..::: Unexpected

by: Asa

Pairings: Joey x Asayo (OC, duh! ^_^;;)

The Point?: I'm sorry I did this, but this is a vampire fic.. Please don't hate it already! Give it a chance!!

Archive: Why would you want to? Um, just ask, okay?

Asa's Random Before Thoughts: Oh my god.. my Dad is being stupid again, lol. But that won't stop me from writing, nope! Um, I'm getting tired of writing the duel move by move because it's fa-boring, so you'll catch on. And I'm sorry about the guy with the wolves, it's gay but I needed something to put Jou in danger. AND I want to get to a certain part, so I'm hurrying this up a little. Sorry! If you really must know every move of the duel, you can e-mail me and tell me so.

I'm pulling an Aish right now by playing "What Is Love" by Haddaway over and over on repeat in Windows Media Player. Hehe. Geez, my brother had an accident on his bike and bit through his upper lip with his tooth, and I feel guilty for saying "I hope you really get hurt one day." a few days ago.. um.. yeah. I do feel bad about it, maybe I'll cook him breakfast or something, lol. Okay, enough talk. Enjoy.

This chapter is a little short, but don't fret, it's alright. lol.

Warnings?: No, there's just violence, really. You can handle that, can't you?

..::: 6. Real - Part Two

Panic filled Jou as Kray attacked, reducing his life points to nothing. That was it. The duel was over. He lost. He was going to die. Jou gazed across to Kray, he looked remorseful.

Jou could hear his heartbeat in his ears as the dueling platform began to lower itself, bringing him to his cruel demise. The cloaked figure still stood near the back of the cave, but the rabid wolf was pacing around his platform, snarling and snapping. A loud thud confirmed the scaffold had lowered completely, and Jou backed into the space as far as possible as the wolf caught a glimpse of him and dashed ahead. There was a blood-curdling gnarl and Jou flinched at the intensity that caused his heart to skip a beat as a swiftly moving blur of darkness collided with the grey beast, causing the creature to yip. Jou heard Kray and the cloaked man shout in surprise as he stood up to see what had stopped the wolf from reaching his destination. Him.

He couldn't believe what he saw, and he understood what Yami had been saying earlier completely. It was Asayo, at least it looked like her, with long black claws protruding from her fingers and toes. Her eyes had widened and expanded across her face, and they were filled by a fearsome shade of crimson. She somehow covered the beast with her slim body and plunged her talons deep through the fur and into the animal's chest, shredding the heart before it could beat in her hand. Blood poured from the wounds and into her hands as she released the dead wolf and whipped around as the man in the cloak tried to shuffle past them to the mouth of the cave. He screamed as she leapt in his path, raising her arm and raking her claws across his face in one swift movement.

She took his head in both hands and twisted it around, snapping it from his neck and letting him drop to the ground at her feet. Her next target acquired, she started toward Kray. He screamed as she jumped, trying to get hold of his platform. Jou's eyes widened and he bounded off his own platform, taking action.

"Asayo!" he shouted, clenching his fists at his sides in nervousness. Was it her bloodlust or was she just saving him? He'd have to find out.

She turned around and stared at him before a strange metamorphous happened. Her claws retracted and disappeared all together, she lost the slight hunching she had around her shoulders, and her eyes returned to their normal shape and icy shade.

Asayo lifted her hands so she could see them coated in thick scarlet.

She looked over to Jou, a fleeting glimpse of terror remained in his eyes.

"Oh god.." she groaned, hanging her head and dashing out into the hazy forest.

"Wait, Asayo!!" Jou called, glancing toward Kray before running out after her, surprisingly keeping up fairly well. She leapt behind a tree and peeked out around it, causing him to skid and almost fall as he stopped.

"I.. I'm sorry, Jou.. I wanted to help you, but I couldn't control the monster in me.. I'm a monster.." Asayo looked to the ground, hiding her face. Jou stepped toward her.

"No, no, you're not! You saved me, Asayo! I.. I owe you my life.." he trailed off, uncomfortable with the seriousness of the mood. He decided to make it more comfortable, at least for him.

"..so come out from behind that tree or I'll come back there and get you myself.." Jou grinned as she lifted her head and blushed, actually smiling.

"Oh yeah..?" Asayo grinned, slipping behind the tree completely. Jou chuckled and jumped around to where she was, only to find that she was running through the trees, looking over her shoulder and laughing.

"Come get me, then!" she called, dashing ahead. He chased after her, jumping over fallen trees and roots when he had to.

Asayo spun around to run backward for a minute, then turned back and sprinted toward an opening in the trees.

"Oh no you don't!!" Jou shouted, using a pent up burst of speed to reach her and grab her around the waist. She shrieked as she slipped on a spot of mud and they toppled down a slight incline, Jou's arms still wrapped around her.

He opened his eyes at the bottom of the hill, then blushed as he realized the position they were in by looking down at her. She realized it at the same time he did and blushed.

"Looks like you got me." Asayo smiled, looking into his eyes.

"Yeah.." Jou whispered, getting up on his feet and reaching to take her hand to hoist her up.

"Jou, we're all covered in mud." Asayo started laughing, brushing the muck from her arms.

"Come on, I know where there's a small lake." she motioned for him to follow her, causing him a strange surge of happiness. She wanted him to follow her instead of how she ran and left him behind before.

Asayo stepped into the water of the little lake and took the cloth from Jou's sleeves that he had given her, wading to where he crouched down in the water, his back to her. Their clothes had been washed and were set by a small fire to dry, now it was their turn to be cleaned off.

"Okay Jou, I'm going to clean your back now." she warned, dipping the cloth in the chilly water and wiping the wet dirt off of his skin, admiring the softness of his skin as she ridded the surface of the mud.

Asayo cleaned the cloth off in the water and gave him one, dangling it over his shoulder.

"Here, you can do the front yourself, I'm going to go wash up over there.." she turned to go to the other side of the lake but Jou turned around and took her hand from behind. She looked over her shoulder to see what he wanted.

"Wait.. I.. um.. I was just.. wondering.. could I.. um.." he gestured toward her with the cloth she gave him, blushing.

"Um.." Asayo blushed and averted her eyes, turning a little to hold the other cloth out for him. Jou took it and held her shoulder, walking around to face her.

He lifted her head with his finger under her chin and smiled at her, looking into her chilling eyes.

"Asayo.. you're beautiful." Jou whispered, pulling her in closer with his arm but keeping his finger under her chin, maintaining their eye contact. She gasped, not used to having others touch her.

"Jou.." she breathed as he closed his eyes and lowered his face to hers, laying a gentle kiss on her lips.