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Trials of Darkness	By : yume1122 Category: +M to R > Nightwalker: Midnight Detective Views: 1690 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
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These next few chapters are each
rather short, gomen ne.

I think this may be my favorite
chapter of the entire story�.. what do u think?

(special thanks
& a hot Cain plushie go to cocoke5 for reviewing)
^_^

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I slept soundly for quite some time
after that. Though, I wouldn�t have if I�d known where Cain was and why. His
body may have lain quietly next to mine in Transylvania,
but his mind was far away, back in Tokyo.

The morning after I left with Cain
saw Shido banging furiously on the door of the
church. He took little notice of the sun, as it began to rise from behind the
skyline. �Open up, dammit! It�s me!�

The sleepy gate keeper opened the
slide & peeked out. Only a vampire would knock, and one couldn�t be too
careful of late.

�John, you baka!
Open the fucking door and let me in!�

�Shido!?
What�re you doing back so soon?� The portly monk swung open the door. �Come in,
by all means!�

Shido didn�t even thank the man,
but shot up the stairs, as fast as vampire speed would take him. Upon reaching
the third floor apartments, he burst through his own door.

�Riho! Riho, you here?!� He tore through the apartment, checking
all the rooms. He cursed under his breath when he found the place deserted, and
then ran down to check the infirmary.

He threw open the door to find a
crowd of people sitting around the main room looking low. That stopped him.

�What�s going on?�

One of the Sisters, still a little
surprised by his abrupt entrance, answered. �The Father has been bitten. He�s
in intensive care now. We�re here to pray ��

�Shido didn�t wait for her to finish, but
rushed through the opposite door. He followed the corridor to the last room,
where another group was gathered in the hall. He shoved through, despite
rebukes, & threw open the door. The monk attending to Father Izawa was so
taken aback he almost fainted. Shido rushed to the bedside.

�Father!
Father, can you hear me?�

The priest opened his eyes weakly.
He would die soon, nothing could help that; it was obvious from the moment
Shido saw his pale cheeks. They�d never get enough blood in him before it was
too late.

�Father!
Where�s Riho?�

�I, she was in my . . . office.� He
was having great difficulty breathing. �She, her eyes � and the darkness . . .
I was in the hall . . .�

Shido�s eyes grew. His voice was a
whisper. �No.� Then, he was off again through the crowd.

He stopped short in the doorway to
the corridor of offices, his overcoat fluttering slightly at his abrupt halt.
Everything was calm � nothing out of place, no presence, or lingering sense of
resistance, save that of the priest. He went slowly toward the Father�s private
office, fully alert, yellow eyes missing nothing. The room was as pristine as
the rest of the offices. He entered the doorway, looked around, and finding
everything as it should be, closed his eyes and dropped his head, allowing his
mental faculties their full range. He took a calm step farther into the room
and placed his fingertips on the desk, face a mask of control. The room was
still, silent. Then his hand tensed, and the fingers curled tightly to become a
fist, his nails digging into his palm. He released a controlled breath, almost
quivering with anger.

Shido�s words were calm, quiet even
in the silence. �Show yourself.�

Darkness overtook the small room
quickly. �Gladly,� was the ready deep-pitched response.

Cain sat in the chair, watching
Shido�s back. �I�ve missed you, dearest.�

�Where is she?� Shido remained
frozen where he stood,�
facing the desk. The grit of his teeth was almost audible as he
spat out the words one by one.

�Safe.� A
fleeting smile crossed Cain�s face as he stood. �Where you
can no longer corrupt her.�

In less than an instant Shido stood
inches from the taller figure, now golden eyes hard and threatening. His voice
belied the extreme control he was exercising over himself. �I corrupt? Bring her back. Now!�

Cain returned the younger vampire�s
gaze, his own eyes soft and almost apologetic. �I have very little say in the
matter, actually. Riho is with me willingly; and I doubt very much that she
will change her mind so easily.� Cain stepped closer and gently laid a hand on
Shido�s arm; images flashed across the younger vampire�s mind.

�Riho sat in one of the deep arm chairs in
Cain�s private parlor. She held on her lap a small girl, whose head lolled
back, lifeless. Savagely, she sucked the child�s life force from a wound at her
throat. The glistening red stained Riho�s clothes, her hands, her face.

�Riho rested, naked, against Cain�s bare
breast. He cradled her with one arm, allowing her to take his blood from the
other. Her eyes were closed, her mouth curved in a sanguine smile as she
enjoyed the sweetness of pure vampire�s blood. Cain gazed down at her lovingly,
holding her with tender care.

Riho lay contentedly in the bed
Shido and Cain had once shared. She gazed into Cain�s smiling face, much as she
once had Shido�s, and then snuggled further into the blond vampire�s embrace.

Shido tore away,� ripping his finger by one extended
canine, producing his sword from the stream of blood in one fluid motion. �You
lie! Riho would never turn to you.� His eyes flashed red with rage.

Cain remained calm, his hands now
inserted in the pockets of his coat. �You may believe as you wish.� He
shrugged. �I only show you truth.

�I was intrigued that she did not
even wait here to wish you farewell. I will see if I can persuade her to return
and do so.� He regarded Shido once more from under veiling lids, and then his
image began to fade into a non-extant distance.

Shido took a futile step forward,
raising the weapon. The ammused voice echoed around the returning room: �People
meet, and people part. . . . Isn�t that what you are always saying, love?� Cain
was gone.

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*cackles hysterically*
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