Chapter two

"Bastard!" Krad snarled, lunging at the thief furiously. He would not let him get away this time!

"Bitch!" Dark mocked, dodging the attack with ease. "What's wrong Kraddy, do you want me to spank you?" He cooed as the blond tripped, falling across his lap.

"You asshole!" The blond struggled as the thief pinned him on his stomach with an annoyed grin.

"I'd like to be up yours." Dark responded truthfully, sitting on the pretty maniac's back.

"I'm going to kill you!" Krad snapped, twisting out from under him, only to be shoved onto his back in an alarmingly vulnerable position. He jumped as calloused fingers trailed down his bruised neck possessively.

"I could end this right now if I wanted, just" He snapped his fingers "And you'd be gone." His other half stiffened beneath him.

"You wouldn't…." Krad hissed, narrowing bright blue eyes angrily, he felt his contacts start to slip and blinked rapidly. Tears began to form as they scratched at his eyes, blood having made them stick.

"But I could." Dark reminded watching his enemy curiously. "Don't tell me your going to cry?" He snorted as the angel's eyes filmed over with tears.

"That's enough." He heard a cool voice behind him and tilted his head.

"What do you care Argentine?" He questioned, eying the offending brunet suspiciously, beneath him his angel stilled, watching the brunet in confusion.

"It's not right to abuse a lady such as Krad-san." Argentine scolded, approaching the bemused duo.

Silence…

"I'm not a bleeding damsel!" Krad howled, his struggling renewed, just wait until he got his hands on that bloody fool, oh yes, he'd get his just desserts. Dark choked on his laughter, his weight the only thing keeping the beauty down.

"Be that as it may, you are still submissive, whether you like it or not, now be quiet please, while I deal with him." The tan, gloved fingers tapped the angry blond on his nose, oddly enough, rendering him silent.

"S-submissive? Oh that's good!" Dark cackled, pounding his fist into the ground next to the beauty's head to emphasize his mirth. Krad flinched wearily with each movement, god, where had his contacts gone? Satoshi-sama would kill him if they were damaged!

"Yes, submissive, look at him Mousy, can you not see it?" The brunet purred, sauntering over to them with a dangerously blank smile. The thief stilled, allowing the younger artwork access to his ears.

"You've seen the way he reacts to your flirting, the way he attempts to befriend your tamer, yet prevent his own. The way his hair falls in his face, and how he pouts and smiles when he's caused pain, or made progress? His absolute acceptance of my commands? He's just begging to be owned, to be taken and to be controlled. You need him, I've seen it, but I want him, and I will not be stopped, understand?" The butler's husky whisper echoed through his elders thought.

"He's mine." Dark hissed back, hands tightening around the blonde's dainty wrists as he reassured himself of his ownership, Krad was his lover, whether he knew it or not, and he refused to have that relationship taken from him.

Krad winced, feeling his skin bruise, what had made his enemy so enraged? His now feline orbs flicked back up to the other artworks, who were whispering fiercely. Frowning, the hunter struggled to focus on their conversation, but found the pain to be far more distracting.

"I have a bargain for you, my dear Mousy, I would keep him myself, but he doubts me, he would not come, but with you on my side perhaps…"

"I'm not one for sharing." The thief warned, his grip becoming violent as he crushed small wrists, Krad let out a pained yelp, but was soundly ignored.

"If you could have him completely, you would, think of me as a bonus…I won't threaten your…dominance." The brunet purred, trailing a teasing finger down the thief's muscled chest.

"Liar! You only did that just a moment ago!" The violet haired demon snapped, did the brat take him for an idiot?

"Ah, you misunderstand; I merely asserted control over him not you. You may do the same at any time, whether to him or me, but I never attempted to tame you, you see?" Argentine soothed the disgruntled seme, while giving their blond a measuring glance, the poor thing looked to be in pain, his pretty face lined with distress.

"Whatever." Dark shook his head, trying to calm himself down. It was a good offer, two treasures free of charge. And he was a very sensual (but greedy) creature, so why not take it up?

"So, is it agreed?" Argentine prompted as the older male smirked.

"Sure, brat." Amethyst orbs sparked with pleasure, reevaluating the situation, and finding it much to his liking.

"Good, now do you mind getting off of Krad-san, you seem to have put too much pressure on him." Dark coughed embarrassedly as he noticed their blonde's near unconscious state. As he stood, his angel gave a relieved sigh before fading back into Satoshi who glared at them all suspiciously.

"Do I want to know?" He questioned as he dusted off his clothes, glancing around from one guilty artwork to the other.

"No, not really." The thief answered, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly.

"Can you give Krad-san our condolences? We did not mean to hurt him, we just got a bit…caught up…in our conversation." Satoshi nodded at the butler, though he wondered exactly why his curse needed an apology.

"See you tomorrow commander!" Dark called after him as he walked away, arms linked with the butler's, both wearing a rather scheming expression.

Satoshi blinked before glancing around in his mindscape for his demon. To his surprise the blond was sleeping, his wrists looking damn near broken if the angle and bruises had anything to say about it.