Disclaimers: ryuu doesn't own rk. Or any other animes.
A/N: I know last chapter was a heap of boring words. I apologize, and this chapter is better than last. Oh, early warning---there's a SPLASH of LEMON here!!. Underage readers, well, if you want to read, then read at your own risk. It's not much of a lemon, actually. *ryuu snickers: as if I'm not an underage myself!!.* If anyone recognize one of my characters here, I mean it's in one of my favorite anime besides rk. *ryuu suddenly throws confetti in the air: who cares if I'm underage or not!!. I'll be 18 this week!!*..ooopss..sorry, I talk a LOT!!.
CHAPTER THREE ~ ICEMisao was staying late at school after she finished her lesson that unforgettable day. When she started on her heel back home, the sky was already tinted with fierce glow of red and orange. She stopped short, absently tapping her head lightly. " God, I promised Yuuya a dinner tonight!. Oh no, she cannot break a promise, particularly to a very good friend. Yuuya was so very eager to introduce her baby girl to her, she already met Yuyue when she was one month old, but she was nearly one year old now. She longed to see that cherubic face of hers again.
" No way, Misao. You must come over here. You must." She invited her yesterday.
" I want you to meet Yuyue. She was eager to meet you. I showed her the picture of you when we're together in college." She urged when Misao gave no response.
" Exactly, which picture did you show her to make her suddenly wanted to see me?"
" Errr….." she trailed off, leaving silence behind her.
" Yuuya…." Her face suspicious.
" The one on the charity show at the Autistic center. You were draped in a lion suit, your mane was fluffy, and you had a long tail at your butt, remember?"
She concentrated very hard, searching through her mind.
" Oh, you know. You were wearing on oversized suit, old Mrs. Sasaki offered to alter it. She did it much too perfect. The hole for your face was fitted tightly around your face. You were chubby then. The suit crammed your face, and left your cheeks bulking, you know…kinda swelling-looking." Misao rolled her eyes when she recalled the event. Yuuya quickly amended as though she knew what was happening at the either side of the phone.
" But you were cute. You look almost like a real lion. And the tail looked like it was forever at your butt."
So much for soothing an old friend…
And so, she decided to meet Yuuya and Yuyue and take a look at her old photos at Yuuya's and take the old photos with her as well.
And then, she regretted she refused Yuuya's invitation to spend the night there when she was walking down the dark alley alone. The alley was dark, shone only by spills of faint moonlight, and terribly creepy. The air seemed unmoving, still. And the stillness was making her shiver, with cold and terror. She gripped her coat tighter, tried to infuse warmth into her own body by rubbing her hands together. At the far end at the alley, he saw a man walking in a different direction. Thank God, I'm not alone, she thought as she laid her icy hands on her cheeks. The terror left her body, slowly.
Aoshi was aware of a new victim heading towards him. He smiled. Strange, he never had to chase his victims. All of them turn to him eagerly. This one will be an easy conquest too; he smiled when he recalled the way his victims moaned before they started to scream. He never gave them the chance to scream. He did a noble job, however, by showering them with pleasure before their death. That was a good thing I did, I'm sure they enjoyed their death. He didn't enjoy his death. He didn't enjoy his life either. He was promiscuous more than anyone else when he was alive, and he was still an expert seducer when he was a vampire. He remembered making love to beautiful women, prostitutes or no prostitute. And he damned well remembered how he was sired, to be a vampire. In a bed…with a woman he thought was a common bitch, but actually was a thirsty bloodsucker.
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" I want you now." He groaned hoarsely when she was licking his hard chest. "Come on, stop it.… I want to take over now. I mean now!!" he continued gruffly as she bent her head, kissing his chest. He laid back, his breathing fast and labored." I think I'll die of pleasure if you don't let me be on top now."
" Wait for a moment, dear. I'm just starting to enjoy this." She whispered softly as her lips went to his throat, kissing the pulsing nerve there. " Wait.. keep on waiting. I want to send you to heaven."
She sent him straight to hell instead.
She buried her sharp teeth in his neck. He died with pleasure, and unsatisfied lust and desire and hunger.
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He snapped his head, trying to blot away the painful memory. " Hell, she didn't even let me take over!!". And she didn't send him to heaven; she had sent him to a living hell. So, it's true anyway. They say you should never trust a beautiful woman's words.
The painful realization made him concentrated on getting his hunger satisfied that damned night. He focused his gaze on the banquet spread before him. Even in the barely illuminated alley, he managed to see the woman's face clearly. Some particular time, like this moment he actually enjoyed being a vampire. A vampire was a very gifted creature indeed, he decided. He could easily run faster than any living human did, he could jump over the fence higher than any living thing can, he had amazing sight. He could see every detailed object from far away. An amazing strength too; for he could easily break the neck of his victim. A deadly velocity, he could escape a bullet from a mere distance of one meter. And amazing superhuman ears too, for he could hear the hissing sound of the woman, blowing her hands to stay warm.
" I'll warm you up, lady." He whispered to her, but she didn't hear it.
She didn't even hear the ragged breath of his when he was closing the distance between them. She was busy getting herself warm, he realized.
" I'll make you feel overheated, lady." He whispered.
This time she heard him. She jerked her dark head up, her face a mask of blankness.
" What?"
He was asking the same question in his mind. There was not even a trace of fear in her. He stared at her; his eyes flew to her big jade ones.
" What did you just say?" Misao insisted. She thought she heard the word overheated, but she wasn't sure. By the way, she was barely heated. She was actually over cold. She could almost feel her bones freezing. And her teeth were nearly chattering.
" Are you asking whether I'm cold or overheated?" she added when he didn't answer. She looked straight into his eyes. They were odd, the colour of freezing ice.
This time, it was Aoshi's turn to be taken aback. Never in his entire vampire life has this scene occurred. He recovered his composure, quickly voicing the safest answer for the moment. " Yes..yes..you look cold. Are you?" now he was taken aback by his concern over her. Hey, she's supposed to be you dinner Aoshi!!
Her jade eyes glinted with amusement. " Oh, yes. I'm cold. Even a thick jacket can't protect me tonight."
Your jacket can't protect you, but I can, his own words hammering in his mind. " Yes, it's kinda chilling out here."
She started to walk away. " Well, thanks for asking. But I have to go home now. I'll be fine once I had a mug of hot coffee."
You'll be fine once you had me. " Is it a long way? I can walk with you if you don't mind." And then I'll sleep with you, sweetie.
Misao was taken aback, who's this guy actually? Maybe he is a lonely guy who needs a company tonight. She can take it for granted, she'll get herself a guard, and a friend to chat. It doesn't seem like a bad idea though. " Are you sure I'm not bothering you?"
You're bothering me too much, he gritted his teeth but carefully concealing it by fixing a plastic smile on his face. He would do almost anything to have her tonight, even lifting her up all the way to her house. " No, not in the least. I have nothing to do tonight. Maybe walking you home is a good idea." It's a great idea, he was sure.
What a kind stranger he is, she smiled as the thought drifted over her mind. She pasted her sweetest smile and said, " In that case, you might stay at the house for a cup of coffee. Don't worry, my friends are there. And I make good coffee!." She picked up her last step, glanced back at him, " Let's go."
Her friends are there…..he smiled while hunger seeped through him. But wait, her friends might be men, she might be staying with guys. That's not a good idea, he didn't like men's blood. Maybe he ought to have her even before they reach her house. " Hey, wait up!!!." He yelled and ran on his feet.
They walked side by side, she didn't talk much. She didn't seem afraid, let alone terror. He was wondering when to take her when a gist of wind blew, made her soft shining tresses flying lightly. His heart skipped a beat, he looked down. This time, he was distracted by the way the wind was blowing her long skirt up her creamy calves. Desire was eating him like mad monster. He had to make up his mind, now. Before they reach her house. Before he lost his control.
They were nearing the building, they were people everywhere. He didn't like crowd. He preferred to have his meal alone, only he and his meal. In private.
He made up his mind.
He turned to look at her, what he saw made his heart stop.
Misao was looking at him, smiling. Her eyes soft, smiling at his. "I don't know why you've been so kind tonight. But I thank you very much." She was grateful he was there. Odd enough, she felt safe beside him. Unconsciously, she voiced out her thought. " I feel safe."
Aoshi didn't know whether to wobble her up or to kiss her. He did neither. He stared at her. He felt those long years of ice surrounding his heart was about to melt, despite the freezing icy weather out here. He changed his mind. " About your invitation, I'm afraid I can't make it." He cursed himself, why didn't you eat her up?. It is because she feels no fear, Aoshi. She won't be sweet. Human are sweeter when they're afraid. Let her go, find someone sweeter.
Misao tipped her head back. He was so tall she had to lean back to see him. " Why?" Just a few moments ago, he had asked to walk her home, and now he was refusing. You're pushing your luck, lady. He was kind enough to be with you in the alley, and she was feeling safe again now, because they were nearing her home.
" I just remembered something to do. I'll walk you till the end of that block, is that okay with you?." He answered her without a smile. He looked…strange.
" Okay, you've been terribly kind. Thank you." She replied with a sweet smile.
Her smile is sweet, she is not. Aoshi reassured himself. He walked her, and when they parted, she thanked him again, and disappeared among the crowd.
There's something different about him, something that was very special. Perhaps it was the way his eyes looked at her. Those ice blue eyes were as piercing as knife, sometimes they looked gentle, when the color turned to dark blue. Sometimes they looked dangerous, when they were icy blue they looked almost white. Either way, he was just a person that steps in your life and steps out without leaving a trace.
He watched her walk away with a mixture of unnamed emotions. Aoshi, how can a vampire have emotions? A vampire doesn't feel anything, he reassured himself hard. She was not a delicious meal, you let her go because of that. No big deal. But he knew that was wrong.
Fire surrounds, and the ice melts…
A/N:
-So, how was it?. Let me know,ok?
-is there any Samurai Deeper Kyo's fan out there?I just love SDK, so I inserted Yuuya there.
-gomen for any mistakes I've made. English is not my first language and I'm doing the best I can writing this fic.
àlastly…..PLEASE review and tell me what do you think about this fic,ok?
