Story Title: What the nightbrings
Chapter Summary: The pending date, Yuki's seduction.
Note: Yuki's out of character behavior in this chapter and the following ones is simply becuase of his seduction and not something he can control.
Disclaimer: Fruits Basket belongs to Natsuki Takaya/Hakusensha, TV Tokyo,NAS .
Warning: Rated M for language, and adult situations.
Chapter 3: Lead me.
Thou who, abruptly as a knife,
Didst come into my heart; thou who,
A demon horde into my life
Didst enter, wildly dancing, through
The doorways of my sense unlatched
To make my spirit thy domain...
- Baudelair, "The vampire"
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Yuki woke the same way a drowning man emerged from water; gasping for air. Even in conciousness could still feel the sweet stabbing pain as the faceless lady sank her fangs deep into his jugular, making romantic caresses with her lips over his neck and smearing the blood over pale skin. She licked at the hot liquid spewing from his neck, lapping at it as a small animal would. Lips clovered the wound and an unbearable pain forced him to attempt to scream, however the sound that issued fourth was a low moan; low, deep, primal, like a hurt animal. He moaned and whimpered in pain while the seemingly endless suction stole away his life. It was like a new type of torture, such pain while soft hands manipulated the flesh between his legs. Hands perhase a bit too skilled caressed and pulled on him until he became hard in her small hands. The lady's body moved over his erection, the moist warmth trapping and sending him through waves of extacy and pain. Sweat chilled his skin in the cold early winter air, his body trembled faintly. He stared at the ceiling waiting for the last vestige of his dream to bleed away from memory. His hand clutched to his throat as he relived each detail; the small birthmark on her troat, the vanilla scent of her skin, the sweet pain that tortured and aroused him all at once. His body craved that mix of pain and pleasure, he found himself wanting it more then he had wanted anything before.
The alarm went off with a disturbing buzz that cut through his memory. The dream faded away completely and Yuki peeled himself from his bed. Wet marks outlined here his butt and back had lain through the night. Yuki was sticky with dried sweat. What a dream to remember, if only it wasn't gone now. The only remaining reminder of the night's elaborate images, was a faintly dizzy feeling as he walked towards the warm awaiting shower to wash off the sweat.
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--//Lead Me\--
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Ami stepped out of the bathroom just as Yuki reached the door. She stopped her dark eyes meeting his and they stayed locked in each other's gaze for a heartbeat. "Ohayou," Yuki said stepping in and closing the gap between them. Amiko took the step back into the bathroom and nodded her response. Yuki stepped foreword once more closing the distance between them. He could sense her about to flee and shut the door behind them with a click. She was trapped.
"Can. I. Help you?" Amy said stuttering for a second before she found her composure again. It was quite a task to find composure when one was trapped up against a sink, in a small bathroom, with a naked man invading your space.
Yuki stepped forewords one last time, until his chest was brushed against the small pink towle wrapped around Amy's body. "Have dinner with me tonight?" Yuki said quietly, his hand brushing against her shoulder. Why was he acting like this? He did not know. It was so very out of character for him, but something compelled him to continue.
Ami shuddered and leaned back, "no. You're only asking out of courtesy."
"I am not."
"Why then, would you choose this moment to ask me out? After last night."
"I want to make sure you say yes."
"I would have said yes if you had asked before!" she said sharply. Her Chocolate eyes grew darker and glazed over hiding an emotion Yuki wished he could see.
"But I didn't know I wanted to..."
"I see." She responded dryly and attempted to side step out of his way; however, his hands pulled her back into place and came to rest on her hips so she could not squirm away.
"Amiko, please?" Yuki's voice held an almost hysterical tone his grip on her tightened. Weather he meant to or not, there would be bruises on her hips.
"I." Ami sighed and leaned her head into his neck, taking in the musty scent of sweat and him. Her cool cheek rested on his shoulder and she could almost taste the coppery liquid that pumped inside. "I suppose it couldn't hurt." she finished her sentence, the heat of her breath against his neck. This time Yuki shuddered. He stepped back to let her leave, regretting when she moved to the door.
Ami stopped and turned to him, her face read amusement and curiosity, "Yuki?"
"Yes?"
"What happened to your pajamas?" she asked making him suddenly aware of his nakedness. Why hadn't he realized this before? And more importantly, what did happen to his pajamas?
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--//Lead me\--
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Snow drifted lazily from the bruised clouds above swaying on the light breeze like a magnificent ballroom scene, and dusting the surrounding world in winter's lace. The first snow. Cold air bit at the tip of Tohru's nose turning it pink while she walked towards the bus stop.
"I guess he isn't bad mom." Tohru mumbled into her scarf as she strolled along the sidewalk, "I don't know what's wrong with me though, when he's around I feel happy but when he disappears so suddenly, all I can think about is Yuki." She sighed. "I really felt Yuki was the person I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, and eat jelly buns!" She giggled recalling the familiar conversation with Riku. Tohru's laughter quickly died, her legs began to ache in the winter air. "But then, Kiyoshi appeared." She sighed. Her heart was so confused, but everything would work out in the end right?
The sky was darkening already by the time the bus arived at her stop. It arived as noisy as ever, air break hissing its welcome to her. A familiar face greeted her as she got on. "I was worried you wouldn't be able to get off early enough to catch this bus." Kiyoshi smiled. The instant she sat down he draped his coat over her legs. "You're going to get sick. Your skin is like ice!" He fretted, rubbing her arms with warm hands. "Well it's snowing outside." Tohru giggled. His concern touched her.
"Well then I should buy you a hot chocolate, everyone knows hot chocolate is the perfect cure for cold limbs as a result of snow!" Kiyoshi said giving her a cheesy smile. Tohru laughed and smiled, "really? I never knew that before."
"We learn something new every day." Kiyoshi smiled. "I suppose so." Tohru nodded in agreement.
Kiyoshi pulled the cord and the bus slowed to a stop, they got off in front of a small Korean Ramen shop. How convenient the bus ran right in front of the shop.
"I don't think they serve hot chocolate here, but they have the best Ramen I've had since I lived in Seoul." Kiyoshi said when they entered. Yuki and Ami were already seated at the bar chatting quietly between themselves. "I didn't know you lived in Korea!" Tohru said surprised. "Yeah, Ami and I lived there for twen- uh twelve years." Kiyoshi stumbled over the words awkwardly. "Is it very different from Japan?"
"How about a seat?" Kiyoshi said dodging the question. "Oh yes, that would be good." Tohru said and she took seat near the end of the bar, next to Ami.
Silently, a small woman set four bowls in front of them. "I took the liberty of ordering for us before you got here." Ami said turning to look at Kiyoshi. "I see. What's on the menu tonight?" He asked as he picked up his chopsticks. "Seafood." Ami smiled at her brother watching him pick up small pieces of crab and seaweed from the bowl. "It's spicy," Kiyoshi warned and he dug in. This was no joke. Tohru found as she ate her mouth felt increasingly hotter, and fishier tasting. It was good but almost over powering and she began drinking sips of water between mouthfuls.
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They stood at the bus stop after dinner, standing close together in a group for warmth as the icy wind blew up skirts and across faces until noses were red and legs were numb. "I think we should take a rain check on the movie." Yuki said finally. "I want to go somewhere warm," Ami said and she inched closer to Yuki until she was pressed up against the rat. He sucked in breath sharply waiting for the transformation. He waited for a heartbeat, and another, and another; when nothing happened, he stood in stunned silence. His arms wrapping around the shivering girl tightly, pulling her into him. Ami slipped her bare arms into his jacket and warped around his small frame, pressing against him for warmth. Yuki's face pressed into her neck and he took in the scent of vanilla. Another shock, as Yuki's dream flashed into his mind. He shivered. His lips brushed lightly against her skin, this time she took in a sharp breath and shivered, no one kissed her neck. She let out a small sigh against the wind and tilted her head back as lips traveled to the base of her neck and back to her jaw, stopping here and there to nip lightly at pale skin.
"Hey you two!" Kiyoshi said sharply. Yuki and ami pulled apart, the girl standing out of arms reach. Her own arms wrapped around her shaking body. Kiyoshi took his sister into his arms, wrapping his jacket around too. Now it was his turn to be jealous. His dark eyes narrowed and he held to Ami possessively, protectively. Ami fought the urge to laugh. Everything was going so well!
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--//Lead me\--
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Yuki sat quietly at the table, sipping mint tea Tohru had made when they got home. Together they sat in silence, neither knowing what to say to the other at this point, both minds too far away. The entire bus ride Kiyoshi sat close to his sister, trapping her in one arm, the other brushing her hair behind her ear respectively. Ami would attempt to talk to Yuki but her words would be cut short as her hair would become tangled in his fingers and pulled until she no longer desired for conversation. Tohru had sat quietly watching them, not understanding exactly why Kiyoshi was acting as he was. Perhaps he did not like the idea of someone touching his sister, but wasn't that really her choice? Yuki had watched helplessly, becoming annoyed with Kiyoshi's childish behavior but more mesmerized by the small star shaped birthmark on Ami's neck. It had been previously hidden by her hair, and again his dream came screaming back at him. Was Ami the girl from his dream?
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--//Author's Note.\ --
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Please review and constructive criticism is always welcomed. If in anyway you think the story could be better I'd be delighted to hear it.
I know his is obscenely overdue. I was in a writing rut for a long time, and I had written up this chapter atleast ten times and reconstructed it. This is so very different from my orginal idea for this chapter however this is the first time I've rewritten it and been happy with it.
I have also been working on Chapter two of "Forgiveness is devine" and a New one-shot Yuri called "Paint". Watch for them!