Title: Predator

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the known Characters.

Warning: This story has graphic sexual encounters. Please keep that in mind when reading. This has no connection whatsoever to Heat. References to rape in this chapter.

Genre: AU, Rape, Violence, Hurt/Comfort, Angst

Pairings: Claude/Sebastian, Eric/Alan, Undertaker/Grell

Chapter 13.

When Ronald had looked into the alley because of the strange noises he heard, he had never expected to see two Demons having sex against the wall. Unable to look away, yet mortified at what he was seeing, a deep blush spreading across his face. Speechless as he stood there silently, he didn't hear William approaching him from behind.

Fixing his clothes calmly and helping Sebastian to do the same, Claude knew that they were still being watched, not commenting on it just yet as he buttoned the smaller Demon's pants, caressing his hip gently before giving him a slow, powerful kiss.

Sebastian had not expected the tender kiss, returning it sweetly with just a bit of a blush as he felt Claude's hands gliding across his hips. His attention was focused on the spider Demon, the presence of their Reaper escaping him until he heard a somewhat strangled sound behind Claude. Confused, the raven broke the kiss to peer behind the taller male, his face slowly becoming a bright shade of pink.

Horrified and so embarrassed that he couldn't say a word, Sebastian looked at Claude, wondering if he had known that they were being watched by a Grim Reaper. Disregarding the expression that the blonde Reaper wore, the raven's eyes were wide, emotion showing clearly. Before he could say a word, though, Claude spoke instead.

"How long do you intend to stand there watching us, Reaper?" Claude sneered, casting a disparaging look at the Reaper, trying to remember his name. He thought it might be Ronald, but he wasn't entirely sure. Additionally, he was angry, his golden eyes flashing at the vulnerable expression that his younger lover showed him.

"I didn't mean to-" Ronald began, taking a step back when he saw the furious look that he was being given by the Demon who spoke to him. He had by no means forgotten about the Demon targeting the Grim Reapers, though he didn't think that these two were involved in that. At least, he hoped not.

Claude's sneer turned into a smirk, his hands resting upon Sebastian protectively as he pulled the raven closer to him. "If you 'didn't mean to', then you would have left immediately," he retorted, his expression going cold. "Instead, you continued to watch, Reaper. And considering that my ward is still in effect for this alley, I'm not entirely sure why you felt the need to come here in the first place. It wasn't as though we were out here slaughtering humans or anything..."

Pressed slightly against his lover, Sebastian watched Ronald's reaction to Claude's stern words, his eyes moving between the two before another Grim Reaper joined Ronald at the entrance to the alley. It was none other than William Spears himself and for a brief moment, the raven wondered what the straight, stern Reaper would say about Ronald being a voyeur.

William didn't understand the tense situation between Claude Faustus and Ronald, wondering about it as he glanced first at the Demon, then at the younger Reaper. Considering Ronald's usually cheerful, enthusiastic personality, the humiliated look that he held was unnerving, to say the least. They'd all seen better days, he knew, but the embarrassment was completely unexpected.

The Demonic ward he felt was also surprising, though William did also see a matching blush on Sebastian's face. "What is going on here?" the brunette questioned sharply, though he started when he saw how the raven Demon was being held by Claude, a cold, calculating look upon his face that did not match the twin expressions of shame from the other two.

"Your colleague here decided to spy on us, to watch us during an intimate moment," Claude stated flatly, matching the sharp tone with one of his own. "And then he wonders why I called him on it, for being a voyeur. What we were doing had nothing to do with humans or souls, after all, and I deliberately warded this area."

Coughing at the implication, even William found himself uncomfortable, silent for a few moments. "You did something like that out here?" he questioned, managing to sound as incredulous as he felt. No Grim Reaper would ever be so open, doing something sexual out in public.

Claude shrugged, not really caring about the moral viewpoint that William seemed to be focused on. "We did have a ward up and regardless, if it was an accident, why would he stay there and keep watching?" the spider slyly asked, triumph flashing in his golden eyes. "Unless, of course, he liked what he was seeing..."

"I-I didn't," Ronald protested vehemently. "I was simply surprised to see such a thing happening here! This is a public street, after all..." Right now, the blonde wished that he had ignored the sounds and just kept working. Nothing was worth what he felt right now, the shame and humiliation, especially the implications that he might have enjoyed watching the two Demons together.

Why would Claude Faustus say such a thing to William? Who knew what William would think of him now? An accusation like that could ruin everything he had every hoped for, what he had longed for, for so long now...

To be continued