Disclaimer: Nightwalker and its characters don't belong to me. Only Yuuichi Suzuki and his mother do.
Warning: So far there isn't anything yaoi, though there will be some in later chapters, although I might just keep it toned down to simple shounen-ai.
It wasn't the kind of job Shido normally take. The only reason he was doing it was because Riho's incessant whining about how he should take the case was beginning to annoy him. Not to mention that the younger vampire had seemed happy to quickly offer his services to the wailing woman in his office, despite the fact that he had told her just moments ago that he would not be taking the case. Tracking down some runaway brat was not the kind of case he saw worthy enough for him to waste his time on. Plus, the woman's tears had been just as fake as the wig she'd worn. From what he could tell, the woman was concerned about whether or not he was somewhere safe and still alive. Though he had no choice now, seeing as how Riho would only continue to whine and annoy him if he hadn't left.
" 'You have to help Mr. Shido. I'll bitch and moan if you don't Mr. Shido' " he muttered under his breath as he walked down the street, mocking Riho's voice.
Maybe if he was lucky he'd run into a night breed or something. Reaching into his coat pocket, he pulled out a picture of the kid he was looking for. At first, he'd thought it was a girl, until the boy's mother had pointed out that it was a boy. He'd also noticed the woman had seemed almost disgusted by the fact that her child was a male. He couldn't help but wonder just who the older black-haired boy standing behind the woman's son in the picture was; though when he had asked about it, the woman had only ignored the question. From the way the boy was hugging the other boy from behind he could guess that the two had been close. The black haired boy seemed too old to be the boy's lover, though seeing as how people were nowadays, he was half tempted to believe it.
Still looking at the picture, he looked up just in time to see a lavender-haired boy appear in his line of vision, before the boy disappeared in the crowd. Taking a quick glance at the picture, he begin to shove his way through the crowd. He was surprised to have find the boy so quickly, although if he had stopped to think about it, it seemed more like the boy had been looking for him.
" Yuuichi! Yuuichi, please wait, I have to speak to you!" he called out, pushing past more people.
It was becoming annoying, how one moment the boy would be just within arms length away, only to reappear far away. Had he been thinking clearly, and not just wanting to grab the boy and go so that he could collect his money and be through with things, he would have noticed this. Though Shido was not thinking clearly, and continued to chase after the almost phantom-like child through the crowded sidewalk. By the time he had come to his senses, he was in the subway, which for the most part was empty, except for the bums and late night-goers.
Panting softly, he looked around for any sign of the boy, cursing softly under his breath as he saw no trace of the boy. How the hell could someone move so fast? It was almost as if the boy had disappeared into thin air. Frowning, he continued to walk through the subway, ignoring the loud whistle of the sub, or the rushing of air as it passed by.
Just as he was ready to leave, he caught a glimpse of pale lavender hair entering the sub. Using his vampiric speed, he entered the sub before the doors closed, looking around. The cab was mostly empty, except for one small boy sitting down. The child was dressed in simple pajamas, their pale skin flushed as if they had fever.
" Yuuichi? " he asked softly, moving carefully towards the boy, not wanting the boy to possibly take off to a more populated cab where he could loose him again.
"I'm guessing that woman sent you?" a soft, yet raspy, voice said.
Shido reeled from the scent of death and decay that was coming from the boy, raising a hand up to cover his nose. 'What the hell?!' he thought to himself as he begin to back away. This, whatever it was, didn't smell like a night breed, not completely anyway. He continued to move back as the thing rose from the seat, the smile on the creature's face both haunting and inviting.
"Did she send you after me? Or after him?" the Yuuichi-creature said, slightly decaying lips pulling back into a grin as it pointed to something on the floor.
Moving slightly, Shido's eyes widened as he saw another boy, the real Yuuichi, laying on the floor of the sub. The boy's skin was just as pale as his doppelganger, dressed in the same exact way. The only difference was that the boy on the floor was not beginning to rot as the creature standing before him was. Biting into his finger, Shido created the blood sword, ready to do battle with the creature.
" That..That boy..I drank from him..As I had seen my master do. And look what became of me?! Look at me! Look at what that worthless creature did" the Yuuichi-creature screeched, blood beginning to flow from its mouth as it begin to claw at its throat. "I didn't believe the master when he said that the boy was...I had to taste...Filthy human!"
Shido moved back as the creature begin to come forward. There were a million questions running through his mind, all of them having to deal with just what this creature had said. His eyes widened as he realized something, this creature, was not a creature at all. This was a vampire, just like he was. Though, why would a vampire end up becoming sickly because of a human's blood?
A pitiful moan came from the vampire as he collapsed to the ground, uttering something that Shido couldn't quite make out. With another pitiful moan, the creature seemed to just simply fade, only the leftover smell of burning and rotting flesh filling the cab a sign that the creature had been there at all. Close to gagging, Shido hurried over to where the real Yuuichi was, bending down and placing two fingers against his neck, searching for a pulse. He let out a sigh as he found one finally, then blinked a little as he was hit with another scent. Cain's scent.
"What the hell?" he muttered to himself as he removed his jacket to wrap around the boy.
He blanched a little as he saw pale bruises left on the boy's neck, as well as a fresh bite mark, the blood around the wound still flesh. His eyes changed color as he found himself being drawn to the blood. Growling softly, Shido forced himself to look away. What was it about this kid that made him want to feed? It must have just been due to the fact that it had been a while since he'd fed.
"Well this was all very entertaining" he muttered to himself, looking down at the unconscious boy.
Sighing, Shido sat back down in the seat. He'd just have to wait until the sub came to its next stop, then he'd leave and head back to the agency. He could just hear Riho's squeals and mile-fast talking now as she fawned over the boy and such things. Although he was still puzzled as to why Cain's scent would be on the boy. Usually, Cain killed all of the victims he chose; and even despite that fact, the boy should have no longer been human by now. Those who were bitten by a vampire, but not given blood in return almost always became zombie-like creatures who only obeyed the vampire who had bitten them.
Shido frowned a little as he remembered the other vampire, and that the vampire had also bitten Yuuichi. Although that vampire had seemed to be the one turning into a zombie-like creature. Although it had seemed more like the vampire was roasting alive, or something along those lines. At the thought of Cain ending up the same way the other vampire had, instead of feeling the joy and relief he thought he'd felt, he felt a pang of pain in his chest. Looking back at the boy, he sighed, shaking his head.
"Just what the hell are you?" he muttered to himself as he rested back against the sub-cab, looking out the window and trying his best to ignore the feeling that things were quite what they seemed.
Author's Notes: Sorry for taking so long to update. I've been studying for test and things like that. Hopefully I'll have the next chapter up quickly. *huggles Yuuichi plushies* And this chapter is dedicated to Angel Rem, cause talking to her helped me get my thoughts together ^___^. Well, that's all for now, ja.