Vampire Kisses

72: Shuichi

"I got scars while I was sleeping?" Kokichi said as his eyes widened. I felt more concerned knowing he had no idea where the scars came from.

"I thought Syn would have told you-" I started before he sat up panicking. His eyes went wide and his breathing became quick and ragged. I felt my whole frame tense as I tried to move closer to him to hold him in my arms...but hsi wind soon came around his again making me fly back into one of the crumbling walls.

The debri came over my chest as it ripped my shirt and cut through some of my skin...reminding me that my body was still healing a bit from what happened when Kokichi first got the elemental powers within him. When I was thrown into the wall, and then through the glass.

"She didn't!" He gasped as his breathing was becoming more panicked as if he was drowning in a sea of water. This made me feel panicked as I moved over to him to try to help him. "Kokichi! Calm down!" I called out to him but he didn't even hesitate when he heard me call out. I felt my shoulders slump as I moved over to him again.

"Kokichi! I'm right here!" I said feeling my hands shake again as they did the first time the flames came over me. Okay...I need to stay calm so this doesn't get out of control again. I took in a deep breath before making slow steps toward Kokichi. He was starting to float above the bed the same as he did before. I felt my body become heavy as my steps became even slower.

The wind pushed against my body and it made it hard to move. My steps became cold thuds on the floor. My breathing became labored as the wind pushed against me. Making me want to fall back and give up trying to get to him...but after moments of doing this Kokichi's eyes turned over to me and he looked me up and down before the wind slowed.

"Don't come near me! I don't want to hurt you again!" He yelped, moving his arms over his chest as he moved back from me. I slowly moved my hands on the bed reaching for one of his hands. "H-hey," He said as my hand moved against his arms.

He looked at me. His eyes were purple as they usually would be but now they had the same bright pink tint Syn's eyes had in the moment before Hess reclaimed her body in Kokichi's mindspace. "It's okay," I said gently moving my arm across his own as my mouth formed into a smile. "I'm right here, baby, Kichi," I said and I noticed he relaxed when I said these words.

I have always known that baby and any nickname I have given him always helps him calm down. His back always relaxes as his face calms down. His body slumps a bit even if it's only for a moment...I know in this moment he feels safe and that's why he is able to let his guard down around me in moments like this. It helps me to feel like he trusts me. I know he loves me more than anything, just as I love him...but sometimes I can tell he doesn't fully believe in the words I say. I don't blame him...I know that he has been hurt and betrayed by others, so I understand in my own way. That's why I don't call him out for it most of the time.

"Shuichi." He whispered as the wind around us seemed to calm down. His eyes were half-lidded and he still looked like he could fall asleep at any given time. "It's okay," I whispered, moving my hand to the back of his neck before I felt another scar under my fingers. What? I thought to myself as my eyes moved down to his chest.

The scars littering his chest were now glowing a bright pink similar to his eyes and I could feel his whole frame shake at this. He must be in pain! I need to tell Hess about this...but she must already know. She always has a way of knowing these things anyway, just as Kokichi always seems to be able to know things that I have no clue how he found them out...

"Shuichi?!" He yelped again, clinging to my chest. I rubbed his back as he trembled and sobbed against me. My whole mind was filling to the brim with the black sludge of my worry and depressing thoughts. Making it hard to process things in any other way than anger or sadness. I felt my whole body clench, but soon after this I made myself relax...because I could feel my nails dig into Kokichi's skin.

"Sorry, baby," I kissed his ear before trailing kisses down his chest. My kisses seemed to help the glowing of the scars...but why kissing? I felt my whole body slump as the question came into my mind. Kokichi snapped me out of my thoughts when I heard a needy whine come from his lips. I looked up at him for a moment--just long enough to see the pain in his eyes. I didn't respond to his pain. I just moved back to his scars and kissed every single one of them.

This made his grip on me loosen and he relaxed again. His breathing slowed and I felt a breath leave my own lips as the situation calmed down.

"I...I" He said, eyes watering up. I wrapped my arms around him and felt him cry onto my chest as his body contorted in pain. I was worried for a moment before he froze...this change made my breath stop.

"Kokichi?" I asked moving back from him to look him in the eyes. "Hello again Shuichi," I heard him say but the way his position changed it made me confused...is this Syn?

"Syn?" I asked before he nodded. "That's correct, Hello again," She said politely, folding her hands in her lap.

-Having to change the genders in the writing confuses my brain haha, anyway, thank you all so much for reading!-

-SK-