Fake Fan Fiction / Pet Shop Of Horrors Fan Fiction ❯ Cherry Bomb ❯ Have I told you Lately ( Chapter 2 )

Hello, here is the next chapter of Cherry Bomb. I hope you all will enjoy it and I look forward to constructive criticism. Please note that OOphuehne is an Arcadian word it means open. Please enjoy.

Cherry Bomb 2

Dee frowned as he saw a figure in a black cloak walking very fast with D. As he got a closer look, it seemed that the person was dragging him. Dee became concerned as he noticed D trip over a fold in the persons flowing cloak and get roughly pulled along despite his efforts to remain on his feet. Dee hurried over to Leon. "What's going on?" He asked and indicated D.

"What the…" Leon demanded and rushed forward. Despite his attempt to catch up, it seemed as if he were going nowhere. Leon was immensely confused as he made it to the exit and there was no one in the hallway. He scanned the crowd and found Andy standing where D had left her sobbing piteously. He turned her to face him. "What the HELL is going on, where is that person taking D? What did you do?" Leon yelled.

"Whoa, there, calm down." Leon looked up and stared into the face of man who could comparatively be as pretty as D. "I'm Daphnus, a High Prince of Arcadia." Leon took in the pale skin, large almond shaped eyes and long flowing black hair. "She did not do anything, we tried to get here and warn him. We have to find them as soon as possible."

Andy took a deep breath and calmed herself. She pulled out what looked like a pager and spoke into it. "Tisiphone, take the children to a safe place, Clarisande, you stay with the other detectives and lead them to where ever I end up, track me. Chimaera, you and Nestoir come with me." Leon noted the small blond in a red and black pantsuit came forward and nodded. "Carious, silver infinity, I'm on my way." Andy looked pointedly at Daphnus, "Well let's go!" She said and took Leon's hand, "He'll ride with me."

Leon was dragged to the parking lot where a myriad of motorcycles awaited the small crowd. Andy pulled him to one the glowed brightly silver. He gasped as bracelets appeared on her wrists where there had been none before. She clicked them together once and her deep purple evening gown changed to black leather pants and a corset top. She looked at the Bike and smiled. "Two this time Cari," The bike glowed brighter and Leon had to look away from the intensity. When he looked back again, the bike was a two seater.

"You are a bit emotionally upset, perhaps I should drive." Leon said as Andy wiped more tears from her face.

"Carious will only work for me, but you're welcome to try. The longer you piss about the longer D is…" Andy could not continue, she wiped her face again and mounted the bike, Leon wordlessly mounted behind her. He noted a bright red and gold bike beside them, with a tiny blond in red leather. The two Princes flanked the girls. With a roar of multiple engines the small group set of into the night.

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D trembled in terror as he was thrown inside the pet shop. "How dare you?" D cringed as the words were yelled at him. He backed away from the cloaked figure as much as he could and raised his hands to protect himself as much as possible. "What were you thinking? Have you learned nothing? Your job is dispensing judgment upon this filthy race and here you are…"Rage distorted anything else that could have been said. D cowered on the couch as the cloaked figure loomed menacingly above him.

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Andy pulled to a screeching halt outside the pet shop. She vaulted from the bike and Leon was hard pressed to keep up with her sprint down the stairs. She reached the door and bounced against it when it would not open. Leon reached for his key. "Oophuehnu," Leon was befuddled by the strange word until he saw a burst of what could only be called lightning shoot from her fine boned hand. The door burst in on itself and they ran inside to an empty pet shop.

"Damn it they aren't here," Leon ran his hands through his hair. He turned to leave the shop, but Andy stopped him.

"By royal order of the Arcadian court, Desist," She commanded. Faint light could be seen in the pet shop. Leon blinked doubting his eyes. The rest of the royalty set up a defensive stance around Andy. "Desist," She said again. The light grew brighter and voices could be heard.

"Not only do you allow that filthy man to live here in the shop, you have allowed him to defile you." A thud was heard. Leon looked around. He could hear D saying something, but the words were muffled. "You're nothing more than a plaything for the humans, you are a disgusting loose harlot, how dare you?" Leon felt tears prick his eyes, he could not see D and who ever was berating him. His dearest need was to hold D and comfort him. He blinked and could faintly make out D standing in front of the couch, tears streaming down his face. The cloaked figure stood before his hands out as if he wanted to strangle D. Leon ran forward and slammed into what could only be an invisible wall.

D hung his head and sniffled. "I love him." Leon paused; those words coming from D had always made his breath catch. He looked up to see the cloaked figure draw his hand back. The back of his hand connected with D's face and sent him sprawling. Leon shoved against the invisible barrier; he looked at Andy and saw that she was trying to open it.

"Desist now, I say," Andy yelled. The haze over the room vanished and Leon fell forward. He caught himself and ran immediately to D's prone form. Leon pulled the figure away from D. He gathered D into his arms and stroked his face. "It's my fault, it's all my fault." Andy could be heard sobbing.

"Leon…" D mumbled as he felt gentle hands caressing the side of his face that wasn't bruised. Leon could see the cloaked man striding towards him, he drew his gun. D scrambled from Leon's lap and stood in front of him. "Leon, he's my father." D would have said more, but his father shoved him aside. "Father no!" D said and stood back in front of Leon. "I won't let you hurt him." D's father looked murderous.

"You would protect him, with your life." D's father said and pointed an accusing finger at D. D stood firm and nodded.

"Touch him again and I may be forced to hurt you." Leon heard the tiny blond woman say as she stepped around. In her hand was a golden gun, cocked and ready.

"Chimaera, surely you understand…" D's father began.

"I understand only that you have a hatred for my race, or did you forget that the Arcadian Royale is as human as Leon. We are gravely insulted." Chimaera said, not once lowering her weapon.

D's father gave him a look and broke into bitter laughter. "You love him, and you say he loves you. I will expose the lie and reveal the truth. He does not love you, because he does not know you. Tell him the truth, child and if you have been so foolish as to defile yourself for no apparent reason…, you know the consequences, and do not be so foolish as to think that I would ever suffer a human as my son."

Leon was not clear on the proceedings of the evening, he was not sure what had just been said, but Andy looked fit to kill. "You will be hearing from King Zarro himself." She grated out.

"Long has been the time since I have done his bidding," D's father said derisively, with a swirl of his cloak, he left the pet shop and vanished into the night.

D sank weakly to the couch and cradled his head in his palms. Never had Leon seen him so dejected. He had seen him shaken when the basilisk had died, he had been near tears when Leon had nearly destroyed the dragon egg, He had been livid, and hurt when he had thought Leon was seeing J.J, but never had he been so distraught. Leon took D into his arms and held him tightly. D winced and held himself rigid.

Andy held out one of her small cold hands and pressed it to his bruised face. D sighed and leaned into the touch. "Andromache!" Nestoir yelled and snatched her hand away. "I can not allow you to…sorry D, but," Nestoir pulled her to her feet.

"No, I would never ask it, had I realized in time… what she was doing, I would have stopped her." D said and leaned heavily against Leon.

"Then find him and bring him back…he dealt it, he can damn well deal with it." Andy demanded.

"You know he is long gone by now." Daphnus said trying to be calming in the face of Andy's near hysteria.

"Then Nes-honey, let me…it's my fault he found out. I was so happy for D that I was talking about it in court, he heard it from Aurora, she meant no harm, she thought he would be as pleased as every one else that D was happy, but he wasn't and it's my fault D is hurt."

"It was not your fault, your highness." D said, "My father would have found out sooner or later."

"What is she trying to do with her hand?" Leon asked, he had witnessed lots of strange things tonight; he would not be surprised by anything said.

"Transference… I am an empath, I can take his pain and either keep it or pass it on." Andy said, straining against her husband's hold. "I deserve to keep it, for having a big mouth."

"Can you do that to anyone?" Leon asked and Andy nodded. "Then do it to me, my face has had more slaps than any man ought to, I can take one more."

"You are only looking at the surface." Daphnus said as he noted D's rigid posture.

"No, your highness," D said to Daphnus. "Just my face, so I can work in the front of the shop without too many questions being asked."

Andy broke free of her husband and touched D's arm. "Dear God!" she broke into sobs. "He beat you." D completely folded into Leon hiding his tears.

"Do it." Leon said. "He got this because of loving me. I at least have the muscles to bear it." Leon said.

"Are you sure?" D asked incredulous that Leon would do such a thing for him.

"I love you…despite what papa D thinks, I will always love you." Leon turned to Andy. "What do I need to do?"

"Not squeeze my hand." Andy said, she left one hand on D and took Leon's other hand. She glowed brightly silver and Leon gasped as he felt invisible hands hitting him he gasped one final time as a hand struck him hard across the face. Leon was breathing heavily as he looked over, he raised the sleeves of his elegant evening cheongsam and sighed, there were no more bruises.

"I'm ok, see, just a couple of bruises, I get worse in a bar fight." Leon said wiping tears from D's face. "That wimpy vampire did more harm than this." Leon assured D.

"You had a quarrel with him?" D asked. Leon shrugged and pulled D in close.

"I was fighting over you before I even realized it." Leon kissed D's forehead as loud footsteps could be heard coming down the pet shop stairs. Ryo, Jill, Dee and the children ran in.

"D!" came from loud voices as several other Arcadian royalty filed into the pet shop.

"Everything is all right." Andy assured everyone as she ushered them out of the shop leaving Leon and D alone.

To-Be-Continued