A/N: Rawr! Royal Dragon here! I'm back! Yay well here we go as promised the sequel to Vampire's Blood. Chapter 1 Kiss of Death. This is dedicated to everyone who wanted the sequel you guys are awesome! So here we go chapter 1!
Disclaimer: I tried to own Sqaure Enix but they served me court papers so i've sorta given up. *shifty eyes*
Chapter 1: Poison
Axel's POV
Hunters. They are one of the worst creatures to roam the Earth, they hold a grudge against the Dhampirs and Vampires who inhabit this world. Their life's mission was to get rid of as many of us as possible. Even by using our own allies against us.
Dhamphirs. They were a misunderstood race spawned from a parent that was Vampire and a parent that was fully human. They were extremely allergic to silver. Roxas my Mate was a Dhampir along with two of his siblings. His father a Vampire had ran out shortly after their sister Naminé was born. Cloud their older brother had killed their mothers boyfriend after a night of drunken abuse. Their mother had run away and had never been seen again, while Cloud ended up around an alley behind my house chopping the man who hit him to little bits.
Soon after we had started a relationship one that I wasn't very faithful to. One look at Roxas and I had instantly fallen in love. Cloud had caught us before we Mated in Roxas room doing a little bit more than just kissing. Roxas and I ran away after Cloud started to treat Roxas cruely. We Mated and Roxas and I had been inseparable ever since. Things hadn't been all that easy for us and but I never regretted any of it.
Vampires. Creatures who could not tolerate the light, forced to live in the shadows for eternity. I had damned my Mate to do the same. Given the chance I would do it all over again. Roxas was my everything, he was my sun.
His hair like golden honey, sapphire blue eyes that put the ocean itself to shame. His smile would make my heart go into overdrive if it still worked. I always caught him wearing something that belonged to me which was very sexy by the way! Sometimes he would wear a pair of my boxers low on his hips and sashay into our bedroom a small smile gracing his features.
Currently he was lying in the middle of our bed his eyes closed and chest moving up and down slowly. The sun had yet to go down completely as I always woke up before he did. I loved watching as his eyes fluttered open, loved the grin that spread across his face while hands reached out to bring me closer.
But as of late my Angel wasn't feeling very well. He seemed to be fine one minute and sick the next. I would often times find him in the bathroom Sora standing behind him rubbing his back as he threw up in the toilet. He was always assuring me that he was ok, but I knew better.
"He's not pregnant is he?!" I confided to Riku one day. Riku only stared at me for a moment teal eyes gauging my reaction before bursting into a fit of laughter.
"He's a male, doesn't matter if your Human, Vampire or Dhamphir if your a male you can't get pregnant so no!" He had responded trying hard to keep his emotions in check.
"Keep me updated on his condition, Dhamphirs are part human Axel remember that so they can get sick to. It's just not very often. If he seems to be getting worse let me know and I'll come check him out." Zexion had said as I snapped the phone shut. Him throwing up was worse enough. It had been well over a week and his symptoms weren't getting any better, nor were they getting any worse. I didn't even mention my idea of pregnancy to Zexion because he'd call me an idiot and then end up giving me a thirty minute lecture on the Dhamphir body.
Drawing Roxas into my embrace I felt him snuggle to my chest and kiss my neck. "Are you feeling well today?" I asked rubbing his back soothingly.
He hummed and nodded. "Yes I'm feeling very good today. You don't have to worry so much about me Axel." He giggled, "Lets enjoy the time we have together."
The time we had together? What did he mean by that? I didn't like it, so instead of saying anything I just squeezed him tighter to my chest. "I'm your Mate so I have to worry about you. Besides I love you, if you think your leaving me anytime soon just know that I'll follow you."
"I know you will... and I'm so glad to have a Mate like you. Can we just lie here a little bit longer I'm not ready to get up." He responded kissing my neck slowly. Rolling me on my back he hovered over me shirtless with just a pair of boxers hanging loosely off his hips. There was a light sheen of sweat on his forehead and body and his breathing had picked up greatly.
"Angel?" I asked just as he fell ontop of me his eyes rolling back in his head and finally closing. "Angel? Angel? Roxas!" I screamed shaking his limp body. The door flew open as Riku and Sora rushed in, "Call Zexion!"
The next few hours were a blur as Zexion shooed everyone including me out of the large room. Kneeling down in front of the closed door I heard Zexion shouting orders to Demyx and Olette. I felt a small hand on my shoulder and I turned around to see Sora his eyes looked vacant for just a moment before he dropped down beside me. "Everything will be ok, it will be a hard road to travel but in the end you will either succeed or you will lose everything you love."
The door opened just then and I rushed through to see my Mate lying on the bed his chest rising and falling rapidly. "Roxas... Roxas!" I cried jumping on the bed and burying my face in his chest. I knew I was crying but I didn't care who saw me, my Mate was lying unconscious before me with no known cause as to why. "What's wrong with him?" I finally asked clinging onto his small hand.
"We don't know..." Zexion admitted looking away.
"He's been poisoned. A man dressed in all black attacked him, whoever it was dragged him in an abandoned alley and injected him with silver." Sora responded walking in the room his eyes still carrying that vacant look.
"Did you know this would happen?" I growled sitting up.
"Yes and there was nothing you could do to stop it. In the end you would have lost your own life and Roxas would have still been poisoned. He would have been stricken with immense grief and would have committed suicide!" Sora shouted.
"You knew? You fucking knew! You didn't even tell me!" All reason was gone as I jumped off the bed and summoned my Chakrams. I saw no fear as I pinned him against the wall baring my fangs at him.
Fingers dug into my shoulders and ripped me back as I turned to face an enraged Riku. "Don't you dare fucking touch my Mate!" He snarled kicking my feet out from under me and making me fall to the ground.
"I'll kill you and then I'll kill that fucking traitor! He could have told me! He could have said something! I could have saved him!" I screamed tears were still streaming down my face as I jumped up and threw Riku on the ground.
Slicing the air with my Chakrams Riku jumped up and dodged me blocking my next blow with his Keyblade. Riku took a swing at my legs but I was able to get out of the way just in time. "You will not touch my Mate! I will not let you near him!"
"STOP THIS NOW!" Olette screamed jumping in front of us her hands gently placed on our chests. "Please stop this, nothing is going to get solved if you two start fighting... your supposed to be friends. Friends don't try and kill each other."
"Thank you Olette." Zexion replied sitting on the bed and placing his hand on Roxas forehead. "So he was poisoned... Sora do you know what we was poisoned with?"
"Silver of course." Sora answered crossing over to me and tugging on my shirt bringing me down close to his lips. "You can succeed and save him or you can let him die the choice is yours." Pushing me away he turned on his heel and stormed out of the room.
Riku sighed as I stood there stunned. Sora was never like this! Of course I had never tried to kill him either. "Sora's an ass when he's like this... I'm sorry Axel you know how I am with my Mate. I refuse to let any harm come to him."
"I was way out of line I'm so sorry. I just can't believe he knew and wouldn't tell me. I don't care if I would have died... I should have been there! I wasn't there before to stop him from getting tortured and that will haunt me for the rest of eternity... and now look what's happened... I wasn't there and now he's been poisoned!" I dropped to my knees and sobbed.
"Roxas? Roxas what's happened to him?" That was Cloud, Roxas older brother who had once tried to kill him in order to get me back. Arms wound around my waist and I felt Leon lay his head on my back.
"It'll be ok were here, we'll do anything we can to save him. Please don't beat yourself up for this, its not your fault." He whispered running soothing hands up and down my back.
Standing up on shaky legs I made it to the bed before collapsing and drawing my Mate into my arms. I didn't want anyone in this room, I didn't want anyone to be here with us. I wanted everyone gone! But I couldn't just banish them from the house... especially Cloud who was desperately trying to make amends with his brother.
"You can't drink his blood now Axel... its been poisoned. Until we can figure out a cure for him you won't be able to bite him." Zexion whispered. He looked at me sadly as I digested the news. It was another way for Dhamphirs and Vampires to bond, my Mate trusted me by letting me bite him. He entrusted his life in my hands, it was a way to empower the Vampires but to also bond with their Mates.
I didn't say anything just nodded as Leon spoke up. "He can have my blood until Roxas gets better."
"Leon..." I started.
Shaking his head Leon got up and walked over to the edge of the bed where Roxas was lying. His breathing had picked up and he was still sweating, he seemed to be just having a bad dream not fighting for his life. I wasn't about to leave this bed, not again not with his life hanging in the balance.
"Do we know who attacked him?" I asked burying my nose in his hair. He smelled good like the strawberry shampoo he used.
No one said a word just turned their heads away. Sora was probably the only one who knew what really happened but right now he wasn't in the sharing mood. Vexen was the only one to stand up. I couldn't stop a low growl that tore its way out of my throat, I felt like an animal at the moment caged in with my Mate injured and no where to go.
The last time I had confronted Vexen we hadn't been on very good terms. In fact after what he had done to my Mate we still weren't on the best of terms. Cloud had enlisted him to take away my own Mate's memories of our time together. I was beginning to trust Cloud but I didn't know if I'd ever be able to trust Vexen.
"I didn't come to hurt you. I came to help if Sora won't tell you who hurt Roxas I can." Cradling my Mate as close to my chest as I could I summoned one of my Chakrams.
"Don't you dare take another step, I'll burn you alive where you stand!" I snarled backing away to the headboard of the bed.
"Axel calm down, he's not going to hurt you. We called him here for a reason." Demyx interrupted pulling Vexen back. Lighting the weapon on fire I threw it but Vexen deflected it easily with his Shield.
"I said stay the fuck away! Don't you dare come near us!" Hands wrapped around my arms pulling me away from my Mate. I snarled and kicked but Cloud restrained me as Leon came over and held my legs. "Let me go! Let me go now!"
"Take him away until he calms down, I don't care what you have to do just get him out!" Zexion ordered. As they were hauling me away I saw Vexen cross over to the bed. I doubled my struggling just as Olette closed the door softly behind her.
They managed to haul me outside and throw me to the ground. Baring my fangs I hissed and summoned my Chakrams. Nodding to each other they both summoned their swords and came after me. I was able to dodge them and quickly made a circle of fire around them. They clearly weren't expecting that as I made my way back to the house, the door flew open and Sora stood there grinning like a fool.
I planned to just knock him aside but he quickly drew his Keyblade and knocked me to the ground. The fire had dissipated in my shock and Leon and Cloud were once again after me. My new plan that was spur of the moment had me running behind the house towards the woods that we had.
Sure enough my pursuers followed me. After crashing through the woods and burning down possibly about thirty trees and at least fifty bushes we made it to a small clearing where I had planned to lose them. I didn't realize that Riku had followed me to and was waiting.
Knocking me to my knees he lifted my chin up with his Keyblade. I felt chains around my waist and hands before they finally tied me to a nearby tree. "What the hell?! Let me go! Let me go I have to be there! Please he needs me!" I screamed. Leon grabbed Cloud's arm his knuckles going white as Sora buried his face in Riku's chest. "Please... I need to be with him..."
I was begging... since when did the great Flurry of the Dancing Flames beg? Only when it came to my Mate. I didn't want Vexen touching him, I didn't want anyone near us I just wanted to be alone with him why didn't anyone understand that?
"The sun will be up in a few hours we'll take him back then. I'll keep watch you guys head back to the house." Riku stated. Everyone but Sora cleared out leaving Riku and I alone. "Sora when I said everyone I meant even you."
"But... Riku..." Sora started taking a step forward.
"Go!" The tone was commanding and with one final look Sora bounded off back towards the house.
"Here to humiliate me even more?" I asked pulling at the chains that bound me. They really thought they could bind me here with chains? Grinning I called the fire forth and used it to burn the chains. I expected them to fall in a heap before my feet but instead they remained right where they were.
"You don't think I'm that stupid do you?" Riku laughed, "Specially made to contain Vampires just like you."
"I fucking hate your guts right now." I muttered still pulling at the chains. "I need to be with Roxas right now I don't have time for your stupid games!"
"I know that trust me I really do. I'd be pretty ticked off too if this was happening to Sora but I would expect you guys to do the same if I attacked someone innocent!" He cried jabbing a finger at me.
"Innocent? Excuse me?! We aren't talking about Vexen are we? Innocent my ass! Have you forgotten that he erased my Mate's memories! Now he's going to tamper with them again!" I struggled even harder trying to burn and pull the chains apart.
"There is one perfectly capable Vampire and three Dhamphirs! I think they can handle him if he tries anything." Riku snorted. "You're going to exhaust yourself if you keep struggling we'll let you go see him before the sun rises just calm down and you may get to see him sooner."
I don't know how long we stayed there silent until Riku finally deemed me calm enough. I hurried back towards the house just as Roxas eyes fluttered open, I couldn't stop myself from quickly climbing on the bed and pressing my lips against his. He was awake... he was awake, everything was ok. He was awake.
Roxas POV
Where was I? Who was I? This place its dark... there's nothing here for me. There's no light at the end of the tunnel like I expected. In fact there was no light at all. There was someone I was supposed to be after right? But who? I'm scared... I'm so scared I don't like this! I want to leave!
But there's someone after me! He hurt me, dressed in black wielding a needle. He stabbed me in the arm injecting me with poison. He said he didn't want to that he was sorry. So why did he do that? I can't remember very much I just remember bright silver hitting the moonlight... he had earrings several of them. He was tall and muscular but not too muscular.
We had been friends before right? Before I remembered who I was. Why would he do something like this to me?! I don't like this place I'm so scared what's going on? Please someone, anyone get me out of here! This world of Sleep it's not for me, I'm not supposed to be here!
"Wait! Don't be afraid, someone very important to you needs you to wake up." The voice said. It was soft but clearly a males voice.
"But it hurts... everything hurts I don't want to wake up. The pain its unbearable... please don't make me." I whispered dropping to my knees and putting my hands over my ears. I didn't want to wake up but I didn't want to be here either!
"Someone important needs to see you, he loves you very much and would be very sad if you didn't wake up." Was the reply it sounded farther away but still close as if he were inside my head.
"Wake up... that's all I have to do right? Just wake up?" I asked.
"Yes just wake up." The voice was gone leaving me to my own thoughts. I wanted to wake up and remember, all the answers were part of the Living world not the Sleeping world. Everything here was dark and scary there was no one here I was all alone.
Sitting on the black covered ground I closed my eyes and imagined myself away from the world of Sleep. Eyes fluttering open I took a gasp of air as I heard my name falling from my Mate's lips. "Roxas! Roxas! Oh my gods Roxas!" I felt the bed dip and his lips press against mine.
"Axel..." I croaked trying to wrap my arms around his neck.
"Lie down you're very weak right now..." I felt hands run through my hair and I looked over to see Cloud.
Axel was holding me close his eyes wild as if he were about to bolt with me any second. Someone made a move and Axel bared his fangs hissing until they stopped. I could hear the soft murmur of feet on carpet then smooth hands on my cheeks and forehead. Zexion smiled softly at me as another bout of pain hit me.
Wincing I pretended as if I were fine, but Axel knew better. "Roxas who did this? Why didn't you say anything?" He asked.
"I don't know who did this! I didn't think they had poisoned me. I thought they were just trying to kill me and that I had escaped." I lied. I didn't want to admit what I knew, I didn't want to die but at the same time I didn't want to burden Axel. "Ah!" I groaned burying my face in Axel's shirt as another bout of pain washed over me.
I could feel my breath picking up and my consciousness start to fade. "Roxas... Roxas!" I don't think I could ever forget that voice, how broken he sounded.
"Luxord..." I managed to say or at least I thought so. He had been the one who poisoned me. I wanted to stay awake, wanted to tell Axel that everything would be ok that I had accepted this death but I couldn't. I wasn't suicidal or anything... I just knew that once injected with silver there was no cure. You could either die slowly and painfully or pray that someone would take mercy and kill you.
A/N: Horray for chapter 1 complete. I've been holding onto this chapter since probably chapter 4 or 5 of Teacher's Pet haha so its been sitting around for a while. Anyway chapter 1 is complete let me know what you think I'll finish chapter 2 and be ready to post! So hit the review button and let me know if you'd still like me to continue on with the sequel.
xoxo Royal