The Hero and the Rabbit (Aric or ask)

He gave a weak, somewhat dark laugh at the boy's question, but the tug on his heart made him cringe. He twisted the cloth of his vest and shirt in his hand starting to get a headache from the voice now screaming in the bak of his mind. He cracked open one eye half way but made sure to look past sora as he did this. The mark began to release his heart some and he gave a sigh, preparing to explain.
"There's nothing on your face. It's the mark acting up. It assaults my heart and screams at me until I give in to what I want or an order by the queen. As I told you I fight against my desires so I don't hurt innocent things like you."
He reached out a hand and placed it on sora's shoulder, squeezing it slightly. He hoped the boy was understanding wha he as saying and didn't have to say his desire aloud for that would make the mark tighten around his heart until it collapsed.

When Aric opened his eye, even that little bit, he'd be able to see that Sora was making silly faces, crossing his eyes and pulling his mouth open at the sides in an attempt to make him laugh. It was what he usually did, lightening a situation by making fun of it. It usually worked to get Riku out of some of his slumps.

He hoped that it would work with Aric.

Aric's explanation, though, caused him to let his expression fall into seriousness. "I'll help you, somehow." His expression firmed. "I'm not that innocent. I've killed, I've fought. I gave up my heart once to save Kairi. I'd do it again if I had to."

He took a deep breath. "What do I need to do?"

both eyes shot open at his asking what he needed to do. he stared into those blue eyes and just lost it. He hugged the boy tightly and smashed his lips into his. The mark was letting go and laughing at him as he tangled a hand in Sora's hair to force them closer together. he pulled away for breath and leaned to whisper in the boy's ear.
"I really don't want to hurt you but now you've offered it to me. all i can say is just bare with me and this wont last..."
he had a slight waver in his voice knowing he will more than likely have Sora disgusted with him after this but it was too late. He wasn't planning to sleep with the boy, just to touch and kiss him, that was the desire he was trying t o fight back.
"This was the dark desire i was trying to fight back.."
he whispered this as he kissed Sora again, only this time it was much gentler than before.

Sora wasn't expecting the sudden movement from Aric, or the rough way that he pulled him close and kissed him, a hand in his hair so that he couldn't pull away even if the surprise hadn't held him completely unresisting.

He'd never … never been kissed before.

Some part of his heart and mind was yelling at him that he needed to get away, that he didn't need to be doing this with Aric when he loved Kairi and Riku so very much, no matter that they didn't return the emotion as much as he did.

But another part was simply reminding him that while he might love them, they had each other to hold and to kiss. He would never have that from either of them. Would it really be so wrong to let this moment be?

Would either of them really blame him for finding what comfort he could?

But how could he even consider this when his heart belonged to his friends, no matter whether they ever returned his interest and devotion? This was too important for something so … so random, so sudden …

But he had asked what he could do to help Aric … and if this was what he needed …

While the debate raged within Sora's heart, he didn't resist as Aric kissed him again.

Aric was surprised he wasn't hit or pushed away at the moment, but chose to ignore it. he was now being extremely gentle with him as if he was afraid he would break Sora like glass. he ended up untangling his hand from the chocolate spikes and running it up and down Sora's spine in an almost loving manner. he ended up forcing his tongue though the boy's stilled lips and attacking him further. Aric himself had a faint bit of color to his skin now and his ear were folded back in a mix of fear and pleasure. The mark was still laughing at him as he leaned back onto the tree and placed Sora in his lap. He was able to keep up his now somewhat feverent kissing as he did this.

Sora was unresisting as Aric continued to kiss him, but he was most certainly not unresponsive. He didn't understand a lot of things, leaving most thinking to others who were wiser than he, at least in his own estimation. He knew some of what was he was feeling, what was happening within himself.

He'd imagined something like this more times than he could count … but he'd always imagined that it was Riku finally taking this step with him, Riku doing these things to him, making him feel these things.

There were nights he wanted Riku so badly that it hurt.

He wanted Kairi, too, but in a different way, and the way he felt right then, he could only think about Riku.

And he wasn't here, right now, with Riku, he was here with Aric, and that was the part that made his heart shiver in resistance.

He didn't know how it happened, but he was sitting on Aric's lap and his heart was feeling divided. "A…Aric … I shouldn't be doing this … my friends, I love them. Both of them." He shivered slightly. "I'm sorry…"

He placed light kisses along his jaw and neck. He held a hand loosely at the hem of Sora's shirt and the other was resting gently on the back of his neck. He stayed close to Sora's ear as he seemed to beg in his whispered voice.
"I can make this enjoyable for you too. I can tell you like this but your love for them divides you. You can picture me as Riku and I won't care. Please, just please let me touch such sweet skin..."
He looked at him with pleading eyes as he placed a feather light kiss on sora's nose and forehead. He was being as gentle as he could with him seeing he had no experience at all with this subject.
"Sora...Please..."
It was breathy and full of a dark want as he whispered his words. He didn't care the mark was trying to crush his heart he wasn't going to allow himself to hurt the boy.

Sora shivered again, his heartbeat racing as he felt pulled in two different directions. On the one hand he wanted very much to simply give in and let the moment happen. He'd been dreaming about something like this for a long time, impossible as it had seemed. On the other he felt that it would be somehow wrong to do this with Aric when he loved his friends so much …

Would they understand?

How would they not?

He sighed, then, surrendering to the moment. "Okay," he whispered, his heart leaping into his throat at the words, "you can touch me, if you want to."

He didn't know what would happen, how far this would go, but he gave up control of it to Aric because he couldn't surrender to Riku, not like he wanted.

He'd never imagined that something like this would be happening to him.

His eyes held a different sort of glint as he smiled softly. He pulled his face close again and kissed him sweetly. The hand at the hem of Sora's slipped under it and nimble fingers danced along the sun kissed skin. The hand once on his neck now moved to tangle with his hair once more. He began to kiss down his jaw to the now exposed neck as he had pulled Sora's head back to have better access. He made sure not to maim the seemingly excelerated vein as he wondered what his blood was like. What he did do though before he continued his ministrations was a few simple words.
"Thank you...I'll stay gentle...so sweet..."
The words vibrated against the boy's neck just as he finished. He really was being like a gentle bunny when he would normally be violent in such actions.

Sora trembled as he felt Aric's hand on his skin as the other pulled his head to the side. He didn't know what to do, but he knew that he was feeling very strange as the rabbit-boy continued to kiss him.

He could feel his heartbeat pounding in his ears, hammering away at his senses.

After a while, all he knew was himself and what Aric was making him feel.

He was liking the reactions but he still wanted more. He removed the hand from sora's neck and popped the first few buttons of his vest and shirt. It mainly showed off his clavicle while the hand under the boy's shirt began to pull said shirt up. This allowed less restriction of his fingers roaming the suple skin. He continued to kiss along sora's neck while placing a nip here or there as he took one of sora's hands in his free one. He somehow removed the boy's glove and pressed the tip of his fingers to the junction between his neck and shoulder. He trailed it down some to his clavicle as he gave a visible shudder.
"It's safe to touch back...I won't hurt you..."
he had moved up to Sora's ear to whisper such dark words that could make him sty sweet or get a bit rough though still not damaging to the boy.

OOC: Sorry 'bout yesterday, sometimes things get outta hand. Hope this works.

IC: Sora wasn't certain just what broke through the haze created by the strange feelings running through him, whether it was the feel of Aric's skin under his fingertips or the scrape of his teeth as he nipped at the skin of Sora's throat.

It might have even been the way he suddenly realized that his jacket was slid off his shoulders and he was in danger of losing the shirt underneath it.

All he knew was that suddenly it felt as though things were happening too fast and he needed to slow them down, give him a chance to think because he certainly couldn't think clearly with Aric's hands on his skin and his teeth and lips making him all kinds of confused.

"Wait …" He put his hands, both of them, firmly on Aric's chest and pushed, trying to put some distance between them. He was confused, especially by the reactions within himself and he needed to catch his wits again. He pushed harder against Aric and tried to slide himself off of his lap.

He needed space. He was so confused.

A feral growl and a look of confusion came from Aric as the boy began to push him away and tell him to wait. He didn't have the mind set to wait on such nervousness and this appeared that Sora was backing out of the offer he had made before. He quickly grabbed the boys hands and pinned him down on the ground. A guttal growl left him as he latched onto the boy's jugular and gave a rather harsh bite with sharp beastly fangs. Little blood was drawn but it was still lapped up by Aric's skilled tongue. He then moved up to Sora's ear and whispered in a somewhat harsh voice.
"When one makes an offer to a creature of wonderland and they don turn it down, you must follow through no matter the cost..."
He then moved back to stare into the boy's beautiful blue eyes. His expression and eyes appeared angry and animal like, but softened to a look almost of sadness and caring. He held Sora's hands down with one of his own as he took his free hand and caressed his cheek. He placed a quick sweet kiss onto the boy's lips as the hand began to travel down and begin pulling Sora's shirt up. He kissed the mark he made bleed moments ago in a soothing manner, fingers starting to dance over the boy's now exposed chest.
"I really down wish to hurt such a sweet being...it's so much more blissful than the tainted souls of the worlds...such innocence can be tasted on the skin alone..."
His eyes were closed as he spoke still kissing and touching Sora as lightly as he could. His lips had gained a red tint from the sweet blood he had tasted, but knowing it would hurt Sora, resisted biting again and kept all his ministrations ligh even though he was holding him down to do so.

Aric's sudden fierceness startled Sora and he suddenly understood why Aric had been holding back earlier.

He really should have run when he'd had the chance, but now it was too late. Aric was right; he'd offered and Aric had accepted.

So why did the fear make his heart beat louder in his ears and his other responses that much stronger? It was almost like … like he wanted this, somehow. If it had been Riku, there'd have been no doubt in his mind. Rough or gentle, he'd imagined Riku in almost every way possible.

He shivered at the knowledge that Aric could do just about anything to him … and he'd agreed to it without knowing.

But then Aric turned gentle again and Sora found himself aching in several different ways as he wanted the kissing, the touching, even as he was overwhelmed and confused by his own reactions.

As he felt the boy give in again he let Sora's hands go. He did take on of them in his own and brought it to his lips, kissing it tenderly. He then tried as he had earlier and guided sora's hand to his own jugular and down to his clavicle. He shivered as before but this time he gave what could be taken as a comforting smile. He nuzzled the crook of the boy's neck before kissing up to his lips. He was slightly rough with the kiss but the patterns being traced out on sora's exposed torso. He pulled back from the kiss as he gave few words to the confused boy.
I don't want to take your innocence away....just touch back...please..."
He then claimed Sora's lips once more, deepening the kiss while his hand roamed the sun kissed torso of the sugar sweet boy beneath him.

Sora sighed as he let his fingers trail over Aric's exposed skin, giving him the touch and the contact that he asked for, even as he returned the kisses, gradually gaining confidence.

Knowing that there were limits to what Aric would do … made things somewhat easier for Sora. As much as Aric sent him into worlds of confusion with feelings he didn't know how to cope with …

He still felt that his heart belonged to Riku and Kairi, that there were things that would only be right with them, either of them.

His eyes glittered as he finally was allowed to enjoy bliss. He quickly tore off sora's shirt and kissed along his chest up to his lips once more. He kept his actions gentle and in control as he kissed those innocent lips. He was going to subside the cursed mark no longer crushing his chest.
------1 hour later------
Aric was lying on his back using his apparently removed vest as a pillow. His shirt was wide open, exposing his Court mark and tattoo. He appeared to be asleep even though he was wired still. He had sora in one of his arms while holding him to his baren chest. His ears were still folded back as he was content now, the smile on his lips being proof.

Sora lay against Aric with one hand resting on the boy's chest, feeling the movement of his breath. His shirt and jacket were still off and lying beside him on the ground.

He wasn't sure what to think about what had happened…

But for some reason he was grateful it had, even if he had been scared and worried at times.

He sighed. "I need to get back to Twilight Town before Riku and Kairi think that I got lost or something and start looking for me." Reluctantly he sat up and reached for his shirt.

Just how did a person let go of something like this?

Aric felt the content leave him for a moment when Sora moved his hand off the Court Mark over his chest. It gave a quick squeeze but when Aric opened his eyes to look at the boy the mark seemed to sing and actually sooth his heart. At the realization he groaned in annoyance as the boy began to put his shirt back on. He himself started to rebutton his shirt and put his vest back on. He was reluctant at first but traced his fingers ove his scar from guillotine. He then looked to sora and seemed to give a slight frown as he connected that the boy had to leave. He gave a slight sigh as he helped put sora's shirt, jacket, and gloves back on.
"I think we share a bigger issue than your friends worrying about you. It seems the cursed mark has gained a liking for you. Or thinks you're a queen...."
He mumbled the last sentence as to not offend the boy. The mark being all sing song like and cheery was starting to get to his nerves.

For a stunned moment, Sora could only blink in surprise at Aric's words. A liking to him? Thought he was … a queen?

Now, Sora knew that he … wasn't like other boys. He'd figured that out when he realized why he felt as awkward as he did around Riku and Kairi. Kairi was to be expected, sort of, but the fact that it was both of them … well, that pretty well put the nail in any hopes he might have had for being normal.

Not that he ever thought it was a problem. Wielding a keyblade wasn't exactly "normal" either.

Sora chuckled. "I'll admit, Kairi tried to get me to fit in one of her dresses one year for Halloween, but we never could get my hair to behave." He blushed slightly. "We thought it was actually kinda funny at the time. We were gonna play a joke on Riku, but it didn't work."

He gave a nervous smile as Sora told of an event with his friends. The voice of the mark seemed to pur at Sora's small chuckle, but he growled at it, making it instantly shut up. He let out another annoyed sigh as he dropped back onto the ground again. He was staring at the sky above him as his eyes looked dazed.
"I just don't understand it. Thismark is to make every being i meet loath me and make it seem only the queen loves me. Now it's claiming your the current queen by it's behavior. I won-*suddenly clicks in head* damn it all!"
He bolted upright and slammed a fist into the ground beneath his hand. He realized how stupid he had just been. He should have known better to have bitten the boy and tasted innocent blood. He curled his body over some and ribbed his temples in his stupidity.
"I just had to take a taste....cursed instincts...."

Sora was instantly concerned. "Aric?" He knelt down next to the boy, very concerned about his behavior. "Aric, are you alright?"

He didn't understand what was going on. He knew that this had something to do with the bite on his neck, it was still rather sore actually, but he wasn't worried about the bite itself. He was worried about Aric, because the boy seemed so upset.

"Please, Aric, tell me what's going on."

He needed to get back to Twilight Town, but he couldn't leave Aric like this. Not after everything, not when he might be the reason that he was upset.

He looked sora with a weak smile and saddened eyes. He had done one of the dumbest things yet in his still young life. He let out a sigh as he hung his head again.
"Both me and the mark have a thing for blood. The only issue is that blood is used to make contracts with such marks. Normally if the being is tainted in sone way it won't care. But if the blood is filled with darkness or innocence, it will make a 'contract'. When I bit you I...I was just following my love for the substance not realizing it would make the mark think of you as queen...."
He wanted to start hitting his head into a wall until his skull was crushed for his act. It wasn't the boy standing him's fault for having such sweet blood. It was Aric's carelessness not connecting everything in his head.

Sora sat down with a sigh. He couldn't leave now, not until he somehow understood what was going on and he didn't know how long that would take.

"Okay, so when you bit me… the mark made a contract? What does that mean?" He could tell that it upset Aric for some reason, but he couldn't quite figure out why he was upset, unless it was just that he hadn't intended it.

"What is a contract anyway? For you, that is. Look, whatever this is, it's as much my fault as yours so I might as well face it with you. What does it mean that the mark sees me as a 'queen'?"

Why was it that things always seemed to get more complicated as he got older? It was so much simpler back before the Heartless attacked Destiny Islands, before he knew that he wasn't like other boys, before he'd become a Keyblade wielder and had been forced to fight his best friend. Why couldn't things just stay simple?

He le out another sigh as he had to explain the contract of the Heart. He laid down and placed his arm over his eyes.
"The mark was designed by an ancient wonderland queen 1000's of years ago. It was to keep her power over the highest in the court. The blood of the queen was to not only be ink in the mark but consumed. The blood of the queen is always pure darkness or pure light. Either way the bared of the mark is to only serve her until their death. Since your blood must have been purer than the current queen, it overpowered the mark and changed things. Now that it views you as 'queen' it means I cannot hurt you and must follow orders given by you, no matter what it is."
Hegave a visible shudder and small whine as his ears flopped over his arm covering his eyes. He had rathe bad memories being the slave of a 'queen'. She had him do countless things that he still had nightmares over, like the death of his beloved friend. He didn't have a queen to obey before hand considering he was exiled ad he didn't want to have another due to the last one he had. He looked over to sora and his normally happy demeanor faded into his fear of being taken advantage of himself by a cold hearted person.
[color=white"You won't make me kill...right?[/color]
He seemed scared as his icy eyes looked over to his new queen and it terrified him of being owned again.