If anyone is confused or wants to know exactly what powers my vamps have just ask. I am really excited about this chapter and I hope everyone likes it. So far it was my favorite to write. It is my longest chapter yet. Go Me. Enjoy!
The search for Trowa had been going on for five days. No one could find him and the police had no clue how a person who couldn't walk could be taken out of a hospital room without anybody noticing. Quatre and Heero had discussed it and they figured that only another vampire could have taken Trowa out of the hospital undiscovered. The only two questions were, what was the vampire's intentions and was Trowa still alive? Heero had been out every night looking for him but he could find no clues. Wufie had contacted Trieze to see if he had heard anything, but Trieze said he didn't hear anything about any other vampires being in their area.
Life went on. The band was still playing at the bar. They found a guy to replace Trowa. They had to replace him because of his broken arm but every time they went on stage Duo felt bitter. He felt like he was betraying his friend. For the last two days though Duo had been feeling especially wierd. He felt like someone had been watching him.
That night after the band was finished Duo went straight home. He was feeling down and he just wanted to be alone and sulk for a while. He was used to being the one who always smiled. Now all he wanted to do was let down his shields and relax.
He had been home for about twenty minutes when there was a knock on the door. Duo had no idea who it could be. Everyone from the club knew he just wanted to be left alone. He went to the door to see who would bother him at 3am. He opened the door and let out a gasp. Standing there in front of him was a very pale Trowa. He was dressed in a pair of tattered blue jeans and a tight fitting black long sleeve shirt. He was no longer injured. Duo didn't even see a scratch on him and he was no longer wearing the cast.
"Can I come in?" Trowa questioned.
"It's still your house too man I don't have to invite you in." Duo replied.
Trowa smiled at Duo showing two small fangs. "Actually you do."
Duo was shocked. He just stared for a little bit. Then he nodded and motioned for Trowa to enter the house. Trowa walked through the door and made his way to the living room. He found himself a spot on the couch and relaxed.
"So what have you been up to? Anything new going on?" Duo asked with a smile plastered to his face. Trowa just stared at him. "No really Tro, I mean it's been five days and nothing. No call. No sign that you're not dead. You just walk back in like nothing happened and oh ya not to mention you've changed a little in the last few days haven't you?"
Trowa let Duo finish his rant. Then he padded the sofa next to him. Duo took the invitation and sat next to him. When both boys were comfortable Trowa started his story:
The last thing I remember was the nurse coming in to give me some pain meds just after you guys left. The next few parts are still hazy. I remember someone in my room and having someone bite me then they forced me to drink something. It's only looking back that I know they forced me to drink blood. That night I was changed into a vampire. I woke up the next night starving. I drank from a woman that was left in the room with me. I killed her. I didn't mean to but I didn't know when to stop. I just couldn't stop. When I was full and thinking clearly again, I went to the door of the room. It was locked. I checked around the room but there was nothing there. I just stayed in there all night. Morning came and I was dead to the world. The next night the same thing happened. I woke up to find a woman in my room and I drank from her killing this one too. This continued until last night. Last night when I tried the door it was open. I walked out the door and looked around. I was in a run down house on the other side of town. There was no one there. The only thing I found was a note written in blood on one of the bathroom mirrors. It said 'go home'. I slept another day in that house. I've been waiting for you to come home. I didn't know where to go. I can't tell Heero yet I just don't know how. I don't even know who did this to me. I also haven't fed tonight. I'm afraid to. I don't want to kill another person but I don't know if I can stop feeding. And whom could I find who would let me feed off them.
Trowa looked upset. Duo cuddled closer to him and tilted his head to the side showing off his bare neck. "I trust you. You can drink from me. Then you can tuck me into bed and go to your room. We'll worry about everything else tomorrow night."
Trowa smiled. He whispered thank you just before he sank his teeth into Duo's throat. Duo felt pleasure overtake him. Then it stopped and Trowa was wiping a little bit of blood from the corner of his mouth. He then picked up Duo and carried him to his bed. After tucking Duo in he went to take a shower. Trowa finished his shower and covered all the windows in his room and drew the curtains. He picked up a book and started to read. As the sun came up Trowa closed his eyes and was dead to the world until sunset.
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Trowa woke up as the sun set. He puts on the 'BITE ME' T-shirt that Heero got him and a pair of jeans. He then goes to check what he looks like in the mirror only to see that he casts no reflection. He walks downstairs and finds Duo sitting on the couch with Hilde.
"Duo told me you were back. What happened to you? You look good." Hilde said.
Trowa looked at Duo giving him a reproachful look. Duo just smiled back. "I told Hilde about the whole vampire thing. I know no one else was supposed to know but I can't give blood every night and Hilde volunteered. So why don't you have her for dinner and then all three of us can go over to your boyfriend's house."
Trowa's jaw dropped. He couldn't believe what Duo just said. Trowa started to stammer "She knows…and she said…Ok."
Hilde just smiled at Trowa. She shoved Duo off the couch and told him to go make some tea. Then she motioned for Trowa to sit down next to her. Trowa reluctantly sat down but he was very stiff. Hilde couldn't help herself and she started to giggle. Trowa looked embarrassed and would probably have blushed if he were able too. She started to talk to him trying to make him feel more comfortable. "It really is ok. Duo told me it feels pretty good and I trust you."
Trowa stopped hesitating and he gave Hilde a kiss on the cheek. The he moved his head and kissed her neck. Then he bit her neck while grabbing her hand giving it a gentle squeeze. Her eyes started to flutter and she moaned. Trowa released her and she rested her head on her shoulder. Duo came back into the room holding three cups of tea. He placed one in front of his two other companions and then sat down next to Trowa also resting his head on Trowa's shoulder.
"Usually I would be mad having someone this close to my babe, but knowing that Trowa bit me first I'm not too jealous of you Hilde." Duo joked. "So are you ready to go guys. I'll drive."
The three piled into Hilde's car and they drove over to Quatre and Heero's place. They got up and walked towards the door. Trowa's palms started to sweat and he was getting a little nervous. The three had talked in the car ride over here how they should proceed. Trowa told them that he didn't need to be invited in because no one with a pulse lived here. They decided to just nock and hopefully they would get a chance to explain things before everyone jumped at Trowa.
Hilde was the one to nock on the door and Merion answered it. She saw Trowa and her face beamed into a smile she moved out of the house faster than the human eye could follow and she moved to hug Trowa. Then she stepped back. "Do you know who turned you?" she asked.
"No." Trowa replied.
"Come in. I'll get the boys and we'll go talk in the living room. I'll warn Heero before he sees you I don't want him getting too excited." Merion explained.
Heero was the last one to enter the room. As soon as he entered he went straight over to Trowa and grabbed his arms. He pulled Trowa up from his seat and began to inspect him. He checked his neck and saw no marks there. "You fed." was all Heero said before he sat down and dragged Trowa with him.
Trowa felt a little odd sitting next to Heero. He didn't know exactly how he should react. Heero was acting different around him and he couldn't quite figure it out. He knew Heero still loved him. He couldn't explain it but he just knew Heero still loved him so what was going on. Why did Heero feel distant all of a sudden.
Trowa didn't get too long to ponder his predicament. Heero decided to take action he stood and looked to Wufie. "I'm going out and seeing if I can find any trace of who did this to Trowa. We will check the other side of town and see if we can find who did this and why. All I need is Wufie for backup too many more people and we would look too suspicious. I want all of you to wait here until I get back." Heero ordered.
No one argued with him and the two boys left the house leaving everyone else in the living room. When Heero left some of the tension left with him. Trowa looked visibly upset he couldn't get the fact that Heero might think this was his fault out of his head. Quatre and Merion shared a look and Quatre nodded his head giving Merion permission to talk.
She started to speak and slowly got everyone's attention. "He thinks it's his fault. Heero he thinks that what happened to Trowa was his fault. He remembers how upset he was when he was forced to become a vampire. He just doesn't want you to hate him Trowa. He doesn't blame you he blames himself. He keeps asking why he left you alone. He's kicking himself for not being able to protect the man he loves. He is also afraid that you won't love him anymore."
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Heero let Wufie drive his car to the other side of town. He was too upset to pay attention. He was happy that Trowa wasn't truly dead, but he was frightened about loosing Trowa. He thought he had lost him once and he was devastated he didn't think he could go through that again. He knew he should have stayed to comfort Trowa but he was too mad to think clearly. He wanted revenge and nothing would stop him from getting it.
When they arrived at the house Trowa told them he was held at they split up and started searching. They had been at it for over three hours when Wufie called to Heero. Wufie was standing on the porch of a dilapidated old house. He was holding a hospital wristband with the name T. Barton on it and a single long stem red rose. Heero glared at the rose then at Wufie. "What is the meaning of this?" Heero asked.
The rose was Trieze's calling card. Wufie looked Heero in the eyes. "He said he did not orchestrate this and I believe him Yuy. Either someone is trying to frame Trieze or someone thinks they have enough power to take him on. An insult to one of his line is a direct insult to him. Whoever did this knows we cannot bring this up in front of the council. They will ask who Trowa is and they will know that he found out your secret and you did not kill him. The one who did this to Trowa caused an injustice against all of us and I for one will get justice for this wrong."
Heero smirked "Remind me to thank Trieze for letting you stay. I appreciate having you on my side."
The two continued to search around the house where they had found the rose but there was nothing else there. Upset and tired the two vampires returned home.
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Quatre suggested that everyone just stay at the house tonight. Duo and Hilde had already gone to their room for the night. Wufie took Merion upstairs and left Heero, Quatre, and Trowa alone. They still had several hours until dawn and to be honest neither Heero nor Trowa wanted to be alone. Quatre indulged the two with idle chatter for a while.
"OK, I had enough of this. You two need to spend some time alone. I am the only one alone in this house right now and being around you two isn't making me feel any better. I am going to go upstairs. If you want me I'll be in Wufie and Merion's room talking with them. You'll be all alone down here. So relax and talk." Quatre said.
Quatre left the room leaving Trowa and Heero alone for the first time all night. Both boys looked at each other. Heero was sitting in a chair and Trowa was relaxing on the couch. For a while the two just looked at each other then Trowa started to talk.
"I lost the necklace you gave me. I don't know when or where. I don't remember if I had it at the hospital but I've found that most of my memories have been a little fuzzy lately."
Heero got up and crawled over to the couch where Trowa was. Heero lay down next to Trowa so his mouth was next to Trowa's ear. "I can take blood from you and you from me. It will bind us even closer, but you have to promise me you won't let anyone else do this with you. I still want you." Trowa swallowed hard. He just nodded his head. Heero lifted his wrist towards Trowa's mouth. When Heero's wrist was positioned Heero moved even closer to Trowa until his fangs were over the vein in Trowa's neck. At the same moment the two bit each other. It was different then biting a human. They both felt pleasure but it was not overwhelming. The two just felt complete being intimate with each other. When they broke apart they were both smiling.
"Whoever made you was strong." Heero said. "I could taste their power and I liked it. Let's go to my room and go to bed." Trowa gave Heero a slight smirk and tapped his watch. Heero saw that they had an hour before dawn. "Don't worry Trowa I'm sure I can figure out some way to keep us entertained for an hour." Heero then picked Trowa up off the couch and carried him to his room.
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Heero woke a few hours before sunset but Trowa was still dead to the world. Heero walked downstairs and found a note on the kitchen door. It was from Duo and Hilde. They had gone home and would be at the club later. Hilde had to work and Duo was going just to relax.
Heero went to Wufie's room. There he found the others. All of them were awake. Heero walked into talk to them. Wufie and Merion were lying on the bed together while Quatre was sitting in a chair. Heero moved to the bed and sat on the end of it.
He was there to discuss what to do about the new threat. He told everyone what he felt when he bit Trowa. He felt power. Whoever made him was strong. Maybe older than Trieze and the one who made Trowa would have control over him. Trowa was too young to stand against his maker. Trowa had become a liability and there was noting they could do. They couldn't get rid of him but by letting him stay with them put everyone in danger. Whoever planned this knew what they were doing. They knew that Heero and the others could not hurt Trowa.
At sunset Trowa awoke to find the others waiting for him. They all had bottles with them. The bottles were filled with blood and everyone drank until they were full. Wufie explained that sometimes they get their blood from the local blood bank. They don't like to do that too often because the humans also need that blood but they thought Trowa wouldn't want to go looking for a victim right away. Trowa was thankful for that.
The plan was to go to the club and for Trowa to stay at Heero's. They couldn't bring him to the club because his lack of injuries may cause suspicion. Heero wanted to stay with him but Trowa made him go. Heero still felt guilty about this happening to Trowa.
At ten they finally went to the club. Trowa was relieved to be alone for a little while. He wished he could go out without others being suspicous. Trowa watched a little TV, then he read, and then he just paced. He was very bored. He decided to go out to walk around. He left the house and planned to just walk around the block. He didn't plan on going very far.
As he walked he felt like someone was watching him. "Who are you and what do you want?" Trowa asked.
"A friend." Trowa looked to see where the voice came from. He saw a figure in the shadows.
"How about a name?" Trowa asked.
The voice responded. "I have something better. You're missing something right? Here." Trowa caught what was thrown at him. He looked at his hand and clasped in it was the necklace Heero gave him.
"You like him don't you Trowa. I know you do. I have a proposition for you. I know who's after Heero. You really don't have much choice. You either come willingly with me now or well let's just say it would be better that you come. And change. You can't go where we're going dressed like that. I have the perfect outfit for you."
Trowa followed the stranger to a car. He got in the back and started to change clothes. He put on a pair of black leather pants and a black long sleeve fish net shirt. He felt very strange in the outfit. His 'friend' pulled into a parking lot and the two got out of the car. Trowa finally got a chance to see who was with him. It was a young girl with blond hair and a broken cross necklace. She was short and wearing a black mini skirt and black boots that ended just above her knees. She had on a black baby tee with little red butterflies all over it. She turned toward the building and started to walk towards it. Right before she got there she turned towards Trowa and suggested that he put on the necklace that Heero had given him. She told him that it would probably make him feel more comfortable. He agreed with her and put it on. She opened the door for him and as he passed her she said, "My name is Midi. Don't worry you belong to me and I won't let anything bad happen to you."
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As soon as he walked in Trowa was assaulted with loud base music and the smell of sweat. He was in some kind of dance club. It had several cages set up with scantily clad males and females gyrating to the music. Midi grabbed his hand and started to pull him through the crowd. Trowa did not protest. She pulled him to the back of the club. She pushed him against a wall and ran her arms around his hips. She reached up and pulled his head down toward her. She whispered in his ear. "It's a rave. We have them in different locations all the time. We feed on the kids that come here. Half of them are so high they don't even realize it. I'm going to bite you now. Don't be scared it's not the first time I tasted your blood."
She sank her fangs in and started to drink. Trowa felt even better then when Heero bit him and that scared him. He knew she was taking a lot of his blood and he should be afraid but he wasn't. It's not that he trusted her. He didn't have any power over her. In fact he felt like she controlled him. Then he figured it out. She said she tasted his blood before. She was the one that turned him.
"I took a lot of blood from you. It won't cause any permanent damage but you'll feel weak. The new ones don't do well on very little blood. Now, I'm going to take you to meet some very dangerous people. Don't play the hero. Just stay quiet and behave ok doll." Midi finished talking and then pulled Trowa through a back door. They walked down a short hallway and Midi knocked on a door and then walked right in. She moved over to a white couch that was sitting against the left side of the room. She pushed Trowa down onto the couch and then sat next to him.
There were four other people in the room, three boys and one girl. They were all vampires. The oldest was only 150 years old, which isn't very much. One of the male vampires started to talk. "So this was Heero's human boyfriend. It really is a shame that it had to come down to this but he is gorgeous. Maybe when we're done we'll keep him around."
"He's mine!" Midi said. She moved so quickly that no one in the room could follow her. She had the vampire by the neck that talked lifted up. He was in her right hand and his feet weren't touching the ground. "We talked about this. He doesn't get hurt." She threw him across the room. "Now get the boss out here."
An older man walked out with gray hair. He looked dignified. He was wearing a very expensive Italian suit. He was definitely the one in charge. He sat in a big chair close to the couch. He looked Trowa up and down. Trowa felt like he was being inspected.
"So this is Trowa Barton. My name is Dekim Barton. It's nice to finally meet you. Midi has told me so much about you." The older vampire said.
Trowa just stared at him. He said his last name was Barton. It was too much to be a coincidence that they both had the same last name. Trowa was wondering what was going on. Midi gave his hand a gentle squeeze. Dekim threw Trowa a cell phone. "Why don't you call your friends. Tell them you won't be home until tomorrow night and tell them not to worry. Tonight you'll stay with Midi and she'll fill you in on everything." Dekim said.
Trowa called Heero's house and Duo's cell phone and told them both not to worry that he was alright and that he would be back tomorrow. He didn't say where he was only that he was with an old friend and that she would keep him safe.
Midi drove Trowa to a house not too far away from the rave. She explained that this was one of Dekim's houses and that they would all be staying there. Trowa would be staying with Midi in her room and she would explain everything to him. She took him to her room and they both relaxed on the bed. Trowa felt extremely weak from Midi taking so much blood but he would survive. She started her story and Trowa just relaxed and listened.
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It was a very long time ago when Midi was alive. She lived in Europe in a small village. She was the daughter of a painter. Her life was average. When she turned 15 she got married. She loved her husband and they were happy together. They were together for three years when she met someone else. He was a strange man. He was very cultured and very pale. He was only ever seen at night but he entranced Midi and she ran away with him. His name was Trowa Barton and he was a vampire. He turned her and brought her to his home. She met his father Dekim who was also a vampire. The Bartons were a large family that was very rich.
Dekim and Trowa were fledglings. They moved around a lot but always kept in touch with their relatives. It was Dekim's hope to always watch out for and protect his family. Many years went by and the three lived happily until there was a war within the vampire community. It was a power struggle between Dekim and Trieze. Trieze was power hungry at this time and would do anything to take control of the council of vampires but he did not have enough power to do so.
This lack of power did not stop Trieze for long. He made a bide for the head of the council but he was defeated by Dekim. To get retribution for this loss Trieze killed Trowa. Trieze later put himself to sleep for centuries after he realized what his drive for power did to him, but Dekim never forgave him for the death of his son. Dekim disappeared hiding and staying strong, but now that Trieze is back it is finally time for revenge.
Midi explained to Trowa that he is a descendent of the Barton family. Dekim had him turned because he wanted to protect him. Trowa knew about vampires and Dekim thought that turning him would be the only way to keep him safe. Midi agreed to care for him since he reminded her of the dead Trowa she still loves.
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When Heero arrived home he was terrified that something had happened to Trowa. Quatre was the one who found the phone message. Heero was confused by the message because he couldn't understand who Trowa would visit. Heero called Duo to see if he knew whom it was Trowa would spend the night with. Duo said he didn't know, but not to worry. Trowa had some strange friends and he probably got bored and went to hang out with one of them.
Heero just relaxed and figured it was too late to worry. He would see Trowa the next night and if not heads would roll.
