AU: Xertz [Vampire AU, Kodi]

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon... didn't know what to trust anymore. His knowledge of the cruel world, or his instincts. As much as he wanted to protect Kodi, or see if he could somehow... find some loophole, he was scared for his life. And for Junpei's.

There had been that moment, though. Just before the two older vampires appeared - that second of recognition that gave him the most hope he'd felt in... forever. The blonde vampire had grabbed him and run and Gryph could've faught against him and gone to help his hunting partner... but he didn't. He remembered looking back at the boy at the last moment, seeing the two parental vampires approach him... fucking hell...

Gryph wasn't playing tricks. When he had first met Kodi (when he was still human), he had played games. And then... it started to get more serious. The games stopped. To the point that meant Gryphon felt physically nauseous when he tried to lie to Kodi, which he'd done in the past. That twisting agony in his gut was too much to bear... even if the boy wasn't all there, Gryph wouldn't be able to live one minute thinking he'd messed with his head.

They'd been running for a short while - the hunter wondered where they were even going, what the other boy had in mind... even though he was the one affecting Kodi, there was still this hesitant feeling in the back of his mind that this... darker version of the boy he loved might be trying to make it easier to attack him, by separating him from his partner... but he held a constant trust for Kodi, manipulated or not.

They stopped in some secluded, shadowed pathway, lined with crumbling brick walls. Gryphon panted a little and looked over at Kodiak... and he waited.

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You're going to get yourself killed like this...

Kodi didn't know if he was different than most vampires, or what. Maybe all newborns still fought with their morality, but their instincts and hunger eventually drove them to become complete monsters. All he knew was that he didn't enjoy the killing as much as his parent vampires did, or the few other vampires he'd met. He enjoyed drinking, yes - of course he did, it was his life source, he had to. But whenever he was left with an empty husk in his hands, he felt a hollow pit inside him, like someone had sucked out a little bit of him too.

River and Carleigh urged him to leave these feelings behind and embrace the madness. But Kodi just... Wasn't there yet.

And now there was this, an echo of his past coming into his life and sending him into a spiral of confusion. Kodi led the man who called himself Gryphon through a maze of alleys, twisted and complex enough that he was sure even his parents would have trouble following. Finally, when they stopped, Kodi allowed himself to let go of the stranger's arm, and simply stared at the hunter, crimson eyes studying his features with desperate intensity.

He would be so easy to kill, here alone with you, he heard the whisper of his kind, urging him to ignore this mystery and give in to temptation. Can't you smell him? Even more delicious than the girl, young and strong and so very healthy... Kodi shook his head and growled, more at himself than anything else.

"You... Said your name was Gryphon," he began slowly, not breaking eye contact with the other man. "Why... Why does that name... Sound familiar?" He was still tense and ready to flee or attack on a moment's notice, but there was clear curiosity in his voice, as well as a small hint of worry and longing. "Why do you..." Kodi tilted his head, much like a curious, uncertain animal would upon coming upon some strange, unknown object. "Why does your face.... Make me hurt...." He pressed his hand against his chest, where his heart would have still been beating had he been alive. ".... Here?" He risked taking a step closer to Gryphon, ignoring the smears of blood that still covered his mouth and chin from his last meal.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Now that he was closer, and it was easier to see (but not necessarily light), Gryphon could take in Kodi's visage. He'd seen many like this before, vampires with blood staining their bodies and their eyes as crimson as their blood. But seeing it on a familiar face... on someone he had been missing so much, whom he had been longing and praying for... it was... unwanted, to say the least.

Gryph was still cautious though. Even if it was Kodi, and that something somewhere had clicked into place inside him, he was still a vampire, above all else. So he stayed perched on his toes, ready to... not flee, but just protect himself at a moment's notice.

The hunter took in Kodi's reddened eyes as he spoke, taking in each word, each question. A step was taken towards him, and he continued to stay where he was, making sure he could escape if anything happened. He hated having the see the risk in this, to have to see his lover as life threatening, or dangerous, but it wasn't like he could step around it.

"We're..." he began, before correcting himself, "You're my... I'm your boyfriend." He thought for a second before speaking again - he had to choose his words wisely, "We've known each other... for a while. I guess... that feeling might be some kind of... longing." Gryphon said, partially thinking aloud. He knew that feeling, he'd been experiencing it almost daily since he thought Kodi has... passed on. It wavered in his own chest, seeing him again for the first time in months, and not just that, he was alive! Well, not exactly... but he was animated. And he had conscious thoughts. That alone was a stream of hope.

How else... what else could he say to him... "I... love you." Gryph tried to think of familiar words to say, or phrases that he might recognize. Of course, the first to come to mind was 'moron', but in this in-between state, he wasn't sure if it would help him or leave him with an angered vampire. He... recalled anything that Kodi could possibly have remembered and left them stored in his mind, to use as answers or to just use to prove... something. He just wanted to... to save him. And he wasn't sure how possible that was, but even if there was a minute possibility of success, he would still risk it.

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Kodi’s head tilted even more when the hunter didn’t startle back when he moved in closer. He hardly reacted, actually. He was sure the other boy was at least wary and ready to run, just as Kodi himself was, but that was only to be expected. If either of them had a plan to kill the other, now would be the time.

But Kodi didn’t move, and neither did the hunter. So it was alright… For the moment.
When the man called Gryphon spoke again, Kodi’s blood-colored eyes widened incredulously, and he shook his head, taking a stumbling step back. Memories began to wash over him like a wave, far too many to grasp onto any one, all a jumble and impossible to understand. “Boy… friend?” He croaked. That’s right… He liked boys in his past life. “I…” What should he say? “I feel… Sad,” he admitted, his voice sounding surprised. “M… My name…. I’m Kodi?” Yes, that felt right, saying it aloud. He gripped his head, wincing, trying desperately to claw out some sort of explanation from the storm of thoughts raging in his head.

I… Love you.

These words that should be foreign to Kodi sent an even stronger pang of longing through him, and a whimper escaped past his blood-tainted lips, piercing the quiet. “What… Happened to me?” he pleaded, reaching his hand towards Gryphon, like he’d done earlier before they were interrupted. “Why… Why do I still feel remorse and sadness and this… This ‘longing’?” His breath came in short pants, mouth parted. His fangs had retracted, leaving him looking almost normal, if not for the red tainting his skin and eyes. “Please… Help me,” he begged. “I want… I want to remember.”

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Kodi... seemed to struggle to take this all in. Gryph watched his eyes, his arms, hands, head, body... he had to suppress every part of his being from going over and embracing him - this already seemed like a shock to the system, and Gryphon didn't want to risk it.

He nodded as Kodi questioned the first word, boyfriend. They'd been together a little over a year before... this happened. Gryphon has built quite a strong connection to the boy... he had been pretty certain before that Kodi had the same connection back, but, knowing how the vampire situation worked... he probably didn't feel it anymore. Or at least, understand it.

And then Kodi said he felt... sad? Why would... there were quite a few reasons why he might've felt sad... it was just... interesting.

Gryphon found himself nodding again, only this time, he replied, "Yes... Kodiak Lee Oubre." He spaced his words slowly and carefully, wondering if he was helping Kodi's situation at all. If anything, it seemed like he was just giving him a massive headache.

Gryph almost winced when Kodi whimpered. When the hand outstretched, he took it up with one of his own, squeezing it like he usually did when he was trying to comfort the blonde boy... he had all these questions, but... Gryphon hardly had any decent answers. "You... I don't..." He took a breath and started again, "You just... you went out one evenin' an' never came back." Kodi'd just said he wanted to go outside for a second, Gryph'd told him to be careful, but... "...I never even got t'say goodbye." That'd been what was on his mind. His last words to Kodi before were... were 'Be safe!'... his sentiment had obviously done nothing to change the course of fate, it seemed.

Gryph looked at Kodi again, "D'you... remember anythin'?" Even if it was some stupid, constrained memory which was pointless and silly, maybe he just needed to remember the simpler things first?

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Kodi swallowed, finally wiping at the still-wet liquid on his chin, smearing it on his skin and hand and doing little to get rid of the actual mess. That poor girl he'd left in the street... He hoped someone would find her and put her to rest somewhere nice. Something about this interaction was making him feel even more guilty than usual, and he didn't know why.

He took in the words - the name. His name. Something to call his own. "I... Remember," he breathed. Kodi. Yes, he could recall someone yelling at him - Kodiak! - bad memory, no, he didn't like that word. But Kodi, yes, Kodi recalled thoughts of companionship and support, whispered words of affection in his ear, some sort of faint pressure on his lips... Kodi's trembling fingers reached up to press against his bloodied lip, longing for a warm, loving touch. "Gryphon... My boyfriend... Yes..." He looked up with wonder, as though seeing this not-stranger for the first time. "G... Gryphy..."

He kept his eyes on the man as he spoke, and it was like the memory replayed in his mind as the hunter said it. He was only vaguely aware that Gryphon had taken his outstretched hand as he was transported back to that night, when everything had happened. He remembered walking alone... It was cold, and dark, and he'd dumbly meandered into a rough part of town. Before he knew what had happened, he was being forced against a wall and pain exploded on his neck, but he couldn't cry out. It must have been River, or Carleigh, or both - he didn't remember seeing their faces until after he woke and they were smiling at him like proud parents. "I remember," he gasped again, eyes lighting up. "I remember!"

He closed his eyes and forced himself to plunge deeper into the memory, further back, before he'd left that evening. And there was Gryph, looking concerned, not wanting him to go out. "I'll be fine," he'd said with a laugh. "Don't worry, moron." There had been a kiss, and then Kodi was forced back to the present, feeling weak and trembling.

"I remember you," he breathed. "My... lover. My Gryphon." All thought of self-preservation vanished and Kodi pulled the hunter towards him, wrapping his arms around the precious boy's waist and burying his face into his shoulder. A shudder ran through him, and he clung more tightly, afraid that if he let go, the memories would leave him too. "I became a monster, Gryph," he breathed. "A real one." Random bits and pieces were falling into place; and that conversation they'd had was one of them.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryph had almost completely forgotten about Kodi's... victim. The sheer shock of the whole situation was just... too distracting. And besides, it was what vampires did, like it or not. They had to murder to survive... they needed the blood. It wasn't something they could help.

Kodiak seemed to slowly be regaining his memories, and Gryph watched him piece himself back together. The nickname came out of his mouth, Gryphy, and the winged boy tilted his head and smiled, in a content state of mind, for now. He was definitely remembering things... he nodded as the boy looked up at him, ecstatically glad that... it was working.

It reminded him of a small child, the boy's repetition and the looks that Kodi gave him... then again, he'd always reminded him of a seven year old, or something. When he became vulnerable, his state of mind followed suit.

Gryphon'd never wanted Kodi to leave that night. It was... too dangerous. With people disappearing... or worse, being found dead. The possible danger frightened him... he didn't want anything to happen to Kodi.

Gryphon's smile widened as he wrapped his arms around Kodi's neck, letting go of any defensive barriers he'd put up before. He had his lover back... "My Kodi." He said, as some kind of reply to being called His Gryphon. And he was his Kodi again, he was... he was back. Not completely, but... he was there. And that was more than enough for Gryphon at this point.

The winged boy had a demon to fight again though - not Kodi himself, but the demon inside him. Gryph refused to use the word 'monster' in relation to Kodi, no matter the context. "Just because you have the physical features of one doesn't make you one." He pulled away just enough to look into the boy's... red eyes. "On the inside, you're human. You've just gotta... bring it out." Gryph kissed his forehead, and pulled him close again. He repeated a phrase he'd said to Kodi many times before, "I'll help you. And I won't leave you."

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For the moment, Kodi could almost forget what he'd become. What the cruel people he'd called his parents had taken from him - a normal, good life, where he could live for as long as he was given and die when it was time. Now he was stuck, unable to die unless killed, destined to watch people come and go as he lived on in sorrow, killing to survive and living in darkness.

Even now, even with all this joy of remembering and being with the one person he'd trusted his entire life with, he felt the pull of his instincts, urging him to take advantage of this moment and plunge his teeth into Gryphon's vulnerable throat. He fought desperately against them; he wondered if the older boy could feel his agony in the tightness of his muscles. "I don't... Want to hurt you..." he mumbled through gritted teeth. He forced himself away from Gryphon's shoulder, glad, now, that he'd been able to gorge himself on the girl's blood before this reunion. If he had been any more hungry, he wasn't sure he could have resisted, and that terrified him.

He swallowed and stared at the ground as Gryphon spoke, catching sight of the red on his hand. Kodi lifted it to study the blood. "D... Do I look horrible?" he breathed, looking up with fear. He hadn't seen his reflection in so long, he'd forgotten what he looked like, even before. "And... It's not just... Outside..." Kodi swallowed, lifting the bloodied hand to his lips, tasting the faint flavor once again. "It's... In me. I can't... Control it." Was he cursed to always be like this, then? If he were to try to start over, would he always be fighting his natural instincts?

Kodi tensed as Gryphon came close again, his face so very close to that thin veil of skin with the delicious feast just a bite away. Even as Gryph spoke, Kodi's tongue darted against his neck, before he found the strength to break himself away again with pained, scared eyes. "You should. You should leave me," he croaked. "I'm not the same person I was, Gryphon. I don't know if I could keep myself from..." He shivered and fell silent, shaking his head. "I'm... I'm sorry...!"

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon couldn't trust this to be easy, not on any terms, not at all. As much as he wanted it to be... it just wasn't a possibility. He couldn't turn back time and stop Kodi from being turned, and he couldn't reverse it now either. But he was determined to say grounded now that he had Kodi back, no matter the difficulty... even if it meant the death of himself. It was a daunting thought, but... if he died for the sake of Kodi, he would do so willingly. Some people would see that as stupid, almost reckless... but he... maybe he was stupid and reckless, but he wasn't alone and neither was Kodi, now.

He frowned, sensing the struggle the boy was dealing with through the almost stiffness that took over his body. He sighed, he was trying not to be naive about all of this, but... he couldn't help but want it to be simple. He knew, he knew they were both gonna struggle, and Kodi was most likely gonna end up with the short end of the stick (if there was ever a short end anymore), but... it would be worth it... wouldn't it? "I know you don't." He replied simply. Before... this, Kodi had told him that. He knew it was one of the most true things the blonde boy could say.

"Far from it." Even with blood on his face and reddened eyes... never. Gryphon closed his eyes and breathed. He... it was hard enough to protest against the boy when he wasn't actually... when he... it was too much.

He was cracking, breaking. He... he couldn't... he even actually considered leaving, saving his own skin over saving Kodi. And that scared him. More than the possibility of getting physically hurt. He said nothing, eyes still shut. Not tightly, but... not open. They opened at the apology, looking directly into Kodi's. Taking a deep breath, he... was lost on what to do. He thought of what the blonde boy had said, I don't know if I could keep myself from... maybe he...

Gryphon blinked, racing thoughts incapacitating him for a moment. His eyes shut again at his own decision, and his head tilted back and away, leaving his neck fully vunerable. His eyelids fluttered again and he looked down and away. "Don't keep yourself then." He held his hands behind himself, as a sign that he wouldn't fight back. "I trust you, Kodi." He said to the floor, flicking his vision over to the vampire, dropping as soon as contact was made to the ground, "You... can bite me. I don't want t'see you struggle, and... and I won't fight back. I promise." His head turned to face the blonde boy for a moment, scanning his face, before pulling his neck taut again. For Kodi.

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Kodi suddenly wished, for the first time since he could recall, that he had a mirror so he could see what he'd become. He vaguely remembered what he'd looked like before, but it was foggy; and he recalled the eyeliner. Heh... His last make-up job was probably long worn off. "Are... You just saying that because I wa- am your boyfriend?" he managed, trying at a joke. It was weak at best.

He didn't know what to do, though. He couldn't bear to leave Gryphon, not when they'd found each other again, but he didn't think he could stand to be around him with his hunger so deadly to his human lover. And at the same time, he knew Gryph wasn't helpless either - he was a hunter for a reason, and Kodi didn't doubt that he could kill him if he needed to for self-preservation.

Fuck... Fuck... Anger for his vampire parental figures was growing in Kodi's chest, and he was distracted with those boiling thoughts for a moment before he saw what Gryphon was doing. His lips parted and eyes widened upon seeing that beautiful, pale-looking skin under the moonlight, and he licked his swollen lips, hunger growing despite his recent meal. But... "Gryph, I can't," he choked. I trust you. "Don't trust me!" he pleaded. "I don't trust my... Self..."

Even as he spoke, he was drawing nearer, like the bared skin was a magnet that he couldn't resist. Kodi felt his fangs slip over his lower lip, and his hands rose, one slipping over Gryphon's hip while the other settled on the opposite shoulder of the exposed flesh, keeping the boy's head tilted. "I-I...." Oh, the scent, just under the surface of Gryphon's skin, so easy to break through and consume, to make Gryphon his...

His tongue slid over the area once more, and Kodi breathed heavily against the moist spot before lowering his lips over Gryph's neck, popping through the skin with ease. The taste that exploded over his tongue was mind-numbing, and he took a greedy draught, shivering with pleasure. Nothing he'd consumed before compared to this, nothing...

It was strange, though. Even as Kodi drank, he felt full within a few moments, satiated with a couple of slurps of the generously offered blood. At the same time, he felt something heavy sort of... Settle in him. Gryphon... Was his. His person. And Kodi was going to protect him to the utmost of his ability, even if it meant his own death. He'd... Heard of this sort of feeling before, vaguely, this... Imprinting. But all he knew was... He didn't feel scared anymore. Because he knew he wouldn't lose control and drain his Gryphon now. Protecting him was going to be his life.

He broke away from the wound and sealed it with another lap of the tongue, swallowing the last of the crimson liquid before tilting his face up to capture Gryphon's lips against his own. "Are... Are you okay?" he breathed once they broke; Gryphon might notice that his eyes weren't as bright anymore, like the animal within had been quenched for the time being.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon gave a weak smile, "I'm sayin' it, 'cause it's true." He had a very strong connection with the truth. He knew himself that he didn't lie easily, he had remembered thinking about such a topic not so long ago. It was important to him... it came interwoven with his trust. Without honesty, there couldn't be trust.

No words of reply left Gryph's mouth. He was barely able to stick to his own desicion... but he had to. And he would. Kodi wouldn't kill him, he... he wouldn't. Gryphon did trust Kodi, and his instincts, but not the beast that held him captive and it's motivations. He knew this could go down a... lethal route. But... that was a chance he had to take.

His breath deepened at the touches, not moving an inch, planted. He prepared himself for what was to come...he felt a moistuee on his neck and his breathing hitched, waiting until it happene-

The pain was sharp, piercing and strong, making Gryphon wince and clench his teeth in physical protest to the stabbing feeling. However, it gradually... lessened, to his confusion, and was replaced with a strong feeling of... of pleasure. That... made no sense... Gryph was clueless and oblivious to what had happened. At first. His face, at this point however, was contorted in unknowing confusion, and strange emotions of... warmth and... whatever else that was.

Gryph accepted the kiss and returned it, a small, possibly unnoticeable frown deigning itself upon his lips, "I'm... I'm fine." He assured, still trying to figure out what was going on. A little pain radiated gently from his neck, not concerned by it that much. He disconnected his interlocked hands from each other and went to reach up and touch the indents with one, curious.

Gryphon looked at Kodi and... he felt this uncontrollable urge in his gut. He... felt desire. Immense desire. His lips met with Kodiak's again, not able to resist in the slightest.

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Along with this overwhelming desire to protect Gryphon now, Kodi felt... Strange. Like his mind was reaching out and grasping towards the older boy, sensing the emotions he felt - pain from his neck, pleasure from the process, and a lot of confusion. Kodi... Vaguely knew about imprinting. He hadn't expected it to be so... Strong. All he could think about was that Gryphon was his and no one would ever replace him, not if he lived for ten or a thousand years. It hit him so deeply in his core, the feeling nearly stole his breath.

"You're mine now, Gryphon," he murmured. It was a statement that might have come across as strange or creepy, had he not known about what was really happening. "I won't hurt you. Ever." He watched the hunter's hand reach up to feel the wound, which had closed over once Kodi was done feeding. Kodi lifted his hand to hold over Gryphon's, feeling the soft pulse in his neck as if it were his own.

He didn't have a pulse, of course. But now, he felt like he did. Kodi hadn't felt this... Alive, since he had turned.

But the mood had changed, and Kodi felt Gryphon's desire meld with his own and the sensation was nearly overwhelming. He sucked in a deep breath as they kissed again, pressing his body against Gryph so he had him pinned between himself and the brick wall. Kodi kissed him desperately, having retracted his fangs now that his thirst was completely satiated; and he knew where this would undeniably lead, the act that would seal the bond completely. He felt a warm, needy thrill in his chest.

He finally broke the session, only to mouth along Gryph's jaw and speak between rough, ragged breaths. "I... Have a place... Not too far from here," he huffed, fingers curling into Gryphon's hair. "Do you... Want to....?" He pulled back and let the question hang, eyes glimmering longingly in the dim light.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryphon, himself, had similar goings-on occurring - for him, he felt a strong sense of satisfaction, but also... a slight emptiness. And he had no idea where these feelings had arisen from; he didn't properly understand imprinting and, from what he knew, it was something to be frightened off. Imprinting was where a vampire would choose to take part of your soul and make it their own, as well as making your their own personal blood bank, and you can't escape it because it hurts you if you try to run. At least... that was what he had been told... as a hunter. So the idea frightened him over anything.

"You're mine now, Gryphon.

It sounds like it had... hints of endearment, but that statement sent Gryph a wave of emotions that he tried to control or suppress. He heard the second, that Kodi wouldn't ever hurt him... the vampire's hand encased his own and Gryphon looked up at him with jumping eyes, trying to get an answer without words.

The power behind that desire was... ridiculous. He felt like he hungered for Kodi, an unsatisfied lust. A jolt of shock shook through him as he pinned him against the wall, still kissing back with a hunger for... more. He felt a little trapped... but he really didn't care.

Gryphon let out a deep gasp as his chest heaved. He didn't even attempt to speak, nodding rapidly instead in answer to the hanging question. He sensed the same feeling in his chest as Kodi, but that was his own rushing thrill as well, not just Kodi's.

He'd never felt his emotions so empowered in his whole life.

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Kodi hadn't been... Trying to imprint. It had just sort of... Happened. He didn't know why or how, but it had, and there was nothing that could change it now unless one of them died, he imprinted on another person, or they went to someone with far more knowledge on the subject than Kodi had that could help break it.

But Kodi didn't want to. He felt fulfilled, elated, like he was on the best high of his life. Every move Gryphon made, every sharp intake as they acted out their passion there in the dark, empty alleyway, sent volts through Kodi's limbs; he'd never felt this alive even before he'd turned.

He didn't know what the consequences would be... A vampire imprinting on a hunter. Surely it had happened before? Whatever the case, Kodi was far too intoxicated on blood and lust to care. And the best part was, he knew Gryphon felt it too.

When the older boy nodded, Kodi gripped his hand again and pulled him down the alley, quickly leading him towards a dark, square building a few blocks away. Regular mortals didn't dare come here late at night - their poor, frightened souls were too meek for such places. Kodi ducked into a door that was slightly ajar, and pulled it shut behind them. It was dark, with only a few stray rays of moonlight shining through a couple dirty windows, but Kodi could see just as well in this as he could during the day; he realized, though, that Gryphon's eyes would take a moment to adjust, and he waited for a few moments before leading him onward.

He didn't bother showing Gryph the numerous rooms - they were all the same, gray, cement, some with bits of trash or other useless items. Kodi just took him to where he spent most of the time - a small, tucked-away room near the back, where he had gathered a collection of things - books, pictures, tokens, and even an old mattress piled with some pillows and blankets he'd found over time. "It ain't much, but..." Kodi shrugged, pulling his hunter to the makeshift bed and tugging him down, resting back so Gryphon was settled over his lap. He took the boy's face in his hands, smoothing the pads of his fingers over his cheeks as he gazed up at Gryph in wonder. "Make love to me, Gryphon," he murmured, settling his palm against the hunter's rapidly beating heart for a moment before pulling him in, his desire and lust overriding every other sensation.

[Gryphon Matsuoka]

Gryph felt his confusion gradually transforming into multiple other things, mainly lust. It wasn't like he had an epiphany and suddenly knew exactly what was going on, but he didn't care so much about why he was confused, and just let it happen. Because nothing bad had arisen from it so far.

Gryphon felt Kodi's strong grip again and followed along at a similarly fast pace as they weaved around the cityscape, curious. They arrived at an empty house, like one of those haunted houses that was, apparently, riddled with ghosts. He wondered, since it was so big, if others lived there too, but as Gryphon stepped inside and rubbed his eyes, trying to readjust to the darkness that shrouded him, he noticed the barren surroundings of the inside of the house. There was, most likely, no other being that lived here.

Gryph trusted Kodi not to walking him in to any walls or anything - he could partially see, but he was trusting the dark silhouettes that approached him to not move. They reached his... bedroom, as such. It definitely wasn't luxurious, but the hunter was far from caring at all. "It's..." he didn't finish his sentence, instead just taking in Kodi's sharp features. His vampire spoke again... and Gryphon needed to hear nothing more. He attacked Kodi with his lips, going in for kiss after kiss, so wound up in his own passion and emotion that he couldn't stop himself. But he didn't need to - he knew Kodi was as riled up as he was, and he was pretty certain that neither of them had intentions of stopping.