Event Horizons
A Petshop of Horrors Fanfiction
By: Sanjuno Shori
Rating: R
Pairing: DxLeon
Warnings: YAOI, AU, something of a TWT (meaning I've taken certain canon events and switched their order around, or ignored them all together so that the story makes sense. Nyah! -), Implied Non-Con,
Disclaimer: PSoH does not currently, nor has it ever belonged to me. This is written for my own amusement and satisfaction… and for my loyal readers of course! Please don't sue me, I need all I've got to pay for my university fees…
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AUTHORS NOTES
Um… welcome to my PetShop of Horrors fanfic?
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Event Horizons
Prelude: Twilight Memories
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She looked down at her son, her darling golden sun-child. Her beloved lion cub was being so brave despite the cold and wet of the night they were fleeing through. The tall woman's normally golden hair was dark and plastered wetly to her skull, while her skin was pale under the tan. Brilliant blue eyes were clouded with fear and a terrible urgency.
She knew what their hunter wanted her son for, and the thought sickened her. Her baby was precious, a blessed member of their race, and she would be damned to the coldest depths of a frozen hell before she would let them so much as look at her son!
The rage gave her new strength and she grasped her son's hand tightly, gently tugging him after her as they ran as quietly as possible through the drenched, hazy vegetation of the eerily silent forest. Such a small hand clinging tightly to hers, he was small for his age, almost fragile compared to others of their kind, but so very strong underneath it all, with a burning spirit that seemed to burst from his slim form.
A small, grim smile twisted her full lips as she recalled what had brought her to these circumstances. Her golden child was so young, only an adolescent. Far, far too young for what they had tried to do to him, what she had barely been able to stop them from doing, it was terrible. Her mate had already been killed, she would have fought herself but it was too much of a risk. If she fell her son would be alone, unprotected, and the unborn child in her womb be lost before it ever drew breath. It was not a chance she was willing to take. She would not put her children in danger. As it was she would most likely be forced to do something she wished could be avoided.
Those thoughts could wait, would have to wait, until after they were safely hidden. She had lost their pursuers some time ago, and if she could just get them to the safe house then they could rest. She would have to blend in with a human family. Perhaps pretend to be the mate of one of their males, one of the worthless ones that wouldn't be given a second glance by anyone, somebody invisible that she could use as a shield to protect her family from outside eyes.
The tears burned and mixed with the rainwater on her face as she steadied her son when the youth stumbled. They were going to make it. She would save her regrets for later.
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The golden youth curled in on himself, clutching his abdomen in obvious pain. The sunlight rippled and danced over his exposed skin, flirting with the edges of shadowed curves and silken plains. Heat rippled from his slender adolescent body as glazed eyes that shamed the summer sky gazed sightlessly into the distance. His head fell back to expose the smooth curve of his neck as full lips parted in a breathy moan.
His mother soothed his fevered skin with a cool cloth, her own sky eyes sad and haunted. She had hoped that what had been forced upon her son would fade once they escaped, but it was not to be so. She would have to place a seal on her son. It would lock away his true nature, hide his power, his birthright, but it would also keep him sane until he found his soul mate.
She whispered soft words of comfort as she readied the spell, keying it to dissolve once her son was claimed by his true love. It had to be love, real love, on both sides, for she would not let anyone benefit from forcing or fooling her firstborn. Casting it over the three of them, her son, herself, and the infant in her womb.
Her second child would be born in five months time; she would give birth shortly after her son turned eighteen. The human male she called husband thought both children were his, and she was happy to see her false memories holding in the mans mind. Her cover was perfect. She had hidden them well, with skill far beyond that of their hunters so they would not find her family here. They would survive, though she could feel her soul straining to join that of her mate her mate. Her beloved had died defending their son and she could feel the spirit of her love waiting for her.
She would join him in time.
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She screamed in pain, something had gone wrong with the birth of her second son. She would not survive much longer, already her spirit faded. She whispered a brief prayer into the air with her last breaths, smiling at the small screaming bundle that was lifted into the air by latex-gloved hands before her tear-blurred sight began to dissolve into nothing. She had barely enough strength to ensure one last time that her protection spell would hold on both her children after her death while still remaining undetected before she left the mortal plane.
The soul of her mate reached out for hers, calling her to the place after this life, but she paused, waiting. Her firstborn burst into the room diving forward to wrap his arms around her as liquid crystal droplets streamed down his face.
'Oh my babies… take care of each other… my sweet cubs… I love you both… so much…'
"Mama?! Mama, No!"
'It's my time… oh darling… don't blame your brother… farewell…'
"Mama!"
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Present day
"Mama!"
He woke up screaming.
Tsuzuku…
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END NOTES
Err, yeah. I suppose that by now you've realized that this is one of those "Leon is something more than human" fics. Anybody want to take a guess as to what he is? As always, your responses go in the blue box. Thanks for reading!
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Finished:
Revised: 14/01/05