1Chapter Seven: Prefect Date with the Prefect Kazahaya
"What . . . ? Where am I?" Rikuo asked in a wavy voice. His eyes were hard to open because of the crusted blood around his eyelids, cementing them down. Even if he did open them, his vision would be blurry. He would barely see either way. The room was pitch black and only the small echo of footsteps came in the distance. The strong smell of iron lingered and played just below his nose. It burnt his nostril hairs from the horrible stench. His body ached everywhere for unknown reasons, mostly around his stomach area. He couldn't move and something tight was bounding his wrists above his head and his ankles to what felt like a brick wall. He wasn't sure if it was a wall. It was cold and rugged, not like any other wall he had felt. He tried to move his arms loose but once he did, the grip got tighter.
"I wouldn't do that if I was you." Leon's advancing voice told him. "That's Demon's String. Another one of my Netherworld toys. It takes your energy as you struggle more to tighten its grip on you." He touched his cheek with the lightest fingertips.
"What do you need me for?" Rikuo growled deep in his throat. He struggled more and only gave the tight string around his wrists and ankles more strength to the clutch harder.
"For my date with Kazahaya of course. With you as my captive, Kazahaya will do anything for me to get to you." He said with a humorous laughter added at the end of his sentence.
"You leave Kazahaya out of this!" Rikuo hissed. He tried not to struggle but human instinct lead him to do it.
"I'm afraid I can't do that." Leon spat honestly. He pulled away and started out the door. He tugged on his cloak on and shouted, "Wish me luck." the door was slammed behind those words. That familiar silence filled the room and mixed with the blood in the air in a gruesome mixture. A small ring filled Rikuo's ears as he faded back with the darkness once more to regain more energy in sleep.
Kazahaya . . .
"I'm here!" Kazahaya shouted as he swiftly came to a halt next to the man in dark clothing who was smoking another cigarette. He crouched down to catch his breath. He was panting hard from running all the way there.
"Take you long enough?" Leon asked and put out the lite on the end using his fingertip. It didn't seem to burn him but the fire at the end made a strong hiss as it was put out. He flicked it out of his finger and into the water fountain next to him. He scooted over on the bench and allowed Kazahaya to sit next to him.
"What do you want?" the empath asked as he took a seat on the open space. He took a serious look instead of the usual outgoing one. His entire body was strained and would fidget every now and then.
"I want you to go on a date with me. Take me out and have a good time. And smile, Kazahaya. It suits you better." The median said with a devilish grin appearing on his lips.
Kudo blushed. Not from the embarrassment he was having now, but for the embarrassment he would endure later on in the time he was spending with the kidnapper. "Fine." He said simply and gave a small smile. He was smiling on the outside; on the inside, he was frowning.
"Then come along." He spoke in a singsong voice and stood from the bench. He waited for his date to stand so that he could wrap his arm around his waist. He pulled him close so that their hips collided. Once he noticed Kazahaya wasn't reacting much to his movements, he frowned. This wasn't the Kazahaya he wanted. "Act toward me like you would that other man."
Kazahaya closed his eyes and moved his arm to wrap about Leon's neck. He straightened up his back so that he could walk side by side with him and make their hips rub together to cause a friction between the two of them.
"Much better." Leon said with a content smile. The two of them walked side by side with each other just as close as their hips. Leon stopped them at a bar. They walked inside it and smelt the strong stench of beer that was as strong as it was outside. The lights were dim and the buzz from a mix between laughs and shouts tossed back and forth around the place. Loud exotic rock music overpowered it all. He walked Kazahaya up to the bar to seat him on one of the leather seated stools.
"What would you like?" the bartender asked them. He walked up, scrubbing the bottom of a glass clean with a pure white rag.
"I'll take a glass of red wine." Leon said then looked over at the boy who was nervously shifting in his seat. "What would you like?"
"A strawberry milkshake." His eyes kept low. He heard some whispers and laughs from the overly large truck drivers behind him. He didn't want a hangover the next morning and he probably wouldn't drink any of it at all so he ordered something simple. His mind was on Rikuo, wondering if he was fine or not.
"Coming right up." the barkeeper said and went to go make them up.
"Hey, kid." One of the men that was laughing at him said and took a seat next to him. He smelt of beer and nothing but it. By the way he was walking and swaying around, he was drunk.
"Go away, you drunk bastard." Kazahaya growled. He watched his glass of strawberry milkshake as it slid to him with the straw grazing his lips slightly as it came to him. He wrapped his lips around the tip of his straw and sucked at it. He moaned at the delightful taste.
Leon kept a close eye on him. He took a small sip of his wine, his eyes going past Kazahaya and to the drunkard who didn't get up but kept staring at him. He quickly drank the rest of his glass then threw it at the man. He fell back in his seat and bumped his head on the table as he landed. Every able body froze in the bar, preparing for a fight. "He said to go away."
"What the Hell is up with you?" the man shouted and rubbed the back of his head. He stood up and by the way his face burned red down to his neck, he wasn't very happy.
"You looked at him in a way I didn't like." He glowered at him. His blood thirsty eyes kept close onto his prey.
"Whu-why are you lookin' at me like that, man?" his words were slurred and unable to understand. The chuckle that escaped Leon's lips made shivers run up and down his spine and caused goose bumps to appear along his hairy arms. He pushed off the table using his legs to push him further away from the monster's sight.
"What are you talking about?" his ebony hair fell over his eyes and made him look almost ready for a kill. In fact . . . he was.
"That's it! I'm otta this freak place." The cowardly motorcyclist cried and leaped to his feet in fear. He shoved his way through the crowed and out of the bar. Everyone stopped to stare in awe. But it quickly faded and everyone returned to their normal positions. This wasn't the first time that something like this has happened in this bar. And it probably wasn't the last time either.
Leon just laughed then tugged Kazahaya who wasn't the least bit surprised from his seat. He reached down and tangled his fingers with Kazahaya's so he wouldn't get lost within the giant crowed. Once they were out, his laughter broke loose. "That was great!"
"If you say so." Kudo said with a roll to his eyes. There was strong sarcasm in his voice. He didn't find any of it great. He didn't find any of this date great. Nothing at all. "When can we see Rikuo?" he was a little afraid to ask him in fear that he might raise the time limit or maybe even make the date worse. Now that he was in a happy and good mood, he was sure he would get an answer.
"In a while." He wrapped his arms around Kazahaya's waist and pulled him close. "If you kiss me, I'll take you to him right away."
Kazahaya thought about it for a second. He didn't want to give this loser a kiss but he wanted to see Rikuo. I'll give him a small kiss and that's it. He thought. He gave him a quick peck on the cheek and looked up at him as if asking: Good enough?
Leon raised an eyebrow and looked down at him. Of course what Kazahaya gave to him was definitely not enough to savor his taste. "Kiss me like you would your partner."
Kudo blushed then drew a deep breath. His arms slithered up his chest to wrap tightly around his neck. He closed his eyes and pictured Rikuo in front of him, smiling down at him with that same cunning smile he always wore. It made him smile on the outside and inside. He leaned up on the tips of his toes and pressed his lips firmly to Leon's horribly chapped ones. He held onto the kiss and the picture until it faded from his mind.
"That was much better." Leon's taste was satisfied with Kazahaya's sweet lips that tasted of the strawberry milkshake he had. "Then let's go. I'll take you to Rikuo." And both of your strong souls and powers will belong to me.
