Classes were over, the University grounds were filled with students milling around. The Aubrun-haired girl looked around. "Where is he?" She stood on tiptoes looking for....there he is. Weaving through the crowd, she latched herself on the arm of a dark-haired young man. Ryo frowned, looking down throught his glasses at the girl at his arm. "Linda...?" The girl pulled the book from his hand. "Ryo, is studying all you do? There's more to life then just books!" The young man sighed, "Linda, finalls are coming up. If I don't study..." "Couldn't you just take a brake for one day?" Ryo gently shurged her off. "I'm sorry, but I really must be getting to my study group. I'll see you later Linda." At that, Linda let him go."Alright, I'l be seeing you." She gave him a kiss before dissappering. Ryo touched the side of his face sighing. "Saints give me strength..." he turned and began to walk down a small path through the forested campus towards the student union building he hummed to himself to try and relax, he felt someone looking at him, he turned there was no one on the path behind him. "Weird..." it almost like... No they had reassured him that had all been a dream. Angels? Demons? Vampires... that was kids stuff, and he had his own real battles to fight. He shuddered, "Finals..." he pulled his jacket tighter to himself, he didn't remember where he had gotten it but it was his favorite. It made him feel warm and safe. Ryo continued on looking up at the sky through the bright foliage, he stopped again looking over his shoulder, was someone following him? He sighed, he was almost to the sub where the rest of the group were meeting. A stick snapped he whirled around ready to fend off anyone. An old stray dog wandered lazilly across the path into the woods, it didn't even bother to look at him. "Paranoid." he muttered and headed into the building. The others were in the upstairs mesanene. Ryo smiled to them "Sorry I was late, had a stalker." "Riiiight." a youth boy laughed balancing a book in one hand with a girl in his lap, he was to busy trying to look down her shirt instead of at the book which she on the other hand was pouring over. she turned and yanked his head back to the book obviously annoyed "Adam! History NOT Biology!" he laughed. "But Ami..." his gaze returned to her chest she smacked him and stood up. "Pig." "But thats why you love him." another girl chuckled looking up from a thick psychology text. "Its the classic pig headed jock meets easy bake feminist." "Thats enough out of you Amanda." she chided taking a seat. "Ok who's turn to buy coffee now that we're all here?" Ryo put up his hand. "Mine. I'll get it." he walked over to the cart and reached for his wallet sighing. "Man, did I fall in with the wrong crowd or what?" he joked to himself. The vampire smiled to himself, "As jumpy as ever, huh Kid?" He thought to himself. The smile grew when he thought of a way to 'Re-introduce' himself. He hadn't seen Ryo since the day he pulled him out of the Tymes river in Paris. Seeing him weak and delisonal on a hospital bed, He hoped that Ryo would lead a more nomal life. When the word came in that the Demon Sephion was still lose, Seth vollenteered to hunt him down, But every encounter with the demon ended with Seth injured and unable to fight back. Seth looked up at the building, he gave it a brief salut. "See you tomorrow." ----- Next morning, Ryo yawned sipping some coffie, he gathered up his books. As he was leaving the dorm, he noticed an envelope with his name by the door. Curious, he opened it a card penned in elegant script "Jonna Hall - 6:00pm, Tonight." Ryo blinked, it was an invitation to the fencing hall? Jonna Hall, in the rec division of of the grounds, This is where fencing masters have crossed swords. Ryo wondered if he was being challanged, since joining the fencing club, the teacher there had been helping Ryo deveop his skill with the sword. "A natural swordsman." he had said, and then appointed him captain of the club....after defeating all the club members. Classes Dragged by ryo tried to stay awake but more than once he had to be repremanded for falling asleep. He had to bite his cheek to stay awake, but soon stopped at the taste of blood, he felt some pair of invisible eyes pinned on him he shuddered. "Stop that." Ryo commanded himself under his voice. "There's no such thing." he relaxed, so called level-headedness was one thing he prided himself on. He wouldn't let himself fall back into the delusions he had had while in the coma from the car accident. What would his girlfriend think? she was worse of a stick in the mud than he was. At the end of the day he headed towards Jonna hall. "Ok stalker dude, who are you?" Opening the doors, he saw that everyone in the fencing club was there. But..but Ryo frowned. "It looks like they have been all defeated...but by whom?" One of the members looked up at Ryo from the floor It was Sara the only female memeber. "Captain, There's this man....he challanged the intire club to a match. He has beaten us one by one. " "Who is he?" Ryo asked. "He said he'll only give his name when he's defeated. So far we only have two more people left." Sara looked hopefully up at him. "Are you going to fight Captain?" The sound of a body falling, as the sound last member failed. The challanger gave his fallen oppent a salut and waited for the next person. Ryo watched as the mystious swordsman fought, his face was hidden behind the fencing helm.... ".......Yes, I'll fight." Ryo said, he went to go change into uniform. He came out of the change room and took his mark as did the mystery man. "We meet again." the elder chuickled. Ryo looked at him through the mask. "Who are you?" he demanded "Defeat me and see." he took up a defensive stance and awaited the attack. Ryo stayed where he was. "If you won't come to me. I'll just have to start hings off." he rushed forewards Ryo had barely enough time to read his move and evaded to the left. The swordsman was using a sabre, a reather heavy type of blade which he handled very easly. Ryo felt the blade of his rapier snap as he blocked another thrust. The tip of it hit the masked face. They stopped, the masked one waited untill Ryo was passed another sword, a sabre, something with more heft and strenth. From the sidelines, the other members quietly mummered encouragement, not wanting to disrupt the grim consentration of their captain. Irritated with the situation, Ryo wanted this pointless match to end, but the challanger didn't seem to want it to end right away. Every swing, thrust, was meet blow for blow. Each failed attack increased Ryo's anger. "You don't want to win?" Asked the voice from behind the helm, The swords flashed, lighting quick. The other Members held there breathes, Ryo was being driven back torwards the egde of the fighting ring! "Come on boy, I know you can do better that that." Ryo could swear that his oppentent was smiling. He gritted his teeth. "Your not fighting at your best so why should I?" he asked calmy stepping back "This match is an Insult and you know it." he let himself relax taking of his mask and the gloves he was wearing and threw them down. The masked man chuckled. "So, you wish to play it that way. since you've already thrown down the Gauntlet I guess we can begin again. Are you ready? I'm holding nothing back." Getting a tight grip on the hilt, Ryo was stuned as his opponet started to swing the saber in quick arches. He had barley enough time to block! Steeling himself, Ryo began to move into the masked man's inhuman speed, making quick adjusments. Slowly, the young man advanced...pushing the other back. Within the mask, the swordsman smiled, he was going to have to test the boy's skill.... Ryo felt the attacks where getting much stronger, the masked one wasn't just fighting to win...Ryo might lose his life! Realizing this, Ryo serched his mind for an alternitive. Since this guy was faster and stronger then him he would have to..... Suddenly, a patteren of the attacks became clear in his mind. Ryo took a breath. 'The next move after this series...' he thought. When the side slice came at him. Instead of meeting it, Ryo ducked under it, while at the same time the tip of his blade went up and..... Thier was a loud gasp from the watching group. The Challenger had stopped in shock, the tip of Ryo's blade was resting on on the forhead of the mask. If it wasn't for the helm, the sword tip would have gone right between his eyes. Ryo continued to hold the sword there. "Now...your name." "............." The man recoverd, ".....My name..." Ryo lowered the sword as the stranger pulled off the helm, silver white hair tumbled down to his hips, a pair of jade-green eyes reguarded Ryo, "...Is Misha Seth Belmont." Ryo stood transfixed relization hitting him like a brick. "You..." he took a step back his knees gave out dumping him in a heap infront of the vampire. The man chuckled. "Miss me?" "Like a heart attack." Ryo stood up bitterly, he turned and stalked off towards the change rooms muttering swears. The onlookers began almost at once. "What's going on?" "I dunno...Who is that guy?" "No clue Ryo seems to know him... Wonder why he's acting to angry." "Search me...." Seth turned and followed the boy completely calm as if everything had gone according to plan. he entered the change room and stood by the open locker as Ryo began to pull his street clothes out to get changed. "Odd. I would have sworn you'd at least be happy to see me." "Well I'm not." he said slamming shut the locker. Seth tried to keep from smiling, Ryo was angry enough. "I didn't expect you to remember me..." The young man tugged off his uniform, muttering "Yeah, lucky me." he pulled on his pants. "So why are you here? I thought that you left for good." "Is that why your angery with me? Becuase I left you alone?" "No!" Ryo griped the shirt in his hand tightly."It's becuase you ruined my life! I was quite happy before you came along!" "I didn't do anything..." "DIDN'T DO ANYTHING MY ASS!" Ryo shouted he glared at Seth with enough hate to burn holes through him and the several rows of lockers behind. "You sent Jenga to live wwith drunkards! you almost had Gabe Killed! I thought you loved them! You left me alone in a country I had no idea what language they were speaking AND left me in a coma to boot." he shoved Seth aside with all his force knocking the vampire onto a bench then over the back of it. "Now it you don't Mind I have to study for my physics final. Get out of my life! I don't want to see you again." He slammed the changeroom door shut. Seth sat up, taking a breath. "This is gonna be fun." He muttered sounding like it was the last thing he wanted to do. He thought long and hard before changing back into his clothing. The vampire was going to have to somehow get Ryo to forgive him before he asked the Saint for his help. "Sabyien, what should I do? I'm not good at doing these kind of things." The club members had already left, Ryo was walking throught the campus back totwards the dorm bulidings. The anger he felt suddenly faded as an image of deep blue eyes flashed through his mind. Ryo frowned, then tried to consintrate, but the image wouldn't come back. Sighing, he went into his room. Ryo entered his dorm building and climbed the stair flights to his floor. "Stupid Seth..." He muttered reaching for his room key he slid it into his lock the door was pulled open, Linda was there, she jumped wrapping her arms around his neck giving him a kiss. "Hiya babe!" she smiled, he looked down at her. "Linda... what are you doing here?" he asked suprised. "It's our date night. Come on Ryo We have these every week." "But I have to study..." She took a step back looking at him like he was crazy putting her hands on her hips. "Ryo." She warned. "Whats more important some books you can recite forwards and bakwards already or me? The girl you love?" "You...." he said steamrolled by her. She leaned in and whispered. "And besides Ryo I might let you..." she whispered the rest in his ear, he turned red and stared at her she giggled "Maybe." with that she locked the door and grabbed his hand. "Lets go!" Linda had pulled him to the bed, Ryo tried to protest when she began to kiss him. "Linda..." he was pushed down, the girl on top of him. Pulling his shirt open, she trailed kisses down his chest. By then, Ryo was beyound resisting, his breath started double as she continued to... ~ Soft lips caressing the the flesh...the same blue eyes, deep and inviting...~ Ryo suddenly opened his eyes. "Lin-..." Out in the hall, a slim pale finger pulled the bright red tab. The sound of the fire alarm started them out thire wits, Both Linda and Ryo ran outside as the other residents ran from the building, but it appeared that there was no fire. Watching Ryo from amid the trees out of sight, Seth smiled, "Not so fast boy. I have plans for you." Ryo sighed. "Linda... how about we go to a movie tomorrow instead...I'm kinda tired." he started, She sighed in annoyance. "Fine babe." she pulled him into a kiss, which for some reason he felt reluctant to do. She turned and walked off towards the girls dorms. The boys were allowed back into theirs, and after a fifteen minute rant by the floor head. Ryo lay on his bed alone, the window open, the late springs moist breeze drifting across him. He sighed rolling over, he lay there for a few moments he took a breath in preparation for a yawn and stopped... Roses? why was he smelling those... they were stil out of season. Ryo sat up and turned his attention to the window looking out it, from behind he heard someone clear their throat he turned, his roomate stood a large mug of coffee clenched in his fist. "What was with Linda?" he asked is pale blue eyes glinting at some hidden secret. "Did the two of you -Do it- yet or something?" he asked before taking a drink. Ryo grabbed his pillow and tossed it missing him barely "Len shut up! Thats none of your business!" "Man you sound like a chick." "Fuck off and die." "Jeez... Somones having their period." At that point Ryo jumped off the bed shoved Len out roughly and slammed the door. "Asshole..." he muttered sitting on the bed. ~ The sent of roses where stonger here. Ryo truned his head, through the long grass, he could make out a figure standing by a tree. Sitting up, Ryo tried to focus his eyes...but the wind picked up sending a storm of white rose petels and silver leaves... ~ "..yo..Ryo! Get up! your gonna be late for class!" Ryo groggly opened his eyes. His roommate Len was already dressed. "What time?" "It's 8:40...." "Shit!" Ryo sprang from the bed, the details of lastnight's dream pushed of his mind. ---- Amanda stopped by where Ryo was having his lunch, she smiled."Hello Ryo, Linda told me give you a message." She handed him a note. "Uh, thanks!" The note read: "Ryo-babe, I've just gotten word that I'll be meeting my new music teacher. Meet me at the music room, we can leave from there. Love, Linda. XOXOXOXOX" Tomorrow would be the last day of classes, after that the students would study-cram until the tests where taken. Some, like Linda, where lucky enough to avoid having to go to finals. Instead, she had to practice a difficult violen solo for the upcoming consert. He smiled, if there was one thing Linda was good at, it was playing the violen. Ryo enjoyed listening to her play, he didn't mind sitting in on her lessons. The sound of her playing reached his ears before he put a hand on the heavy oak door. A voice stopped her. "....Do the passage over again, they're swift strong notes.." "Yes, Sir." As the music resumed the piano joined the violen, Ryo pushed open the door. Seth's hands pressed on the keybord, his ear on the girl's playing, she was good, but had so much potential. He would see that this girl would blossem as talented musicson. Music was his life(Unlife?) , his passion...He had given the school the latest of his compostions. The year-end consert was going feature the music he had composed. "You!" The familer voice stopped the music. Seth igenored the interuption and played the passage from the begining, Linda frowned and followed along with her violen. Ryo brisled, this was the new music teacher? Seth? They played through it one more time before Seth finally stopped, he stood and truned to his student. "That was very good for today. I want you to keep practising. And remember, The music is about a valient hero, put yourself in his shoes when you play ok?" Linda smiled. "Yes sir I will." She bowed politely and put her violen back in it's case. Watching Seth gather his papers together, Ryo became aware of the flowers.... "Would you like to take them? they won't last too long here and I just bought them on an impluse." Seth handed her the boquet of beautful white roses from atop the piano. White Roses? Ryo mind reeled, the faint smell of them unlocked a mall part of his memory. ~~ "...They remind me of home.." ~~ "....-re very pretty, Thank you Sir." Linda skipped over to Ryo, flowers and violen in her arms. He smile disappered when she came closer. "Ryo? Ryo are you ok?" Ryo's eyes were leaking small tears but he couldn't place the reason. Something nagged him deeply in his mind. Linda took his arm "Ryo...Are you ok?" "Yea..." he took a breath, "Come on linda... let's go." he turned after a final look at Seth who smiled and gave a slight wave. "See you tonight Kiddo." he said picking up his briefcase and headed for the door holding it open for them. He leaned in and whispered in the boy's ear as the two left. "Be careful tonight, things aren't as they seem." Ryo looked at him Seth smiled and turned awa walking to the exit opposite the way Ryo and Linda were going. The line for the movies wrapped around the building the two waitind patiently in line. Linda clunging to his arm, Ryo smiled the words of Seth shoved aside. ------------------------------ He wasn't human anymore, the thing stumbled along the darkend steet. The one who made him a vampire/demon hybrid didn't have much control over the thing it made. The zombie-like monster wandered in the movie theater. ------------------------------- They made their way into the darkened theater, Linda had insisted on them watching a subtitled romance movie, much to Ryo's chagrin. They sat in the middle of the theater. The lights dimmed and the screen lit up as the black and white film began to play, here were no previews to the movie. "Nothing to get in the way." the girl whispered in Ryo's ear she kissed him on the neck and settled in to watch the movie. Ryo couldn't place the reson but something made him feel deeply nervous. ------------------------- "Hey you didn't pay....Argh!!" The zombie bit off the outstretched finger of the ticket-clerk. She screamed when it lunged for her throat. The vampire was stalking the dark alleys when he nose picked up the sent of blood, unsheathing a sword he stopped and tried to sniff out where that Hybrid Beast was. "You won't escape from me this time." he whispered to himself. But no, the other putrid sent was that of a walking copse. Disgust marred his face, they were here and beginning to multiply. ------------ "Ryo?" Linda asked. "Would you get me some popcorn?" Linda asked suductively he nodded. Quietly standing up he made his way out of the theater. He sheild his eyes for a moment from the bright lobby lights, instantly the smell of rotting flesh and blood assaulted his nose, he gaged. "What the hell?!" The zombie creature looked up at the young man. Having finshed most of the ticket girl, it turned to the fresh meat. Seeing the desmembered girl. Ryo screamed. The Thing stumbled over to Ryo, who was frozen in fear. He watched it come closer, he couldn't move, it came closer, drooling.....it opened it mouth. There was a sudden sound of tearing fleash as a sword tip cleaved the monster in half! Both parts fell with a bloody splat, Seth frowned at Ryo. ".........Seth?" Wipeing his blade clean, Seth nuddged him out of the way. "No one must see this." He pushed the sword into the door handles, locking them tight. Ryo was still in shock. the vampire ignored him for now, speaking into a cell phone. "Seth here, I found another zombie....No sign of the host.....I need a clean up crew at Don's movie theater right away...." Putting the phone away, Seth turned to Ryo. "Bad night eh?" Ryo swallowed a few times. "W-What..." He started then blinked a few times and shouted. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT!?" he shouted crouching down on the floor covering his head, he looked up at Seth and almost pounced on him. "What's going on?" Looking up at him. Seth pushed him away. "Work." Seth answered coldly, looking away. "I was hoping not to tell you like this but I need your help Ryo." Ryo luaghed, a slightly crazed nervous lugh. "Need me? for what...You just cut that thing into two.." "This isn't what I was looking for, The host is much stonger then this creature. I was't able to kill it the last time I fought the host...that's why I need you.." "F-for what?" "Your blood Ryo, I need your blood." Ryo backed away blinking a few times. "My....Blood? What? Why? Your not a...." "Vampire? 'Fraid so kiddo." Seth smiled. his fangs showing. Ryo stepped back stumbling over the zombies corpse he fell onto the floor, staring up at the fangs. He coudn't resist, still smiling, Seth knelt down and swiftly had Ryo's throat exposed. The vampire part of him enjoyed the smell of fear...to hunt prey, to drink the life essence. The vampire's tounge flicked out taste Ryo's skin. "No..." Ryo whispered as he felt Seth's tounge. "NO!" He screamed it this time and shoved the vampire, he only ment to get him away, to give him a chance at escaping. But Seth's body was launched away across the loby to a nearby pole where he hit with a heavy thud. Ryo looked at the vampire in shock for a moment wondering how he had done that. Seth smiled and chuckled a little. "You've really... gotten stronger... the others'd be proud." he then slumped to the floor unconcious. "Master Belmont!" a female voice called out on dismay. Ryo saw a raven-haired woman run to Seth's form. She turned her dark eyes to Ryo. "What did you do to him?" She demanded. "I-I don't know." Ryo stutttered. Several others came running in, the woman quickly gave them orders. "Gather up the remains, the carpets must be taken, burn them. Leave no blood stain in this place. And that guy..." She pointed to Ryo. "....Take him." before Ryo could run,the men in black jumpers quickly had him gagged and a black cloth bag over his head. He felt himself being carried and thrown into the back of a van. Kneeling by the fallen vampire, the young woman took a knife and cut her finger, a drop of blood was placed on Seth's lips. The vampire's eyes fluttered, "Draven?" he licked the blood, looking up. "Master Belmount, we got here as soon as we could,....sorry I didn't come sooner." "It's allright, Draven." He stood up still a bit shaky. "Where's that boy?" "We are holding him for now." "Oh...? The workers were done 'altering' the place, it looked like nothing had happened. Seth went to pull his sword free. "...let him go." "Sir?" "Don't question me....let the Saint go." Seth was lead out to the vehicle, where Ryo sat between the two men that had carried him away. He climbed in and looked over at Ryo. "Take the bag off of him." Seth sighed in annoyance. "What's going on?" Ryo demanded his voice filled with fear. one of the goons pulled the bag roughly off. "Evening." Seth smiled cherrilly."Just a bit of night-time hunting. Ryo." Seth said matter of factly,"Listen, I'm going to let you go..." "But Sir, protocul says...." Draven was silenced with a gesture. "...but don't tell anyone what happened here..."He gave a short laugh. "It's not like anyone's going to believe you if you did." ".........." Ryo said nothing. The vampire let him out of the van. "However, if you need anything...I'll be in the music room tomorrow." Seth looked directly into Ryo's eyes, willing him to know his thoughts; 'Take care of yourself. The van door was shut, and they sped off. "Draven?" "Yes Sir?" "Who is the the leader of this operation?" "You are Sir." "Yes, I am, Don't you ever forget that." Seth's voice was harsh. "I-I won't....Master." Dreaven bowed her head, chasened. Ryo looked around where Seth had dropped him off. None of it looked familliar by the light of the moon. "He could have atleast dropped me off a little closer to home..." he sighed and started walking the opposite direction than he should have, he pulled his jacket tighter to him as the wind picked up slightly. "Grrr.... If I die out here he is getting such a haunting!" "Who? Me?" came a voice behind him, Ryo was just about to turn around to see who was adressing him when a metal baseball bat slammed agsainst the side of his head. The attacker smiled, "Heh heh heh. He'll look good on the tapes." "Driver stop." Curious, Seth watched Draven jump out of the van. Her long black trenchcoat swirled around her. "Where are you going?" She didn't turn to him, after a moment, she told him "To do some investigating, I'll meet you back at HQ, Master Belmont." She heard the door close and the van pull away, Sighing a breath,she started walking along the dark streets. She wasn't really goingback to do some investiagation work, she just wanted to be by herself. Her wandering feet lead her towards a seedy part of the city. She found a bar and was walking torwards it when out of the corner of her eye she saw a rather large figrue carrying a limp form. Maybe it she was thinking about him, but she thought she saw that guy, whom her master called a 'Saint' Shaking her head she desided to get a drink instead. But a feeling of dread nagged at her, it increased when she walked away. Stopping at the entreance, she truned.... The man picked Ryo up and carried him into a dark alleyway around back of a building and down a small stairway behind a dumpster to a door that was broken hanging on only by the top hinge. He pulled it open and proceeded inside the first room was full of beds on which people lay bound and gagged most far younger than Ryo. The man threw him down on the last empty bean and after cuffing his legs and arms inplace ripped off Ryo's clothes and turned on the camera. "Now smile for the birdy." this arose laughter from the free men, a good majority of whom were naked and raping the other captured prey. The pounding in his head ached. Ryo tried to put his hand to his head when he noticed that he couldn't move much. Opening his eyes the flash of a camra blinded him for a moment, The chains clanked as he struggled to free himself. The man behind the camera chuckled. "Wakey wakey Kiddo, Ready for your close up?" he mocked zooming in on Ryo's terror stricken face, the boy tried to scream but he had been gaged with the torn reminants of the shirt he had been wearing; The one Linda had given him. Ryo struggled against the chains again as his eyes adjusted to the contrast of the bright light over the video camera compared to the darkness of the room he could make out people on the sides of the bed. He tried to scream again panic rising in his body, he prayed someone would rescue him or that someone wiould kill him and end the torment. He felt something snap in his brain and he blacked out. Draven was about to enter the broken door when a sudden wave of dizzyness hit her, She staggered against the wall, fighting to stay conius. The wave passed, she knew somethihg was very wrong. Climbing the stairs, she saw the people passed out in the upper room. Draven's stomached turned when when she saw the scene; young teens, and a child they had been tied to the walls and it looked like the older men were....her right hand began to crackle with eletricity, her anger growing out of control. Groaning, a few of the men began to wake up. Good, Draven thought, I can send some of these bastards to hell! Draven attacked cleaving her way through the captures as they stood to see who the intruder was. She stopped almost instantly when her eyes fell on the form of Ryo next to the bead that had held him the chains broken looking fused to the bedposts, in his lap was the child from the bed next to him. The youngster had died, he looked up at her, eyes full of tears. "Why...?" his voice was small and scared. "Why did this happen?" "......" She couldn't really anything....after all, he shouldn't have to know about... As gently as she could she told him."I'm here to stop it, from happening again."Draven pulled out her cell-phone to make a call to HQ when a the door opened. She trunmed around in time to see a white-haired man dash off again. The Host! "Shit!" Draven took a step then hesitated, she just couldn't leave these kids behind. Dialing the number she yelled into the phone. "I've spotted him, I'm going after him but have someone secure the building at my com signal!" She tossed the cell-phone onto the bed beside Ryo. "Here, I've got to go but someone will come to take care of you." Ryo sat staring into empty space. Draven worried if he would be alright. But she had other things to contend with she ran out into the street, she looked around quickly the scumbag host was running down the deserted roadway. �Oh no you don�t fuckhole.� She chased after him knowing quite obviously he wasn�t a normal human. The host was a Key player in a powerful demon crime syndicate. Seth and the others had been trailing. She chased him down he leapt down into the underground. She growled. �The London underground? Nice place for trash to hide if not completely predictable.� She followed him closely keeping her eyes pinned on him. When Seth heard the report. He got most of his knights the help with tracking down the Host. Seth himself had to see the condition at the 'nest' site. These new hybrid Demons don't spawn normaly, they needed victems that they could grow from. The 'carriers' were usally abused, filling them with negtive engery for evil to grow. "...my god." Seth mummered when he saw Ryo sitting amid broken chains and filth. "Ryo?" The boy looked up at him his eyes seemed unfocused as if he were in a trance or lost in a far away dream. �Seth�� his voice was quiet. His look returned to the broken child he held. �They� tried to rape me� infect me with their offspring. They�� at that he broke and began to cry. Tears gushing down his face. �And� its all on heir videos. They were selling them as cheap porn�� he didn�t know how he knew this but he was able to give seth all the information on the little operation the spawners were running. Seth made him stop. �That�s enough for now Ryo. You need to rest. He turned to the others. �I want a complete bio wipe of this site. Find any that are living or implanted and wipe them out. Collect any tapes you find for research. I want to know specificly what kind these monsters are. He then pointed at the two men knights nearest to him. �You two Take the saint into custody I want a complete bio scan. If he�s infected wipe it out.� With that he marched towards the exit to follow Draven. �I want this place clean, You hear me? Move out!� he disappeared into the darkness without another word. The concrete wall cracked as Draven was thrown into it with bone-crunching force, She recoved just in time to avoid from getting gutted. Panting she reached for her phone but remembered that she had left it. "Damn!" the Hunter-Knight couln't call for back-up. How are the others going to track her down? Plus, she was getting tired, the Host had grown a pair of long tenecules whiping them around. There was no way she could put him down, it was too strong for her unless.... Clenching both hands tight, she begun to generate electricity...the bolts of lighting rocketed around her. While she couldn't compltety control it, it would show up hopefully the other Knights would see it. Seth could feel the electric charge rising he dashed into the underground jumping the turnstile. The station was empty most of the mundanes had been either chased off or caught up in the fray. He could hear the sounds of battle coming from further down the tunnel he leapt down and dashed along hoping he wasn�t to late. The tunnel took a sharp downward curve he slid down it keeping on his feet the sounds of battle growing louder. �Draven!� he called out only hearing the snaps of electricity and slick slapping of tentacles. He pulled out a gun getting ready for battle. Draven couldn't keep the barrier up forever, Seth saw that her arms were crossed in front....defending herself, but the tentacles looked like they were pushing thourgh! Three gunshots rang out, the demon roared and turn to the new target. "Infidel!" The vampire unloaded a full clip into it's destorted face. "Master Belmont." Draven couldn't keep the smile from her face, she was so relived that he'd... "Get up, this isn't done yet." Seth tossed her the other gun and slaped a fresh clip into the gun. The smile faded from her face, "Yes Sir." Together they started shooting. They drove the monster back towards the third rail. Their bullets blasting holes through it. They had been specially designed for demon slaying, a silver shell with a combination of potassium sulphate, holy water, and iron fillings. The bullets exploded on contact, Leaving gaping holes which healed over almost instantly, the host�s skin seemed to bubble and melt as he took the bullets. He laughed and lashed out with a tentacle as he lashed out a final time. Draven cried out in pain. A large hole through her lung near her heart she fell. The host began to laugh and fade away into the darkness. �Don�t trifle with me. You�ve been warned.� His laugh echoed in the tunnel as Seth bent over Draven checking her to make sure she was still alive. He pulled her up and began to carry her towards the tunnel mouth. �Damn... next time. He dies...� --------------- "....Sir, all the victems are clean, , our reki-users have fully healed the knight Draven." The Temphor doctor looked at his charts. "She just needs to get some sleep." Seth nodded. "What about the Saint?" "He was unharmed....but, there is something strange the reki-user picked up around him..." The doctor looked at the vampire." It shouldn't bother him though." "That's good." Seth said, a young man walked up to the vampire. "Mr. Belmount sir, reloaction arrangements for the victems.....to the public hostipals and homless sheaters?" Seth gave him a nodd. "Yes, re-locate them all....but the Saint....he comes with me." As he left to relay the orders, Draven came from down the hall. Seth frowned. "Ignoring doctors orders I see." "It's just a flesh-wound Master Belmount." her lips quirked into a brief smile, oblivios the pain in her chest. "Are you fit Draven?" "Yes Sir." "I've got him..." Seth pulled the limp form of the Saint from the car. Draven had driven them the Seth's home in London, she was greatful that her Master allowed her to continue serving him, even though she had been badly wounded. Draven opened the doors as Seth carried Ryo into the house. She was startled when Seth headed directly to his bedroom, Draven quickly quelled the feeling. She watched as Seth put the Saint in his bed. "Sir?" She asked from the door. "Would you like something to drink this evening? or rather this morning?" The young woman strightened, remembering her duites. The vampire shook his head. "No, not now. You had better get some rest Draven, you look like you could use it." "Yes Sir....Good-..Goodnight Master." She closed the door behind her. The faint moring light was begining to seep throught the curtians, Seth pulled the thick velvet bed cutrains , enclosing the bed in comforting darkness. The vampire hestiated, the Doctors had left an IV port in Ryo's skin. Seth could take a needle and extrack the blood he needed. 'If I did that with out perssmion...no I cannot do that.' he thought to himself. Remembering what Sabyien had asked him. ~"I need you protect Ryo...Protect him."~ "I will protect him Sabyien...." Seth murmmered,"...Anything you ask." A drop of blood seeped from the slight tear as he pulled the IV from Ryo's vein. Seth bent and licked it away, resting the hand back on the cover and pulled the bed cutrains closed. Seth lay down in his own bed feeling weary. He lay back about to close his eyes ready to sleep. It had been a long day; Far to long for his reasoning. He sighed deep in his throat as the warmth of the bed encompassed him. He was about to drop into slumber when a knock from the door echoed in the quiet Chamber. Begrudgingly Seth pulled himself from the bed and walked over to the door, he pulled it open on the other side stood an elderly looking butler. �What do you want Edmund?� he asked after covering a yawn. �Sir.� He started in an almost expectant British accent. �You have two visitors, a mister Hexen and his young ward. They are waiting for you downstairs in the Sitting room. Shall I ask them to come back later in the day sir?� At the name Hexen Seth tensed, a feeling of apprehension at the name. Hexen The Lord of the vampires, Husband and brother of Lady Aliah the vampire queen. The one that had freed him from her control with a mixture of his blood and the blood of the original saint. He made his way past Edmund with a quick �Excuse me.� And quickly went downstairs. In the sitting room a man with short blonde hair and dark green eyes sat a glass of whine in his grasp. Which he was in mid-sip of when Seth entered the room. A boy that looked to be no more than 13 sat in his lap leaning against him in a loving way, as if drawing some kind of protection from the elder vampire, the boy grinned showing his fangs as Seth knelt before them. �My lord.� Seth said looking up at the man. Who simply nodded. �Misha stand up. You of all people should know I hate it when people bow to me.� �Yes sir.� Seth stood up and took a seat on the couch opposite the two vampires. �What do I owe the honor of this visit to? If it�s about your sisters death...� �Misha, Let me introduce my lover Lucivar. He was the one who wished to meet you. And as for my whore sister let her stay fused to that rock for all I care. Serves her right for betraying me.� The boy in question stood up. �Hello. So you�re the infamous Misha huh?� The boy bowed to him. �Hexen And I have come to request that you teach me your skills.� �My skills?� Seth asked confused. �What do you mean?� Hexen stood up putting his arms around Lucivar he squatted down somewhat to the boys height and after kissing him passionately returned his gaze to Seth. �He�s good. But you were better at filling my need Misha... He is a lamb in bed I wish more for a tiger.� He smiled then waited for Seth's answer. Seth looked down at Luciver, the young boy was a child-vampire that was forbiden to create....But none of the vampires would have the strenght to oppose Hexen. To refuse him would mean death. There was a time when he would have done anything to please himself. But...That youthful face reminded him of the helpless Saint whom he rescued. "Forgive me, My Lord. With regret, I must refuse." The elder's eyebrows shot up. "So...It is true." A gloved hand reached out to touch Seth's face."...you have changed." When Seth said nothing. Hexen ran his fingers though a lenth of Seth's silver hair. Since the event's in Paris, Seth's appearnce has changed slighty, just a minor outward change. Instead of shoulder lenth light blound Seth's hair was silver white and is as long as Sabyien's. It was as if Seth had absorbed some of the Guardian's essence... "I knew you not to refuse me outright." Hexen lend in closer. Seth accepted the kiss, his jade eyes buring with desire. "It is your orders that I cannot refuse My Lord." �Good.� Hexen purred deep in his throat tipping Seth back onto the couch Kissing him deeply. Lucivar perched on the couch his master had abandoned watching them Intently with almost Crow like eyes. �How many years has it been since last We loved each other?� �2100 Years My lord.� Seth gasped for breath after the long held passion filled kiss. Hexen smiled down at him. �It has been far to long.� Hexen�s eyes glowed in the light from the fireplace as it started seemingly on its own. The lights went out in the room in the same instant and the curtains drew themselves shut tightly. The master vampire sat up Looking at Seth laying on the couch his face flushed. �Strip for me.� He commanded Seth obediently stood up in front of his master and the young vampire and began to sensually peel his clothing off until he stood nude before of them Hexen looked him over as if inspecting him. As did the youth Who had taken everything in about the technique. Hexen Smiled and snapped his fingers. His clothing flew off of him and folded themselves neatly on the floor. He reclined on the couch his pose hiding nothing. �Begin.� He said simply. Ryo awoke with a small moan a few hours later, he looked around seeing nothing due to the thick curtains surrounding the bed. �Where...am I?� he asked quietly his memories from the past night gone. Wiped away by the bio scan. He looked down at himself someone had undressed him he looked around franticly for his clothing feeling panicked. A gentle knock came from the door, Ryo pulled it open wrapping a sheet around his waist. Edmund stood with a small stack of clothing. �Your laundry sir.� Ryo was handed his clothing, the butler closed the door, saying: "Someone will come to attend you during breakfast young sir. Please be ready." Wordlessly, Ryo pulled his clothes on. Was it new? It was the same style shirt and pants he had been wearing the night before....Cripes! What time was it? He looked around for a clock or anything that would tell him the time, The thick drapes where closed. Ryo snuck over to the window. A knock at the door, a female voice called in, "Are you decent?" The door opened wider, a young woman in a driver's uniform stepped in. "Sir, your breakfast is ready, Please follow me." A white gloved hand guided him out of the room. Draven was thankful for the strong painkillers taken earlier, she wanted to take a closer look at this 'Saint' that had captured her Master's attention. Why does Master Belmont believe this boy is important? Well...She glanced at him, He is the type of boy that My Master is so found of taking to bed with him. That thought brought a warm flush of... Draven swallowed the rising jealousy. Yeah right Drav, like your really worked up over a - Man - Her hand clenched, Stop it! I'm not gay! "Uhm, Excuse me, but what is going on?" Ryo asked. Draven stopped and turned to Ryo with a look that made him nervous. "The Master of this house would like to see you treated with care, I'm sure he'll call for you after he entertains his other guests. My name is Draven I am the Master's Driver and servant, Now please come this way." she turned away from him with an irritated look on her face, as if she didn't want anything to do with him. Annoyed, Ryo followed after the Draven, he began to take a closer look at her out of the corner of his eye. The uniform was cut to hide her female form, giving it more straight lines. Her hair was pulled back and tucked underneath the jacket. But It was more then her appearance; Her posture, the way she walked, Ryo couldn't put his finger on it, but something about her was...off somehow. "Sir, your walking into the theater-room..." Ryo was awakened from his thoughts and then allowed himself to be lead up a short set of stairs to a dinning room, dominating one side was a set of large windows. A table filled with various items greeted them, along with a smell that made both their stomachs growl. Draven pulled out one of the chairs for Ryo. He blinked in surprise, don't men usually do that for women? He flushed with embarrassment. No, She was a servant and he was a guest. He sat in the offered chair, hunger dispelling his uncertainty. Despite her own ravenous hunger, Draven stood at the glass doors watching the early morning mist fade from the surrounding countryside. Seth pressed his nude form onto Hexen's, bodies entwining. Lips met, tongues eager. Seth bit down on the Vampire Lord's ear, nibbling and sucking. He ran a long tongue down to Hexen's throat, scraping his fangs almost painfully over the vampire's erogenous zones. Seth could feel the other vampire begin to harden. He almost smiled, He want's a tiger huh? With a feline growl he rubbed himself up and down Hexen's body, mouth opening to make quick kissing bites over his Lord's shoulder and chest. Hexen panted, a little startled by his lover's sudden fearously. Usually, Seth was more restrained in the beginning. The savage way Seth was making love to him, the animal-like growls, was exciting. "Seth..." Hexen was about to tell him to slow down when Seth gave him a look that was half defiance and half restrained lust. With a smirk, Seth reached down between them and grasped the head of his Master's manhood, squeezing until the body twitched and writhed under him. "Oh Seth..." Hexen moaned. Feeling his hard cock being caressed by claws...Claws? He looked down to see Seth run the tips of his fingernails along the shaft. Seth leaned forwards to kiss the Vampire lord's nipples.... A small cry escaped Hexen's lips as Seth drove his fangs into the sensitive flesh. Blood was drawn, Seth lapped at the wound, teasing with his fangs, growling possessively. Sitting at the table it took all of Ryo�s restraint to dig in to the sumptuous banquet spread out before him, he had been taught as a child that it was rude t eat while others weren�t. His stomach rumbled in protest, he looked up at Draven. �Ummm.... are you gonna eat?� he asked she looked over at him through the reflection of the glass. �No, I don�t need too.� She could feel the sun against her face. It's heady warmth relaxed her. �But you should start eating it is doubtful if the master will finish entertaining his guests anytime soon.� �His guests? Not that its any of my business but.... who are they?� �You�re right it isn�t any of your business.� She started, �But if you must know it�s.... I guess you could say it�s his father.� She turned around and leaned against the door. Ryo stood up from the table. �Oh well I don�t mean to dine and dash out on Seth.....even though I haven�t eaten....but I have to get to class...finals start today. I can�t miss them.� Draven looked at her watch. �Sorry.... you did miss them. It�s noon. So you�d might as well sit down and eat. I imagine the master will want to speak to you about certain things.� When Ryo tried to question her about the �Things� she simply said nothing. With some hesitation, Ryo dug in to his breakfast. Eggs, pancakes, slices of smoked ham...He sampled every dish. Draven frowned, watching the food dissappear. The boy was more hungery then she thought. When Ryo reached for an apple, he stopped hearing a rumbling sound. He looked torwards the young woman, a slight blush on her impassive face. What a weirdo. Ryo thought, picking up an apple. I hope he finishes soon, Not only I need to sleep but... Draven's highly trained reflexes snached the apple out the air several inches fron her face. She truned to snap at Ryo, but before she could open her mouth, Ryo quickly covered his expression, "You should eat something." he told her before poured himself some orange juice. 'The way she caught that, she isn't what she seems to be.' He downed the drink, wiped his mouth and stood up. "Where is Seth? I want to talk to him." he demaned. Draven held the apple, "He will call for you when he is done, now please wait here quitely." She headed to the door, calling for the house-maids to clean the breakfast away. "I'm sure Master Belmont will answer all your questions." She left him in the room alone. Walking down the hallways, Draven stopped and looked at the apple the "Saint" had given her. Her duty as a Knight was look out after him, not befriend him...She shurrged, taking a slow bite out of the fruit, It was the most wounderful thing she'd ever tasted. For hours it seemed, an eternity of equsite pleasure....Hexen's body heaved and writhed under the sharp caress of Seth's claws. The vampire above him smirked, woundering how long his master could tolerate this. He had driven the elder torwards his peak time and time again, with out letting him reach climax. Seth slid his tounge down the heated fleash, drawing a low moan from Hexen. It took time and practice to drive his partner to the depths of extascy, both that Seth had in abundance. His skills in bed were finely honed, thanks to the long lifetime of suduceing sweet young prey. Seth's tounge and fang teased at the head of his Lord's throbbing member. "Master, do you wish me to consume you?" "Yes...oh yes Seth.." His words were cut off with a cry of pain as Seth pirced the tip, blood and precome mixed in the vampire's mouth. Sucking eagerly, Seth wanted to smile, even the Lord of the Vampires turned into a helpless mewling kitten in his hands. Shifting around, Seth sat astride slowly impaling himself on the thick shaft, panting with the effort, he wanted -all- of him. Choking back the brief pain, Seth rode the entire lenth of Hexen's engorged member. Taking a hold of Seth's hips, Hexen guided him up and then thrusting up as he pulled Seth down. One hand on Hexen's chest, the other manipulating his erection.....Seth shuddered, feeling the slick movment deep inside him. It was driving him towards that unspeakable place in the heavens. Sitting alone in the dining room Ryo waited, he had already cleaned his plate and tried to organize things somewhat, tidying up the table before the House- maids got to it. He didn�t feel right being waited on he wanted to earn his keep somehow. He heard a mans loud cry of ecstasy. �Without doing that....� Collapsing ontop of Hexen, Seth sighed into his master's ear. "You may stay as long as you want in my home." The elder chuckled, "Your so kind." Seth untangled himself from the vampire lord and gathered up his clothing. He stopped to kiss Lucivar's fingers. "So have you learned much, young prince?" Seth asked. The child-vampire smiled, "Yes I have....I have now learned that Hexen is somewhat a masochist." Seth smiled, pulling his pants back on. "There is a fine line between pleasure and pain...just remember, barriers were meant to be broken." To them both he said. "I will inform my man-servant that you are my guests. He'll show you to the guest rooms...should you decide to stay." Hexen sat up taking Seth's hand as he picked up his shirt. "Will you come to me tonight?" Seth purred, "That would depend if I feel like hunting tonight." He bent to kiss him before leaving the room. Seth winced, The bright sunlight coming in thought the hall window stung his eyes. Squinting and rubbing his eyes, he wondered weather or not Ryo was still sleeping. Quietly cursing himself, Seth quickened his pace, The saint would be a prize to the Vampire Lord if Hexen found out that he was here.... Draven met him halfway down to his bedroom. "Draven, where is the boy?" He frowned when he saw her, she was disobying his orders that she'd get some rest. Knowing that look on his face, Draven defended herself. "I thought that it might be best to keep him as far away from your vampire guests. He is awake and is waiting you for in the east-wing dining hall." The vampire nodded. "You've done well Draven..." He patted her shoulder."...Now If you insist on staying awake. Once I'm through with him, please escort the boy over the grounds to the north-side gate. I want you to take him back to Sheraton Academy. " He stopped, looking at her seriously,"....and swear that you won't tell anyone about him" Draven bowed her head." I swear it, Master." Pulling on his shirt, Seth walked bare-foot into the dinning room. "Ryo? I'm sorry to have kept you waiting..." �It�s alright.� The boy said taking careful moments to balance an orange on the edge of a knife. �It's not like you were wasting my time while you fucked with someone.� He flicked the butter knife sending the citrus fruit into the air a short distance then impaled it upon the blade and looked over at the vampire. �Were you?� Seth swallowed at the practiced ease in which the boy�s laceration attempt had been. �Well... I was entertaining some guests...� �Pervert.� �Well excuse me.� Seth said with a warning edge on his voice. �I took you in, saved your life more than once I might add, Fed you AND let you sleep in my best bed. One would think you�d at least be a little more grateful.� �I suppose I should be, but don�t you dare think I�m going to forgive you for all that you�ve done.� �Well you�re going to forgive me sometime.� �Ah bite me...� �Don�t mind if I do.� �Try it Vamp-boy.� Ryo held up the butter knife flicking the orange off. �What�s this?� Hexen asked from the doorway behind Seth. He pushed the door open a bit further. �Oh Misha... You never told me you had company....� he took a breath. �And quite an interesting one at that; He�s a saint isn�t he?� Seth became nervous. �My lord, Please do not harm him, he is under my protection.� �Relax Misha, I have sworn off Saint�s blood. The prices for the power aren�t something I wish to pay just yet. You must know what I mean, to drink from a Saint is to taste death.� Hexen looked down at Lucivar. �And I for one have my reasons to keep my life prolonged.� Seth froze, taste death? "What do you you mean? Would I die If I did? I have tasted his blood before. Lord Hexen." Ryo tenced. 'What did he say?' Hexen rubbed a closed eye. " I thought that you might be aware of the side affects....Come Lucivar." He said, leading the child-vampire out. Seth took a step towards them, "Ah...What kind of Side affects? The Vampire Lord looked over his shoulder at Seth. "Insanity for starters." Seth stood there untill the door closed with a click. "What do you mean you 'tasted' my blood before?" Seth sat down �It was two years ago.� He sighed patting the seat next to him he had wanted to tell Ryo, but not like this. Ryo sat.�Seth what the hell did he mean?� �Ryo... two years ago you and I... helped to save the world from... destruction... Do you remember anything about it?� �You told me that was all a dream justa coma fantasy I had... because of the car crash.� �No young one...it was all true...All of it.� Ryo stood up blushing. �That means I�m...I�m Gay?� |