Loving Evil by Moonlight

Chapter Four - Usagi is Attacked!

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Usagi groaned as she felt something hot and wet on her face, she opened her eyes to see - and smell - a dog's mouth.

Ew.

"Ack!" Usagi jumped back, seeing some kind of black dog (think Sirius' animagus form!) tilting it's head to the side. All in all, Usagi had to admit that this dog was cute! Puppies were cuter but she could make due with this.

"Oh! Aren't you a cutie...and a girl!" she smiled, the dog - sensing her lack of fear - happily trotted up to her.

"Oh sure - what happened to the big scary dog?" came a mocking voice. Usagi looked side-to-side. ...Then up and down. Wufei - her half-fairy friend - was smirking down at her. She glared and stuck out her tongue.

"Shutup!" was her great comeback - gaining a laugh from the half-fairy.

"Careful, Nataku isn't as sweet as she seems Usagi." he flew down and landed on the blonde's shoulder, "She's quite vicious and could bite your head off if she wanted to."

Usagi scoffed, "You're just trying to scare me! Hey, wait...what's with these bat ears?" she fingered Nataku's right ear, sure enough - it was a black bat ear than a regular dog... one.

Wufei narrowed his eyes - Usagi missed this with her attention set on the dog - and put a hand on his toothpick-katana...

"You insolent little brat! How dare you insult Nataku in such a way!" he cried angrily, Usagi furrowed her eyebrows and stared down at the now mad half-fairy, "Those aren't bat ears! They're dragon wings!"

Usagi nearly face-faulted. Dragon wings? Then where were her ears?

"What?"

Wufei unsheathed his toothpick-katana and pointed it at Usagi's cheek, "They are her ears! Geez, what are you, stupid or something?" he sighed frustratedly and put his toothpick-katana away and sat back down in the patch of dirt they resided in. Usagi was tempted to roll her eyes, not taking his insults to heart - she knew he liked her.

And not like-like her, the way Wufei talked about his home, it seemed as if he were lonely - even if there were apparently others living there - the Master didn't count - and he had taken to hanging out with her - and had done a pretty good job of making shade for the both of them. (They sat under an oak tree - it hadn't been there before Usagi and Wufei had gone outside.)

Usagi started scratching behind Nataku's ears and Wufei grabbed another flower.

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Now, the Master did not like it when his servants disobeyed him. He did not like it when disgusting dogs drooled on his shoes - as Nataku did quite often, she was no longer allowed inside the castle - and he did not like eggs benedict either.

The servants of the fairy-tale castle knew that there were a lot of things that the Master liked. It was rare that he ever liked anything - no-one was even sure he really liked blood. He didn't really like Relena, he was quite sure that he didn't like Usagi - he was wondering why he'd even brought her to his home! (the author does though)

Oh right, she's the leader of the senshi and princess of the moon...and her crystal...he needed it. As many evil beings did. But the Master did not consider himself evil.

The Master had one dream. Not the dreams that you have when you sleep - he dreamt of being...human. The Master wanted to be human so badly! It was hard to be an evil vampire who never sees daylight and has no real friends.

The Master wanted...to be normal, he hated drinking blood and having to hate everyone. He didn't want to hide anything from Relena - he didn't hate her - it's just that when things are hidden from that woman she tended to stick her nose even further in other people's business. This annoyed him to some extent.

The Master really, he really didn't like to use force. Which was pretty ironic - everything about him was ironic! He liked flowers - that's why he had them surrounding his castle. Even though he could never see them in all their glory in the morning.

He liked...to just hang around his home, reading, sleeping, doing his work - but he couldn't, not his old work, and sleeping never happened - during the day he had to...well, do what vampires do - and it's not sleeping - only the lazy super-rich-I-inherited-it-from-daddy vampires got to sleep during the day. And reading, he'd been in the middle of Phantom of the Opera the night he'd been bitten!

And the evil vampire who bit him- the Master wanted to change! But...to become human again you have to stake the vampire who bit you or find a force even stronger to break the spell!

Milliardo bit him. The Master hated the man for it too - but he couldn't kill the man - that's where Usagi came in, another vampire had mentioned the sailor senshi and their great power.

But...could the crystal heal him? And what about his castle? His servants? That woman, the one who had put the spell on his home - she was dead now - he'd hoped she burned in...well, you know.

The Master was falling, no - he was really falling - on purpose though, his large cloak above him. He was heading back home you see - the sunlight couldn't really kill him - well it could, it killed other vampires instantly but for the Master - he would just get sick and feel as though he were dying - it was one reason he was considered so powerful and was feared so much.

So anyway, he'd just been flying home and his castle had come into view - he couldn't really see it - his face had to stay covered up. And he dropped his cape - which could become his large bat wings. And now he was falling about a thousand or so feet to the ground. It was kind of cool - it sure impressed Usagi who was trying not to scream as Wufei panicked - they weren't supposed to be outside!

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"Oh no - Wufei! What are we going to do?" Usagi cried. Wufei had just made it known that the black dot (or speck) in the sky was the Master and they had to get back inside. She turned to where he was - or had been, "Wufei?"

The little half-fairy was gone. He'd ditched her! Usagi jumped when Nataku brushed passed her - headed back to the fields. They were ditching her!

"I'm so dead!" she squeaked. Wait! She just had to run inside! Yeah, okay...which way?

Usagi turned around - it looked like she was twirling - and spotted the castle to her left - or right. She took off. Unfortunately, Nataku wsa the kind of dog who liked to chase things. Thus, when things - usually animals or people - started running, Nataku was compelled to tackled them and lick their faces to death. Or near-death. As Usagi shouldn't die.

With a little yip! of happiness, Nataku noticed Usagi running at the near-speed-of-light and sticking her tongue out - followed.

Dogs are naturally faster than people. Usagi was faster than normal people - having been late for school many mornings. This does not mean that she wasn't tackled. Because she was, Nataku caught up, they hadn't been that far away from eachother. The mutt had leapt up on Usagi's poor back and thus, knocked her down.

Usagi's arms and legs were splayed out, her left cheek mingling with the dirt. Nataku barked happily and licked Usagi's revealed cheek. Nataku could smell the Master falling closer and so she decided it best not to test her luck. The dog licked the girl one more time and jumped off.

"Ooh..." Usagi groaned. The wind had been knocked out of her and breathing was kind of hard at the moment, "...my back."

"I think you should be more worried about another part of your body, girl." came a dark and scary - but kind of sexy voice. Usagi blinked. Her head was still turned to the side, she glanced up and tried not to scream.

The Master was done falling - as you might have already guessed.

He glared down at her - she could only see his eyes, the rest of his face covered up with...a scarf? Oh well, his eyes were very nice from this angle. A very pretty blue color - they didn't look very happy. Then again, Usagi wasn't sure he'd ever been happy. Unless he was munching on some little kid's dead body or something.

She winced at the thought, "Ew! That's so gross Usagi!" The Master gave her an odd look. Where had that come from? Usagi grinned sheepishly.

"Nevermind...uh, could you...help me?" Oh sure, ask the big scary evil vampire for help!

The Master smirked, then brought a hand up to scratch his neck. Usagi huffed - he was good at taking his own freaking time!

The Master stepped closer to her, his two nice shoes nearly stepping on the cloth of her over-sized pink shirt.(Remember - she was kidnapped at night? She's been wearing her pink p.j.s the entire time!) He bent down, his cape brushing the ground. He reached his arms out and slipped them under her arms (which were still splayed out) and pulled her up in one swift movement. She blinked once and found herself standing a bit unsteadily - in his arms.

He didn't let go of her either, just kept going, his arms wrapped around her chest (HER CHEST YOU PERVS!) and pulled her up against him. He was sure to have able to hear her heart pounding.

Usagi was brushing like crazy! He was so close...he unwrapped one arm - something she didn't really like - and pulled his scarf away. It dropped to the ground with a soft fwoof! and Usagi suddenly had a very bad feeling.

A very, very, very bad feeling as he lowered his head, resting it on her right shoulder. She didn't know that his breathing was as labored as hers - she forgot about the light thing. She forgot to wonder how he was able to stand in the light.

It's easy to forget when a hot vampire is about to bite your neck. The Master, he lifted his head away slowly and Usagi - still blushing like crazy - turned her head to look at him.

She looked into his eyes...his prussian blue eyes, they looked...they didn't look scary or angry anymore. They looked...kind of sad, and he seemed, tired...

His skin was pale, a pasty white. Something told Usagi that it wasn't because he was a vampire either. (a common misconception - not all vampires have pale skin!) He had messy dark brown locks, a bit long in the front and short in the back. And man, Usagi had to admit it - she was wrong! He wasn't ugly! He was very cute! Not drop dead gorgeous and hot, but cute in the sense - he looked just plain adorable with that tired look on his face and if he didn't have that look on his face and didn't look sick...

He would look drop dead sexy! The guy could be a freaking model if he wanted! Usagi was attempting not to swoon! But that was only because he looked sick, not vampire-sick though. He looked ill as in he's going to pass out...

'Wait...' Usagi thought as his grip around her loosened, 'vampires can't be in the light!' the sun glared down at them.

The Master closed his eyes, the tired look on his face worsening.

"This..." he whispered, "was a mistake..." and he was suddenly falling - but this time it was to his doom. Usagi winced as his weight was suddenly thrown on top of her.

"Ack!"

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Notes:

You know, I've never put up a disclaimer...oh cwap...I do NOT own Gundam Wing OR Sailor Moon! There! I'm only saying it once!