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Blood Lust Or Love?

Chapter 6: Bathroom Talk

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(Rei's POV)

Its nearing the end of the week and every day we've been here Kai and Tyson have been away all day at -work-. I dunno but something is just so fishy about it. Other things have been fishy around here too. Me and Max have looked all over this mansion, and have found some pretty cool rooms. The best ones have to be on the main floor. They're probably the most modern ones. Which I think is kind of strange. There -is- electricity but all the lights are very dim.

Maybe I'm just over reacting, but there's just something strange about it all. Kai and Tyson are acting weird. They're all secretive and I know they're hiding something. They keep talkng about a 'surprise' but for the life of me I can't figure out what.

Max and Tyson have been spending a lot of time together too. Not that it's a bad thing... its just that Max has been looking awful pale these past couple of days and he's got a couple of weird bug bites on his neck. He seems to barely notice them though.

"Oh well..." I tell myself as I sink lower into the warm bath.

I wanted to just collect my thoughts so I had come here to the bathroom which had the built in bathtub. Its been so peaceful, and the warmth of the water feels so relaxing. I have the odd feeling that someone is watching me though. But I figured I was just being silly because I was on the third floor, and there was no one in the room. It was just my imagination. Still...

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(Kai's POV)

I could tell Rei was still suspicious about me and Tyson so I moved our plans forward. So far everything has been going according to plan. Tyson has been doing well with Max, but he's still having trouble controlling himself. I don't think he can hold himself back much longer. So I must start to make my move.

I sensed the golden eyed bishouen not too far away. I had been standing outside the door for awhile now. I don't know why, but I couldn't seem to bring myself to knock. So I stood there listening to the small laps of water as Rei washed himself, and the odd murmurs of him talking to himself.

Finally I managed a knock and waited for a response. After a bit of convincing he allowed me entrance, and I walked in. As soon as I opened the door a cloud of mist escaped the room, and before the heat could escape I closed the door behind me. Secretly turning the lock on it so we would not be disturbed. I could feel his golden eyes on me as I proceeded inside the room.

He was still in the bath but was leaning over the side, his arms resting on the stone tiles built around it. I walked up the couple of steps and seated myself on the edge near him. Me, being me I went straight to the point instead of dancing around it.

"You don't trust me and Tyson do you Rei?" I asked tilting my head to the side.

His eyes widened and I could see a rosy hue spreading across the bridge of his nose and cheeks. He stammered a bit being caught off guard as he was before taking a breath to steady himself.

"Well... not like I used to," he replied, his golden eyes full of honesty and a bit of hesitation.

I nodded and swished a couple of my fingers around in the water, feeling the water cool at my touch instead of warming my hands. I removed them so I would not take away Rei's warm bath and wiped them on my pants before looking back at the raven haired bishouen.

At first I just stared at him. It had been so long since I had seen Rei with his hair down. And with the water dripping over his skin I was mesmerized by his timeless beauty. It may not be traditional for a male to be beautiful but Rei was. That was the only word to describe without going into details like 'breathtakingly beautiful' He was Rei and absolutely stunning.

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(Rei's POV)

I was taken aback when Kai was so outright with his question. Though Kai had always been like that so I shouldn't have been as surprised as I had been. The silence was now getting uncomfortable though. Why wasn't he saying anything?

I looked up to his dark eyes staring at me. He had a strange expression on his face that I couldn't quite place. Why was he looking at me like that? It was making me uncomfortable.

"Ka-" I started before suddenly he reached out raked his fingers through my hair.

His cool but gentle touch sent shivers down my spine that weren't all that unpleasant. With each stroke of his hand I felt more calm, and peaceful. Before I knew it he was washing my hair, his hands working the shampoo into my long locks.

A small purring sound escaped my throat, voicing my appreciation. He was so gentle and though his hands were rather cold it warmed me. When it was time to rinse I moved away from the side and stuck my head underneath the water, raking my fingers through my hair to remove all of the shampoo. When I surfaced and wiped the water from my eyes, Kai was standing naked before me.

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TBC....