Bffimagine: I hate my life.
Kai: Why?
Bffimagine: Because it sucks.
Rei: Why?
Bffimagine: -.- Just… BECAUSE!
Kai: So I wasn't dreaming then…
Rei: Huh?
Kai: I had to go to the bathroom one night… I thought I saw her with a knife.
Rei: 00
Bffimagine: Hey!
Kai: I didn't mean to get into your personal stuff.
Rei: LIAR!
Kai: I don't lie.
Rei: Then how were you able to tell me that excerpt from her diary? Huh?
Kai: 00
Kai helped Rei to his feet.
"I think I'm going to take a shower now," Rei muttered, walking toward the bathroom.
"You can't use that bathroom," Kai warned quickly.
"And why—Holy Mother of…" Rei gasped when he walked into the washroom.
His eyes first caught the bloody soap water that Kai's sheets were soaking in.
Then, his gaze instantaneously reverted to the sheets in the bathtub.
"Kai?"
Kai felt woozy and collapse at the door of the bathroom.
'Damn… I underestimated the blood loss…'
Rei rushed toward him and brushed his fingertips along Kai's face.
"There are other downfalls to being a vampire."
Rei's eyes widened in surprise.
"Tala? What are you doing here?"
"I own this abbey, do I not?"
Shaking his head, Rei mentally scolded himself for being stupid.
Tala walked toward Kai. He pulled off Kai's shirt and sighed.
"The black hid it."
The redhead motioned toward the blood all over Kai's skin. There were bandages wrapped around the wounds, but they simply absorbed the blood and barely held together.
When Tala tossed Kai's shirt to the side, his hands were soaked in blood. He grimaced slightly, but pulled a vial out of his pocket and let the blood drip into it.
"Now I have both your blood. I'll need a bit more from you though, Rei," he mused triumphantly.
"Can we take care of Kai first?"
"I have a syringe right now. I can finish the job quick enough."
Tala produced a needle from his pocket, (A/N: How much stuff can these pockets hold? Why does Tala walk around with needles and vials?) and quickly stuck it into Rei's arm.
"Ouch!"
"Alright. Kai might need some painkillers. They're in the medicine cabinet. There's some more bandages and gauze in there as well." Tala walked briskly out of the room.
"Wait!" Rei called, "What did you mean by 'there are other downfalls to being a vampire'?"
"As a vampire, losing half the amount of blood it takes to cause severe effects to a regular human could come very close to killing him."
Rei's heart felt leaden.
"Please Tala, explain what Kai's going through. You'd know. Please."
Tala took a deep breath.
"I believe there is someone else that can help better than I. You see, he is a hunter."
"He's going to KILL us! Not help!"
"I wouldn't worry about that. He feels bad enough as it is to kill regular vampires and werewolves, let alone those who are my friends."
"Alright. Who is this person?"
"Miguel." (A/N: Had to put him in! Had to!)
Rei nodded and Tala left. He stood up to shut the door, then let all the bloody water drain out from the sink and bathtub.
"This might hurt, Kai. Please forgive me."
Kai, who was dazed but not unconscious, managed a simple nod before his head began to spin.
Rei bit his lip and took the wet sheets in the bathtub and threw them into the sink. He pulled off Kai's pants and put him in the tub.
The hot water began to run, and Kai closed his eyes as they touched the first of his injuries. Rei supported him with his arm, and grabbed the damp washcloth hanging on the towel rack. He washed the cuts thoroughly and used the cloth to apply gentle pressure and stop the bleeding.
The soap stung when Rei touched it to Kai's tender flesh, and Kai's eyes squeezed shut even farther. Rei whimpered sheepishly but cleaned the gashes and stabs best he could.
"Rei… I'm fine… I can do this myself," Kai whispered hoarsely.
"I'm here to take care of you."
"I know. Just let me do this myself."
What Rei didn't know was the agony of the smell of fresh blood. Kai craved longingly to feel the warmth flood over his tongue and trickle down his throat.
Kai began to wince every so often, fighting down the urge to bite Rei. He knew he couldn't bite the one person he loved most and yet… the blood was pulsating to be devoured.
Without warning, Kai bit himself, the blood from his wrist seeping into his mouth. He moaned in pain and satisfaction, and Rei jumped so badly he could've sworn he'd have no skin to return to.
Finally, the blood loss caused Kai to lose consciousness, and he fell limp into Rei's arms.
Every vein in Kai's body screamed in protest, the loss of blood making his body shut down. Rei quickly pressed down on the bite in Kai's wrist, trying hard to make the bleeding stop.
"Don't give up Kai! Don't give up!"
The bleeding stopped, and Kai became very hot. Rei froze, the sudden heat taking him by surprise. Burning sensations scorched his skin, making the blood vessels boil. Rei screamed and dropped Kai against the porcelain, a sickening crack echoing against the tile as Kai's head made contact with the bathtub.
The heat in Kai's blood and flesh died down, and he became very cold.
"Kai!"
Rei looked down at himself and gasped. Parts of his flesh had sizzled and burned off, and his blood was thick and slightly crusted. He could see one of his ribs pop out of the black, thick blood.
But Kai looked worse off. His head had been bashed against the tub, and his head was bleeding in several places. The heat had taken effect on his flesh as well, raw, bloody patches covering most of his skin. His flesh was torn apart like it had been put through a paper shredder, and his flesh was frozen to the touch.
"Are you guys alright? I heard a scream, and I came down to see if…" Tala was cut off in his sentence. He walked into the washroom and his blood ran like ice cubes through a glacier. Before his eyes was a sight he wished he hadn't seen.
Rei was lying limp on the ground, his back leaning on the bathroom wall. His eyes were rolled back far enough that only the whites were visible, and his front was badly burned, so much so that a rib was poking out of the flesh. Tala saw that he was not dead; He either passed out because of the pain or because he saw what he looked like.
Kai was in the bathtub in nothing but his boxers, and blood was pooled around him so high up that the drain could not drain the liquid fast enough. It pooled faster than it drained away, and Kai's face barely surfaced from above the red.
Tala could not see what had happened to Kai's body, since it was covered over in a depth of blood. But he could tell that Kai needed help fast, or he would die… again.
"This had better work…"
Tala whipped out his cell phone and dialled Miguel's number. In a 'poof' Miguel was standing in front of him, looking as he always did.
"WHOA!" Miguel staggered backwards.
His eyes took in the situation. He looked from Rei to Kai, then Kai to Tala.
"Tala! I didn't think you were the type for homicide! Why the hell did you do this?!" Miguel interrogated the only other boy in the room that didn't seem to need life support.
"I didn't do this. You remember the vampire and werewolf I told you about? These two are them. Now if you don't help the vampire out now, he'll die." Tala had a sharp, stony seriousness to his voice that made Miguel shiver and turn to his task at hand.
'Start with the werewolf,' he told himself.
Miguel touched the side of Rei's neck and Rei's body was immediately restored to perfect health. The burn marks disappeared and the blood thinned out and oozed back into the veins. The flesh reconstructed itself and the skin reconnected.
'Now the hard part.'
Miguel reached over to Kai, and stopped suddenly.
"Th-this one's a witch?"
"Yes," Tala replied solemnly.
Miguel shook his head.
'He won't heal completely. His… er… life… will be shortened to that of a normal human. Witch and vampire blood clashes don't completely merge… ever.'
Straightening himself, Miguel made the blood channel back into the dormant, ripped veins and he pulled together the flesh and skin. He reduced the swelling of the brain, and saved Kai from a concussion.
'This one's incredible… he's smart, amazingly talented… his skills are immeasurable… the perfect soldier…'
"He'd be perfect for the war," Miguel suggested. Tala's back stiffened.
"Kai will never fight in that war."
"Which war?"
Amber eyes looked at Miguel and Tala questioningly.
"So this is the canine/feline you told me about? This one is interesting…" Miguel strode over to Rei and examined him.
"He, too, would be perfect for the war."
Tala's eyes narrowed.
"Neither of them are fighting in the war."
"The war is the least of our concerns."
Kai sat up and smirked.
"I commend you on your healing magic Miguel."
"How do you know about me?" Miguel asked with a quirk of his brow.
"I'm an elite of the craft. You should've been able to tell."
"You read my mind?"
"You figure it out."
Miguel sighed.
"You ARE amazing."
"And I'm NOT going to fight in the war."
Rei turned to Kai.
"What is this war?"
"I'll tell you later."
"I want to know NOW!" Rei shouted, irritated that he was the only one who didn't know what was going on.
"You should first find out what I know from scrying."
"Who was it?" Rei rocked on his heels as he awaited his answer.
Kai sighed and flopped on the bed. His shins hung over the sides like drapes, and he took another deep breath before beginning.
"It was…"
bffimagine: MUAHAHAHA!
Kai: Aw man.
Rei: WHY DID YOU HAVE TO STOP THERE? HUH?
Bffimagine: It has to be suspenseful. And…
Rei: AND?!?!
Bffimagine: I guess I'm just lazy.
Kai and Rei: (Anime fall and sweatdrop)