Second Chances 2/12
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write_my_dreamsTitle: Second Chances
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Pairing: past Hakuei x OFC, Hakuei x MiA
Genre: AU, supernatural, vampires. 1980s setting.
Warning: Mentions of sex
Disclaimer: The band members portrayed do not belong to me but the writing/story and the original characters are mine.
Rating: PG-13
Chapters: 2/12
Summary: The desire for blood and sex brings Hakuei to Kabuki-cho one night. A chance encounter at a nightclub brings MiA into his life, giving him a second chance at love and happiness after the death of his beloved wife.
Author's Comment: Apologies for the month long wait between chapters! I had a nasty life change and then my hands/wrists were acting up quite badly to the point that typing was painful. The rough draft for Chapter 3 is done and all I have to do now is edit so that chapter will be posted either next Thursday or Friday. Most likely Thursday because I'm seeing The GazettE on Friday.
“You should have let me pay for dinner,” MiA rebuked as they stepped outside. “I’m not a woman. I have my own career and if I couldn’t afford to pay for a meal I wouldn’t have suggested we go out. I appreciate your generosity, but this has gone on for long enough. Next time I pay. Okay?”
Hakuei couldn’t (and shouldn’t) expect MiA to allow him to pay for everything. Times were different now. “Okay. And I apologize. I meant no offense.”
“I know you didn't. You were being gentlemanly. As I said, I appreciate it, but it makes me feel like I’m taking advantage of you.” MiA brushed his hair back with a soft sigh. He’d worn green color contacts today along with black skinny jeans, a grey and white pinstriped button up, and black boots that would’ve fit a rock star. MiA was breathtaking in everything he wore, but Hakuei liked to see dark brown eyes looking back at him. Seeing the real man not colored lenses.
Hakuei smiled ruefully. He needed to change his ways or risk alienating MiA. “I understand. Let’s make a deal.”
“Oh?”
“From now on, we take turns paying for dinner, movies, or whatever we do together. I bought dinner tonight so next time you can pay. If you like, we could get ice cream tonight. I won’t fight you for the check.”
“Ice cream? It’s a little cold for that,” MiA protested. He cuddled closer to Hakuei to illustrate his point. “How about we go to Starbucks and get coffee instead? Then…” he paused, slowing to a halt as he turned to look at Hakuei.
“Then?” he prompted.
MiA took a breath. “Then you should take me home with you. I didn’t want to jump into bed with you right away. I wanted to get to know you first. The more dates we go on the more I realize how much I enjoy being with you. I think about you at work, looking forward to seeing you again. I’m ready to take this next step. I want to.” He slowly ran his hand down Hakuei’s chest then curled his fingers around his coat. “Do you want me too?”
“Of course I do.” Hakuei slowly stroked up and down his sides. “Are you sure?”
“I wouldn’t be suggesting it otherwise.”
“Then come home with me.”
MiA’s lips curved into a smile. “I will. Forget the coffee; we can go out another time.” He linked arms with Hakuei and started walking again.
“You may need the caffeine boost.”
MiA snorted. “Are you intending to wear me out?”
Hakuei smirked at him. “Maybe I am.”
MiA’s eyes sparkled in challenge. “Don’t disappoint me then.”
“I assure you, you won’t be disappointed.” Hakuei grinned and steered the brunette down the street towards where a Starbucks was waiting. Every moment with MiA endeared him to Hakuei even more. He enjoyed the playful banter, their dates, their conversations. Now he could take the beautiful brunette to bed.
MiA’s eyes widened as they reached Hakuei’s apartment. He lived in the penthouse of a towering high rise complete with elevator, front desk, and further surprises inside. He’d come close to moving after Kana’s death but giving up the apartment felt like giving up a piece of their life together. “Wow,” MiA breathed. “Which one is yours again?”
“The penthouse.”
MiA shook his head. “And I thought I came from a wealthy family. It’s a beautiful building.” He smiled and entered the lobby.
“I did say I was old money.” Oh if only he knew how true that was. Hakuei pulled out his keys as they reached the penthouse. He unlocked the door and held it open for MiA to enter first. He would continue to open doors for him until he was instructed not to. He followed his date inside. The entryway opened into an expansive living room with floor to ceiling windows, a cozy leather armchair with matching loveseat and couch, an enormous TV, and a variety of artwork and ‘historical’ elements on the walls. Hakuei watched MiA’s contacted gaze roam around the room. The mixture of modern and traditional was common for a vampire, but a human would find it strange to see a TV under a framed kimono and then calligraphy and a folding fan hanging on the wall above the armchair.
MiA indicated the calligraphy. “Did you paint this?”
Hakuei sighed softly. “No, Kana did. It’s a poem she wrote for our last anniversary. I haven’t had the heart to move it to another room.” Sometimes he wondered if he spoke too much of Kana. He didn't want MiA to believe he was too preoccupied with the past to build a life in the present.
MiA took a closer look. “Her calligraphy was beautiful. Um, can I see a picture of her?”
Hakuei blinked. “You’d like to?”
“I’m curious about her. She sounds like she was a wonderful person. I know if she still lived that you would be with her and not with me. We’d never have gotten as close as we are now. But she knew you as well as she knew herself. I’m still getting to know you, but I need to know her first. She was such a crucial part of your life. Through knowing her I can know you a little more.” MiA smiled at him then sat down on the couch.
The sentiment was sweet. Still, MiA could never know the true Hakuei until he learned that vampires were real. When should he tell him? Now, before their growing relationship could develop any further? Or later, when he was confident that MiA wouldn’t think him insane or run from him? He shoved the thoughts down. “I’ll show you one.” He walked down the hall and lifted a frame off the wall. “This was taken during Gion Matsuri.” He watched MiA carefully take the frame and study his beloved Kana. She’d dressed up for the festival in a deep green, floral patterned kimono with a pale pink obi. Her hair pulled back in a traditional style with a peony pinned into her hair. And her smile…
“Did you take this?”
“I did.”
MiA smiled. “I can tell. Looking at her face, her eyes I can see how much she loved you.” He studied the picture again. Hakuei couldn’t help but pick up on his thoughts, though he tried to keep his mind guarded so as not to overhear his lover. “I’ll take care of Hakuei for you.” He handed the frame back to him. “Thank you for showing me Kana.”
“You’re welcome.” Hakuei returned the photo then joined MiA on the couch. “Now there’s something I’d like to ask you.”
“Like when can you get me naked?”
Hakuei smirked. “We have the rest of the night ahead of us for that. No, I wanted to ask why you became a police officer instead of a musician. I’ve watched you play guitar and how happy you look when your hands are on the strings. I’ve seen the music you’ve composed. And when we’re in Tower Records buying CDs or looking at the latest releases, I see the envy in your eyes.” He could feel the turmoil in MiA’s thoughts as well, though he quickly closed off that connection. “You have the talent and charisma that a musician needs to succeed in this industry. So why aren’t you up on stage?”
MiA’s smile faded. “There’s no happy answer for that.”
“You asked to see my dead wife. If you can handle seeing her photo then I can handle your story.” Hakuei laid a supportive hand on his shoulder. “Talk to me.”
MiA exhaled slowly. “Both of my parents came from wealthy backgrounds. My mother was the daughter of a fashion designer. My father was a director. I had the financial and emotional support to do anything I wanted. As a child, I knew I wanted to be a musician. So I went to a music academy to further my dream of being the guitarist in a famous rock band. You’re right about Tower Records. Sometimes I look at PVs or the CDs and think that this could’ve been my life. My band’s albums and singles could be on the shelves. We could be on TV.” MiA swallowed and took Hakuei’s hand, holding it tightly. “I could’ve been up on stage, if it hadn’t been for the accident. When I… I was eighteen, my parents were in a car crash. It’d been raining that day so I thought my father lost control of the car somehow. Only it wasn’t an accident.” His eyes closed in pain. “It was a murder. Their accountant. He… He wanted their money so he tampered with the car before they left. And he admitted that he’d planned another ‘accident’ for me so I wouldn’t be alive to collect my inheritance.”
Hakuei was horrified. “Oh, MiA,” he whispered as he embraced him. He would never have guessed that there was such tragedy in his life.
“The detective assigned to their case was worried about me. He looked after me, took me out to dinners to make sure I wasn’t alone and drowning in grief. He wound up becoming a mentor. I… I still wanted to be a guitarist, but being around him made me want to become a detective like him. So after I graduated I entered police school. Sometimes I wonder if I’m on the right path. If I made the right choice. I’m twenty-three so if I wanted to start a band I could. I’m hardly too old. But do I want to give up the life I have now?”
Hakuei squeezed his hand. “You’re in a difficult situation. If you’re still haunted by your dream of becoming a guitarist, why don’t you form a hobby band and try it out? You can still have your career while having a band. Then you can decide which brings you more happiness: police work or playing the guitar. You’re young so it’s only natural that you’d be uncertain about your life.”
MiA snorted. “Says Mr. Security who’s twenty-eight and talks like he’s forty-eight. You’re not that much older than me you know.”
“Being older makes me more worldly and experienced.” Hakuei studied MiA, wondering if he should tell him. He hated lying to him! It felt too soon to reveal his secret though.
“Sure.” MiA rolled his eyes. “How did you get to be head of security at your age anyway? I thought you’d have to be at least forty if not fifty to have a job like that.”
Hakuei shrugged. “My superiors believed I was the one who was most qualified for the job. Regardless of my age.”
MiA nodded. “Well, I haven’t seen you at work before but they picked the right man.” He kissed Hakuei’s cheek. “Enough depressing talk. Care to give me a tour?”
“Ending with my bedroom?” Hakuei teased.
“You did promise to wear me out.” That challenging sparkle was back in MiA’s eye. “Can’t have you disappointing me now.”
“I guarantee I won’t.”
*
Hakuei grinned as he pulled the blankets up over the brunette’s shoulders. “I told you that you would need to keep your energy up.”
“Mm, you did. You didn’t lie about that,” MiA murmured then yawned. He snuggled closer and slung his arm over Hakuei. “We need to do that again.”
“Tonight?”
MiA cracked an eye open to scowl at him. “Don’t even think about it. Some other time… “
“I’d enjoy that.” Hakuei brushed MiA’s hair back. A month ago he would never have partnered with a human outside of a one night stand. They were too soft, too fragile. Too short-lived. How could a centuries old vampire compare life experiences with a twenty-three-year old human? Despite the vast difference in their lifespans, it hadn’t been much of an issue with MiA. There were some things about him that he simply couldn’t relate to, such as their childhood, but in other ways MiA fit him perfectly. There was something about him that drew Hakuei in and had him wanting more despite the risks of falling in love with a mortal. Especially one who didn't know he walked amongst vampires. “What are your plans for tomorrow?”
MiA shrugged. “I have the day off so not much. I’ll probably watch Star Wars and catch up on my laundry. What about you? Are you working?”
“No.” Unless something came up he was free. For now, there was minimal drama going on in the vampire world. Hakuei knew that peace wouldn’t last. Soon enough there’d be a group of rebellious vampires who tired of secrecy or out of control new ones who couldn’t reign in their bloodlust. Until then he would take advantage of the peace and spend his time with MiA.
“In that case, why don’t you come to my apartment and watch Star Wars with me? I can’t believe you’ve only seen the movies once! That’s a travesty.”
Hakuei smirked at his lover. “Are you going to wear your Han Solo pajamas? They clash with your Darth Vader slippers.”
MiA flushed. “T-They’re comfortable!”
Hakuei laughed and hugged his lover closer. MiA was too cute sometimes. “Then we have a plan for tomorrow night.”
“Sure. Oh, let’s have lunch and then we’ll go to my place. Unless you think I’ll need energy again before our marathon so we can stop on Starbucks.”
Whether or not they went out for lunch would depend on tomorrow’s weather. Hakuei glanced at his heavy black curtains then at his date again. He couldn’t tell him the truth yet but he would tell him part of it. “I would love to have lunch with you, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to.”
“What do you mean?”
“There’s a reason we only go out for dinners and see each other at night. When I was younger I developed a severe reaction to direct sunlight. It bothers my eyes and gives me nasty sunburns if I’m outside for too long. Because of this, I’ve learned to adjust my lifestyle and develop a nocturnal schedule.”
MiA’s eyes widened. “Oh, Hakuei. I’m sorry. I never knew…” he trailed off as he looked towards the curtains. “No wonder you have such heavy curtains over all the windows. So you can’t go out during the day at all?”
“Only if it’s cloudy or raining.” Hakuei shrugged. “It’s an unpleasant condition, but one I’ve grown accustomed to. I can see daylight and sunsets on TV. It’s not the same of course, but it’s better than nothing.” He kissed MiA’s shoulder. “You’ll surely wake up before me. Leave the bedroom curtains untouched for my sake but you’re welcome to open them in all the other rooms. The penthouse is yours to explore.
“I’ll leave them closed in case you join me. Have you thought about trying a new type of treatment? The medical world is always changing. Though I’m sure you’ve exhausted all options by now.”
Hakuei shook his head. “I’ve yet to find anything that worked.” Nor would he ever. Vampires were creatures of the night. They had been ever since the first vampire walked the earth.
MiA smiled. “How about I take pictures for you? Sunrises and sunsets. Days with blue skies. I know it’s not as good as feeling the sun yourself…”
“I’d like that. Be sure to include pictures of you too. I bet you look even more beautiful in the sun with the light shining off your hair.” Hakuei smoothed brunette hair back. He was so glad he came to Kabuki-cho that night and crossed paths with MiA. Unfortunate as the circumstances were, Taka at least wouldn’t be drugging MiA or anyone else ever again.
MiA started to speak only to interrupt himself with a yawn. “Mm… I’ll take pictures of me too.” He laid his head back on the pillow. “I think,” he yawned again, “it’s time for me to sleep. Good night, Hakuei.”
“Good night, MiA.”
Notes
You can all blame incubus Yuuki for killing my smut muse. Though I don't feel that the scene was actually needed as this chapter is more about showing their relationship. And I had to sneak MiA's Star Wars obsession in somewhere! Shoutout topuss_nd_boots for having her MiA in Darth Vader pajamas and Boba Fett slippers, which inspired me to give my MiA something similar.
Author:
write_my_dreamsPairing: past Hakuei x OFC, Hakuei x MiA
Genre: AU, supernatural, vampires. 1980s setting.
Warning: Mentions of sex
Disclaimer: The band members portrayed do not belong to me but the writing/story and the original characters are mine.
Rating: PG-13
Chapters: 2/12
Summary: The desire for blood and sex brings Hakuei to Kabuki-cho one night. A chance encounter at a nightclub brings MiA into his life, giving him a second chance at love and happiness after the death of his beloved wife.
Author's Comment: Apologies for the month long wait between chapters! I had a nasty life change and then my hands/wrists were acting up quite badly to the point that typing was painful. The rough draft for Chapter 3 is done and all I have to do now is edit so that chapter will be posted either next Thursday or Friday. Most likely Thursday because I'm seeing The GazettE on Friday.
“You should have let me pay for dinner,” MiA rebuked as they stepped outside. “I’m not a woman. I have my own career and if I couldn’t afford to pay for a meal I wouldn’t have suggested we go out. I appreciate your generosity, but this has gone on for long enough. Next time I pay. Okay?”
Hakuei couldn’t (and shouldn’t) expect MiA to allow him to pay for everything. Times were different now. “Okay. And I apologize. I meant no offense.”
“I know you didn't. You were being gentlemanly. As I said, I appreciate it, but it makes me feel like I’m taking advantage of you.” MiA brushed his hair back with a soft sigh. He’d worn green color contacts today along with black skinny jeans, a grey and white pinstriped button up, and black boots that would’ve fit a rock star. MiA was breathtaking in everything he wore, but Hakuei liked to see dark brown eyes looking back at him. Seeing the real man not colored lenses.
Hakuei smiled ruefully. He needed to change his ways or risk alienating MiA. “I understand. Let’s make a deal.”
“Oh?”
“From now on, we take turns paying for dinner, movies, or whatever we do together. I bought dinner tonight so next time you can pay. If you like, we could get ice cream tonight. I won’t fight you for the check.”
“Ice cream? It’s a little cold for that,” MiA protested. He cuddled closer to Hakuei to illustrate his point. “How about we go to Starbucks and get coffee instead? Then…” he paused, slowing to a halt as he turned to look at Hakuei.
“Then?” he prompted.
MiA took a breath. “Then you should take me home with you. I didn’t want to jump into bed with you right away. I wanted to get to know you first. The more dates we go on the more I realize how much I enjoy being with you. I think about you at work, looking forward to seeing you again. I’m ready to take this next step. I want to.” He slowly ran his hand down Hakuei’s chest then curled his fingers around his coat. “Do you want me too?”
“Of course I do.” Hakuei slowly stroked up and down his sides. “Are you sure?”
“I wouldn’t be suggesting it otherwise.”
“Then come home with me.”
MiA’s lips curved into a smile. “I will. Forget the coffee; we can go out another time.” He linked arms with Hakuei and started walking again.
“You may need the caffeine boost.”
MiA snorted. “Are you intending to wear me out?”
Hakuei smirked at him. “Maybe I am.”
MiA’s eyes sparkled in challenge. “Don’t disappoint me then.”
“I assure you, you won’t be disappointed.” Hakuei grinned and steered the brunette down the street towards where a Starbucks was waiting. Every moment with MiA endeared him to Hakuei even more. He enjoyed the playful banter, their dates, their conversations. Now he could take the beautiful brunette to bed.
MiA’s eyes widened as they reached Hakuei’s apartment. He lived in the penthouse of a towering high rise complete with elevator, front desk, and further surprises inside. He’d come close to moving after Kana’s death but giving up the apartment felt like giving up a piece of their life together. “Wow,” MiA breathed. “Which one is yours again?”
“The penthouse.”
MiA shook his head. “And I thought I came from a wealthy family. It’s a beautiful building.” He smiled and entered the lobby.
“I did say I was old money.” Oh if only he knew how true that was. Hakuei pulled out his keys as they reached the penthouse. He unlocked the door and held it open for MiA to enter first. He would continue to open doors for him until he was instructed not to. He followed his date inside. The entryway opened into an expansive living room with floor to ceiling windows, a cozy leather armchair with matching loveseat and couch, an enormous TV, and a variety of artwork and ‘historical’ elements on the walls. Hakuei watched MiA’s contacted gaze roam around the room. The mixture of modern and traditional was common for a vampire, but a human would find it strange to see a TV under a framed kimono and then calligraphy and a folding fan hanging on the wall above the armchair.
MiA indicated the calligraphy. “Did you paint this?”
Hakuei sighed softly. “No, Kana did. It’s a poem she wrote for our last anniversary. I haven’t had the heart to move it to another room.” Sometimes he wondered if he spoke too much of Kana. He didn't want MiA to believe he was too preoccupied with the past to build a life in the present.
MiA took a closer look. “Her calligraphy was beautiful. Um, can I see a picture of her?”
Hakuei blinked. “You’d like to?”
“I’m curious about her. She sounds like she was a wonderful person. I know if she still lived that you would be with her and not with me. We’d never have gotten as close as we are now. But she knew you as well as she knew herself. I’m still getting to know you, but I need to know her first. She was such a crucial part of your life. Through knowing her I can know you a little more.” MiA smiled at him then sat down on the couch.
The sentiment was sweet. Still, MiA could never know the true Hakuei until he learned that vampires were real. When should he tell him? Now, before their growing relationship could develop any further? Or later, when he was confident that MiA wouldn’t think him insane or run from him? He shoved the thoughts down. “I’ll show you one.” He walked down the hall and lifted a frame off the wall. “This was taken during Gion Matsuri.” He watched MiA carefully take the frame and study his beloved Kana. She’d dressed up for the festival in a deep green, floral patterned kimono with a pale pink obi. Her hair pulled back in a traditional style with a peony pinned into her hair. And her smile…
“Did you take this?”
“I did.”
MiA smiled. “I can tell. Looking at her face, her eyes I can see how much she loved you.” He studied the picture again. Hakuei couldn’t help but pick up on his thoughts, though he tried to keep his mind guarded so as not to overhear his lover. “I’ll take care of Hakuei for you.” He handed the frame back to him. “Thank you for showing me Kana.”
“You’re welcome.” Hakuei returned the photo then joined MiA on the couch. “Now there’s something I’d like to ask you.”
“Like when can you get me naked?”
Hakuei smirked. “We have the rest of the night ahead of us for that. No, I wanted to ask why you became a police officer instead of a musician. I’ve watched you play guitar and how happy you look when your hands are on the strings. I’ve seen the music you’ve composed. And when we’re in Tower Records buying CDs or looking at the latest releases, I see the envy in your eyes.” He could feel the turmoil in MiA’s thoughts as well, though he quickly closed off that connection. “You have the talent and charisma that a musician needs to succeed in this industry. So why aren’t you up on stage?”
MiA’s smile faded. “There’s no happy answer for that.”
“You asked to see my dead wife. If you can handle seeing her photo then I can handle your story.” Hakuei laid a supportive hand on his shoulder. “Talk to me.”
MiA exhaled slowly. “Both of my parents came from wealthy backgrounds. My mother was the daughter of a fashion designer. My father was a director. I had the financial and emotional support to do anything I wanted. As a child, I knew I wanted to be a musician. So I went to a music academy to further my dream of being the guitarist in a famous rock band. You’re right about Tower Records. Sometimes I look at PVs or the CDs and think that this could’ve been my life. My band’s albums and singles could be on the shelves. We could be on TV.” MiA swallowed and took Hakuei’s hand, holding it tightly. “I could’ve been up on stage, if it hadn’t been for the accident. When I… I was eighteen, my parents were in a car crash. It’d been raining that day so I thought my father lost control of the car somehow. Only it wasn’t an accident.” His eyes closed in pain. “It was a murder. Their accountant. He… He wanted their money so he tampered with the car before they left. And he admitted that he’d planned another ‘accident’ for me so I wouldn’t be alive to collect my inheritance.”
Hakuei was horrified. “Oh, MiA,” he whispered as he embraced him. He would never have guessed that there was such tragedy in his life.
“The detective assigned to their case was worried about me. He looked after me, took me out to dinners to make sure I wasn’t alone and drowning in grief. He wound up becoming a mentor. I… I still wanted to be a guitarist, but being around him made me want to become a detective like him. So after I graduated I entered police school. Sometimes I wonder if I’m on the right path. If I made the right choice. I’m twenty-three so if I wanted to start a band I could. I’m hardly too old. But do I want to give up the life I have now?”
Hakuei squeezed his hand. “You’re in a difficult situation. If you’re still haunted by your dream of becoming a guitarist, why don’t you form a hobby band and try it out? You can still have your career while having a band. Then you can decide which brings you more happiness: police work or playing the guitar. You’re young so it’s only natural that you’d be uncertain about your life.”
MiA snorted. “Says Mr. Security who’s twenty-eight and talks like he’s forty-eight. You’re not that much older than me you know.”
“Being older makes me more worldly and experienced.” Hakuei studied MiA, wondering if he should tell him. He hated lying to him! It felt too soon to reveal his secret though.
“Sure.” MiA rolled his eyes. “How did you get to be head of security at your age anyway? I thought you’d have to be at least forty if not fifty to have a job like that.”
Hakuei shrugged. “My superiors believed I was the one who was most qualified for the job. Regardless of my age.”
MiA nodded. “Well, I haven’t seen you at work before but they picked the right man.” He kissed Hakuei’s cheek. “Enough depressing talk. Care to give me a tour?”
“Ending with my bedroom?” Hakuei teased.
“You did promise to wear me out.” That challenging sparkle was back in MiA’s eye. “Can’t have you disappointing me now.”
“I guarantee I won’t.”
*
Hakuei grinned as he pulled the blankets up over the brunette’s shoulders. “I told you that you would need to keep your energy up.”
“Mm, you did. You didn’t lie about that,” MiA murmured then yawned. He snuggled closer and slung his arm over Hakuei. “We need to do that again.”
“Tonight?”
MiA cracked an eye open to scowl at him. “Don’t even think about it. Some other time… “
“I’d enjoy that.” Hakuei brushed MiA’s hair back. A month ago he would never have partnered with a human outside of a one night stand. They were too soft, too fragile. Too short-lived. How could a centuries old vampire compare life experiences with a twenty-three-year old human? Despite the vast difference in their lifespans, it hadn’t been much of an issue with MiA. There were some things about him that he simply couldn’t relate to, such as their childhood, but in other ways MiA fit him perfectly. There was something about him that drew Hakuei in and had him wanting more despite the risks of falling in love with a mortal. Especially one who didn't know he walked amongst vampires. “What are your plans for tomorrow?”
MiA shrugged. “I have the day off so not much. I’ll probably watch Star Wars and catch up on my laundry. What about you? Are you working?”
“No.” Unless something came up he was free. For now, there was minimal drama going on in the vampire world. Hakuei knew that peace wouldn’t last. Soon enough there’d be a group of rebellious vampires who tired of secrecy or out of control new ones who couldn’t reign in their bloodlust. Until then he would take advantage of the peace and spend his time with MiA.
“In that case, why don’t you come to my apartment and watch Star Wars with me? I can’t believe you’ve only seen the movies once! That’s a travesty.”
Hakuei smirked at his lover. “Are you going to wear your Han Solo pajamas? They clash with your Darth Vader slippers.”
MiA flushed. “T-They’re comfortable!”
Hakuei laughed and hugged his lover closer. MiA was too cute sometimes. “Then we have a plan for tomorrow night.”
“Sure. Oh, let’s have lunch and then we’ll go to my place. Unless you think I’ll need energy again before our marathon so we can stop on Starbucks.”
Whether or not they went out for lunch would depend on tomorrow’s weather. Hakuei glanced at his heavy black curtains then at his date again. He couldn’t tell him the truth yet but he would tell him part of it. “I would love to have lunch with you, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to.”
“What do you mean?”
“There’s a reason we only go out for dinners and see each other at night. When I was younger I developed a severe reaction to direct sunlight. It bothers my eyes and gives me nasty sunburns if I’m outside for too long. Because of this, I’ve learned to adjust my lifestyle and develop a nocturnal schedule.”
MiA’s eyes widened. “Oh, Hakuei. I’m sorry. I never knew…” he trailed off as he looked towards the curtains. “No wonder you have such heavy curtains over all the windows. So you can’t go out during the day at all?”
“Only if it’s cloudy or raining.” Hakuei shrugged. “It’s an unpleasant condition, but one I’ve grown accustomed to. I can see daylight and sunsets on TV. It’s not the same of course, but it’s better than nothing.” He kissed MiA’s shoulder. “You’ll surely wake up before me. Leave the bedroom curtains untouched for my sake but you’re welcome to open them in all the other rooms. The penthouse is yours to explore.
“I’ll leave them closed in case you join me. Have you thought about trying a new type of treatment? The medical world is always changing. Though I’m sure you’ve exhausted all options by now.”
Hakuei shook his head. “I’ve yet to find anything that worked.” Nor would he ever. Vampires were creatures of the night. They had been ever since the first vampire walked the earth.
MiA smiled. “How about I take pictures for you? Sunrises and sunsets. Days with blue skies. I know it’s not as good as feeling the sun yourself…”
“I’d like that. Be sure to include pictures of you too. I bet you look even more beautiful in the sun with the light shining off your hair.” Hakuei smoothed brunette hair back. He was so glad he came to Kabuki-cho that night and crossed paths with MiA. Unfortunate as the circumstances were, Taka at least wouldn’t be drugging MiA or anyone else ever again.
MiA started to speak only to interrupt himself with a yawn. “Mm… I’ll take pictures of me too.” He laid his head back on the pillow. “I think,” he yawned again, “it’s time for me to sleep. Good night, Hakuei.”
“Good night, MiA.”
Notes
You can all blame incubus Yuuki for killing my smut muse. Though I don't feel that the scene was actually needed as this chapter is more about showing their relationship. And I had to sneak MiA's Star Wars obsession in somewhere! Shoutout to
puss_nd_boots for having her MiA in Darth Vader pajamas and Boba Fett slippers, which inspired me to give my MiA something similar. 
