Right At The Borderline [Apollo]

[Squall Miyazaki]

Squall awoke in a place he had no idea of how how he even got there. The last thing he remembered was finally finishing the sadistic tests the director had come up with. Looking around the room, he didn't think it looked like yet another ploy by his boss. In fact, it looked like a place Squall hated to be in - a hospital room. He didn't really fear the hospital just didn't like being the one in them.

Trying to sit up a bit, he winced at the sudden onset of pain in his shoulder. He remembered getting that wound alright. The director had more or less stabbed him there, using his vampire strength to turn his fingers into practically knives that had gone through him like his skin was hot butter. It seemed someone had patched that wound and his other severe wounds while he'd been out. He certainly didn't remember anything about them so he had to have passed out beforehand.

A doctor came in to check on him before passing a message to the boy's co-worker and close friend Apollo White - the Cuddly Jay as he was known in the organization - via messenger, telling him that his friend was heavily injured but awake and that if he wanted he could come down and see him when he wanted.

The messenger was a little apprehensive despite being a werewolf and therefore stronger than any vampire. He was one of the few that knew that the two Jays were more than just friends - they were lovers. And the one thing that was more dangerous than a vampire was a pissed off vampire, as the human back in the infirmary was now painfully aware.

Peeking into the room, he found the Jay had just clocked in. It must have been night by now if he was out and about. Vampires and sunlight didn't tend to mix. "Uhm, Cuddly?" he started. "Message for you." The wolf held the slip of paper out to the other boy. He just hoped the kid didn't go off on him.

[Apollo White]

Apollo was standing in the hallway of where he worked. He was on the computer working on some of the photos that he had taken the night before. He hasnt heard from Squall in a veiw days and he wondered how he was doing. As he was sitting in his desk on the computer, one of the doctors from the hospital wing had come to his desk and spoke to him. "Cuddly Jay?...message for you." Apollo took the paper and his heart beat would have started to race, but his nerves made it seem like it was again. He read the note and and started to cry softly. Apollo closed out of the computer and walked, more like he ran to the hospital wing. He read the room number on the note and found it after a few minutes. He saw the room and walked in slowly, seeing Squall laying in the bed all bandaged up. Apollo wiped some tears away and walked over to the chair and sat next to the bed where his co-worker/boyfriend was laying. Apollo looked at him. "Hey babe...im here." He reached over to grab Squalls hand, and was careful with it too. He felt the warmth from his hand in his. Apollo was naturally cold being the vampire that he is and he had to be careful around some people because he didint want to make people get to cold. Apollo thought that Squall might have flintched and pulled his hand away, but he looked as if that he was still a little bit out of it from what he looked like he went though. "Squall what happened to you? Are you ok?" Apollo was so worried about him. Apollo wished that he could just hug him and make him all better. The thing that came into his head was to turn him into a vampire so he wouldnt get hurt like this anymore and and would heal up quickly, but Squall would have to think about it first. Apollo would want him to have one more day. One more day as a human to say goodbye to the sun forever. He wanted him to do the things that he wanted to do in the sun. Apollo didnt want to take that away from him, but if Squall asked him to, then he would. Apollo hated the idea that he was going to take away the sun from him. He wouldnt be able to see the friends that he had before in the daylight. He wouldnt be able to go out and walk through the park at sunset and see the beautiful flowers. Apollo felt like he was going to be sick, but all that came out was more tears. Apollo care so much about Squall. But all he could do now was sit there and hope he would get better soon. It was a good thing that it was night time because the windows were open. And the hospital was vampire friendly too, so he was safe there too. Hes just glad that he as with Squall now. But what could he do to make him better?

[Squall Miyazaki]

The intern had been so ready for the vampire to rail off at him for bringing such bad news to him that he tensed when the Jay moved. So imagine his surprise when the vampire just darted past him without saying a word to him. Ok, it was more like he ran past him, headed for the infirmary wing. The wolf let out the breath he had been holding for the few minutes that had transpired before the vampire had darted away to see to his friend. ”Dodged the bullet there,” he thought, heading back to his duties.

Squall jumped as the door to his room opened. He had closed his eyes and laid back on the pillow, not thinking that they would send word to his lover about how he was. Opening his eyes, he saw a form in the door. His nerves were already on edge and he started to think that it was the director back for yet more of his ‘tests’. But then the boy noticed the form standing there wasn’t as tall as the director was. That made him relax a bit, but only by a hair bit.

The form walked into the room slowly, up to the bed. Only then did Squall see that it was Apollo, his boyfriend. Still, even knowing that it was the one vampire that wouldn’t hurt him given the chance, Squall couldn’t help but flinch as Apollo touched his hand. He instantly felt horrible for doing it, like he had hurt the vampire by being scared of him. Well, not of him per say, rather what he was. Apollo was a vampire and it had been another vampire that had caused him all the pain he was in now.

Apollo looked at him. "Hey babe...I’m here." He reached over to grab Squall’s hand, being careful with it like he’d break like glass in his hand if he didn’t. Squall felt the cold from his lover’s hand on his. Apollo was naturally cold being a vampire, a fact Squall didn’t mind at all. In fact it was a little refreshing when he got too hot, though it could be a pain when he wanted to get warm.

"Squall what happened to you? Are you ok?" Apollo sounded so worried about him. Apollo had already been crying but something about all this, seeing Squall hurt like he was, made him cry more. Apollo cared so much about him. Squall pulled his hand back from the vampire’s grasp, not being able to really move his other without upsetting his shoulder wound, and wiped the tears away from his lover’s face.

”Better now,” he said. His hazel eyes still darted around a little, a tell-tell sign of how nervous and worked up he was right then. He tried to hide the pain now that he saw just how much this upset Apollo, but that was easier said than done. ”You don’t have to cry over me, Cuddly,” he said, opting for the organization name no matter how bad he wanted to just say Apollo.

[Apollo White]

Apollo sat there, still upset. He got more upset when he saw Squall flinch and pull his hand away from Apollos. This made Apollos cry just a little bit. Did he do something wrong to him to where he was just to scared to even touch him anymore? Apollo thought things to himself that he did something wrong with Squall where he was to scared to be near him. Apollo just wished that he would tell him what happened to him. He was hurting inside, just thinking about who did that to him. It seemed as if it was another vampire. It had to be because another human couldnt have done this to him. What did Squall do to deserve this? Was it because he was dating a vampire? Was it because that he was gay? Apollo wanted to know so he could go out there and kick some major ass. "Squally, please tell me what happened...im so worried." A tear feel down his cheek as he said this. If Apollo could read his mind right now, he would. When Apollo was last in the hospital, he was there because some kids had beat him up with a tire iron for being gay. Apollos head was busted open wide and he had to be either let go because of blodd loss back then, but his doctor was a vampire and turned him there. That is how Apollo is now himself today. But Squall was all that he could think about right now. He leaned in and lightly touched his shoulder where he had been hurt, then touched his forehead and pushed his hair out of the way. He looked into those pretty hazel eyes and kisses his forehead softly. Apollo cared so much for this boy that he didnt want anything ever to happen to him again like this. Should Apollo purpose the idea of turning him now or should he wait alittle bit? He didnt know, but he decided on waiting a little bit more.

[Squall Miyazaki]

Squall felt really bad about flinching away when he saw Apollo start crying even more at his flinching away from him. ”I’m sorry,” he said. ”It’s not you, Apollo.” That time he did say his lover’s name, more to get him to calm down than anything. Now he felt he owed it to Apollo to tell him what had happened but he had no idea of knowing how the vampire would react.

"Squally, please tell me what happened...I’m so worried." A tear fell down his cheek as he said this. That tore Squall apart on the inside. He had to tell him, if not for his own sake than just to make the vampire not think it was something that he had done wrong. Apollo hadn’t done a thing wrong to Squall at all. Squall tried not to sound as upset as talking about it made him while he explained what had happened to him.

”I guess I should start at the beginning,” he started. ”You remember Meadhbh right? One of the Ferrets? Well, she got killed it seems and well, I’ll give you three guesses as to who got to be the lucky one to tell Fox about it.” He had to pause and wince at a bit of pain that ran along his shoulder. ”Needless to say he didn’t take it well,” Squall said once he could talk again. ”When I tried to get him to calm down, he turned on me. Stupid move on my part. The director started asking me all kinds of questions – why I’m not entirely sure – and when I got one wrong…well, you don’t want to see my shoulder right now.” Squall was sure that his shoulder wound looked terrible. It still bled through the bandages a little between changings, though it was less and less each time.

”I passed out I don’t know how many times. Woke up in the training room downstairs in the basement. He had me going through all kinds of traps to get ammo for the second part of it, which might as well have been target practice. I caught all kinds of shrapnel from the traps, the worst in my leg. Bled bad enough it ruined my jeans,” he said. He nodded over to where his bloody clothes – the torn shirt and the ripped jeans – lay in a chair. ”I don’t know how I managed but I stayed conscious enough to get through the last bit before passing out again. I woke up here and the rest you know.” He looked up at his lover, half expecting to see anger in those chocolate brown eyes of his.

Apollo leaned in and lightly touched his shoulder where he had been hurt – an action that Squall tried not to wince at even though any touch hurt - then touched his forehead and pushed his hair out of the way. He looked into Squall’s hazel eyes and kissed his forehead softly. He looked like he wanted to say something but Squall just left it alone for now. He’d dropped enough on the vampire for now. Let all that sink in.

[Apollo White]

Apollo sat there listening to his partner. He explained to him the whole story and what had happened to him. Apollo didnt know if he was ready for it, but he wanted to hear it. Whoever did this to Squall was going to pay for what they did. How could anyone do this to a human, none the less someone that didnt probley do anything wrong in the first place. ”When I tried to get him to calm down, he turned on me. Stupid move on my part. The director started asking me all kinds of questions – why I’m not entirely sure – and when I got one wrong…well, you don’t want to see my shoulder right now.” Apollo then looked at his bandaged shoulder and stopped crying, but instead started to get pissed. He wanted to go up to Mura and pop him one right in the face, and do all the same shit that he had done to Squall. Damn, Apollo when he first met Mura, he didnt trust him. He would always have such a cocky attitude towards him. And his excuse was that he didnt like kids. What the fuck was that? And why did he have to take out his anger on Squall? When Apollo walked into the room, he knew that something smelt good, but he knew what it was right before he walked in. It smelled just like Squall. His blood. Apollo looked over at his clothes and picked them up. "Do you want me to wash these for you and maybe bring you some new clothes for when your able to leave?" Apollo didnt look at the clothes at all because if he did, he was afraid that he was going to attack Squall and just suck his blood. He didnt want that to happen. If Apollo was going to bite his boyfriend, it was going to only be when he turned him into a vampire, and Apollo didnt want that to happen yet, but now was the time to bring up the idea. "Squall.....im going to ask you something, and im not going to ask for an answer right away either, but..." He had to pause and set his clothes on the chair again and walked over to Squall and gently took his hand in his. "This is hard for me to say and think about but, im afraid that you staying a human might risk your life. And i dont want you to die yet. I know its only been like a month? maybe less, but i think im falling in love with you." Apollo smiled and looked into his hazel eyes. A single tear rolled down his cheek again and continued. "I want to know...if the idea of me turning you into a vampire would make things better for you? You dont have to answer now. But when you do...and if you want to be a monster like me...then i have told myself that i want you to have one more day to spend in the sunlight. Because once and if i turn you, you wont ever to be able to go in the light again. When your ready to answer...just let me know." Apollo was worried about what his answer would be, and this worried him. But he loves Squall and he would do anything for him...even turn him into the horrible monster that Apollo is.

[Squall Miyazaki]

Apollo just sat there listening as Squall explained to him the whole story and what had happened to him. He looked at his bandaged shoulder and stopped crying, instead starting to get pissed. Squall could tell he wanted to go up to Mura and confront him but he couldn’t let that happen. ”Apollo, don’t,” he said. ”I know what you’re thinking and I don’t want to see you hurt or worse.” Squall cared too much about the vampire to let him pick a fight with their boss. He couldn’t live with himself if his friend – his lover – got killed trying to avenge what had happened to him.

Apollo looked over at his clothes and picked them up. "Do you want me to wash these for you and maybe bring you some new clothes for when you’re able to leave?" Apollo asked him. He didn’t look at the clothes at all. He didn’t see the damage that had been done to the clothing but Squall knew he could smell the amount of blood on the fabric. The jeans alone had shrapnel rips in them, the biggest right where the bit of shrapnel had lodged itself in the human’s leg. He was lucky it missed the femoral artery that ran in his leg. ”There’s no point in washing them unless you want to,” he said. ”They’re ripped up to hell and back…and I don’t need the reminder of what happened.” He knew he’d always have the memory ingrained in his mind but that was enough for him.

"Squall.....I’m going to ask you something, and I’m not going to ask for an answer right away either, but..." Apollo started, causing Squall to turn his attention back to him from where he had looked down a second ago. He had to pause and set Squall’s clothes on the chair again and walked over to Squall, gently taking the human’s hand in his. "This is hard for me to say and think about but I’m afraid that you staying a human might risk your life. And I don’t want you to die yet. I know it’s only been like a month? Maybe less, but I think I’m falling in love with you."

Squall was a little shell shocked by that last comment. He had figured that Apollo had a crush on him from the beginning but after a month he was starting to wonder if the vampire cared for him more than that. Squall was a human, a mere food source for a vampire. And he was fragile, as Mura had so painfully proved, compared to a vampire. Apollo smiled and looked into Squall’s hazel eyes. A single tear rolled down his cheek again as he continued.

"I want to know...if the idea of me turning you into a vampire would make things better for you. You don’t have to answer now. But when you do...and if you want to be a monster like me...then I have told myself that I want you to have one more day to spend in the sunlight. Because once and if I turn you, you won’t ever to be able to go in the light again. When you’re ready to answer...just let me know." he added. Squall knew he had a lot to think about. He loved Apollo despite him being a vampire and Squall being human. But could he leave his sister? Did he even have to?

”I’ll be here a good few days at least,” Squall replied after a bit of silence. Then he’d have to rest at home for a while too. God he was going to be bored. ”I’d have to find a home for Gira and…what about my little sister? I can’t just up and leave her alone.” Squall wasn’t about to let her go back to his dad and mom. The going without sunlight he could handle.

Squall sat up and pulled Apollo into a kiss despite the pain it caused him to move. ”You have no idea how long I’ve waiting to hear you say those words, Apollo,” he said, referring to Apollo admitting his feelings for him. ”You’re not a monster either,” he added. ”I don’t think I could love a monster like I love you.”

[Apollo White]

Apollo shook his head, furious that a vampire, none the less their boss had done this to him. He was just a human for gods sake. Apollo didnt want Mura to associate with Squall like this ever again. If Mura was around, he would know that he was pissed. Apollo stood up, as he did the chair flew back a little bit and he went to the closest wall and fumed. He punched the wall and it dented it a little. Apollo had to let some of his anger out because he didnt want any of it to come out on Squall in words or violence....which he wouldnt ever do. That would kill Apollo inside. Apollo went and sat back over by Squall and decided that those clothes are going to be Burnt and forgotten about forever. No one should have to remember those clothes or what they had to go through. When Apollo heard what Squall had to say about leaving his sister, this actually killed Apollo inside. How would he be able to live knowing that he made it more difficult to see his sister once hes a vampire? Apollo wanted to just go to his room and cry and think about what he was going to do. He didnt want to keep him from his sister or his other family, but if Squall agreed to the changing, then Apollo would have too. He already made the offer. Theres no going back now. When Squall sat up, Apollo got scared that he was going to hurt himself, but was shocked when he kissed him. Apollo kissed him back softly and looked into his eyes as soon as he pulled away. ”You have no idea how long I’ve waiting to hear you say those words, Apollo. You’re not a monster either. ”I don’t think I could love a monster like I love you.” Apollo started to cry again, this time he was crying with joy. Apollo thought that Squall thought he was a gross monster, but to hear these words made Apollo want to be with Squall forever and eternaty. He leaned in and pecked his lips softly once more. "I love you Squall." Apollo smiled and looked at him with his brown eyes, filled with so much love.

[Squall Miyazaki]

Apollo shook his head, furious that a vampire, their boss had done this to him. He was just a human for god’s sake! If Mura was around, he would know that he was pissed. Apollo stood up, the chair flying back a little bit as he did, and he went to the closest wall and fumed. He punched the wall and it dented it a little. Squall jumped a little at the display of anger that came from the normally calm vampire. It was a stark reminder that even Apollo, being the sweet heart that he was, still had the capability to hurt him.

Apollo went and sat back over by Squall. Apollo looked like he just wanted to just go to his room and cry when Squall brought up his sister. ”‘Pollo, that wasn’t a no I won’t consider it,” he told him, feeling bad that he’d upset the vampire. ”Just she’s the closest I’ll ever get to having a daughter with my sexuality.” If their dad hadn’t been such as ass all their lives… Squall felt himself getting pissed off at that mere thought. He hated his dad.

When Squall sat up, Apollo looked scared that he was going to hurt himself, but was pleasantly shocked when he kissed him. Apollo kissed him back softly and looked into his eyes as soon as he pulled away. He started to cry again at what Squall said about him not being a monster and all. Apollo must have thought that Squall thought he was a gross monster. He leaned in and pecked his lips softly once more. "I love you Squall." Apollo smiled and looked at him with his brown eyes, filled with so much love.

Squall smiled and leaned his head on Apollo’s shoulder. He trusted the vampire to not try and take advantage of an open opportunity to bite him right there and it showed in his actions. He wouldn’t do that with any other vampire, just Apollo. ”Love you too, Apollo,” he replied.

[Apollo White]

When apollo was sitting by Squall, he smiled softly when he said that he wasnt saying no to the changing thing. This made Apollo feel better because once hes changed, he wouldnt be able to be hurt as much anymore. ”Just she’s the closest I’ll ever get to having a daughter with my sexuality.” Apollo nodded and thought about it. His sister would miss him an aweful lot when hes only aloud out when the moon it out, but with their sexuality, yes, his sister is basically like his daughter. Apollo felt terrible knowing how Squall feels about her and now he even kind of regreted that he brought up the changing him into a vampire to him now. Seeing Squall lay down his head on his shoulder, he left his neck totally exposed. If apollo wanted to right now he could change him right here, right now. Apollo moved his lips to Squalls neck and kissed it softly. Apollo spoke softly. "From now on, ill be your guardian angel. Ill try my hardest to never let anything hurt you. Because when you get hurt, i get hurt and like...it kills me to know that youve been hurt, or even killed. If i were to ever find out that you died...i would kill myself just to be with you. You have stoled what is left of my heart." Even though Apollo seemed to repeat himself in this long sentence, it meant a lot to him and he started to cry again. He kissed his neck softly once more and pulled away. Only Squall could know how much Apollo loves him. And Apollo is showing it a lot. He cares to effing much. Now to wait for the changing decision.

[Squall Miyazaki]

Squall lay down his head on his shoulder, leaving his neck totally exposed. If Apollo wanted to right now, he could change him right here, right now, but Squall was trusting him not to try that until he’d given his answer on that subject. Apollo moved his lips to Squalls neck and kissed it softly. He spoke softly. "From now on, I’ll be your guardian angel. I’ll try my hardest to never let anything hurt you. Because when you get hurt, I get hurt and like...it kills me to know that you’ve been hurt, or even killed. If I were to ever find out that you died...I would kill myself just to be with you. You have stolen what is left of my heart."

Squall smiled. Apollo seemed to repeat himself in this long sentence. He started to cry again. He hugged the vampire, not wanting to see him upset. Apollo kissed his neck softly once more and pulled away. Squall knew how much Apollo loved him. That was why he trusted him so much. He knew Apollo wouldn’t hurt him if his life depended on it. Not that Squall would let him die just to keep from hurting him. But he still had to make that last decision of his human life. Would he stay a human and risk death by whatever means? Or would he let his lover turn him? Only time would tell his decision…

It took a few days, but Squall was soon well enough to go home. He still hurt but at least he was healing. After the amount of blood he had lost, it was a good sign. It meant that he was going to pull through this, though he’d forever bear the scars from the encounter, mental, emotional and physical alike. Most notably was the shrapnel scar on his leg and the one in his shoulder, not to mention the damage it had done to him mentally.

But Squall was just glad to be home. He wasn’t too keen on hospitals in the first place, even if he didn’t know why. ”Didn’t think I’d miss this place that much,” he said as he entered the door to his apartment.

[Apollo White]

After Apollo said all of that to him, the doctor walked in and told Apollo that the visiting Hours were over. Apollo pecked Squall softly on the lips and then walked out of the room, going back to his desk where he worked. He couldnt concentrate now. Mura could be anywhere around here and if Apollo saw him he was going to say a few words to him. When Apollo looked at his computer, he sighed and shut it down and clocked out early. He just wanted to get to his appartment and sleep a little bit. He didnt want to deal with anyone else now.

The Next day Apollo sat at his desk and got some work done this time. Even though he kept looking over at Squalls empty desk, he just wanted to get what he was supposed to do done and get to his room. Except he was assigned to go out and keep an eye on someone who has been lurking around a co-workers building. Apollo had to go take pictures and report them back here for others to take care of. Leaving his desk now and walking out into the dark, Apollo had his camera with him and ran quickly to the area where the guy was last said to be and he hopped on the top of a building and watched the guy. He saw him just pacing back and fourth infront of a building. So Apollo snapped a few shots of the guy and ran back to headquarters and gave his memory card to someone and then clocked out and went back to his room.

Today a note was slid under his door saying that Squall would now be leaving the hospital wing and Apollo had the day off. He got dressed and ran down to the hospital wing and smiled to see that Squall was already up and walking towards the door. "Lets get you to your room." Apollo wrapped an arm around him for his support and walked him to his room.

Once at Squalls Appartment door, he opened it for him and walked him into his room and sat him down on the bed slowly. ”Didn’t think I’d miss this place that much." Apollo giggled softly at this and sat down next to him. "Hun you had no idea how much i missed you. Work just wasnt the same." Apollo smiled at him and pecked his lips softly.

[Squall Miyazaki]

After Apollo had finished talking, the doctor walked in and told them that the visiting hours were over. He wasn’t happy that Squall was pushing it by sitting up and moving around like he was. He told the boy to lay back down and take it easy. Apollo pecked Squall softly on the lips and then walked out of the room, going back to his desk where he worked. Squall laid back down on the pillow while the doctor changed the bandages on his wounds. He hadn’t wanted his lover to leave but he knew it upset him to see him like this. The doctor finished with the bandages and gave him some medication to ease the pain so he could sleep. Squall tried to sleep but it wasn’t easy with the memories of what had happened forming nightmares in his mind.

The next day, Squall ended up waking up at the same time he usually did to go to work. Only, he wasn’t supposed to go to work at all for at least the next month, or so he had been told. He wasn’t about to do that, even if it meant hobbling around on crutches to get around, something he would likely have to do for a while anyway while his leg healed just so he didn’t reopen the twenty or so stitches he had to get. He was bored just watching T.V. until Apollo came to visit him during visiting hours. They spent the time cuddling with Squall ending up falling asleep laying with his head on Apollo’s shoulder despite the vampire’s cold body temperature.

Today, the doctor came in and checked him over. After doing a few tests and checking the stitches, he told Squall that he could go home but to stay out of work for a couple of weeks until his wounds had had time to fully heal. He was given some crutches to get around on and though he hated it, Squall used them to head out to the doors. There he met up with Apollo, who was smiling ear to ear. "Let’s get you to your room," Apollo said and wrapped an arm around him for his support. ”Yea, the less I’m here the better,” Squall replied as he walked home with Apollo. ”Hospitals creep me out.”

Once they got to Squall’s apartment door, Apollo opened it for him and walked him into his room and sat him down on the bed slowly. Apollo giggled softly at this and sat down next to him. "Hun you had no idea how much I missed you. Work just wasn’t the same." Apollo smiled at him and pecked his lips softly. Squall kissed him back. ”You won’t have to worry about that much longer,” he said. ”I’m going back to work as soon as possible.”

[Apollo White]

Apollo set Squall down on his bed and say next to him for a while before he made him lay down on his bed, just because the doctor told him that he needs to get rest. "Lemme go get you some water and some cheerios." He really didnt need cheerios, but whenever apollo got sick, he would eat cheerios. Then Apollo thought of the idea as he was getting the food and water. When would Squall want to be changed....would he? This was all he could think about now. He stopped in his little kitchen area of the room and just thought. He didnt want to change him yet, but if Squall wanted it, he would have to change him....even if he didnt want to. He brought it up to him, now he just cant take it back.
Apollo got the food and water and walked it back into the room where Squall was and smiled. "heres your water my love and here is some cereal." Apollo smiled and leaned in and softly pecked his lips before crawling in the bed with Squall and sitting next to him. His brain was stuck on the thought of changing him, but what else was apollo to think about? Puppies and kitties? No he was thinking about the life of Squall. What would his sister do if she could only see him at night time? Apollo would feel like shit if he took that away from her. But if Squall wants it, then he must give it to him. "So squall, have you thought about the changing into a vampire at all yet?" Apollo looked into his eyes and looked nervous.

[Squall Miyazaki]

Apollo set Squall down on his bed and sat next to him for a while before making him lay down on his be. Squall didn't object or even resist the motion. Really, he was scared to resist just because his lover was a vampire. It wasn't that he was afraid of Apollo in particular but rather what he was capable of being a vampire. "Lemme go get you some water and some cheerios." Apollo said, bringing Squall back out of his thoughts. As the vampire left for the kitchen, Squall's thoughts returned to the offer his love had given him. Becoming a vampire...would he really go through with it? Could he? He'd be giving so much up - the sun, time outdoors in the daytime, possibly his pet and his sister...it was something to think about.

Squall winced and curled up on the bed as one of his wounds hurt him. Back his thoughts went to the offer. If he did go through with it, he could be rid of the pain he was in and likely would never have to go through it again. On the other hand, from what he'd heard and been told by Apollo himself the change would hurt like a bitch. Then again, he wouldn't be a frail human anymore either. He'd be immortal so to speak. Was he really ready to trade twenty-four hours of agony for the chance to never be hurt like this again? His mind kept bouncing the idea around numerous times.

Apollo got the food and water and walked it back into the room where Squall was and smiled. "Here's your water my love and here is some cereal." Apollo said, leaning in and softly kissing his lips before crawling in the bed with Squall and sitting next to him. "You didn't have to do that, 'Pollo," Squall replied, cuddling up beside the vampire's cold body after he got a drink of water from the glass.

"So Squall, have you thought about the changing into a vampire at all yet?" Apollo looked into his eyes. He looked nervous. How could Squall talk to him about it without it seeming like he was refusing the idea altogether? "It's crossed my mind more than once already," he said finally after a moment or two of silence. "Still weighing the possibilities and all of it but I'm not against it at all. Be a welcome change to the pain I'm in as a human right now." As if to emphasize his words, the pain flared again, to which Squall had to bite back a curse.