A GIFT, AND A CURSE
Love Hina is the property of Ken Akamatsu, Dante of Devil May Cry is the property of Capcom, all other characters belong to me.
AUTHOR'S NOTES: Hello everyone. I know I'm late updating and all but real life has kept me busy lately, so I apologize for the delay. I see a couple of people liked the Negima reference. I may just let Keitaro meet Evangeline who knows.
CyberGhost001 I got all the information on demons from around the net. It's amazing what you can find you know. About Dante well he will make a quick appearance in this chapter so keep an eye out. Well I'll let you all get on with the story.
CHAPTER SEVEN: FEARS BROUGHT TO LIFE
The next morning Kitsune wakes up to an all to familiar sensation, that of a hangover. As she rubs her temples she finds that she has not changed her close from the day before. No doubt this is from her getting drunk last night, though she can't help but think something important happened to her.
"Oh my head, I need to get some asprin to make the pain go down." Kitsune says as she feels another of the unpleasant effects of drinking way to much, nausea. She quickly makes her way to the bathroom were she then empties the contents of her stomach. As she returns to her room she passes by Keitaro's room. Kitsune stops for a moment as several images flash through her mind, each involving her and Keitaro. In one he seems to be holding her close to him as if kissing her. In the other he is carrying her towards the apartments.
"How strange did those things happen? It seems so real and yet, was it a dream perhaps?" Kitsune thinks to herself as she returns to her room to think on her strange thoughts. However while Kitsune ponders the images she has just seen, Keitaro is experiencing dreams of his own.
In the recesses of his mind Keitaro can see a scene of the Hinata in the middle of the night. All is quiet and still, save the the wind blowing through the trees. There is a full moon in the sky and its light shines down on the old building adding an errie beauty to the scene. Keitaro stands alone amidst the scene atop a tall tree, as he looks to the apartments a feral smile appears across his face as he leaps toward an open window. He lands inside without a sound and begins to stalk the halls silently as a wolf hunting its prey.
As he passes by Motoko's room he takes a quick peak inside to be certain that she is asleep. He finds her fast asleep with Su laying next to her as she always does. He closes the door and smirks.
"Good Motoko is asleep, I have no desire to deal with her at this time. Though I would enjoy the taste of Su's blood. With all that energy of hers it would surely be of great benefit. Motoko's is sure to be quite a treat as well with her strong ki, but her blood might be more trouble than it's worth." thinks Keitaro as he continues down the hall.
Just before he reaches the stairs he pauses at Naru's room and looks inside to find that she has fallen asleep while studying. Keitaro breathes in her scent and just watches her for a minute.
"Ah to drink deep of her blood and give her everlasting ecstasy would be my greatest pleasure. However the rage that flows through her veins would serve only to agitate my beast. So the day I partake of your blood is still some time off, but I look forward to it." thinks Keitaro before he closes her door and heads down the stairs to the second floor.
Silently Keitaro makes his way down the hall stopping at Shinobu's room he looks inside. He finds her asleep with a stuffed bunny in her arms a few rays of moonlight coming through her window shine on her makeing her look like an angel as she sleeps. He walks over to her and gently moves a few strands of hair out of her eyes as he watches her.
"Shinobu you look so peacful as you sleep. If I could but taste your blood it would be the sweetest and most pure of all, but the time for that is not yet right. One day it will be though and on that day I will savor that purity like a fine wine. Until then remain pure and innocent for me my angel." thinks Keitaro as a smile forms on his face before he leaves.
At last Keitaro makes his way down the hall to Kitsune's room and enters. He looks over her sleeping form which is only partialy covered by a blanket. She wears a red silk nightgown, on which one of the straps has fallen down exposing quite a bit of cleaveage.
"Well now this is quite a lovely sight. Perhaps before I have my fill of her blood I will taste her lips and more as well." thinks Keitaro as he licks his lips at his own thought. His fangs extend as he beckons her to awaken with one of the dark arts. As she stirs Kitsune feels very warm and aroused and sees Keitaro standing before her.
"Keitaro..." Kitsune says as she stands up and walks towards him.
"Yes Kitsune what do you want?" says Keitaro as he meets her.
"I want you to kiss me Keitaro!" she says in a lusty voice.
"If that is your wish, then I shall grant it." says Keitaro as he takes her in his arms and passionately kisses her. The two kiss for several minutes and when their lips part a small trickle of blood streams down Keitaro's mouth.
"That felt good, I want more." begs Kitsune.
"So be it. I will make you feel better than you hav ever felt before." says Keitaro as he resumes their previous kiss. Keitaro does not stop there though he trails kisses down her neck and along her breasts as she moans from pleasure. He turns Kitsune around so he faces her back and continues to kiss her as well as grabbing her breasts rather firmly which only causes her to moan more.
"Oh Keitaro don't stop." says Kitsune as Keitaro pulls himself away from kissing her.
"This has been delightful but now it is time for a greater pleasure. Do you want it?" says Keitaro in a lusty manner.
"Oh yes. Please give it to me!" begs Kitsune.
"Good. Here it comes my little fox." says Keitaro as he sinks hiis fangs into Kitsune's neck and drinks. As this happens Kitsune can only gasp and moan in pleasure as her blood is being drained away. Moments later Keitaro pulls his head back from Kitsune's neck and licks the wound closed and holds her in his arms and looks into her eyes which now have a look of satisfaction in them.
"Now you are mine, my little fox." says Keitaro with a smirk as the scene fades away to black. For the rest of his long sleep throughout the day Keitaro would have other dreams similar to this one, but are they simply dreams or do they hint at something more.
As the day goes on it is around 1:00 in the afternoon when Lucien rises from his days sleep. Had he had his say in things he would prefer to sleep until the cursed sun went down, but he made a promise to both Shinobu and Su, and to Lucien ones word means everything. As he waits for the two young girls whom he now sees as his daughters at least in spirit to return from school, he sits alone in the darkness of his room, and his thoughts turn to his son Keitaro. Because of their blood ties as sire and childe he knows of Keitaros dreams and of the feelings and questions they will bring.
"Keitaro my son your dreams show you of what may come to pass, but you see only the path you fear will make you a cruel monster. Yet that is not the only path you might take. Though I know not what your ultimate fate is to be I know you are meant for something much greater than what you have seen in your dreams, and that destiny will be a harsh one, but I will prepare you for it as best I can." thinks Lucien.
After waiting several hours Lucien leaves the confines of his room to greet Shinobu and Su when they arrive home. Lucien could hear the two young girls make their way up the stairs that lead to the apartments from his room. He could already tell that he would be kept quite busy until Keitaro would awaken, seeing as he could hear Su talk about testing some of her inventions out on him. Yes he would be busy indeed.
As soon as Shinobu and Su entered the Hinata, there was Lucien waiting for them. He has a smile on his face as he bows to them and welcomes them home.
"Welcome home. I hope you two had a good day at school." says Lucien.
"Hiyas Lucien! You're gonna play with me like you promised right?" says Su as she jumps on the elder vampire's shoulders.
"Of course I will. I'm not one who breaks his promises. Now then why don't you put your things in your room and then get a snack and then I will play with you Su, and afterwards I will help you study if you wish Shinobu, alright." says Lucien as he takes Su of his shoulders and puts her on the floor.
"Yeah I'll be back in a flash. So you better be ready." says Su as she hurries up stairs to her room.
"My but she is full of energy isn't she?" says Lucien with a slight laugh.
"Well that's Su for you though. Oh Lucien thank you for offering to help me with my studies, I really appreciate it. I do so poorly in school, so this means alot to me." says Shinobu.
"I already told you there is no need to thank me. I am more than happy to help you Shinobu. If there is ever anything that is bothering you at all you may talk to me about it and I will help you in any way I can." says Lucien.
"Thank you Lucien I will." says Shinobu. Soon Su rejoins the two and they go off to get a snack before Su begins her play time with Lucien.
After having their snack Lucien goes off to play with Su which of course consisted of Lucien being the test subject of her latest invention, an upgrade of one of her mecha-tamas. After more than an hour of testing out her inventions the two stop for the day and Lucien goes to help Shinobu with her studies, but before he does he desides to get a change of clothes seeing as the clothes he's wearing are torn in multiple places and quite dirty. As he heads up stairs he passes by Kitsune who looks at his condition.
"What happened to you?" she asks.
"I was helping Su test out one of her inventions. I wish I had known ahead of time that it would invole lasers and a few rockets. Next time I will be better prepared for it." he says.
"Well at least your still in one piece. Most people would probabley need a trip to the hospital after that." Kitsune says.
"True. I hope she dosen't keep the desire to build weapons of mass destruction as she gets older. If she does I fear for the world." says Lucien as he laughs.
"No kidding. Some times she worries me. Well you look like you could use a bath so I'll see you at dinner, later." says Kitsune.
"Well it dosen't look like she remembers much of last night. That is good I don't think any of these girls would take the truth about Keitaro and myself very well just yet. Now then I'll get cleaned up a bit and then I will help Shinobu with her studying as promised." thinks Lucien as he heads towards the bathroom to wash up before he changes clothes.
After making himself more presentable Lucien goes to Shinobu's room to help her study. The first lesson Lucien helps Shinobu with is history which is one thing he knows a great deal about seeing as he was present for much of it. When finished with that lesson Lucien pauses for a moment.
"Shinobu I have a question I want to ask you, and no matter how odd it may seem I need you to answer it truthfully alright." says Lucien in a very serious tone.
"Alright what is it?" asks Shinobu.
"How do you feel about Keitaro?" asks Lucien. Shinobu's eyes widen at his question.
"Auuu! What do you mean how do I feel about sempai?" Shinobu says as a look of worry appears on her face.
"You know what I mean. It is a very straightforward and simple question." says Lucien.
"Well I l-l-lo...Oh I can't say it it's to embarresing!" says Shinobu as she hides her face in her hands.
"You love him. Am I right?" says Lucien.
"Yes, but how did you know?" Shinobu asks.
"It wasn't hard to figure out with how you act around him. I won't tell him if that's what you're worried about. I want you to tell me something would you feel the same about him no matter what?" says Lucien.
"Yes I would." Shinobu says as a blush forms on her face.
"Good. I appologize if my questions made you uncomfortable in any way, but they were questions I had to ask." says Lucien.
"Why did you need to know how I felt about sempai?" asks Shinobu.
"That I can not tell you I'm afraid. However in time you will know why I assure you. Now though why don't we continue with your studies." says Lucien. Shinobu nods in agreement and the two go back to what they were doing.
Before long the sun starts to set and Keitaro begins to stir from his days sleep. However he wakes to find himself not feeling very refreshed mostly because of the dreams he has had all day. As well he feels very hungry for he still hasn't feed properly yet. What little blood he has had did not satisfy his hunger. He knew he would need to feed this evening wether or not he wished it, and that Lucien would insist he hunt.
"Those dreams, they were so real. Will I become like that? Just some monster preying on people without a single bit of remorse for what I do. I don't want that. I will not become like that. I'll find a way to exist without hurting people." thinks Keitaro as he groans and bends forward in pain.
"I feel so hungry. I need blood." whispers Keitaro as he looks up and sees Lucien standing before him.
"Yes you do. Here take some of mine it should help until you get the chance to hunt." says Lucien as he extends his wrist to Keitaro.
"Are you sure?" asks Keitaro.
"Of course. Now drink. I will tell you when to stop." says Lucien as Keitaro takes Lucien's wrist and bites into it and drinks. After a few moments Lucien takes his wrist away from Keitaro.
"There,that should do for now. Tell me are you all right?" asks Lucien with obvious concern in his voice.
"Well, no it's nothing." says Keitaro.
"Are you sure?" asks Lucien
"Yes I'm sure.Just had a bad dream that's all. We should go or we'll miss dinner with the others." says Keitaro as he turns and leaves the room.
"He'll talk when he's ready. Until then all I can do is wait." thinks Lucien as he follows Keitaro.
That evenings dinner was a quiet one. However throughout the meal Keitaro couldn't help but get the feeling that he was being stared at. Had he paid better attention he would have noticed Kitsune's stares.
"I have to talk to Keitaro. I don't remember much of anything about last night. I know I went out to a bar but I don't remember much after that. Yet I keep seeing scenes in my mind with Keitaro. Perhaps he can tell me what happened last night. I just can't shake the feeling that he knows." thinks Kitsune. After dinner Kitsune goes to Keitaro's room and knocks on his door.
"Yes come in." says Keitaro as Kitsune enters and closes the door behind her.
"Keitaro I need to ask you something." says Kitsune.
"Ask away. What can I do for you." says Keitaro.
"Well I needed to buy a few things and I was wondering if you would walk me to the store." says Kitsune.
"Do you really need me to walk you to the store?" asks Keitaro.
"Well the streets can be dangerous at night and I would be much safer with you there." says Kitsune.
"Well sure I can go with you. Just give me a minute and I'll meet you downstairs." says Keitaro.
"Thanks Keitaro. I appreciate it." says Kitsune as she leaves.
When Keitaro and Kitsune leave Lucien decides to follow them so he can keep an eye on Keitaro, to make sure he dosen't lose control while around all these people. Lucien watches them from the roofs of the buildings as the two walk down the street.
"So were was it you needed to go to Kitsune?" asks Keitaro.
"Keitaro I really didn't need to go to the store. I needed to get you out of the apartments because I want to talk to you about last night." Kitsune says.
"What do you mean about last night? I was in my room studying!" Keitaro says as a worried expression appears on his face.
"Listen I can't remember much of anything from last night, but I keep seeing you in my mind, and I think you might know something. So please, if you do tell me." Kitsune says in a pleading voice.
"Listen I don't know what you're talking about." says Keitaro.
"Keitaro please I know you know something." says Kitsune.
"Alright we'll talk but not on the street with all these people around." says Keitaro as he and Kitsune walk down an alley nearby.
However several people had taken an intrest in Kitsune and Keitaro. A trio of men had been watching them with intrest for some time.
"So do you think she'll do?" says one of the men.
"Definately they'll love her. Her body's perfect. We'll get a good price for her. Plus the guy she's with shouldn't be a problem to deal with. I mean he's a scrawny little geek." says the second man with a laugh.
"Alright here's the plan you two. I want you two to move them a little further down the alley while I head around the building and keep them from getting out the other way alright." says their boss.
"Right." say the first two in unison.
These events have not gone unnoticed by Lucien however.
"It seems trouble has a way of finding you dosen't it Keitaro. It will be interesting to see how this all concludes. Perhaps I will intervene a little, but I'll leave most of it up to you Keitaro." says Lucien as he follows the leader of the three men. As he does though Lucien stops as a man in a red trenchcoat with white hair and a sword strapped to his back and a pair of guns in his hands runs by leaping from roof to roof.
"Well I didn't expect to see him here. Oh well, hope he catches whoever he's after." says Lucien as he turns his attention back to his prey.
At the same time Keitaro begins to tell Kitsune about the other night.
"Listen Kitsune last night I was taking a walk and I found you drunk. So I picked you up and brought you home and that's what happened." Keitaro says.
"Are you sure that's all because I think there's more to it than that." says Kitsune.
"No that's all really nothing else happened, believe..." Keitaro began to say before he was cut off.
"Well look what we have here a couple of love birds." says the first man.
"Yeah but you know what I can't help but think that this lovely lady would look even better with you and me. What do you think?" says the second.
"You know I totally agree with you. So tell me babe why don't you ditch the twirp and go with a couple of real men." Says the first man with a smirk on his face.
"Like I'd want anything to do with a couple of guys like you two!" says Kitsune.
"Kitsune stay behind me alright." says Keitaro as he steps between the two men and Kitsune.
Meanwhile the leader of the three men makes his way around the the building to the other side of the alley, but before he reaches it a hand wraps around his mouth and the other around his waist as he rises into the air at a very fast pace. Soon the man finds himself on the top of a building overlooking the alley where his two friends are speaking to Keitaro and Kitsune when he hears a voice,
"Good evening my good man. By the way don't be to loud understand." says the voice which belongs to Lucien as he tightens his grip on the man.
"Who the hell are you?" asks the man with fear in his voice.
"You needn't worry about that. Now tell me why were you following the couple down there?" says Lucien.
"We wanted to get the girl and sell her." says the man.
"And who were you going to sell her to?" asks Lucien but the man remains silent.
"You trie my patience. So quickly. Who were you going to sell her to?" says Lucien only this time with his claws against the mans throat.
"The Yakuza. Sometimes they ask us to find good loking women for them. They pay us pretty well to. Look if you let me go I'll give you a cut of the money." begs the man.
"I'm afraid I can't do that. You see people like you disgust me. So I'm afraid you will have to die. I know all about the other things you and your friends have done, and now it is time for you to pay for your crimes with your blood. By the way before you die I want you to know that you have sent your friends to their deaths. Let that knowledge sustain you on your way to hell. Goodbye." says Lucien before he sinks his fangs into the mans neck and drains him of every last drop of blood.
At the same time back in the alley the two men advance on Keitaro and Kitsune, both of them pulling out knives.
"Now hand over the lady and maybe you'll get out of this alive." says the first man as he points his knife at Keitaro in a threatening manner.
"Never!" says Keitaro.
"Looks like we got a hero. Guess we can kick your ass then get the girl." says the second man as he rushes at Keitaro and tries to slash him with the knife. However Keitaro instinctively blocks the knife as it cracks when it makes contact with his arm.
"No way! My knife it broke." says the second man as he stares dumbfounded. However something comes over Keitaro and he grabs the man by his kneck and lifts him off the ground. The first man can hardly believe what he is seeing.
"How is that scrawny little guy doing that? Is he on PCP or something?" the first man thinks as he sees the look in Keitaro's eyes. He sees the look of a killer in his eyes as well as healso sees them glow red, while the man he's holding struggles to get free. Then he sees his friend go limp and Keitaro bite into his neck. He rushes at Keitaro and tries to stab him in the stomach and get him off his friend, only to find that his knife too breaks against Keitaro.
The first man dosen't even have time to react as Keitaro drops his first victim and grabs him by the kneck and bites into his kneck as well. Kitsune is speachless throught the ordeal and instinctively hurries to the back of the alley to try and get away. However she runs into Lucien.
"Kitsune is everything alright you look terrified." says Lucien.
"Lucien it's Keitaro, he's killing to men! You have to stop him please!" says Kitsune.
"Don't worry Kitsune everything will be fine. Just follow me and stay behind me alright." says Lucien as Kitsune silently nods.
As Lucien and Kitsune approach they see Keitaro standing over the bodies of the two men. Keitaro turns to face them and a look of horror is upon his face.
"No I didn't mean to. They wanted to...I had to protect Kitsune from them." Keitaro says.
"It's alright Keitaro. Kitsune is safe see. You protected her from those men who wanted to sell her to the Yakuza." says Lucien in an attempt to calm Keitaro down.
"Still. Kitsune I'm sorry I could have hurt you like last night. I don't want to hurt you or anyone." says Keitaro.
"What is going on you two tell me! None of this makes any sense. Keitaro going berzerk him tossing around those guys like they were children, and then biting them in the kneck and killing them." says Kitsune.
"We will discuss this later at home. For now though I want you to escort Kitsune home Keitaro. Do not worry Kitsune, Keitaro won't hurt you I promise he simple lost himself for a moment but he has returned to normal, trust me." says Lucien as he looks Kitsune in the eyes and for some reason she believes every word he says.
"Now go I will clean up hear." says Lucien Keitaro simply does as he is told and leaves with Kitsune.
"I'm becoming exactly what I feared, a monster. Worst part is I liked it." thinks Keitaro.
END CHAPTER 7
AUTHOR'S NOTES: Alright chapter 7 is done. I know it took awhile for this one, so I'll try not to let the next one take so long. Be ready for some rather nasty antagonists to make themselves known in a few chapters. If anyone can tell me who the orginazation that will appear is based on will get 100 coolness points. Just take a guess, I'm sure someone can get it and it's not Hellsing just to let you know. Well see you next time and remember read and review.
"But does one ever truly have a choice? One can only match, move by move, the machinations of fate, and thus defy the tyrannous stars." Kain, Legacy of Kain Defiance