A/n: Alrighty! Chapter 3 is up an' running! Thank you everyone for the lovely reviews! Keep them coming!
Asusual, certain scenes are gory/angsty/etc... are in this fic.
Pardon the shortness of the chapter...it just felt right this way! XD
All characters (c) KAzuki Takahashi
Chapter 3
"Oh dear, he really did go and kill himself for you…"Rex said in a rather interested tone. Syrus stood dead still, completely overtaken with horror and grief. He fell to his knees in tears, his gray eyes glazed with stupor. Rex then pushed the small child onto the grass. Syrus then began to sob violently. "C'mon now! Can't keep good dinner waiting!"
"How dare you say that after what he did?" he managed to say between sobs.
"Easy I just do," he answered as he walked over Jaden. A sudden fit of rage drew power from within Syrus and he reached the dying boy. "You will not touch a hair on him, or I will kill you like the beast that you are!" he yelled, covering Jaden with his body.
"My word, then the love is mutual!" Rex roared in laughter.
"Now step aside, or die with him!" he demanded as he slapped little Syrus to the ground again.
Syrus glared and rose to Rex's level. "I am my own beast…you are not the boss of me." Suddenly he could hear the gentle beating of the heart. He hastily covered his ears as Rex grinned as wide as a serial killer's.
"Rex, he does have a point…"a soothing voice interrupted.
They both turned around to see Leon sit on a nearby tree branch.
"Ah my lover, you missed me!" Rex exclaimed as Leon fell right into his arms.
"Actually I grew worried you might screw something up…"he said, while merely glancing at Jaden clinging to a mere threat of life and Syrus sob quietly with blood tears running down his darling face.
"And I was completely right. Rex, have you no humanity left?" he cooed into Rex's ear, drawing a deep red blush onto his face.
"Y'know damn well that's true, my demon…"he replied.
Leon glared and slipped from their embrace. He walked gently to the children and kneeled besides them. "Forgive him once more, he's normally a nice fellow," he said as he pulled his long sleeve up to reveal his wrist.
"Be a good friend and open his mouth," Leon commanded as he bit it and drew blood. Syrus obeyed, making each movement even clumsier than the first from the fear of loosing his beloved.
"You do know that this will damn your friend for eternity…just like you?" Leon whispered as he brought the miniature blood fountain to Jaden's lips. Syrus nodded,
"But unlike me…he'll be alive…"he said as smiled and held Jaden close.
"Everything will be alright…we'll be together again."