The Assassin Meets the Prince(private)

A telltale ring of shadows was left behind as the spirit faded from our realm and back into the realm of spirits. Tora, the tiger spirit, had just finished killing somebody for his master, a small white-haired child. The child was licking the blood left behind, clearly too absorbed to notice anything else. His green eyes were shut as he took in the wonderful scent and taste of blood, ecstatic that he had yet another victim's blood to drink.

Megalos wondered in sneezing. He was sure he was catching a cold but too stubborn to admit it. He prattled back and forward with Prince Fotia his Phoenix comrade. "You are simply ridiculous! Your pride is so insufferable sometimes!" The Phoenix who used telepathic speech was projecting his voice aloud at the moment which just meant anyone close enough to overhear them would hear the Phoenix's voice clearly in their mind as if they were overhearing his part of the conversation with their mind instead of their ears. *Achoo!* "Shuddup! I'm fine a few sniffles won't kill me. It' s not like I'm a human or something!"

The Prince gave a telepathic snort. "You are still 25% Human....For now." At that the two were silent. It's true that his powers had been growing exponentially lately. He felt like even more of his humanity was ebbing away. Sooner or later he might become full nature spirit. After a while of awkward silence, Megalos broke the ice. "It's *achoo* fine. Thank you for worrying but there is something I have to do. I can rest when I'm dead." Prince Fotia simply sighed and rested on his comrades shoulder. "Do what you want," He scolded annoyed but defeated. They continued through the town never noticing the little boy who had been near during the entire conversation.

The young boy looked up to see a man and a Phoenix nearby. The man appeared to be sick. Perfect. A victim weakened by sickness would be easy to defeat, no doubt. The boy crept closer, bare feet making no sound on the pavement. He would kill these two, and drink more blood. The child made no effort to conceal himself, sure the man was plenty distracted. Inaris kept moving as he stared at the man, who appeared to be wearing very little clothing. Trying not to blush, he lept at the man, the force of his flying body would hopefully knock the man over and Inaris would have a quick clean kill.

The wind protested at the sudden intrusion of the little man hurling himself at the two. Hearing the winds sudden stream of profanity Mega turned just in time to see the little boy flying at him and not having time to dodge He braced himself absorbing half of the impact, but with a big sneeze falling over with the boy laying flat against his bare chest and bandaged torso.The kilt he'd chosen to wear today coming slightly a loose from the impact. He had tied it pretty tightly too. "What in Inferno's name!" The Prince exclaimed at the tangle of bodies below him. "Hey kid watch what you're doing! You shouldn't play in the middle of the street!" Megalos wrapped one big burly arm around the kid hugging him tightly to his chest and used the other to try unsuccessfully to redo the knot on his kilt "Damn it all," He unconsciously kept a firm but gentle hold on the boy as he labored handicappishly over the knot.

Inaris struggled to get away from the man, his face extremely red at the sight of the kilt loosening. The boy squirmed, but remained trapped as he punched the man. Damn it all, this man was stronger than he had thought. He lashed out as hard as he could with those tiny fists of his swinging wildly. Inaris was frantic when he realized he was trapped, and struggled desperately to get free of this man. Still blushing, he punched the man in the face, hoping it would cause the man to loosen his grip enough that he could escape. If this worked he would be free, which was the only thing on the child's mind as he struggled. He didn't even care about killing anymore, he just wanted to escape.

The boy's struggles were aggravating and distracting and as he turned to talk to the little tiger he was punched. Megalos stood and held the boy above him with both hands like a newborn babe and at the same time his kilt fell off completely. "Aw look what you done mate. Relax I've no intention of hurting you human. But do not test my patience! Now I'm going to put you down so I ca re-robe. You behave yourself!" Megalos placed the young man down in front of him forgetting to hide his very generous endowment as he reached down for his kilt. He knew he should wear some type of undergarment but he preferred to feel the boys breathe. With a quick hand now that he had both to use Megalos put the kilt back on and turned back to the human boy as Prince Fotia landed back onto his shoulder. "Now, now what's all this about little human?"

The boy gaped in absolute shock at the man as he completely forgot to hide himself while struggling to fix his clothes. His face was now as red as a tomato, and he looked away with an expression frozen completely in his shock. The boy was so shocked he even forgot to move, to run away. But something made him want to peek... No! What was he thinking? This was his chance to escape! He could run, run free and rethink his strategy. He couldn't move though, nor could he speak. His mind had gone completely blank.

After fixing himself and talking to the boy he realized the young human was in shock. He forgot how timid humans could be when it came to things like public nudity. Admittedly it was his fault for forgetting to cover his impressive manhood. "I apologize for the display human. I forget myself sometimes. It has been a very long time since I was human. Now then..." Megalos took the young human boy's chin in his hand tilting its head just so and angling his own so as to get a better look. Inadvertently drawing his own face exceptionally close into a position a breath away from a kiss. "Now then young human. I asked you a question. Please do not hesitate in your answer. I am not a patient spirit." Just in case the boy had forgotten he repeated his earlier questions drawing the boys body closer with each word and staring relentlessly into his eyes with a look that could pierce a glacier heart and see through steel. "Answer me," he said the last demand a demanding whisper enveloped with his husky deep voice making it sound like a more aphrodisiac proposal.

The boy was still in utter shock as the... man? Spirit? grabbed him. He could barely think, being so close to this man. He tried to shove the man away, but he had little strength in that fragile body of his to resist with. His mind was still nearly blank, and he didn't know what to say. "Ah..." went the boy as his resistance faded. He still couldn't speak. He could barely move. His tiny body was being drawn closer, and he couldn't resist. He could feel the other's breath on his face, could feel the closeness. He couldn't bring himself to respond, now completely at the mercy of this man.

Megalos sighed his flowery breath dusting on to the little human coming to terms with the fact that he would get no decent answer from the kid now. "Very Well." Megaloss retracted from the young human slightly just to pick him up into his arms in a princess carry. "I cannot afford to wait here to interrogate you human but I cannot leave you be either. You must simply come with me then. Behave yourself ok!" Megalos smiled a bit amused at the humans antics. His voice coming into a rich half laugh half teasing. For some reason this human gave reminded him of multiple different spirits as if he carried their essence. He could tolerate a human like that. So without further ado Megalos continued to walk with the Prince hovering next to him now to leave space for the human child. They continued on their way to his original objective.

As the man picked him up Inaris squirmed in protest against his grip. Finally finding his voice, he began to speak. "Let go of me, you bastard. I command spirits, I am not kidnapped by them." The young child continued to squirm, his mind returning unto itself as he turned eyes now a fierce shade of red to the man's face. Just meet my gaze. Just meet my gaze and you cannot help but to do as I say, creep. thought the child as he continued his stare. If the man looked into his eyes, he would surely be as paralyzed as the rest of Inaris's victims when he used this ability.

Megalos preoccupied with his destination was oblivious to the human boy's attempt at mind control and kept straight forward nestling the boy in his arms a little more snugly to ensure the boy was more comfortable. The wind lead him to his destination he could see it up ahead the forest on the outskirt of town. But Megalos suddenly remembered that human being needed to eat. Sighing Megalos took the little human boy to a nearby Tavern Inn and ordered a room and food to be brought up to them. It had been a long time since he himself had eaten human food but as an afterthought he ordered a little for himself too so as not to make the little human uncomfortable. As Megalos took the human to their room he'd purchased he noticed there was only one bed. Oh well looks like they were sharing. He laid the boy on the bed gently slipping and falling ontop of the boy once again becomming entangled in the boy his bare chest warm against the human's rough clothing.

Megalos lifted his face to stare piercingly into the little human's eyes his lips once again inches from the human boy's. He could hear the wind inform him of their appetizers being delivered up soon, so in that position where his breath mingled with the human boy's and his eye's took in the beautiful ruby red eyes he felt a strange heady feeling like when he drank to much sacred sap. He almost felt drunk what a human feeling to experience. Sensing the food to come and not thinking of his words still in the same position he whispered to the human boy, "Are You Ready?" The way it was with a husky drunken hunger and the mix of mischief probably made his words meaning sound completely different then the original meaning of the boy's food.

Inaris couldn't help but flush as the Spirit-man fell atop him. He was being crushed... but he almost didn't mind it. There was something about this guy... something that made Inaris feel weak and unable to resist. He tried to squirm away but found himself unable to move under the weight of the other. His red eyes still locked on Mega's own, he huffed in an exasperated manner. "Get off me. I can hardly... breathe..." wheezed the boy, short of breath from a mix of the man's weight and the closeness. He had never been so close to another man before... Inaris resisted the urge to trace the other's muscles, instead opting to shove at him with all his strength.

Megalos chuckled to himself mind still slightly sloshing as he carefully extracted himself from the little human boy. He'd never meant to hurt the human. As the human was finally free of his weight Megalos sat upright on the bed and pulled him into his lap. For some strange reason he had the desire to keep the human safe from harm and he could think of no safer place for him. Why he cared about a human's safety or comfort so much all of a sudden he wasn't sure but it didn't matter too much. Just then the door opened and a young beautiful maid walked in to see the two in their precarious position.As Mega still had his arms wrapped around the human from placing him in his lap. "I-I have your food..."
The young maid blushed red with a shy moeful smile she tried to hide behind the trays.

"Just place them right here," Megalos said patting the bed in front of them. "G-g-got it!" The lady pulled out a portable wooden table like thing and place it on the ed in front of them and placed the tray's on the table. There was chicken, rice, veggies, fruit, and lamb, and mutton. "Enjoy the meal! Hehehe!" The maid rushed out giggling and just exuding moe as she smiled back at the boys. Leaving the boys to their own devices. "Right then lets get started shall we?" Megalos smiled picking up a spoon and scooping up a spoonful of rice. "Open wide." Megalos gently cupped the young humans chin waiting patiently for him to open up.

"I can feed myself, I'm not a newborn child." The boy attempted to turn his head but those green eyes kept him locked firmly in place. Such an unusual shade... he didnt want food any more, even though his stomach was rumbling. He was hungry for something else now, just as hypnotized by those green eyes as the other was by his own red ones. He felt his own face tilt upwards, closer to the man's. The child was mystified, unsure as to why he was feeling this way about somebody who was holding him against his will.

Megalos tilted his head in confusion for a second unsure of what the young human had in mind. However the gesture seemed somewhat familiar. He remembered suddenly how every once in a while humans would press their lips together with other humans. He vaguely remembered from his own short experience with humanity long ago the term kiss. What did it mean again? It....was.....oh right! Wasn't it a greeting? Funny that the little human wanted to greet him now. Maybe he'd finally get the human to tell him his name.

Without hesitating Megalos pressed his lips onto the young humans copying a pair of humans he'd seen do it before he started off gentle and easy before deepening it and turning it somewhat french then moving back just as suddenly. The whole time Megalos's eyes never left the boy. "My name is Megalos now that we've greeted each other may I have your name?" Megalos waited sure that his greeting was done excellently.

"Greeted? A kiss is not a greeting, tis something much more... It is something humans do to say they love each other, or it could be a gesture of passion..." explained the boy, mentally slapping himself. Why had he expected a spirit to understand? Very few spirits understood this, as he had come to learn.

The boy felt his body drawing closer to Megalos's nonetheless, surprised at how good Megalos was at kissing. Perhaps he could teach this spirit something... But first, he supposed giving his name wouldn't hurt...

"My name is Inaris." Breathed the boy, before pressing his lips to Mega's once more.

"Oh...." Well it's not like he understood very well why humans ever did what they did so he couldn't say he was to surprised. Besides there was something that stirred in Megalos's chest at the kiss and the implications it really held. The part of him that was still human enjoyed this. He knew this was a feeling he could get to enjoy and he doubted that his human self had ever really gotten the chance. It was something you would definitely remember. Inaris huh? He could tolerate this Inaris. From now on he wouldn't consider the human a human. He didn't know about going as far as love but he was definitely interested in exploring this passion.

However that would have to wait for another time. Pulling out of the kiss again he replied. "I see. It's a surprisingly enjoyable custom. But now it is time we ate and rested. There is much to do tomorrow." With that he once again took the spoon and cooped up some rice and meat blowing it cool and shoved it into the young hu- into the young mans mouth firmly but still gently so that he had to start chewing it. taking that same spoon straigh from the man's mouth he dipped the spoon in for more food and gulped it from the spoon oblivious of the fact that he had just ate after another person.

The boy was smiling as the kiss ended, something that was rare to see. His smile was adorable, lighting his whole face... at least until a spoon was shoved into his mouth. Inaris nearly choked on the food, shooting an indignant glare at Megalos as he chewed. A hint of a flush still resided on his pale cheeks as he ate, at the thought of sleeping next to this man. He tried to work up some hatred, as he did for everyone else, but couldn't bring himself to hate Megalos. This man was stealing all his anger and turning it into something else...

After they had finished the meal Megalos puled the young man fully into his arms nestling to him cozily growling good naturedly like a lazy grizzly bear. However unlike a grizzly he didn't squeeze the young man's guts out instead he held him tight but gently all the same and enveloped the youth in his warmth as he laid under the covers with the man spooning him from behind. "G'night little man." Megalos whispered to the young man for the first time calling him something other than human as he nestled the man snugly into him. Yeah he could explore this human passion if only just a bit.

He could feel himself getting sleepier as Megalos wrapped him in his warmth, snuggling close under the covers. His green eyes closed as Megalos said good night, and he said the same thing back. A thought came over him as he slowly drifted off, being held by this man. He would make Megalos his... and then he would have yet another spirit under his thumb... this was the last thing the tiny boy thought before he fell into slumber.