4 comments/ 67630 views/ 5 favorites Wicked Game By: Cre8tiveBliss I was bored out of my mind. It was my first business trip to New York City. Summer months and NYC do not mix well. On my first night, the temperature never dipped below 80 degrees. I stayed in my hotel room and tried to interest myself in HBO movies. Even prolonged masturbation, that finally put me to sleep, yielded only a mild orgasm. I slept fitfully. I awoke to Wednesday morning. Where was the sun? Where were the birds? I looked out the window hoping for a glimpse of my beloved Pikes Peak but found only the dullness of brick and steel. Wednesday. Two more days in hell. I ordered breakfast in my room. The scrambled eggs were cold. The bacon was overdone. The orange juice was watered down. The coffee was the only thing that wasn't fucked up. All this for $225 per night and a $20 breakfast, and that was a bargain. Mt first meeting was at 9:30. I needed to take a taxi to 52nd Street. Or was it 46th Avenue? A poor country girl lost in NYC. The saying "You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl" kept wafting through my mind. I hadn't taken a lot of clothes with me. Just enough to fill a carry-on. With a change of planes in Chicago, I was afraid that my luggage would get lost in the shuffle. My dress was wrinkled, even after a night in the closet. Thank goodness there was an iron and an ironing board. When I walked out of the hotel I was greeted by the irritating noise of busses, cars and trucks. Traffic was backed up for blocks. Taxis were full. Where was the doorman? Fuck! I remember thinking to myself that this would be my first and last trip here. I walked down the street, looking back from time to time for an empty taxi, when my eyes came upon a row of vending boxes filled with newspapers and magazines, each of them touting the joys of sex in Manhattan. One caught my eye—"BDSM Journal." I looked around, almost too shy to pick it up. I grabbed it quickly and folded it to preclude anyone from seeing the smut in my hands. I quickly shoved it into my purse, for later perusal. Meetings all day. Men with yellow-stained teeth and ugly ties. Women with big butts. The stench of car exhausts. On my way back to my hotel room, I stopped long enough at a local bar to enjoy a Vodka martini. Back in my room, I shed my dress and pantyhose and plopped down on the bed in a lacey white bra and rayon panties. It was my first feeling of comfort during the whole day. Suddenly I remembered the newspaper in my handbag. I pulled it out and began reading through it. Most of the rag was pure sleaze. Invitations for men to be whipped by women, and, once in a while, vice-versa. Stores that catered to the S&M crowd. Hand-crafted leather whips that started at $150. Tight-fitting black leather corsets. Women with huge, silicon-filled breasts. I had almost thrown the newspaper in the trash when I noticed a quarter-page ad for an establishment called The Vault. Despite the fact that it obviously was a place for S&M pleasures (or pains), it was one of the more tasteful ads. What caught my attention was the banner "Wednesday Nights—Lesbians Only." Well, it was Wednesday and I was a lesbian. Both requirements met. What the hell. Lower Manhattan wasn't all that far and taxis were easier to find after 9:00 p.m. By the time I had eaten one more course of the lousy hotel food and showered, it was 8:30. I pulled the same red dress I had worn all day out of the closet. It was far too fancy for an S&M hangout, but it was better that the drab gray dress I was saving for tomorrow. Out on the street, I hailed a yellow taxi and gave him the address of The Vault. I closed my eyes for most of the trip, fearing for my life as the taxi somehow missed major collisions with half a dozen cars. Twenty-eight dollars (and a five dollar tip) later, I exited the taxi in front of a small sign signifying I had found the right place. THE VAULT. An arrow pointing down led me to steel stairs. I opened the door to the establishment. It was dark and dank. I almost turned around. A woman in a booth looked at me with an expressionless face. "Twenty dollars, please." I almost turned away again. Oh well, what's twenty dollars for a trip to fantasy land? I paid the twenty bucks and walked forward, letting my eyes slowly adjust to the room's darkness. There was a bar to my left, but it served only non-alcoholic beverages. Hmmmm. Local laws? Several women clad mostly in dark colors sat at the bar; none of them looked at me. To the left of the bar were several empty cages. Along the other side of the room were tables with only half of them filled. It amazed me how many S&M lesbians smoked cigarettes. I suddenly realized how out of place I looked in my business dress. Fuck it. I am what I am. I moved forward. A door led to a back room. Inside the back room was a stage that looked more like a boxing rink. More tables, all of them empty, surrounded the stage. At least there was no smoke back there. I made my way back to the U-shaped bar. There was no one sitting on the right side. I slid into a chair and ordered a coke. Three bucks for a 10 ounce glass. More ice than coke. Across from me, on the other side of the bar, two girls were lip-locked. The girl on the left had opened her companion's blouse and moved her hand under the girl's black bra. They seemed oblivious to everyone around them. As the evening moved on, more girls entered the establishment. Sometimes alone, sometimes in two's, sometimes in small groups. By 11:00, the place was astonishingly filled with women, some of them in outlandish S&M garb. Most of them wore way too much make-up. Many of them had their tits or buns hanging half-way out. Someone turned up the music. It blared loudly. When the music softened, several women moved to the dance floor. Their bodies pressed tightly against each other; they swayed back and forth. Two of the dancers kissed so passionately I thought they would end up fucking right there on the dance floor. The girl-on-the-left grasped girl-on-the-right's leather shorts-covered ass tightly and pulled her close. I watched in amazement as pubis ground against pubis. The sight was erotic enough to send a familiar tingle in my loins. So entranced with the lovers on the dance floor, I didn't even notice a girl move sit next to me. I heard her order a Sprite. "No ice," she said. The bartender, a scraggly-looking blond with dark roots, pushed the drink in front of her. "Four bucks," she said. Mmmm. Prices go up after 11:00. When the bartender left, I turned to her. "For four bucks I could a six pack. Two six packs when they're on sale." She smiled. Besides the two dancers on the floor, it was the only human emotion I had seen all night. She had dark brown hair, cut short. She wore dungarees and a black cut-off with the word "Bitch" emblazoned in white across the front. "That's why I don't order ice. You get more that way." "Frugality is a virtue," I quipped. She laughed. "It's probably my only virtue." I don't know why she belittled herself. She was rather cute. Only half the make-up of most others. Maybe the only really "cute" girl in the house. "So how long have you been into the scene?" she asked. It took me a while to comprehend what she meant by "scene." I almost forgot I was in an S&M club. "About two years," I replied. "Top or bottom?" she asked. I had to think again. I wasn't used to the S&M vernacular of the New York "scene." "Bottom, but I switch every once in a while." "Me too. Mostly top, but sometimes I need a good whipping to adjust my equilibrium." She wasn't pulling any punches, yet somehow I didn't feel intimidated by her. "You from Jersey?" she asked. I laughed. "Colorado. I'm on a business trip." She laughed again. "You look like a Jersey girl. I like your dress. And your perfume." I had no doubt she was coming on to me. Her voice was soft, almost pleasing. I looked into her eyes. Dark brown. Thin eye lashes. Just a touch of mascara. Full lips with light-pink lipstick. "It's White Diamonds perfume," I said. "My favorite." She nonchalantly put her hand on top of my arm. "I'm Rachel." "Pleased to meet you, Rachel. I'm Claire." We chit-chatted for fifteen or twenty minutes. She was a touchy-feely type. Her knees brushed against mine. Her fingernails lightly scraped against my arm. She leaned in close when she talked, her breasts pressing into my arm. "Wicked Game," one of my favorite songs by Chris Isaak, suddenly came through the loudspeakers. I felt emboldened. "Would you like to dance, Rachel?" She smiled. "I'd love to." We moved to the dance floor. I was nervous at first, but when our bodies came together I felt quite comfortable. Too comfortable. "What a wicked game to play, to make me feel this way..." "Do you like wicked games?" she asked as our bodies swayed softly to the music. "Sometimes," I replied. Her hand brushed lightly against my left breast as she moved her fingertips to the side of my neck and lightly scratched the soft skin. Her thighs pressed into mine. "I feel wicked tonight," she husked. "I do, too." "Really wicked," she continued. I took a deep breath. "What does 'really wicked' do for me?" I asked. "It just might get you a nicely striped ass." I felt my pussy tingle again. It was speaking for me. "I just might like that." "You'll love it!" she said. "Let's get out of here." We danced until the song ended. Not a word was said until we were in a taxi on our way to Rachel's Eastside apartment. Anticipation is wonderful. So are first times. It was almost midnight. Rachel sat close to me as the taxi wended its way through traffic. Her hand rested lightly on my thigh. When I uncrossed my legs, almost in invitation, her fingertips moved boldly to the inside of my left leg, just above my knee. I wanted to open my legs wide and give her freedom to roam, but I didn't want to give the taxi driver an eyeful. I was satisfied with her fingers where they were. Her touch was mesmerizing. Her apartment was tastefully furnished. The décor was modern. The sofa was tan, made of pure Italian leather. I sat down on the soft leather. My body molded into it. "Your apartment is absolutely beautiful," I said. "Thank you," she replied. "Would you like a drink?" "Do you have a Merlot?" "Is Forest Glenn okay?" "Perfect!" "I'll have one, too," she said. She returned with two glasses of red wine in hand, smiling broadly. My skirt had ridden slightly up my pantyhose-clad legs, almost to mid thigh. I had nice legs and didn't mind showing them off. She looked down at my skirt. She liked what she saw. "What do you do for a living?" I asked. "I'm a patent attorney. Most boring job in town, but it pays well." "Are you from New York originally?" I knew I was a tad nervous, and it must have been obvious I was stalling on the reason she had brought me here. "I was born and raised in Tampa. Too many bugs and too much humidity in the summertime. I got my degree from the University of Florida. My uncle owns the firm I work for. He made me an offer I couldn't refuse." I sipped on the Merlot. "How long have you been in New York?" I asked. She suddenly changed the subject. "Claire, did you come here to discuss my life or to play some wicked games?" I felt my face flush profusely. "For wicked games," I admitted, lowering my head submissively. "You've been a naughty girl?" I put my half-full glass of wine on the cocktail table in front of me. "Very naughty." The spider was about to pull its prey into the web. "And what happens to naughty girls?" she asked. My fingers fidgeted nervously on my lap. "They get punished," I boldly replied. Rachel put her glass next to mine and arose, standing over me. I was afraid to look into her eyes. Without a word, she extended her hand. I accepted it and she helped me arise from the sofa. My heart was beating a thousand times a minute as she led me down a hall into a strange room. "This is my Punish Room, Claire," she said as she turned on the overhead light. I looked around. A variety of whips hung on the left wall. A chair with wrist and ankle straps was just to my right. There was a sawhorse in the middle of the room, directly under the light, likewise adorned with cuffs on the bottom of each of the four legs. I gulped. What was I getting myself into? "This is where I bring my naughty girls," she said. My mouth was suddenly and inexplicably dry despite the fact that I had only recently tasted her wine. My eyes opened wide at the sight in front of me. "It's very impressive," I said, my words giving away my nervousness. "I think the sawhorse would be just fine for starters. Move forward, Claire." I moved nervously toward the sawhorse and stood in front of it, my head lowered, my heart pounding. Suddenly I didn't feel as brave as I had when we were at The Vault. Rachel looked down at my legs. "Are you wearing pantyhose?" she asked. "Y-yes," I stuttered. "Take them off. They only get in the way." With Rachel standing behind me, I raised my dress almost all the way to my hips and, easing my thumbs into the elastic waistband, drew the pantyhose down and off my legs. I kicked them to the right and let my skirt fall back into place. "Open your legs wider. I need to get these cuffs around your ankles." I had to raise my skirt again, this time only to the top of my now bare thighs, to accommodate her request. She knelt behind me and grasped my right ankle. She pulled it toward the right leg of the sawhorse and fastened the cuff around it. She fastened it just tightly enough to hold it in place. She pulled my left leg over and repeated the process. From her position behind me, she had an unobstructed view between my parted legs, all the way to my panty-covered crotch. I was sure she took advantage of the view. She arose from behind me and moved to the right side of the room. She opened the top drawer of a two-drawer chest and located a red cushion made of soft cotton. With the cushion in hand, she moved in front of me. I looked down at my bodice. My nipples poked smartly through the material, telling a wordless tale of my obvious arousal. She placed the cushion over the cross bar of the sawhorse. "Your tummy won't hurt this way," she said. "Bend over." I leaned over the sawhorse, my stomach pressing into the softness of the cushion. I was thankful for her thoughtfulness. I could only imagine how the wooden two by four would have cut into my stomach muscles without the cushion. The blood rushed to my head as I leaned all the way down. I knew exactly where my wrists needed to be. Rachel pulled each of them to the cuffs and fastened the metal buckles, again just tightly enough to immobilize me. She stood up and pulled a wide leather belt over my lower back. It fit more tightly than the wrist or ankle cuffs and held me firmly in place. Suddenly I was aware that I was totally at Rachel's mercy. If she was some kind of weirdo sadist, I was in deep trouble. I wondered what I had gotten myself into. She moved behind me. Looking back from between my legs, I watched her take a thick leather strap from its place on the wall. Soon she was standing to my left, looking down at my skirt-covered but nicely proffered buns. "The safe word is 'red'. If you say the safe word, I'll stop what I am doing. If you make too much noise when I pleasure you, I'll have to gag you. When you are gagged, you can shake your head back and forth instead of using the safe word. Do you understand?" I nodded my head in agreement and hesitantly whispered "Yes." My hair hung all the way to the floor. Surely my heart was about to pump its way out of my chest. I felt Rachel's hands on the back of my thighs. She whisked my skirt up in one smooth motion, all the way to my hips, exposing my white rayon panties. She brushed her right hand over the softness of the material, pressing lightly into my ass. The touch felt good. I knew it might be the last time I would feel any tenderness for the rest of the evening. Her fingers wandered all over my soon to be reddened buns before reaching into the top of the panties and pulling them down. Because of my spread legs, she was able to move the panties only to the top of my thighs. They were far enough down, however, to leave the fleshiness of my derriere totally exposed. I was now completely at Rachel's mercy. Her fingertips played soft music on my naked buns. I felt her pry my ass cheeks apart, apparently to check out my crinkly rosebud. I had never felt so vulnerable in all my life. When I sensed that she had arisen to a full standing position, I began to brace myself for the wicked-looking leather strap. I heard the tell-tale sound of the leather biting into my flesh just milliseconds before I felt its pain. I promised myself I would be brave. For the first stroke I was. I grunted loudly enough to be heard, but I took the stroke stoically. It was the same with the next five or six times that the leather strap snapped against my naked ass. I gripped my hands tightly to try to fight the pain. I knew Rachel was starting out slowly, building me up and leading me toward more intense pain. It was near numbers nine or ten that I made my first real sound of pain. A gaspy and breath-filled "ahhhhhhh" as the leather bit into me with a searing sting that made my whole body shake. "Hit a nerve there, huh?" asked Rachel. "Oh, yes!" I cried. "Damn, that one really hurt." My knuckles turned white from gripping my fingers so hard. "Are you okay? What's the safe word?" "Red," I answered, "but you will never hear me say it." "I like your spunk, young lady. We shall see." She rubbed the barely pliant leather over my already beleaguered ass. She tapped it softly over the reddened flesh, then brought it back and took careful aim. I tried to brace myself by clenching my ass cheeks. She noticed my action and held back until I reflexively unclenched my buns. Hardly had I relaxed when she cracked the hard leather right across the middle of my ass. This time I squealed, mustering all the power in my mind to hold back a scream that would have likely meant a gag in mouth. I hated gags. "I'm impressed," said Rachel. "You have a high threshold of pain." Suddenly she moved a hand between my legs and pressed it against my vulva. Her middle finger eased into the puffy lips of my pussy and slid easily into my vagina. I could hear the familiar sound of slurping wetness as she delved the finger in and out. "And the little girl is so very wet!" she exclaimed. "Does she like the strap?" "Yes," I admitted. "Can you take it even harder?" she asked. "If you want to." What the heck was I saying? My derriere was already stinging like hell. She pulled the finger out of me and wiped it clean on my panties. I steeled myself once more. She waited a long time before the next stroke, purposely I was sure. Once or twice she pretended to bring the strap forward, only to stop at the very last second. The wait was unbearable. I wanted her to get on with it. She was teasing me maddeningly. When the next stroke came, it was like a fire across my entire ass. My arms and legs shook wildly against the cuffs that bound them. Tears welled in my eyes. I gasped. I let out a long, slow breath. But, miraculously, I did not cry out. The pain lasted much longer than my almost futile gasps for air. I had taken a dozen swats, each one harder than the one before. "Your ass was made for this," she said. I was afraid to tell her I lived for these moments. The moments when pain suddenly becomes pleasure. It's far too hard to explain, even in my own mind. At times like this, there was no such thing as pain. More often than not, I was able to cum soon after the pain turned to pleasure. Tonight was no different. I needed only Rachel's hand between my legs once more to push me over the top. I came on her hand, coating it with my copiously flowing juices. Wicked Game Written for a club on another page, the condition for the entry was that it had to be based on a song. I chose Chris Isaaks- wicked game. (Stone sours version) Enjoy! Dracul is oooold.. T.C. is 18 ~Wicked Game~ Dracul finds the kid high up on the fire ladder, outside the familiar window. On the regular spot where the boy can be found almost every night, gazing longingly in through the glass with tired eyes, hidden by the darkness when the lights are on on the inside. He sits there, silently observing the motions of the everyday life. All the ups and downs the family on the inside are living, completely unaware of their peeping Tom sitting outside in the cold. Dracul can't help but to be drawn in by the boy's beauty, even as the thin skin stretched over those pretty features is a sickingly grey in the dimming light of the dying day. The honey coloured hair greasy and sticky, heavily clinging to his scalp. He still looks alluringly soft to touch. His skin, his hair.. those pink, almost white lips. Yes, there is something about this boy that makes him stop and stare.. unable to look away. The family isn't home now. Haven't been home for almost a week, so the kid has curled up outside their window, like a lost puppy waiting for its master, shivering in the cool air. Dracul knows he's been there for a long time, probably since the morning, breaking the rules by coming over before the heavy cloak of night can hide him. Maybe he hopes that they will spot him? See him lying so cold and broken outside their warm nest when they come home. If they come home. Have pity on him and bring him inside. 'Silly boy.' Dracul remains in the shadows, waiting for them to stretch longer and longer over the wet pavement; watching as they chase away the last glimmer of light. Anticipating the moment where the world will be cast in the moon's chilly embrace. So he can walk over to the still form of his fascination, his prey. He can feel his hunger. His beast lying dormant. So, so close to the surface. He has been up for a while now. Slipping from shadow to shadow. Watching the city bustle around him, smelling the sheep, his food. But he only wants this. This single meal. Nothing else matters. Ever since he first smelled this one, it has developed into quite the little obsession for him, and he has no idea what it is. He only knows that he needs the other, needs to taste him, feel him. Oh yes.. that soft skin looks so perfect to bite, pierce, suck..lick. He snickers softly. He'll probably get a buzz from the boy's blood if he drinks from him now. So much drugs in his system, too much. Judging by the way the boy is breathing, so shallow, sweat beading on his upper lip. Oh yes, he has definitely overdone it today, too much of the synthetic feelings injected. But not enough, he will still wake from his slumber. And when he does.. a smile creeps over the vampire's cold features. For over a month now, the vampire has observed this boy. Wanting. And it's so unlike him, to feel like this.. it's almost unnerving. Seeing the boy's loneliness has triggered something inside his own body. A new feeling, so foreign and unfamiliar its almost frightening. Loneliness..yes, for the first time in over a hundred years, the cold vampire feels completely and utterly alone, Suddenly, its not so fun playing the immortal god anymore. Even as he makes his victims scream in fear, wriggle uselessly in his grip as he crush their bones with his hands, watching the life drain from their eyes. He feels nothing. Or.. there is something, something new. Something stirring in the center of his very core, something hot, consuming.. the image of the boys weak frame haunting his dreams. "Fuck.." He curses low, whispering under his breath as he stops to stare at the seemingly lifeless body. Was it worry he just felt? Even when he know that the boy is alive, can see the blood coursing through those blue veins, so deliciously close to his thin skin, the blood flowing whenever the heart thuds weakly..but still, he feels worried. "Shit.." He knows this is a stupid thing to do, to go closer. The best thing would probably be to just kill the boy and walk away. Snapp his neck and leave him behind, forgotten, but he finds himself unable to look away, to just walk away.And to hurt him? Dracul feels his face pull down in a painfull way before he shakes it off. No.. he needs to explore this a little more, figure out what makes him feel so warm, boiling... So... So... not dead. Dracul figures he just need to taste the boy, his blood. One taste to satisfy these confusing feelings, and it will all be alright, like it should be. He slips up the steep bars without a sound. His feet just barely touching the creaking ladder. Defying gravity in a mocking gesture of just barely touching the red metal with his feet, his hands just almost touching the metal on either side of him, only imitating climbing. Mocking gravity. Like water running the wrong way, he glides up. He crouches beside the still boy, reaching out to swipe his fingers through the damp, honey coloured hair. Feeling the skin of the other so hot against his cold hand. Too hot.. while the heat is dissipating from the boy's fingers and feet, too much blood rushed to his heart and vital organs, keeping him alive. His body still fighting to live, even as his consciousness is lost to the drugs racing through his system. Poisioning him. Dracul wrinkles his nose in disgust, the boy really reeks. 'Why the hell do I even feel attracted to this street rat?' but even as he thinks it with his nose crinkling, his eyes soften. His fingers brushing through damp locks again. Usually; When he first decides to go hunt, instead of using one of the many willing donors in this corrupted city of the apple. He'll go for something a bit more.. sophisticated, something a bit more pure, clean. Sober. Preferably someone who can offer him a fight, a will to live. This boy has none, wasting his life on drugs. He can smell the chemicals seep through the other's skin, chemicals and sweat.. mingled with grime and dirt. 'Yummy..' his mind makes the remark in a sarcastic voice. Maybe he should take him home, soak him in the bath first..give him some food, sober him up. Play a little.. Oh yes, they all look special when they cry. The beautiful looking even more enchanting as snot and saliva grow thick with fear. Tears running, blood rushing, the red candy surfacing closer to the skin as every muscle tense in fear. The fear making them stronger, but never strong enough.. oh no. Just enough to make it a little more fun. Maybe that's what he needs? Maybe that'll help him get over these new feelings disrupting his usual calm. To play a little.... Dracul loves to toy with his prey. Like a cat with a mouse. Giving them glimmers of hope, making their blood boil before he strikes. 'Hmmmm..' He smiles, worrying his lip between his sharpened teeth. Making a decision. ***************************** The boy is surprising light in his arms. And he fits perfectly in his embrace, head resting in the crook of Dracul's neck as he carries him swiftly through the dirty streets. Still keeping to the shadows, even when it's dark. Only the artificial lights from the buzzing streetlights and countless neon signs giving a false sense of security to the people scattering through the darkening streets of New York. No one sees him. He has made it an art to slip through the dark like this. Only using the side alleys. Going so, so fast. The people he brushes past not even noticing him. The only clue to his passing; the goosebumps raising on their skin as ice settles in their stomach. Something they will mistake as unconditioned fear of the dark overwhelming them. He knows..he's seen it a hundred times, heard them whisper reassuringly to themselves "Silly.." before they hum a soft tune in an attempt to ignore their basic instinct to run.. 'Seriously, people should start listening to their instincts more..' Dracul stops suddenly, his body going stiff as slender arms suddenly wrap themselves around his neck. The boy suddenly clinging to him, cuddling a cold nose against his even cooler neck, soft whimpers making the vampire frown before he shifts the body a little, pressing the boy closer. He doesn't realize it as he starts humming softly, chasing the nightmares away with his soft murmurs. His step a little more careful now as he is climbing up a rickety fire escape, not that different from the one he found the boy in. Not even bothering to satisfy gravity by mimic human climbing now. ****************************** His apartment is cold, since he is already dead, technically.He really doesn't need the heat to feel comfortable. He's not even sure if the heater works. He frowns in puzzlement when he starts turning the little white knob to his panel oven. Not really knowing why he feels the need to make it more comfortable for the boy when he intends to kill him when he is cleaned up anyway. But he turns on the heat regardless, flipping on some lights before wandering over the polished livingroom tiles into his bedroom, placing the boy on the black satin covers. The boy whimpers when he tries to pull back from the hold, gripping him closer. "Shh..it's okay. I won't lea.." He stops himself mid sentence, realizing what he was about to say. The vampire stands motionless again, staring with crimson eyes down at the still form still clinging on to him, the softness of the other so hot against his icy skin .The boy's breathing isn't as heavy as it was mere seconds ago, his heart not so slow, and Dracul knows that the boy is surfacing from his deadly slumber. And that new feeling arises in his gut again, washing over him tenfold of what it was before. something akin to panic mingling with the new feeling. How will he react to this new place? To him? Yes.. how will he react to his crimson eyes, his elongated teeth and nails? To his icy cold skin and, and; oh god.. 'How did I fake breathing again? And why the hell do I even care? Shit..' Dracul tries to order himself to move, but finds himself unable to. Icy blue is staring at him from drowsy eyes. And Dracul finds himself drowning.. The moment his eyes locks with the others; he ignites, self combusting. His entire being catching in a smoldering fire that races throughout and inside his being. Sizzling his every nerve ending. Hot fire dancing fast all the way from the roots of his hair and down to his toes, exploding in his fingertips where they dig into scolding hot skin. Unknowingly sending jolts of pleasure through the other. And oh god! his stomach, his soul, his very core is jolted as that image, that beautiful face burnes itself into his memory. A perfect imprint left in his heart.. he is sure of it. And it makes him sick. Dead fish flopping helplessly in his stomach. Sending a rotten taste to cover his tongue. A longing settling inside him, and he just wants to cry. How could he react so strong to a stranger? A human. A boy none the less. It was confusing, exciting and maddening all at the same time. But judging by the look on the other's boyish features, he has noticed too. Those icy blue eyes wide with wonder and awe. Lightly chapped lips hanging slightly ajar..pale skin growing even paler. Was it fear? Maybe.. Love? Doubtfully.. A massive hangover? Probably.. But when that first tear fall down a dirty trek of skin, worming its way slowly down a grey tinted cheek. Dracul instincts screams at him to run away, while at the same time; this fucking new sensation is filling him to the brim - making him sick, giddy, nervous. It isn't right. Isn't how it was supposed to be. And; oh god, how easy this boy can hurt him now...Now that he can't even imagine himself striking down on this innocence that lie here before him in the dimming light. Can't imagine losing someone like this. Now that he has found him. Never had he dreamt he'd meet somebody like him, and never could he even imagine losing him. Just the thought of that hurts too much. The hunter has become the hunted..the deadly predator caught in a tangled snare wound painfully around his dead heart. The other's eyes holding him captive. Those all seeing eyes burning him, hurting him. Making his cold heart beat in a painful way. Warming him. He knows what this is, has felt it once before. So, so very long ago that he hasn't been able to recognize the feeling for what it was. Not before the fire consumed him, drowning him. He didn't even think he could feel like this anymore, now that his human soul was gone. And oh god no, he didn't want to fall in love with this weak boy, this half dead beauty that looks at him with such tired, but curious blue eyes. Not even a trace of fear in them now, just pure wonder, puzzlement. But then again, Dracul supposes that the boy has nothing left to fear, clearly he isn't afraid of dying, welcomes it even, so why should he fear him? The silent vampire shifts on his feet, transferring his weight from one foot to the other, shifting the boy slightly in his arms. Filling his lungs before puffing out a breath to make his ruffled bangs clear away from his eyes. Useless. The chocolate brown strands falling back down seconds later to tickle his brow, and he notes that the boy is still holding him tight, those frail hands still shaking against his neck. He knows this is a foolish thing to do. But how can he resist? He knows the boy isn't some pet.. isn't even food anymore. But he can't let him go.. something is horribly wrong. So, so wrong.Because Dracul isn't supposed to feel. Isn't supposed to be feeling anything but selfish things. Feelings that is strictly bound to his pleasure, his needs.. his wants. The world, humans..those filthy pests. He spits the last word out in his mind. God! He hates them.. so fucking much. So why the hell is he feeling so warm, so fuzzy.. like he wants to protect the other, this.. this weak human? So he lifts the boy experimentally closer, that hot breath just barely fanning over his face now. Icy blue staring into his own blazing red. And then those lips are pressed against his, and even though they're chapped and dry, it jolts something deep within the vampire. That all consuming heat washing over him, drowning him. But this fire isn't like the other one, the needy one. Oh no.. this fire feels welcomed, soothing, chasing away that hurt that threatened to linger in his core. He is touching the other, feeling him, holding him close. Kissing him. And the other is kissing him back. Like a little child testing a new thing, a new taste. That slick muscle sneaking into his mouth, rubbing against and around his tastebuds. Sneaking against his gums and teeth. Breath coming out in heavy puffs against the vampire's upper lip. Soft whimpers slipping out in between the heated kisses. Dracul concentrates when the first drop of blood dribbles into his mouth, coating his tongue. The other giving a start as he nicks himself on sharp teeth. "Sh-shiiit.." Dracul whispers. The beast flaring up inside him, the blood tasting like the finest of vines. Like a melting orgasm blowing through him from head to toe. With a growl he pins the other under him, sucking at that bleeding muscle. Feeling the other's hardness against his thigh. Rocking against it. And it feels so good, so tempting. He has to get away. Has to let go.. because if he doesn't stop now, he'll never be able to. The hunger too strong now, now that he hasn't fed for so long. The other is lost under him. Moaning, writhing. So deliciously responsive. And so lost in the vampire's spell, he won't be able to tear himself free. Like a maggot on a hook. Dracul cries out with a growl as he pushes himself up and away from the bed. Landing on the opposite side of the room. Wiping away the excess blood from his lips with a shaky hand, his eyes wide with fear. 'I almost lost him..' His initial feelings of shock and soft fear is subsiding. Anger taking over.. ah yes. That feels much better. Anger he knows.. but it still doesn't help against his need. That need flaring up again now that he isn't so close to the other. His need to touch the other, to feel that warmth, to stop the fire consuming him. And it hurts him to realize he needs the other...needs him to take this burning away. This addicting fire that makes him feel alive for the first time in a very, very long time. And oh god, even the idea of losing the other hurts. Dracul sighs heavily.. scoffs, before growling low in his throat while he stares at his feet, shifting his weight again, cursing himself. He is afraid, afraid to look the other in the eyes. And he is too cowardly to look up again, terrified of that burning fire.. "Don't you fucking go anywhere..I need to eat, and unless you want to be dessert, I suggest you stay just where you are. And don't fucking touch anything.." The boy nods numbly, his face still twisted in astonishment. His mouth and chin a light pink from the smeared blood. But his eyes look heavy, tired. His body shaking, a look of pain flickers over his face, confusing the vampire yet again with the feeling of pity. Scoffing angrily when he realizes that it bothers him that the other feels pain. 'How fucking pathetic.' Dracul growls before he reluctantly reaches out with his mind, touching the other's.. caressing him, making him relax, the pain subsiding as sleep reaches for him in misty red tendrils, tugging at his consciousness. Seconds later finds the boy sleeping heavily again, curled up on the bed. And the vampire slips silently back out the window. ********************************** Heavy eyelids crack open to reveal a pair of ice blue, bloodshot eyes. The thin skin under the tired eyes the colour of blue pearls on the palest skin possible, making it seem almost translucent. The boy groans. It's hard to breathe, his tongue feels thick.. sticking to the roof of his mouth. Groaning again he grabs his head, tugging at his short locks of honey golden hair. Letting the sting of pain wake him, assure him that he's still alive. The world is spinning, his skull spinning. He chokes on the breath of air he drags into his lungs and gags. Rolling over to lean over the side of the unknown bed, only foam and clear liquid coming from his empty stomach as he heaves painfully, tears forced from his eyes. He blinks tiredly, letting his eyes roam over the naked room. Specks of dust hanging almost still in the cold air, dancing in the thin white beams of light that slips in through a single opening in one of the many windows, letting him know that it's day. The two other windows completely covered up with something that looks like heavy metallic plates. It's nothing new.. to wake up in unknown places. Unknown places with unfamiliar people. But he finds the windows disturbing. But not disturbing enough to make him get up from the comfortable bed. He barely even notices the high standard of the room. The satin sheets. The expensive wallpaper, the thick kind, that feels like velvet with a deep red pattern climbing across it. Huge Chinese vases filled with lilies, filling the air with a soft scent. Black tiles on the floor, with a drain in the middle..like the one you'd normally find in showers. 'Wait.... A drain? Why would anyone need a drain in their bedroom?' The boy frowns, that unsettling feeling returning again, a little stronger this time. But still not enough to make him worry overly much. He's woken up worse places. As long as he doesn't see any surgical tools, he'll be okay. He feels his heart thud faster again, painful. He needs a hit, needs his high. Doesn't really matter from what. But he needs to feel weightless again. He can't take the thoughts and feelings overwhelming him now that his mind isn't fogged up. His body hurts, like some beast is ripping him into tiny shreds, the physical pain not even close to the psychological hurt raging through his whole being. "Fuck.." He stumbles from the bed. Falling to his knees when his toes touch the cool tiles. Wicked Game The shockwave from hitting the hard floor wrecking his frame, rattling his teeth. Its cold.. so fucking cold in the room. How the hell can someone live so luxurious, and not keep any heat on? And when did he get undressed? He frowns as he runs his hands down his body, noting with dread that he has been bathed and cleaned while unconscious ,the sweet smell of soap still lingering on his skin. His hair soft and clean, curling up behind his ears and on his neck now that the grime and fat isn't sagging it down. "Hello?" His voice feels raw. Barely a whisper. Fuck! His feet feels like jelly when he tries to stand again. And he slumps helplessly against the bed. Sitting defeated on the floor. feeling the chill seep into his skin. a light glimmers in his eyes when he finds his jeans on the floor, right next to where he is sitting slumped but the hope is killed when the pockets turn emtpy. Tears well up when he can't find his stash. He knows he put it in his pocket, that and his lighter..but there is only one bag there, an old one, he knows it's empty, only a thin layer of white powder left on the inside. He rips it open and licks it, desperate in his need. Hands shaking. He savours the chemical taste. But it isn't enough. He wants more, needs more.. Without the familiar buzz he feels too empty, faithless and scared. He doesn't really know why he keeps clinging on. Why he absolutely has to go on. Or where he finds the strength. He's been on his own for as long as he can remember, and he's got nothing left to lose. His soul was broken a long time ago. When his father climbed into bed with him when he was six. He can still recall the feeling of that heavy body pressing him down. The smell of booze on his father's breath. How his mother stood motionless in the doorway, watching, shock and disbelief on her face as she did nothing.. He shakes his head, lighting up a joint he thankfully found in his back pocket. Just the feeling of the paper between his lips making him feel better. The smoke coils inside his chest, in his solar plexus, seeping through his lungs. Making him feel numb, weightless, bare.. perfect. He closes his eyes, leaning his head against the frame of the massive bed, feeling the cold tiles under his ass, thinking maybe he should climb back in under the warm blankets. He manages to think the thought. See himself doing it, but it seems like a heavy task. It's such a long way.. He smiles softly to himself, gripping behind him for the blanket.letting it fall over his upper body, cruling it around himself. 'There.. better already..' Inside his mind he is slowly drifting of to a better place. He can picture a place where he is wanted. Needed. Somewhere he gets to sit on the inside, instead of being the peeping Tom standing out in the cold looking in. As often as he can, he climbs a rusty fire escape to one special window in the bustling city. He can sit there for hours, just looking in. Staring at the little family of four on the other side of the cold glass. Wishing, so bitterly, that he was born into a family like that, instead of his own sick verison of one. He snorts.. how ironic. His name is Tom, the silliest name ever. He hates it. It brings back memories. Memories of that dark voice whispering to him in the dark. "That's a good boy Tom..shh." So he calls himself TC... even sillier. He knows, but it doesn't give him nightmares. Besides.. she gave him that name. So innocent and pure, with her hair always braided. Dress immaculate. His first real kiss, behind the great oak on the top of the hill. He had tried to scribble their names in the hard bark. But he had only gotten her name 'Sally' , a T and an half O before his mother had called him in for dinner. And that's how he got his nickname.. TC. He ran away from home almost a year ago, and has let his mind and body deteriorate ever since, why should he care? He has nothing, no one.. Or wait.. There was someone. Yesterday.. hazy memories drifts to the front of his mind. A shadow standing so almost visible behind his mind's eye. Yes.. someone kissed him. That boy.. that pale boy, with the weird eyes, and he cut his tongue.. Didn't he? It's all so scrambled.. almost like a dream, and still not. TC traces his teeth with the tip of his tongue. And sure enough, there is a sting. A little jolt of pain letting him know that, indeed.. he has a cut there. 'How the hell do you cut yourself kissing? The guy have razor blades hidden in his mouth or something?' TC had heard about motherfuckers like that.. crazy son of a bitches hiding knifes, guns and whatnot wherever they could find space for it. As if on cue. The door opens and a pale figure glides through. Yes, glides.. the boy doesn't even seem to be touching the ground as he walks. Those red eyes darting around the room, almost like he's looking for something. The boy is wearing a black silk shirt, and it reeks of money, expensive shit.. the top three buttons open, revealing a slice of hairless pale chest. It's a nice chest.. just a little build to it, but not much. The bottom three are open too.. almost like the guy just threw it on before he walked into the room. Washed out jeans is hugging his hips, hanging low, revealing a very distinct V-line. And damned if TC doesn't find him sexy. So pale, so cold. Crimson eyes still looking everywhere but him. TC chuckles, blowing out a heavy white cloud. "Where's the danger red eyes? Coz I ain't seeing none.." The other sends a frown his way before he heads over to him. TC finding it hard to stop his chuckle again when the red eyed boy graciously walks in an arch to avoid the little beam of sun that stretches across the black tiles. His mirth is cut short when the other snatches his joint from him and crushes it in his hand. "Hey!! Fuck you! motherfucker.. That's mine you asshole!" "Watch your tongue before I snatch it out." The tone makes TC flinch. That voice.. so cold. Snapping without really making an effort. Sending chills down TC's spine. He finds himself settling back down with a pout on his mouth. Somehow, he doesn't even question that this boy wouldn't snatch his tongue out. And he can't help but to pull his legs up to his chest, feeling safer that way, when the other settles down next to him in the cold room, handing over a carton of chocolate milk, a little white straw with a bend to it sticking up from the opening. They sit so close that they're almost touching.. almost. They sit there like that for several minutes. TC pouting, sipping on the chocolate milk, feeling that restlessness returning. While the other says nothing. Sitting so, so still. Like he isn't even breathing. TC shivers when he can't hear the other breathe.. Can't even feel any heat from his body. Something is wrong with this boy.. it's like sitting next to a corpse. And he's seen one before. Not more than two months ago. His mother had looked so serene, lying there without a single frown on her otherwise worried face. And he could see that she wasn't there.. whatever made her *her* was gone. Leaving only a husk behind. An empty shell. He still hated her.. But that didn't matter anymore.. that was then and he had other issues at hand right now. This boy.. He seems like something in between. Not dead, but still.. not alive. TC let his eyes slide over to the other. Observing him.. the boy sitting just like him, resting his head on his arms, looking right at him. And it makes TC's heart jolt when he catches that inquiring gaze with his own eyes. "What's your name?" The other's velvety voice fills him, making him relax, soothing his soul. Just a whisper and the pain from not having any real drugs in his system subsides. Like a little river swallowed by an ocean. So much more satisfying.. TC would willingly drown in that voice.. And that scares him. Only one question and he finds himself willing to let down his walls. 'What the hell is up with this guy?' "Not the chatterbox are we? My name is Dracul, this is my apartment.. I found you yesterday, on the fire escape. Do you remember?" The other smirks at TC. And oh god, how fucking trancendant it makes him feel. That look in the others crimson eyes. Like he knows exactly what he's thinking. Why he isn't answering.. 'Too fucking captivated.' "Now you're just being rude.." "I-I'm sorry. You just.. I dunno. TC.. that's my name I mean. TC. It's short for Tom. Well, not short for it.. but it's a nickname.. you can call me that.. TC." Oh god! He would happily bash his head in with a hammer if he could. So fucking embarrassing. Who the hell rambles like that? He can feel how his face heats up. And now, the other is smiling. And what a smile.. so beautiful, sinister.. like he knows something the world is oblivious to. And if TC didnt know better. He'd say he was sitting right next to a vampire right now. But that was just silly talk.. Wasn't it? "What? um... Who are you?" "Me? I'm Batman.." The other deepens his voice, making it darker as he hisses out the answer, making TC laugh.. succesfully blowing away all the tension between them. "Fuck you!" A delicate eyebrow arches, that omnious smile widening, making something deep within TC tingle in delight. Letting the smallest of smiles play at his lips. Even when he feels insecure about the other, he can't help but feel relaxed. "Where did you get those lenses anyway?" "Heh.. What makes you think Im' wearing lenses?" "What?" TC lets out a bark of a laugh "You're supposed to be a vampire or something?" The other just smirks again, before that velvety voice soothes over TC again, tugging at his will. "Straddle my lap." and just like that TC can't resist. Doesn't have a chance to *not do* as the other tells him. The other feels cold beneath him. So cold, but still.. so fucking hot. Like his skin is on fire. Because wherever TC touches the other, sizzling fire races through him. And he can't help the little gasp that escapes his mouth when the other puts his hands on his neck, pulling him closer. Cold fingers travel up and down his spine in a soft pattern, going up, down, up again; tangling in his hair before tugging lightly, making him bow his neck - like in an offering to the other. And he gasps as his eyes flutter shut from the little sting, the excitement. He can feel how his dick grows hard. And he knows the other can feel it, see it. Hell, if this Dracul kid really is a vampire. He can probably smell it. And oh god.. he sits there.. so high strung on the anticipation. Because he can feel the others cold body beneath his, cool lips on his neck. A moist tongue darting out to lick a long languid line up his jugular. And then, oh fuck.. that sound. It's so fucking sensual. A low purring sound coming from the other's chest. And TC can do nothing more then to sit there and be putty in the other's arms. Waiting, waiting for a kiss.. for a touch, anything but the light teasing. And finally he can feel cool breath on his chin, neck, in his ear. "You smell like no other.. I have no idea how you can do this to me. But for the first time in a very long time.. I really don't want to kill someone who smells this good. I just know you'll taste like a fucking angel. And angels taste really good. But I just can't make myself to pierce this precious skin of yours without your permission. So, so wicked of you.." "Um.. t-hah-anks?" He swallows hard several times. Rocking his hips now. How the hell is he supposed to refrain from it? The devil is playing with him,showering him with soft caresses, and for the first time, he feels warm. Wanted.. and it's so fucking stupid.. How can he feel like this for someone he's never met? Someone he's never talked to.. only kissed. The guy thinks he's a freaking vampire for heavens sake. TC groans when he realizes that he is very much willing to believe that too.. no human can be this cool, this elegant... this fucking addicting. Never had he dreamt he'd meet someone like this. So perfect.. like a God. Like a drug.. 'Like a fucking vampire..' He can feel the other in his mind, like little golden tendrils of pleasure corrupting his system, fogging up his mind alongside the maddening lust making him forget the sickness of the drugs. "Wh-what are you doing to me?" "I'm rolling your mind.... I don't want a druggie lover. And you're still too young to change. So I'll make you want me, and only me.." TC frowns, biting his lip between his teeth to keep from moaning again. Dracul has finally let his neck go, and those hands is now on his ass, kneading, massaging, spreading.. "I-I'm old enough.. I'm 18.. You don't look that much older yourself..Mmm.." A soft chuckle sends a new delightful shiver down TC's spine, curling his toes. "I'm 367.. but you're right. I was sired when I was only 17, one month before my 18th birthday. But you're still so short. How tall are you? 165cms?" TC can't help his reaction, ignoring the insult. Stopping his rocking, hanging his head low. Threading his fingers through the other's he can feel how they feel almost like dead branches between his. Cold.. but then they move.. squeezing his hand, so alive.. so real, and TC can't really picture himself holding any other hand in his. Never. Not after this.. and when he looks up. His eyes meet the other's. And he see the soft smile splayed over the others ethereal face, filling him with a comforting warmth. "Are all vampires as handsome as you?" "No..I'm special.." A wicked expression flitters over the vampire's face.. making TC laugh again. Seconds later finds TC on his back in the middle of the huge bed, winded but still smiling, the deadly predator hovering over him. Pressing him down into the mattress while he breathes heavily into his ear, whispering sins silently while he rocks his hips, grinding down, letting TC feel a hard dick rubbing against his own. Making TCs heart thud painfully in his chest. Racing. The fact that the other is still dressed and he's not, turning him on even more. Normally, TC hates to lie like this.. to be restrained and pressed down. Too many bad memories, sickening scenes flying through his mind. Of how his dad would do this.. lie on him like this, press him down, suffocate him as he pressed inside. But Dracul is nothing like his dad. Oh no. He can't be compared..and for the first time in a really long time, TC doesn't mind being touched, not at all. The other feels so light lying on top of him.. and so not like his father.. Dracul's body feels cool against his skin, his touches feathery soft.. so delicate.. TC lies there, silently.. just observing the other as he explores his upper body. Cold fingers running fast and light over his trembling flesh while crimson eyes takes in every damned move, gasp and tremble he makes. Goosebumps running wild over his skin. And oh god, it's such a fucking turn on. The way the other looks at him, like he is a new toy, something precious, wanted.. Needed. TC has to struggle not to beg for more. Just the look on the other's face enough to make him go crazy with need. Those crimson eyes lost in the small dips and swells of his chest, his ribs, abs. The softer skin on the inside of his arms. "What a wicked game to play, to make me feel this way." The other smiles at him. "You always reminded me of that song.. silly huh?" TC whimpers, unable to form a coherent answer, only a strangled "No.." falling from his lips, his hips rocking gently against the other when the vampire leans down to lay a subtle kiss in his armpit, kissing his way down to the inside of his elbow. Sharp teeth nibbling on the skin there. "Fuck, I can feel your heart against my lips, fluttering. Like a caged moth." Crimson eyes seem a little darker when the vampire glances up, still kissing, licking. Heading down to his wrist, taking a deep drag there, just over his pulse. "Aah.. so tempting." TC shivers, his dick so achingly hard, a burning coil of golden strings lurching in his stomach. How the hell could he be so close just from this? These small kisses? He shakes his head, the golden strings running throughout his entire being letting up a little. "Bite me..please.." The vampire groans, letting a shiver run through him. A drag of breath catching as he licks the sensitive skin. The bite stings a little, then there is bliss.. Euphoric bliss racing through TC and he lets out a puppylike whimper, reaching for the other with his free hand, running his fingers through dark brown hair, pressing the other closer. Loving the feel of that hot mouth sucking at his skin, drinking him, a soft tongue slipping out to lick at the wound. Feeling so fucking good. Just when he starts feeling lightheaded, the vampire stops. Licking his lips, moaning at the taste. "So fucking good..I could drink you dry. But I won't.. You're far too precious to me." Then those cold hands are doing wicked things with his chest, sides, the insides of his arms.. nipples again. TC can't help but let the moan he's been biting back, arching his back slightly, his own fingers fumbling clumsily with the other's belt buckle. Dracul suckling at his earlobe, kissing down his neck. And then that cool mouth is on his lips, kissing him. TC gasps, kissing back with all he's got, ignoring the metallic taste lingering in the other's hot cavity .Desperately pressing himself closer. Needing to touch as much as he can. He abandons the damned belt buckle in favour of getting his fingers under that annoying shirt. Feeling how strong muscle play under the marble like skin of the other. Warmer now, so fucking smooth it hurts to touch. Too fucking perfect. How the hell did he get so lucky? To have this divine creature want him.. not for food, but for sex, dare he say love? Yes, love.. because the other whispers it sweetly against his lips, almost like he could hear that fleeting thought. Could sense the doubt in him. The other's voice husky in his ear, sending a new set of desperate shivers through him. TC wants the other so bad he is all but ready to cry.. Dracul gasps softly when clumsy fingers finally gets his pants undone, tugging them down, making his achingly hard dick spring out. He needs this so bad, to be close to this boy, this panting body pressing itself desperately against him. So, so easy to read. Like an open book. And so fucking responsive. Every little move he makes making the other react in one way or another. He brings his hand around the other's cock, letting his fingers caress the soft mushroom head, dipping a nail slightly into the slit, smearing precum down the hard length. Loving the way the other moans, rocking into his hand desperatly. "Please... " TCs voice sounds desperate, his hands gripping Draculs back, pressing him closer. "Please.. Dracul" Dracul responds by growling softly, bringing their erections together, grinding down against the other. And oh gods! The feeling.. a perfect feeling surges throughout and inside him. He can't help but moan before he catches the other's mouth again, thrusting his tongue into the other, wrapping his hand around both erections. And the feeling building up inside of him promises one hell of an orgasm, just from this.. frotting, rubbing, the feel of the other's cock pulsing against his. It's so fucking absurd. To be so close, just from this. But oh god, he is. So fucking close. Suddenly the other's tongue falls slack in his mouth, the cutest whine of his name slipping from kiss swollen lips, the breath escaping into his own open mouth. "D-DraaaHaacul!" The semen makes his hand slicker and he jerks a couple of times more before he has to clench his jaw shut, moaning low.. a broken hiss of the other's name slipping from him as he comes hard in his hand, shooting salty strings over TC's stomach and chest. He lets out a heavy laugh as he slumps down, just bathing in the buzz running through him, smelling the other's sweet skin. "I'm keeping you.." Wicked Game TC whispers, the first thing that seeps into his head after the endorphins settles down a bit. Breathlessly into the others ear, "I never dreamt that I'd meet somebody like you." And even though it's the cheesiest thing ever, TC smiles and his heart swells when the other whispers, after a seconds hesitation, the other half into his ear. That wicked smile lacing the others voice with mirth. "And I never dreamt that I'd need somebody like you.."