Dark Love

By: Padfoot-chan

Wow, this is the first short chapter in a while. I did not have much to do since I changed the whole thing for this chapter and I did want it to be short since I was going to do a dramatic twist in the seventh chapter, Robin's chapter. I wonder what it could be? I know but I certainly am not telling any of you until it happens. I also know where this story is going, surprisingly enough. Some of you may be mad at me for one chapter because of it but keep in mind, Robin and Ivan are my favorite characters. Do you think I would do anything to seriously hurt them.

Anyway, I am thinking of taking down my new Robin/Ivan fanfic Heavenly War I was getting interested in it but…it isn't that popular and I think it is a bit of a flop. Also, tell me if I should lower the rating for this back to PG-13 since I am not sure it would be R material.

Some of you may be wondering about Water and Wind I am as well. That story has gotten very long, over 100 pages and I still have yet to reach Imil. Fear not, I am not about to abandon it. Water and Wind was my first Golden Sun fanfic ever and I love it. I would not be the writer I am today if it were not for that story. It has grown with me and I am very proud of it.

Cuteness abounds in this story ::doesn't have a clue as to what she just said:: I hope that everyone enjoys it.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Golden Sun characters, they belong to Camelot.

Warning: Still shonen-ai. Don't like, don't read.

Read and review please! No flames please. Constructive criticism is always welcome. I like have that memorized.

Chapter 6: Heaven's Light

I blink the sleep out of my eyes and stare up at the bare ceiling, too tiered to do anything else. For some reason, I feel more tiered now than I did when I went to bed. I sit up and rest my head in my hand, propping my elbow up on my knee. What exactly did happen last night? I glance down and find that I am not wearing a shirt…okay that is sort of normal. I lift the blankets hesitantly before bringing them back quickly. Not normal. That means…Robin and I…Robin and I…

I squeal and throw my hands up into the air, "Yeah!" I hop off the bed and start dancing around the room until I hear Robin clearing his throat from the doorway. I trip and fall onto the ground. "R-Robin! What are you…?" He walks over to me and helps me up, patting the top of my head and ruffling my hair.

"I was just downstairs getting your breakfast ready. I doubt you will be able to eat anything when you first go back to the academy…and after last night…" He blushes and I smile, "Well, I am sure you are hungry. Anyway, I washed your clothes for you. You should take a shower and come down to the kitchen when you're done." I nod as he hands me my clothes and continue to watch him as he turns away, heading toward the door.

"Um…Robin?" He pauses in the doorway and turns around to look at me, keeping his eyes on mine. "Well…I uh…just wanted to…thank you for last night…do you think…we would be able to do that again sometime soon?" His cheeks redden and he stumbles back into the door.

"Uh…um…Well I…I didn't think that you would want to…" He bows his head but quickly turns away, almost slamming into the wall. "I-if you want to…I suppose…I mean…well…I…I should get back downstairs before the food burns." He runs out of the room quickly. I smile, laughing softly to myself. Robin is so cute when he is embarrassed.

I walk into the bathroom, closing the door behind me and setting my clothes down on the counter. I can remember everything that happened last night now. To tell the truth, I never thought I would enjoy doing something like that but I am glad that Robin was the one to…I blush and step into the shower as I turn the water on. It is weird. I only met him a couple of weeks ago, sure, I did spend two weeks with him and only him but even so…I barely know anything about him even now. I know he will tell me everything when he is ready but I feel that he will not get the chance to tell me.

I shake my head, sending droplets of warm water flying from my hair. I am just being paranoid. Nothing bed is going to happen to Robin and I know that I can become strong enough to stand up against any vampire. I can feel a burning power deep inside me and I want to harness that so that I will not have to rely on other people to protect me or come to my rescue. I do not want to worry people. I want to be able to show everyone that I take care of myself.

I wash my hair quickly and step out of the shower, drying off and putting on my clothes before heading downstairs. Robin is sitting at the table, staring out the window at something off in the distance. I walk over to him quietly as possible and lean over his shoulder, putting my hand next to his. "What are you looking at?"

"I can feel something coming, something evil and powerful." He whispers. "I cannot reads its thoughts, though. I have not a clue what it could be. Maybe I am just jumping to conclusions." He sighs and turns away from the window, folding his arms onto the table and resting his chin on his arms. I wrap my arms around his neck and lean again him. "I could be losing my touch."

"Because you have not fed in two weeks?" I ask. "I told you that if it was going to hurt you that I did not want you to stop."

"I do not think it is because I have not fed. I do not hear any of the strange voices that I heard when I first tried to fight what I had to do to survive. This is different. I can feel the power there but I just cannot read its thoughts or determine its location…" He pauses for a long moment, "It might be…someone I know…"

"Someone you know?" He sits up and I pull away as he turns around, giving me a smile.

"Forget about it, I am sure it is just nothing. Now you need to eat." I takes me by my wrist and makes me sit down in the chair next to him. "I do not know when you will be allowed to leave the academy again, but I do not want you sneaking out again, okay? It could be dangerous for you. Once you start the training, vampires from all over Sendai, the ones that are here that is, will know what you are and they might even come after you. I will come to see you when I can. Hopefully no one will sense me when I do go to visit you." I look up at him as he says this.

"I don't want you to get into any trouble, especially not with Garcia. We can just meet somewhere outside of the academy. Wouldn't that be better? Then you could take me back here…" He stops me, shaking his head.

"The academy is safe, no vampire can see it unless one of the hunters allows it. That was how I am able to see it, because you wanted me to come get you. Anyway, just stay in the academy unless one of the other hunters accompanies you, it would be safest to travel in groups. Besides, you are going to be so busy with training that you won't have time to miss me much."

"I doubt that." I start eating again as he continues to watch me. It is a little unnerving but I allow him to do it. I know why he is watching me, this is important to him; he wants to watch me while he can. Neither of us knows when we will be able to see each other again. Garcia is such a hypocrite. He is with a vampire himself and he says I cannot be with Robin because he is a vampire. Robin is nice, why can't he just see that?

"Do I really have to leave today, Robin?" I ask, looking up from my food again

He laughs, "Yes, you have to leave today, Ivan. You have been away from the academy long enough and you need to start training to become a hunter. Besides, the longer you wait, the more time it will give for the hunters to come looking for you. The hunters that you said left for Nagasaki should have come back by now unless there was trouble. I can go see if you want me to." I grab his arm as he goes to stand up.

"I don't you want you to leave Sendai without me." I feel pathetic for asking this of him but I want us to be in the same town at the very least, not being in the same room as him is hard enough. I have gotten used to him being right beside me, going back to the academy is going to be a big change after these past couple of weeks.

He sighs and pulls me to his chest, wrapping his arms around my back. "What do you say to us…taking one last ride of the Farris wheel before I take you back to the academy? The fair is still in town and I am sure I can convince the person in charge of the Farris wheel that we are mature enough to handle riding on it without shaking the box." I smile and bury my face in his chest.

"I'd like that."

Once I finish eating, Robin and I head out of his house and to the fairgrounds in Robin's sports car. Instead of the creepy man from the other night, a night woman in her late forties is standing in front of the gate, taking people's tickets as they walk through. She smiles at us as we hand her our tickets.

"Aw, aren't you two a cute couple." I blush and turn away, just catching Robin's flushed cheeks out of the corner of my eye before he thanks for woman and drags me toward the open box, closing the door behind us. I lean against Robin as we sit in the box, looping my arm through his.

"Robin, when are you going to tell me what you said in the part the other night?" He turns his gaze to the window as the ride starts, avoiding my eye.

"I…I want to wait just a little while longer. I don't know if I can tell you what it means just yet. However, I promise that I will tell you." I nod and close my eyes.

I do not want this to end. I do not want to go back to the academy even though I know I should. Garcia and the others are probably so worried about me. I cannot blame them for being worried…they think Robin is dangerous and I just ran away from the academy like that, only leaving a note on my computer. It was a little immature of me but they had been keeping such a big truth from me. I am sure any one of them would have done the same thing. I think…

The ride stops with us at the top and I feel Robin lean away from me, looking out the window more. I lean around him and look out the window as well. "There are a lot of lights, the buildings are almost glowing. I liked the beach better, though. It was peaceful, kind of like the way it is back at my mom's lighthouse and there were a lot of stars. I'd like to go back there again sometime." He laughs.

"As long as we don't fall asleep on the beach again."

"Are you sure I have to go back to the academy today?" He ruffles my hair.

"You have been away long enough as it is, if you stay away any longer, you are going to get a worse punishment. You do not want to keep your friends worried about you, do you?" I shrug my shoulders and he kisses my cheek. "Come now, Ivan. Tell me the truth."

I sigh and lean back against the seat, "I do not want to keep them worried any longer but I still don't want to leave you."

"I'm a big vampire, Ivan, I can take care of myself." He remarks, smirking. I hit his arm playfully.

"Not like that…I have gotten used to waking up next to you…" The ride starts up again, the box jerking slightly and swinging back and forth as the wheel turns slowly. "I know that I have to go back to the academy, though. You are right…I need to start my training as soon as possible. I am sure they are going to put me through my paces for this."

"I am sure you will do just fine. Try not to think about it too much or you will make yourself nervous." He leans toward me, his breath tickling my neck, "We can smell fear." He presses his lips to my neck, slipping his arms around my back.

"Y-you're kidding me, right?" He laughs as he pulls away from my neck and kisses my lips lightly.

"I guess I am but you never know." He traces a finger down my chest lightly and I shiver at the touch. "It is all in your blood, your emotions at that moment." His other hand goes to my neck, running two fingers up and down it slightly.

"St-stop." I whisper. He freezes and looks at me, confused. "We…we've stopped. Unless you want to go again, we should get going."

"Now you want to get going?" He asks smirking.

"It's not that, it's just—" Before I can finish, he picks me up and walks out of the ride still carrying me. "Robin…"

"I'll try to see you tomorrow night. I could be there a little after sundown. I cannot guarantee anything but since I have nothing else to do…"

"Oh, so I'm your go to boy for a release from boredom." He laughs and finally sets me down on the ground again, looping his arm around my shoulder. "You aren't going to do anything reckless while I am gone, are you? Like going after your creator or anything?" He smiles and laughs weakly, "Because if you are, I am going with you and if you don't let me, I'll never forgive you."

He stops laughing and looks at me, "Ivan…"

"I'm serious, Robin, I'm apart of your life now and you cannot protect me from this. If he is still out there, if he finds out about me and finds out that you want revenge…he may use me against you." He places his hands on my shoulders and pulls me to his chest, leaning down to rest his chin on the top of my head.

"I know…that's what scares me so much. I did not want anyone getting mixed up in my life because I did not want anyone else to get hurt, especially not in the way that I was." He shakes his head, "When I saw you, though…I don't know, something about you was different from anyone else that I have ever met. There was something in your eyes, this special drive…a burning passion to live. I…I wanted so much to be a part of that, to be a part of you. I thought that…you would be able to save me from this, from me losing myself any further. I guess I was right. You are right, if he does find out about you, he will most likely come after you. You are everything to me, Ivan, I do not want to see you hurt."

"I know…but I don't want to see you hurt either. You have to let me do this. I know after I train, I will be able to take care of myself." He pulls away and holds my chin in his hand, tilting my head back slightly so he could look into my eyes better.

"Don't be so cocky. Training to become a hunter is hard. Some of the older vampires are smarter that the others, they will try to trick you. That vampire friend of yours and I are the only vampires you can trust, do you understand?" I nod, "Good, now come on, we need to get you back to the academy." He takes my hand and leads me back to his car, opening and holding the door open for me before moving to the opposite side of the car. I lean over and unlock the door for him. He smiles at me as he opens the door and sits down. "Damn, I really wish you didn't have to go back to the academy."

"You're that one making me go back."

"Because you have to go back to the academy but you are really making it hard for me to do this." I smile innocently up at him, hoping that would make it worse. He groans and turns away from me, starting the car. We reach the academy in a couple of minutes and I lean forward, looking up at the intimidating building. "Do you want me to go in with you?" I turn to see him watching me.

"No, I think that this is going to be hard enough for me as it is, the last thing I need is you coming in with me. Garcia would be so pissed off…" I sigh and look back at the house one last time before turning to him again, "Uh…one last kiss before I am sentenced to be grounded for the rest of my life?" He smiles and leans towards me, grabbing the back of my neck and pulling me forward. This kiss is more intense, like the one we had last night.

I slip my arms around his neck before bringing my hands up into his hair, tangling my fingers through the soft locks. He deepens the kiss, opening my mouth with his and pushing his tongue past my lips. He pulls away a few moments later, leaving me slightly dazed. "You…you better go now." I hug him one last time before turning quickly and getting out of the car. "Ivan, wait." I turn around and he throws me a black shirt, his black shirt.

"What…? Why are you giving me your shirt?" He smiles and winks at me.

"You said it smells like me, right? I just thought you could use that to help you get through your training. Why do you think there are so few hunters anymore? It's because very few of them can get through the training." That does not help my spirits much. I hug his shirt to my chest. I can do this. I know I can. This is what I want from life. There is nothing else for me.

"Thank you, Robin." He nods and we watch each other for a long moment before he smirks.

"Are you going to get out of the road or do you want someone to run over you before you can get yelled at." I blush, wave to him and turn away quickly, running through the gates and up the drive. I am dead meat. My only chance to get out of this with my hearing intact is if Garcia is in a good mood. Please let him be in a good mood.

I slip into the house quietly as possible. The lights in the common room are on and I can hear the gentle crackling of the fire as I edge closer to the doorway. I lean around the corner and duck back around quickly. Okay…Garcia should be in a good mood after that! Wow…Picard and him…why can't they just get a room like normal people. "St-stop…" That's Picard's voice, "I sense Ivan."

"What? Where is he?" Garcia.

"Ivan, come here." I groan and walk into the common room, standing in the middle of the doorway, looking at the ground to avoid their eyes. "Where have you been for the past two weeks? We were all worried sick about you. The others are still in Nagasaki and we did not want them to worry and we could not pull them away from their mission so we could not start looking for you."

"I…I went to Fukui to see my mother. I needed to figure some things out but I…I want to become a hunter now. I know I can do it if you guys just give me a chance. I'll be good, I promise." Garcia stands up and walks over to me. I flinch as he raises his hand only to feel his palm on my cheek.

"Tch, like I would ever hit family. Ivan, do you know what you are asking? You did not show that you were worthy of becoming a hunter by running away from the academy like that. You put yourself in danger. You could have gotten killed or something." I look up at him, narrowing my eyes.

"You would have done the same, Garcia. I know that you would have done what I did if you found out that your life…all of your life had been a lie and that you father was killed by a vampire instead of in a plane crash." I shake my head from side to side, backing away from him, "Was it fair to lie to me about this? About all of this? Every little thing that I believe in was a lie. Everyone around me was lying to me? Did you guys laugh about it when I wasn't around? How stupid I was to believe whatever you guys told me? Only one person has never lied to me in my life and that is Robin! That is why…"

Garcia's eyes widen and I bow my head again. "You were with him this whole time, weren't you?"

"Garcia, this is not the time." Picard rises from his seat and moves between Garcia and I. "Just be happy that Ivan is safe and sound. He knows the truth now, we can no longer protect him from this life. He wants to become a hunter, like his father. The least you can do is give this to him." Picard turns away from him and pulls me into a hug. "We were so worried about you, Ivan. Never do anything like that again, understand?" I nod and he releases me. "Come on, let's tell Garcia's parents that you're back and that you want to become a hunter. Does your mother know about this yet?"

"I think she suspects…" I mutter, glancing back at Garcia as Picard steers me out of the room. He sighs and follows us, ruffling my hair as he falls into step next to Picard. "So…you guys aren't mad at me?"

"I guess not, as long as you never pull something like that again."

"You know…Robin really is a nice guy, if you would just give him a chance…" Garcia interrupts me.

"One thing at a time, Ivan. I still do not trust that guy. As far as I am concerned, Picard is the only vampire we can trust. All others are just mindless bloodsucking monsters." Picard rolls his eyes and whacks Garcia's arm. "I said you were the only one we could trust."

"My master was nice, he allowed me to see my last sunset before he turned me. Do not throw him in with all the other vampires and we are not mindless, you twit." Garcia waves his hand.

"Sorry that I offended you."

"Think before you speak, my love, or you will become like Gerald." Garcia gasps and mocks a hurt face, leaning heavily against Picard.

"That hurts, Picard, that really hurts. I seriously do not know what my sister sees in that guy. I know that we've been friends since we were little but still…he's always been a bit of an idiot." I shake my head but something that Picard says still lingers in my mind.

"Picard…you said that your maker allowed you to see your last sunset…and vampires are burned by the sunlight, right?" He nods, "But I've seen you out in the sun all the time and it never seemed to bother you at all."

He smiles and glances over at Garcia, "About that…if a vampire spends a lot of time with a hunter, they are able to do things they normally would be unable to do. I can stay out in sunlight without it hurting me when I am near Garcia and sometimes even fire does not affect me. Why do you bring that up?"

"J-just something I heard. Plus, I should know the limitations of vampires if I am going to become a hunter, right? I was just wondering how you could walk around in daylight when I heard that the sunlight is supposed to burn vampires. Something about heaven's light repelling creatures of darkness." Oh, crap. Did I just say what I think I said…? Maybe he will not notice.

Picard blinks at me, pausing in the hallway, "Yes…but how did you know that? That is part of an old book on vampires…it was a legend passed down by word of mouth until someone wrote the tale down…The book was destroyed a while back, only vampire over a hundred years know about it now." I sweatdrop as they both give me an odd look.

"C-can't keep your parents waiting, right?" I dash off down the hall before they can say anything, skidding around the corner and slamming into Garcia's dad.

"Ivan…where have you been?"

"Uh…I went to visit my mother."

"Your mother phoned two weeks ago to say that you were there and that you had just left." Trust Mom to do something like that. I sigh. Maybe I should tell them the truth. Sure, I was just spending the past two weeks with a vampire over 1000 years old and we just made love the other night. Yes, that would get them to forgive me for sure.

"I was staying at a friend's house. I knew you would be worried but I had some thinking to do before I was ready to come back. I made up my mind, what I want to do now. I want to follow my father's example and become a hunter. Unlike my father, however, I will not allow myself to die at the hands of a vampire. I know I will be stronger than that. I can do this. Will you allow me to train at the academy, under your tutelage?"

He watches me for a moment, as if I were some strange creature from another planet that just spoke English. He smiles and ruffles my hair, "I was wondering when the day would come when you would ask to follow in your father's footsteps. Very well, you can train to become a hunter, but I will not be the one teaching you. Garcia is the best hunter I have ever seen, far better than I am. He knows all the skills a hunter will ever need to know. You start your training tomorrow morning." I nod, "I suggest you get to bed now, you need to wake up early tomorrow."

"Thank you." Garcia and Picard had walked up behinds us while we were talking; both keeping quiet while Garcia's father was speaking.

"Father, that's it? There is still more to discuss, like where he really has been for the past two weeks." I smile and laugh.

"It is as I told your father, Garcia, I was staying at a friend's house." I wave to them and turn on my heel, walking up the steps and to my room. That was a lot easier than I thought it would be. I did let some things slip but they will find out in the end. It is all going to be worth it anyway. I hug Robin's shirt to my shirt, lifting it to my face and taking a deep breath. "It still smells like him."

-TBC-

Another chapter down, hopefully many more to go. I was thinking that I might not touch any other story until I finish this one. I won't say it because I don't want to jinx it or anything but I am thinking about it. I really enjoy writing this story. It's a lot of fun for me, especially since there are not a lot of Robin/Ivan stories out there. I do not understand why either, Robin and Ivan are very fluffy together.

I know that this chapter title has little to do with the actual story but I was thinking about adding some of the training parts but...that didn't work out so I just left the title as is. Sorry about that. One last thing before I go. Alex is going to be in the next chapter Read and review please!