Fake Fan Fiction / Pet Shop Of Horrors Fan Fiction ❯ Sugar RUSH ❯ A Lesson Learned ( Chapter 24 )

Hello all, it has been a while, and I am sorry. Things have gotten a bit busy and I did not have time to write this. Please understand that chapters may slow down a bit because of school, but there is light at the end of the tunnel…

 

Sugar Rush 24

 

D sat absently brushing Ten-Chan's tails while his father instructed a new customer what to feed the newly sold creature. The owner looked infatuated with Lord D. D looked around and found JJ glaring at the man in a not so subtle way. “Don't worry,” Ryo leaned over to whisper to JJ. “He'll be dead before the month is out. He doesn't look like the type to follow rules.”

“What gives you that impression?” JJ asked next.

“The tattoo on his arm said rules are made to be broken in Kanji.” Ryo said simply.

“You read Kanji?” Dee asked, he had been listening with half an ear while watching the strange creatures clamor for D's attention. D had a treat and a word of adoration for each of them. They climbed over and around him. JJ feared for their claws being so near to him. Some of them looked downright ferocious.

“There is no need to fear for my son, he is more than fine in their care. I would trust them with him before I would trust a bumbling human.” Lord D said with a smile. JJ blushed when it seemed that Lord D had read his mind again. Leon chose that moment to enter the shop biting his tongue to keep swear words at bay. One look proclaimed his foul mood. “Speaking of bumbling humans, I wonder what onerous bug has bitten that one.” Lord D said with a meaningful look at Q-Chan.

“You!!!!” Leon ground out and pointed an angry finger at Q-Chan. “Every time I turn around you are there…you do it on purpose don't you?”

“Kyuuu….Kyu?” Q-Chan chirped innocently and snuggled closer to D's ear.

“Don't give me that.” Leon reached for the little creature wondering how to strangle such a small neck. D stood quickly and hid Q-Chan behind his back cradled safely in his nimble hands.

“T-Chan,” Leon called, T-Chan looked up at Leon, “Eat him.” T-Chan's eyes widened and he backed away from Leon refusing to become involved in the squabble taking place, however bizarre it was.

“Leon, eat this.” Lord D said calmly and held out two small blue pills. Leon took them and swallowed them with the water Lord D offered him. “It is so nice to be trusted; I mean you didn't even ask what it was.”

“What was that?” Leon asked suspicious of Lord D's mischievous grin.

“A mild sedative and a bit of calcium, you are vastly irritated, or shall I say irritating.” Lord D said and moved as Leon sat on a chair and smiled up at him. “Or perhaps that was one of the poppy covered aphrodisiacs…I wonder, well time will tell.”

“You can be arrested for that you know,” JJ said nervously. Lord D held out his hands with a coy smile. JJ grinned, “If I put Hand cuffs on you, we won't make it to the station.” JJ said with a chuckle.

“Just don't lose your keys.” D said bitterly and stood.

“Not so fast,” Lord D reached around D and plucked Q-Chan from his grasp. “At night see that you accompany Orcot the younger to bed and stop being a nuisance.” Lord D chastised Q-Chan who chirped unrepentantly and flew away.

“I'd say from the look on his face that it has been almost a week for you guys.” Dee said to D who blushed and refused to answer. “If he is this tense now, how is he going to react when you get too round for it? On that day, I resign.” Dee grumbled and headed out of the shop. “Well Kids, I'm off for the weekend. Ryo and I are taking the boys and Carol to a game this weekend. See that you don't give the ladies too much trouble.” Leon sat in a relaxed stupor.

“Definitely was a sedative.” Lord D said and looked down at the myriad of small pills in his hand. “I suggest you put him to bed before he starts to drool.”

 

Break

 

JJ followed Lord D to his bedroom and immediately kissed his soft lips. Lord D sighed and backed up to his bed, ready to do whatever JJ wanted. JJ noted the lackluster response he was getting and backed slightly away. “Is something wrong?” JJ asked and looked deeply into Lord D's eyes.

“Oh, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.” Lord D said and undid his robe so that JJ would have better access to his body.

“No,” JJ closed the robe and held Lord D's trembling hands still. “Tell me what is wrong with you.”

Lord D sighed and looked away from JJ. “It has been a long day, and I had to give Andy an emergency checkup, she is having pain and minor spotting, oh dear, forget I said that. Dr. patient privilege you know. And well, some of the animals have been misbehaving. D is the only one that can truly control the Honlon; yet I fear to let him go near it when it is in discourse. And…”

“You're tired.” JJ said simply he wanted to laugh, and yet, he wanted to cry. “Why didn't you tell me?” Lord D lowered his head and refused to meet JJ's gaze. “I see,” JJ said softly. He pulled Lord D into his arms and cradled him there. Lord D relaxed and enjoyed the feel of JJ's heart beating against his back. “What do you think would happen if you told me to stop?” Lord D said nothing, but JJ noted that his entire body began to tremble. At this JJ did begin to cry. What could he do to get through to his beloved?

“Jemi-Chan…?” Lord D began to turn around and found himself crushed to JJ in a severe hug.

“Don't you ever be afraid to tell me no,” JJ gasped out. He moved beside Lord D and sat down. JJ frowned when Lord D still did not raise his head. “I treasure you. You have taken up a firm residence in my heart; to hurt you would be to hurt myself. I will never… Leon gave you his spare, tomorrow I will teach you how to aim, I…I don't know what else to say darling. What else can I do? I am not that fiend that mistreated you. Why won't you look at me?” JJ sobbed.

“You're sitting on my hair.” Lord D said quietly and laughed through his tears. JJ looked down and saw that he was indeed sitting on long silken strands of shiny black hair. Should Lord D raise his head he would hurt himself. JJ shifted and moved the hair from beneath him. “I love you Jemi-Chan. I know that it is hard for you to deal with me and my fears. But they are second nature to me and long ingrained. I am sorry if I offend you with my ignorance.”

“You just have to stop comparing me to him, that's all I ask. I don't expect immediate results, I know it was a hard lesson learned, but promise you will try.” JJ said and stroked Lord D's hair. “I love you, now let's get some sleep.” JJ stripped down to his shorts and completely undressed Lord D and pulled him into his arms and settled down to get some sleep. He was staying? Lord D thought in wonder. They weren't…and he was… Impulsively Lord D kissed JJ and smiled brightly at him before he wrapped his arms around him and drifted off to sleep. JJ lay for along time staring at Lord D and hating Hamanosuke Nimuri.

 

Break

 

The sun rose on another day before Leon opened his eyes. He grinned to find himself alone in their bedroom with D. There was no furry creature in sight. Leon went to brush the odd taste from his mouth, vowing to do something horrible to Lord D as soon as he had made D lose his mind. Leon returned to the room to find D sitting up in bed smiling at him. It was not his usual happy morning smile, but blatant invitation. Leon was more than happy to accept. His lips met D's in an inferno of passion. D was not pliant his hands worked furiously to remove the hampering clothing. “Good Morning.” Leon mumbled before he lowered his head to D's lap and had breakfast.

 

Break

 

“What a wonderful day today is.” D said in the calm after the storm.

“Yeah, you're incredible.” Leon mumbled and bit the delicate shoulder pressed against his nose.

“Leon…” D said and sat up away from Leon. “You know what today is right?”

“Um…Saturday?” Leon frowned when D pouted and left the bed. D shoved his arm into his sleeve and left the room in search of breakfast. Leon entered the kitchen and received a glare from D who stood behind his father and petted Q-Chan. Q-Chan seemed to preen triumphantly.

“Stop it,” Lord D chastised the little creature.

“What is so special about today?” Leon asked D not sure if he had missed some holiday.

D promptly threw a bowl of rice at Leon's head and stalked from the kitchen. “Ow,” Leon grumbled and turned to follow D only to have a slipper bounce next where the bowl had hit, followed by the other in quick succession. Leon really panicked when it looked as if D were close to tears. “I'm sorry.” Leon went to embrace D but was shoved away. “What ever I did I am sorry.”

“Beast,” D said low and pouted before he stomped into their room and slammed the door.

“I am so confused.” Leon grumbled and headed back to the kitchen to clean up the bowl of spilled, no thrown, rice.

“Perhaps this will help,” Lord D said and placed a manila envelope in front of Leon. Jill strolled into the kitchen and whistled.

“Wow, what a war zone, dare I ask what the heck happened?” Jill said and bent to help Lord D with the mess as Leon perused his old case file on Count D.

“Little D happened,” Leon grumbled. “Papa D what does all this have to do with today?”

“You really are a great idiot,” Lord D expelled and got to his feet he stalked over to Leon and flipped a few pages and found the one he was looking for. One perfectly manicured fingernail stabbed the paper.

“Robin Hendrix, that was my first case here…oh no, today is March 10th. It is the anniversary of the first day we met. Why didn't he say something?” Leon asked Lord D.

“Leon! You're supposed to remember, if he had to tell you it wouldn't be the same.” Jill explained she went to the stove and made herself a plate of rice and vegetables, there was also rice balls with sweet bean paste fillings and scrambled egg substitute. “Wow you cooked all this?” She said and beamed a smile at Lord D.

“You cook, you clean, you take care of the animals and your patients…no wonder you are exhausted.” JJ said. Without another word he took Lord D's hand and led him to his room. “You should get dressed and spend the day with me.” Lord D smiled it sounded wonderful but…

“The shop…,” Lord D said and prepared to get dressed anyway.

“Survived for how many years while you were away? D is not showing, he can run the front of the shop and I think Leon can handle feeding the animals. Chris is gone for the day and Andy is… Is…I am sure she'll be fine for one day.” Lord D smiled, he wanted to go… “Besides, you're having dinner with my grand mother and I tonight anyway, or were you planning to cook dinner here before you left?” That was exactly his plan; Lord D blushed and rushed through dressing, knowing he would enjoy his day.

Leon paced outside his bedroom door and listened for sounds of movement. With a sigh he opened the door and prepared to dodge whatever missile D lodged at his head. D sat on the bed with his arms crossed and glared at Leon. “Baby, how was I supposed to remember, we never celebrated it before?”

“You never shared my bed before.” D said and refused to allow Leon to touch him. Leon sat beside him anyway. D felt like a child scooting further away from Leon. “Well, you didn't.”

“Was I supposed to get a gift?” Leon asked.

“I don't know, we never celebrated before,” D said.

“So why are you so upset?” Leon asked and smiled when he finally managed to get D into his arms.

“I don't know…” D sighed, “I feel these raging emotions one moment and the next there are gone, then they come back twice as bad. Leon, I am sorry I threw the rice at you, and my shoes, and I am sorry I dipped your badge in molasses…”

“You did what!?” Leon sat away from D and looked around the room. He saw the soggy mess on the dresser and sighed.

“I was really mad,” D said and bit his lower lip waiting for Leon's reaction. Leon threw his head back and laughed.

“I love you so much; please just tell me, why the hell do we have molasses in our room?” Leon said between guffaws.

D shrugged his shoulders. “I didn't know we had it, I was just thinking of how nice it would be to have it and there it was.”

“Like telekinesis or something? Leon asked. D shrugged. Leon stood and pulled D barefoot from the room, still not trusting him with shoes. He found Jill alone in the kitchen. “Where is Lord D, we might have a problem?”

“Why is it a problem?” D asked.

“What's going on?” Diana asked entering the kitchen and noting Leon's tense stance.

“D was thinking of molasses in our room and it appeared.” Leon said in shock, “It is a problem, because you never did it before.”

“So,” Jill said waiting for a problematic situation to be explained.

“I just want to know if it is a side effect of his condition or…”

“Side effect, condition, you say it like I am diseased Detective.” D said and threw a sopping wet towel at Leon before he stalked off. Leon looked at the empty sink and frowned.

“Where'd you get that?” Leon called.

“I wanted to hit you with a wet towel and a wet towel was in my hand.” D said.

“Where is Lord D,” Leon begged Jill, Diana laughed.

“I passed them on the way in. JJ said to tell you that today everything is your responsibility, he will return his love in the morning.” Diana said and helped herself to breakfast.

“And Lord D left, just like that?” Leon said bewildered and dried his face with a paper towel from Jill. “Oh dear.”

 

Break

 

Lord D strolled along the forest preserve arm in arm with JJ and smiled. JJ was amazed; it seemed as if every animal in the area had come by at least twice to greet them. The other tourist were beginning to stare at them as wave after wave of creatures danced attendance upon Lord D. JJ sat on a bench and watched. “She's gorgeous,” JJ looked up into a strange blond man's face. The man sat beside him and JJ noted he had soft brown eyes. JJ opened his mouth to inform the man of his mistake when he said. “What's a little dipshit like you doing with a fine babe like that?” Immediately JJ thought those eyes weren't so soft.

“Why don't you return to the rock you escaped from?” JJ said tightly and walked over. Lord D smiled up at him brightly and took his hand. JJ stared down to note the soft creature Lord D had placed there. The chipmunk looked up at him questioningly and settled down.

“Hey! You! Girl,” JJ bristled and turned to face the blond man from the bench as he stalked forward, JJ placed himself in front of Lord D. “Move,” The man commanded. JJ stood his ground. “Girlie, why don't you leave him alone and come walk with me, talk with me…sleep with me?” Lord D said nothing and carefully took the chipmunk from JJ and sat it on the ground to scamper away. “You do speak English don't you? I have a few words I can teach you, but first, remember Darnell, it's my name, you'll be screaming it later.” Lord D still did not acknowledge Darnell's presence. “Can you say suck? How about Cock, can you say that?” Darnell grabbed his crotch and adjusted it. Lord D's eyes widened and he gasped before he turned away.

“That's it,” JJ said trying to follow Lord D's example and ignore the jerk and failing miserably. “You sir are under arrest for sexual harassment and lewd behavior in a public park.”

“Right, and while you try to call the police, I'll beat the shit out of you.” Darnell said and grabbed JJ's shirt front and lifted him from his feet.

JJ raised his hands and chopped down hard on Darnell's neck. Darnell gasped and fell to his knees trying to draw breath. “And now I've got you for assaulting an officer.” JJ reached for his badge and his cuffs. As he cuffed Darnell he smiled and blew a kiss at Lord D. “You have the right to remain silent…”

 

To-Be-Continued