A.N. I'm back! And assessment is over! Which means if I get my act together Chapter 5 should be up soon (depending on your definition of soon). On that happy note, please enjoy this new (M rated) chapter of Fire in the Blood.
Warning: This chapter (finally) contains the "Barely consensual sex, torture, S & M, bondage and violence" that was mentioned in the original warning.
Pairings: Ultimately Akuroku, Soriku, Zemyx (thanks to Dualism), Marxene (Marluxia and Larxene courtesy of ShadowAili) and Marluxia and Namine.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts 2 or anything associated. They all belong to Square Enix. As does Final Fantasy.
Roxas gasped in shock, the fiery-haired vampire's oddly ominous greeting running through his head. As the redhead got closer and closer, moving in an oddly predatory fashion, the blonds breathing began to speed up as panic took over.
"Now," Axel said, almost purring, "Let's go back to my place where we can be comfortable without having to worry about over-protective siblings interfering."
Grabbing Roxas effortlessly by the front of the shirt, he turned towards the fire, and then dropped the small blond as Roxas kicked him as hard as possible between the legs.
As Roxas ran towards the exit, Axel straightened, and gestured languidly, a wall of flames springing up in front of the door. As the blond looked around for a route of escape, Axel simply sighed and watched in amusement, before starting in alarm as Roxas' eyes lit up. Grabbing a candlestick from the table, the teen ran over to one of the windows, smashing the wooden shutters with the cast-iron implement before attempting to crawl out through the hole it left.
Axel snarled, crossing the room in an instant and grabbing Roxas by the back of the shirt, tossing him effortlessly across the room before cracking his knuckles, nails lengthening into claws and flames flaring up in response to his anger.
Roxas cried out as he slammed into the wall, the shock of the impact shaking his body and winding him. Standing upright, the blond bent down to pick up the candlestick, and then fell backwards as Axel's foot drove into his side.
The vampire smirked, launching himself into the air and slamming the edge of his hand into Roxas' arm as the blond tried to block, a sickening crunch sounding as his play-toy's arm broke. Blocking a vain attempt at an attack with the candlestick, Axel struck again, blood welling up along the side of the blond's torso.
Axel gave a thin smile, looking down at the blond barely standing upright.
"Come on Roxy," he said, "You're loosing blood and you've broken your arm and probably a rib. In a few minutes, your reactions will slow, your energy will seep out of you, and you'll fall unconscious. That wound," he said, licking his lips, "That wound has ended this fight."
As the blond reflexively looked down, Axel sprung towards him, the inside of his hand scything out to hit Roxas in the temple, causing the teen to crumple into his arms. Putting the fires out with a casual wave of his hand, Axel smiled, and, Roxas still cradled in his arms, vanished in a burst of flames.
Sora smiled at Riku, his silver-haired friend lying sprawled over the brunette's bed. Sitting on the bed between them were two controllers, the PS2 they belonged to lying on the ground. Crossing his arms behind his head, and staring up at the familiar roof of his room, Sora gave a happy sigh.
"So Ri," he said brightly, "How was your day at school?"
Riku rolled his eyes.
"The same as yours, moron." He said exasperatedly, "Remember? We have the same classes."
Sora blinked.
"Well would you look at that." The blue-eyed teen said in a tone of wonder. "We do."
His silver-haired friend smiled.
"Sora, you're my best friend and all, but I have to say that you are the most clueless person I've ever met in my life."
Sora adopted a vapid expression.
"Wha?"
Both of them started giggling, the giggles erupting into full-blown laughter at the faces Sora kept pulling. Riku started having difficulty breathing, but helpless to stop the laughter, fell off the bed, pulling Sora down along with him. As the brunette landed on top of Riku the silver-haired teen exhaled sharply as their lips met, hesitating momentarily before melting into the kiss.
As Sora broke the kiss, Riku looked at him questioningly and raised a silver eyebrow.
Sora blushed.
"Ri," he said hesitantly, "I have something to tell you."
His silver-haired friend waved his hand casually.
"Go right ahead."
"I've had a crush on you since second grade." Sora flushed an even deeper red. "Sorry I didn't tell you."
Riku slung an affectionate arm around Sora's shoulders and pulled the brunette close.
"I forgive you." He said happily, "I've liked you for years and I didn't tell you either so I guess it all balances out."
Sora looked at him incredulously, unable to believe that his friend wasn't joking.
Riku smiled and nodded.
"So, Sora." He said happily, "Would you be willing to go out with me?"
At the brunettes nod Riku beamed before bending down to capture Sora's lips again. Holding the brunette tight in his arms, the silver-haired teen smiled, feeling that life was finally starting to look up.
Roxas groaned, head pounding. Opening his eyes, he let out a cry of pain as firelight stabbed into his eyes. Blinking away the tears, the blond looked around, eyes slowly adjusting to the light. Suddenly, along with awareness of his surrounding came a rather disturbing realization. He was naked and tied to a four-poster bed with leather straps. Eyes wide with fear, Roxas felt himself starting to hyperventilate, struggling wildly against the restraints.
A low chuckle sounded through the room.
"It's no good, Roxy." Axel's voice echoed through the room. "You can struggle as long and hard as you like but it won't help you."
As the blond ignored him and continued to struggle, the vampire began to laugh, softly at first, but slowly getting louder and louder.
"Come on Roxy," Axel said smugly, "Give up. Accept defeat."
Roxas responded with a string of rather rude words.
Axel laughed ominously, a series of loud cracks sounding as, Roxas guessed, and the vampire cracked his knuckles.
"Now, now Roxy," Axel said, "You know perfectly well that language like that isn't acceptable." The redheads emerald eyes became visible in a shadowy corner of the room, shining bright with malice. "And that means you're going to have to be punished." A sudden sound echoed through the room as Axel snapped his fingers, the vampire's pale hand becoming visible in the shadows.
Roxas blinked at him, the pain in his head making it hard to think. The blond watched bemusedly as Axel stepped out of the darkness and settled down into a large red armchair, watching intently. Suddenly reminded of his nudity, Roxas flushed, feeling his face heat up in embarrassment. He blinked again, even more puzzled, as the heat in his face seemed to spread through his entire body, the skin underneath the leather ties becoming almost painfully hot.
As Roxas hissed in pain, Axel's smile widened, and he continued increasing the heat coursing through the blond's body. Small wisps of smoke began escaping Roxas' skin as he watched, feeling the searing kiss of flames against his skin. Opening his mouth and screaming, the small blond writhed around trying to do something, anything to make the pain stop.
The heat continued to rise until Roxas could see his bones exposed through gaps in his blackened flesh. Trying to scream, even though his vocal cords had been burned away, the blond writhed around on the four-poster bed, stretching out a supplicating towards Axel, who still sat watching with a cruel smile on his face.
Snapping his fingers, the vampire conjured up a maelstrom of flames, Roxas only having time for one terrified scream before the flames engulfed him, white-hot agony searing through every nerve in his body until...
SNAP!
He jerked upright, opening his eyes to see Axel standing in front of him with an evil grin on his face, a thin blade in the vampires hand.
"Lovely trick isn't it?" Axel said, dark joy dancing in his eyes. "If you thought that was cool, you should see the Schemer in action. Zex can do far worse than that, and he doesn't leave any marks."
Looking down, Roxas inhaled sharply when he saw that, though his skin was slightly burnt under the leather, he was unharmed. Axel smiled and shook a finger at him.
"Come on Roxy," The vampire said, "Did you really I think I'd go hurting you badly at such an early point in the proceedings." Axel winked. "I may be a soulless evil bloodsucker, but if there's one thing I'm not, its impatient."
Reaching out he let the cold steel of the knife trail down the blond's skin before applying slightly more pressure, licking his lips as the delicious smell of blood filled the air. Axel continued to cut, bending down and lapping up the blood left behind, his tongue sending tingling sensations down Roxas' spine.
Continuing to idly trace patterns on Roxas' skin with the blade, Axel followed the knife with his mouth, lapping and sucking at the wounds and causing the blond to moan in pleasurable agony. Dropping the knife, Axel started tracing his long nails all over Roxas' chest as he walked behind the blond, blood welling up from the scratches he left behind.
Removing his hands from the blond, Axel started to strip, reaching out his free hand to cup Roxas' crotch. Roxas let out a low moan of pleasure as Axel's unnaturally warm hands caressed him, the pleasure shooting through his body drowning out the pain that remained from the scratches.
Feeling a slight pressure against his rectum, Roxas tensed, his breathing speeding up as he started to panic. Realizing that Axel was trying to rape him, the blond tried to escape, but was stopped at every turn by the expertly tied leather bonds.
Axel growled. Grabbing Roxas' hips with both hands he pulled the blond towards him, thrusting forwards as he did so. Roxas let out a low moan of pain, the unexpected intrusion inside his rectum feeling uncomfortably large. Giving a wicked smile at Roxas' discomfort, Axel rammed forward, burying himself inside Roxas, causing the little blond to cry out in pain.
Continuing to thrust, Axel returned to fondling Roxas, the blond beginning to relax as the pleasure flooding his body helped to balance out the pain, the combination making him feel better than he'd ever felt before. Speeding up, Axel started to breathe harder as Roxas moaned, white-hot pleasure flooding their bodies.
Crying out, Roxas came, trembling and seeing spots as he disappeared into the land of melty muscles and tingling senses. Thrusting a few more times, Axel snarled as his fangs emerged, the vampire crying out in ecstasy as he buried them in Roxas' jugular and began to drink.
Feeling somewhat drained, Axel pulled out, cutting the leather bonds holding Roxas' upright with his claws, and catching the blond as he collapsed. Laying Roxas down on the bed, Axel pulled on some clothes and left the room, retrieving the knife on his way out and locking the door behind him.
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