The Dark Side of Love

By Utsukushii Ryu

Summary: Krad is a Vampire. What happens when he meets an amethyst-eyed man that forces him to feel things his cold heart had left behind?

Dark is a 19-year-old college student who is desperately searching for his younger brother who has been missing for fourteen months. One night, he meets a golden-eyed stranger, and he is forever imprinted in his mind.

Pairings: KradxDark; SatoshixDaisuke

Warnings: YAOI; SHOUNEN AI; language; Vampiric insinuations; Risa bashing; slight one sided incest

IF YOU DON'T LIKE ANYTHING LISTED ABOVE, DON'T EVEN BOTHER READING THIS FIC AND LEAVE NOW. You have been warned. (I hate opening my inbox to find reviews from people who hate the contents of my fics, but read them anyway just to criticize. Personally, it's disgusting.)

Key:
"…" – talking
'…' – thinking
… – Japanese

Chapter Two: An Annoyance, A Hope?

Dark entered his condo, wearily pulling off his coat and slipping off his shoes, not even bothering to put them away neatly, as he made his way into the kitchen. He set about making himself a cup of cocoa to chase away the night's chill—as well as a feeling of foreboding—when a shrill ring resounded within his small home.

Setting aside his mug, and leaving the boiler on the stove, he made his way into the living room and picked up the phone.

"Moshi moshi, Dark speaking."

"Dark-kun!" He winced slightly at the shrill call of his name.

"Risa?" he inquired, getting slightly annoyed. 'I do not need this right now,' he thought, plopping gracefully (or, as gracefully as one can) onto his couch. He glanced at the clock. 11:54. "Why are you calling so late? Did something happen?"

"Oh! No, don't worry! Nothing's wrong at all!" And she then began to giggle. Dark barely restrained himself from snapping at her to shut the fuck up. "I just thought I'd check in on you!" 'Like I need checking up on,' he thought darkly. '…Why in the world do I put up with her again…?'

"…That's…really nice of you, Risa, but I was just about to go to bed…"

"Oh! Gomen ne! I just couldn't sleep, and decided to call and see if you'd found any sign of Daisuke-kun yet!" 'Oh, right. That's why.'

At the mention of his missing younger brother, Dark's whole body became completely limp, and his head fell against the back of the couch so that he was now looking at the ceiling. Only the arm holding his phone up stayed put.

'Daisuke…' His amethyst eyes dulled, and his mouth dipped into a frown.

His redheaded brother had been missing for the past four years, leaving behind no sign that he was ever there at all, except in the memories of every person who ever knew him. Ever since, he'd searched for him, but in all those years never saw hair nor hide of his little brother. Riku, Risa's older twin sister, was Daisuke's closest friend, giving Risa enough reason to call him whenever she wished.

"—rk? Dark! Dark-kun, are you still there? Dark!" He started in surprised, and stared blankly at his phone.

"Huh? Oh! Gomen, Risa. I was…lost in thought."

"Oh, no, it's fine!" gushed Risa, causing Dark to cringe at the amount of sugar that dripped from her voice.

"It's getting late, Risa. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"Oh, but, Dar—" He hung up, and shut his eyes.

On the other side of town, Risa stared at her phone in irritation and disbelief. She set it down roughly in its place, and continued to glower in the dark, her chocolate eyes glowing red like ambers in a fire.

"Just you wait, Dark," she whispered, her tone overly sweet, "one day… One day, I'll have you. And I'll never let you go. Never."

Dark started awake, remnants of his dreams slipping away from his grasp as quickly as the flow of a river. He groggily sat up, taking in his surroundings as he wiped the sleep from his eyes. He was still seated on his couch.

'Guess I fell asleep,' he thought, running a hand through his dark locks. He squinted at the clock on his VCR, and frowned as the time registered in his sleepy mind. 6:35. 'What in hell woke me up!'

He leaned back in his seat once again, preparing to go back to sleep, when the thing that had awoken him in the first place decided to make itself known.

'Blasted thing!' he growled, pulling himself back into consciousness and picking up the nearby appliance. "Nani!"

"Good morning to you, too, Mousy-san," came a calm, nonchalant voice. It took a moment before Dark could put a face to that irritatingly composed tone.

"Hiwatari-san," he sighed. "Gomen, demo…" he frowned, "why in the world did you call me this early?"

"It concerns Niwa-kun." Amethyst eyes shot open, completely wide awake, and his grip on the phone tightened.

"Nani? Have you found him?"

A sigh. "Iie, gomen ne, Mousy-san. Demo…I've run across a lead that might lead me to him. I just thought you'd like to know before I head out." Disappointment washed through him like rushing water, and he slumped back in his seat, knowing that 'Hiwatari' would never allow him to tag along.

"…I see…" He sighed. A thought struck him, and he frowned slightly, confused. "Ne…Hiwatari-san…don't you ever sleep? Why are you so…determined to find my brother? Do you know him?"

There was a stressed pause, and Dark regretted ever asking, thinking the other had hung up. And then, "…I'll call you as soon as I find something. Good day, Mousy-san."

The dial tone was deafening.

VOCABULARY (for those of you who don't know a word of Japanese):

Moshi moshi – A greeting used for when answering the telephone
–kun – A suffix used for a boy, normally
Gomen ne/Gomen – Sorry/I'm so sorry
Nani – What
–san – A suffix of respect used with people you don't really know all that well, or someone of higher importance/status than you
Demo – But
Iie – No
Ne – Not really sure how to explain this one… Usually used when starting or ending a question, really… If any of you know a better explanation, please share it with me. Thank you.

Well, there goes a second chapter. I'll work on the third, as well as A Little Romance's second chapter. Please be patient with me. And sorry, everyone, for making this chapter so short... It was all I could come up with at the moment...