Hello my dear fans! It has been a real while since I updated this story... I know. And I also realise this isn't a long chapter. At least not that long, but I do hope it satisfies you. ^^

It's going to contain a lot of explainations and talking, you'll find out about Ayase's past, so I'm sorry if it seems dull...

Maybe the characters might also be a little OOC, and I apologize for that, but... I couldn't write this any other way. :)

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Satan-chan: Haha, lovely! xD Well I have to admit that the lemon from the previous chapter got me going as well... I was like: 'Did I actually write this? ... So naughty... :3' I'm glad my yaoi can satisfy you! :D Please keep enjoying my story! :D Thank you for the review!

KitsuneMagic48: I'm glad you loved it! :D Ayase of course would be able to do something stupid, but I've made him a little different in this story... He's kind of OOC, able to speak his mind and stuff, but that's just how I imagine him as a vampire! ^^ Keep enjoying my story! Thank you for the review! :D

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Chapter 6: The Truth

Bright sunlight fell onto the boy's face. He started to feel sweaty and hot at the unusual feeling. Even though vampires could stand sunlight, being in it too long was an extreme torture. In most movies vampires disappear right away because of the heat they could no longer stand; burning at the spot. But vampires in real life were able to stand for at least a few hours, and seeming the fact that he started to feel as though his entire face was about to burst into flames, Ayase figured that he had been in this light for at least an hour.

He slowly opened his sapphire eyes, staring right at the source of light that had awoken him. He groaned softly, pulling up his arms from under the blankets and covering his face with them. During this process, he could feel something around his middle that softly grabbed him a little tighter. Taking a deep breath, he removed his arms from his face, turning onto his back; enabling him to turn the arm around him into a more comfortable position.

The hunter lay beside him, his face pale and peaceful as he took a deep breath in his sleep and sighed the same air out loudly. The arm again moved a bit, now groping his lower waist, and the man pulled Ayase closer to his own body. Ayase couldn't help but move along with it, trying to make it a comfortable position for both him and the hunter. As he placed his head closer to the man's (for that was the only thing possible), the sleeping hunter literally snuggled towards the boy, pressing his nose against the blonde's neck.

Ayase, a bit in shock because of the sudden movement, shrieked a little and waited for the man to finally lie in a good position. Kanou again took a deep breath and released the air against the boy's neck, which sent chill down the boy's spine. Kanou's hand now softly started to caress the boy's waist, moving down to his buttocks. Ayase could feel his face redden at the flustered feeling he got from the touch, fearing that he would wake the man.

He took a deep breath, closing his eyes while doing so. Kanou again moved, lowering his face a little, now placing himself on the boy's shoulder; his forehead now covering the blonde's neck. Ayase, who was still waiting for the man to lie still, opened his eyes again and bit his lower lip. This was one of the most awkward moments he had ever had in his entire life… never would he have imagined to wake up next to another man who held him as though they were actual lovers.

His face reddened even more at the word… he looked down at the dark hair that lay against him. From the corner of his eye he could see the hunter. He looked calm and peaceful as he slept against the vampire. Ayase could also sense the calmness of the man by the scent of his blood. It smelled good, but Ayase was able to suppress the craving of drinking it.

Kanou suddenly moved again. He pushed his head up a little, sniffing through his nose, munching just a few times and then resting his head onto the boy's shoulder once again. Ayase couldn't help but smile at the sight. The man never seemed as gentle as he was right now. His mouth was a little open and he breathed slowly and almost unnoticeable. His eyelids were shaking softly, as though he was seeing something in his sleep.

Ayase couldn't help it; before he knew it he placed his lips on the top of the man's head and kissed it softly. He then rested his head against the man and closed his eyes. He cherished this… this moment gave him the feeling that somebody cared for him. It was a feeling he had never received before… not even from his parents.

He didn't remember that much of what happened back then, but he could still see the bedroom he lived in clearly. It was a medium sized room. It had a bed and a television, toys and wardrobe full of clothes, and he could also remember the small door in the back of his room that led towards the bathroom. But never had he seen anything beside that.

There was a window above his bed, large and clear, so he could look towards the forest that lay behind the cottage. But the window was shut, locked down, to keep him in at all times. The only time somebody came into the room, was because he was hungry; or when he felt sick. He couldn't help but have the feeling that his parents didn't want him there and wondered why they didn't just let him run off.

One day his parents forgot to bring him food for an entire day… a day in which he prayed that someone would finally come and take him out of there… a day in which someone would finally save him. And that day his wish came true.

He remembered going to the bathroom silently, staring at himself in the mirror, as he always did, hoping to find something about him that would make his parents dislike him. But he never saw anything abnormal. He looked like every other boy that appeared on television, just a little younger then he actually was.

So he decided to go back to his bedroom; only to find the window above his bed opened. He froze at the sight. Cold wind came through the window, moving his curtains peacefully. The boy walked towards his bed, seeing how the locks of his window were broken from the outside. That meant that someone…

The blonde turned suddenly, seeing how a dark shadow moved closer towards him. His heartbeat became loud and fast and the shadow kept moving closer. When it stepped into the light of the moon, he noticed the red colour of the eyes. A bright red, as though the moonlight was reflected onto blood.

"Hello Yukiya." The voice had said. Ayase wanted to scream, as loud as he could, but somehow hearing his own name made him unable to utter anything. The red-eyed person moved closer towards the young Ayase.

"Don't be frightened." He said. "I'm here to help you."

Ayase could feel his body relax. Help him? As in save him? Somebody came to get him out of there. Finally… The other person in the room seemed to notice that his cousin calmed down, for he now smiled and dared to take a large step towards him.

"I'm Tetsuo. You're cousin." He said. Ayase got more and more stunned at everything the other person said. This wasn't just someone saving him. It was family. Family he had never heard of in his entire life. Then again, his parents barely talked to him and if they did, they certainly didn't mention their family.

"T-Tetsuo." He said softly and the red-eyed vampire smiled.

"That's right." He said and he held out his hand towards his small blonde cousin. "I came for you." The blonde placed his hand into his cousin's and felt relieved. Finally, the day had come to leave this place and be free.

The blonde was pulled out of his thoughts when the man suddenly pulled back his arm and turned away fully from the vampire that lay beside him. Ayase followed Kanou's every movement. The man now lay on his back, just like Ayase, but was still sound asleep.

"He killed your parents"

The words came back to Ayase as he stared towards the hunter beside him. It just couldn't be true. Tetsuo got him out of there… Tetsuo saved him from being locked up in his room. Tetsuo was the family he always wanted…

But he never got why his parents locked him up… or why Tetsuo had waited so long to get him out… he never knew what he had done wrong. If what Kanou-san said was true, then he didn't do anything wrong, but his parents merely locked him up to keep him safe. It wasn't a matter of keeping him in, but a matter of keeping others out.

Ayase sighed and shook his head. That meant that Tetsuo didn't have to bite him and so make him a vampire. That meant that Kanou-san had been there all along. But why didn't Kanou-san ever come in the room? Or ever come talk to the boy? Wasn't it more safe for him to protect the boy if he was constantly with him?

Everything seemed so complicated. Why did he ever meet the man? Why did he ever fall into the hands of a hunter who doesn't only claim that he already knew him from 4 years ago, but also has blood that attracts him? He didn't just have his entire life turned upside down in a few days, he had also had sex (not all the way, but still… 'hot' activities) with a person (a man!) he doesn't even know. What was wrong with him?

The worst thing was, he didn't even feel bad about the fact that the hunter made all this happen. He didn't know what he felt, besides the desired feeling he had when the man held him. So did he crave that much to be loved, that sleeping with another man was the best solution?

No, that was not it. He didn't feel like he just met the men. It felt like he had known the hunter for his entire life… so maybe he had known the man from before. But even so, wasn't sleeping with him… gay? And if it was, why didn't he jump of the bed right now and freak out? For that was the most logical thing to do wasn't it? Pretend that he didn't remember what happened last night… but that would be a lie. He remembered it vividly. Every. Little. Detail.

Ayase groaned softly and turned around in the bed, feeling confused with all the thoughts that were running through his head. He shook his head, trying to shake the image of last night out of his head. He stared towards the ceiling, unable to remove the image. He didn't just let the man touch him… he had actually… he placed his fingers against his lips and again shook his head, now sitting up and sighing deeply, pulling the blanket with him in the process.

The man beside him made a soft sound, which made Ayase turn towards him. His upper body was now bare, for the boy had pulled the blanket along with him. Goosebumps had appeared on his arms and chest, and Ayase could practically see his hair stand up at the chill that ran over his body. The man moved his hand over his face and wiped his hair to the back, his eyes slowly opening.

His dark gaze first looked towards the ceiling, his eyes half closed. He blinked a few times, taking a deep breath and licking his lips. His dark eyes slowly moved towards the blue ones. As soon as they made contact, his lips curled into a smile.

"It's cold." He said. Ayase, just realising that it was his fault the man was cold, lay back down and pulled the blanket back over the man.

"I'm sorry." He said softly and the man chuckled.

"That's quite all right." He replied, stretching his arms before yawning widely. He quickly covered his mouth with his hand, and turned towards the blonde.

"How long have you been up?" he asked. Ayase stared at the man.

"Not that long." He replied and he turned his look away, blinking a few times. Kanou raised an eyebrow at the boy's sudden reaction. He seemed rather uncomfortable and kind of uncertain in one way or another. It could be just his imagination, for he still wasn't sure whether what they did last night was a good thing to do. He had desired the boy from the moment he had laid eyes on him. He seemed like an angel, everything about him was perfect. The only problem back then was the boy's age… he was merely a teenager of 14 years old. But he knew that would change one day.

Now here the boy was, lying beside him, not wearing anything and turning away shyly from his gaze like an actual lover, ashamed to look at his new partner. Kanou smiled at that, loving the fact that the boy might actually think of him as a partner or lover. He slowly placed his hand against the soft skin of Ayase's face and pushed his chin up, forcing the boy to look at the hunter once again.

Ayase's heart thumped at the sight of the man. He had a tiny smirk on his face and he gave a very intense and kind look. He seemed happy and something about his face made Ayase forget about all his worrying thoughts and just relax.

"I don't like that worry on your pretty face." Kanou said. "I know something's wrong. Is it last night?" His thumb softly rubbed the blonde's cheek.

Ayase's heart stopped at that question, his face flushing in a bright red. … was it that obvious? He knew that it wasn't just that spinning in his head, but he didn't feel like bringing up the Tetsuo-matter again. The blonde, unable to turn his face away, closed his eyes at the question, trying to hide his flustered look. Kanou's grin widened, glad that he guessed what was wrong.

"You worried about it happening again?" Kanou asked. Ayase opened his eyes, thinking about the question. He kept thinking about it in one way or another, but he certainly wasn't worried about it happening again, for it really felt good. The blonde widened his eyes at that thought, reddening even more. Kanou couldn't help but utter a louder laugh at that reaction.

"I'll take that as a 'no'." he replied, proud and rather relieved that the boy didn't mind it happening again. But then there was something else on his mind… why wouldn't the boy just say it?

Ayase smiled along with Kanou as he saw the smile on the other's face getting bigger. How was it possible that if the man was asleep and the boy was thinking by himself all these thoughts were coming to mind, but when the man actually asked him about it, he didn't worry anymore? Kanou's smile again disappeared, knowing that the blonde vampire was still worried.

"Tell me what is wrong." He said, now removing his hand from the boy's face. Ayase sighed deeply, shaking his head. He gave the man a little smile and uttered a soft: 'nothing', even though he knew it was a lie and the man had figured that out all along.

"You're thinking about something." Kanou said as he sat up in the bed, pulling the blanket with him. Ayase squeaked a little and quickly sat up along with the man, covering himself up with a little piece of the blanket. Kanou looked down at the boy, raising his eyebrows. He quickly gave the boy a piece of the blanket and smiled.

"My bad…" he said. Silence followed in which they just looked at each other. Ayase could feel his heart thump. The man had seen him naked. Again. That made it two times. But now that the man sat up and gave the small vampire a part of his blanket, Ayase could just as well see the hunter's body. Kanou moved slowly towards the boy, caressing his arm softly.

"I was thinking about Tetsuo." Ayase said. He didn't mean to blurt it out like that, but somehow it was a reflex. If the man continued to gently touch him like that, he would certainly lose it again and perhaps end up just like last night. Even though it would feel nice, he didn't doubt that one bit, he wasn't sure was ready for it yet. Kanou pulled his hand back.

"Tetsuo. Right." He replied. How could he forget that? Of course the boy was thinking about his cousin, that was what they were fighting over before the thing last night happened, but somehow he wanted to avoid the subject. They would end up fighting again anyway and he liked it a lot more to merely hold the vampire and touch him softly, earning the greatest reactions from the boy.

"Tell me more." Ayase said. Kanou stared in the blue eyes not sure if the boy's was being honest. But yes, in the eyes there was only truth.

"M-more?" the man said, still not sure how to talk about it. Ayase gave a little, encouraging smile and moved himself closer to the hunter, softly pressing his own arm against that of the man.

"Yes. If you knew me back then, then you knew I was locked up in my room every single day." The blue eyes looked into the dark ones, looking for an answer.

"I know that, yes." Kanou replied.

"Why?" Ayase asked.

"To protect you from your cousin. Your parents predicted he could attack you and they decided that it was for the best to keep you in that room. I don't blame them." It was very obvious that Kanou had a lot of trouble talking about it. Ayase smiled.

"… We don't have to talk." Ayase said. Kanou shook his head.

"No, we do." He said. "If that's what you want. But I can't assure you that it'll be what you want to hear. Your past isn't lovely…"

"My past has never been lovely, I know that. But that doesn't mean I don't want to know what happened… I just want to know if I can trust you more or not…" the boy whispered. Kanou loved that sentence. The vampire wanted to trust him and that was enough for him to start.

"What do you want to know?" Kanou asked. Ayase thought for a little while. He wanted to know a lot but had no idea where to start.

"Why were you at my house… and why didn't I ever see you, even though you were there?" he decided to ask. Kanou took a deep breath before answering.

"Your parents hired me as a hunter. Me and the twins, we had just started our hunting clan and we really needed a job. Your parents hired us to protect you."

"Protect me from my cousin." Ayase replied. Kanou nodded.

"So, we did. Your parents lived in a good house to hide you, so good I'm unable to find it now… Anyway, me and the twins, we built an entire locked room, in which we could put a young kid. Your parents were pleased enough."

"But how did they know my cousin would come?" Ayase asked.

"Your parents have a long history, Ayase, and I'm not sure I'm the one to tell you."

"Who else will? You're the only one that knows besides Tetsuo…" The boy gave an angelic look towards the man, hoping for an answer.

"Okay… I'll tell you what I know." The blonde smiled, sat up from the man's arm, crawled to the end of the bed, facing the man. He crossed his legs, covering himself again and waiting eagerly for the man to continue. Kanou couldn't help but find the vampire amazingly cute.

"I don't know names or details, but I know that your mother was the daughter of a full-blood vampire." Kanou said. Ayase widened his eyes. A vampire? A real vampire? Ayase was actually a relative of a vampire?

"How?" he asked. "That's not possible. My mother was a human."

"She was." Kanou replied. "But your grandmother was a human too." Ayase shook his head. A human and a full-blood vampire? That wasn't something normal… Full-blood vampires usually married other full-bloods to make sure their breed would never die.

"I also know they weren't allowed to get married, but they still did and ran off. Eventually your grandmother got twins. Two baby girls."

"Two?" Ayase said. "You mean to say that Tetsuo's mother is my mother's twin sister?" Kanou nodded.

"You catch up real fast, beautiful." He said with a smile. Ayase blushed a little. "Anyway, your mother was a mere human, but your aunt was born with the vampire blood. She turned out to be a high-classed vampire." Ayase nodded, to show the man he could still follow the story.

"So, your grandparents decided for your aunt to marry a full-blood vampire, which she eventually did. Out of their relationship Tetsuo was born. In the meantime your mother met your father and they too got married. The thing is, your aunt despised your sister for the fact that she was just human and that she married just a human…"

"She hated my mother? But my grandmother was a human too!" Ayase replied.

"I know… like I said, I don't know any details." Kanou said. "I only know that the hate was really big, especially when your aunt found out that you were born… you weren't a vampire and you had no vampire blood in your veins. Thing is, one night your aunt and her new husband were attacked by hunters and they were killed." Ayase gasped.

"… Killed?" the blonde looked away. That meant that Tetsuo had lost his parents…

"Killed." Kanou affirmed. "Your cousin, brought up by his parents to hate mere humans, suspected your parents to be behind it… that's why when your mother found out that her sister died, she wanted to do anything to hide you. That's how she found us."

"…And then he came to find me." Silence followed. Apparently Kanou's story was over. Ayase stared at the man, thinking about the story. Everything made sense…

"You okay?" Kanou asked. Ayase nodded in a reply and sighed.

"That means Tetsuo lied to me… he bit me for nothing. He used me…" the blonde couldn't help it. He could feel the tears again. Kanou gave a low groan, hating that he made the boy cry again and he grabbed hold of the vampire, pulling him close and shushing him.

"I'm sorry… I shouldn't have told you, I'm so sorry." He whispered in Ayase's ear, softly petting the golden hair. Ayase grabbed hold of the man and shook his head, unable to form a reply. His body was pressed against the man's really hard, and he could feel his heat and blood once again. That made him realize there was still one thing he had to ask. He now knew now how the man knew him, but he still had no idea why he was so attracted to his blood. And why the man was, on the other hand, so attracted to a vampire like him.

Kanou could feel the boy settle down in his arms, his soft sobs slowly fading away. The boy pushed himself a bit further from his body, he wet eyes staring at the man.

"Why are you attracted to me?" Ayase asked softly. Kanou wiped away the boy's tears, smiling.

"Because you're perfect." He replied. Ayase reddened, but wasn't satisfied with the reply.

"That doesn't make any sense… I was just a boy. You mean to say you were attracted to me even then?" he asked, a little worried.

"I was. But touching kids is not a part of my religion." He replied, smiling widely, but when he noticed the boy didn't return his smile he continued. "You're the reason I took the job."

"W-what?" the blonde asked.

"Like I said: you're the reason." Kanou repeated. "Your parents didn't have any money to pay me. So in return, when you were old enough, I'd… get you." He said, a little hesitant.

"My parents gave me away?" Ayase asked, fully shocked and he pushed himself far away from the man, giving an angry look.

"They didn't have a choice! In order to protect you they had to hire us!"

"And they had to give me to you." Ayase proceeded, shaking his head, looking aghast.

"No, that's not it." Kanou sighed. "Actually it is, but I wasn't planning on taking you away from your parents! You would just become…" Kanou was silenced, no idea how to put it.

"Yours." Ayase replied, turning away from the man and standing up from the bed. Kanou tried to stop the vampire, but was unable to. The boy pulled away violently. Ayase grabbed for his shirt on the floor and pulled it over his head before grabbing Kanou's pants and throwing it at him. Kanou caught the piece of clothing and tried to say something, but didn't know how to say it. Ayase walked his small legs to the door and opened it.

"I'd like you to leave." He said, he could feel himself getting angry. His entire body felt hot and he felt like throwing something at the man's head. He was just a payment to the man. That's it. Nothing more.

"Ayase please listen…" Kanou said.

"Leave!" Ayase replied. "I am not just some payment you can use! So leave!"

"I never said you were just a payment!" Kanou yelled back, standing up. Ayase turned his head away at the naked man.

"Can you put on some clothes first?" The boy whispered. Kanou sighed and pulled on his shorts.

"There." he said. "I'm dressed, Yukiya." Ayase's cheeks flushed at the sound of his first name appearing from the hunter's mouth and he gave an angry glare.

"Don't you dare first-name me." He said angrily.

Again Kanou sighed. How could the atmosphere change like this? Everything was going so well before… the blonde wanted to know the story and now that he did, he wasn't satisfied. Kanou was afraid this would happen.

"Ayase, you're more to me than a payment! I wanted to protect you! I'd never seen anything like you!" Kanou said.

"So, it was just for my looks still." Ayase said. Kanou rolled his eyes and gave a soft growl.

"Jezus Christ, Yuk- Ayase."

"How much other payments did you ask after me? I'm sure I'm not just the first ending up in your bed." Ayase said.

"Shut up." Kanou said and he sounded really irritated. Ayase kept quiet at the sound. "Don't you dare say that again. I'm not like that. You're special."

"Special?" Ayase repeated. "No, Kanou-san. I'm a vampire. The creature you hunt; that means I'm not special to you. I'm just a monster."

"You were my client! Along with your parents."

"No, Kanou-san! My parents were the clients! I was the payment and just so you know, your job failed! I'm right here, a living, blood-sucking monster!" Ayase kicked the piece of clothing near his feet in frustration and smacked the door close.

"I'm just a monster… just a vampire created by his cousin… the thing you hate most…" he said, starting to softly cry. "I-I'm not… good…" he said in between his sobs, before starting to fully cry. Kanou appeared closer, placing his hand on the boy's shoulder and pulling him close. The boy tried to push the man away, but was unable to. Kanou noticed the red colour of the boy's eyes, before he grabbed hold of the vampire.

"N-no…" he said softly. The man's firm heartbeat was right in front of him.

"You're a lot more to me, Yukiya… a lot more…" the blonde grabbed hold of the man's middle, surrounding him, as the man threw his arms around the boy's back. The hug remained like that for a little while until the man released the boy, figuring the boy wasn't that angry anymore. The blonde wiped his tears and didn't dare to look up at the man.

"I'm kind of thirsty." The boy said. "And you smell good. I'd better take a tablet…" they looked at each other one more second, before the vampire turned to the bathroom and filled a glass of water along with a tablet. In a few seconds the water turned into a bloody-red colour and the boy drunk it in one large gulp. The metal taste sliding down his throat made his body relax again.

"You're starting to get good at holding back, aren't you?" Kanou said. Ayase looked up. "You feeling better?" Kanou asked. The blonde nodded, placing the glass down.

"Better, yes." He replied. Kanou raised an eyebrow, staring at the boy's body noticeable through the white shirt. He grinned, repressing the urge to touch him.

"I'm sorry for getting so angry." Ayase said. "It's just… all the information I guess."

"It's okay. I understand." Kanou replied.

"That doesn't mean I already forgive you, Kanou-san… you wanted me as a reward and no matter what you say or do, that remains a fact." Kanou nodded at that.

"But I do trust you now…" the blonde continued. Kanou smiled. The boy turned to the man and walked closer. "I want you to do something." Kanou's eyes widened.

"What?" the man asked as the boy placed himself right in front of the man, pulling his face closer. Kanou's face was now right in front of Ayase's and they looked at each other.

"Since I am your reward or payment or whatever it is, I want you to check on me every single day. I want to see you more often. As from now on I want to consider you as my family." Ayase seemed stern. Kanou had never seen him like this before, but he liked the stern Ayase so far…

"Okay." He said. "That's a deal." Ayase pressed his finger against the man's lips.

"I'm not done yet, Kanou-san." The vampire said. Kanou couldn't help but grin. He really loved this Ayase…"I also want you to find Tetsuo and bring him to me. He's going to regret killing my parents and turning me into this monster, using me all these years."

Okay, this was getting way too hot, Kanou thought. He couldn't help but get turned on at the boy's sight. And those words appearing out of his mouth were something Kanou never expected him to say. Kanou nodded in a reply, grin widening.

"And…" now the boy turned a bright red and turned his stern look away from the man. He seemed just like the normal Ayase again. He bit his lower lip softly and whispered very low. "…I-I want you t-to… do things m-more often…"

That did it.

Kanou pulled the boy's face up, pressed his lips against the boy's firmly and placed his hand over the boy's perfect round buttocks. Ayase moaned in shock and placed his hands against the man's chest as the other's tongue slid into his mouth. Ayase moaned into the kiss, feeling how the man's tongue explored his entire mouth to the fullest. The vampire had no urge to resist the hunter… it was pure bliss just like their first kiss. After a moment the kiss stopped and Ayase looked up at the man, his entire face red and his breathing heavy. Kanou smiled, raising an eyebrow at the boy's flustered look.

"You got yourself a promise, my cute blonde vampire."