Dark Kiss
Chapter 6: Second Deal
A couple days passed, Autumn was here as the leaves fluttered in the wind, blowing by Taichi as his hair also followed the gentle breeze, him walking down the pathway, eyes staring at the the ground.
Taichi was now wearing warmer clothes for the weather, his hands in his pockets and expression just that in a daze.
Recently he couldn't keep his mind off of Vamdemon, ever since that last time they were together, how Vamdemon was so gentle with him, in his own way of course, he could still feel Vamdemon's hands all over his body, tracing his skin with his fingers, brushing his hands up and down his body, whispering in his ear seductively, it made Taichi shiver thinking about it.
Taichi stopped walking as his eyes remained on the ground, remembering those touches, remembering his voice, Taichi hugged himself as he closed his eyes, only hearing the leaves rustle in the breeze around him.
Taichi couldn't escape his thoughts no matter how much he had tried, what was this feeling inside of him? Desire? Could he have suddenly begun craving Vamdemon recently? All it took was...
Taichi shook his head, bringing his hands back into his pockets again, continuing his walk down the park pathway, he thought about it, how it seemed like those vampire flicks weren't kidding... Vampires... they really were able to entrance someone very easily, was he feeling guilty because of this? Was it regret? What was he feeling?
"Taichi" suddenly Yamato called out to Taichi, making Taichi look up as Yamato walked towards him "Hey"
"Oh, hey Yamato..." Taichi responded as they both walked side by side down the pathway "What brings you here, Yamato?"
Yamato shrugged "I came this way because it was faster to get home"
"Huh?" Taichi questioned "Then why are you walking with me? home is in the direction you were heading before we met up"
"Well..." Yamato replied, showing some concern "You've been very quiet the past couple days, I was... starting to think something happened to you"
Taichi stared at Yamato, his emotion in his face not changing, then, looking at the ground again as they walked "Yeah... I'm not sure I can openly talk about it though..."
Yamato looked at Taichi, both of them remaining quiet for a awhile, until Yamato looked ahead of him, his eyes still remaining on Taichi "Is it Vamdemon again?"
"mnf..." Taichi huffed as he lowered his head slightly, the only sound he was able to make at the moment, Yamato noticed Taichi's reaction, his concern only growing from there "What happened?"
Taichi stopped in his tracks, Yamato stopping shortly after to look at Taichi, curious if he was going to say anything.
"Hey... Yamato..." Taichi finally spoke up, Yamato, listening carefully "Digimon... They are created based on inspiration from our world, right?"
Yamato blinked "In a sense, yeah, why?"
Taichi looked up at Yamato "Do you think... Vamdemon... was inspired by real vampires? or... the romance fantasy version of vampires"
Yamato stared at Taichi for awhile, not quite sure what to say, even he didn't know how to answer that question "I... don't really know, but there is a way to tell the difference"
Taichi tilted his head "How?"
Yamato turned to face Taichi "Well, a real vampire has no love, per say, they're usually deadly and sinful creatures, fantasy vampires are known for seduction and romance, and being appealing in... certain ways..."
Yamato continued "But the best way to figure it out is by their bites"
Taichi lifted an eyebrow, confused about this information "Their bites?"
Yamato nodded "Real vampire bites are painful, fantasy vampire bites are pleasurable, why did you want to know?"
Taichi frowned a little at Yamato "How do you know so much about vampires?"
Yamato turned his head away slightly, scratching his cheek "Some girls at the school were talking about it and I happened to overhear it"
Yamato looked at Taichi again "Now, what about you? why did you want to know?"
Taichi looked away slightly with an awkward expression "I... wanted to know which one Vamdemon would be but... I don't really... want to find out by his bites..."
Yamato huffed a chuckle "Understandable, as for Vamdemon, I think he's more a mix of the two"
Taichi quickly looked back at Yamato, his eyebrows lifted "He's a mix of the two?"
"Yeah" Yamato replied, motioning for Taichi to keep walking with him, and Taichi, doing as suggested, did so "So does that mean he has the ability to enchant people as well?"
Taichi continued his questions, curiously wanting to know more about Vamdemon.
Yamato thought about it "I suppose he could, although I've never seen him use the ability"
Taichi huffed a sigh "Not sure I want to see him use it, maybe since he's a mix he doesn't necessarily have all the traits of both, but just some traits here and there"
"Sounds possible" Yamato agreed.
Both of them were quiet for awhile as they continued to walk down the pathway, Taichi thinking about Vamdemon and how he had fallen in love with Taichi, not being able to understand anything about it, should he return his feelings? Should he be more cautious? Should he even...
"Yamato... If Digimon can fall in love with humans... Then... Is it wrong?" Taichi asked, staring at the ground again while he walked, Yamato turned his head to look at Taichi, understanding his concern "Well... I suppose if they're human-like it shouldn't be"
Taichi still had doubt however "But... He's not exactly human... he just looks like one... in his current form"
Yamato however was quick to compare this situation "Companion robots"
"Huh?" Taichi looked up at Yamato, who had a gentle smile on his face "Ever heard of them? They're becoming a thing now lately, people are wanting to marry and fall in love with companion robots that look just like people, despite them still being beta, is it any different?"
Taichi stared at Yamato, blinking once with a curious expression , Yamato continued "They're just pieces of metal parts, but somehow people aren't judging one another for falling for them, in fact there is something a little closer to compare this too"
Yamato looked up, his smile remaining "Holographic people, they're made of data just like Digimon, but people are falling in love with them as well, in fact companion versions are being made as well"
Yamato then looked at Taichi again "If people can fall for anything as long as it looks human, then who are we to judge if a human-like Digimon can fall in love with a human?"
Taichi stared at Yamato for awhile, his eyes slightly widened in surprise about this new kind of technology being produced, he had never really heard about it, but then again he never really payed much attention to that kind of stuff either.
"I see..." Taichi finally mumbled, staring ahead of him again "Thanks Yamato"
Taichi managed to form a gentle smile on his face, feeling relieved by this information.
Yamato smiled back, knowing he soothed his friends worries "Anyway, I better head home now, take care of yourself, Taichi"
Yamato waved as he walked in the opposite direction, Taichi slowly turning to watch him walk off "See you later, Yamato"
Taichi continued to watch as Yamato walked away before finally turning back to his normal route and walking down the path again.
Little to Taichi's knowledge Vamdemon was watching him the whole time from in the trees, as he watched Taichi walk along the path he gently floated down to see him, landing in front of him.
"Vamdemon!?" Taichi was taken by surprise before having his realization "Wait... Were you watching me this whole time?"
Vamdemon's expression remained unchanged, casual, his eyes staring down at Taichi with Taichi staring back at him, the breeze blowing at Vamdemon's cape "You want to know more about me..."
"um... well..." Taichi stuttered a bit, relaxing his stance again, averting his eyes, what should he say? what should he do? Vamdemon watched his entire conversation with Yamato.
Taichi felt a little embarrassed knowing Vamdemon witnessed the whole conversation, but he couldn't deny that he was curious about him "Vamdemon... I'm just... so confused"
Taichi finally spoke, staring down at the ground again, Vamdemon only stared at Taichi, he knew Taichi would be conflicted eventually, after all they used to be enemies, Vamdemon was even surprised at himself, he felt no desire to kill or hurt Taichi anymore, even if his body held him back from doing so, now, he too didn't want to hurt him.
"You weren't the only one who was enchanted" Vamdemon said calmly as he stared at Taichi, Taichi quickly looked up at Vamdemon "What... do you mean?"
Vamdemon closed his eyes "After my last experience with you, I too had felt something more than I did when simply looking at your face..."
Taichi listened carefully as Vamdemon continued "My heart was beating much faster than it normally did, I wanted to feel more of it, I wanted see more of you, I wanted to experience more with you"
Vamdemon opened his eyes again, staring down at Taichi "It's not that I can't hurt you anymore... I simply have no desire to, now... I just want embrace you with only love and passion in my heart, Taichi... I've never felt this way before in my entire life"
Taichi's eyes slowly widened just slightly, staring up at Vamdemon, knowing now that Vamdemon wasn't the only one who could enchant, captivate, Taichi had done so to him as well, then that means... Vamdemon wasn't using any powers to enchant him, Taichi merely fell for him in return.
Taichi closed his eyes, bringing his hands to his arms in a self hug, the breeze blowing at his hair again, he thought about Vamdemon for the past couple days now, he wasn't sure still, however, if he really should return his feelings, he still had doubt in his heart, but at the same time, his heart hurt, it ached every time he thought about Vamdemon.
"You were once my enemy... but now... you wish to be with me..." Taichi softly spoke.
Vamdemon's eyes remaining on Taichi the whole time "And what about you?"
Taichi hugged himself a little tighter "I don't know..."
Taichi was still very much conflicted, even if he did feel more comfortable being around Vamdemon now.
Vamdemon began to appraoch Taichi, slowly, before placing his hands on his shoulders, Taichi looking up at Vamdemon in response to the touch, both of them stared into each other's eyes, unmoving.
Vamdemon then moved his hands up towards Taichi's face, clasping it in them, Taichi remained still, continuing his gaze at Vamdemon, he felt strange, like he couldn't think about this properly.
As Vamdemon slowly leaned in towards Taichi, closing his eyes, Taichi slowly did the same, their lips ever so slowly reaching towards each other, the leaves beginning the blow around in the breeze as they brought their faces close to one another.
Taichi's mind was screaming at him, telling him to stop, but his heart, was screaming the opposite, conflicted, but only listening to one as both of their lips finally came together to share a gentle and loving kiss, Taichi reaching his arms unconsciously around Vamdemon's neck, pulling him closer into the kiss, standing on his toes to reach up to him.
"I shouldn't be doing this... I shouldn't..." Taichi's thoughts echoed in his mind, but it still wasn't enough to persuade him away at this point.
Sora dropped her bag as she happened to just witness this embrace with her own eyes, before grabbing her bag and hiding behind a tree nearby "Taichi is... he's actually..."
Sora's thoughts ran wild as her heart pounded from the shock of the sight she just witnessed, unable to comprehend it. Sora peeked around the tree to watch the two as they slowly parted their lips, their eyes staring into one another with pure love in them, at least that's how it looked to her.
"Did something happen between them?" Sora tried to make sense of this but every time she came up with an answer it always seemed false, she thought she knew Taichi better than anyone, but it seems she didn't know quite enough.
Taichi stepped back down on his feet again, his hands resting on Vamdemon's arms, his head tilted downwards at the ground again "I... I don't know... why I did that..."
Vamdemon chuckled softly "Perhaps it will come to you in time"
Taichi leaned in towards Vamdemon, pressing his head against his chest as his hands remained on Vamdemon's arms, his eyelids now half lidded.
Vamdemon stared at Taichi, feeling his warmth against him, feeling his heart beating, and experiencing his affection "Taichi"
Vamdemon spoke softly "I want to make a new deal"
Taichi looked up at Vamdemon as he still held onto him closely "A new deal?"
Vamdemon nodded "In this deal, once you decide that if you truly have fallen for me... you will become mine, stay by my side forever"
Taichi continued to stare up at Vamdemon "And what if I don't?"
Vamdemon wrapped his arms around Taichi, pulling him into the hug more "Then... I will leave you and your friends alone... forever"
Taichi slowly blinked before resting his head against Vamdemon's chest "Okay" he agreed to the new deal.
Sora, witnessing the whole thing, quickly grabbed her bag and ran off, unnoticed by the two, in the other direction "Has Taichi actually fallen for Vamdemon!? Are they going to end up together!? I don't know what to think! What should I do about this!?"
(Author's note: What a lovely event! and poor Sora! She just witnessed the 180 of her life! We'll have to find out more next time!)
