BDN was STILL out in teh hydrangea bush, freezing his "Family Jewels" [HIS are "Diamonds", of COURSE! *snicker*], when his attention was taken from his miserable--and scratchy--physical condition by a quiet *ahem* from somewhere nearby......
"Uhhhh......Mr. Neon, sir.....?" came Hunter D's voice, "Will you PLEASE come out from wherever you're hiding out here......? I DIDN'T mean to frighten you so much, I was just......startled......is all, what with finding you........er......in....er....my bed.....Um....."
BDN, REMEMBERING all those sharp white TEETH he saw when he woke up [and HOW teh
EVER-LOVIN' HELL did he end up in teh Vampire Wing, ANYWAY!!!??], shudders even
HARDER, and NOT just from teh cold, either! He closes his eyes, huddles down even MORE in teh bush, and HOPES D will
JUST GO AWAY!!!NEXT thing he knows, BDN teh Former Badman hears D's gentle voice RIGHT NEXT TO HIS EAR!!!
*yipe*"PLEASE, Mr. Neon--you CAN'T stay out here like THIS all night! You'll catch pneumonia or something, and then I'd end up feeling guilty about this whole incident! I KNOW my Father can be a bit of a......."lout", at times, but he WAS just teasing,
REALLY!"
BDN managed to get one eye to open enough that he could see teh pale face and dark pleading eyes of Hunter D RIGHT
BESIDE HIM!!!
*OH, GAWD!!!*How'd he FIND him so quick, and HOW'D he GET SO CLOSE without BDN hearing a THING!?
"C'mon, Mr. Neon--I'll lend you my cape so you can get BACK into teh Hotel with a bit of...."dignity", all right? I know you left my place with that sheet around you, but you seem to have lost it when running thru' teh Lobby, so......Please?"
D held out one long-nailed hand [wrapped in duct tape, BDN noticed], in a gesture of friendliness, and smiled slightly........showing a fang or two......
Brilliants Diamonds Neon just LOOKED at teh seemingly friendly Vampeal before him--and at his sad, dark eyes full of honesty and trustworthiness, then gave a resigned *sigh*--
"Well...." he said in reply, "I guess if I hafta' choose between Death by Pneumonia or Death by Exsanguination, teh Second IS teh
"FLASHIER" way ta' Go......Ain't it!?"
D was startled a bit by this, and started to protest--"I ASSURE you, Mr. Neon, that I have NEVER bitten
ANYONE, Human or other--" And THEN he realized that BDN was holding out HIS hand--and SMILING!
"OH! I see that YOU'RE a bit of a "tease", TOO, Mr. Neon!" D chuckled quietly, not realizing just how HUMAN he appeared when he did so....
And so, it was D who got BDN to come BACK into teh Hotel, wrapped in his long dark cloak that really DID cover "everything", noda!
"I'll return this as soon as I get some clothes on, Okay by you?" asked BDN in teh Lobby, "Um......should I have it dry-cleaned FIRST...? *a-heh*"
"Just give it to Maria teh maid in teh morning--she'll be MORE than pleased to take care of that for me..." D replied with a rueful smile.....
BDN turned to go, then stopped and asked, "Is that Alucard fella' REALLY your Father......I mean, you seem so........DIFFERENT......"
D *sighed* in patient exasperation--"Sometimes I wonder about that MYSELF, but my Mother ASSURES me he IS!"
"Yeah, I know how it is--My Pa was a bit of a JERK, too!"
And teh two very different men shared a LAUGH about THAT!
As D walked back to his room, teh Hand [which had FINALLY managed to chew its way thru' teh duct tape AGAIN!] snidely remarked, "Hey, LOOK who has a BOYFRIEND, Now!.....*OWOWOWOWOWOWOW!!*
DAMMIT, D--that
HURT!!!!!!!"