Captured Hearts
Chapter Twenty-one: The Remembered
"All right, Hibarin, this isn't a problem," Dino sighed, walking back into the mockery-of-an-environment enclosure. "All you have to do is stay off Basil for a bit, and everything will be all right. Chrome says that they're developing antibiotics for Heartsickness... although... the supplement is for werewolves..."
"Okay," Hibari sighed. "Can I at least go back to the enclosure?"
"Yeah. Come on."
As they walked out, Hibari glared menacingly at Mukuro, and the gaze was reflected as Mukuro's veneer of a smile was shown to the infected vampire. "Oh, Hibarin, before you go...," the hunter chuckled, leaning in. Hibari snarled as the Mukuro's lips brushed against his ear, but remained quiet, for the other was whispering to him, "I love you, my sweet vampire. Above anything else, know this. And remember... I cannot and will not be affected by that sickness. You can do whatever you want with me."
Suddenly, Hibari understood. It wasn't a cruel act of jealousy that Mukuro had committed. It was a desperate cry of pain of longing; Mukuro was practically begging the vampire to be his. The affection the hunter felt must've been very strong for him to take such extreme measures, too. Hibari sighed, then leaned in, and bit down softly on Mukuro's shoulder, his fangs not penetrating through the leather coat Mukuro wore. But that was all right. All he wanted was to assure Mukuro that he wasn't angry, and that he their bond still ran strong within his veins.
Later...
When Hibari entered the observation enclosure once more, he was met with Mammon, Fran, Hayato, and Takeshi. Although slightly perplexed by the strange assortment of creatures, Hibari headed over to the group, and sat down beside the pond where Fran was. "Hey," he greeted.
"Hi," Fran and Mammon said.
"Yo," Hayato and Yamamoto returned, although the werewolf glared at the centaur as if offended to have greeted Hibarin at the same time as him.
"How did you all get in here?" Hibari asked. "Is it just something the trainers are doing?"
"Yeah, Dino let slip that the science department is sort of- kind of- maybe going to allow us to have crossbreeding," Fran said. "And I suppose we're most potent for that. Well... Mammon just slipped in with Hayato, 'cause he's my pal." To emphasize his point, Fran lifted himelf from the pond and dragged Mammon over with an arm around his waist. The werewolf smiled in turn, and petted the merman's head, although he looked slightly guilty about something.
Hayato snorted, muttering something about the stupid humans, and leaned back, resting himself against the side of Takeshi's horse body. Takeshi blushed as the werewolf lied down beside him, then reached back and rubbed the wolf ears as a response. Hibari smirked to see the intimacy between the two, then realized that he had something to confess about to this group. Sighing, the vampire folded his arms, and in a single breath, said, "Mukuro Rokudo gave me Heartsickness."
"What?" everyone said simultaneously, and all attention shifted to the vampire.
"That bastard!" Mammon cried. "I'll bet he got it from my father!"
"From your father? Wouldn't both your parents have it? I mean... if they had you...," Takeshi murmured.
"No... my father didn't feel 'true' love for my mother until I was born. A while later, he was attacked by... well... an... an infected... uhm..."
"What was it?" Hibari asked. Mammon blushed.
"It's embarassing."
"What was it?" Fran pressed.
"Uh... f...r...y"
"Spit it out, Mammon!" Gokudera said.
"A fairy!" Mammon blurted. There was a silence, before Fran started laughing wildly, pulling on the indigo-furred tail as he struggled to stay out of water. Evident offence took over Mammon's expression, and he tore his tail from Fran, humiliated. "It's not funny, Fran!" he snarled. "Heartsickness is a terrible, terrible disease! My father couldn't hunt- he could barely stand! And on top of that, he could never physically love my mother. If it weren't for that attack... I could have a brother, or a sister! And they probably wouldn't be so sad all the time! My parents... they couldn't even kiss each other."
Fran quieted, and patted Mammon's shoulder. "It's cool, Mammon. I'm sorry for laughing... but really... a werewolf... attacked by a fairy? Hehe...," he chuckled, reaching to pat his friend's ears before the other swatted him away. Crestfallen, Fran retracted his hand. "Yeah. Heartsickness. Bummer. Y'can't kiss Basil anymore, hm, Hibarin?"
"No... I can't," Hibari sighed. "And he's probably going to be devistated. He's been asleep since the incident with Mukuro..."
"Speaking of, if Fran's right, and we're in here on account of crossbreeding," Gokudera began, "Hibarin... who are you intrested in?"
Mukuro's face popped into the vampire's mind, and he blushed, ashamed of himself. "Well... actually... see, Mukuro gave me blood when I first got here... and... I guess I'm a little... attached to him for it..."
The others nodded in understanding, to Hibari's suprise, and Mammon said, "A blood bond. That'll do it. Especially one across breeds. There's a reason why so many creatures end up as hybrids, Hibarin. It all comes down to the blood. I remember one time... a werewolf-vampire cross cut my arm and drank my blood... and for the longest time, I was fighting to get out of that situation... Because I felt attached to him, and he was bonded to me. He had a really odd name, too... hm... what was it... Goro? No... hm... Koro...? Ko... Ke... mmm... Ke...nn? Yeah, Ken, I think."
"Werewolf-vampire cross?" Hibari murmured. "Dang. That's weird."
"Hibarin...," Takeshi started uncertainly. "Do you belive in centaurs that crossbreed?"
"Well... uh... you ARE a crossbreed, first of all," Hibari said, rubbing the back of his head with a small chuckle. "But if you intend to mate with Hayato, I definitely agree with y-"
"Don't even go there, snobby vampire!" Hayato interrupted, but the blush on his face proved Hibari's suspicions.
Conversation between the creatures continued for a while longer, before Dino entered the enclosure and sat down within the group. "Hey, everyone," he said. All of the captives stared at him, and the tamer sighed, before shrugging. "All right, guys, here's the thing. You're all tame, you all... or... most of you, intend to crossbreed. Some of you... actually... have letters from relatives that the Science department has been holding this month. Hayato, from your sister, Bianchi, in the Italy branch of our field..."
The silverette snatched the letter up the second it was exposed, and, looking more curious than ever, tore the letter open with his small, but functioning claws. Since all attention had now focused on the werewolf, Hayato began to read aloud, while Dino quieted.
"Hunting season- Week 4, day three.
Dear Hayato,
The Japan branch of this stupid study place better be treating you well. I miss you a lot, and think about you often. I've taken a mate named Romeo- a werewolf like myself, but his eyes are almost as lovely as yours. He's kind to me, but we often get in arguements when we go out to hunt, for the prey provided here is scarce. Your mother is doing well. Remember four years ago, when you begged your master to help her with her sickness? The therapy he gave her then seems to still be in effect now, and she is as healthy as she was twenty years ago. However, our father died last full moon. One of the other werewolves went berserk, and they got into a fight... Also... I heard that a couple creatures are going to be sent to Japan, because the Italian branch is much too full. You can expect a new member for every species- in fact, you might even get a fairy or two. Just remember your values... and never give up...
Your sister,
Bianchi."
Hayato smiled, but just when everyone was about to make conversation about it, he saw a note scribbled on the bottom. Squinting slighty, he read it, as well.
"P.S. Fall in love, Hayato. It's the best thing that could ever happen to you."
The werewolf sniffled, starting to tear up, and folded the letter, wiping away the wetness that had collected, and stuffed the letter into a pants pocket. "That stupid sister of mine," he sighed. "She's got a one-track mind. Hehe..."
"Takeshi," Dino said, passing another letter out. "From your father."
The centaur rushed to open the letter, and no one seemed to notice or care how odd it was for centaurs to read and write letters. After reading another fairly touching letter from his father, Hayato and Takeshi grinned at each other, for both of their relatives had told them to find love. It seemed as though they were going to give it a shot after all.
Meanwhile, Belphegor had found his way out into the observation area, and the second he found out letters were being passed out, he bounded over to Dino and tackled him. "Anything from my brother?" he asked, his tail wagging to and fro as his wolf ears stood alert. Dino groaned, and passed an envelope to the princely werewolf, and Bel leapt off of him, then raced back into his enclosure, giggling manically as he went.
"Bel has a brother?" Mammon said.
"Yeah," Fran confirmed. "His brother's name is Rasiel... they were seperated at birth, but met one another out in the wild. Since then, they've been soulmates, but they were captured and taken away from each other not long after they met."
"Wow... I didn't know any of that," Mammon sighed, before mentally adding, 'Even though I've mated with him so many times already.'
"Well guys, that's all I can do for you now... and it's time for you to go back into your enclosures. All but Mammon and Hayato. I'll coax Bel back in soon. It's time for the werewolves to hunt."
-End Chapter
All right! Just as Bianchi says, some new characters are going to be coming in- but don't worry, I won't introduce more than two in a chapter for the sake of the reviewers. XD
Notice: That means we might see some Lambo, Rasiel, Fuuta, Arcobaleno-creatures, Funeral-wreath-characters, It's so nice that Akira Amano gave us this huuuge selection! Hehe~ Well, it's time to request for pairings again, but please only choose from the characters I haven't introduced yet, plus Mammon, Dino, or Basil. :)
Fanart update: All right, I already have a wonderful drawing for the video, and that scene is Hibari drinking Mukuro's blood for the first time. Someone else is already working on Hibari bound by ropes. Other scenes to choose from (remember, only chapter one right now) are-
1. Mukuro working the computers with Hibari just a small distance away, in a cage.
2. Hibari bowing to Mukuro when his full name is given.
3. Hibari wiping tomato juice off of his lips, blushing in embarrassment.
4. Hibari seeing Basil for the first time.
5. Basil/Hibari kissing. (With Hibari looking suprised about it, of course.)
You can choose other specific scenes if you want, but these are kind of the main scenes for ch.1... It would be best for me to get links to the pictures or e-mails with the attachment by the end of February, but we'll see how it goes. Pm me if you want more info or have any questions. :)
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