Hunger & Trust

Alice's POV

"Shun! Why isn't he waking up!?" I exclaimed as I continued to shake him.

"He's such an idiot, I knew if he'd eventually collapse!" Travis exclaimed.

"Perfect timing too," Alex said.

"Not funny Alex," Mira replied as Alex put his hands up in defense.

"What's happen to him? Why did he all of a sudden faint?" I asked and they exchanged looks and Mira finally spoke while sighing.

"It's because he hasn't been getting the nutrients he needs." Mira sighed as I looked confused.

"He hasn't been eating?" I questioned.

"Well not the way you think anyways." Alex explained and I looked at them confused.

"What do you mean?" I questioned.

"Shun is still new to this world as he was only turned Fay about seven months ago. I won't go into his past as that is his business to tell and not mine. However, like I said before Fay are different from humans. You need eat food to survive, while Fay feed off of emotion and skin." Mira explained and I looked at them even more confused and shocked.

"Fay have this sense where they can sense a person's emotion and feed off from it. For example you feel confusion, shock, concern, worry, and etc. With just those emotions flowing inside you I can satisfy my first hunger." Travis explained.

"First hunger?" I questioned.

"The second is skin hunger, which in most case a lot of Fay crave. That's why most Fay use their influence on humans. It's because they require skin or touch to satisfy their second hunger. Emotion is easy to satisfy, it's skin that makes things a bit more complicated." Alex added.

"So Shun hasn't been satisfying his second hunger? Why is that?" I asked and they again exchanged looks before speaking.

"I don't think you quite get it . . . That means Shun has to "touch" either Fay or humans. Usually in most cases it's done by holding hands, hugging, kissing, sex, and etc. As long as it is skin contact it doesn't matter. That's where the power of influence comes in and Fay get touchy touchy with either humans or Fay." Alex explained to me further making me blush slightly by his explanation.

I sat there for a moment on the ground still looked down at Shun and them. So Shun hasn't touched anyone since he's turned Fay. Suddenly my eyes widen as I realized I've forgotten that Shun is one of them. He's Fay too and yet I have yet to see what he looks like. Even with my gift I have yet to see his eyes or body glow. It's probably because he's been so weak and hasn't been satisfying his hunger. I don't know why, but as weird as it seems I feel relieved to hear that Shun hasn't touched anyone. Or at least the stuff Alex listed. Suddenly though I remembered on our way here that Shun had been holding my hand the entire time after he had saved me. He must have been doing it not only to protect me, but to also satisfy is hunger.

"It's strange now that I think about it," Mira spoke as all eyes were on her.

"What is Mira?" Travis asked.

"I notice that he doesn't seem to mind touching you, Alice. Even though he knows you have the power of influence as well." Mira answered.

"What do you mean?" I asked, but she shook her head.

"Let's just say that Shun doesn't like Fay when they touch him. He hates when they use their power of influence on him. That's why he doesn't touch Fay or even human which I'm not sure why." Mira said.

"It's because he doesn't want to use his influence on anyone and let them get hurt like he did." Alex answered as Travis smacked him on the head hard.

"What the hell was that for!?" Alex exclaimed.

Hurt like before? What happened to Shun? I looked down at him and saw how tried and weak he looked. I brushed some of his hair out of his face and sighed. I never even thought about how Shun became Fay, until now. What exactly happen to him that made him become Fay? So many questions started to pop into my head that left me in wonder.

"In an case we need to get Shun upstairs and into his room. Could you help me with him, Alex?" Travis asked and Alex nodded.

Soon the two guys grabbed Shun by the shoulders and helped him upstairs and into Shun's room. As we got upstairs and went into Shun's room, I noticed how clean and simple it was in here. It was like Shun to keep it this way. Soon though as I looked around while they put him in bed and noticed a picture of us and our friends, with our bakugan. I looked at it and remembered all the memories we shared together back then and how I sometimes I wish we could go back to. I smiled to myself and then noticed someone tapping my shoulder from behind.

"Alice um, I hate to ask this of you, but . . . well your good friends with Shun right?" Travis asked and I nodded and I saw him scratch his neck as he spoke.

"Well, Shun still needs skin contact in order to satisfy his hunger." Travis pointed out making my blush slightly out of embarrassment and realization.

"Oh," Was all I could reply.

"I'm not asking you to sleep with him or anything, but maybe hold his hand until he wakes up or at least feels strong enough to get up. From Mira's point of view he doesn't seem to be bothered by your touch, so . . . If you could, it would probably help him out a lot." Travis asked of me.

"The guy has been literally holding out for seven months. I have to give him props for even lasting that long compared to the others that starve and die from lack of skin contact." Alex said making my eyes go wide in shock and fear.

I watched as Mira pulled him by the ear as he yelled at her to let go as she dragged him out of the room. I saw Travis start to head to the door, but then stopped and turned toward me and spoke.

"I can see you're a really good friend of his, Alice. I haven't seen someone he cares for as much as you before. You must be really special to him, since he's doing all of this for you. I haven't know Shun to long, but he's a good guy and it sucks what had happened to him when he turned." Travis said as I looked at him confused.

"What did happen to him?" I questioned, but he shook his head.

"I think its better you ask him then me. Anyways if you need anything will be downstairs." Travis said before exiting out the door and closing it behind him.

I looked at the sleeping Shun as I walked over to him and sat in a hair next to his bed. He looked so pale and weak. I could hear him groan through his sleep and I started to panic. As shy as I was, I just couldn't watch him anymore like this. I slowly and carefully reached for his hand. As soon as our hands made contact with each other, I felt myself turn red as a tomato. This was so embarrassing right now as I held Shun's hand in mine. Suddenly though I felt him move a little in my hand. Then I heard him whisper something that made my heart literally skipped a beat and my eyes widen in surprise.

"Alice . . ." He mumbled in his sleep causing me to blush even more.

Shun's POV

"Shun," A voice whispered to me.

I looked to my side to see her smiling at me as we lay on the grass together. It was a nice day outside as there was a nice cool breeze. I felt her hand in mine and at first everything seemed right in the world with me being with her. Soon though reality hit me and I remembered what she had done to me. What she had made me become. It was only after she had turned me that I learned the truth . . . She had never truly loved me just like my love for her wasn't true either. Her love for me wasn't real. It never was . . . That was my harsh reality and I paid the price by turning.

"Shun," A voice called to me but I ignored it by turning away not wanting to see her face.

"Shun," The voice said sweetly to me and my eyes widen a bit.

That voice was different form hers. That voice was all too familiar with me. I looked back and saw now Alice lying beside me with a warm genuine smile. I felt her hand in mine and for some reason, it felt nice. I felt a warmth flow through me now and I started to feel more relaxed and calm all of a sudden. All my anger and frustration left suddenly and now I just felt . . . warmth. I stared into Alice's eyes and saw that beautiful smile and how it made me forget everything I was dreaming and thinking about.

"Alice," I spoke.

Soon though I saw her start to disappear in front of me. My eyes widen as I held her hand tightly in mine, but she continued to slowly disappear. Soon she vanished as I called out her name and then I heard a sudden scream and it sounded like Alice!

. . . . .

Sudden my eyes widen in shock as I jolted up. I felt my breathe go heavy and sweat on my forehead. I looked around the room and noticed I was in my own room. I sighed deeply and relaxed a little. I was just dreaming . . . Suddenly though I felt something warm in my hand and I turned and noticed Alice sleeping against the side of the be with her hand in mine. My eyes widen a bit and I blinked a few times out of surprise. I stared at her sleeping face and then back at my hand. I sighed and groaned a little as I started to remember how I ended up like this. It all made since now why Alice was holding my hand. She knows about the skin hunger now. I feel like such an idiot for almost starving myself. I looked to Alice and saw her sleeping face and gave a small smile. She really is a true friend.

I slowly got up from the bed letting go of Alice's hand and making my way to her side. I then slowly and gently picked her up from the chair where she slept leaning against my bed and slowly placed her into my bed and tucked her in. The bed itself was pretty big and after today she needed some rest like I did. After everything she went through and learned about, I don't blame her for being this tired. I looked at the clock and saw that it was 2 in the morning and decided I should go back to bed as well. I laid on the other side of the bed not thinking much of it, since it's not like I'm going to be doing anything to Alice and then slowly took her hand in mine.

I was still pretty hungry and I didn't know when the next time I'd need skin contact, so I made the best of it by just doing this. I would never take advantage of Alice because it would be wrong and Alice was my friend who trusted me. I looked to her one last time before falling asleep and for a moment it felt like we were in my dream again where we looked almost like this in my dream. I gave a small smile to start and then started to drift asleep again.

Alice's POV

I felt something warm shine on my eyes and I started to hear some birds chirping. I moved a little and felt very comfortable. Too comfortable . . . I started to slowly open my eyes and at first my vision was a little blurry, but soon everything came clear. I tried not to gasp or even flinch as I was face to face with Shun. My eyes widen and I began to blush madly. When did I end up in bed with him!? I slowly sat up and noticed that our hands were still entwined. As embarrassed and shocked as I was, I didn't let go. After everything I had learned last night and about his hunger well . . . I didn't know how much skin contact he needed.

Suddenly though I felt the bed move and I saw Shun slowly starting to wake up. As soon as he opened his eyes though in that moment, I had almost gasped and flinched at the sight. I notice now his hazel eyes started to glow so brightly. They looked beautiful . . .

"Alice?" Shun spoke softly still trying to get up as he looked at me.

I didn't know what to say and all I could do was just staring at his eyes. Soon though just for a moment, I saw his body glow a bit making my eyes go wide in surprise. He really was Fay . . . Shun that sat up to look at me concerned with his one eye brow lifted.

"Alice? Is everything alright?" He asked suddenly breaking my train of thought and blinking at him a few times before nodding.

"I'm fine, I just-." I spoke.

"You saw it right?" Shun interrupted looking down at the bed and for a while I said nothing, but I slowly nodded in the end as he sighed.

"Pretty shocked right . . . I was wondering when you'd notice my eyes start to glow and my body. I guess I must have been really getting weak because of my . . . my . . ." Shun replied as I squeezed his hand a little for him to look at me straight in the eyes.

"Hunger . . . Yeah your friends explained all of it to me. That's why I kind of . . . um well . . ." I explained as I looked at our hand and back at him as he nodded and gave a warm smile.

"Thank you, it's because of you that I'm actually feeling a lot better now."

"Why were you starving yourself Shun? I mean I know about your two types of hungers, but I heard you were lacking your skin hunger . . . Why is that?" I asked of him and for a moment he looked away from me and remained silent and then I thought I may have hit a nerve.

"I'm sorry it's not my business Shun, you don't have to tell me." I said, but then he spoke.

"It's nothing against telling you it's just that it's not an easy subject for me . . . As you know Fay have the power of influence and well let's just say I'm not a big fan of that power." Shun replied.

"Did someone use that power on you?" I asked and I saw him flinch a little and roll his other hand into a fist.

"Yeah and I never want that to ever happen to me again . . . When I turned and had met Travis he explained everything to me including my hungers. Although the first hunger was easy for me, I never was good with my second hunger. Touch was something I avoided because of the Fay's influence they could use on me or my influence I could use on other people . . ." Shun explained as I looked at him concerned and sorry for him.

"It wasn't easy, but there were times I would bump into people and have a brush of skin on me, but that never satisfied me enough. Still I kept my distance from everyone . . . Even my friends . . . I didn't want anyone to know what I had become or deceive them by my powers." Shun continued.

"That's why you were so distant from us. You didn't want to hurt us or use your power of influence on us. It all makes since now . . ." I spoke and he smiled and then he stared at our hands and I blushed a little.

"It's funny though . . . When I first touched you when you almost fell, I had realized what I was doing and had realized that you weren't affected by my touch like most people. I noticed what everyone else had noticed about you when they touched you . . . You were a Sighted One. That meant that my powers didn't work on you and that you were the only one I could touch without you being influenced by me." Shun explained to me as we both now looked at our hands, until I spoke.

"Still aren't you worried? Alex and Mira explained to me that I possibly have the power of influence as well? How do you know I'm not using it on you even right now?" I asked and then realizing what I said I blushed madly as he blinked a few times before speaking to me.

"You're not . . . You're powers aren't at their full potential, plus your power of influence is a little but different from Fay's. Fay's influence is just natural by on single touch as yours well you can control it was Fay it's just a natural habit. Plus I trust you and I know you wouldn't use it on your friends." Shun explained to me as I gave a small smile to him and nodded.

For a while we sat in the bed still together in silence. It was a little awkward holding Shun's hand still, but he didn't seem to mind it and I didn't question it. Still I didn't want something like this happening to him again, so we had to resolve this matter.

"Shun . . . I know this might sound weird to you what I'm about to say, but please don't think or take it the wrong way when I say this ok?" I asked him and he looked at me surprised and confused, but he slowly nodded as I sighed.

"It's ok . . . for you to do stuff like this." I explained.

"Do what?" Shun questioned and then I glanced at our hands and back at him as he then caught my drift and I continued.

"You require skin contact and if you ever need it please don't hesitate to ask . . . You're my friend and I don't want to see you like this again Shun. I was worried you might not wake up because of what Alex said." I explained and then he lifted his eye brow at me.

"What did Alex say?"

"That he was surprised how long you lasted and that you didn't die from starvation earlier."

I watched as Shun let out a sigh and then I saw him shake his head before speaking to me again.

"Alex can be an ass at times and over-dramatic, but no I won't die that easily from starvation. I'm sorry if I worried you and also . . . thank you . . . I really appreciate this Alice and I promise I won't ever take advantage of you and if you ever start to feel uncomfortable please tell me and I won't touch you. I really care for you Alice and I don't want to see you hurt or feel used." I explained and I shook my head and smiled to him and gave a slight blush by his words.

"I will, but now there's still just one more thing I want to see." I admitted as he looked at me confused.

"What's that?" He questioned.

"I haven't seen what you look like in your Fay form yet. It's kind of weird that your Fay now and not human anymore, but I still want to see what you look like. I mean if you want to and are feeling better to show me." I blushed as he gave a small grin and told up and let go of my hand.

I watched as he went in front of the bed and then stood there for a while watching to see what I'd do. Soon though I noticed a small sad frown on his face.

"Shun what's wrong? Are you alright?" I asked him.

"I'm fine it's just . . . I don't want you to think any different of me when I show you what I am. I don't want this to change anything. I'm scared that you might actually be afraid of me." He said sadly.

I looked into his eyes and although they glowed, I could still see that hint of sadness within them. I slowly got out of the bed and walked toward Shun and took his hands in mine and looked up into his eyes. They were so beautiful as they glowed and as he looked down at me I gave a genuine smile to him.

"Even past your glowing eyes you're still the same Shun to me. No matter what you look like, you'll always be Shun to me. I'm not afraid of you and I never will be." I smiled warmly.

I watched as she slowly started to smile a little and soon I felt him let go of my hands and take a few steps back. Suddenly I saw him begin to change and as he changed my eyes widen in surprise. I felt a rush on wind blow causing me to shield my eyes a little, but when the wind stopped I looked over to him and was in a complete state of shock. He glowed like I haven't ever seen anyone before. He didn't give a radiance of sun like Reid, Mira, or possibly even Luke. He was different . . . His glow wasn't as bright, but more enchanting if anything. His eyes looked the same, but may a little more pretty.

He looked almost the same, but he just seemed different. He looked more magical and enchanting. I watched as he would take a few steps word me and also leave behind a small trail of what looked like fairy dust? Like the others only his trail reminded me a little of snow and icy . . . winter . . . I watched as he slowly lifted his hand to touch my cheek and when he did I half expected it to be cold by the way he looked, but it just felt normal.

"So what do you think?" Shun spoke to me as I looked to him now and I gave a small reassuring smile.

"Beautifully enchanting . . ." I spoke as he grinned to me.