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Chapter SixteenNever Is An Awfully Long Time

Rai stroked his head as the mediwitch checked Kinau's vitals. They were all good and dandy. The Turning had been complete and for the most part uninterrupted. Kinau's mental state though...That was harder to attest to. Rai could feel the dread and exhaustion in his young fledgling through their link. Shockingly enough, he could feel the Dark Lord's presence in Kinau's mind as well. They had been sharing a connection all this time. Despite his inner protests, he found jealousy creeping up on him. Kinau was his. He pulled Kinau closer, baring his metaphysical fangs at the man. Voldemort narrowed his eyes slightly but instead of lashing out, he merely hissed in warning. Rai raised an eyebrow. He had expected a violent man like the Dark Lord to fight back without hesitation. Kinau was witnessing this interaction between them with silent despair.

'Please don't fight...' he begged in a whisper to them.

Rai relented, willing to do just about anything to please the child. Tom breathed an apology through his mind, touching them both gently. He and Rai shared a look. They weren't enemies in this. If anything they should be the strongest of allies, uniting for Kinau's benefit and well being. The vampire silently sent his intentions across to Tom and the Dark Lord accepted with a wicked glee. He was ready to get revenge for Kinau.

Rai turned to Duo and Heero who were still mourning their "loss". He made sure his fledgling was comfortable and secure before he let out his…displeasure.

"I'm taking Kinau away from this place. Away from the two of you. You obviously do not know how to treat my kitten and he is no longer comfortable in your presence. I am going to take him where he can be safe from you both."

Tom nodded his agreement but, inside, he was soothing Kinau's frayed and tangled nerves. The poor boy was trembling. It seemed as if Kinau was having a meltdown of epic proportions. Tom wondered for a moment if this was how Kinau had acted when he had first come to Japan. Scared and unsure of everything and everyone. Except he and Rai, as it should be. They would have to work hard to get him back to normal, if his mental and emotional state was anything to judge by. Something was telling him that they would have their work cut out for them. The Lady approached them with a strained smile on her face. She was worried about her heir.

"Of course you will. You and Kinau will need time to bond and strengthen the relationship between you." She said kindly and looked down at the teen, "Kinau, things will be changing inside of you a great deal. You'll be coming into the inheritances of two thrones now but you can always count on myself, your sire and Tom for anything. Do not hesitate to ask. You are like my child. Perfect and innocent in my eyes no matter what you do. There will always be a home for you here."

Quatre nodded, tearing up behind her. He did not want Kinau to leave, but it was for his own good. If he asked the Lady, he was sure she could arrange for him and his two roommates to visit. The thought cheered Quatre up somewhat. Kinau seemed to understand because he too nodded in understanding. He wasn't speaking yet, though. No surprise. He had just gone through an enormous change. He probably wasn't adjusted yet.

Rai stood with the boy in his arms. The vampire nodded to the Lady. Kinau still looked dazed and slightly confused so it was a good time to get him out of the club and away from Heero and Duo. Tom stepped back with a whispered, 'I'll visit tomorrow' in their minds. He walked toward the back door, a satisfaction growing in him when he saw the looks on Kinau's ex's faces as they watched him walk off with him.

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Kinau was carried to a limo sitting outside and he tried to focus on the more mundane. He needed some way to keep his sanity. 'A limo. Of course Rai would have a fucking limo waiting.' He thought with a weak eye roll.

'I heard that.' His new master whispered with a laugh in his mind.

The teen looked up at him when they were seated comfortably. Well, sort of. Kinau ended up straddling his lap, still inthe vampire's arms. The fact that the position didn't even faze him brought more concern to his mind than the actuality. He looked at Rai's eyes and suddenly, without warning, he burst into tears. Rai pulled him close, trying his best to comfort him. It had been a long day for them all but for Kinau...it was a huge change in a short space of time. He would need more time just to comprehend it all and even more to adjust. He was tired and hysterical. Something Rai was doing was calming his hysteria and within twenty minutes, he was laying calm in his maker's lap. The man looked down at him finally with a small smile.

"Feel better now?"

Kinau nodded a little. He felt stiff and odd. The feeling he got just before a lot of pain hit him. He felt unsure of himself for the first time and tried his damndest to grasp onto what was the same. Rai. The vampire had been telling him for years that he belonged to him. Heero and Do had been telling him for years that they loved him. If they didn't work then why didn't he go with Rai? Yes, he was physically going with him but why shouldn't he commit to being with him? Good question. He finally inwardly shrugged, said to hell with it, and pulled the man down. Their lips connected in a searching, desperate, harsh kiss that left Kinau gasping for air, the sides of his vision grey from the passion. Rai looked pleasantly surprised. Now, at least, he could say that his courting had paid off. Kinau's soul was aching for someone, some small thing to hold on to. Rai was that anchor.

Rai ran his hands through the silky black hair with a jerky, desperate motion. He had waited so long for his attentions to be returned. Now he had to make sure that they were true. His eyes pinned the emerald orbs to him with a hard stare.

"Kinau, are you sure that this is what you want? If you commit to this, you are committing forever. Forever is an awfully long time." He said calmly but his hands were shaking and his blood was still racing from the magic he had absorbed from his young ward.

The teen in his lap nodded, almost shyly. Awww. Kinau had not been shy around him for years. Not since he had adjusted to life in Japan. It was even more endearing.

"I...want this." Kinau whispered almost so softly that it couldn't be heard over the sounds of the city outside.

The rest of the trip passed in relative silence. It was odd but nice just to enjoy some one's presence again. It was almost as if he were relearning how to breathe. He would never let Rai know (even though he probably sensed it through the link they shared) but inside he was still just as hollow as before. Kinau was pretending, going through the motions of life but not really believing them. He was sore, exhausted, and heartsick. Slowly, he felt his eyes begin to close. The feeling of Rai's aura that he had found so invasive before pulsated and coiled around him feeling, instead, protective and reassuring. He welcomed the darkness that crept around the edges of his vision like fog. Before he knew it, he was asleep.

Kinau jerked awake, startling himself. Something had woken him. His sire seemed unconcerned so he relaxed and tried to take in his surroundings. They were still in the limo that had taken him from the place he used to see as his home. That seemed like a life time away now. Then he realized that the vehicle had stopped. Rai pressed the button that unrolled the black window and Kinau stared out at the enormous manor that they had driven to. Mountains surrounded the estate like armed sentries, ready to protect and serve. The vampire that held him nuzzled his ear gently.

"This is our home, Kinau. This is where we live." He whispered gently and the teen didn't miss that he was included in that statement.

It warmed him inside somewhat, chasing away the pain slightly. At least for the moment. The place was lit with flood lights, emphasizing the massive garden and gently sloping land. The scene nearly took his breath away.

"It's beautiful…"

This seemed to please Rai more than anything else he could have said. He was glad that his new childe thought so well of his home. The door was opened from the outside by the driver and Kinau got his first real glimpse of the grand house. It was at least five stories and decorated like an old manor that one would typically see in Europe. The sibling's restaurant was French, though. Maybe that's where they spent most of their lives and it rubbed off on how they preferred their home to be built? Tsuki was running out of the doors quickly, gathering her skirts up so they didn't impede her. A gaggle of women in French maid costumes followed hurriedly. It made for an odd sight and Kinau would have been amused if not for the look on Tsuki's face. She looked worried and upset.

"Kinau! Oh, brother! When I heard the news…! What happened?!" She fussed over the blank, empty teen that was being carried bridal style by her brother.

Kinau was glad to see her but he couldn't manage to make himself smile. It would have been a lie anyways. His train of thought brought a wave of self hatred and he slammed his eyes shut, curling up against the pain. Tsuki's eyes grew more grim even though he did not see it. Rai kept walking impatiently.

"In a moment, Onee. I want to get my childe inside where he can get warm. I don't want him to take ill just after being Turned." Rai said calmly although his voice sounded somewhat strained.

Kinau couldn't bare to listen to their conversation so he focused on what was around him in an almost bored fashion. However, the scenery inside the house was far from boring. The whole place was straight from a fairy tale castle. While the colors tended to go more towards blues, purples, reds and grays, there were greens and silvers and white accents interspersed professionally throughout. It was lovely and he already enjoyed being here. The colors calmed him. He was carried silently up a staircase and down a long hallway with only four doors even though the corridor was easily half the width of the house's entirety. They slid through a dark colored door on the left and Kinau felt his heart race in old, unforgotten, unexplainable fear. Even though he knew his sire wouldn't hurt him, the fear was there anyways. Old habits and all. Rai's presence in his mind gave a calming pulse but his nerves were fried. Kinau issued out a whimper, drawing the attention of the two in the room. Tsuki quickly shut the door after her handmaidens were inside.

"You turned him?" She asked, unable to pull the child from her brother's arms.

He finally released the tired and distressed teen so he could be laid down. Rai was surprised that Kinau could manage to be tired after the blood infusion. Usually, he would be up for the rst of the night.

"He's only half, Onee. But yes. I had no choice." There was the slightest hint of a growl in his voice, betraying his own anxiety.

Tsuki looked at the clearly exhausted teen and the bandages on his wrists that still reeked of blood. Kinau was refusing to go the sleep, however. His tired eyes stared sightlessly up at the ceiling and heavy black bags lay beneath the usually very expressive emeralds.

"What happened?"

"Those bastard lovers of his! That's what happened! They called him a whore and a traitor and did all of these things to him just because he told them that he was going to be Turned to save their sorry hides!! He slit his wrists in his friend's bathroom!" Rai yelled but the tone of his voice made the comatose Kinau jerk and the anxiety he had been feeling returned.

The vampire sighed heavily, rubbing his fingers up and down the length of the bandages gently.

"I don't even know how to begin to fix this…"

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