IMPORTANT NOTE:
THE ENTIRE SERIES IS GETTING A NAME CHANGE. That's right. I've finally decided on a name for this series. It's going to be called 'Memories'. So after this chapter (as in the next time I update), this will just be called "Beneath the Vampire" and in the summary, it will say "Sequel to Lost Memories". Okay? Okay!
I owe you guys a ton of reviews. Literally. So let's get going!
CHAPTER SEVEN NOTES:
Fujipuri: "Won't they be attracting lots of others that want a piece of that hot body! XD" That's probably the best way to put it. I seriously started laughing when I read that. xD And I think the coma on House lasted for 48 hours…but then again, it's House.
Hiroyukishinji: I started crying when I wrote the freaking letter! I started writing it during school when we were watching a movie in Religion class and I think my ex boyfriend was giving me weird looks because I was close to tears. XD;
Anne: I'm going to make a dictionary and one of the definitions is going to be "Hott Asian Vampire Smut". And Kris was definitely on drugs that night, and she was slurring her words. And Sho says you shouldn't slap him on the back of the head. But Sho is also stupid enough to blurt something out like "looking for my husband". Kurisu can handle it. She's secretly me and Kris mixed. XD That's sounded really weird, but you know what I mean.
Shadowed-Butterfly: A review from chapter six? Cool! I didn't think new people were reading my fics! And the spelling errors, I usually catch but the upload manager thing likes to slur some of my words together for some reason, so I have to edit it again. And my one best friend is horrid at spelling. Especially on AIM. It's like: "oaky. Heaha. So naywya…" And then my boyfriend is like that too but his keyboard is screwed up I think. Ooooh. Gackt and Hyde plushies? And pocky! I got some Decorer pocky in Disney World when I went. It's so delicious!
Shin: I like the emotional stuff, but I don't know…fluff…I like it all. But fluff just makes me so much happier than angst. Which one do I like to write more? I'm not sure…
CHAPTER EIGHT NOTES:
Hiroyukishinji: I'm slowly running out of ideas, but next chapter's going to have a lot of reminiscing about Kei's family and maybe a little bit about Luka. But I'll never tell before I update! I got the popcorn thing from an episode of The Office, but the people's hands touched on the back of the couch…
Fujipuri: Kei says that you can give him a bone-breaking hug because he'll just heal (hey. He's part of my mind, so that's why he can talk. XD Okay. I'm a loser. So sue me.) Ooooh. Reading before classes, are we? I would at my school, but number one, I don't have a computer class and number two, if my school found out I was reading that stuff, I'd be expelled. Catholic school…slash…yeah…
Anne: I love when Sho and Kei are all distant and then make up and are slightly happier. XD Sho can read the newspaper if he wants to! And I think towards the end, he's just pretending to. I'M NOT A FREAK FOR LOVING RENT! And just for you, I'll let them ask each other why they didn't cry in the movie in the next chapter sometime, okay? I seriously love when Kei calls him "my Sho-chan" so I have him do it a lot. And I'll get that song from Rent and send it to you. It's one of my favorites. And to your other review, I'M UPDATING!
Yaoikitty: xD Aww. I hope you at least win the bet thing. And it shouldn't be smutty for quite some time. Of course, there will be some more smut, but still…not for a little while.
Shin: Well, you're going to be choking more in this chapter. Seriously. So don't die on me! Rent is about people with AIDS and I seriously love it. But it's quite depressing and sad. But I love it anyway.
This chapter is dedicated to Anne…because she asked me and has given me my inspiration for the past few chapters. If you would like a chapter dedicated to you, you can tell me in a review. At the moment, I plan on saluting all of those who have stuck by me through all of my crap writings from early on. Next chapter: Yaoikitty. One of my longest fans and a co-existing Rent freak. xD
Chapter Nine – Yet Another Romantic Evening
Adding more hairspray to his hair, Sho smiled at his reflection, knowing he had to look perfect. "Sho! Aren't you done yet?"
"Not yet, Kei!" Sho called back, maneuvering some of his hair around.
"You've been in there for nearly three freaking hours! You have to be close to being done!" The impatient vampire pounded on the door from the outside.
"Don't you want me to look perfect, though?" Sho asked, adding some gel to his hair.
"Not if it's going to take the whole night!" Sho sighed and quickly washed his hands. Turning off the bathroom light, he opened the door to find a clearly pissed-off Kei. "What the hell took you so…" But he trailed off after he saw Sho. "Dear god, Sho!" He exclaimed. Sho chuckled and walked out into the kitchen. He had expected that sort of answer since he was wearing tight leather pants and the orange see-through shirt that drove the shorter vampire mad. He had styled his hair so that it was much more fluffy-looking than normal. And, of course, he had put on some eye shadow that made his cerulean eyes stand out.
"You look hot, too," Sho said, turning to eye what his lover was wearing; a skin tight thin black shirt that had once belonged to Sho and a pair of tan leather pants. He had combed his hair and slicked it back, making it gleam under the kitchen light. A smiled crept up on Kei's face at Sho's statement and he wrapped his arms around Sho's neck.
"I may look hot, but you're the one who looks so damn sexy," Kei said softly, planting kisses all over Sho's neck.
"God, you don't know how crazy you're making me right now," Sho moaned softly. "Can't we just stay here for the night and have our own 'party'?" Kei smirked into the soft skin of Sho's neck.
"I'd like that, too," he mumbled. "But we need to get out of this house."
"We can pretend that the bedroom is…I don't know…a public park…"
"Oh, and everyone's standing around watching us have sex or something?" Kei asked as he stopped kissing Sho's neck and made his way towards the door, grabbing his coat.
"Sure! It could be the greatest thing that ever happened in the park!" Sho said, following Kei. The vampire laughed and smiled warmly at Sho.
"See? This is why I hate being in a fight with you. I miss you humor and your stupidity." Sho smiled and pushed Kei through the door, closing it behind them.
I don't care
I'll toss
away my shame.
There's no man as good as you.
"Thanks. You're calling me stupid." Sho punched Kei in the shoulder softly. The vampire winced and rubbed his shoulder gingerly.
"You're welcome," Kei replied with a smile.
"…Do you actually know where we're going?" Sho asked as he sat down in the passenger seat of their cream-colored convertible. Kei turned the car on and backed out of the driveway, racing down the street so fast that it made Sho's head spin, forcing him to close his eyes tightly.
"Of course," Kei replied, his foot still jammed down on the gas.
"C-can you stop driving so fast?" Sho whimpered. "My head is spinning…and I feel like I'm going to throw up…" He put a hand to his mouth as Kei slowed down to stop at a red light.
"You okay?" Kei asked, reaching over and putting a hand on Sho's shoulder. Sho took an intake of breath. Worried, Kei pulled off to the side of the road and threw the car in park He slid across the bench seat and wrapped his arms around the younger vampire.
"I-I'm okay," Sho said when he moved his hand away from his mouth.
"Are you sure?"
Sho looked at Kei and gave him a weak smile. "Of course," he reassured. "I don't want to ruin this night. But…will you at least drive slower?"
"Anything for you," Kei whispered, giving Sho a quick kiss before moving back to the steering wheel and pulling out into the late-night traffic.
"Where are we going anyway?"
"A bar," Kei replied shortly.
"Please not that damn strip club that used to be Shinji's bar…" Sho muttered.
"Wait. How do you know it's a strip club?" Kei asked quizzically.
"When I was looking for you…one of the strippers came out and asked if I wanted to go in," he told Kei.
"And what did you say?"
"I said I was looking for my husband." Sho blushed furiously as Kei began to laugh, thinking it was a joke. "I'm serious," he whispered, the laughter stopping abruptly.
"You didn't!"
"I did."
Kei pulled into a parking space in front of a bar. Once he had turned off the car, he leaned over and captured Sho in a breathtaking open-mouth kiss. Sho closed his eyes in ecstasy. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before," Kei breathed against Sho's lips.
"I don't care—" Sho place his hands on Kei's waist. "—Just kiss me like that again." Grinning, Kei leaned forward and kissed the vampire again—this time with more force. Sho's hands fumbled with Kei's jacket as he ripped it off of the vampire's shoulders, throwing it in the back seat. Sho pressed the palm of his hands against Kei's chest, pushing the vampire away. "Ha ha. We're in public!" Kei simply shook his head and placed his hands on top of Sho's.
"And you still believe that I care…" He commented. Sho simply smirked and looked down at Kei's hands.
"K-Kei," he whispered. "You…you're wearing it…" Kei smiled warmly and nodded.
"Why wouldn't I?" Kei asked softly. "After all, you gave it to me…" He looked down at his left hand and smiled at the silver ring. He looked back at Sho to find the vampire crying. "Sho-chan?" Sho didn't answer. "Sho-chan, don't cry!"
"But Kei…" he whimpered. "I can't believe you—" Kei silenced the man with his lips, kissing him warmly and affectionately. Sho took a deep intake of breath and slipped his tongue inside of Kei's mouth. The vampire moaned softly and battled Sho's tongue with his own.
"Don't cry and have tonight make me feel horrible," Kei said as he broke away from the kiss. Sho wiped away his tears and nodded.
"I'm sorry," he said as Kei reached in the backseat to find his coat. "But just seeing you wear the ring made me so happy…" Kei looked back at him and grinned. "Now let's go inside and have a fun time."
Both smiling, they left the car (making sure to lock it) and went inside the bar, choosing a high table towards the back of the bar. Draping their coats over the backs of their chairs, they were met by a horrid noise coming from the speakers. Sho looked towards the stage of the bar and moaned. "Oh no!" he said loudly. "It's karaoke night!"
"Exactly," Kei said as he sat down.
"Oh no… no, no, no! You didn't!"
"I did," Kei replied. Sho glared at him angrily.
"You're not expecting me to go up there and sing, are you?" Sho asked.
As
if burning, my nails melt (into your back)
I won't let anyone take
you away.
"Of course not. Besides—everyone here is already drunk. It's not like they'd yell if you sucked."
"I am not going up there and singing!" Sho fumed.
"Who said you were singing?" Kei said. Sho looked at him with a shocked look on his face.
"Would you like something to drink?" A waitress asked them.
"Vodka," they said simultaneously. The waitress gave them a weird look and walked to the bar to grab their drinks.
"So I don't have to go up there and make a fool of myself?" Sho asked.
"Of course you have to go up there!" Kei retorted as their waitress set down their drinks.
"What if I don't want to?" Sho whined.
"Sho-chan…" Kei said softly as the crowd began to applaud for whoever had just been singing. "Please?" He asked with a pout. Sho gave him a half glare and sighed.
"Fine. You win." Kei smiled in delight and looked up to see whoever was running the karaoke machine go up to the microphone.
"Anyone else want to give this a try?" He asked.
"Why the hell not?" Sho said loudly, standing up. Kei grinned and followed Sho's lead, walking towards the brightly lit stage. When Sho reached the front, he muttered to the guy, "Got a piano anywhere?"
"Yeah, right behind me," the guy replied, stalking off towards Kei.
"Thanks," Sho said sarcastically after him, knowing the guy thought he was an idiot because he hadn't noticed the piano.
"I just need the microphone," Kei told him.
"Whatever…" The guy muttered, wandering away.
"Hello," Kei said into the microphone. It reeked of alcohol. The crowd replied with a mumbled 'hello' and continued to drink. "I'm Kei and this is my lovely assistant who will be playing the piano for me."
"Shut up," Sho exclaimed loudly, earning a drunken roar of laughter from the crowd.
"Know what you're going to play?" Kei asked Sho, moving away from the microphone for a moment.
"Pretty sure," Sho replied. Smiling softly, he began to play. Kei stepped back to the microphone.
"We'll be performing a song titled One Hundred Years by the band Five for Fighting," he told the crowd. As soon as Sho paused for a moment, he began to sing:
"I'm
15 for a moment
Caught in between 10 and 20
And I'm just
dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are…"
When the song was over and Sho stopped playing the piano, there was a moment of silence before the entire crowd burst into applause. Smiling, the vampires exited the stage, going back to their table to grab their glasses and coats and exit the bar.
"So that was it?" Sho asked as they went back to their car. "That's all we went in there for?"
"Yeah…and to steal their vodka…" Kei replied with a smart grin. He unlocked the car and slid inside along with Sho, draining his vodka and throwing the glass out the window.
"Great. And now you're drunk!" Sho exclaimed.
"Am not! That was not that much vodka!" Kei retorted as he turned on the car and strapped his seat belt. "Now. Where would you like to go? Tell me the first thing that comes to your mind."
"Ice skating," Sho said suddenly. Kei gave him a strange look as he began to drive towards the indoor ice rink. "Shinji took me a few times when I was younger." Kei laughed softly.
"Maori would have never taken me when we were young," Kei said softly. Sho looked over at him.
"Kei-kun…that's the first time you've said anything about your family that wasn't in your memories or when we were talking about them!" Kei blushed slightly.
"I guess I'm getting used to being able to talk about it," he said softly. Sho slid across the seat and put an arm around Kei's shoulders.
"I'm glad," he whispered, leaning forward and kissing Kei's cheek softly. "YOU HAVE TO TURN HERE!" Sho yelled suddenly. Kei jerked the steering wheel to the right and barely managed to make it into the parking lot of the massive building. "Nice save," he commented, coughing slightly since the turn had taken the wind out of him for some reason.
Please, don't go anywhere.
Please I'm
begging you, stay here with me.
"Oh shut up," Kei exclaimed before shutting off the car and throwing open his door. "It's not like you could have done better!" He closed the door and walked over to Sho, who was already heading towards the ice rink. "You don't even have your license."
"Neither do you!" Sho retorted, slinging an arm around Kei's shoulders.
"I know that!" He replied, looking up at Sho and smiled brightly.
Both grinning stupidly, they entered the cold building and rented out two pairs of ice skates. They found a small table in the corner of the large room and began to put on their skates. "Did we bring any gloves or anything to keep us warm?" Sho asked as he stood up in his skates.
"Mmm…I thought we could keep each other warm," Kei told him as he tried to stand up. He ended up falling forward into Sho, but Sho simply caught him.
"You've never skated before, have you?" Sho asked as he helped the vampire to the ice rink itself.
"I have!" Kei said loudly. "But I haven't tried in at least fifty years, so I'm a bit rusty."
"Uh huh…well, let me help you get good again," Sho said in a sensual voice that made Kei shudder. He watched Sho step onto the ice and smiled as his love held out a hand for him to grab onto. "Come on, Kei-kun. You aren't scared, are you?" He taunted.
"Why the hell would I be—" Kei tried to say, but as soon as he stepped onto the ice, he slipped and fell down. "Dammit!" He yelled angrily.
"Would you like some help, Kei-chan?" A voice said from above him. He looked up to find Sho kneeling on the ice next to him with the most adorable look on his face.
"God I can't resist your face," he said as Sho helped him gain his balance. Sho simply blushed and began to skate, keeping a firm grip on Kei so that the vampire wouldn't fall. "Oh great. There are other people on the ice…" he whispered softly, beginning to break away from Sho's grasp and skate on his own.
"Who cares?" Sho said loudly, spinning around. He made his way over to Kei, who was doing quite well and beginning to skate with ease. "You're doing great," he commented, skating backwards in front of Kei so he could talk with the shorter vampire.
"I'm a fast learner," Kei told him softly, skating forward and wrapping his arms around Sho's neck. Sho leaned down and kissed Kei softly, moving his lips in motion with Kei's.
"I never noticed," he breathed.
"Maybe I should…show you…" Kei said in a seductive voice that sent a shiver down Sho's spine.
"Take me now," Sho growled, pulling Kei close to him. Kei laughed and smiled warmly.
"I would, but I think we'd have some trouble on this ice," he commented, making Sho grin.
"Well, well, well," a voice said from behind them. "It's my two favorite people in the world."
"Hey Kurisu!" Kei said brightly.
"You're stalking us!" Sho exclaimed, making Kurisu laugh warmly.
"No I'm not," she told them. "I have one night off a week and I usually go ice skating. I've always loved it."
"Uh huh…" Sho said, disbelieving.
"I see you two made up. That's always nice," Kurisu said, ignoring Sho's comment.
"Took us long enough," Kei said, hugging Sho tightly.
"Oh. And I wanted to tell you that you have an exceptionally loud voice for swearing," she told Kei, who blushed. "I take it you haven't skated in a while."
"Nope," Kei replied.
"Want me to help you?" she offered; Sho pulled Kei close and hugged him protectively.
"Mine," he whined, kissing the top of Kei's head. Kurisu simply smiled.
"Okay, okay. I won't steal him from you," she said. "And I won't barge in on your night together."
"At least join us for coffee!" Sho said suddenly.
"Oh, I couldn't! I'd feel rude and—"
"Come on, Kurisu," Kei pleaded softly. "Please?" He rested his head on Sho's chest and stared at Kurisu with puppy dog eyes. Sho couldn't help but grin.
"Fine. You guys win," she said, caving in. "I'm done skating, so I'll be waiting for you out by your coats."
"All right!" They both said as she skated away. Smiling warmly, Sho pushed himself away from Kei and skated backwards, spreading out his arms so that his trench coat looked like wings.
"You look like an angel," Kei said. Sho blushed furiously and hung his head low in embarrassment. When he looked up at the vampire again, he added, "You're my fallen angel."
"Oh Kei," Sho breathed, skating forward and hugging Kei to him. "I love you so much."
"But I love you more," Kei whispered back.
Meanwhile, watching through the glass on the outside, Kurisu stood with a smile on her face as she stared at the couple. "They're so adorable," she said to herself. "...What if I wouldn't have been there that night in the park...would they still be together?" Shaking the thought from her mind, she watched the lovers skate towards her to exit the ice with their fingers entwined as proof of their love.
"Ready?" Sho asked her.
"…You have to put on your shoes still and return the skates," Kurisu told him, rolling her eyes.
"Oh. Right. I forgot." Sho blushed slightly in embarrassment. The vampire's quickly changed into their shoes and returned the skates to the counter. "You just want to go to the same place we went to before?" Sho asked.
"Sure! I'll meet you guys there," Kurisu said as she headed towards her own car.
When Kei and Sho were inside the safety of their own car, Sho exclaimed, "I really think she's stalking us!" Kei simply shook his head and followed Kurisu's convertible.
"I don't care. She didn't turn out like Kurisutina and besides," Kei said, thinking. "We're basically her only friends. Plus, we've found another vampire besides us!"
"I guess that's true…" Sho said softly, turning to stare out the window. They sat in silence until they parked the car and met Kurisu inside the small coffee shop. All three ordering vanilla lattés and they sat down in a corner booth; Kurisu sat on one side while Kei and Sho sat on the other side.
I don't care
I've grown my hair out.
It's you who made me feel this way.
"So why exactly do you go ice skating?" Kei asked Kurisu before she had the chance to drink her latté.
"From my childhood—there was a pond near my house and my neighbors and I would skate," she replied with a shrug. "What about you two?"
"First thing that came to my mind," Sho replied with a childish smile.
"I will never understand you, Sho," she said, shaking her head.
"Nor I you, my dear," Sho said, winking at her.
"So why did you throw such a fit at something that wasn't that big of a deal?" Kurisu asked. Kei gave her a warned glare, but Sho simply blushed and answered.
"I didn't realize what it really meant," he muttered.
"Well that's okay because I forgive you," Kei told him, leaning over and kissing the top of Sho's head softly.
"And now you're all lovey-dovey again. Aww. Isn't that cute!" Kurisu teased.
"Shut up," they both said to her, blushing and taking an awkward sip of their lattés.
"Okay, here's a random question," Kei said, thinking for a moment. "First date. How old were you and who was it with?"
"Five years ago or so with Kei. I think I was 32," Sho said. Kurisu simply made a face.
"I was nineteen," Kei said softly. "She told me she was seventeen, but I swear she was younger. I think her name was Kurisu…"
"That's strange," Sho commented. "And what about you?" He turned to Kurisu.
"I was fifteen. We saw some movie and I never saw him again." Kurisu paused.
"Do you remember his name?" Sho asked.
"It was Kei," she whispered. Kei's eyes widened, as did Sho's.
"What?" Kei choked out. "Y-you're that Kurisu?" She just blushed furiously and said nothing.
"That's ironic," Sho said with a grin.
"You can't be her!" Kei stuttered. Kurisu looked up at him. "You said you were Kurisutina's cousin!"
"Well, she was something like my eighth cousin twice removed," Kurisu said, her face crimson now.
"So then how old were you when Luka turned you into a vampire?" Kei asked.
"I was 21," she answered. "So six years later, I guess."
"You lied to me when we were going out?" Kei exclaimed. Kurisu laughed softly.
"I was fifteen. Dating an older guy was so cool back then…I couldn't help myself," she told him. Kei smiled at her until she asked, "Who waits until they're nineteen to have their first date?"
"Sho was 32!" Kei protested. "And besides! That was back in 1973."
"So?" Kurisu said with a wink. She looked down at her watch and sighed. "I should probably head home to get some sleep before I have to go on shift again."
"Already?" Sho asked, standing up along with Kei and Kurisu. "It hasn't been that long!"
"Well, at least we found out who Kei's mysterious first date was," she said, leaning over and kissing Kei on the cheek softly. Kei grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her into a hug.
It's all the same to me;
After all it
was you who stole my heart with that look.
"Don't be embarrassed about your first date," he breathed in her ear. "I still haven't forgotten that horrid movie we went to see." Kurisu grinned and hugged Kei back.
"Your comments during that were so hilarious," she whispered back.
"Ahem," Sho said. The two looked over at him and stared. "I hate to break up you two long lost lovers—" Kei was about to protest Sho's use of words, but Sho simply continued. "—But I think this place is closing anyway." Kei and Kurisu smiled at each other and let go; Kurisu gave Sho a kiss on the cheek and she was out the door. She waved goodbye from her car and drove away.
"So," Kei said softly as they got in their car several moments later.
"Would you care to tell me what the hell just happened?" Sho inquired. Kei simply shrugged.
"Seriously? I have no idea."
"Yeah right," he grumbled, crossing his arms moodily over his chest.
"Sho, don't do this," Kei said, looking over at him, but Sho simply ignored him and stared out the window. "Sho-chan!" He said sternly. Sho looked over at him, tears in his eyes. "It was just one date when I was nineteen. It didn't mean anything."
"How do I know that?" Sho asked. Kei leaned over and captured Sho in a warm kiss. He felt Sho resist at first, but the stubborn vampire slowly wrapped his arms around Kei and deepened the kiss. He broke away for a moment to breathe, "I believe you," and tried to continue the kiss, but Kei pulled away.
"Where to next, now that you believe me?" Kei asked, moving back to start driving.
"The beach," Sho replied, licking his lips. "Damn, you kiss good."
"And yet you have to keep telling yourself that," Kei commented, chuckling.
"Only because it's so true," Sho purred, smiling warmly at Kei. Sighing at the childishness of Sho, Kei continued to drive to the beach in silence. As soon as he parked the car (and before he had even turned it off), Sho had already leapt out with his shoes off. Smiling at his lover, Kei slowly took off his shoes and followed Sho's tracks. When he saw Sho wandering around a little bit ahead of him, an idea formed.
Kei began to run towards Sho and before he ran into him, he jumped up onto Sho's back. Sho staggered a few feet, but regained his balance and gripped Kei's legs so that the vampire wouldn't fall. "Hi honey," Kei breathed in Sho's ear.
"Having fun?" Sho asked as he kept walking.
"Mmm," Kei said. "Let me down, Sho-chan." Sho let go of Kei's legs and the vampire slid down safely. He looked around, viewing the darkened scenery and suddenly whispered, "The beach…" He looked up at Sho, his eyes filling with tears. In Kei's eyes, Sho could see memories of Luka flashing. He entwined his fingers with Kei's and squeezed them gently, letting Kei know that he was there for him.
The vampires continued walking in silence until Kei sat down in the wet sand; Sho sat down next to him, placing his other hand on top of their clasped ones. "You know how much it hurts me to think of Luka and my past…" Kei whispered, his eyes staring out into the endless horizon that was littered with stars. He looked back at Sho. "But I'm so glad that I have you now, my Sho-chan." Sho smiled warmly and captured Kei in a breathtaking kiss. When they pulled away, Kei ran his fingers through Sho's hair. "You helped me through so much to survive." He looked down to suppress his tears but Sho put a hand underneath his chin and looked at him concernedly.
"Kei-chan…?" The question trailed off and Kei shook his head.
"It's all right," he whispered as he pushed Sho into the wet sand and crawled on top of him. "I'll be okay…" He placed his hands on either side of Sho's face and kissed him gently. "I have you."
Please don't tell anyone.
Please I'm
begging you keep it a secret.
"Aaah…" Sho moaned as Kei kissed every inch of his neck over and over again. "K-Kei-chan!" He gasped as Kei's teeth grazed against his skin. "Oh god…" Sho's hips bucked upwards as Kei licked a sensitive spot. Sho glanced towards the water and his eyes widened. "Kei." He nudged Kei, but the vampire growled and continued ravishing his neck. "Kei, seriously." Kei let out a sob and stopped his kisses. He grasped at Sho's shoulders and began to cry. "Kei—the water—" But it was too late. In moments, a wave of water swept over them and they were enveloped in what felt like ice.
Coughing and spluttering, Sho managed to sit up with Kei, who was coughing as well, but he was still crying. Brushing his wet bangs away from his eyes, Sho pulled Kei close and whispered, "You're thinking about your memories of Luka, aren't you?"
Kei threw his arms around Sho's neck desperately and sobbed, nodding his head. He muttered incoherent words to Sho and let out his emotions. Sho rocked back and forth, hugging Kei to him and whispering soft words to calm the vampire down. After a few minutes, Kei's sobs slowed down. "Let's go home," Sho breathed. Kei looked up and nodded.
With Sho's arms supporting him, they made their way back to the car until Kei stopped suddenly, spinning Sho around. "Will you drive home?" He asked, his bloodshot eyes searching the cerulean ones of his lover.
"Of course," Sho replied, a wave of affection sweeping through him. Kei trusted him enough to drive home; he suddenly realized that was all he needed to hear to know that Kei still loved him.
Holding Kei closely and delicately, he opened up the passenger car door and helped Kei in. Once he was situated, Sho wrapped his trench coat around the small vampire. "I don't want you catching a cold," Sho whispered to him before he closed the door and walked over, sitting down behind the wheel. As he carefully drove down the street, Kei leaned over and rested his head on Sho's lap, practically laying down in the front seat. Sho looked down to find Kei staring up at him, his eyes wide and bloodshot.
"What about you?" He breathed.
"What about me?" Sho asked.
"I don't want you catching a cold either," Kei replied.
"I'm more worried about you at the moment," Sho told him. "Besides. We're almost home." Kei sighed and buried his face in Sho's stomach. Sho reached down and squeezed the vampire's shoulder warmly.
I didn't intend to fall for you over some old line
Five minutes later, Sho turned off the car and nudged Kei softly. "Let's go take a shower…Come on." He pulled Kei out of the car and carried him inside; Kei let the trench coat fall from his shoulders and onto the floor. When Sho closed the door to the bathroom, he gently helped Kei stand on his own. "Try to get your clothes off," he said. Kei smirked weakly at the statement, but obeyed without making a comment.
As Kei stripped, Sho turned on the shower and made it warm enough. Sho quickly pulled off his wet clothes and threw his in the hamper. "Come on," he said to Kei. Kei wrapped his arms around Sho's neck and let the vampire pick him up and stand him up in the shower.
"Hot…" Kei mumbled, letting go of Sho's neck. He turned around and rested his back on Sho's chest instead. Sho wrapped an arm around Kei's waist and kissed Kei's head softly. He ran his other hand through the sand-filled hair, getting rid of the grains. After about ten minutes, Sho leaned down to kiss Kei, but he found the vampire passed out.
"Kei?" Sho said, shaking the limp figure. "Oh shit…" Managing to turn off the shower, Sho lowered himself and Kei to the bottom of the tub. He grabbed a towel that was lying on the floor and he dried off Kei's face. "Kei, come back, please come back…" He sat Kei up and wrapped the towel around his shoulders. "Dammit, Kei, don't do this!" He shook the vampire hard and with a cough, Kei's eyes opened.
"Sho," Kei breathed, staring up at Sho with wide eyes.
"Don't do that!" Sho told him weakly, pulling the vampire close and hugging him tightly. "God, Kei…I thought I lost you somehow."
"I'm all right, Sho-kun," Kei assured him in a tired voice. "Can we just…not be sitting in the bathtub naked?" Sho let out a laugh and looked at Kei; he looked worn out and lacking sleep. Putting a hand on the back of the vampire's head, Sho leaned down and kissed Kei, running his tongue over the soft lips. He felt Kei's lips part and wrap around his tongue, sucking gently.
"Mmm…" Sho moaned into the kiss. He pulled away slowly, letting the kiss linger on his lips. "And yet at a time like this, you can still be so…"
"Amazing?" Kei suggested as he managed to stand up on his own and begin to dry himself off.
"Sure. We'll go with that," Sho replied, standing up as well and grabbing a towel to dry himself off with.
I don't care
This isn't getting me
anywhere.
When they were both done drying off, Sho helped Kei into a pair of black sweatpants and he put on a pair of red ones. "Bed time," Sho said, helping Kei into bed. He lied down next to the vampire and smiled when Kei rolled on top of him. He leaned upwards and planted a soft kiss on Sho's neck. Sho wrapped his arms around Kei and pulled the blankets over them.
"H-how could I do such a thing to someone so beautiful?" Kei whispered, tracing a finger over the teeth marks in Sho's neck. "How could I drain you of your life?" Sho lifted the vampire up so that he could stare into Kei's eyes as he smiled.
"Kei-chan…you still hate yourself for it, don't you?" He asked; Kei nodded sadly. "Quit beating yourself up about it! It was years ago and I'm glad you made me like you. You gave me new life."
"But it's a cursed life!" Kei said.
"I don't care!" Sho shot at him, tears brimming in his eyes. "Kei-chan, I love you! All I ever wanted was to be like you even if it meant having a cursed life. Now I can live with you forever and ever and nothing can change that." He smiled warmly as several tears streamed down his cheeks. "I'm so glad that I can spend eternity with you rather than the few years I would have had if I were still mortal. With you I don't care if I ever see the sun again. Now you are my sunshine, my life, and my love…"
Kei shut his eyes tightly, tears beginning to fall. Sho leaned down and kissed the closed eyelids warmly. When he opened his eyes, tears stuck in his eyelashes.
"You look like you have diamonds in your eyelashes," Sho whispered softly, running a finger over them to get rid of the tears. Kei smiled softly.
"You know…sometimes your words are just…too perfect," Kei told him as he leaned forward and pressed his head against Sho's chest. Sho reacted immediately; he wrapped his arms around Kei tightly. "I might as well try to say something just as sweet to you."
"Go ahead, Kei-kun," Sho breathed, tracing his fingers through the sandy blonde hair of his lover.
"No one could stare into your blue eyes and say that there isn't a God," he whispered. "Because nothing in this world could make such beautiful eyes. They're so perfect…" Kei looked up at Sho, who was staring down at him with teary-blue eyes. "And they're all mine." Sho blushed and smiled warmly.
"Want to take me now?" He asked; Kei moaned.
"I just passed out in the shower. Do you think I have any energy at all?"
"I'm just joking!" Sho whispered, pulling Kei closer to him. "I'm tired, too…maybe in the morning?" Kei sighed and snuggled closer to his lover.
"Tonight went well," he breathed.
"It did," Sho agreed.
"'Night Sho-chan."
"Goodnight, Kei…"
Nothing left to say…
Aw. I actually used lines that are in the movie! Well, sort of. They're a bit reversed.
Lyrics are Torikoshi Kurou by Shiina Ringo because I wanted to get back into the Jrock lyrics a bit. And I can play that Five for Fighting song on the piano. And I seriously love that so much.
If you guys ever want like…previews to the next chapter, you can always contact me via AIM. My screen name is stargazer4422 or lmoonchildl (those are L's).
Ooooh. And my boyfriend's coming over this afternoon to watch Moon Child for the first time. XD He already knows about my fics and told me that if I want him to read them, he will. (hugs him to death) He's so adorable, you can't help but love him! ;D
The last thing was written before he came over and now he loves Moon Child. I was going to update yesterday before he came over, but the Document Manager was not working and it only started working this afternoon, so hooray! And if you guys are thinking that these past few chapters haven't been about Kei's past, you're sort of right. There's just some bits and pieces that are about him, like the whole thing with Kurisu (what did you guys think of that? xD), but don't worry, the next few chapters will be all about him.
Sorry it took so long to update (and this chapter is 15 pages in Word), but I was definitely not inspired to write at all for two or three weeks.
Reviews are greatly appreciated!
PS - Anne, I hope you liked this chapter dedicated to you! Love, Ti
