Chapter two for everyone! I hope you like it...plot is unraveling... xD Please review!
Chapter 2: Found out
The scent hung heavily in the air and he wrinkled his nose in disgust. Where was he and why did it smell like this? He turned in a slow circle, eyes traveling around swiftly. The night sky was a velvety black that held no stars although he knew there should be. What was he doing here? That horrible smell seemed to be emanating from the foliage itself. It made him gag a bit and he stopped breathing so as not to inhale anymore of that rancid smell. Glancing at the sky once more, he realized that the bright silver light that lit up the clearing was coming from the large, plump moon that sat in a nest of translucent clouds. It was completely round and glowed brightly.
Averting his eyes from the painfully bright light, he looked again at the forest he was standing in. It looked oddly familiar, but he didn't know how it could be. Moss clung to the trees, hanging down in ropes and strands and covering most of the north side of the forest with a pale green hue. He looked down at the ground. Rocks covered in lichen were scattered in the empty clearing. Dark eyes traveled over the mountain flora for another moment longer.
He began to walk, slowly, a dreamers step, through the clearing. He seemed to be taking a natural game trail, through the gently sloping clearing and up to where the trees became more thick. He followed it. There was a reason for him being here. What was it though? He still couldn't figure it out, but whatever the reason was was pushing him to continue walking down that trail.
The forest seemed to be breathing. The vampire could feel it. The ground trembled gently as it inhaled, then trembled again as it exhaled. He continued to walk, his pace speeding up. The need to find whatever he was here for was growing, nagging at the back of his mind and at his heart. He ignored the slow and steady breathing of the earth, like some large beast underneath the ground.
His eyes flickered around again. Stones, about a meter high, were starting to appear at regular intervals. Upon them were markings he recognized but couldn't place. They were from a long time ago, in his past, but he didn't remember it at the moment.
There was a sound of something sliding through the trees close by and he stopped walking abruptly, head turning swiftly. Something was watching him. He listened carefully and turned his head to where the sound was coming from. He could see a human-like shape, but then it stopped moving all together and seemed to fade into the shadows. But as the wind blew through the trees, it brought with it a soft scent that left him tingling.
He shook his head vigorously. That wasn't why he was here. Again the need to get through these trees, to a plateau he knew was there even if he didn't know how he knew this. The path was becoming more prominent. He could see prints in the dust and in the grass, all heading one way—up. His steps became faster until he was running. The rancid smell was growing ever stronger, but there was something else underneath it. He knew that scent better than any other.
What was that scent?
Its sweetness made him lightheaded momentarily. He pushed the branches of a low hanging tree aside and came upon the plateau. And his entire being froze.
Scarlet blood glowed in the moonlight, splattered across the sandstone. It was spreading slowly from a figure lying face down in the center of a large carved circle. More rectangular stones encircled the entire area where no trees seemed to want to grow. The rock was hard underfoot. What was this?! He knew at that moment that the figure on the ground was what he was searching for. Was he too late?
He stepped out of his hiding place and onto the stone, going passed two stones into the circle. Loud growls echoed across the clearing and he could hear the sound of claws on stone. He turned swiftly, confused by the scent of the blood and the horrible smell the creatures had. His gaze fell upon the things that had formed a ring around where he was standing.
Teeth flashed in the moonlight. "You are not welcome here, demon."
Kanda jerked into consciousness, sitting up swiftly. If his heart still beat, it would be pounding. He panted hard, staring across the room, ears alert for the sound of the sound of harsh pants or growls or claws. His hair fell across his face. As he continued listening, his mind cleared. He realized that he wasn't in a forest. The scent of blood and animal faded until he could barely remember it and the rest of the dream followed in that fashion. He closed his eyes momentarily. It was just a dream. But it had been so vivid.
The sound of rustling fabric alerted him to movement next to him. A hand touched his arm gently. "Yu? Are you alright?" He opened his eyes, turning to look at Allen. The young vampire was watching him with slight concern in his silver gaze.
Dark eyes met the silver ones and for a moment they stayed like that. "I'm fine," he stated. Allen sighed softly wrapped his arms around him and leaning close. Kanda could tell he didn't believe him. But he was fine. Now. The dream had faded already. Everything was fine.
"Don't shut me out," he murmured against Kanda's neck.
"I won't," he replied. This was the first time that he had hidden something such as his feelings. "It was just a dream."
"Do you remember it?" Allen was still speaking into his neck. Kanda moved a little and leaned against the headboard to the bed, wrapping an arm around the smaller. He shook his head, looking over to the window, where the drapes were pulled tightly. No sun made its way through the thick fabric.
The boy sighed again and lifted his head, looking at him. He gave a smile.
"How late is it?" Kanda asked, more for something to say than anything else. He didn't think he could go back to sleep now, after the dream...whatever it had been about. He hated that about dreams. They never stayed. He wished that he could remember that one in the very least. It seemed important.
"I'll check," Allen said and got up from the bed. The sheets fell away from his body and Kanda admired him as he walked across the room. His skin was pale in the darkness of the room. He pulled the drapes back just a little and looked out. "...The sun's just gone down."
Kanda got up. Good. He was hungry and he needed to get out of the room and breath some fresh air. He watched Allen out of the corner of his eye as the boy got dressed. He glanced over his shoulder, looking at him through his silver bangs and gave a teasing smile. Kanda shook his head, pulling his hair back into a pony tail. "Ready? I'm hungry!" Allen said.
The elder vampire nodded eyes on Allen. Walking lightly, the boy headed out of the bedroom. Kanda followed him, admiring him from behind. Together they left the house, walking down the sidewalk. A thought crossed his mind as he glanced back at the house. They should probably leave his house for good. People kept coming around and he was sure cops would come eventually. He was actually surprised that they hadn't come yet.
"What're you thinking about?" Allen asked, wrapping his arm around Kanda's and walking closely. Kanda hadn't noticed that he had gotten closer, too absorbed in his thoughts.
"That we need to leave your house," he stated.
Allen glanced at him. He ignored a group of teenagers who had spotted them and were staring and murmuring things to each other. Kanda kept an eye on them. "Why's that?" the boy asked. The group had started to follow them. Kanda saw their expressions. They were going to mess with the wrong couple, that was for sure. If they thought they could just easily beat them down, they were wrong. They were going to be in for an unpleasant surprise. "Yu! Pay attention to me!"
Kanda looked at him.
"What has you're attention?" he asked.
Kanda pointed over his shoulder, at the group. Allen craned his neck and looked at them. "They don't seem very happy..."
"They probably don't like seeing this," Kanda said, stopping by an alley. He had seen the look in Allen's eyes. He was hungry, and the group that seemed set on harassing them for their displays of affection seemed the perfect candidates for his next meal.
"Don't like to see what?" Allen asked, a bit distracted. Kanda leaned down and captured the pale lips in a heated kiss. Allen turned his attention to it swiftly, wrapping an arm around Kanda's neck. He smiled slightly against the kiss, hearing footsteps getting closer.
"That's probably the most disgusting thing I have seen in a long time," someone taunted. The group had gotten close enough and was now standing, all facing the two vampires.
"Shut it, we're busy," Kanda said.
"Fags," another said.
"Aw, Yu...maybe they're just jealous," Allen cooed. Kanda glanced at him, eyebrow going up. He had to smirk a little. This would annoy the group, that was for sure. They were trying to intimidate them. It really wasn't working. If anything, it was riling Allen up more. The elder vampire could feel him shifting excitedly against him.
"Jealous?! That's disgusting," the first spat out. They were starting to form a circle around the two, who were still close together. Allen's arm was still around Kanda's neck.
"You wanna know what else is disgusting?" Kanda growled, smirking slightly.
"...What?" The one talking looked a little unnerved at Kanda's expression.
"You're blood, but I think I might still have to have a taste." Allen gave an excited little wiggle, reaching up a bit to whisper in his ear.
"Can we eat now?" he murmured. The group looked at each other, either confused or creeped out. Kanda looked at him.
"You're so impatient, Moyashi," he replied. "But if you're hungry, yes we can eat..."
"Creeps! You're even sicker than I first thought! What the hell are you even talking about? Oi, listen to me, fagots and stop making out!" he snapped at them. Kanda had closed the distance between Allen's lips and his yet again. He was completely ignoring the group. "Fine, I'll make you stop!"
He lunged towards them, aiming a punch at Kanda, who was closest. Without breaking the kiss, Kanda caught his fist in his hand. After a moment, he pulled away, looking at the teenager. His eyes flashed and he twisted the boy's wrist violently, much to the shock of the one who attacked him. He went to the ground swiftly, wrist breaking with a snap. "I said we were busy."
"Kanda, I'm hungry," Allen said now a look of annoyance on his face.
"Fine, go eat," he said still looking at the boy on the ground. He was still holding his wrist tightly and he could tell the human was in pain. He was whimpering and trying to pull away.
"L-let go! T-this is harassment!" he cried.
"And what you were doing wasn't?" Kanda growled and twisted his wrist a bit more. He let out a small cry, trying to make it less painful. The others in the group were staring, now scared. Then Kanda felt a hand on his arm. He looked around to see Allen.
"Stop. Just get it over with," he said, no longer smiling. "Didn't you ever learn to never play with your food?" He saw a playful glint in the silver eyes. He dragged boy up to a standing position, letting go of his wrist.
"Fine...I won't play with my food," he said and wrenched his head to the side. Several of the group had run away. The one Kanda held was struggling fiercely, in pain and fear.
"This isn't cool man!"
Kanda ignored him and bit into his neck deeply. He let out a strangled cry. The rest of the group tried to flee. Allen, faster than any of them, blocked their way and lunged. Several of them screamed now terrified. They had seen the fangs.
"Now who's playing with their food?" Kanda asked as he dropped the boy. Allen had pinned one against the ground, sitting on them as they cried out.
"What? I'm not playing...They're just trying to get away," he said and moved down swiftly, biting into the neck of the human under him. Kanda watched him, smirking slightly. Allen pulled away after he had gotten all of the blood he could, standing up. He wiped his mouth.
"...That was fun," Kanda stated, straightening up.
"Yes. Except I think that you shouldn't play around with them," Allen said, watching him. He wasn't playing around now. He really meant what he said.
Kanda blinked slowly. "Why does it matter?" he asked as they started to walk down the street together. "They're going to die anyway."
Allen was silent for a moment. The street was deserted but they could still hear the yells of the members of the group that were still left as they fled, trying to get help. Then he brushed silver hair from his face. "Even if I don't feel remorse for killing them, playing with them...torturing them before they die...that's a little too cruel," he stated matter of factly.
Navy eyes gazed at him for a matter of moments. He was a bit shocked at what Allen was saying. "Why do you feel like that?"
"...I remember how it felt to be tortured," he stated softly. "Its better to just get it over with."
That shut Kanda up. He went silent, eyes still on the one in front of him. He hadn't thought of it like that. He hadn't been played with like how Tyki and Road had played with Allen. They had just killed him and turned him into a vampire. Tyki had scared Allen, messed with him, and nearly broken his hand. Road nearly had killed him completely. He wouldn't play around with anyone while he was getting food, at least not when he was with Allen. "...Alright. I won't."
The boy glanced at him and said, "Thank you." Kanda nodded.
"Now...Are you full? Or are you not...satisfied yet?" he asked. Allen turned to look at him and a slight smile curved his lips. He moved closer to Kanda, leaning against the vampire.
"Maybe I'm not...quite...satisfied," he said in a low voice, fingers on Kanda's lips. Kanda smirked and moved Allen's hand away to kiss him.
-ooo-
Lavi was just minding his own business, finishing up a harmless meal in an alley when he was discovered. He had just dropped the body of the girl when he heard his name and he looked around. And there, to his shock, was Lenalee.
She had, luckily, not seen the dead body or the way Lavi wiped his mouth. She had just recognized him and knew that he knew Kanda, and she thought that Kanda was responsible for Allen's disappearance. So here she was...nagging him again. He gave a small sigh. Why couldn't she bug someone else?
"Hey!" he said, bounding over to her. "What's up?"
"What's up?! Allen's still missing! And I know you know something! You must!" she burst out. Lavi made a face, which sadly wasn't missed by Lenalee. She glared at him angrily. "Why aren't you upset?! Allen could be dead!"
"Yes. Could. Or he could be happy and alive and just not here," Lavi said airily. He didn't want to say anything specific or anything that would make Lenalee think he knew something about her friend. Which he did, but she didn't need to know that.
"You know something!" she said angrily. "You're awfully calm about this whole thing. Did you not like him or something? Did he like...like...steal...Kanda...away..." She seemed to have some difficulty saying that. Lavi on the other hand thought it was hilarious. He burst into laughter.
"Steal Kanda away? From me?" he asked, very amused. He grinned widely. She looked very offended and a bit embarrassed, a blush on her cheeks. "And I'm very fond of the sprout, don't get me wrong. I don't want him hurt. I just want to believe the best. But...Steal Kanda away?"
She glared at him as he laughed. "You could! You could be jealous or, or..." she spluttered.
"Me, jealous? I don't want that bastard, however good he looks without clothes. I've had it and that was enough for me," he said, enjoying the expression that Lenalee was wearing. She looked aghast and more than a little bit embarrassed now. "Allen can have him. They're perfect for each other."
She spluttered some more then Lenalee straightened. "...No...they're not!"
"Why is that?" Lavi asked lazily, leaning back against the wall. He looked around. It was still early and there were people still about. He should probably get away from the dead body in the alley. He pushed himself away from the wall and started walking down the street. Lenalee followed him.
"Because!" she said. "Allen never was hurt or ever went to the hospital or missed school until Kanda turned up. And he's weird and...never is out during the day, which is so strange... And now that Allen's missing he is too, so he has something to do with it!"
Lavi rolled his emerald eye. Humans. Sometimes they were a bit thick. But vampires couldn't live without them—strickly speaking they could live off animals but that wasn't appealing to Lavi—so they had to put up with their mental slowness. But then again, there were some really slow vampires as well. He attributed that to having eaten a human that was a bit off. Like a stoner.
Off on his mental train of thought, he had completely lost track of what Lenalee was saying. Coming back into her rant, he heard "--I wish I had told Allen earlier!" He glanced at her, a blank and uninterested look in his gaze. Thankfully she didn't see it. She had stopped talking to breath, panting.
"Well," he said. "I don't think telling him these things would've broken them apart."
"I could've tried!" she said indignantly.
"And failed. And probably piss Kanda off at the same time. Seriously, they're stuck together at the hip. Sometimes quite literally," he said. She let out a noise that sounded like a gag and he looked around to see her scarlet in the face and trying not to fall over. "I was just stating the truth."
"...Y-you didn't have to say it like that!" she said trying to calm herself.
Lavi in the mean time, had heard something that sounded rather like familiar voices. A crooked smile curving his lips, he continued walking. The sound was growing a bit louder. Lenalee, who had been about to speak, broke off; she had heard the voices too.
"Yu," a voice panted. Lavi slowed down as they neared the alley from which the voices seemed to be coming from. His grin grew larger. There was a lot of panting involved in what they were hearing. He wondered what was happening. Lenalee's eyes were wide as they rounded the corner of the deserted alley.
Kanda had Allen up against the wall and both were only half clothed. Allen's shirt was hanging off his shoulders and exposed his chest and Lavi could see that the boy's belt had been undone as well. Kanda's clothes were in a bit better shape, but it didn't seem like his neck was. Allen's lips were at the other vampires throat.
"Oh...My..." Lenalee breathed, looking like she was about to pass out. Lavi glanced at her grinning.
"I told you he was fine," he said to her.
They didn't seem to hear them. "God Allen..." Kanda panted. "Careful. I don't heal as fast as—agh...you..." Allen had bitten down as Kanda's hands slid across his hip. The smell of blood was thick in the air. The younger pulled away after a moment, his lover's blood on his lips. He licked them slowly.
"You're so sweet...I can't help it," he said. Kanda gave a smirk.
"Can't help it? Even when I...do something...like this..." Kanda's hand had disappeared. Allen's back arched and he let out a gasping groan, head going back.
"Bastard," he panted, looking at Kanda through half lidded eyes. Pleasure washed through Allen as Kanda continued his caresses. "A-ahhhh...nh...Yu...s-stop..."
"Stop? But I like seeing you like this..." Kanda growled in his ear, running his thumb across Allen's slit and making him writhe against the wall in pleasure. Lavi watched amused, a large grin on his face. He glanced at Lenalee.
She was bright red and swaying. She looked like she would pass out any moment now. Lavi cleared his throat loudly and the two looked around, heads turning swiftly. Both looked a bit shocked at being found, but Allen was still wearing the dazed and pleasured expression that he had before Lavi interrupted. Kanda's hand was still in his pants. After a moment, that hand reappeared and Kanda pulled away from the boy. Allen fixed his clothes hurriedly.
"...W-what...huh...what...are you?!" Lenalee cried, staring at the two.
"...Thanks Lavi," Kanda growled, looking at the redhead.
The eye-patched man looked affronted. "What? I didn't do anything! It's not my fault that you're so damn loud..."
"I'm sure that you were louder than that when you were getting fucked by Tyki," Kanda snapped back out of malice, annoyed that they were interrupted before they could actually do anything. Silence fell on the group and in several different ways. Lavi was looking annoyed and slightly embarrassed. Lenalee was in a daze, staring at the two. And Allen was staring at Kanda.
"...You what?" he asked, turning slowly towards Lavi.
Kanda and Lavi both winced. The older vampire had forgotten that they hadn't told Allen this one bit of information. Now the boy was going to be angry...at who, they didn't know. Kanda looked at him carefully, monitoring his reaction. Lavi looked a bit uneasy.
"...You slept with Tyki? Was this before...during...or after...he tried to kill me?" Allen's voice was soft, eyes hard. He was feeling betrayed. He had thought that Lavi was a friend. Lavi had helped him...helped them both, but this...this was just...to go with the one who had tried to kill him. It was a bit much. And Kanda. He didn't even say. He didn't tell him at all.
Lavi swallowed, shifting uneasily. "Well..." he said. "...during."
"You bastard!" he said loudly and the other three, Lenalee included, flinched back. They hadn't been expecting this. Lenalee was utterly confused. She had recovered, almost completely, about finding out that Allen was fine and had been about to fuck in an alley way, and was now staring at the boy, looking a bit scared. "You...did you help him?!"
Lavi had taken a step back. "Now...Allen..." he said weakly. "He's strong..."
"Yeah I know! But you're like him! You could've matched him! You weren't like me, when he was around! And you betrayed...You tried to help me when Kanda...but you...were you helping Tyki instead?!" he was furious. He stalked up to Lavi and hit him hard across the face with his fist.
The redheaded vampire wasn't expecting that strength of a blow and staggered backwards, hitting the wall. "Hell Allen! I'm sorry! Look, I know I was weak but you didn't have to hit me so damn hard!"
Allen was now ignoring him. He stalked away from the alley. Kanda grunted and followed him. Lenalee made a weak noise, watching them, then glanced at Lavi. "...I'm...very...very...confused..." she admitted. Lavi rubbed his bruised cheek.
"Damn..." he muttered. "He's strong..." He glanced at the human. "Well see, you don't have to worry about Allen. He's bloody fine. And still strong. Damn..."
She was still looking a bit dazed. She walked away from him, leaving Lavi alone.
"Oi, Moyashi!" Kanda called after him, trying to catch up with Allen without breaking into a run. Allen's pace was swiftly and he didn't turn or slow when his lover called. "Calm down!"
"You! You didn't tell me! Yu, why didn't you tell me?!" he snapped, finally turning around swiftly, pointing a finger at Kanda, who jerked to a stop. "Did you think that I couldn't deal with it? Well maybe you were right, but...Yu! You didn't bother to tell me that one of the only people I trusted was actually on the other side?"
Kanda was at a loss of words surprisingly. He hadn't seen Allen this mad before. He had never seen him this mad before. It was slightly terrifying. Allen fumed and wheeled around so that he was walking away from Kanda. "I'm going home!" he said over his shoulder in a cold voice. He walked across the street.
The other vampire was about to follow when something caught his attention. He looked around. The had been empty street was no longer empty. A lone car was swerving and zigzagging along the street, going dangerously fast. Allen, in his anger, didn't seem to notice.
And before Kanda could even warn him, the vehicle hit the silver haired vampire.