Night\'s Obsession

The morning light found him shaking from the cold and the rain as he mind cried out for the one he loved. He felt his mind connect then be roughly tossed away. He winced in pain and sobbed as the single precious link he built was slowly being eaten away. He stood on legs of jello his dusk purple lips parting to let out a pained moan and storm blue eyes looked over the brightly lit green landscape. He sighed and shoved his thin body away from the cool stone of his balcony rail and into the plush room furbished in the colors of crimson and pale cream. He flopped down onto the silken sheets and sighed parting lips to moan in the pleasure of memory.

Pale light streamed through the covered windows and jeweled eyes watched as the sweet boy slept his deep chocolate colored eyes closed in the folds of sleep, as the strong muscles under honey skin were lax. Soft breaths ghosted over Ran\'s chest as his half awake mind made him mummer low apologies to his sweet love who was safely held in his arms so the dreams of blood and pain would be chased away. He kissed the tresses of rich chocolate hair and jolted awake as a soft moan reached his mind. He looked at his still sleeping lover who had yet to stir from his current position. \'Ran.\' Came the faintest whisper to his mind like the gentle beating of a butterfly\'s wings in a voice that was low, sensual and filled with lust, a voice that he knew almost too well a voice he thought he would never hear. \"Hiroshi.\" Came his own soft whisper in response to the voice that called his name. \"Hiroshi.\" His voice gained a new strength, as he knew his words were true.

Ken stirred lightly from his soft slumber in the warmth of his lover\'s arm as the rich voice of his lover called out. \"Hiroshi.\" His heart jumped and fell in seconds and he was released from the safe warmth and fell to the cool uncertainty of the wood floor with only the rug he bought to cushion his fall. His eyes were dazed as he stared at his almost transfixed lover who showed no sign of noticing he had just dumped him on the floor. \"Hiroshi.\" Was cried again and his heart broke. \"Ran?\" Jeweled eyes didn\'t even flick his direction and his heart grew heavy in desperation. \"Ran koi please look at me.\" His voice was thick with tears that threatened to fall but fear and hurt gave way to anger to protect his fragile heart from being shattered into a thousand shards. He moved slowly with all the grace of a deadly feline and straddled the slender hips and grabbing the strong shoulders. \"Ran!\" He shook his dazed redhead and still no answer was given. \"Ran stop this right now! Ran if you don\'t stop I\'ll leave you. Ran?\" Tears streaked down his cheeks and his hand connected harshly with the creamy skin of a pale cheek.

Ran jolted feeling the voice lose its power over him and looked into tear stricken brown eyes that seemed so lost and afraid. \"Ken, what\'s wrong kitten?\" His lover blinked at him and slapped him again the sting coming from the fact that it was his lover who was willing to hit him more than the actual act. \"Don\'t scare me like that again you jerk.\" He nodded once not fully understanding his lover\'s words or why they were said until Ken fell into his chest sobbing and clinging to him tightly. The strong honey hands twisted into his fine crimson robe as salty stinging tears stained his pale chest with pain only his lover felt. Whatever link was calling to him was broken yet again by his link to Ken the precious soul he loved. \"Ken kitten I\'m sorry I don\'t know what came over me.\" His lover nodded and slapped him a third time and he knew there was no harm intended it was just love and fear coming to the surface in so strong a way there was no control. Their simple precious link that Ken had clung onto like a safety had vanished and returned in a few short moments.

Schuldich sat up in his bed panting as his link to Aya and now Ken flickered to another presence. His mind traveled through veiled valleys and dusty rooms to a man with eyes like a storm raging above an angry sea. Chills went down his spine as those eyes bore into his and dusk purple lips parted to cast his mind into shatters only to be pulled back by a firm yet sleepy kiss. \"What\'s wrong Schu?\" He looked at his lithe blond love as his own body shivered with fear and his lightly tanned skin glowed with a thin layer of perspiration. \"I have just seen the face of evil.\" Yohji blinked leaning up on his elbows to stare into frightened jade eyes of the one he so loved. \"What?\" The sudden move of the redhead sitting up threatened to toss him off the soft mattress on onto the carpeted floor. \"Ken!\" He blinked again as the flurry of sheets flew over his head and his lover scrambled to pull on some cloths then shoes and rushing out the door.

Aya jolted from her sleep and looked at Yuushi who was sleeping beside her peacefully. A soft knock to her door made her turn to Omi and Nagi who were looking confused and a bit frightened. Ever since her bother turned Ken all of their bonds to her brother and to the brunet were stronger than ever and she knew for the first time it was he bother that turned her that night so may years ago. It was odd how it happened at first the sudden feeling of everything unraveling then building on it\'s self in its broken state of chaos. There was no feeling no link then with sweeping white light that was Ken\'s warm presence in all of them, this feeling was odd much like that only there was cold darkness that faded Ken\'s warmth out only to have it return. The three exchanged looks with different shaded blue eyes. \"Ken!\" Aya scrambled to get on some cloths not caring about he state of undress in front of the others or her boyfriend\'s odd stare.

Ran held the quivering Ken and soft lips pressed into his and light and warmth flooded him. It was like a shock to his system and he flinched as Ken sat back panting looking dazed brown eyes wide and honey tinted lips parted as slow breaths were pulled in. He sat up pulling the boy down and holding him tight. \"Breath Ken breath slow. Take a deep breath and let it out slowly.\" His lover did as he said and slumped into him suddenly out cold breathing shallow. He slowly shifted and lay Ken down looking at the pale clammy face and gasping for the air that suddenly left his lungs. He shuddered and leaned forward kissing the pale lips. \"Kitten return to me.\" Not a muscle flinched and a sob tore it\'s way from his parched throat. \"Ken! KEN!\" His voice grew louder and his knees gave way sending his weight crashing to the cold floor. \"Ken kitten wake up please. I need you Ken.\" Pale limbs instinctively wrapped around the pale stiff form and sobs tore from his throat as tears stained his cheeks.

Shion looked around the empty street and stopped dead feeling the slight flicker of a breaking link and the darkness that could only belong to one person. A person so obsessed with an image he forgot how to breath and his whole soul had been consumed by darkness to reach his light. He spun on a heal and ran to the small house he knew Ken and Ran now shared. Ken his sweet Ken was in trouble he could feel it in every fiber of his being. His heart was thundering for if Ken left then Ran would be consumed by the darkness he himself created in a man turned creature of the night. He knew they took out Takatori but that man and his clan could not even conceive of the darkness in this one creature. Many would die or Ran would be lost of which he wasn\'t sure what was worse the loss of life or the loss of light.

Ken felt himself pulled between somewhere between awake and dream but nowhere near either. His body felt weightless and a soft voice was calling out to him but it was a mere whisper in the peaceful space he was floating. Oddly the floating brought back a memory from childhood of a sun warmed lake and him splashing along the calm waters then gently drifting into dream listening to the sounds muffled through the water. His parents stood by the shore smiling at him and telling him it was time for lunch. His eyes lit up at the muffled words that his stomach clearly understood. He sat up and looked around the hazy gray world blinking rapidly. He felt there was something or more of some one he should remember but his mind was drawing a blank. He looked around for a while and heard his name called in a pain filled way and blinked tilting his head to listen to the sobs. \"Ran?\" His memories came crashing back to him, crimson hair, pale skin, rose petal lips, violet eyes, and candlelight.

Ran sat up and looked at the others his face streaked with angry red stains and his eyes nearly glowing. \"Is he alright?\" He looked at his master then down to his lover and felt his heart shatter. \"KEN!\" His voice was a pain filled torrid of near madness and clear heartbreak. He pulled the prone figure into his lap and gently rocked his brunet love ignoring the raven-haired man and the others currently standing in his bedroom as he sobbed into Ken. A gentle hand touched his hair and a soft kiss was placed on his ear. \"Hush koi there is no need to cry.\" His head snapped up and he looked into warm brown eyes and pulled the pliant body closer breaking into a new fit of sobs. \"You\'re alright, you\'re alright. Oh gods Ken you are fine.\" He found tender lips and kissed them with passion and relief. His kitten was safe and that\'s all that mattered.