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The Vampire's Kiss: Chapter 3.
Shuichi reached a big street, which was still crowded at that time. He felt a bit safer. So, that was why Yuki had been acting so strange lately: he had become a vampire. He could have killed Shuichi! No, Shuichi couldn't believe that, Yuki would never have harmed him! But now he thought about it, there had been several moments when Yuki had probably been about to bite him. Well, he hadn't done it anyway. Shuichi didn't know what to think any more. He wanted to trust Yuki, but that was so difficult. And why hadn't Yuki told him the truth in the first place?
Shuichi giggled. That was stupid. Yuki always had some difficulty in confiding in anybody, even in Shuichi, so he obviously wouldn't have told him he had become a vampire. He would have kept it to himself and would have brooded over it. Yes, that was like Yuki. And he would have been afraid of Shuichi's reaction. Well, hadn't Shuichi just run away from his lover?
Shuichi felt slightly ashamed. But, well, it wasn't every day that you found out your lover was a vampire. Shuichi still wondered what he should do. Should he talk to Yuki or should he wait for his lover to tell him the truth? Well, that probably would never happen, but Yuki hadn't been a vampire for very long and he probably needed some time to think about it. Besides, Shuichi needed time too. He had absolutely no idea what he could say to Yuki, how Yuki would react and what they would do afterwards. What if Yuki decided to leave Shuichi in order to protect him? That would be so typical of him. So it was more cautious not to say anything right now. But what if Yuki left because Shuichi hadn't told him everything was okay? God, that was such a headache!
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Yuki was on the lookout for a prey. But he was also thinking about Shuichi's recent attitude. The boy had been acting weird for the past few days. Well, Shuichi was always weird, that was one of his qualities —faults, Yuki corrected himself— but, now, he was even weirder. At some times, he was distant with Yuki, but at other times, he snuggled up to him and was even more loving than usual.
Shuichi was probably disturbed by Yuki's attitude. The vampire knew he now acted differently, even though he tried to keep on living a normal life. And the change also affected Shuichi. Really, that wasn't good. Yuki knew he had to leave before he hurt his lover, psychologically or physically. But it wasn't an easy decision. He had tried several times in the past and had always come back to Shuichi. But Yuki knew that when he left Shuichi this time, it would have to be definitive. And that thought frightened him.
"Hello, Eiri!"
"Samuel, what do you want?" Yuki asked with a clearly annoyed tone.
"You."
"Sorry, but I am not available!"
"It's not a matter of being available or not," Samuel explained. "I am your sire. Therefore, we are linked through magic. We exchanged blood."
"First, WE didn't exchange blood, there's no WE at all. You never asked me if I agreed with that vampire thing and let me tell you that I wouldn't have agreed. Second, I may drink blood every night, but I certainly don't stalk my victims afterwards. You really need to see a shrink."
After that, Yuki felt better and went away without leaving Samuel the opportunity to answer. Samuel thought that the other vampire was very stubborn, but he too was obstinate and didn't intend to give up so quickly.
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It had been a week since Shuichi had discovered Yuki's true nature. He was now accustomed to the idea. After all, it wasn't that bad. In fact, it was rather cool. He wanted to talk to Yuki very soon. He still didn't know what he was going to say, but he was seriously thinking about it. "Yuki, I know you're a vampire." Too abrupt. "Yuki, have I ever told you how much I LOVE vampires?" Too hysterical. Oh, that was so complicated! And it was useless! Shuichi knew he wouldn't say what he had prepared, so he'd better not worry too much about it.
Besides, there was something else he needed to think about. Yuki was a vampire. It meant that Yuki was immortal, that he was going to live forever, that he was going to be young and handsome and sexy forever. While Shuichi was going to grow old and die. Shuichi didn't like the idea at all! He had never really thought about it before, but now he knew vampires existed, he wanted to become one. And, above all, he wanted to stay with his beloved Yuki forever and ever.
But he was almost certain that it wasn't going to be that easy. Yuki was going to give him trouble. He didn't even know how to tell Yuki that he knew the truth. So how was he going to ask his lover to turn him into a vampire? Yuki was probably going to be furious. Why did it all have to be so complicated?
"Shindo-kun, what are you doing? You aren't concentrated at all!"
Shuichi snapped out of his reverie. "Sorry, Fujisaki-kun. I'm going to make an effort," the vocalist answered sheepishly.
"I guess you haven't resolved the problem with Yuki-san yet," Hiro enquired.
"No, not yet. But I'm going to talk to him and it'll be all right," Shuichi said, more to convince himself than his friends. Yes, it was high time to speak to Yuki.
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On that evening, Shuichi came home quite late because of the rehearsal, but fortunately, Yuki was still in the flat.
"Good evening, Yukiii!"
"Good evening, baka!" Yuki mumbled.
"I'm not a baka!" Shuichi replied, pretending to be angry. Suddenly, he looked very serious. "Yuki, we've got to talk."
"What's new? You're always talking," Yuki answered. But he knew he wasn't going to like what Shuichi wanted to tell him.
"Well, last week, I'm not sure if it was on Wednesday or on Thursday, you left the flat in a hurry."
Shuichi paused for a moment. Really, Yuki didn't like this conversation.
"Yuki… I followed you and I saw you with that girl."
No, Yuki didn't like this conversation at all. Shuichi was thinking his lover was cheating on him. Yuki wanted to shout that it wasn't true, that it was only a misunderstanding, that he would never betray Shuichi. But he couldn't. How could he tell him he was a vampire? Anyway, Shuichi would also leave him if he knew the truth. So he'd better keep quiet. Shuichi was going to leave and it was better for the boy. Besides, Shuichi wouldn't be too sad because he would hate Yuki. So Yuki decided not to say anything.
"And I saw what you did to her," Shuichi continued. "Yuki, I know the truth, I know you're a vampire.
Yuki could only gape, completely taken aback. What was he going to do now? Well, everybody knew that vampires were only a legend, so maybe he should deny the whole thing.
"Shuichi, are you crazy? Vampires don't exist!"
"I saw you biting her."
"I wasn't biting her, I was… kissing her," Yuki said, and those words hurt him deeply, because he knew how painful they were for Shuichi. But it was the best way to protect his lover against the unquenchable thirst of the vampire.
Shuichi looked hurt, but once more, he surprised Yuki: "Stop that! Stop lying to me! Why are you doing that?" Then, he calmed down and approached Yuki: "I'm sorry, Yuki. I know it must be difficult for you, but I'm here now, you're not alone any more, you can talk to me."
Yuki couldn't believe it. How could Shuichi be so trusting? Suddenly, Yuki felt a wave of relief. He let Shuichi hold him in his arms and he rested his head on the boy's shoulder. For a moment, he felt as if he were human again, but he was wrong: he couldn't escape the hunger! And Shuichi's neck was so close, so tempting…
Yuki drew back at once. "Don't approach me like that before I drink blood! I would hurt you."
"It's okay, Yuki."
"No, it isn't. I need blood. Do you understand? Blood!"
"Tell me, Yuki. Tell me how it is. Tell me what happened," Shuichi said in a low voice.
So Yuki began to explain how Samuel had turned him into a vampire, what he could or couldn't do as a vampire, and above all, how powerful the hunger was. Somehow, Yuki trusted Shuichi, and yet, he couldn't help thinking that once he knew the truth, Shuichi would leave him definitively. But he couldn't be more wrong. Shuichi was currently reflecting about all this information and the idea of becoming a vampire was really growing on him. There were plenty of advantages and only few drawbacks. The main one seemed to be the need to drink blood. But Yuki had just told him he didn't kill anybody. Shuichi was relieved at that point, because he couldn't imagine himself killing people for their blood. He probably wouldn't have wanted to become a vampire in that case. But, according to what Yuki was telling him, being a vampire seemed pretty cool!
"Now, you know everything," Yuki concluded.
"That's great!"
"No, that isn't great at all!"
"Yes, it is. Yuki, I've been thinking about it since I know the truth. But now, I'm sure of it. I want to be a vampire."
"It's totally out of the question!"
"Please, Yuki!" Shuichi said with puppy-dog eyes.
"No, Shuichi, you can't ask me that, even with those pleading eyes. You don't understand what it means. You just can't be a vampire!"
"But why?"
"Because of the thirst. Because of the blood. I can't impose that on you!"
"But you're not imposing anything, I am asking you. Yuki, I want to be with you."
"No, Shuichi, my answer is definitive! I won't turn you into a vampire."
"Well, I'll go find Samuel and he'll change me."
Yuki sneered: "He's obsessed with me, so he won't turn you into a vampire."
"Maybe he will be obsessed with me too," Shuichi commented.
"You don't even know where he lives, you can't find him."
"I'll just have to hang around in the backstreets and he sure will find me."
"You're so stubborn!"
"No, I'm not. Yuki, I don't want him to turn me into a vampire, I want you to be my sire. But if I have to, I'll ask Samuel."
"He won't do it. And I know you'll change your mind very soon. Shuichi, I won't turn you into such a creature. I won't let you lose your innocence." Yuki said, and then, he left the flat.
"Yuki, I understand you want to protect me. But what if I don't want to be innocent?" Shuichi only whispered.
To be continued.
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