Inari: See I told you I would try to get one out today. Sorry for the overly long A/N in the last ch'. I tend to babble.

Showers and Callings

Water glided over tan skin as Ken showered as quickly as possible. Not wanting to leave Kohl alone with the others, any longer then necessary. This shower was turning out to be the shortest time he'd spent in the bathroom so far.

He was finally able to turn on the hot water only after a few minutes, he had a little problem when he'd first got in and wanted to relieve it in the, lets say, lest reveiling way. Even if the water was going to wash away the remains, most vamps would still be able to smell the lasting residue, and Kohl was flighty enough!

He'd been a hot-tempered, self-reliant, nice boy-next-door kind of person when he was still a human. The kind you wouldn't mind bringing home to the family or have a beer with at a club, even if it was your first time meeting him.

But not now. After he'd been turned, he had a hard time not killing everything in sight, even Omi and little Aya-chan. He'd tried to get Ran to notice him in… uhhum… that way, nearly getting his throat ripped out by Yoji.

The only way the others knew how to fix this, was to almost beat it out of him. Not to say his pack mates had abused him. Just severely punished for every time he went out of line. They would show there dominance over him by biting, hissing, and all around not letting there sites off him for more than a second.

After about two months- much longer than a normal vamp would take! - he finally learned what's all right to do and what a no-no was.

Now, ten years later, he was as submissive as they came. And he hated it! It was as if they cut his balls off, hung them out in front of him and said, now be a good little doggy and roll over for the nice doctor, he's doing you a favor.

Even with all this in his head, Koshi's little show of dominance in front of Kohl still turned him on. He couldn't help it, he wanted to show Koshi that he could be good, and Kohl wasn't going to do anything. However, at the same time, he wanted it to be Kohl that was in front of him. Ken soothing him… making him see that he was the perfect mate. Would do anything- no matter how hard or the time it would take- to please him.

Arrggg!!! This damn ingrained submissive behavior.

Finishing the shower and drying off, Ken rapped the towel around his hips and darted for his room to find some thing suitable for running around the city all day.

Settling for a green and maroon soccer jersey and pare of new blue jeans, Ken made his way down to the kitchen…

Only to see the retreating form of Kohl fleeing out the door. Yoji sat at the table staring after the retreating man.

"Yoji!" Ken shouted, running to the door, trying to see if Kohl was still in sight. "What did you do to him!? Don't tell me you tried to come on to him? Ran's going to kill you, you know that? Can't you keep your dick in your pants for more than two seconds?!" Seeing that Kohl was truly gone, Ken turned to rant at the slut of a man.

"Whoa now, I didn't do a thing. One minute were sitting here talking, the next he gets all frightened and runs for the door." Yoji could tell Ken was mad, but it really wasn't his fault the guy was so paranoid.

"Then what made him flee, huh?" Ken asked, sitting down anger draining out of him. He knew that Yoji was telling the truth. Yoji actually had a genuine puzzled look on his face.

"Not a clue." Yoji leaned back; glad the incident was over for now, but he did wonder what could put such a look of fright on the other mans face to make him run like that. It really mustn't have been good. He hoped it had nothing to do with them.

Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit…

Ohh please, turn the volume down, or pick another word. Repetitive really isn't you thin…!

SHUT UP! Didn't you hear that?! I've only been here for two days and…

Stop freaking out. It's not as if he's found you yet.

'Yet', is the whole problem. He already knows I'm in this part of this very city. This is the last time I take your advice on anything. Oh, why don't you just run…? Yeah, you can go to Tokyo. He'll never look for you there… It's not like he's ever around anyway… he may not even notice you've left for weeks… then your link would have broken… he'll never be able to track you. Don't you want to start a new life… away from all the fear and punishment for the smallest of things…? I know I'd like someone to talk to… besides the pets he brings home for you… you know… someone that can talk back because they still have vocal cords…

You don't have to rant to me, I was there.

Well it's all your fault!

No, it isn't, you were the one who toke the advice. By the way, it's your own advice. I'm you, don't you remember. It's not as if you have little people living in your head. You're up here all by yourself. Not another living soul in this mess of a brain…

/Kohl…/ He knew that voice from anywhere. The rich, dark voice that could get him to do anything. All because he made a pact with that horrid man when he hadn't known if he would live through the night, let alone until tomorrow.

Master was calling him, and he really did not sound pleased.

Oh shit, he can't be more than a mile or two away. I can't run, it'd be useless. He'd find me anywhere. I'll have to either find a place that he can't do anything…

That won't stop him, he has no fear of what the law can do, he'd just kill them.

Okay, good point, well that leaves me with staying in one spot and hoping he has 'some' mercy left.

You could go back to Ken and his pack. They mite help you out.

No!

And why not. A whole pack at one sets up good chances.

He'll kill them all, and you know it! Look at what happened to that girl that tried to be my friend. With in an hour of her leaving she past him on the street and police said was dead on sight.

/Kohl, are you going to answer me? / Man, that voice rippling through his mind was like a drug. It's going to kill you, but it feels so good while it's there that you could give less of a damn.

He needed to draw him away from Ken and the others. Oh shit, I smell like them. Why did I have to touch him? Damn hormones. Had to be stuck the rest of my life as a hormone driven teen…

Keep your mind on track.

Right.

/I think… I have something you may want ,Doll. Don't you want to come see what it is…/ Master had something up his sleeve, and he knew it was going to hurt. Either him or something he loved. /Mmm… and it's very lovely… Doll I taught you well. /

Shit. He was starting to hate that word. Hating even more what he was going to have to do, he questioned his fears. /Master… where are you?/

/Oh! It really is you! I thought I might be imagining It. / The joy in those word sent Kohl's stomach roiling in his gut. /Well, my little Doll, you'll have to find me. It won't be hard. I'll even give you a hint! Water isn't as nice when there are many ships blocking the view. / With that, his Master's link faded back in to the recesses of his mind.

So, what are you going to do?

What else. We're going to the docks.

Inari: well, dum, dum, dum. What is it that his master has for him. And better yet will he survive it.

Please review. It keeps the little people at bay.