Life

Disclaimer: Castlevania belongs to Konami not me. I am making £0.00 out of this fic, it is written purely because I have a burning need to create. Although I would like to own Alucard . . . then he’d be mine.

Warning: this fic contains really Light YAOI (GuyXGuy), blood play and vampires (is this a necessary warning for a Castlevania fic?). However although the first few chapters are very easy going the later chapters include, Heavy Yaoi, Violence and discussing of sensitive subjects.

Rating: NC-17

Authoress note: I have changed aspects. I am aware Alucard’s eyes are a soft grey-ish colour, I was however inspired to change this as I have been before in my other fics.

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Chapter Three

The man Franz entrusted Adrian to betrayed him and he was sold once more in a new land, however he managed to escape. Adrian was found by someone taken to an orphanage or what passed for an orphanage then, but he did not remain long, a couple, Marian and Herbert Baker took him.

At first he constantly tried to return home, He ran to the docks several times but every time he was brought back, beaten and told he was home, after the first year or so he came to believe it, he forgot everything about his mother, father and home, he became Adrian Baker.

Adrian was educated by a tutor the Bakers hired until he was at the same level as other children his age then he was sent to a school, once there any lingering memories of his young days disappeared all together and he became a normal human boy.

His aversion to sunlight was waning, along with the nausea at entering chapels, although he did burn easily and still feel the antipathy at entering a chapel.

However when he hit puberty his more demonic side became physically visible.

He was of course sent to a doctor.

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“well from the sounds of it his symptoms are most unusual, you say he comes from a different land yes . . . well who knows with these backward godless countries I wouldn’t be surprised if it were the throw backs from demonic possession. . . may I see the child” an elderly doctor asks Marian and Herbert

“Adrian, you can come in now”

A pail boy of fifteen with long ivory hair enters the room and sits upon the wooden table.

“So this is Adrian” the doctor lifts Adrian’s chin and stares into his face “my, my, he is pail isn’t he”

“He’s always been like that” Marian puts forward “but recently . . .”

“Ah yes” the doctor lifts Adrian’s hands showing long, pointed ebony fingernails, “these we can cut”

However after many attempts and two pairs of broken scissors they give up

“Very well” the doctor continues the examination turning up with unbreakable fingernails, pointed elf like ears, amethyst coloured eyes where they were once copper, and some inhuman dentistry.

“I do believe my earliest conclusion was correct” the elderly doctor sits back “this boy has obviously suffered from his lack of Christian faith making his soul weak and easily possessed, I would not be surprised if he spent his entire young days the victim of strange daemons, it is hardly surprising that his body would develop physical signs”

“Is there anything we can do” Herbert Baker asks

“Does the boy attend church” the doctor asks

“Of course”

“Then no, as long as his soul is purified he is fine, these physical signs may or may not fade it all depends on the lord’s will” the Doctor concluded

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The unusual heritage was described off as a spiritual illness and Adrian continued with life as it was. At school he was able to join a group of other students his own age, Artemis who became his best friend, Simon, Louis and Jonathan. Once he had completed school he took an interest in philosophical pursuits; he became a student at a local university. Where his friends joined him, Adrian managed to get half way into my first year when the world was once again turned upside down.

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The morning sun rose quietly, bringing light down onto a large scholarly building. The light shines through a window, left open to the night’s warm air, into a room holding two students.

Adrian opened his right eye a crack and directly snapped it shut again as it was assaulted by the brightness of the morning. Groaning quietly he promptly pulls a blanket over his head and sets about returning to sleep.

In the bed next to his a young man with short cut brown hair and a slightly muscular build sits up blinking unfocusedly, rubbing the sleep from his eyes he smirks at the lump on the other bed and stands. Moving to the window he shuts the curtains before wandering into the adjoining bathroom.

Once the bathroom door closes a loud thump is heard causing Adrian to jerk upright blinking unfocused around the room, long pail blond hair in disarray.

“Uh . . .” is the intelligent reply

“you guys awake yet” the voice of Louis comes from behind the closed doorway to the room, the bathroom door opens and Artemis emerges as Adrian collapses back onto his mattress.

“I’m awake but Adrian’s somewhere between life and death” Artemis jokes

“Well hurry up you two, we’ll wait for you in the dinning hall” Louis’ voice portrays the smile on his face, his footsteps echo down the hall.

“You heard the man Adrian, get up” Artemis gently kicks the bottom of Adrian’s bed

“You people just don’t understand the meaning of Saturday” Adrian groans but obediently rolls out of bed. His voice accented even after all his years away.

“Yeah well if you went to bed at a normal time you wouldn’t have this problem” Artemis scolds

“You sound like Marian” the words are muffled as a shirt is pulled over head

“I was told to look after you . . . now boy brush your hair and I want you to eat a healthy breakfast and make sure you wash your face oh and no running around until forty minuets after breakfast we don’t want you getting cramps now do we” Artemis ordered trying to make his voice high and feminine

“You’re not funny”

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“Heavens above you guys take as long as girls to get ready” Simon snaps as Adrian and Artemis sit down to breakfast

“Yeah well Adrian had to fix his hair” Artemis nudges Adrian

“Not before you did your make up” Adrian snaps helping himself to what’s around the table

“It’s too early for your banter” Jonathan mutters flopping boneless next to Louis “it’s Saturday for crying out loud”

“Finally some one who understand the sacred law of Saturday” Adrian smiles gesturing towards Jonathan “thou shalt not awake before two pm”

“Two a clock you’ll have slept half the day away and look at it” Louis pointed out of one of the long windows “its perfect weather for being outside . . .”

“Here we go” Artemis whispers as Louis launches into his usual ‘it’s a wonderful life lecture’

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The university had funded for a camping trip as many of the students had been raised in the city and had only seen cobble stones and bricks, it was thought healthy for them to see the country and to try and live a simple life for a few days.

Many students willingly sighed up and some were sighed up against there will, Adrian was one of those “forgive me but a tent over a soft bed, you are joking Art”

The camping trip was where things went wrong. Since Adrian was fifteen he had obviously known he was not normal but as he continued to grow over the years he noticed other things, not to mention the obvious physical advantage over humans and of course the ever present hunger for blood had been making itself known.

Adrian had discovered the hunger a few months prior and was considering making it known to his adoptive parents thinking it part of his ‘disease’ but had decided against it, people were hanged for less, ‘I would just deal with this on my own’ had been his thoughts, however he found himself unable to deal with it and had been slipping badly as of late. The rat population had decreased rapidly along with cats and the occasional dog.

However he found it impossible to make himself feel disgust at what he had done, lord knows he did try, he lay awake at night telling himself what he did was evil, wrong and disgusting, all the things everyone else would think, but he didn’t feel evil and he wasn’t discussed with himself. Swallowing a life even a Rat’s made him feel a little less alone.

The camping trip was where he was enlightened.

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“aren’t you hot” Simon nudge Adrian as they dismounted and let there horses lose in a field “I mean, coat, boots and gloves Adrian look around you I see lose shirts and rolled up trousers”

“Back off Simon” Artemis snapped before looking to Adrian whom had raised a pail eyebrow at his roommate’s defensive nature

“Relax Art I was only asking” Simon muttered Artemis shrugged.

The group walked back to the main body of tents, which were pitched by a lake

“Should we check the traps” Louis asked

“We only set them half an hour ago” Simon smiled at his friends’ eagerness

“Well I’m famished, we could walk there by foot that would take longer” Louis almost begged

The group relented easily; Louis wasn’t the only hungry one. The traps had been set a little way off from camp, they had noticed a rabbit burrow hidden under a small thicket and had hidden wires in the foliage, however setting the wires hadn’t been easy and they’d made enough noise to frighten anything within two miles away, least to say no one was hopeful.

“If we’d have brought the hawks this would have been easier” Adrian muttered as they forced there way into the forest, snagging clothing on stray branches.

“We don’t even know if it failed yet” Artemis pointed out as the group emerged into where they had set traps “thank heavens for small miracles” Artemis voiced spotting the rabbit caught in a wire.

“Is one going to be enough there is four of us” Louis asked looking doubtful as he held up the rabbit, the thing was practically skin and bones.

“It’ll have to be” Simon shrugged “we’ve only got one”

As they were talking surprisingly a second rabbit exploded from a tunnel and raced away through the thicket, acting on pure reaction Adrian tore after it.

“You’ll never catch it” Artemis yelled

Without thinking Adrian had taken off after the rabbit, almost like a dog, if you run it will chase you, he had had moments like this before where his mind was swallowed by instinct but they were rare.

Tearing through the bushes instantly he had a rhythm to his movement, he can hear his own footfalls and the rabbits, thumping through the forest, sounds of panic and elation. He smiled widely feeling as if a weight is lifted, tension seems to melt from his body leaving only the sensation of movement. The rabbit is fast but he is faster, he leaps sending himself tumbling, gloved fingers gripping tightly to the struggling form of the rabbit.

Adrian grinned unpleasantly and opened his mouth wide. A sharp sound a short distance away made him stop, he closed his mouth harshly and looked around, nothing was visible but he couldn’t risk it. He looked down to the struggling rabbit and sighed disappointedly before breaking its neck and heading back to camp.

Two pairs of eyes watched the retreating form of Adrian, a female voice spoke first

“It’s him, I know it is”

“You can’t be sure”

“Oh come on just look at him, the way he moves, the way he looks, he is the lord’s son”

“But I don’t think . . .”

“You never do, Sam! We’ve found the lords son!”

“Crysta we haven’t Adrian is dead! He died along with his mother, the lord is just . . . . Unwilling to let go”

‘Sam don’t you dare speak like that! That boy is Adrian! He’s the right age, the right physical description and for gods sakes look at him, he radiates inhuman, and he’s wearing gloves in July for the dark lord’s sake!’

“Crysta . . .”

“Samuel! He was going to eat the rabbit before you just had to sneeze” Crysta snapped

“It could have been a different vamp . . .” Samuel began but was interrupted again

“Sam you know its Adrian”

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“You actually caught it!” Simon snapped as Adrian returned into the clearing

“Yes, it was luck really it must have been old or hurt, possibly it had that disease where they go blind” Adrian explained before sighing

“Adrian you ok” Artemis asked putting a hand on Adrian’s shoulder

“Oh . . . yes I’m fine” Adrian tried to look fine

“You feel guilty over killing a rabbit” Louis asked, trying in vain to hold down a snigger.

“Um . . .” Adrian began

“Aww did the bunny cry” Louis sniggered before Adrian threw the body of the rabbit at him

“Lets just eat it” Adrian smiled slightly as they returned with two rabbits.