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Authoress Note: ok, I have this all planned out. And I fit all the loose ends together. Let's see if you guys can figure out what's going to happen before it does mmkay? Ok... the loose ends we have... the murders by Kitani at the beginning of the fic... the Darkside Story books... the man and his missing daughter... Kitani's stepfather come back to life... and now there's more... Let us continue... shall we?
Another warning just because: Again, this is my Hex and Saka update... there's a little m/m sweetness in this one. Nothing like the first chapter with them alone. But there's certainly some underlying motives...
As the day broke, another pair of immortals rose from their daytime sleep. Hex awoke on the couch that he and Sakashima had fallen asleep on the night before. His teal eyes scanned the room, falling on the violet haired figure at the window. But the sun wasn't completely gone yet. Hex had been known for waking up earlier than most. Yet there Sakashima was, as if he'd been awake so much longer than himself. The older immortal was bathed in the fading light of the setting sun. And yet he wasn't hurt. Even Master Cain became pinked in that sort of light. Hex sat up slowly, the skin on his back completely healed.
"Saka?" He said gently. The violet haired vampire seemed stunned as he whipped around and smiled at the boy. There was the fleeting emotion of shock in his eyes, then something like maliciousness. It frightened him. But that soon faded into the normally calm composure that Sakashima carried.
"So, you're awake... I forgot how early you rise..." He strode over and ran a hand back through the boy's hair. His strange eyes stared adoringly down at the younger. Hex basked in the rays of his lovingly stare, a smile forming itself on his lips. "You certainly are special, aren't you?" He purred, his fingers carressing the boy's pale cheek. Hex couldn't keep his eyes off the other man. He was just so powerful. His strength just radiated from him like the warmth of the sun that the boy had almost forgotten about. Sakashima was all Hex had left of the day.
"Thank you..." He replied almost breathlessly. His eyes fluttered closed as he leaned his face into the man's hand.
"Come... we must continue our search." The man said gently, pulling away from Hex. In turn, the ebony haired boy whimpered a little bit. His rays were gone. All of a sudden his mind remembered everything that had happened the day before. Standing up suddenly, he ran to get his overcoat, slipping it on, the red lining shimmering.
"I'm ready..." And he vanished out the window. Sakashima stood in the room alone with a smile on his face. The boy was so simple for being one to manipulate others minds.
"Everything's perfect... now we just have to find her..." And with the quiet soliliquy to the embelished room, he was off, flying through the dark of night after the boy.
The two of the danced along the river's edge, eyes glued to the water. There had to be a trace of their Master somewhere. It's not like anyone, living or otherwise, could just vanish into thin air. Hex stopped and scanned the area worriedly, they had to find them. If they couldn't... there was only one explaination. They'd been turned into dust by the sun and blown away on the wind. Hex shuddered at the thought. It was awful. Sakashima halted just after the boy, turning and looking at him. In the silence, he understood; and he didn't respond. Words wouldn't be of any help in this situation. The only thing that could ease the young vampire's pain would be to find a trace of the pair, alive. He walked to the younger vampire and took his hand, lacing their fingers together.
"Come... we can't find them anymore quickly if we just stand here..." He said softly, his thumb running along the boy's hand. "Come..." Hex nodded, looking deeply into those odd and lovely eyes. And they were off again. The searched the surrounding area for about another hour or so before they found something. Kneeling, Hex pulled the black, mud covered cloth from the river bank.
"I-Is this?" He stuttered, almost afraid of the answer.
"I think it is... Master's cloak..." He took it and inspected it. "Yes... this is it..."
"That means they've been here! They're probably close by!" Hex's eyes grew wide as he began searching the nearby woods and calling out the names of their lost companions. After only a couple moments, Hex returned to the bank with red tears flooding his eyes. "They're not here... they must be dead.... They must be..." He dropped into a sit on the ground, his face in his hands.
"Hex..." Sakashima walked over to him, kneeling and running a hand back through his hair. "It'll be ok... they're still alive... they wouldn't die that easily..." Hex sniffled and curled up against Sakashima's chest.
"I hope you're right..." The ebony murmured softly.
"I must find her..." Sakashima whispered softly, holding the other boy tightly to his chest. "If I don't all this will be for nothing..." Hex blinked and looked up at Sakashima.
"What do you mean?" He asked gently. "What about Master? You want to find him too right?" The boy sat there for a moment. Something was different about Sakashima. Something was wrong. "You do want to find him right?"
"Of course Hex... but Kitani... she's more important..." He ran his fingers across the boy's cheeks.
"NO!" He pulled away from the violet haired vampire, his eyes wide. "They're both worth the same! They're both priceless! We have to find BOTH of them!" He screamed, his eyes wide, skittering back away from Sakashima.
"Shh..." The elder tried to advance, just causing the boy to retreat further. Sakashima sighed heavily. "It's ok Hex..." He locked stares with the boy. Instantly, the younger grew calm.
"Both of them are important to you right?" He whimpered, looking up at the man helplessly.
Kneeling, Sakashima brushed his lips across the boy's forehead, his hands on either side of his face. "Of course... of course... I care for them both... equally..." Hex nodded slowly. "Do you believe me?"
"Yes..." His voice was soft as he remained entrapped by Sakashima's eyes.
"Good..." He stood and offered a hand, the other hand holding the mudstained cloak. "We have to keep searching..."
Hex nodded and took the man's hand, pulling himself up. His eyes widened a little as the vampire pulled him close, locking their lips gently. Pulling away, Sakashima asked, "You do believe me?"
"Yes..." Hex answered again. "Lead me... I'd followed you anywhere..."
Sakashima smiled widely and took of, the boy close behind him. Everything was going perfect.
Another Authoress Note: Ok... now we have yet another peice to this puzzle. What do you think is up next? We get to check up on Shido now... come back for another chappter!