Series: Sanguine Bindings||Story Title: Ruler of the Shadows
Characters: Ken, Daisuke||Romance: Ken x Daisuke/Daisuke x Ken
Chapter: 12-40||Chapter: 500||Total: 6,000
Genre: Supernatural, Romance||Rated: PG-13
Notes: In the setting of this story, these are the differing points: the Chosen are roughly five years older than in canon, meaning that Ken, Daisuke, Takeru, & Hikari are sixteen, while Miyako is seventeen, and Iori is fourteen. There are some other differences, but those will be revealed during the course of the story. Except for this: this story will involve vampires. It begins in episode 2, once Daisuke's been captured.
Summary: On his second trip to the Digital World, Daisuke is captured by the Kaiser. Time to learn a little about the guy he's just started fighting. Like the fact he has sharp, pointy teeth and a thirst for more than conquest.

V-mon stepped forward. Almost every set of eyes turned toward him as he did. Daisuke's didn't, because Kaiser still had a grip on him, but there was a tension there that said perhaps, just maybe, he could be listening.

"Daisuke?" V-mon spoke again. "I know you're in there. I know you didn't leave."

"What are you talking about?" Kaiser snapped, his hands tangling harder into Daisuke's hair. "Keep quiet, this is not your concern, Digimon."

Takeru shook his head. "You know, I hate to even agree with this guy even a little, but I want to know what you mean, too. Did you… did you know about this, V-mon?"

V-mon glanced back toward them, and any who saw him could see the pain in his eyes. "I knew. Wormmon told me what the Kaiser was and what he was doing to Daisuke. But I couldn't let anyone know." He shook his head and no one was surprised to see tears there. "If I'd told anyone anything, if I even asked Daisuke, then Kaiser would've hurt him even worse."

"Wormmon..." Kaiser hissed out his partner's name, hands tightening to the point Daisuke shuddered and made a small noise. "Well, it doesn't matter now. You Chosen still have to answer my question. Leave this world to me, where it properly belongs, or waste all of your time trying to stop me, and you won't even be at full strength if you do."

He tilted Daisuke's head up, still staring at the Chosen as he did, one gloved hand cupping the side of his face. "Because Daisuke is going to stay with me. I have far more use for him with me now than spying on you."

Daisuke twitched, a little harder this time. Kaiser shot a glare down toward him, hand tightening where it held Daisuke, but he said nothing, before looking back at the Chosen.

"Make up your mind."

"We're not letting you take him!" Iori declared. "I don't care what you've done to him, he's still our friend!"

Kaiser smiled, making a point to show his fangs. "You don't even properly know him. All you know is what I wanted him to show you." He tilted his head to the side, a thoughtful gleam to his eyes. "Even I don't know if the person he was exists anymore." A quick, liquid shrug of his shoulders. "But I don't really care, either."

"Of course he does!" Tailmon snapped the words out, leaping forward, claws gleaming in the fading light of day. "You think I don't know what a vampire can or can't do? You might've smothered his mind, but it's still in there! And I can bet Daisuke's fighting you every step of the way!"

"As I said, you don't know him." Kaiser shrugged again. "But even if you're right, he's mine regardless. He'll do as he's told." A slash of a smile that held wicked good humor. "I don't think he'd complain even if he had his own mind."

"Yes...I...would."

To Be Continued

Notes: V-mon's side of things isn't done yet. It's just that things are happening and they're not all conveniently going to wait until someone's done with what they have to say. Especially when Kaiser's around.