Cool off Somewhere [Fight Club - Past]

@"Shadowborn"

Deith had no idea why he was there.

He was outside the gate of Starlight Academy, walking around restlessly and then peeking through the large gates from time to time. Why? Well, he wanted to see Lei, nothing's wrong with that, right? But he could have just called him and they could have just met downtown, but... He was stalking the school instead. And he was pretty sure he was starting to look suspicious, like he's waiting for someone just so he could do a number on the person.

It didn't help that he hasn't fed for a few days now, and that made him literally hungry.

He made a quiet 'tsk' before finally giving up. Frustrated, he scratched the back of his head and turned around, before walking away as if he didn't just waste a couple of hours lurking outside the school. Okay, now he was hungry AND frustrated. Great. He needed to cool off somewhere.

Walking away, he saw a random girl approaching. She was probably from the Academy, thank goodness she was alone. Deith stood there, setting up illusions that would lure her into an alley instead of letting her reach the campus. After that, he followed her, pretty much ready to devour what he can. She was lost pretty well in the illusion that Deith had no problem getting close to her and caging her in his arms.

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The girl was instantly bathing in her own blood. Deith had bitten a large part of her left neck, and blood was flowing down to the ground like waterfall. He was drinking most of it, and while his free hand roamed around the unmoving but still alive body of the girl. It was touching places it shouldn't.

...When he was disturbed by some kid's voice.

His usually green eyes were crimson when he glared at him. He threw the body to the back of the alley, before wiping his messy lips and facing the kid more. He didn't like being interrupted when feeding but... this guy was saying something that piqued his interest.

"What do you want?" he asked, no friendliness in his tone or whatsoever. "You were trying to lure me into something just now, weren't you? I'm listening."

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"You got some guts." Deith snickered and shrugged in amazement. He wasn't sure what point this kid was trying to say when he showed him those clothes and scars, but something told him the guy was serious.

Oh but did he want serious?

Why was he not attacking him anyway? If it were in the evening, things probably wouldn't be so favorable to this kid. Deith would be less accommodating. There's also the fact that he just finished feeding himself. His patience has instantly gotten longer because of that.

But still, it was amazing how this kid made him listen. Laughing slightly louder, he decided to humor him. Turn serious to fun.

"Why not? As long as it doesn't add conflicts to my... schedule," he said. "But..." he smirked. "If you mean to be the founder of that club you're saying... Dodge this at least."

Deith had already set up illusions around. The one speaking was also an illusion, a cover, while the real Deith positioned himself behind the kid and prepared to attack him. A blow from the back has always been labelled as treacherous, but that's exactly why he did it. Instantly, he would draw a pocket knife into the kid's right side, just below his ribs. If he really were to get hit, then Deith would kill him and drain his life energy, a simple payment for wasting his time. But if he was strong enough to see through him and would he able to dodge, then Deith didn't mind joining him.

The whole of Manta Carlos (save his adorable ocean fighter) was pretty boring, after all.

Deith didn't mean to take this seriously, and that proved to be a mistake as everything that happened next flashed by in a flash.

He almost missed the details, and almost only left with the pain, but he recognized clearly that his opponent just used inhumane strength on him. He screamed in pain at feeling his hand get crushed, or dislocated at least, and all sorts of pain happened next. The fact that he hasn't fed himself enough didn't help, as he was, in his state, really weak.

"H-Haa... Y-You surprised me..." he groaned. His voice was almost inaudible though, with his throat being crushed painfully. He could barely breathe with that foot on him. He choked as he started to cough up blood. He wasn't surprised, that elbow a while ago hit him really hard in his guts. He grinned, almost pathetically. But he liked this strength.

"I... I like you, k-kid... I guess I'll try joining you... Not like... this, th-though... I think I'm... broken pretty badly... Need... s-soul... Haha..."

A 'tsk' echoed against the alley as Deith tried to stand. He... He was sore all over, dammit, and he couldn't believe he just decided to go with a kid. A kid named Tao Lungwei, apparently; another interesting Chinese (not as interesting as his dear ocean fighter though).

He wasn't even sure he could follow Tao after that. Not for a while at least. He had to lean on a wall, and practically force his legs to move, as he limply moved forward.

He was thankful they didn't have to go out in the open.

"Tao..!" He called, just as he managed to catch up. By this time, his hand has already regenerated, his stomach was feeling better, and his nose was pretty fixed. He had to thank that random girl he fed on before meeting Tao; if it weren't for her he wouldn't have been able to recover. His neck was still burning from lack of air though. "Exactly what do you want me for?"