NOTES:
Okay, I know all of you are happy because Kei killed Kurisutina. Well, I'm happy too, but that's not the point. The point is……um…I forget. But whatever. Trust me, she wasn't turned into a vampire, so don't expect her back.
So……
Chapter Twelve: Explanations and Solutions
When Kei pulled into their driveway, he found Sho only entering the house. He honked the horn to let him know he was there. Sho turned around and stared at him for a moment, and then simply walked inside, leaving the door open slightly for him. "What was that!" Kei said to himself, turning the car off. He wondered why Sho had simply stared at him, and then he remembered that Sho had left when he had began to kill Kurisutina. "Oh great, now he's mad that I finally ate after two months without it."
Kei stepped out of the car, locking it behind him, and walked into their house. He closed the door slowly and locked it, cloaking the entire kitchen in darkness. His eyes adjusted immediately and he could see Sho sitting at the kitchen table. "Kei," Sho said slowly. Kei stiffened, unsure if Sho was mad. "Please, sit." Kei arched an eyebrow, knowing that Sho couldn't see him. When Sho was talking seriously, Kei would become exceptionally worried. "Kei, please? We need to talk."
"Oh don't give me that," Kei said jokingly as he walked over to the table. He pulled out the chair across the table from Sho, but Sho stopped him.
"No, Kei. This chair." Sho pulled the chair next to him away from the table.
"O—kay…" Kei said, pushing the chair back in and sitting down next to Sho.
"Kei—what you did tonight—" Sho began.
"Sho, don't lecture me!" Kei said suddenly.
"I wasn't going—"
"Would you like to know why I killed her!" Kei asked.
"That's what I was going to ask you, Kei," Sho replied. "But you cut me off."
"I did it because I needed to." Kei said, ignoring Sho's last statement. "She shot me, which led to blood loss and I don't have enough blood as it is. My urge for it took over…and I just attacked. And if I hadn't, she might have shot you, even though she did sound rather shaken…"
It feels so right now, hold me tight
Tell me I'm the only one
And then I might
Never be the lonely one
"Yeah." Sho replied. "But I'm glad you killed her." They both laughed. "Wait. That's not a good thing to be laughing about."
"Oh well," Kei said. "Are we done with our little discussion?"
"No. There are a few more things we have to go over…" Sho said leaning forward. He reached out and took Kei's hands within his own, holding them tightly. He stared Kei straight in the eye and asked, "Why did you leave, Kei? Why did you leave me for an entire year…why? It's been nine years and I haven't stopped wondering." Kei shifted uncomfortably in his chair. Sho simply leaned forward and kissed him; a true, meaningful kiss that made Kei melt. "I won't be mad. I was mad when you left. But when you suddenly showed up one night, I was so relieved. I've always wondered why you left…and I want to know."
"Sho, I—" Kei tried to say, but Sho leaned forward and kissed him again.
So hold me tight, tonight, tonight,
It's you, you, you, you
"Don't try to get out of telling me. Because I'll get it out of you."
"How?"
"Oh, I have my ways…" Sho said lustfully. Kei blushed slightly, realizing what Sho was hinting at.
"Don't you ever get tired—"
"No."
Kei sighed. "Anyway. I'll tell you, I suppose…"
"Please?" Sho said, putting on his puppy-dog eyes and clenching his hands tighter.
"I left because—because…" Kei took a deep breath. "I left because I thought you would reject me…"
"Wh—why would I—"
"Sho—don't you remember!" Sho shook his head. "You, Toshi, and Shinji were in the park and were surrounded by Chan's men…it started to rain and I came to meet you guys…I saw you were in danger and—I attacked them……Sho—it was the first time any of you had seen me feed, besides when you first met me…I—I figured all of you were disgusted by me, you most of all, and I didn't want you to hate me and…I didn't want to lose you, so I left…"
"So that's why…" Sho said, staring at Kei, who was staring intently at the surface of the table. "All these years…I've thought you left because you couldn't stand me pestering you anymore."
"Wh—Where'd you get that idea?" Kei said, suddenly staring at Sho. "True, I do find you annoying at times, but that's one of the things I love about you now…" Kei smiled. "So are you happy now?"
"Yes. That's all I wanted to hear." Sho replied.
Hold me tight
Let me go on loving you
Tonight tonight
"Okay, so I can go?" Kei asked, beginning to stand up.
"No. Not yet…there's—one more thing…" Sho said, turning his attention to the table. Kei stared at him, curious. He sat back down.
"What is it, Sho-chan?"
"Well, um—speaking of when you left……that night…I was so troubled and distressed that I…um…I kind of ran into Yi-Che…and—uh…"
"What are you trying to get at?" Kei already had a good guess at where he was going.
"We—uh, both went back to, um—her place and…"
"No, Sho…No." Kei said, shaking his head. "You didn't…"
"Yeah…"
"So then—"
"Hana's my d-daughter." Sho choked out.
"Okay, then that makes some sense…" Kei said, smiling slightly. "I wondered why she looked somewhat familiar. She has your beautiful face…" Sho looked up, blushing furiously. "I wonder—if she blushes as much as you do…" They both leaned forward, their lips meeting softly. They broke away softly, both looking content. "But still—EWW!"
"Kei—" Sho said warningly.
"Well, compared to us, it's—"
"WHAT—" Sho said loudly, cutting Kei off. "—do I have to do to make it up to you?"
"Hmm…"
"How about a movie?"
"Okay. Shopping afterwards?"
"S-Shopping!" Sho exclaimed, surprised. "Uhh…sure…?"
"Okay. I'll go get my coat…" Kei stood up, his hands still being held by Sho's. "Could you let go, please?"
"Oh, sorry." Sho said, releasing his hands. Kei walked back in utter darkness to their bedroom. "Kei—how can you see?" Sho called after him. "It's pitch black!"
"It's just one of the small pluses of being a vampire!" Kei called back. "Your normal senses sharpen greatly…and you can't die…which is kind of bad, but it was good for a few hours ago." Kei's dark figure appeared in the hallway entrance. "Otherwise, I'd be a goner." He laughed slightly. "Well, come on, let's go!"
Don't know what it means to hold you tight
Being here alone tonight with you
It feels so right now, feels so right now
"We're walking. I'm not going in another car for at least a week." Sho walked over to the front door, bumping into a few chairs as he went around the table. He opened the door, letting in moonlight so he could see. "Come on, Kei." Kei obediently followed him out the door and onto the streets. They made their way into the heart of Mallepa safely and in silence, until Kei wondered something.
"Hey Sho?" Kei asked. Sho turned and looked at him. "How'd you get home so fast?" Sho smiled.
"I stole Kurisutina's car."
"Hotwire?"
"No. It was unlocked and her keys were in the ignition."
"Wow. She really must have been nuts."
"Yeah. I wouldn't doubt it."
They walked in silence for a few more minutes until Kei regained his troublesome personality. "So Sho…"
"Yeah?"
"Was it better than with me?"
"Wha—" Sho's expression went from content to annoyed within a few moments, realizing what Kei was asking. "AND YOU CALL ME DISGUSTING!" Kei started to laugh. "Ugh—how can you even compare—"
"You tell me."
"Kei—if you don't shut up, I'll—"
"You'll what?" Kei asked mockingly, grabbing Sho by the wrists and pulling him closer.
"I'll kill you." Sho finished, a stern look on his face. He then grinned.
"You liar." Kei said, staring at him. "You pose empty threats."
"So?"
"Oh, Sho. You're a moron."
Hold me tight
Let me go on loving you
Tonight, tonight
"But I'm your moron," Sho replied.
"And I love you…" He leaned forward and kissed Sho, letting go of Sho's wrists and wrapping his arms around Sho, bringing him closer. The kiss turned passionate as Sho's hand slid underneath Kei's jacket and shirt, tracing up his bare chest. His other hand wrapped around Kei's waist, his fingers slowly making their way underneath the waistline of Kei's pants, which made Kei jump and pull out of the kiss suddenly. "Ack—Watch it, Sho!"
"Mmm…" Was all Sho said before he leaned forward and began to kiss Kei's neck.
"Aaah—Sho…" Kei pried Sho away. "We're in the middle of a street…"
"Mmm—so?" Sho asked, licking his lips slowly and seductively. Kei rolled his eyes.
"Let's get to the movie theater…" Kei said, striding forward at a fast rate, leaving Sho standing there, thunderstruck.
"Bu—but Kei!" Sho said, running to catch up. He put on his puppy dog eyes as Kei bought two tickets to a random movie. "Kei—you don't want to—"
"Sho…" Kei said warningly as they entered the movie theater. Although it looked fabulous on the outside, the inside was a wreck. Everything was falling apart, graffiti was spray-painted on the walls.
"You could have picked a better place, Kei," Sho muttered as they handed their tickets to the usher, who had a knife sticking out of his pocket. They walked past him cautiously and sat in the back row to the left of the projector. "And what movie are we seeing?"
"Like I have any idea…" Kei replied as the lights went out and the film began. He didn't care, he just wanted to be with Sho. Luckily there were only a few other people in the theater and they were sitting near the front. A few minutes passed.
"This is sooo boring," Sho whispered to Kei.
"Well, I was following the plot line…not anymore, though…" Kei replied.
About an hour and a half into the movie, Kei suddenly felt Sho nipping at his ear. He ignored it, and tried to continue watching the movie, but it was impossible when Sho started to lick his ear.
"God, Sho…" Kei whispered, turning to glare at him. But Sho silenced him with a kiss. He pulled away quickly. "Mmm—more…" Kei said, leaning forward for another kiss. Sho smiled and kissed him again, this time with more force. He parted his lips when he could feel Sho's tongue waiting to enter. Their tongues fought until Kei stood up.
"What are you doing!" Hissed Sho. Kei didn't respond, only sat down on Sho's lap facing him, his legs on either side of Sho's waist.
"Getting closer…" Kei replied, slowly undoing Sho's button-up shirt that he still had on from going to Kurisutina's office.
"Nnn—but we're in public." Sho mocked, resting his head back on his chair, revealing his necklace that he never took off.
"But in here is darker than outside and no one can see us…" Kei replied, kissing at Sho's partially-bare chest. "And that moan before you tried to mimic me didn't convince me that you're all-for stopping out little 'make-out' session."
"Wait. What did you just say?" Sho said, completely confused. Kei chuckled softly and simply continued to kiss Sho's chest, making his way up to Sho's neck. He almost had Sho's shirt completely unbuttoned. Once Kei had reached Sho's neck, he slowly sucked at the skin, hearing a muffled moan from Sho. He stopped and looked at Sho.
Making love to only you
So hold me tight, tonight, tonight
It's you, you, you, you
"You're too vocal…" Kei said, kissing him forcefully.
"Isn't that good, though?" Sho asked as Kei pulled away.
"Ha. Not when we're in public…" Kei said, licking Sho's nose. He merely smiled and wrapped his arms around the vampire, his hands sliding underneath Kei's jacket.
Sho then glanced up at the screen and noticed that the credits had just started. "Kei?" Sho said, nudging him. Kei grunted and continued to lick at his neck. "Kei—the movie's over…and I'm half-undressed!" Kei jumped up off of Sho and stood up just as the lights came back on.
"Give me your coat!" Sho hissed. Kei quickly took it off and threw it at Sho, who put it on, buttoning it up. "Good thing we wear the same size shirt…"
"We do?" Kei asked, looking around. No one seemed to notice them, which was lucky. "I never noticed…Come on, let's go." Kei grabbed Sho's arm and jerked him forcefully out of the movie theater, quickly passing the usher with the knife. When they got out to the parking lot, Kei pulled them both into a dark alleyway. "Give me my coat back and put your shirt on!"
"No offense," Sho said, throwing Kei his coat and beginning to button his shirt back up, " but you shouldn't lecture me since you are the one who was taking my shirt off…" Kei glared at him, glancing around to see if anyone noticed, but no one seemed to notice them.
"Yeah, yeah…" Kei said offhandedly, not caring at all. "Now, didn't you promise me that we'd go shopping?" Sho stared at him.
"S-shopping?"
"Yeah. What's wrong with shopping?" Kei asked. "I mean, I want to buy you something…I haven't bought you anything since the last jacket you ruined…"
"I didn't ruin the jacket! They shot a bullet through it on purpose!" Kei only laughed.
"I figured we'd go to some random antiques store and get something different…"
"Antiques!" Sho exclaimed, beginning to walk towards a small antiques store. "Okay, whatever…but that's really strange…"
"Well, you know what I was thinking of buying you…" Kei said as they entered the shop. He nodded politely to the owner and began to browse. "Is a CD player…a portable one."
There were bells on a hill
But I never heard them ringing
"A CD player? Why would you buy me a—" But Kei cut him off.
"You know how you have so many CDs that Toshi bought you? And then your old CD player broke…I figured I'd buy you a new one…" Kei stopped suddenly and paused to look at the several different CD players displayed on the shelf. Sho was too busy looking at the antique guns that he ended up bumping into Kei.
"Sorry…" Sho said, backing up. "I think if I was you, I'd rather buy me a gun…"
"Well, I'm buying you a CD player, so there. And guns are more expensive, too…" Kei said, grabbing a white portable CD player from the shelf and walking up to pay for it.
"If you insist…" Sho said as Kei paid for the CD player. "But that movie wasn't very long or interesting…"
"Oh, what? You didn't like our little make-out session?"
"I meant the movie itself, Kei," Sho replied as he dragged Kei out of the shop.
"Fine. Do you want some ice cream?" Kei asked as though he was talking to a little child.
"YAY ICE CREAM—I mean, yes, please." Sho said, smiling. Kei merely shook his head, amused.
"Come on, there's a little stand over by the beach…"
As they made their way over to the stand, Sho said, "Oooh. Ice cream and a midnight stroll on the beach…What could be more romantic?"
Kei didn't say anything in response, only ordered for them both. "Oh, I could think of lots of other things more romantic than ice cream and the beach…" Sho was about to ask what, but he then realized the evening to the eloquent restaurant and the walk in the park (even though it had been interrupted by Toshi almost being murdered). Kei took their ice cream cones and walked towards the wooden steps to the beach shore. Sho stood where he was, until he realized something.
"HEY. YOU'VE GOT MY ICE CREAM!" He called after Kei, running towards him, leaving the employee at the ice cream stand laughing at him. Kei stopped as he reached the middle of the sandy shoreline, holding out an ice cream cone. Sho took it, gasping for breath. "I would have—crashed into you, but you—had the ice creams…" Sho said through breaths. Kei merely smiled and wrapped an arm around Sho's waist, eating his ice cream.
"Eat it, Sho. It's good. And I'm the one who doesn't eat normal food…"
No, I never heard them at all
Till there was you
"Yes you—"
"Fine, then I'll just take yours, too…" Kei said, leaning his head over as though he was going to take a bite of the ice cream. Sho moved it so it was out of Kei's reach. He then took a huge bite out of his ice cream, making Kei laugh. He rested his head on Sho's shoulder, slowly eating his ice cream. Sho gently put an arm around Kei's waist, bringing him closer, his hand sliding into the pocket of Kei's pants. They slowly walked along the shoreline, eating their ice cream in silence. Once Sho finished, he started to talk.
"I would have rather had something else rather than ice cream," he said.
"What's that?" Kei said, finishing his ice cream off.
"You."
Kei swallowed. "But you already have me." Sho stopped, swinging Kei so that he was in front of him. He pulled Kei closer, smiling warmly. He put his hands on the back of Kei's head.
"And I'm glad," he said quickly, slowly leaning down and pressing his lips to Kei's softly, pulling away after a few seconds.
"I'm glad I have you," Kei said, smiling.
"You know that's copying off of my line," Sho said, falling down into the sand, pulling Kei down on top of him.
"Yes, I know, but…it was a good line." Kei said, rolling next to Sho. He took his shoes off and his jacket. Sho stared at him for a moment, and then followed suit, taking his shoes off as well. "And now you're copying me."
"No I'm not," Sho said, pushing Kei so he was laying on the sand. He jumped on top of him.
"Well, I was going to suggest a walk on the beach…" Kei said as Sho pinned his arms at his side.
"Oh…" Sho said, standing up. "Well, that's romantic, too." He held out a hand, which Kei grabbed to help him up. He stood up so fast that his head hit Sho's chest forcefully.
"Ow," Kei muttered, rubbing where his head had hit Sho's chest.
"You're the one who stood up too fast," Sho said, shaking his head in disgust. Kei simply wrapped his arms around Sho's neck, cuddling closer to Sho. Sho smiled warmly, resting his chin on top of Kei's head, wrapping his arms around the vampire. "I love you, Kei," He said softly into Kei's hair.
"And how can I not love you?" Kei asked him, looking up. "You're so unique…you're too hard not to fall in love with." Sho smiled, small tears in the corner of his eye. Kei stared at him. "Sho? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine," Sho reassured him. "I-I'm just…I was just thinking that…if you never would have come back, I would have never been this happy ever again…none of this ever would have happened…a-and I probably wouldn't even remember you…"
"Sho," Kei said, catching Sho's attention. He smiled and placed a hand on Sho's cheek. "You told me that you were so happy when I came back…you've been in love with me since you met me…I don't think I would be that hard to forget. And…I forgot to tell you…"
There were birds in the sky
But I never saw them winging
"What?"
"When I left, the entire time, I couldn't stop thinking about you…I missed you so much that I couldn't stay away any longer…the picture of you in my mind was slowly fading and I wanted to see your beautiful face once more…" Sho leaned down and kissed Kei, softly. When he pulled away, Kei added, "You're addicting…" Sho lowered his head to conceal his blushing cheeks, but since Kei was shorter, it didn't matter. "You do blush a lot…" Kei said as he leaned upwards, his lips meeting Sho's tenderly.
After a little while, Kei pulled away, smiling broadly. "You know," he said, "I did have a letter forming in my head that I was going to send you…"
"Oh?" Sho said, suddenly picking Kei up and walking down the beach slowly. "What did it say?"
"Well, I don't remember all of it, seeing as it was almost ten years ago, but…all I remember is I was going to write something like: Treasure these few words 'til we're together. I'll be coming home to you, until the day I do…And then I was going to add a P.S. at the end that said: 'I love you'. And then I never got the courage to write it…it took me nine years and you to finally tell you…"
"Me?"
No, I never saw them at all
Till there was you
"Yes, you. You're the one who confessed first." Kei reminded him, clenching his arms around Sho's neck as Sho jumped over a log. "For a moment, I forgot you were carrying me." Sho simply smiled and laughed. "You need to warn me when you're going to jump."
"Or maybe I can just fall on top of you…" Sho whispered softly into Kei's ear.
"Yeah, you'd like that…breaking all of my bones if I were human…" Kei said, resting his head on Sho's shoulder, watching the other few couples on the beach beginning to leave. He felt like a little child being carried away by his mother. It was relaxing.
"Your hair smells nice, Kei," Sho said softly. Kei didn't say anything in response, which scared Sho slightly. "Kei? Don't be asleep…"
"Mmm—I could fall asleep," Kei said, snuggling closer to Sho's neck.
"Then let's go home, Kei…I won't be able to carry you all the way back…" Silence. "Kei? Kei…wake up…"
"No…" Kei said sleepily.
Then there was music and wonderful roses
They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows
Of dawn and dew
"Come on, get up!" Kei didn't move. "I'll drop you…" Sho moved his hands slightly and Kei grabbed at his neck. "Ha. I tricked you."
"Nnn, sleepy…" Kei said, setting his feet on the ground, but not letting go of Sho's neck.
"Come on, Kei," Sho said, patting Kei's back softly, trying to get him to let go of his neck. "I love when you don't let go of me, but you're suffocating me…"
"Oh fine…" Kei replied, letting go and stalking down the beach, back to where they had left their shoes. Sho watched as Kei sat down in the sand hastily, jamming his shoes on.
"Keiiii…" Sho said, jogging over and falling in the sand next to Kei, staring up at him, a worried look on his face. "What is with you! First you won't leave me alone and now you're stalking away?" Kei stayed silent. "Kei—you-you're almost…"
"Almost what?" Kei asked, turning to stare at Sho.
"I don't know…" Sho said, suddenly putting his shoes on. "Let's just go home and get some sleep. The sun's going to be coming up soon anyway…I don't want you frying on me…"
"Don't you mean dying?" Kei asked, standing up.
"Maybe…" Sho said, smiling slightly. He leaned over and kissed Kei on the forehead.
There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all
Till there was you
"What was that for?" Kei asked, looking up. "I wanted a real kiss…" Sho rolled his eyes and sighed, walking away. "Hey! Wait!"
"Let's just get home, Kei…" Sho said as Kei caught up to him. They walked home in silence, neither saying a word to the other.
When they arrived home, they both went into the bedroom right away, changing quickly. Kei crawled underneath the covers, drawing them tight around his chin. Sho stared for a moment and then pulled the covers up, laying down. He slowly reached out and wrapped his arms around Kei, bringing the vampire closer to him. Kei mumbled something that Sho couldn't hear.
"Good night, Kei," Sho said quietly, closing his eyes. Kei turned around and kissed Sho lightly on the cheek. He smiled slightly, not bothering to open his eyes.
"Good night," Kei replied softly, his hand touching Sho's cheek. He closed his eyes as well, resting his head on Sho's chest, falling asleep within minutes………
Till there was you……
Thanks YaoiKitty for the great line: "No, Sho…No." XD I love it! I had trouble writing the explanation because the image of Sho and Yi-Che…in her apartment or wherever would just pop up and it's like: "EWWWW. NO. BAD SHO. BAD. EWWWWWWWW."
And yes, the CD player will be significant in the next chapter, don't worry. And the letter Kei writes has parts of lyrics from "PS I love you" by the Beatles. I'm on a Beatles high.
Lyrics are Hold Me Tight and Till There Was You by the Beatles. MAJOR Beatle high when I wrote this. Now I'm back to J-Rock. XD
Sorry that it took kinda long, but muses don't seem to work very much when you want them to. More to come soon. I have no idea what I'm doing next. Seriously. But I do know that I'm playing Etude for my recital and I'm getting my friend Agent Donut to sing it. So yay for Etude! And my teacher likes to say 'Gackt' and I finally told him that it's not his real name. XDD I forgot to before.