A Vampire's Curse

Finding a Cure: Day One

A/N AHH It's been so long! Not the best chapter unfortunately... But I still hope you guys enjoy it!

Now it was morning. Shizuo woke up first, the sunlight not being so nice. That was the first thing he noticed.  The next thing he noticed was a person lying right next to him.  At first he thought it was his brother, only for him to realize that it was not his brother, and so came to the conclusion it was a random stranger or someone he was rather familiar with, Izaya.

Memories from last night finally hit him. When it struck, he now fully realized time started now.  Today was the first day.  He had no idea what to do. The memory of wanting to betray the demon made his heart sink, a sudden realization that maybe he wasn't fit to be a priest after all.

He thought about keeping the relationship, but like most medicines, it only lasts up to a certain point, after that, the dosage gets higher, until...

He internally sighed. He felt like he was backed up in a corner. He honestly had no choice, but maybe he'd end up finding a way?

Izaya snuggled up against his chest, taking him by surprise. A small huff escaped his lips as he slowly opened his eyes, rubbing them in the process.

"Shizu-chan?" His worries momentarily subsided as he gently touched his cheek before he brought him closer to his chest, a way of asking him to believe in him. Although it was an odd way of doing so, Izaya held him back.

"How are you feeling?" Izaya simply nuzzled his head as he mumbled.

"Hmm fnm (I'm fine)." Shizuo couldn't help but smile at the way he responded, he could stop himself from laughing, even though he really wanted to laugh.

"That's good." The silence came back to haunt them for the millionth time they were together, only this time, they had no idea how to break it. They remained in each other's presence for the time being before they decided it was time to get out of bed and actually do something. Shizuo had a job to do at the church, but Kasuka left a note on the table saying he would take care of it. Aside from that, his day was free.

"So what's your first idea?" Izaya spoke up as he watched the other change.

"I uh... I don't know, hey aren't you going to change?" Izaya went back to the bed and yelled an exaggerated sound of pain.

"Oh, but I'm in so much pain Shizu-chan!" The priest simply rolled his eyes as he threw his clothes at him.

"Go change!"

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"I have a question," Izaya started off as the two of them walked in the forest.

"What is it?"

"How exactly does this curse work?" Shizuo kept walking with a formal posture and his hands behind his back.

"There are three Rosarios in the church. I hold one, Kasuka holds the other, and usually the new pastor wears the third. Unfortunately we haven't found the newcomer so currently I hold it. The one that ties it all together is a great weapon that, once again, I hold." He stopped for a moment to glance over at the vampire. "It's actually the weapon I'm supposed to kill you with."

"Huh," was all Izaya could say, his posture not as formal as the other.

"Uh, well continuing," he began as he continued to walk. "I'm assuming Kasuka stabbed you with his Rosario?" Izaya nodded, in half of a daze. "In order to curse you with the three Rosarios, he needed a specific kind of prayer. To be honest, I never would have guessed he knew it." There was a small pause before he muttered something to himself.