Chapter 7
Harsh Truth
Tell everyone he did. The minute he arrived at the apartment, they all hugged and questioned him, but he quieted them to listen to his story.
When he was done, Kyo was looking at his back. There was nothing there besides scars.
"He's really a great father," Neo beamed and said. "He might even come to live with Kyo and I. Oh what fun that would be!"
But, Kyo didn't seem too happy. The others looked at least pleased. His lover sighed, gazing over to the window.
"Neo, I don't know. He's a full demon, and this is your first time to me-"
"I am both demon and vampire. I show compassion and love, he does too." Neo interrupted.
There was a bit of tension between them at that moment. Neo wondered if Ryu was watching them. Kyo narrowed his eyes slightly. He felt that his lover had been completely brainwashed. Actually, he was a bit jealous and worried.
"Neo, you've only met him once. He could be lying and hurt you." The boy said quietly.
"Ryu wont hurt me. Ryu is my -real- father. I trust him, he trusts me. He and I are equal, so he can't hurt me." His lover said.
Kyo frowned with a deep, defeated sigh. Turning around, he walked towards Hai's room, but Toshiya stopped him. Hai and Toshiya were like the parents, where as Kyo, Yoshiki and Tohi were the children. It was annoying.
"You two are not going to be mad at each other over Neo's father. Kyo, accept Neo now having a parent. Do not judge Ryu before you've met him." The older of the males spoke with a firm tone.
That was that. Kyo couldn't protest, so he sighed and turned back around to face Neo, who was now standing by the window looking out it.
"You think I'll end up loving Ryu more than you, that I'll bond with him more, and I'll give him more attention. But, I wont. It'll be just like you, Tohi, and I. I am equal to both of you, yet at the same time I'm not. I give to Kyo more because he's my husband, because I love him more. Nothing will change because of Ryu, nothing." His gaze turned directly towards Kyo.
Tohi, though, seemed a little hurt by that. But, the truth always hurt one way or another. He frowned and shifted a foot, and then silently slipped behind Hai, who allowed him to vanish into his room. Neo allowed it too.
"I'm going to see him tomorrow. He's going to teach me how to unmask myself without pain, and just to spend time with me."
"You know I can't do anything if he tries something."
"He wont," Neo said with a grin. "He knows I can kill him, and he has no reason to harm me."
Neo couldn't help but laugh mentally, knowing he had power over his own father.
"Tomorrow you can go on home, Kyo. I'll be there later in the evening."
"Neo!" Hai growled, grabbing his shoulder and turning him around to face her. "You're supposed to be equal and fair to Kyo! Stop treating him like some dog!"
Kyo blushed softly, turning around and looking to Yoshiki for help. The boy was confused and could only offer a shrug and a sympathetic look.
"I'm keeping Kyo away for his own safety." Neo narrowed his eyes. "Ryu is the only one who can control me. If Kyo, or anyone else was there, I'd most likely kill them." He frowned, looking Hai in the eyes.
"Then why are you doing it? What's the point?" She asked.
"To show my natural beauty. Demons don't have to be ugly and mean." The boy gave a soft shrug, and then headed towards the couch.
Yoshiki and Hai headed off to their room with a sigh, and Toshiya moved off into Tohi's.
"I'm sorry, Kyo, but it's wonderful that my father is being so kind, that I actually have a real one that cares..."
"It's alright...I understand. Guess I'm just a little jealous." He turned towards the restroom, waving him off. "I'm gonna go take a shower. Goodnight, Neo."
"'Night"
"Now that you know our truth, now that you're set in the right path, clear your mind and wash away the worries."
Neo sat there in the dark room, eyes closed, breathing slowly, and listening intently to his father. He sat cris-crossed, focusing hard on the words despite all the harsh facts he had been told about himself, his mother, brother, and even his father.
"We're superior to them,"
Concentrate.
"We're beautiful,"
Focus.
"We're ugly, and beautiful. They fear us for our knowledge."
They...
"They cannot accept our differences."
Who were they?
"People fear the different. Different is not right to them."
Keep still. Think.
"Our future is bright, theirs is meaningless."
Who's?
"Thousands upon thousands will awaken. Believe in yourself. Accept who you are..."
Believe....
"Awaken!"
His eyes shot open, as if his soul had been summoned again. He looked to his back. The wings were spread as if to accept an embrace. He hadn't even felt it. But, now he knew how it was done.
"Who...what are we?" Neo asked quietly, looking up to his father.
"When this world, not earth, was created by Zeus, he and Apollo tried to make a race besides animals to roam. Three times they tried, two times they failed. We were the first. Pluto, being the god of the underworld, wanted his own idea to put in. The wings were his. Zeus said we should resemble the gods and goddesses, to know that we are their children. Our beauty is his. And Apollo said we should be one with earth and creatures, yet superior to all but themselves. Our being his."
Ryu stopped for a moment, looking down to his son.
"Our race was imperfect. They all tried to be better than each other; they violated the earth and animals. All but a few were killed by our own creators. Vampires, angels, fairies, elves, lycans...they're all our people.
"The next were Ogres. They were not beautiful, and they were violent and savage, so they did away with them too. And then there were the humans, who finally proved worthy, but are slowly fading into destruction."
The boys' jaw dropped as he stared at his father, struggling for words that wouldn't come out.
"When the colt of life comes, our people will be the ones left to re-create. There is no sin with our sexuality." Ryu chuckled softly, lowering to sit next to his son. "Welcome to reality, I hope you enjoy it." A hand rose, petting a wing.
"Father...this is too damn confusing. Just stop already."
"Fine, fine. I'll tell you more later. I know it's a lot."
"Bah. I may not like this after all." Neo straightened himself out, making it look like nothing happen.
Harsh Truth
Tell everyone he did. The minute he arrived at the apartment, they all hugged and questioned him, but he quieted them to listen to his story.
When he was done, Kyo was looking at his back. There was nothing there besides scars.
"He's really a great father," Neo beamed and said. "He might even come to live with Kyo and I. Oh what fun that would be!"
But, Kyo didn't seem too happy. The others looked at least pleased. His lover sighed, gazing over to the window.
"Neo, I don't know. He's a full demon, and this is your first time to me-"
"I am both demon and vampire. I show compassion and love, he does too." Neo interrupted.
There was a bit of tension between them at that moment. Neo wondered if Ryu was watching them. Kyo narrowed his eyes slightly. He felt that his lover had been completely brainwashed. Actually, he was a bit jealous and worried.
"Neo, you've only met him once. He could be lying and hurt you." The boy said quietly.
"Ryu wont hurt me. Ryu is my -real- father. I trust him, he trusts me. He and I are equal, so he can't hurt me." His lover said.
Kyo frowned with a deep, defeated sigh. Turning around, he walked towards Hai's room, but Toshiya stopped him. Hai and Toshiya were like the parents, where as Kyo, Yoshiki and Tohi were the children. It was annoying.
"You two are not going to be mad at each other over Neo's father. Kyo, accept Neo now having a parent. Do not judge Ryu before you've met him." The older of the males spoke with a firm tone.
That was that. Kyo couldn't protest, so he sighed and turned back around to face Neo, who was now standing by the window looking out it.
"You think I'll end up loving Ryu more than you, that I'll bond with him more, and I'll give him more attention. But, I wont. It'll be just like you, Tohi, and I. I am equal to both of you, yet at the same time I'm not. I give to Kyo more because he's my husband, because I love him more. Nothing will change because of Ryu, nothing." His gaze turned directly towards Kyo.
Tohi, though, seemed a little hurt by that. But, the truth always hurt one way or another. He frowned and shifted a foot, and then silently slipped behind Hai, who allowed him to vanish into his room. Neo allowed it too.
"I'm going to see him tomorrow. He's going to teach me how to unmask myself without pain, and just to spend time with me."
"You know I can't do anything if he tries something."
"He wont," Neo said with a grin. "He knows I can kill him, and he has no reason to harm me."
Neo couldn't help but laugh mentally, knowing he had power over his own father.
"Tomorrow you can go on home, Kyo. I'll be there later in the evening."
"Neo!" Hai growled, grabbing his shoulder and turning him around to face her. "You're supposed to be equal and fair to Kyo! Stop treating him like some dog!"
Kyo blushed softly, turning around and looking to Yoshiki for help. The boy was confused and could only offer a shrug and a sympathetic look.
"I'm keeping Kyo away for his own safety." Neo narrowed his eyes. "Ryu is the only one who can control me. If Kyo, or anyone else was there, I'd most likely kill them." He frowned, looking Hai in the eyes.
"Then why are you doing it? What's the point?" She asked.
"To show my natural beauty. Demons don't have to be ugly and mean." The boy gave a soft shrug, and then headed towards the couch.
Yoshiki and Hai headed off to their room with a sigh, and Toshiya moved off into Tohi's.
"I'm sorry, Kyo, but it's wonderful that my father is being so kind, that I actually have a real one that cares..."
"It's alright...I understand. Guess I'm just a little jealous." He turned towards the restroom, waving him off. "I'm gonna go take a shower. Goodnight, Neo."
"'Night"
"Now that you know our truth, now that you're set in the right path, clear your mind and wash away the worries."
Neo sat there in the dark room, eyes closed, breathing slowly, and listening intently to his father. He sat cris-crossed, focusing hard on the words despite all the harsh facts he had been told about himself, his mother, brother, and even his father.
"We're superior to them,"
Concentrate.
"We're beautiful,"
Focus.
"We're ugly, and beautiful. They fear us for our knowledge."
They...
"They cannot accept our differences."
Who were they?
"People fear the different. Different is not right to them."
Keep still. Think.
"Our future is bright, theirs is meaningless."
Who's?
"Thousands upon thousands will awaken. Believe in yourself. Accept who you are..."
Believe....
"Awaken!"
His eyes shot open, as if his soul had been summoned again. He looked to his back. The wings were spread as if to accept an embrace. He hadn't even felt it. But, now he knew how it was done.
"Who...what are we?" Neo asked quietly, looking up to his father.
"When this world, not earth, was created by Zeus, he and Apollo tried to make a race besides animals to roam. Three times they tried, two times they failed. We were the first. Pluto, being the god of the underworld, wanted his own idea to put in. The wings were his. Zeus said we should resemble the gods and goddesses, to know that we are their children. Our beauty is his. And Apollo said we should be one with earth and creatures, yet superior to all but themselves. Our being his."
Ryu stopped for a moment, looking down to his son.
"Our race was imperfect. They all tried to be better than each other; they violated the earth and animals. All but a few were killed by our own creators. Vampires, angels, fairies, elves, lycans...they're all our people.
"The next were Ogres. They were not beautiful, and they were violent and savage, so they did away with them too. And then there were the humans, who finally proved worthy, but are slowly fading into destruction."
The boys' jaw dropped as he stared at his father, struggling for words that wouldn't come out.
"When the colt of life comes, our people will be the ones left to re-create. There is no sin with our sexuality." Ryu chuckled softly, lowering to sit next to his son. "Welcome to reality, I hope you enjoy it." A hand rose, petting a wing.
"Father...this is too damn confusing. Just stop already."
"Fine, fine. I'll tell you more later. I know it's a lot."
"Bah. I may not like this after all." Neo straightened himself out, making it look like nothing happen.
