The Stray Cat[bxb][pafp]

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Kirian Lake[/justify]

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[justify]Kirian pulled away from the pale neck in front of him watching momentarily as two thin streams of blood fell from where he had just retracted his fangs, having no problem seeing in the dark light of the alleyway they stood in. Quickly he sealed the wounds with a flick of his tongue.He let the human's limp body fall from his grasp, stooping momentarily only so he could check the blonds pulse. Unlike in the old years when his kind could kill a human and get away from it scott free, nowadays they wouldn't blame it on disease or some other natural cause. Humans had become more cautious and it was better to let his victims live and hope that his natural venom would cause temporary memory loss. More often than not it worked but there where a few if you are particularly unlucky who aren't affected.

He turned and left the alley, now that he had fed he was content on just heading back to his manner and getting on with paperwork that had him buried neck deep. The deep red of his eyes soon fading back to their natural colour, telling any other demons that he was no longer on the hunt. His haunting topaz eyes snapped to his left as his sensitive ears picked up on the subtle sound of movement and quickly after came the scent of cat. A rare smile slid across his lips. There were few things in this world that Kirian truly loved but one of them for cats.

He changed direction not missing a single step. It was a hunting instinct, a vampire doesn't change the patter in which they work of the rhythm of their stride it made it nearly impossible for the prey to pick up on a change of direction. He swiftly stepped around a rubbish bin that was spilling its contents onto the gray rain slicked side walk, the rain having only stopped fifteen minutes prior and the sky telling of more to come in the near future. Kirian stepped into the alley, but quickly came to a halt. sitting where he had expected to see one of his for legged feline friends instead sat a boy.

He looked to be no more than fifteen and was most defiantly not human. He watched the cat demon closely, it was not everyday that he saw one of his kind alone at his age. Normally, from as far as Kirian knew, a parent would stay close to keep the kitten safe. He took another quick glance over the teens damp, shivering form before he stepped forward. He fell into a crouch before the cat demon, his topaz orbs glowing hypnotically in the dark. With eyes like his, there was no way that Kirian could hide his species from young male in front of him. Shifting one hand Kirian brushed his white hair back from his face before speaking, keeping his words calm but edged with ice, He did not trust the little demon just yet. "What is your name little cat demon, and why are you sitting here alone without your sire or mother?" he asked, unable to help the vampire terminology of 'sire' rather than father.[/justify]

[justify]Kirian's brow creased in a frown at Kiko's words. It was one thing to be abandoned, but to be abandoned because of his ears and tail. The little cat demon obviously wasn't talking about his real parents which leads him to believe his parents are ether dead or they too abandoned him. However Kirian couldn't see why they would want to abandon him, he looked perfectly healthy besides probably being under weight from lack of food. When Kiko began to cry in earnest and apologised for it He felt the beginnings of anger stir in his chest. He despised it when anyone was abandoned, especially someone so young. Kirian couldn't see any other way around this situation but to take the little kitten home with him. So much for being one of the most deadly hunters in existence when I'm swayed so easily by felines of any kind he groaned internally.

Shifting forwards slightly Kirian brushed the tears from Kiko's face. "you don't need to apologize" he said gently. "come on, lets get you out of here" he said, slipping one arm behind Kiko's back, the other under the back of his knees. Kirian held him with ease, returning to standing. "I'm not sure about you, but I don't want to be here when it starts raining again" he said, his golden eyes flicking around to make sure that the streets were deserted of any humans. Once he knew they were, he ran, faster than any human would have been able to see. He turned so that he was heading back in the direction of his manner, leaving the city far behind. [/justify]

[justify]Kirian said nothing in reply but he did tighten his grip on the cat demon, subconsciously pulling him closer. Despite the speed he was traveling he could see everything around them in great detail and his hearing was trained to listen for any signs of danger. He slowed as his manor was in view, noting the movement at the window as his butler noticed his return. His butler, Mika, was someone who had saved his life many times and Kirian considered him to be family. It had come as a shock to both of them when they had learnt that Mika had been cursed to serve him for the rest of his life. The story of how this occurred was a long one and it interlinked with the tale of how they met, ether way, Kirian had sworn never to miss use the curse.

He came to a stop in front of Mika who scanned Kiko with his blue gem-like eyes. He raised one eyebrow at Kirian in silent question, Kirian answering by flicking his eyes down to the feline ears and tail of the cat demon in his arms. The horned demon shook his head but stepped aside to let Kirian pass through the gate.

" you never could resist a cat could you" the baritone voice said as he closed the heavy gate behind them. Kirian looked away from Kiko and glanced over his friends scarred but amused face. "I can't help it, he's too cute" he grumbled in return as they walked together up the cobblestone walkway to the black marble pillared entrance to the manor. " but don't you think we have enough?" his friend argued lightly, referring to Kirian's habit of taking home ever stray cat he found.

"I couldn't leave him there Mika! he looks half starved to death and he was shivering from the cold rain he had just endured and there's more on the way" He exclaimed and walked inside. Mika only sighed before going off to get something warm for both Kirian and Kiko to drink and eat along with a warm set of clothes for the cat demon. Kirian himself walked into the room on the left, inside was a small drawing room. There was a fireplace blazing on the left hand side. a settee and two arm chairs positioned within its glow.

Kirian set Kiko down gently on the settee draping a blanket over the smaller male in attempt to keep him warm. He wished that he could let him sleep but he needed to wake him so that he could get out of his wet clothes, he didn't want him getting sick. With that thought in mind Kirian gently shook Kiko, murmuring his name.

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Mika~

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[justify]Kirian couldn't help the smile that curled the edges of his lips as Kiko rubbed at his eyes cutely. "I'm not surprised, your soaked" Kirian replied before reaching forward to tug the shirt up and off of the cat demon,
" it needs to come off or your going to get sick". Kirian pulled Kiko closer and wrapped the blanket closer around him so that he could allow the younger demon some decency as he quickly removed the rest of the clothing with as little skin to skin contact as possible. He kept his eyes locked with Kiko's and pulled the little demon closer, settling down next to the fire with him in his lap to keep him warm. Kirian made sure to keep the blanket wrapped around the younger demon as he waited for Mika to return.

Kirian normally wouldn't have bothered with a blanket or anything, at his age he was used to nakedness of other, especially when it was a time when they needed to be kept warm. However, Kiko was only 15 and would probably rather that a complete stranger didn't see him naked. "I hope you don't mind this but we really need to keep you warm" he explained gently.[/justify]