Engel an der Leine
What if I told you that I'm not who I seem I am?
What if...I told you I was something else?
Something not of this world...
Would you hate me?
Would you pity me?
Would it make me important to you?
Would you throw me away if you found out?
For you...I'd live a lie.
I'd live in the darkness for you...
Since my heart is already...dark...
Chapter I:
"Michael-sama! Michael-sama!"
"What is it? Hath thou found him?"
"No, not quite, but we have narrowed the search down to a single land."
"Good, the sooner he is found, the better."
"Yes Michael-sama."
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It had been a long day for Krad, he had to put up with the never ending complaints of his boss, he was finally able to convince his boss that he needed the month off and what does he find in his cozy home after a long day of work? A boy, a boy on a leash sitting on his couch, staring at him, he would've dropped everything in his hands but they were empty. The word shock was an understatement. The boy had violet hair and violet eyes, he was dressed in black and sitting there, with a leash and collar on, Krad didn't know what to think. The boy was obviously a slave but what was he doing in HIS house, maybe it was a runaway, maybe he belonged to him, no, as far as Krad was concerned the only slave he had ever contacted in any way was Towa, the slave that the Niwas helped...maybe he went delusional from listening to his damn boss and now he was seeing things, he...he saw the boy tilt his head revealing a black leather collar which was attached to the leash that hung loosely from his neck. And there was a little tag attached to the leash, he walked over slowly and violet eyes trailed him. He picked up the card and read it, he then walked into the kitchen and picked up the phone, it was a good thing he had the Niwa's house on speed-dial.
A female voice answered the voice, "Moshi moshi?"
"Towa...let me speak to Emiko."
"Krad-san! Sure, please hold."
Krad waited as patiently as he possibly could, suddenly; he heard a click, "Hello?"
"Emiko..."
"Oh, Krad, how do you like your present?"
"I wouldn't call it a present"
"Did you name him yet?"
"No."
"Did you even talk to him?"
"No."
"Oh, well...what do you want?"
"What am I suppose to do with him!?"
"Take care of him meaning, feed him, name him, and you know, that stuff."
"You know I don't know anything about slaves!"
"Yes, yes, I didn't either but look at Towa now!"
"Just when I got the month off too..."
"Excellent! Then you can take special care of the boy!"
"But I don't know-"
"Opps, I have to go, don't worry, you'll do just fine, come visit us soon, and don't forget to bring the boy! One advice, treat him like a human."
"What? He IS a human though!"
"There, you're getting it already! You'll do fine!"
"Emiko!"
The line went dead; Krad felt like screaming but didn't want to startle the boy in any way, so he banged his head on the fridge instead. He walked back out as calmly as he could.
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The boy just sat there staring at the figure that just walked in, he had blonde hair and golden eyes, he wore a white suit with black pants, was that Krad? He had nearly mistaken him for an angel at first; the blonde had an angelic look to him, but there was a type of panic and shock that filled the golden eyes, hadn't he expected to see a slave when he walked in? They stared at each for a moment then the blonde read the tag and went somewhere else, he looked around the place, it was really room and dark, it was well furnished and looked like the owner was a classy person. He sat there perfectly still, waiting for the blonde to come back. He stared at the wooden door decorated with stained glass which the blonde had walked through; he heard a click and the blonde appeared again.
The blonde stepped towards him, the boy could feel himself getting nervous, he knew that he would get punished for asking questions but curiosity got ahead of him.
"Are you Krad?" He asked in a whisper.
The blonde looked surprised that he talked but nodded, so he was Krad, his new master.
"Do you have a name?"
The boy shook his head, everyone he had even now called him "the boy."
Krad scratched his head as if unsure of what to do, "Um...are you hungry?"
The boy was starving but didn't know how to answer the question, last time he had asked for food, he had been punished, he nodded slowly. Krad turned around and started to head back to the door that he came from, the boy just sat there wondering what he was supposed to do. Krad looked back at him, "What are you waiting for? Come on Dark!"
The boy looked at him, "Dark?"
Krad nodded, "Yea, that's your name...and don't forget, I named you therefore you're mine."
The boy looked dumbfound for a second, his name? His name was Dark now? He had been named? Just like that?
"Come on already!"
Dark scampered off his chair and after his master, he stared in awe as he entered the kitchen, it was spotless, filled with dark marble floors and marble counters, dark cabinets, and the cabinets that Krad had opened were filled with dishes and the other was filled with food. Dark had never seen so much food in a single place, he hadn't eaten more then half a piece of bread before and that had been yesterday. The outfit that Emiko had him put on hung loosely even though it was supposed to be too small for him.
Krad pulled out a pair of cups and plates, he was hungry too "Do you like hot chocolate and cake?"
Dark's eyes widened, all he had ever been fed was bread and water, and he would get a bigger portion if he did a good job at something, but nothing else, and now he was offered this luxurious food when he hadn't even preformed a task yet.
Krad looked at the boy, "Well...it's cold out, I think it's going to snow soon, do you want hot mocha instead?"
The boy shook his head and added silently, "Chocolate please, master."
The blonde raised an eyebrow, master? "Krad..."
"???"
"Call me by my name, it's Krad, not master."
"H-hai Krad-sama."
Krad sighed as he got the hot chocolate powder; it was useless trying to get the boy to say his name with out any fancy "sama", "kun" or "san", in a way he resembled Towa, she still called him Krad-san, which was better than Krad-sama, but he'd rather just be known as Krad. He took out a spoon and started stirring the hot chocolate and hot water together, he turned his head to see Dark standing around not knowing what to do, the boy just stared at him stirring the spoon, Krad sighed and poured hot water into the other mug, and pointed a spoon at Dark's direction making him look up abruptly, "Here, why don't stir this while I get the cake out."
Dark nodded hesitantly, "Hai."
As the boy stirred, Krad opened the fridge and peered into it, there were two choices...chocolate mousse or tiramisu, tough choice, he wanted to ask Dark but it was still awkward to talk to him, he didn't even know why he had named him like that, it was simply the first word that popped into his head when he saw the boy sitting on his couch, 'it could've been worse...at least I didn't get some big muscled freak as a slave...' Krad shivered at the thought, in a way he was glad to have some company over for once.
"Krad-sama...the chocolate's done..."
Krad looked at the boy holding the cups, "That's great, just set it down on the table over there." He pointed to a small glass table enough to have four people sit around it, that was in front a large window which had a beautiful view of the huge garden and the ocean.
"Hai."
Krad sighed, he couldn't decide, he personally would rather have chocolate but he wasn't sure about the boy, he turned his head towards Dark, "Would you rather have chocolate mousse or tiramisu, Dark?"
Dark looked back at Krad as he set the mugs down, maybe Emiko was right, Krad was nice, but it could all just be a lie...there were a lot of people who seem nice at first but end up tormenting him, he shivered at the thought, "Chocolate please."
Krad took out the cake and smiled at Dark, "I was hoping you'd pick that one."
Dark just watched his master, if he wanted to have chocolate cake why didn't he just pick it instead of asking him? Maybe he really was a good person after all, he had a nice pure smile, Dark shook his head, he pulled up his sleeve to reveal a deep long scar on his arm, the boy shook off the painful memories or being whipped and trained to be the perfect slave, humans couldn't be trust, and as far as he was concerned, it was too true.
"What happened there?" Krad asked as he set down the cake onto the glass table.
Dark quickly pulled his sleeve down and shook his head; Krad raised his eyebrow and shrugged it off, if the boy didn't want to talk it was his choice. Dark stared at the food in front of him, last time they taught him a "lesson" he wasn't suppose to eat with his master unless if he was ordered to. Krad looked at the boy as he put a piece of cake into his mouth, the boy was hesitating, it was like he needed someone to tell him exactly what he needed to do or he'd be completely lost. 'What has he been through to become this way? He can't decide anything on his own.'
"You can eat with me if you'd like, it'd be nice to have some company."
"Hai."
"If you don't want to its okay, do you want to?"
Dark stared in disbelief, he never had a choice to do anything, he simply sucked at making choices, afraid that he would pick the wrong one and get punished.
"May I?"
Krad nodded, "Just take a seat."
Dark nodded and sat down across from Krad on the table, Krad just smiled and raised his hand, Dark braced himself for a hit but instead, the hand landed on his head and ruffled his hair a bit.
"Look, it's snowing..."
Violet eyes opened and looked outside, flakes of white were gently floating down onto the grass.
"It's so peaceful...beautiful isn't it?"
Dark had to agree, "Hai..."
Maybe having Krad as a master wouldn't be so bad after all...
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Nya I'm sorry, it took me a bit longer to update this fic, I'm hungry now...too much talk of cake nya Please R&R
