Series: Sanguine Bindings||Story Title: Ruler of the Shadows
Characters: Ken, Daisuke||Romance: Ken x Daisuke/Daisuke x Ken
Chapter: 14-40||Chapter: 500||Total: 7,000
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.

Daisuke struggled just to get a few words out. Every time he managed to do anything that even resembled defiance to his Ma – to the Kaiser – it drained more of his energy. At the same time, he managed to get himself moved a little more, to turn his gaze toward V-mon.

He wanted out of this. He wanted to go home and to know that his annoyance at his sister was because he wanted to be annoyed at her, to spend time with the others and really get to know them, to be the friend that he'd been forced to pretend he was.

But Kaiser's grip wasn't yielding in the slightest and those far too dangerous eyes glared at him, and even worse, he could feel Kaiser's mind pressing against his own. It wasn't a good feeling; he feared if Kaiser really put his mind to it, then the resistance he'd managed to slowly build in these last few, desperate minutes would shatter like glass.

He'd try his best and if he didn't make it this time, he'd try again, and again, and again, until he did manage to escape, and escape in a way that the Kaiser couldn't stop.

"Daisuke!" V-mon didn't come closer, but with the way that Kaiser's gaze moved between the two of them, Daisuke didn't blame him at all. V-mon held his hands out to Daisuke, urging him mutely to come back.

Daisuke wanted to. He wanted to more than anything. But he still couldn't get his legs to move properly, and Kaiser's ever-tightening hand in his hair didn't help.

And then it got worse.

Kaiser yanked his head back and forced Daisuke to meet his eyes. "What do you think you're doing? You belong to me!"

"People don't belong to other people!" Hikari declared. Kaiser didn't pay her any mind, but Daisuke warmed from the inside out, his resistance mounting with every word he heard. Kaiser's eyes narrowed.

"I've tasted your blood. Your mind is mine. What more do you want to prove who owns you?" A slash of a quick smile that sent chills down Daisuke's spine, even after the last few weeks. "A collar? I can provide that." One finger traced across Daisuke's throat before closing on it, not hard enough to cut off his air, but with clear pressure. "You'd even look magnificent in it."

"I didn't want to hear that," Miyako muttered. Daisuke couldn't have agreed more. He tried to push himself up more, but Kaiser forced him back down.

"It seems I'll have to train you some. But I have time." He looked back to the Chosen. "I presume this all means you think you can stay and fight me."

"Of course we are!" Iori stood his ground. "Why wouldn't we?"

"If you were intelligent?" Kaiser smirked. "But if that's the way you want to play this, then so be it." He yanked Daisuke to his feet, powerful grip still keeping him from escaping. "But he stays with me."

To Be Continued

Notes: So, how are you people enjoying what is going on? I look forward to hearing from you.