A Light In The Heart Of Darkness

Chapter 2 In the predawn hour, Kamui hovered above an unmarked grave. The two men standing on each side of him were all he had left. He had watched Shinbe use his telekinetic powers to remove the earth from Toya’s grave and widen it enough for two bodies. Shinbe and Kotaro now both wore the same expression… sadness and stubborn strength. Kamui knew they were trying to stay strong for him but he could see through to the melancholy they both hid. They all stared down at the grave… the painful reality of it all sinking in. Things were not supposed to end this way… the good side wasn’t supposed to lose… or die. Shinbe had helped them come to a decision on what to do. Retrieving Kyoko’s body, they had brought her to the grave where Kyou had laid his brother and buried them together. Toya would have wanted it that way… it was the only thing that felt right. Kamui had been unable to carry Kyoko’s body to the grave site once they found it. The blood surrounding her wasn’t what bot

Chapter 4 As the trio entered the crowded dance floor, Suki and Kyoko immediately started moving their bodies to the rhythm of the music leaving Tasuki to watch in fascination. The heated bodies all around them made their skin flush as the alcohol flowed through their veins. Suki’s body moved closer to Kyoko’s as they wrapped their arms around each other’s necks and started to grind. Laughing at each other’s antics, they danced like lovers losing themselves to the beat of the music. They had taught each other to dance like this in grade school long ago. Caught up in the moment of just pure unadulterated fun, the girls had momentarily forgotten about their third companion. Tasuki gazed at the two friends dancing passionately together and felt heat warm his cheeks. ‘Wow!’ His body was reacting to the scene being played out before him. It felt as if the breath had been knocked from his lungs. Watching Kyoko’s body rub against Suki’s as their hands wandered across each other’s bo

Chapter 6 Hyakuhei laid the young man he had chosen to become one of his children in a dark room above the sounds of the club. Brushing the soft brown hair from his closed eyes, he could still smell the scent of the girl as it lingered on the boy's skin. `Tasuki', he had heard the others call him. "Well Tasuki, when you awake, you will have a most precious gift from me… the gift of eternal life." He gave a sympathetic smile, as if talking to a child. "But you will understand… that life is mine." Hyakuhei's eyes flickered red as he felt one of his children call to him. He did not like being disturbed while awaiting an awakening but one of his favorites had asked for him. Knowing that the underling would never call to him unless it was important, he answered his request. Taking one more look at the boy he had turned, Hyakuhei’s body shimmered and disappeared, leaving Tasuki alone within the confines of the locked room. ***** Yohji could feel the pricks of pain forcing him to

Chapter 8 Kyoko’s lips parted as Kotaro held her. She could feel his heart beating in a quick strong rhythm. She could feel his strength… his protection and her soul recognized it. Closing her eyes as a sense of peace flowed over her, she nearly fell flat on her back when Kotaro suddenly pulled back and stood to angrily pace back and forth. “You will not ever take off like that again without my protection!” The forcefulness of his words made her flinch for a split second before his words sank in. “WHAT?” Kyoko glared at Kotaro as she pointed a finger at him. “How dare you! Who died and made you king? What makes you think I am going to just sit around and let you tell me what to do like a trained puppy, just because I got drunk last night?” “For your information, I am not the first person to get drunk in a bar. Sure, I may have passed out, but it isn’t like I went out by myself Kotaro. I had friends there. I was perfectly safe with Suki and Tasuki. You are not my keeper!” S

Chapter 10 Toya had just finished a long rant about all the stuff that happened last night and even added all the frightening stuff that could have happened before he had finally gotten it all off his chest. Now he was silent… too silent. Kyoko sat next to Toya on the way back to town with her arms crossed over her chest and staring out the car window. She hated feeling like a child who had just gotten caught doing something wrong. What was making it worse was that everything he said was right. “This isn’t my fault… you know,” Kyoko mumbled to herself as she watched Toya’s reflection in the window. Her expression softened knowing it wasn’t his fault that any of this had happened either. All he had done was try to save her. Without looking toward him, she lowered one of her arms and laid her hand across his on the gearshift knowing he would take it as a silent apology. Her anxiety completely faded as his thumb caressed the side of her palm. “So, Suki stayed at your place