Series: Sanguine Bindings||Story Title: Ruler of the Shadows
Characters: Ken, Daisuke||Romance: Ken x Daisuke/Daisuke x Ken
Chapter: 23-40||Chapter: 500||Total: 11,500
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.

Kaiser threaded his fingers through Daisuke's hair, keeping his lips on his pet's, tracing along the lines of Daisuke's mouth, enjoying the taste. It would be better when Daisuke learned to accept him and return his affections. He'd scarcely begun to understand them himself, but what he knew already, he enjoyed, and he wanted to feel more of them.

He stepped back at last, his other hand going down the side of Daisuke's face to cup his chin for a few seconds.

"I want you to be very good for me," he murmured, knowing Daisuke would hear him. The words would sink into his mind and burn there. What else did he have to think about, anyway? Only what Kaiser wanted him to. "If you're good for me, I'll take you out of here. I have so much that we can do together that requires being out of here." He brushed his thumb across Daisuke's lips. "Think about this, Daisuke."

He seldom used Daisuke's name. He didn't really want Daisuke to think of himself as anything other than Kaiser's pet. But this would dig deeper into him, set Kaiser's hooks there.

"Think about who truly knows you. Think about why you fell under my spell so easily before." Now he leaned in to whisper into Daisuke's ear. "It's because you want to kneel before me. You want to be owned and ruled. Nothing makes you feel better than to have a proper master. To have me as your master."

Daisuke started to shake his head, lips parting, and Kaiser stopped him with a press of his hand against that sweet mouth.

"Think about it, I said. Thinking is quiet time. I'll come back later and see if you've accepted the truth."

With one more kiss for parting, Kaiser left the room, the door closing behind him in utter silence. He waited for a few seconds, and was rewarded by Daisuke shouting into the emptiness around him.

"You're wrong! You're wrong! I'm not like that! I don't want any of that! You're wrong!"

Kaiser chuckled as he moved toward his control room. He had a little something in mind to make an impression on Daisuke now. The ranting faded away the farther from the little cell Kaiser got.

I wonder what he'd think if he knew how close to my bed he is. He would find out soon enough, once Daisuke knelt before him.

Soon he settled into his chair and brought up an image of the cell. A few dances of his fingers over the keyboard and the cell now would be absolutely silent, from Daisuke's point of view. All sound would be absorbed there, until Kaiser chose differently.

Which meant Daisuke wouldn't hear himself ranting about how Kaiser was wrong. And if words couldn't be heard, then they weren't said at all, really, were they?

Daisuke would come to understand his place in the world, no matter what Kaiser had to do in order to convince him of it.

To Be Continued

Note: Kaiser is enjoying himself far too much, honestly. And so am I.