Fake Fan Fiction / Pet Shop Of Horrors Fan Fiction ❯ Sugar RUSH ❯ Enchantment ( Chapter 18 )

Finally, it is here, the end of the wedding…please let me know what you think the next chapter will be up as soon as I can get a it of spare time, thank God that Spring Break is coming.

 

Sugar Rush 18

 

Zarro stood from his throne and padded barefoot over to High Prince Daphnus. He nodded once; Daphnus smiled and made a signal to Alera. Alera bowed and left the room. “I had a thought,” Zarro said, Lord D could not resist raising his brows at his king. “Not such a rare occurrence as some of you may think,” Zarro said grinning at Lord D accepting a renewal of their old friendship. “I know that today there will be a moment when Count D the younger will be unbound. In that moment is he most vulnerable to an attempt to take him. The best way to prepare for a situation is to make sure it can't happen.” Zarro quieted when Alera and Jhaymes returned to the room dragging a man bound in heavy Arcadian chains.

Sofu D smiled a chilling smile as Hama- was held just beyond the white carpet they stood on. “When you are done with the beast your majesty, I request to enact he duties bestowed upon me by the paternal rights of my son and my grandson.” Sofu said with relish. Zarro nodded his assent and Sofu looked as if he had been given a longed for Christmas gift.

Hama- began to tremble in fear as Zarro changed into his original form of an overly large white winged lion and stalked forward. Zarro circled Hama- several times before he growled out. “Do you recognize the ceremony that is about to take place?”

“Looks like a joining,” Hama- said derisively. “I figured you would not be allowed to participate in such a joining.”

“Alas, I can not officiate the joining, but what else do you think we are doing?” Zarro asked and licked his lips in a feral manner as he edged closer to Hama-.

“You don't scare me. You already said you are giving me to the oldest Count D, so you won't hurt me.” Hama- said with a sneer, “Your type holds to promises.”

“I enjoyed killing you,” Zarro said and sat on his haunches, he extended his index claw which was the size of Hama's head. “I will give you to him, alive, but you would be amazed what you can live through.” Zarro stood and shifted back to his human shape. “As it is I do not wish to spoil this joyous occasion with the sight of your filthy blood.” Zarro smiled over at D and Leon. “Beautiful is he not? Today before they are joined, Lord D and Sofu are releasing any claim they have to Count D.” Zarro said he frowned when he saw the light of excitement on Hama's face. “I know you think you can just kidnap him now and have your way with him, I know how y our sordid little mind works, you disgust me.”

“Come near him and I promise I will see you returned to hell in pieces.” Lord D said vehemently and stood blocking Hama's view of his son. “I may have loved you once, but you destroyed it a long time ago.”

“Today Leon will accept full guardianship of Count D, and because the relationship changes, so too do the rules. As he is now, no Kami can assume a paternal role with him, as he will be, no one but Leon can touch him intimately, whether by his decision or by force.” Zarro smiled at the horror that entered Hama's eyes. “I thought you would like to bear witness to it, ok I knew you would hate it, but wanted you to witness it to avoid later problems with you trying to kidnap him, you see, there would be nothing you could accomplish save to annoy the hell out of everyone.”

“You can't say that,” Hama- said frowning at the king's use of the word hell.

“I'm king, I can say what I want,” Zarro said. “Why would I not be able to say the name of the place my Lord sent your lord to after he was vanquished? It amuses me, the modern usage of the word.” Zarro turned his back on Hama and went to stand beside Lord and Sofu D in order for the ceremony to commence.

“You have my gratitude,” Lord D whispered to Zarro.

“None is needed old friend, none is needed.” Zarro patted Lord D shoulder as he had done so many times so long ago. Zarro nodded to Count D who assumed the position of a full jol in front of his Father and Grandfather. He extended his hands out in front of him from his prostrate position and lowered his head to the floor. D then stood with his hands at his side “Lord D, I have to ask if you are willing to release your son of your care?”

Lord D sighed it had been easier before when he had rage to guide him, now. Lord D looked at his son, he loved him, “if it is his wish,” Lord D said. D nodded hoping to quell the doubts that plagued his father. “Then yes your majesty, I will release my rights to my son.”

“Sofu D in the event that your son releases the paternal care of his son you are charged with accepting them, do you accept them?” Zarro asked Sofu D.

“I do accept the paternal rights to my grandson,” Sofu said with out hesitation.

“And do you know release those rights.” Zarro asked next, Sofu paused, understanding his son's reluctance to let go of D.

“Yes your majesty, I release my paternal rights to my grandson.” Sofu could not look at D as Zarro stepped to Leon.

“You have been gifted with the love of a Kami, will you promise to care for this precious gift as none other?” Zarro asked Leon. Leon bowed low before the king.

“This Kami will be as my heart, each breath he takes will be its beat.” Leon said remembering the proper lines he had been taught by Sofu.

“Then claim your heart for as it is it is in danger of another.” Zarro said and stepped aside. Daphnus walked forward carrying an ornately designed box as he opened the box, Andy began to sing.

 

“aoi sora ga    ureshikute

fui ni kakedashite shimatta hito

ame no hi ni    tomodachi kara

uchiakebanashi wo sareta hito

katteta NEKO wo shinaseta hito

inochi no owari wo shitte'ru hito

kimi wa   boku nanda

boku wa   kimi nanda”

 

Leon went to his knees and lifted the edges of D's many robes. D raised his foot and allowed Leon to remove his shoe. Leon reached into the box Daphnus carried and pulled out a pair of White shoes. The shoes were the same design of the ones he was wearing only the stones across the top were blue. Leon replaced D shoes and lowered the robes then stood to his feet.

 

umi wo mite-itara    totsuzen ni

tsuyoki ni natte sakenda hito

mienai    yakusoku wo shinjite

hitasura tabi wo tsudzuke'ru hito

un ga warui to boyaku hito

nanika ga chigau to nayamu hito

kimi wa   boku nanda

boku wa   kimi nanda

 

Leon then took D's hand and rolled the sleeves of his robe back revealing the cuffs that had been placed on him by his father and grandfather. “Because I did not place these here, I do not have the right to remove them.” Leon said and stepped aside. Lord and Sofu D stepped forward and removed their respective cuffs. D gasped as he felt, for the first time, the feeling of abandonment. He could no longer feel the connection he had with his father and grandfather. He blinked rapidly as tears stung his eyes. This was not supposed to hurt; he thought and looked to see similar expressions of grief on his father and grandfather's face.

 

 

 

kawaii hito wo    mamoritai

yawai jibun ni sawaritai

ima made ichido mo    shitai koto no nai

sayonara no iikata

kuchi kara kobore ochita uta

karada no uchigawa de hikaru genseki

kimi wa   boku nanda

boku wa   kimi nanda

 

“With my love I claim you as mine,” Leon said and placed the first Cuff on D's raised wrist. “I will protect you with my life is necessary and I will love you with my dying breath.” Leon placed the second Cuff on D's wrist and D felt a lessening of his pain he looked up at Leon and the pain vanished completely. Leon turned and bowed to the King who smiled and went back to his throne.

 

kore kara no koto    kangae nagara

itsu no ma ni ka nete shimatta toki

kowarenai to    omotte'ta mono ga

akkenaku kowarechatta toki

waza to warui koto wo shitai toki

yuuyake ga mune ni haitta toki

kimi wa   boku nanda

boku wa   kimi nanda

la la la   lala lala la la

la la la   lala lala laa

 

Andy finished her song and smiled brightly as Leon took D's hand and turned in front of Sofu D. Sofu walked over in front of the King's throne and faced Leon and D. Leon turned and walked to the Sofu. Count D waited a beat and walked a full step behind Leon with his head bowed. Leon turned and looked at him oddly. Why was D acting so weird? Leon thought as Sofu seemed to be about to say something, Leon held up his hand.

“Ah… No… Not like this,” Leon said. D looked startled as Leon stepped away from Sofu and pulled D along away from the crowd.

“Have I done something to displease you?” D asked respectively keeping his eyes lowered.

“Yes, as a matter of fact you have,” Leon said. “Look at me D,” D was confused and did not budge from his spot. He had displeased Leon? Leon placed his hand under D's chin and raised his face till he looking into D's eyes. “I put those cuffs on you, not so that I could enjoy ownership of you, but to protect you. You are not my slave, you are my companion. I want to be joined to the person I fell in love with, not some subservient porcelain doll. When I do something stupid, I want you to yell at me. When I piss you off I want your shoes tossed at my head. And I if I really piss you off I want you to use your kung fu and kick my ass. Baby I love you, who you are inside this get up,” Leon fingered the material of the robe D wore.

D breathed a sigh of relief and embraced Leon. “Thank you,” D said softly and realized that his new role in life, as his father had explained it to him, really would not be much different from what it had been. He did not have to fear the servitude, his grandfather and father had so feared would be his fate. Servitude, D thought in essence, was still servitude, no matter how loving the person who claimed you behaved. Even though he knew Leon loved him, D knew that he would soon come to despise the position he would hold, and so would come to despise Leon, with no course of action that would end his dilemma.

“Your fears were unfounded, if I had thought that Leon would treat you in such a manner, I never would have allowed the procedure to take place.” Zarro said from his throne. His hearing was above that of a normal human and Leon realized so was almost everyone else in the room. He looked around to note the admiring looks he was receiving. Leon blushed as Lad Aurora wiped blood red tears from her pale cheeks.

“Yeah, well I love you,” Leon said to D. “Now let's finish this thing, the king looks hungry and he did warn about using me for a snack.” Leon turned and smiled at Hama- who was looking at him curiously.

“Why would you do such a thing?” Hama- asked of Leon who looked so pleased with himself.

“Because I love him,” Leon said. “The person I met and tried to arrest, the person who treated me like a buffoon, and the person who is helping me raise my brother, who makes my world spin in crazy circles, the person who is carrying my child. But of course you would not know a thing about love, would you. I think it is something you are quite incapable of.”

“I was the one betrayed!” Hama- yelled.

“Then you should have beaten me as you did,” Lord D was heard. “You had every right. Beaten yes, killed me even… but my son. Why did you have to touch my son?”

“I wanted you to hurt as much as I did.” Hama- said simply. There was no remorse in his voice at all, in fact, he smiled. “You know, he still cried for you, even after I had had you thrown out.” Lord D closed his eyes and tears fell freely down his face.

“You killed D-San,” D said to Hama- “as surely as if you had opened his wrists yourself.”

“Gag him,” King Zarro said before Hama- could say any more. Alera enjoyed shoving a piece of course material into Hama's mouth and tying it off tightly. She hoped it was painful. Jhaymes stood on the tail of the gag putting pressure on it, making sure it did hurt.

“Zarro's not the only one getting hungry,” Aurora said an urged Leon and D back in front of Sofu. Leon smiled as this time they stood side by side. JJ broke away from where he had been sitting and took Lord D into his arms.

“I could shoot him a couple of times, in places you choose.” JJ whispered as he wiped Lord D's face with his handkerchief. “Please stop crying, your son can rest in peace now that his attacker has been captured and will receive punishment. Your father looks like he wants blood and lots of it.” Lord D inhaled deeply and smiled a watery smile at JJ. Because he needed to, because he no longer cared who saw or knew, Lord D pressed his lips to JJ's and listened as his son exchanged his vows.

Chris stood proudly next to Leon and thrust his small hand forward giving up the small velvet box he had guarded all day. Leon took the ring and stared deep into D's mismatched eyes, “I do, he placed the silver band in front of the jeweled one he had given him at thanksgiving.

Chris then turned his offering to D who smiled and bent to retrieve Leon's ring. D placed a kiss on Chris forehead. -You look really pretty D. - Chris thought with a smile.

“Thank you Chris,” D said and stood. “I do,” D said and placed the ring on Leon.

Leon pulled D close and kissed him heartily before the cheering crowd. Blue, purple, gold and white flower petals rained from the ceiling of the palace. Clarisande stood before the king and bowed before she began to sing. (Song: Lucky, by Bif Naked. On Buffy the Vampire Slayer Series Soundtrack.) Leon took D's hand and they both grinned at each. Celeste stood from where she had sat beside the king and motioned that Leon and D should come to her. She uncased her wings as Clarisande's song reached its peak and ended on a beautiful note. She bowed her dark head at Celeste and took her leave sitting back with the other princes and princesses.

Celeste then embraced D and Leon and kissed both of their cheeks. She then sat back by the king. Zarro stood and announced that the party would commence in the ball room. Jill embraced Leon, tears falling down her face. Dee and Ryo came to congratulate them and smirked at JJ who held on to Lord D's hand. Sofu smiled a smile that was more chilling than any smile D had ever shown as Hama- was dragged off to the dungeon to await his arrival.

 

 

Break

 

 

Wow Leon thought as the party wore on, it was more vigorous than New Year's Eve; these Arcadians sure knew how to party. Chris, Bikky and Carol had been put to bed hours ago and Andy sat leaning against her husband looking like a beautiful wilted rose. The king stood on his dais and gained everyone's attention. “Sofu D and I have made arrangements for the two joined here today a gift so to speak, of a vacation.”

“Your bags are already packed, just go and get into the carriage.” Sofu said as D looked confused at him. “Or do you not think your father can handle running my shop?” D blushed as Leon scooped him up into his arms and carried him from the ballroom.

 

Break

 

Leon did not know why, but he suspected the ride to take a long time. In fact it took less than fifteen minutes. The carriage door opened and Leon gasped as he and D stepped out into what looked like a field a lush garden. D stared around in awe at the myriad of blooming flowers. “It's beautiful,” Leon said looking around. He saw the mansion that awaited them and gasped.

“I'm home,” D said softly as he fell to his knees and stroked a flower petal. “This is grandfather's garden; I have not been here since…” D paused and wiped a tear. “Since…” Leon kissed D deeply.

“I Love you baby,” Leon said and lay D back among the flowers and climbed on top of him not caring a thing about the beautiful white cheongsam. D wrapped his arms around Leon's neck and welcomed the kiss that would erase all the bad memories of this place, as he knew had been the intent of his grandfather. This was his home.

“Hey!” Leon sat up abruptly and stared down at D, “How did we get to China in les than fifteen minutes?” D laughed and pulled Leon's face back to his and kissed him. Leon relaxed against D and for a moment he was enchanted by the long strands of his golden hair that had become entwined with dark strands of D's hair which seemed to raise up to meet his hair, just as D arched and reached up so that his body reached up to Leon. “I love you so much.” Leon said and licked D's neck.

“MMMMM…Leon-kun, I love you too.” D said and sighed he was truly happy.

 

Author's note: Here it is the wedding finale. It is not the end of the series; D is still pregnant you know. So look for the next chapter coming soon…