Ryo didn't say anything, he had his head down. "Please..." Seth said, he
stuggled with an unresponsive body and sat up,"Do you know what the key to your
own happyness is Ryo? The key is making sure that your loved ones are happy.
Looking after Jenga made me happy. Watching from afar, watching you succead
in your studies and making sure that you never had to be bothered by the dark-
side again brought me closer to that forfillment I sought. Yes, I love Sabyien,
I have since we've first met." The vampire's lips quirked into a smile. "That
stupid kid running away from a our duel." he chuckled.
He was trembling, "It's true that my nature is to desire a physical
relasionship...But how can I resist? I'm weak against my own needs. And I
respond to yours very strongly." Seth stood on shaking legs. "I thought
that...bringing back Sabyien, so you too would be together again, would make
you happy...and then I can take care of you both."
"Seth, sit down your gonna fall."
"I already have." He smiled in to Ryo's confused expression. "Something I never
expected happened...I fell in love with you. So, please give me a chance to
show you how much."
Ryo still looked shame faced, like a thief caught at market red handed. He
picked up seths shirt after seating him back down. �We�re going to be late. I
still need to get changed myself.� He said pushing one of Seths arms in the
sleeve. And the quickly doing the same with the other he then tried to button
Seths shirt but his hands were shaking. He did them up as quickly as possible
and did up his button cover, he sat on the bed ad helped him with the jacket.
�You know you humans are really quite interesting.� Sadi said from the door.
The answer is really quite simple its blatantly obvious about the attraction
why not simply go for a three way and end this silly little love triangle?� he
shook his head. �It�s the simplest solution and I�m surprised I was the one to
tell you. Not that I care it just means more women for me.� He smiled. �Boy go
get dressed I�ll take care of the vampire. His elder asked me to before the
ritual tonight.�
�Ummm... alright.� Ryo said standing up. �Not much left to do other than shoes
and I think that�s it...�
�See you downstairs ryo.� Seth sighed as the saint left.
�So does he know?� Sadi asked after shutting the door.
�No, no an idea.� Seth answered.
�Are you going to tell him or wait until he finds out on his own?�
�I�ll tell him. he should know about it before the binding.�
�Why didn�t you tell him when he was here with you?�
�Because, we had other things to talk about.�
�I see. Hope he doesn�t find out too soon. That�ll ruin the game.� Sadi smiled
putting a hand on Seth�s cheek. �Oh and thanks again for freeing me. That cave
was rather disgusting.� He chuckled.
"No problem, It's was my pleasure."
Sabyien opened the car door for Linda, she was wearing pale blue dress. "I
couldn't find anything new. This was my prom dress." She said, blushing.
"You look beautiful Linda. That shade of blue is my favorite color." What he
didn't say that he loved all shades of blue. "If traffic is kind to us, we
should make it in time."
Sabyien got into the drivers seat. "Tally-ho!" luaghed Linda.
Traffic wasn't kind to them, they pulled in as the guests settled down in their
seats. Micheal frowned, has Sabyien ran off? Where is he? Beside him, Ariel
looked around, everyone who's invitied was there exept...
One of the ushers opened the door. Saby walked in with Linda in hand, giving
all those gathered an apologitic wave before he quickly sat at the table with
the others.
Seth leaned forwards, "Fashionably late I see."
"We got caught in traffic...sorry." Saby said.
"Mr. Belemont, nice to see you again."
"Nice to see you too Linda, have you've been working on your techique?" Seth
asked her.
"Yes, every day."
As the food was being brought in, Sabyien introduced Linda to the other. "Ryo
and Seth, you already know. Micheal Leonheart, Reapheal DuBeck, Gabriel
Swanson, and Captian Ariel Molina, who is on leave from his post in Isral." The
Angels nodded to her. Saby continued with the rest of the table. "Mr.Hexen and
his nephew-..." He choked somewhat on the word 'nephew' "...Luciver, and that
devil at the end is Sadi, one of my advisors."
Sadi smirked at his introduction. "I'm only a devil if you provoke me." he took
a sip of wine and winked at Linda.
Lind turned to ryo after smiling politely and making chit-chat with the
others. �So ryo how are you and your new boy-toy doing?� she asked flicking
open a small wooden hand fan and smiling at him and Seth suggestively.
�Um... alright I guess...� Ryo muttered keeping quiet.
she leaned in. �Don�t mind me asking but... how far?�
�Why is that any business of yours?� Asked Seth with a smile that laid all the
cards on the table. �But if you must know. I have something to ask.� He turned
to ryo. �Ryo would you do me the becoming my partner.... will you marry me?�
Hearing that head turned. Sabyien paled, he slowly put the glass of wine down.
Keeping a tight control on his face he watched them, Ryo truned red and
studdered. "M-Marry you? "
A few seats down, Raphael was coughing into a napkin, having inavertingly
sprayed his wine over his meal. "Seth!" He exclaimed after he recovered."That
is hardly appropearate. You shouldn't joke around with that kind of thing!!"
From the corner of his eye Seth watched Sabyien's reaction. The guardien was
blank faced, saying nothing.
"Rapheal's right," Micheal said trying to calm a still studdering Ryo."That
was
very childish."
"But...I was very serious about about my proposal."
Linda smiled, it just must be a joke, she glanced down to see Sabyien' hand
tightly clenching the egde of the napkin under the table. Wha?
Ariel had his head in his hands, "Oh my...Shouldn't we just get on with the
sword nameing Micheal? Before something else happens?"
"Yes, we should..." He stood up. In his loudist voice he addressed the
gathered
Knights. "A slight change in plans. We will begin the Sword Nameing cerimony
now...Gabriel, go get the new sword...Sabyien, Will you please come with me?"
Curious, he followed Micheal to a clearing in in front of the table.Gabrieal
came back with a long case in hand. Sabyien wondered, Sword naming? are they
gonna...
"Sabyien, child born in Lazen. Long have you served justice in the name of
God.
Paying the ultimite sacrifice in name of Love and Balance, for everything good
in this world. I ask you to receive our gift."
Stuned, Saby watched. Micheal opened the case, inside was a sword forged from
the shattered sacrosant sword. The silver metal seemed to glow in Micheal's
hand. he placed the blade tip on Saby's left shoulder. "Sabyien of Lazen, will
you accept our gift and re-claim your Knighthood?"
"Yes, I do. I acept your gift..."
Micheal held out the hilt to Sabyien. "Then take this blade which was forged
from the broken symbol of your destiny and give it a new name."
Sabyien pulled the sword from Micheal's hand. "I haven't thought of a name
yet...but it will come to me." He bowed.
Everyone waited, the first part of naming was a bit rushed but now they
waitied
for Sabyien to ask to serve under Micheal's name, for Micheal was the hidden
King of England, Heir to Arthur.
Sabyien felt a hundered pairs of eyes on him when he stepped away from
Micheal,
there was a quiet gasp.
"I humbly ask that my sword and I serve under thee Lord Saint."
Sabyien had knelt at Ryo's feet, Ryo, more startled then anything stared in
shock. Why me?
Sabyien's eyes held resignation and love. "Will tho acept my services, to
protect you and fight for you?"
For a few minutes ryo sat there agape looking down at Saby. Linda looked
between the two of them then elbowed ryo hard. �Say yes dork.�
�Uh... yes?� he asked still confused and shocked, he looked up from Saby to
Seth and Michael. �If the others accept.� He said trying to shift the
attention from him to them. Seth shrugged enjoying this moment of letting ryo
twist in the wind.
�It�s not our place to decide for you. He asked to protect you not us.�
�Y...Yes Sabyien I accept.�
The renewed guardian stood up and bowed to him. Then took his seat next to
Linda, She in turn elbowed ryo again.
�Geez what�s with you beating the guys off with a stick. You�ll make a girl
jealous.� She said hiding her face behind her fan.
Ryo looked at her levelly. �You want�em take�em.� He sighed. Proposed to and
given a guardian all in the same night. He remembered he never gave Seth his
answer. He chanced a glance over at Seth. The man was discussing something
with Sadi. The man took a small box out of his pocket and gave it to Seth the
vampire walked out onto the balcony.
"What are you up to?" Sabyien's voice stopped the vampire from going farther.
Seth truned."What do you mean?"
"You know what I mean..." Sabyien had left the sword back at the table. "What
did Sadi give you?"
"Oh, this little thing?" Seth pulled out the box and opened it to show Sabyien
a glittering dimond ring. "It's only an enagement ring. Ryo hasn't given me his
answer yet." Saby frowned. Maybe this wasn't any of his bussiness, why should
he care if Ryo says yes..."Why?" he asked the vampire.
"Because, I love him. I want to share my life with him." Seth said sighing into
the nightair. He heard Sabyien's foot steps fading away, he smiled to himself.
Sabyien could hardly get anything down his throat. He felt very depressed Seth
was going to ask Ryo again and what if Ryo said yes? . Linda noticed that he
wasn't eating much. "What's wrong? Are you on a diet or something?"
"uhu...no, I just don't have an appitite tonight." Saby looked to see those
who had finished thier supper file into the other room to dance and gather.
Sabyien stood up."Excuse me Linda, Would you like to dance?" She accepted. They
went into the other room, the classical music being played by the band was
calming. Sabyien gave his new sword to Ariel to hold on to while he danced with
Linda.
The youngist angel, appearing no older then Ryo. Was not very used to the
attention he was getting, he was nervously chatting with 3 young women who
where trying to get him to dance with them. Gabriel was nearby watching all
this with amusment.
When Ryo walked in with Seth, he saw the guardien smiling and dancing with
Linda, he appeared calm and was completly enjoying himself. Seth still used the
cane, he sat down tiredly into a plush chair. "You go ahead and enjoy yourself
Ryo."
Ryo sighed and sat on the arm of the chair. �No I don�t feel like it at the
moment.� He put his hands in his lap his left hands index finger stroking
against his right ring finger. He took a breath. �If I ever asked to leave...
would you... let me go?�
Seth looked up at him �I would.�
�Then yes. I will.� He said watching the people dance focusing on the pair of
Linda and Saby.
�And should you wish to chance another it�s alright with me... so long as I
get to watch.� He smiled watching ryo blush and stick out his tongue in
disgust.
�So Saby... Have you seen Draven around anywhere?� Linda asked as they
danced. �I heard she was discharged from the hospital to this address and I
was wondering if you had seen her around.�
Saby looked down at the girl. �I�m sorry to be the one to tell us this but,
she�s no longer with us.�
�Oh?� she sounded disappointed. �How did it happen? And what�s all this about
Ryo being a saint? And that sword?�
As they were dancing Sabyien told Linda all of it feeling able to trust her.
The girl drunk it in. hanging on every word. Thirsting for the details of his
story. �So you had him in the afterlife? That�s really... um... how come you
aren�t still dead again? That part confused me.�
�We were both dead ryo returned to his body, and the other day I was summoned
back to this world. Understand now?�
�Yea... you know for a zombie... you�re rather hot...�
"Zombie?" Sabyien gave her a blank stare that Linda found comical. She
luaghed, and he laughed along with her.
"So Draven's never coming back is she?" Linda said a little sadly.
"...I would believe that she's alive, right here. Having fun with the rest of
us." Sabyien didn't know quite what to say. He sighed. This put a bit of a
dampner on the evening. He didn't really feel like dancing anymore. "Why don't
you hang out with Ryo for awhile? I need some time alone." Linda nodded, she
was looking over her shoulder as Sabyien sliped quietly throught the back
doors into the gardens.
He looked up at the sky, a longing to feel the wind behinth his wings. But
there was no sence in tearing his tuxdeo. Saby instead, took a quick run to
the back gate and he came back panting. It wasn't flight but...
"Out of shape?"
Sabyien looked up to see Seth leaning back against the low stone wall that
framed the back stairs. Sabyien took the stairs going back up. "Just needed to
run off some energy that's all."
He felt the sting of Seth's cane on his buttocks as he walked past him. Saby
whirled around angry.
"Tell me what's really on your mind Sabyien." Seth was non-impussed with the
guardien's anger. Saby resisted the urge to yell back at the vampire. Rather,
he moved to go back to the dance, when Seth grabed his arm and pushed him back
against the low wall almost tossing him over. The vamipre had firm grip on
him. "Seth, what are you...." the rest of Sabyien's words where cut off as the
vampire leand in closer. A warm flush ran through his body at Seth's nearness,
he leaned farther back as the vampire's face came closer to his. "Seth..."
Sabyien could feel his heart pounding. He's going to... he thought before the
warm breath on his lips where followed by a light pressure. His eyes widened
in suprise at Seth's light kiss...he gently let a out shaky breath, then
pressed his lips a little more firmer on the other.
Seth pulled back smiling. "That wasn't so bad." he knew that Sabyien had
wanted the kiss to last longer, but was unsure. The guardien's face was
red.
�He accepted my proposal.� Seth said letting go of Sabys arms. �But he made me
promse him two things before he did.�
�What were they?�
�To let him go if I had to, and to let him take part in others.�
Saby looked at him with cynical disbelief. �He asked you to let him sleep
around? Surprising.�
�I think he implied you. I told him it was fine so long as I could watch.�
�Pervert.�
The two men laughed. Saby wondered in side why he was alright with the
marriage... was it because he could still... no.
�Seth, I want to ask you why you want to marry ryo. So tell me.�
The vampire truned to walk back into the ballroom, Sabyien waited for him to
trun around...And still waited until Seth disappeared inside. It took a few
minets for Saby to comprehend that he wasn't going to get answer. "Damn."
he seethed, angered and frustated.
Coming back inside, Saby saw that the vampire was seated with Ariel and Linda.
Ryo was just retruning from the other room with a drink in hand for Linda. Not
knowing what came over him, he stalked towards Seth. When he got closer, he
grabed the new sword from Ariel and held it out towards Seth. There was a dead
silence as everyone held thire breaths. The guardien looked dangerously angery.
Seth wore a serious face. "What?"
"I oppose your enagement with Ryo." Sabyien was shaking, but he hand that held
the hilt was steady and strong.
"Are you challanging me?" The vampire asked, He looked up beyond the sword into
Saby's face.
"Yes, I am. I duel to the death...We will finish what we started when we first
met."
The sound of a wine glass shattering on the floor broke the silence. Ryo was
standing a few feet away, Seth glanced to him, the spilt wine at his feet.
"Agreed."
Saby stepped back resting his hands on the hilt. And waited for Seth to rise.
The vampire stood. Shakily. �Sabyien are you certain you would wish to fight
an invalid such as I at a moment like this?� he took a step forward and
stumbled grabbing Linda�s chair and the table to keep from falling. �I can
barely stand. Has dying truly changed you this much?�
Saby grabbed ryo roughly by the front of his shirt and shoved him roughly at
him. �Drink. Regain your strength. Your making a fool of all around you.�
�And you aren�t Guardian?� Michael asked seated calmly. Blind eyes focused on
him.
Something inside him withered, what was he thinking? Of chorse he couldn't
fight Seth now, he's weak. What's wrong with me? He lowered the sword to his
side.
"Sabyien? Why are you acting this way?" Ryo asked him, he was standing in front
of Seth. To Saby, it looked like Ryo was protecting the vampire. A feeling of
loss was quickly snufffed.
"Yes...I'm sorry." He said to those within earshot. "I wasn't thinking
clearly." Ryo began to breath easy but Saby wasn't done yet.
"I will wait until your strength returns. Within 3 days be ready Vampire." the
Guardien said, truning away.
Sabyien might have just as well impaled him, Seth heard the way he had
said the last word 'vampire' with a coldness in the same that many of the other
knights called him, a name said with mistrust and loathing.
My god...What have I done?
Ryo tried to get Seth back into his seat, Saby turned and walked towards the
main door of the room it slammed with a house shaking force. Ryo winced as he
did it.
�Something has to be done... if I don�t stop them...they�ll kill each other.�
Ryo worried. He looked to Seth. the vampire was pained not just physically but
deeper. He didn�t want to loose either. He had to stop them anyway he could.
He stood up. �Seth I�m tired. I�m going to go lie down. It�s been to much.� He
bent and kissed him then started to walk away.
Saby was in his room quickly undressing throwing the clothes in a pile on the
ground and walked out onto his balcony and surveyed the grounds spreading his
wings hoping a flight would clear his mind. He was so wrapped up in his own
thoughts he didn�t hear his door open, ryo walked across the floor quietly
towards him, he walked out onto the balcony with him. until he was in arms
reach of him.
�Sabyien... Please forgive me.� He plunged a kitchen knife into Sabys shoulder
he pulled it out and stepped back as Saby turned around his arm now hung
useless at his side. Ryo�s eyes teared up and he dropped the knife turning and
running from the room, the look in Saby�s eyes burned into his mind. Pained,
Sorrowful, but still that restrained look of love. He ran out of the house.
Ryo?
He didn't know how, he found himself on the floor, blood staining one of his
wings crimson. Having no idea how long he'd been sitting there. The tears were
slow to come. His thoughts spiraled in on it's self. 'Ryo stabbed me-He
doesn't love me anymore-He's better off with Seth-Why did they bring me back?-
Why doesn't he want me anymore?-'
The party was ending after Ryo's departure no-one seemed to want to continue.
Seth had insisted that he could make the walk up to his room on his own. With
on hand on the wall for support, he made his way down the hall. The vampire
smelled blood. Who's? following the scent he pushed open the door a little
wider. Though the open balcony doors he saw an winged angel, wounded and
weeping.
Seth could make out the soft sobbing, the sound tore at his soul
Sabyien
"..Ryo..." he was deep in own sorrow to notice a tiny glint of gold rolling
towards him. When it rolled closer, the moonlight reflected off it sharply. It
caught Sabyien's attention. He watched it roll towards him and then fall over
with arm's reach, it was a gold ring.
Reaching out a curious hand Sabyien wondered where it came from, seeing that
his right hand was bloody from holding his shoulder wound. He wiped it best he
could and picked it up. The metal was warm, alive somehow, there was something
written on the inside. Saby wiped his eyes and squinted, it was too dark out
here to read it correctly. The wings disappeared when he walked back into the
room, Sabyien headed to bathroom to clean himself and dress the wound when he
finished, he avoided looking at himself in the mirror, he lifted the ring to
the light. "I love thee Forever" "!!!"
He ran out to the hall, childishly hopeful that whomever thrown it in would
still be there, nobody in the hall. Feeling a bit foolish, he closed the door
and lay on the bed. Who could have given this him? Ryo? No, there was no way he
could afford to get something like this. Sabyien held it up. "........"
He untied the blue ribbon from the length of his hair and stung the ring around
his neck. As he slept, he pressed the ring's soothing warmth over his heart.
The boy ran along the empty road tears burning in his eyes. He stumbled and
fell lying on the shoulder of the road sobbing. �What have I done?� he asked
the empty night as if expecting an answer none came. �I was jus trying to
protect him. I didn�t mean to... He was supposed to turn around. Catch my hand
some how... why didn�t he turn? Why?� he sobbed hic-cupping. A car pulled up
along side him the passenger got out.
�Are you alright dear?� They asked in a voice that reminded ryo of a
grandmother he slowly pushed himself up. he was dirty crying and bloody where
he had scratched himself on the fall. He looked into the pleasant eyes of an
old woman and her husband who was still behind the wheel.
�No...� he said.
�What�s wrong dear?�
�I did something terrible. I hurt someone I loved... And now I don�t know what
I should do.�
The old womans face crinkled into a good natured smile. �Why don�t you tell us
all about it? I�m sure we can be of some help to you.� she said opening the
trucks door offering the boy a ride. He accepted.
�I... Stabbed him... he was going to fight someone for me. To the death. I
just wanted to...�
�Protect him?� the woman asked. He nodded ashamedly. �Poor thing. Is he
alright?�
�I don�t know. I ran.... I couldn�t face what I had done to him the look he
gave me...�
�He still loves you doesn�t he?� another shameful nod. �And what about this
other person what about him?�
�He asked me to marry him. I. I had accepted because he needed me, but I don�t
love him the same as I do the one I hurt. I just don�t know what I should do
anymore.�
�Sleep dearie things will look better in the morning.� She said cuddling ryo
against her. The boys� eyes drooped shut.
His left shoulder throbbed in pain when he woke up. Last nights' events still
hazy in his mind Sabyien tied his arm with a sling and walked down the
breakfast room. The first one to look up from the table was Seth. Saby took a
backwards step, he remembered last night's kiss, and then slowly the events
that happened later.
The guardian turn and went for the kitchens, to find something to eat and get
some ice for his shoulder, it burned and itched. He didn't want to face Seth,
not right now. He knew that he acted foolishly, but there was nothing he could
do to undo what he did.
After eating in the kitchen, Sabyien took an icepack and started for his room.
halfway there, Gabriel asked him "Have you seen Ryo? No-one's seen him since
last night..."
"No I haven't"
"uh,...Sorry to bother you." the angel walked off.
Sabyien held the ice to his shoulder, hearing the door close behind him he
turned to see Seth reaching for his injured shoulder. "What have you done to
yourself?" He grabbed Saby's other arm while undoing the sling's knot then
pulled the shirt down. Sabyien struggled to get away but he found that he had
no will to resist. The vampire turned him easily, the wound had begun to bleed
a bit.
"Why?"
"......" Saby took a deep breath in trembling voice said. "Ryo needs me no
longer..." He couldn't see the vampire's face, but Seth still had his hands on
him.
"Your wrong Sabyien...Ryo does need you." Seth said in a low voice, he bent to
gently lick the wound, "Just as I need you."
Like cutting the stings from a marionette, Sabyien slumped against Seth. The
Vampire bore his weight, growing more stronger everyday, Seth half dragged,
half lead him to the bed and lay him face down. The vampire continued to lick
while Saby sobbed into the pillow feeling each of Seth's tender
touches...weeping with wanting more.
"I don't want to lose you."
Sabyien turned over to look up at Seth. the vampire brushed aside stands of
hair from a tear streaked face. Saby reached up his good hand to pull him down
in a kiss, desperate to believe him what he was loved.
With an almost equal passion, Seth kissed him hungrily, pulling at clothing
that dropped to the floor.
In the back of Sabyien's mind, as the vampire undressed him, his mind was on
the ring hidden...
The old truck was settled into a dirt driveway outside a turn of the century
house. Inside the old woman and her husband sat at the kitchen table with ryo.
�Timothy please pass the toast.� the woman said ryo passed it mindlessly.
�Margaret has the mail come yet today?� the elderly man asked gleaning a
newspaper from 1926.
�Not As far as I know.� She shook her head. �Timothy please be a good boy and
pop out for a peek These old bones of mine aren�t quite up for such a walk in
this damp morning air.
�Yes mother.� The boy stood up and pulled on his shoes still in last night�s
tux. He walked outside pausing to shield his eyes from the bright sunlight. He
walked towards the end of the driveway past the caged dogs their skins tawny
and pulled tight. Blind eyes searching an eerie presence about them. something
that would make anyone demon or not think twice about approaching them. They
growled and leapt barking at the fronts of their cages bloody foam on their
lips. Ryo didn�t seem to notice. He walked on past the truck, if he turned not
he would have seen no one in the kitchen as the sunlight shone in. though
items flew round seemingly on their own accord. He saw none of this his own
world dreamlike and faked. He made it to the mail box picking it op where it
had fallen into the over grown weeds looking both ways down the long deserted
road. �No mail today.� He turned back looking at the long ago fire gutted
house. But to ryo�s twisted mind it was the way it looked when it had been
built. He walked back.
�Home.�
"...Seth." Saby panted, the vampire was going down on him, he gave a sigh when
Seth slid two fingers into him. "Mmm..." Seth licked the smooth head, Sabyien's
erect manhood was perfect for sucking on. He coiled his tongue around it
sucking lightly, enjoying the sweet taste of him.
Lowering his hand as far down as he dared, Sabyien moaned and writhed. Seth's
other hand was reaching up to his face. When the fingers touched his lips
Sabyien opened his mouth and sucked on them as the vampire began to suck even
harder on his aching hard-on."nuh...uh..." Saby sucked on the fingers
helplessly as he felt him self slide in and out of Seth's throat. Screaming out
as the climax shook him, Sabyien tore the bed sheets in his grip."AAhh!!!"
Swallowing what the guardian gave him, Seth looked up to see Saby's body
trembling. "More?" The blue eyes answered 'yes'.
Lifting up on his lap, Seth lubed himself with Sabyien's own saliva before
slowly pushing in. Sabyien arched his back and took all of Seth within himself.
With the vampire's help, he glided up and down, panting against Seth's
neck."Oh...god. Sabyien...faster...more.." Their bodies moved in rhythm to
the gaps, sighs and low moans.
The Vampire was beginning to feel his climax building, he pressed his mouth on
Saby's neck."saby...I need...I want.." he said pleadingly, "Oh Yes, do it..."
the guardian gave a cry when he felt the fangs bite into him.
Seth was euphoric, he could taste Sabyien's full arousal coming closer...and
also his own, the taste of heaven, he was drinking up Saby's climax as he
screamed again, going limp against the vampire. Seth blinked, he was aware that
he came within Saby...he didn't think that this would different from his other
lovers.
Still panting hard, Sabyien heard a knock at the door. "Excuse me, Sabyien?"
Came Sadi's voice through the door. "I think we better have a meeting, Ryo's
been missing since last night, and no-one can't seem to locate him."
Saby and Seth pulled apart both dressing slowly Saby trying to work around his
wound, Seth struggling with post-orgasm weakness. They walked down into the
main entry where the angels were organizing the others out on the front lawn.
Raphael was addressing the others.
�Sometime last night the saint went missing. We have no information where he
has gone; our seers have been trying to find him so far there has been no
luck. We are starting an area search for him. All of you will be connected via
your com links. If you hear anything. Report back immediately. Now disperse.
Find him before something happens.�
Ryo took a deep breath and wiped his sweating face as he worked an over grown
garden. The vegetables were rotten on the vine from years of neglect. �Good
harvest this year� he picked up a wormy tomato and took a bite. �Mmm...� he
got back to work spitting out half a millipede that writhed in the dirt for a
few moments until he crushed it under his foot continuing to work the garden.
"Can't you fly?"
"The wound was pretty deep. Though I may have my father's blood in me, It will
still be another day before it's completely healed." Sabyien avoided looking
Seth, he just didn't know what to think of him now.
"You know, Sabyien. I could just heal it for you." Sadi offered.
"Would you? thanks...Now that I think about it, I feel helpless when I know
that I can't fly." Sabyien let Sadi sit him down and tug the shirt from Saby's
shoulder. "It's deep, but clean...." Sadi sniffed, with his supernatural sence
of smell, he could smell Seth all over him. the others wouldn't have known.
Pleased with the secret he'd discovered, he smiled and rubbed his hands
together "....this shouldn't hurt too much." he said, placing his hand over the
wound. Sabyin's hand squeezed, the feeling burning cold on his shoulder. Seth
watched with interest.
"Your done. It may hurt for awhile, but if you keep useing it."
"Yes..." Sabyien flexed his left hand and arm. "...the pain will pass."
Seth slid a phone across the table to Sabyien, "The others are already
gone...Please bring back my Ryo."
The gaurdien had his sword straped to his back, he picked up the phone and gave
Seth a nod. "I'll bring him safe home."
Sabyien took a runing start off the balcony, wings taking to the air.
�Mother I�ve brought in the vegetables.� Ryo said pushing open the door. The
two were sitting where he had left them. He set a basket of rotten vegetables
and old chicken eggs he smiled at their tired faces. He sat with them. �What
else do you want me to do mother and father?�
�Nothing. Go upstairs and sleep. We�ll have more to do when you�ve rested
dear. Go upstairs and sleep.�
Ryo obediently yawned and stood up proceeding into the house. He was tired.
It was a very risky to fly during the day. But everyone was worried about Ryo,
so was Sabyien. Looking at the land below him it started to look somewhat
familiar to him. Shrugging he landed and looked around, the dirt road...the
burnt down house. That house! Now he remembered, he had fought a demon here
once, years ago. It had set fire the place and it was by only a miracle that
Sabyien managed to get the couple living there out. He shivered, the feeling of
dreading, he sensed a demonic vibe here but it hardly strong enough to worry
him.
But his feet brought him to gate...following his instincts, he came up the old
walkway through a tangle of growing vegetation.
The dogs caught his scent and began to bark and howl leaping against the gate
hunger crazed from decades of lack of feeding, they surged towards him Saby
unsheathed his sword standing ready. The first dog leapt at him. He swung the
sword. It cleaved the canine in half but kept going in its tight arc. Dammit
there was something wrong the sword was to heavy. Not enough to keep him from
lifting it but just enough to keep it from being very useful. He continued to
flail the blade about as best he can fend ing off the swarming animals as best
he could then a high pitched whistle rang out across the yard the canines
backed off and returned to the pens. The man stood in the doorway.
�Back again eh?� he asked pulling his lips back in a stretched smile that
showed where his dentures met his rotted gums.
�I�ve come for the boy.�
�Timothy? He�s upstairs resting. The poor boy will work himself to death
should his pace keep.� He clicked his false teeth. �Much like his old man.�
�What have you done with Ryo.�
�There�s no one here by that name y�daft bugger. Get off my property before I
lay hands on ya.�
�Not without Ryo.�
�Henry who�s out there?� Margaret asked coming to the door behind him. �Oh
it�s the handy man. How convenient. He�s come back to us.� She began to rattle
off a list of things that needed to be fixed. Saby looked at her confused.
No wait, he had saved this couple from the fire. Why where they here? Sabyien
had to figure this out.
"...After you fix the pumps could to see the back door? the hinges are a bit
squeeky. Oh goodness you look exactly like that young man who came to visit us
some time ago. Doesn't he Henry?"
"yes, Timothy had grown so found of you that time..."
The memory became clear. He had come here to look for a demon that hunting the
counryside. This family had invited him to dinner after he helped Henry push
the truck back home. Thjey had a boy with them, a dark-haird kid who'd follow
him around. Later that night, the demon had attacked the house, burning it
down. Sabyien couldn't find Timothy in time, he had died in that fire.
"Timothy...is dead." He said,
Margaret, looked at him with venom, "No, He's alive, he here with us as he was
ment to be."
"No." Sabyien shook his head. "That's my friend Ryo you've got, Please give him
back."
Saby tried to approach the house Henry barred his way. �I think you�d best
leave youngun. He�s hee with his parents. He�s where he belongs.�
�Henry don�t be so foolish. Let the man in. I�ll get Timothy let him see for
himself.� When the man wouldn�t move she whispered in his ear something. The
man sighed and stepped aside to let Saby in. the elderly woman walked into the
her floral dress tied to her failing frame. She stopped at the bottom of the
stairs.
�Timmy You have a visitor.�
There was a few minutes of shuffling feet upstairs Saby heard it all as he
stood in the kitchen things looked exactly the same it had at the time of the
fire and yet... it seemed to be laid over the reality. He could see it to.
Everything was burned laving only the rickety house frame. Saby looked to the
chair ryo had sat in. there spread over the chair back was the boys tux
jacket. He bit his lip nervous as to what would happen next. He had seen the
woman die laying on the grass choking on smoke, the man next to her burned
horribly.... what the hell was going on?
Ryo came down the stairs slowly he turned and looked directly at Saby but
didn�t seem to recognize him. He cocked his head to the side as he came into
the kitchen. �Who is he mother?�
�The handy man dear, you remember him don�t you? He and you had become quite
good friends before he left us.�
"He does look familier mother." To Sabyien he said "Are you here to fix the
fence? I'd like to help if you don't mind."
"None of that boy, don't you see your not well enough to help him?" Henry said.
"Oh?" Sabyien frowned. "Don't you remember me Ryo? It's me Sabyien, your
guardien your friend."
"Sabyien?" there was the bareist glimmer of reconiztion behind his eyes.
"I've come to take you home."
Henry stood up."He's already home! Just what are you doing? trying to take my
son away?"
"Sir, He doen't belong here..."
"Sure he does! and your not taking him away from us again."
Again!?
He saw so clearly now. They wharen't real, These where spirits traped there by
the sorrow of loseing thire son. The son he'd failed to rescue.
"It wasn't my fault! I tried to save Timothy."
"NO!" The lady hugged Ryo."My Timmy is not dead, he's right here..."She
sobbed."I won't lose him...not ever." The man was staring Saby down. "Leave us
in peace, I don't want to see you here again."
"Not without -My- Ryo!" Sabyien yelled back, he griped the hilt tight.
Henry stood and picked up his near by shot gun. �You�d better get on outta
here. He�s my son and ain�t nobody gonna take him from me.� He pulled back the
trigger and fired. The bullet passed through Sabyien doing nothing to him. He
sighed and lowered his sword. �You told me when you were still alive you
wanted me to take him into the city. Help him find a job. Make sure he had
gotten a good family going. You told me this before you died. I�m here to do
what you asked. Don�t you remember?�
�You�re Lying. Timothy was gonna take over my farm. Pass it on down his
family.� He fired again another ghostly bullet. Saby walked to him. �Let him
go. Its time he grew up and time you moved on. I will look after you�re son.�
�Like hell you will.� A third shot. Saby felt the wind but no pain.
Sabyien let out a breath, the bullets didn't hurt but each one took a bit of
his strength away. So he kept talking, "Let go of this...I can feel your
sorrow, let it go...let me take care of him. If he stays here he'll die
slowly...you keeping him here in this way will kill him so please, let me have
the boy...and rest in peace."
The Lady was hugging Ryo tight to her, weeping. Henry was about to shoot him
again. "He'll die?" He asked Sabyien nodded, "How can he live when your
trapping him here?"
Sabyien hoped that he wouldn't have restort to using his magic, spirits of
this kind where difficult to fight. Somwhow he'd have to get to Ryo, get him
to walk out of this nightmare.
"Don't you want to see the outside world?" He asked the boy. "I promised once
that I would take care of you...don't you remember?"
Ryo nodded slowly, still unsure.
"You remember the time we spent together? Please come back to me...I need you."
�Mother....� Ryo said quietly. �Its time for me to go... I promise I�ll come
back and visit soon.� She sighed.
�A mother knows the best time to let her children grow up timothy.� She let
him go walking into another room. She put a scorched, moldy rodent gnawed
scarf around his neck. �It�ll get cold out there. Be a good boy Tim.� She
smiled and kissed him.
�Margaret? You�re going to let him go?� Henry asked shocked.
�A mother knows best dear. Its time for him to move on, and time we did too.
It�s getting so damp in this house. I think we should go someplace warm....
Virginia maybe.� She smiled linking arms with him. �Our time is done here.� He
nodded and walked with her out the door disappearing into the sunlight.
Ryo blinked coming back to his senses. �Saby... where are we?� he took a step
towards the guardian, the section of floor collapsed between them he stepped
back instinctively. The house was starting to collapse.
Ah! no! Sabyien opened his wings as the rotting floor caved into the basment.
He grabed Ryo's outstreached hand. "Got ya!" He floated over some ssoild ground
as the building was collaping in. Sabyien and Ryo ran out as the house crashed
into a deep pit.
Huffing, Ryo turned to Sabyien. "What was going on?"
"Er...something...I'll explane later." Sabyien resheathed his sword and pick up
Ryo. "It will be faster this way, you're missed back home." What he didn't say
was: he wanted Ryo to himself for a while, before he had to give him back to
the vampire.
�Saby could we... take the long way home... I�m not ready to face Seth yet.
And about earlier... in your room... I�m sorry. I didn�t want to hurt you but
I didn�t want you and Seth to fight over me. I love you both. I really do its
just... I can�t stand to watch you fight any more.� He put his face in the
crook of Sabys neck. �Should I turn Seth down? I didn�t ask you before.�
�Ryo...� Saby held him. �Its up to you... do what you think is best, I will
always love you. No matter what you decide to do.�
�Thanks Saby.� Ryo hugged him as the guardian lifted them into the air.
Feeling ryo�s grip become tighter to him. Some things never change.
"Ryo. I need to land for abit." Sabyien said slowly driffing to a stop on the
grass. He had been flying pretty low and slow almost at a walking pace.
Sabyien put Ryo down and flexed his left arm ."Sadi said it would ache like
this..." he rubbed his shoulder.
"uhm...Could we walk the rest of the way...I'm not use to.."
"Sure we can. It'll be a hour's walk though."
�That�s alright. Why don�t we sit down for a bit? I�m still a little tired.�
Ryo said wiping his eyes
�Alright.� Saby said taking a seat beneath an old apple tree He leaned against
the trunk.
Ryo leaned against him. After a few minutes he asked. �Saby... Can I kiss you?�
Saby looked down at him. and nodded. Ryo moved close and kissed Saby on the
lips then deepened the kiss ran his finger through the elders hair Sabyien put
his arms around him. Feeling his pants tighten as the boy began to suck on his
tongue, ryo�s hands slid down the guardians front to caress his thighs and
package. Saby moaned and slid his hand under Ryos shirt. Seth for the moment
forgotten.
"ahh...Ryo" He moaned against the boy's lips. Ryo's hands fumbling with the
belt. "!!!"
Sabyien pulled back. Ryo looked at him with suprise. "Don't you want to?"
"Ryo, We shouldn't be doing this." Saby said, suddenly remembering his
duties. "I'm your guarien. I have a..."
"Sabyien..." Ryo looked hurt. "...I want you." He pressed a hot needy kiss,
saby couldn't help but respond, but he pulled the boy away.
"Ryo...Don't do this to me." he hissed as Ryo reached inside the losened
waistband. Saby snatched his hand out. "Stop! I'm not....I'm not.." He
sputtered, "I'm not worthy!" He hung his head, replaying in his mind that
morning with Seth, that guilty pleasure of letting the vampire violate him...
Ryo looked at him. �Deserve me?� Ryo sounded surprised. �But Saby, I�ve been
the unfaithful one. While you were gone. I slept with Seth.� He looked
ashamed.
�Ryo It�s alright. That was in the past I wanted you to move on.�
�But...�
Saby kissed him to quiet ryo down. �We should get moving.�
He got up from the ground, taking Ryo's hand began to walk in the general
direction of Seth's house. saby woundered if he should confess that he also
slept with the vampire, then desided that if he was asked, he'd anwser
truthfully.
Some what being dragged along, Ryo looked to Sabyien's face. The guardien was
deep in thought.
Seth was slashing at the paper targets that floated in the air, a secound
later, tiny bits of paper confitti floated to the ground.
"Looks like you have all your strength back." Sadi commented from the Gym doors.
The vampire frowned, he put the practice blade down. Sadi walked in,"That
wouldn't be because you drank from the Guardien?"
Seth, answered with a smile."He was eager to have our battle. And so was I."
he lifted a sword that he had for a few hundered years the blade still sharp
and strong.
"Your not really gonna fight him are you?"
"That would depend on what he wants."
�He wants the saint.� Sadi answered. �He also wants you. and the saint wants
you both.� The demon sighed. �So easy yet so simple. Its like I�ve been
telling all three of you just share and get it over with.�
he shook his head. �There I�ve said my peace. I�ll let you solve it yourself.
If you don�t mind there�s an attractive woman Saby left alone and I wouldn�t
want her to get lonely now would I? its not very polite now is it.�
Seth smiled, slightly annoyed that Sadi's words made sence to him. "to
have both Ryo and Sabyien..." he was sure that he could convince Ryo to
agree to a three-way. The most difficult one to convince would be Sabyien with
his high morals and deication to duty. "What I need is a plan..."
Almost an hour of walking later, Ryo and Sabyien walked through the thick trees
bordering the back field. Sabyien's heart leaped at the sight. He was starting
to get hungery. "The first thing I'm gonna do is...eat." he said, his stomache
growling. Ryo chuckled, still hand in hand they went through the back doors.
Seth was seated at his desk when Sabyien and Ryo walked in. "Ryo, Where were
you?" He got up, and walk quickly to the boy, while Sabyien stepped out of the
way."I've had everyone looking for you."
Ryo hung his head."I'm.....sorry that I worried you Seth."
The vampire gave a sigh and hugged him. "Well, your safe now, that's all that
matters."
Sabyien was about to leave when Seth adressed him."Sabyien, about our fight..."
The gaurdian turned."....It's still on."
"- I would like to request a condition be met If I win."
Sabyien stopped, "What condition?"
"I will Say so when we cross swords."
"Very well, Then let me state my request now: If I win, I want you to disappear
from Ryo's life forever. You don't need to worry about his well being, I'll
look out for him."
Ryo looked from Seth to Sabyien, they were still going to fight? After all that
he'd done to stop them?
The Vampire nodded, "I agree..." He tilted his head to the side." In two more
day's time? I hope your arm will be better by then."
"It should be." Sabyien said as he left.
Ryo moved to go after him, but Seth stopped him. "Where are you going? I
haven't properly welcomed my fianc� back home yet." he purred, pulling at the
collor of the boy's shirt and gave the base of Ryo's neck a gentle love bite.
Ryo stood for a moment staring at the door as Sabyien left them. He sighed
leaning into Seths arms feeling his touch and accepting it but still
hesitant. �Seth.... Is this right?�
�Is what right?� Seth asked pulling back for a moment looking at the boy.
�Shouldn�t you be saving yourself for the fight? I mean to keep your edge.�
Seth smiled nipping at his ear playfully. �It�ll be alright don�t worry.� He
slid his arms around him. �Now that I know who you want to win.�
�I don�t want either of you to win. Please don�t fight. I�m not worth it...�
�We aren�t fighting about you Ryo. That�s just the tip of the iceberg; we�ve
had what you might call a rivalry for quite some time. You understand?�
�I guess... So what was the condition you wanted?�
�You sure you want to know?� Seth asked a smile gracing his lips.
�Yes...� Seth leaned in and whispered in the boys ear. Ryo blushed. �You want
to do that?�
"I-I don't know....I'd have to think about that." Ryo said, the idea -was-
appealing but...
Seth nibbled on his ear. "Don't take too long."
The next day, Ryo didn't see Sabyien at all. He was still thinking about what
Seth was told him. Micheal and Repheal had dissappeared, the letter Micheal
said that he was going back to Rome. Ariel wanted to stay and watch the duel as
did Gabriel and Sadi. Seth had gotten his full strength back but what about
Sabyien?
Ryo wandered around the house untill he heard the sound of someone in the gym.
The light smaks of fists hitting the sandbag.
Sabyien had desided to get in shape by pracitsing kickboxing. He hadn't wanted
to chance a meeting with Ryo...he wouldn't be able to consintrate if he was
always hanging around him..
so, with his mind on the fight ahead, he didn't notice that Ryo quietly slipped
in and was watching him.
Feeling that he'd had enough for today, Sabyien picked up his towel wiped the
sweat from his forehead. Looking foward to a shower and a meal, he was caught
off guard by Ryo. "Ryo."
"You've been avoiding me." he said.
Sabyien looked at from the door to Ryo, too bad, he was blocking his
escape."I've been keeping busy."
"Right..." RYo frowned, He'd been told by Seth not to tell him anything. It
might ruin the plan he said. So Ryo tried another approce. "Haven't you been
friends with Seth for a long time? Why must you..."
"Ryo, This is between Seth and me. We've had this coming for along while...Do
you remember what I told you? When SEth and I first met? I was the first one to
run out on our duel."
"But that was centuries ago!"
"A man of honor has to finish his battles"
�A man of honor wouldn�t go looking for battles in the first place.� Ryo said
crossing his arms his eyes focusing on him. He waited for Saby to respond.
When none came he uncrossed his arms and balled his fists and began to yell at
him. �Saby... WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING? A FIGHT? I MEAN REALLY HOW
IMMATUREARE YOU? YOU AND SETH HAVE BEEN GETTING ALONG AS LONG AS I�VE KNOWN
YOU. I HEARD YOU TWO MAKE LOVE, I�VE SEEN IT IN SETHS MIND, AND YOU�RE WILLING
TO THROW THAT ALL AWAY OVER SOME STUPID UNFINISHED BATTLE? I EXPECTED MORE
FROM YOU. A MAN OF HONOR MY FUCKING ASS!�
Ryo stopped yelling, his breath in ragged pants. He looked to Saby tears in
his eyes. the guardian glared at him pulled back his fist and punched the
youth in the face dropping him like a stone. Ryo looked up at him still crying.
�Don�t tell me what to do. If you try to stop me again. I�ll kill you.�
With that, he walked out trying to calm his raising anger. Yes they had made
love, that thing in which he'd fouled himself. You don't know what's at stake
here Ryo, how can I continue on after what I did? I did worst then betray you,
I enjoyed what I did...I should have gone on with the last rite ceremony, A
fallen knight doesn't deserve to live.
"Do I feel the Dark-one starting to grow within you?"
Sabyien stopped at the sound of Sadi's voice.
"You'd better be careful, Guardian. It would be very easy to slip into that
rage to become the the God of War."
Sabyien continued walking, "I asure you Sadi, I won't allow that to happen
again...I'd rather die before I let that demon lose."
Sadi looked conserned watching him disappear upstairs, he sighed. "Stubbron
fool...He'll get us all killed, himself incuded...Or maybe he wants to die?"
That would be something, to be killed by your best friend for thier best
interest. "Ryo?" Sadi called, walking into the gym, "There's something I've
figured out...I think Sabyien's aiming to lose...Which would into Seth's plan
very well, if he doesn't get himself killed first."
Ryo looked up, Seth hadn't told the full details of his plan.
"Ryo, listen, Leave Sabyien alone untill tomorrow. If we're lucky he might
change his mind...ok?"
Seth was looking for Hexen, he wanted to ask the elder vampire an important
question. He was about to knock on the door when he heard Hexen and Luciver
enjoying each other. Ok, Seth thought,lifting an eyebrow, I'll ask you later.
Desiding that he wanted some more chocolate, Seth headed down stairs. He
crossed Sabyien in the hallway, Sabyien was just in boxing shorts. The
sunlight coming through the windows made his sweatcovered body gleam. The
vampire couldn't help his reaction, he felt his manhood begining to swell. The
desire must have shown his eyes, becuase Sabyien glanced at him in suprise
and then wrenched his own gaze away, not wanting to admit his own responce to
the Vampire.
Sitting in the downstairs living room, Seth thoughfully bit into a piece of
chocolate, a whole box of it in his lap. If he timed his request just right,
he would give Sabyien a desition that wouldn't be able trun down. He fingered
something under his shirt.
The timing is everything...If he didn't do anything stupid before then.
Sabyien walked into his room and concentrated on the shower and not the
vampire, he walked into the bathroom casting off his clothing as he locked the
door. A habit he had acquired thanks to Ryo. And turned on the hot water, he
let its warmth wash over him, the water cascading down his body moistening
every inch of him. He breathed a quiet breath trying to ignore his risen
manhood that begged him for the embrace of the vampire; but for the moment his
own would have to suffice. He gripped it and began to stroke.
Ryo lay in his bed stinging tears trailing their way down his face. Already
the bruise from where Saby had hit him was beginning to show. He rubbed his
eyes unsure who to turn to. Hexen and Lucivar were in their room doing things
he�d shudder to think, Seth wasn�t someone he wanted to speak to at the
moment, Sabyien either, Michael and Raphael were off in Rome, Jenga had gone
off for some girl time with Linda, and he didn�t know where Gabriel was. He
sniffed for a moment. There was a gentle knock at his door. He got up and
answered it; Edmund stood there a tired look on his face.
�Mr. Swanson would like a word with you in the gardens.�
�Thank you.� ryo said before putting his hands on the elderly mans arms, �You
should get some rest. You don�t look well.�
Edmund nodded. �I will sir, thank you.�
"My goddnes, what happened?" Gabirel saw the bruise on Ryo's face. Ryo didn't
saything right way. "Why did you call me down?"
Gabe getured for Ryo to have a seat beside him, a tray of tea-things on a small
table. Ryo sat.
"Is this what your chose for your future? to be a bride to a vampire?" Gabirel
took a sip of his tea. "Or would you chose your own path?"
"My path? Wasn't being the Sword bearer my destiny?"
"That may be, but it's done it's job and your still alive."
"What are you saying?"
"This means that you are free to do whatever you want, live by your rules, not
by the path of the stars." Gabriel smiled at him " I really envy you, fate can
be cruel." The angel said this with a sad sigh. "You must have messed up God's
plans bringing Sabyien back."
"It wasn't my idea in the first place, Seth-"
"-Is a vampire, he opposes God. All that he was thinking of was possesing the
guardien, He was only thinking of himself..." Gabe was looking thoughtfully
into his tea cup as if trying to read the future in it."....That bastared." he
put the cup down.
Ryo frowned, He knew that Gabriel had been one of Seth's lovers. He wasn't sure
if the Angel was trying to convince him to refuse the vampire.
"Ryo, Be sure that your making the right choice for yourself, Immortality isn't
as great as it seems. Believe me, I've been alive for over two centries."
Damn it.
He had tried to take his mind off the Vampire, but the memories from the day
before had surfaced in mind while he was masturbating. Re-living each touch
and the caress of his lips, hands, tounge. The orgasm had left him with
some degree of relief...yet his body ached for more.
Gods, how low I've fallen...
Ryo sat looking at Gabe. �Do you... think I should turn him down?�
�I�m not saying anything. But if you choose Seth you may regret it. I�m just
asking you to weigh the balance of your decision before you dip any lower into
it.� He refilled his cup noting that ryo hadn�t touched his.
�Gabe is there any way out of this? I mean honestly I�m not ready to be
married and I don�t want to hurt Seth or Sabyien. What should I do?�
�Just relax; things will work out for the best as long as no one does anything
stupid. I�d advise avoiding them both for the time being.� He reached into his
jacket and pulled out a room key from his jacket. �I�ve booked you a room at
the hotel across town. I figure you could use some time alone. Don�t worry
I�ll take care of things here for you.� he smiled.
Later that day, Sabyien had just landed from a flight, he was feeling good
after the freedom of the sky when Ariel came in, "Hey Sabyien, I was thinking
of heading to town for a bit. Wanna come?"
The smiling face was hard to trun down."As long as we don't go into any bars,
the last thing I need is a hang-over." he smiled, "And besides that, They'll
think your underage."
"Linda said that she wants to come, should I go tell her."
Sabyien thought, perhaps he needed some R&R before tomorrow. "Sure, let's go.
But I want to get back early."
The met Gabirel on the way out. "Where are you going?"
"Just going out, want to come?"
"Ahh...no, I've got other things to do."
�Well Ariel shall we go?� Saby asked.
�Where are you two off to in such a hurry?� came seths voice.
�To enjoy the single life. Nothing a married man would be interested in.� Saby
replied the tone of his voice calm and non-chalant and whimsical, much like a
child at a park. A few more words were exchanged the goodbyes were said and
Gabe came upstairs to check on the ex saint.
�Ready to go?�
�Gladly.�
Seth and Sadi were talking in the hall when Ryo and Gabriel came down, Ryo
froze inside sure that Seth would question.
"Are you going out too?" he asked, Before Ryo could answer Gabriel answered:
"I'm taking Ryo to a strip club, you know...for a bachlor party."
Ryo truned red.
"I wish I could with you..." Seth said regretfully. "But I have things to do,
enjoy yourself babe." he knocked a wink to Ryo.
Gabe lead a glaring Ryo out the door. "What?" the Angel asked innocently.
Ryo got into Gabirel's car. He was looking out the windows.
"You know what Ryo? I think you should watch their duel tomorrow. It might making your desition easier."
Linda got drunk in the first hour. Sabyien was supporting her with one arm
while she swayed in her feet. Ariel seemed embaressed, he'd been carded three
time that night, the bouncers refusing to believe that he was legal age.
Sabyien was smiling to a blue-eyed woman, recounting a few of his adventures
with her.
"So who's that girl your with? Girlfriend?" She asked.
"Actually, no." Ariel piped up. "He's gay."
"Oh?" the woman looked dissapointed and walked away. Sabyien gave the Angel a
hard stare. "What wasn't helpful..."
"Well." Ariel said defencively, "You are."
Sabyien sighed, Linda leand up against him, passed out. Ariel shook his head in
sympathy. "Should we take her home?"
"Yeah...We should...poor girl."
A snicker, "She was the one who accepted all those drinks."
"A mayjor fault of mine, I should been watching her more closely."
So Sabyien lifted Linda to the car, muttering to himself that he'd let a lady
be taken avantage of.
"Ariel? next time...don't tell women that I'm gay."
"Why, it's the truth isn't it?"
Another exsaperated sigh, "I like to talk to women too you know."
"Yes Guardien, uhmm....Where dose Linda live?"
Sabyien stopped the car. "Aw Crap! I forgot!" Ariel frowned, "You forgot? Even after you picked her up for the party? Maby we can take a look to see if there's a home adress." Ariel suggested, pointing to Linda's purse.
Saby didn't like the idea. "Go through her things?...Isn't that a bit...?"
"Fine I'll do it." Ariel opened the purse and begin taking things out. "Hey Saby what's this?" Ariel had taken out a wrapped bit of plastic.
"Ariel!!"Sabyien truned red and snatched the things back, putting the tampon away back."Get in the back, try to wake her and ask for her address."
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