Captured Hearts

Chapter Two: The Watched

The Next Morning...

"Excuse me, Sir Hibarin, thy Master cometh to thee... Thou should awaken..."

"Ugh... your dialect is so... ugh...," Hibari groaned, turning over. "Wait... what...? Master?"

"Hello~? Hibari Natsu Kyoya II, rise, please~."

Hibari sat upright, remembering the previous day in a flash. He groaned, rubbing his forehead, and looked up at Mukuro with a cold stare. "Oh, right."

"I see you and Basilicum Arpeggio V haven't gotten to know each other very well. Pity," he said. Basil sat upright, and hissed at the hunter.

"I told thou not to speak my full name in the presence of others," he snarled. "Addionally, thy pity hast no value to me. Lord Hibarin is not intrested in taking a mate."

"What he said," Hibari muttered.

"Fufufu~, it really is a shame; you two just make the cutest vampire couple," Mukuro chuckled, grinning widely. "What could possibly keep you two apart?"

"Lack of intrest," the raven-haired vampire answered.

"Lord Hibarin's indifference," Basil said.

"Kufufufufufu. Well, I'm sad to say that you are the only two I have captive right now. All of the other vampires I've captured I killed on the spot for being vicious."

"And yet thou continues to let me live," Basil muttered, "even though I wish not to live captive."

Mukuro grinned. "Well, you're just nice and weak, so I can keep you captive as long as I want, isn't that right, Basil?"

"Stop teasing him," Hibari stepped in, "I hate people who pick on the weak."

"Hm. Well, I have breakfast for you two. Please take the exit as it opens," the hunter answered. A metallic groan rose in the back of the cage, revealing a corridor. "I had some experts make you vampires a little playpen, Hibarin, so feel free to go and enjoy."

Hibari gave Mukuro one last wary look over his shoulder, before following Basil down the tunnel. "It's not too bad," Basil told the older vampire, "actually, it's kind of nice in there... thou shall see. As long as we don't attack the observing humans, we can focus on feeding ourselves..."

"What 'observing humans?'" Hibari asked.

"Thou shall see," Basil repeated. "Follow me."

The cave soon came into an opening- a dark, stony, cave-like area with several dead trees, and a pond filled with fish. Basil immediately walked over to the pond, cupped his hands, and began to drink the water. Hibari, naturally, was more alert. He looked around the dark, blue walls, and couldn't help but feel a tad angry. He was used to a beautiful place with bright green grass, roses, and blue skies. This was undoubtedly biased towards the human generalization of a vampire.

"Ooh, who's the new one?" came a feminine voice from the sides. "He's so cute!"

"That guy? Eh, Mukuro- our hunter- tells me his name's Hibarin. Be careful, everyone, I'm not quite sure how tame he is."

Hibari headed in the direction of the voices, and saw several bars, with humans on the other side. More proof that he wasn't a free vampire. Presumably the man who had given introductions, an older, blonde guy smiled when he approached. "Hello, Hibarin," he greeted. "Do you like it here so far?" Hibari glared at the blonde and bared his fangs, causing a couple of the spectating women to the man's side to gasp and/or squeal. "It's okay, ladies, they can't get through to us, and they know it. Hm, I haven't introduced myself to him, either, so he's probably anxious."

The blonde reached out his hand to Hibari, and said nicely, "Name's Dino. I'm one of the keepers associated with the Science Center for Supernatural Beings. How do you do?"

Hibari instantly reached through the bars and grabbed Dino's wrist, growling, "I am not an animal."

"Geez, this one's got a grip," Dino said with a wince as the girls behind him paniced. "Easy, ladies, he can't do any harm." Dino then got up close to the bars, and whispered, "Hibari Natsu Kyoya the second, release me and apologize."

Hibari did so, and muttered, "Sorry," to the vampire tamer.

"See, there's a good boy," Dino praised, reaching up through the bars and patting Hibari on the head. "Now go ahead and get back to hunting, okay? You don't have much time left."

Hibari glared at the blonde, and left, going to go ask Basil exactly what this place was for. Behind him, he could hear Dino telling the girls more about the vampires' behavior. "Basil," Hibari greeted, kneeling beside the pond, "What a-"

"Shh."

Hibari arched a brow when he was hushed, and started again, "What are w-"

"Shh, Lord Hibarin."

"... But what are we supposed to-"

"Shh!"

Hibari sighed, and waited as Basil watched a fish in the pond, before suddenly lunging out and smacking it out of the water with a flash of his hand. The older vampire groaned as he was splashed, and he blushed lightly when he heard the 'observers' laughing at them. "Greatest apologies, Lord Hibarin, I prefer to catch what I've been watching so intently," Basil said, indicating to the fish that flopped awkwardly on the stone ground. Basil grabbed it, and used a fang to cut the spinal cord. He then glanced at Hibari, and asked, "Aren't thou going to hunt?"

"Well... I'm not really hungry," Hibari replied.

"Okay... well... if you change your mind... I'll give you some of this, so..."

"I'm fine," Hibari insisted. "Eat your catch."

"All right, vampires, you've got an hour left to hunt- behave yourselves!" Dino called, before the gate closed for the observers.

"Ah, privacy at last," Basil sighed. "They always watch us for a little bit before they leave."

"Why do they use such a short time, though?" Hibari asked. Basil glanced at him, before going back to preparing his catch.

"They want to give us completely private time so that we can exchange blood if we want," he explained, hiding his blush.

"... I see," Hibari said, taking the other's wrist. "If we're going to be sharing an area, we may as well bond a little. I'll offer you a drink."

Basil looked back at the older vampire, then gulped, and turned to him. "You will?"

"Yeah," Hibari said, "I got to use my fangs against Mukuro yesterday, so I'm okay for passing the favor to you."

Basil watched as Hibari shed his cape and opened his shirt, before indicating to his collarbone. "Here, or my shoulder... just try not to go crazy." The younger vampire placed his hands on Hibari's shoulders, and came in, before biting down on the crook of his neck, managing to avoid arteries that would kill the other if punctured. Basil drank silently for a while, and Hibari sighed, tangling his fingers in the light, dusty tan hair, and focusing on the feel of being bitten by his own kind.

"Harder," he grunted, and he gasped when the younger's jaws clamped down harder on his neck. Soon after, however, Basil backed up, his cheeks almost as red as the blood that dribbled down his chin.
"Thy blood is so, so sweet, Lord Hibarin...," Basil told the ravenette, before licking his lips. "I very much so appreciate thy generosity."
"No problem," Hibari replied, before looking back at the pond. "So this water is safe to drink, right?"
"But of course, here, let me show thee the easiest way to drink..."

Later...

"All right, guys, head on back to the main cage!" called a voice as the observation area reopened, "Come on, other guys need to eat too."

Hibari and Basil headed back to their area, and the door closed behind them as they hopped down into their cage. "What 'other guys' was he talking about?" Hibari asked as the last doors closed.

"The other 'supernatural' creatures. Werewolves and centaurs, mostly, cause that place isn't suited for everyone."

"Have you met any of them?" the vampire asked. "I heard werewolves are very hostile... and disgraceful."

"Well, I once met a centaur, but I don't remember much about him. It was a really brief meeting- I didn't even catch his name. That was when I was first caught. I was being shown around."

"Hey, vampires," Mukuro greeted, walking into the room. "Hibari Natsu Kyoya II and Basilicum Arpeggio V, stay still," he ordered, before unlocking and opening the cage door. He grinned at Hibari. "Take my hand, Hibarin."

Hibari reached forward and took the hunter's hand, and allowed him to pull him out of the cage. Mukuro closed the doors behind him, and told Basil to 'be a good little vampire' while he was gone. He looped a vampire proof rope around Hibari's neck, and grinned. "Ready to meet the others?"

-End Chapter

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