Daylight mooN

Chapter iii: Complicated

Sora's boots thudded through the light layer of fresh snow wildly, his breath cold as it passed from his exhausted lungs and pounding heart. The faint growling behind him made him yelp and run faster, down an alley and over a fence, of which he fell off of and cut his pant leg. He ignored it and darted off again, hearing the trashcans smash to the ground and more thundering footsteps behind him.

He screamed when his foot caught on something which sent him face first into the sleet. He regained himself, but quickly froze when he felt the heat of breath on the back of his neck. He turned his head slowly to come face to face with a snarling set of shining white teeth and a pair of glaring green eyes. Sora flattened against the pavement when the animal lurched forward and pinned him down. Sora flinched when it growled menacingly, only mere inches away from his face. Sora displayed his fangs and hissed, feeling the adrenaline fuel the glow of his irises in a defensive measure, but it did not seem to even daunt the wolf above him.

"I told you to stand behind me, Sora."

Riku said, taking the wolf by the mane with both hands and tossing him back several feet. It landed in a pile of snow with a loud whimper.

Riku looked down at the brunet and reached out to help him up. When Sora got to his feet, he straightened himself and retracted his fangs.

A howl erupted through the air, making both boys look at the naked, skinny, pale form of the other Lycan boy. He fell backward into the pile of snow he landed in and began rolling in it gleefully, barking and growling playfully.

Sora exhaled raggedly, watching in the red haired wolf in disgust.

"It's okay, I don't think Axel will hurt you. He's just a little...excited." Riku walked up to him just as he had calmed down from rolling around in the snow. He was breathing rapidly, like dog, each breath coming out in puffs in the cold air. Riku gently scratched his head.

Axel stood up suddenly next to Riku and looked again at the vampire boy. His irises were still glowing.

"What?"

"You're scaring him, Axel." Riku admitted as he took a hold of his hair dominantly, pulling his head back.

Axel sneered, "Oh, I knew that. Old news, Riku." Riku released the tuft of hair and Axel straightened himself. He came closer to the brunet, laughing as he cringed and ran fingers across his cheeks.

"He's so pretty, I just couldn't help myself..."

Instantly Riku appeared between Sora and Axel, pushing the tall redhead back. "Axel, that's enough."

"You wanna know something, kid?" He said lowly over Riku's shoulder, staring directly into the brunet's eyes as he spoke.

"I'd fuck you."

Sora raised an eyebrow in disgust.

"Wanna know how?" Axel said just before Riku pressed a hand to his mouth and smacked him in the head. Riku grabbed him by the hair again and forced him down to his knees in submission. Axel laughed, though visibly he was in pain.

"Long...Hard...and then I would probably kill you, just out of fun."

Axel began to laugh before Riku used the other hand to smack him again and threw his body back into the pile of snow. He composed himself quickly, sitting up on his haunches with a wide, frightening grin stretching along his lips.

"Oh I meant nothing by that. Don't listen to me; I'm only in it for the thrill. Besides…" He glanced up at Riku. "I'd never cross my master, no sir."

Riku glared at the redhead before nodding his head. Axel then turned into an animal again, giving them one last growl before prancing off into the night.

"Such an interesting addition to your clan, Riku, really." Sora said, straightening himself and crossing his arms.

"He isn't very good with first impressions. He's got borderline personality disorder, what can you expect?" Riku offered, taking out a cigarette and lighting it. He walked through the lot entrance and made his way back down the sidewalk. Sora followed a few feet behind him.

"Oh, how glorious of you, Riku: You scraped the very scum from the garbage can and made it up into something like him,free to wander around this forsaken city of death and destitute. That's really great."

Riku stopped walking and looked back at the brunet. "You're not mad, are you?"

"What reason do I have to be mad? I'd probably do the same thing." Sora offered as he walked past him on the sidewalk.

Riku smiled.

(-+-)

The two reached the brunet's house and stood in the drizzling snow. Sora's back connected with the stairs leading to the porch when Riku came down after him, bringing their lips together and running a hand into the brunet's hair. His tongue swiped against Sora's freshly displayed fangs gently just as a hand began making its way up the brunet's shirt.

"R-Riku…" He breathed, trying to straighten himself to sit on the creaking, wooden steps.

Riku mumbled something like a response, still keeping his attention at his work before he felt Sora's hand push his arm down and cup his chin, forcing him to look at him.

"Why do you leave me before I wake up?" Sora asked, running cold fingers through his silver hair.

Riku looked at him questioningly. "I have things to do during the day, I can't stay."

"Yeah, I know, but...I mean... I just feel alone when no one is there next to me, I guess." Sora kissed him once before pressing their foreheads together. He heard Riku sigh, somewhat of annoyance and somewhat of understanding.

"What could you possibly be doing all day long? I wouldn't even mind if you left while I was sleeping, and then come back when I woke up, I guess. This house, its just…quiet. And secluded…"

"Its so no one can find you, remember?" Riku thumbed the younger's cheek.

"Right." Sora offered weakly. "Come live with me…"

Riku leaned backward until he was on his feet again, avoiding the other's eyes. "Its almost –"

"I know." Sora got to his feet and dusted himself off. He stepped off the stairs and up to the Lycan boy, standing on his tip-toes to kiss his cheek. He turned back to the house and went up the stairs and stood on the porch.

"I'll see you tomorrow?"

"Of course." Riku said over his shoulder, already part way down the gravel driveway.

Sora entered the house, and shut the door behind him. It echoed from the chilled hallway to the furthest bedroom. Riku had given him this place rent-free almost a century ago to keep him hidden from the world, but even then, it would still get incredibly lonely.

He walked to the back bedroom and stripped to nothing before getting under the blanket. He nestled into his pillows and sighed longingly, remembering how young they had been when they met. He remembers fucking Riku the very first time they spoke, in the British Library, where Sora had been sleeping the week before. He remembers how reckless they were, being adventurous and going to underground light shows and picking humans off one by one in a single night.

He remembers the few times where he had had no sleep in several days, and Riku would sit with him for hours and they could just talk; talk about their origins, and their problems, and anything else that popped up in the conversation. He remembers showing Riku one morning how his skin could resist sunlight, and how Riku immediately gave him this house as a safe haven and shielded the world from ever finding out about Sora.

He remembers falling for Riku just as hard as Riku did for him, and he remembers when Riku took the throne over his Lycan brethren. He remembers when Riku's crown was challenged and he fell to the newcomer in the black hood and was never the same again.

Sora lets his body succumb to sleep after a few more moments. He has a dream; a dream where he walks along the water's edge of a beach in the light of a sunset with a faceless figure next to him. He turns his attention away from the brilliant sunset to look at the silhouette next to him, his smile fading when the form takes the shape of his mirror image with glowing yellow eyes.

A/N: And now the real fun starts.