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If it gets annoying, just tell me. I'll stop.

[Gets his grin under control before looking up again, and by then the casual act isn't so much an act anymore. He leans back against the side of the crow's next, arms crossed behind his head. Really, he feels much better. The tension's gone -- actually, he feels good. And not awkward. That's always a plus.]

What else can you do when you've just fed? Do you get a lot stronger or anything?

It's fine. I'll let you know.

[Natsuno covers a little cough and takes the subject change for what it is - a way better idea then dwelling on this.]

The illusions are probably because of the amount of blood I've consumed. It's a lot more than usual. The more I drink, the stronger I get, but yes, strength and speed. I don't know about flying, I never tried it. I also feel really...I don't know how to describe it. Good. Really good. I heal faster, also. When I'm getting close to the time I need to feed, I'm only about half as good at that as I usually am. Eventually it would all fade away if I never drank blood again.

Strength, speed, illusions, healing faster, why wouldn't you drink more often? Flying, though...

[Riku sits up a little, dropping his hands into his lap.]

You should try it.

I only mention it because you did it. You know why I don't drink more often.

[Natsuno sighs softly and nudges him lightly on the knee.]

Seriously, I don't even know how I would test that.

[Slight eyeroll.]

Fine, yes, I know. Do you mean the 'turn into a bat' kind of flying, or just...flying?

I don't think I could turn into a bat. [Natsuno scratches his head a bit.]

I'm not even sure.

[He lept to his feet.]

I've never seen anyone turn into a bat. You know if these things really are that beneficial I could, I mean, if I wasn't hurting anyone.

[Cranes his head back to look up at him.]

You're not. Try it. Just...jump or something.

[Natsuno jumps, but it's just a jump and he shuffles his feet a bit, feeling a little silly about doing it. At least only Riku is watching him. He takes a deep breath. How did he do the hypnosis? He concentrates, takes a deep breath. His eyes change again and he jumps. It's nothing spectacular, but he is hovering a little bit. Like hypnosis, it's not as easy as it looks. If he drank more, maybe.]

[Doesn't say anything after the first jump, just keeps watching. When he manages to hover the second time, Riku grins.]

Look, you're doing it! ...Kind of.

[He drops to his feet and sighs softly.]

It's really not easy. That feels like it would take more concentration then I have right now.

[Natsuno moves back over and slides down to sit next to Riku, barely space between them. He doesn't think much of that.]

I'm kind of mentally exhausted. Illusions are hard.

[Tenses for half a second at the closeness, but he relaxes again almost immediately and kind of lets his weight rest against Natsuno. Which means whatever little space Natsuno had left between them vanishes with the contact.]

Do you think any of it will get easier with practice? Or does it really just rely on how often you eat?

[Natsuno shakes his head, resting his arms on his knees as he pulls them up.]

I really have no idea yet. I'd have to experiment more and to do that, I'd have to do a lot more creepy things and I don't think that's a good idea. But to feel like this, like I do now, I'd have to eat again soon. Otherwise my power will start to wane.

[He's thinking about it, his mind working.]

It might be a bit of both. Other vampires didn't seem to have problems doing things like this.

[Natsuno exhales a little and glances at Riku. When did he get so close to him?]

Besides, all this thinking about it makes me look at your neck more.

...

[Well, that makes his eyebrows go up a bit.]

My neck? [Laughs slightly.] What, like that vision? Is that better than going for the arm or something?

[Natsuno swallowed a bit and shrugged.]

Maybe. I wouldn't really know, although if I was going to kill someone and I wasn't careful, that would be how. There's a vein in the neck that if punctured, you'd pretty much die.

The artery you use to check for a pulse, right?

[Lefts two fingers and rests them against his neck, just under the left side of his chin, as if to demonstrate. He tips his head to the side slightly when he lowers them again, exposing more of his neck.]

That something you wanna try?

Killing you? No, not particularly.

[Natsuno gives him half a little smile.]

You shouldn't tempt me. It's not very fair.

[Aside from not being fair, it's making him watch Riku very carefully, his tongue tracing his lips. He's not even hungry!]

[Snorts out a laugh.]

Oh, well. That's appreciated.

[With a hooded gaze, he watches Natsuno watch him, his eyes zoning in on that tongue movement in particular. After a moment, he forces himself to redirect his stare straight ahead and focuses on taking steady breaths.]

...Anyway, I can't help it if I'm tempting.

[Natsuno exhaled, what kind of look was that? He clears his throat.]

I think you could. You could not offer yourself up on a platter like that, because you never know, I might just bite you.

[He's teasing a little, he reaches out and touches his neck lightly.]

Right there.

[Grins, his eyes sliding shut for a moment.]

Hey, I'm just sitting here. If you're tempted, that's on you. You probably just wanna get your mouth on me again.

[Reaches up, his hand brushing over Natsuno's as he moves to pull his hair out of the way.]

Right here.

[His breathing picks up a little bit, because he's incredibly tempted, in more ways than one. That brush against his hand sent another little spark.]

You're lucky...

[Natsuno's voice caught for a moment. He swallowed and continued.]

You're not in a very good position for biting your neck.

[They're too close together, it'd be too awkward.]

[Gives Natsuno another sideways glance, debating...

He smirks a bit.]

Then what position should I be in?

[His eyes have shifted to red from all the teasing. Natsuno's feeling lust that he shouldn't be, because he is just not hungry. But he is tired, and drained and he would feel better so much faster.]

Probably easier to lie down, actually.

[There's a slight pause, not so much where Riku is hesitating, but rather he's just...still coming to a decision. But it's been over a month since Natsuno last bit him, so this probably isn't dangerous or anything.

Maybe.

...Okay fine, but even if it is, that just makes it a little more thrilling.

He slides down the wall until his back meets the floor, then scoots out a little bit so he can rest his head back. The movement causes his shirt to ride up some, and he absently drums his fingers against his stomach as he looks expectantly up at Natsuno without saying anything.]

[It shouldn't be too dangerous for Riku and it's fortunate with the way he's being teased, because Natsuno is not thinking about it.

He doesn't ask, he's being given permission after all. He moves quickly in the blink of an eye, he's on top of Riku, on knee on either side of his hip and he leaned down and brushed Riku's hair back out of the way.

Natsuno licked his lips again. Not being starving, he could take his time and somehow that might be all the better. He placed one hand as he leaned down on Riku's shoulder, keeping his shirt of of the way. The first thing he does is lick the area before he finally sinks his teeth into Riku's neck. It's somewhere safe, it won't kill him and he's precise. Blood rushes into his mouth and he swallows slowly, feeding on Riku leisurely, taking his time. The bite shouldn't hurt too much.]

[Riku's breath leaves him in a rush, and he can immediately feel his face going warm when Natsuno leans over him. Luckily, he seems a little too preoccupied with -- licking his neck, apparently, to notice. Which does all sorts of weird things to Riku's stomach, by the way, and it's just slightly impossible not to squirm a little. It...feels kind of good, though, so he ends up craning his head away to give Natsuno more room to work.

When Natsuno bites him, it feels more weird than anything. If it hurts at all, he can't really tell. He thinks having the other boy practically lying on top of him must be a pretty damn good distraction, because it's easy to ignore that whole 'someone is biting you' thing and focus instead on the subtle movements in Natsuno's body, the mouth on his neck, the way Natsuno's hair keeps brushing against him...

At some point he brings his hands up, though he doesn't remember making the decision to do so. Still, somehow they find their way to Natsuno's hips, and he's not holding on to him or anything, his touch is light, but it takes a lot of willpower to keep it that way. Some part of him just wants to grab the other boy and -- do...something.

He lets out a slow breath, his eyes sliding shut. He has no idea how long it's been and he trusts Natsuno to stop, but...

Probably it would be a good idea not to have him so close for too much longer.

So he says his name in a low, somewhat breathless tone to get his attention.]

Natsuno...

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