"Saeth…" murmured Christoph softly "Saeth, please stop."
"It's my fault." Saeth sobbed
The rain poured harder and only lightning rumbled through the clouds. Christoph glared at Rin making her freeze in shock at the intensity of his dark honey colored eyes. Fury swirled in them…so much anger. Deciding Saeth has had enough torture for his lifetime, Christoph held him tighter as he teleported them back home leaving Rin alone. They teleported into the cool, dark, abandoned house and stood up.
"I don't like that girl." said Christoph shaking his hair from water as he and Saeth walked over to the couch
The young demon sat down in the corner of the couch, followed by Saeth who laid out across it and rested his head in Christoph's lap not caring whether the demon let him or not. Christoph sighed as he draped an arm on the arm of the couch while his hand grazed through Saeth's silky silver hair distractedly. It was times like this when he questioned what the angelic vampire was to him. Saeth closed his eyes for a moment as Christoph's hand passed through his hair before opening them again.
"Christoph…" said Saeth distantly
"Hm?" mumbled the demon, leaning forward to see Saeth's face but not disturbing his spot
"Would it be so wrong…to see her?" he asked
"I don't see why not Saeth…But…" started Christoph, his voice getting a sad tone as he chose his words carefully "What if you get hurt again? I don't want that to happen to you…"
"You worry too much Christoph…" mumbled Saeth "Now shut up… so I can go to sleep…it's almost morning…"
Christoph smiled and leaned back against the couch as Saeth soon fell asleep in his lap, not a care in the world on his face. Being accustomed to Saeth's schedule, the young demon also felt weary and drifted off to sleep with his fingers tangled in Saeth's hair. It was about 4 in the afternoon when Saeth's brows furrowed, waking up after another dreamless sleep. His eyes adjusted to the light that filtered through the window, just slightly uncomfortable from it but in no pain. The vampire was unaffected by the sunlight as he slowly got up, not wanting to wake his friend. He was a specific kind of vampire; one that can control an element and in his case the weather. This only happened if you have a specific death; his mother had drugged him and chained him to a metal pole during a terrible storm, the day of his turning into a vampire. Naturally, the metal attracted the lightning and just has he had regained consciousness, the lightning passed through the chains and into him. That's how he died and because he wasn't turned into a vampire in the usual traditional way (Biting of the neck), some symptoms didn't occur in him.
"Only four…" mumbled Saeth, rubbing his eyes of the vision of that fateful day
Rin's angry face flashed in his mind and he shook his head furiously before running his hands through his hair. *She won't leave me alone!* he thought angrily before he let out a sigh and looked around. Christoph was fast asleep and he smiled slightly. Getting up, the vampire hooked his arms under the demon and carried him to his room, placing him on the bed. Watching the young demon as he slept, Saeth couldn't help but feel…content. He leaned down so not to disturb the younger boys sleep and smiled softly.
"I will return." he whispered in his ear
Walking out of the room, closing the door quietly behind him, Saeth disappeared to find his target. The vampire wandered aimlessly through the city, slightly disoriented because of the sunlight but overall very capable of going through the day without any problems. Finally, he found the hospital he was looking for and walked in, walking to the front desk.
"Who are you looking for?" asked the little lady
"Lucia." said Saeth, now wondering if he should actually confront her now after so long but it was a dare he was willing to do
It started to get cloudy and rainy outside. The only way he knew she would be here is because he had taken her to this hospital on more than several occasions when she would be in agonizing pain from her monthly cycles.
"Room 113." she said
"Thank you." replied Saeth before he noiselessly walked down the hall toward the room
Once he got to the room, he frowned slightly before he opened the door and stepped inside. It took him a moment to find himself as he looked around and saw a woman sitting by the window. She looked just as he remembered her…just the slightest bit older and her hair less brilliant. He couldn't find his voice but she had seemed to sense his presence for she slowly turned from the window to find him standing there. Her emerald eyes widened and her lip quivered. It was silent…
"Lucia…" said Saeth softly
She slowly got up from her chair and hesitantly came over to stand before him, reaching up her hand to touch his face to see if he was real or just another illusion. Unlike her, he had never aged a day since that time she left. Summoning up all her courage, she reached out with both hands and ran them gently over his smooth face, taking in every detail. His eyes closed, relishing in the touch of her soft hands that he had longed to feel again. Before he knew it, she had thrown her arms around him and cried. Reluctantly, he slowly embraced her, wrapping his arms loosely around her and resting his chin on her head while rocking her from side to side gently.
"Lucia." he whispered
The door opened and Rin was standing in the doorway with wide eyes before they turned angry with hate.
"Get away from my mother!" she shouted furiously, about to attack him, thinking that he was here to kill Lucia
"Don't you dare touch him Rin!" ordered her mother, pushing Saeth behind her
His eyes looked from both of them in confusion. He expected Lucia to hand him over to her revenge obsessed daughter but…he has been wrong before. Rin looked at her mother in confusion as well; her illness must've seriously gotten to her. Lucia herself was surprised at her outburst, never having spoken a word in a year.
"M-mom." stammered Rin wide eyed "Why?"
Saeth suddenly snarled, thunder booming in the nearby distance scaring them from the abruptness of the storm. They looked around before they looked at Saeth whose eyes had gone dark. Then a man walked into the room with a bouquet of flowers.
"Lucia you're alright!" he said with relief in his voice as he kissed her
Saeth's eye twitched in the slightest way, anger rising up inside him like a snake rearing its head, ready to strike, but his face remained emotionless, the storm going quiet but still lingering. Of course, he had always expected Lucia to have moved on but…it still stung as if she poured salt into a wound. The man looked at Saeth questioningly before extending his hand.
"Oh hello." he said "Are you one of my wife's friends from her job?"
Saeth stayed silent, only looking at the man before hesitantly nodding and unsurely shaking his hand. The man smiled unknowingly. Lucia and Rin were tense, fearing the events that could happen next.
"Not much of a talker are you?" said the man with a chuckle while Lucia and Rin looked completely lost "What's your name?"
"……Saeth." Saeth replied after a moment, standing awkwardly in the disturbing situation that the man seemed not to notice
"Well Saeth! An interesting name you have!" said the man "Are you staying around? It seems that your visit had enlightened Lucia so much that she spoke again!"
"…Actually…I was about to leave." Saeth quietly said at length, moving to leave
"So soon?" spoke up Lucia, sadness in her eyes
Saeth turned to her and slowly nodded before quickly walking past the man and Rin and walking out the door without another word. Rin smirked, thinking that she had rid of the vampire for good but Lucia suddenly ran out of the door as if to follow him and stood in the hallway watching him go.
"Saeth wait!" she called almost desperately
He stopped and glanced back at her, waiting for what she had to say although he wondered what else there was to say.
"…I'm sorry." she said softly
"Love means never having to say you're sorry." he replied quietly before he continued walking, leaving her standing there helplessly