Captured Hearts
Chapter Four: The Forbidden
The Next Morning...
Hibari looked up when he heard the click of the lock, and he watched as Mukuro opened the door to the cage. "Hibarin, I need to see you for a moment," he said.
"All right," Hibari replied, though he was cautious. Mukuro took his wrist and closed the cage behind them, leaving Basil still asleep. "What is it?"
"I need to show you something," Mukuro replied.
Hibari didn't realize his own tameness to Mukuro's noneuse of his full name, but even if he did, he wouldn't change it. Mukuro had given him a meal when he needed it most- a favor was owed for that.
The two walked up stairs and into an enclosure Hibari hadn't seen before, a corral filled with lush green grass, flowers, and a bright blue sky above- but Hibari easily saw that there was a thick layer of glass between the cage and the sky. "This is where the centaurs occassionally come out to run," Mukuro said. "I'm wondering if you find it at all appealing. After all, more reknown vampires tend to be the ones who get out more, to appreciate the finer things. Correct?"
"It's beautiful," Hibari replied, before picking his cape up off his shoulders and holding it over his head. "Just a little bright," he murmured.
"I could get you a hat or something. I just want to have you check it out."
The vampire glanced at Mukuro, then out to the fields, and tugged on the grip on his wrist. "May I?" he asked.
"Of course."
The hand released him, and Hibari walked out into the pasture, noting with amusement the hoofprints wherever dirt overruled the grass. He then made his way over to a large, pretty willow tree in the middle of the area. Out of curiosity, Hibari began to climb up the shady limb, digging his fingers into the soft bark to make it up. He crawled out onto a branch and sat down, looking at Mukuro from his perch. The hunter chuckled and walked out as well, then, in one easy move, leapt and swung up onto the branch beside the vampire. "It's quite nice, isn't it?" he said.
"Why don't the vampires get anything so nice?" Hibari asked. "We just get the caves, and... the hunting area... and we're sharing that!"
"Now, now, Hibarin, don't get riled up," Mukuro warned. "We've been working on developing things for your kind, however, we don't know what most vampire's need to keep entertained and whatnot."
"Roses. Colors white and red. Nighttime lighting, but don't make it randomly themed like a graveyard, make it more like a... garden," Hibari ordered. Mukuro smiled, and patted the vampire's shoulder.
"You got it, Hibarin. I'll do what I can to convince Reborn to build something like that."
"Thank you," Hibari sighed, leaning against the illusionist. "...Were you allowed to bring me here?"
"No. And I'll probably be scolded for it. But no matter, I'm glad I brought you h..." Mukuro trailed off when the vampire came especially close, and grabbed his arm. "What is it, Hibarin?" The vampire rolled the hunter's sleeve up and came in, giving his wrist what seemed like a kiss before he punctured the skin. Mukuro winced, and blushed when the vampire's tongue rasped over the tender flesh, cleaning the freshly made wound before it dragged upwards up the hunter's arm. "Hibarin," he grunted. "Stop...!"
Hibari looked up into the hunter's mismatched eyes, then came up, and touched their lips together, stunning him into complete submission. The branch groaned when Hibari got so close, but the strength of the tree told the vampire that it was all right. The ravenette kept the kiss going for another few moments, then finally backed up, still staring piercingly into the hunter's eyes. "That was my thank you for donating your blood to me," Hibarin murmured.
Mukuro nodded, blushing, then hopped down off of the branch, signaling for Hibari to follow. "Come on, Hibarin." Hibari leapt off the branch, making a graceful landing before he began to walk back with Mukuro. The two walked side by side back to the vampire enclosure, where Basil was awake and waiting for them. "Mukuro, thou best not be stealing my potential mate," he said when they approached.
"Pfft. I told you I wasn't intrested, Basil," Hibari muttered, walking back into the cage when Mukuro opened the door.
"Ah, we're just in time for the vampire's turn in the hunting area," Mukuro sighed, before opening the doors for the two. Hibari and Basil left to hunt, but as soon as they entered the area, they saw Dino, as well as Hayato- one of the werewolves.
"C'mon, Hayato, I don't want to hurt you," Dino said, a whip in his hands.
"I want to see Boss, you sorry excuse for a tamer! I'm sick and tired of being stuck with Belphegor all the time! I need Boss, not him!"
"Hayato, you can see Tsuna whenever, but its the vampire's turn to hunt, and you're messing up the schedule."
"Che! Those stuck-up bloodsuckers can wait! I'm not moving!" Hayato shouted. Basil sighed, and sat down on the ground.
"We're going to have to wait for the stupid werewolves to clear up," he mumbled to Hibari. Hibari nodded, and waited, before he noticed that the other werewolf had come back from inside the tunnel to join the rebellion.
"Bel! Ah, thank goodness, help me convince Hayato to go back in the encl- woah!"
The tamer was tackled by the blonde werewolf, who sat back once he had pinned the other down. "Ushishishishi~ I don't wanna be stuck with Hayato any longer, either, I wanna have my own space."
"I can't believe I'm saying this, Belphegor, but I agree with you," the silver-haired werewolf said. Bel flicked his wolf-like ears to acknowledge the comment, before he took Dino's whip and began to tie his hands together.
"Shishishi~," he laughed.
"Ugh! Basil! Hibarin! Help me!" Dino shouted. Basil shook his head.
"I wish not to get involved," he murmured, "werewolves are stronger in numbers, and I can barely take one."
"Hn. Well, I'm just in the mood to kick some ass, so I'm going out there," Hibari replied, standing. Hayato turned and growled at Hibari the second he stood, but the ravenette knew he was stronger. He headed out there, and Hayato cracked his knuckles before rushing at the vampire, who simply stood aside, sticking out a foot to trip the werewolf. With his quick movement, he was successful, and he quickly moved up to Belphegor, who snarled in anger at his fallen fellow werewolf before he attacked Hibari as well. The vampire stood at the ready as Bel came at him, and held out his hands to catch Bel's, instantly creating a pushing contest between them.
Bel was strong, but Hibari, an elite vampire, was much stronger. No prissy pet of royalty could stand up to him. "You're wavering," Hibari told the werewolf as he stepped forward, shoving the blonde back. Suddenly, something collided with Hibari's backside, and his arms were locked in a strong grip from behind.
"Get him, Bel!" shouted a gruff voice from behind as Hibari struggled. The blonde werewolf let out that freaky laugh of his, drawing back his fist, when Basil hurdled himself into the fight and got Hayato off of Hibari, just in time with Dino swinging a leg around to knock Bel down. The two werewolves fell simultaneously with yelps of suprise, and Hibari was fast to go and untie Dino's whip from around his wrists.
"Ah, thanks, Hibarin, Basil," Dino said sincerely, "I owe you one..." Dino took his whip and slashed the air with it, sending out a crack that made the fallen werewolves flinch. "Back to your enclosures, you two!" he ordered. Bel and Hayato immediately stood and began walking back, and Bel patted the other's shoulder, congratulating him on the attempt. "Man, that's rare," Dino said as the door closed behind them. "They're usually really obedient... and Hayato is usually not much different from your average lap dog. I wonder what really got into him... maybe Bel said something."
"Why dost thou continue to forbid him from seeing Lord Sawada? 'Tis only causing further havoc," Basil asked, folding his arms.
Dino paused, as if thinking of an explanation, then said, "Well... his affections for Tsuna are beyond that of dog and master. Hayato loves Tsuna like a mate, and he needs to be with his own kind."
"It's odd," Basil said, "for that conflicts with thy own saying. Thou always says that love knows-"
"No bounds, I know, I know!" Dino groaned. "... But its for our own selfish reasons that we just can't Hayato have that relationship."
The vampires looked between each other, and Hibari glanced at the open gate a ways away. "You better close that," he pointed out.
"Right. Sorry. Thanks again, you two," Dino said, before walking over to the observation area and lowering the bars. "Go ahead and hunt! You have fifty minutes!"
Hibari and Basil both sat at opposite ends of the pond, waiting for their chance to catch a fish.
-End Chapter
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