Dante took a sip before holding it up to Gabriel. "I have to take a bath. You can come with me as long as you control yourself a bit." He smiled softly, looking up into the vampire's eyes. "I'd rather not be alone."

( short. D= )

(( Do you think Lukas would mind if I say we finished Aladdin and then he went to bed?))

Gabriel

Gabriel took the cup and stared at its contents a moment before taking a small sip. With a nod he stood up, slowly walking to the baths. He would have to sit on the side...he couldnt be in the water with Dante..not now...

Dante practically lead the way, Gabe was being so slow. He walked into the baths and stripped of his shirt, tossing it to the side. He stopped though, and looked back to Gabe. "Gabe, are you alright? You're... out of it." Well, it had been bothering him. He seemed content, but at the same time, he was too quiet. It was a bit unnerving.

(( /. . . ok . . um well I'll leave you two love bird alone. . I killed it . . awe keep posting I wanna read!))

Gabriel

Gabriel looked up and simply nodded.averting his eyes from the half naked boy. "Im just tired i guess..." He said softly, sitting against a far wall.

Dante huffed a bit before removing the rest of his clothes and slipping right into the water. What was going on with Gabriel? He was acting shy, and it was pissing him off. Maybe Gabe had just gotten nervous because of what had... well... happened. He coughed into his hand before turning and crossing his arms on the edge of the water. "You're going to smell like Hot Chocolate all day. It's not the most charming smell after sitting for a whole day. Common, already, Gabe!"

Gabriel

Gabriel sighed and stared at the floor. "I..cant right now.." Looking up his eyes were slightly glazed. "Maybe later."

Dante paused, watching Gabe before sighing and taking a wash cloth and soap. He scrubbed at his arms in silence, then the rest of his body. In only a few minutes he finished scrubbing his hair down as well and dunked under the water to rinse. He popped back up and looked back at Gabe, then to the rack of towels. "I'll wait for you, then." He sighed before climbing out and drying himself off.

Gabriel

Gabriel was silent as Dante finished watching, not looking up when the boy body rose out of the water. So he was going to wait? With a sigh Gabriel stood up and peled his still damp clothes off, quickly getin in the water and using the soap to wash his body. Once clean he decided to wade in the water a bit, eyes closed as he went under water and blew bubbles.

Dante wrapped the towel around his waist before looking to the bubbles in the water. He pouted a bit before walking over and kneeling behind the bubble blower. He watched, waiting for the man to pop back up.

Gabriel

Gabriel let all the water out of his lungs before she lazily returned to the surface. Wiping the water out of his eyes he turned to see Dante. With a bit of surprise Gabriel jumped slightly. "Dont sneak up on me like that.." He muttered, his cheeks both red from the heat and slight embarassment.

(( . . .:( no one will answer me . . oh well Im just gonna say that's what happened. Oni is in the TV room watching movies since Lukas went to bed))

Oni finished the movie he was watching and got up. He put the movie away and wondered if he should watch another one when the door opened.

Hito was still curious about the boy and knew that most of the others were else where. He opened the door to the TV room and smiled at Oni saying very pleasantly, "Hello."

Oni looked at Hito a little unsure but decided to be friendly since it was the right thing to do. "Hello," he said in a small voice.

Hito stepped forward, placed his hand on the boys forehead and said a spell causing him to fall asleep. It all happened so fast the boy would not even register what happened. It was nothing at all to catch the boy in his arms as he slumped down. He brushed some hair from his face and said softly, "Now I will know what your story is, blood never lies." With that Hito carefully bit the boy and began to take a bit of his blood.

Hito's eyes went wide . . there . . there was nothing, not one iota of anything. He had NEVER had that happen in all the time he had existed. He drank a bit more to try and prod out what was blocking him but could not find it. He knew the boy had a mind barrier but a blood barrier as well . . it was shocking. He could find nothing so drew back and healed the small wound and set the boy on the sofa. He would sleep for a bit longer and be none the wiser.

"Phht." Dante cracked up at Gabriel's reaction. "Sorry, but you went under. I was getting worried~" He moved closer, pressing his lips against Gabe's forehead. He got back up before walking off into the back of the room. "I'm going to go get changed." He said simply before taking his dirty clothes and folding them up.

Gabriel

Gabriel closed his eyes at the kiss and opened then slowly, grimacing at the boys reaction to his surprise. "Well Im going to stay here for a bit more.." Taking a deep breath Gabe slumped into the water, enjoying the heat.

Hito left the boy laying on the sofa and went into the main room. He began to pace as he thought about what just happened. He had been relying on taking the boys blood to figure out all that had happened. He had gotten bits and pieces but not enough to satisfy him. Oni was tied to Tidus now so he took a special interest in the boy.

((I hope you guys have a Happy New Year! ^-^ ))

Dante watched Gabe for a moment before sighing. "Alright. Goodbye." He sighed before heading out and returning to his room. He tossed the used clothed into a slowly growing pile before throwing a new pair of clothes on. He dried his hair off, then tossed it to the side before heading off downstairs. Now... where was Oni...?

Hito saw Dante come down the stairs and left the room. He had enough confrontation with him and didn't want to add to it. Hito went outside through the kitchen door and took up his pacing in the forest. His spell would wear off soon so he was not worried about Oni.

Dante watched Hito leave from the back room. He quirked a brow, confused, before heading into the very room Hito had left. There lay a sleeping Oni. He walking up to the boy, stroking his purple hair. "Oi, you shouldn't be sleeping at a time like this, Oni. It's the middle of the day."

Oni was groggy and felt a little odd as someone touched him. He let out a small groan and slowly opened his eyes. He saw Dante and felt the usual feeling of being safe. Something in him quieted as his friend stroked him. He tried to sit up but got dizzy and laid back down. He said softly, "I feel a little funny Dante."

"It's alright. Don't worry." Dante said softly before smiling. "Lay back down. Rest up a bit more. Lukas is still here with you, so don't worry. I'll be right back." He pet Oni again before heading out. One and one clicked together. There was no evidence behind it, but he might as well check. He already didn't like the guy.

Dante rushed out through the kitchen exit after Hito, staring out into the snow is search for him.

Oni smiled weakly at his friend and said, "Okay . . that sounds nice." With that Oni curled up and slipped off into sleep again.

Hito was pacing in the woods when he heard footsteps. He turned around and spotted Dante. He wondered if he should just go disappear into the woods but decided against it. He leaned against a tree and said, "What do I own the pleasure of your company." It was completely sarcastic but oh well.

"Well, I was wondering what crawled up your ass and died, but then I noticed that you're just another walking corpse." He mocked before looking up into the vampire's eyes. "You insult with without provocation, and you did something to Oni. I'm expecting answers from you. What the Hell has gotten into you lately? Your little green furred bitch not giving enough in bed? Or did she ditch you after you told her about your sick fantasies?"

Hito let him rant not really caring what Dante thought of him. He said seriously, "I haven't done anything that will harm the boy. He might sleep a bit more today but he will be fine." He normally wasn't so snippy with people but Dante for some reason brought out the worst in him. He said, "I am sorry for being rude last time but this is more personal."

"What the Hell? The moment I fight back you put on the manners?" He muttered to himself before looking away and crossing his arms. Really, what the Hell? "What did you do to him?" He asked again before looking towards Hito once more. What could he say? He couldn't trust the bastard one lick.