Notes: Aren'tcha glad this'll never be finished?
As Takuya walked inside, he felt nothing but sickness. He never was a big fan of cats but… the scene was just… In an attempt to erase those thoughts, he tossed some breakfast in the microwave and ate 'breakfast' alone. It was slightly unnerving, especially seeing how usually he was eating with someone else. Like Izumi, his brother, Kouji… speaking of his koi, was he really in the basement? 'Only one way to find out…' Takuya thought, and pushed the plate away. Slowly walking down the stairway to the basement, he tentively opened the door, and peered around in the darkness. He couldn't see a thing. So Takuya flipped on a light switch and closed the door behind him, then proceeded to look around. Nothing. He walked to a middle of the room. Nothing. Takuya yelped out when two arms suddenly wrapped around him and he turned quickly to see whom it was.
"Kouji?" Takuya whispered and raised a brow. Why did he look so… pale?
"Takuya…" Kouji whispered his name in return, and then pulled him tightly against his body. The brunette shuddered when feeling how cold and numb Kouji's skin was. "I came home and couldn't sleep." Takuya could feel the black-haired significant other shaking. "I tried and tried, but couldn't. I was going to wake you up, but as dawn approached I got so very… very… tired. I couldn't sleep in the bed, and when the sunlight beamed through the blinds… it hurt so much." Here Kouji's body released another shudder of the memory of pain. "I came down here. I don't know why…" Here he finally sighed and let go of Takuya and seemed slightly at a loss.
"Mrs. Iwata… maybe she's not so crazy…" Takuya muttered. Kouji raised a brow at him. "Or maybe… I'm assuming what she said was true and overlooking reasonable possibilities. Maybe your… sick?"
"…Yes, I'm terrifyingly ill. No Takuya, I doubt I'm sick. Maybe I'm becoming insomniac or something… or…" Then Kouji's eyes rolled in the back of his head and his legs gave out. Takuya just barely managed to catch the other, and gently placed him on the ground.
"You okay?" Takuya asked, and looked the other up and down. Kouji stopped him.
"Fine… just a little anemic…" Then Kouji passed out.
"Of course you're fine." Takuya sighed and laid his head on Kouji's stomach and stroked his face. "You are so going to the doctors tomorrow."
…Nighttime…
Kouji's eyes popped open, and his blue eyes glanced around. At some point the basement light was turned off, and he figured if he looked in a mirror right now his pupils would be huge. Actually, he could probably see his reflection well too, he was seeing strangely well in the darkness. Glancing around, a strange scent filled his nostrils. Blood. Panic swept through him what if something happened to Takuya? Searching around in a frenzy, he stopped short when seeing Takuya sleeping curled up next to him. But where was the smell of blood coming from. Following it, he found he was sniffing Takuya's neck now, making the other mumble something about being tickled. 'Peculiar…' He thought, and mentally screamed when he realized finally what he was doing. His mouth was gently parted, and he was about to bite his koi! Why the hell was he doing that?
"You're hungry. Feast." An amused voice said. Kouji looked around but saw no one.
"What'd you say?" Takuya yawned and sat up, paying no attention to the fact Kouji was looking around wide-eyed.
"Nothing… but… hey, what did Mrs. Iwata say?" Kouji asked and grabbed Takuya by the shoulders. The brunette winced at being handled in such a way right after he woke up (not to mention being told to think) and yawned again.
"Said… she put a curse on you… make you like a vampire…" The brunette mumbled gently. Kouji's eyes widened, and a strike of fear went through him when he noticed that usually when something like this happened your 'blood ran cold', but it did not. Your 'heart stopped beating'. It did not. In fact, he couldn't really feel anything other than Takuya's warm body next to his.
"I think… it worked." Kouji whispered. The brunette looked questioningly at him. "Why?"
"She thinks you're the one who killed all her cats last night… doesn't believe me when I said you didn't. Wants to sue us…" Takuya here yawned again. Kouji placed his hands over his face and growled in annoyance.
"I think she succeeded… why does she think that?"
"Nnnmm… we don't pay much attention to her… you weren't there when I checked up on her and she automatically blamed you…" Takuya sat up, mostly awake now. "What makes you think it worked?"
"Check my pulse." Kouji ordered, and held his wrist out. Takuya gave him a quizzical look, and then groped the air for his wrist. It was obvious the other one couldn't see in the darkness. When the wrist was found, Takuya did the proper checking for a pulse on Kouji's left wrist. Nothing.
"Maybe I'm checking wrong…" Takuya stammered, not wanting it to true.
"No, you're checking right. I can see everything you're doing." Kouji sighed. Takuya raised a brow.
"Really? I can barely see your outline."
"Arrghh…"
"Kouji?
"Hai?"
"You have to drink a mouthful of blood every night."
"Nani?"
"You can't be in the sunlight."
"I knew that…"
"A stake through the heart will kill you."
"Wondrous…"
"Besides that you're immortal."
"What?"
"And until you 'repay for your sins', or we prove her wrong you're stuck like this." Takuya finished. Kouji stared blankly at him.
"Where are we going to get the blood?"
"Hope you like rats Kouji, because I'm sure the blood donation centers won't give us any."
"You think that'll work?"
"Is it worth a shot?"
"True, nothing to lose." Kouji sighed, and walked out of the room in search of: rats. Yummy. An hour later Takuya heard Kouji come back in, and this was only because he was coughing and sputtering along the way. "That didn't bode so well…" The black-haired boy scowled, trying to remove the vulgar taste from his mouth.
"How so?" Takuya asked.
"Well, whatever food was in me before is now a new fertilizer for plants." Kouji explained.
"Eew…" The brunette scrunched up his nose. Then looked at Kouji in thought.
"Now what do we do?"
"What about me?"
"Huh?" Kouji blinked.
"Don't worry Kouji, we'll prove your innocent and you'll be back to normal in no time! And to keep you alive and well until then you can drink from me, okay? Just give me a warning… Sound good?" Takuya said and clapped his hands together. "During the day I'll try and find out who did it, and during the night you can! A search that goes on 24/7, we're bound to solve it in no time!" He said, with such confidence Kouji had to give a small smile for such a determined outlook.
"I appreciate it Takuya, but I don't want to…" Kouji started, but stopped when Takuya held up his hand.
"I'll be fine. It's only a mouthful, not like it's a gallon. Don't worry, okay?" The brunette's voice was so reassuring, and by now the thirst for human blood and the chance of getting it… well, it completely changed Kouji's opinion. Takuya moved his shirt collar over and moved his neck slightly below Kouji's lips.
"I really don't…" His feeble protests were ignored when Takuya used his hand and pushed Kouji's head closer to his neck.
"Don't be so afraid, you have to stay alive until you're proven innocent, okay?" Takuya said softly. Finally, Kouji gave in completely to his needs and his koi's soothing voice. Slowly parting his lips, Kouji gently caressed the flesh in which he'd take a bite and felt Takuya's body shiver against him.
"I'm going to do it now, okay?" Kouji whispered gently against Takuya's soft skin. The other merely nodded his head slightly, his body tense expecting pain. Two fangs slowly developed where two flat-teeth previously were. They sunk slowly into the soft human flesh, and he felt Takuya's tense body suddenly become limp against him, and he had to hold the brunette up. Kouji felt the blood spill into his mouth, and he made a low purring noise. It tasted so… nice and sweet. When he had gotten into a fight with some jerk in junior high school he first tasted blood in his mouth and it was coppery and disgusting. Now it was sheer heaven to him. A cold hand snaked its way around Takuya's neck and pulled it closer to him, wanting oh so much more. The other as he lay limp wasn't sure if what he felt was searing pain or pure europhia, either way so long as Kouji was going to be with him… The other felt his teeth go deeper into his koi's skin. Takuya. Kouji snapped quickly out of his daze and immediately removed his mouth from Takuya's neck, who fell with a thud on the floor and lay limp there. The pony-tailed youth had a feeling deep in his stomach that he took more than just a mouthful. "Kuso! Takuya, are you okay?" Kouji asked, and looked the other over carefully.
"Nnnm… fine…" Takuya whispered. "Come here." He pulled Kouji down for a gentle kiss. Or at least, started out gentle until Kouji felt the need for it to go beyond that. Slowly self-control left him, and he dove his tongue inside of Takuya's mouth, getting a startled noise from Takuya. Though using it to caress and toy with Takuya's own tongue made the brunette forget about the sudden urge and made him moan. Kouji liked that sound, it was a noise he did not hear as often as he'd like to. Now was a good time to hear it more often. Slowly removing Takuya's clothes and his own while he distracted the other, by the time his koi realized he was naked beneath an also bare Kouji he was again lost to what was being done to him. "Kouji…?" He asked gently, as small nips and licks went slowly down his chest sending pleasured shivers up and down his spine over and over again.
"Sssh… we haven't done this in a long time…" Kouji whispered back to him. Takuya just nodded his head, dizzy from a fair amount of blood (not too much) having already been taken so quickly, and the enjoyment of what was being done to him. It was a rather nice night for each of the needy boys.
…A week later…
The two had searched and searched, and to no avail. Kouji, had never better in his entire life, not having to worry about work or anything. Though, he felt nothing but worry for his koi, where everything was slowly beginning to take its toll on him. First off, he still needed to go to work and make excuses for Kouji's absence. Second, the fact Kouji had to keep drinking from him was slowly making him more and more pale from diminishing blood. Third, was the seventeen-year old trying to run errands and search for whoever was it that upset Mrs. Iwata enough to curse him. Kouji couldn't go out it seemed because Mrs. Iwata had a fit when she saw him and well…evil old hag… and last but not least, was the fact Takuya tried so hard staying up long enough to be with Kouji and actually talk with him. So he lacked blood, sleep, getting stressed, and proper nutrition. So, Kouji was more than just worried. He was panicky. And yesterday when Kouji suggested they ask Kouichi to help Takuya explained to him they couldn't otherwise Kouichi would get ill.
"Oi, Kouji!" Takuya said brightly, then tripped and tumbled down the stairs. Kouji immediately went over to him and checked the brunette over.
"You okay?" Kouji asked, worry taking over.
"I'm… fine…" Takuya waved him off and grinned. "Guess what?" He asked.
"You went to the hospital and got a blood transfusion?" Kouji asked hopefully.
"No, I told you… I'm fine. Besides… too expensive. Not…" Takuya leaned against Kouji getting tired from supporting himself and his eyes slowly slid closed. Kouji waited a few minutes for him to wake again. "…oh, sorry dozed on you…" He apologized, a bit flustered. "Eh, oh yeah! I went to the… library and you won't believe this but… I met Mrs. Iwata's grandson. He's heard about the cats… and said he'd help us…" Takuya murmured as darkness from exhaustion slowly took its toll.
"Why?" Kouji asked gently. Wanting to know, but didn't dare risk keeping Takuya awake just for the sake of curiosity. "Did you tell him about our predicament?"
"No… just said… someone killed her cats… thought we did… offered… to help…" Kouji could tell Takuya was drifting farther and farther away to a dreamless sleep. "Hey… here…" Takuya murmured and lifted himself up.
"Takuya… I don't think it's anything big if I go a night without…" Takuya shushed Kouji.
"Just… please…" Kouji sighed, knowing Takuya's stubbornness would outlast his exhaustion and bent down carefully, and took a small bite. He took as little as possible, and as usual Takuya fell limp. But this time he was asleep, his skin pale but his cheeks a slight red making him look either very ill or very anemic. Sighing in frustration, he nuzzled Takuya's neck. 'Why…?' Although after each time the small wound healed itself, blood was another matter. The black-haired boy gently lifted Takuya up and carried the boy into his own bed, figuring he deserved a good nights rest. Perhaps even a day off from work, and though Kouji was tempted to call his koi's work and say he was ill then there would be multiple problems arising. Brushing a few hairs from the others face, Kouji slowly walked out. Takuya's blood would take time to replenish itself, and how often and much Kouji needed slowed the process.
"I wish there was some way… this could be easier…" Kouji sighed, and leaned heavily against a doorframe.
"There is." A voice whispered. Kouji looked about wildly, searching for the voice he had heard before. "Abandon your emotions. It'll be a great deal easier." It continued.
"No, it'd be a great deal harder." Kouji growled. "Who are you?"
"Oh, just someone who wishes to help you reach your full potential." The voice chuckled, and from forth the shadows came a man with forest green eyes, and deep brown hair rich in color and texture that fell to his mid-back. He wore a metallic copper shirt that hid most of the man's physical features in that area, but he did have tight jeans that shown very powerful legs. And black slippers. Kouji's thought, 'What the hell?'
"Why are you wearing black slippers?" Kouji asked, suddenly more curious by the fact this weird man was in their house and wearing black slippers than by a weird man got into their house without getting their attention.
"Well, isn't it more suiting? I only walk within the darkness by which mere mortals sleep, and generally don't go into the public. So… I wear slippers. Are you saying there's something wrong with that?" He asked, an amused expression on his face.
"No, just curious. What are you-Wait! What do you mean you only walk around at night? Help me reach what potential?" Kouji growled, then heard a slight noise of one who is disturbed whilst sleeping and turned around to see Takuya shifting in the bed. 'Must be getting loud…' Sighing he turned to the man, and was confused when he was gone. "…?" Blinking, he walked out of the room, and when he did not still find the enigmatic person, scratched his head. "Peculiar…"
"Hmm, he's not that attractive when you look at him this way… but if I move here…" He heard the voice and Kouji turned right around to see him in their bedroom. Scowling, the owner of the voice sighed as he got dragged away from the area in which he was studying.
"Let's go to the basement." Kouji growled.
"Fine by me, so long as you listen to my proposition."