of there. Apparently, Seto had the same idea, as he walking up to the curled up boy and pick him up, carrying him with ease out of the room. "We were lucky to find you" he finally said.
Jou shivered. "Lemme go... I c'n walk on my own..." He murmured, nearly passing out from the talking.
Yugi's eyes were wide with horror, and he quickly backed away. "J-Jou..." His heart caught on a beat, and he stumbled over Jou's father, landing on the porch on his butt.
Yami kneeled, offering Yugi his hand to help him up. "What's wrong, Yugi?" Seto stopped and turned to look at them, but did not drop Jou. Instead, he pulled him tighter to his chest, almost like in a death grip.
"He's... Never...Seen..." Jou mumbled, trying to emphasize the point that he did NOT want to be seen as he was in that moment.
Yugi continued to gape with wide, tear-filled eyes. "Oh God..."
Seto then carried on, intending to return to the house they had previously come from, leaving Yami to deal with poor Yugi. He needed his own private talk with the blond in his arms. Looking down, he began to inquire. "Jou, why did you go home? You had-have-protection in Ryou's house. Do you know that Keith or Pegasus could have found you? And what then? How do you think it would make me feel if you were gone, no longer of the dreadful world?" His pace quickened a bit as his temper grew, but he didn't stop. He wanted answers.
"What's it matter? Ya obviously don't wanna hafta deal with me.." Jou murmured tiredly. "S'ides... Pops woulda been even more pissed f'I had been any later..." Jou felt his body growing weaker, and his head ached horribly.
Having enough with his attitude, Seto looked about to see that they were alone, and pulled away from the road, now slamming the weaker boy against the wall just inside an alley. "If I didn't want to deal with you, I wouldn't have come." He voice was steady, eyes narrowed. His aura was strong and confused, yet he kept his posture. "And I could beat your father to a bloodied pulp in one second flat if I wanted to. Don't even dare to change the subject on me! Answer my questions!"
Jou winced, gritting his teeth as he held back a bloody cough. "What the fuck do ya want me to say?!" He snapped, barely able to keep his eyes open. Some of his hair fell in his eyes, and he shivered, his bare torso scraping against the wall.
"The truth!" Seto could not help it as his voice grew into a yell. "I want the fucking truth! I want to know just what the hell you think when you look at me! I want to know just how much pain I cause just by being near someone! I want to know what you felt... when you tempted Pegasus, what was running through your mind, and any other evil out there, by running home." Breath hard and rapid, he decided for the best to lower his now-hoarse voice, taking a moment to breathe and let Jou answer.
"You want the fuckin' truth!?" Jou yelled back, his body growing weaker and weaker. He could care less. He had a point to make. "The fuckin' truth is that I can't take loving someone so much it hurts, and not bein' loved back! Eva since ya bit me I've been falling hard and fast, but I can't take that it hurts so much to feel fer someone who doesn't understand! I'd rather be dead than hafta look at you, knowin' that I love you and you don't understand!" Jou coughed up some blood, wincing, but he continued to yell. "Ya wanna know what I feel when I look at you!? What I see?! I feel so much fuckin love it ain't even funny, and I see someone I would give my life to make happy! But you don't CARE!" He screamed, slumping slightly against the wall,
It took a moment for Seto to realize just how much those words hurt. All of them. It hurt him. The boy's love for him was probably false. Who could ever love a bloodsucker like him? And how could he not care? He cared deeply with all his heart, with all emotion he had left in his ice cold heart, left fragile and hard from past lovers. Loving yet not loved back. He knew the situation well. Seto's eyes clouded over, misty and watery. "How dare you say I do not care." He let go of the blonde and stepped away. "How dare you think I do not care." Closing his eyes tightly, he shook his head. "How can it be that I am the one who does not care!?" His hands fisted in his hair. "I told you I was here, that if I didn't care, I wouldn't." Taking a deep sigh he came to one conclusion. "No. Jou, you are the one who doesn't care. As I am doomed to repeat my cycle of unwanted loves. You hold my interest. You say you care, but you have brought nothing but pain to me." He ran off, but was unable to keep his composure as a tear slid down his cheek, making his way skyward to the rooftops, leaving him there for Yami and Yugi to find. He was in too much pain.
Jou tried to stumble forward, wishing he could respond, but a strong arm wrapped around his waist, holding him up. "Don't worry." Something licked at the blood on the side of his face. "I'll take care of you."
Jou's eyes slid shut, and he slumped against the figure, too exhausted to fight or protest. 'Seto... I love you....'
*****
Yami, meanwhile, was trying to settle Yugi down. "It's okay, Yugi." He scooped him up and started to walk in the direction Seto had gone. "As soon as we get to Ryou's, we'll treat his injuries. And I promise that if Jou's father tries to hurt him anymore, then he will have me and Seto to deal with." He hugged the boy close to his chest. "Okay?"
Yugi stared up at him. "O-okay..." He froze suddenly, his eyes growing wide with panic. "The other vampire... He has Jou...!" Yugi choked, tears forming in his eyes. "We have to...! No! How!?" Yugi cried out, shaking violently as the strength drained from him and he slumped against Yami, sobbing. He passed out, having taken one too many emotional shocks that night.
Yami, now taking notice of Seto's absence and many dark alleys around them, he let his senses roam outward, beyond the street he was on. He could not sense Seto anywhere. It was like he vanished. Either that or he had purposely hidden all traces of himself. He assumed the latter, but daren't believe it for sure. He could sense another power out there, moving away from them, but definitely old and powerful. Someone like...
Eyes wide as realization dawned on him, he ran the rest of the way back to their temporary safe house as fast as he could. He did not care if Bakura and Ryou were still sleeping. They all needed to go find Seto and Jou. Looking at the little bundle in his arms, he cocked his head in thought. How did the little one know that Jou was in trouble so quickly?
Yugi shifted, crying out lightly in his sleep. "Jou..." He murmured.
Yami looked worriedly over Yugi to make sure he was okay, the little outburst scaring him, before he kicked in the door to the house, locking it afterward. Settling Yugi on the couch, he quickly made way upstairs to the room he knew Ryou and Bakura were in.
Ryou looked up at Bakura's sleeping face, wondering when the older boy was going to wake up. He was starting to get a cramp.
Yami burst in, finding them on the floor. "We have big troubles." He kicked Bakura in the side, waking him up in startled pain. "Get up and get downstairs." Closing the doors, he went downstairs to Yugi's side.
Ryou moved out of Bakura's arms, eyes filled with concern. "Something must be wrong with Yugi or Jou...Or Seto..." He added thoughtfully. He wasted no time in standing, helping Bakura up, and pulling him down the stairs.
Yami sat on the floor next to the couch, holding Yugi's hand as he awaited the others arrival. Yugi had managed to break out into a sweat, and Yami could feel the hotness in his feverish skin. 'What happened, Yugi?' He thought, as he heard Yugi's labored breathing fill the air. 'What made you fall ill?' He looked up as Ryou and Bakura come down the steps. He point to his little one, pain on his face. "What the hell is wrong with him?"
Yugi shivered violently, and Ryou immediately darted to his side. He closed his eyes, concentrating heavily, before he broke out in a sweat. "Yugi's... In pain because... It must be a vampire who has bitten him... Is preparing to claim someone close... CLOSE to him..." Ryou turned to look at them. "That's all my magic will tell me."
Yami stared up at him. "But what can we do? Can't we help at all?"
Ryou frowned. "It will take me sometime... But I think I might be able to use a spell to get us to Jou..."
Yami nodded and move to a chair, sitting queitly and patiently, waiting for what Ryou was going to do. Bakura stood a few feet from the white-haired witch, watching closely, reading to take action if Ryou would over do himself.
Ryou clasped his hands in front of him, chanting under his breath. He began to glow lightly, but it would take him much longer than it looked.
*****
Jou's eyes opened dazedly, filled with fear and confusion. He was lying in a satin bed, bandaged and cleaned. His wrists were tied above his head, to a golden headboard. "What the hell...?" He murmured, looking around dazedly.
Jou awoke fully when a hand glided over his chest, then up to his neck. A blonde vampire smirked at him, leaning down to lick at his exposed throat. "Pretty pretty..." He murmured.
Jou tried to move away, noting that he was only wearing his boxers. "G-get the hell away from me!"
The vampire smirked, biting down softly on his throat, not breaking the skin as he moved to straddle him. "Should you feel the need to cry out, my name is Keith."
Jou struggled again, his arms straining as he tried to move away. His chest hurt terribly, from bruises and cuts, but mostly from the fear choking him. "G-get the hell away from me!" He choked.
Keith lay there for a moment in mock thought, making noises someone would by making tough decisions. "Hmmm..... I don't I can...." With his legs straddling him, Keith decided to drive Jou into the bed, his already hardened member pushing against Jou's own. He wanted to make the boy scream, to cry out in pain. He was also a bit of a sadist, too, unbeknownst to the poor human blonde that this was far from being over....
Jou cried out in pain and fear, yanking his arms violently to get away. "Please...!" His voice took on a panicky note. He lost all his resolve and fire when put in a position like this.
Keith laughed harshly as he ripped the boy's boxers off, leaving him totally naked on the sheets, revealing everything to him. "I'm not as wimpy as your little Seto boy, so you better watch how you react to which touches I give, and you MAY survive." He laughed at this also.
Jou twisted away, trying to get away from him. "Please no!" He cried in full out terror. His eyes filled with tears as he struggled in the restraints, his wrists going raw.
Keith's face twisted in maddened anger. "Wrong answer, little boy." He let his hand fall on something on the floor and picked it up, caressing it in his hands. The hard leather made him even more aroused, but not nearly so as the screams and whimpers and begging would do. Lifting the boy's chin with the leather cord, Keith made him look into his eyes. "You have not yet witnessed fear, boy. Not in your room, not by your father, and not by your Seto." He let the whip loose, cracking it in the air next to the bed. "This will be so fun!"
Jou's eyes shone with terror, and he tried to shut it all out. The fear, the pain, the sound, the voice... Everything. 'Seto I'm sorry... I'm sorry... Please help me...' He whimpered lightly, tears streaming down his cheeks. Then a thought hit him. The bastard was enjoying his fear, his submission. 'I-I'll hide it...' "GET THE HELL OFFA ME YOU SICK SON OF A BITCH!"
Keith's eyes narrowed at the rebellious tone of voice he used. He could also sense it was forced. He wasn't a 5000 year old vampire without skill. He was able to sense many things, many truths in people. And he loved exposing them, using those vulnerable things to get exactly what he wanted. This boy proved a challenge to him, so he progressed. He smirked as he watched the tear still lingering on those pale cheeks, the defiant, but weak-minded yell. Cracking the whip yet again, he stood. "I do believe that you, being the puppy that you are, should learn to know you tongue's place when in my presence." Tightening his grip on the whip, he kept his voice low and menacing. "Apologize to me, now!"
"G-go to hell..." Jou choked, his body shivering. He was however, thankful that Keith was no longer on top of him, but the whip he was holding still instilled fear, and he was still bound. 'I'm sorry Seto... Please help me... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to hurt you... Please help me.... Please...' He was on the verge of breaking, loosing control of himself. He wanted to crawl into the corner and hide like he had in the past, but that wasn't an option now. 'Please...'
Keith let the whip make a deep gash in the boy's chest, now, revealing to him of the tiny diamond embedded in the tip. "Apologize before your master, NOW!" the order was now turning into threat, to tell him to whip him again if he didn't. He could tell he was winning. Of course, he thought, the dominant ones in life always do.
Jou whimpered at the gash, his body shaking even harder now. "F-fuck o- off..." he choked, not caring if it meant more pain. He was thankful that it was just a whip and not anything more sexual. He could hold out until he passed out, then he wouldn't have to feel it. While tears were pouring down his face faster, he also held a defiant spark, showing that he would NOT apologize.
The whip yet again made a gash, but this time it was along his right thigh, and another on his left. Seeing as he would not get the boy's submission by whip, he shrugged. "Very well. Instead of trying to make things as easy for you as possible, we will indeed be doing it the harder way." He tossed the whip elsewhere unknown to the side of the room. "I always preferred taking things forcefully and such. This shall be no different."
*****
Seto kept jumping over rooftops, randomly jumping in twisted eights and circles, knowing exactly where he was, yet not knowing where he was going. Tears were pouring down his face as he remembered Jou's words. They hurt. He had never felt so much pain before. Rooftop after random rooftop, Seto thought he heard a distant cry. That cry lifted his head, curious to where it came from. Wiping his tear-stained face, he let his olde exterior resurface. Someone was in trouble. Seto's ear twitched as he picked up the voice again, somewhat clearer and louder than lat time, he started slowly for the voice, unsure at first, then breaking out into a run.
He ran as fast as he could to the yells his sensitive ears picked up. To a human, the distance was several miles, and they would not be able to pick up even the slightest sound. But he was no human, and he soon found the rooftop of the building in which the screams came from. Upon closer inspection, he could tell that he recognized the voice who yelled them. Jou! He frantically searched a way to get in, hoping it wasn't too late. 'Hang on Jou,' he thought, 'I'm coming!'
Seto, seeing a door that led in through the alleyway, jumped down to it, feet landing lightly and silently on the paved ground. He tried to open the door, but some bastard locked it. He rolled his eyes. Some people were just too weak. A simple lock was not going to keep him out, not if what they were doing concerned Jou, especially Jou. Standing back, he kicked the door open, and that was when he could sense immense power. A vampire. Another vampire was trying to take what was already his! Letting loose a low growl of anger and his eyes gleaming with hate, Seto made his way up the concrete stairs, passing any doors as he went, trying to sense where his koishi was. Though perhaps he wasn't his as of yet, he would be. Jou would be his. He would make sure of that once they returned to the house.
*****
Sky: R/R? And we'll show what happens next! Luvvies!
A/N:
LK: ...............*Hides behind a table as random objects are thrown at her* I SWEAR I'll update WOR soon! I SWEAR!
Sky: ::blinks as she watches Kaori hide:: Eh?
*Grabs Sky* Damnit, I SWEAR!!!!!
Sky: O.O WAAAAAI! What'd I do?! ::cowers::
LK: Nothing!^^ *Carrying an umbrella and ducking under things* Welcome to the fourth chappie of our crappy story! Well.... MY parts that are crappy... Sky-chan is doing such a wonderful job! *Glomps*
Sky: ::blushes, then smacks Kaori:: Shush you! Oh, someone asked how we did this, so here's our secret. We take turns with characters. She takes Seto, Bakura, and Yami, and I RP as Yugi, Jou, and Ryou. I do the editing-... Kaori-chan, I just noticed something about the characters I control... Is it just me, or am I the bitch in our relationship? ::blink blink::
LK: *Whacks Sky-chan* You bitch! ^.~
Sky: ::pouts::
LK: *Huggles* But I still love ya.... *Kiss*
Sky: ::huggles:: Okay! ::dramatic theatrical smooch:: Anyway...
LK: =^__________^= *Smooches back* Yes.... Anyway, Welcome to the fourth chappie of our crappy story! Wait........ I already said that, didn't I? *Giggles*
Sky: ^_^D And to all the S/J lovers out there... DUN HURT US! LK: *Nods* And if everyone does, then I won't post my chappie 14 for WOR.... WHICH IS A SETO/JOU LEMON EVERYONE!!!!!
Sky: RIGHT! And I won't post chappy 14 of OLB, which is ALSO a S/J lemon! Or is it chappy 13? .. Which chappy am I on...? CRAP.. ::goes to check::
LK: *Giggles madly* It's hard to type with gloves on!!!!!!!!! dkjfbvzxdkhfbvkzjdxbvhjzx jsdfskv skdjbvi szdijvlizsbv *Checks* It's chappie 14 you are on. *Nods*
Sky: ::blinky::
*****
Yami nodded his head to the boy cradled in his arms. "Of course. We can't just blindly follow
Standing, Yami stretched his muscles, cracking his many stiff bones. "Let's go upstairs to see if we can wake them, okay?"
Yugi nodded distantly, still looking to the door. "The sooner we wake them, the sooner we can find Jou..."
Holding out his hand for Yugi's, he couldn't help but wonder what had made Jou leave so abruptly. He barely knew the teen, but he could sense that it wasn't his normal behavioral pattern. He could tell the boy really didn't want to go home, but was afraid. Of what, he wasn't sure. He hoped it had nothing to do with Seto.
Yugi reached up and took his hand, a small smile touching his lips. He wondered what could have happened to Jou, and why it had to do with Seto.
Yami brooded a bit while walking with Yugi towards the stairs. It seemed like Jou didn't want to be at his house, but he didn't want to be here, either. As much as he hated to admit it, Yami's mind could think of nothing but Seto as the cause. He would have to have a talk with his elder later, of what happened last night.
Quiet creaks in the steps stirred him from his thoughts as he gazed up to see who it was. Blue eyes and brown hair. "Hello, Seto."
Yugi paused. "Good morning Seto..." Unable to contain his curiosity, he nearly bounced. "What did you do to Jou...?"
Yami blinked at Yugi's boldness of the situation and looked down at him. No doubt, Yugi was curious, but to suddenly burst out like that. He looked at Seto, studying his reaction.
The billionaire vampire was also quite surprised and confused. After a moment of paused, hesitant words poured from his mouth. "What do you mean "what did I do"?"
Yugi shifted from foot to foot, looking down. "At the sound of your name, Jou just left... And he didn't say why... He went home, even though Yami said he should stay..."
Seto paled slightly, but quickly recovered. He didn't want to lead anything on. But he didn't recover quite quickly enough, as Yami had caught it, and gave a small upward curve of his lips. He put one of his hands on his hips. "Yes, tell us. What exactly happened?"
The icy glare Seto gave that was intended to make Yami shake was melted by fierce red ones. "Nothing you should hear as of yet, my dear apprentice." And with that, he stalked off toward the kitchen. God, Yami hated being called that, just because he was so young... It doesn't mean he didn't know anything.
Yugi paused slightly, then chased after Seto, grabbing his arm. "Please! I've heard him talk about how much he hates going home, and I want to know what happened! You didn't hurt him did you!? He knows that Pegasus is still out there, and he knows he's safe here! What did you do that made him leave?!" Yugi's eyes filled with tears again, and he clutched Seto's arm tightly.
Seto whirled around and towered over Yugi in a set tone, strong and fierce. "Of course I wouldn't hurt him! If he suffers, he put it on himself! If hates home so much, he shouldn't go! If Pegasus is still out there, then damn, is his ass in trouble! But don't say I hurt him, 'cause it's all a lie! Is that understood? Everything he lives in front and near you is a lie! Take a moment to look into his eyes sometimes and see how terrifying his life really is! I've seen it! And what does he do? First he comes onto me all hot and bothered. Second, he tells me to stop! Third, after leading me to a different room, he starts to whack out on me!" He threw his hands up in the air. "At home. Everything that brings him pain is at his home, not by my hand." And with that final word, he entered the kitchen, but not before Yami caught sight of a single tear that had made it's way down his face, from the very ducts that lay dormant for so long.
Yugi froze, then staggered backwards. "I..." His eyes filled with tears so quickly that he couldn't see anymore, and with a choked sob, he ran for the door, throwing it open. Pain seemed to explode inside of him, from Seto's words and from the realization that his friend was hurting and he wasn't helping. Ignoring Yami's earlier words, he stepped outside, no shoes on, then looked left and right, trying to decide which way to go.
Before Yami could say anything, his hand was suddenly cold with a lack of a warm presence. Yugi... Tears of his own started welding up, making his vision blurry, as he also headed for the door, intending to follow his innocent love. He would not blink. It would cause the tears to overflow, followed by many more, unable to stop them. He was desperate, not wanting Yugi to be captured by Pegasus again. He wouldn't be able to stand himself if any harm came to his small look-a-like.
Yugi continued to look back and forth, his eyes overflowing with tears. "I don't know which way to go!" He sobbed, falling to his knees. He wiped furiously at his eyes, then wrapped his arms around himself, bowing his head. "I can't help my best friend..." His voice was laced with guilt and misery, devoid of its usual chipper-ness.
Yami found the misery-stricken boy in front of the door. 'Poor Hikari....' he thought, as he embraced him, arms closing over his own. "We'll find him. Find him and rescue him, if that is what you truly desire. Right now, if you want." He looked the boy in the eyes. "Is it?"
Yugi nodded, sniffling miserably. "You'll help me f-find him?" He shivered, leaning up against his warmth as he shivered, wishing he had gotten a jacket or at least a pair of shoes. The cold cement was biting through his socks, seeping into his skin.
Yami nodded. "If that is what you wish, mon petite. I will."
Yugi nodded. "Please... I'm worried about Jou..."
He nodded as well. "At least put some shoes on." He started to urge him into the house. "Do you know where he lives, Yugi?"
Yugi shivered, wiping his remaining tears away. He quickly donned a pair of shoes, after checking to make sure they were his, then looked up at him. "Should we have anyone come with us? Maybe... Seto? Because I don't think Jou will want to come anyway... Yeah... I know where he lives..."
Yami raised his brow. "Do you really think he would help matters? If he was what caused Jou to go home, he won't be able convince him to come back."
"You don't know Jou like I do... If Seto is what made him leave, but Seto doesn't try to bring him back, then he won't come... he's stubborn that way..." Yugi murmured, his eyes pleading. "Please convince him... I'm worried...!"
Yami looked at Yugi, the moment of sad solicitation almost making his heart break into tiny pieces. He could never ignore that face, much less say no to it. Nodding and placing a kiss on the boy's forehead, Yami made his way into the kitchen to confront Seto, who had busied himself with idle knife tossing at the wall opposite the one he was leaning against. Seto had a look of sorrow on his face, an emotion few men saw and lived. Yami didn't overly feeling like dying right now, but Jou was in trouble. And he was going to make his sire go, no matter what. "Seto. You may be older than me, but I had higher rank than you all those long years ago." He put a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Would care to come look for Jou? Yugi has a fear for him; that something greatly terrible will happen." When Seto's misty, cold, dull blue eyes looked up at him, he could tell of the pain that he was feeling. He knelt down to him, voice kept quiet as he continued. "We shall talk of this later, but would you please come?" The nod was all he needed and he pulled the taller boy to his feet, leading him to the door.
Yugi waited, twitching almost nervously. A part of him wanted to run after Yami and help convince Seto, but the other part of him wanted to leave immediately and find Jou. 'I know I told Yami I'd wait for him... But what's the chance of being found again?' Looking to the door again, he stepped outside, shivering in the cold air. Almost instantly, a pang of fear shot through him and he stumbled back inside with a cry. 'Something's out there... I'm waiting for Yami!'
Finally dragging Seto out to where Yugi was without much difficulty, he nodded to outside. "Seto has agreed to come with, to convince Jou to come back here." Yami looked around. "This is probably the safest place for the two of you. Either that, or wherever the sun is still high." He bent to kiss Yugi yet again on his head. "Let's go, mon petit."
Yugi nodded, deciding not to mention the fact that he felt either Pegasus or Keith nearby. Neither vampire would be dumb enough to challenge them. "Hai..." Yugi took Yami's hand, then went back outside, pushing back the chill that shook his body, before walking down the sidewalk towards the slums of the city
Yami couldn't help but also feel cold and dead inside. Physically, he was fine, but it felt like someone was draining him of his mental power, in turn making him feel dank and shivers running along the length of his spine. Something, or someONE was out there. He eyes couldn't pick up anything, but he felt a strong presence nearby, one who boasted at it's power. He looked to Seto, and also found his eyes shifting nervously, alert with attention. They would have to remain on guard.
Yugi took notice of their shifting, then closed his eyes for a second. "Guys... The other vampire... Not Pegasus... He's following us..." He murmured, tightening his grip on Yami's hand. "D-do you think they got J- Jou...?" His voice was panicked now.
Yami's hand tightened just as much in a reassuring hold. "I hope not." He pulled Yugi close to him, not wanting the boy to go too far in front of them. Seto was just silent, not making a sound as he walked behind the duet, ears sharp for the almost inaudible noises.
"I believe we aren't being followed, but we are following him...." Seto's voice was so bold for one who hadn't talked the entire time. It surprised Yami, but not as much as his words.
Yugi paused, then touched his neck lightly. He looked to the left, then backed away from that direction. "H-he's over there.. I wanna hurry..." He said quietly, pulling Yami along faster as they entered the slums.
Yami allowed himself to be pulled at running speed as Yugi pulled him through the maze of run-down houses and dirty streets, Seto not far behind. Yugi's worried voice made him worry, and he wanted to waste no time now that they were nearing their destination. He would barely be able to find his way out, but finding their way there was more important.
Yugi stopped in front of a broken down house with two stories, then knocked. A tall drunken man opened the door, glaring angrily. "What the fuck do you want, kid?"
Yugi took a step backwards. "U-um... Is Jou here...?" He asked.
Yami had this urge to empty his already wrenching stomach. The man was disgusting, unclean, and completely repulsive. And he was in need of many breath mints. He let his other hand stray to the boy's shoulder, mindlessly massaging it as he spoke as well. "It is imperative we speak with him." Seto nodded, doing nothing more than that of glaring at the sickly, beer- bellied man.
"Go to hell." He slurred, throwing a bottle at Yugi's feet. Yugi yelped, jumping away from the shattered glass. There was a cry from inside the house, and the man abruptly turned away. "S'none'a'yer bushinesh..."
A growl from deep within Seto's throat was all the warning the man got before being tackled by both vampires, though different reasons why. Seto hopped off him, sure that Yami would take care of the drunken bastard, and went in search for Jou. "Jou!" he called, over and over. I didn't take him long to find him, though, but the sight that greeted his eyes horrified him.
Jou looked up from his position in the corner, his eyes flashing with pain. Blood trickled down the side of his face, bruises adorning his bare torso. His hair was matted to his head from blood and sweat. Noticing Seto, he flinched, then curled up, trying to hide himself. "Don' look at me..." He mumbled.
Yugi's eyes went wide as Jou's dad passed out, before he ran into the house to find Jou. "Jou!? Where is he?"
Yami pushed himself away from the intoxicated, now passed out guy laying in the doorway and followed Yugi to Jou. He couldn't believe how many bloody cuts and bruises he had. They needed to get him out of there. Apparently, Seto had the same idea, as he walking up to the curled up boy and pick him up, carrying him with ease out of the room. "We were lucky to find you" he finally said.
Jou shivered. "Lemme go... I c'n walk on my own..." He murmured, nearly passing out from the talking.
Yugi's eyes were wide with horror, and he quickly backed away. "J-Jou..." His heart caught on a beat, and he stumbled over Jou's father, landing on the porch on his butt.
Yami kneeled, offering Yugi his hand to help him up. "What's wrong, Yugi?" Seto stopped and turned to look at them, but did not drop Jou. Instead, he pulled him tighter to his chest, almost like in a death grip.
"He's... Never...Seen..." Jou mumbled, trying to emphasize the point that he did NOT want to be seen as he was in that moment.
Yugi continued to gape with wide, tear-filled eyes. "Oh God..."
Seto then carried on, intending to return to the house they had previously come from, leaving Yami to deal with poor Yugi. He needed his own private talk with the blond in his arms. Looking down, he began to inquire. "Jou, why did you go home? You had-have-protection in Ryou's house. Do you know that Keith or Pegasus could have found you? And what then? How do you think it would make me feel if you were gone, no longer of the dreadful world?" His pace quickened a bit as his temper grew, but he didn't stop. He wanted answers.
"What's it matter? Ya obviously don't wanna hafta deal with me.." Jou murmured tiredly. "S'ides... Pops woulda been even more pissed f'I had been any later..." Jou felt his body growing weaker, and his head ached horribly.
Having enough with his attitude, Seto looked about to see that they were alone, and pulled away from the road, now slamming the weaker boy against the wall just inside an alley. "If I didn't want to deal with you, I wouldn't have come." He voice was steady, eyes narrowed. His aura was strong and confused, yet he kept his posture. "And I could beat your father to a bloodied pulp in one second flat if I wanted to. Don't even dare to change the subject on me! Answer my questions!"
Jou winced, gritting his teeth as he held back a bloody cough. "What the fuck do ya want me to say?!" He snapped, barely able to keep his eyes open. Some of his hair fell in his eyes, and he shivered, his bare torso scraping against the wall.
"The truth!" Seto could not help it as his voice grew into a yell. "I want the fucking truth! I want to know just what the hell you think when you look at me! I want to know just how much pain I cause just by being near someone! I want to know what you felt... when you tempted Pegasus, what was running through your mind, and any other evil out there, by running home." Breath hard and rapid, he decided for the best to lower his now-hoarse voice, taking a moment to breathe and let Jou answer.
"You want the fuckin' truth!?" Jou yelled back, his body growing weaker and weaker. He could care less. He had a point to make. "The fuckin' truth is that I can't take loving someone so much it hurts, and not bein' loved back! Eva since ya bit me I've been falling hard and fast, but I can't take that it hurts so much to feel fer someone who doesn't understand! I'd rather be dead than hafta look at you, knowin' that I love you and you don't understand!" Jou coughed up some blood, wincing, but he continued to yell. "Ya wanna know what I feel when I look at you!? What I see?! I feel so much fuckin love it ain't even funny, and I see someone I would give my life to make happy! But you don't CARE!" He screamed, slumping slightly against the wall,
It took a moment for Seto to realize just how much those words hurt. All of them. It hurt him. The boy's love for him was probably false. Who could ever love a bloodsucker like him? And how could he not care? He cared deeply with all his heart, with all emotion he had left in his ice cold heart, left fragile and hard from past lovers. Loving yet not loved back. He knew the situation well. Seto's eyes clouded over, misty and watery. "How dare you say I do not care." He let go of the blonde and stepped away. "How dare you think I do not care." Closing his eyes tightly, he shook his head. "How can it be that I am the one who does not care!?" His hands fisted in his hair. "I told you I was here, that if I didn't care, I wouldn't." Taking a deep sigh he came to one conclusion. "No. Jou, you are the one who doesn't care. As I am doomed to repeat my cycle of unwanted loves. You hold my interest. You say you care, but you have brought nothing but pain to me." He ran off, but was unable to keep his composure as a tear slid down his cheek, making his way skyward to the rooftops, leaving him there for Yami and Yugi to find. He was in too much pain.
Jou tried to stumble forward, wishing he could respond, but a strong arm wrapped around his waist, holding him up. "Don't worry." Something licked at the blood on the side of his face. "I'll take care of you."
Jou's eyes slid shut, and he slumped against the figure, too exhausted to fight or protest. 'Seto... I love you....'
*****
Yami, meanwhile, was trying to settle Yugi down. "It's okay, Yugi." He scooped him up and started to walk in the direction Seto had gone. "As soon as we get to Ryou's, we'll treat his injuries. And I promise that if Jou's father tries to hurt him anymore, then he will have me and Seto to deal with." He hugged the boy close to his chest. "Okay?"
Yugi stared up at him. "O-okay..." He froze suddenly, his eyes growing wide with panic. "The other vampire... He has Jou...!" Yugi choked, tears forming in his eyes. "We have to...! No! How!?" Yugi cried out, shaking violently as the strength drained from him and he slumped against Yami, sobbing. He passed out, having taken one too many emotional shocks that night.
Yami, now taking notice of Seto's absence and many dark alleys around them, he let his senses roam outward, beyond the street he was on. He could not sense Seto anywhere. It was like he vanished. Either that or he had purposely hidden all traces of himself. He assumed the latter, but daren't believe it for sure. He could sense another power out there, moving away from them, but definitely old and powerful. Someone like...
Eyes wide as realization dawned on him, he ran the rest of the way back to their temporary safe house as fast as he could. He did not care if Bakura and Ryou were still sleeping. They all needed to go find Seto and Jou. Looking at the little bundle in his arms, he cocked his head in thought. How did the little one know that Jou was in trouble so quickly?
Yugi shifted, crying out lightly in his sleep. "Jou..." He murmured.
Yami looked worriedly over Yugi to make sure he was okay, the little outburst scaring him, before he kicked in the door to the house, locking it afterward. Settling Yugi on the couch, he quickly made way upstairs to the room he knew Ryou and Bakura were in.
Ryou looked up at Bakura's sleeping face, wondering when the older boy was going to wake up. He was starting to get a cramp.
Yami burst in, finding them on the floor. "We have big troubles." He kicked Bakura in the side, waking him up in startled pain. "Get up and get downstairs." Closing the doors, he went downstairs to Yugi's side.
Ryou moved out of Bakura's arms, eyes filled with concern. "Something must be wrong with Yugi or Jou...Or Seto..." He added thoughtfully. He wasted no time in standing, helping Bakura up, and pulling him down the stairs.
Yami sat on the floor next to the couch, holding Yugi's hand as he awaited the others arrival. Yugi had managed to break out into a sweat, and Yami could feel the hotness in his feverish skin. 'What happened, Yugi?' He thought, as he heard Yugi's labored breathing fill the air. 'What made you fall ill?' He looked up as Ryou and Bakura come down the steps. He point to his little one, pain on his face. "What the hell is wrong with him?"
Yugi shivered violently, and Ryou immediately darted to his side. He closed his eyes, concentrating heavily, before he broke out in a sweat. "Yugi's... In pain because... It must be a vampire who has bitten him... Is preparing to claim someone close... CLOSE to him..." Ryou turned to look at them. "That's all my magic will tell me."
Yami stared up at him. "But what can we do? Can't we help at all?"
Ryou frowned. "It will take me sometime... But I think I might be able to use a spell to get us to Jou..."
Yami nodded and move to a chair, sitting queitly and patiently, waiting for what Ryou was going to do. Bakura stood a few feet from the white-haired witch, watching closely, reading to take action if Ryou would over do himself.
Ryou clasped his hands in front of him, chanting under his breath. He began to glow lightly, but it would take him much longer than it looked.
*****
Jou's eyes opened dazedly, filled with fear and confusion. He was lying in a satin bed, bandaged and cleaned. His wrists were tied above his head, to a golden headboard. "What the hell...?" He murmured, looking around dazedly.
Jou awoke fully when a hand glided over his chest, then up to his neck. A blonde vampire smirked at him, leaning down to lick at his exposed throat. "Pretty pretty..." He murmured.
Jou tried to move away, noting that he was only wearing his boxers. "G-get the hell away from me!"
The vampire smirked, biting down softly on his throat, not breaking the skin as he moved to straddle him. "Should you feel the need to cry out, my name is Keith."
Jou struggled again, his arms straining as he tried to move away. His chest hurt terribly, from bruises and cuts, but mostly from the fear choking him. "G-get the hell away from me!" He choked.
Keith lay there for a moment in mock thought, making noises someone would by making tough decisions. "Hmmm..... I don't I can...." With his legs straddling him, Keith decided to drive Jou into the bed, his already hardened member pushing against Jou's own. He wanted to make the boy scream, to cry out in pain. He was also a bit of a sadist, too, unbeknownst to the poor human blonde that this was far from being over....
Jou cried out in pain and fear, yanking his arms violently to get away. "Please...!" His voice took on a panicky note. He lost all his resolve and fire when put in a position like this.
Keith laughed harshly as he ripped the boy's boxers off, leaving him totally naked on the sheets, revealing everything to him. "I'm not as wimpy as your little Seto boy, so you better watch how you react to which touches I give, and you MAY survive." He laughed at this also.
Jou twisted away, trying to get away from him. "Please no!" He cried in full out terror. His eyes filled with tears as he struggled in the restraints, his wrists going raw.
Keith's face twisted in maddened anger. "Wrong answer, little boy." He let his hand fall on something on the floor and picked it up, caressing it in his hands. The hard leather made him even more aroused, but not nearly so as the screams and whimpers and begging would do. Lifting the boy's chin with the leather cord, Keith made him look into his eyes. "You have not yet witnessed fear, boy. Not in your room, not by your father, and not by your Seto." He let the whip loose, cracking it in the air next to the bed. "This will be so fun!"
Jou's eyes shone with terror, and he tried to shut it all out. The fear, the pain, the sound, the voice... Everything. 'Seto I'm sorry... I'm sorry... Please help me...' He whimpered lightly, tears streaming down his cheeks. Then a thought hit him. The bastard was enjoying his fear, his submission. 'I-I'll hide it...' "GET THE HELL OFFA ME YOU SICK SON OF A BITCH!"
Keith's eyes narrowed at the rebellious tone of voice he used. He could also sense it was forced. He wasn't a 5000 year old vampire without skill. He was able to sense many things, many truths in people. And he loved exposing them, using those vulnerable things to get exactly what he wanted. This boy proved a challenge to him, so he progressed. He smirked as he watched the tear still lingering on those pale cheeks, the defiant, but weak-minded yell. Cracking the whip yet again, he stood. "I do believe that you, being the puppy that you are, should learn to know you tongue's place when in my presence." Tightening his grip on the whip, he kept his voice low and menacing. "Apologize to me, now!"
"G-go to hell..." Jou choked, his body shivering. He was however, thankful that Keith was no longer on top of him, but the whip he was holding still instilled fear, and he was still bound. 'I'm sorry Seto... Please help me... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to hurt you... Please help me.... Please...' He was on the verge of breaking, loosing control of himself. He wanted to crawl into the corner and hide like he had in the past, but that wasn't an option now. 'Please...'
Keith let the whip make a deep gash in the boy's chest, now, revealing to him of the tiny diamond embedded in the tip. "Apologize before your master, NOW!" the order was now turning into threat, to tell him to whip him again if he didn't. He could tell he was winning. Of course, he thought, the dominant ones in life always do.
Jou whimpered at the gash, his body shaking even harder now. "F-fuck o- off..." he choked, not caring if it meant more pain. He was thankful that it was just a whip and not anything more sexual. He could hold out until he passed out, then he wouldn't have to feel it. While tears were pouring down his face faster, he also held a defiant spark, showing that he would NOT apologize.
The whip yet again made a gash, but this time it was along his right thigh, and another on his left. Seeing as he would not get the boy's submission by whip, he shrugged. "Very well. Instead of trying to make things as easy for you as possible, we will indeed be doing it the harder way." He tossed the whip elsewhere unknown to the side of the room. "I always preferred taking things forcefully and such. This shall be no different."
*****
Seto kept jumping over rooftops, randomly jumping in twisted eights and circles, knowing exactly where he was, yet not knowing where he was going. Tears were pouring down his face as he remembered Jou's words. They hurt. He had never felt so much pain before. Rooftop after random rooftop, Seto thought he heard a distant cry. That cry lifted his head, curious to where it came from. Wiping his tear-stained face, he let his olde exterior resurface. Someone was in trouble. Seto's ear twitched as he picked up the voice again, somewhat clearer and louder than lat time, he started slowly for the voice, unsure at first, then breaking out into a run.
He ran as fast as he could to the yells his sensitive ears picked up. To a human, the distance was several miles, and they would not be able to pick up even the slightest sound. But he was no human, and he soon found the rooftop of the building in which the screams came from. Upon closer inspection, he could tell that he recognized the voice who yelled them. Jou! He frantically searched a way to get in, hoping it wasn't too late. 'Hang on Jou,' he thought, 'I'm coming!'
Seto, seeing a door that led in through the alleyway, jumped down to it, feet landing lightly and silently on the paved ground. He tried to open the door, but some bastard locked it. He rolled his eyes. Some people were just too weak. A simple lock was not going to keep him out, not if what they were doing concerned Jou, especially Jou. Standing back, he kicked the door open, and that was when he could sense immense power. A vampire. Another vampire was trying to take what was already his! Letting loose a low growl of anger and his eyes gleaming with hate, Seto made his way up the concrete stairs, passing any doors as he went, trying to sense where his koishi was. Though perhaps he wasn't his as of yet, he would be. Jou would be his. He would make sure of that once they returned to the house.
*****
Sky: R/R? And we'll show what happens next! Luvvies!