Tyrant Fanfic: Blood, love and tears. Chapter 17
Today is not my day. Not at all. But I have a chapter for you all anyway. XD
I’ll post the next one when it’s finished. XD I don’t know when, though. Two, three weeks maybe? It shouldn’t take more then a month, I hope.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. All that goes to Takanaga-sensei.
Title: Blood, love and tears
Author: yaoilovefan
Beta: elyrian
Warnings: language
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Souichi, Hiroto
Note: It's an AU fic.
Summary: Morinaga is a vampire and wants to play around. One night in a club he finds an interesting human and is mesmerized by him. Will he only use his new prey or will he fall in love? And how will the other one react on an immortal lover? What will his feelings be?
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Souichi’s thoughts swam in his head. What questions should he ask? Which were the most important ones? Would Hiroto really answer them truthfully? He didn’t know but he had to try anyway. He looked into Hiroto’s eyes and asked the most irrelevant question he could have asked in this situation.
“What are you doing here?”
“I live here.” Hiroto said, his eyebrows lifting. He was clearly surprised by Souichi’s question. It looked like he had anticipated some other question, probably something unpleasant and not so idiotic.
“The last time I saw you, you were in my world and not here. Do you hop back and forth all the time?” Souichi asked skeptically. Even if the knowledge would help Souichi get back home, he still found himself curious about Hiroto.
“No. Although this is my home and the place I was born, I’d rather spend my time in the Human World. I like it there,” Hiroto shrugged and waited for Souichi’s next question.
“Then what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be there right now tending the bar or something?” Souichi was a bit confused. If Hiroto liked Souichi’s world that much then why wasn’t he there?
“I’m Angel-kun’s servant. Whenever I’m here in the Demon realm I follow his orders,” Hiroto stated patiently.
“You mean Morinaga, right?” Souichi’s brows furrowed. ‘If it’s him then Devil-kun would have been a better word choice.’
“Yes, I mean Tetsuhiro Morinaga,” Hiroto chuckled. He put his elbows on the table and used his hands to support his chin.
“You’re telling me that he sent you up here?” Souichi groaned. He remembered that Morinaga did tell him when he was leaving that he would send someone, although Souichi never would have guessed that it was going to be Hiroto.
“Yes. He wanted me to take care of you while he’s not here.” Upon seeing Souichi’s horrified look he protested quickly. “No, no! Not in that way. I’m not suicidal,” he mumbled the last sentence under his breath too quietly for the human to hear him.
“You’re not even really my type, Tatsumi,” Hiroto added loudly enough for the human to hear him, giggling.
Souichi huffed. He had noticed in the club that Hiroto was a very friendly person. Now he could tell that on top of that friendly nature he was also flirtatious. It didn’t really seem like the vampire had any problems with the fact that Souichi was a man.
“Are all vampires perverts?” he asked, irritated.
“Are all humans perverts?” Hiroto countered Souichi’s question with his own, lifting one eyebrow and looking cheekily at the human.
Souichi groaned at that. “Great! Just my luck! Why did I have to meet a vampire that is not only perverted but is also cocky?” Souichi asked no one in particular. Just so he could bitch a little and feel a bit normal. It was really a very nice change of pace from recent events.
“You’re exaggerating.” Hiroto laughed, his eyes shining with mirth. He was clearly enjoying talking with the human and didn’t show any signs that he needed to leave anytime soon.
“Not really. And you haven’t told me yet why you returned here.” A thought hit Souichi. “Is perhaps Morinaga your type and you’re here to see what is happening?” ‘That would have been so great if Hiroto and Morinaga were together. That would mean that the vampire Lord must be avoiding me because of his lover being here.’ There was only one shortcoming. Why was that lover taking care of him and talking as if they were best friends?
“Are you two lovers?” He had to ask anyway, totally ignoring the cold feeling forming in the pit of his stomach. ‘I do not care if they are lovers. It’s none of my business if they are.’ But just the thought that Morinaga had someone other than him somewhere, in this world or Souichi’s, made the human’s heart sink in a very unsettling manner. ‘Damn it!’
“Me and Angel-kun?” Hiroto laughed heartily, clearly amused by Souichi’s question. “Nah. Sex friends at times but nothing more,” he said, still chuckling.
“Oh.” Souichi looked at Hiroto dumbly. He didn’t know how to take that answer so he dropped the subject altogether. “So why are you here instead of a bar in my world? Will you tell me already?” Souichi was a bit irritated with the sex friend issue and it manifested as impatience.
“You’re a stubborn one, aren’t you? Finally our Lord has found his match.” When he saw that Souichi was opening his mouth to probably ask him the same question again, he said one word as an answer. “Hunters.”
“What?” Souichi asked, confused. It really seemed as if any confusion on his part was associated with every vampire he had met up until now. ‘First Morinaga and now Hiroto. What’s with them and making me feel like a fish out of water?’
“I’m here and not in your world because Hunters came to your town and it might have been dangerous for me if I stayed there,” the vampire explained. He sat up straight in his chair with an unhappy look on his face.
“I didn’t know that there was something like that. Are they Vampire Hunters?” Souichi found himself being honestly curious. Not so long ago he hadn’t had the slightest idea that vampires and demons existed right beside him, and now also hunters of some sort. He would have been the happiest person alive if he had remained oblivious to all this, but he couldn’t stay ignorant any longer so the best thing Souichi could do was to get to know this terrifying world of supernatural beings. ‘I wouldn’t mind if a Hunter staked that stupid Morinaga.’
“Well, they hunt not only vampires but also other demons that live in the Human World.” Hiroto frowned, clearly not happy with the subject but still willing to explain whatever the human wanted to know.
“Don’t like them much, do you?” Souichi teased. He didn’t feel threatened by Hiroto and had actually relaxed a bit in the other’s presence. That might also have been the result of finishing his food. Souichi had felt a bit drowsy after eating. It was late after all.
“No, not really,” Hiroto agreed. “They hunt all the demons and other creatures and I don’t think that’s fair.” Hiroto grimaced.
“What do you mean?”
“There are quite a few of us, not only vampires but other creatures, that came to like your world a lot and we’re not stupid enough to jeopardize it by attacking humans left and right. Only the stupid ones do that, or those that don’t think much of humans and came to the Human World only to eat. The Hunters don’t ask, they just kill, even those of us that are harmless to humans or just don’t cause humans any harm,” Hiroto explained, the tone of his voice clearly showing how much he despised their actions and thought it unfair for the Hunters to act like they did.
It was clear to Souichi that Hiroto had grievances with the Hunters. If they acted the way Hiroto had just described then Souichi could sympathize. On the other hand all the creatures that didn’t belong in the Human World didn’t really have any right to be there, no matter how harmless they were. It wasn’t their world and they should really stick to their own. ‘If they did, I wouldn’t have met Morinaga,’ Souichi thought, but that thought caused him to feel a small pang in his chest.
“That’s why I don’t like them. I can’t really fight and even if I could I wouldn’t want to cross a Hunter,” Hiroto added, making Souichi snap out of his thoughts.
“So you’re going to try and lay low during the time they’re in the city and return to your work when they’re gone?” After Hiroto’s nod he asked, “And how will you know when they’re going to move on?”
“I’ll know. It’s not the first time I’ve had to return here because of the Hunters.” Hiroto looked a little cheered up by the thought of returning. It seemed he really liked the Human World.
“You know what, from my perspective the Hunters don’t sound so bad,” Souichi stated, staring at Hiroto with narrowed eyes.
“How can you say that?!” Hiroto gasped, looking at the human with unbelieving eyes.
The look of horror didn’t deter Souichi in the slightest.
“You’re talking with a kidnapped human at the mercy of a vampire. See my point? I can’t fight Morinaga in any way. Hell, I don’t believe I’d be able to fight you any better than him. If the Hunters can do that then they are my only hope of getting out of here,” he blew up then looked pleadingly at the other vampire. He wanted Hiroto to understand him before the other became affronted. Insulting the friendly vampire was not on Souichi’s to do list.
Luckily for the human, Hiroto didn’t appear hurt by Souichi’s words. The only thing he did was sigh.
“What you’re suggesting is not possible. No one in their right mind would go to the Human World, to your city, to notify the Hunters that a human was kidnapped by a vampire and brought to the Demon World,” Hiroto reasoned. Upon seeing that Souichi had his mouth open and was ready to say something, he added, “Even if somehow the Hunters wouldn’t kill the messenger on the spot. They tend to kill you first and ask questions later. Finding out about you wouldn’t change anything. They can’t come to this world.”
“Why not? And will you stop reading my thoughts?!” Souichi asked, irritated. It was just aggravating for the vampire to answer questions that Souichi hadn’t even asked yet.
“Sorry. Second nature,” Hiroto grinned, looking apologetic.
“Not even all the demons can open the gate between our worlds. I’ve spent quite a lot of time in the Human World and during all those years I’ve never met a human that could open the gate. It looks like your species is unable to do it,” Hiroto explained, making the human’s hopes for getting home without Morinaga’s help sink into nonexistence.
“And the Hunters are humans,” Souichi concluded, his shoulders drooping visibly.
“Yes, they are,” Hiroto confirmed quietly, sympathetically. “But don’t worry. Morinaga-sama, no matter how badly you view him, isn’t a monster. He’ll bring you home eventually.”
It was clear to Souichi that Hiroto wanted to cheer him up, but the clouds weren’t lifting from the human’s thoughts. Although he did feel a bit better knowing that the vampire was trying, probably going out of his way to lift his mood.
“Yeah, when he’s through with me,” Souichi said bitterly, the corners of his lips drawing down.
“No. He may be lost and confused but his heart is still in the right place,” Hiroto said firmly. From the tone of his voice it was obvious that he strongly believed in what he had just said.
“I highly doubt it.” Souichi wasn’t moved. He knew better, having had the vampire go all perverted on his person. Souichi tried to ignore all the small things that Morinaga did that proved Hiroto right. It was easier that way, or should have been anyway.
“That’s because you don’t know him,” Hiroto said confidently as if that ended the argument.
Souichi’s temper flared.
“I know enough! He’s a perverted bastard that would actually put thoughts in my head and make me feel emotions that aren’t mine just so that he could have his way with me!” he shouted, gripping the tabletop so hard that his knuckles turned white.
“What are you talking about, Tatsumi?” Hiroto asked, confused.
Souichi remembered that Morinaga had also looked confused when he had similarly accused him, but he was too riled up to care what that might mean.
“You know what I’m talking about!” he hissed. He had thought Hiroto was better, nicer, and maybe even a person Souichi could trust, but it seemed he was wrong. The other vampire was playing dumb, just like Morinaga had.
“No, I sincerely don’t have the slightest idea,” Hiroto swore. He was still confused but also very curious and wanted to know what the human was talking about.
Souichi didn’t know what to say. Hiroto was still feigning ignorance. Souichi felt betrayed.
“Liar!” he finally growled, glaring at the vampire sitting across from him.
“No, I’m not lying and I’m not even reading your thoughts so you’ll need to tell me. What are you accusing Angel-kun of?”
“Playing with my head,” Souichi said simply and waited for Hiroto’s response. He had been sure that the vampire would try to deny it the moment Souichi said it but he was proven wrong.
“What?” Hiroto’s brows shot up and his jaw dropped.
“You heard me. He mind-fucked me so that I would feel good when he touched me and so I… so that he… He took me! And I haven’t even put up much of a fight!” Souichi shouted, then he bent over and put his head on the table, but fought off the embarrassment from telling Hiroto about the sex so that he could observe the vampire’s reaction.
Hiroto made a funny face, a bit similar to the face that Morinaga had made when Souichi had accused him, but not quite the same. Soon his face became blank; he blinked a few times and stared at Souichi for quite a few minutes.
“What?” Souichi asked, pouting. The blank look on Hiroto’s face was making him nervous so he crossed his arms over his chest and stared at the vampire. “Why are you making such a stupid face?”
“Are you serious?” That was Hiroto’s only answer. After asking that question he became silent again, still staring rather disbelievingly at the human.
“What do you mean? Yes! I am serious! He’s been playing with my head and making me think and do things that I shouldn’t! That I wouldn’t have done if he hadn’t influenced my actions!” Souichi accused. Frustration was eating at him and he really hoped that Hiroto would understand him and maybe tell him how he could defend himself against Morinaga’s scheming.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wait a minute, my friend.” Hiroto licked his lips, visibly gathering his strength for whatever he was about to say. “You think vampires can plant thoughts in your head or make you feel things?” he asked.
“Yes,” Souichi said flatly. ‘Finally some progress with this guy.’
“No.”
“What?” Hiroto’s answer startled Souichi. He didn’t understand what the vampire meant by saying no.
“No,” Hiroto repeated.
“What does ‘no’ mean?”
“We can’t do anything like that,” Hiroto said. He looked like a person who wanted desperately vanish right away, and Souichi having seen him do that before, hoped that Hiroto wouldn’t do so again.
“What?” he asked again. He had thought that before now the vampire had been making it difficult to pull information out of him, but now he needed to change his mind about what was difficult and what was not.
“We can read a person’s mind and their thoughts; those close to the surface are easy, the rest are a bit tricky but manageable… but we can’t add anything into their minds. That’s just not possible, Tatsumi.” Hiroto looked at Souichi apologetically, waiting for the human to understand what he meant.
Souichi stared, not blinking, his mind trying to process what the vampire had said. It looked like failure was associated with vampires in general and not just Morinaga. The type of failure might differ depending on the person, but one thing still remained. Souichi could not win, nor could his mind accustom itself to the constant revelations the vampires kept throwing at him.
“Run that by me again, please,” Souichi pleaded. He hoped that there was something that he hadn’t heard right. The alternative was just not possible.
“Everything that you thought and felt came from you,” Hiroto said very quietly.
“No.”
“Yes,” Hiroto whispered, nodding. He held the human’s gaze so that Tatsumi could tell that Hiroto wasn’t deceiving him.
“No!” Souichi said insistently, desperation coloring the tone of his voice.
“I knew you wouldn’t believe me, nor like what I had to say,” Hiroto sighed, rubbing his forehead as if trying to soothe a headache.
“But… his eyes. They were so hypnotizing…” Souichi mumbled, trying to find some other explanation for his behavior. Any other explanation but what Hiroto had told him just now.
“That’s just the way we are. All vampires have such eyes. Look into mine for a moment.”
“… you won’t hypnotize me?” Souichi asked, eying the vampire warily.
“Normally we deliberately use it only when we want to feed from a person. Sometimes the person that looks into them gets pulled into their depths but that’s all. We can’t do anything other than make a person mellow and cloud their mind so that they won’t remember how they got those puncture marks on their neck, wrist or any other body parts. Angel-kun couldn’t put anything in your mind even if he used his sight. Thoughts and feelings can only come from you alone,” Hiroto explained.
“Urggg…” Souichi groaned unhappily. “You’re kidding.”
“No. I’m sorry, but no. I’m serious,” the vampire confirmed.
“You want to tell me that… that all I… that it was…” Souichi stuttered. His mind refused to acknowledge the truth in Hiroto’s words.
“It all came from you, yes.”
Note: I’ve surprised you all, didn’t I? XD You thought I will make them talk about Morinaga or specifically Morinaga’s past, right? ^-^ Well, sorry to disappoint but I have specific plans for Souichi and the situation when he’ll learn who and how hurt Morinaga.
Posting the next chapter could take even a month so you’ll have to be patient. I was trying to write so that this chapter wouldn’t end with a vast cliffhanger and I think I’ve managed. XD
Now you can tell me what you think. *^-^*
I’ll post the next one when it’s finished. XD I don’t know when, though. Two, three weeks maybe? It shouldn’t take more then a month, I hope.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. All that goes to Takanaga-sensei.
Title: Blood, love and tears
Author: yaoilovefan
Beta: elyrian
Warnings: language
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Souichi, Hiroto
Note: It's an AU fic.
Summary: Morinaga is a vampire and wants to play around. One night in a club he finds an interesting human and is mesmerized by him. Will he only use his new prey or will he fall in love? And how will the other one react on an immortal lover? What will his feelings be?
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Souichi’s thoughts swam in his head. What questions should he ask? Which were the most important ones? Would Hiroto really answer them truthfully? He didn’t know but he had to try anyway. He looked into Hiroto’s eyes and asked the most irrelevant question he could have asked in this situation.
“What are you doing here?”
“I live here.” Hiroto said, his eyebrows lifting. He was clearly surprised by Souichi’s question. It looked like he had anticipated some other question, probably something unpleasant and not so idiotic.
“The last time I saw you, you were in my world and not here. Do you hop back and forth all the time?” Souichi asked skeptically. Even if the knowledge would help Souichi get back home, he still found himself curious about Hiroto.
“No. Although this is my home and the place I was born, I’d rather spend my time in the Human World. I like it there,” Hiroto shrugged and waited for Souichi’s next question.
“Then what are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be there right now tending the bar or something?” Souichi was a bit confused. If Hiroto liked Souichi’s world that much then why wasn’t he there?
“I’m Angel-kun’s servant. Whenever I’m here in the Demon realm I follow his orders,” Hiroto stated patiently.
“You mean Morinaga, right?” Souichi’s brows furrowed. ‘If it’s him then Devil-kun would have been a better word choice.’
“Yes, I mean Tetsuhiro Morinaga,” Hiroto chuckled. He put his elbows on the table and used his hands to support his chin.
“You’re telling me that he sent you up here?” Souichi groaned. He remembered that Morinaga did tell him when he was leaving that he would send someone, although Souichi never would have guessed that it was going to be Hiroto.
“Yes. He wanted me to take care of you while he’s not here.” Upon seeing Souichi’s horrified look he protested quickly. “No, no! Not in that way. I’m not suicidal,” he mumbled the last sentence under his breath too quietly for the human to hear him.
“You’re not even really my type, Tatsumi,” Hiroto added loudly enough for the human to hear him, giggling.
Souichi huffed. He had noticed in the club that Hiroto was a very friendly person. Now he could tell that on top of that friendly nature he was also flirtatious. It didn’t really seem like the vampire had any problems with the fact that Souichi was a man.
“Are all vampires perverts?” he asked, irritated.
“Are all humans perverts?” Hiroto countered Souichi’s question with his own, lifting one eyebrow and looking cheekily at the human.
Souichi groaned at that. “Great! Just my luck! Why did I have to meet a vampire that is not only perverted but is also cocky?” Souichi asked no one in particular. Just so he could bitch a little and feel a bit normal. It was really a very nice change of pace from recent events.
“You’re exaggerating.” Hiroto laughed, his eyes shining with mirth. He was clearly enjoying talking with the human and didn’t show any signs that he needed to leave anytime soon.
“Not really. And you haven’t told me yet why you returned here.” A thought hit Souichi. “Is perhaps Morinaga your type and you’re here to see what is happening?” ‘That would have been so great if Hiroto and Morinaga were together. That would mean that the vampire Lord must be avoiding me because of his lover being here.’ There was only one shortcoming. Why was that lover taking care of him and talking as if they were best friends?
“Are you two lovers?” He had to ask anyway, totally ignoring the cold feeling forming in the pit of his stomach. ‘I do not care if they are lovers. It’s none of my business if they are.’ But just the thought that Morinaga had someone other than him somewhere, in this world or Souichi’s, made the human’s heart sink in a very unsettling manner. ‘Damn it!’
“Me and Angel-kun?” Hiroto laughed heartily, clearly amused by Souichi’s question. “Nah. Sex friends at times but nothing more,” he said, still chuckling.
“Oh.” Souichi looked at Hiroto dumbly. He didn’t know how to take that answer so he dropped the subject altogether. “So why are you here instead of a bar in my world? Will you tell me already?” Souichi was a bit irritated with the sex friend issue and it manifested as impatience.
“You’re a stubborn one, aren’t you? Finally our Lord has found his match.” When he saw that Souichi was opening his mouth to probably ask him the same question again, he said one word as an answer. “Hunters.”
“What?” Souichi asked, confused. It really seemed as if any confusion on his part was associated with every vampire he had met up until now. ‘First Morinaga and now Hiroto. What’s with them and making me feel like a fish out of water?’
“I’m here and not in your world because Hunters came to your town and it might have been dangerous for me if I stayed there,” the vampire explained. He sat up straight in his chair with an unhappy look on his face.
“I didn’t know that there was something like that. Are they Vampire Hunters?” Souichi found himself being honestly curious. Not so long ago he hadn’t had the slightest idea that vampires and demons existed right beside him, and now also hunters of some sort. He would have been the happiest person alive if he had remained oblivious to all this, but he couldn’t stay ignorant any longer so the best thing Souichi could do was to get to know this terrifying world of supernatural beings. ‘I wouldn’t mind if a Hunter staked that stupid Morinaga.’
“Well, they hunt not only vampires but also other demons that live in the Human World.” Hiroto frowned, clearly not happy with the subject but still willing to explain whatever the human wanted to know.
“Don’t like them much, do you?” Souichi teased. He didn’t feel threatened by Hiroto and had actually relaxed a bit in the other’s presence. That might also have been the result of finishing his food. Souichi had felt a bit drowsy after eating. It was late after all.
“No, not really,” Hiroto agreed. “They hunt all the demons and other creatures and I don’t think that’s fair.” Hiroto grimaced.
“What do you mean?”
“There are quite a few of us, not only vampires but other creatures, that came to like your world a lot and we’re not stupid enough to jeopardize it by attacking humans left and right. Only the stupid ones do that, or those that don’t think much of humans and came to the Human World only to eat. The Hunters don’t ask, they just kill, even those of us that are harmless to humans or just don’t cause humans any harm,” Hiroto explained, the tone of his voice clearly showing how much he despised their actions and thought it unfair for the Hunters to act like they did.
It was clear to Souichi that Hiroto had grievances with the Hunters. If they acted the way Hiroto had just described then Souichi could sympathize. On the other hand all the creatures that didn’t belong in the Human World didn’t really have any right to be there, no matter how harmless they were. It wasn’t their world and they should really stick to their own. ‘If they did, I wouldn’t have met Morinaga,’ Souichi thought, but that thought caused him to feel a small pang in his chest.
“That’s why I don’t like them. I can’t really fight and even if I could I wouldn’t want to cross a Hunter,” Hiroto added, making Souichi snap out of his thoughts.
“So you’re going to try and lay low during the time they’re in the city and return to your work when they’re gone?” After Hiroto’s nod he asked, “And how will you know when they’re going to move on?”
“I’ll know. It’s not the first time I’ve had to return here because of the Hunters.” Hiroto looked a little cheered up by the thought of returning. It seemed he really liked the Human World.
“You know what, from my perspective the Hunters don’t sound so bad,” Souichi stated, staring at Hiroto with narrowed eyes.
“How can you say that?!” Hiroto gasped, looking at the human with unbelieving eyes.
The look of horror didn’t deter Souichi in the slightest.
“You’re talking with a kidnapped human at the mercy of a vampire. See my point? I can’t fight Morinaga in any way. Hell, I don’t believe I’d be able to fight you any better than him. If the Hunters can do that then they are my only hope of getting out of here,” he blew up then looked pleadingly at the other vampire. He wanted Hiroto to understand him before the other became affronted. Insulting the friendly vampire was not on Souichi’s to do list.
Luckily for the human, Hiroto didn’t appear hurt by Souichi’s words. The only thing he did was sigh.
“What you’re suggesting is not possible. No one in their right mind would go to the Human World, to your city, to notify the Hunters that a human was kidnapped by a vampire and brought to the Demon World,” Hiroto reasoned. Upon seeing that Souichi had his mouth open and was ready to say something, he added, “Even if somehow the Hunters wouldn’t kill the messenger on the spot. They tend to kill you first and ask questions later. Finding out about you wouldn’t change anything. They can’t come to this world.”
“Why not? And will you stop reading my thoughts?!” Souichi asked, irritated. It was just aggravating for the vampire to answer questions that Souichi hadn’t even asked yet.
“Sorry. Second nature,” Hiroto grinned, looking apologetic.
“Not even all the demons can open the gate between our worlds. I’ve spent quite a lot of time in the Human World and during all those years I’ve never met a human that could open the gate. It looks like your species is unable to do it,” Hiroto explained, making the human’s hopes for getting home without Morinaga’s help sink into nonexistence.
“And the Hunters are humans,” Souichi concluded, his shoulders drooping visibly.
“Yes, they are,” Hiroto confirmed quietly, sympathetically. “But don’t worry. Morinaga-sama, no matter how badly you view him, isn’t a monster. He’ll bring you home eventually.”
It was clear to Souichi that Hiroto wanted to cheer him up, but the clouds weren’t lifting from the human’s thoughts. Although he did feel a bit better knowing that the vampire was trying, probably going out of his way to lift his mood.
“Yeah, when he’s through with me,” Souichi said bitterly, the corners of his lips drawing down.
“No. He may be lost and confused but his heart is still in the right place,” Hiroto said firmly. From the tone of his voice it was obvious that he strongly believed in what he had just said.
“I highly doubt it.” Souichi wasn’t moved. He knew better, having had the vampire go all perverted on his person. Souichi tried to ignore all the small things that Morinaga did that proved Hiroto right. It was easier that way, or should have been anyway.
“That’s because you don’t know him,” Hiroto said confidently as if that ended the argument.
Souichi’s temper flared.
“I know enough! He’s a perverted bastard that would actually put thoughts in my head and make me feel emotions that aren’t mine just so that he could have his way with me!” he shouted, gripping the tabletop so hard that his knuckles turned white.
“What are you talking about, Tatsumi?” Hiroto asked, confused.
Souichi remembered that Morinaga had also looked confused when he had similarly accused him, but he was too riled up to care what that might mean.
“You know what I’m talking about!” he hissed. He had thought Hiroto was better, nicer, and maybe even a person Souichi could trust, but it seemed he was wrong. The other vampire was playing dumb, just like Morinaga had.
“No, I sincerely don’t have the slightest idea,” Hiroto swore. He was still confused but also very curious and wanted to know what the human was talking about.
Souichi didn’t know what to say. Hiroto was still feigning ignorance. Souichi felt betrayed.
“Liar!” he finally growled, glaring at the vampire sitting across from him.
“No, I’m not lying and I’m not even reading your thoughts so you’ll need to tell me. What are you accusing Angel-kun of?”
“Playing with my head,” Souichi said simply and waited for Hiroto’s response. He had been sure that the vampire would try to deny it the moment Souichi said it but he was proven wrong.
“What?” Hiroto’s brows shot up and his jaw dropped.
“You heard me. He mind-fucked me so that I would feel good when he touched me and so I… so that he… He took me! And I haven’t even put up much of a fight!” Souichi shouted, then he bent over and put his head on the table, but fought off the embarrassment from telling Hiroto about the sex so that he could observe the vampire’s reaction.
Hiroto made a funny face, a bit similar to the face that Morinaga had made when Souichi had accused him, but not quite the same. Soon his face became blank; he blinked a few times and stared at Souichi for quite a few minutes.
“What?” Souichi asked, pouting. The blank look on Hiroto’s face was making him nervous so he crossed his arms over his chest and stared at the vampire. “Why are you making such a stupid face?”
“Are you serious?” That was Hiroto’s only answer. After asking that question he became silent again, still staring rather disbelievingly at the human.
“What do you mean? Yes! I am serious! He’s been playing with my head and making me think and do things that I shouldn’t! That I wouldn’t have done if he hadn’t influenced my actions!” Souichi accused. Frustration was eating at him and he really hoped that Hiroto would understand him and maybe tell him how he could defend himself against Morinaga’s scheming.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa! Wait a minute, my friend.” Hiroto licked his lips, visibly gathering his strength for whatever he was about to say. “You think vampires can plant thoughts in your head or make you feel things?” he asked.
“Yes,” Souichi said flatly. ‘Finally some progress with this guy.’
“No.”
“What?” Hiroto’s answer startled Souichi. He didn’t understand what the vampire meant by saying no.
“No,” Hiroto repeated.
“What does ‘no’ mean?”
“We can’t do anything like that,” Hiroto said. He looked like a person who wanted desperately vanish right away, and Souichi having seen him do that before, hoped that Hiroto wouldn’t do so again.
“What?” he asked again. He had thought that before now the vampire had been making it difficult to pull information out of him, but now he needed to change his mind about what was difficult and what was not.
“We can read a person’s mind and their thoughts; those close to the surface are easy, the rest are a bit tricky but manageable… but we can’t add anything into their minds. That’s just not possible, Tatsumi.” Hiroto looked at Souichi apologetically, waiting for the human to understand what he meant.
Souichi stared, not blinking, his mind trying to process what the vampire had said. It looked like failure was associated with vampires in general and not just Morinaga. The type of failure might differ depending on the person, but one thing still remained. Souichi could not win, nor could his mind accustom itself to the constant revelations the vampires kept throwing at him.
“Run that by me again, please,” Souichi pleaded. He hoped that there was something that he hadn’t heard right. The alternative was just not possible.
“Everything that you thought and felt came from you,” Hiroto said very quietly.
“No.”
“Yes,” Hiroto whispered, nodding. He held the human’s gaze so that Tatsumi could tell that Hiroto wasn’t deceiving him.
“No!” Souichi said insistently, desperation coloring the tone of his voice.
“I knew you wouldn’t believe me, nor like what I had to say,” Hiroto sighed, rubbing his forehead as if trying to soothe a headache.
“But… his eyes. They were so hypnotizing…” Souichi mumbled, trying to find some other explanation for his behavior. Any other explanation but what Hiroto had told him just now.
“That’s just the way we are. All vampires have such eyes. Look into mine for a moment.”
“… you won’t hypnotize me?” Souichi asked, eying the vampire warily.
“Normally we deliberately use it only when we want to feed from a person. Sometimes the person that looks into them gets pulled into their depths but that’s all. We can’t do anything other than make a person mellow and cloud their mind so that they won’t remember how they got those puncture marks on their neck, wrist or any other body parts. Angel-kun couldn’t put anything in your mind even if he used his sight. Thoughts and feelings can only come from you alone,” Hiroto explained.
“Urggg…” Souichi groaned unhappily. “You’re kidding.”
“No. I’m sorry, but no. I’m serious,” the vampire confirmed.
“You want to tell me that… that all I… that it was…” Souichi stuttered. His mind refused to acknowledge the truth in Hiroto’s words.
“It all came from you, yes.”
Note: I’ve surprised you all, didn’t I? XD You thought I will make them talk about Morinaga or specifically Morinaga’s past, right? ^-^ Well, sorry to disappoint but I have specific plans for Souichi and the situation when he’ll learn who and how hurt Morinaga.
Posting the next chapter could take even a month so you’ll have to be patient. I was trying to write so that this chapter wouldn’t end with a vast cliffhanger and I think I’ve managed. XD
Now you can tell me what you think. *^-^*