the local bar

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Pandora stood in his usual work attire, doing inventory on the amount of alcohol they still had, his long black and white hair was pulled up into a loose ponytail at the nape of his neck. The tail of it rested over one shoulder.

Quaridan walked into the bar, sitting down at the bar. "Do you guys have rooms...?" he asked.

Pandora turned to the male speaking to him. "I can check if you'd like." He smiled sweetly, his long canines glistening

Quaridan nodded. "That would be great, thank you."

Pandora went back through a door and came back with three keys. "What type of room would you like, handsome?" He smiled.

Disregarding the beautiful part, Quaridan said, "Anything is fine. Just randomly choose if you like."

Strolling into the bar, already drunk and wreaking of blood and alcohol, Xander's eyes immediately fell to the two at the bar. His gaze fixing on the bartender, he gave an discrete, fanged smile. That's unusual these days...another like myself... Shaking off the smile, he stumbled to the bar, staring at the stool for a minute in his drunken daze. "Oi! How the hell do ya use these...hic...damned contraptions?" He exclaimed, his words slurred together, and his amethyst eyes glossy. After standing there for a moment, he moved to sit down, only catching his foot in the stool's foot rest, and falling on top of it, his face hitting the counter. "Bloody Mary please..." his muffled voice rang, his hand held up in the air so the bartender could see who was speaking.

Pandora smiled at Quaridan. "Well it really depends on what type of bed you want. Single, double, queen, king? If you don't mind to excuse me while you think I need to take this order." He turned his back to the two males, fixing the drink. "Tomato juice or O Positive?" He asked the drunken male.

Sitting up quickly, Xander glared at the bartender. "You moron! Just because you don't keep yourself hidden doesn't mean I don't want too!" He shouted, snarling, before grasping to his head. "The spinning...." he trailed off randomly, before his head slammed down against the counter once more, a loud bang resonating through the entire bar.

Quaridan rolled his eyes and smiled slightly. "Like I said, anything is fine." he said, choosing a random key.

Coming out of seemingly nowhere, the drunken methusela draped himself over Quaridan's shoulders, looking up at the bartender with glossy eyes. "Oh yeah...I need a room too. A single, as far away from the other rooms as possible..."

The bar door slowly opened and the hesitant newcomer looked around. At first glance some would say that the newcomer was female due to the shy and hesitant attitude and the feminine looks, but if you took the time to look you could tel that it was a boy. The teen, Kaja, made his way over to the bar and sat down a few seats away from the other two males. He nervously twirled a few strands of hair around his finger as he glanced about.

Quaridan glanced over at Xander on his shoulders and just blinked. "Do you mind...?"

Xander turning his attention briefly to Quaridan, and flashed a fanged smile before turning back to the bartender. "Could you hurry with my drink and room please? He doesn't seem to like me using him as a crutch."

Pandora frowned at being called a moron. "I don't think you need another drink, nor deserve one, after the insulting name you just called me. Now," He looked at Quaridan. "I am terribly sorry for your inconvenience, but the room will be 30.00$."

Quaridan chuckled. "Its fine. I wasn't expecting it to be free. As a traveler, nothing is really free... wait, no. Not even in life in general is anything truly 'free'." he smiled and gave Pandora the money for the room.

Pandora smiled as he took the money. "Thank you, enjoy your stay, and call down to the main desk if you need anything at all." He gave the other male a handsome smile.

Kaja returned the smile with a small one of his own. "Um... E-excuse me? Do you have a map?"

Pandora looked at Kaja, his smile staying on his lips. "I'm afraid I don't, where are you headed to?"

Quaridan lazily went into his bag. He looked up at Kaja. "What kind of map are you needing...?"

"A world map if you have one and can you point out where I am?" Kaja asked softly.

Pandora smiled softly. "You are in Douseiai. Are you traveling?"

Kaja nodded slowly and looked a little sad. "I'm trying to get back home, but I don't even know which continent I'm on." He sighed softly and bowed his head.

"Well, where are you from?" Pandora smiled, pitying the sad traveler. He poured him a cool glass of water. "Here have a seat and take a drink."

Quaridan also felt some sympathy for the sad teen. He pulled out a world map and handed it to him.

Kaja nodded and got up, moving to sit on the other side of Quaridan. "Thank you." He unrolled the map and pointed at the Amazon Rainforest. "Right here."

"Oh hunny, you're a long way away from home, you're in North America." Pandora said softly, leaning down to look at him.

Quaridan blinked. "Wow..." he gently put a hand on Kaja's shoulder. "It's alright though... maybe I can help you find your way back..." he smiled slightly. "I'm a traveler..."

Kaja sniffled slightly. "Thank you, but I don't have any money to repay you." He wiped his eyes with the back of his hand. "They took all my money when they took me way."

"I'll help with that if he'll give me more booze..." Xander mumbled almost incoherently. He really had no idea what he was getting into, but he wanted that drink pretty damn bad...

Kaja glanced over at Xander and gave him a small smile. "Thank you, mister vampire."

"Listen." Pandora smiled, his own fangs glistening. "I'll let you stay here a night or so, I get enough tips to allow you to, so you can figure out where you're headed and get rested up, sound good?"

Kaja nodded and smiled softly. "Thank you, but I want to repay you in some way." He glanced around the bar and got an idea. "I could sing for your customers and I could bring in more customers for you."

Xander stood, wobbling towards an empty bar stool. "Don't you think you're a tad too young to work in a bar?" He muttered before turning to Pandora. "Will you please make me that drink..."

"If you will apologize for your rudeness I will make it..." Pandora looked at Kaja. "If that's what you would like to do."

"I would like to do it. It's the least I can do," said Kaja as he gave Pandora a smile. He then turned to Xander. "I'm eighteen."

"I'm Pandora, nice to meet you." The male held out his hand for Kaja to shake

Quaridan smiled. "You shouldn't worry about it too much." he said. "And my name is Quaridan, but everyone calls me Q."

Pandora nodded to Quaridan. "Pleased to meet you." He looked back to Kaja.

Kaja took Pandora's hand and shook it. "I'm Kaja." He smiled at them both. "And I'm happy I've met some nice people in this new place."

Pandora smiled and kissed the back of Kaja's hand.

Bursting with laughter, Xander took his hat off, his blond hair falling freely now. "Nice...that may be a bit of an overstatement for me, but my name is Xander. And unfortunately...I'm sober now." He muttered, standing up and smiling. "So I suppose I'll just take a room...and this." He muttered, already behind the bar counter, with a full bottle of liquor in his grasp, along with a room key. "Here." He muttered, laying enough money on the counter to cover the room, bottle, and tip. "It's almost dawn, so I bid thee adieu..." he grinned, twisting the top off the bottle as he strolled up the stairs towards the rooms, stopping suddenly. "Oh, Q, this is yours..." he tossed the wallet back that he'd pulled the money out of earlier, before looking at his room key, and disappearing.

Kaja blushed at the gesture. He then watched Xander leave, frowning slightly. "He's not really nice."

"I'll deal with him later..." Pandora frowned angrily.

Kaja nodded slowly and took a sip from his water. "Thank you for the water."

"Not a problem." Pandora smiled and went back to doing inventory.

Kaja hummed softly and soon began to sing. "Carry me home. Oh, gentle wind. Carry me home. Oh, mighty river. Return me to my family. Oh, ancient spirits. Return me to my friends. Oh, majestic gods. The jungle calls me home. And I must follow. Let this child return. To the place called home..."

Pandora smiled and tapped his foot gently on the floor to the tune of the young one.

Kaja smiled sadly and took a drink of water.

Pandora looked back at him, and put a little pink umbrella in his water, smiling warmly at him.

Kaja chuckled softly and took the umbrella, twirling it. "Thanks..."

A tall handsome male walked slowly into the bar, his long striped tail swishing gently behind him. His hips were hugged by his black leather jeans, and his chest was caressed by the white silken fabric of his peasant shirt. His golden orange eyes looked towards the bar as he walked over. His fluffy, soft cat ears rotated on his head as he sat down. "May I have a glass of milk please?" He asked softly in his velvety smooth voice.

Pandora smiled at the cat demon, nodding slightly before getting his drink, setting it gently down in front of him. " .75$ please." He smiled.

Kaja curiously looked at the cat demon, having never seen one before. "Excuse me, but what are you?"

Azreal placed three quarters on the bar, then looked at Kaja, smiling kindly. "I'm a cat demon, my name is Azreal. What is yours, my dear?"

Kaja blushed slightly. "I'm Kaja and I'm an Amazon Treeboa naga."

"Oh? I've read little about your race, please, tell me about yourself." Azreal smiled softly and turned to face the other male.

"Well, my species live in the deepest parts of the forest where humans can't find us. We live in clans and have small villages. We sometimes trade with the nearby human villages for things the forest can't provide." Kaja thought for a moment. "We eat a variety of meat, fruits, and vegetables. Everything we eat we catch or grow. Um... It's natural for a female naga to have twins, but it's really rare for a bearer to be born."

"A bearer?" Azreal asked in interest. "What is a bearer? If you don't mind my asking."

Quaridan just shrugged and put the wallet back in his pocket. He really wasn't worried about money and such. He stood up and stretched. "I'll be going up now. Thank you for your hospitality."

"Let me tell the story first," said Kaja. He took a sip of his water before he started. "A long, long time ago there was this disease that killed female nagas. The few that survived were bedridden and couldn't possible have young. The naga gods saw what was happening and they knew that if they didn't do something then and there the naga species will be wiped out in a few decades." He started to twirl his hair around his finger. "They blessed the unborn male children of females that haven't been killed by the disease with the ability to have children of their own. At first a lot of bearers were born, but as the generations passed less and less were born until one or two were born every generation. And the only way you can tell if a child is a bearer is that they are born with the mark of a snake near the small of their back." He gave Azreal a small smile. "But every few generations the Aztec Naga god Quetzalcoatl blesses one of the bearers with the mark of a winged serpent, meaning that he's giving him the wings of an Aztec Naga and when the child comes of age those wings will appear."

"That is fascinating." Azreal smiled. He loved to learn new things, it was his favorite thing to do.

"It is, but..." Kaja frowned slightly. "Sometimes the wings bring terrible things with them. Ones that are born with the winged serpent mark are spoiled, but there has been this one winged naga that was captured and taken from his home to be sold as a pet. The naga was treated badly by the humans that owned him and the adult male clipped the wings off just because he was tired of seeing black feathers everywhere."

"That's terrible! No one should be treated like that, ever." Azreal huffed slightly, his tail twitching in annoyance. "What became of the fascinating being?"

Motokai entered the bar with a sigh dusting off his leather jacket. His shining green eyes looked about the place. Without another word the male went to sit down at the bar. His arms crossed over and eyes staring out into the distance, sitting in silence.

Pandora spotted the newcomer and made his way over to him, smiling handsomely. "Hello there, can I get you anything?"

Motokai's green eyes met with the bartender's, a soft smile came across his lips. "Just a beer..."

"What kind, hun?" Pandora asked, leaning down to the other male.

Kaja bowed his head slightly. "You're looking at him."

Azreal whimpered softly, he couldn't help but to take a gentle hold of the other male and hug him carefully. "You're so strong to continue on after such treatment..."

"Hmmm... What's your best seller?" Motokai asked, running his fingers through his short brown hair.

Kaja leaned into Azreal's hug and sighed softly. "I have to be. I want to see my sister again. She's the only family I have."

"Do you know where she is?" Azreal asked, gently stroking the young male's hair.

Pandora walked away and brought back a light beer with a lemon flavor. "Here you are, 1.75$"

Kaja nodded. "She's back home in the forest."

"Do you have no way home? No where to stay?" Azreal asked softly, holding the young one close still.

"Mister Pandora is letting me stay here for a few days and Mister Quaridan is going to help me get back home," said Kaja as he rested his head against Azreal's chest.

"Well I was going to offer you a room in my home, but it seems you are going to be well taken care of." Azreal smiled softly.

Kaja looked up at Azreal, then over to Pandora. "Mister Pandora?"

Pandora looked over at Kaja, smiling. "Yes? What may I do for you?"

"Is it okay if I stayed with Mister Azreal?" asked Kaja. "I'll still come by and visit and sing for you."

Pandora smiled kindly. "What ever you wish to do is ok, by me. But you know, you don't have to ask me."

Kaja shook his head. "It would be rude of me to leave and not tell you or ask you."

"It's fine." Pandora smiled, going back to inventory.

Azreal smiled. "You did not have to do that."

Kaja smiled back. "But I wanted to." He glanced over at the stairs. "I don't trust that vampire and I don't like being alone."

Azreal smiled softly and hugged the young one again.

Kaja smiled softly and hugged Azreal back. "Thank you."

Quaridan, only after about an hour, walked down the stairs and sat at the bar.

Motokai handed the bartender $5.00, lifting the bottle to his lips. "Keep the change..." He spoke in his monotone voice.

Quaridan looked over at Motokai. "Do know where I could get some shopping done...? I'm new to this town..."

Motokai looked up at the other male, placing his beer on the counter. "A place to shop, eh...? Let's see." He thought for a moment. "Yeah, I believe that there's a mall here. Matter fact it's not too far from here. It's called The Douseiai Shopping Mall."

Quaridan smiled. "Ah, thank you very much." he bowed his head slightly and got up. "A mall shouldn't be too hard to find..." he muttered to himself, walking out the door.

Pandora smiled at Motokai. "Thank you, sir."

Motokai shrugged his shoulders, returning to his beer. His green eyes turned to the bartender who spoked up to him. "Oh! Not at all..."

"Oi!" Xander called from the corridor that lead to the rooms. The sun had finally began to rise, and just his luck, he was out of booze. "Can I get another bottle...*hic*" he slurred out glancing at the window, the heavy drapes pulling themselves completely closed before he stumbled down the stairs.

Motokai stared at the drunken vampire who laid on the floor. He thought it was unusual to see a creature like that to be drunk. "K...? How does it feel to be graceful?" He muttered under his breath.

Kaja chuckled softly. "Poor, Mister Vampire. He's too drunk to even walk down the stairs."

"I can...*hic* I can hear you..." Xander muttered, pushing himself back to his feet, and wobbling to the bar. "Can I just get that *hic* o-other bottle?" he asked glancing down where he sat before. "Hey...my camera."

"You don't need another bottle, sir." Pandora replied, flashing his fangs.

Azreal nodded. "I agree I think you have had enough. Such a creature should not be like this."

"Plus aren't creature such as yourself be graceful and beautiful..." Motokai chuckled, finishing his beer. "You're a disgrace to your own kind. Now just go back up stairs and sleep it off..."

Pandora smiled. "What a kind thing to say." He smiled more.

Xander laughed, walking towards the stairs with yet another bottle in his grasp. "Since when is a killer graceful, or beautiful? All a vampire is, is a murderer. There's nothing glamorous about it. Just because the kid behind the bar can fool you, he's still a killer..." He turned back, flashing a smile. His silky blonde hair fell in his face, his amethyst eyes glowing radiantly. His entire physique just beamed with beauty. "This is merely a facade, there's nothing beautiful about us, or you humans for that matter..."

Motokai chuckled. "Really now...? I know what a vampire needs to survive in the world,and opinion stays. I don't scare that easy." His eyes staying on the drunken vampire as he made his way up the stairs. "Let's just hope you don't fall down the stairs again..."

Xander merely shrugged, continuing up the stairs. "We'll see how you feel after a few millenia." He replied, holding the bottle up with a sigh. "I'll pay for it tonight when I remember where I left my wallet." He called out, before disappearing into his room once more.

Pandora smirked. "And you think me not beautiful, drunk?"

"Hm?" Motokai looked over at the bartender. His thoughts jumbled up from the sudden burst from the beautiful vampire. "Sorry... I don't know unless I saw but if you look anything like you do now. I'll say you'll look more than beautiful..." He smirked, stretching his arms over his head. "Don't take my comment my heart about what I said to lord drunk who walked up the stairs... I just thought creatures with such beauty wouldn't get drunk like that let alone drink. But I'm being under minded."

"I think you're a monster, just like me, and just like any other vampire. So I'd say no, I don't think you're beautiful...I think you're horrendous. Xander replied, his image flashing in Pandora's mind as he spoke. "But you're just a child, barely even educated in what you really are...your capabilities...your evil desires...

Pandora smiled at the other male. "Excuse me..." He stepped out from behind the bar, then made his way up to Xander's room. He pulled out his skeleton key and unlocked the door, kicking it in. "I highly recommend you leave my bar before I shred you into tiny pieces."

Xander looked up, smiling as he set his bottle down and stood. "You couldn't even lay a hand on me child." He replied, picking up the bottle and taking a long drink from it. "Drunk or not..."

Pandora's usual smile faded into a wicked grin. He tossed his hand and time froze still. He walked over to the other male and grabbed him by his hair, tossing him through the open window

Xander's image faded as it passed through the window, appearing behind Pandora, laying his hand on his shoulder. "Kid, I'm almost three millenia old. You're not going to win...nor get hurt. There's no point in me killing you for trying to throw me out..." He whispered in his ear, smiling as he leaned back. "If you really want me to leave, I will. But the suns rising, so the two of us standing here with this open window...won't do anything."

"You have no right to say what you have said to me. I am no child nor all vampires hideous. You need to sort out your miserable life you pathetic excuse for a vampire. You don't deserve to live forever, you should be killed." Pandora growled, grabbing the other's hand and pushing it off of his shoulder, then walking out of the room.

Motokai slowly got up from the bar. His muscles and body ached, his head was pounding from lack of sleep. He straighten himself up, looking up at the steps once more.

"You're right... not all are... but you, unfortunately are an exception to that..." Xander replied, taking another drink, and setting the bottle down before closing the window and pulling the drapes shut. "and if you believe I should die...by all means, try to kill me."

Pandora turned back hearing him. "What do you mean I'm and exception to that?" He huffed softly.

"Your the exact thing I mentioned before." Xander called out, huffing gently as he sat down once more. "But, you're still young enough to change..." he added, tipping the bottle towards him with a smile.

Pandora returned to the room's doorway. "For your information, I have never killed a living being. I get blood donations from customers, they donate as much as they would at a red cross and I offer them a free meal for their donations. You maybe a cold blooded killer, but I, however am not. Oh, and just so you know, you may think I'm hideous, but I think you attractive." He smirked and walked away, going back to the bar.

"And that's what makes you hideous..." Xander whispered, his head lolling back, the bottle slipping from his grasp and shattering on the floor as he fell unconscious.

Pandora paused briefly hearing the shatter. He didn't care anymore, he was done trying to convince that pathetic vampire. He walked to the bar with a frown on his face.

"What's with the frowned?" Motokai spoke up, putting his hands into his pockets. "I'm guessing the conversation you had with the drunken one wasn't a good one..."

"He just doesn't see the beauty in himself. I believe that everyone is beautiful in one way or another....but he-...nevermind. Anything I can get you?" Pandora tried to shake it off

"No..." Motokai shook his head, trying to fight sleep. "I'll be on my way. Don't want to be a bother. You have a nice day..." He yawned.

Kaja waved at Motokai and smiled. "Have a nice day."

Motokai waved over his shoulder as he headed out into the Douseiai Streets.

Azreal sighed softly. "It's sad really. Maybe all he needs is someone to love him, and love in return."

Kaja nodded "Yeah, but who will love a drunk vampire?"

Pandora bit his lip lightly, thinking.

Quaridan appeared in the middle of the tip top with Caleb in his arms. He could tell by the mood in the air that something had happened. "Uh... everything alright?" he asked.

"Yeah...um, I'll be back again..." Pandora replied, walking back up stairs. He walked into the drunken one's room and flicked his hand, cleaning up the mess on the floor, making the broken pieces fly into the trash can. He walked over to Xander and gently scooped him up into his arms, then laid him in the bed, covering him up with the blanket. Pandora's green eyes peered at the other's sleeping form, gently caressing the hair from his face before leaving the room, shutting and locking the door behind him. "Sweet dreams." He murmured.

Caleb clung tight to his savior, sobbing softly in joy and from bottled up sorrow.

Quaridan smiled softly and walked up to his room. When he passed Pandora, he looked over. "Xander still drunk?"

"He's passed out now..." Pandora replied softly, his head down.

Q nodded. "I see." He remembered something. "Oh, if you see a guy with short white hair, wings, and clothes, with gray eyes, and is probably blushing, I'm paying for his room, seeing he's my brother." he told Pandora. "His name is Rai."

"No problem." Pandora replied, trying to smile.

Q smiled sweetly and walked to his room. Quaridan's Rented Room.

"I think it's sweet of you, Pandora." Azreal smiled softly.

"What is?" Pandora replied, stepping behind the bar.

"Trying to make the other vampire feel loved by caring for him." Azreal replied.

A young neko entered the bar, untying his tie about his collar. His tail flicked irritatedly as Tobi took a seat in a near by chair. His eyes focus on the floor for the moment. 

"Welcome, may I get you anything?" Pandora asked Tobi, putting on his mask made smile.

"Nothing." Tobi smiled softly at the vampire. His tail slightly swayed at the floor. He felt the aura around the place seem kinda awkward as if something happened but he kept to himself. "You seem sad. That's unlike you. You're usually smiling brightly even in the most days."

Pandora allowed his psuedo-smile to fade from his soft lips. "It's nothing, Tob...What's up with you?"

Tobi sighed, his ears lowered. "I suppose I can tell you Panda..." He turned slightly in his seat to face him. "It nothing serious I'm just frustrated is all. I can't seem to get the right ingredients down for the up coming desert for the cafe! It's missing something and I just don't know what!" He threw his arms up in the air.

"Do you have any with you?" Pandora asked, wanting to help him to forget his own problem.

"Yes and please don't laugh. It's just a newby so it's not perfect." Tobi pulled out a box from his bag. slowly he opened the box to the small tarts in the box. "I don't know what's it missing but maybe you can help find out what's going on with it..."

"I'd never make fun of you Tob." Pandora gently picked one up and nibbled it. "Hmmm it does need something...I think I know..." He walked away and came back with the cherry syrup they use to mix into drinks, it had no alcohol in it. He broke of a piece and drizzled some on it, then ate it. "Yep, here try it." He broke off another piece and drizzled some on it, handing it to the young one.

Tobi took the piece, popping it into his mouth. His eyes lit up and ears perked up. "That's it! Thankx Panda! You are my savior!" He giggled, looking over at the bottle Pandora had. "Hmmm... Cherry syrup! Got it! Thankx again, Panda! I can always count on your opinion!" He hugged his best friend.

Pandora chuckled softly at his friend. "Any time Tob, any time." Pandora hugged him back

Tobi smiled a cheeky smile, his tail swaying behind him. "I guess I can go back to the cafe and present the tarts to them now since their ready. But are you going to be alright Panda...? You seem like you're out of it." He looked up at his friend with questioning eyes.

"Yeah I suppose I will be." Pandora smiled weakly. "Don't worry about me though, just go to the cafe and have your moment, Tob."

Kaja yawned softly and leaned his head on Azreal's shoulder.

"Are you tired, young one?" Azreal asked softly, he didn't mean anything by it, but everyone was young to him.

Kaja nodded slowly. "I am. It's been a long and tiring day."

"Then, come, we shall retire to my home." Azreal smiled softly.

Kaja smiled softly. "Thank you, Azreal." He waved at Pandora. "Night, Pandora."

"Good night to you both." Pandora waved slightly.

Azreal smiled. "Good night." the feline carried the younger male out of the bar, spreading his wings and flying them to Azreal's home

Tokoro walked in, yawning. He sat down, ordering a glass of red wine.

Ruhan walked into the bar with Faran floating right behind him. "Could you not do that?"

"It's less boring than being stuck in my body which I can't even use." Faran crossed his arms.

Rai blinked. "Huh?"

The front door pushed it's self open a few minutes later, a younger looking male with platinum hair strolling in with his nose in a book as usual. As he walked through, the shadows welled up behind the door, pushing it back too, before following him along through and up to the bar. He sat down, completely oblivious to everyone else around, and continued reading his book.

Faran grinned and floated over to the young male, reading the book over his shoulder.

Ruhan shook his head. "Book worm." He walked over to the bar and sat down, motioning for Rai to sit next to him.

"Please don't insult me sir..." Marcello muttered, glancing up from his book, his expression monotone as he spoke. His blue eyes shifted, he felt an unusual presence behind him. In an instant, the shadows around him began to wriggle and writhe, encasing the presence, allowing Marcello to see him. "Might I ask what you are doing?"

"I-I was just interested in what you were reading," said Faran with a slight hint of fear in his voice.

"Don't hurt my host. Only I can do that," growled Ruhan.

Marcello turned his attention to Ruhan, with a slight frown now. "Please don't assume things, If I meant to hurt him, he would no longer be speaking now." He whispered, before returning to his book. "Ah, well when I finish it, I'll let you read it." he whispered, turning the page, becoming absolved in his book once more.

Faran smiled softly. "Thank you."

Ruhan snorted. "A big waste of time."

"Okay!" Bye Panda!" Tobi smiled, picking up his things and leaving.

Rai was practically hiding behind Ruhan, not used to so many people at once.

"You're welcome..." Marcello whispered, tearing away from his book yet again when Ruhan spoke. "Excuse me...Bartender. Would you happen to have something to eat? I haven't eaten in two days."

"What would you like sir?" Pandora asked, leaning over the bar.

"Anything will be fine..." Marcello smiled timidly, before returning back to his book. "And a glass of water if you don't mind..."

Ruhan watched Faran out of the corner of his eye.

Faran sat down next to Marcello and smiled. "I'm Faran. What's your name?"

Pandora nodded. "Coming up." quickly brought him a glass of water, then order him the daily special.

Rai walked up to the bar and couldn't help but blush out of shyness around new people. "Uh, do you have any rooms free...?"

"Yes we do, what kind of room do you want?"

"Uh, anything is fine." Rai laughed nervously.

Pandora smiled kindly. "Well we have single and double beds. Whichever you would like."

"A double will be fine, thank you." Rai said, getting his wallet out of his back pocket. Surprisingly, it was black, instead of white.

"It's paid for." Pandora smiled at the younger male.

Rai blinked. "Eh?? By who?"

"Your brother."

Rai sighed. "Oh, alright then. I'll have to thank him then..." he said.

Ruhan growled softly. "Great. That demon is here."

Faran gave him a look. "You're a demon as well."

"Shut up, daywalker," snapped Ruhan.

Rai blinked, and since he couldn't hear nor see Faran, he was confused. "Uh... who are you talking to...?"

"I'm talking to my host. He's sitting on the other side of that kid and is currently in spirit form," explained Ruhan.

"Faran is the shadow following me..." Marcello muttered, taking a sip of his water, and setting his book down as he started to eat his meal. "Thank you sir, how much does it cost?"

Tokoro looked at the others and sighed. He got up, paid for his unfinished drink and started to walk away.

Faran picked up the book and opened it to the first page, beginning to read.

Ruhan shook his head. "Book worm."

Faran just ignored Ruhan as he read.

"3.25$." Pandora replied to the cost of the food. He sighed softly after wards, looking up at the ceiling

Rai blinked. "Are you alright?"

Marcello nodded pulling out his wallet and paying for the meal. Leaving a tip as well, he finished eating, and stood up from the bar.

Faran looked up from the book when Marcello stood up. "Are you leaving already?"

"No, I'm getting a room, but I have to step out." Marcello replied, turning around to face him, a cigarette dangling from his mouth as he walked out the door.

Pandora went back into the kitchen and returned with a bowl of warm water and a pouch of medical blood. When he returned he looked at the stairs and moved to them, walking slowly up the stairs and back to the drunken vampire's door, he rapped his knuckles gently on it.

Faran glanced over at Ruhan, then quickly went back to his book, not liking the look he just received.

Ruhan growled softly and lightly tapped his fingers on the counter.

Pulling his door open, Xander stumbled in the doorway, almost falling over Pandora, but catching himself instead. "I need to feed. Has night come yet?" He asked, rather groggily as he glanced at what the bartender had in his hand. With his age and strength, Xander just about has to bathe in blood regularly to keep at his peak, and without feeding the night before, he was even weaker now...

"Not yet...." Pandora lead the other vampire to his bed, setting him carefully back on it. "Take this." He handed the other vampire the pouch of blood.

Taking the pouch, Xander tore into it, draining it quickly. "I need a lot more than this..." he whispered standing up and making his way to the door. "You needn't be so kind to me."

"There's more down in the kitchen, I have a large stock of it if you want more." Pandora replied, sitting there on the bed still.

"I prefer fresh...it seems that's all that will quench my thirst, but this will have to do for now." Xander muttered, flashing a smile before making his way out of the room. Stopping in the hallway, he turned around. "I'm getting another bottle too...when night comes, I'll be able to compensate you fully." He replied, before heading down the stairs, and snatching a bottle from the shelf as he walked into the kitchen.

Pandora lowered his head and sighed softly. He looked into the bowel of warm water and closed his eyes for a moment. He stood up and went back downstairs, walking back behind the bar and sighing heavily.

"Whats your problem?" Xander asked, stumbling out of the kitchen, and leaning against the counter. Blood dribbled from the corners of his mouth, staining his cheeks as it dripped from his chin. He'd drained at least twenty pouches in the little amount of time he was back there, and more than half the bottle of liquor he had was gone as well.

Pandora gently wiped the blood away with his thumb, then licked his thumb. "It doesn't matter, you don't really care..." He murmured softly, and sadly. "Are you full?"

"Nowhere near it. But that's beside the point." Xander slurred out. He set the bottle down, leaning against the counter so he didn't fall over. "What's the problem? And why are you-" He cut off, catching himself as he slid down the counter. "Why are you being so kind to me?"

"What does it matter? You think I'm hideous..." Pandora looked away, sighing softly.

"We're creatures that thrive on death Pandora...we live off it, come from it, and relish in it." Xander muttered, draining the bottle and dropping it in the trash. "Why do you think I drink so much? It's not because I'm an addict you know..."

"So? What's your point? We feed to live, just as other creatures eat one another to live. The humans eat cows, chickens and pigs, the spiders eat the bugs, the birds eat the worms, the wolves eat the rabbits, the maggots and worms eat the humans...and so on. Because we rely on the flesh, and blood of another animal doesn't make us any different from the other creatures of the world..." Pandora replied.

"I know, this world is hideous. Everything living can only live off the death of something else.." Xander slurred out pushing himself up from the counter and brousing through the liquor on the shelf behind him.

"You forget that I have never killed anyone in order to feed myself. I have always gotten my blood from willing donars, but what do you care? Here I am trying to prove myself to someone who does have a lick of caring for anything I say." Pandora corrected him. "I don't care anymore, I give up. I tried being kind to you, to show you that the world isn't such a bad place, and you've done nothing but spit the same lines out....I'm done...." He walked away, going to the kitchen to clean up.

---

Tokoro stood outside the bar, smoking a cigarette.

A tall man, about 6'0" tall walked up wearing nothing but a pair of tight jeans. He looked at Tokoro and approached him. "Do you have a light?" He asked as he pulled out a cigarette of his own.

Pushing the door open, Marcello stepped out, a black flame flickering at the end of his cigarette long enough to light it. Glancing up from what he was doing, he noticed Tokoro and the other male, somewhat skeptical of them both.

Tokoro looked at the man up and down.He reached into his pocket,and pulled out a lighter. He held it out to the man without saying a word.

"Faran..." Marcello whispered, the shadows welling up around him, and the spirit passing through them. "I want some company..." he added quietly, taking a drag off his cigarette, and flicking the ashes to his side.

Faran stood beside Marcello. "You're not the only one who needs it."

Marcello smiled timidly, staring blankly in front of him. "What do you look like Faran? I haven't seen your face since we met..."

Faran moved in front of him and drew some energy from the link he shared with Ruhan and became a little more solid so that Marcello could see him clearly. "How's this?" he asked with a smile.

Marcello smiled again, taking another drag from his cigarette. "Much better..." he turned away slightly, blowing a plume of smoke, before glancing back at Faran. "Why do you let that beast control you?" He asked out of the blue.

Faran sighed softly and bowed his head. "He's a lot stronger than me and when he takes over he either forces me to the back of his mind or forces me out of the body."

"You're stronger than you think." Marcello replied, smiling softly, and dropping his cigarette, extinguishing it with his foot before walking back towards the door.

Faran followed after him. "I'm not sure."

"You can channel my energy. Or else I wouldn't be able to form a puppet for you from the shadows." Marcello replied quietly, walking through the door.

Faran shook his head. "I don't want to drag you into this."

Tokoro looked at Faran and Marcello. He sighed softly and leaned against the building.

---

Rai looked around the bar, blushing slightly. He was feeling uncomfortable around all these new people, so he went over to a far corner of the bar and sat down, away from everyone else.

Ruhan saw Rai move and got up, walking over to him, and sat down. "Mind if I keep you company?"

Rai looked up and smiled. "S-sure..."

Ruhan smiled softly. "Thanks."

Rai nodded and smiled cutely. He looked down once the awkward silence started. "S-so, what kind of things are you interested in...?"

Ruhan thought for a moment. "I like killing people, torturing people, being cruel to Faran and screwing up his life."

"... Oh..." Rai said, slightly startled. Shit... not another one... he thought to himself.

Ruhan gave him a small smile. "But I would never hurt someone like you. You're too beautiful."

Rai blushed brightly. "E-eh??"

Ruhan chuckled softly. "You're the most beautiful angel I have ever seen and I've seen a lot of them."

Rai scratched the back of his head. "O-oh... thanks...?"

"You're welcome," said Ruhan.

Rai started to twiddle his thumbs. "S-so... uh... how do you know my brother...?"

"I met him at the mall when I was tracking the aura of an angel. He scared my host and we nearly got into a fight," explained Ruhan.

Rai nodded. "Yup... that sounds like my brother..."

"I could have taken him. He's only a youngster compared to me." Ruhan leaned back in his chair, smirking.

Rai chuckled. "He's stronger than he looks. For his age, he is really quite talented."

"I'm sure he is, but he doesn't have the knowledge that I have." Ruhan ran a hand through his hair.

---

Damion entered the bar running his fingers through his short black hair, his red eyes scan a place to sit. Finding an open seat off to a empty table, he sat down, arms folded over the small table, closing his eyes loosely.

Artemis walked into the bar, his long pink hair swishing slightly as he did, his tall, sexy form clad in black leather. He walked up to the bar and went behind the counter, being the owner he could do as he pleased.

Damion felt the other male walk into the bar. His eyes slowly opening to the vampire who stood behind the bar. With a shrug he shut his eyes again a silent curse muttered under his breath.

Kynan walked into the bar and as soon as he did he removed his tinted goggles, letting them hand around his neck. He walked over to the bar and sat down. "Hey, have you seen a guy like this?" He pulled out an old photo of Gin and showed it to the owner.

Vincent walked into the bar soon after and walked over to the bar and sat down, staring into nothingness.

Artemis looked at Kynan, then looked at the picture. "No, I can't say that I have, though I've only just arrived here."

"Thanks anyways." Kynan sighed in frustration and put the picture up. "A city full of humans, demons, vampires, and hunters and I can't find one fucking hell hound."

"Oi! Pandora!" Xander hissed, still leaned against the back of the counter. Glancing over, he noticed Artemis with a frown. "Oi, who'r you?"

Marcello walked back into the bar, frowning when he saw the vampires behind the bar. "Things could get a bit hostile..."

Faran nodded. "Especially with a hell hound in the mix." He floated over to a table and sat down.

Kynan watched the spirit from the corner of his eye, then turned his attention to Xander, watching him with cold blue eyes.

Atemis smiled sexily at the drunkard. "I am Artemis, I own this bar, I am Pandora's sexier brother." He held out his hand.

Xander smiled, standing up straight, and smoothing the wrinkles from his shirt. "I'm Xander..." he whispered, taking the vampires hand, and squeezing down on it with bone crushing force. His gaze shifted, meeting Atemis' own. "That's not very nice..." he whispered, pulling the other vampire to him as if he were nothing but a mere human. "Why would you put down your own flesh and blood? Jealousy? Spite? Either way, you disgust me. Nothing but a filthy wretch behind a mask..." he whispered, releasing his hand and walking past him and out from behind the bar. "Oi Pandora, your brother's here!"

Pandora sighed. "I figured as much..." He murmured as he cleaned dishes. He was used to his brother taking the things we wanted away from him.

Artemis smirked. "I wouldn't try that again if I were you, I will have you thrown out of my bar."

"He'll just come back," said Kynan. "Vampires like him can do whatever they want. It comes with their power and rank."

"Your brother already tried to throw me out, and this is just a guess, but from what I can tell, he's a hell of alot stronger than you." Xander chuckled, brushing his bangs from his face. "I'll even give you close to the same deal I gave him. If you can touch me, I'll leave, but if you can't, you die...then I'll leave."

"That's a treat, I can have the police throw you out of here for that." Artemis growled softly

With that, Xander burst into laughter. "The police? What can they do if you can't throw me out yourself? You're a vampire aren't you? What could a human possibly do to me?" He laughed even more, before stopping eerily. "Well, Artemis...what are you going to do? I'm quite thirsty, so make it quick." He hissed, walking towards the bar, his fangs bared menacingly.

"Maybe we should leave..." Marcello muttered, standing beside the table Faran was perched at.

Artemis smirked. "You seem well acquainted with my brother, are you two together?" He seemed not to care at all about what the other was saying.

"Not at all, as a matter of fact, I can't stand him either. But you... you're the kind I hate the most..." The instant he stopped speaking, Xander stood before the other male, claws caressing his jawline. "I hate your brothers kind heart...but that's still better than you..." he whispered in his ear.

"Oh, how sad, you hate his kind heart?" Artemis chuckled as he announced it loudly. He smiled and slid his arms around the other male's neck. "Why not leave here and go with me to my apartment, I assure you I can show you a better side of me."

There was a crash in the kitchen and the sound of a shattering plate. Pandora sat on his knees on the ground, staring at the floor, blood seeped dwon his arms and out of his hands from the broken glass. His fangs bit into his lip, making blood seep out of it as well.

Xander grinned, taking the other males hand gently at first, before savagely twisting it, and pressing it up against his back. "You don't get it do you?" He whispered, thrusting the man through the double doors that lead into the kitchen, following afterwards. "His heart makes him better than us." He flipped his golden hair from his face, stopping just infront of Pandora. "He's what we should truly be like, instead we become monsters. I've drained and demolished entire civilizations in my youth. Destroyed countless villages and cities, and for what? Simply because I could..."

Vincent looked around at the different people, especially the arguing vampires. He sighed slightly and crossed his arms on the bar and rested his head against them. To anyone who saw him, it looked like he was asleep.

Artemis smirked. "If you're so keen on him why aren't you with him?" He loved seeing his brother in sadness and pain, he always had, it was the only reason he allowed him to work there, so that he could take away any man who flirted with him, and eventually fire him.

Pandora turned away, he pretended to he picking up glass off the floor, he acted as though he did not hear what was going on.

"Because death is the only thing I would bring to him." Xander hissed, snatching Artemis up by the collar of his shirt and flinging him across the room. "Why would I taint and destroy what good I see in him? All I am is a monster, which you will soon find out..." The lights above them shattered, raining shards of broken glass down. Yet oddly, not a single shard came in contact with either Xander, nor Pandora. "Leave kid...go find someone worth your time. Your brother wanted me, now it's time for him to see what he's won." His amethyst eyes shone brilliantly in the darkness, before being taken over by a crimson color.

Pandora stood up and walked over to his brother, holding his bleeding arms out with his back to Artemis. His head was down, blood trickled from his lower lip. He was protecting his twin brother.

Artemis laughed. "You see, the bleeding heart won't allow me to get hurt anymore! Besides you can only hurt him more by denying him! So go ahead, deny him of love like I have so many times before. You enjoy seeing him like this too, don't you?!"

Xander stood in front of Pandora, laying his hand on his shoulder. "You're too kind." He whispered. The blood running down his arms welled off, floating in globs in the air. "You shouldn't have to protect this worm..." he muttered, turning away, the blood hurling towards Artemis, slicing through his flesh like tiny blades. "But you won't have to any longer..." his form faded away, dissipating like fog, reforming over Artemis, hovering in the air.

Kynan, having felt the powerful energy and recognized it immediately, burst through the doors and lunged for Xander. "That's enough, demigod!"

Artemis winced as he was hit, but laughed.

Pandora turned and wrapped his arms around Artemis, sill protecting him, his face buried in his shoulder.

Xander glanced at Kynan out of the corner of his eye, his body merely turning transparent, allowing the hunter to pass through him before becoming solid once more. "Pandora, why are you protecting him so fiercely?" He demanded furiously. "He's done nothing but torment you...I can see the pain he causes in your mind...and he relishes in it...be selfish for once and walk away..."

Artemis laughed. "You see? His bleeding heart won't allow him to let me get hurt, even though I've hurt him so much! So pathetic! I don't know why you admire him in anyway, oh wait! You don't!" He laughed louder.

Pandora stood there taking the abuse he was so used to, what did it matter, no one really cared for him, so he may as well just take it.

Kynan stood up and growled, glaring coldly at Artemis. "How can you treat him like that?! He's your younger brother!" He then looked at Xander. "And you're not helping the situation at all!"

Xander snarled, waving his hand as Pandora was torn away from Artemis, held hovering in the air. "He's the only person I've admired for two thousand years!" He growled, blood welling up all around Artemis, slowly pulling him under. "Stay out of this hunter... if you don't want to meet the same fate. Besides, I'm doing you a favor.."

Kynan ran over to Artemis and grabbed him around the waist, trying to stop him from sinking. "First off I'm not a hunter! I'm a hell hound. Second, how are you doing me a favor?! I don't want this vampire dead. He's not even on the list!"

Artemis gasped softly and looked down at the male that was now protecting him, he went silent. No one other than the brother he despised had ever protected him.

Pandora looked at the vampire that held him in mid air. "Then why?" He whispered softly.

Xander glanced at Pandora flashing him a soft smile. "Because you deserve so much more..." he whispered before turning to Kynan and Artemis. "Well, if you're a hell hound, then you'll feel right at home where he's gonna drag you too..." he hissed, the soft disposition he'd shown Pandora fading as quickly as it came. With a wave of his hand, and a sharp, malicious cackle, the illusion faded, and Artemis and Kynan both sat on the tile floor. "I hope you say one more... just one more demeaning word to Pandora... then it will give me a chance to do what I truly love..." he hissed, glancing back at Pandora as he was lowered to the ground. "Next time, I won't hesitate to kill him kid."

Kynan stood up and brushed himself off. "Same as old times, eh, Alexander?" He looked at the vampire with a sly grin. "You haven't changed a bit in the last decade."

Pandora moved forward as soon as his feet touched the ground, he leaned forward and grabbed Xander's hand, pulling him towards himself and wrapping his arms around him. He didn't want him to leave.

"Who are yo-" Xander cut off, turning from Kynan, to Pandora with a surprised expression on his face. "Uhh...Pandora...what are you doing?" He asked, quietly. Without waiting for a response, he pried the vampires arms from around him, and took a step back with a frown. "Didn't you hear anything I said?" He asked sharply.

Pandora sighed and lowered his head. "I just-..." He shook slightly before turning and running from the kitchen, running out from behind the bar and up the stairs to Pandora's room

Artemis smirked but remained silent. Rejected as usual, twin brother, you will never be happy...I will see to it...

Xander turned to Artemis, snarling once more. "Twit, do you honestly think I didn't hear that?" He asked slinging his hand towards him, a large gash opening up along his face. "Let's see if anyone finds you beautiful after that..." he growled before chasing off after Pandora. Pandora's room

Artemis' head turned from the strike but as he turned it back his face healed flawlessly, with a smile.

"I see you can heal quickly." Kynan glanced around at the damage. "Be glad he didn't bring the bar down."

Artemis smiled wider. "Yes, I agree..." He walked closer to the other male.

Kynan looked around at the damage. "You know. If he really wanted to kill you you would be dead in a heartbeat."

"I'm a vampire, it's harder to kill a vampire than it is most living creatures." Artemis looked into the male's eyes, smiling.

Kynan looked away. "I know that. I've been hunting your kind for the last decade, but you don't even compare to him. He killed hundreds of hunters in matter of minutes. I was lucky to escape due to the fact that I was in my animal form."

Artemis lifted the other male's chin with his fingers. "You have pretty eyes..." He smiled sexily.

Kynan narrowed his eyes and growled a warning. "It will take a lot to get me to bed with someone, especially you."

"Who said anything about getting into bed with me? I simply stated that your eyes were beautiful." Artemis smiled.

Kynan looked away, slightly annoyed. "I've had many whom lusted after me. I can tell when someone wants my body."

Artemis chuckled softly as he heard the vampire come down the stairs. "Say what you will, but I was only making a statement."

Kynan snorted. "Will you be commenting on my hair next or how about my body?"

"I do like your hair, it's the perfect color to match your eyes." Artemis replied.

"You're kinda over full of yourself, eh Kynan...?" Damion appeared in the kitchen from all the commotion. "So what brings you here...?"

Kynan gave Damion a cold glare. "Why should I tell you after all the shit you've put my brother through?"

"Oh... I see... You're looking for him, aren't you?" Damion ran his fingers through his dark curls. "Just to think I'll be able to get information from you who's just as clueless..." He rolled his blood red eyes, shaking his head from side to side.

"Speaking of brothers it's not quite nightfall yet..." Artemis grinned wickedly.

Kynan gave Artemis a cold glare. "How dare you think ill towards your brother. You should be looking after him for in the blink of an eye he can be gone and you will be alone for the rest of your life." He turned his attention back to Damion. "And you will stay away from him. He hasn't forgiven you and you're the main reason he ran away."

"Excuse me..." Damion smirked at the other male. "But if I remember correctly, you really didn't want me nor your brother together at all either... Plus I can do as I please... You're nothing but a thorn in my side from the get go. I have a lot to say to your brother... So bite me!" He growled deep in his chest.

Artemis stood there and watched the two argue with one another.

Kynan bared his fangs in a vicious growl. "I doubt he would want to talk with someone like you. He sacrificed everything for you. His duty, his freedom, his life, but you just used him like an item." He turned away from the demon, signaling that he was done talking to him.

"Umm... excuse me." Marcello muttered, poking his head through the door timidly. "Which of you are-" He sighed, blowing his platinum hair from his face, only to have it fall right down in it. "Which of you are the owner?" he sighed out.

Damion growled once more, but hearing the other male's voice he turned his sights to him. "He's the one you're looking for..." He pointed at the vampire. His eyes returning back to where the hell hound headed off.

Artemis stepped over to Marcello. "Yes my dear, how may I help you? I am Artemis." He held out a hand.

"I need a room..." Marcello replied with a soft smile, before pulling his head back from the doors, and walking from behind the counter.

Kynan settled himself back into his seat and leaned against the counter. He glanced over at the doors and frowned slightly when his brother walked in. He mouthed the words, "You're ex is here." when he had the goggles off.

Gin sighed and took a seat next to him. "The last person I wanted to see." He took out a small silver necklace with a red dog pendant and laid it on the counter.

Damion wondered out from the back, cracking his neck. His eyes widen to see his ex sitting there at the bar. His body seem to tense up at first, seeing the necklace on the counter. "Gin...?" A smile slowly made its way to his lips.

Gin glanced over at him, then turned to Kynan. "I'm heading out."

Kynan grabbed hold of his arm. "You're not leaving. I've been searching for you ever since you left." He frowned when he felt something wet under his hand and when he looked he saw blood. "How many?"

Gin looked away. "Ten. The groups are getting larger and it's getting harder. They want me dead."

Kynan snorted. "Who doesn't? You were their third best and that reputation has spread. I've heard the other species want you dead as well."

Artemis grabbed a room key, and held it out for Marcello. "30.00$ sugar." He smiled. Suddenly his smile went away as he could smell the blood in Pandora's room.

Damion heard what was going on. He wondered to his ex and sat down. His eyes on him. "Gin... We need to talk... Alone..." He quickly added, glancing up at his older brother.

Artemis looked over the crowd of people. "Hey! Attention! I'll offer a free meal and drink... or whatever to whomever will go upstairs and drag my brother's sorry ass down here! He's the last room on the right on the second floor! Thank you!"

Gin gave Damion a cold glare. "We don't." He then stood up. "I'll bring him down," he said as he headed over to the stairs and up to Pandora's room.

"Dammit, Gin!" Damion growled softly, mentally kicking himself, rushing up the stairs after him.

With a small smile, Marcello took the key, and handed Artemis the money. "Thank you." He whispered before walking back to the table with Faran. "Do you plan on staying here tonight?"

Faran glanced over at Ruhan. "Maybe."

Kynan watched Damion go and growled. "He should have let me kill him in the first place."

"Well, I believe I'm going to get settled in my room for the night." He smiled smally, a faint blush rising along his cheeks. "You're welcome to come if you like." He whispered before grabbing his jacket and heading off towards his room. Marcello's room

Faran quickly followed Marcello, not wanting to be alone.

---

Xander darted down the stairs, making his way towards the door with blinding speed. Swinging the door open, he threw his hands over his face. It was sunset, but the light still peaked over the horizon, burning his hands and face. None the less, he ran out of the bar, his skin healing as quickly as it burned.

Pandora raced down the stairs, he looked around the bar then darted outside. He winced in pain as the sun hit him, but he chased after Xander. "Wait! Please!" He called after him.

Ignoring the call, Xander moved even faster. He had to get away, Pandora reminded him far too much of what he'd lost so long ago. Reaching to his face, he felt something wet, tears? I haven't cried since that night... he thought, disappearing onto the streets of Douseiai. Douseiai streets

Pandora followed, continuing to call out to Xander.

---

Pandora returned, hugging himself, crying tears of blood, he said nothing to anyone, but slowly made his way up to his room and went in Pandora's room

Tokoro noticed Pandora,and thought about following him.

---

Vincent stood up and stretched. "Man, talk about drama..." he said to himself. He sighed. Deciding it was okay, he walked behind the bar and poured himself a drink and put the money for it with a note saying thanks.

Tokoro walked back into the bar and got another drink. "Man... I hate headaches..."

Vincent nodded. "Yeah, but not as bad as head colds at least."

Tokoro looked over and chuckled softly. "True..."

Vincent sneezed, then sighed, shooting his whiskey.

"Bless you." Tokoro said, then sipped his beer.

Vincent shrugged. "Thanks..." he sniffled.

Tokoro took off his jacket and offered it to Vincent.

Vincent smirked. "I have one on... if I put yours on, I'll look like a huge pillow."

"Whats your point? It's better to be warm and look stupid than to look cool and freeze."

Vincent chuckled. "Point taken, but this jacket is plenty warm, so its okay, really."

Tokoro smirked and put his jacket back on. He sighed and sipped his beer.

Vincent cracked his back loudly and sniffled.

Tokoro choked on his drink and started coughing loudly when Vincent cracked his back

Vincent blinked. "Wow. You must be tense to be choking like that. You should learn to relax..."

"I can't relax when they're people out to get me..."

"Out to get you? How so little one?" Vincent asked.

Tokoro twitched."I'm not little..."

Vincent stood up and towered over him. He had to be almost 7 feet. "Your little to me."

Tokoro looked at him."You think Im scared of you?"

"Nope. I'm just showing you why I called you little."

Tokoro rolled his eyes and sipped his beer

Vincent patted Tokoro's head. "No worries little one, I won't harm you."

"Like you can."Tokoro glared at his hand.

Vincent smirked and leaned down. "Oh believe me..." he leaned closer to Tokoro's ear. "I can." he whispered.

That sent shivers down Tokoro's spine.He rolled his eyes and sipped his beer again."Yeah,right."

Vincent smirked and chuckled. "I can see your fear... or.. is it something else...?"

IT was something else,but Tokoro would never admit it."Whatever.You can't kill me,even if you tried..."

"Hmm... well, suit yourself. I guess we'll never know..." Vincent smiled.

Tokoro blushed very lightly,but you could barely tell.

Vincent was about to walk out of the bar, but he turned around. "In case we meet again, what is your name?"

"Tokoro...Tokoro Yoru..."He said softly,paid for his drin,and walked out.

Vincent smirked. "Tokoro Yoru... hmm." he looked around the bar once more before walking out himself.

Tokoro sighed.He felt like his undead heart was racing.He shook his head and sighed softly,leaning against the building.He sighed again and closed his eyes,thinking.

Vincent saw Tokoro standing there and smirked. He walked over and leaned into the other's face. "Boo."

Tokoro opened his eyes and stared at him,his blush becoming more noticeable

Vincent smiled sweetly. "Hey, I was wondering something..."

"What...?"He stared at him with blank eyes

"Would you... like to go on a date with me or something...?" Vincent asked.

Tokoro's blush was very noticeable now.He scratched the back of his head nervously."Wow...I've,...Never really been asked that..."He smiled a little."Sure..."

Vincent grinned. "Great. Wanna go down to the cafe?"

"sure."He smiled more and stood up straight.

Vincent took Tokoro's hand and started leading him to Cafe Douseiai

---

Rai chuckled. "He's stronger than he looks. For his age, he is really quite talented."

"I'm sure he is, but he doesn't have the knowledge that I have." Ruhan ran a hand through his hair.

Rai shrugged. "Maybe..."

Ruhan snorted.

Rai smiled. "So, off that subject... hmmm...I can't seem to think of any more questions."

Ruhan just shrugged. "I'm not much for conversations myself."

Rai nodded. "Yeah, me too..."

"My host is the one that likes conversations," said Ruhan with a sigh. "He'll talk to me if I show a little interest in what he's talking about."

Rai blinked. "Your... host?"

Ruhan nodded. "This isn't my real body. It actually belongs to that vampire Faran. The one I was talking to early. I just use it from time to time."

"Oh... what happened to your real body, if you don't mind me asking that is..." Rai asked.

"It was destroyed and I was forced to walk this earth as a spirit," said Ruhan with a frustrated sigh.

"Oh..." Rai said. He started thinking on how to help both Ruhan and Faran. "Hmm... I might be able to help..."

Ruhan glanced over at him. "How so?"

"I might be able to make a body, though I would have to restudy it. I learned to do it a long time ago, in case something happened to that idiotic brother of mine..." Rai said.

Ruhan nodded. "Sounds wonderful."

Rai smiled and stood up. "If you want, you can come with me..."

"I don't see why not," said Ruhan as he stood.

Rai grinned happily and walked up to his room. Rai's Bedroom

Ruhan chuckled softly and followed.

Rai walked into the room.

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Kynan glanced over at Artemis. "Can I get a beer?"

Artemis smiled. "Yes you can dear. What kind?"

"It doesn't matter. What do you recommend?" asked Kynan.

Artemis smiled wider. "Well the best seller now is a lime flavored light beer."

Kynan nodded. "Okay. I'll have one of those."

Artemis nodded and brought him back a bottle of light green beer.

Kynan raised a brow at the color, but shrugged and took a drink. "This is pretty good."

Artemis got his own drink and ran his tongue around the rim, smiling sexily. "Mhmm."

Kynan sighed softly as he took another sip. "It's been too long since I've had one."

Artemis leaned down on his elbows on the bar.

Kynan slowly glanced around the room at the other customers. "Interesting crowd you have here." He glanced over at Ruhan and frowned. "A few of them are even on the hunter's most wanted list."

Artemis smiled. "Yeah we get some interesting ones in here."

"And dangerous ones," added Kynan.

"The most Dangerous ones are the ones that you don't know are dangerous..." Artemis purred.

Kynan nodded. "Yeah. The ones that don't look it are very dangerous." He gently fingered the red gem on his neck.

Artemis gave him a sexy smile. "Yes, I know."

Kynan gave him a calculating look, then went back to drinking his beer.

"So are you alone, handsome?" Artemis smiled.

---

Tonani sat up at the bar and looked around. An evil expression covered his face but somehow it was still sexy. He had only jeans and shoes on this day. His white beater hung from his back pocket and he was completely shirtless.

Anch walked by Tonani,happy as can be. He sat next to him and asked for a glass of white wine. He looked over at Tonani and smiled. "Hi there!"

Tonani looked at Anch. "Hi..." He said dully. He ordered himself a bottle of Budweiser and a side glass of vodka.

What's your name?" Anch smiled and sipped his wine.

Tonani looked up from his glass of vodka to Anch. "Tonani." He simply stated. His voice was semi uninterested even though his eyes said otherwise.

Anch smiled happily and wagged his tail."It's nice to meet you Tonani.I'm Anch!"

Tonani grabbed the Budweiser and chugged half of it down. He looked at Anch. "Why are you so happy?"

Anch looked at him questionably."Why shouldn't I be happy?"

---

Damion wondered down the the last few step, a smile still holding his lips as he took a random seat. His arms resting across his chest as his red eyes watched for the other two males to reach the bottom of the stairs.

"If you mean single, then yes." Kynan saw Damion out of the corner of his eye as he finished his beer. He narrowed his eyes when he saw the smile.

Damion felt another pair of eyes on him, swiftly he turned them on the older brother of the two. His smiled widen seeing the anger in Kynan's eyes.

"Oh why the face, sugar? I'm just trying to help you have a good time." Artemis smirked.

Kynan tightened his grip on the bottle and glared at Damion. "It's not you. It's that asshole over there."

Damion chuckled, waving at Kynan. His red eyes dancing with such mischief that he just couldn't help but taunt the older brother. Just making the other male think that he's done something to his younger brother brought excitement to him.

Artemis touched Kynan's cheek, turning his head to look back at him. "Then look at me, not him."

Kynan casted Damion one last look, before turning his full attention to Artemis. "Alright."

Damion sighed softly, leaning his weight onto the chair. His eyes fluttering close.

Artemis smiled at Kynan. "Want another one, sugar?"

"Just one more and could you not call me that?" Kynan gave Artemis a look.

"How about Handsome?" Artemis smirked.

Kynan sighed softly. "Fine..."

Artemis went back to get the other a drink, dropping a pill into the drink and waiting for it to dissolve before returning.

Kynan lightly tapped his fingers on the counter to a song in his head.

Artemis gave Kynan the drugged drink.

Kynan gave him a small smile and a nod, before taking a sip of the drink. "Thanks for the drink."

"No problem." Artemis smiled. "Handsome."

Kynan rolled his eyes and took another sip.

Artemis smiled and watched him, sipping his own drink.

Kynan rubbed his eyes when he started to feel strange.

Artemis looked concerned. "Are you alright?"

"I'm not sure," said Kynan as he started to fill dizzy.

Artemis hurried around the bar, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder.

Kynan tightly shut his eyes when the room started to spin. He rested his forehead against the counter, hoping to stop the spinning.

"Maybe you should come lie down in a room." Artemis offered

"That might be best." Kynan slowly lifted his head and started to stand.

Artemis gently helped the other male to Room 12b

---

Marcello descended the stairs, almost as if gliding on the air. With silent strides, he brushed the platinum blond hair behind his ears, before walking up to the bar.

Growing impatient waiting, Marcello sighed, turning towards the door, and stopping in his tracks when it swung open. In the doorway, flames danced around a younger looking red head, his wings folding tightly against his back.

"Oh Damion..." Nanao called out, his eyes scanning the bar, locking onto the demon with a malacious grin.

Damion jumped softly hearing the a fimilar voice call out to him. His red eyes meeting up with the other male. A smile coming to his lips. "I'll be damn! Nanao! Where have you been?"

"With Greiver, where else?" nanao muttered, stepping into the bar, and shaking his head. "Now what have you done to get a bounty on your head Damion? I'm not here to catch up, but you should have known that..."

Damion chuckled, scratching his head. "But of coarse, but to make a long story short, lost my temper and killed off a few-dozen punks in the last city I was in."

"Well, todays your lucky day. I promised Greiver I'd quit so we could have more time together, I just came to warn you other hunters would be coming after you soon." Nanao replied, before glancing over to Marcello, and shaking his head once more. "Speak of the devil..."

"So you're quitting, Nanao?" Marcello asked, facing the two of them, and sighing softly. "I guess I'll have to take him in then...but I won't be near as merciful as you...if he chooses to fight that is." He whispered softly, brushing his hair behind his ears once more, and glancing towards the stairs. I was hoping to save my energy to help Faran...I guess it'll have to wait...

Damion chuckled. "Good! I'll hate to have to fight an old friend and all. Plus, I don't think Greiver would like me all too well if something happen to you." He lean back against the chair. "So what are you here for anyhow? If it's not to catch up."

"To warn you about him. I don't suggest you fight...that man is even out of my league..." Nanao replied, turning and waving behind him. "He won't hesitate to kill you. Now, I'm off to look for another job. Until then." he called, walking out of the bar, lighting a cigarette on the way. Douseiai streets

"He couldn't be as bad as Gin's brother nor any of the other bounty hunter's I came across..." Damion muttered, acrossing his arms over his powerful chest.

"I'm sorry, but I must confine you now..." Marcello whispered, walking towards Damion, shadows swirlling between his fingers.

Damion's eyes narrowed at the other male who's slowly made his way towards him. "Don't tell me its you that Nanao was warning me about." He stood up from his seat, bearing his fangs.

With a nod, shadows began swirlling around Marcello, his hair floating up around him from the sheer force of energy. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared, reappearing behind Damion, with one arm twisted behind his back, and a blade made from the shadows pressed to his throat. "I'll only ask you not to struggle once...I get the same bounty wether you're dead or alive..."

Damion smirked at how the other male spoke his small speech. "Do you honestly think that you can defeat me that easily?" The clone in the other male's grasped slowly deteariate as the real one headed out into Douseiai streets. "Let's settle this outside! There's more room than in here don't, ya think?!"

Nodding, the shadows faded from Marcello's grasp, before he moved outside and onto teh streets.Douseiai streets

---

Walking back into the bar, Marcello dropped money down behind the counter for a second night in his room, and the room just across the hall for Damion. Holding his hand out as he continued up the stairs, the key appeared in his grasp, which he then tossed to Damion. "Don't leave that room..."

"Demanding little shit, aren't you!" Damion murmured, catching the key with one hand, following the male up the stairs. He headed towards the room that was written on the key. Cursing under his breath once more, he entered Damion's rented room. "Call me when we're leaving."

Marcello sighed, turning into his own room just across the hallway. Marcello's room

---

Tonani sighed looking at Anch. "Why should you be happy?" He questioned. "Nothing in life ever goes right anyways therefore nothing to be happy for."

Anch's tail stopped wagging."But..."He whimpered and sipped his wine.He then smiled."Hows about we be friends?Friends are always worth being happy!"

Tonani looked at Anch after drinking down more of his beer. He raised his left eyebrow and started laughing. "You're really cute." Tonani stated with an odd smile on his face.

Anch blinked and blushed softly."C-Cute?Heh,not really."He smiled happily.

Tonani smiled and ran a finger down Anch's cheek to right under the chin. He left his finger there lifting Anch's chin up slightly and smiled exotically.

Anch's cheeks turned a brighter shade of red."U-Uh.."He had never had anyone do this to him.

Tonani grinned cutely. "Shy?" He asked. He was now feeling much more comfortable with a man so new. "It's alright."

"A little... No one really has ever treated me like this..." He moved his hair out of his face.

Tonani couldn't help but chuckled. "Really? Hmm that is odd since you are so adorable!" He said in a cute tone.

Anch smiled softly. "Th-thanks... You're very cute too..."

Tonani smiled as a response to Anch's statement. He looked around and chugged down his beer then the vodka. "Come with me." He said as he got up and grabbed Anch's arm.

Anch meeped and nodded. "Okay!" He smiled.He finished off his wine and left the money on the bar. He followed Tonani.

Tonani dragged him to a room in the bar that had a white drapery door. They walked through and it looked like a simple lounge. They walked through the lounge to another door. He pulled out a key and unlocked the door. He was one of the few that had a key. He opened the door and there was a bed. It was red and white and the room was very romantic. He glanced out of the corner of his eye looking at Anch's expression.

Anch meeped again as Tonani dragged him.When the got to the romantic red and white room,he gasped. "Oh my god! It's so beautiful!" He smiled happily. "But.. why did you take me here?" Anch looked over at Tonani. He looked so innocent and confused.

"It's a more comfortable place to talk." Tonani responded with a slight chuckle. "No obnoxious noise."

"Oh.Okay." He smiled happily.He noticed that Tonani was still holding his arm and blushed softly.

Tonani led Anch to the bed and let go of his arm. He pulled the white beater out of his back pocket and laid it on the night stand. He then climbed onto the bed and laid down. As he laid, the muscles shown on his bare skin more than ever. He was very built and he had a perfect 6 pack and amazing pecs.

Anch sat down on the bed and looked at Tonani's amazing body. His face turned red as he stared at him. "W-Wow..." He blushed brightly and looked away quickly. "Um..So..."

Tonani looked up at Anch. "Wow what?" An eyebrow raised slightly.

"You have a really nice body..." Anch blushed more, if that was even possible.

Tonani smiled and sat up. As he flexed to get up his abs flexed more. He leaned up kissed Anch deeply.

Anch's eyes widened. He blinked and nearly passed out he was blushing so much. He shivered and kissed Tonani back slightly.

Tonani wrapped his arms around Anch's body and pulled the smaller man towards him. The warmth between them made Tonani start to feel hot and horny.

Anch blushed and looked at him. "T-Tonani...I... Wh-what are you doing....?"

"What's wrong. You don't seem so happy anymore..." Tonani imputed ignoring Anch's question. "Are you scared?"

"A little... I've never been in a situation like this before..."Anch admitted, blushing.

Tonani chuckled. "Ah. I see. You're a virgin." He chuckled a little more. "Have you done anything with ANYONE before?" He asked hoping that Anch would have at least had some fun with females.

"No... I came from a very strict and protective family... When they found out I was gay and wanted to become a model, they pretty much kicked me out of the house..."

Tonani smirked sexily. "Hmm so that's why you're so adorable. You're a model." He examined him closely then thought for a moment. "But if you haven't done anything yet..." He paused then moved close to Anch so his lips were beside Anch's ear. "...then how do you know you're gay?" he tested.

Anch looked at him,his face red. "Because I don't get horny around naked women..." He blinked.

Tonani laughed at his proof. "How about I give you a real reason to be proud of being gay."

Anch blushed. "How?"

Tonani pushed Anch gently down onto the bed and climbed in between his legs. "Really wish to know?"

Anch bit his lip,staring up at Tonani. "Yes..." He blushed. "But I'm scared.."

Tonani smiled. His fangs were slowly expanding and hardly noticeable now. "No need to be. I'll be gentle."

Anch blushed and bit his lip,leaning up and kissing him softly. "Okay.."

Tonani smiled widely. The fangs were slowly becoming more and more visible but just barely.

Anch blushed and shivered.
Local Bar Back Room

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Faran walked down the stairs, pausing for Shade. He walked over to the bar, grabbed a bottle of blood, left the money on the table and walked out to the Douseiai Streets.

---

Cerb slowed down as he neared the bar. He gave a soft bark.

Faran nodded and looked over to see how Marcello was doing, then looked at Suoh. "How are you holding up?"

Suoh gave him a weak smile. "I'll feel better once I rest."

Marcello groaned slightly, gripping to the dog's fur in his sleep. In his state, he was completely unaware that he was draining the dog's energy into him self at an increasingly rapid rate.

Arus gave a yelp and drooped Marcello, backing away from him and shaking his head.

Faran gave the dog a worried look. "Are you alright?"

Arus shook his head and sat down, being overcome by a wave of exhaustion.

Marcello slowly opened his eyes, vision blurry as he attempted to stand, only falling back onto his butt with a thud. "Nngh..." he groaned out, grabbing his head, a wave of confusion washing over him.

Faran slid off Cerb and helped Suoh off. He then walked over to Marcello. "What were you doing to my dog?"

Marcello's head swayed from side to side as he looked up to Faran, a disorientated and confused expression on his face. "W-what?" He asked groggily.

Faran sighed and shook his head. "Never mind." He looked over at Arus. "Do you want to go back?"

The dog nodded and got up, walking over to the shadows and disappearing into them.

Faran held his hand out to Marcello. "Get up. We're heading inside to rest."

Giving a slight nod, Marcello took Faran's hand, pulling himself onto his feet, wobbling a bit before finally steadying himself. "A-alright.." he muttered, grasping to his head as he walked inside, and made his way up the stairs to his room Marcello's room.

Faran led Suoh into the bar and up the stairs.

Cerb shrunk down in size and quickly followed after the two.

---

Anch bursted through the door and looked around."T-Tonani!?"

Tonani was already sitting up at the bar ordering a drink.

Anch sat next to him and ordered a wine."Whats wrong Tonani...?"

"I can't understand how i became what i am." Tonani muttered.

"You are what you are...And I like you for you..I don't care if your a vampire.."Anch smiled and held his hand.

"I do!" Tonani growled.

Anch backed down and whimpered softly."But..Why?I like you for you...It shouldn't matter..."

"I'm 22 years old. Why do I start becoming a vampire now?" Tonani sighed not looking at Anch. He couldn't face Anch in this condition. He was terrified.

"People are different...We can control everything in our lives...But.."Anch sniffled."I want us to be together...I don't care if your a vampire and I'm a werewolf...You can suck all my blood for all I care!"He rubbed his eyes."I just want to be with you..."

Tonani blinked hearing Anch words then turned and looked him in the eyes. He let out a small hint of a smile. "Thank you."

Anch smiled softly,taking Tonani's hand in his own."Do you wana go back to the room adn cuddle?"

Tonani blinked and laughed. He ordered a drink and smiled. "Not quite yet." He chuckled.

Anch smiled softly."Okay."He got his drink and sipped it.

Tonani grabbed his beer and sipped it.

The young werewolf sipped his wine and sighed softly.

"What's it like to be a werewolf?" Tonani asked after a long pause of silence. His voice was absent in his own thoughts.

"It's...crazy.... It's like... Whenever the full moon comes... I just.. Go crazy.... Thats why I chain myself up until sunrise..." Anch sighed softly. "WHats it like being a vampire..?"

"Well I'm not sure yet." Tonani added.

"If you want to... You can drink my blood..."

Tonani shook his head. "I can't."

"Why not...?" Anch looked at him innocently.

"I can't except being a vampire. It can't be who I am...." Tonani said in complete denail of the new discovery of himself.

"But you have to... There's no way to avoid it..." Anch whimpered and nuzled his hand.

"But there has to be. There has to be some kind of.... of... cure..." Tonani was speaking not as himself but out of fear.

"Let's find a cure later... Right now..." Anch blushed softly and nuzzled him

Tonani smirked and smiled. "Youre right." Tonani grabbed Anch's arm and ran back into the bedroom. Local Bar Back Room

Anch meeped and giggled, following him.

---

Suoh rubbed his right shoulder as he walked towards the entrance. "Won't those wrangles recognize the mark on my shoulder when they strip us down to get a good look at our bodies?"

Faran paused in mid-step. "Wha? Oh, shit." He thought for a moment. "I might be able to hide that mark with some of my magic, but I'm not sure how long the spell will last. I'm also going to have to change the color of my wings. I don't need them finding out that I'm a Rustwing. They'll quickly sell me to those hunters."

"Shh!" Marcello's voice bellowed seemingly from nowhere. "Enough of that, don't give yourselves away..."

Faran glared at Suoh's shadow. "I'm sorry, but I detest this idea of letting ourselves being captured and taken to the black market. Have you ever thought about what would happen if they sold us?"

Suoh gave Faran a worried look. "I can't be sold to anyone. I don't think I can survive being a slave again."

"Don't worry about that, if it happens... I'll make myself known..." Marcello replied, a soft sigh coming from him.

"I hope this works," sighed Faran as he stepped out onto the Douseiai Streets.

Suoh gave a small sigh and followed.

---

Anch sat down on a chair and ordered a shot of vodka with juice.

Tonani looked around trying to find Anch in the crowded bar. "ANCH!" He called from the door hoping he would see his lover come running for him.

Anch was too busy zoning people out and cryin.He drank his shot.

"ANCH!" He yelled again running through the crowd now.

Anch heard his name and looked over."T-Tonani?"

Tonani spotted Anch and ran for him. He reached him and immediately wrapped his arms around the small werewolf. "Don't ever scare me like that. Don't you know vampires have bad tempers?" He tried to crack a smile and force one onto Anch's face.

Anch,being a lightweight,looked at him,his cheeks red.He was already tipsy."No I didn't know that...And why do you care...You seem like you just want to use me.."'

Tonani sighed and put money on the counter. He grabbed Anch in his arms and carried him back to the back room. Local Bar Back Room

Anch whimpered adn struggled weakly."Put me down..."

---

Anch walked to the bar and ordered the strongest drink they had. He didn't care what it was or how bad it tasted. The small wolf just chugged it down once he got his drink.

Artemis stepped down the stairs,his lover close behind. He walked behind the bar and smiled at Anch. "Why so down?" He leaned on his elbows on the bar.

"Because I'm in love with a vampire who is so afraid he's going to hurt me that he won't let me help him..." Anch sniffled and rubbed his eyes, trying his best not to cry.

"I don't know much about that, but if you see my brother he might be able to offer some good advice... he's better at that sort of thing..." Artemis smiled softly.

"I don't want to talk to anyone anymore... I just... I just wish I didn't exists... I mean...I don't want to die... But... I don't want to live... I love him...." Anch gave up and let the tears fall from his eyes. "Then again,why am I spilling my heart out to you?"

Artemis wiped his tears away with his thumb. "Because I asked, and because you need someone to talk to and I'm here, listening... maybe you're not right for him, maybe someone else needs your love more than he does..."

"Please don't say that... He's told me about his past... I think I'm the first person he's actually tried to have feelings for in a while..." Anch covered his face in his hands.

"It was just a thought, dear... where is he now?" Artemis asked, as he dried a glass.

"I don't know, he disappeared..." Anch rubbed his eyes and drank what was left of the drink in his glass.

Kynan walked down the stairs and over to the bar, sitting down with a small wince. "Can I have a glass of water, love?"

"Carbonated or no?" Artemis smiled at his lover, pulling a glass out from under the bar.

"Not carbonate and do you have some pain killers?" asked Kynan.

"In the desk in the office... through the kitchen and on the right. The top drawer has some in it." Artemis sprayed water into the glass, smiling.

Kynan eased himself off the chair and followed the directions to the office. He quickly found the bottle and took it back to the bar. He popped it open and tipped out two pills.

Artemis handed the depressed male, Anch a basket of fries. "Here, on the house..." He smiled softly.

Kynan glanced over at the other male, then back at Artemis with a questioning look.

Artemis smiled at Kynan. "He's a bit down."

"Oh." Kynan glanced back over to Anch. "Cheer up. There's no point in being so down."

Anch looked up at Artemis and smiled softly. "Thank you.." He took a fry and munched on it,then looked at Kynan. "There is a point..." He said softly.

Kynan raised a brow. "And that point is?"

"I don't exactly know... I know there's a reason... I just can't figure out the point yet... I'm a little tipsy from the vodka..."

Kynan nodded. "That's understandable. Once you sober up tell me a reason." He looked at his lover. "Can I have my water now?"

Artemis handed his lover his water.

Pandora walked downstairs, his mood sinking as he seen Artemis at the bar. He made his way back behind the bar. "Morning Artemis." He said softly, not looking at him.

"Good Morning Pandora." Artemis smiled at him, handing his brother his apron.

Pandora looked at him, confused on his cheery mood.

Anch looked up at him, then held his head. "God I'm going to pay for this in the morning..."

Kynan nodded. "You will be." He popped the pills into his mouth and washed them down with the water. "Thank you, Artemis."

Gin walked over to the bar, running his fingers through his hair, and sat down next to his brother. "I'm surprised you're still here."

"I have a reason to stay," Kynan told him with a soft smile.

Artemis smiled at his twin. "Pandora, I want to ask you to forgive me for how horrible I've been to you. You're my brother, and I love you."

Pandora stood speechless, he didn't know what to say.

Gin gave Artemis a suspicious look, then turned his attention to his brother.

Kynan chuckled softly and grinned at his brother. "He has turned over a new leaf." He smiled fondly at Artemis.

"I mean it, Pandora. I've been so terrible to you, and I shouldn't have...you're the best brother anyone could ask for. You protected me when I was so cruel to you...And I'm sorry that I didn't appreciate you." Artemis pulled his twin close, hugging him.

Pandora had begun to cry. "You really mean it Artemis, really? You're going to be kinder to me? No more putting me down, or taking my things?" Pandora looked up at him.

Artemis smiled, looking down at him. He nodded, then gave his brother a family peck on the lips, and a hug.

Pandora double blinked then hugged Artemis, crying softly into his shoulder.

Kynan slowly sipped at his water. "What a happy sight."

"Yeah, it is," agreed Gin. "At least now I won't have to hurt Artemis if he even dared to hurt my Pan."

Kynan laughed loudly and shook his head. "How ironic. It must be fate."

Artemis walked over to Kynan and placed his hands on his shoulders, kissing his cheek softly. "Pandora, this is my boyfriend, Kynan, Kynan, this is my twin brother, Pandora."

Pandora walked over to Kynan and held out a hand, smiling. "You must be Gin's brother, I'm Gin's boyfriend..." He wrapped one arm around Gin. "Gin, this is Artemis, my twin and Artemis, this is my boyfriend, Gin" He beamed.

Anch watched the family love and all that. He blinked and looked down at the french fries. He had only eaten one. "Thank you Artemis." He said softly and paid for his drink,then left money for the french fries. He stood up and walked back to the local bar back room

Kynan smiled happily and shook his hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Gin nodded at Artemis. "You better take care of my brother, cause if you hurt him just once I will come after you and rip you apart."

Pandora smiled. "Nice to meet you too." He replied, shaking his hand.

Artemis smiled. "No worries there."

Kynan smiled softly at Pandora. "Take good care of my brother. He deserves someone to love him."

Gin lazily looked around the bar. "Small crowd."

Artemis smiled some. "It usually is."

Kynan looked up at his lover. "If it's like this most of the time, then why are both you and Pandora working on the same shift?"

"Because I usually make Pandora tend the bar, and I go off and do whatever I want, but not anymore, I'm going to help Pandora, not just wait for him to start making googly eyes and butt in... I'm so sorry for that Pan..." Artemis smiled.

Pandora smiled softly. "I'm just glad to have my brother back..."

"And how long do these shifts last?" asked Kynan.

Gin chuckled softly. "You're acting like a love sick pup."

Kynan gave him a small glare. "Am not!"

Artemis kissed the top of his lover's head. "Relax, my dear..."

Pandora chuckled softly.

Kynan crossed his arms and pouted.

Gin raised a brow at the behavior. "Are you okay? You're not acting like yourself."

"I'm fine," muttered Kynan.

Artemis kissed Kynan's cheek and gave him a glass of juice.

Pandora smiled at Gin. "Anything you want, hunny?"

"Some breakfast would be nice," said Gin.

Kynan smiled softly at Artemis. "Thanks, love."

Artemis nipped his neck playfully.

"What would you like for breakfast?" Pandora leaned over the bar, looking at Gin sexily.

"Besides you?" Gin thought for a moment. "Scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, and a glass of orange juice."

Kynan arched his neck and moaned softly.

Artemis chuckled softly and kissed his lips gently.

Pandora smiled and kissed his forehead. "Right away, my love." He smiled wider.

Gin smiled softly. "Thank you, Pan."

Kynan kissed back just as gently, wrapped his arms around his neck.

Pandora smiled at his brother before going to the kitchen.

Artemis licked his lover's lower lip a bit.

Kynan parted his lips with a soft moan.

Gin watched the two for a moment, then looked away.

Artemis slid his tongue into his mouth.

Pandora returned shortly with Gin's order.

Gin smiled softly. "Thank you, Pan." He started to eat his meal.

Kynan moaned softly and gently rubbed his tongue against his lover's.

Pandora kissed the top of Gin's head.

Artemis kissed deeper and passionately.

Gin smiled happily at his lover.

Kynan gently tugged at his lover's hair as he kissed back just as passionately.

Pandora smiled. "I suppose it was a good thing Xander flaked on me... I found someone better."

Artemis straddled his lap and sat in it.

Kynan gently broke the kiss for air, then dove right back into it.

Gin grinned. "I'm glad we found each other." He glanced over at Kynan and Artemis. "If those two aren't careful they're going to end up fall off that thing."

Pandora chuckled and watched his brother for a minute, he could see why men tended to choose Artemis over him. He looked back at Gin and kissed his cheek.

Artemis started kissing, licking, sucking and nipping his lover's neck.

Kynan leaned his head back, moaning loudly, and closed his eyes.

Gin kissed Pandora's cheek in return. "I love you."

"And I love you." Pandora replied.

"May I?" Artemis purred in his lover's ear.

Kynan growled softly. "Of course."

Gin smiled softly.

Artemis scraped his fangs over the other's neck, making two small lines, licking the very slowly seeping blood.

Pandora gave out drinks to the people asking for them.

Gin continued to eat his breakfast.

Kynan groaned softly and arched his back slightly.

Artemis sucked on his neck.

Pandora smiled warmly at his customers.

Gin finished his breakfast and pulled out his wallet. "How much?"

"You're driving me crazy," moaned Kynan.

"One Thousand kisses." Pandora replied, smiling at his lover.

Artemis grinned. "Want to go back to bed?"

Kynan gave him a sexy look. "Of course."

Gin chuckled softly. "Then pucker up."

Artemis wrapped his legs around Kynan. "Carry me." He chuckled. "I'm kidding."

Pandora leaned over and puckered his lips gently.

Gin leaned over and kissed his lover gently.

"How about you carry me?" asked Kynan.

Artemis moved off his lover's lap and scooped him up.

Pandora gave a soft kiss back.

Gin purred softly and closed his eyes.

Kynan gently nuzzled his lover's neck and gave it a small nip.

Pandora smiled into the kiss.

Artemis moaned softly.

Kynan bit a little harder and licked at the spot, leaving a mark.

Gin broke the kiss and smiled. "One."

Artemis murred at his lover. "I may just have to rape you in the kitchen." He smiled.

Pandora smiled at his lover.

Gin purred happily.

Kynan chuckled softly. "It's not rape if I'm willing."

Pandora purred back and rubbed his nose to his lover's.

Artemis carried Kynan to the kitchen.

Kynan nuzzled Artemis' neck happily.

Gin rubbed back and smiled.

Pandora licked his lover's lips.

Artemis took him to his office and set him on the desk, kissing him deeply.

Kynan wrapped his arms around Artemis' neck and kissed him back just as deeply.

Gin parted his lips with a soft moan.

Pandora gently slid his tongue into his lover's parted lips.

Artemis leaned him back, his hand going to grope his crotch.

Kynan groaned loudly and bucked his hips.

Gin slowly rubbed his tongue against Pandora's.

Artemis purred and kissed on his lover's neck.

Pandora blushed and rubbed his tongue back.

Gin moaned softly into the kiss.

Kynan arched his neck for his lover, growling softly.

Artemis began to pull his lover's clothes off.

Pandora moaned softly in return, sucking his lover's tongue.

Gin groaned in pleasure and closed his eyes, letting his lover do whatever he wants.

Kynan started to remove Artemis' clothes eagerly.

Pandora pulled away gently and looked Gin in the eyes. "Do-Do you think I'm attractive?"

Artemis sucked his lover's neck.

Kynan arched his neck and moaned loudly.

Gin stroked Pan's cheek. "I think you're beautiful, handsome, amazing, and loving."

Artemis bit and sucked his neck.

Pandora smiled softly.

Gin smiled back and softly kissed him.

Kynan groaned loudly and arched his back.

Pandora kissed Gin back in return.

Artemis' hands roamed his lover's body, running down his sides and onto his hips.

Kynan purred loudly and arched his hips slightly.

Gin purred softly into the kiss.

Artemis kissed down his body.

Pandora licked his lover's lips.

Gin parted his lips for Pandora and wrapped his arms around his neck, entangling his fingers in his hair.

Kynan moaned loudly and arched his body into the kisses.

Pandora slid his tongue into his lover's mouth.

Artemis kissed to his shaft and licked up it.

Kynan groaned loudly and entangled his fingers in his lovers hair. "Stop teasing me, love. I want to feel you inside me."

Gin growled into the kiss and rubbed his tongue against his lover's.

Pandora sucked his lover's tongue into his mouth, sucking it gently.

Artemis turned Kynan around and tongued his hole.

Kynan moaned loudly and arched back against his lover's tongue.

Gin moaned softly and closed his eyes.

Artemis tongued and wettened his lover's hole.

Pandora blushed softly as he continued to kiss his boyfriend's lips.

Gin leaned into the kiss slightly.

Kynan whined loudly and bucked his hips, wanting something much larger inside him.

Pandora smiled a bit into the kiss.

Artemis chuckled at the whining. "Is something wrong, love?"

Kynan gave him a look. "You know what's wrong and you know what I need."

Gin purred softly.

Pandora slowly pulled his lips back.

Artemis stood up and wrapped one arm around Kynan's shoulders, the other placing his hand on his hip. "You mean this?" He growled sexily as he thrusted into him slowly.

Kynan moaned loudly and arched his hips.

Gin smiled softly at him and nuzzled his neck.

Pandora nuzzled back.

Artemis moaned in his ear and held his hips there.

Kynan dug his nails into the desk and arched his body back against his lover, wanting him to go deeper.

Gin purred softly.

Artemis pushed in all the way, growling softly in pleasure.

Pandora smiled at him.

Gin smiled softly. "Love you."

Kynan growled loudly and arched back the best he could.

Artemis kissed his lovers neck as he bucked.

Pandora smiled. "And I love you."