Fiction - Collab - JE - Societatem Coire 11/?
Title: Societatem Coire (To Come Together in Blood)
Authors: suboshiyui & setos_puppy
Rating: Overall: NC-17; Chapter: NC-17 (for violence)
Warnings: Alternate Universe, vampire, blood, gore, death, sex, angst
Pairings: Akame (friendship), Pin, Kameda, Rygomi (Ryo/Golf/Mike), T&T
Disclaimer: None of these boys belong to us (;o;), we’re just borrowing them for some fun. No money is being made off of this (again ;o;) so please no sue!
Authors Notes: Influenced heavily by Anne Rice, this is an alternate universe where our JE boys are vampires! Co-written with setos_puppy! Constructive criticism is appreciated, but please no flames!
Summary: In a world where vampires are real, Kamenashi Kazuya has been searching for his “Chosen,” his soulmate. Finding a lonely street kid, he takes him in, hoping against hope he has found his soulmate. Yet, forces beyond his control seem to be converging upon him, and his vampire family. Will they have the strength to survive or will they succumb to the burning of the light?
WARNING: This chapter contains graphic descriptions of violence and gore. If this disturbs you, I would suggest not reading this chapter.
Chapter 11
Outside of the Stronghold, a man with deep, piercing light green eyes and shoulder length choppily cut black hair that framed his stoic face stood. He looked at the person beside him before shifting on his feet and sighing. "What's taking them so long? It doesn't take this long to go from Kyoto to Edo. Okay if you're following human laws of course, but with our abilities they should have been here before now."
“You know Tomohisa. He probably wanted the young ones to have a night alone together. They’ll be here,” the man next to him replied quietly. His appearance mirrored that of his light voice with his blue eyes and long blond hair.
"Hn," was the wordless reply as the slightly taller of the two looked at his partner and crossed his arms. "I just want to kill the bastard. He's hurt them so much."
“I know you do, dear heart.” The lighter haired man went over and wrapped his arms around the other man. He placed a kiss on his cheek and smiled. “We’ll take care of them like we always do.”
"You always know how to calm me down and make me feel good, beloved," the darker haired man replied and pressed a kiss to the top of his partner's head. He raised his own head as a smirk overtook his features. "They're almost here."
“About time. They’re slow. We need to talk to Tomohisa about that,” the lighter haired man retorted while smirking as the main door to the Stronghold opened. He could sense a group of six vampires entering.
The taller male hopped off of the railing to the stairs and landed before the six. He smirked in his devilishly handsome way. "You're late."
If it were possible, Tomohisa would have had a heart attack at the sight of the dark haired male and then the blond. “Mama?! Papa?!”
“…NANI?!” Kazuya stared and knew that he wasn’t the only one startled by the odd greeting Tomohisa gave the two men before them.
The darker haired of the pair, Tsubasa, growled as Tomohisa all but tackled him to the ground but then he laughed softly. He hugged the smaller male. "Good to see you too. And how many times have I told you *not* to call me that?"
“A thousand but I still do it.” Tomohisa grinned up at his maker or rather one of them. He went over to the lighter haired male, Tackey, and hugged him just as hard. “It’s been so long since I’ve seen either of you.”
Kazuya blinked while looking over at Jin. Tomohisa’s maker? Just how old were these two then, seeing as Tomohisa was over three thousand years old?
"We’re both just over ten thousand," was Tsubasa's cool reply as he smirked at Kazuya. "I can see why he made you," he murmured. "The both of you," he added while nodding at Jin. "But now isn't the time for idle talk. it’s the time I beat the living shit out of a rouge hunter."
Glancing at the others, Pichaya bit his lip. “You’ll help get Pirath back?”
“Hai, young one. It’s time to get your brother back and finish things.” Tackey looked intently at Ryo and Pichaya, then over at the others.
Tsubasa nodded while watching Tomohisa. "You found them?" he asked softy before looking at Ryo and Pichaya reassuringly. "We'll get him back, I promise. And I *never* go back on a promise," he whispered gently before looking back at his Childe.
“Arigato,” Pichaya whispered before bowing deeply to the two older vampires.
Tomohisa smiled and nodded. “I was able to locate the general area of where he is, but not the exact location. It can’t be that hard to find, not with all of us scouring the area for Pirath.”
"There are several things I would like to do to the human," Tsubasa replied as they left the Stronghold. They knew that they had no time to waste. They made their way through the small amount of forest. "I know he's in the city," Tsubasa growled. "I want to hurt him...badly."
"The hunter's mine," Ryo snarled as they ran. They all appeared as nothing more than a blur to the human eye.
“And mine. I’ll rip out his heart for hurting my brother,” Pichaya added, his eyes hard with rage. Just the thought of his innocent brother in the hands of such a creature hurt him enough to make him want to kill.
Kazuya looked at the two worriedly, but didn’t say anything as he followed after the group. Tomohisa and the two elder vampires were in the lead and seemed to know where they were going.
Tatsuya watched the two eldest in curiosity before looking at Kazuya as they moved into the city. Tomohisa took the lead as they moved over the rooftops in the city to find Pirath.
* * *
After the long trip from Kyoto to Tokyo by bullet train all the while carrying the unconscious vampire hostage, Makoto was angry. He was angry that his mission had failed, his friend was still with the vampires, and now he was being hunted. In the outskirts of Asakusa, close to the subway station, he stayed in an apartment in the basement with all the windows blocked so his hostage wouldn't get injured.
Groaning, Pirath turned on the pallet that he was lying on and bit back a moan of pain. He slowly opened his eyes and found himself in an unfamiliar room. Was it night? His vision seemed to be cloudy and he couldn’t see straight. He sensed someone was in the room but they didn’t seem familiar. “Hello? Who’s there?”
Makoto lifted his head from his sword sharpening and sipped his Sapporo before snorting softly. Stupid vampire... "You're with me, or have you forgotten?" He stood from his spot and picked up a set of shackles on his way. He backhanded the young Thai before chaining him to the wall and crouching before him. He took hold of Pirath's jaw and examined his face and noticed that his eyes were darkening in their blue hue and glazed over. "You're already losing your sight." He jerked his head to the side roughly as he stood. "Pathetic." Opening a nearby fridge, he pulled out a packet of animal blood and tossed it on the floor by the vampire. He had given him enough slack in the chain to move his arms but not enough to fight back.
“Why are you doing this? What do you mean I’m going blind?” Pirath could smell the blood and it turned his stomach. He longed to sink his fangs into his kidnapper and drain him before snapping his neck. But he was so weak. Why couldn’t he break these chains? He should have been able to but he couldn’t. Reaching out, he took the packet of animal blood, but didn’t drink just yet. It was cool to his touch and helped him to settle his mind for a moment.
"I need to save him. You're the bait," Makoto informed the young vampire. "You're going blind because you're going through the Fade. It will slowly kill you unless they can save you because I interrupted your little wedding," Makoto spat before moving back to where he had been polishing his katana and finishing his can of Sapporo.
“Him? You mean Ueda-san?” Pirath had heard of the Fade. So he was going to die after all. Perhaps one couldn’t escape fate in spite of everything. “You don’t like us. Why? What did we ever do to you? Ueda-san is happy. Why would you want to take him away from his happiness?”
"He needs to be saved from the evil," Makoto said softly before sighing and tossing the empty can into the pile. "Vampires are demons and demons are evil." Makoto sighed before opening a new can of Sapporo and taking a long sip. "Evil needs to be punished and die." He tossed a knife at the target. "So I'm luring them here to save them."
Pirath winced as the knife hit the target, which wasn’t too far from him. “So you intend to kill him then? They won’t let you. They’ll kill you first. You have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into.” He pitied this man. He really had no idea what he was in for.
"Eat," Makoto ordered before tossing another knife at the target. "I intend to kill them all. Death is the only salvation from evil." The alcohol had him buzzed, but he was still fully aware and attentive.
“Then why not kill me now if I’m evil and deserve to die?” Pirath knew it probably wasn’t a good idea to push this guy, but he wasn’t going to just sit by and let this guy do whatever the hell he wanted to do without fighting back. “If you leave now, they might not go after you. Because if you keep this up, they will kill you. You don’t know anything about my family. And even if I can’t see it, I’ll be able to hear your screams of anguish and your pleas for mercy that won’t come.”
"You'll go deaf too," Makoto remarked with a smirk. "And I don't want you to die until they're here. I want you to suffer," he informed the young vampire while standing slowly. "It’s morning, so don't try to leave or you'll die. I don't want you to die just yet." He turned on his heel and made his way to the upper loft bedroom, which he always kept lit and locked. "Have a nice day."
Shivering, Pirath watched the man’s silhouette walk up the stairs. He heard a door slam and lock and knew that he was alone. He sighed and pulled his knees up to his chest. The chains clanked and his vision was almost gone already. ‘Peechai…Naai...I miss you. Come for me please.’ Biting back tears, he ripped open the packet and began to feed, knowing he’d need all the strength he could get.
Around midnight, Makoto was documenting as Pirath fell into the worst set of seizures thus far. His vision had faded completely. Makoto did his best to keep the boy conscious and alive. The Fade was moving faster than normal and he had no idea why. It was moving at least three times as fast.
Convulsions racked through Pirath’s body as the seizure took him over completely. It took all of his willpower not to bite his tongue. After what seemed like forever, it finally subsided and made him even weaker than before. “Peechai… yàa hâI na mor-rá-ná, chûay na ka…”[1]
What the hell was that? It certainly wasn't Japanese. Makoto wrote down the time of the seizure’s start and finish. They were getting longer too. He was so young, eighteen at most. He didn't deserve to be infected with the disease and put through this, but he had to pay. The youth could speak still, but he was losing it as his voice cracked, faded. It wouldn't be long until he lost it too.
Collapsing where he lay, Pirath opened his sightless eyes and saw only darkness. He could feel his voice starting to disappear and knew it was only a matter of time before all speech left him. It was like before Ryo had saved them and he felt so alone and scared. He looked up, even though he couldn’t see and knew that Makoto was there. He felt sorry for him. What had this man gone through to make him hate vampires so much and feel that he had to exact such retribution?
Makoto pillowed a jacket under Pirath's head before moving to get another packet of animal blood and brought it to one of Pirath's hands and sitting back. Ever since he had lost Tatsuya and found himself taken in by the vampire hunters, he had been trained by a boy that had looked similar to Tatsuya, who had died in his arms after a vampire raid on their base. Ever since his mentor’s death, Makoto had promised death to all those who harmed innocents and salvation to those that were wronged, hurt, and infected.
Closing his eyes, Pirath’s hands closed over the packet of blood. He needed to eat but he was so tired and weak. He clutched the packet to his chest and curled up into a ball. Red tears fell from his eyes and a soft whimper escaped him. He wanted his brother and Ryo so badly he could taste it.
Makoto closed the book and stood before pulling out his katana and fingerless gloves to go with his all black, sleek attire. Moving over to Pirath's side, he unchained the youth for a moment before moving him onto a small futon and re-chaining him. At least when he went into spasms, he wouldn't crack his head. Leaving the room, Makoto flicked on the camera. He knew he couldn't capture Pirath, but he could still monitor him.
Listening intently, Pirath relaxed once Makoto was gone. He turned his head into the pillow on the futon. Why was this happening? From what he’d been able to hear from Makoto, he shouldn’t be affected so quickly. Maybe it was because he had two and not one soulmate?
A few days after Pirath had lost his sight, Makoto had moved locations to deeper into Tokyo. The boy was either awake or unconscious and two days after losing his sight, he lost his speech. Before he lost his speech, he had lost his ability to speak in Japanese, so he had only spoken in Thai, Makoto had learned. He ate when he received food, but other than that he remained silent while sitting against the wall or he went into spasms or slept.
It wouldn't be long now...
Sitting against the wall, Pirath pulled the blanket around him, suddenly cold. He’d lost his sight and speech already and sounds were becoming increasingly difficult to hear. He knew that it wouldn’t be long before he became deaf as well. Nothing like losing all your senses. It was incredibly terrifying. How was he going to communicate? Even if they did come for him, how would he let them know he was there without any of his senses? It was truly terrifying and he didn’t know what to do.
* * *
Ryo sat on top of a building with his legs dangling off of the edge as he tried to regain his strength. He could feel Pirath fading. It tugged at his soul and made him move faster but he still felt so drained. He had tried their link desperately, but had received no response so far. He hung his head before running a hand though his hair as he watched the people mill around in the darkness.
A hand rested on Ryo’s shoulder before Pichaya sat down next to him and wrapped his arm around his maker and lover. He offered what comfort he could. “We’ll find him, Naai. I know we will. Pirath is strong. He won’t give up so easily.”
"I can feel it, Pichaya. I can feel him fading. He must be so scared..." Ryo whispered before looking at the elder brother and rested their foreheads together. "I've forgotten what it feels like to die," he admitted as his eyes looked downward for a moment as tears clung to his eyelashes. "When you two got sick, when Pirath was...I felt so lost. I could help him, help the both of you. But now I feel so utterly useless." He took a deep breath. "I keep seeing flashes of that night and remembering what it was like to come back and find you trying to hold on until I arrived. I remember that lost, hazy look in his eyes, his gasping breaths and I know he's going through it again. Only this time, he's all alone. Pichaya, what if we're too late? What if we get there and he's lost again? He can't see, hear, speak...how will he know we came to save him?" Ryo asked as a tear dropped down his cheek. "How will he know we still love him?"
Reaching out, Pichaya brushed away the lone tear trailing down his love’s cheek. “I know, naai. But we’ll find him. I know we will. And it doesn’t matter if all of that has happened. He’ll know we’re there. The love that we all share will tell him that we’re there to save him and we will. We’ll keep him safe like we always said we would.” Pichaya wasn’t sure either, but he hoped that the bond he shared with his brother would work. It had been there between them since they were children and it had only been enhanced with their change.
Ryo smiled shakily and nodded. "Want to keep looking?" he asked while pulling himself into a standing position and crouching so Pichaya could get on his back. They could move faster that way.
“Hai.” Pichaya smiled and kissed his lover before moving behind him and climbing onto his back. He wasn’t as tall as his brother so he was considerably lighter than Pirath. Not that it would have made a difference for Ryo.
Taking a running start, Ryo leapt to the adjoining roof where the others were waiting for them and nodded. They took off again, letting Tsubasa, Tackey, and Tomohisa lead them towards his other beloved Childe.
“They’re close. He’s smart. He hasn’t been staying in one place. But it was stupid of him to return to Tokyo.” Tomohisa glanced back at Ryo and Pichaya reassuringly. “How did you want to go about doing this, Father?”
"A sharp blow," Tsubasa replied. "Then slow torture until he begs for death." Pausing on top of a building suddenly, the eldest male blinked before sniffing the air. "Pirath's scent stops here." He looked around before diving off of the roof and twisting his body to land on his feet. "He's here."
“Pirath!” Pichaya called out for his brother and would have rushed inside if Tomohisa hadn’t held him back.
“We want the element of surprise, Pichaya-kun. It won’t do to alert Makoto to our presence.” Tomohisa looked at his ‘parents‘ and Ryo. He then looked at Jin and was glad that his lover was there. He would need his strength.
Tsubasa smiled softly and walked forward as a small light rippled over his form. His clothing shifted from the ripped jeans and t-shirt to slacks and a white silk shirt as he motioned the others back. Politely, he knocked on the door after entering the lower basement and smiled wider as Makoto answered the door drunk on Sapporo. "Konbonwa. I'm just here to..." Before he finished the sentence, he punched to Makoto's nose swiftly, rendering him unconscious for the time being before stepping over his body and entering the apartment easily since it wasn't owned by the hunter. "Deliver a message."
“Pirath!” Pichaya jumped over the body of the hunter and ran into the apartment. It wasn’t even really an apartment, just a huge room with a loft above. He looked around and saw a cot near a corner where a huddled figure was lying.
At the sound of the voices at the door, Pirath sat up weakly. Did he hear his brother calling him? “Peechai? Naai?” He mouthed the words silently even though nothing came out. It was then what little sound he’d been able to hear vanished and he slumped against the wall. Had it all been wishful thinking then? Just a figment of his imagination?
Ryo ran in as well and knelt next to his Childe. He gently placed a hand on his love’s cheek to let him know that they were there. He easily broke the chains and took one of Pirath's hands before nuzzling it tenderly. 'Pirath, we're here,' he assured the other mentally in Thai. 'We're going to save you.' Ryo looked at Jin, who had pulled over a small table and set down the chalice on it. "Make sure he confesses to you after he drinks," Jin whispered. "Then let the blood work its magic after you kiss him."
‘We’re here, nong chai. You’re safe now.’ Pichaya brushed his hand along his brother’s face as he sent the silent communication to his brother. Pirath relaxed and fell into their embrace with relief. Even though he couldn’t hear them physically, he could feel them and hear them in his mind and knew it wasn’t something to fool him.
Moving carefully, Ryo picked up the chalice and cradled Pirath's head before pressing it against his lips gently. ’Drink,' he coaxed Pirath while stroking the back of Pirath's neck. 'Drink and remember how much we love you.'
Wrapping his arm around Pirath, Pichaya helped to hold him up and coaxed him to take the contents of the chalice into his mouth. Pirath opened his lips and the liquid in the chalice filled his mouth. He shivered at the sensation of the blood. It was far different from the animal blood he’d been surviving on since being kidnapped. At Ryo’s words, he whimpered softly and clutched at Ryo and Pichaya’s hands instinctively. ‘I love you both so much. Never so much as I do now.’
Ryo smiled and placed the glass aside once it was empty while letting Pirath finish his mouthful before kissing him sweetly. Clutching his hand back, Ryo was so glad to have his Childe and innocent lover back in his arms once again. He broke the kiss slowly before allowing Pichaya to kiss his brother and completing their bond.
Tears fell down Pirath’s face and Pichaya leaned in and brushed the tears from his brother’s face. He placed a gentle kiss against his brother’s lips to seal the bond between the three of them. ‘We love you, Pirath and we’ll never let anything happen to you.’
Pirath gave a choked sob while clinging to his brother and Ryo as he already felt his strength begin to return.
'We'll always save you,' Ryo assured his love while resting his forehead against Pirath's as he smiled happily. He nibbled on Pirath’s ear in his always playful manner that would calm the other and make him laugh or smile.
Pirath smiled and leaned into the nibble while wrapping his arms around Ryo’s neck. Even if he couldn’t see, hear, or speak anymore, he was happy. Nothing could mar this happy moment in his life. He was finally with and bound to the people that were most important to him in his life. He couldn’t be happier.
A low groan drew Tsubasa's attention from watching the three regain their happiness and he glanced over at the human on the floor before kicking him hard in the ribs and sending him rolling a few feet, leaving him winded.
Groaning, Makoto turned over as pain lanced through him. What the fuck hit him? And who was this guy? When he heard the murmuring behind him, he stiffened. Fuck. He shouldn’t have been drinking so much.
“That’s right. And your lack of control is going to be your death,” Tackey commented lowly and his eyes were dark with rage. His eyes narrowed when the hunter reached into his jacket and Tackey grabbed his hand, breaking his wrist instantly. “I don’t think so, hunter.”
Makoto screamed as his wrist became useless and screamed with pain. He looked at the four vampires that surrounded him and for once in his life he was afraid.
Jin smiled and the sweet innocent look was chilling. He pulled out a switchblade. "He made sure Pirath's senses were gone. I say we return the favor. I call eyes."
Tsubasa smiled at his grand-Childe. "I call tongue," he purred. "And I don't need the knife," he added while glancing at his mate with a smirk that was, as always, devilishly handsome. Licking his lips as his fangs extended in bloodlust, Tsubasa knew his lover enjoyed it when he got violent.
Tomohisa pouted. “But I wanted the tongue! Father is so mean...always taking the good parts.”
“Don’t pout, Tomohisa. It isn’t becoming for one of your age,” Tackey chided his Childe gently before glancing heatedly at his lover. Tsubasa was always so hot when he got like this.
Shaking his head, Tomohisa smirked before tracing a finger along one of Makoto’s ears. “We could share, Mother.”
“Such a sweet boy.” Tackey beamed at his Childe while smirking evilly at Makoto.
Makoto tried to back away, but he was pinned firmly by the four vampires. He’d boasted before that he’d be able to kill them all but now he wasn’t so sure.
"You can have the tongue if you wish. Leave the ears to Takki-chan. We just have to make sure he doesn't drown in his own blood before we're done with him," Tsubasa ordered while pressing his foot firmly on one of Makoto's legs just above the knee. In a swift move, he slid his foot under the knee and kicked upward, snapping the cartilage with a sickening pop and breaking the knee.
Makoto screamed and arched up in pain at the breaking of his knee. He struggled and tried to get up, but he was pushed back down by Tomohisa, who loomed over him.
“Your time here isn’t even beginning, hunter.” Tomohisa smirked down at Makoto as his hand reached out to clamp on the man’s jaw. Makoto fought against him, but he couldn’t even move his head. He looked up at his lover and tsked. “A knife? That’s so…human, Jin.” He looked back at Makoto and made a face. “I’m going to have to wash my mouth out after this.”
Whimpering, Makoto’s eyes widened in fear and terror. Tomohisa was so close he could smell him. Struggling anew, he just couldn’t get away.
His jaw was pried open by Tomohisa and the vampire’s face moved down toward his. There were a few ways to do this, but Tomohisa wanted him to suffer. Leaning forward, his fangs extended and he ’kissed’ Makoto. His tongue trapped the human’s so he couldn’t move it and his fangs bit down into the soft muscle. He could feel Makoto’s wordless scream as he clamped down on the man’s tongue. Once he was certain he had a firm grip on it, he yanked with all his might.
The sound of ripping tendons and muscle could be heard and Makoto’s body nearly broke in half at the pain as he doubled over in agony. The sounds of each tendon and bit of skin breaking away could be heard and tearing sounds filled the room. The bloody muscle fell to the ground as Tomohisa let it drop. His mouth was filled with blood and he licked his lips of the red liquid, savoring the fear he tasted.
Tsubasa was quick to turn the human on his side so the blood would run out onto the floor. "I've taught you well. That was disgusting," he remarked with a laugh before tossing Tomohisa a bottle of water to rinse out his mouth. He broke the human's other knee and several ribs with a powerful kick. He then broke Makoto’s face with a swift punch and more of the precious lifeblood stained his flesh and his clothing as he smirked. All Makoto could do was gurgle and splutter on his blood while flailing his arms weakly as he fell prey to Jin.
Jin grinned at his lover. "I don't want to dirty myself with his blood." Kneeling slowly, he put a hand on Makoto's chin to steady his head. "Don't move or you'll make it worse," he purred as his hand flicked and rolled the knife in his hand as he held it poised. He struck before Makoto could react and tore into the organ while cutting some of the surrounding flesh and gouging out the right eye, leaving only an exposed socket that cried red tears. He moved on to the left and delivered the same punishment before wiping the knife clean and standing. Tucking the knife back inside his coat, Jin rolled Makoto onto his side as he heard him wheeze for oxygen and knew that they didn't have much time to play before his body would begin to shut down. He looked at Pichaya and Ryo as well as Tackey, for it was their turn now.
“So amusing. It never ceases to amaze me.” Tackey knelt next to Makoto and leaned in to whisper into the human’s ear. The only senses Makoto had left was touch and hearing. He was relatively sure Ryo and Pichaya would take care of the touch part. “How does it feel, human? Now you know the suffering and agony that you inflicted on our young one. What’s that human saying? An eye for an eye?” Raising his hand, his sharpened fingernails glistened in the brief light before he grabbed onto one ear. His fingernails dug into the soft flesh, making it bleed. Without another word, he pulled.
The flesh on the side of Makoto’s head made a ripping sound similar to fingernails on a chalkboard. Pieces of cartilage and flesh pulled away with his ear. Makoto screamed wordlessly and convulsed as his ear was ripped off. Tackey performed the same procedure on the other ear and it was enough to send Makoto into unconsciousness.
“Tsk, tsk. We can’t have you fainting on us now,” Tackey commented and his fingers hit a pressure point on Makoto’s neck, causing him to wake up with a gasp. “Ah, much better.”
Before anyone could react, Tsubasa had pinned Tackey to the wall and was kissing him hotly as he rubbed up against his lover and Chosen. He broke the kiss to trail hard bites down the blond haired man's neck. "You're so hot."
Jin raised an eyebrow at the two elders then looked at his lover as he stood up. He stepped out of the pool of blood. "They really have no shame do they? I know where you get it from n--" His words were cut off as he was slammed against the wall with his arms pinned to his sides as Tomohisa kissed him hard.
Smirking, Tomohisa pulled back from his lover with a wicked smirk. “You were saying?”
“Boys,” Tackey chided them along with his own lover. He smirked and returned his lover’s kiss.
Ryo turned his eyes to the carnage and then to the boy in his arms. 'Pirath, I'm going to go finish off the bastard scum that did this to you. I think Pichaya wants to help. We're not going anywhere but to finish him off. We'll come right back, I promise.'
‘No. I want to come with you.’ Pirath turned his head in Ryo’s direction, his sightless eyes seeming to be staring Ryo in the eye even though he couldn’t see. ‘I want to be there when he dies.’
Pichaya looked at Ryo, biting his lip. He wasn’t sure how he felt about that and would leave the decision to their lover.
'Are you sure? I'm not exactly going to be nice,' Ryo explained softly while stroking Pirath's cheek. Looking at Pichaya, he knew that Pichaya could hear their conversation as well. They didn't have much time. Makoto was closer to death with each second.
‘Yes. I’m sure.’ Pirath reached out and took a hold of Ryo and his brother’s hands in his own. ‘I need to do this. I need to see into his mind as he dies.’
Ryo looked at Pichaya. 'Stay by his side,' he requested as they moved closer to the carnage as well as the two couples. He raised a brow at Tsubasa and Tackey, who were kissing furiously and rubbing against each other and looking like they were going to bite one another sooner or later to resolve the tension. They must really get off on violence...
Slowly, he broke his handhold with Pirath and walked over to the hunter, stepping on one of his hands and shattering the bones. Leaning down, he took hold of Makoto's shoulder and broke it along with the collarbone with such force that it broke through the skin. With a growl, he slashed his nails across Makoto's neck and cut his throat, leaving him to slowly choke on his own blood.
Pichaya took his brother’s hand and helped him to his feet before guiding him over to the bloody figure of the former hunter on the floor. They’d really done a number on him. He was barely recognizable now as human. But all Pichaya could feel when seeing the human was rage. He deserved every bit of it and more. Nevertheless, he helped his brother and set him down just to the side of Makoto. Raising his hand, Pichaya stopped and looked at his brother. His hand rested on Makoto’s chest, just above his heart.
Pirath could feel Makoto’s mind and he reached out with his own thoughts, finding those of Makoto’s through the agony he was in. ‘Tell me why. Was it worth it, Makoto-san?’
'Vampires killed the only one I ever loved. I'm sorry I couldn't save you from damnation. It was all worth it.' Makoto's mind went blank and he convulsed as he began to die.
‘I’ll tell him you said good-bye, Makoto-san. But I wasn’t forced into this. I chose it. I hope you find peace in death.’ Pirath nodded at his brother, who looked down at the broken man in front of him.
Wordlessly, Pichaya placed his hand on Makoto’s chest, right where his heart was located. He plunged it in and the human’s body shuddering as he ripped out the heart. The still beating organ emerged and Makoto’s body fell limp in death. “It’s over.”
Jin broke his lips away from Tomohisa's. "Air!" he gasped out and panted unnecessarily as he began slowly stumbling away from Tomohisa. "He deserved it," he muttered. "Now let's go home before Kazuya almost burns down the house by using the toaster again."
Tsubasa broke away from his make-out session with Tackey. "Good plan. Takizawa and I will go ahead," he purred while leading Tackey by the hand towards the door.
“Bastard,” Tackey growled after Tsubasa as he all but groped his lover. Tomohisa shook his head at his ’parents’. They really were something else.
Pichaya reached out to help his brother up. He stopped when his brother held out a hand to prevent it. ‘I know he was bad and what he did was horrible, but we’re not going to leave him like that are we?’ Pirath asked, causing his brother to pull him close and pet his hair gently.
'What do you suggest we do?' Ryo asked before heading off to find a blanket to roll the body up in so they could cremate it. He knew it would be hard to find a place to bury a body in Tokyo.
‘The roof.’ Pichaya instantly knew what Pirath was getting at. ‘We can burn his body on the roof. Will that be all right, Pirath?’
‘Hmm…’ Pirath nuzzled into his brother’s embrace, happy that his two lovers could read his thoughts and intentions so easily.
Jin looked at Tomohisa and figured that this was a private thing between the three. He looked at the two brothers and then at Ryo as he walked back before tossing him a lighter. "We'll meet you back at the house."
Ryo nodded before rolling up the human's body and lifting it easily. He left Pichaya to carry his brother to the roof.
“Take care.” Tomohisa nodded to them before leading Jin out of the apartment.
Once they were gone, Pichaya shook his head. ‘Let’s go then.’ Wrapping his arms around Pirath, he lifted his brother into his arms and followed after Ryo towards the roof.
On the roof, Ryo laid the body down before dousing it with kerosene he had found and flicking open the lighter. He tossed it onto the body and watched as it ignited. 'Should we...say something?’
‘Pirath?' Pichaya looked at his brother, who reached out blindly to take Ryo’s hand in his after his brother set him on his feet.
Nodding, Pirath closed his eyes. ‘I hope you find peace in death wherever you are, Makoto-san.’
Ryo held tight to Pirath's hand and nodded at his small prayer before bowing his head. He helped Pirath onto his back before looking at Pichaya with a smile. 'Let's go home.'
[1] “Big brother…don’t let me die, please…”