Author's Notes: T.T The author is a liar. (bows) This update was supposed to come a few days ago, but...
# 1: Wednesday (the day I was supposed to type this up) brought with it the final shooting and re-shooting of some big scenes in the trailer, which made me stay outside, in the Freedom Park, until eight-something.
# 2: When I came home, I had to study for the next lesson in our Advanced Algebra class. O.O More functions. And plotting points on graphs, asymptotes and the seatwork's that would come afterwards.
# 3: Actual Thursday, Physics took my attention. And subsequently melted my brain. This took about three hours; I get home at five, so it was eight when I was released. Sleep took over, just minutes later (I didn't even eat~)
# 4: Friday: Mountain Climbing + Cave/Crack in the Cave expedition + Below-Freezing Temperature of River + Flat Tire + Cold/Fever = an author unable to even switch on the computer.
Yes. More pointless reasons. I truly apologize.
Oh, and as with the first part, there will be a mix of styles here. Don't ask me why, I haven't figured it out myself.
Internal War: It's my school's good name or my grade in AA. Now, that is really a losing battle.
Disclaimers: A few pills, a bottle of water, a warm comforter and fuzzy slippers. Can you see VK anywhere in there?..................tell me if you do, I must've missed it.
Characters: VK's uber-hot male cast, some not all, though. I think. Maybe. And of course, the beings who manage to get themselves into this story without my knowledge. Watch out for them... I honestly don't know who or what they are. Or maybe I actually do, and I'm just suffering from some brain disease that renders me unable to control what I type.
Rating: I really, honestly don't know. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ah, wait, T. This update puts my fever to shame. :D May contain a bit of subtle Kaname and Ichiou bashing. MIGHT. SUBTLE. ... ... ... actually, I'm not sure. This thing kind of writes itself. OAO The Ichiou bashing is mostly done by Akatsuki, though. Mostly. Though Takuma does his share. :D
Randomnity: I am currently using oatmeal soap. And Betamethasone cream.
Cum Ohn, Itz Luvley Wether.
L.O.V.E.L.U.S.T.
L is for Loose
Loose, adj., not confined, immoral
A new club had opened in town, and word of mouth had reached the inner halls of Cross Academy-- at last, a place where teenagers could finally let their hair down and 'par-tay all night long'. The students were, of course, careful not to let their Headmaster know of such things, lest they be crippled by a new rule before they even got to check the place out, and the silent law of 'mum's the word' was passed amongst their companions, blissfully unaware that said Headmaster had already made plans to go there with a certain ethics teacher.
Zero Kiryuu had no plans whatsoever of going and Yuuki was, not surprisingly, ignorant of said club. One has to wonder if Zero's fearful glares and evil aura of doom had anything to do with it.
The Night Class were happy to finally have somewhere to go for a change, and after a talk with the Headmaster, Kaname Kuran had secured passes for six students which caused something of a commotion when he announced that he would be taking two.
They were further thrown into a fit when Hanabusa Aidou got two of the passes, and so did Senri Shiki.
Though, as they were mindful of their Dorm Leader's plans, Aidou's ranting and Shiki's feral instincts, the rest of the Night Class decided to amuse themselves instead by playing Twister(tm) the night of the group's departure. There was always next week, they thought. Ichijou had taken pity on them (though not enough to refuse Shiki's invitation to the club) and had made sure that Kaname only got two of the passes on certain dates and conditions.
Needless to say, the discontinued teasing (hunting) of Zero Kiryuu during their classes was of high priority on the list.
And so, Friday night found Kaname, Zero (though how this was done was not divulged... a/n: deja vu), Aidou, Kain, Shiki and Ichijou out on the streets, headed for the newly opened Black Glove Club.
"Enjoying yourself?"
Akatsuki turned his gaze briefly on the red head who had perched herself beside him, far too close for his personal tastes, which, coincidentally, she did not fit into at all, and replied,
"I was."
It seemed that his cold tone was enough to get the message through, and the red head stood up, bid him a pleasant evening and went on to find another catch, preferably one who was more willing. The fire starter looked disinterestedly into his empty shot glass and mechanically asked for another one. He wished he had stayed home.
The Black Glove was just as its name implied, a place for the better-off adults and not-so-adults in the town, a mix of casual and upper class in decor but heavily stocked on crystal country drinks that had some of its customers wondering just what kind of person owned the club. It was a venue for flings and break-up's, one night stands and well-trained hosts of the night. It was alright, he had thought, though a bit boring.
He could guess where his companions were: Hanabusa was probably in the middle of the throng of dancing bodies, not quite drunk-- but Akatsuki doubted that his cousin could stay sober for another hour or so (he was easily susceptible to the effects of foreign tastes and pounding music); Kaname and Zero were at a secluded table, Kaname's plans seemed to be backfiring as more people had been passing by their place upon getting a look at the silver haired boy, and probably wanting a bit more the second-- third-- fourth time around; and Shiki was chugging down glass after glass at the other end of the bar, at the insistence of the crowd around them, and probably for the bet placed against him by his opponent, one Toga Yagari.
As for Ichijou-senpai...
"Enjoying yourself?"
For the second time that night, Kain found himself wishing he'd simply stayed back at the Dorm. He turned to look at the person who had interrupted his sulking (because, he reasoned to himself, that was exactly what he was doing), a frown already at home on his lips---
"Ichijou-senpai?"
---and which had vanished the minute he recognized the blonde haired vampire. Takuma's cheeks were flushed, and Akatsuki noticed that he was leaning too heavily on the bar's edge. A fluted glass dangled from his left hand, and Kain thought, that explained it.
"You look like you were dragged here by force... Are you really not having fun?"
He glanced at his shot glass, which had been full since a while ago, and shrugged, not taking his eyes off the obviously jilted boy before him. "It could be better..." he took his senpai's glass and placed it on the table, motioning to the bartender to fill it up."...and I think it just has. Where have you been?"
Takuma sat down beside him, propping his elbows up on the edge and flashing him a breezy smile. "I'll take the compliment and leave the question hanging... you could put it on my tab, though."
And for the first time that night, Akatsuki's lips twitched up into an almost-smile, and his eyebrow rose in mild interest. "And you assume you owe me something?"
Laughter was the answer he got, and a pair of hooded eyes trained on his face. "Consider this the first one, then." his glass was full again, but Akatsuki grabbed it before he could even reach for it. Takuma gave him a puzzled pout.
"I want to know what made you so jilted." the fire starter replied and took a sip. The concoction was smooth and easy on his tongue, and he could taste Amaretto, vodka and rich cream. Unwittingly, he licked his lips after he set the glass down. Looking back at the blonde, he noted with interest the thoroughly pleased face he was making. A trap, he was sure.
He took the bait anyway.
"What drink was that?"
Smiling like the Cheshire cat, Takuma answered smugly,
"An Orgasm."
The flame haired vampire made a small choking sound and glanced at the glass his senpai was playing with, vaguely aware that his cheeks were as flushed as the blonde's beside him. "Ah..."
Takuma raised the glass to his lips, tilting his head back to finish it off.
"...You have a taste for odd drinks, don't you... Ichijou-senpai?"
Kain could only watch as the other vampire set the glass back on the table, not noticing the trickle of liquid running from the corner of his lips, down to his throat and over his collar bone---
Before the trail could disappear beneath the blonde's shirt, Akatsuki had disregarded any commands from his brain telling him to stop and consider the consequences of his actions and instead wrapped an arm around his senpai's waist, pulled him to his lap and traced the path of the liquid up to his senpai's throat with his tongue.
Funny, he didn't remember the drink being this sweet. Nor this addictive. Why did he suddenly want more?
His lips traveled over the skin of Takuma's neck, biting here and kissing there, marking the pale skin with blooms of red, and using the arm he'd wound around the blonde's waist to draw him closer. He heard a low chuckle and felt a pair of arms snake around his shoulders. A silky voice whispered into his ear, "Let's dance..."
Akatsuki couldn't fathom how Ichijou was able to drag him onto the dance floor, but all need for reason flew out of his head when the blonde vampire began to dance around him. Hips swaying and hands high above his head, the close proximity and the lidded looks from his jewel eyes, "Still not having fun?" they asked playfully.
The heavy beat of the music, the flashing lights in different colors, the gyrating bodies-- why did it never occur to him that his senpai would blend in easily with this kind of environment, as he was obviously doing, dancing around his knees and moving against him like that?
Perhaps it was because of the preconceived image he had of the Ichijou heir, that of a prim and proper aristocrat with a hand in the dark side just because it suited his position and personal intentions. The heir he was seeing right now, though, was completely different from those thoughts.
A pair of hands on either side of his face brought him back to consciousness, and he gave the blonde vampire what he hoped was a questioning look. With the effect of the alcohol and the ideas in his head, he wasn't quite sure it worked. Ichijou smiled when he asked "What is it?", and he replied by slowly moving his hands down Kain's neck, his chest and then slipping them under his shirt to creep up his back, lightly tracing whatever came to his mind on the heated skin of the fire starter.
Moving so that their lips were mere centimeters away from each other, Takuma asked again,
"Enjoying yourself?"
Kain looked over the events of the night in his head, the sudden meeting with Takuma included, and he decided that there was nothing wrong with loosening up once in a while-- especially if it was in the company of the gorgeous blonde pressed up against him.
He took Ichijou's arms and, with one hand, held them above his head while the other found itself wrapped around his waist once again. Pressing their lips together for a brief kiss, he made a mental note to have another of his senpai's Orgasms before the night was over. Another, or more.
Pulling away, he smiled as he whispered his reply,
"Very much..."
Amidst the crowd and the pulsating beat, the red and blue lights and the heady scent of unrestrained passion, the two shared another kiss, and another, and another...
U is for Un--
Un-, prefix indicating 'not'
1. Unable
There has never been --nor will there ever be-- a time when Kain is unable to sooth Ichijou's pain with his mere presence, his mere words, his mere love--- and there will never be a time when Ichijou would be able to refer to them as merely that.
2. Unavoidable
It was unavoidable, really, the fact that they ended up together-- after all, they were both something similar to single parents, and (according to Aidou) that simply wouldn't do.
3. Unaware
"I was unaware that your opinion mattered," was what Kain replied to Kaname's question of why Ichijou didn't tell him they were together.
4. Unborn
Takuma smiled and took Akatsuki's hand, placed it on top of his stomach-- and then they sat very still, both trying to feel even the slightest movement of their unborn child.
5. Uncertain
Their first kiss was anything but uncertain because they both knew this was exactly what they needed.
6. Unclean
It simply meant that they weren't pure-- and Kain doesn't mind, because he knows those things couldn't apply to what they had anyway.
7. Uncommon
At first, Aidou thought it was highly uncommon for his cousin to be sneaking out of their room early in the day, but when he heard from Shiki that Ichijou did the same thing, everything suddenly made perfect sense.
8. Unconscious
When Kain fell unconscious, for seemingly no reason at all, after his grandfather offered him a drink, Ichijou forgot everything that had to do with propriety and blood lines and respect for his elders--- and held a poisoned dagger to his grandfather's neck, asking him in a dangerous voice if he still wanted to live to see his great-grandchildren (after giving Kain an antidote, of course).
9. Uncork
Akatsuki picked up the bottle and deftly uncorked it, poured some into Takuma's glass and smiled, "Happy anniversary..."
10. Undeniable
"This picture is undeniable proof!" Aidou exclaimed, completely ignoring his cousin's attempts at calming him down.
"Ichijou looks good in a maid's outfit, though..." Shiki observed, completely ignoring his room mate's attempts at retrieving said picture.
11. Undress
"Takuma, why are you making me wear this costume when you're going to undress me again later anyway?"
12. Uneasy
When they were going to go and see Takuma's grandfather for Christmas, Hitsuji noticed that his father looked somewhat uneasy, so he decided to help him out by saying,
"Don't worry Papa, Asato-sama might hate you, but it's not like he'd poison you or anything, right? I mean, you're still his grandson..." to which his other father replied,
"No, he wouldn't, your father's worried that it might go the other way around."
13. Unequal
They were unequal in everything, one would always rise above the other--- but they never questioned who loved who more.
14. Unerring
Kain could always count on Ichijou's unerring decisions; after all, he thinks with a rare surge of pride, he chose him, didn't he?
15. Unexpected
Nothing seemed to be able to faze the fire starter, and the Night Class was even wont to believe that 'unexpected' didn't exist in his vocabulary-- but when he got together with the Vice President, heck, they thought, anything was possible now.
16. Unfaithful
The faint smell of perfume
A faded kiss mark on the collar of his shirt
The number of someone he didn't know in his wallet
A voice he didn't know on the phone
Letters without a return address
When Akatsuki woke up, he found himself holding the blonde vampire as if he was going to run away.
He bit his lip and tightened his grip.
"Akatsuki?"
"..."
"What's wrong?"
A red rose
"...Nothing."
"Really?"
"....I love you."
"I love you, too. Are you sure you're alright?"
I want to be forgiven.
--K.
"Yes, I am."
17. Unfasten
As he began to unfasten the fire starter's buckles, he mused aloud, "I think I kinda like having you tied up like this."
18. Unfit
He pounced on him, pinning his hands above his head and straddling his hips while an impish grin split over his face, "You're unfit for guard duty, so you have to stay here." Kain wanted to say that it was just a sneeze, but then those fingers and those lips went back to work, and he realized he really wasn't in a position to stop them.
19. Unfold
As the story of their lives begin to unfold, they could only hope that the in the next chapter, they would still find themselves with each other.
20. Unfortunately
Unfortunately, the lock on the kitchen door was faulty. Fortunately, Zero was a very calm and well mannered (sometimes) person.
Unfortunately, Kaname wasn't.
"Ichijou?! Kain?! What are you two doing?!"
"Getting along well?" the ex-human ventured.
Unfortunately, the maple syrup chose that moment to drip to the floor from Ichijou's fingers on Kain's chest.
Fortunately, Kaname fainted.
21. Ungodly
"And to what do we owe the pleasure of your ungodly presence, Asato-sama?" Kain said politely after Ichiou entered the room, covered in glue and feathers and Hitsuji's trademark burn holes in his clothes, sending his husband into a fit of giggles and making his son grin in pleasure.
22. Unholy
They were already considered heretics, sons of demons and the rulers of all the unholy ones on earth--- so what, they reasoned, was the point of denying that they loved each other?
23. Unlike
It was unlike anything he'd ever felt before: the innocence of the first kiss and the desperation of the last one mixed into one.
24. Unlocked
He knelt before the sepulcher, the silence of the chapel ringing in his ears.
"Grandfather, we must hurry." Iori muttered, eyeing the dark horizon barely visible through the cracked stained glass windows, his lightning blue eyes clouded with worry. "Father and Mother have already decided to retreat..."
"They're coming here as fast as they can..." Ayura continued from behind his twin, nervously fingering his silvery-gold locks.
Akatsuki nodded and placed a hand on the coffin.
"Wake up, Takuma..." he whispered.
There was a flash of electric green light, then the sudden sound of running water beneath the cobblestones, and then the quiet signal that the coffin had been unlocked. The creak of hinges that had not been opened for many years, the smoke from the candles being put out.
A voice.
"...Akatsuki..."
"It's time."
The Kain twins watched in awe as a figure clad in white sat up, one hand in their grandfather's while the other ran over long blonde locks. Peridot green eyes found them, and pale lips lifted in a thin smile.
"So the war has begun..."
The voice was familiar, far too familiar. And his eyes, Iori remembers those eyes. He sneaks a glance at his younger twin, and sure enough there it was: Ayura had the same eyes as this person. Except Ayura had their mother's hair, softly spun silver with hints of blonde (from this person, perhaps?), but he couldn't shake the feeling that at one point, it could have been blonde.
He himself had gotten his eyes from his mother, a steely lightning blue, but his personality had come straight from his grandfathers: calculating and almost apathetic, a war lord of fire as cold as ice, as destructive as water and as caring as-----
Their father, Hitsuji Kain, was the son of Akatsuki Kain and Takuma Ichijou, both of whom had been missing since they were three years old. They were thirteen now. That meant that this person was...
"Father..."
Ayura wrenched his gaze from the almost ethereal being in front of him and instead looked back at the entrance of the chapel at his father and mother, both wounded but not overly so.
Hitsuji and Ayaka walked towards their grandfather, but only Hitsuji came close to the figure in the coffin. With a trembling voice, he reached for a pale hand, and whispered,
"Father?"
The person who could only be Takuma Ichijou smiled and stepped out of the coffin and onto the floor of the chapel.
"The past is trying to repeat itself, the vampires have been called, and the power of blood has been unlocked yet again. We must not let this war come to pass." he spoke, his words echoing like an aria in the depths of the chapel wherein others were being woken as well.
Outside, beneath the moon which was fast becoming a deep, dark red, the sounds of an assault could be heard.
25. Unnatural
"It's a highly unnatural last wish..."
Aidou could hear all their whispers, and he was sure Shiki could too, but they both didn't give a damn.
If Akatsuki and Takuma wanted to be buried together, then so be it.
26. Untouchable
At the beginning of the school year, they were both untouchable, far too aloof even for their fellow vampires. At then end of it, though, there wasn't a part of each other they had not explored together.
27. Unusual
Kain never thought that he was unusual--- he merely thought that he liked the moon far too much.
(flip side)
Ichijou never thought of himself as an unusual person, only that he craved the sun more than he should.
28. Unwell
"I'm just, you know, just a little unwell, it's not like I'm sick or anything..." Takuma protested feebly, but he knew that as soon as Shiki called Akatsuki, there was no way for him to escape being confined to his bed.
It was a small consolation that he still had the energy to think of ways as to how he could use confinement as an advantage.
29. Unwind
"A vacation, so that you two can relax for a while." Hitsuji looked determined, and Akatsuki was never one to deny his son anything, and Takuma was already chatting with Ayaka about the resort--- so it was settled.
Iori and Ayura piped up, "Yeah! So you two can unwind and give us an uncle!"
Ayaka looked mortified and Hitsuji was hiding his face with his hand--
And Akatsuki and Takuma were laughing.
30. Undo
Never.
S is for Sense
Sense, n., v.t., reason, meaning
In the end, nothing made sense.
They were both more than capable to achieve what they had right now, they both had more than enough resources to get everything they wanted-- so why did they have to be together?
If Ichijou really wanted Kaname, he could have found a way.
If Kain really wanted to go and live on the moon, he could be there right now.
But they're here, with their child and their grandchildren and their friends and their enemies and everyone else that they've met, and they're still together like too many years hadn't passed.
Maybe the reason is too much for us humans to comprehend.
Maybe the idea of true love has been so distorted to the point that we can't even begin to believe it can exist this way.
Maybe fate and destiny and chance all had no part in this, maybe soul mates do exist--
Maybe broken things aren't really broken at all.
Maybe those who fix you are actually the ones who are seeing the real you.
We should never assume anything, but we must never give up on being optimistic.
The waters are deep and murky, but in someone's eyes are the oceans we've yet to explore.
The day may have just begun to end, but in someone's eyes are the sunsets that allay all fears.
Pixie dust is bull. It's faith that matters.
T is for Torture
Torture, n., v.t., application of severe pain
If you ask either of them what it is to be away from each other, they will reply, "It's torture."
Author's Notes:
So I got a bit lazy at the end. XP Sue me! (cries) (coughs) Anyway, review? Next up, KanZeKan. Or Kiryuucest. Whichever floats my boat. (swim,swi--- float, float, float)# 4 Unborn: ...can anyone say mpreg? (readers: mpreg!) yay, everyone can read! XD But seriously. mpreg is possible in my imagination, and there are different reasons for each 'universe'. For the VK universe, there ranges many reasons, like blood lines and spells, but you can believe whichever you like. Personally, I think Mommy!Takuma and Daddy!Akatsuki are just too beautiful a pair to pass up.
# 12 Uneasy: Meet my instant OC everyone!
Hitsuji: hey. (flashes a small Kain-grin)
Yes, the author has taken the liberty of giving Akatsuki and Takuma a child. This is purely fictional though, as I'm sure Matsuri Hino wouldn't actually let this sort of thing happen in the manga. If she did, then KanZe would be the first pair to learn about the wonders of 'epidural'.
# 20 Unfortunately: I somewhat see your WTF! face, but hear me out. A few months ago, I read a novel about three female doctors, one of whom used sex as a means to pass her courses/get her job/pass her rounds. There was a comment from one of her 'victims', which went like this: "You won't believe the things that girl can do with a bit of maple syrup!" I believe it was a jock who said this. But yeah, just explaining away the maple syrup. :D
# 21 Ungodly: Yeah, Hitsuji grew! I think he's about seven here, and yes, he has also developed a deep loathing for his great-grandfather. Oh, and his fire controlling abilities? yes, inherited them from his father, but he can also heal people using some basic chemistry. :D the power is strong in this one.
# 24 Unlocked: Wow, so many things came out from one word. OAO yes, I know the face. Ok, I know the time change confused you, it confused me too. Short explanation (which isn't really short at all): Two years after the twins were born, the Council of Elders (then our guys: Kaname, Aidou, Shiki, Takuma, Akatsuki, Kaname and Zero's son Kayue (23), Aidou's adopted daughter Alice (28) and Shiki's nephews Suki and Saeki (both 20), Ruka...) were over powered by the Hunters Organization (who had thrown off their then leader, Zero Kiryuu) and driven into exile. It was a quiet battle, since the Hunters had the upper hand (aka they had Zero in chains and a clone of Ichiru on the way... told ya, this thing writes itself) and no one wanted to fight a war. The ring leaders (Kaname, Takuma, Shiki) were sealed along with other vampires, and the remaining vampires fought a steady rebellion (Aidou, Kayue, Suki & Saeki, Alice, Ruka, Akatsuki, Zero) under the radar of everyone, even their own families. Hitsuji and Ayaka knew of the rebellion but they didn't inform anyone else, especially since the twin were very young at that time. Ten years later, Akatsuki and the others told the other vampires that the rebellion was drawing to an end, and all they needed was to revive the Council once again. While Hitsuji and the others (Ayaka, Ruka, Alice) fought in the front lines, Akatsuki, Aidou, Zero, Kayue, Suki & Saeki went about the revival, alongside Iori and Ayura. :D yay.
# 29 Unwind: Continuation of 'Unlocked': they fought the war and won, revived the Council successfully and, as you have read, are planning on a vacation. :D happy happy joy joy. Yeah, Akatsuki and Takuma only had Hitsuji. Labor is tough, ya know?
So... that's it? That's it. Question, do you like the whole rebellion idea? Just curious. :D Review, na?