Breathe Into Me

(Lars Alexandersson)

The blood that covered me was almost intoxicating, along with being a good distraction. I gotta get these clothes off of me...

I gotta find a place to change and wash this blood off of me…it's becoming unbearable…

"Lars, slow down!"

Xiaoyu grabbed the steering wheel and skid the car to a stop. Dammit, I almost blacked out...

I got out of the car and took off my jacket and dress shirt and threw them in the trunk. I shook my head a little before talking again.

"Sorry…I just…"

"Lost your mind momentarily?"

I looked up at Xiaoyu; how'd she know?

"How'd you know that?"

"I could sense how bad you wanted the blood; and trust me, with the way you were lusting after it, we could've been killed."

She sighed a little before speaking again. "Did you ever control your devil when you were gone?"

"I've never really had blood. That's the only thing I haven't actually done."

I could see the pain in Xiaoyu's eyes when I told her that. That meant that one of them-excluding Alisa, because I don't want to taste nuts and bolts in my mouth-would have to give me blood eventually.

"That's the most important thing you needed to do. How long have you been holding the need in?"

"Ever since I bit Hwoarang..."

I could see out of the corner of my eye that the pain still stayed with him. He rubbed his neck and groaned.

"Look, we don't have time to talk about it. First, we have to get to somewhere safe."

"Where should we go? There's no place safe around here for a few miles!"

I thought for a moment; Xiaoyu was right. But there's one place we could try…it might be a pain in the ass, but we have no other alternative.

(Lee Chaolan)

Nothing really relaxes you better than a hot medicinal bath! I really needed that after what that horrible training simulator did to me…stupid ass bitch slaps.

"Dammit," I said, getting dressed. "I'm having that fucking training simulator dismantled and replaced!"

"What's up, bro?"

I looked over at the window, screamed at the top of my lungs, and jumped so high that I hung on the ceiling.

"SHIT! USE THE DOOR NEXT TIME!"

"Sorry…"

Lars jumped in through the window. I almost didn't recognize him; his hair was long and dark, along with his matching midnight blue eyes. Did that sound gay? Yes. Did I care? Hell no. Did I wish I was gay at this moment? Oh hell yes. Would I get my ass whooped by him if I said what I'm saying now out loud? Fuck yeah.

"Soldiers crashed the Mishima Polytechnic prom. Mind if we crash here?"

I sighed; I didn't mind. I only have 62 bedrooms to spare in my mansion.

"Sure, why not? Bring anyone with you."

"Great!"

I screamed again; Xiao, Asuka, and Hwoarang burst through the door yelling "Great" at the top of their lungs. Alisa was the only one with common sense.

"Um, I do not think that walking in someone else's room without permission is very nice," She said. Thank god… "It would have been preferable to knock."

"Yeah, but it's more fun to do what we did," Hwoarang said. "We always do this, though. Lee, put on some clothes."

I looked down and screamed again; all I had on was a towel. I blushed and ran into the bathroom, saying, "Please, do stay in any bedroom in the house!"

Oh man, that was embarrassing…

(Ling Xiaoyu)

I had to laugh at Lee's ordeal. But in a sense, I also wanted to run out of the room. Lars had his arms folded and was looking directly at me. When he turned his head for a quick minute I tossed off my heels and bolted out of the door. I heard him yell my name as I exited the room and ran down the steps.

"Xiaoyu; YOU AND I NEED TO TALK, NOW!"

I squeaked a little and continued running down the seemingly endless staircase. I knew Lee had an elevator to get to ground level, but it would be easy for Lars to quickly step onto one with me. More like an instant death move, if you ask me.

"Be nice!"

I jumped down the final flight of steps and headed for the door, but the door finally slammed shut with Lars standing in front of it like a bodyguard. Fucking hell…

"Oh no…I can't stop myself!"

I skidded myself to a stop, but I couldn't stop fast enough. Lars and I collided on the floor with a hard thud.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch…"

I tried to get up, but hard arms kept me on the ground.

"Sorry, but I don't think you'll be going anywhere."

"Aw…what was that for?" I yelled. "You scared me for no reason!"

"No, I didn't," He said, sitting up with me in his arms. "I was gonna spank you for not listening to me back there."

"What the hell?" I said. "You were gonna s-spank me? What did I do?"

I think I might've blushed to the point that I was trembling. I didn't need to hear that part.

"You followed me when I specifically told you to stay in the school. But I can't argue with what happened; you made a good call."

"Thanks…so, can you please tell me where you were for two years?"

I could see the hesitation in his eyes…why did it hurt for him to say where he went?

"I went after Jin, but he quickly injured me to the point I could've died within minutes. Luckily, Alisa was there to save me. She was most likely activated by him."

"What was she programmed for?"

"She was originally programmed to protect Jin, but she was alternatively programmed to protect you."

I gasped slightly; was this all planned from the beginning?

"Why?" I asked. "Why did he do this? Did he know what was gonna happen later on…?"

"Probably; but let's not think about that for now. You need to get into some comfortable clothes."

I kinda didn't realize that I was still in my prom dress. Geez, I was becoming senile.

"You're probably right…"

But before we could even walk towards the stairs, Asuka, Hwoarang, and Alisa ran down the steps; literally.

"Lee's horrible," Asuka said, flinching a little. "I'm never staying up there with him again!"

"I'm starting to question his sexuality," Hwoarang said, shaking his head. "Not that I have anything against gays or bi-sexual people."

"I do not think chasing one person around without clothes on is very polite," Alisa said, confused. She has a lot to learn about this world… "Should we warn Lee of his impoliteness?"

"No, Alisa," Lars said, standing up, holding me. "He'll calm down eventually."

I sure as hell hope so…

But now I had three problems on my hands; Lars' uncontrollable bloodlust, Jin's disappearance, and Lee's nudity. It's apparent which one we work on first…