Captured Hearts
Chapter Thirteen: The Elusive
As he stretched his hands up and brushed them over the glass, Hibari stared at the sun above. It was noon, the one hour where the sun could be felt directly above the enclosure. He gazed into the orb, hypnotized, before losing his balance and falling. He performed a flip in the air and landed on the ground, but still stared at the sky above. Every day, he longed more for freedom, to break free from the environment that was so pleasant. Even under such nice circumstances, everything was starting to suffocate him.
"Hibarin! Be careful! If thou were to lose thy life from thy reckless actions, I would be very sad," Basil sighed, walking over to the vampire.
"Basil... I'm hungry," Hibari said, his fangs gleaming in the light as he spoke, as if to prove his point. The younger vampire placed his hands on the ravenette's shoulders, standing up tall.
"Drink, my Lord," he husked out.
Hibari bit down on the other's shoulder, and drank hungrily, although it didn't hurt the young vampire, thanks to Hibari's natural precautions. He'd chosen the largest vein he could get that had few nerves around it, and though he sucked on the skin a little stronger than usual, it still had little pain. Basil's hands were placed on Hibari's shoulders, and he sighed, starting to pick up a light pant. His breath ruffled the vampire's hair, and his fingers clenched the ravenette's shirt, and soon, Hibari knew what was going on.
Now aware of the situation, Hibari backed up, and looked into the younger vampire's flushed face. He turned around. "I won't look, so you better go calm yourself down," he murmured.
"Hibarin, I wish to mate with thee," Basil whispered. "Please... just once... that's all I need to satisfy my hunger...!"
"No, Basil. I told you... I need to think about it."
"Lord Hibarin, please...!" the other gasped, dramatically falling to his knees. "I... I'm...!"
"I know," Hibari said. "I know that you're aroused. But I've drank my fill, and I'm not feeling what you are." Hibari then bit his lip, and summoned a little willpower before he used Basil's name for the first time. "Basilicum Arpeggio the fifth, go calm yourself. Without me."
Although he could sense Basil's shock, Hibari soon heard footsteps as Basil walked away, and quiet panting from a more secluded part o the enclosure told him that the other was following orders. Meanwhile, Hibari decided that he'd go to see Fran while his assigned mate took care of things. He took a pebble, and dropped it into the canal, then waited. Soon enough, Fran surfaced, and Hibari quietly requested to be brought to the merpeople's tank. Almost immediately, he was yanked into the water, and Fran dragged him all the way into the merpeople's cave. To his suprise, however, there was another guest in there. One who he wasn't so happy to see.
"Fran, how'd you get Bel in here?" he asked, going to the opposite side of the air pocket. The werewolf on the other end snorted, and grabbed Fran's hand, before pulling him up into his lap.
"The prince requested to see his favorite merman. The prince's wish was granted," he muttered. Fran blushed, then suddenly pulled the prince backwards and into the water, his hands feeling along the soft wolf ears on the prince's head.
"Bel," he whispered. He then turned, and swam over to Hibari. "I really need you to help me," he said in a small voice. "So I'm really glad you called. Even though you woke up Bluebell."
"What do you need my help with?" Hibari asked quietly. Fran blushed.
"Telling Bel that I..."
Hibari nodded, understanding the statement even while it was incomplete. "Just tell him you love him," he breathed. "If he's a good guy, he'll understand."
"But Hibarin... he... he's a werewolf," Fran said, his eyes timid. "They usually don't accept crossbreeding." Hibari shrugged, and Fran hesitantly swam back to his crush, then placed his hands on the other's knees, and his head in Bel's lap. "Belphegor?" he murmured, looking up at the prince. Bel placed a hand on his head, and stroked through his hair, only raising Fran's anxiety.
"What is it, Fran?"
Fran took the prince, and plunged him underwater, then, as Bel looked at him in confusion, Fran met their lips together. He breathed some oxygen into the prince's mouth, but didn't stop kissing him- he couldn't. Fran gazed into those ruby red eyes as the water pulled his bangs away, and held the body close, his tail beating against the other body as he struggled to remain submerged. But then, Bel shoved him backwards and scrambled away to get back to the surface. Fran followed, and grabbed a hold on the werewolf, trying to drag him back down. Belphegor reached out to Hibari, and choked out, "Help me!", but Hibari just shook his head, and Bel was pulled under again. Fran kissed down Bel's jawline, his hands trying to open the prince's jacket, but Bel continued to thrash against him as he fought for his life. The merman nuzzled into Bel's shoulder in an attempt to keep him calm, but no one stays calm when they think they're going to drown. Bel fought hard, and eventually managed to crash a leg into Fran's side hard enough for the merman to be shoved away.
When Bel resurfaced, he gasped and coughed to expel water from his system, before fighting over to Hibari and grabbing on to him. "Please," he breathed. "I'll drown!"
"Do you love him?" Hibari asked. Bel stared for a moment, confused, but that moment was all Fran needed. The merman sprang up and wrapped his arms around Bel's body, but this time, he accidentally dragged Hibari into the water as well. Hibari was easily freed, but he didn't need to see Fran and Bel's little underwater arguement. He grabbed both of them by their arms, and pulled them to the surface, and immediately started to scold Fran. "Okay, drowning him isn't the way to tell him," he grunted.
"Drowning him is the only way I can!" Fran argued. "He's got the advantage out of water!"
"Advantage? Tell me what?" Bel shouted. "Fran, why the hell are you kissing me underwater?"
"Because I love you!" Fran yelled back. He then seemed to realize what he'd just confessed to, and Fran blushed, before gritting his teeth in frustration and diving beneath the surface. Bel stared after the merman, then thought for a while.
"He... loves me?" he wondered aloud. "But he's... and I'm..."
"Is species difference really that big of a deal?" Hibari muttered.
"Yes!" Bel said immediately. "I would never mate with a merman! Not only are we different species, but I'm part wolf, and he's part fish. Why the hell would I enjoy that kind of relationship?"
"Because it could be true love," Hibari whispered, thinking of Mukuro.
"Feh. You vampires are so phony," Bel snickered. "How are we going to get out of here?"
"Swim?" Hibari answered.
Bel held out his hand. "I can't swim," he said. "Hibari Natsu Kyoya II, help the prince."
And so, Hibari helped Bel out of the merpeople's enclosure, then went to find Fran. He soon did, and he took the merman's hand beneath the water, then hugged him, before taking him to the surface. Once they'd surfaced, Fran pointed to the top of their cave that was only a foot beneath the water. The two headed over there and sat down, and Hibari held Fran's hands in his own, looking seriously into the merman's eyes as he murmured, "I'm sorry. I think things would've gone smoother if I wasn't there."
Fran laughed dryly, and released himself from Hibari's grip. "Hibarin, you gave me courage. Don't worry about it."
The vampire sighed, and hugged Fran again. "I'm sorry."
"He said he's not into me, right?" Fran murmured. "I already knew he didn't like me like that. But I'm glad I confessed to him."
"Fran... I'm really sorry," Hibari said. "It must be tough."
Fran nodded. "It is. But don't worry about me. I'm okay. How's Basil?"
"Probably done taking care of himself by now," Hibari said dryly.
"Hey, Hibarin!"
Hibari glanced up to Dino, who was folding his arms like he was about to scold a child. "Get out of the merpeople's enclosure. You're NOT a merman!"
The vampire chuckled, and Fran led him back to his own enclosure. Hibari surfaced in the vampire's cage, and got up on to the bank, giving Fran only a glance goodbye, for all he could see of the merman when he turned was a submerging tail. He smiled, then looked for Basil. It seemed as though the younger vampire wasn't in the area, so he followed through the tunnels to their old cage, and saw that the hunting area was open. He headed in, and paused, confused when he didn't see Basil. He walked over to the observation area, and frowned when he saw the open gate. Someone had forgotten about him. Hibari walked of the enclosure, then folded his arms.
"Hey! Whose wise idea was it to let this vampire out of his cage?" he shouted. At first, there was no response, but then Mukuro walked out, and placed his hand on Hibari's shoulder, his eyes cold.
"Go on," he coaxed, indicating to the hunting area.
"Wait a second- where's Basil?" Hibari asked. A trace of happiness glinted through Mukuro's eyes, before it was masked by a more solemn face.
"You're aware that he was aroused earlier?" he asked. Hibari nodded. "Since you weren't going to take advantage of that, us tamers decided that we'd leap on the opportunity, and find him another mate."
"What are you getting at?" Hibari asked, his irritation, as well as worry, rising. Mukuro chuckled, and took the vampire's head.
"Love you, Hibarin," he husked, before touching their lips together. Hibari gasped, then struggled as Mukuro shoved him into the wall, their tongues meeting as the kiss deepened. Hibari moaned quietly when the hunter embraced him, and hesitantly returned the affection, placing his hands on the other's shoulders. Mukuro rasped his tongue over Hibari's fangs then, and the vampire shut his eyes tightly, trembling as he tried to resist his overwhelming urge to bite. But then, the hunter parted from him, and coaxed the ravenette's head down, offering him his neck. "C'mon, sweet vampire, take what belongs to you," he chuckled. Hibari immediately clamped down on the skin, making Mukuro gasp as he lost to temptation, and the two pressed their bodies together, moaning in sync as one took pleasure from being bitten, and the other savored the sweet blood. "I love you," Mukuro rasped. "And now that Basil can't take you from me..."
Suddenly, Hibari remembered his purpose, and reluctantly detached himself from the illusionist's throat. "Mukuro... what happened to Basil?"
The hunter started at a chuckle, but soon laughed, his voice making Hibari shudder. "We fed his sorry little body to Xanxus," he said, after calming. Hibari stared, shocked, then shoved Mukuro back and ran, finding that it was easier when he didn't have any leash. He threw himself into the door to Xanxus's cage, and repeated the action until the locked door swung wide open, and then he ran down the stairs, eventually tripping and sliding to the bottom, his body already sore.
"Basil!" he called, his expression firm. "Basil!"
"My Lord...," came the weak reply. Hibari adjusted to the darkness and ran over to the cage, then flinched as an overpowering scent of blood took over him.
"Basil? Basil!" A hiss from the back of the cage told Hibari that things hadn't gone well. "Basil, are you okay?" he breathed, leaning down as he tried to see his friend's body. A weak hand reached through the bars, and was placed on the ground.
"Don't open the cage, Lord Hibarin, or he'll hurt thee as well," Basil rasped. Hibari felt his eyes watering at the weak voice, then summoned his courage and gripped the bars of the cage, trying to open them. Xanxus growled from the back of the cage, but Hibari didn't care, only continued to open the bars until he could reach through them. He grabbed Basil's arm and yanked him out of the enclosure roughly, then fought to close the bars again. Immediately, Xanxus lunged at him, and sank his fangs into the other's arm, but Hibari quickly tore his arm away, and hoisted Basil up onto his shoulder, before running up the stairs at full speed. He collapsed at the top of the flight, then turned, slammed the door shut, and looked at Basil. He held the younger vampire's head, looking into those eyes, and bit his lip when he saw the excessive wounds.
Basil smiled, and closed his eyes. "Lord Hibarin, thou gets more beautiful every time I see thee," he rasped. "I love thee... I love thee so much..."
"I love you, too," Hibari murmured, leaning in and kissing the smaller vampire, holding the body loosely in his arms. He made sure that he only touched Basil with his utmost gentleness, but the younger vampire winced nonetheless.
The ravenette stood, holding Basil bridal style in his arms, then started back towards their enclosure. Mukuro watched with jealous, mismatched eyes, but he knew that he couldn't prevent what was happening.
Those two were about to make claims to each other's bodies, and he couldn't stop that.
-End Chapter
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