Fei Lune didn't really know what came over him when he made that decision. He wondered how many times he was tempted to stop…How many times he wanted to tell his lover the truth and end this torture.

"Ugaaaah!"

But he couldn't. There was a reason why nobody dared to cross Saryuu Evan. As kind and gentle as he had become after the Incident of Ragnarok, as El Dorado decided to call it, he was still intimidating when angered. "S-Saru!"

Fei shivered at the possible punishment he would suffer when things got out. He was already at the point of no return…He had come too far to go back.

"Ngh…Fei!"

"Ah!" Fei threw his head back as he tightened his arms around Saryuu's neck, drawing his boyfriend closer as he felt the thick shaft continue to plunge into his body. The bed rocked violently to their movements, protesting with a loud creaking sound that had gone ignored, overlapped by the pair's heavy pants and moans.

"S-Saru!"

"Fei…" Saryuu sighed as he buried his face into the greenet's shoulder. He sank his nails into the soft white flesh, pulling their bodies tightly against each other as he felt himself coming closer to completion.

"Ugh…Hyaaa!" Fei threw his head back and arched into the warm arms as he felt the bundle of nerves deep inside him being struck again.

"Saru, Saru!" he cried desperately. There was a faint ringing sound in the back of his mind, but he didn't pay any attention to it and held onto Saryuu. "Stop! N-No—ah! I'm cumming…I-I'm going to—"

The ringing sound grew louder and louder before it was overlapped by banging noises. This time, the two heard it loud and clear. Fei tensed while Saryuu seemed to grow desperate his in thrusts, refusing to let the boy beneath him go.

"W-Wait! Saru—!"

"No!" Saryuu growled. "Not this tim—"

"SARU! We know you're in there!" a voice shouted, followed by the banging on the door that blasted the mood away. "We have an emergency! Are you listening?! Saru! SARU!"

Saryuu had to use all of his self-control to stop his hip's movement and let out an angry roar that nearly made the greenet jump out of his skin. Fei stared with wide eyes at the frustration and pain written all over his boyfriend's face. The white haired man had his head down, taking in a few shallow breathes to calm down before he practically ripped himself off his lover. He pulled up his jeans, which were discarded onto the floor in the heat of the moment, not once looking back at the pale, naked man tangled in the mass of bed sheet. With a mumble of apology, Saryuu fled the room, leaving Fei alone and extremely dissatisfied.

Throwing himself back onto the bed, Fei grabbed the nearest pillow and let out a muffled scream into it. The pleasure that previously assaulting his body had become nothing but a nuisance that he wanted to disappear.

It all began a month ago at a New Year's party. Fei was beyond depressed, so he drank a cup more than usual. The reason for his depression was, as usual, his lover. Saryuu did nothing wrong, he never did, that was why Fei was so frustrated. With the passing of Christmas and now New Year's, Saryuu had presented him the best present, yet he in turn couldn't come up with anything other than homemade meals (which he always did) and well…clean the house.

Fei couldn't find any present for his lover, which wasn't to anyone's surprise. There isn't much that Saryuu wanted. If he did, then he would have gotten it already. The chance of the white haired male being unable to afford something he wanted was non-existent with the money he earned as the World Soccer Committee's chairman.

There was nothing that the greenet could give Saryuu while Saryuu in turn could always read his mind somehow and give him the perfect gift as well as a glamorous date that any teenage girl could only dream of. Fei wanted to do something back, but the other always claimed how he was content with a warm meal cooked by him. Any other times, Fei would feel touched by his words, but not this time.

With a new year upon them, Fei put down his resolve and decided he needed to do something to change it. In his drunken state, he had spilled his heart to his former Second Stage Children friends, needing someone to consult with. He vaguely remembered how the others tried to cheer him up, but it just made him feel worse until someone, one of the girls, spoke of something that began all this.

At first, Fei thought the idea was absurd. He had laughed it off, but when he returned to bed that night, he couldn't help but think about it again. Saryuu was always composed, which meant that it was something he brought into bed as well. The man had always been gentle with him, with his amazing self-control that never seems to falter. When they were in bed, it was always going by the greenet's pace. Fei wished that his lover could be a bit more selfish, not that he had much right to say that since it was something Saryuu told him often.

So, for once in his life, Fei decided to just do it. He would swallow his embarrassment and be selfish so that Saryuu could do the same. He wanted his lover to lose control, to let the white haired male have his way and for once, see the pleasure overwhelm the usually calm man. When he awoke on the third morning, Fei decided that that was what he was going to do. As humiliating as it was, the first thing he did after Saryuu left for work was run to his friends and beg them for help. The men paled at the idea while the women seemed greatly interested. Eventually, everyone decided to help, agreeing that it would be extremely fun. After all, what better fun is there than see their former leader lose his composure? Fei frowned at their enthusiasm and the money exchanged in their bet, but said nothing and decided to just be glad that he had gotten the help he needed.

With that, the operation began. Until Valentine's Day, Fei would keep himself from Saryuu's range, meaning that there would be no sex. It was necessary if he wanted Saryuu to enjoy himself when he presented him his gift. However, planning was one thing. Reality was in an entirely different realm.

Avoiding his lover and finding excuses to escape being stripped down to his boxers and groped proved to be harder than he thought. It also didn't help when they were living together, sharing the same room and the same bed. He didn't want to push Saryuu away too much, afraid that the other would misunderstand and think that he hated him.

So, with not much of a choice, he called for reinforcements. Meia and Giris made him a button, where all he needs to do is to press it when things got rough and they would find a way to intervene. The first time was a week after Fei explained his Valentine's gift for his lover. He couldn't find any excuses to get away from Saryuu, who held him gently against the kitchen counter, his hands massaging the round globe of flesh dangling from his rear. He pressed the button and a second later, the phone rang.

Saryuu momentarily left to pick it up. While he was distracted, Fei quickly finished preparing the meal and their previous activity was forgotten. The next time was when they were tangled together on the family room's couch. Their shirts had been discarded, and Saryuu had just pulled off his pants when the doorbell rang. A knock followed later as the two heard Meia's familiar voice echoing from the other side.

It wasn't until the end of the week that Fei found himself fed up with his plan. The constant arousal and the constant feeling of being left hanging was killing him. He had lost count of how many times he nearly went crazy from lust and lack of satisfaction. He wanted —No, he was desperate for a certain appendage to fill him, something that only his lover could give him. As shameful as it was to say, he couldn't help it. His body was betraying his mind, and the greenet feared that he wouldn't be able to last to Valentine's Day at the speed he's falling in.

At first, Saryuu seemed fine. He never seemed to mind the interruptions until three weeks later, it began to become apparent. He was a little cranky and impatient, two traits that the Saryuu he knew never had. He was like an entirely different person that Fei didn't even know existed. When they tried making love again, the phone rang, but Saryuu didn't leave to pick it up. He kept sucking at the dusky nipple, even biting down onto the white flesh to show how he had no intention of going. Fortunately, Fei's plea of how the call might be important finally made Saryuu move.

The older man picked up the phone. He only listened for about half a second before he cut the person on the line with "No, I don't want to subscribe to any newspaper!"and slammed the phone shut. Fei could still remember how he was frozen in place when he heard the anger in his lover's voice. Saryuu had never handled a phone call so roughly before, and he had never interrupted anyone's speech. Advertisement or not, he always made sure to listen all the way through before he politely reject the offer.

The white haired man, after the call, rushed back to Fei before the greenet could get dressed and was about to continue when his cellphone rang. Needless to say, Fei didn't dare to look into Saryuu's eyes for the rest of that day. He left for bed early, pretending to be tired and sound asleep by the time the white haired man joined him.

This lasted for a whole month. Eventually, Saryuu managed to push passed all the barriers and penetrated his lover each time after wards. If not for the time spent to prepare him beforehand, Fei was certain that the others wouldn't have been able to make it in saving them from their climax.

Knowing that Saryuu would eventually get what he wanted, they moved things to the next level, which involved dragging the pair out of the house and separating them. It was the first time Fei had so many trips in a month. They went from onsen to hiking to being pulled all the way to Hokkaido to explore all types of winter sports. They even had sleepovers, where Yokka and Yuuchi had appeared at their doorstep stating how their home was under renovation and needed a place to stay for three days. After that, it was Giris' turn to stay at their house with the excuse of getting into a fight with Meia.

Saryuu was livid.

He had lost the usually calm smile after his home started getting invaded by friends and was practically glaring at every moving thing that wasn't his lover. Fei was terrified. At times, he felt like a piece of meat being cornered by a ferocious lion with the hungry gaze his boyfriend often eyed him with. Although, Fei was shaking every time they were alone, the fear was always accompanied by a small hint of excitement that sent pleasant goose bumps over his skin.

When the next day rolled around, it was time.

Fei stood in front of the mirror, sprouting a deep blush as he examined himself. He hated to admit it, but the girls had done a great job in the costume and makeup. Thanks to their efforts, the maid outfit managed to be delivered on time. The dress didn't have much fabric with the short skirt that barely reached his hipline. Fei knew for sure that if he were to bend down, even a little, the silky black thong he wore underneath would be exposed, along with the pair of naked white cheeks that tensed every time the cool air kissed his exposed skin. The greenet looked down at the black, netted stockings covering his legs that stopping right above his knee. The edges were decorated with frilly white ribbons that matched with the brim of the skirt. The black ribbons of his thong were long, tied around his hip and dangling out of his shirt and down his knees. It was practically begging for anyone who laid eyes on it to pull so that it could be undone.

The black tube top covered his premature breasts with a white, heart shaped apron tied over his front with black ribbons with frilly white fringe in perfect bows. The first knot of the apron was located behind the back of his neck while the second was tied around the narrow curve of his hip. Lastly, his head was decorated with a pair of white, silky long ribbons tied around the chunks of spring green hair that were born to look like twin ponytails. Fei picked up the black headdress, putting it over his head as the final touch. He looked closely at his face, making sure that the light makeup and eye shadows Meia had done on him were in place. Even if the orchid purple haired woman had assured him that these were waterproof, smudge free and perfectly edible (in case they were licked off), he still felt a little uneasy.

Looking up at the clock, the greenet realized that it was six p.m., meaning that Saryuu will come home in about an hour. He hurried to the bed where everything was set.

The chain of the fluffy white handcuffs was wrapped around the bedpost while the key was resting on the nightstand. There were soft leather bands lying on the opposite ends, secured to the bed legs for the sole purpose of immobilizing his lower limbs. Fei flushed as he looked at these items, feeling his face flush heatedly in embarrassment. He wanted Saryuu to enjoy himself, but seeing as the man never said anything, he didn't know what Saryuu truly liked.

"Who knows, perhaps Saru is into bondage~" Meia's mischief voice chirped into his head, making Fei wonder for the millionth time if this was really a good idea. He had only snapped one of the leather bindings over his ankle when he remembered something important.

He looked at the clock, then to the door before he hesitantly reached down and felt the wet spot over his thong. He blushed even darker, but knew that he had to prepare himself before Saryuu's return. The greenet had never done it before as it was always Saryuu who prepared him, so this was both embarrassing and new to him.

He stretched across the bed and managed to reach the nightstand where the mint lubrication was sitting. He popped open the lid and poured the oily substance over his fingers before taking a deep breath to calm his raging heartbeat. He got down on his knees with his clean hand supporting his upper body's weight. Reaching all the way back, Fei pushed the black thong to the side, exposing his entrance as his fingers slowly slid into his own passage.

Fei groaned at the strange feeling as he evenly spread the lubrication over the twitching wall. The feeling of his own muscles clamping down on his fingers felt weird. It made him wonder if this was what Saryuu felt every time he prepared him.

"Ngh…" Fei frowned as he lifted his hip up and pushed his finger deeper in. It didn't feel good, which was very strange as it always did when Saryuu does it. Fei could still remember the way Saryuu would curve his finger inside him, causing his sensitive walls to spasm in pleasure and make him moan every time without fail.

Fei closed his eyes as he tried to mimic the movement as best as he could. It felt a little better, but still nowhere as good as how Saryuu did it. The greenet's fingers were in all the way, but he couldn't find that special spot that would make his mind blank out. He tried raising his hip into the air, and then adjusted the angles.

In the end, Fei had his head pressed up against the bed, biting on his wrist in attempt to silence his tiny moans while his hip was high in the air. His eyes were closed tightly as he focused on his fingers moving inside himself. Even though he still hadn't found his sweet spot, Fei felt his body gradually beginning to feel the small pleasure that had been building up through time. He twisted his fingers, thrusting them in and out before spreading them and scissoring himself. It felt good, but the pleasure was agonizingly slow. He needed more. He needed something bigger, faster and harder inside of his body.

He let out a loose tear as he sniffed in frustration. He wanted more…He wanted Saryuu.

"Saru…ah…Saru…" Fei moaned, digging his head deeper into the mattress, trying to find comfort in Saryuu's scent as he fingered himself harder. "Nngh…Saru…!"

CLANK

Fei jerked up with a sharp gasp of surprise. He tore his fingers out of his body and flailed around, suddenly unable to remember how to control his limbs as he wobbled on the uneven surface of the bed while trying to look for the source of that sound. Everything after that happened too fast for his eyes to follow. By the time Fei came to, his head was pressed back down onto the bed with his hips in the air, secured by a firm grip. The greenet was just struggling to turn his head to look over his shoulder when something large and hard plunged into his body.

Fei squealed in both surprise and pleasure. He arched painfully and his eyes nearly rolled all the way back when the sensitive nerve he had been looking for was hit with deadly aim. His mouth was wide open, continuing in the motion of screams even when his voice had been lost long ago as he was being pounded into the mattress. His body was shuddering from the onslaught of pleasure and the invigorated thrusts nearly left him unconscious. The large rod was slamming ball-deep into him, slamming against his prostate each time that made the greenet screamed out in delight. He clawed at the bed sheet as he tried to turn and see the one he knew was undoubtedly his lover. When he almost succeeded, Saryuu had chosen that moment to sink his face into the crook of Fei's neck, biting down at his flesh as his thrusts became even faster, if that was even possible.

Fei was literally crying from pleasure now, feeling everything that had been bottled up for the past month exploding out together with the white ribbons of his released, staining the inside of his skirt. Saryuu had followed not long later, his seed filling up the greenet's eager body. Fei moaned out at the load his body was struggling to accept. Saryuu had cummed more than usual, so much that his semen was already bursting out for that his body, unable to contain it all.

Fei whimpered and sucked in a shaky breath when his lover kept his violent thrusts while chewing on the offered neck like it was some sort of delicious treat.

"Ah!" Fei choked as he was pulled off the bed and onto his hands. A large, tanned hand held his chest steadily before slowly sliding up his throat to force his head to tilt all the way back so that he could rest on his lover's shoulder. His right hand was pinned tightly to the mattress by a larger one overlapping his. The hand that was on his throat shifted up even more, slipping two fingers into Fei's open mouth as the greenet's screams became muffled moans.

"Hmph!" Fei cried when the fingers inside his mouth lightly pinched his tongue. Unable to close his mouth or swallow with the fingers pressing his tongue down, the saliva inside his mouth had nowhere to go but flood down the corners of his lips. Saryuu broke away from his task of nibbling on Fei's earlobe and moved to lap up the fluid dripping down his lover's chin.

"Umph! Mmph! Mmmph!" Fei screamed at every thrust while feeling his boyfriend's hot tongue cleaning his face. Tears spilled from his eyes as his lower belly tightened in a familiar sensation. Saryuu must have felt the sudden tenseness, groaning and thrusting even harder as they came closer and closer to the edge until…

"Mmmph uagh—AAAAAAAHN!" Fei tore his mouth from Saryuu's finger, letting out a long cry as his arms gave out, causing him to collapse onto the bed just as another load of his lover's semen was injected into him.

Fei panted heavily. He was only able to rest for a few seconds when he felt his legs being grabbed. Without even pulling out, Saryuu flipped the greenet onto his back. Fei let out a choked yelp when he felt the rock hard dick inside him spin. The sensation almost caused his eyes to roll all the way back as his boyfriend slammed into him, causing the remains of hot seeds he had been keeping warm in his body to overflow and gush out.

Fei cracked open his eyes and felt his breath stop when he saw what he normally would have deemed the impossible. Saryuu was extremely flustered, his lips parted in heavy pants with his half-lidded eyes hazed with lust swimming in those royal purple irises. The greenet parted his lips, only to have Saryuu quickly dive in and capture them in his own. He sucked passionately at the younger male's bottom lip before thrusting his tongue inside to explore his wet cavern.

Distracted by the heated kiss, Fei never felt the other leather bind wound its way around his other ankle until it was too late. His legs were suddenly pulled apart by the binds, forcing them to part almost into a horizontal line as Saryuu gave a strong thrust forward. The greenet screamed at how deep his lover had entered him. He instinctively tried to close his leg, only to realize how strong the leather binds actually were. The white haired man spared a few seconds to do a quick check over the binding, making sure that they are completely secure before he began to build up an intense rhythm.

"AAAAH!" Fei cried as he trashed. His toes curled within the air while his nails dragged across Saryuu's shoulder blades. The white haired male hissed at the stinging pain his younger lover was causing, but that just fuelled him even more as he pounded brutally into the alluring greenet. With each powerful thrust, his own seed mixed with the body fluid of Fei and lubricant came spurting out.

The older male raked his eyes over the state of his lover, loving how the greenet along with his costume were a complete mess. His face was flushed and his mouth was opened wide in his struggle to keep breathing. His eyes rolled back each time Saryuu slammed into him, forcing out the most delectable scream that was simply music to his ears.

Using the greenet's moment of weakness, Saryuu grabbed those slender wrists, ripping his lover's grip from the poor bed sheet and pinning them over his head where the handcuffs were located. The chairman of the Soccer Committee made quick work of snapping those fluffy cuffs over his boyfriend's wrists and Fei didn't even seem to notice in his lust driven state. Then again, Saryuu's mind wasn't clear either. Right now, the couple was moving purely on their animalistic instincts and their desire for one another. They had lost all of their reasoning the moment they finally connected after so long.

"Uagh!" Fei tossed his head to the side as his apron was hastily removed and his tube top was roughly pulled up to reveal his perky nipples. Saryuu buried his face into the pale bosom, licking and sucking on the right dusky nipple while rolling the other between his fingers.

Fei cried out at the onslaught pleasure, unable to take is anymore as his lungs burned from the inability to get enough air despite how fast he was breathing. His limbs tugged at the bindings, desperate to get free as his body shook violently. Tears were flooding down those unblinking mint green eyes as the greenet felt his erection throb painfully. His mouth opened and with a choked scream, he came harder than before. Once again, his skirt gathered up, the proof of their lovemaking. Saryuu grunted against the perky nipple as he felt the heated silk walls around his member tighten and ripple. Humming a low moan, which vibrated into the greenet's chest, he pushed himself as deep he could access into the delicious body and cummed deep inside, releasing a new batch of seed to replace the old ones that gotten forced.

Fei lay there, feeling himself finally spent and satisfied with Saryuu lying gently on top of him, using his elbow to support half of his weight so he wouldn't crush his lover.

"This…" Saryuu took a moment to gather his breathes. "This is the best present you've ever given me."

Fei smiled despite how tired out he felt. It was the most intense sex they ever had and he loved every moment of it. He was relieved to hear that Saryuu thought the same. It made all those sacrifices for the past month worthwhile.

"Though next time, can we do it without all the…interruptions?" Saryuu sighed as he reached up to shower kisses over the milk white neck while carefully pulling himself out. Fei groaned and his walls constricted, not yet wanting Saryuu to leave him, but the older male didn't seem to get the message, leaving the greenet to feel an unpleasant emptiness.

"I'm sorry…" Fei mumbled as Saryuu slowly used his body to blanket him. "I…didn't know how you'd react. I thought you'd be serious if…" He trailed off, blushing darkly as he realized how stupid his reasoning might sound.

"If I was frustrated?" Saryuu finished the sentence for him with a light-hearted chuckle. "I think anyone would, don't you? After all, you were keeping up with me quite well…which I must say is quite the surprise. Usually you look close to fainting after the second round."

"T-That was because I was tired!" Fei spluttered to defend himself. "You always choose to get…to do it when I'm worn out, l-like that time I was forced into shopping with Meia and the others."

"So it's their fault your stamina is bad?" Saryuu hummed as his royal purple eyes flashed in amusement. A mischievous smile spread over his lips. Fei blinked at his lover, but was too tired to hear the alarms screeching in the back of his mind.

"Y-Yeah!" Fei spluttered, feeling more and more uncomfortable and embarrassed with the topic. Saryuu said nothing. He searched his lover's eyes for something before pushing himself up.

At first, Fei thought that Saryuu was going to leave for a shower. They did make a mess after all, but instead, the older male reached down and pulled his tube top back over his chest to cover his nipples. Fei looked up and watched as Saryuu placed the white apron back over him and retied the strings around his neck and waist.

"Saru?" Fei mumbled, beginning to get a bad feeling as he tried to sit up, only to hear the clattering sound of chains and something restricting the movement of his arms. Fei snapped his head up, his eyes widened as he wondered when he had been handcuffed.

"Since you went through all that trouble to dress up so nicely for me, I have to properly admire it." Saryuu said in a low, seductive tone as his eyes trailed over every corner of his body. Fei felt his skin burn and his heart pounded impossibly fast inside his ribcage. His face nearly exploded from heat when Saryuu lifted his skirt up so that the older man could get a nice view of the thoroughly wetted black thong, which was pushed to the side to reveal the hardening pale cock and the leaking hole.

Fei's eyes widened when he saw one of his lover's hands disappear into his skirt. He cried out protests, only to be cut off by his own moan when he felt a finger slide down the underside of his penis. His breath hitched as he tugged on his binding harder. He let out a small cry when he felt the feather light touch trailing between his balls before stopping at his leaking entrance.

"N-No, don't—mmgh!" Fei bit his lips and turned his head, trying to hide his face from those sharp gazes when the finger eased into his body and began rubbing at his sensitive wall.

"Does it feel good?" Saryuu purred as he leaned over his lover so he could see the beautiful expression the other was sprouting. Unable to deny the feeling, Fei could only respond with a shy nod. The white haired man chuckled as he played with the inside of the slick passage before slowly pulling his finger out. He fixed his lover's thong, making sure the silky fabric was back where it was supposed to be.

When Fei looked down, he blushed upon the sight of his lover's index finger, which was wet with his own cum. The white haired man followed the greenet's eye direction before he smirked. He moved his hand up, lightly using the tip of his index finger to create a wet trail up Fei's chest before stopping at those plump lips.

"Clean it." Fei found himself trembling with excitement at the order as he felt his body's senses reawakening all over again just by staring at the predatory look in Saryuu's eyes. He parted his mouth, welcoming the finger in as he used his tongue to thoroughly clean off the creamy fluid. It tasted slightly bitter, but it was a taste Fei had grown to enjoy over the years.

"Ah…" Fei moaned pleasurably when he felt the finger begin to play with his tongue. He opened his mouth wider to take in another finger and squeezed his lips around them teasingly.

A humming growl came from Saryuu's throat and Fei knew then that his lover was getting turned on. He spent the next minute nipping and licking on the offered fingers until Saryuu seemed to have enough and pulled his hand away.

"You're beautiful, Fei." Those words whispered softly into Fei's ear before he moaned as their lips locked against each other. He instinctively tried to wrap his arms around Saryuu's neck, only to be reminded that the handcuffs are still on.

"Saru…" he whimpered as he pulled away. "Please…unlock the cuffs. The key is on the nightstand. I want to feel you."

Saryuu looked over to the key, but made no move to go and retrieve it. Instead, he delved down to taste the enticing junction between his neck and shoulder. His hands slipped inside Fei's tube top play with his nipples.

"Saru!" Fei whined, but leaned his head to the side nonetheless to give his lover more access.

"If I take off those handcuffs now, you'll hide your face." Saryuu said as he pulled back. He reached a hand up to hold Fei's head in place.

"I want to see you." he whispered softly as he leaned down a little and locked his eyes with those mint green ones. "I want to see your face when I pleasure you, when I thrust deep inside you and fill you up with my semen."

With each word, Saryuu leaned closer, looking deep into his lover's eyes while Fei was desperately trying to control the heat rushing through his head.

"Y-You've seen enough…" Fei moaned out the words, unable to help but felt himself get even hotter, especially down south.

"No, it's not enough." Saryuu corrected as he tasted those sweet lips again. "It'll never be enough…" With that, he dived in for a full kiss as the pair groaned at the sensation. Saryuu quickly pulled away, withdrawing his tongue, which he used to lick his lips that were moist with his lover's saliva. He pulled off his shirt, revealing the toned chest underneath before he pressed his body down to the sinful beauty. Fei mewled as their groins pressed against each other through the fabric of his skirt. Saryuu's mouth was back, latching onto the side of his neck and sucking him hard.

"Ah!" Fei arched at the pleasure mixed with a tingle of pain. "Mmgh…Saru…"

Saryuu kissed Fei's neck while his hands caressed the greenet's naked waist, running his fingers over the white skin that sent shivers up and down the greenet's spine. With his teeth, Saryuu took a hold of the ribbon of Fei's apron on the back of his neck. His hands dipped beneath the nimble body to grab the other knot around his little maid's waist. With a tug, the apron came loose, sliding off the squirming body and falling to the floor.

Saryuu was quick to work with the newly exposed skin. He ran his lips down, nibbling along his lover's collar bone while his hands teasingly played with Fei's costume. He had his left hand's finger run along the edge of the greenet's tube top while his other hand hooked on the hem of his skirt. He pulled at the fabric, causing his skirt to slowly slide down, but stopped just before too much got exposed.

Fei groaned in frustration. He hated this new experience of teasing. It was too slow and too agonizing. His insides were itching for the completion they had not long ago and it was driving him insane. He bit his lips to keep himself from pleading to the other male. He finally got what he wanted. Saryuu was finally doing things at his own pace. It was a bittersweet feeling for the greenet. Sweet because he was happy that Saryuu was enjoying himself, but bitter because he wasn't sure if his body could handle it if this drags on.

Fei breathed heavily as he watched Saryuu place one last kiss over his bellybutton before moving even lower. His face flared when his boyfriend's head slipped between his legs and disappeared inside his skirt. A second after that, Fei could feel something wet licking at his erection.

"Hyaaa!" Fei cried as he squirmed around. His eyes were wide like saucers when he felt Saryuu's tongue rub at all his sensitive spots before poking a little through his thong and into his wet entrance.

At that moment, a clicking sound echoed in the back of his mind. At first, Fei didn't know what had happened, but when one of Saryuu's hands grabbed his left ankle and moved his leg to rest on his board shoulder, Fei realized that his binds had been released. Well…one of them at least seeing how his other leg was still tied up. He sobbed from the overwhelming feeling as Saryuu massaged his inner thigh while using his tongue to push the thong into his greedy hole. He tossed and turned, feeling the pleasure building up more and more until he couldn't take it anymore.

He came.

He cummed with a long moan as he felt his semen spurting into his dress before the essence was smeared over his skin. He could feel Saryuu moving up to lap them up, teasingly running over the tip of his erection that was still leaking with some leftovers. Hands worked at the side of his hip, untying the strings as the thong came loose, revealing the lewd evidence of what they had done. Satisfied, Saryuu pulled his head out, kissing his way down the freed leg before stopping at the fancy stocking.

Fei watched dizzily as Saryuu took a hold of the stocking between his lips. The way his lover slowly pulled it down with his mouth while never breaking their eye contact was enough to make the greenet cum again. It was an erotic sight that made Fei's body tremble in excitement.

Finally, he couldn't hold it in anymore. The younger male just couldn't stand this torture any longer. "Please…" he begged through his tears. "Take me, Saru."

Saryuu's eyes shone with heavy need and desire. He spat the stocking out once he pulled it off the pale leg and let it fall to the ground. He practically tore off his pants and let it join the scattered pieces of the greenet's maid costume. With another click, Fei found his other leg freed before Saryuu grabbed the key and unlock only the left handcuff. Even though only one arm was released, it made no difference for the empty handcuff easily slipped around the bedpost, giving the greenet back his full freedom.

Without anything holding him back, Fei pounced. His arms wrapped tightly around Saryuu's neck while his legs straddled the other man's waist. Saryuu was just as eager, accepting his lover into his arms all while using this chance to ease his hard cock into the searing hot passage that he had been thirsting for.

"Ahhhh!" Fei mewled, tightening his arms around Saryuu as he pressed their bodies close, wanting to feel the full warmth of his lover as they connected after what felt to be eternity.

"Fei, ngh, your hand." Saryuu grumbled through a moan. At first, Fei didn't know what Saryuu was asking, but when the jingling sound of chain echoed, he looked down to his hand, which was threaded through the soft white hair, and realized that his boyfriend had meant the handcuff.

He held his hand to Saryuu, who reached for the empty cuff. The greenet's eyes widened when Saryuu cuffed his own hand, locking them together before tossing the key across the room. The clattering sound of the metal meeting the hard wooden floor ran clearly throughout the room as the key lay limply on the ground.

"Saru…"

"I love you, Fei." Saryuu smirked, lacing their chained hands together as he thrust his hip up, enjoying the blissful expression lover made. Wrapping his other arm around the thin waist, he began to thrust upward while pulling his lover's body down in time with his movement. Fei cried as he rolled his hip, putting his free hand on Saryuu's shoulder for leverage as they moved together.

"L-Love…nngh!" The greenet buried his head into the white hair while Saryuu tiled his head up to add more love bites on the already thoroughly marked nape. "I love you too…ahn…I love you, Saru—AAAAAAH!"

Saryuu smiled against his lover's jaw before pushing the other's face out of his hair so he could pull the body down, burying himself deep into the heated body and sealed their lips together passionately. Their intertwined fingers tightened their hold on each other as they both rode out their pleasure, cumming almost at the same time with only a second's difference.

"Ha…Happy Valentine's Day, Saru." Fei sighed against his lover, growing limp within Saryuu's arm as fatigue began to take over his body. However, he knew they were far from finishing if the hard erection twitching inside his body was any indication.

"Happy Valentine's Day." Saryuu hummed, giving a light suck on his lover's lower lip before he rocked against the lithe body. "This is the best present you've ever given me."

Fei beamed before groaning when the shaft inside him brushed over the abused, sensitive gland inside his body. "You know…your birthday is coming in a few weeks…" he began, trailing off to let Saryuu figure out the rest for himself. It didn't take him long, probably only two or three seconds before the arm around Fei's waist slid under his skirt and groped his naked rear.

"I look forward to it."

Saryuu didn't say anything as he focused back to the photo. The girl's jungle green eyes also fell onto the picture. The frown on her face deepened, but she didn't say anything and simply waited for her cover leader to speak.

"How is the hacking process going?" Saryuu finally asked after a long moment of silence; his eyes never leaving the precious photo.

"Giris and the others are currently working on it," Meia replied, "it won't be long until El Dorado's system falls into our control."

"With Fei in their hands, their security will strengthen but at the same time, they would believe that they have the upper hand," Saryuu hummed, "once you've gained complete access, keep a low profile. Let them keep believing that they are in control. It would be troublesome if they're alerted of our movement."

"Of course." Meia said before her own eyes illuminated. Saryuu's eyes shifted up to see a blue haired girl floating into the room. Her eyes were closed and the light snores that escaped her lips showed that she is fast asleep. The purple light outlining her body brought her close until she stopped directly beside the female vampire.

"You should drink, Saru. Going out into the sunlight must have taken a lot in your current state."

Saryuu glanced at Meia, then back to the girl who was smiling as though she was having a pleasant dream.

"I suppose," the leader of Feida said after some thinking and set the photo aside, "bring her over."

Meia glanced over to the floating body of the human. With a wave of her hand, the blue haired girl drifted over to the bed. She kept smiling, oblivious to the world happening around her as she hovered over the white haired vampire.

Saryuu leaned back against the large pillows as Meia slowly brought the girl down, stopping until their faces were only inches apart. With a twitch of her index finger, the purple haired vampire made the sleeping human tilt her head so her neck was bare out for the vampire. Saryuu parted his mouth to reveal his lengthening fangs. Then in a swift movement, his head thrust forward and his fangs sank into the human girl's fragile neck. The girl took in a quivering breath as a dark blush dusted over her pale cheeks. However, she didn't wake, and simply moaned as the vampire began to suck out the crimson fluid that ran within her veins.

Meia wrinkled her nose as she smelled the heavy scent of pheromone the human was spreading. The female vampire has no doubt that if the human was awake, she would pounce onto her leader the second she gets free much like any others would when being drained by a vampire.

By the time Saryuu pulled his fangs out, the human had lost her smile and her snores. Rather than sleeping peacefully as she was before, she was now rather knocked out cold with only enough blood left in her body to keep her alive. The vampire gave the two punctured wounds he made a quick lick and the flesh sealed up as though the wound never existed to begin with. Taking this as her cue, Meia removed the human girl from Saryuu and reeled her back.

Saryuu licked the trail of blood that had escaped from the corner of his lips and frowned. The human tasted bitter.

"I take it she's also not to your liking?" Meia frowned at the human when she saw her emperor's reaction. She sniffed the drying blood on the girl's neck and caught the faint, foul stench that caused her coven leader's displeasure.

"Isn't there a human that's not tainted?" Saryuu asked. Ever since he woke up, all the humans brought to him were like the girl. They all taste the same with bitterness lingering inside their veins.

"She's already one of the purest ones we could find." Meia responded. She waved her hand as the girl floated out of the room, "The air has worsened compared to twelve years ago, and most teenagers nowadays take drugs. Even if they don't, they come into contact with people who do."

"Indeed," Saryuu's eyes softened as he gazed towards the photo lying beside him, "time has certainly changed a lot during these twelve years."

Meia tilted his head, wondering if they are still on the topic of the change in human society or has it been shifted to the object of the ex-emperor's affection. However, none of that really mattered so she brushed it off with a shrug.

"Shall I bring in another human?" She asked.

"Later," Saryuu replied, "I want some rest right now. Make sure no one disturbs me for the next seven hours."

"Of course." Meia said. She turned on her heels gracefully as she walked out of the large chamber, the door automatically closing behind her as she left.

Once alone within the room, Saryuu sank back into the pillow. Giving the picture one last glance, he slowly closed his eyes and drifted off into the realm of dream.

oOo

"Fei."

The little child looked around the darkness. His green eyes searching and desperately seeking for the source of where the mysterious voice was coming from.

"Fei." It came again, but the child couldn't pinpoint the location.

"W-where are you?" He yelled out, tears stinging his eyes. Fright was displayed over his eyes as he ran blindly around the darkness, trying to find the person calling to him.

"I'm over here, Fei." The voice spoke, this time directly behind him. The boy quickly turned around. A relieved smile broke over his face when he saw the silhouette of a tall person standing right behind him. He quickly ran over and pounced into those outstretched, welcoming arms.

"Fei…" Fei snuggled into the warmth and smiled at the loving whisper of his name. He glanced up at the person and parted his lips to call him back, only to freeze when no name came out. He stared at the face that was covered by a thin layer of shadow, making it impossible for him to see what his holder looked like.

"What's wrong?" Those lips curved upward into a smile. The person was waiting. He was waiting for his name to be called.

Fei tried again, but his voice never made it through.

"Fei?" A frown slowly turned over those lips, "Why aren't you calling my name?"

The greenette panicked. He shook his head, trying to tell the person that it wasn't what he thought…but the person had taken it the wrong way.

"Don't you like me, Fei?" The child shook his head more furiously. He looked up to the person, about to explain his reason when something dripped onto his cheek. He raised his small, chubby hand and wiped his tiny fingers over the fluid. When he pulled his hand back, the child let out a horrified scream when he found his hand covered in blood.

The arms supporting him vanished and the child hit the cold, solid ground painfully. He quickly looked around the darkness, but the mysterious person was nowhere to be seen. Tears trickled down his cheeks as he tried to call out for the other, but was unable to without knowing the name.

"Ugh…" the child looked down as more pearly tears rolled out of his eyes. Not knowing what to do anymore, he began to cry, hoping that person would come find him through his voice.

"Fei…" a soft voice suddenly hushed as light beamed out from behind him. The child quickly spun around. His tears quickly dried when he saw the person kneeling there with light beaming behind him. The young boy's smile returned and he quickly tried to approach the person that was wrapped within the shadow due to the strong light. However, he was halted in his small steps when the person gave a firm order "stop."

"Listen to me closely, Fei." The person whispered.

The light faded a bit and the dark shadow casted on the person's body was lifted. The child's eyes dilated at the massive amount of blood bleeding out of the person. His clothes were torn and bore deep cuts nearly everywhere. A small puddle of blood was quickly forming at his feet. But regardless of all these heavy injuries, the person was smiling a soft smile, as though he couldn't even feel them. The greenette tried to speak, but the only thing he could choke out was a weak sob. A heavy tremble wrecked his body as he stared horrified at all the blood.

"No matter what happens, stay in here." He said before his head snapped up upon the voices echoing from the distance.

"No!" Fei cried as he hurriedly grabbed the person's blood soaked clothes to prevent him from getting up. "No! Don't leave!" He begged, clutching onto him harder as the person tried to pry his small hand off.

"Fei–" whatever the person was about to say, he was cut off by the thundering sounds of footsteps marching towards them. He looked up in alarm and with a harsh tug; he roughly tore off the little fingers hooking onto his cloth and pushed the child back.

"–!" The child cried for something... anything to call the person back, but was still unable to as he didn't know this person's name.

"Stay in here and don't make a sound," the shadowy figure repeated in a sterner and colder tone, "I will come back for you. I promise."

"No! Don't go!" Fei tried to reach out again, but the person had slammed the door shut, locking the child back into total darkness.

"There he is!" A voice echoed from somewhere in the darkness.

"Shellbit," the child's head snapped up when he heard the person's voice from the other side of the darkness, "Burst!"

The sound of explosion shook the invisible ground as the greenette ducked his head down in fear. He could hear many shrieks, then followed by the sound of rapid gunfire. The volume was so loud that it shook the child's tiny heart. The greenette let out a muffled cry into his hands when he heard a pained scream coming from the distance, belonging to the person that had held him so gently.

The child held his breath when the gunfire finally had stopped.

There was a moment of silence before someone cursed out loudly, "That monster couldn't have gotten far with the amount of blood he lost! Find him! FIND HIM!"

Fei woke to the sound of his own cries. He could hear voices around him and hands at his shoulders, but he couldn't find himself to care. He turned and buried his face into the soft pillow and continued to wail out the agonizing feeling that was overwhelming his entire being.

The voices grew louder and the hands began shaking him, but Fei ignored them all.

He didn't want any of them.

All he wanted was for him to come back.

oOo

Saryuu's eyes flew open when he felt a painful tug inside his chest. He sat up sharply, looking around the darkness of his room before his eyes landed to the picture of the infant lying beside him.

"What's wrong?" A voice asked, but Saryuu wasn't startled by it, knowing since he woke that he wasn't alone in his chamber.

"Nothing," he mumbled, giving the picture another look for a few seconds before his eyes shifted to his companion, "why are you here, Imusu? I thought I said not to disturb me."

"You said for seven hours, and that had already passed since an hour ago," the vampire stepped forward, revealing long, sky blue hair and electric blue eyes, "I've brought you a late snack. You need to keep drinking if you want to recover."

Saryuu frowned, though he knew that it's true he needed more blood if he want to recover faster. So when he gave an approved nod, his food in the form of a teenage boy was brought in. Once the white haired vampire had his fill, Imusu pulled away the human with a light smirk on his face.

"How are you holding up, Saru?" He said as he carelessly dropped the human onto the ground, only making sure the boy fell on his side so that the leftover blood on his neck wouldn't stain the beautiful white marble floor.

"I'm about sixty percent recovered." Saryuu replied as purplish light flickered by his eyes. He looked down at his hand, then to the photo by his side, "It's time."

Imusu immediately lost his smile as he uncrossed his arms, "Are you sure?" There was a hint of worry in his voice, "Perhaps you should wait a little longer."

"I've waited long enough," Saryuu growled with narrowed eyes, "I've already wasted twelve years. I won't let them toy around with Fei's life any longer than they already have. Go and alert all teams. It's time we settle this."

"Understood." Imusu said before he grabbed the human by the back of his collar and flung the limp body over his shoulder. With a kick off the floor, the vampire vanished with a speed invisible to the human eye.

oOo

"Do you require more tea?" One of the androids asked as he stood beside the green haired boy and held out a ceramic tea pot. When Fei slowly shook his head in a negative response, the android walked away, setting the pot back to the table before returning to his post against the wall with his companions.

"Seeing as you are calm now…" Heikichi began as he stared at the boy sitting opposite of him on the leather couch, "can you tell us what happened, Fei?"

The greentte didn't respond. Instead, he just stared at his empty tea cup resting on his knees and clasped between his quivering hands. His eyes were glazed over, part of his mind still trapped inside the nightmare he just had. When Togurou saw that, he called out the teen's name in a louder tone, successfully snapping the boy out of his thought. Fei glanced up to the two adults.

Upon seeing the confusion on his face, Heikichi decided to repeat his question, "Can you tell us what happened that made you so terrified when you woke up?" He repeated.

"I-I…" Fei whispered as he unconsciously clutched onto the cup tighter. He could still feel the overwhelming agony and sadness squeezing his heart, but he couldn't figure out why, "I don't know. I j-just… it's…" his voice broke off, unable to continue any longer as tears rolled down his face all over again.

The two men stared at the boy apathetically, not shocked at all by the sight. It has been an expected reaction seeing how the greenette wore that suffering expression ever since he had woken early this morning.

"Tell us your dream, Fei." Togurou spoke in a firm tone that didn't allow the teen any other choice. The man needed to see if he could gain any useful information from the boy. After all, Fei had lived with Feida for years after his parents' murders. From the boy's reaction, there was high a possibility that the he may have remembered something from the past.

Fei shifted uncomfortably. He honestly didn't want to talk about it, but he was never one to lie, "It was just a dream." The green haired boy replied, hoping they won't ask anymore.

"And?" The chairman unfortunately pushed on.

"It was just a nightmare." The teen mumbled quietly. An uncomfortable silence drowned the room before Heikichi spoke up again, much to the green haired teen's displeasure.

"Does it have something to do with Saryuu Evan?" Fei's head snapped up, surprised by the name that was mentioned.

"Saryuu?" He whispered as that face flashed across his mind again. Being so wrapped up in that dream, he had almost forgotten about the vampire that had been haunting his thoughts. When the two men saw the pure surprise and confusion over his face, they frowned in disappointment. Due to their occupation, both are expert upon reading faces, and the greenette's genuine surprise and reaction to the name proved how whatever he had dreamt of has nothing to do with the creature of their worries.

"If it's not about Saryuu, then it's fine," Heikichi sighed, "return to your room and rest up. Lunch," he glanced to the clock to find that it was a quarter past noon, "will be brought to your room shortly."

Fei nodded mutely as he slowly rose from his seat and placed the empty cup onto the table. The Perfect Cascade removed themselves from against the wall as they led the boy out, leaving the two grown men alone in the office to discuss over what had happened. As the greenette walked, he couldn't help but kept replaying his meeting with Saryuu Evan, then to those images he saw of him.

The teen could remember dreaming many dreams of his younger self, but they had all been blurry. And in every dream of his childhood, there was always that song being sang somewhere in the back of his head.

The nightmare he just had was the first dream of his childhood that didn't. Just remembering of the sound of gunfire and the blood staining the mysterious person crushed his heart.

"Does it have something to do with Saryuu Evan?" Fei thought back to Togurou's question.

Now that he thought about it, he had this dream after he learnt of Saryuu. He remembers falling asleep trying to figure out the strange feeling he gets whenever he remembers that face. And that stranger from his dream…Fei felt as though he had heard that voice from somewhere before. Not just him, but another as well. The last voice he heard from his dream that was angrily snapping out orders sounded ominously familiar, but he just couldn't place his finger on it.

"We're here." The android spoke, snapping Fei out of his thought as he glanced up to see the door opening, revealing his temporary room.

"O-oh… thank you… umm…" the green haired teen stared at the leader of the android team and realized how he didn't know any of their names.

"Rei Rukh." The android answered his silent question with a stoic expression.

"Rei Rukh." Fei smiled lightly. Just as he was about to head in, he paused when he recalled something from his dream, "Do you mind if I ask you something, Rei Rukh?"

"As long as the information is not classified, I will be able to answer." Rei Rukh replied.

"Shellbit Burst," Fei remembered the two words from his dream, "do you know what that is?"

"Shellbit Burst is a Hissatsu Technique." The android replied.

"Hissatsu?" Fei frowned at the word. It sounded like something only games or anime would have, "What's that?"

"A Hissatsu Technique is a special ability all races apart from human and shape shifters are able to perform. They can materialize their aura and use them as highly destructive attacks or impenetrable defenses."

"Aura." Fei recalled the explanation Togurou had given him on auras of creatures. He did mention something about using aura as an attack… so could this be what he had meant? "Then Shellbit Burst is…?"

"Shellbit Burst is an S-rank Hissatsu technique," Fei assumed that S-rank was a considerably high level, "in our current database, it is known to be the fastest and only technique that allows defense and offense at the same time. Only one creature has been recorded to ever been able to use this move."

The teen immediately perked up with interest. Just as he was about to question who it was, the sound of alarm suddenly rang throughout the entire building and nearly burst his eardrums. The androids acted immediately, going into what Fei recognized as their Hyper Dive Mode.

"What's going on?" Fei asked and yelped when Rei Rukh grabbed his wrist. With the other androids surrounding them, the teen was dragged down the hallway at a pace so fast that he was having great difficulties keeping up.

"Wait! Rei Rukh!" He panted and tugged at his wrist, but the other had a strong grip on him. As they rushed down the hallway, Fei noticed the armoured men drawing out their guns. At the sight of the weapon, the greenette felt his blood turned cold at the remembrance of his dream.

"Where are we going?" He asked, feeling his arm hurting from the rough pulls.

"The emergency alarm has been triggered," the android to his left responded, "under orders, we are to take you to the safest place of El Dorado."

Fei winced, feeling his arm nearly ripped out when they turned around a sharp corner.

After running up the long staircase and through many doors, they finally stopped. The green haired teen collapsed onto his knees, panting heavily as he looked up to discover himself being in the room where they brought him in when he first arrived. All the old people he had met were back, sitting around the table with countless guards lined up against the wall.

"What are the situations?" Fei turned to see Heikichi and Togurou rushing. By rushing, the two men were simply walking at a faster pace than usual, their expression stern, not betraying even the slightest bit of urgency. A few soldiers accompanied them into the room before taking their post at the doorway.

"Chairman!" The white haired man with rectangular glasses gasped in panic. "The emergency alarm in the Southern Wing has been triggered!"

"What?" Heikichi's eyes narrowed at the news, "The Protocol Omega should be there patrolling."

Fei backed up a little so he could be closer to the answer and lightly whispered, "What is Protocol Omega?"

"They are one of the three teams that are specially trained to defend mankind against the outlaw creatures." The android responded in his robotic voice.

"How exactly did this happen?" Togurou asked as he stood beside Heikichi who took his seat.

"We don't know," the brown haired man responded as he looked up at the blank, holographic screen, "the surveillance cameras in that area were all shut down at nearly the exact same time."

"We have locked down the entire Southern Wing and have sent guards to investigate. We should be receiving some information very–"

[Chairman!] The holographic screen appeared at the center of the group, revealing a middle age man with indigo hair wearing a mask over the bottom half of his face. [We have located the Protocol Omega! T-they're…] He trailed off, seeming unable to finish his sentence and stepped to the side. When the elders around the table saw the scene behind the man, they broke out shocked gasps which echoed throughout the sealed room.

Fei stared in dismay at how trashed the place was. The walls were crumbled into bits and the wooden floor smashed with holes. There teenagers seeming to be around his age scattered around, all of them seemingly unconscious and their conditions no better than the building.

A girl with tan skin and curly blond hair was lying in a large crater. A fat, blue haired one was crushed under a fallen piece of ceiling which some of the guards were struggling to remove. There were many others, each of them looking worse than the previous.

"Where's Alpha?" Heikichi asked and the screen tilted upward, earning more horrified looks as they stared at the purple haired boy being hung to the ceiling by a single rope wrapped tightly around by his arms.

"How could this happen?" The blond man snapped. Fei shifted uncomfortably, not really liking the rambling man as he didn't made a good first impression on him. "The surveillance only blacked out for a few seconds!"

"Which means whoever had done this only needed a few seconds to wipe out the Protocol Omega." Togurou frowned, his lips pressed together in a grim line.

"I-it can't be…" the white haired elder whispered as fear struck all of their faces. When they looked around the rooms to see everyone wearing the same expressions, they knew that they were all thinking of the same thing.

[Chairman.] Another holographic image appeared. However, instead of a screen, this one showed the full body of a female. She sat at a chair with three keyboards in front of her. She had short pink hair with glasses and a Bluetooth attached to her ear, [We are receiving a transmission from the code 2101. Shall we approve?] The hologram of the woman asked. The lack of emotion she had in her question could rival the androids.

“Code 2101. That's Alpha's code." Togurou muttered as the other men stiffened.

"Accept." As soon as Heikichi gave the approval, the woman pressed on a few keys and a new screen appeared.

Fei's eyes rounded at the screen that was displaying the familiar white haired youth wearing a cocky smile on his lips. His sharp royal purple eyes swept through each and every person in the room before landing on him. The greenette felt his breath caught in his throat when their eyes met as a flicker of memory of the mysterious person from his nightmare overlapped with the vampire's image.

'W-what was that?' Fei flinched as he quickly broke the eye contact.

"Saryuu Evan," Heikichi glared at the ex-emperor of the vampire race, "as I thought, this is your doing."

[You speak of me as though I'm the bad one here, Oji-san.] Saryuu said in a mocking tone. He gave Fei another look before his attention went back to the elders, [And here I thought I'd give you all a friendly warning.]

"Warning?" Togurou's eyes narrowed. "What game are you playing at, Saryuu?"

[I'm not playing any games,] Saryuu replied with a low chuckle, [Unlike you, El Dorado, Feida won't use any underhanded method such as sneak attacks. I'm simply here to give you a heads up on the event that will take place.]

"What are you talking about? What event?" One of the elders asked.

[In three days, when the sun sets, Ragnarok will once again surface.]

"R-Ragnarok?!" Someone from the room cried out. If the elders looked horrified when they saw the vampire's face, then there was no word to describe the expression they have on right now.

"Is this a declaration of war?" The chairman asked. Although the man seemed to be the calmest of the group, Fei noticed how his fingers that were laced together on the table tightened.

[War?] Saryuu smirked at the man's choice of word. [Yes… war. I suppose that's one way you can call it.]

"Don't joke around!" The blond man snapped, causing the green haired teen to jump in surprise at the volume of his voice, "You damn monsters should just go back to where you belong, in the graves!"

[I look forward to when we can finally meet in person again, Oji-san.] Saryuu said to Heikichi, completely dismissing the curses the blond threw at him. The screen then turned black before it vanished, leaving only the image of the female operator.

"Have you traced the signal?" The chairman asked as the woman's fingers danced across the keyboard.

[No, sir.] She replied. Her eyes drifted around, her glasses reflecting the codes on the screen she was viewing, [We've searched the entire map, but we couldn't pinpoint where the signal was coming from. We suspect that it may have been tampered with–]

"He only used a few seconds to bring down Protocol Omega and steal Alpha's device. There's no way he could have the time to tamper with it considering our superior technology!" The blond man snapped before turning to the guards that are on standby, "He couldn't have gotten far! Find him!"

"Find him! FIND HIM!" 

Fei took in a sharp breath when that voice filled with rage came back to him. He stared at the blond man in shock, finally realizing why that last voice from his dream sounded so familiar.

"Without the exact location, where do you suggest they start the search?" Togurou questioned the angry blond, but the green haired boy didn't pay any attention to the developing argument. He kept his eyes on the man, not noticing how much his body was trembling with sweat glistening from his skin.

"Fei?" The leader of the android team stepped up when he noticed his charge's strange behavior. He reached for Fei's shoulder to get his attention, only to have his hand grabbed midway. The greenette clutched tightly onto the hand. Blood drained from his face as he became unnaturally pale; as though he had seen a ghost.

oOo

"I knew that you were eager, but I hadn't expected you to move so soon, especially when you're still recovering," the grey haired teen chuckled as he leaned against the pillar, "you sure you don't need a hand, Saru?"

"This is Feida's fight, Vanfeny. I don't want either of you meddling with it. Besides, you have your own assignments." Saryuu replied. He kept his eyes on the purple void beyond the window, never once looking back to his two companions.

"You only gave us a list of small covens that sided up with them," Vanfeny stated as he brushed a few strands of his hair back, "I would much rather get some main action, but then again, I suppose it's better than watching from the side line," he sighed before gazing over to the shelf that displayed a few pictures of a green haired child, "come to think of it, it has been years since I've last seen that baby you were keeping. I'm curious as to how he has grown."

"The kid's got a feminine charm," Garsha smirked, "he's definitely a submissive."

"Ironic how in the past, that infant can't be left two steps away from you without breaking into tears. Now…" Vanfeny reached up and casually tilted an expensive frame that held the picture of the precious boy with a long, ebony finger, "you two are dimensions apart, and he doesn't even know it. Such sorrowful tale."

Saryuu shot his fellow vampire a dark glare, but said nothing as he turned back to the window and at his own, bitter reflection.

oOo

"Fei Lune."

Fei slowly looked up from his bed to see Rei Rukh entering his room with a tray of food. He slowly got up, but his movements were still shaky.

"Shall I turn up the heat?" Asked one of the other androids, mistaking his shivers for being due to the cold. Not trusting his voice at the moment, Fei only responded with a weak nod. He was indeed cold, but it wasn't from the temperature. Whenever he remembered that elder's face and the event that took place in his dream, he couldn't help but feel an unpleasant chill running throughout his body.

He watched from the corner of his eyes as the boy went to the corner of his room to turn up the heat while Rei Rukh placed the food onto the table.

"Rei Rukh," Fei looked up at the android, "that blond man from the meeting room, who is he?"

"Kei Sanjiro. He is one of the elders of El Dorado who is responsible with making direct deals with the vampire race."

"What do you mean by making deals?" Fei asked.

"Each of the El Dorado elders acts as a human representative with an assigned specie. Any diplomatic matters or communication with alliances goes through them, which they record down into documents then hand to chairman Heikichi for approval. Once the approval is completed, the documents will be handed back to the representative who then return them to the specie."

"So you mean that if the vampires had any problems, they tell that man?"

"That is correct." Rei Rukh confirmed.

"Then during that time when they fought against Saryuu. Was…?" The green haired teen swallowed. He was scared if his suspicion was true, but he had to confirm it, "Was that man also there…?"

"Yes," Fei felt his heart stop at the response, "during the battle twelve years ago, Kei Sanjiro was the one who had gathered other vampire clans that were allied with El Dorado to aid them in the war against Ragnarok."

"Ragnarok?" Fei asked, remembering how Saryuu had mentioned something about Ragnarok surfacing and the paleness on the men when they heard the news, "Ragnarok was…umm..." he knew that Togurou had explained it to him yesterday, but there were too many things happening at that time so he couldn't really remember.

"Ragnarok is the royal palace of where Feida and the emperor live," The android thankfully explained, "during the middle of the battle, Ragnarok vanished, and since then, no one has seen it again."

"Wait, vanished?" Fei blinked, "But by palace it's like… a castle right? How did it vanish without anyone knowing?"

"We do not know. There was a flash of light, by the time we opened our eyes, Ragnarok was gone along with all the vampires of Feida."

"Our eyes?" Fei stared at the bald teen in disbelieve, then let his gaze drifted to the others, "You were all there?"

"Yes," answered a raven haired one, "we, along with the rest of El Dorado's forces, all attended in the invasion."

Fei stared at the teens that looked around the same age as he was, but then he was reminded of how these teenagers were only machines in disguise. So naturally, they don't age.

"I see…" Fei mumbled hesitantly, unable to help but feel that something was terribly wrong. That dream he had was definitely not natural. If that was indeed a memory and the person speaking was really Kei, does that mean that he was remembering the war everyone was speaking of?

Heikichi did say that he was found in Ragnarok after all…

Thinking more deeply into the matter, the green haired teen remembered how Kei had called Saryuu's kind monster. It was the same way he did in his memory… then does that mean that the mystery person in his dream is a vampire?

"Being kept as a prisoner by vampires had you traumatized, and as the body's self-defense system, your mind most likely chose to forget." Fei's thoughts drifted back to his dream. Trauma from vampires? No…that couldn't be it. From what he saw, that vampire was protecting him. If anything that had given him trauma, it was the ones which he assumed was El Dorado's forces…and Kei. The vampires didn't do anything to him. That was the only thing he could be sure of.

However, if that's so, then what was the meaning to everything that was happening? If the vampire was protecting him, then why did El Dorado attack them, claiming that they harmed humans?

"Why… is Saryuu bad?" The words slipped through his lips in a hush tone. Fei didn't realize that he had spoken that question out loud until Rei Rukh actually responded.

"He broke the treaty between the vampires and humans." The android replied simply.

"The town in Alaska, right?" Fei looked up towards the robot, "But do you have any evidence to prove that Saryuu was responsible? And my parents… just because I was found with Feida doesn't mean those vampires necessarily killed them, right?"

There was no way Saryuu had killed them—he wanted to believe that. He didn't want to consider how everything these people were telling him was the truth.

"There has been significant amount of evidences gathered on the attack in Alaska. Therefore an extermination of Feida was issued." The android with dark olive green hair answered.

"What evidences?" Fei turned to the other android.

"There was a sole survivor."

"A survivor?" The teen gasped at the new pieces of information. "I thought there were none."

"There was. El Dorado had hidden it from the media to insure her safety. She was found hidden inside the oven. When they went over all the registered picture of vampires, she recognized Saryuu Evan on the day of the attack."

"But… just because of that one picture you can't–!"

"We also got reports from other vampires claiming to have seen some members of Feida killing humans in the process of feeding," Rei Rukh interrupted, "the law of vampires is that when feeding, they can only take thirty percent of the human blood and erase their memories afterward. They broke that law by overfeeding, and in result, killing them."

"That's strange, don't you think?" Fei asked after he heard the explanation, ignoring the memories erasing part, "You said that Saryuu is an emperor, so Feida is like royalty, right? Why would they do something like killing humans during feedings? If they're really royalty, getting blood shouldn't be a problem, right? Why would they risk themselves just for such purpose?"

"We do not know. No such data has been inputted." Rei Rukh replied.

"You mean you guys didn't check for the reason before attacking them?" The green haired teen asked in disbelief. How could they just launch an attack on other living beings without even checking for the reasons behind their actions? Vampire royalties committing crimes by killing human through feeding sounded absurd to Fei's ears. It's just the same as human royalties going into the market to steal food which made no sense at all.

"Feida is a large coven," the olive haired android explained, "the possibility of one of their lower ranking soldiers killing humans through feeding is extremely high."

"The amount of people dying at their hands was rising at an alarming rate. An action must be carried out immediately to stop innocents from being kill and the human media for discovering the existence of other creatures." Rei Rukh added.

"That kind of reason…" Fei shook his head, knowing that it was no use talking logic into artificial beings, "then those vampires who saw the members of Feida draining humans, who are they?"

"They are alliances of El Dorado," the bald android replied, "any further information is classified."

"Alliances? The same ones that joined the attacks?" Fei mumbled to himself, feeling everything becoming stranger and stranger. Something was definitely not right. For starter, the way the El Dorado worked was something he found himself to be disgusted at. How can these people start war and take lives so easily? From what he seen on those elders, none of them seemed to like the other creatures much. Kei even called vampire 'monsters', which was simply cruel considering how they're also living beings.

"I want to be alone… please…" Fei mumbled. The androids didn't question. They obeyed and left to stand guard outside the door. After they were gone, Fei lay back onto the bed and curled himself up in the blanket for warmth.

He wrapped his arms around himself as he tried to forget the unpleasant thoughts, but it wasn't working. The nightmare, the blond man and now this. Everything was just too much to take in. Not knowing how else to calm down without breaking into tears again, Fei began to softly sing the song that he had known for as long as he remembered, unaware of the security camera that was focused on his being.

"For eternity. What if we just fold our wings and stay together, forever? I swear I'll never bore you. I'll wrap you up, tightly and lovingly, in my embrace; So just stay this way. Just don't run away anymore."

Fingers gently caressed the green haired boy displayed on the wide screen. A cool, crisp voice sang along, the lyrics matching perfectly in sync with the movement of Fei's rosy lips.

"So lift up your eyes and meet mine frankly. Build up the courage in your heart," the white haired teen rested his forehead against the glowing screen. Violet eyes fluttered close. He pressed his cheek against the warm surface, his hand never leaving the image of the pale boy.

"I promise I'll protect you always."

The song – the song is still the same as the song from the first chapter. The lyric is the continuation of where the lyric left off last chapter.

Beta’d by Grow Slowly

Chapter 1 – Broken Song

"Silently, lit by the moon's silvery light,

Two shadows are walking side by side.

Instead of becoming one,

They only drift into emptiness."

"Who…?" A hush voice echoed as the darkness flickered with a slit of light. The melody of water resonated from the distance, matching perfectly together with the beautiful song.

"Shaking, swaying like a fluttering butterfly,

Right now, it's like you've been hiding something."

"Who is singing…?" The darkness split open to a blurred scene of white. Something moved within the blended colors. The darkness came back, then parted once more, and the vision cleared slightly. Lips…

"Standing alone against an ever-blowing gale…"

A pair of moving lips could be made out, shaping the words being sang. Then, the colors blended together once more, erasing the picture of the person as the darkness returned.

"Are you really going to fly out with those tattered wings?

Don't do such a pointless thing.

Besides, I'd come after you no matter how far you fly."

"...!" Mint green eyes snapped open with a loud gasp.

Heavy pants echoed through the dim room, mixed together with the sound of the pattering of rain outside. The teen with spring green hair sat up and gazed out the window to see fat droplets of water rolling down the glass.

"That dream again." The boy groaned as he threaded his fingers through his sweat stained hair. "Come to think of it…it was raining too, wasn't it?" He glanced at the sky that was dark despite being daytime. He tried to recall the person who was singing, but failed again. Everything was too blurred for him to make out. Now that his mind had cleared, the image of the dream was slipping from his mind, slowly being forgotten.

Taking a small breath, the teen recalled where the song had broken off and began to sing the continuation.

"Though it's too torturing,

Putting up with time without hearing a voice.

Yesterday, haven't you been up all night,

Waiting for a call from me?"*

A loud rumble came from the green haired teen, causing him to look down in embarrassment as some passing girls in high school uniforms giggled at him. He tugged up his blue scarf a little and shivered at the cool air.

"I can't believe I forgot to stock up on food." The boy groaned as his stomach growled again, almost as though it was agreeing with him. He sighed and leaned his umbrella towards the direction of where the wind was blowing to block the incoming rain. Upon seeing light from the corner of his eyes, Fei turned and realized that he was walking by the window to McDonald. He peered through the glass, looking inside to see young children eating and smiling happily with their parents.

"Mommy, Daddy, hurry up!" Fei turned to see a small boy jumping up and down at the doorway to the fast food restaurant. He was shaking his umbrella in excitement as his parents made their way to him.

"Slow down, honey." The woman said sweetly, but the second the man opened the door, the boy had dashed inside. The pale teen watched as the couple exchanged loving smiles before they walked in after their son.

"Parents and friends…" The greenette mumbled quietly as he recalled the group of girls he had passed by. He turned to continue his path before he was distracted. However, not seeing where he was going, he ended up colliding against something. If not for a hand that had reached out to grab him, he would have surely joined his umbrella in the puddle.

"I'm sorry." He quickly apologized when he realized that he had bumped into a person. "I wasn't watching where I was…" his voice got lost in his throat when he saw that the one he had walked into was another teenager.

The person had snow white hair and was wearing a pair of black goggles over his eyes despite how it was a grayish day without much sunlight. He couldn't help but shivered when he saw his own image being reflected in those lenses. He didn't know why, but he suddenly felt very conscious and that made him extremely nervous.

It was only when he saw the stranger's lips moving did he realize that the other was speaking. "I-I'm sorry, what did you say?" He asked lamely and immediately felt very stupid for doing so. If the person didn't know he was staring, the green haired teen was sure that he did now.

"I said," the white haired boy smiled kindly, not seeming the least bothered by needing to repeat his words, "that if you don't pick up your umbrella soon, you'll be soaked."

The green haired teen stilled. He blinked up at the other once, then twice before he realized that his umbrella was missing. He looked up, finding himself under shelter of the other boy's black parasol and what's more, he was pressed close against the stranger's chest by the arm around his waist that had prevented him from falling.

"S-sorry!" The greenette quickly pulled himself away from the warm hold. Flushed in embarrassment, he hastily bent down to pick up his umbrella, not seeing the small amount of water that had gathered inside. Just when the white haired teen was about to call out to stop him, he held the umbrella upright. The rain water showered down, causing the pale skinned boy to jump as he felt cold droplets running down his scalp.

"That's why I told you that you'll be soaked." The goggle wearing boy chuckled.

"I-I'm…" By now, the green haired teen's embarrassment had raised to the point where he wanted to hide in a hole and never surface again. Not thinking straight, he blurted out another apology in attempt to cover his awkwardness. When his brain registered what he just said, he felt the desperate urge to look for that hole.

He wondered why he kept apologizing. For some odd reason, he couldn't seem to calm down at all. He was panicking and was completely being overwhelmed by his nervousness. There was something about this boy that agitated him in a way he had never felt before.

"Is 'sorry'the only word you can say?" The teen was now laughing out in amusement.

By reflex, the green haired boy had nearly apologized again, but he caught himself in time and shut his mouth. His mint green eyes drifted around to show his unease. Then finally unable to take it anymore, he ran. He faintly thought he had heard the call of his name, but he didn't care. Right now, the only thing he wanted was to get away, not wanting to embarrass himself any further than he already had.

The white haired teen stood in the same spot he had always been as he watched the boy who had walked into him vanished into the crowds.

"Ah-ah~" A loud sigh echoed through the air.

The teen didn't show any reactions as a boy with chocolate tan skin and pink hair walked out of the alley behind him. His hands were shoved into his pockets, seeming not care at all of the cold droplets soaking his being.

"You scared him away." The pink haired boy laughed with a light growl rumbling from his throat.

"Garsha, why are you here?" The white haired teen asked, though it sounded more like a demand. Any trace of the warmness his voice had previously displayed vanished.

"Looking for you of course." Garsha snorted as he pulled both of his hands behind his head. "Your entire coven is freakin' out looking for you when they discovered how you had vanished. With the location of your exit, none of them can come out without risking exposure to the sunlight, so they asked me."

The tan boy let his Carolina blue eyes drift over to the building that the greenette had vanished behind. "So that was the brat? He doesn't seem to like you much, does he?"

"It's only natural." The white haired boy responded as he gently pulled the dark goggles over his soft white hair. His eyes parted, revealing a pair of beautiful eyes in three shades of colours. The pupils were clear white and his irises were in the dim colour of imperial purple with thick, black rings at the border of the irises.

"After all," those eyes narrowed towards the roof of the hotel on the other side of the street, "I'm only a stranger to him now."

oOo

"What?" The man with long gray hair and crimson eyes stared into the screen displaying a face of a bearded soldier.

"Impossible!" The man with greasy blond hair sitting on the opposite side of the circular table exclaimed. "He was dead! There was no way he could survive!"

[B-but it's true, sir! I saw him with my own eyes!] The bearded man on the screen exclaimed before he slapped a hand over his mouth when he realized the volume he had spoken in. He turned to the left, seeming to be checking something off-screen before letting out a slow sigh of relieve.

"Show us." The crimson eyed man ordered.

With a quick nod from the bearded man, the screen shifted around to display image of the two figures in the distance. The camera zoomed in until the image of the pink haired teen was clearly captured, but the other wasn't visible at all due to the umbrella blocking the camera's line of sight.

"That boy!" The rather chubby man with white hair and glasses shouted. "Chairman! That's Garsha Wolfein, the leader of the Tsukigami Clan!"

"The current dominating werewolf clan of Japan?" A brown haired man with sharp facial features yelled as whispers began to travel through the room.

"Zoom in on the other one." The chairman ordered. The screen shifted to the right to display where the umbrella carrying person is—or at least, where he should have been.

"Where did he go?" One of the men asked, but he soon received his response when a blood curling cry echoed through the speaker. A second later, crimson fluid sprayed across the screen. Some of the men turned green, knowing exactly what those crimson fluids were.

They stared in silent, their hearts pounding heavily as the screen began to shift.

What they saw nearly sent all of the elderly men into heart attacks. There, displayed on the screen was a white haired youth that they were all too familiar with. He was grinning at them with his eyes glowing eerily. Something no human should be capable of doing.

[Hello, oji-san tachi*.] The boy greeted in a light and casual tone. [It's been only twelve years and I must say, I could hardly recognize you all. Humans age so quickly, don't you agree?]

"Saryuu Evan!" The man with spectacles wheezed. He looked to be on a dangerous line of hyperventilating.

"Impossi—you died." The blond stressed the word, as though by doing so it would become reality.

[That's what you hope isn't it, oji-san?] Saryuu smiled brightly. [But unfortunately for you, I'm very much alive.]

"What are you planning, Saryuu?" The chairman demanded. "After that battle twelve years ago, Feida vanished from the trace of Japan."

[Feida didn't vanish.] The teen hummed. [We have always been here, you're simply not looking hard enough. That stunts you, El Dorado, had pulled merely put me to sleep for a fair amount of time. I have just woken about half a month ago, and guess what I found?] He sang before his smile morphed into a scowl that sent most of them stumbling back in fear. [I found that you humans stole something important of mine.]

"And I take it that the 'something' you're referring to is Fei Lune?" The chairman narrowed his eyes to match the other's glare. "What do you want with that child?"

[That should be my line.] Saryuu hissed darkly. [What purpose do you have kidnapping him?]

"You're the kidnappers here!" The blond man interrupted, only to be silenced by an even more sinister look from the teenager in the screen.

"Fei Lune is the child of Asurei Lune." The chairman said, not affected by the dark look the teen was wearing. "We are simply bringing him back to where he belongs, and protecting him from–"

[Protect?] The youth laughed as though the leader of the group of aging men had made a joke, [So your definition of protect was to throw him into a, isolated life filled with heavy surveillance? Asurei Lune must be rolling in his grave.]

"How dare you!" The blond tried to argue again, but stopped, this time by the chairman who held up his hand.

"Fei is just a child and a human no less." The chairman's calculating red eyes never left the screen. "What exactly do you want from him, Saryuu?"

[I don't need to explain myself to you inferior humans. Fei will return to me.]

"You won't get Fei."

[Who's going to stop me, oji-san tachi?] Saryuu laughed before the screen became black.

oOo

"Please come again." The clerk said as Fei stepped out of the bakery. He rested his umbrella on his shoulder and glanced down at the bag of breads and onigiris that he had just bought.

The green haired boy moaned miserably, still feeling depressed at the way he had made a fool out of himself earlier. He wondered why he had behaved like that. There was something about that boy he had met…something that feel weirdly nostalgic. For one thing, his voice sounded familiar, as though he has always been hearing it from somewhere.

"What am I thinking?" Fei quickly shook the thoughts away and pulled out an anpan* from the bag. Maybe it's just the hunger that's getting to him.

He tore open the wrapping and took a bite into the soft dough. He smiled at the sweetness that filled his mouth. Just as he was about to swallow the food to satisfy his stomach's need, a scream tore through the air. The high-pitched screeches of tires could be heard and the next moment, Fei heard the sound of a sickening impact.

"ISAO-SAN!" The greenette turned to look at what was going on behind him, but immediately regretted it.

"Someone call an ambulance! CALL AN AMBULANCE! PLEASE!" A woman shrieked from beside the fallen body of a blood stained man.

Fei could feel his umbrella slipping out of his numb fingers, but he didn't bother doing anything about it. His breath hitched and his mouth watered at the sight of fresh crimson blood pouring over the ground. The teen swallowed to get rid of the food in his mouth as his eyes were focused on the beautiful red puddle. His teeth itched with a strange sensation and he began to imagine what would happen if he just take a small lick of the fluid that was being wasted on the ground.

It's only a quick lick. It wouldn't hurt anyone.

All he wanted was just a taste…

"…!" The greenette inhaled sharply when a heavy hand suddenly fell onto his shoulder.

"Hey kid, you alright?" A rough voice of a man's asked, but Fei could barely hear him. He trembled at the horrifying thoughts that had just gone through his head. With a scream, he turned around, pushing the hand away from him as he escaped from the scene. He didn't know where he was going, but he knew he had to get away from there.

He pushed pass the people blocking his way, ignoring the protest and the angry yells he received. He ran until he was completely out of breath and hid himself in a dark, quiet alley. His breathes were ragged and his throat dry as though he had swallowed balls of cotton. He was thirsty and needed something to drink, but the image of water was quickly replaced by the red puddle embedded inside his mind. His stomach twisted painfully as he felt his veins burning with a sickening need for the image his mind was conjuring.

Fei practically shoved the rest of his bread into his face before tearing apart the wrappings of the other food he had bought. By the time he finished the last bit of his food; silent tears were rolling down his cheeks. The feeling of that desire was gone, telling him that his body was finally satisfied by the amount of food he had consumed.

"Why…?"

He couldn't stand it. After not having felt like this for years, he thought he could be normal again. But all of those ridiculous hopes were banished at the remembrance of those disturbing thoughts he had.

"Why me?" He choked as he hugged his legs. He tried to use his sleeves to dry his tears, but they wouldn't stop.

His stomach was content but for how long would that last? What if something like this occurs again? What if he couldn't stop himself unlike this time?

What would he do then?

"Fei Lune, identity confirmed." A stiff, robotic like voice suddenly cut through his thoughts, causing Fei to jump in surprise. He quickly turned around to find a group of teenage boys standing at the entrance of the alley.

"Huh?" Fei shifted back when the bald one approached him. "Who are you?" He asked in confusion, wondering how the boy seemed to know him when this is definitely the first time they've met.

"Your existence is currently in danger. Please come with us or we will have to resort to using force."

Before Fei could question, he let out a startled cry when the boy suddenly picked him up and threw him over his shoulder.

"W-what are you doing?" He cried as he quickly tried to pull himself away.

"There is no need to panic." A deeper voice grunted. Fei looked up and saw a man in navy coloured suit with a red necktie. He has rather bushy bluish-gray hair that connects with his equally bushy beard. He wore bright orange shades over his eyes, contrasting with the blue colour over his body. "We are here to protect you, Fei Lune."

"Protect me?" Fei asked, "From what? Who are you people?" He began to panic. It couldn't be that these people had seen what happened to him, could they? "Please, just let me go! Put me down!"

"Request denied." Came that monotone voice.

Fei fought against the hold, but the teen was surprisingly strong despite his look and the muscles he seemed to lack. The arm around his waist didn't even budge the slightest bit and his constant movement did nothing to affect the boy's pace.

With a squeal, Fei was suddenly thrown into the air and landed onto a leather seat. He quickly got up, looking around to realize that he was inside a vehicle.

"Hel–!" Before he could call out for help towards the passing people, alerting them of his situation, the door slammed shut, locking the green haired teen inside.

The white haired teen watched from across the street as the black van quickly drove off, speeding by the cars and charging through the red light, earning many heated honks from other drivers.

"Is it alright letting them take away your boy toy like that?" Garsha asked as the car vanished into the distant. He turned to his companion only to be greeted with a frown.

"Watch your tone, Garsha." Saryuu hissed. "Call him that again and I will pluck out your claws one by one."

"Hey, I was just saying." The other quickly put his hands up and took a step back to distance himself from the threatening glare.

"Fei will be fine. They won't lay hand on a human. At most, they will simply convince him to have him join their ranks."

"Isn't that bad?" Garsha asked. "If your princess joins the El Dorado…"

Saryuu snorted, amused that Garsha could even think of such thing. "If they believe that by doing this they can keep Fei away from me, then they're sadly mistaken." He replied in a low voice so only the werewolf's sensitive ears can hear him. He stared at the passing cars for a little longer before he turned and began walking off. "Feida will pay El Dorado back for what they have done twelve years ago. You and Vanfeny know what to do, don't you?"

"We're all prepared." Garsha replied with a wide smirk sliding over his face, revealing his sharp rows of teeth.

oOo

"Where are you taking—Ah!" Fei winced as he was roughly dropped into a chair. When he looked up, he stiffened upon realizing how he was in a dim room with many pairs of eyes settling on him.

"Fei Lune." A man with brown hair and piercing crimson eyes spoke sternly, causing Fei to shrink into his seat. He snuck a glance back to see the teenagers who had brought him here lined up behind him, blocking off the path to the only exist in this strange place. "It is my pleasure that we are finally able to meet face to face."

"W-what do you want from me?" The greenette tried his best to sound calm, but failed under the pressure of the eyes of the people who had forcefully brought him here.

"Relax child." The man said, though the strict look displayed over his face never softened. "I am Toudou Heikichi, the chairman of El Dorado, and also registered as your legal guardian."

"My what?" Fei snapped his head up, not expecting this turn of event. "Then…you're the one who provided me with that apartment and money?" He asked, momentarily pushing away his unease of these people.

"That is correct." Heikichi leaned back into his leather chair. "What we are going to tell you may sound outrageous, but you must listen closely."

Fei looked around at the eyes that were on him. When he responded with a slow nod, light lit up from the center of the circular table. The greenette was stunned when he saw an image of a green haired man being displayed—in three dimensions.

"A hologram?" He gapped, unable to believe what he was seeing. He has only seen holograms in movies. He didn't think something like this could exist in real life as he had thought the current technology hasn't gotten to that stage yet. None of the men answered. They just simply watched with apathetic faces as the image changed. This one was displaying the same man, only that he was carrying a small bundle in his arms.

Fei stared with shock displayed in his eyes when he saw the baby that had green hair obviously taken after the man. It didn't take long for him to understand what was going on.

"I-is that…?"

"Yes." The chairman replied. "This man you see is Asurei Lune. He is your father, Fei."

"But…I-I…" The greenette said inarticulately. He tried to calm down and focused his thoughts to form proper words. "I don't have—"

"Everyone has a father." The blond man snorted with a roll of his eyes. Fei couldn't help but flinch at the heavy sarcasm the man's voice carried.

"Kei, mind your tone!" The man with glasses gave the blond man a disapproving look before he turned back to Fei. "Asurei Lune had unfortunately passed away shortly after your birth, so it's only natural that you don't have any memories of him. Your father was a great man. In fact, he was one of the founders of El Dorado."

"El Dorado…?" The greenette briefly wondered what that is. He remembered Heikichi mentioning that name when he introduced himself as well.

"Allow me to explain." The teen jumped at the voice that suddenly came from behind him. He looked over his shoulder to see the man with wild glaucous blue hair stepping up. "I am Sakamaki Togurou, the coach of the team Perfect Cascade."

"Perfect Cascade?" Fei looked over to the teenagers that were still standing in the same position and wonder if he was referring to them.

"The Perfect Cascade is a team of androids created by El Dorado to defend mankind from the supernatural."

Togorou looked down at the blank expression on the greenette. Knowing that the teen is most likely thinking of how they have lost their sanity, he turned to the Perfect Cascade.

"Enter Hyper Dive Mode." He ordered.

Fei jumped off his seat in surprise when the teens' faces suddenly broke apart. Their eyes were pulled back and slid to the side to reveal a set of glowing, mechanical eyes.

"As you can see, the Perfect Cascade are not human. They are androids in which the El Dorado has created." The coach of the Perfect Cascade repeated. He smirked knowing he now has the greenette's full attention. He made a small gesture to the androids. At the silent command, they reverted back to their more human forms.

"I know this is hard to take in, but human aren't the only race in this planet." Togurou began, waving his hand for the greenette to retake his seat, which the teen hesitantly did so. "Vampires, werewolves and nearly every mythological creature known to mankind are real. They used to live along side with us long ago, but human simply forgotten over time, leaving their existence in our society's knowledge only as myths."

"The El Dorado is an organization representing the human race to all the other species." Heikichi continued in the explanation. "Each race has their representing leaders and together, we keep the order of the world from falling apart."

"O–...okay…?" Fei responded sluggishly, not sure what else he was supposed to say. He half expected, half hoped for someone to suddenly laugh out loud and tell him that this was all a prank and that he could go home. But of course, that unfortunately did not happen.

Everything these people were telling him was simply outrageous. None of it made any sense but despite knowing that, he found himself unable to doubt their words. There was just something in the back of his mind, like a little voice, telling him that this was all very true.

The sound of a cough interrupted the silence. Fei looked up only to find that the image being projected this time has switched again. The greenette's jaw fell when he saw the smirking face of a white haired boy. He immediately recognized the boy even without those dark goggles hiding his seemingly flawless face. He shivered under those deep purple eyes that seemed to be looking directly into his soul.

Entranced by the picture, Fei never heard the call of his name or noticed the tears trickling down his unblinking eyes.

He knew that face. He was certain that he knew it from somewhere…but where?

The green haired teen gasped when the face of the boy abruptly vanished. He turned to Heikichi, wanting to ask him to pull back the image when he finally felt the coldness on his cheeks. He hesitantly lifted his hand to his face and finally realized that he was crying.

"W-what is this?" Fei sniffed as he quickly used his sleeves to wipe the wetness away. "Why am I…?"

"Perhaps this is enough for now." Heikichi said as he turned to Togurou. With a silent exchange of message, the man with orange shades took the greenette by the arm and pulled him to his feet.

"Wait!" Fei writhed against the tight grip. "That boy just now, who is he?"

His heart beat fastened in panic when he was met with nothing but silence. "This somehow involves me right?" He asked with desperation apparent in his voice. He needed information, anything to find out why he was shedding tears for a complete stranger he had only known for a few minutes. "Please, can someone tell me? That's why I'm here, right?"

"A few months after your birth, your parents were murdered by a coven of vampires." Togurou said as he slowly released the boy. "They were killed by the representatives of the vampire race."

Fei's eyes widened at the information.

"While human had long forsaken the method of ruling countries through the royal families, other species still preserve it due to their destructive power. They needed the most powerful, which they crown as the ruler of the race, to govern their people to ensure that none would dare to misuse their power." Heikichi waved his hand to bring back the holographic screen. This time, it was displaying a picture of many teenagers, all of them wearing what seemed to be uniforms. "The representative of the vampires is a powerful coven call Feida, led by the emperor of vampires himself."

The screen zoomed in until it focused on a particular white haired teen standing at the center of the group.

"Him?" Fei gawked in disbelieve. That boy that had seemed to be his age and had smiled so kindly at him was the ruler of creatures that live off of blood?

"This vampire, Saryuu Evan, was the former emperor of the vampire race. Twelve years ago, he betrayed our treaty and together with his coven, performed a large scale attack on a small town in Alaska."

The greenette's breath stopped when he realized what they were talking about. That news had been a hot topic for years and even known as the worst incident in the history. He remembered it well as he had done a research project on it not that long ago.

On a January twelve years ago, all the people a small town had mysteriously vanished. When the police went to investigate, they found that each house was a mess. The doors and windows were broken down and the furniture torn apart, showing how there had definitely been a struggle inside. But despite having thousands of people missing in a single night, the police couldn't find any evidences or leads the criminals may have left behind. The only thing they knew was that before the attack in the town, there has been a blackout for five hours due to a blizzard. By the time the lights came back, all traces of citizens living there were gone.

No one has ever found out what had exactly happened.

The cased was forced to close three years later for that there were never any leads. Many angry families and friends of the missing people started a riot against the government for their 'lack of trying', as they called it.

"In order to bring down the ruling coven, we, along with other vampire clans that objected to his rules launched a surprise attack on their palace, Ragnarok. That was where we found you, Fei."

"Me?" Fei whispered with wide eyes.

"Ever since the death of your parents, we've been trying to locate you, who went missing. Unfortunately, we never succeeded until the night of the battle. We found you in a storage room, your entire body covered in blood."

"I…" The greenette rubbed his head as he tried to recall something, anything these people were telling him of. "But I don't remember any of it."

"You were only four years old at the time. You either couldn't remember or that you had lost your memory of that time period. When a person goes through a traumatic experience, their mind can erase those painful memories being desperately wished to forget. It's a self-defense system the human body have." The coach of the Perfect Cascade explained as he turned to the screen. The image switched again, but instead of being more of the vampire's pictures, Fei was looking at an image of his younger self.

The small, green haired child was lying in what appears to be a hospital bed with an oxygen mask over his face and an IV dripping clear yellow liquid into his small wrist.

"When we rescued you from there, you were mentally unstable and even entered a stage of depression. You screamed whenever the night came and it took many psychologists just to make you speak again."

"You mean I was a prisoner?" Fei stared at the picture, unable to look away. It felt weird seeing himself going through something that he couldn't even remember. The younger him in the screen seemed really frail, as though a small touch could break him.

No, he wasn't a prisoner. He wasn't sure what led him to believe that, but he just somehow knew.

"That's right." The blond man whom the teen learnt as Kei snorted.

"You're wrong…" Fei countered, though it was too soft for anyone to hear.

"They are nothing but savage monsters that only care to satisfy their thirst!" The blond continued on. "You were most likely kept there as livestock–"

"You're wrong! Saru would never do something like that!" Fei blurted out before he could even think. He stilled when he realized how he had just shouted at his elders, much like the others in the room.

"Saru?" The coach of the Perfect Cascade glanced over to the chairman, then back to the boy. "You called him Saru just now?"

"Eh?" Fei looked around before he realized that the vampire's name wasn't Saru, but Saryuu. "O-oh…I must have mixed up…sorry…" he mumbled. He didn't know why he had just defended Saryuu. He didn't even know that boy—or rather, vampire. From what these people were telling him, the vampire emperor killed his parents. The greenette thought back to the child he had saw in McDonald, and wondered what it would be like if his parents were still alive.

Could he have been that child?

Would he be able to smile like that?

If his parents were alive, would he be able to lead a different life; one filled with the warmth of knowing there was someone precious at his side?

Fei thought back to his accidental meeting with the leader of Feida this morning; the meeting with the one who had taken all those possibilities away from him.

'But,' the greenette closed his eyes. As he expected, he couldn't feel any resentment at all.

There were no possibilities. This is the life he was leading. There are no ifs.

The reason he was lonely was entirely his fault. It wasn't something that can be blamed on not having parents to raise him. As unfair it is to say it, that man with Persian green hair he had seen was only a stranger to him. He was never in his life, that's why Fei couldn't find it in himself to miss something he never had. He was the one who had distant himself from his classmates. He was the one who chose to sit at the back of the classroom and never once step up to interact with other children because of his own fear at how different they were.

He was frightened that if he got too close and made friends, they would one day discover his abnormality and leave him. That's why, rather than experiencing the feeling of being loved then abandoned, he rather chooses to be alone in the first place so he won't have to go through the pain. This was the cowardly path he chose to walk on, just so he could protect himself.

"I want to go rest." He said in an almost inaudible voice, unable to take the strain anymore. There were so many questions flowing into his mind that he didn't know what to think.

With an approving nod from the chairman, Togurou and the Perfect Casade led him out of the large room. He followed the man down the elevator and through many turns. He didn't know how long it has been as he was in a trance-like state, his mind trying to sort everything that had happened. By the time he realized, a pair of automatic doors slid open and Fei found himself staring into a decent sized room. There were no windows in the cream coloured wall. Just a bed, a simple table, two shelves and some books that looked as though it had been placed there to kill time. To the very left, there was a wooden door. Through the open gap, Fei realized that it was the bathroom.

"This will be where you will stay in. The Perfect Cascade will stand guard at the doorway. If you need anything, just ask them." Togurou informed the boy, but just as he was about to head back to the meeting room, the greenette reached out and quickly grabbed the sleeve of his suit.

"Can vampires…" Fei hesitated as the man turned his sharp gaze to him. "Can vampires eat human food?"

"No, they cannot." The man replied so quickly that it made it seem like an obvious answer.

"But vampire use to be human right?" The teen asked as he recalled some vampire stories he had heard of and seen in old films. "Maybe there's a chance that—"

"If you are referring to the myth of how vampires are able to turn human into their kinds, then you're wrong." Togurou cut him off. "Vampire cannot turn human into them. If they could, then the balance between the two species would have been destroyed long ago."

"Eh?" Fei blinked. "Then you're saying that vampires are…naturally born?" The greenette took in this new information, realizing how there are still some differences between reality and the myths.

"Then if that's the case, they have teeth right?" Fei pushed on. It sounded like a fairly stupid question, but the greenette knew it was significant. If vampires are naturally born that way, then those teeth must be there for a reason. It didn't make sense for something to have teeth if there are no uses for it. Snakes are a perfect example of that.

"If they can't eat, then why do they have teeth? Wouldn't fangs alone be significant?"

Togurou stared down at the young boy. He knew that the boy was smart, but to consider so something like this in such a short period of time was something he didn't expect. Then again, it should be given, seeing how this is the son of one of the most brilliant man he had known.

"There have been studies upon that—one began by your father, wondering the very same question. There are many theories. One of it is that the vampire specie is actually an evolved form of the human race. The explanations for their teeth are simply what were left of the little human gene that remains inside them. Another probability would be that the two species are not related. Vampires are simply born with a form similar to human so that it allows them to blend in with their prey and have easier access to food. It's like a flower, blooming in vibrant colours to attract insects."

Fei stared, stunned at how easily Togurou called human 'food' and his indirect way of comparing them as insects. "So there are no chances that they might…?"

"Do you know how the human body works?"

"Yes." The son of Asurei Lune responded with a nod.

"Then you should know that the human body has various ways to break down solid food. The saliva contains a digestive enzyme called salivary amylase that begins the digestion process of dietary starches and fats. A vampire's saliva however, lacks this function. Blood can be the carrier to many fatal diseases. To protect themselves, their saliva contains highly concentrated antibodies that are about twenty times more powerful than what the human saliva holds. Their saliva enables them to fully rid any viruses the human they drink from may have along with the capabilities to instantly heal wounds."

"Why would they need that?" Fei asked.

"Contrary to beliefs, vampires heal slower than humans. The only reason humans believe that they heal fast was due to their saliva that they coat over their injuries. When a certain part of their body enhances, they naturally have to sacrifice something else to maintain the balance in their body. The vampires' bodies are built for their extraordinary agility and flexibility. Due to that, there is rarely anything that can hit them. Since they are hard to hit, their regeneration ability wasn't as needed as their other functions."

"So you mean that the time it takes for them to regenerate regressed in exchange for speed."

"Yes. That's why while quick on their feet, they are also vulnerable. To counter that flaw, their body began to develop a new way of protection. Since their saliva already contains an abnormal amount of power to remove bacteria, altering and gaining the ability to heal injuries is an easy change."

The greenette occasionally nodded to show that he was still paying attention to what the older man was saying.

"Since they only consume liquid, their stomach also lack the digestive juices which contains the body's strong acid to break down solid food. So as you can see, boy, it is impossible for a vampire to consume anything other than fluid."

"You said fluid…" Fei said slowly, "do you mean that they can drink things other than blood?"

"Yes, but only blood can provide them the nutrient their bodies needed. To be specific, they can only live off of human's blood. Animal blood can enable their survival, but it is lacking in many things, causing their body will constantly seek out more food to satisfy their body."

"So it's like trying to make up quantity with quality?" The pale teen asked. "Why? Aren't blood all the same?"

"No blood is the same. Every cell in every creature is different. That's what identifies us as individual and as different species. As I have told you, vampires have the same appearance of human, that means that they're similar down to their cells. Humans and vampires are the only beings in this world with identical arrangements of genes on chromosomes."

Fei's eyes widen as he was quickly catching onto what the man was telling him. "That's why they drink human blood." He whispered. "If they regenerates slow, then that means that the time they produce the components inside the blood stream is also slower than human."

Togurou stared at the green haired teen. For a split second, he had almost mistaken the youth for his old, deceased friend. The boy really shared many similarities with his father, even down to the way he looked when analysing a new discovery.

"The reason they drink blood instead of eating is because blood is the fastest way to carry nutrient throughout their body. They won't need to waste time digesting. The blood of human can just enter directly into their system and become a part of them."

"And with animal blood, they will need to go through a process of altering the blood cells so that it won't be rejected by their body." Togurou continued on for the boy as he shoved his hands into his pockets. "Instead of merging like they can with human cells, their vampire cells will have to first absorb the animal cells where it will break it down, and then reconstruct it into a cell of their own. The process can take just as much energy as they can acquire from animal's blood; therefore animal blood can never sustain their bodies for long."

"Then the myth about a vampire not able to go out during the day…" Fei trailed off as he looked at the man, hoping to get more information on these creatures.

"Is true." The man responded. "Although the stories of vampires have been altered countless times to fit into human imagination, the earliest myths of them are closer to the truths. Vampire's skin is harder than steel, but the components inside their skin which provides them such protection are weak against a certain component that can only be found in sunlight. That is why in early days humans used stakes to kill them, as wood absorbs sunlight to grow, gaining the same element from the sun which the vampire skin are weak against."

"So the story of how they will burn and turn into ashes is also true then?"

"That is only if they are completely exposed to sunlight. They have methods to protect themselves, but that isn't something you need to concern yourself with."

"Wait!" Fei called when the man tried to walk away again. "Please, tell me. I need to know! If they have methods, then that means they can move in sunlight, right?" He asked desperately.

Togurou frowned. He observed the green haired boy's reaction closely, trying to figure out why the teen was asking such question. It certainly wasn't out of curiosity. He could see it in those eyes. It was out of desperation, but of what? To understand his current situation?

"…All beings in this world, aside from humans and shape-shifters are born with a unique energy." The man explained while watching the greenette's face carefully, "that energy is what we call 'aura'. It's the base of their powers that humans deem as supernatural."

"I'm sorry but…what exactly is aura?"

"It's a form of raw energy that the human eyes cannot see. Vampires, much like other creatures, can freely control those energies, such as masking them around their bodies to block out the dangerous substance within the sunlight. However, even if so, their auras are not strong enough to fully cut off the harmful components from touching their skin. Although their skin won't be set aflame, they will suffer severe burns much like ones humans could. In the vampire history, there has only been one powerful enough to completely resist the sunlight."

"Just one?"

"You've met him this morning."

Saryuu? Fei thought with rounded eyes. Certainly when he had met Saryuu it was daytime, but it was raining pretty hard so there wasn't much sunlight…

"Any more questions?" Togurou asked, snapping the teen out of his thought.

"No. It's enough. Thank you." The teen bowed a little to show his appreciation. He watched as the man walked off down the hallway, then to the robots standing guard around him. With a deep sigh, he stepped into his new room and the doors automatically closed behind him. Once away from all those eyes, Fei ran to the other side of the room and flung himself onto the twin size bed. Silent tears leaked from his eyes but were quickly soaked up by the pillow he was shoving his face into.

Vampires cannot eat solid food.

Vampires cannot walk into sunlight with only an exception of one.

That means that Fei himself was not a vampire. He didn't know whether to feel relieve or frustrated as the small hope of discovering himself vanished. His throat constricted as he remembered the beautiful pool of red and the sweet coppery scent that filled his nose, mix together with the refreshing scent of rain.

He wasn't human. That much was painfully clear. But if he wasn't a vampire either, then what exactly is he?

And then there's Saryuu. Fei couldn't understand why his heart itches whenever he remembered that face.

The Song – Promise by Okamoto Nobuhiko, voice actor of Saryuu Evan. The song is actually from Kaichou wa maid-sama. I don’t watch the anime or read the manga, but I just came across it when searching for songs sang by Saru’s voice actor and found that this one fits.

Oji-san tachi – Oji-san means uncle and tachi stands for plural. It means that Saryuu is referring to all the members of the El Dorado as middle-aged men. I know that the English translation they had on the anime is mister, but it just doesn’t seem to fit that well.

Onigiri - a Japanese food made from white rice formed into triangular or oval shapes and often wrapped in seaweed.

Anpan - is a Japanese sweet bun filled with red bean paste.

Beta'd by Ou Matsurei

"Are you sure?" Saryuu panted once he pulled away, but not as heavily as Fei who was gulping for air to ease his burning lungs. “There’s no going back. Your family and friends…"

"I…" Fei waited a little longer until he could talk properly again. “The one that gets left behind is the most painful." His eyes gave a bitter glint as he remembered to how he was back as a child. Every night, he could remember himself crying to sleep, afraid that when he wakes the next day his father would be gone and he’ll be left alone in this world.

“I’ve nearly experienced it and it’s not a good feeling. That’s why I don’t want anyone else to feel that way. It doesn’t matter if I can’t age. I want to be with you and continue to look after my relatives. I won’t abandon either of you.” He smiled. “Unless you take back about me not being able to visit my village.”

“That would depend on how long you stay with them.” Saryuu chuckled jokingly before he began to bite at the soft cheek. The greenette yelped when he suddenly felt his obi loosened. With a swift pull by Saryuu, his kimono came loose and nearly revealed all of his naked body if he hadn’t been fast enough to grab the fabric and keep it around him.

“S-Saru!”

“Don’t worry.” Saryuu chuckled as his eyes ravished the boy. “I plan to go nice and slow.” He purred, causing Fei to tremble as Saryuu pressed his body back down onto his. After he stole another kiss, he began planting hickies onto the milk white shoulder exposed to him. The hand that wasn’t supporting his weight slowly peeled the fabric aside, revealing the sinfully delicious legs which he began to caress.

Fei’s body quivered when Saryuu pushed his hip down, making the greenette suddenly aware of how their members were rubbing against each other’s. He could feel Saryuu’s through the thin fabrics separating them. The other’s cock was impossibly hard and from what he could feel against his own, rather large too. Just the thoughts caused his member to further harden. He tried to distract himself by thinking up random things, but it was too late. He felt embarrassment taking over him, knowing full well that Saryuu could feel his growing erection. He turned his head to bury his face into the bed. It was the only place he could hide his shame with the room’s unnatural brightness, or at least half of it, with his hands occupied with keeping his kimono together. Saryuu didn’t help the situation at all. In fact, he was making it worse by raking his eyes over him the entire time. Those lavender eyes never once looked away as though he was trying to memorize every expression the greenette would make. This made Fei want nothing more than to crawl somewhere where no one would ever find him.

“Fei, don’t look away.” Saryuu whispered as he leaned down and assaulted the neck exposed to him. Although the sensation tempted Fei to turn his head back and feel Saryuu more, he didn’t. He didn’t want Saryuu to see his face at all, so his companion did the next thing that came to mind. He reached down and grabbed the greenette’s supple butt cheek. Before the greenette could react his hip was lifted off the bed just as Saryuu grinded his own hip down. The friction of their members rubbing together caused the greenette’s head to snap back up with a long, throaty moan.

Saryuu hurriedly took advantage of this chance to capture his lips before the he could try and hide his face again. As Fei was distracted, he didn’t realize how high up the other hand that had been caressing his leg had slid up to until it began to slide towards his inner tight. Fei instinctively tried to clamp his legs shut, but was met with the obstacles in the form of Saryuu Evan’s legs. The white haired boy shifted his knees; slowly pushing the pale limbs hooked around him further apart as his fingers gently took the fully hardened rod.

“Ah! S-Saru–…Ahn!” Fei moaned as Saryuu began to stroke him while his other hand kneaded the flesh on his rear. The greeentte writhed in the bed. Lost in the pleasure, he never realized how he had let go of his kimono. The silky fabric slid off his trashing body and revealed everything his body has to offer.

Saryuu licked his lip at the lusciously exposed sight. The human was simply stunning. That was the only way he could describe those porcelain smooth skin and the cutely perked nipples.The deity swallowed as his eyes lingering over a certain part longer than the others. As he continued to fondle Fei, he slipped his other hand out from beneath the boy to grab one of the small wrists. He pinned it beside Fei’s head, cutting off half of his resistant ability before his mouth latched onto one of the dusty nipples.

Fei moaned out even louder as his only free hand threaded through the white locks in soothing manner. His face was even redder than the crimson hue in the Lyrium berry as the deity sucked on him. Saryuu took his sweet time, enjoying all the moans he earned as he simulated the nipple in any ways he can. Once it was hard enough, he moved to the next one and gave it the same treatment. While he twirled the nipple around with his tongue, his other hand had left Fei’s erection and was freely exploring the new region of skin revealed to him. He mapped out the beautifully sculpted body to memorize every curve of the boy.

“Saru…” Saryuu pulled his lips away from the nipple at the call of his name. He allowed the hand embedded in his hair to guide him up as his lips met the greenette’s.

As their tongues fought for dominance, the white haired being began to grind his hip down against his love once more and drank up the sweet moans that escaped. As he set up a slow and sensual pace, Fei’s hands slipped to his shoulder and tugged on the article of his clothe.

“Ah! S-Saru– nngh!” Fei cried out when they broke the kiss, their lips connected by a thin trail of saliva before it snapped apart.

Knowing what the other wanted, Saru untied his kimono while never once stopping the movement in his. As he stripped himself bare, he kept his eyes on Fei who was spread over the black blanket with his limbs stretching out in a way that almost seemed painful.

Once his clothes were discarded to the floor, he finally broke the rhythm and freed the boy from the sweet torture. Fei lay in the soft bed, taking a few seconds to collect himself before he slowly parted his eyes and gazed up. When he saw the deity smirking down at him in his naked glory, his eyes flew wide as the colours spread on his face deepened.

“Enjoying the sight?” Saryuu teased, causing the greenette quickly to look away and began mumbling a string of words that were impossible to make out. From the expression on Fei, Saryuu guessed it has something to do with apologies. He chuckled at how cute his love was before he took one of the pale legs and began licking and nipping his way up.

Fei’s pants grew more and more ragged. He felt his cock tightened when he felt how close Saryuu was coming. Just when the white haired teen was about to reach towards his most sensitive spot on his body, he pulled away. Fei whined out in frustration knowing that Saryuu was purposely toying with him.

“Just stay still.” Saryuu caressed his love’s knee before his eyes began to illuminate. A container of some sort flew over to him which he caught with ease. Fei was shocked by the flying object, but quickly dismissed it as he had seen what powers Saryuu and his people were capable of. The container, like everything else in the room was foreign. It was strangely transparent and the green haired teen could even see the liquid inside it. He watched as the top of the container was removed and some slick, oily looking substance was poured over Saryuu’s fingers.

“I’m going to stretch you now.”

“S-stretch?” That was all Fei managed to squeak out before he was pulled up and felt cold, wet fingers tracing his entrance.

“It will be a bit uncomfortable, but it has to be done to prepare you.” With a small nod, Fei wrap his arms around the other’s neck. He felt the fingers rub at him for a little while longer before two of them slowly slid inside. The greenette hissed out in discomfort as he clutched onto Saryuu tighter. His body twitched every time those fingers moved inside of him, caressing at his inner wall. There wasn’t any pain…that is, until those fingers spread out inside him. Fei bit his lips, swallowing his winces at the stinging sensation. He endured the pain as best he could when the third finger came into him, joining with the rest to stretch out the flesh. After a long while, Saryuu seemed to finally deem that it was enough and removed his fingers.

The greenette couldn’t help but sigh in relief when the foreign intrusion was gone as the white haired boy slowly lowered him back onto the soft bed.

“Hold onto me, Fei.” Saryuu said softly. “I will take care of everything.”

The greenette felt a bit scared when Saryuu slowly spread his legs apart. He could feel Saryuu’s hard shaft prod at his entrance, coated with that same substance. Taking a few breathes, Fei responded with a very nervous nod.

And then…Fei screamed.

Tears streamed down his eyes as Saryuu entered him with one swift thrust. Fei could feel the entire thick length sheathed inside him. The white haired being’s balls were pressed against his rear with the oily fluid oozing out.

He stared into the darkness.

Fei didn’t know when he had closed his eyes, but it didn’t matter. All that he knew was that it hurts. He didn’t know if it was his imagination, but he could have sworn Saryuu’s already large member was still growing inside him. He felt like he was going to split his body in a half if this kept on.

“Fei, look at me.” He heard Saryuu called from the darkness, but he couldn’t. The pain was too much, almost unbearable.

“Fei…Fei!” Saryuu called as that watery echo returned to his voice.

The greenette felt a hand gently placed onto his cheek. He slowly parted his eyes, releasing more pearly tears. When he looked up to the face of his love, Fei was stunned by what he saw.

Saryuu’s breathes were ragged and he had a very torn expression between bliss and pain. Fei could tell just by looking at the white haired boy’s face how much he wanted to move, but used every self-restrain he had inside him to prevent that from happening. The greenette felt touched, slightly forgetting about his pain and wanting nothing that to pull Saryuu closer. However, when he tried to move, that only caused both of them to wince out for very different reasons.

To Saryuu, there were no words to describe the blissful yet torturous feeling of being inside the love of his life. The ring of muscles was incredibly tight, wrapping around him like boiled silk and pulsing every time the greenette took in a breath. The Mountain Deity felt his member swelled and his legs beginning to tremble with the urge of wanting to do nothing than to pound ruthlessly into the beauty.

“Fei, stay still.” Saryuu gritted out. He knew Fei only wanted to help, but anything the boy does at this point would only spike his desire, and Saryuu was certain he wouldn’t be able to hold back anymore if the greenette tempts him. “Let me take care of everything. Just…stay still.” He reached his hand down between their bodies and carefully took Fei’s throbbing member.

Fei whimpered when the hand stroke him. Although there was a bit of pleasure there, the pain was still too overwhelming. Saryuu whispered comforting words as he began to pump a little faster.

After some patience, the pain on Fei’s face finally melted away as desire began to overtake him. Inhaling a deep, shuddering breathe, Saryuu pulled out a little and pushed back in. He moaned at the wonderful feeling of the hot walls of flesh squeezing against his swelled member. When he saw how Fei only twitched and didn’t show any signs of discomfort, he repeated this movement. He kept adjusting his angle, pushing into the tight passage trying to seek out the sweet spot that will blow away all that pain.

As Saryuu kept searching, Fei’s breathing was becoming unsteady. With the miniature thrusts, the greenette was beginning to grow used to the foreign intrusion. He didn’t know what his love was doing, but he felt the desperate need for the other to move a bit faster. Just as he was about to voice it out, Fei’s eyes flew wide when an electrical shock he had never experienced before shook his body. He cried out in ecstasy as his back arched off the bed and limbs stretched over the blanket.

Saryuu smirked at the sight. He plunged deep into Fei and grinded his member against that spot a few more times to get the location memorized. His eyes hungrily took in every small motion the greenette made whenever his prostate was hit. As he watched his love, he was beginning to move faster and faster. No longer having the ability to hold back his animalistic side, he released Fei’s member and seized the pale hips with both hands.

“AAAAH!” Fei screamed when the other suddenly changed the pace. The pleasure he felt intensified so much that he couldn’t do anything but cry and clutched onto Saryuu for dear life as the other pounded him into the bed. The strong hands on his hips moved his body to meet with each of Saryuu’s hard and fast thrusts, allowing the white haired boy to gain a deeper access.

“Hah! Saru! SARU!” Fei screamed out his name over and over as he tightened his grip over Saryuu.

“P-Please– Ahn! Slo–!” The greenette choked, finding the air hard to breathe with the intense heat and the thick rod plunging into him repeatedly. “S-slow down!” He begged in tears. The feeling was too overwhelming for his heart to take. It feels as though if they don’t stop soon, his heart would explode.

“You’re not going to die.” Saryuu chuckled, knowing exactly what his love was thinking. His eyes swept over the flushed body. He was drunk at the sight of how messed up his gorgeous lover was. Tears were flowing uncontrollably from those mint green eyes glazed over by lust. His rosy lips were parted wide in screams with saliva trickling down his jaw and leaving a trail all the way to his abused, hicky filled neck­­; “I won’t ever let you, Fei.”

“HYAA!” More tears erupted from his eyes when Saryuu mercilessly slammed against his sweet spot. “Saru! Sa-AAAH! Saru!”

“Fei…!” Saryuu groaned as he dripped his head to lick away the trail of salty tears staining the heated face. 

“Saru! I-I’m–!” Fei gasped for air. “I’m going to…AH!”

“Yeah– nngh…I know.” Saryuu moaned when he felt the hot passage tighten delectably around his erection. His thrusts became frantic, showing his own desperation. With another hit directly into Fei’s abused prostate, the human came. He wailed out the name of his love as his seeds splattered over his stomach.

Fei’s weakened arms slipped from Saryuu and fell limply to his side. He was completely drained and his mind clouded over by the pleasure. As he tried to comprehend what had just happened, the greenette could barely feel the lips biting at his neck or the hard member that was slamming desperately into his body. The human let out a weak mewl when Saryuu suddenly pulled him onto his lap in a tight embrace. The dripping cock was buried all the way inside him and a pair of lips locking firmly together with his.

And then, Fei cried out into Saryuu’s mouth one last time, his body trembling within the tight hold as erotic warmth filled him. The sensation was a wonderful one and with Saryuu’s heavenly moan when he came, it made Fei feel proud knowing he was the one who get to hear Saryuu like this.

Keeping his arms tight around Fei, Saryuu fell back into the bed, pulling his wasted lover together with him. As the two lay there bathing in the afterglow, Fei jolted when he felt the rich, creamy seed inside him beginning to fizzle. His legs that were tangled together with Saryuu’s twitched when the fluid inside began to move. The greenette took a sharp breath when something prickled him from inside.

It wasn’t painful. In fact, the feeling was a pleasurable one, but not the same kind he just received from making love with Saryuu. His breathing that had just begun to ease started to speed up again. His heartbeats increased at an alarming rate as his body twitched when he felt another tingling sensation. It was as though something was inside him, trying to take control over his body.

“S-Saru…” Fei gasped, feeling a little panicked at what was happening.

“It’s alright.” Saryuu hushed as he rolled his hip to make small thrusts into the limp body. The action wasn’t for the further continuation of their activities; it was to reassure his fiancé that he was still here for him. The deity caressed Fei’s sweaty back and purposely avoided the boy’s prostate. Their flesh rubbed against each other in a warm, loving manner without the previous lust and needs. Fei found himself gradually relaxed, reassured by the warmth inside him and from the hand caressing his back.

“Don’t fight it, Fei. Let the feeling take you away.”

Fei stared at Saru. His green eyes were beginning to dim as his eyelids slowly drew down. He parted his lips, but his voice never had the chance to come out before he fell limp into Saryuu’s arm.

The Mountain Deity held onto the greenette, enjoying the feeling of the other’s warmth and the comfortable walls wrapped loosely around his softened member. He wished he could stay like this forever, but unfortunately, fate was not on his side when he felt the weight on top of him beginning to lighten. He quickly pulled himself out of Fei and threw the blanket over them. The white haired teen didn’t show any hint of surprised when his lover began to shrink and the skin against his began growing out soft fur. Saryuu sat up and watched as the greenette became smaller and smaller until he was cradling the boy in his arms like a newborn child.

The Second Stage Child’s eyes illuminated. The light in the room was instantly switched off and the curtain peeled apart once more. The soft ray of the full moon slide through the window and lit the dark room. Saryuu held the bundle gently in his hand and gazed to the moon outside the window. When he peeled the blanket apart, he smiled when he found himself staring at a small white rabbit sleeping peacefully in his arms.

“A rabbit under a full moon…” Saryuu mumbled as he carefully caressed the soft fur before his hand began to emit a glow of green light that shrouded the small creature.

“From now on, your new name will become Fei Lune.”

oOo

"Ugh…" The small, green haired boy groaned as he slowly opened his eyes. At first, his sight was blurred, but he quickly rubbed it away upon a warm breeze blowing by his face. When he opened his eyes, he gasped upon the sight of the fireflies dancing by his face. Glancing around, the boy found himself in a field of glowing yellow flowers with beautiful tall trees bearing various fruits he has never seen before. To his far left, there was a river reflecting the silver glow of the moon.

"Where am I?" The greenette gasped in awe. He looked down at one of the glowing white flower with curious eyes, never having seen anything like it before.

"You are in where no human is allowed." A deep voice suddenly spoke, startling the boy who turned around and gasped.

Standing behind him was the largest animal he had ever seen. It resembled a monstrous gorilla with long white fur sticking from its back. Its skin was in a light blue tone with muscular chest and crimson fists that looked as though they could smash boulders into tiny bits. It stared down at the human child with golden, pupil-less eyes that seemed to glow like the surrounding flowers.

For a moment, the greenette looked as though he was going to cry at the sight of the beast, instead, his eyes lit up as he quickly took out a small scroll. The boy looked down at the poor drawing, then back up only to brighten up even more.

To say the gorilla was surprised was an understatement. The beast had seen many reactions from beings that saw its form, but never such pure smile of joy like the one the child was wearing.

"Are you Mountain Deity-sama?" The gorilla didn’t reply. It simply stared down at the boy. “If you are, can you please help my father?"

"Are you not afraid of me, boy?" The beast asked after another a moment of silence. The boy blinked in confusion.

"Why?" The child tilted his head to the side in such innocent way that it could be considered a cute act. “Mountain Deity-sama is good, right?"

"And how would you know if I’m a deity?" The gorilla questioned before it suddenly snarled, revealing its giant fangs that could easily tear the boy’s body apart. The beast was obviously trying to intimidate the child, but once again to the creature’s surprise, the boy just smiled even wider.

There wasn’t a hint of fear expressed in those minty green eyes.

"Because you brought me here right?" The child asked. “You saved me from the cold and you look kind, so you’re a good person."

The beast stilled as it took in those words. Although it was a childish reason, there was a hidden wisdom behind those words. The boy was definitely well educated seeing how he had a wide range of vocabulary for his age. There was a pureness inside him like none other the beast had seen in those foolish humans before.

"You don’t call a gorilla person, boy." The beast commented flatly.

"R-really?" The child asked, seeming to beginning to panic for the first time the beast saw him. The boy quickly ducked his head and began mumbling a string of apologies to the beast. “I’m sorry! I-I guess calling Deity-sama a person is rude since Deity-sama isn’t a person…"

"That’s not my point." A clear, crisp voice unlike the huskily deep one the child was getting used to respond. The greenette snapped his head up and was surprised to find a tall, white haired teen standing before him. He wore strange clothes the child had never seen before and was looking down at him with sharp, lavender eyes.

The child blinked at the stranger. He slowly looked around for the large beast that seemed to have vanished into thin air. The white haired teen stood there with a hand on his hip as he watched the child’s face began scrunching up and then…the boy began to wail.

Whatever reaction the teen was expecting, it was definitely not this.

"You didn’t cry when you saw a ten feet tall beast yet you cry seeing me?" He asked the young boy in disbelief, but at the same time, he also felt intruded.

The small kid just kept crying and choking out calls for the deity to come back over and over. With a sigh, the teenager strolled over to the child and swiftly scooped the petite boy into his arms.

"Stop crying already." He said, but was once again ignored. The teen sat down onto the soft grass and waited until the child tired himself out. Just as he has predicted, the boy’s crying soon eased. It was either he had run out of tears or his jaw was too sore to let out any more sobs.

"Finished now?" The teen looked down at the greenette curled in his arms. With a sniff and some wiping at his chubby cheeks, the boy slowly nodded. “Then tell me, why are you looking for the Mountain Deity?"

"M-my father is sick…everyone says that he’ll die…I don’t want him to die…" The boy hiccupped. When the white haired teen saw tears threatening to leak again, he plucked out a nearby flower and dangled it before the child’s face. Tiny golden dust rained down from the flower and landed over the black fabric of the teen’s yellow dust illuminated brightly as though it was calling out for the young boy’s attention. The greenette was immediately distracted as he reached out a hand and watched in awe as the glowing powder coated his fair skin.

"What is this?" He asked, blinking to the older teen in curiosity.

"Pollens." The older boy replied simply and handed the flower for the child to analyze. After hearing that short explanation, he knew what the child had came seeking the deity for. The only question now was whether the so-called deity would honour it.

"So…has big brother seen Mountain Deity-sama?" The child asked, drawing the teen from his thoughts. “Do you know where I can find him?"

The teen hummed, debating what he should do. “If I tell you that you’re looking at him, are you going to believe me?"

"No." The greenette responded without sparing a second of thought and continued to stare at him with unblinking eyes.

"Oh?" The teen arched an elegant, white eyebrow. A flash of light flickered through his eyes as he stared down at the child. “And why is that?"

"Because big brother doesn’t look like Mountain Deity-sama." The child explained before he held up his drawing. “Mountain Deity-sama looks like this!"

The teen took the scroll and stared down at the poor doddles of a small white monkey. He immediately choked back the urge to laugh as his gaze drifted to the boy, then back to the drawing.

"Is that how he looks like?" He asked in a small chuckle that he was unable to hold back. When he was responded by an affirmative nod, a wide smile spread over his face. He stared down at the drawing that conveyed a comforting warmth, expressing the boy’s passion when he drew it.

"Usami Fei. Is that your name?" He read the child’s sloppy signature at the bottom and gained another positive nod. “And you say that your father is ill?" The child nodded once more, only much weaker this time with a deep frown tugging on his lips. "…Then the Mountain Deity will help him." He said as he set the child onto the flowers and stood up.

"Really? He will?" The child asked hopefully. He beamed when the teen nodded and took a few, wide steps back.

"However," a bluish-black mist suddenly came out of nowhere behind the older boy’s back and wrapped around his body. Fei jumped back with a startled yelp when the darkness suddenly expanded and tower over him. When it burst apart only a short second after, the small child gapped as he found himself staring at the giant beast from before.

"B-big brother?" He gapped, not expecting the human looking person to suddenly transform, and into the Mountain Deity no less.

"In return, you will become my bride on your sixteenth year, under the night of the first sakura blossom."

"Bride?" The boy instantly knew what was being asked out of him. He had read many fairy tales and knew the meaning of that word. “But…is that alright?"

"What is?" The tall gorilla asked.

"Can Mountain Deity-sama marry human? In the stories, princes and princesses can’t marry peasant because they’re different…different…" The child frowned as he took a while before he finally remembered the word. “Status!"

"…Status." The beast stared, seeming to be lost in words.

"Yeah! Deity-samas are like kings right? If a Deity-sama marries a human then Deity-sama will be punished by other Deity-sama!" The child exclaimed with frantic waves of his hands.

The gorilla trailed his eyes over the child before he leaned down until his large face was only inches away from the human.

"You’re worried of my wellbeing?"

"Of course!" The greenette smiled brightly. “I like Mountain Deity-sama! I don’t want Mountain Deity-sama to be punished."

"Pfft…" The gorilla choked out before he suddenly howled in a booming laughter that literally shook the earth. The birds around the area screeched as they flew into the sky, alarmed by their ruler’s sudden outburst. As the ground shook, the golden pollens within the flowers were released into the air, replacing the lights of the fireflies that had all hid in fright.

The greenette watched as the giant gorilla turned into black mist and vanished, taking the form of the white haired teenager once more. Never stopping in his laughter, the teen dropped into the flowers. He was laughing so hard that a tear had escaped the corner of his eyes. The child crept up to him, watching in curiosity as the teen slowly calmed down.

"Big– I mean, Mountain Deity-sama?" The said deity opened his eyes to find the small child hovering over him and looking a bit worried.

"You’re really interesting." The teen mumbled as he reached up and stroked the baby soft cheek. “Become my bride and stay by my side, Fei. If you do that, I will prolong your father’s life."

"But Mountain Deity-sama will–!"

"Nothing will happen to me." He cut the boy off with a smile. “I’m the Mountain Deity after all."

"Really?" Fei asked hopefully.

"Really."

"Then I’ll become Mountain Deity-sama’s bride!" The child laughed, all his previous worries gone as he threw himself onto the teen. The Mountain Deity grinned at the reply as he embraced the child, pulling the smaller body close against his.

"Then let’s seal the contract." He said before he leaned in and captured those untouched lips in a light kiss. Being only an innocent child that didn’t know the significance of such kiss, Fei thought the action was equivalent to the goodnight kisses his father usually gave him. So smiling at that, the child pushed his head forward to give the deity a goodnight kiss back. Needless to say, the teen was surprised but he knew that the child most likely misunderstood the meaning behind their actions.

"Meia." He called once he pulled away from the child. A girl with purple hair appeared in that instance, standing before the two in a straight posture.

"Bring Fei some water from the spring."

"The spring?" The girl seemed a bit unsure as she looked over the kid. However, not daring to question his reason, she vanished, leaving just as fast as she had appeared.

"She disappeared!" Fei gapped in awe at the sight.

"It’s call teleportation." The white haired boy explained.

"Tell-a-potion?" The small child repeated with much difficulty on the complicated word.

"Teleportation. It’s an ability of ours to move from one location to another at a high speed."

"Then that big sister just now is another Deity-sama?" The greenette asked in excitement, but was disappointed when the deity shook his head negatively. Just as he was about to ask more, the girl returned with a bamboo container in her hand. She handed it to the white haired teen respectively before stepping back.

"Fei, listen to me closely." The teen shifted the small child around in his arms so that the boy could get a clearer view of the item in his hand.

"This contains the sacred water that can heal any kind of illness. It doesn’t matter whether your father finishes everything inside or not. As long as he takes a sip, it will be enough to cure him. After he does so, I want you to burn this together with the spring water inside."

"Burn? Why?" Fei couldn’t help but ask.

"Because this can’t fall into human’s hands." The teen explained slowly. He needs to make sure the child understand every word he says. “The healing power is extremely strong. Even with the leftover container, simply filling it up with normal water will grant it the same power to heal. There is no telling what it could be used for if it falls into the wrong hands. The spring water is weak against fire. It will evaporate the instant it comes in contact with heat which is why you must burn it."

"Ok." The small boy carefully took the container into his small hands. The smile was gone from his face, showing that he understood the seriousness behind it. “I understand."

"Good. Now, it’s time you leave this place." At the mention of leaving, Fei quickly looked up to the older teen with sadness glazed over his eyes.

"I have to leave now?"

"Aren’t you in a hurry to save your father?" The teen questioned and the green haired boy slowly nodded at that.

"Then…can I come back and play with Deity-sama?"

"I’m afraid that won’t be possible." The white haired boy replied. “The only reason you’re here now is because I made a one-time exception to the rule of Feida."

"Fei…da…?"

"It’s the name of the world you see right now. It’s where my kinds live, hidden by a barrier impossible for humans to find. The air within here is pure with natural healing capabilities." He explained as he gently touched the child’s foot that was once filled with frostbite. “Everything that grows and lives here can create what human called miracles. It’s a blessed place that can be fed to a certain type of darkness that only exists within a human’s heart, which is why your specie is not to enter under any circumstances."

"But–" The child tried to protest, but was stopped when the teen pressed a finger to his small lips.

"That is why I must erase your memory." The deity said as he gently caressed the soft green locks. “Everything you see tonight must remain here."

"Erase my memory?" The child gasped. “T-then I won’t remember Mountain Deity-sama?" Tears came to his eyes when the white haired boy shook his head negatively.

"The only thing you will remember is our deal and the instruction for this." The teen pointed at the container that the greenette was clutching onto tightly.

"T-then…how will I–"

"I will come for you." The teen gently kissed the spot between the child’s knitted eyebrow. “I will bring you back on the promised night, Fei. Only when you become one of us will I return your memories." The hand massaging the child’s scalp then began to illuminate in bright green light, shrouding the child’s vision before everything became black.

oOo

Fei slowly woke from the string of long, forgotten memories. He moaned softly at the uncomfortable light beaming at him through his closed eyelids. He buried his face into the warm softness beneath him, only to stop when he heard the faint drumming sound of heartbeat.

"…Huh?" He mumbled tiredly as his eyes slowly parted. Fei blinked once, then twice before he realized how he was staring right into a pair of loving lavender eyes.

"Morning." The white haired boy greeted as he leaned forward and kissed Fei between the eyebrows, a spot where the greenette now realized the other liked to kiss at.

"Saru…" Fei whispered as he took in the boy who was properly dressed in the foreign clothes he had first seen him in. His eyes drifted down and noticed the old scroll Saryuu had been admiring. The teen immediately recognized it was his drawing – the one he had brought with him when he first met Saryuu.

"This is–!" He gasped, waking from his drowsiness as he stared at the nostalgic drawing. “I thought I lost it…You had it all along?"

Saryuu didn’t reply. Instead, he only flashed Fei a smile before he carefully rolled up the scroll. With his power, he levitated his love’s artwork and placed it onto a shelf on the other side of the large room.

"You remember now?" He asked, cupping the greenette’s chin and brought his face up so he could place a kiss on those tender lips. The kiss was kept light, lasting only for some short seconds before they both broke apart from each other.

Fei slowly answered with a nod before looking up to meet Saryuu’s eyes. “When you said you fell in love with me when we first met…did you mean all the way back then?"

"Yes." The deity wasn’t ashamed to admit as he played with the green locks. “At first, I merely saved you out of curiosity as to why a child like you was looking so desperately for me in the middle of winter. But after spending the little time with you, I felt a pull towards that I had never felt before. You were different than any humans I’ve met. For starters, you were the first one that laughed seeing my other form and cry in this one. Humans usually have it the other way around."

Fei’s face flushed in embarrassment as he was reminded of how he had behaved when he was nothing but a naïve little kid. “T-that was because I didn’t know who you were. So," he hurriedly changed the topic, “which is your real form?"

"Both are." Saryuu replied. “The Second Stage Children are naturally born with two forms. That’s why when receiving my gene, animals gain a human form and humans gain an animal one – though you’re the only human I’ve ever turned."

"What?" Fei quickly sat up but momentarily froze when the bed shook again. He looked down before he mentally told himself that it would not collapse. “So you mean that I can turn into a fox like Shi– I mean…" He paused a bit to try and recall his long-time companion’s real name. “Yuuchi?"

"Something like that." Saryuu chuckled. He wasn’t going to tell Fei what he had turned into during the night. It would be more fun to let him figure out that surprise himself. “I will teach you about your changes later. For now, it’s time to get up, Fei Lune."

Fei stared at Saryuu in confusion at the foreign word attached to his name.

"When you’re reborn into a Second Stage Children, you must be given a new name that will identity you as such." Saryuu explained. “In our language, Lune means moon. That will be your family name from now on, but with the humans, you will always be Usami."

"Moon." Fei smiled fondly at the meaning. “Then does Evan have a special meaning too?"

"No." Saryuu chuckled as he climbed off the bed. “Our naming system is quite different than what you’re accustomed to. Our names don’t have to be actual words; therefore there doesn’t need to be any specific meaning behind them."

Fei nodded as he proceeded to get out of the bed as well, only to stop when he caught sight of the clothes he wore for the first time. It was the same strange clothing Saryuu was wearing, only a bit different. It consisted of only black and white with an orange haori* of some kind.

As Fei admired the strange clothes, a sudden realization dawn him.

"S-Saru? Who d-dressed me?" Fei stammered. He watched as Saryuu pulled open the door, making the wood swing open rather than sliding. However, Fei couldn’t find himself to be surprised anymore by the unusual sights. The only thing he wanted right now was answers.

When Saryuu didn’t say anything but threw back a wide smirk, Fei’s face burst into dozens shades of crimson.

"Wait, Saru!" Fei shouted as he leaped off the bed, shivering when his feet touched the cold ground. He looked down and found a very bizarre pair of black sandals beside him. He looked around, not seeing the geta* he was wearing yesterday. Knowing he couldn’t go bare feet, he slipped his foot into the strange material and was surprised by how comfortable it felt.

"This is no time to be admiring." He mumbled to himself and hurried after the white haired boy who had left. When he came into a grand hall, he found the deity at the very end and wondered exactly how he had gotten there in such short time. Heaving out a sigh, Fei ran down the long hallway when another thought struck him. His body didn’t hurt at all…there wasn’t even the slightest bit of soreness from the intense activity last night.

"It’s one of our Second Stage Children’s ability." Saryuu said and Fei jumped when he found Saryuu suddenly standing behind him.

"Saru?" He looked at the empty spot Saryuu was standing just a second ago before back to the boy, wondering how he had gotten there so quickly. “How did you–?"

"Teleportation." Saryuu spoke the familiar word and the greenette instantly understood through his regained memory.

"Our bodies heal much faster than human." The deity explained as he wrapped an arm around the greenette’s waist and led him down the hall, towards the pair of tall doors at the end. “That’s why you’re not feeling any pain. Your body has already recovered overnight."

"Then can you read minds as well?" Fei asked, wondering how was it that Saryuu knew what he was thinking.

"No." Saryuu chuckled and tightened his hold on his wife. “You just wear your thoughts on your sleeve."

As the two arrived at the end, the doors automatically began to open. When it parted all the way, miniature sounds of explosions rang through the air, startling the greenette as colourful ribbons showered down on him.

"Welcome to Ragnarok, Fei!" Those words were screamed out in sync by all the Second Stage Children he had met yesterday. They were lined up at the doorway, every one of them wearing unique clothes and board smiles gracing their faces.

High above them, hanging from the tall ceiling, Fei smiled at the sight of his name written on the largest and longest scroll he has ever seen.

"Welcome to your new home, Fei." Saryuu said as he leaned down and pecked Fei’s cheek.

Fei blushed at what Saryuu was doing in front of so many people but he couldn’t help but smile just as wide. He took the hand offered to him. With a tug from his new lover, he was led inside, to the people who will all become a large part to his life.

Beta’d by MizuKi-chan-18

"Fei–" Tenma wanted to say something to cheer up his friend, but Fei cut him off with a smile.

"Thank you everyone, but that's enough. You guys already helped me more than you should have."

"Don't say that, Fei!" the shortest boy of the group shouted. "You sound like you're going to leave or something."

Fei glanced down at Shinsuke, then to the ball in his hand. "Have you guys heard of soccer?"

"Soccer?" Tenma glanced at the weird ball that Fei had been holding onto the entire time. "What's that?"

"It's a really fun game, I'll show you!" The greenette said, showing a sign of happiness for the first time that day. He then began showing all his friends the rules and how to play, just as Saryuu had taught him.

As the last ray of light vanished into the horizon, the priestess lit up the torches for all the people who had gathered to view the first sakura blossom of the year. It was a tradition for the village that every year they would come together to view the sakura like this. Every family would bring food they made at home to share. Whilst the women were going about spreading food to everyone, the men sat together, chatting and gulping down bottles after bottles of sake. Fei saw his father there as well, on a quieter side speaking lowly to the head of the Takuto family.

After the intense activity, the children were resting near the incense burner. All were completely out of breath and some were laughing at the enjoyable game that they had just played. Fei smiled as he watched his friends examine the strange ball in wonder. He glanced back at the sakura tree, then to the sky where the full moon shone brightly.

"Yo, Usami brat, the Mountain Deity came for you yet?" A passing man taunted before he headed to his companions who all barked out in laughter.

"What's with them?" Kariya frowned in disgust. "You'd think they'd be mature seeing as they're adults."

"It's fine." Fei laughed weakly with a wave of his hand. "It's nothing, I'm already used to it."

"That's because you never stand up to them." A boy whose pink hair was tied into pigtails responded in a disapproving tone. He gasped out when a sharp edged rock suddenly hit him in the shoulder.

"Kirino!" The gray haired boy hurried to his best friend and inspected the injury.

"I'm fine, Shindou. It's just a small scratch." Kirino replied as he glanced up along with the others to see three kids around the age of ten standing there with pebbles gathered in their arms.

"Hey! That was dangerous!" Shinsuke yelled at the kids, despite how they were much taller than him.

"What did you do that for?" Amagi demanded, but the snot-nosed kid, that was apparently the leader of the trio, stuck out his tongue at them.

"Shut up fatty! This doesn't involve you!" He said before he glanced over to Fei and smirked widely. "Get him!"

"Ah!" Fei quickly put his hands up as the rocks were flung towards him.

"Hey! Stop it!" Tenma shouted as he quickly moved over to Fei, shielding his friend from the attack.

"Tenma!" Fei's eyes widened when he saw a particularly large rock hit the brunette in the arm, causing him to recoil.

"Enough of this!" Kurama snapped before Sangoku, Hamano and Amagi quickly ran up to seize the kids. While Sangoku and Amagi succeeded, Hamano was having trouble due to the fact that he was left with was the leader of the trio who wouldn't stop struggling.

"Stay still– Ouch!" Hamano yelled, releasing his grip when the boy bit down at his hand. Taking this chance, the kid kicked the older boy in the stomach before he made a run for it. He wasn't able to get far though, as Shiro had dropped down from the middle of nowhere and slammed him face first into the ground. The boy tried to crawl up, but froze when the fox snarled angrily, showing off its sharp rows of teeth.

"Nice, Shiro!" Nishiki shouted as he hurried over and took hold of the boy.

The three captured children glanced at each other, exchanging short silent messages before they began screaming out their lungs. The music and the chatters stopped. All the villagers' attentions were now attracted by the cries of the three boys. It didn't take long until three pairs of angry looking parents were rushing their way.

"What are you doing to my boy?!" A purple haired woman screeched as she quickly tore her child from Nishiki's grip before the other parents followed her example.

"What the hell are you brats doing?" Another man with sea-green hair demanded, glaring daggers down at the boys.

"Your children were throwing rocks at us, sir." Shindou replied, standing up to the angry parents.

"We didn't throw any at you!" One of the little followers that attacked them said. "We were just aiming at the liar!"

Fei couldn't help but flinch when the adults' gazes shifted to him. They took in the scratches he had suffered before the young boy's mother snorted. "Then they did nothing wrong. You boys better apologize for your behaviour right now before I get your parents."

"Excuse me?" Kirino glared at the adults. "They aimed rocks at our friend and you say there's nothing wrong?"

"If you want someone to blame, then blame him." The bald man threw a nasty glare to the greenette. "Everyone knows what a liar is he. Our kids are only punishing him for his constant lies. They did nothing wrong."

"Yeah!" The snotty kid smirked at them. "Liars need to be punished!"

"How could you even say that?" Tenma gasped. "Fei didn't lie!"

"That's right!" Shinsuke quickly agreed.

"Are you stupid, boy? He claims to be the bride of the Mountain Deity! It's what he deserves after he soiled our deity's name!"

"I agree." A young woman from the crowd of bystanders that had gathered shouted out. "Just because he wanted attention doesn't mean that it's right for him to tell lies."

"It's about time somebody taught him a lesson." Another man joined in.

"He's just a spoiled heir of a rich man."

"No one likes a liar, why don't you just get out?"

"We've been putting up with you for a long time but enough is enough!"

"Go away, liar!"

The crowd began shouting as Fei slowly took a step back, pressured by all the angry gazes locked onto him. He wanted to tell them. He wanted to say that he wasn't a liar, but he couldn't. Not when he couldn't even trust himself anymore and even hoping for his memory to be nothing but a fragment of a child's dream.

"What's going on here?" A voice broke through the angry shouts. Recognizing the voice, Fei quickly turned to see his father walking over along with the family of his friends.

"Fei? What happened to your face?" Fei swallowed nervously as his father inspected the cut on his cheek

"Tenma! You too, what happened?" Tenma's mother gasped in worry as she hurried to her boy.

"Kyosuke, what happened?" Tsurugi's brother asked as he glanced at the other villagers, then back.

"Usami-san, we have had enough of your son's lies." The mother of the arrogant kid said firmly. "This has been going for eleven years and it has to stop! His lies are affecting the entire village and most of all, our children!"

"Is that what this is about?" Fei's father asked in a calm yet stern tone.

"You should all be ashamed of yourselves." Shindou's father said coldly after hearing the situation from his son. "Do you feel prideful ganging up on children?"

"They are sixteen, hardly children by standard." The tall moustached man, father of the snot-nosed kid, sneered. "It's time you should properly discipline your kid like you should have done years ago!"

"I–" Fei's gaze drifted to the ground. He knew he has to say something or else his father will take all the blames. "I'm sor–" Before he could choke out the burning word of apology, he father quickly put out a hand to stop him.

"Father?" Fei whispered as his father gazed down at him. He gave his son a small, encouraging smile before he turned back to the villagers with a stern look on his face.

"I want your sons to apologize to my son and his friends for the damage they have caused." He said firmly, glaring at the three troublemakers who shrunk back under his gaze.

"Apologize?" The violet haired mother shrieked. "My son did nothing wrong. If your son hadn't of lied–"

"My son would never tell lies." Fei looked up at his father in shock. "If he says he saw the deity, then I believe him."

"Heh, you hear that?" The bald man laughed as he turned to the audiences behind him. "The great Usami Asurei says he believes in his liar of a child!"

"So you're saying that you believe your son is betrothed to the Mountain Deity?" A younger man demanded.

"I never said that." Asurei replied flatly. The younger greenette felt the hope that he had just gained deflated a little.

"You just said you believed him!" Another protested.

"I do. I believe my son saw what we all know. However, it could be the dream of a child's fantasy or hallucination as it was a cold winter night. Whichever is the reason, Fei does not lie. He only speaks the truth of what he saw and I will not tolerate your attitudes towards my child."

"Father…" Fei felt touched at his father's speech. All this time, Fei had thought that his father thought of him the same as everyone else – a liar. But now he knew that his father trusted his words all along, even though he didn't exactly believe it be real, it was more than enough.

"Not tolerate our attitudes?" It was the snot-nosed kid's mother again, enraged by the man's speech. "Not only do you not properly teach your child, you're throwing the blame to us?"

"Maybe it's the father that taught his son to lie!" Another snapped, glaring daggers towards the unflinching man.

"How disgusting! To think the honourable house of the Usami is ruled by a person like that!"

"Birds of feathers really do flock together." Another spoke with a scowl directing to the others of Fei's friends.

"Don't speak ill of my father or my friends!" The greentte finally couldn't hold it anymore and shouted. He didn't mind if they insulted or hit him, but he couldn't just stand by and let them say what they want to the people he cared for. "They have nothing to do with any of this. I was the one who said I met the Mountain Deity."

"And where is that deity now?" An old man snorted. "Tonight's the night isn't it?"

"T-that's…" Fei stuttered, the confidence he felt in the rush of the moment deflated. When the crowd saw how the boy struggled on giving an answer, a smug look crossed all of their faces.

"See? You don't know, liar!"

"We told you that Fei doesn't lie!" Tenma cut in.

"That's right, you guys don't even know Fei! You have no rights to call him a liar!"

"Tenma… Shinsuke." Fei whispered as he stared at the two brunettes gratefully.

"And you call yourselves men?" Nishiki shouted.

"Before you call other people liars, look at yourself! Every time something happens you people always vent your frustration out on Fei. You were always using him as scapegoat for your own problems!" Kirino glared at the group.

"What?" Asurei gasped. His eyes fell onto his paled son. "Fei, was what Kirino said just now true?"

Fei swallowed, not knowing what he should say. Kirino had just burst out the secret he told them not to tell in the heat of the moment. Since his father has always locked himself in his room to devote himself to his work, he never really learnt of how he does in the world outside… And he had hoped to keep it that way.

"You brats! How dare you speak to your superiors in that tone!" The moustached man snarled.

"So now we're brats again?" Kariya laughed mockingly. "I thought that a certain somebody said that sixteen year olds are considered adults. Wonder who it was, huh?"

"You–!"

Just as the man was about to stomp forward and teach the disrespectful kid a lesson, the howls of wolves resonated through the air. The villagers quickly looked around in alarm, startled by how close the roars of the beasts sounded. It sounded almost like there were wolves in the village, and that brought great unease to everyone. As they tried to determine the direction of howls, the sakura blossoms began to emit a soft purple glow. Everyone momentarily forgot what they were doing as they stared at the sacred tree in both shock and awe.

"The flowers are… Glowing?" Tenma stared at the flowers in confusion, much like everyone else, unable to understand what was going on.

"My sixteenth year… Under the night of the first sakura." Fei gasped as he remembered the words spoken to him that day.

A violent breeze tore through the air and to everyone's surprise; the sakuras scattered into the wind, breaking down into millions of petals and leaving the tree bare.

The sea of pink twirled within the air and formed a giant globe before it burst apart. That was when Fei saw them, the people standing upon the carpet of pink petals floating within the air.

They looked all to be near his age, standing in straight rows of lines with their heads held high and hands folded behind their backs. They all wore different kimonos in different, unique styles. The clothes were made from extremely fine silk. Even from the distance, Fei could tell this from the vibrant colours sparkling under the soft light of the moon and illuminating petals. At the centre was a carriage, pulled by two horse sized wolves. One was pure white while the other had a mixture of pink in its fur. Both of them were glaring down at the beings beneath them and growling unpleasantly.

"W-what are they?" Hikaru whispered and jumped when all the people in the sky parted their eyes that were all glowing eerily, proving that none of them could possibly be human.

"What are you doing?" A cold voice echoed into the air, startling everyone as Fei's eyes drifted to the purple haired girl standing beside the white wolf. "You are in the presence of the Mountain Deity. Who gave you permission to raise your head?" She snapped her glare down at the villagers. With a sharp flick of her wrists, the people that were ganging up on them were forced to to their knees. Fei stared in shock when he saw that same purplish light outlining the sakura was now also on the villagers.

"What's going on?" Shinsuke gasped, but no one responded to his question. They all just stared at the villagers that were on their hands and knees. All of them were stunned into silence and some looked even frightened by what was occurring.

"Meia, that's enough." A strong, deep voice that radiated with power cut through the air. When Fei heard that voice, he couldn't help but shiver and felt goosebumps crawling over his skin. The voice was simply not human. It sounded like there were multiple voices speaking together in perfect sync. Fei immediately recognized the unique voice that matched perfectly with the one from his memory, the one he was never able to forget.

The girl glanced to the carriage before she looked back to the kneeling villagers. She retracted her hand as the outline over the villagers vanished; freeing them from the invisible binds.

Fei felt his heart stopp when the blinds of the carriage was pulled to the side, revealing a person in black kimono with the beautiful white design of spring printed over the fine silk. He stepped out of the carriage with a type of grace none of the others had. The greenette tried to get a glimpse of his face, but it was impossible as the man was wearing a pumpkin orange sheet over his head like a cloak to hide his head and face within the shadows. He stood up tall, seeming to survey the people for a moment before he suddenly vanished into a flash of blue. Fei quickly looked around. As he wondered where the person had gone to, darkness abruptly shrouded his sight.

"Fei!" Fei heard his father shout as he reached out and pulled away whatever that was obstructing his view. When he did, he was stunned to find that he was gripping onto the soft fabric of a black sleeve hung on a peach-orange shaded hand. The teen turned around and jumped when he found himself staring at the black kimonoed male whose face was still hidden by the orange sheet. He instantly tried to back away, but the person had a firm hold on his shoulder to prevent him from doing so. Hearing the call of his name from the distance, Fei looked back to see his father and friends who were all eyeing the mysterious being warily.

"I have come to see to the promise that had been made during the winter eleven years ago."

Fei felt his breath stop when the mysterious person confirmed his identity through that speech. The villagers all cringed back when they caught the set of narrowed eyes illuminating from the shadowed, hidden face of their god.

"I must say, I am disappointed with what I have witnessed tonight. Not only did some street brats inflict injuries on my bride, you even dare to accuse and verbally assault him." As the deity spoke the words, Fei couldn't help but quivered. He didn't know if it was his imagination, but the surrounding temperature seemed to be dropping rapidly.

The Mountain Deity slowly leaned down. With a hand gently taking Fei's chin, he turned the boy's head so that he could stare into the frightened looks of the villagers.

"Tell me, my bride. How would you like me to deal with them?"

Fei's eyes widened when he realized what the deity was asking of him.

The villagers immediately began to cry for mercy, but were silenced when the deity shot them another sharp look.

"I can ask for anything?" Fei asked slowly, his eyes never drifting away from the ones that had caused him pain for so many years.

"I will do anything you ask, Fei." The deity whispered into his ear, causing him to shiver for a different reason now.

"Then can you overlook this?" He requested.

"Overlook?" The figure asked, wanting to make sure he had not misheard.

"I don't blame them for not believing in me. I had no proof and I was only a kid. To be honest, if I was in one of their shoes… I might not have believed myself either." Fei explained slowly, trying his best to change his thoughts and feelings into words.

"They used you, Fei." The deity pointed out in a calm tone. "Every time misfortune occurred in their lives, they took it out on you because in their eyes, you are bad. They simply threw the blames and pain of their own lives onto you to make themselves feel better. No one has right to inflict pain on another. They have done nothing to deserve your mercy. Were they not also the ones who had forsaken your father when he was in need of help?"

The villagers blanched upon the deity's harsh words. One woman parted her mouth to protest, but was quickly cut off by her husband who didn't dare to risk angering the deity any more than they already had. Asurei was glancing back and forth from the villagers to the deity. His face was displaying a mixture of shock and anger as he took in the deity's words. He then turned his head, glancing at the nearest friend of Fei's for answer, which unfortunately happened to be Tenma. The poor brunette only gave the man a weak smile as he shied away from the demanding gaze.

"Your father is a worthy man who works to spread influence towards the other villages so that the people of this village will live a better life. However, those fools are blinded by the simple hatred of the difference in wealth and status that they failed to see what he was doing for them."

"I…" Fei looked over the shocked faces of the villagers who were all stunned by the news, then back to the deity. "You said it yourself. No one has the right to inflict pain on another, so what gives me that right? If I do it, then I'll be no different than any of them."

Some of the villagers flinched when the last sentence was directed at them. A few in the crowd looked away, feeling ashamed and a bit guilty as they thought back to how they had treated the liar for the first time in years.

"Hmph, how stupid." Fei looked up at the deity, but quickly realized it was not him that had spoken. When Fei looked down, he gasped when he saw Shiro walking him to them with his golden eyes shining brightly. "You're always too soft, Fei."

"S-Shiro?" Fei gasped when the fox had spoken.

"It's not Shiro." The fox corrected as a glow of white began to engulf his body. The fox began to morph, growing larger and larger. The fur outlining the figure began to vanish, together with the ears and tail. The front paws spread out into fingers as it began taking a human form. By the time the light faded away, Shiro was no more. Standing there was a golden eyed boy with messy white hair and dressed in a white and gold kimono with the design of a fox.

"W-what…?" Fei's mouth opened and closed, resembling a fish on land as he tried to take in what had just happened with his pet.

"Shiro transformed!" Nishiki exclaimed out from the side, causing Shiro to shoot the long haired boy a glare.

"Shall we depart? The night is growing short and we're running out of time." The white haired boy asked with a formal bow towards the deity who was gazing up at the night.

"Don't think you are safe from punishment. Although my bride has apparently forgiven you, I have not." The deity said in a cold promise towards the villagers. He then slipped his arm around Fei's waist and pulled him against his chest.

"Wait!" Fei looked up to see his father walking over, but was quickly stopped by the Shiro transformed teen.

"Fei…" Asurei stared at his son with a conflicted look on his face. He seemed to want to say something, but doesn't know where to start.

"You will see him again." The deity said. "That will be my promise to you. Everything between you and my bride can be sorted out then."

Fei didn't know what exactly happened after that, but by the time he had blinked, he found himself sitting on the deity's lap inside what seemed to be the carriage.

"FEI!" The greenette heard the voices of his friends. He gasped out when he saw how far they were from the ground. The petals supporting them began to scatter.

"Father, everyone–!" Fei wanted to reach out to them, but the arm around his waist tightened and pressed him back against the deity's chest.

Fei swallowed back some tears as he watched the petals close the last little gap of his sight on the people he had known for all these years. The blinds fell down, completely blocking off his view of the outside word the carriage began to move.

He stayed like that in the being's arms for a long while. In his mind, he kept wondering when they will arrive to their destination and couldn't help but feel a bit anxious. He was now officially the Mountain Deity's… Meaning that was all he would ever be in the future. He thought back to the time he spent with his friends and father and…

"Saru…" He whispered unconsciously and gasped when the arm around him tightened.

"Saru?" Fei's eyes widened in horror when he realized the mistake he had just made. "Who is Saru, Fei?"

"H-he's…" The greenette struggled on his words. "He's a son of a merchant who travelled to our village…"

"So he's a friend?" The deity pressed on, leaning so close that Fei could feel the other's breath caressing his cheek.

"Yes–" Fei tried to reply, but the deity chose that second to lean in and captured his lips. The boy's eyes flew wide at the contact. He nearly tried to fight against it when he remembered who it was kissing him. So he sat rigidly, allowing the deity to slowly pry open his lips as the soft appendage slipped in.

Rather than feeling disgust, Fei felt himself enjoying the contact. The way the tongue rubbed against him and the flavour of the lips greatly reminded him of Saryuu. It felt so much like the white haired boy that Fei couldn't help but slowly closed his eyes and imagined how it was him there, holding him instead of the deity. As he relived the short time he spent with Saryuu, tears began to roll down his cheeks.

"If he is simply a friend, why are you crying?" The deity whispered against his open lips.

"I-it's not like that!" Fei tried to pull away, but the other's hand had at one point slipped behind his head and locked him in place. He whimpered knowing that there was no way out.

"Don't lie to me. Tell me the truth, Fei." Fei parted his lips to respond, but his words never got out as the deity began kissing him in a rougher manner. After the kiss finally ended some agonizing minutes later, the greenette was left weak and struggling with his breathes.

"I…" Fei panted and slowly looked down. Panics were clearly displayed in his wet eyes. "I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to…I-I…!"

"So you do like him."

Fei felt more tears flow down his eyes as he tried to control himself. "It doesn't matter anymore…he's already gone."

"You are giving up?" Fei found the question of the deity strange, but he couldn't find himself to care with the pain eating away his inside. The word "give up" dealt a heavy damage to his heart and it only added salt to the wound when it was the deity himself who had asked. "Do you regret making that deal with me?"

"No!" Fei exclaimed. "I can never… I'm grateful for you, I've always have been, so I don't regret it."

"Then why do you continue to shed tears?"

"Please… Don't ask..." Fei begged, finally unable to take it anymore as he began to weep quietly against the warm body he was pressed against. "Just don't ask me anymore… I'm sorry… Just… No more…"

As he cried, the deity gently ran his fingers through the green locks to calm him. "I don't regret choosing you." He said as he leaned down and planted a tender kiss on the human's forehead. "I love you, Fei. I always have since the first time I met you."

Fei felt his heart stop when he heard that familiar line. His glanced into the face that was protected by dark shadows.

"W-what…did you just…?"

The deity didn't respond. He just sat there, simply staring back. Fei thought back to the way the deity caressed him when they kissed and how similar those gestures were to Saryuu's. They tasted the same and most importantly, those words just now were the exact same as the ones that Saryuu had said to him.

"It can't be…" He then remembered the way Shiro acted in the presence of Saryuu. Now that he knew Shiro wasn't a fox but actually one of the deity's followers, it would explain his dislike to people petting him. If he had allowed Saryuu to so easily touch him…

"S-Saru?" Fei whispered with a bit of hope in his voice. "Are you…Saru?"

He slowly reached out a shaky hand for the sheet blocking his view of the deity's face. He stopped just when his fingers brushed by the soft fabric. He waited for the hand that would come to stop him at any moment, but it never did. The being simply sat back in his seat, almost as though he was waiting for him to continue.

Swallowing the lump in his throat, Fei slowly grasped the cloth. With a deep breath, he pulled it off as spiky snow white hair came into view. Fei's hand fell to his side as the sheet slipped away from his limp fingers. His eyes were wide and staring into those lavender orbs he had fell in love in only a mere day.

"Sa–" Fei choked. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"Surprised, Fei?" The deity asked as his voice reverted back to the soft, crisp tone that could only belong to Saryuu. The white haired boy was thrown back when Fei pounced onto him with arms wrapped tightly around his neck.

Saryuu smiled at the other's enthusiasm, but his smile fell a little when he felt Fei's body trembled in his arms. It didn't take long for him to realize that the greenette was silently weeping against his shoulder with his black kimono sucking up his tears.

"Saru… Saru, Saru!" Fei repeated the name over and over, wanting to confirm that this was not a dream and indeed a reality.

Saryuu's eyes softened at the desperate call of his name. He tightened his hold and rested his face into the silky green hair. "I'm here." He whispered softly. "I'm here, Fei."

"Why didn't you tell me?" Fei sniffed. "Why did you lie about being a merchant's son?"

"I wanted you to see me as who I am, not as some Mountain Deity you are only forced to be together with." Saryuu replied as he began kissing the soft cheek. "You have no idea how long I've waited for this day."

Fei shivered as Saryuu's lips moved down his neck and nibbled at the dark hickey he had made yesterday.

"Fei..." Saryuu moved back up and breathed. Just when his teeth barely scratched Fei's soft earlobe, the carriage began shaking violently.

"Saru! Stop making out and get your ass here!" A voice roared from outside. Fei gasped when something had slammed into the side of the carriage, causing it to flip. He clutched onto Saryuu and closed his eyes out for the incoming impact. When he heard a loud crashing sound, he had expected to feel some sort of pain, but it never came. He hesitantly opened his eyes, but nothing could have prepared him for what he saw. Right before his eyes was one of the giant wolves that were pulling the carriage, snarling angrily at him.

"Fei, it's alright." Saryuu chuckled when Fei clutched onto him tightly. Despite how his neck was locked in a choking hold, Saru could barely feel it for that he was busy savouring their closeness. With one arm under the boy supporting all of his weight, he used his other to stroke the boy's back to reassure him that everything was alright.

"Garsha." When Saryuu turned back to the glaring wolf, the warmness in his eyes were gone, replaced by a hint of coldness. "You're scaring my bride."

"You…!" Fei jumped in Saryuu's grasp when the wolf actually spoke. It growled lowly and surely would have pounced if a silver haired boy didn't come over and grabbed the wolf by the loose flesh at its nape.

"Now, now, you were the one who volunteered to help our dear childhood friend here." The teen said calmly, though Fei noticed a very conflicted look on his face. He seemed to be struggling with something and his shoulders were trembling, almost as though he was…

"When I said I'd help pick up his bride I didn't mean this! Do I look like a horse– Vanfeny! Stop laughing!" The wolf howled, and the instant he did, the surrounding people all burst into a fit of laughter.

Fei slowly looked around, surprised by the sudden change of atmosphere. When he last saw them, they were all wearing the same stoic expression. None of them looked like they were capable of making any emotions, so this kind of development wasn't one that he had expected. He looked around the group before he spotted the carriage he was just on, lying on the side and pretty much trashed.

He immediately looked around at his surroundings, then back to the carriage. His eyes displayed the shock he felt as he wondered how they had even gotten out of the carriage and arrived here.

"That was priceless!" A boy with blue hair cackled as he slapped the back of his nearest companion – which happened to be the golden eyed boy transformed from Shiro. "I can't believe I'd live to see the day Garsha and Garo would end up pulling a carriage!"

"Yo, Garo! You were pretty cool back there!" Another laughed to a tall, white haired teen that was curled up under the shadow of a tree, ripping the grass from its roots and muttering a string of inaudible words. Fei began to sweat drop at the sight, not knowing what to say or if he should be saying anything at all.

"Saru." A purple haired girl said as she walked up to the deity. Fei instantly recognized her as the girl from before who had made all the villagers kneel. "The night is getting short. Isn't it time you…?"

The greenette blinked when the girl trailed off, giving him a look before turning back to Saryuu. There must have been some silent message exchanged, for that Saryuu responded with a short nod.

"Make sure no one disturbs us." As Saryuu said that, he turned and that was when Fei saw it. There, within the darkness was a silhouette of the largest building the greenette has ever seen in his life. Or was it a building? There were tall structures in the form of spikes enclosing over it, making it seem all the more monstrous. Feeling pressured under the presence of something so enormous, Fei couldn't help but feel a little frightened and pressed himself closer against the white haired boy.

Feeling his unease, Saryuu leaned to his ear, whispering small words of comfort before Fei's sight became dark. He looked around with a gasp, surprised that his surrounding has changed once again. He couldn't see much though, aside from the wide, rectangular hole in the wall that revealed the starry night sky.

"Saru, this is…?" Fei asked, but Saryuu didn't reply and simply headed for that opening. It was only when they came close enough did Fei realized that there was a barrier of some. It looked like ice, but it was much clearer than that.

"This is your present, Fei." Saryuu lowered the greenette to his feet. When Fei looked outside, he gasped at how high they were. He tried to back away, but Saryuu had placed his hand on his back to stop him. The white haired boy smiled at the nervousness displayed on the greenette.

"Don't worry, you won't fall." With a hard push, Fei stumbled forward with a yelp. His arms hit the transparent barrier. It was only after a few seconds did Fei realized that his fall has been stopped and looked up. He breathed heavily as he stared at the transparent wall supporting him. He glanced at it for a moment, giving it a little push but the thing didn't budge at all.

"It's called glass." Saryuu introduced as he slammed his palm hard against the see-through wall, making Fei jump in surprise. "It won't break, so you don't need to worry."

The white haired boy chuckled at the greenette's reaction, making Fei blush in embarrassment. He quickly tried to hide it by distracting himself and looking outside, wondering what Saryuu had meant by present. Unfortunately, it was too dark to make out anything other than the silhouettes of mountains. His eyes drifted over the land, wondering what it could be that Saryuu wanted him to see when he spotted a speck of light just below him. He looked down and was shocked to see bright yellow petals shining within the darkness just below him. The greenette's jaw dropped slightly. He was certain that the elegant tree wasn't there before.

As he observed, he was shocked when the colours began bleeding out from the darkness surrounding the tree. It was orange this time, but they weren't flowers. They were round and small, like fruits of some sort. The colours continued to spread, ranging from all kinds of different colours and revealing various type of plants, all of them Fei had never seen before. There was a willow-like tree with strange violet marking on the barks and baring a string of cottony white flowers. There was another tree with glowing fruits about the size of persimmons and another blossoming with lovely pink flowers.

By the time Fei realized, the entire land was shining with so many colours that the stars in the night sky were no longer visible, overpowered by the gorgeous lights.

"It's beautiful…" Fei whispered breathlessly as he took in the sight. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Everything was so surreal that it he briefly wondered if this was a dream.

"Saru, this is amazing!" He turned with a bright smile on his face, only to freeze when he realized how Saryuu was standing close behind him, their clothes brushing against each other's and their faces only an inch apart.

"I'm glad you enjoy it." Saryuu whispered. His eyes were half-lidded, glazed with an intense look that Fei couldn't identify, but was unable to help but blush under. They kept their eyes on each other's for a short while before Saryuu moved forward and pressed their lips together in a deep, passionate kiss. The force pushed Fei back, hitting the glass as their bodies pressed together. Saryuu moved his lips across Fei's sensually and drew out a long moan from the boy. As Fei shyly begin to respond, Saryuu's arms wrapped around the shorter boy, pulling them together tightly with the greenette's hands resting against Saryuu's chest.

Lost in the kiss, Fei didn't realize how Saryuu was slowly guiding him back towards the center of the room until he felt something hit his knees which caused him to tumble backward. The kiss was broken as Fei collapsed down onto something soft. When his body sank down, he thought for sure that whatever was supporting him was going to collapse, but instead he surprisingly sprang back up. He held his breath as the thing supporting onto him sprang a few more times before his movement finally stopped.

When Saryuu snapped his finger, the room suddenly lit up so brightly that Fei had to forced his eyes shut. As he took his time adjusting his sight, he never saw the glow being emitted from Saryuu's eyes as blinds slid over the window, blocking the view of the outside world.

After he finally managed to open his eyes, he was once again stunned by another unnatural sight.

The room that was dark now was lit brightly due to the lights coming from the ceiling. There weren't any candles, but round globes of things that resembled miniature suns. And the room… Nothing in the room was anything Fei had seen before. Even the floor! Floors are made with wood, that was common sense but the floor in this room was made out of perfect squares of some sort of smooth white stone. Looking down, Fei found himself sitting on a large, rectangular thing covered by a large sheet of beautifully made silk blanket.

"This is what we sleep on. We call it a bed." Saryuu said with a light smile, enjoying the utter look of shock displayed on the greenette.

"Bed?" Fei glanced down unsurely. "You mean a futon*?"

"Just bed." Saryuu chuckled. When he sat up, Fei instantly stilled when the bed beneath him moved again. This time, there were even creaking noises accompanying it. "S-Saru! It's going to collapse!"

"It's not going to collapse." Saryuu chuckled at how adorable the boy was being, although he was a bit offended of how the human was worried about the bed rather than of him. He pushed Fei back down and climbed onto his love, causing the bed to shake and Fei sinking down from their weights. The frightened greenette quickly grasped onto Saryuu out of reflex and only relaxed when the shaking finally stopped.

"Fei." Saryuu said sternly, causing Fei to flinch before he retracted himself from the other.

"Sorry!" He hurriedly apologized. "I was just surprised, I didn't mean to–"

"Fei."Fei quickly stopped blabbering as he stared up at the white haired boy whose face was just hovering over his. "Fei, do you love me?"

"W-why are you suddenly–?" Fei spluttered with a deep blush. His words were cut off when Saryuu pressed his index finger against his lips.

"The time you've had know me is short, whilst I have known you for a long time. I've always been waiting for the promised night so I can bring you back. However, you are a human, Fei. In order for you to live together with me in Feida, I need to change you. You need to be reborn into one of us."

"What do you mean by reborn?" Fei asked once Saryuu withdrew his hand.

"You saw Yuuchi, didn't you?"

"Yuuchi?"

"The white fox you called Shiro." Fei's eyes widened in realization when he remembered the white haired boy that his long-time friend had turned into. "Along with all my followers you have seen, they were once ordinary animals without any special powers."

"W-what?" Fei gasped at the news. "But… They were…"

"They are only able to take the form of human because I gave them a drop of my blood." Saryuu explained. "Human calls us deities, but in our own term, we're called the Second Stage Children."

"Second Stage Children?" Fei repeated softly, wondering exactly what that meant and why were deity calling themselves children.

"The name comes from the SSC gene we are born with. We stop aging shortly after entering our teenage years. With our abilities and our child-like appearance, we're called as such."

"Stop aging?" Fei stared at the other boy. "Does that mean you live on forever…?"

"No, I meant our appearance." Saryuu replied. "We still age, only much slower than human. But despite how many years pass, our look will never change. From the moment we stopped changing to the end of our lives, we will always be in the forms of children. That's why I needed to wait until you turned sixteen, Fei." His lavender eyes stared at the boy beneath him lovingly.

"When living beings are injected with a bit of my DNA, they are reborn as a Second Stage Child. The only difference between pure Second Stage Children and changed Second Stage Children is that the latter cannot age the instant they were changed, and their abilities purely rely on the one that sired them. That's why if we are to change someone or something, the condition is that they must be in the required age range, or the process won't work."

"Slower than human…?" Fei then realized where Saryuu was going, despite how some strange words were mixed in with his explanation that he couldn't quite understand. For the longest time, the story of the Mountain Deity had always been in their village. If that was the same Mountain Deity, meaning Saryuu, then that must have meant that he had lived for a long time.

"How long…have you lived for?" He asked softly.

"I don't remember." Saryuu shrugged casually. "I've lost count after two hundred years, though I'm still considered quite young."

"Two hundred…!" The greenette gasped in shock. "Then are you saying I will be like that too?"

"Yes." Saryuu said seriously as he dropped his playful smile. "Although your changing process will be much different than with the others, as you are to be my wife." Fei felt his cheeks heated at how Saryuu addressed him.

"Each of the Second Stage Children has a time where his or her power is at its highest. We perform the rituals during this time where the dominant – the stronger of the two Second Stage Children, will transfer a proportion of his power into their partner. This transfer can only be done once, that's why we do it during the time when we are the strongest, to assure that our partner receives the extra boost of power. I am of the element earth and the guardian of the mountains, meaning that the first blossom of spring – tonight, is the time where I'm at my strongest."

"Ritual?" The human looked up at Saryuu and noticed a bit of unease on his face. The second Stage Child didn't reply immediately. He looked off towards the side of the room, seeming to be sorting some things in his mind before he turned back to him.

"By ritual, I mean the marriage ritual." When Saryuu saw the still confused look in Fei's eyes, he let out a sigh. "It means taking your virginity."

The greenette understood with this explanation as his cheeks busted into various shades of red. It was fortunate that he did or Saryuu would have to go into details, not that deity mind.

"That is how I will transfer my power to you, and my sperm that carries my DNA will be what turns you into a Second Stage Child."

Right then and there, Fei wanted to faint. He nearly did with the way his brain had been overheating, if not for the sharp lavender eyes pinning onto his consciousness.

"That's why I want you to choose. Once you're changed, there is no turning back. You will never be human again and you shall live for a long time with your body remaining as it is, never growing old."

"That means that I will one day outlive my father and my friends." Fei whispered.

Saryuu's gaze saddened at his words. He knew the choice he was forcing onto Fei was too sudden, but there was no other way. Time was something neither of them had. He had already pushed the limit for Fei as he wanted him to spend more time in the human realm. If they waited longer, the greenette will never be able to become part of the Second Stage Children. He could push the date. The marriage ritual doesn't matter as long as Fei could make a choice that he wouldn't live to regret. Fei didn't need the boost of his power anyways, as he will always protect him. Even if he chooses to become human, that would be fine. Anything was alright as long as he is able to keep seeing him, even if it's only during the short years of a human's lifespans.

The deity was brought out of his inner world when he felt a hand brushed by his cheek. When he looked down, he was surprised by his own reflection in those mint green eyes. His own face in those stunning eyes was frowning back at him, eyebrow knitted together and jaw tightly clenched.

He looked weak. For the first time in his life, Saryuu looked weak. He had never exposed any weaknesses like this before… So why? Why at a time like this, in front of the least person he never wanted to show weakness to?

"Don't look like that, Saru." Fei said softly, unable to help but feel his heart break when Saryuu made that kind of miserable look. The white haired boy stared down at him before he overlapped his hand over Fei's that was resting against his cheek. He leaned against the warmth of the human, tilting his head to plant a small kiss onto his wrist.

Fei quivered at the electrical jolt that ran through his veins. He stared into those old and lonely eyes, finally finding his answer to both himself and Saryuu.

"You don't have to come up with a decision now, Fei." Saryuu finally spoke as he slowly pulled the pale hand off, only to have Fei unexpectedly sit up and throw his arms around him.

"No." Fei clutched onto Saryuu tightly and buried his face into the crook of deity's neck. "I want to be with you, Saru." He whispered softly, gaining the other's immediate attention.

"Fei…" Saryuu opened and closed his mouth. He frowned, wondering what could be the reason behind the sudden decision. "It's alright, there's no need to rush." He told the boy. "You don't need to decide now."

"Saru, please just listen to me." Fei begged, and smiled when Saryuu closed his mouth. Although his eyes were staring at something else, Fei knew the other was listening.

"It's true what you said about me not knowing you for long. I don't know your likes and dislikes… What you do in your free time or anything at all…" Saryuu dipped his head to look at the flustered face hiding against his neck. "But what I do know is that you're kind. You saved my father. You showed and taught me a lot of wonderful things. You were willing to listen to my problems and talk over them with me. You even made me laugh, something I wasn't able to do for a long time because of the pressure I was faced with every day. You saved me, Saru. In many ways, you saved me just by coming into my life. I finally found out what this feeling, this pain and emptiness was after I pushed you away."

Fei paused and took a breath to gather his courage for the next sentence to come.

"I love you, Saru. Please... Let me be with you."

Futon –means bedding. It's a quilted mattress rolled out on the floor where people sleeps on as bed.

Beta'd by Meganical720D

Chapter 1: The Mysterious Youth

"I've already told you, there really isn't anything more I could do." The old man with greasy gray hair sighed. He glanced down at the small, green haired child.

"B-but you're a doctor!" The child protested with tears brimming to his eyes. "Doctor saves people, right?"

"Your father's disease isn't something that can be cure, kid." The elderly doctor responded. "The medicine I left will lessen the pain. I must be going now."

"Wait! Please don't go!" The child called, but the elderly man had already stepped out of the doorway and into the chilly winter night. Swallowing back his tears, the child slowly closed the door. He made his way through the large manor as the heavy sounds of coughs reached his ears. Walking up to a pair of slide doors, he slowly opened a tiny gap, peering inside to see a green haired man lying on the bed and coughing heavily into his hand. The child's eyes widened when at one point the man suddenly spat out some blood.

He slowly backed away, keeping his footsteps light as to not alert the adult of his presence. Once he was far enough, the boy spun around on his heel and dashed down the hallway. He ran into his room where he huddled into a corner and cried. As he furiously rubbed his chubby wet cheeks, the boy's elbow hit against the nearby table, causing a scroll to rolled off and fell on his head. Rubbing some of the tears out to clear his view, the boy glanced down at the scroll that was laid out on the tatami. It was displaying a very poor drawing of what appeared to be a forest and at the center, a small, white creature.

A monkey.

"The picture of the Mountain Deity-sama…" The boy sniffed as he slowly picked up the scroll.

He remembered drawing this a few days ago so that he could give it to his father as present. In the village, there has always been a legend of the existent of the Mountain Deity. It was a story every adult would tell their children. They say that the Mountain Deity takes the form of a white monkey and protects the villagers from demons.

"Maybe the Mountain Deity-sama can help father!" The child gasped as he quickly jumped up. Hurriedly rolling the scroll of the picture up, he tucked the scroll into the long sleeve of his orange kimono. With that, he ran outside, ignoring the cold air sinking through his flesh and into his bone. He ran all the way to the other side of the village. After climbing the extremely steep stairs, he arrived at the ground of the village's shrine.

"H-hello!" He called out as he looked around the yard, but the only response he got was a chilling breeze. "Mountain Deity-sama?" He glanced at the monkey statues, then to the large sakura tree that stood bare from flower and leaves.

"Mountain Deity-sama!" It was only after a few more calls did the boy finally realized that the Mountain Deity wasn't at the shrine. As he shivered in the cold, the boy took out his scroll and used the moonlight to peer down at the content. He stared at the drawing of the monkey, and then to the lush greenness that surrounds it.

"Of course! Mountain Deity-sama lives in the mountain!" He chirped, immediately brightening up again as he ran back to the staircase. Not noticing the ice due to the darkness, he slipped, rolling down the many steps before he managed to stop himself half way. Bruises and cuts now filled his fair skin as tears began to form at his eyes. He bit his lower lip to choke back the urge to cry. Hurriedly wiping away the bit of wetness that manages to escape, the boy slowly and carefully crawled down the rest of the way.

"M-Mountain Deity-sama!" He called as he ran as fast as his battered body could handle into the forest and away from his village.

"Mountain Deity-sama!" He kept calling while small streams of tears leaked down his face at the feeling his bare legs sinking into the freezing snow. The coldness was literally burning his skin off and it hurts really badly. "Mountain Deity-sama!"

As the boy kept on calling, he didn't notice the eyes that were gathered on him. He didn't see an owl on the branch over his head, staring at him in curiosity or the snow white fox that was hiding in the snow with golden eyes gleaming in the darkness. A snake slithered out of the hole in the tree trunk, accompanied by a gray squirrel that oddly didn't fear the reptile.

"Moun—" The boy cried out as he fell onto the snow. He shivered at the coldness before glancing back at his legs that were filled with ugly frostbites. He couldn't feel his toes anymore and no longer has the ability to walk with the condition he was in. Not knowing what to do, he kept calling until he was wailing for the Mountain Deity's appearance out of desperation.

"He's crying…"

"Should we do something?"

"A human kid…"

"He's calling for the Mountain Deity."

"It's just some stupid brat…"

"What to do?"

Whispered too soft to be heard by human ears traveled through the forest. The eyes in the darkness simply watched as the child's began to consciousness fade together with his cries. With the cold finally seeping in, the boy's body was beginning to shut down.

"He'll die at this rate…"

"He's already half dead."

"Should we help?"

"But it's a human…"

"He's just a kid…"

The hidden beings debated, until a firm voice that held a strange, watery echo like many people speaking at once shook the forest.

"All of you, stand down."

The boy twitched when he thought he had heard something just now. His minty green eyes weakly parted and he slowly glanced up. His blurred sight could only make out a tall shadowy figure hovering over him before the last of his consciousness slipped away as he fell limp into the snow.

oOo

"I've told you many times, father!" The pale teen with spring green hair finally couldn't hold it anymore and shouted at the man sitting before him. "I won't go to any omiai*."

"And we've been through this, Fei." The man sighed. "You were just a child, it was a hallucination. It was cold and you probably—"

"Forget it," the greenette snapped as he climbed onto his feet, "you never believe anything I said."

"Fei, where are you going?" The man asked. There was a hint of concern in his eyes when he saw how his child was making his way to the door. "We're not done here yet—Fei!"

Fei dismissed the call of his father as he ran out of the house to be greeted by the warm spring air. It was only when he came into a wide, empty field where the children gathered to play did he finally stopped.

"Fei!" A familiar voice suddenly called out to him, making Fei look up to see a brunette waving at him from across the field.

"Tenma!" The greenette immediately brightened up at the sight of his friend and the large dog accompanying its owner. "Taking Sasuke out for a walk?" He asked once the boy arrived to his side.

"Yeah, you too, Fei?"

Fei blinked at his friend's strange question and Tenma simply blinked back. When the brunette pointed at his feet, Fei looked down for the first time and nearly jumped at the sight of a white fox sitting beside him.

"Shiro!" Fei gasped as he kneeled down and gathered the fox into his arms. "You followed me?"

"So it's not a walk huh?" Tenma laughed as Sasuke let out a loud bark. The large dog wagged its tail to show its excitement at the sight of its friend. Shiro however, snarled and gave out unpleasant yowls.

"Come on Shiro, don't be mean." Fei said with a light scowl. The second he set the fox down, the white creature quickly made a run for it with Sasuke sprinting to a chase.

"I guess you got into another argument with your dad?"

At the mention of his father, Fei frowned and sat down onto the soft blades of grass. "I don't know what to think anymore, Tenma."

"What do you mean?" Tenma asked as he sat down next to the greenette.

"Everything with the Mountain Deity." Fei replied. "You know…that time eleven years ago where some people found me out cold at the village gate."

"And you were clutching onto a bamboo container in your hand, right?" Tenma said. "You said the water inside was given to you by the Mountain Deity to cure your dad's illness. In return…"

"In return, you will become my bride on your sixteenth year, under the night of the first sakura blossom." The deep voice echoed within Fei's mind. He remembered to how inhuman the voice sounded. It was as though there were like many voices speaking all at once in perfect sync.

He sighed at the memory.

"Yes…" He said after a while. "I don't remember much during that time…all I remembered was that the water can save my father and those words."

"You know, you could have saved some of that water. Then you'll be able to know if it's really true."

"I guess..." Fei smiled weakly. "But I accidently dropped the containers into the stove so it became nothing but ashes."

"Fei, is something wrong?" The brunette frowned when he saw the troubled look on his friend's face.

"All this time, I was pretty sure of what little I could remember…but now, I'm really starting to doubt it." Fei replied hesitantly. "No matter what people claimed that cured my father's illness, I never once listened or believed them because I knew it was the Mountain Deity that helped him. But after being told repeatedly how it was nothing but a child's imagination, I'm starting to wonder if that's really true."

The pale teen turned to his friend. "Tenma, do you think it was just a dream?"

"I wouldn't know even if you ask me…" Tenma laughed weakly before he looked up to the clear sky. "I don't know if there is really a Mountain Deity or not, but I believe in Fei. If that's what you saw, then I'm sure it is."

"That doesn't really answer my question but…thank you, Tenma." Fei smiled weakly, the burden of his question still weighted heavily in his heart.

Although Tenma was a good friend, the boy wasn't a good person to consult with as he is always positive and will never doubt with anything a friend says. "I have to get going now. I don't want to disturb yours and Sasuke's walk."

"If there's anything I can help with, let me know." Tenma said as the boys climbed onto their feet. After calling back their respective pets, the two bid their goodbyes and headed off to different directions.

Fei wandered for a long time with Shiro nested in his arms. He didn't want to go home. At least not yet after he walked out on his father like that. In the end, the teen found himself at the foot of the shrine, a place he began visiting daily after the snow has melted just to get a glimpse of the only sakura tree in the village.

When he finished the long journey up the stairs, he let go of Shiro and glanced around at the people praying at the shrine. The old priestess flashed him a smile, used to the sight of the boy's appearance. The greenette smiled back and then walked over to the large sakura tree. He looked over at one of the branches to see the maturing pink buds glistening under the sunlight.

"It will bloom in two days."

Fei froze in the middle of his admiration of the beautiful buds. He turned and realized how he was not alone. There, standing beside him was a white haired teen, his eyes covered by some kind of black mask he had never seen before…and neither of the strange clothes he wore.

"…Who are you?" Fei asked. Since the village was a small one, everyone naturally knew each other and the greenette was sure he has never met such a strange and suspicious looking person.

"Pardon my rudeness. You seemed so conflicted that I couldn't help but feel a bit curious." The white haired boy chuckled as he pulled the black mask over his head to reveal lavender eyes and a face that ominously resembles Tenma's. "My name is Saryuu Evan. I guess in your culture, it would be Evan Saryuu. I travel with my father who is a merchant. We came to this village to do some trades."

Fei couldn't help but continued to stare. Even the name of the boy was weird. Are all outside people like this?

"Is there something on my face?" The boy asked with a light smile. That successfully snapped the greenette from trance. He quickly averted his gaze and flushed in embarrassment. He immediately began muttering a string of apology until the stranger stopped him by placing a finger under his chin and tilted his head up so their eyes could meet.

"I believe I haven't got your name yet."

"Huh? O-oh…" Fei quickly pulled away, his cheeks flushing even more but this time he made sure to keep eye contact. "It's Usami Fei."

"Ah…" Saryuu hummed. "So you're the one the villagers were talking about."

"Eh?" The greenette stared at the outsider in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"You don't know?" The teen kept that calming smile on his lips. "There's been quite a talk of a boy who was chosen to become the Mountain Deity's bride. The villagers are apparently making a joke out of it. I've also seen some of the parents discipline their children of lying by retelling the story. It's quite obvious that none of them believe you."

"Is…is that what they're doing?" Fei whispered, feeling a bit of pain clenching his heart. He has always knew people saw him as liar ever since he blurted out what happened when he was a child who didn't know anything…but to go that far…

"So it's true then?" Saryuu asked. It wasn't spoken in mockery or carries any sarcasm like what Fei was used to hear from other kids outside of his circle of friends. It was simply a question asked through pure curiosity with no ulterior motive behind it.

"You seemed to have heard everything already."

"Rumours are always twisted into what people want it to be. I want to hear the real and untainted story from the deity's betrothed."

"…You're a strange person." Fei couldn't help but smile. "Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to tell you much. I don't have that much of a clear memory myself and beside…it's a long and boring story."

"In that case, why don't we take a walk?" The boy offered. "You don't seem like you have much to do and neither do I. There is this beautiful lake not far outside the village. You can tell me on the way there."

Fei stared at the boy hesitantly. While he knew that he shouldn't follow strangers around, the boy didn't seem like a bad person. On the contrary, the greenette felt an odd sense of warmth…as though his instinct was telling him to put his trust into the other. He also wanted to know the boy a little more. He doesn't want to part with him. Not yet.

"I…suppose I could—"

"Great!" The white haired boy replied immediately, so quickly that it almost seemed like he was purposely shutting off any chance to allow the local teen to change his mind. "Let's go."

"Ah, wait." Fei quickly said as he looked around the shrine for the white animal.

"What's wrong?"

"It's Shiro—my pet…" Just then, the white fox popped out its head from behind the sakura tree and walked over to its owner.

"A white fox." The white haired boy observed as Fei pulled Shiro into his arms. "This is certainly unusual."

"I first met him when I was six. He saved me from the wolves that roamed around the village boarder."

"A brave little one, aren't you?" Saryuu smiled as he raised his hand. The greenette gasped. He parted his mouth to warn the other, but to his surprise the fox stretched out its neck and allowed the stranger to pet it. To further its owner's shock, Shiro even let out a pleasant whine, something that it only does if Fei was the one who pets it.

"Is something the matter?" Saryuu asked at the stunned look on the boy.

"Ah—no…Shiro doesn't usually like being touch by other people so I was just a little surprised." Fei said before a wide smile broke to his face. "It's rare to see him getting attached to someone. It took me weeks just to get him to warm up on me."

"Really? That's hard to tell from the way he’s attached to you."

"It took a while." The green haired boy admitted. "But eventually we began to do everything together like sleeping and taking bathes."

Since the fox had its back turned, Fei couldn't see the dreaded expression a mere animal shouldn't be capable of displaying or the hand buried deep in the long white fur that twitched.

"Heh~ is that so?" A dark shadow was cast over Saryuu's face. For a moment, Fei had thought that the other boy was angry at something, but realized that it was only the angle of the sunlight that gave such illusion. "Sounds like you have quite the companion here. Do you mind if I hold him, Fei?"

The teen felt a bit uneasy at how the stranger was already addressing him by his given name when they had only met. Dismissing it as cultural difference, he held out Shiro to Saryuu, who carefully took the fluffy creature into his arms.

Catching a pair of golden eyes glistening under the sunlight, Fei looked down and froze when he saw the fox throwing him a…was that a pleading look? The greenette quickly shook his head, knowing that it couldn't be possible. When he glanced back, the fox had its head turned away once more with Saryuu scratching the small animal behind the ear. He smiled; glad that his aloof companion could finally get along with someone other than him.

If Fei had walked around, he would realize how wrong he was. What the other boy giving to his friend wasn't any simple petting. It was small, painful pinches that left the skin under the milky fur turning into a dark shade of crimson.

"Shall we go?" Saryuu asked.

With a nod, Fei followed Saryuu away from the shrine. The walk to the lake was slow, but neither of them minded as the outsider patiently listened to Fei talked of what had happened in the winter eleven years ago. By the time he had finished, they arrived at the lake where the clear water was reflecting the crimson light of the setting sun.

"So Evan-san—"

"Saru is fine. That's what everyone calls me." The boy said as he released Shiro who quickly scurried into the nearby bushes. Fei frowned at Shiro's odd behaviour, but figured the fox was probably tired of being carried and wanted to stretch its legs.

"Then…Saru." Fei began awkwardly. It felt strange for him to address a person he doesn't even know by nicknames. "What's the other villages you been to like? You seem to have a very different custom than ours."

"I supposed you could say that." Saryuu replied as he reached up to a tree bearing crimson fruits with golden linings that Fei had never seen before. Moreover, was there ever a fruit bearing tree here before? He has been to this lake many times with his friends and never had they encounter something like this. And with winter just recently passed, how was it that there could be berries before flower?

The pale boy could only watch with confusion written all over his face as Saryuu easily snapped the branch between his fingers and held it to him.

"Try it, it's good."

"It's edible?" Fei stared at Saryuu, then hesitatnly took the branch into his hand. Giving the other boy another look, he plucked off one of the odd fruit and pushed it through the gap of his lips. The minute he bit down, his mouth was overflowing with the sweet and refreshing juice of the fruit. His eyes lit up as he stared at the berries in wonder. The more he chewed the more juice flowed into his mouth. It seemed so unreal that such small berry can carry so much fluid inside.

"I told you its good." The white haired boy chuckled at adorable look the greenette has.

"What is this?" Fei couldn't help but wanted to know as Saryuu sat down by the tree and patted the spot beside him. The greenette hurriedly took a seat, eager to hear the answer to his question.

"These are called Lyrium berries. They only grow in untainted environment near water."

"But it's my first time seeing this." Fei said, looking up to see more of the berries dangling over his head. "Actually, I didn't even know this tree was capable of bearing fruits."

"The flower and berry season is very short in the winter so it's possible that you simply missed it." Saryuu explained so naturally that Fei couldn't help but feel that it's true. After all, he only comes to the lake during summer, so it's no surprise that he never realized.

"It's really good…do these grow a lot in your home? You seem very familiar with them."

"You could say that." Saryuu smiled as he leaned back against the tree. "So are you're alright with it?"

"With what?" Fei asked.

"This whole engagement." The white haired boy said. "You're alright with marrying a complete stranger? You don't even know how your so-called deity would treat you. It's not even a human to begin with. It's a monkey, isn't it?"

"Don't call him that." Fei snapped, the softness his innocent green eyes were displaying a second ago had vanished, replaced by a tint of coldness in them. "The Mountain Deity isn't a bad, so don't insult him."

Saryuu seemed a bit surprised at how defensive the green haired boy had become. However, his shock was quickly gone as that confident smile of his was back to his lips once more as though it had never disappeared.

"You're pretty defensive of a deity you can't even remember meeting."

"I owe my father's life to the Mountain Deity." Fei replied as his climbed onto his feet. "He was the only one who helped me when everyone else in the village gave my father up, so don't talk like you know. Please excuse me." With that, the greenette walked away, leaving the white haired boy alone beneath the fruit baring tree.

"It would appear that I have just been dumped." Saryuu laughed to himself once Fei was completely out of sight.

"For someone who has just been dumped, you sure seem happy, Saru." A voice spoke from the darkness. The white haired teen looked up, not surprised when he saw a purple haired girl stepping out from behind a tree.

"Of course he is. Fei got angry for his sake after all." Spoke a gray haired boy with spectacles as he stepped up next to the girl.

"But he's sure is a weird human…" A boy stepped with his white and purple hair tied up into a ponytail spoke from up on the branch he was sitting on. "Why would he get angry for the sake of someone he doesn't even know?

"That's why I told you. Fei isn't like the other humans." The last voice spoke as golden eyes parted, illuminating from within the darkness.

"GAH!" The teen gasped in shock as he crashed down from the tree. "What happened to your face?" He cried. When the moonlight peered over the clouds, the soft ray of light embraced the last figure, revealing a white haired boy with swollen cheeks puffing out like an overly stuffed chipmunk.

"In any case," the last boy snapped in irritation. "Ever since winter began, Fei has begun to have doubts."

"I thought you said he's extremely loyal." The boy with glasses said.

"I only said that he's beginning to have doubt. Never that he will back from the promise."

"Indeed, that child has a strong sense of duty." Saryuu finally spoke as he climbed onto his feet. "Go back to Fei, Shiro. The night can hide many secrets. Make sure he returns home safely."

"Shiro?" The ponytailed boy choked out a laugh. "Don't tell me he's been calling you that kind of dog-like name for the past ten y—!" The boy wasn't able to finish for that a foot had drilled its way into his stomach. He fell onto his knees, clutching onto his gut with heavy coughs while the swollen cheeked teen simply turned and vanished into a twirl of wind.

"So what do you plan to do, Saru?" The girl asked, ignoring her pained companion. "Even if you leave it as it is, that human will eventually be yours."

"Only his shell." Saryuu replied as he gazed up at the waxing gibbous moon. "He stole my heart in a mere night. I must make sure I return that favour."

oOo

"Maybe I was a bit rude…" Fei sighed for the fifth time as he poked at his egg. He glanced to the side where lying on the tatami was the branch of the strange fruits Saryuu had given him yesterday. He frowned, feeling the remorse inside him getting worse.

"Say Shiro—" Fei cut himself off when he noticed how Shiro didn't even touch any of its own food. "…Shiro? Are you alright?"

Fei leaned down to the fox and frowned when it looked away. The greenette thought that the fox's face was a little wider than before…but it must be just his imagination. Deciding not to push the matter, Fei turned back to his own food but still couldn't find the appetite to eat.

"Excuse me, young master?" A voice called as Fei glanced up to see one of the manor's servants at his doorway. "There is a white haired young man at the door requesting to see you."

"White haired?" Fei asked quickly. "Is he umm…dressed strangely?"

"Yes." The woman nodded. "Clothes I had never seen before. Shall I tell him to return later as you are having breakfast?"

"No, it's fine, thank you." The greenette replied as he hurriedly ran out with Shiro close at his heels. When he arrived at the main door, he saw the boy the maid had spoken off, standing there casually with his arms crossed.

"Evan–san…"

"I told you to call me Saru didn't I, Fei?" Saryuu greeted with that same smile.

"Why…how did you know I live here?"

"It wasn't hard. Your home is fairly easy to spot." Saryuu replied. "I want to apologize for—"

"I'm really sorry!" Fei blurted out, cutting the white haired boy off and bowed low. "I'm really sorry for my behaviour yesterday. It hasn't been the best day for me and I just took it out on you, I'm really…" The greenette trailed off when he felt a hand placed on his head and gently ruffled his hair.

"I'm the one who should be apologizing." Saryuu chuckled. He retracted his hand so Fei could straighten himself. "I tramped over your belief and that was wrong of me."

"But…I was…" Fei struggled to explain his behaviour for yesterday. When Saryuu saw that, he smiled a bit wider and gestured down the street.

"Shall we take a walk?"

In the end, the two were back at the lake, sitting side by side beneath the same place as they were last night. While Fei seemed utterly uncomfortable with the silence, Saryuu was quite at ease, nibbling one the red and gold berry.

"I'm…really sorry." The greenette said as the long silence was finally shattered.

"Rather than apologizing, why don't you talk about your problem? You'll feel better if you let it out.

Fei stared into those gentle lavender eyes before he turned back to the field and slowly pulled his legs against his chest.

"You see, I have been always sure of what I remembered…of the Mountain Deity I mean. But as time slowly passed by and constantly hearing how it was only my imagination, I'm beginning doubt myself. I had always expected to leave the village when the sakura blooms…" The greenette sighed. He paused there to gather the right words that would describe his feelings. "As the days grew shorter, I couldn't help but feel a bit numb on this whole matter. The village looks the same and the way I view my friends and father is still the same. I still argue with my father and laugh with my friends. I can't find myself to miss any of them because it doesn't feel like I will ever leave them. It's like I expected myself to continue to live here even after the sakura wither. I had always been prepared for the night I leave, but…what if the deity doesn't come? What if it was really just a dream? I had never imagined my life in the village beyond sixteen. What will I do then?"

"In other word, you are afraid of an unknown future." Saryuu said softly.

"It's stupid isn't it?" Fei mumbled and buried his face into his knees. "I know I sound really useless…I just can't help but feel a little scared. I don't want to think that everything I had believed until now was in reality just a simple dream. That's why I lashed out at you. I was tired of being constantly questioned and didn't want my doubts to deepen…"

"Something like that can never be considered as stupid." Saryuu replied. "Fear is something every human has. When your reality is threatened, it's only natural that you fear it because you don't know how it will impact your life."

When the white haired boy heard no response from the other, he turned and noticed the ways those mint green eyes were staring at him with. "Do you like my face so much?" He asked teasingly and was rewarded by a beautiful blush dusting over the porcelain smooth cheeks.

"S-sorry…it's just that you sound really mature." The greenette laughed weakly. "I wish my father could say something like that to me instead of pressuring me into seeing his point of view."

"But you love him regardless, don't you?" Saryuu chuckled and stood up. "Let's continue this discussion later. Why don't we play a game?" He suggested, and the greenette immediately perked up at that.

"Sure, what game?"

"It's call soccer." The merchant's son replied as he walked over to a tree and pulled out a strange looking black and white ball. Fei wondered why there was a ball there, but his question was shoved aside and quickly took over by curiosity. He has always like games, so when he saw the odd looking ball, he couldn't help but feel thrilled.

"This is a game we play often back in my village. The rule is simple; you must kick the ball into your opponent's goal without the use of hand."

"Goal?"

"It's the objective of the game." Saryuu said before he pointed at a space between two trees. "Kick the ball through there, and you will win the game."

"Alright…" Fei nodded, the rule was simple enough. "So no hands?"

"No hands." Saryuu nodded. "But before we begin…"

Fei watched the other walked over to him and knelt down by his side. Then without any warnings, he grabbed the greenette's kimono with his gloved hand and pulled it up to expose his slender legs that are incapable of growing any body hair as the rest of his body.

"Ah!" Fei yelped as the cool spring air brushed against his bare skin. He tugged at his kimono, trying to pull it back down but Saryuu had a firm grip on it. "Saru!"

"Relax, I'm just going to make it easier for you to play." The white haired boy replied, though he couldn't deny that he wasn't admiring the view. As he tied the kimono into a knot at the boy's hip, his royal purple eyes wandered to the tight fabric framing the perfectly round globes of flesh hanging seductively from the human's rear.

"Saru?" Fei looked down when he felt the other had stopped moving. "What's wro—HYAA!" The greenette let out a startled scream when a hand suddenly groped his rear and stroke him in a very suggestive manner.

"W-w-what are y-ou doing?" Fei shouted as he quickly pulled away from the other. His face was heating up so much that steams could be seen rolling off of his crimson cheeks.

"I noticed from the lack of outline of your kimono has that you didn't seem to be wearing anything underneath. I just wanted to confirm if my guess was right."

"O-of course t-there wouldn't be anything! This is a kimono." Fei replied as held his hands behind him. "Do you always wear other things beneath your umm…" The greenette tried to think up a term to call the white haired boy's clothing, but failed. "Well, your kimono?"

"We do." Saryuu replied casually as though he hadn't just molested the boy under board daylight. "Undergarments are a necessity from where I came from."

"Oh…" Fei looked down, feeling embarrassed at himself for making such a big deal. "Sorry about my reaction. You kind of took me off by surprise."

"I am sorry about that." Saryuu smiled apologetically. In reality though, he was nowhere near as sorry as he should be for his actions. "Let's begin the game then. You'll warm up when you start running."

And with that, the two began the game, putting the incident quickly behind them. They took turns trying to outmatch one another to take the goal. At first, Fei was extremely clumsy. He didn't know how to dribble the ball let alone trying to get pass Saryuu. Thanks to the patient teaching by the merchant's son, the he was soon darting through the opening trying to shake the other from his tail.

From up in a tall pine tree, two figures sat watching the pair below in amusement.

"I can't believe it." The purple haired girl stared at the greenette who was now chasing after the white haired boy. "Saru's laughing…"

And indeed the said boy was. He was letting out a musical laughter when the green haired boy had tripped over the wet mud and hitting the ground rather awkwardly.

"So is Fei." The puffy cheeked boy added. His golden eyes softened at how happy Fei seemed despite the fall. "It's been a long time since I've seen him smile like that."

"You seem pretty attached to him. When you were first assigned to Fei's side, you were very reluctant." The girl said, smirking at the memory of her companion's bitter expression at the time. "You two got so close that you even bathed together was it?"

The golden eyed boy immediately a scowled and looked away. "It wasn't my choice." He muttered beneath his breath.

"Loosen up. I'm not going to spread it around." The girl looked over the swollen cheeks and smiled. "You've already gotten your punishment after all."

At the word punishment, the white haired boy winced and instinctively brought a hand up to his injured face.

"Let's go. From the looks of things down there, you won't be needed for a while. You can come back and help with the preparations. The others are eager to see you again."

"Preparations?"

"For tomorrow night." The girl replied as her jungle green eyes watched Fei ran towards the goal with the soccer ball at his feet. "If the humans want to see a deity, then that's what we will give them."

oOo

"Ah!" Fei gasped as the ball bounced off the tree after missing the shot and landed into the water. "Sorry, I'll go get it."

"Fei—" Saryuu reached a hand to stop the boy, but Fei was already off, chasing after the ball. Smiling at the sight, Saryuu watched from the dried land as Fei carefully walked into the lake. His body was shivering as he dragged his feet across the cold water. By the time he reached the ball, the water was already at his knees.

"I got it!" He chirped, about to turn around when he lost his footing.

"Fei!" Saryuu hurried into the water just as Fei's balance was thrown off, sending out splashes of water everywhere.

"Fei, are you alight?" The white haired boy asked as he pulled up the thoroughly soaked greenette.

"Y-yeah, it's n-noth—" The boy wasn't able to finish as he was broke off with a sneeze.

"Come, let's get back onto the land." Saryuu said as he helped Fei out of the water. Due to the water that soaked his body and the chilliness in the air, Fei was trembling fairly badly. At that, Saryuu took off his orange top, leaving himself only in his black attire and held it to the greenette. "Wear this. You'll catch a cold if you keep that on."

"But what about you?"

"I'm fine." Saryuu grinned and placed his shirt by the boy's feet. "I'll go get something to start a fire. Hurry and get changed." With that said, Saryuu left, disappearing into the woods.

Once he was out of sight, Fei stared at the clothing offered to him. He was a little hesitant, but the wet coldness against his skin was becoming pretty bad. After a long debate, he finally stripped himself from his wet kimono and shivered when the chilling air caressed his skin. He quickly put on Saryuu's cloth, though was met with a bit of difficulty as he didn't know how he was supposed to wear it. After some experimenting and testing, Fei finally managed to get the clothing on. It was a perfect timing too as Saryuu had just returned with an arm full of woods.

As the near full moon took turn lighting the sky, the two sat beside the fire. Fei curled up in Saryuu's arm, still shivering with Saryuu rubbing at his bare arms and legs to warm him up. His orange kimono was hung on the other side, supported by a few branches over the warm fire.

"Bless you." Saryuu said when Fei sneezed again.

"Huh?" The greenette sniffed as he looked up at the boy.

"Bless you." Saryuu repeated to those confused green orbs. "It's a saying we have back in our village for whenever someone sneezes."

"Oh…" Fei smiled softly as he slowly pressed himself a bit closer to the other boy, enjoying the feeling of the warmth of another. "Saru…?"

"Hm?" The other teen hummed out to show that he was paying attention.

"Sorry about the trouble…and thank you for everything."

"It's no trouble at all." Saryuu chuckled. "So you enjoy soccer?"

"Yes!" The immediate reply made the teen smiled even wider. "It's the first time I had played games like that. I can't wait to introduce it to my friends."

"That's wonderful to hear." The white haired boy mumbled. His smile was slowly slipping off his lips as his eyes fell to the flickering flames. Sensing the change in the other, Fei looked up only and Saryuu's arms tightened around him, bringing them close together.

"Saru?" The greenette felt a little worried when he got no response. "Are you aright, Saru?" He reached out to the boy's face, only to have his hand seized mid-way by Saryuu's larger and warmer ones.

"Have you gotten your answers, Fei?" Saryuu asked as he turned to the boy in his arm. When he saw the confusion displayed on the greenette's face, it was obvious that the other didn't understand his question. "Your doubts on your deity, have you found your answer?"

"I…" Fei's voice trailed off as he was reminded of his troubles. He gazed up to the sky, noticing how dark it was—meaning that by the time he wakes up tomorrow, that day will finally arrive.

At the sudden realization of that, Fei felt his heart began to beat faster in panic. There was still so many time when he woke this morning. There should have been so much more time for him to think…so where did all those time went? How was it that it was already so dark when the sun had rose not long ago?

"Fei." Saryuu laced together their fingers before he leaned down, stopping until their noses were almost touching. Fei's breath hitched when he found himself staring into his own reflection within those lavender eyes that held so many emotions that it almost hurts looking in them. He parted his lips to call out the other's name, but nothing came out aside from a weak squeak.

"Fei." Another loving whisper of his name was the only warning he got before Saryuu closed the distance between them. Their lips melted together in a sweet, chaste kiss. Fei felt his chest flared, coming alive just from the simple contact. He didn't know what this feeling was, as he had never felt this way before. The heat in his chest only grew hotter and hotter, making him feel so full that his heart could burst any moment.

"S-Saru…" Fei pulled his head back and gasped for air. However, Saryuu didn't wait to hear what he has to say and dived down. He locked their lips back together with more force than before. Taking the chance while Fei's lips were parted, Saryuu slid his tongue inside the greenette's mouth.

Fei was startled by the foreign tongue's intrusion, but with some coaxing, he was soon moaning into the other's mouth. Logic has long vanished from his mind. Lost in the pleasure of feeling Saryuu's touches, the green haired boy shyly began to return the kiss. His response only fuelled Saryuu's confidence, allowing the boy to become bolder as he lowered Fei onto the grass and further deepened the kiss.

Their bodies pressed against each other's. Saryuu's arms were wrapped tightly around Fei's waist while Fei's were secured around Saryuu's neck. The kiss lasted for a long while with either of them only pulling away for a second of breath before they connect once more.

"Ah…" Fei moaned as Saryuu's lips slid away and began nibbling at his jawline and down the sensitive curve of his neck. His grip around Saryuu's neck tightened when the other boy began sucking harshly at his collar bone. The greenette gasped out in discomfort, but kept perfectly still to allow Saryuu to do as he pleased.

When the white haired boy finished marking the greenette with a hard bite, Fei was immediately jolted back to reality. The hazed look in his eyes was gone. He hastily unwrap his arms from the other boy and pushed the body on top of his off. As Saryuu fell onto the grass, Fei scrambled up. He has a horrified look on his face as he crawled back to pull a distance.

"I'm sorry…I didn't know what came over me…I-I.." Fei struggled to come up with something, but was failing miserably. Saryuu watched with a neutral look as tears began streaming down the pale cheeks of the greenette.

"I don't regret what I did." Saryuu said slowly. That caused Fei to look up in shock. "I love you, Fei. I always have, since the first time I met you."

"Why…?" Fei's face scrunched up with pain as more tears flood out of his eyes. "Why are you telling me this?"

"Because you like me too, don't you?" Saryuu asked as he pointed at the river of tears. "That's why you're crying."

"It doesn't matter what I want!" Fei snapped as he shut his eyes tightly, squeezing out more of the pearly tears. "We barely even know each other and I can't—! I-I…ugh…"

"Is it because of the Mountain Deity?" Saryuu asked slowly.

Fei didn't respond. He just kept his gaze to the ground as tears dripped from his chin and landed onto his lap.

"You don't have to do it, Fei. You don't need to marry that—"

"I can't!" Fei repeated. "I'm…I'm sorry, I just can't..."

"…I see." Saryuu slowly looked away as his eyelids slid over his lavender eyes, hiding the emotions swirling within them. "Your kimono should be dried now. It's best that you put it on before you catch a cold." He said as he used a stick to throw some mud over the fire to put it out.

The walk back to village was long and uncomfortable. Neither of the two exchanged a word. Fei walked with his head down, staring at his feet through the entire journey. The only time he looked up was when they arrived back into the village. He had looked up when he realized the lack of footsteps following him and found that Saryuu had vanished, leaving behind only the soccer ball in his place. The greenette felt what was left of his heart crushed into dust. He knew he didn't deserve it though, as he was the one who pushed Saryuu away.

That night, Fei didn't get a wink of sleep. He lay in his bed and stared at the ceiling. He kept replaying what had happened over and over inside his head. The more he remembered, the more regret he felt eating away his inside. His hand slowly trailed to the mark left on his collar bone as a droplet of tear rolled down his unblinking eyes. For the first time, Fei actually wished that the Mountain Deity doesn't exist. He hopped that it was all just a hallucination like his father had claimed it to be.

As the day grew brighter, Fei felt more and more of his fear eating him away. Finally unable to take it anymore, he climbed out of his bed. He headed for his father's room with a desperate urge to see him, not caring if the busy man was asleep or not. Thankfully, he was still up with his works and Fei let himself in. They only exchanged very limited amount of words before the room was drowned in silence. Any other times, Fei would hate the lack of communication, but not this time. For once, he found that he didn't mind the quietness. He was content just watching the back of the one who brought him into this world. He stayed in the corner until his father packed away his things in preparation for his well-deserved rest. Fei left then, bidding his father goodnight as he wandered to the garden. He stared at the full moon, still not feeling like returning to his room.

By the time he realized what he was doing, he was standing at the foot of the tall sakura tree. What he saw made him broke down and cried. It was just like Saryuu had stated when they first met.

The flowers were now on their first bloom.

Fei was suddenly overwhelmed by the urge to see Saryuu. He didn't know why he felt such desperate need or what he should say when he do find him, but none of that matters. He just wanted to see the white haired boy again, even if this might be the last time.

He ran through the village, asking each villager he passed by if they know of the merchant's son. Strangely, none of them claimed to know of a dealer entering the village. Some replied nicely, though that was rare due to the fact that he was known as a liar in the village. Many ignored him with a roll of their eyes, muttering mean words that Fei couldn't help but saddened at despite his best to ignore them. He ran to the lake, but the place was as empty as the previous night when they left. He even asked all of his friends who were all kind enough to help. However, there was still no sign of the white haired boy.

It was as though Saryuu Evan had never existed to begin with.

Omiai – A Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage.

Ever since Saryuu brought Fei into Feida, the two were always together. To Fei, Saryuu was his very first friend and the first person he trusted for that it was Saryuu who extended a hand to him when he needed someone beside him the most. And with Saryuu, it was common knowledge among everyone that he was extremely protective of Fei. Although this has been kept a secret from Fei, Saryuu had always been watching over him during the time he had sent the greenette into the past to disrupt El Dorado's plan. It was simply impossible to imagine either of them yelling at each other.

"How did something like that happen?" Stia finally couldn't hold it in anymore and asked.

"I've…" Fei hesitated, knowing what was about to come. "I've been going back to the past to see Tenma a lot recently – or so Saru said."

"Don't tell me you went to the past again." The way Stia stressed her word made Fei's frown deepened. This was why he was hesitant on talking about it with them.

"I just wanted to play soccer with them." He argued.

"Whatever your reasons are, it's only natural for Saru to be upset." Meia sighed. "Would you have enjoyed it if Saru keeps leaving to meet with someone else?"

"I know what you mean, but Tenma's my friend. I just–" He wasn't able to continue as Meia held a hand up to stop him.

"I'm not saying that you can't meet with him. I'm just saying that when having a relationship, you must act like you are in one. It's a reassurance to your partner." She said, grinning when Giris stepped up and took her hand.

Upon seeing the loving smiles that were being exchanged, Fei couldn't help but feel jealous and a little guilty. He wondered when was the last time he and Saru were able to look so at ease standing together side by side.

"Even if you two are good friends, there's a distance that must be kept when you're in a relationship." Meia's boyfriend took over in the explanation. "I've noticed that you've been seeing Tenma nearly break we get, including most weekends. I'm pretty sure that if I am to calculate the hours you've spent with Tenma and the hours you've spent with Saru this entire month, Tenma would win and that's saying something when Saru is your boyfriend."

"It also doesn't help when Saru and Tenma has similar faces due to their ties. That will only add up to Saru's insecurity." Meia added.

"Wow, I never want to get into a relationship." Stia huffed. "Sounds like a pain in th– ow!" The blond dropped onto her knees after receiving a hard kick from behind. She shot a glared at Deck who was innocently talking to Yuuchi with his hands casually pulled behind his head.

"I know." The greenette slumped in defeat, oblivious to the scene that had occurred behind him. "I know it's my fault, but at that time I didn't think much on it. I was just a bit upset because I thought Saru didn't trust me. I overreacted and…and kind of said something I shouldn't have to Saru. I wanted to apologize, but I haven't seen him since then…"

"And when was that?" Deck asked.

"…Three days ago." Fei responded in a hush voice.

"Three days!" The pony tailed boy exclaimed, obviously no expecting the answer. "Why didn't you tell us sooner?"

"I thought he went missing again because of the usual stuffs." Yuuichi said as his golden eyes slowly looked around the buffet room where all the former Second Stage Children had gathered for breakfast.

All but their leader, Saryuu Evan.

It was a sight they were fairly used to. Although they lost their powers after being turned into regular humans, they still maintained their higher intelligence. Feida Academy was simply built for the pleasure of experiencing a childhood they failed to have. Many of them already have high paid part-times. Some works as famous scientist, a few of the yet to mature boys work along the lines of hackers while the others created new inventions that would help improve their current world's technology.

Within all of them, Saryuu has made the biggest achievement, not that anyone would expect any less from their leader. Despite only at the young age of fifteen, he was the chairman of the World Soccer Association and used that power along with the people that supports him to establish a high seat within the government. He acts as the representative for all the former Second Stage Children and therefore was often away to discuss political matters such as the ideal future path their country should take and the moral problem within mankind, an important aspect that all of the students in Feida Academy were once victims to.

"But aren't you two roommates?" Giris pointed out.

"Yes, but he hasn't come back yet." Fei stared at the floor with his hair flopping down to match his mood, making him seemed like a small dejected animal. "I really didn't mean those things I said…I should have known better but I…I…" The boy sniffed as pearl-like tears spilled from his mint green eyes. All of the students flinched at the sight, none of them knowing what to do as it was the first time they had ever witness Fei cry.

They wrecked their brains trying to figure out all the possible places their leader would be, but none of them had a clue. How could they when they never even see Saryuu on his free time? The only place that came to mind was the soccer field, but with the rain showering down the land for nearly four days, it was impossible for him to be there and the indoor gym of Feida Academy was still under reconstruction after they trashed it during an intense practice.

"Don't worry Fei! Maybe Saru was just called away again." Yokka tried to cheer him up.

"Yeah, don't sweat it." Garsha added with a friendly snarl. "Like Saru ever took anything to heart."

"I'm sure he'll be back soon." Roko piped in. The group slowly formed around Fei as they all gave him words of comfort. With their support, Fei's tears soon dried up and he was back to smiling, but his anxiety still weighted heavily over his heart.

"Hey, drink this and calm down." Garo said as he came up to the boy and handed him a cup of water. The other students stared at the usually violent-loving male in shock, never expecting him to show any compassionate side. Fei wasn't able to react at first. When he finally did, he quickly took the cup and gave his thank.

He took a sip of the water as he wasn't that thirsty. It tasted somewhat weird, but he didn't dare to voice it out. After all, it was the first time Garo ever acted this kind to him, and he didn't want to waste his kindness so he drank every last drop of it.

Perhaps it tasted strange because it was tap water…?

"I'm really sorry about that." Fei apologized for scaring his friends. He hadn't meant to break down in front of them. It just…sort of happened. He couldn't help himself when he thought back to the horrible thing he said to Saryuu. Although Saryuu didn't particularly show much reaction, Fei knew he had hurt him badly. He didn't know what came over to him…and now, Saryuu was gone.

"Agh!" Fei winced, dropping the plastic cup as his hands flew to his head.

"Fei?" Deck gasped as he hurried to his captain's side together with the other students. "Fei, you alright?"

"M-my head's…ugh!" Fei clutched onto his head tighter as the pain suddenly doubled. He could hear the others shouting out to him, but their words were all muffled in his ear as his vision began to spin. He panted heavily, suddenly feeling the temperature rising and the air becoming difficult to breath. He toppled forward and felt himself falling into someone's arm. He parted his eyes a little and saw Yuuchi's concerned golden eyes staring down at him. Fei stared at his teammate's white hair which greatly reminded him of someone else's.

"Saru…"

The last thing he heard were the multiple calls of his names before he sank into the scorching darkness.

oOo

Fei didn't know how long he was out for. All he knew was that his head was killing him and his heart was being squeezed so tightly that he felt like it would burst. His was breathing raggedly and his body burned as though flames were licking at his skin.

With a sharp cry, his eyes snapped open to the blinding light. He rolled onto his side and began coughing in attempt to get out the agonizing lump in his throat. A hand was instantly there to rub his back, but that only made the heat in Fei's body worsen. The greenette quickly turned and pushed the hand away. His head spun from his abrupt movement, but he endured and stared at the blurred image of the person.

Yuuchi? That was the first thing that came to his mind when he saw the blur of white. He rubbed his eyes to clear out his vision. When he looked up once more, he found himself meeting a pair of lavender eyes which Yuuchi definitely do not have.

Fei's eyes rounded in shock at the sight of his supposedly missing lover standing right there before him.

"Sa–" Fei tried to call out to that name, only to gasp when he felt a sudden heat rushed to his groin. His face flushed darker than it already was.

What is this? He cried in his mind as he gripped onto the bed sheet tightly.

"Fei, tell me what's wrong. Where does it hurt?" Saryuu said in a light tone as he leaned over the bed. When he tried to pull his boyfriend to him, Fei instantly fought against his touch and crawled as far away as he possibly could on the small, single bed. The greenette pulled his legs together inwardly and hugged the blanket close to hide the indecency.

Saryuu stared at Fei, his eyes reflecting the pain he felt when his lover withdrew from him. He looked down at the hand that had been pushed away. The air was silent aside from Fei's heavy breaths. Taking the other's reaction as a painful rejection, the goggle wearing teen pulled away from the bed.

"There are aspirins on the table, make sure you take them. Class has ended a few hours ago. I'll get someone to bring you some food when dinner starts in a few minutes." With a quick look to Fei, he turned and began to head for the door.

At Saryuu's retrieving back, Fei quickly realized his mistake. He leaped forward with all the strengths he had left and hooked his fingers into the orange shirt, stopping the object of his affection in his track.

"No! Don't go!" He begged. His knees buckled. Unable to find any strength to support his weight, he collapsed. If not for Saryuu who reacted fast enough and caught the boy into his arms, the greenette would be lying on the cold floor by now.

"Fei–" Saryuu stopped when he saw how Fei was twitching and noticed the way his legs rubbed together beneath the sheet.

"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!" Fei gasped with frustrated tears spilling from his eyes as he clenched onto Saryuu. "I never meant those things that I said! Please…don't leave me. Saru…Saru…!"

"Calm down, Fei." Saryuu quickly hushed. "I'm not going to go anywhere." He held Fei against his chest – this time not meeting with any resistant. His gloved hand gently combed through the spring green locks as he whispered words of comfort to calm the boy down.

Once Fei realized that indeed the teen wasn't going anywhere, his body relax, though only for a second before he became ridged. Saryuu frowned as he observed Fei's irregular behaviour. With his free hand, he reached down to the blanket and yanked it away to reveal the erection the other was trying to hide. The greenette whimpered upon being discovered and quickly tried to use his hands to hide it, only to have his wrists caught midway by Saryuu.

Fei hurriedly looked away. He couldn't even begin to describe the embarrassment he felt when Saryuu saw the shameful sight. He shut his eyes, squeezing out more tears that trickled down his heated cheeks. The pain in his head had strangely faded, but was replaced by something worst. There was this strange, itching sensation inside of him that was literally driving him mad. He was tempted to relief the heat in the way he had heard how other guys had done, but he couldn't, not with Saryuu here. If Saryuu leaves, perhaps he might be able to do something, but he doesn't want that. After finally getting to see Saryuu again, Fei has so many things he needed to say and so many apologies he needed to give. This was his only chance…but that chance was being ruined by the unbearable heat coursing through his veins.

"Saru, I-I– ah!" Fei yelped when an itch prickled inside his virgin entrance, causing him to sob even harder at the frustration of unable to do anything.

"System Activate!" Fei jumped in surprise when Saryuu suddenly shouted. It was the first time Fei had ever heard Saryuu losing his usual calm composure that the agitated voice came as a shock to him.

The white haired boy held onto Fei tightly as a mechanical voice responded through the speaker installed within the walls of the room.

"Voice lock confirmed: Saryuu Evan. Password please."

Saryuu spoke the password so fast that Fei couldn't catch any of it, but the system certainly did.

"Password confirmed. Good afternoon, sir. How may I be of service?"

"Lock down the infirmary and disable the security cameras in here. Activate the sound shield as well." He added the last part as an afterthought.

"Yes sir." The machine spoke as Fei heard the sound of the automatic door locking tightly.

"Saru?" Fei stared at his boyfriend, confused as to why he suddenly closed down the entire infirmary.

"Fei, did anyone give you anything to eat or drink?" Saryuu asked in a stern tone.

Fei tried to answer, but a wanton moan was the only thing that escaped his lips when Saryuu slipped his bare hand into his pant and began massaging his weeping member.

"W-wait, Sa– HAAH!" The greenette threw his head back as he came from the simple simulation.

"Just as I thought." Saryuu mumbled into the silky green locks as his hand wrapped around the still stiff rod and began pumping it.

There was no doubt now. Someone has drugged Fei while he was gone.

Saryuu bit back a growl as he unconsciously gripped Fei's member tightly, strangling it and causing the boy to scream out as he ejaculated again.

"Saru! S-slow down!" Fei pleaded, but Saryuu has no plan to listen. A tint of pink was dusted over his cheeks as he was slowly but surely being affected by those beautiful, breathless cries. He could feel his own pant tightening at the mouth-watering sight of the flushed greenette. He tried not to let it get anymore to him than it already was, but it was hard, especially when Fei wasn't making it any easier for him. The boy was chanting out his name like some sort of mantra and was burying his face so deep into Saryuu's neck that he could smell the refreshing scent of the shampoo Fei normally uses.

"Saru…"

"It's alright." Saru whispered soothingly. "I'll take care of it."

"I'm sorry…ahn…what I said– haah…I-I'm really sor…o-ooh…nngh...so sorry."

"I know." Saru chuckled at the cute way Fei struggled just to get out an apology. "You said that already. I should be the one to apologize. I was being paranoid with the issue regarding on Tenma. I should have trusted you more."

"N-no! That's not– Hya! Saru!" The greenette wailed as he came for the fifth time, filling the air with the thick musk of sex. Saryuu tried to steady his breath as he felt his hand covered by his lover's hot seed. In a desperate attempt to control himself, he closed his lavender eyes and began reciting the history of soccer in his mind to distract himself.

"Saru…"

"What's wrong?" The spikey haired boy asked as he leaned down and kissed away a fresh droplet of tear.

"Please a-aah…I want–…I need you inside."

Saryuu, including his hand that was working on Fei momentarily froze, causing the other to twitch in great discomfort.

"Please– ahn!" Fei mewled as the hand began stroking him once more.

"Fei, you're being influenced by the drug." Saryuu tried to reason, though there was a small–…a large part of him that wished it wasn't the case.

"It's not the drug…" Fei gently took Saryuu's face between his hands, forcing him to look down and meet with a pair of determine eyes. "I want this, Saru. I've…I've always wanted it." Fei bit his lips to swallow back a moan. "I-I knew you were waiting until I'm ready. I've always…always wanted to tell you…b-but I couldn't. I was scared…I just–!" Fei gasped in surprise when he was suddenly pushed back onto the bed with his lover towering over him.

"Are you sure?" Saryuu couldn't fight off any more as he stared at the quivering boy he has trapped under him. "I don't want your first time to be like this. You'll regret it when your mind clears."

"Saru." Fei wrapped his arms around the white haired teen and pulled him close. "My mind is clear. I want this…as long as it's you, Saru." He breathed heavily.

With permission granted, Saryuu lunged forward, unable to restrain his animalistic desire any longer.

In no time at all, Fei found both of them naked with Saryuu's head between his legs. The leader of Feida was biting and sucking hard at his inner tight, leaving behind crimson marks that practically illuminated on his milk white skin. Fei moaned at the sensation. Drunk by the pleasure, he didn't realize how dangerously close Saryuu was making his way to his private area when a warm, hot mouth suddenly engulfed his hardened member. He screamed as his back arched painfully. He fisted the bed sheet and nearly tore it apart when Saryuu began to work on him. The warm tongue was rubbing at the underside of his overly-sensitive member and the wet sound being created only added to the greenette's further embarrassment.

"Saru!" Fei screamed out the name of his lover. He yelped when he felt one of Saryuu's hand began massaging his balls, making his entire body tense as he felt the building pleasure growing to be more than he could handle. His member swelled painfully as a signal for his body to release.

"S-Saru nngh wait! I'm…I-I…AAAH!" Fei burst into tears as he cummed into the wonderful warm. He felt his boyfriend sucking at him to drink up all of what he had to offer. After thoroughly cleaning away all of creamy fluid, Saryuu the pulled away, leaving his member coated with a layer of saliva.

Fei shivered at the loss of warmth and lay limply on the bed. Although the heat in his body has yet to leave, his heart and soul were already worn out by the intense activity. When Saryuu climbed back onto Fei, the greenette was finally given a clear view of the other's body.

It was the first time Fei had ever seen Saryuu bare. With his usual clothes, Fei could never tell but now looking at his lover, he could see all the fine muscles framing the lithe body through the years of training he had undergone as a former SSC. There wasn't an ounce of fat on the boy. Saryuu's perfection made Fei feel ashamed. He looked down at his own arm that barely showed any muscles. They were smooth, like the arm of a girl's which the other guys often tease him of. As he slowly took his time scanning his eyes over his lover's body, he didn't see the sly smirk on the teen's lips, nor did he realize how low his gaze was traveling until he saw that.

Saryuu's erection was standing up proudly, hard for release and unbelievably big. Lost in a train of thoughts as he observed the marvellous sight, Fei didn't realize how he has been staring nor did he see a hand coming down at him until his wrist was once again caught in a tight grip and brought up to have a kiss planted on his knuckles. He immediately snapped out of trance with a dark blush. Their eyes met for a brief second before Saryuu's lips descended upon his one more.

Fei moaned as their tongues battled for dominance, though as always, Saryuu won with ease. The soft appendage slipped through the gap of his lips and massaged every crook and crannies before traveling down and began coaxing the greenette's tongue into a dance.

Fei felt as though his brain was being liquefied. He lightly sucked on the soft tongue inside him with Saryuu's hands gliding over his body, stopping at his nipples and teasingly pinched them. Fei threw his head to the side, breaking the kiss with a loud yelp as Saryuu planted an innocent kiss on his cheek.

Saryuu's left hand slid from the greenette's tight and rested on Fei's rosy lips. Without needing any exchange of words, Fei understood the gesture and parted his mouth. He moaned lightly as he licked and sucked at the three digits. Once Saryuu deemed that his fingers were slick enough, he sat up, pulling Fei with him so the greenette was seated in his lap, his long pale limbs spread out and dangling his side.

"Saru…" Fei bit his lips upon feeling the wet fingers rubbing at his entrance.

"You've been calling my name a lot." Saryuu smiled as he ran a hand up and down Fei's back to relax his tensed body.

"S-Sorry– Ah!" Fei squirmed as one of Saryuu's fingers penetrated him. His arms around Saryuu's neck tightened as he buried his face into the cottony white hair.

"Don't be. I like it when you call my name." Saryuu breathed against Fei's neck as he massaged the tight walls. He sighed in content. The inside of his love was so warm and alive that it was simply heaven. Just the thoughts of being able to enter into this magnificent heat made him trembled in delight.

"You're gorgeous." He mumbled as he lowered his head and closed his lips around one of the dusty nipples. He sucked lightly and was rewarded with more of the greenette's lovely moans.

"Saru…" Fei gasped in bliss. He buried his hands into the white locks, tugging it lightly as another finger was slid into him. By now, steam was practically rolling off the greenette's feverish cheeks. He jerked violently when Saryuu began scissoring him and couldn't help but whine at how slow those finger' pace was.

"Does it hurt?" Saryuu asked, misreading Fei's reactions as pain. He stopped all of his movements for the boy could adjust.

"N-no. Don't stop, please." Fei begged. He rolled his hip on Saryuu's fingers desperately. "I-It doesn't hurt…the itch…Saru, I-I need you. I need– hah…Saru..."

"I have to stretch you first, Fei." Saryuu informed the other. Just as he was about to move his fingers once more to loosen the tight flesh, Fei's words finally managed to sink in.

"Fei, you said it doesn't hurt?" He spread his fingers wide apart. Fei flinched, but the boy didn't look anywhere near feeling any pain. Those green eyes were still hazed with lust and need. Not able to trust his voice, Fei responded with an affirmative nod. Saryuu then tested this by adding another finger inside and spreading even wider, but all he got was simply a moan.

"Saru…please." Fei pleaded. He looked down at his lover with half-lidded teary eyes which the white haired boy found irresistibly arousing. "I-I can't take it anymore…please…please…"

The lustful pleads pushed Saryuu off the edge. He tore his wet fingers out of his lover and wiped his palm over the pale stomach, collecting all of Fei's cum and used the rich substance to lube himself. Then without any warnings, he brought Fei down and plunged into the boy with one smooth thrust.

"HYAAA!" Fei screamed in ecstasy as he arched against Saryuu's hand. When he climaxed just from the sheer pleasure of being filled, Saryuu's suspicion has been confirmed. Whoever drugged Fei didn't use just any ordinary aphrodisiac. It has a strong effect to make the body incapable of feeling pain.

First Bloom – that was the name that came to white haired boy's mind, though it was soon forgotten as he was drunk on the wonderful sensation of being inside of Fei. It felt better than he could ever imagine. With the heat radiating from both of their bodies, it felt as though they were literally melting into one. The passage was squeezing around him in a pleasant tightness…and most of all – the wall of flesh was tender and soft to touch, just like the rest of Fei's body. Saryuu wanted nothing more than to simply stay inside the gentle green eyed beauty and enjoy their connection, but that would have to wait for another time. If he doesn't start moving soon, he has no doubt that Fei would begin crying again.

Next time. Saryuu chuckled to himself, wondering exactly how their next time would play out.

Perhaps once he gets Fei loose enough, he could try using his mixi-max to enter the beautiful boy. That would certainly get him screaming his name for a long while. But either way, that will all have to wait for next time. Right now, he simply wanted to shower the greenette with his love.

Without any more delays, he began pounding into his rabbit. He gripped the milky hips as he kept adjusting the angel of his thrusts, trying to search for a particular bundle of nerves that–

"AAHN!" Fei screamed as he clutched onto Saryuu tightly.

The white haired teen smirked as he positioned himself and kept thrusting into the boy's sweet spot. Fei trashed and cried from the overloading pleasure. It wasn't long until stars exploded before his eyes and his essence splattered over both of their stomachs. Saryuu groaned as the ring of muscles clamped down at him and began thrusting faster, now seeking to relief his own building pleasure.

"Saru! S-Saru!"

"Fei…ngh…!" Saryuu gave a few more thrusts before he decided that he couldn't get any deeper into the enchanting body with the position they were in. He slammed Fei back onto the bed and hooked one of the teen's legs over his shoulder while his hip straddled the other.

Green eyes widened upon feeling the hard erection of Saryuu's thrusting back into him and reaching in deeper than before. The greenette was tearing his throat screaming at the mercilessly onslaught. The captain of Lagoon was thrusting at a breakneck pace as he felt his balls tightening up by the overwhelming pleasure.

"Fei, can I…" Saryuu's sentence was broke down by a sharp intake of breath. Fei opened his eyes and looked up. For the first time, he saw how flustered the usually calm and collected Saryuu was. It was a completely new side of his love he had never seen before. Normally it was always Fei who gets easily flustered – a fact he was always embarrassed of. Now that he saw this side of Saryuu, all unease he previously had were chased away and his chest blossomed with warmth.

"Can I come inside?" Saryuu bit out the words as his thrusts became frantic.

"Y-yes…" Fei reached up his only free arm to Saryuu as the other was crushed under his own weight. Saryuu smiled at the desperate needs reflected in those minty green eyes. He leaned down, allowing Fei's arm to wrap around his neck as their lips meet in a chaste kiss. "Yes…p-please…Saru."

Fei's heart pounded in anticipation as Saryuu pushed forward and buried his throbbing shaft deep inside of him. They held onto each other tightly and their lips once again connected. Saryuu's body shook as he came, coating his lover's tight passage with his seeds.

Fei drank up deep moans. The vibration sent down his throat and the erotic warmth inside him pushing him over the edge as he came seconds later.

When they broke the kiss, both of them panting hard as they tried to control their ragged breaths. Saryuu grunted at the muscles pulsing against his member and rolled his hip, causing Fei to let out a long sigh of his partner's name.

"Ready for the next round?" Saryuu chuckled as he leaned down and trace his tongue over the shell of the greenette's ear.

oOo

By the end of their love making session, Fei was reduced into nothing but a shivering mass of pleasure.

Saryuu panted heavily as he glanced down at his wasted lover. Fei was lying face down on the bed. His skin was glistening with sweat and sustaining dozens of crimson hickies along with some bruises on his hip from their rough love making. His bottom half was completely drenched by lover's semen with more still flooding out from his abused hole. Saryuu licked his lips at the delicious sight, but quickly beat away all inappropriate thoughts knowing Fei wouldn't be able to handle anymore. Now that the effect of the drug had left the boy's system, he could finally get the rest he deserves.

Leaving Fei on the bed, Saryuu walked across the infirmary to retrieve the clothes he had tossed away in the heat of the moment. After he dressed himself, he grabbed a clean blanket from the other bed. As careful as he possibly could, he wrapped the fragile boy up and pulled him into his arms.

"Saru…?" Fei groaned tiredly. He looked up to Saryuu only to receive a light kiss between his eyebrows.

"Go to sleep. I'll take you back to–"

"I love you." That word was whispered so soft that Saryuu had to strain his ears to catch. "I love you…Saru…"

Saryuu looked down at his lover, only to find Fei fast asleep. He chuckled at the adorable sight and carefully raised a hand to brush away a lock of green hair.

"Love you too, Fei Lune." He whispered and pressed his lips down against those honey sweet ones.

With a call of "System Deactivate", Saryuu stepped out of the infirmary and found the hallway completely empty. It was only natural, seeing as it was six in the morning so all students are in bed. There were only two hours until breakfast is served and another hour for the new school day to begin.

"I'll have to remember to give Fei a sick leave." He mumbled to himself.

Securing his hold on the bundle, Saryuu idly made his way to the dormitory. Once arriving back in their room, the first thing he did was heading to the bathroom with the greenette. After giving his unconscious lover a thorough clean up, they lay in bed with Fei put into his pyjama and Saryuu in his usual clothes.

He lay there for a long time, enjoying the feeling of the greenette in his arm. When he saw the time, he let out a light sigh. He wished he could simply stay like this for a bit longer, but there are some things he has to take care of first.

oOo

"Are you out of your mind?" Meia's scream echoed through the entire buffet room. She glared at Garo, her usual deadpan expression as Garo called was gone. If not for her boyfriend who has been holding her back, she would have no doubt pounced onto the other captain. "I can't believe you would do that to him!"

"It brought them back together didn't it?" Garo snickered at the remembrance of Saryuu rushing down the hallway after receiving news of hissick lover. The sight of him running with a worried expression was certainly rare to see. "I bet they did it through the night."

"I would feel sorry for Fei if they didn't!" The purple haired girl snapped, not even the least bothered by the subject they're discussing. "Youdrugged him and not just any drug, you used the First Bloom!"

"What's First Bloom?" Sheep whispered quietly to Arika.

"I'm not sure." Arika mumbled. "Though I think I heard that somewhere before…"

"It's a type of drug that appeared a few months ago but after the law enforcer caught the creator, its manufacture was stopped." A voice spoke as both girls turned to see Vanfeny making his way over to them.

"Ah! That's right! I remember now!" Arika clapped her hands together. "It was on the news a while back!"

"Yes." Vanfeny nodded. "The reason it's called the First Bloom is due to the popular use on virgins." The silver haired teen said, ignoring the dark blushes creeping over the girls' faces. "The effect of the drug is immediate. It enhances the body's capacity of feeling pleasure up to three times the norm and dulled all other senses such as the feeling of pain – a barrier all virgin has during an intercourse."

"B-but why would Fei faint like that then?" Sheep asked as she timidly rubbed at her crimson cheek. "I mean…when we took him to the infirmary, he was in pain. Was the drug supposed to do that?"

"My guess is that in order to force the body into feeling such overwhelming type of pleasure in such quick time period, the effect of the drug must be strong." Vanfeny brushed a lock of his long hair back. "When Fei drank the aphrodisiac infested water, his body automatically tried to reject the foreign intrusion."

"That's why Fei collapsed!" The blond gasped, catching on. "The leukocytes try to fight away the foreign compound thus heated up his body and creating an unusually high fever. However, with the speed the drug can spread, Fei's body wasn't allowed the time to properly adjust so unable to withstand it, he collapsed."

The silverette nodded in approval at her explanation.

"Poor Fei." Sheep whispered before looking back up at Meia who was still lecturing Garo.

"Do you have any idea what would happen to him if Saru didn't show up?" By now, Giris was trying really hard to constrain the girl. "Were you trying to torture him to death?"

"Come to think of it…" Doris looked up at Garo. "Why did Saru showed up? How did he know about Fei's situation?"

"He was at Zanark's. That guy was the one who told him." Garo replied with a shrug.

"Zanark?" Gimusu blinked. "Wasn't Zanark attending another school? Why would he know anything and why is Saru with him?"

"Maybe that's the only place he could go. I mean, Feida Academy's our home now after our old base is destroyed." Chel replied quietly. "If a celebrity like Saru books into a hotel, it would cause an uproar and would've definitely be all over the news by now."

"So you and Zanark planned this?" Meia growled in a way that even made Garsha stepped back and whistled.

"Of course." Garo snorted. "With him around, neither of us can get any good fuck–"

"Heh~" A cold voice resonated through the room. All the former Second Stage Children froze. They slowly turned to see a certain white haired boy leaning by one of the large panels of window with arms crossed over his chest and smiling innocently at Garo who began sweating bullets.

"So because I happened to be in the way that you decided to put Fei in such misery and made him cry?" The leader of Feida Academy questioned in an eerily calm tone as memories of Fei's pained face flashed across his mind. "Does the thought of simply asking me as acivilized being never crossed your mind?"

"S-Saru!" Garo's voice came out in a surprising squeak. The other students would have laughed at how hilarious it was if they weren't busy shivering under white haired boy's pressuring presence. "I-I-I can explain…!"

"Alright." Saru spread his hands out in a welcoming gesture. He was smiling a rather bright smile, but it never reached his eyes. "I'm waiting."

"I-I…" He glanced to the others – mainly his own soccer teammates for help, but they all averted he gaze.

"I said that I'm waiting, Garo." Saryuu snapped in a menacing voice that caused everyone to jump. They stared fearfully at their leader whose eyes were narrowed into an all too familiar glare.

When Garo was unable to come up with anything, he did the only thing he could do in this situation.

He ran.

He allowed his survival instinct to take over and took off towards the door.

Saryuu kept his relaxed stance, seeming almost oblivious of the other's escape with the way he has his eyes closed. He waited until the Garo almost made it to the door before he activated a transportation device on his wrist. A soccer ball materialized before him, staying afloat for a while before gravity pulled it down. With a speed that was nothing but a blur to the other students, he kicked the ball, sending it slicing through the air in a curve and slamming into the side of Garo's head. The force sent Garo smashing into the nearest wall and creating a large crater in it.

The result was an instant K.O.

The students stared in shock at the sight. When they noticed their leader making his way over, they scrambled out of the way and formed a wide path for him to walk by.

"Hey Saru, there's no need to go so far." Garsha tried to put in a few words, but was silenced with a swift glare. Vanfeny kept his lips shut, knowing better than to talk to Saryuu when he was like this.

With the only two aside from Fei that dared to speak with Saru on equal ground out of the way, the students could only watch from the sideline, paling more and more by the seconds as Saryuu delivered his punishment.

oOo

Two days after Fei recovered well enough to at least walk, he entered the buffet room only to nearly receive a heart attack upon seeing a corpse that oddly resembles Garo dangling upside-down from the chandelier with an ugly dark bruise dominating half of his face. As Fei panicked in attempt to call for help, he was guided away by his smiling boyfriend who assured him that everything was fine.

The wolf simply watched with an amused smirk. “You call that a hissatsu technique? Pathetic.” He said before he let out a sharp howl into the night, causing the clouds over his head to part and revealing the full moon hanging in the clear sky beyond.

A crimson ball of flame formed before him and its bright light alerted the greenette who turned back with a look of shock and horror.

“Let me show you what a real hissatsu technique is! Beast Lord!” The tan male shouted as he kicked the ball of flame and sent it hurling at an unreal speed towards the greenette. The boy twisted his lithe body and quickly darted towards the right, just narrowly dodging it. However, the flames unexpectedly made a curve, vanished behind a tree before heading back in the direction of its target.

“AAAH!” The teen cried out as he was blasted backward and slammed harshly onto the ground. His body rolled from the impact before slowly stopped right at the pink haired male’s feet.

“Goal and game over.” The larger male cackled. The greenette immediately attempted to crawl away with what’s left of his strength, but the pink haired male wouldn’t have it. He seized the smaller teen by the back of the neck and kept him pinned down onto the ground. The greenette struggled desperately to get away but the hand holding him down didn’t budge an inch.

“Stop struggling.” The small boy’s captor said with a light growl rumbling from his neck. The greenette’s minty green eyes widened when a large hand grabbed the collar of his shirt and roughly pulled it to the side to reveal his milky white shoulder.

“No…get off me!” His pale hands clawed at the ground, ripping the grass from its roots as blood bleed from between his cracked nails.

The pink haired teen paid no mind to the other’s weak struggles. He buried his face into the soft flesh and took a long whiff before he ran a wet tongue from the base of the boy’s neck all the way to his jaw. The greenette whimpered softly in both disgust and fright.

“Hmm…interesting.” The wolf licked his lips. “Rabbit and human blood both in the same body. Halflings are very rare around Feida.” He said as his blue eyes stared down at the shivering rabbit. “Well, no matter. It’s been a while since I’ve got a taste of a rabbit. Halfling or not, they are pretty scarce after all.”

“Please let me go.” The greenette begged, but there wasn’t an ounce of pity from those sharp blue eyes.

“You had your chance.” The wolf smirked as he used his body weight to squash the smaller creature and successfully immobilized him. “If you want to blame, then blame yourself for being so weak.”

“No! P-please–!” The smaller boy jerked upon feeling the slimy tongue replaced by sharp row of teeth.

“Shellbit Burst!”

Just as the tip of the sharp teeth pierced the surface of the tender skin and drew out small droplet of blood, the dark skinned teen snapped his head up at the blinding beams of light whizzing pass the trees and heading straight for him.

Reacting quickly to the attack, he hurriedly pulled away from the Halfling and flipped into the air. “That attack’s…!” The wolf gasped upon recognizing the beams of light passing by beneath him. Suddenly feeling a strange chill crawling down his spine, he quickly spun around. His eyes met with a pair of illuminating lavender ones for a split second before he was blasted away by an invisible force.

“Uagh!” He gasped out, hitting the ground a few times before he managed to dig his heels and claws into the ground to stop himself. When he looked up to his attacker, his eyes widened in shock at the sight of a white haired boy standing between him and his meal.

“Saru!” Gasped the wolf and the rabbit before their eyes met, shock displaying on both their faces.

“You know Saru?” The pink haired predator voiced out the question weighting on both their minds.

“What do you think you’re doing, Garsha?” The newly entered teen asked with narrowed eyes and lips pulled down to a frown.

“I erm…take it that Halfling’s yours?” The wolf asked in a cautious tone. He tried to show some confidence by smiling, but all that came out was a nervous grin.

“Have you become blind or do you not see the clothes he wears?” The other hissed. If possible, his glare darkened even more than before.

Garsha swallowed hard as he allowed his eyes to drift away from the white haired boy and to the greenette. He stared at the white t-shirt his prey wore with long, black sleeve underneath and an orange vest overtop. He wanted to bash his head into a tree when he realized who the boy was. He was so caught up in the excitement of finally being able to taste a rabbit that he was blinded to everything else. The boy was wearing the standard uniform of Garu, one of the four divisions made up of demons that follow the emperor of Feida, Saryuu Evan.

“Hey, how was I supposed to know? It was dark and I’ve never even seen him around.” Garsha quickly defended, thinking of every possible way to squirm his way out.

“Perhaps if you and Vanfeny actually show your faces once in a while, you will know who he is to me.” Saryuu responded dryly before he turned around and gathered the Halfling into his arms. “I will let it slide this time seeing as I have more important things to tend to right now. If you try to lay another claw on him, I will personally see to it that you will never walk on those legs again.” Throwing one last glare over his shoulder, he kicked off the ground and moved through the forest in a blur of orange and white.

“Sa–”

“Save it, Fei.” The cold voice snapped, causing Fei to flinch within the tight grip he was trapped in. He was still quivering, but not from the fright he gotten from nearly being eaten. That has been long forgotten. His fear was now centered to the being holding him. From the pressuring aura the emperor was emitting and the tone he just used, there was no doubt that was seriously in trouble now.

“Saru! Fei!” A voice called from the distance. Fei slowly looked up, feeling the dread growing nearer upon seeing the giant building that was their home, Ragnarok, coming into sight. Before the large doors were a group of demons of all type waving at them.

Upon their arrival, Saryuu slowed his pace into a walk as he approached them. His chin was held up high with his eyes staring straight ahead, his face never once breaking from the neutral expression. When the other demons felt the menacing aura rolling off their leader, they quickly backed away in fear. The wide smiles previously displayed on their faces were now nowhere to be seen.

Fei kept his head down as Saryuu brought him through the open doors and into the brightly lit hallway. After a long, seemingly endless walk, Saryuu arrived in the southern part of the building and roughly kicked open a door that leads to a large storage. There were many boxes stacked at the back with various equipment lined along the wall. Fei yelped when Saryuu mercilessly dumped him onto the cold stone ground.

“S-Saru…”

“I clearly instructed you not to leave Ragnarok until you pass your training, didn’t I, Fei?” Saryuu asked coldly as his lavender eyes narrowed down into a glare.

“I-I was…” Fei tried to explain, but an especially hard glare from the white haired demon silenced him.

“Answer me, Fei.”

“You did.” The greenette replied quickly, feeling his heart beating so fast that his chest was beginning to hurt. He tried to look away, but the glare from Saryuu had locked him in place.

“Was there anything I didn’t make clear on that instruction?”

“I’m sor–”

“I asked whether I was clear on that instruction or not!” Saryuu yelled for the first time in centuries. Fei recoiled, not expecting the outburst as he felt tears rolling down his mud stained cheeks. He tried to part his lips to reply, but with the way his lips trembled, he wasn’t sure if he could form any words. So instead, he responded with a very small nod.

“If I hadn’t gotten there in time you would have been eaten!” The white haired teen drew back, seeming a bit out of breath before he quickly regained his composure. “Think about what almost happened tonight. Until you’ve properly reflected on your action, you will stay here as punishment for your disobedience.”

“W-what?” The greenette gasped, quickly looking up as Saryuu stepped back with his eyes emitting an eerie glow of light. “Wait, Saru!” He tried to reach for the boy, only to have the doors slammed shut in his face and trapping him within the darkness.

“Saru!” Fei tried to push at the door, but they won’t budge. “Saru, please, I’m really sorry!” He cried as chains could be heard from the other side to secure the door.

“Saru! Don’t go, Saru!”

Saryuu watched as the chain finished the last loop, securely locking the door in place as the light in his eyes faded away. He stood there, feeling his resolve already crumbling as he listened to the tearful calls of his name. Not wanting to listen to the heartbreaking cries anymore, he turned and walked down the hall where Meia, Yuuchi and Yokka were waiting.

“Wouldn’t that be too cruel?” Meia asked with a small frown. “You know Fei has trauma of being alone in the dark.”

“Then he shouldn’t have ran off knowing the danger he exposed himself into.” Saryuu replied emotionlessly as he walked pass the trio. “Spread the words. Unless with my permission, no one is allow to step foot into the southern wing.”

“Are you serious?” Yuuchi mumbled, not believing what he was hearing as Yokka sped pass him.

“Saru, wait!” He called, but stopped when Saryuu unexpectedly stumbled in his stride and collapsed onto the ground.

“Saru!” Meia gasped as the two boys hurried over and pulled up the limp body of their ruler. When they turned Saryuu around, they discovered that their emperor has fallen unconscious with his breathing escaping his lips at a rapid pace.

“This is bad!” Yokka gasped as he withdrew his hand from Saryuu’s forehead. “His fever is worse than before! We need to bring him back to his chamber!”

“You two go on ahead. I’ll get the medics.” Meia said and quickly ran off towards one direction while the two Garu demons supporting Saryuu headed towards the other.

oOo

Fei pulled his knees to his chest as he stared into the dark silhouettes of the objects scattered around the place.

“Freak!”

“Why do we even have to live near someone like this?”

“Have you seen? That kid survived nearly over a week without food! There’s no way he’s human!”

“Monster!”

“You should just do us all a favour and die already.”

Voices once again flashed by his head as imagines of his childhood alone within the abandoned house came rushing back. The greenette quickly clasped his hands over his ears and shut his eyes, not wanting to hear anymore.

“You’re not a freak, Fei.” The kind voice echoed. A flicker of memory of an extended hand flashed across his mind. “You are a very special existent. Come with me. I promise I will never abandon you unlike what that human you call father did.”

“Saru…” Fei whispered as another tears escaped his eyes. “Saru…Saru…” The greenette chanted that name over and over in hopes that the memories of the white haired teen could chase away the nightmare that haunts him. However, it was hard. He hadn’t eaten since yesterday afternoon. Although that itself wasn’t a big deal, the feeling of his empty stomach only reminded him of the starvation he was put through before Saryuu had found him.

Finally unable to take it anymore, he broke down for the second time after being locked in the storage. He wept quietly into his knees as his droplet of tears trickled down his bare knees. Too caught up within the unwanted memory, Fei didn’t hear the rattling sounds of chain or the creaking sound of the opening door.

It was only when he felt a hand touching his shoulder that he realized he wasn’t alone. His head snapped up in alert but only to grimace upon the sudden brightness of light. After taking a bit of time to adjust, he parted his eyes to find the source of the light being a lamp placed on the ground.

“Meia…” The greenette mumbled when he saw the purple haired demon kneeling before him. Remembering how unsightly he must appear, he quickly used the back of his hand to wipe away the last bit of wetness from his face.

“Here.” The girl offered him a tissue which he gladly took. “You were staying the entire night up like this?”

“I-I um…”

Upon seeing how the Halfling was struggling in his response, the Meia let out a dismissive sigh. “In any case, I’ve brought you some food. You must be starving considering how you skipped dinner last night.” The captain of Giru said as she reached for the basket beside her and pulled out some food.

“Deck will be coming in a moment to bring some futon and blanket for you.”

“Thank you but…” Fei glanced down at the food hesitantly. He wasn’t sure if he should take it or not despite his stomach’s protest. “Is it alright?”

“It you’re worried about Saryuu, there’s no need. He is only grounding you, not torturing you.” Meia couldn’t help but smiled slightly at the loyalty of the greenette. “He was the one who instructed us here.”

At that, Fei allowed himself to smile faintly and took a loath of warm bread into his hand.

“What happened to your hand?”

“Huh?” Fei glanced down at his dirty fingers. “Oh…just something that happened when I was outside. It’s nothing.” He said, scratching a small chunk of dirt off to reveal his nails that had completely healed over the night thank to his demon blood.

“I supposed he’s still angry.” He sighed as he took a bite into the bread, feeling the sweat wheat melting inside his mouth.

“What do you think?” Meia said as she crossed her arms over her chest. “Saru has always been strict on rules. You of all people should know that well.”

“Yeah…I’m really sorry…”

“I’m not the one you should be apologizing to.” The girl looked over Fei with her shamrock green eyes, wondering if she should tell him about Saryuu’s condition. She didn’t want to bring it up at times like this, but the Halfling has the right and needed to know.

“Saryuu fainted.” She said, getting blunty to the point.

“What?” Fei gasped as he dropped the half eaten bread, his hunger immediately forgotten.

“When Saru heard how you disappeared, he ran off before any of us could stop him. He overexerted his body to bring you back and due to that, he collapsed shortly after locking you here.”

Fei felt his inner flesh twisted as he soaked in the information. He wanted to hit himself for not realizing how much he had put Saryuu through. He was sick so of course moving would have be difficult…and he even used psychokinesis and hissatsu technique on that wolf. One greatly pressures the mind due to the amount of concentration needed while the other stresses the body. He should have noticed, but he was so drowned up in fear of someone who was only protecting him that he failed to see the obvious.

“Then is…is Saru alright?”

“He just woke up.” Meia replied. “Though honestly, I wouldn’t say he’s fine. Due to the strain he had put on his body, his fever became worse and haven’t let down yet. The fact that he’s also rejecting food also doesn’t help the matter either.”

“He didn’t eat anything? Why? Is he in pa–” Fei stopped when a hand was held before him.

“Calm down.” Meia gave the rabbit an assuring smile. “Saru is simply refusing to eat. I think it’s because he’s worried about you. When you worry about someone, you naturally forget your hunger after all.” Her eyes drifted down to the bread Fei had dropped.

“Tell me, Fei. Why did you run off?” She asked, looking back up to the rabbit. “I’m sure you’re aware that outside Ragnarok, you’re the main prey of all predators being part rabbit and human. What made you took the risk?”

“I…” The greenette looked down as he slipped his hand into his pocket before pulling out a strange looking type of crimson, withering plant.

“What is this?” Meida asked as Fei placed the plant into her hand.

“It’s a Crimson Dyrt.” The rabbit replied. “I read about it from one of the books in the library. It has the ability to lessen the pain the body feels and cool down the body temperature.”

“Then the reason you ran off was because of this?” Meia ran her fingers over the curled leaf then focus her gaze back to Fei.

“Could you cook it with porridge and give it to Saru?”

Meia stared at the rabbit before to the herb. She went quiet, seeming to be debating something in her head before she took Fei’s hand and placed the herb back into his palm. “I’m sorry, but I can’t do that.” She said, ignoring the confused look from Fei as she stood up.

“You’re going to cook it.”

“What?” Fei gasped as Meia pulled him onto his feet and began dragging him to the door. “Wait, Meia, I’m not allowed– Ah!” Fei staggered a little, unable to free himself from the strong grip.

“Hey Fei! I brought you some– Gah!” Deck gasped when the Giru pushed passes him, causing him to drop the pillow and blankets he was carrying.

“Fei?” The short demon gapped at the sight of the greenette being hauled outside. “Hey! Where are you taking Fei?” He called as he hastily gathered the things he had dropped.

“Meia, stop! I can’t go outside!” Fei frantically looked around. “Saru will be angry if I–”

“If Saryuu keeps refusing to food like this, it won’t be good for either of you. You don’t want Saru to get worse, do you?”

“Well, no, but–”

“Then you cook. Right now, the only thing Saru might be willing to eat is something you made.”

oOo

“Even though she said that…” Fei sighed as he stood before the doors to Saryuu’s chamber and looked down at the steaming hot porridge spiced with the red herb he picked. He stared at the wooden doors nervously, and then slowly turned his head to the end of the hall where Meia and Deck were poking their heads out from behind a corner. The girl was waving her hand, urging him to just hurry and step in while Deck watched rather doubtfully.

Letting out a very small sigh, Fei raised his hand to the doorknob and twisted it. He pushed open the door slowly and peeked inside the large room. Fei spotted Saryuu who was on the other end. The demon was sitting upright on the king sized bed with the lower half of his body covered by a black blanket. He was leaning back against giant pillows with eyes closed. Even from this distance, Fei could see the sweat glistening off his feverish skin and the uneven pants coming through his rather dried lips.

Upon seeing how weak Saru seemed, guilt began carving a deeper cut in his heart.

Carefully closing the door behind him, Fei made his way towards Saryuu. He kept his footsteps light, not wanting to wake the white haired teen from his sleep. Once he arrived beside the large bed, the first thing Fei noticed was the tray full of delicious looking food that had grown cold overtime. The chopsticks were clean of stains and the napkin white, showing how the food hadn’t been touch in the slightest bit.

Fei glanced back to Saru before looking down to the porridge. Heaving out a light sigh, he moved to the desk, about to place the porridge there when a voice shattered the silence.

“Why are you here?”

The rabbit jumped in shock and accidently spilled a bit of porridge with his abrupt movement.

“S-Saru, you’re awake?” Fei gasped as he turned to see lavender eyes slowly parting open.

“You didn’t answer my question.” Saryuu said with an edge to his voice. His eyes were staring straight ahead, not once sparing the rabbit a look. “I don’t recall giving you permission to leave the storage, Fei.”

“I know…” Fei whispered. “I’m sorry, I was just worried. I promise I’ll go back after you eat this.”

“I’m not hungry.” Saryuu quickly denied without even looking to see what Fei was offering.

“But if you don’t eat, you won’t get better.” Fei tried to reason. “There’s some herb inside that will make you feel better. It’ll help your–”

“I know.” Saryuu’s gaze shifted and landed on the greenette for the first time. “Those herbs are the reason you disobeyed my rules, wasn’t it?”

Fei blinked at Saryuu in shock as he wondered how the other would know.

“It’s not hard to guess.” The white haired boy said, completely reading Fei’s thoughts and causing the greenette to fidget nervously.

“I’m really sorry, Saru. Everyone are doing their best and I…I just wanted to do something for you too…I didn’t think it would end up like this.”

“Then next time you should consider the trouble you would cause before putting your plan into action.” Saryuu snapped.

Giving a very weak nod, Fei slowly placed the porridge beside the untouched food. As his back was turned to Saryuu, he quickly took his chance to wipe away a few droplets of tears that manages to escape his eyes.

“I’ll…go back to the storage now.” He ducked his head low as he spoke. “I’m sorry for disturbing you.”

With that, Fei turned and headed for the door. However, before he could even take more than five steps, a purplish light outlined his body. Without any warnings, Fei was thrown back with a startled cry and into a pair of waiting arms.

“Thank you, Fei.” The words whispered directly in his ears and causing Fei’s breath to be caught in his throat. The arms that were cradling his smaller frame tightened, drawing Fei flushed against his emperor’s heated body.

“I’m happy you risked your safety for my sake, but what you did was utterly foolish.” Saryuu said as he slowly parted his eyes and stared into the beautiful green orbs he had fell in love with. “Something like flu can heal within a few days, but anything that could have happened to you can’t.”

Fei slowly looked down at that, knowing where exactly Saryuu was getting to.

“If I haven’t gotten there in time, you would have been killed.” He said sternly, wanting to make sure that the rabbit got his every word. “Did you think risking your own life will make my condition better?”

“I’m really sor–” Fei was cut off by his own gasp when Saryuu pushed his head against his chest and embraced him tighter.

“Don’t leave my sight again without my permission.” Saryuu whispered and pressed his face into the silky green hair to place a light kiss there. “This time I was able to save you, but I can’t say for any other times. I’m not that strong, Fei. I won’t be able to take it if anything happens to you.”

Fei shivered at the affection he was showered with as tears began to cloud his sight. Finally couldn’t hold it in anymore, Fei fisted Saryuu’s shirt tightly and began to weep. “I won’t do it again.” He sniffed as Saryuu slowly threaded a hand through his hair. “I’m really sorry, I won’t do it again.”

“As long as you understand.” Saryuu smiled. “Now get some rest. You didn’t get any sleep, did you?” To prove his point, his hand drifted to Fei’s cool cheek and caressed the dark bag under the boy’s eye, rubbing some of the dried dirt off in the process.

“But what about your food?” Fei quickly asked in worry. “Meia said you haven’t eaten for a while now, you should–”

“I’ll eat, just not now.” The emperor replied as he pulled the warm blanket over their flushed bodies.

“Wait, Saru–” Fei tried to push himself away again. “I’m…I’m filthy…I’m getting your bed dir–”

“Fei, just be quiet.” The rabbit instantly closed his mouth and allowed himself to be pulled back into the comforting warmth. “Right now I just want to rest with you beside me.”

Fei felt his cheeks flared at how casually Saryuu had said that. Ducking his head to hide his flushed cheeks, he gave a very weak nod. They stayed like that, holding tightly onto each other. In no time at all, Fei was fast asleep due to his exhaustion and the hand gently massaging his scalp.

oOo

“I wonder how Fei is doing with Saru.” Deck finally spoke for first time as he stopped poking at his dinner and glanced up to the table where all the members from the Garu division are seated.

“What’s there to worry of?” Yuuchi asked as he placed a piece of sliced stake into his mouth. He took his time idly chewing to break down the food. “I thought everything had gone well?”

“If by well you mean entering Saru’s chamber then everything turning to silent, then yeah.” Deck retorted dryly.

“Relax Deck.” Yokka smiled as he nudged the shorter boy. “It’s fine. We all know how Saru is around Fei. If Fei didn’t come out right away, it must mean that they had already made up.”

“If you’re really that worried, you can go into Saru’s chamber and take a look, though I can’t guarantee your safety if Saru catches you.” Rokko shrugged as she sipped at her bowl of soup.

“Hmm…” Deck stared at his food for a long while before a look of determination crossed his eyes. “I think I will.” He announced, ignoring the shocked looks from the others as he headed for the door.

“What?” Chet choked on his food as his violet eyes darted to his teammate.

“Deck! Have you lost your mind?” Yokka shouted, drawing attentions from the other divisions eating at their own separate table.

“I was just kidding, stupid!” Rokko quickly added, but Deck disregarded all of them.

“Have you forgotten what Saru did to Bufuu when he walked in on those two in a compromising position? Saru practically mangled him!” Yuuchi exclaimed, pointing a finger at the said boy from the Giru table, not seeing the look said demon was shooting at him.

“I’ll stop him.” Fumita quickly said as he got up. At that moment, the doors suddenly slammed open, hitting Deck and throwing him back as two unusual guests were revealed to followers of Saryuu.

“Garsha? Vanfeny?” Meia quickly hurried over together with Garo and a few others.

“What the hell are you two here for?” Garo snapped, never liking either of the two even if they are their leader’s long term friends.

“Is this how you should act in our presence?” The silver haired bat demon said in a monotone voice. “We’re simply here to apologize to Saru. Know where he is?”

“Apologize?” Meia asked as she eyed the two suspiciously. Her gaze lingered longer on the large sack the wolf was carrying.

“It would appear that my mate has almost devoured someone belonging to Garu during his hunt last night so we came hoping to make up for his mistake.”

“Almost devour– you attacked Fei?” Deck snapped and glared harshly at the pink haired male who shrugged.

“Was that the bunny’s name?” He asked as he adjusted the bag over his shoulder.

“Good luck on that.” Yuuchi snorted. “I’m sure Saru will forgive you for attacking his mate.” He said sarcastically, emphasizing the most important word.

“Mate?!” Garsha shouted, choking a bit on his saliva at the unexpected word. “That Halfling is Saru’s mate?!”

Vanfeny stared at Yuuchi with wide eyes before turning to look at his mate, then back to the Ragnarok’s demons to see if he had misheard.

“How could you guys not know that?” Rokko asked as she walked over to the forming group.

“Come to think of it, you two didn’t attend Saru’s mating ceremony during the full moon four months ago.” Giris noted.

“We originally planned to, but circumstances happened so we were busy until recently.” Vanfeny said, glaring at Garsha as he does so. “So how is it that Saru came to choose a Halfling as his mate? Halflings should only be found in the human realm, as only powerful, pure blooded demons have the ability to cross through dimensions.”

“Saru was the one who brought Fei into Feida six years ago.” Meia explained. “Fei’s demon mother fell in love with a human and died shortly after giving birth to him. His father apparently didn’t know of his wife’s origin so when he realized what Fei is, he abandoned him out of fear. Things happened and you could say that to Fei, Saru is his saviour who rescued him from a world he never belonged to.”

“So something like that happened.” Vanfeny gave Garsha another look as though telling him how he was really in for it now. “Where can we find Saru?”

“He’s in his chamber resting.” Yokka replied.

“We’ll lead you to him.” Meia suggested with Deck quickly nodding in agreement. The other demons looked at them weirdly, but eventually caught onto the two’s plan. Going alone without a reason to Saru’s chamber when Fei is in there may be suicidal, but if they use the excuse of the two guests’ visit, then that will be a different matter. They will avoid the risk of angering their ruler and get to see how the pair are doing.

“This way.” Meia led the two out of the dining room with everyone of Ragnarok’s demons trailing behind.

“Quit following!” Garsha growled, causing a few who are near him to jump back cautiously.

“Stop it Garsha. Saru will get angry if you try anything in Ragnarok.” Vanfeny said as he noticed the other’s nervousness.

“Damn it. This is worse than I thought.” The wolf grumbled. “I thought it would be alright if that kid was just another follower…but a mate!”

“If you think about Saru’s protectiveness, it makes perfect sense. Just properly apologize to him.” The bat sighed before his gaze drifted to the sack. “Exactly what is in that bag of yours?”

“I told you, it’s a present for Saru.”

“Yes but you never told me what–”

“Here we are.” Meia announced as she stopped before a grand pair of finely carved cherry wood doors. Just as she was about to knock for permission, Garsha walked past her with his eyes glowing in an all too familiar way.

“H-hey, wait–!” Yokka gasped as the doors flew open from the force the wolf demon had applied.

“Yo Saru!” He shouted as the others quickly took the chance to peer inside. Their eyes found their white haired ruler easily as he was naturally still bedridden. To everyone’s relieve and joy, they saw Fei – curled up cutely against Saryuu’s chest and sleeping soundlessly.

The emperor of Feida looked up, one hand holding onto a tray of porridge and the other holding spoon just inches away from his mouth. From his gesture, he was obviously trying to enjoy a meal when the pink haired demon broke through it.

“Garsha.” The peaceful look on Saryuu immediately melted into a small glare. It was obvious that he wasn’t pleased to see so many demons and the near-killer of his mate gathered at his doorway.

The rabbit stirred at the noises as his tired parted his eyes tiredly. He blinked up at Saryuu before his eyes that were fogged with sleep drifted to the people gathered at the doorway. When the greenette saw the familiar face of the wolf, he was instantly woken from his drowsy state. His anxiety however was calmed when Saryuu quickly set his food aside and wrapped his arms around his mate in reassurance.

“What do you want?” Saryuu asked with an even colder edge than before. Not only has Garsha disturbed his meal that his lover had especially made for him, he now even woke the greenette from his sleep.

“Don’t be like that; I came to apologize for almost eating the kid.” The pink haired wolf replied and pulled the large sack from his back. “I got you some presents to show my apology.”

Saryuu said nothing. He leaned back against the large pillow and simply watched with a calming gaze as Garsha untied the knot. When he flipped the sack around, dozens of large, yellow fruits spilled onto the white marble floor.

The other demons who up until now were watching with curiosity were now staring horrified at the large pile of bananas. Fei who was gapping at the sight paled upon feeling Saryuu’s hand that had been idly resting on his hip twitched. The greenette sweated a little as he slowly looked up to his mate.

“…What is this?” The emperor of Feida was glaring at the offending fruits with dark shadows casting over his eyes.

“Your present.” Garsha replied cheerfully. “I didn’t know what you like…but since you’re a monkey type demon, I thought I’d get you some bananas! It took a long time finding them since they don’t grow much around these parts!”

Vanfeny dropped his head into his hand, too ashamed to look up.

“A-a-are you an idiot?!” Deck finally burst out, unable to hold it anymore at the wolf’s stupidity.

“Where did Saru being a monkey demon came from?” Meia demanded while Garo finally couldn’t hold it in anymore and burst out into laughter.

“He’s dead.” Giris mumbled as he turned away, unable to look anymore.

“Ah?” Garsha looked around at the disbelieving faces before finally looking at his mate who was utterly disappointed. “Wait, Saru’s not a monkey? But his name’s Saru* isn’t it?”

When Saryuu heard that comment, his glare only darkened even more. Poor Fei was now lying stiffly against his mate, too scared to look up.

“What do you mean his name’s Saru?” Hamusu couldn’t believe what he was hearing. Garsha and Vanfeny has been Saryuu’s friends for nearly a century now and yet he doesn’t have any idea?

“Idiot.” Vanfeny hissed. There was no doubt that the fate of his mate was doomed now. “Saru was just a nickname for us to call him by. You thought that was his real name?”

“Of course I know that.” Garsha retorted. “But he let us just call him Saru so I assumed–”

“You might not be able to tell since Saru’s full name is written in katakana*, but in Kanji*, Sa is spelt as the sa in sand and ryuu as dragon.” Vanfeny frowned at the confused look on his mate’s face. The stupid dog still hasn’t catch on. “沙竜・エヴァン(Saryuu Evan)*. Saru is a dragon.”

“Eh?” Garsha stared at his mate for a long while before the information sank in. “Wait– eh? A dragon?” He looked back and forth between a very pissed off dragon and the deadpan look from his own mate.

“People often made that mistake before.” Yokka said lowly from the behind. The wolf looked behind him to find that the group has already backed away from the doorway. “When Saryuu beat the previous emperor forty years ago and attained the throne, some higher clans tried to win his favour by giving him bananas without knowing what he is…”

“You could say that bananas became the only thing Saru can’t stand to see…and you brought in an entire bag of them.” Yuuchi edged closer to Yokka, his usually confident face was screwed up with fear and a rare ounce of pity.

“Fei.” Saryuu suddenly called, startling the rabbit who looked up in reflex and flinched at the smiling face of his love. “It’s late. Go clean yourself up and get something to eat.” He said in a sickly sweet voice which the greenette instantly knew the wolf was in deep trouble.

Fei slowly glanced back and forth between the predator and his lover. Although he certainly wasn’t fond of the wolf, he couldn’t help but feel a little sorry. “Ok…” He replied hesitantly as he moved out from his love’s arms and out of the bed. He winced when his bare feet touched the cold ground, but nonetheless hurried to his friends – making sure to stay clear from Garsha as he does so.

With the last obstacle (Fei) out of the way, the other demons knew what was coming and immediately scattered. They ran off into different directions, none of them not wanting to stay any longer in fear of getting caught in Saryuu’s wraith.

“Come on Fei, let’s go!” Yuuchi hissed as he and Yokka each grabbed one of Fei’s hands with Deck pushing at his back.

“B-but–!” The greenette glanced back only to see Saryuu giving him a light wave before he was dragged away.

“Then…” Garsha laughed weakly as he slowly edge backward. “I’ll be going as–”

“Why the hurry?” The dragon asked, cutting the wolf off. When a flash of purple light flashed across his eyes, the doors behind Garsha slammed shut and isolated the two inside.

Not long later, a loud cry could be heard from inside.

Vanfeny, being the only one left in front of the sealed doors to the emperor’s bedroom heaved out a sigh as another scream came seconds later.

  Saru – In Japanese, the pronunciation of the nickname means monkey.

Katakana – Is a Japanese syllabary, one basic component of the Japanese writing system.

Kanji – Chinese character.