Hey all, Thanks for all the great reviews, Galesou and a guest who I hope enjoy this, went through a rough patch of Writers block.
If any of you have any ideas pipe up, and I will welcome them.
Walking sedately down the corridor of people, listening to the whispers of the on lookers. The girl at the counter was blushing pink when he got there, her face flushed even more when he spoke.
"Can I have… four large burgers and two drinks, one ponta and one coke" his voice was velvet as he spoke, the girl who's name badge identified her as Lizzie fumbled with the computer and stammered the price. Ryoma handed over a card and waited turning back to a stunned Momo.
"See I do come in handy some times" he stated mater-of-factly. Momo didn't know what to say. Ryoma, who was normally a wallflower, now had it and was flaunting it. That and Ryoma the scrounger was actually paying for his own food.
"Um… me sirs but your food is ready." Lizzie stuttered pushing the stocked tray towards them. Ryoma nodded to her and picked up the tray. Moving towards the tables at the front of the shop and sat down. Unwrapping one of the burgers he took a bite and chewed slowly. It was nice food but it held no pleasure or sustenance. Only blood filled those needs anymore. Swallowing he placed the burger down deciding he no longer wanted to eat it. He became aware of someone stood next to him. Looking up he saw the waitress Lizzie.
"Yes? Can I help you." She jumped.
"Um… I just go off work and I was wondering weather or not, if you would like…" She stopped and chickened out. "Um... don't worry" She ran out of the restaurant and off down the street. Ryoma just stared after her with an astonished expression.
"What on earth was all that about?" Asked Momo with a raised eyebrow.
"I have no Idea" Ryoma replied turning back to his food, catching sight of his watch he became aware of the time and stood.
"I best be going, I need to replace Bucho's racquet, and my brother will be waiting on my arrival home." Standing and slinging his jacket and tennis bag over his shoulder he pulled out his phone. Dialing the driver he asked to be picked up and taken home. Momo was scoffing his last burger when he followed Ryoma out.
"Hey I've got some questions. Like how did you manage to keep the fact that you and Atobe were brothers a secret." Ryoma threw a cocky grin over his shoulder.
" Well I thought that you would work it out eventually, I mean I didn't think it was important enough to tell and I called him Monkey King. How else could call the great Atobe Keigo Monkey King and get away with it right" Momo nodded and decided on his next question, looking Ryoma up and down he asked.
"What about all this?" Ryoma frowned, porcelain skin creasing.
"You just pointed to all of me." Momo laughed and explained
"Well when we left school you were a chibi brat with a cocky attitude and an only child. Now your six foot marble model with an Atobe brother but still with the cocky attitude, that hasn't changed" Momo waited on and answer as Ryoma tried to come up with a plausible lie.
"I had a growth spurt, that's all" he tried lamely expecting Momo to call him on it. He didn't though, just shrugged.
A posh car pulled up and the door swung open and Keigo lent across the seats.
'Hey Otouto, I was around so I thought that I would pick you up in….stead. RYOMA!" As Keigo was talking Ryoma had gone sheet white and was shaking. Collapsing to his knees he began to heave.
"I don't think that Burger agreed with me." Ryoma heaved again. Keigo was quickly by his brother's side and was lifting him into the car. "Lets get you home." Keigo was trying not to panic, he didn't think that Ryoma would go out today, but human food doesn't mix well with a vampire's metabolism. Momo watched as they drove away, Ryoma was moaning in the passenger seat clutching his belly.
Ryoma was panting in the car, writing in the seat in pain. His fangs dropped and he began moaning again. Putting his foot down on the accelerator (he would pay the fines later) Keigo look quickly at Ryoma very worried now, he needed to get Ryoma to a safe place, away from humans. Using one hand to rummage around the car he pulled an empty bag from under the seat and handed it to Ryoma.
"You are going to be sick. Just let it happen. Your body is just trying to remove the foreign substance."
He had just got the bag open hen his body convulsed and he was sick. Ryoma leant back in the chair and began to pant again.
"Thirsty, so thirsty" Ryoma moaned hungrily.
"The glove box, a bag of blood is in there" Keigo opened the glove box with one hand keeping his eyes on the road. Tearing into the blood bag savagely he drained it fast.
"Ryoma slow down, you have to slow down." Keigo urged slinging the car fiercely round the bend. Ryoma wasn't listening. Ryoma clearly wanted more but Keigo had no more in the car, they were nearing Kevin's house, Ryomas boyfriend. It was a safe house for the brothers if they were ever in trouble. Many a time a Pureblood was caught short or in an accident, so many had pre-agreed safe houses along with the public ones.
"Ryoma I'm taking you to Kevin, You hear me. Kevin. You need more blood." Ryoma was slipping in and out of consciousness by now, Keigo could have laughed at the irony of the situation if it was to anyone else, such a simple thing could bring an immortal like them to there knees. Ryoma began to heave again, Keigo was afraid of this, couldn't Ryoma get a break.
"Ryoma?" He tried, Ryoma opened the the bag again and regurgitated the blood he had drank. He had drunk it far to fast and it was far to much and an already compromised system.
"Ryoma look at me, shit. Ryoma" his head just swung sickly, he was going into blood shock (A condition that was a kin to allergic reaction) his body was trying to everything to stop a foreign toxin from entering his body, in the process despite needing blood it was rejecting anything that it didn't have time process. In worse case scenario it would force a vampire into hibernation.
Willing the car to go even faster he touched the small screen on the car and selected the mobile connection, ordering the car to call Kevin he listened to the dial tone. Waiting.
"Come on, pick up" He hissed through clenched teeth casting looks at Ryoma, who was complete in the throws of the blood shock now, Limp and lifeless. There was a split second where Keigo thought that Kevin wasn't going to pick up was relived when he heard:
"Hey Keigo, my man. How's my little Ryo-Baby?" Keigo didn't answer the questions properly,
"I'm bring Ryoma over, we need a safe house. He's going into blood shock" A split second of silence when Kevin replied.
"What!? Why?" Hes asked accusingly.
"I hadn't told him yet about human food and why he can't eat it, I forgot this morning." Kevin was livid, it was one of the first things that a matured vampire was supposed to learn.
"Why, how could you forget. I asked you weather or not I should give him his lessons, but no and now my Ryoma is…" He couldn't even begin to express his anger. "What ever just hurry up and get here. Give him your blood, his fangs will recognize it." He hung up.
Keigo bit his own wrist hard and placed it against Ryomas mouth, "Only a little Otouto, we are nearly there" Ryoma drank avidly, body recognizing the blood through family ties.
Keigo couldn't have been more please to see that house before. The large classy house was Victorian in design and had Kevin stood outside waiting impatiently for the pair of them. Skidding to a stop outside the doors Kevin went straight to the door and pulled Ryoma out. Keigo took a moment to collect himself everything would be okay now.
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