[littl3chocobo]

he looked into the eyes of the other, his fear momentarily dispelled. he whispered 'aren't i already though?'

[gremlin]

"Yes," Roy whispered softly to him. "You are mine, aren't you?" he laughed quietly then brought his face back to Damaris'. He held him tightly not wanting the boy to break away from his embrace. Though he doubted that he would anyways, Damaris seemed to melt into his arms. "You can stay with me for as long as you want to, you can live with me forever if you wish to." he breathed out heavily, Roy felt hot, he felt as if he had a sudden fever. He kissed the corner of the boy's lips then kissed down to his neck. Roy paused for a moment, he closed his eyes and his lips parted.

His hunger was unbearable, he needed to feed now. He wouldn't be as messy as he usually was, Roy didn't want to hurt the boy he would take a little now then come back for more. He pressed his fangs against his skin allowing Damaris to feel them before he broke his skin almost gently. This wasn't usually how he behaved when he fed. Roy was reckless and impulsive though he maintained control over himself now. Blood trickled lightly from the boy's neck, he went a little deeper drawing more blood. Roy breathed out heavily, he brought the hand that had been playing with Damaris' hair to the back of the boy's head and he pulled on his hair making the boy lift his head. He ran his tongue over the small puncture wounds savouring the boy's blood. His body quivered with excitement, it tasted different. Damaris' blood was rich, he wanted more. Though no... he couldn't take more. He ran his tongue over the puncture wounds then pulled away. His saliva would help the puncture wounds close by morning. Scars would not be left.

He hissed at himself for his behaviour. Why was he showing mercy? Why was he being so kind? Roy could easily devour this boy if he really wanted to but he hesitated to do so. What was it about this boy that stopped him? He looked at Damaris, his eyes were a cherry red color now. "Can you keep a secret?" he asked quietly, he brought his lips to the boy's ear and laughed. "I'm a vampire..." he mumbled quietly.

[littl3chocobo]

he wanted that, so badly he did, all urge to run fled him as he sunk into the other's tight embrace. his hand moved to the other's shoulders inside of the cape keeping them close. roy kissed him again, then moving back to his neck he kissed again and then, and then.... pain and pleasure intermingled. the other bit him. the realization of what he was jarred the poor boy. vampire. this man was an undead. he shivered but it turned into an arch as his hair was pulled lightly by the other. he was torn between his fears and his desires. the pain in his neck and the pull of his insides both stopped leaving only the pleasure of the other still at his neck. he let out a an involuntary gasp. he heard a hiss from the other. tensing up he opened eyes he did not know he had closed. the other's eyes had changed the iris which had before been as green as the sea in a storm had turned red. he stared, his fear coming back to him. he felt faint. the other opened his mouth to speak. damaris had never noticed his teeth before now it was all he could see. far away he could hear the other speak 'can you keep a secret?' he could, he thought closing his eyes, blocking out those teeth. he kept so many. the voice continues quieter now as if it was traveling far away 'i am a vampire' he could feel it bubbling up in him a laugh he knew would carry him off the edge of the world, he was sure it would burst from him like a wellspring, instead however when he opened his mouth words came out instead, a hushed whisper 'i know.' the welcoming darkness took him then

[gremlin]

Roy felt hot, it felt as if his skin was boiling and his head was pounding. His body tremble with excitement as he kept the embrace between himself and Damaris. He didn't want to let go, though he knew that he would have to soon. That damn woman would be back soon and he couldn't afford to be caught like this. With the boy's body against his own, kissing him and feeding from him. He laughed a little when the boy told him that he knew. Had he known it all along? "I won't hurt you," he purred the words rolled off of his tongue. His throat felt dry and he wanted to take more from Damaris though he hesitated. He didn't want to make the poor boy faint from blood loss. "I'll be gentle with you," he added then kissed the boy's neck again. "I'll protect you and take care of you." he breathed out heavily, what was he feeling now? "You're mine, Damaris..." he mumbled quietly. "And I'm yours." he smiled warmly.

His smile disappeared when he felt the poor boy go limp in his arms. "Poor thing," he mumbled quietly, he lifted the boy in his arms bridal style. He wanted to carry the boy to his room and curl up with him in his bed. He would kiss him and hold him close and... Roy closed his eyes allowing his mind to wander for a moment. He looked down at the boy in his arms, he couldn't do that to him. He had to bring him to his bed, if the aunt noticed he was gone she was certainly think Roy had taken him first. He sighed quietly and cursed under his breath. He pushed himself to move and he brought the boy to his bed. He placed the boy on his bed gently and brought the covers over his body. Roy watched the boy for a moment before he left him silently, if he stayed any longer he was afraid of what he might do.

[littl3chocobo]

he opened his eyes wide 'captain roy!' it took him a moment to realize he was looking at the ceiling of a guest room rather than the face of the other man. he let out an angry whine. he was so close to something, something important, he heard the question again but again he missed the answer. it pulled at him, he desired so much to know what the secret of this man who had so many it seems was, it was important he knew that much. he laid there for a moment longer before he understood the importance of where he lay. he was in a bed, not the pallet on the floor, there were only two beds in the entire inn, beds being expensive and large, he knew he was not in the sickroom, that was downstairs and it smelled sharply of the apothecary, this room was clean smelling. he was in the captain's room. he leaped from the bed as if he was burned. he quickly made the bed and rushed downstairs, it was still light enough from what the window told him that his aunt would not be back from the market for a while yet. he hurried back to his dishes.

[gremlin]

Roy had left the boy in his bed alone afraid of what he might do if he had climbed into it with him. He was restless from feeding and couldn't even bring himself to sleep in the chair he had sat in. It didn't help that he was uncomfortable and couldn't keep his mind off of the boy. He let out a heavy sigh and pushed himself out of the chair to stand. He brought himself by the end of his bed and lingered for a moment, his eyes wandered over Damaris. He left the room and went to his ship.

It was early in the morning, he heard the birds chirping and some villagers had risen from their beds to start work. He wondered how they could live with doing the same thing every day. Roy became easily bored, it was tedious when he had nothing to do or if he became repetitive. He brought himself to his ship and looked up at it, it shifted back and forth upon the sea. A few of his men were already up bringing supplies on to the ship and preparing to leave. He wondered if Damaris would really come with him though he couldn't hold back his men another day he had plans and they were expected elsewhere.

[littl3chocobo]

'I FORBID IT! his aunt screamed. she had come back to see the boy moping around, it was not normal but then at the time it didn't seem like such a big deal, this morning however when he had gotten back from his gathering task he had told her he was going to sea. she knew who was to blame and now the earlier strangeness of both her nephew and that dirty pirate made sense, they were planning to sneak the boy on board. she knew they had no cook and did not hire one while they were in dock. she was seething. she did not hit the boy though she badly wanted to, he was leaving her as everyone had left her, her brother, her husband, noone left but this child, this look-alike who teased her daily with the face of her long dead brother looking through strange eyes. she tried so hard with this child, to keep him safe, to keep him alive. she could not bear to lose this last remaining memory of her brother. she continued 'YOU ARE MY CHARGE AND YOU CANNOT GO!' then quieter 'you have never been from this place for even one night, you have no money to pay the dock master for this, you have never even been on a boat, you will spend your nights sick and your days will be hard. do you understand what you will be sacrificing?' she stared.


he stared back, though unlike her he did not stand straight, the couple inches were enough to make them the same height. he had many things to say, he had been on boats before though never one afloat, his fair would be paid by the captain, no, by roy, sea sickness he had heard plenty of but also ways to curb it, he had faith anything else would be taken care of by the other.

she understood the look and finally could hold it back any more, she let out a sob 'my baby, please' she took him in her bony arms and held him as she had not since he was small

he accepted her embrace, and secretly he craved it, he did not like hurting her so and he was indeed afraid to go. he found his voice then 'i love you auntie. you know that. but...' he took a moment running the words over his tongue before trying them out 'i love the sea, i need to go' he said nothing of capt- of roy.



when he left an hour or so later to head for the judith he did so with the love of his only family in his heart. he knew she would wait for him, as she waited for all of them. he hoped however not forever

[gremlin]

Roy had spent some time in his chambers though soon it wouldn't be his own. He didn't plan to share it with Damaris and knew that the boy may reject such a suggestion due to being so timid. He had set it up hoping that Damaris would like it, Roy was sleep elsewhere. Perhaps he would sleep on the couch in the room or with the other men. The bed was a king sized bed with luxurious fabrics all across it. The blankets were thick and plush, the pillows were soft and made of the best materials. Side tables stood by the bed each had a candle on them and matches by them. There were multiply shelves in the room and a large bookshelf that held more books. Roy liked to read, he even had a small library on the ship. If Damaris wished he could read any book he liked, it was a hobby of Roy's to collect books.

He left his chambers to see if Damaris had arrived, as he stood on the deck he spotted the boy on the docks. He stepped down from the ship and greeted him. Some of his men looked over though said nothing and kept their comments to themselves. They had seen Roy bring other men on to the ship though they didn't stay for very long. Though this time something was different, Roy wouldn't be cruel to Damaris. It made him feel guilty and thinking about it, he wanted to gently hold Damaris and embrace him.


"I set up my bedroom for you, that's where you will sleep and I managed to hire another cook so that you wouldn't struggle to feed more than a dozen other men." he laughed then brought his hand to Damaris'. He wrapped his fingers around his hand and squeezed it gently. "Come, I'll show you your room. I hope that you have everything, we plan to leave soon." he walked, bringing the boy with him. He stepped down a few stairs and opened a door that led to the room. "Do you like it?" he asked and watched the boy to see his reaction.

[littl3chocobo]

his eyes widened, the sheer wealth of the room was astounding, books and fabric and wood in every corner, furniture and literature were expensive and hard to come by. he was awed. 'who else but us sleep here?' he asked, the bed was larger than any he had seen, large enough for five at the very least. he looked at the other

[gremlin]

Roy was a bit surprised by Damaris' question. "Do you wish for me to sleep with you?" he asked and looked at the boy curiously. "I have no problem with it though I had planned to either sleep on the couch," he pointed towards it. It was rather small and he would certainly be cramped on it, though he could tolerate it. "Or with the other men below in their sleeping quarters." he paused for a moment, a smile crept across his face. "I can sleep with you, I don't mind. I would prefer it really.." he brought his arms around the boy and brought him close. "I hope that you don't snore though." he joked, Roy laughed then kissed Damaris' cheek softly. "If that's what you want then it shall be." his face lingered close to Damaris' though he did not kiss him on the lips. "If you want food then ask, if you want clothes then ask, ask for anything and you will have it." he wanted to spoil the boy, to make him feel good. Roy wanted to make him happy.

[littl3chocobo]

he was surprised that he was expected to sleep alone, a concept most alien to him, he was not sure though why c- roy, thought it was important. he was glad however to not have to share with the thirty some-odd men it too to run a ship, even the dozen or so of them he knew. his heart lept into his throat as the other wrapped his arms around him. he relaxed at the laugh that followed. he did not expect to be told however that all his wishes and whims would be catered to though, he had heard from many that life on a ship was hard. he looked to the other in confusion, and blushed when he saw how close their faces were.

[gremlin]

Roy smiled at Damaris and kept him close. "If you like books," he had seen the way the boy's face lit up when he saw the shelves and bookshelves. "Down that small hall over there in my room, there's a library with more. I have hundreds and you can read them whenever you want to." he brought his lips gently against the boy's for a moment then pulled away. "Across from the small library is a bath, you can use it as much as you like." he let out a sigh, Roy seemed happy for once in his life. "We are leaving soon, I must attend to business on the deck. Though you don't have to come, you can stay down here and explore." he released the boy from his embrace and went to the door. "If you need anything don't be afraid to get me." then he left.

[littl3chocobo]

he was torn between the books and following, on the one hand it was so rare he read anything other than bar tabs and logs, but on the other he was not sure he could bear to be alone so soon. he figured the library could wait a moment longer. he ran to catch up

[gremlin]

Roy allowed the boy to follow him, he didn't mind though if he got in his way he would politely ask him to return to the room. He spoke to one of his top men making sure that they had enough supplies. They lifted the sails, a few men lifted the rusty anchor from the water below them. Then they began to untie the ropes that held the massive ship to the dock. Roy put a man in charge of stirring the ship, he gave him a compass and map then wandered over to Damaris. He would take over stirring the ship though he wanted to give the boy some attention first.

"Do you like it here?" he asked Damaris and smiled. "Is there anything that you need?" he brought a hand to the boy's face and brushed a few stray strands of hair from it. He took Damaris' hand in his own and went back to his chambers. Roy wandered over to the bed, he removed his boots then brought himself to lay in it. "I'm going to sleep a bit, I didn't get much rest last night." he mumbled quietly then looked over at the boy. "Do you want to join me?"

[littl3chocobo]

'i..i guess?' the other stuttered. he was not tired but the question felt more like a command than it should have, though there was no malice or anger in it, just honest tiredness. he obliged the other without any more fuss, slipping from his boots and leggings, his shirt unbound came now to nearly mid theigh and settled as well as any proper night shirt. he crawled into the bed an arm-span from the other

[gremlin]

Roy brought himself beside Damaris. He slipped one arm under the boy bringing him close to his body. "Did you bring any clothes other than those?" he asked though it was just a simple question, he wasn't being perverted or anything else. "I have some clothes that I can give you, shirts, trousers, boots and night wear." he let out a quiet sigh then wrapped his other arm around Damaris. "I will get it for you later, I'm just about ready to pass out right now." he laughed quietly then closed his eyes. "I hope that you're not uncomfortable." he mumbled softly.