Warning: This story contains violence and non-consensual elements. Please read with caution.

Chapter Two

Aloys watched Kyousuke from across the bar. It had been awhile and he and Kyousuke still had not spoken about the...uh...incident. Kyousuke seemed fine, though, which annoyed Aloys and confused him even more.

Usually Kyousuke would be howling and complaining at the top of his lungs, or he would be avoiding the vampire like he had in the past, but neither of the situations applied. That was very out of character for him.

In fact, he seemed fine to the vampire- even shy at times. It was a side of the human Aloys hadn't seen and, honestly, he didn't know how to react to it.

Kyousuke would occasionally catch his eye, and then quickly turn away with pink cheeks. He also was unconsciously rubbing the spot where he had been bitten.

There was a faint mark that showed up on his dark skin along with a small bruise, hardly noticeable to humans but it almost gave Aloys a smile of satisfaction knowing that others of his kind would see it as a sign of ownership- even if it had been unintentional on Aloys' part.

As Aloys continued to nurse a drink with the look of a demon that was out for blood, he couldn't help but watch Kyousuke and scowl at everyone that even so much looked at the human sideways. His vision was blocked by a familiar figure. Not one that he was fond of, but he was much older then Aloys and possibly even older then Lyall, so he couldn't ignore them.

"What do you want, old man?" Aloys asked with irritation.  

"So hostile. Can't we just talk?" he asked with a gleam in his eye. "After all, I think you owe me at least that."

Aloys resisted the urge to growl as he said in a tone of faux pleasantness, "Of course. If it's like that, how can I refuse? What is it that I can help you with?"

On the other side of the bar, Kyou was wondering why Aloys was there and why he kept thinking the vampire was watching him.

He felt himself get red again and grow hot. He got himself a drink and unbuttoned the top few buttons of his shirt to try to cool off.

With a sigh to himself, Kyou grabbed a tray of drinks and brought them over to the table he had been waiting on. No one would make eye contact with him and they started to mumble amongst themselves once his back was turned.

Not that he cared much but it was still bugging him. He thought it could be from the other time when those guys had come in, but he figured bloodshed and disputes like that were something that was common among Aloys' kind. Even the spat between the vampire and Mew had done little to deter the snarky comments and the harassment that Kyou had still occasionally experienced.

He placed his tray back on the counter top and leaned against the side of the counter. He glanced over once again at the vampire's table and caught his smoldering glare.

Kyou shivered and turned away before he scurried around the bar. Kyousuke's heart was racing and he put his hands over his flaming cheeks as he tried to direct his mind away from what his brain was deciding to remind him of for the hundredth time tonight.

He heard a voice behind him ask for a Rusty Nail, and without looking, he began to mix the drink. When he turned around to push the drink across the counter, a hand gently covered his for a moment before Kyou had the chance to retract it.

The action made him look up and he saw a man with dark and warm eyes looking at him.

"Is there something else you wanted?" He couldn't help but ask.

"No, not particularly," the man smiled.

In his mind Kyousuke knew that this man was most likely not human, but the aura put him at ease. It made him curious.

"What's your name?" Kyou asked before he could stop himself.

"It's Ryker," he responded with a small smile and a quick sip of his drink. "How are you feeling, by the way?"

Kyousuke's eyes narrowed. "I'm fine, thanks."

"Sorry, that came out weird," Ryker laughed lightly after seeing Kyousuke's reaction. " I asked merely from a medical perspective. I treated you when you were...incapacitated."

Kyou let out an "Oh," before he blushed, slightly embarrassed. "So, you're a doctor?"

"That I am. I usually don't treat humans, but Aloys was quite persistent," he smiled.

Kyou found himself leaning closer towards Ryker.

"Aloys brought you to me? Well, I guess Lyall said something like that, anyway, thank you," he said with a small smile in return.

Ryker nodded. "It wasn't a problem." He took a another swallow before he continued, "Actually, coming over here, I had another motive. You fascinate me."

Ryker leaned closer toward Kyou on his elbows.

"M-me?" Kyou asked with surprise. "I fascinate you?"

The other man chuckled. "Yes. Well, more specifically, your body. You see, I don't think you are all human. Aloys told me about how you met and it's very strange for humans to see us from the Otherworld."

Kyou swallowed. "Is it? I've been able see them since I was little. I don't like doctors because they told me I was delusional and stuck me on antipsychotic medications. But now I know I'm not crazy," he babbled.

It felt strange to be telling someone this, especially someone he'd just met, but maybe Ryker could help him…

"So, do you think I have some sort of sight or something?"

"Well it's hard to tell. It's seems deluded so much that it's probably an ancestor that was from our world, but without more tests it's hard to tell anything."

Ryker finished his drink. "A Buttery Nipple, if you would be so kind," he grinned and pushed his empty glass towards Kyou.

Kyousuke coughed out a laugh, and said, "I'll get right on that," he said.

As he mixed the kahlua and vodka, he thought about what Ryker said. Could he be part something that wasn't human? Kyou didn't like the sound of tests though and he was very much against being a guinea pig again.

He turned back to Ryker, "I don't know…"

"Well, if you are against it, I won't push you. The process in unlocking you're Otherworld blood could be very painful, I won't lie. Anyways, give it some more thought," he slid Kyousuke his business card as he took the drink with a slow wink. "Thanks, Kyousuke. And about Aloys, please don't judge him too harshly. He's been carrying a lot of guilt and pain for a long time.

He may not be an easy demon to like, but he's loyal to his friends. I hope you can see that someday."

Kyou watched as Ryker stood and with a raise of his glass he disappeared into the crowd that was suddenly there of dozens of demons demanding all sorts of alcoholic drinks. He watched the spot Ryker had been for a moment longer before he turned and began to make the various drinks that were being shouted at him.