Vampire Game Fan Fiction ❯ Duck, Duck, Ishtar ❯ Just a little suspicious... ( Chapter 1 )

Jill snuck another peek at Krai. The larger boy was dozing at his post on the other side of the Princess' door. His head hung heavily back against the thick doorframe, his bangs lolling over his headband to just brush the lids of his green eyes. Jill almost wished those eyes were open so he could watch their quick & mischievous flashes. But then he wouldn't be able to stare so openly at his fellow guardsman.

Krai snorted softly in his sleep & mumbled incoherently. His head rolled around and down to hang onto his chest from his strong neck. This made his soft golden hair fall like a porcupine's quills, jutting out from his head in all directions. Jill stifled a giggle & gazed at the outline of Krai's streamline nose. The outline of firm, inviting lips caused Jill to wet his own with a quick swipe of his tongue. Then there was his partner's gently rounded chin and his smooth, sharp jaw line. Jill could almost feel the skin taught along the bones beneath that jaw under his fingertips. He longed to reach out and brush them along that beautiful line of warm flesh.

Krai often teased him for being an innocent virgin & soft, but what he didn't know wouldn't hurt either of them. Right? Krai didn't need to know he'd been raised in the brothel where his mother had worked, or that he'd often been called upon to provide services himself when he'd reached a certain age. But that was all before he was recruited to the Armed Guards of Phelios. Krai didn't need to know the extant of experience Jill actually had.

Jill's sad musings & indiscriminant staring were abruptly interrupted by the door bursting open & a very sleepy Ishtar dropping a surprised looking kyawl kitten on the hall floor & then slamming the door. The cat sat where he'd been dropped, blinking. He then sauntered off, looking for all the world like he was pouting.

It was then that Krai's head sprang up & his dignity tried to restore itself. “Ah! Yessir! Huh? Wha?” He glanced around, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. Jill giggled at the bleary expression & explained what was going on.

“Ishtar just put her cat out. Darres isn't back yet.”

Krai stretched, showing off his firmly sculpted torso & thick arm muscles. Jill's mouth watered. “Didn't he go off with Yujinn again?”

Jill had to shake himself out of the things he'd been imagining. “Huh?”

“That's the third time this week he's gone to see Yujinn privately after Ishtar's gone to bed.” Krai sniggered with a knowing gleam in his eye. Jill was so distracted by those emerald depths; he found it difficult to concentrate on what the other was saying again. “Figures the Captain would go for that type. Tall, blonde, feminine, but probably dominating.” He smirked & winked at Jill, who, having entirely missed what he was talking about, blushed deeply & averted his eyes from the honey-skinned Adonis, adjusting his scabbard & staff as he did so to hide his growing appreciation of the other's beauty.

Krai laughed outright at the younger boy's response & leaned over to elbow him in the ribs. “C'mon, Jill! Two men together isn't that strange! You're so cute when you're embarrassed!” He laughed some more & returned to his side of the door.

Jill stared wide-eyed. Had Krai just said what he thought he said? He played the words over again in his head. Yes, it certainly seemed he had said that. And that other part too. Krai thought he was cute…!! Then the voice replaying in his head seemed to change, growing louder & more demanding.

“Jill! Wake up!” He snapped to attention and then gaped at the image a very disheveled Darres made before them. Jill could feel himself starting to sweat as Krai unsuccessfully tried to restrain his chuckles. Darres threw a sharp glance at Krai, who bit his soft, dark, inviting lip before piping up.

“Uh, sir—“ Krai made a wiping motion on his own chin. Now Jill found himself hard-pressed not to giggle. Darres frowned & reached up to his chin. His eyes went round and he quickly wiped away the drips of opaque whiteness and straightened his loosely-strapped chest plate. He cleared his throat authoritatively as he assumed his post and the others calmed themselves.

They stood there for another five minutes, Jill trying not to stare to openly at Krai, Krai blatantly watching Darres, his face giving off exactly what he was thinking, & Darres at first ignoring Krai & then gaining a far off look as Krai smirked even more. They stood guard like this until determined footfalls were heard coming down the corridor and they all snapped to attention. The Princess' personal doctor rounded the corner and approached the door, long blond hair flowing behind him, his lips reddened & full against his pale complexion. Darres stepped out to intercept him, glaring in a way Jill wasn't quite sure was necessary.

“I'm afraid Her Highness has retired for the evening and isn't to be disturbed.”

“I've brought her medicine from Yujinn. You wouldn't want her getting ill, now would you, Captain.” The doctor drew his fingers gently along the side of Darres' face.

Something was going on here Jill decided. Darres had come back from his “meeting” in a bad mood, and now Ishtar's doctor showed up looking all snogged out, having just been to see Yujinn, & started flirting with the Captain.

Darres swallowed & continued to glare at the doctor. “Very well. You may enter. Just don't expect her to like being woken up.” Darres stepped aside & the doctor entered the dragon's lair-oops, um the Princess' room.

All was calm for a few moments and Jill's gaze started to drift back in Krai's general direction. He stood so erect when Darres was around, trying to impress the boss probably. Jill let his mind wander Krai's body a bit more.

BANG! Something hit the other side of the door - hard. “I don't care who is screwing who, you stupid bat! I told you to get out!!” The door flew open and a very surprised looking doctor was pushed out onto the hall. “And STAY out this time!” The door slammed. The doctor blinked a few times, along with everyone else, & then sauntered off, looking for all the world like he was pouting.

Yes, Jill decided, something was definitely going on.