NOTES:
Fujipuri: Believe me, I was tempted to write more of Kei's hot smex fic. But I didn't. I actually might write that as an actual fic sometime when I'm inspired enough to write smut. And I'll post it at GacktxHyde as well. And you see my updates when you get up because you live on the other side of the world! Well, Australia, right? I swear, I must have fans all over the world. Austrailia, Germany, Japan, New York, a couple miles away from me...New Zealand. ...Kei powdering up? That makes me laugh insanely. I can picture himsitting in the chair all daintily and I really need to stop. xD;;
Anne: Hey. The smut stories were on separate papers and the diary was just him expressing his feelings. xDI'm not sure how Keisurvived until he metSho. Maybe that question will come up in a chapter sometimesoon. And you know my presents? THAT'S NOT FAIR! ;-; Oh. And if you want to mail me something, I have an idea that Ryu didn't really understand...maybe because he was too distracted trying to kill me in Risk. But we'll talk when you're not drunk, okay? xD
Yaoikitty: KEI IS A CLOSET FANBOY! I never thought of that! And I love you too so I don't care that you only wrote like...four words and an emoticon a few chapters ago.
Shin: Creepy cute, that's what I'm looking for! But actaully, Sho's seventeen in that fic Kei wrote. I was going to have a scene I had planned out written in the chapter, but I decided against it and it would have said that Sho was seventeen. And I've read a KeixSho fic where Sho was ten and asking Kei if he wanted him to be hard and it was really scary, but somehow...rather enjoyable? I'm not sure.
Essenity: You...need to actually write something in your reviews or else the next chapter isn't dedicated to you. ;D
Yvonne: Hm. You should join the "I can't cook" club along with Sho. Although he did make a pie and a sandwich... And yay! I'm glad when people tell their friends about my fics! Thanks so much!
Hoshino Haruka: Thanks for those links again! Although you had to go through the trouble of emailing them to me since Fanfiction is weird.
Kodoku Mousou: Oh no, it's fine if you forget to review every once in a while. I don't mind. It's not like I'm going to throw a common sense brick at you or anything.
Ryu: Y'know. I seriously love you for actually reading this. I don't think any other boyfriend would have the courage to read their girlfriend's smut-fic. xD And tell you what, if a chapter is going to have "bad stuff" in it, I'll warn you in these little replies, okay? Okay!
This chapter is dedicated to Fujipuri…because she's another one of my longest fans. And she's the other lucky person who gets more of the Mysterious Chest in Kei's old room. ;D And possibly a little bit of smut…? You'll have to find out! Next chapter is dedicated to Essenity if she isn't partying down too hard in Japan…
Chapter Eleven – The Mysterious Chest Part Two
"Please?" The soft voice begged. "You've been doing so much with Luka…what about me?"
"You have no patience, you know that?"
"Kei-kun, I'm not patient at all!" Sho said as he peered inside the chest once again.
For the past week and a half, the vampires had been going through the files and folders and ragged books that Kei had kept. Nearly all of them had been about Luka and to go along with the different items, Kei had showed him memories, including the first time he had fed, going through malls to loot and kill people for food, and even the memory of Luka killing himself at the sunrise on the beach. But nothing had come up about Sho at all.
"Still," Kei said softly, leaning towards the chest and grabbing a folded up piece of cloth. Unfolding it, he found it to be a skirt.
"…Why do you have a skirt?"
"Oh, you know," Kei said lightly. "I used to wear skirts all the time." Sho's gaze suddenly fogged over and became quite distant. As he hit Sho on the shoulder, he scolded his lover, saying, "You better not be thinking about me in a skirt!"
"I wasn't!" Sho said, his eyes focusing on Kei, but his smile said otherwise.
"I was joking when I said that. The skirt is Maori's uniform one. I took it to remember her by because for some reason she loved the skirts." Sho took the skirt carefully and turned it over in his hands.
"That's nice, but still not about me!"
Sweet Vanilla
I give myself to you
Lay out the roses, for a wonderful dream
Darling, its all for your love
Kei groaned and maneuvered some stuff around in the chest to extract a small, dusty, beat-up photo album. He quickly flipped through some of the pages and pulled out a photo, holding it out for Sho to look at. "Remember this?" He asked quietly. Sho leaned forward to examine the picture more closely, gasping as he realized—
"I thought I destroyed the camera you took that picture with!" Sho exclaimed. "How…why…" He stared at the picture of himself glaring at the camera as he stepped out of the shower with a towel wrapped around his waist.
"You were still gullible even back then, Sho-kun," Kei commented before he reached forward and placed a hand on the side of Sho's head. "So if you want to see how I fooled you, shut up and watch." Sho smirked at Kei's response as he was thrown into a memory...
Kei made his way to the closed bathroom door, a camera in his hand, trying to be as quiet as possible. Shinji and Toshi had dared him to take a picture of Sho as he stepped out of the shower. He took their dare courageously, but had no intention of giving them the picture to blackmail Sho with. He planned on keeping the picture for himself so he had a picture of the man he secretly loved.
He's been in the shower for nearly a half hour. How long does it take to get cleaned up? Kei thought to himself as he turned on the disposable camera. Almost instantly, the water turned off and he could hear Sho humming softly. He heard the shower door open and the moving of a towel and then he moved. As quietly as he could, Kei opened the door a crack, glad that he hadn't let Sho install the locks that he wanted. Pushing the door open several inches, he stuck the camera inside the bathroom, not realizing that he had opened the door even more. Before he could do anything to stop the door, Sho stepped out of the shower with a towel around his waist and saw the vampire. Quickly, he took the picture and grinned.
"Got it!" He exclaimed before turning around and running towards his room.
"KEI!" Sho yelled angrily as he dove for a bathrobe and ran out after Kei.
Meanwhile, Kei had made it to his room. He threw the camera behind a dresser and grabbed an identical one. By the time Sho got to his bedroom, it looked like he was still holding the same camera.
"Give me the camera," Sho said in a dangerous tone.
"I don't think so. Shinji and Toshi asked for this picture and I have to give it to them," Kei replied, a devilish smile creeping up on his face.
"GIVE IT!" Sho yelled before he lunged at Kei and tackled him to the ground. After a few minutes, he managed to wrestle the camera out of Kei's grip. Delighted, he threw it against the closest wall as hard as he could, watching it break open. "There," he said triumphantly, climbing off of Kei. "Just tell Shinji and Toshi that I killed it." And he walked away. Kei simply smiled and watched Sho leave...
"Why you little—" Sho began, glaring at Kei.
"You never let me take pictures of you, so what was I supposed to do?" Kei asked. "And yes, Shinji and Toshi did dare me to do that." Sho was still indignant. "Sho-chan, why are you so mad?"
"I don't even know!" Sho replied, crossing his arms over his chest. Realizing the memory may have hurt Sho accidentally, Kei moved over and put an arm around the younger vampire's shoulders.
The end's of the earth,
Which make me want to cover my eyes.
Can't bring me down.
"Well I'm sorry I kept the picture of you," he said gently. Sho shot him a half glare until he added; "At least the memory showed us that you always take so freaking long in the bathroom."
"Well, maybe back then I just wanted to always look nice for a certain someone," Sho replied, placing a kiss on Kei's shoulder. "And that's why I always took so long." Kei smirked and let himself be pulled into Sho's warm embrace.
"Sho…remember that one time when you had just turned twenty and you had the flu?" Kei asked softly. "And I got to hold you and make dinner for you and all that other junk?"
"Can I see that memory, Kei-chan?" Sho asked in a timid voice.
"Of course."
As the vampire lounged on the leather couch, slowly drifting into a daydream, he heard pounding footsteps running into the bathroom followed by a gagging sound. "Sho?" He called, opening his eyes and sitting up. When the only response was the sound of the man throwing up, Kei knew something was wrong. Sighing, he made his way to the bathroom, coming face-to-face with the image of Sho clinging to the toilet, spewing the contents of his stomach into the bowl. "Are you all right?" He asked, not knowing what else to say.
Sho looked over at him, his face incredibly pale. "I feel sick," he moaned. Kei smiled softly and walked over, kneeling down next to the twenty-year-old.
"I figured that much," Kei replied, brushing Sho's bangs out of his face. When he saw Sho convulse slightly and make a coughing noise, he quickly grabbed his braids, holding them behind Sho's shoulders, and held Sho's bangs to the side of his head as the man leaned over the edge of the toilet and began to vomit yet again.
After a few minutes, Sho finally sat back up and sighed, a shudder going through him. "Think you're a little better?" Kei asked gently. Sho nodded as best as he could. "Okay. Well, let's brush your teeth to get that disgusting taste out of your mouth…I'll bring you your pajamas so you're in more comfortable clothing…and we'll go from there, okay?"
"Okay," Sho replied in a hoarse voice. He managed to make it to the sink and begin to brush his teeth—all with the help of Kei.
"I'll be right back," Kei whispered softly before he went into Sho's room to hunt down the pajamas. Oddly enough, they were sitting on top of the dresser. Grabbing them quickly, he went back to the bathroom to find Sho waiting for him, a small smile on his lips.
I will show to you the stars
There's so much that you should know
I won't cause you any tears
Believe me, Believe me
"Thanks," he said as he took the pajamas away from Kei, his hands accidentally brushing over the vampire's as he grabbed the outfit.
"You're welcome," Kei replied with a smile. "I'll wait out here, okay?" Sho nodded and let Kei close the door.
When the vampire opened the fridge in search of a Sprite to calm down Sho's stomach, he grinned brightly and touched his hands. Even though the touch had been accidental, he still was happy. He couldn't help but love Sho and he knew that he'd have to take care of the man until he got better. Chuckling to himself, he grabbed a can and closed the fridge to find Sho standing behind the door. He made a noise at Kei that meant the sight of food was disgusting, but Kei simply smiled.
"It'll calm your stomach down," he told him. "Now, would you like a crazy straw to drink it out of the glass?" He heard Sho chuckle at his comment as he grabbed a glass and poured the clear pop into it.
"Do we actually have any crazy straws?" The twenty-year-old asked slowly, shuffling forward a few feet.
"I think we have sippy-tops from when you were seven…oh wait. Here's a straw!" Kei exclaimed, holding out a twisted pink straw and waving it in front of Sho's face. "It's pink, does that matter?" Sho shook his head. Kei placed the straw inside the glass and walked over to the couch with Sho following close behind. "Do you want to watch a movie or something?"
"I don't know," Sho said, sitting down next to Kei on the couch. He took a small sip of Sprite through the straw and made a disgusted face. "I never liked Sprite…"
"It will help make you better, so deal with it," Kei told him. Sho grunted softly and took a long drink from the glass…
Several boring TV shows later, Kei stumbled upon a poker tournament that caught Sho's interest. That is, until the man started feeling sick again. "Kei?" He said quietly.
"Hm?"
"Can you hold me? I don't feel good…" He asked, blushing slightly. Kei smiled warmly and nodded; Sho moved over and sat down on Kei's lap, resting his head against Kei's shoulder. As the vampire wrapped his arms around the man, he thought to himself, If only you were sick more often…
Several minutes later, Sho began to shake uncontrollably. "Sho? Are you all right?" Kei asked, tightening his embrace. "Are you cold?" The man shook his head and pressed himself closer to Kei. "Can you tell me what's wrong?"
"I don't—" Sho managed to say before he threw up, the remaining contents of his stomach splattering onto himself and Kei. Once he calmed down, he whispered, "I'm sorry." And started to cry into Kei's shoulder.
"Shh," Kei said soothingly, running his fingers through Sho's hair. "It's all right, it's okay…" He kissed the top of Sho's head tenderly and when Sho looked up at him, he added, "Please don't cry." The twenty year old smiled weakly. "You'll need a bath and I'll have to wash both of our outfits."
"Will you help me?" Sho asked, his cerulean eyes pleading with the vampire.
"Of course," Kei answered. "It's not like you'd be able to do it on your own anyway."
Set Sweet Vanilla
I've waited here for you
"True," Sho replied, standing up and heading to the bathroom with Kei following close behind. When they entered the bathroom, Sho began to take off his clothes until he looked over at Kei, who was blushing and turning away. "You shouldn't be the one that's acting all embarrassed."
"Yeah, but…don't you find it just a little bit weird?" And I'm only saying that so you won't think I'm in love with you, he added silently. Sho just looked at him, his face falling slightly. With a sigh, Kei nodded, knowing he had to help Sho get better.
"Can you get the bath ready and throw me a robe?" The man asked as he unzipped his pants. Kei grabbed a robe and threw it to Sho. Finding a clean shirt, he took off the one he was wearing and was about to put on the other one when he felt fingertips tracing over his shoulders.
"Sho," he whispered, shaking under Sho's gentle touch, the touch he had wanted for so long.
"I never knew you had angel wings," Sho breathed, tracing over the ink. "They're…beautiful."
"Thanks," Kei managed to reply. He had to suppress the urge to turn around and kiss Sho and he nearly sobbed in relief when Sho stopped touching the tattoo on his shoulders.
"Why didn't you tell me before?" He asked, wrapping the robe around himself tightly as Kei slipped into the clean shirt.The vampirerummaged around underneath the sink and pulled out a half-empty bottle of bubble bath, shrugging.
"I didn't think you'd be interested in tattoos," Kei told him as he turned on the bath and poured in some of the pink liquid.
"But I've never seen anything like that," Sho said. Kei could hear him slip off his pants and underwear and he stifled the thought of turning around to look. "It's something new I've found out about you, Kei." Kei smiled and thought, There's a lot you don't know about me…
He quicklyturned away and shut his eyes tightly as Sho put one foot in the bathtub when it was done filling up. He listened as the man sank down into the water and got comfortable. "You can open your eyes, Kei," he said weakly. Kei obeyed and smiled softly at Sho.
"Need me to wash your hair or anything? Or do you just want to relax?" He asked.
"I just want to relax," he breathed, closing his eyes. The vampire kneeled down next to the bathtub and dipped his hand in the warm water. As tenderly as he could, he rubbed softly at Sho's cheek, wiping away the dried bodily fluids. When it was all gone, he leaned down and kissed Sho's forehead, not caring if the man would hate him or not.
"You should eat something, and since we have nothing edible…" Kei trailed off.
"Go ahead and go out. I'll be all right by myself."
"You sure?" he asked apprehensively. Sho nodded. Kissing the man's forehead again, he stood up and headed to the store, buying soup for Sho was the only thing on his mind…
"Can you see my memories?" Sho asked, thinking.
"As long as you concentrate on what you want me to see really hard, then yes," Kei replied. Sho looked up at him and smiled. He took Kei's hand and placed it on the side of his head. Within a few moments, they were launched into one of Sho's memories…
Waiting a good fifteen minutes after Kei had shut the door, Sho sighed loudly, wishing Kei had stayed with him. On the other hand, he was quite relieved. The vampire had kissed his forehead and it took him all his willpower not to tilt his head upwards and let Kei's lips touch his own, even for a brief moment. But even the soft lips pressed to his forehead were enough to turn him on. Moaning as deliciously sensual images flooded his mind, Sho turned to lie on his side, relaxing for a little longer.
Kiss your sweet naked flesh, lavish you with love
Darling, it's all for your love
Fighting the urge to relieve himself, he sat up and unstopped the drain of the bathtub, letting the water drain slowly. Managing to grab a towel, he stood up carefully and dried himself off. He grabbed Kei's robe, needing something that reminded him of the vampire, and wrapped it around him tightly.
Sho made his way out to the couch where Kei had been dozing before and laid down. His entire body ached and fatigue was slowly setting in. He wanted to stay awake so he could see Kei, but he simply couldn't. Closing his eyes slowly, he drifted into a light sleep until he heard the front door open. When he heard the vampire approach, he kept his eyes closed and pretended to be asleep.
"You're in my robe, Sho-kun," Kei whispered kindly. Sho heard him kneel down on the floor and nearly moaned when he felt soft fingers stroking his cheek. "And you fell asleep…I guess that's all right. You need it. Throwing up constantly for hours takes a lot out of you." A few seconds later, Sho nearly died when he felt soft lips press against his own. He could feel Kei's breath hitting his cheek and it took him so much effort just to stay still, but he kissed the vampire back softly, hoping Kei would think it was just his imagination. "It felt like you kissed back…"
Suddenly, Sho's eyes opened wide and he sat upright. The front door opened and Kei walked in. "You mean you weren't just here?" Sho blurted out, his voice frantic.
"I was about a half hour ago," Kei replied, slipping out of his coat and walking over to the kitchen, setting the plastic bag full of cans of soup on the table. "Why?"
"No reason…" Sho muttered back, rubbing his forehead. It was only a dream. Dammit, he thought, stifling a sob when he realized how much he wanted that dream to be a reality…
Kei looked at Sho and smiled warmly. "What do you think would have happened if we would have confessed our love sooner?" he asked seriously, standing up and sitting down on the edge of his old bed. "I mean, we've been together five years and there was a study a few years back that said the flame in a relationship dies out within five years. Would we have gotten sick of each other? Would Toshi and Shinji have found out and possibly not have died? …Would I have made you like me if there wasn't a flame left between us?" he added in a hushed whisper.
Come, reach out your hand
Even if the world is corrupted by contradictions
"Of course not!" Sho exclaimed defiantly. "I would have made sure there was still a flame. You're the love of my life and I wouldn't have let you go for anything in the world. I still won't! Wouldn't you have done the same? If I was the only thing keeping you alive, wouldn't there always be a continuous flame?"
"There always has been and there always will be," Kei replied. There was a silence between the two until Sho spoke out.
"About that…story I read," Sho said slowly as he sat down next to Kei on the edge of the bed. Kei looked over at him, blushing slightly.
"What about it?" Kei asked cautiously.
"Mmm…I don't know," he breathed, moving closer to Kei. "Maybe we could…make that story a reality?" Kei smiled mischievously and pushed Sho forcefully so that he fell onto the bed. With swift reflexes, he climbed on top of Sho and straddled him. He leaned over so that he could lie down on top of Sho and lick his neck, making the vampire moan.
"Let's forget that," Kei whispered, flicking his tongue out and licking Sho's ear; Sho squeaked in return. "And write a story of our own…" He moved slightly so Sho could capture his lips in a kiss, taking his breath away and catching him off-guard.
"Can we tease each other first?" Sho asked, his innocent eyes filling with lust. Kei growled low in his throat and barred his teeth slightly. "…Sounds like we'll be having some hot animal sex," he commented.
"Do you always have to ruin the mood, Sho?" Kei asked quickly before pulling off the vampire's shirt and his own. Sho simply smiled as the older vampire rocked his hips forward, the entire bed moving as well.
"Oh good! The bed rocks. That'll make this even hotter," he said before rolling over on top of Kei. "Let's work on reenacting your story first. Then we can write one of our own."
"Deal," Kei said breathlessly.
"Now…how did it start out again? I don't remember…"
"I think we were…hmm…making out?" he suggested. "But I was on top." Sho moved over to lie down on the bed.
"You're the writer," he said seductively when Kei's eyes began to watch him unzip his pants and pull them down slowly…
You make me feel brand new
'Cause you chase the clouds away
Believe me Believe me...
THIS CHAPTER IS ALSO DEDICATED TO PIERROT. Rest In Peace. 1995 – 2006. I'm still shocked. It's one of those o.O faces...
Everyone wave hello to Ryu, my boyfriend, who is brave enough to read my fic. xD He was actually yelling at me to update a few days ago and I couldn't help but laugh.
A few days ago on Livejournal, I posted something and someone commented on it and asked if I was THE Tixxana. It made me happy but sort of creeped me out as well. xD Just to let you all know, I love you all (especially you, Ryu, but you know that)!
I was actually thinking something adorable the other day that I was going to ask you all, but I apparently forgot. I do know that I wanted to ask you guys if you like a lot of author notes at the end of chapters, or just a few lines. And lyrics are Sweet Vanilla by Hyde. I actually don't have this song, which is strange. Anyone want to send it to me? I swear it's secretly addressed to Gackt. xD
Please review! I'm not going to be writing as much because school's coming to a close (less than six weeks left!) and for the next two weeks from 6:30 until 8:00, I have AP US History review sessions for the AP Exam on my birthday, May 5. Yes. A wonderful present, I know.
Happy birthday to my brother today! He's turning 21 and me and Kris believe he may be a closet Jrocker. At the moment, I'm babysitting, but the girl's asleep, so I hijacked the computer (aka - they left it on for me).
PS - Hope you liked your chapter, Fujipuri!
