"Unfortunately..."
"Is that why you wanted me to forget about you...?"
Ren nodded. "Follow me to the bathroom so we can get your wounds cleaned." Yoh stood up and followed him to the bathroom.
Ren wetted a cloth with lukewarm water. He gently massaged Yoh's wrists, along with all his other cuts. Yoh flinched with pain. Ren quickly apologized and continued going softer and slower. Soon after, Ren turned on the bath water and let it run for a couple seconds.
"Here. Soak for a little bit, maybe you will feel a little better." said Ren softly.
Yoh began to take his shirt off, when Ren placed out some towels for him.
"Whenever you are finished, I'm sure you know what to do."
"What are you going to do?" asked Yoh.
"Going downstairs, maybe straighten up a bit."
"...Don't leave me."
Ren walked up to Yoh and placed his hand on his cheek. He stared down into Yoh's eyes for what seemed like an eternity to Yoh. But that didn't matter, it felt nice. Ren slowly bent down towards Yoh, and kissed him. Ren's lips were soft, refreshing. Yoh never wanted it to end. He was experiencing his first kiss all over again. Ren stood back up and smiled. Yoh continued to undress and stepped into the bathwater. Ren walked up behind Yoh and began to massage his shoulders. Soft at first, but later became more firm. Ren slowly bent back down and began massaging Yoh's neck with his mouth. His blood thirst was tempting, but he mentally refused for his fangs to touch Yoh's skin.
Ren undressed too and joined Yoh in the water. Ren sat himself next to Yoh and began to kiss him again. The thirst was growing stronger now. It was hard to resist. He fought hard to ignore it. His hands caressed Yoh's love handles. He kissed him up and down the chest and back up to his neck. Yoh was so vulnerable, which silently drove him almost to insanity. He could feel his fangs inside his mouth. It was now almost unbearable. He gently massaged his neck with his tongue again.
Ren sunk his teeth into Yoh's neck. Yoh jumped and took a quick deep breath. He made stuttered gasps of pain. Ren couldn't stop. The blood was so sweet. He finally peeled himself away; he left enough blood to keep Yoh alive. He was fainted at the moment. Ren got out of the tub, and picked Yoh up. He wrapped a towel around him and carried him to the bedroom. Ren set him down on the bed and let him rest.
Yoh rested peacefully while Ren watched him. Yoh was having a dream. In it, he was on top of a skyscraper, it was night, and the moon was full. He had a strange craving for something sweet, something pure. He wasn't sure, until his tongue slid over the fangs that had grown in his mouth. What was going on?
Ren walked up behind him, in the dream Yoh was having. "Yoh....Yoh....Yoh..."
Yoh steadily opened his eyes to see Ren sitting next to his bed. "About time you woke up, lazy ass."
"Ren! What's going on? What's happening to me!?"
"Isn't it obvious? I know you're smarter than that, Yoh. You just don't want to admit this. I don't blame you. It took me weeks to register my.... my change."
"But....why? Why did you do this?"
"...I don't know. I couldn't resist you...I've never felt this way about anyone before. It's not fair, I have to sit here and suffer under this abnormality, while you enjoy a normal life."
"You....You selfish bastard. If you cared about me this much, you wouldn't have done this. Where do you get normal life from? Since when has being a shaman normal? I know you were once a shaman too, but still!"
Tears streamed down Ren's face. He looked down, he was ashamed. "I'm sorry. You don't know what it's like! You don't know how it feels to try to resist this temptation! The thirst! It drives you to the break of insanity! Blame me all you want, but it's done..."
There was a long awkward silence. Yoh was angry, he felt as if he had never been so angry in his life. He felt betrayed, in an odd sort of way. He couldn't stand to look at Ren. Yoh cared so deeply for him. He gave him life. But after what was happening, Yoh wasn't sure what to think.
"You know what? Just leave...Go away. Obviously I have ruined your life, right? Just leave."
"I'm not leaving."
"Good. I wouldn't let you leave anyway." Ren smirked to himself.
Yoh looked down. His mind was racing, it was boggling. Everything was a complete blur. It was almost as if nothing had happened at all, it all went by so fast. "I think...I think I just need to be alone."
Ren stood up and walked towards the door. He looked back at Yoh. His face was buried in his knees. He looked like he was crying. "You might as well get over it. It's already done, and crying won't help."
"I'm just thinking about Anna. About Morty. About Amidamaru, and Ryu. What about them? Are they just to forget about me? My mind is racing so fast, I don't know what to do."
Ren nodded, "I know." Ren closed the door behind him leaving Yoh all alone to his thoughts.
Yoh was trying to contemplate what was going on. It was just so hard to think about anything. How was Anna supposed to find out he was there? Give her a call? Oh yeah, that would be a brilliant phone call. He could just picture it in his head. Anna would pick up the phone and be shocked just to know that it was Yoh, considering the fact he had been gone for two days. Let alone telling her about Ren, the whole vampire issue. Would she even believe it? That was pretty hard to tell.
Wait...Yoh remembered something. Morty had been with him right before his abduction by Lorne. Morty also knew about Ren. Yoh had told him. The thing was, Yoh made him promise not to tell. But would Morty listen? But then, Yoh thought harder. Did he want to be found? Was he happier with Ren? Well, right now was a difficult time to decide that.
Yoh rested his head back on the pillow and closed his eyes. He tried hard not to think about anything. He eventually drifted off to sleep. Yoh began to dream. It started off, he was in a cemetery. It was lightly raining; everything was in black and white. He walked through the cemetery looking for some sort of reason he was there. He glanced over to his left to see a small group of people around a tombstone. They looked familiar from behind. He walked up to them and saw that it was Anna, Morty, Amidamaru, and two other unrecognizable people. They were all dressed in black, black umbrellas, tears in their eyes, faceless expressions...This was weird. Yoh looked down at the tombstone; on it read "Wooden Sword Ryu, may your soul lie in peace."
Ryu was dead? What was going on? How in the hell did he die? Did he miss something...? One of the people he did not know kneeled down to lay down two red roses on his grave. For some reason, these were the only things in color. None of them seemed to notice Yoh was there. What was the significance of the roses? But Ryu....he was dead...he had to find out why. He attempted to speak, but nothing could come out of his mouth. He struggled and struggled, he tried screaming at the top of his lungs, but nothing could come out. He was so empty inside that even his voice had gone.
Suddenly Morty spoke. "Ryu...you've taught me a lot. You were one of the greatest friends a guy could ever have. Yoh...how could he do this? Why would he do something like this? What has gotten into him...?" More tears streamed down his face.
"Well, Yoh has gone now. He ran away, which was unlike him. I'd like to know what has gotten into him too..." said Anna. She dropped her umbrella and fell to her knees. She buried her face into her hands and began to cry harder.
"It'd be best if we just didn't talk about it anymore." Amidamaru suggested.
The others nodded and left. The other two stayed there, staring hard at the tombstone. Their faces were bland; they weren't anyone Yoh had ever seen. All of a sudden Ren walked up behind him. "Yoh...are you hungry? Wake up."
Yoh reluctantly lifted his eyelids. He saw Ren carrying a tray full of food. "You've been out for a couple of hours now, you feeling better yet?"
Yoh nodded and took the tray from Ren.
"I'm going to kill Ryu."
"Is that why you wanted me to forget about you...?"
Ren nodded. "Follow me to the bathroom so we can get your wounds cleaned." Yoh stood up and followed him to the bathroom.
Ren wetted a cloth with lukewarm water. He gently massaged Yoh's wrists, along with all his other cuts. Yoh flinched with pain. Ren quickly apologized and continued going softer and slower. Soon after, Ren turned on the bath water and let it run for a couple seconds.
"Here. Soak for a little bit, maybe you will feel a little better." said Ren softly.
Yoh began to take his shirt off, when Ren placed out some towels for him.
"Whenever you are finished, I'm sure you know what to do."
"What are you going to do?" asked Yoh.
"Going downstairs, maybe straighten up a bit."
"...Don't leave me."
Ren walked up to Yoh and placed his hand on his cheek. He stared down into Yoh's eyes for what seemed like an eternity to Yoh. But that didn't matter, it felt nice. Ren slowly bent down towards Yoh, and kissed him. Ren's lips were soft, refreshing. Yoh never wanted it to end. He was experiencing his first kiss all over again. Ren stood back up and smiled. Yoh continued to undress and stepped into the bathwater. Ren walked up behind Yoh and began to massage his shoulders. Soft at first, but later became more firm. Ren slowly bent back down and began massaging Yoh's neck with his mouth. His blood thirst was tempting, but he mentally refused for his fangs to touch Yoh's skin.
Ren undressed too and joined Yoh in the water. Ren sat himself next to Yoh and began to kiss him again. The thirst was growing stronger now. It was hard to resist. He fought hard to ignore it. His hands caressed Yoh's love handles. He kissed him up and down the chest and back up to his neck. Yoh was so vulnerable, which silently drove him almost to insanity. He could feel his fangs inside his mouth. It was now almost unbearable. He gently massaged his neck with his tongue again.
Ren sunk his teeth into Yoh's neck. Yoh jumped and took a quick deep breath. He made stuttered gasps of pain. Ren couldn't stop. The blood was so sweet. He finally peeled himself away; he left enough blood to keep Yoh alive. He was fainted at the moment. Ren got out of the tub, and picked Yoh up. He wrapped a towel around him and carried him to the bedroom. Ren set him down on the bed and let him rest.
Yoh rested peacefully while Ren watched him. Yoh was having a dream. In it, he was on top of a skyscraper, it was night, and the moon was full. He had a strange craving for something sweet, something pure. He wasn't sure, until his tongue slid over the fangs that had grown in his mouth. What was going on?
Ren walked up behind him, in the dream Yoh was having. "Yoh....Yoh....Yoh..."
Yoh steadily opened his eyes to see Ren sitting next to his bed. "About time you woke up, lazy ass."
"Ren! What's going on? What's happening to me!?"
"Isn't it obvious? I know you're smarter than that, Yoh. You just don't want to admit this. I don't blame you. It took me weeks to register my.... my change."
"But....why? Why did you do this?"
"...I don't know. I couldn't resist you...I've never felt this way about anyone before. It's not fair, I have to sit here and suffer under this abnormality, while you enjoy a normal life."
"You....You selfish bastard. If you cared about me this much, you wouldn't have done this. Where do you get normal life from? Since when has being a shaman normal? I know you were once a shaman too, but still!"
Tears streamed down Ren's face. He looked down, he was ashamed. "I'm sorry. You don't know what it's like! You don't know how it feels to try to resist this temptation! The thirst! It drives you to the break of insanity! Blame me all you want, but it's done..."
There was a long awkward silence. Yoh was angry, he felt as if he had never been so angry in his life. He felt betrayed, in an odd sort of way. He couldn't stand to look at Ren. Yoh cared so deeply for him. He gave him life. But after what was happening, Yoh wasn't sure what to think.
"You know what? Just leave...Go away. Obviously I have ruined your life, right? Just leave."
"I'm not leaving."
"Good. I wouldn't let you leave anyway." Ren smirked to himself.
Yoh looked down. His mind was racing, it was boggling. Everything was a complete blur. It was almost as if nothing had happened at all, it all went by so fast. "I think...I think I just need to be alone."
Ren stood up and walked towards the door. He looked back at Yoh. His face was buried in his knees. He looked like he was crying. "You might as well get over it. It's already done, and crying won't help."
"I'm just thinking about Anna. About Morty. About Amidamaru, and Ryu. What about them? Are they just to forget about me? My mind is racing so fast, I don't know what to do."
Ren nodded, "I know." Ren closed the door behind him leaving Yoh all alone to his thoughts.
Yoh was trying to contemplate what was going on. It was just so hard to think about anything. How was Anna supposed to find out he was there? Give her a call? Oh yeah, that would be a brilliant phone call. He could just picture it in his head. Anna would pick up the phone and be shocked just to know that it was Yoh, considering the fact he had been gone for two days. Let alone telling her about Ren, the whole vampire issue. Would she even believe it? That was pretty hard to tell.
Wait...Yoh remembered something. Morty had been with him right before his abduction by Lorne. Morty also knew about Ren. Yoh had told him. The thing was, Yoh made him promise not to tell. But would Morty listen? But then, Yoh thought harder. Did he want to be found? Was he happier with Ren? Well, right now was a difficult time to decide that.
Yoh rested his head back on the pillow and closed his eyes. He tried hard not to think about anything. He eventually drifted off to sleep. Yoh began to dream. It started off, he was in a cemetery. It was lightly raining; everything was in black and white. He walked through the cemetery looking for some sort of reason he was there. He glanced over to his left to see a small group of people around a tombstone. They looked familiar from behind. He walked up to them and saw that it was Anna, Morty, Amidamaru, and two other unrecognizable people. They were all dressed in black, black umbrellas, tears in their eyes, faceless expressions...This was weird. Yoh looked down at the tombstone; on it read "Wooden Sword Ryu, may your soul lie in peace."
Ryu was dead? What was going on? How in the hell did he die? Did he miss something...? One of the people he did not know kneeled down to lay down two red roses on his grave. For some reason, these were the only things in color. None of them seemed to notice Yoh was there. What was the significance of the roses? But Ryu....he was dead...he had to find out why. He attempted to speak, but nothing could come out of his mouth. He struggled and struggled, he tried screaming at the top of his lungs, but nothing could come out. He was so empty inside that even his voice had gone.
Suddenly Morty spoke. "Ryu...you've taught me a lot. You were one of the greatest friends a guy could ever have. Yoh...how could he do this? Why would he do something like this? What has gotten into him...?" More tears streamed down his face.
"Well, Yoh has gone now. He ran away, which was unlike him. I'd like to know what has gotten into him too..." said Anna. She dropped her umbrella and fell to her knees. She buried her face into her hands and began to cry harder.
"It'd be best if we just didn't talk about it anymore." Amidamaru suggested.
The others nodded and left. The other two stayed there, staring hard at the tombstone. Their faces were bland; they weren't anyone Yoh had ever seen. All of a sudden Ren walked up behind him. "Yoh...are you hungry? Wake up."
Yoh reluctantly lifted his eyelids. He saw Ren carrying a tray full of food. "You've been out for a couple of hours now, you feeling better yet?"
Yoh nodded and took the tray from Ren.
"I'm going to kill Ryu."