Awakening The Impaler

Chapter II - How To Seduce The Golden Dawn

Cain was first to rise at the vanishing of the last ray of sunlight, and he used his gift of flight to travel swiftly to Vlad\'s castle. He didn’t really know why he was going back there after what happened last night, but right now it wasn’t rational thought that ruled his brain… it was desire, unwanted but ever-present. And Cain hated Vlad all the more for it at this moment.
Once there, a strong sense of curiosity overtook him, and the blond vampire started to explore the castle\'s interior, wishing to remember the details of his friend\'s last known home once again. Upon entering a side chamber, Cain came across a huge bedroom, resplendent in scarlet velvet and gold drapery, with two enormous candelabras standing upright at about six feet or more in height. A bed stood to one side of this room, with space enough for at least four people to sleep side by side in, Cain was certain. \"It seems that I\'ve misjudged you again, my friend,\" he murmured. \"Here I was, thinking that you actually preferred coffins to beds, just like a stereotypical vampire.\"
\"But beds offer the kind of freedom to engage in certain activities better than coffins, my Golden One,\" a quiet male voice said from the bedchamber entrance. Cain turned to see Vlad leaning against the doorjamb, smiling sexily at him. \"And Lucifer knows how long I\'ve desired to share my bed with you, dear Cain...\"
\"You forget that I love only Shido, Vlad,\" Cain reminded him sharply. \"As fond as I have always been of you, there can be no chance that I would ever care for you in that way.\"
Vlad smiled confidently. \"Oh, but there is every chance of that, Golden One,\" he purred, gliding over to Cain and lifting the blond vampire\'s chin in two slim pale fingers. \"Let me show you why...\"

Some people say my love cannot be true
Please believe me my love and I\'ll show you
I will give you those things you thought unreal
The sun the moon the stars all by my seal

Follow me now and you will not regret
Leaving the life you led before we met
You are the first to have this love of mine
Forever with me till the end of time

Your love for me has just got to be real
Before you know the way I’m going to feel
I\'m going to feel
I’m going to feel

Now I have you with me under my power
Our love grows stronger now with every hour
Look into my eyes and you\'ll see who I am
My name is Lucifer please take my hand


The feelings that Vlad’s first kiss had evoked in Cain returned once again as Vlad’s lips slanted over his own for the second time. The blond vampire thought briefly about pushing Vlad away and departing the castle once more, but he realised as he surrendered to the Impaler’s iron will that if he had truly loved Shido and never desired anyone else, how was it that he’d let Vlad get so close to him… twice?
It was Vlad who pulled back just when Cain had asked himself that question. Green eyes burned into golden as Vlad regarded the one man he’d loved for centuries above all others. “So beautiful, Cain,” he whispered reverently, reaching out a pale hand to stroke the creamy skin just under Cain’s right eye. “I never thought it possible that anyone could have rivalled my Elisabeta in beauty and spirit, but you…” Vlad sighed, closing his eyes. “You were always different from everyone else in Transylvania - stronger, smarter and far more graceful than those whom I called my people and my subjects. My father would have loved to have you serve in his court, as would I.”
He stepped back and turned away. “I am sorry, my Golden One,” he apologised. “I should not have forced that kiss on you, or my feelings. If you truly believe that Shido is the love of your life, I must accept it and leave you be… until such time as you change your mind, of course. Then you will have no choice but to turn to me, and surrender yourself to my passion…” Vlad glanced over his shoulder to smile seductively at his friend, and noticed with amusement how Cain blushed slightly at that bold stare.
Cain forced himself to push down the lust that Vlad’s kiss had sparked in him earlier, and laughed lightly. “Don’t concern yourself with that, Vlad,” he told the Impaler. “The night I surrender to you will be the night the world ends, so I have a feeling you’ll be waiting another few centuries, my friend.”
The Prince laughed. “You’ve forgotten that where you’re concerned, a few centuries more is as nothing. I can wait forever to have you all to myself, Cain - I’ve waited this long, have I not?”
Suddenly his gorgeous green eyes narrowed to slits as an all too familiar aura made itself known. The figure of a man, looking startlingly like Vlad but with much longer hair and more youthful features, appeared in the room right before the Prince and Cain. This man was dressed somewhat in a more modern fashion, if you consider eighteenth-century Parisian clothing modern. The long frock coat and trousers were a beautiful midnight blue, and the cravat and shirt a crisp white. The younger man smiled urbanely at Vlad. “Hello, my dear Vlad.”

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(Sorry rather short chapter this one, I know, but for some reason I felt it best to split this part and the next part up into separate chapters! Hope I\'m not boring you so far, no naughtiness yet but I promise you all it\'ll be here soon enough! :D)