Come Back To Me Riho!

Blood was drying between Shido’s legs and yet he could feel fresh blood flowing over it to pool upon the white bed sheets. Shido cheeks were heated both from anger and shame. Somewhere deep within him he remembered this, remembered Cain forcing himself on him. He had not forgotten but it had been suppressed, now the memories came back. Mostly Shido remembered pleading with his mate to stop, his own crying and Cain’s moans of pleasure.

It had not always been that way, in the beginning they had been true lovers. Gradually, like awaking from a dream Shido had realized how many lives he had taken, how many women he had seduced into death. He had originally sought answers from Cain but he had none that Shido would accept. He begun to refuse the hunt and Cain when he returned from it. He had become sick with hunger. Cain had had little patience for Shido’s “foolishness” which lead to the quarrels. Shido no longer knew how to react to Cain, no longer fully trusted him, and began to deny Cain the one thing he desired most, himself. This had been deemed another of Shido’s “foolishness” and Cain had forced himself on Shido, thinking it would awaken him once more. It only drove Shido further from him, eventually he learned that Cain had stolen his human memories and that is when Shido had finally found the courage to run.

Now, he could hear Cain’s steady breathing, and feel his perspiration. He would come soon. Hopefully very soon. His hands griped Shido, clenching and unclenching with his gratification. Shido’s body shook from the agony. * I will not beg him to stop! I will not! * Through his tears he could still see Riho huddled against the wall. Everytime he called out to her, her eyes would change from gold to brown and then back again to gold. Aside from that she only rocked back and forth and cried silently.

***

Yayoi ran from her car into the building. Guni flew close beside her. Earlier she had been screaming for Yayoi to “Hurry! Hurry!” but she did not here. If Cain heard them before they arrived… It would not be good. Yayoi had made that very clear to Guni on the drive. She ran up the stairs and her gun was already out and loaded. Approaching Shido’s office she slowed and pressed her ear to the door. She needed to know what room they were in, assuming that Cain had not simply run off with Shido. Tracking Cain would be very difficult. The best Yayoi could hope for was that they were still in the office.

***

Cain pushed himself further into Shido and climaxed as Shido screamed. His body relaxed and he lowered himself onto Shido’s back, gasping. He trailed his fingers absently on Shido’s shoulder. Even knowing it was over did not stop Shido’s tears. Although Cain’s manhood was shrinking it was still within.

“Why do you punish yourself so?” Cain asked. “It could have been pleasurable for you, beyond words. My precious Shido.” He purred softly into Shido’s ear and moved a strand of lavender hair away from Shido’s tear stricken face. The floor creaked gently. “Stay where you are Child. I will deal with you later..” Shido felt Cain tense. His fear for Riho was greater than his own. He shifted his weight slightly to gain Cain’s attention.

“Cain…” His voice sounded defeated, but if Cain moved to comfort him, he would not pay attention to Riho. Even so Shido cheeks grew to a heated red.

“Shh, Shh” Cain whispered to Shido. He moved more of Shido’s hair away from his face, and kissed him lightly on the cheek. “ We must go home, Shido. But I will give you time to re- AH!” Cain jumped as Shido heard gunfire. As Cain’s golden eyes found Yayoi, he moved towards her. She fired three more times before her gun needed reloaded. Cain was still approaching with murderous intentions.

“NO!” Shido screamed. Suddenly Cain jerked and he fell onto his knees.

“What have you done?!” Cain jerked three more times and fell forward on his hands. Blood dripped from his lips, and then he faded and vanished, leaving only his blood on the carpet.

Yayoi went to shido asking, “Are you alright?”

“Yayoi… I need….” His cheeks burned and he pulled the bloodied sheet higher covering himself.

“Drink Shido” She said offering him her neck. Even so she had to help support him as he moved closer. “I would have given you some if you had come by the-“ She let out a small gasp as Shido bit down harder than usual. “the hospital.” He drank deeply, he would need it to heal. He could tell that Yayoi had recovered and suspected that she was only kept for observation. Guni landed on Shido’s shoulder, and hugged his neck as he drank.

“I saw Riho come in… but I didn’t know if.. and then Cain.. so I flew to get Yayoi as fast as I could Shido. I’m sorry we didn’t get here any sooner.” The rush of blood filled him. He felt strength return to him. It was frustrating to have been so weak and now when there was nothing left to fight stronger. Some of the wounds closed, the smallest of tcratcratches. He would not heal as fast as normal since he had been starved before. At last he pulled away. He could have taken more, but he was afraid he would not stop before taking her life. His hunger was so great, he barely controlled it.

Yayoi sat down on the bed and put her arm around his shoulders. Her and Guni’s comforts did little for him. He stumbled forward, barely keeping the blotchy sheet around him and fell on his knees in front of Riho. He reached out and touched her face but she didn’t respond. She continued silently crying staring at the bed with large golden eyes.

“Riho” Her eyes changed from gold to brown and then to golden slits once more. His hand trembled. “I think she is in shock.” Yayoi knelt down next to him.

“The question is when she comes out of it will she be her old self or…. What she has been of late?”

“How long do you think it will take her to come out of it?”

“I don’t know. But… based off of what I’ve seen with my cases it could be a few hours or a week or more.” Shido knotted the bedsheet around his waist then picked up Riho. She was light, but his muscles trembled and his legs were unsteady. He still managed to make it to his coffin and lay her down within it.

“Let’s hope she stays like this until morning.” He sighed. “Thankyou for everything Yayoi. I want to take a shower.” He felt his cheeks heat again. “Could you stay here and keep an eye on Riho until I am through?”

“Yeah Shido, its not a problem. Are you sure your ok?”

“I can shower by myself just fine.” He replied and smiled as one does at a joke that fell flat then asked, “What... What did you shoot Cain with?”

“Silver bullets, like my usual, except these ones explode once inside. The shrapnel should keep him away for awhile, if he’s not dead.”

“No, its too much to hope for that.” He started to walk towards the shower then turned back. “Could you close the window too? And make sure the screen is down?”

“Yeah, no problem.”

He made his way to the bathroom door, but before entering, he nudged Guni. “I can shower just fine by myself.” She still did not move off his shoulder. She seemed to have a death grip on his neck. “Guni let go.”

“But…but..”

“I’ll take a quick shower. I’m fine… keep Yayoi company ok?”

“… ok.” She floated off overover to Yayoi who was closing the window. Shido couldn’t help another sigh before he opened the door and turned on the light. In a way, he was scared of another attack. It was foolish. After a quick check, he was sure he was alone. Then he locked the door and untied the bed sheet. *This is going to be thrown away, perhaps burned * He turned on the water and stepped in. The water turned pink as it flowed down him. He closed his eyes and leaned into the stream from the showerhead. Hastily he untied his hair band and placed his hands against the shower wall in front of him for support. The water felt relg, bg, but the memories bubbled to the surface. The thoughts made his knees weak. He felt he earned the tears he shed and the small solitude he had found in the shower. * Well now, they know. Now, they understand yet another reason why I left him. Perhaps the one that made it the hardest to leave. * Shido had feared the repressions of his departure, but his anger had finally overcome his fear.

The shower was far from quick, but he figured Guni would forgive him. He wrapped a towel around himself and opened the door. Yayoi had removed his bedsheets and replaced them with his second set. The spare was not as nice as the first, but he wasn’t sure he ever wanted to see the first again.

“Feel any better?” Yayoi asked. It disturbed him to hear the sympathy in her voice.

“Yeah I’m fine.” *Its not like it’s the first time“Rih“Riho move at all?” He noticed that Guni peered out from Yayoi’s hair and yawned.

“No, she’s actually asleep. And I am tired myself. If you don’t mind I am going to crash on your couch.” * You want to make sure nothing else happens tonight? I have to admit I’ll actually feel better with you here. *

“Yeah, that’s fine.” She nodded.

“If you need anything Shido…”

“I’ll ask. I’ll be fine though. I don’t need anything other than sleep, really.” She nodded again and walked out into the office.

He looked down into the coffin. Riho was curled up on her side and fast asleep. *It’s wrong of me to join her. * He still wanted to, especially after what had happened. *But I need to keep an eye on her, and I need sleep too, and the only way to do both….. * With the decision made, he went to his closet and pulled out pants and an over-shirt. It was true that he had slept with her unclothed before, and that they had even fooled around some. But she had not granted him permission to even sleep nto hto her, so he dressed. Weariness still clung to his body. His joints and muscles ached. It was a combination of not moving for so many days and the pure exhaustion from the experience. He climbed into the coffin and pulled the lid shut. Shido then took Riho into his arms. Sleep would not come for awhile yet, but having her there especially after being gone, helped.

Shido awoke to the sound of the coffin lid sliding open. Riho’s form was silhouetted as she looked out. He reached for her murmuring “Don’t go” Her cat like golden eyes stared down at him. She touched his cheek gently and trailed her fingernails down his neck. He could feel the bit from her still, and the one Cain had left as well. Her fingers stopped on the first button of his shirt. She undid the first button and worked her way down. Riho softly bit his neck on the bite mark Cain had left. Shido gave a small gasp of surprise. But she did not suckle there, only drew back and kissed him lightly on the wound. She did the same to the marks Cain had left on his chest. And pulling his shirt down off his shoulders she found the marks there as well. Shido ran his hands through her auburn hair. Finally marking the last one on his chese lae laid her head down upon him and fell asleep. Perhaps it was stupid, but he cried silent tears hoping she would be the old Riho once more, and pulled her closer before falling asleep.

****

Riho woke to the darkness. She had since the day Shido killed her parents. Memories floated by in her mind, Shido’s blade coming up, their screams…. Shido’s screams for help, Cain biting down fiercely. Every remembered detail felt like a dream. She had not laid in Shido’s coffin for about a month’s time. Riho opened the casket’s lid. * Where is Shido? * She climbed out slowly. The bed was adjunct to the coffin. She would never forget what had taken place there. She could hear voices coming from the office. As she approached she could tell it was Yayoi and Shido.

“That doesn’t exp wha what you will do if she chooses to continue hunting.” Yayoi’s frustration was evident.

“I will do nothing. There is nothing I can do.”

“If you don’t N.O.S. will.”

“I won’t allow you to harm her.”

“Shido! Do you think N.O.S. will put me on the case? Especially after what happened last time?”

“But- I thought- you hadn’t directly reported that it was Riho.”

“I haven’t… yet.” Yayoi sighed, and Riho could hear the ‘click’ of her high-heels. She softened her voice. “I don’t want anything to happen to Riho. That is part of why you mustn’t allow her to continue hunting. You are the one who made her, you have that responsibility.”

“I would like for her to stay and stop her hunt but I won’t be like Cain. I will not keep her trapped here. If she wants to go… it is her choice and her’s alone. I… I can’t be like Cain.”

“Then convince her to find a sponsor, or just come to me.”

“I will do what I can Yayoi, but do not expect much. It is not my decision to make.”

“Alright I have to go. Do what you can.”

“Wait—“

Riho pushed the door open slightly. Yayoi leaned into Shido’s embrace, her arms wrapped around his neck, and his around her waist. Jealously heated Riho’s cheeks. A low growl rumbled from her throat. Shido lifted his head.

“I heard something.” * He was feeding from her. Only feeding… He does not care for her that way. He told me so. He killed my parents! What do I care if he does… kiss her. I should kill him. I should… * Shido walked to the door and pulled it open.

“Riho” he breathed.