The Hunted

YaoiAnimeJunky: Hey there! Rikushi introduce yourself to the viewers.

Rikushi: Fine, I’m a demon.

YaoiAnimeJunky: And?

Rikushi: Fine. Glares angrily And what? I’m 18.

YaoiAnimeJunky: Smirks And?

Rikushi: … And, I’ve got purple eyes and dark blue hair almost looks black.

YaoiAnimeJunky: Good boy .

Rikushi: Glares

YaoiAnimeJunky: Glomps Rikushi and shoves popcorn in his mouth Shh

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“No one gets away from here,” A mans voice says evilly laughing in a darkened room, “Not even in death,” He pauses eerily inhaling, “No, we must be damned even now.” A low growl escapes his throat continuing, “And for what?” He questions annoyed, “For being demons, the children of hell?” The voice dies down exhaling eyes shooting open into the darkness, “No, Rikushi,” his smirk widens baring his fangs, “We’ll never escape Makai. You can’t escape your fate, demon child,”

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His footsteps echo down the empty cobblestone street with the snow glistening in the dim old fashioned street lights. It's Christmas Eve, but the boy didn't care he just pulls his coat closer to him and walks on. Down the street turning towards a door with light poring underneath it the sounds of drunken laughter filled the space as he walks in. The freezing wind blows toward his hair pushing both his midnight blue hair and him forward, “Close the door kid!” came the bartender over the counter throwing him a dirty look. No response is needed and he silently obeys nodding closing it walking over to the corner sitting at an old wooden table oddly close to everyone else.

“Hello there,” a quiet girlish voice says standing over this mysterious boy, “My names-,” Her sentence is cut off as he turns his head looking up at her with his deep raven colored eyes. She gasps slowly backing away, ‘No, no not another one,’ she thinks eyes wide with horror her heart racing as she bumps into someone causing her to jump, “Watch where you’re going bitch!” a drunken man yells raising his mug to his face downing the freshly filled cup. ‘So she knows?’ He calmly thinks smirking carefully showing off one of his fangs making sure only the girl sees him. She backs away with her hands to her mouth, ‘That’s what I thought,’ he continues thinking knowing she dares not scream, no she’s to petrified too. Because what she saw in those raven pools in this boy’s eyes screamed death, murder, and reeked of death as they played out her murder down to the last detail of where he would go after selling the mere corpse in the underground demon marks.

His smirk dies down as she runs out the door, not a word spoken, though they all seemed to turn there heads in his direction, ‘I did nothing,’ he continues thinking annoyed at there already dislike in him. Standing up he walks over to the opened door the woman left opened and closes it as he left, “How annoying,” He finally spoke his voice soft and disappointed exhaling he looked under a streetlight as a woman and her child with a present passed by. “Mommy,” She says tugging on her mothers gown taking the gift in one hand pointing with a mitten at this exact boy, “Mommy he’s a monster too right?” Her voice was full of excitement as she kept pulling. The mothers head jerks to her child’s finger and goes pail, “Honey Shh he’ll hear you,” he yells grabbing the child’s hand running across the street that’s empty and dark.

“Rikushi,” a distant sounding voice says in a happy tone. He ignores it taking a step forward crunching the snow beneath him, “Rikushi,” the voice calls again sounding as if they were running for him, he rotates his head over his shoulder looking, but doesn’t find anyone there. ‘What do you want?’ He thinks as he crunches another patch of snow, “Rikushi,” a male voice calls one last time before it starts to echo, “I miss you,” “Don’t say that,” Rikushi hushes sadly trying to block out the voice, his head drifts down looking at the beaten snow where people had walked. A sharp pain courses its way up Rikushi’s spine threw his head as he tries to conceal his body. Somewhere the humans wouldn’t see him because he knew he wouldn’t wake up if they did, they have more pity for the human murderers then they do for the demons. Rikushi’s eyes grow heavy and start to close involuntarily, ‘No not here,’ he thinks before falling drifting off faster not knowing where he landed.

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Two years ago life in Yumica was quiet and not well known to outsiders. Of course what do you expect a small village to do they did this purposely hidden threw the forest that protected them. Rikushi is now 16 and new all about his heritage, so did the village and they wouldn’t show mercy for the raven eyed boy. “Rikushi,” A boy calls happily down a dirt path in the forest, “Rikushi wait for me!” He continues panting chasing after the older boy, “This isn’t fair!”

Rikushi, on the other hand was panting knowing he was far from the other hiding behind a tree, ‘Why, doesn’t he give up?’ he thinks hearing the other boy calling for him, ‘Doesn’t he know what I am?’ He gasps his stomach growling, he’d not found any food yesterday and today he was starving. Growling again Rikushi slides down the tree sitting on the floor not hearing any words from his pursuer, but then again he wasn’t focused to tell.

“Rikushi what’s wrong?” This concerned voice says exhaling from the run and swallowing to talk again. “Nothing Karu,” the demon replies waving his hand at him like there really wasn’t anything wrong until his stomach lets out a cry for help. “Ryu, why didn’t you say anything before?” Karu asks holding out a hand to help him up. “What are you going to do?” He replies chuckling, “Sneak me into your mansion without anyone seeing?” The blonde gives Rikushi a dirty look, “Of course I would have done that,” he huffs looking away, “So come on,” he tugs on the others shoulder getting him to go off the path and threw the shrubs and finally to a field. “What are you doing?” Rikushi asks as he sighs his mind was more focused on food. “Wait here. I’ll be back in 10 minutes tops,” Karu tells him excitedly running off threw the field, leaving his friend behind.

Watching the blond run towards his house Rikushi conceals himself in the brush relaxing, trusting Karu’s words. In the village he was hated and shunned, but Karu was of course an exception, his father was the major so the town was obligated to be nice. But he too didn’t have any true friends, till curiosity got a hold of the blond and he wanted to befriend the dark haired demon child. When they started to meet regularly Karu even gave him a nickname calling him Ryu, and taking care of him even if Rikushi didn’t like it.

Time passes by, and Rikushi doesn’t pay any attention to it though he was a little worried. Time did seem to pass by slower when Karu wasn’t there and he didn’t know why, even when the blond was with him and they did nothing time still passed faster. With the wind blowing making music with the brush and trees his ears perk up to the sound of running, turning over on his stomach he peaks to see who it was before jumping out. Happily yelling out, “Karu!” when he sees his blond friend with a pack added to him. “H-Hey,” he replies panting looking for him, “Where are you?” his eyes scan the field and the closeness of the voice helped. “Ryu I got you some food and something else,” he taunting smirks getting the demon to pounce him to the ground pinning him there. With the pack that was slung over one shoulder falling in the grass next to them, “What did you say you got me?” Ryu asks looking at the helpless boy beneath him.

Karu snickers before answering, “My dad was leaving when I left you here,” Karu chirps cutely, “And I know how much you two don’t get along. With him gone I can sneak you in for sure,” Blinking Rikushi tilts his head true he hated Karu’s dad, but why would he do something like sneaking me in there house, “W-Why would you do that?” he asks concealing his happiness that he cared for him. “Because,” the pinned one speaks, “Ah, do I have to answer that?” he asks back blushing looking away. ‘What’s this emotion? Is he sick? No not that, it’s something else,’ Rikushi thinks looking at the blond, “Karu,” pausing he looks for the right words, “What’s wrong?” concern filled his voice. He’d not had anyone to educate him when he was younger, so he was always asking questions at the simplest expression.

Only to have the blond reply, “Nothing,” The gap between is narrowed by Rikushi leaving them nose to nose with Karu turned to see what he was doing, “You’re lying,” Rikushi states seeing the blush deepen, “See you’re all red,” “Shut up,” Karu says embarrassed thinking of something, “Ryu, will you stay here forever?” his look deepens as he glazes into the raven eyed demons. “Sure, can I stay with you?” he asks blinking innocently into the ice blue eyes. “And I’ll teach you about whatever you want to know about,” Karu perks up smiling not getting any response from the demon, “Ryu?” But it was no use his eyes were closed and he was focusing on something, ‘maybe he hears something,’ Karu thinks looking at the older boy who still had him pinned. “Karu,” he spoke finally. “Y-Yes,” the other boy stammered they were still only inches away from each others lips. “Can I have some food now?” ‘You ruined the moment Ryu,’ Karu mentally sighs his blush deepening, “Sure, but you have to get off me,”

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“How’s he doing?” A stern male voice asks softly turning to a man in white. “Well you said you found him in the snow? Correct,” the much more educated voice replies pushing up his glasses, “Considering those conditions he’ll be alright. But then again he’s a demon isn’t he,” A grunt comes from the dark haired man, “Ya, he’s a demon,” the doctors eyebrows twitch, “But don’t worry he’s not going anywhere for while right,” Coughing the doctor nods, “Yes, he should be unconscious for awhile. But being a demon he could regain it faster then a human,” “Well then I’ll be prepared if that happens,” the man smirks waving the doctor to leave the room, which he does silently closing the door behind him leaving the two in the dark, “Rikushi, you’ve been very bad,”

YaoiAnimeJunky: Hope you enjoyed this first one!