[Multi-chapter] Where shadows reign ... Chapter 5
Title: Where shadows reign. Chapter 5
Pairing: Nishikido Ryo/Ueda Tatsuya, Kusano Hironori/Ueda Tatsuya, Uchi Hiroki/Ueda Tatsuya - Onesided
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Romance, drama, angst
Length: 2355 words
Disclaimer: I wish I could say I owned them *wipes tears*
Summary: For centuries vampires and werewolves have been enemies and although the two clans have reached a truce it hangs by a thread and even one mistake could mean war once again.
X-posed at: jent_fanfics, kattun_fanfics, ryoda_love and ramadiii
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"Ueda-kun. My name is Kusano Hironori but you may call me Notti if you'd like." The younger boy returned from his bow with one of the warmest smiles Tatsuya had ever seen.
"Um. I'm Ueda Tatsuya. Yorushiku." He tried to smile as well but it turned out very stiff so he decided to bow his head a little instead, after which he heard the other chuckling.
"I'm sorry, Ueda-kun but you don't have to force yourself to smile at me." He said when Tatsuya looked up at him with a raised eyebrow.
He just nodded at his kouhai and cursed himself for turning up at school at all.
"I know that having to work together with a kouhai isn't really a dream for you but I will try not to be in the way." He looked really sincere and it made Tatsuya's face a little red but trying not to show it he turned his face from the younger.
"I'm sure you will."
Even though the other was fairly cold towards him, Kusano still sat down next to him and started talking about things. Tatsuya hadn't really been very open but that just made him more interesting, according to the younger.
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That was the first time the two boys ever talked to each other, and once their mission to decorate the school for the summer festival was over they had actually turned into pretty good friends. Not before long they had started hanging out after school and although the age difference was fairly large they really enjoyed each others company.
And as expected they had started dating less than a month after they had met. Tatsuya had never felt as happy as when he was together with the younger and knowing that the other wanted nothing else but to be around him made him feel special. Their times together were amazing and they both of them felt like nothing could tear them apart.
But as time past things slowly changed. Tatsuya had the massive pressure from home and the duties as the prince of the greatest vampire-clan that had ever existed was too much for him to carry. Tatsuya's mood was always bad, he started to feel restless in the relationship, which caused the younger to try even harder to please him.
Thinking back on it Tatsuya felt sick to his stomach about what he had made Kusano do to keep him satisfied.
A knot grew in his throat every time he remembered the tears in the other's eyes as he pushed into him hard without preparation, every time his harsh, cold words made the other flinch....
But the worst he had ever done was that night of the Tatsuya's senior-prom. Since they were a couple he had brought Kusano with him but about half-way through the evening some other guy had started flirting with the younger, causing Tatsuya's mood to go from bad to worse.
He had forcefully grabbed the younger by the wrist and dragged him home to his place. He had been so furious he didn't even think about what he was doing and although Kusano hadn't wanted to, he had forced himself on him. Raped him.
After it was over he had just left, not even thinking of apologizing to the younger who's life he had just destroyed.
Not until a few hours later had he realized what he had done but it was already too late and their relationship could no longer be saved.
Since then he had not seen the other, the quilt still haunting him and he knew that seeing his old lover would simply hurt the other so until this day he had refrained from going to see him.
But needing someone to talk to and not being able to carry the guilt anymore he had finally gone to see Kusano.
It was either now or never he had thought when he stepped into the apartment, and thankfully the younger had smiled at him like he had always done. And the feeling of being forgiven was very refreshing for the young vampire.
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The second Tatsuya stepped through the door of the mansion, he sensed something was wrong. There were people everywhere, running along the corridors as if being in a panic.
“What is going on?” Tatsuya stopped an older servant but the man just stared at him and ran away from him as fast as his short legs could carry him.
“What is going on?” The young vampire thought to himself but instead of stopping someone else and question him, he simply walked along the huge corridors up to his room until he smelled a faint scent coming from his father's office.
It was the scent of blood and it made the young vampire sick. He was about to just walk by and lock himself in his room when he heard something that made his blood freeze.
“Nishikido-san. What on earth were you thinking to even lay a hand on the heir of this clan?”
It was Tegoshi's voice and he sounded pleased. Tatsuya's heart literally stopped.
Tegoshi was never pleased and if, by any chance, he was it was not a good thing.
Tatsuya sneaked up to the door and looked inside the room through the crack in the door. There was Ryo, all beaten up and with blood dripping onto the floor from several large cuts all over his bare torso, and with Tegoshi standing next to him with a horrible smile on his face, and Yamashita sitting behind his desk and looking at the young man in front of him with an unreadable expression.
Ryo kept silent as the two men waited for his answer. What was he going to say? That he hadn't been serious? That he was just playing around?
No, he could not bring himself to tell those lies. He loved Tatsuya above his own life even though the two of them would never have a chance. He was not about to lie in order to save his own skin. He may have been a dog but he was not low enough to deny his love for the vampire.
A fist connected with his face and his body fell hard against the floor. The blood started running from the corner of his mouth and with a little smile he licked it away.
“Is that all you got, nightwalker?” He turned his face to Tegoshi and smirked.
Another fist landed on his face and this time Tegoshi didn't hold back, meaning that the skin over Ryo's cheekbone cracked and started bleeding.
“STOP IT!!!!” All three men looked at the young vampire as he slammed the door open. He rushed in and despite the fact that both Tegoshi and Yamashita were in the room, Tatsuya kneeled next to his lover and cupped his bleeding face between his hands.
“Ryo...” He looked into the other's dark eyes. The moment they connected with his, the strength in them disappeared and were replaced with pure pain.
“Tatsuya...” Despite his horrible state, he smiled at his lover and leaned into his touch.
“Tatsuya. What do you think that you are doing?” The cold voice belonging to his father broke the silence and although the young man wanted nothing but to keep his gaze at Ryo for all eternity, he forced himself to look up at the man behind the desk.
“I'm protecting the man I love.” He said in a firm voice and he was so happy that he was sitting down because he was so nervous his legs felt like jelly.
Tegoshi looked at his boss, his heart was beating so hard at the mere thought of the punishment that the younger would receive for going against the clan's rules.
Yamashita sighed heavily, and with a very sophisticated movement he signaled for Tegoshi to come closer to him.
Tatsuya watched with worried eyes as the older man placed himself next to his father, Yamashita whispered something, to Tatsuya, inaudible but he felt the panic rise in his chest as Tegoshi smiled widely and looked in their direction.
“This is going to be fun!” He laughed as he was making his way over to the couple who were still sitting on the floor, and just before Tatsuya slipped into unconsciousness he realized that they were not going to live through it this time.
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The scream that echoed through the mansion's underground floors brought Tatsuya back from the darkness.
He tried to bring his hand to rub his eyes, but for some reason he couldn't. He looked up to see his hands in short chains attached to the wall just above his head.
He tried to free himself from the restraints but found that it was impossible. He looked around to see if he could recognized the place where he was being held, and he shivered as he realized that he was in the same cell as the time when he had received punishment for falling asleep during his important exam.
“So, you're awake now?” Uchi's voice was heard and when Tatsuya looked towards the door he saw the servant standing there with a smile and his arms crossed over his chest. “You know, I have never met anyone who actually fainted out of fear.” He laughed and walked over to the restrained prince.
He crouched down in front of him and brought a hand up to the younger vampire's face. He tried to stroke his cheek but Tatsuya just bit after him, causing the other to retract his hand before giving him a hard punch in the face.
“Don't even think about biting me.” Uchi growled and Tatsuya shivered at the hard voice.
“Please don't play with my toy without my consent, Uchi.” Tegoshi smirked at them from the door, and the look in his eyes was enough to make Tatsuya feel sick to his stomach.
“I'm sorry, Tegoshi-san.” Uchi bowed slightly before moving back so that Tegoshi was standing right in front of the chained man.
Tegoshi eyed the young man's frightened face, torturing the werewolf was fun but he still couldn't wait to draw those addicting screams from the young vampire again.
“Your lover is quite strong, he wasn't about to lose without a fight but as you know, no one can stand being tortured forever.” He laughed and bent down to grab Tatsuya by his long copper hair, pulling it hard to make the younger reveal his bare throat to them. He licked his lips as he smelled the intoxicating blood pumping through those tender veins. “Do you realize how irresistible you look right now?” He breathed into the other's thick hair as he drew in the sweet scent coming from him.
Tatsuya tried to turn his face away from him, but the firm grip around his hair was getting tighter by the second and stopped him from moving even an inch.
Tegoshi moved his free hand to Tatsuya's neck, stroking the pumping veins roughly with slender fingers. Tatsuya's chest tightened and he couldn't help but to let a tear drop from his eye.
“What is this?” Tegoshi chuckled and licked the tear away from the young vampire's face. “You're not going to give up already, are you? That's no fun, you know.” He loosened the grip around Tatsuya's hair and stood up with a smirk. “Although I find it terribly amusing to watch you cry, I really have to tend to your beloved boyfriend. He's getting all lonely in his bloody cell.” He laughed and was about to walk out of the door when he heard a small voice coming from chained man.
“What have we ever done to you?” He whispered. “What have we done that warrants this punishment?”
Tegoshi looked at the crying vampire with an unreadable expression. He walked over to him and crouched down next to him once again.
“I... I don't know.” He almost stuttered and both Tatsuya and Uchi looked at him in chock. “I don't really see any reason behind this either and although it pains me to do this to you, Yamashita-sama is my master and I do not dare to disobey him.” Tegoshi turned his face away from him, his shoulders were shaking and Tatsuya had never seen him this little and uncertain before.
“T... Tegoshi.” Tatsuya stuttered but when hearing his name Tegoshi turned his face towards his prisoner again.
He looked into Tatsuya's eyes for a few seconds before leaning closer to the other's face, close enough for their noses to touch. The look in his eyes was one that Tatsuya had never seen before and before he knew it Tegoshi was pushing his lips against his.
Tatsuya was so surprised by the whole thing he didn't move a muscle, was Tegoshi really a good guy? Why was he kissing him if he wasn't?
Suddenly he felt a sharp stinging in his lower lip and as soon as Tegoshi pulled away, Tatsuya felt the blood oozing from his lip
“Just kidding!” He laughed and the young vampire could feel his heart break all over again. Tegoshi stood up again, his entire body shook from the laughter. “Did you even for a second think that I don't enjoy doing this? This is my life, Ueda-sama. And as much as I love playing around with your lover, I can't wait to seriously start on you.”
He walked out of the door with Uchi following him, the iron door was closed and locked with a key from the outside making the cell lose its only source of light.
Tatsuya let the tears drop from his eyes. He was sobbing loudly and although he wanted nothing than to be with Ryo for all eternity, he couldn't help but think that it would have been better if they had never met.
“I'm so sorry, Ryo.” He whispered into the darkness although no one was there to hear it. “I'm sorry you ever came across me.”