A Demon's Way w/ クローバー (Clover)

[azuneko]

Hiroki nods as he looked at Masaki. "Yeah let's head back. It's best to do so now so you can rest. That way you'll be well rested for tonight's events." he said with a smile. He slowly stood with Masaki in his arms. He gathered the basket and the items placed back inside. "You are too cute" Hiroki said as he walked back to land. As he walked the petals they were on slowly drifted to the bottom of the water

[クローバー (Clover)]

Masaki was a little surprised when Hiroki lifted him off the ground bridal style, but he welcomed it. They were engaged, after all. He felt a little sad watching the flower petals sink to the bottom of the lake, but he got over it quickly when "the night's events" were brought up. He knew that Hiroki wanted them to have dinner beneath the stars, and he was excited to do that.

 

"You're too kind." Masaki said, blushing. "I can't wait for dinnertime."

[azuneko]

Hiroki tilted his head. He was never called kind before so it through him off. He smiled nevertheless and put Masaki down. "Where shall we go now? My place or yours?" he asked him.

[クローバー (Clover)]

"I want to go back to my place tomorrow morning. I have something very special for you that I should've brought with me today in my room." Masaki said. "But for tonight, I want to stay here."

Masaki held onto Hiroki's hand as he was put down, never letting go. He wished that he had brought the ring he bought in town long before they were a couple with him for the trip to Hiroki's house. It would've made things much faster. However, he felt reassured that in going home to retrieve the ring, he could break the news to his servants before the wedding. If Seiji couldn't accept their union, he would be fired. After all, Hiroki wished for no interference from him.

[azuneko]

Hiroki walked with the other back to his place. He didn't mind going back there with Masaki. It didn't feel so lonely when he did so. Upon arriving he stopped halfway and pulled Masaki close. "Someone is inside? Wait here. I don't want you to get hurt." he said seriously. He slowly stepped forward and entered his house. He looked around and sniffed the air. He could tell someone was there but couldn't pick up a scent.

[クローバー (Clover)]

Masaki obeyed, moving behind a tree so that whoever was inside wouldn't see him. He wondered if Seiji had followed them all the way there, since it was conceivable for him to be able to do that. He was a vampire after all. But how would he be able to avoid detection? He wasn't sure.

[azuneko]

While inside Hiroki moved from room to room skiing sure it was safe. Meanwhile outside someone popped up behind Masaki. "Why are you sitting in the bushes? Is this a game?" a male voice asked him. He was leaning really close to Masaki while he spoke. Surprisingly his scent matched that of Hiroki's only sweeter

[クローバー (Clover)]

Masaki froze. The person behind him smelled just like his beloved... but something was off. He slowly climbed out of the bushes, seeing if the other figure would follow. He didn't move too far away so Hiroki wouldn't worry about him.

[azuneko]

The figure followed after Masaki. "Wait don't go." the voice said. Hiroki looked but didn't find anyone. He frowns as he headed back outside. "Masaki...! Its safe to come inside. Where are you?" he called out standing by the door. He looked around wondering where the boy went to hide. He felt a breeze blow by and he narrowed his eyes.

[クローバー (Clover)]

Masaki heard Hiroki call out for him. He took off in a sprint, running for his lover. His instincts told him to go back to the house, which he was able to do easily since he hadn't gone far. He saw his lover standing outside, looking around.

"I'm over here!" Masaki said.

[azuneko]

Hiroki opened his arms to the other. "Don't wander off. I can still sense someone nearby. Although I can't tell if they are just curious or dangerous. Are you alright?" he asked looking the boy over. He wanted to make sure nothing hurt Masaki. He walked inside with him closing the door behind them.

[クローバー (Clover)]

"I'm okay. S-sorry for wandering..." Masaki said, entering Hiroki's arms. As they walked inside, Masaki could still feel the very presence Hiroki was talking about. The one that smelled like him, but sweeter. He held onto Hiroki's arm, still afraid of this stranger.

[azuneko]

Once inside Hiroki looked at Masaki. "I'm glad your alright. You didn't see anything out there did you?" he asked walking towards his bedroom. He was worried about the other. If he felt it too dangerous he'd take Masaki home despite him honestly not wanting to. Even so he had to make sure it was safe to keep the prince out here.

[クローバー (Clover)]

"I-I didn't see something. I smelled something. It was a man who smelled like you, but sweeter. I'm really scared, Hiroki..." Masaki said, holding onto his lover's arm. He really wanted to just go to bed. He trembled slightly as he held onto Hiroki's arm.

[azuneko]

Hiroki heard the other and found that to be impossible. There was no one that smelt like him or could immitate his scent. It was a rare one after all. He picked Masaki up into his arms. "Don't worry. I'll protect you. Let's stay in and rest for now. We might have to skip the moonlight dinner if this doesn't get resolved." he said

[クローバー (Clover)]

"That's a shame." Masaki said. "The main balcony at the palace offers a lovely view of the moonlight as well, so we could have it there when we return."

He softly kissed Hiroki's cheek and held onto him as he was lifted into his arms. He knew the moment to act on his ultimate desire was approaching faster than ever now that they were probably not going to have dinner and just go straight to bed. Wondering what Hiroki thought of his idea, Masaki nibbled on his lover's ear gently.

"So we're not going to do anything else tonight? Just go to bed?" he asked, keeping his tone innocent.

[azuneko]

Hiroki glanced at Masaki. "I suppose if we head to your place a moonlit dinner could be possible. Though if we stay here it wouldn't be." he mutters trying to think a bit. Though it was cut short by his ear being nipped at. "Hey! Don't talk like that. For a prince you sure can be naughty. If we stay here it's possible whoever is out where could hear or see you. Are you alright with that?"

[クローバー (Clover)]

"If they're going to see or hear us, then we should move to the palace. Hopefully, they won't know that we've left." Masaki said. "I'll grab my stuff from your room."

Masaki ran to where he remembered was Hiroki's room. Sure enough, his small suitcase was there. He packed everything back in and walked back to Hiroki.

[azuneko]

Hiroki nods as he waits for Masaki. Within the room, the same sweet scent filled the air. It was still not Hiroki's and that's what made it too obvious. There was someone's figure that could be seen in the distance. It was hard to tell who it was. Though it was clearly a male standing there.

[クローバー (Clover)]

Once Masaki returned to the room, he felt a little odd. The same sweet scent from before was in the room, but he could see nobody. He walked over to Hiroki, holding onto his arm for safety.

"Do you smell it?" he asked. "It's the same guy from before. What does he want from us?"

[azuneko]

"Do I smell what? I have no clue what you are smelling Masaki." he said looking around. He picked up the prince into his arms. "Hold onto me until we get closer to the palace. I don't know who's out there but I can't sense anything or smell anything." Hiroki said confused. He didn't know who it was tailing them. If it was the servant from the palace he was going to be pissed.

[クローバー (Clover)]

Masaki held onto his beloved as they went back to the palace. He constantly looked behind them, trying to spot the mysterious figure who was stalking him earlier. If it were Seiji, he would have to be fired, since he would make Hiroki unhappy and constantly interfere in their relationship. As loyal as Seiji was, he found him to be very overbearing. He could only wonder if that person who had been following them was Seiji after all.

[azuneko]

The figure continued to follow at a safe distance. His figure could be seen but nothing more than that. Once at the palace, Hiroki placed Misaki down. "Go make sure this isn't that idiot. I'll keep an eye out for the culprit." he said looking around. He really disliked the idea of someone trying to hurt or get close to Misaki. Meanwhile the person entered the palace to follow after Misaki.

[クローバー (Clover)]

Masaki entered the palace, the large doors echoing when they opened. It was dark inside since apparently, the lights had been turned off. He couldn't hear the footsteps of his servants anywhere in the room, nor could he hear any other sounds coming from them. Were they sleeping? They couldn't be since he would be able to hear some of them snoring. Were they away? If so, he would have to reprimand the one who told them all it was okay to leave. He heard only another man's footsteps behind him. He kept walking forward, pretending not to know who was behind him. However, it seemed that the figure behind him was getting annoyed at being ignored and walked right up behind him, his face in clear view in the meager lighting. Masaki couldn't believe it. It was Seiji.

"S-Seiji! What are you doing?!" he said, shocked.

"Oh you poor, naïve child~ I was waiting for you to be alone so I could talk to you without that meddler Hiroki always getting in the way. I thank you for not bringing him back with you." the vampiric butler said, gently stroking Masaki's neck. The boy prince shivered under the coldness of Seiji's skin. It was so wrong, but part of him thought it was... good. Masaki squirmed when Seiji touched him, wriggling away from him.

"What the hell were you doing?!" he shouted.

"For the past few days? I was watching you, making sure you were safe. While I was doing that, I noticed a pretty disturbing pattern in your behavior." Seiji said, going back to his position behind Masaki and licking up his neck. Masaki shivered some more. Seiji's tongue felt as cold as ice on him, and it felt disgustingly slimy as well. He tried not to pay attention to him and began to walk, but Seiji just kept up with him, gently nibbling on his neck.

"You were stalking us?! I never ordered you to leave!" Masaki said. "I'm sorry, but I can't have that in my life. I need you to leave this place and never come back."

"Leave? Leave?! LEAVE AND LET THAT BASTARD CONTAMINATE YOUR BODY?!" Seiji suddenly flew into a fit of rage, throwing Masaki against the wall with brute strength. The prince hit the wall, crying as pain radiated through his back. He curled in a ball, hoping this was some crazy nightmare and that Hiroki would be there to calm him down. Seiji walked up to him slowly, cracking his knuckles.

"So you think you can just leave me like that? Throw me away like all the toys you used to own? Well, it's not that easy, especially after the things we've done together!" Seiji said, grabbing Masaki by the collar and slamming him into the wall repeatedly. The prince braced himself for each impact with the wall until the last one made him cough out come blood. Seiji released him after that, letting the prince fall to his knees to catch his breath before lifting his chin up with his hand.

"But there is a way I can see to forgiving you for this." Seiji said, gently caressing Masaki's cheek.

"H-how?" the prince looked up, scared.

"Have sex with me. Right now. If you give your body to me, I will forget that you ever went with that brat Hiroki, and things can go back to being normal." the head butler whispered into his ear.

"Have sex?! With you?! Hell no! I'm already committed to Hiroki! What will you do if I say no?" Masaki inquired.

"Then I'll have to do something much worse than killing you..." Seiji backed away, a disappointed expression on his face.

Seiji clapped his hands a couple times. Almost all of Masaki's servants appeared to Seiji, sporting glowing red eyes and fangs. In the dim lighting, Masaki could see bitemarks on some of their necks. Then it hit him. Seiji had used Masaki's time away from home to take over the palace from within. Masaki backed away from all of the men before him, running back to the front door to escape. However, one of the servants was there already, blocking the door. He ran the other way, but another servant was blocking his way. After that, they were all around him, giving him hungry looks before Seiji walked in, making them part like the seas.

"Hands off, brutes. He's mine." Seiji said.

Masaki screamed the loudest he ever had in his life as Seiji took him by the ankles and began dragging him away.

[azuneko]

Hiroki was on his way back home when something made him stop. He looked around as he perched himself on a tree branch. "The wind isn't blowing.... That's not normal." he mutters as he even noticed the glow that normally follows him were dim. This worried him and he decided to head back to the Masaki's palace. His instincts were telling him to go there. Once close enough he heard Masaki scream. That was enough to set him off. "I'll kill that bastard like I wanted to from the start." he growled kicking in the front doors. "MASAKI!!! Where are you!?" he shouts as he looked around. The dark wasn't normal. He was use to light being on in the palace.