Shadows of the Past

Shadows of the Past

Ch. 5

Riki smiled at his son. Riku was a mirror image of his father. Pale skin. Flawless features. Mixed with his own hair and eyes, he was a little angel. "Really!!" Riku jumped up and down in his excitement then stopped and frowned in thought.

Riki thought this was the most adorable expression in the world.

"But there's so many to choose from. How can I just pick only two?" He paused in thought. "I know I'll make a list of the ones I want so that each day I can get two on the list and then cross them out so I don't get them twice. Daddy Iason did say I could have two each day, right Mama?"

Riki smiled brightly. Iason thought he'd never seen his love so happy and was glad that he had his beautiful family now. Riki laughed. "Yes, sweetie. If you like, I'll go in the garden with you and we can plant more flowers and tend to the animals together."

"Yay!!" Came Riku's cry as he ran from the room toward where the garden was.

"Slow down before you injure yourself." Iason called after him. "Okay!" Riku responed back. "His way of thinking sorta reminds me of Iason as a child." Heiku said shaking his head.

"Always analizing ways to do things efficiently." Riki was intrigued. Guy was disgusted when it came to the damned Blondie. "Was he wild?" Riki asked Heiku.

"He never did anything to get into trouble like Omaki, Raoul, or myself but one time I caught Ias..." Heiku was cut off by Iason and Raoul. "Do not finish that statement, Heiku." Both growling at Heiku who happilly ignoted them.
"on and Raoul in the oomff..."

Raoul had thrown a nearby pullow at the Blondie's head.

"How rude," Riki spoke exasperated. "Raoul, you sure no how to ruin a good story."

"Pet," said Iason as he moved to swat Riki's behind once again illiciting another yelp. Riki looked a bit surprised. "Raoul got in trouble too?" his one-time worst enemy had been a bad boy?

Raoul found his friend's eyes staring at him. He knew they wanted him to reveal his past transgressions.

"I was quite a prankster. I once poured green food coloring into the sprinkler system at the academy and set them off in class with Omaki. The Headmaster chopped my hair to my ears." he said fingering his precious, wavy hair.

Iason chuckled at the memory. "Raoul with short tight curls was quite a sight to see."

Heiku chimed in. "Forty-eight Blondies with green dyed hair was more of a sight to see. I believe head master Konami tanned you and Omaki for days after that 'incident'."

Raoul snorted.

"Was it so bad as when Yousi, bless his soul, Omaki and yourself Heiku came over the school's intercom and, using a voice modification device to sound like Konami, announced to the entire assembly 'Attention students and faculty, this is Headmaster Konami saying..." he paused and joined in the laughter around him

'I have a fat, saggy ass I like to scratch every hour on the hour!' Only to be caught by Konami himself?" he finished to even more laughter.

"The headmaster gave you three fifteen taps with a paddle infront of the assembly." Iason smirked at the suddenly red-faced Heiku.

"I believe Omaki enjoyed that though." Heiku laughed. "It was probably inspiration for his Taming Tower."

Riki could no longer hold his laughter at that as Iason put a possessive arm around his lovely pet and mother of his son as he himself chuckled at his memories.

"Damnit Riki!" Guy ground out. "You were once a free man and now you left this blondie bastard control you like this!! What happened to live free, die free? What happened to the real Riki? Not this vague imitation of a man you've become!"

Raoul struck the mongrel across his face. "You will mind your tongue in the presence of your betters, boy!" yelled a near irrate Raoul.

"Come now Raoul," Pleaded a concerned Heiku who had taken a liking to the mongrel and was considering ways to make him part of his househole. "Do not mess with the boy's face."

"What, do you want him for you bed as Iason has his Riki?" Raoul responded bitterly.

"Like hell any of you will make a pet out of me!!" Guy spat the blood in his mouth in Raoul's face to which Raoul struck him in his stomach knocking the wind out of him and leaving him unconscious.

"Raoul!!" Iason and Heiku yelled rushing to the fallen mongel along with an angry Riki and a very frightened and worried Raye.

Riki looked down at Guy. His anger somewhat diminished as he realized Guy had a tendency to bring things upon himself.

"Please have pity. His family was a victim to the massacre in Ceres years ago as well." Raoul froze but was still disgusted by the man gasping on the floor. "Massacre you say?"

Riki told me of it last night," Iason spoke looking on as Riki helped his friend to his feet.

"Apparently Jupiter sent several Elites into Ceres to kill many of its inhabitants. Riki's family and Guy's as well were part of those killed."

"It wasn't," Guy wheezed from the floor where he continued to sit, "It wasn't just to kill many of us. It was to 'exterminate' us!"

Riki helped Guy to an ottoman. "Guy, I know you hate them but not all Blondies are evil like we thought. I hated Iason at first because I was scared and couldn't admit it. Love has a strange way of finding you though. I hated Raoul and vice versa but now we respect each other." he sighed before continuing.

"Both Raoul and Heiku and some other have pets and attendents they love just as much as Iason loves me. Iason loves Riku so much even after such a short time and accepts Raye as well. Guy, please, let go of your hatred and you'll see I'm right."

"Blondies will never be forgiven for what they did!" Guy growled. "We ain't done anything to them and they still kill us just for existing! And," he pointed to Heiku hissing

"this one wants to make into a fucking pet!! I'm no one's property. I am no ones pet. I am a free man and although that might no longer mean much to you Riki, I will die before I let someone take that away."

Riki, Iason, Heiku, Ima, Raye, Yui and Raoul watched in abject horrow as Guy stood and ran to a vase sitting on a near by end table, broke it, and then sliced both his wrists before he could be stopped by Riki, Raye, and Heiku who tackled him.

Heiku used his medical arm to administer a sedative to the irrate and irrational mongrel and then proceeded to perform triage to save the mongrel's life.

"He's sliced both arteries," Heiku whispered to himself. as his mechanical arm began spinning at rapid speed sewing the wounds closed.

Ima was frightened at the blood. Her purple eyes were huge.

"Master Heiku, is that man going to live?" she twisted her pale violet hair nervously. Heiku finished the last of the stitches before speaking. "Yes but I will keep him at my estate until he has healed completly. Iason, are you planning to send him back to Ceres or give him a job in Midas under Katze?"

"It will be his decision to make. I won't make it for him." he answered.

Riki stood. "I'm going to go play with Riku in the garden." He cast a look at Guy who blearily glared at them all. "Guy, please go with Lord Heiku. I know you'll change your mind about Blondies with time." he turned and made his way to where his son was.

Yui moved closer to Raoul.

"He's not nice like Riki is, Master Raoul. How did Riki ever tolerate him?" He didn't like how Guy had insulted his Master and the other Blondies.

"I honestly do not understand mongrels." Raoul replied.

Raoul straightened. He wanted to get home and away from the mongrel he hated more than he ever hated Riki once upon a time. He wanted a glass of wine but more than that, he wanted Yui's small, naked body next to his.

"Yui, we are going home at once. I am needing your...services." he whispered to his lover.

Yui blushed furriously and stuttered out a quiet response. "Y-y-yes, mas-ster."

"I will see you another time my friend hopefully before this Jupiters eve." Iason spoke directly to his friend.
Raoul slipped his arm around Yui's waist. "Perhaps. If not, you know Konami will have us all gathered here threatening us with his damn whip if we don't memorize Jupiter's laws by heart."

He quitely added. "We should slip pool cleanser into his tea." causing Heiku to burst into laughter. "Pool cleanser..." Yui asked confused while Raye raised an eyebrow wondering what a pool was and why it had it's own cleanser as Ima giggled quietly.

"Fine, let's suffer til we're all dead then." Raoul sighed. "So long, my friends." He and Yui left. "Um..." Raye began. All eyes turned to her. The shy girl blushed and quietly asked. "What--what's a pool?"

All present gaped at her. "A pool is.. " Iason began.

Iason was interupted by Heiku who spoke up. "Follow me. I'll show you what a pool is as Iason has a rather nice one here." He then winked at the pale Blonde. "I will join you," Iason responded. "I wish to check on Riki and Riku."

Heiku settled Guy bak onto the ottoman and, after making sure he was alright, took Ima's hand and led them to the indoor gardens and swimming pool.

They came upon Riki and Riku. The boy sat in his mother's lap as he lightly pet two delicate rainbow hummingbirds. One blue and the other purple. "They really love you, baby." Riki smiled as he kissed his son's head. Iason smiled fondly watching Riki with his son. Their son.

While he was still very shocked that he had produced a child from his male pet he was intrigued by the thought of being a father, something that he had never thought possible.

Seeing Riki so happy and a sparkle in his eye's that he had never seen before made Iason wonder if Riki had ever been happy in his household or if it had only been some semblance of happiness Riki had had.

'I will never give them up.' Iason thought as he watched Riku look at the flowers and make notes about which ones he would eventually take. 'If Jupiter tries to take this from me I will have no choice but to destroy her.'

Iason stepped away from the entrance to the gardens and was spotted by Riku. "Daddy!" he called as the tall Blondie sat by his family.

"Have you decide on which one's you would like in your room for today, little one?" He asked as Riki and Riku both smiled at him.

Riku's smiled faultered some as he spoke. "I'm not little." He stated adamantly. "I came here by myself didn't I?" He was all but pouting now.

Riki stood gently as the hummngbirds flew away back to their own family. Riki cradled Riku in his arms. "No, you are not so little if you braved a dangerous journey throught Ceres but you're MY little one enen if you get as big as your daddy." Riku blushed. "Mama!" he protested.

Mother and father chuckled at that reaction.

"How about early this afternoon you and your mother go shopping for furniture, clothes and other things to entertain you while you are here?" Iason patted Riku on his head as he beamed up at Iason.

"Can I really?" Riku asked excitedly but then stopped. "But who will pay for things we buy?"

"I am more than capable of covering anything you buy and I shall spare no expense when it comes to your happiness." Iason pulled Riki close to him and balanced Riku on his hip.

"It's settled. I will have Odi accompany you for protection." Iason said.

Riki took their son and set him on his feet. "Let's go get ready, baby love." he kissed Riku's nose and stood straight.

"I'll race you!" Riku giggled and followed his Mother as Iason shook his blonde head and wondered what he'd done to deserve the most beautiful and precious gift that was his family.

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