~Tasteful Vessel~ (yaoi) (o/a)

[Wild_Rain_Falls]

A normal day in a normal highschool is just what you would usually expect when going there, right? Wrong. One fateful day, a group of students were dared by their fellow classmates that they should stay an entire week in the haunted castle Kyuuketsuki. Rumors had been spreading that the castle is supposedly haunted by Vampires for decades and have for some reason not come and tried to take a human as a meal. Wanting to see if the rumors were true, the classmates dared the group to stay an entire week there and bring back proof that Vampires did indeed live there. The classmates had argued their case that if there are vampires there, then how were they supposed to get back alive?! This was ignored and their torture wasn't over yet. The dare had gotten worse as they were to also dress in a certain way. As Maids! Yes, maids. Then to make it more humiliating, they were to also treat the vampires as if they were their masters as they dressed as maids!

Dreading what lay ahead, the group is now set off to stay the entire week in the haunted castle with bloodthirsty vampires. Will they make it out alive or will they be the vampires next snack? Or could it be possible that after their stay that they may not wish to leave when meeting and getting to know the vampires?

The vampires have been living in the castle for unknown reasons and tolerated one another as they had no where else to go without humans trying to interfere in their plans. They have been searching for centuries for new blood vessels as they are getting weak from lack of human blood. Then the week of the dare began and once the new humans that had come into their domain had come, they were intrigued of they behaviors of why they were treating them as their 'masters'. Though they grew to be entertained by these humans as the vampires claimed their own human for a blood source and possibly more 'intimate' reasons. Will the vampires let their humans go or will they somehow keep their blood vessels from ever escaping?

[Wild_Rain_Falls]

".....Tch. Why must I have to greet the newcomers? Anyway, if you will please just listen and not daze off, I will read the rules stated."

~Rules to follow~

First rule: Milady has control over everything as she is our god as you will so please do not upset her or she will have you banished. Milady is kind enough to give you three warnings before she decides if are banished from this castle. One strike, she will just kindly ask you to not do something that seems to make her slightly upset. Second strike, is that you shape up your act. Third strike, she will be very angry and if you mess up again you are to be punished and banished from the castle and to never return.

Second rule: Please follow Gaia rules as to not God mod, or put in any inappropriate sayings in the kingdom. We do not need to see or *cough cough* hear what is happening between young lovers. So we advise you to keep it at least to PG 15 at the latest and keep your other 'activities' behind doors, time skip or a private message.

Third rule: Milady is kind enough to let the vampires in the castle to have powers though she hopes you do not abuse your right to it. If you have an element ability and someone already has one, I'm sorry to say you will have to be asked to change it as milady does not want the same power to be with a lot of people as she says it will be not fun in the castle. As for the little guests who has come to the castle, he has no power as they are not vampires. She will not allow it.

Fourth rule: Milady asks that you please have proper grammer, spelling and punctuation while participating here in the kingdom. She does not enjoy seeing poor quality of writing. She will also need to remind you that you may not use overly large pictures in your writings. She does not like stretching out the castle too much with overly large pictures. She prefers everyone to use medium size pictures. Also she asks everyone to not use any bright colors in your writings. Milady's eyes can not bear to see brightly colored words as they hurt her eyes along with others who share the same ailment. So please be considerate and not use too brightly colored writings.

Fifth rule: Milady asks you send her a application and to be sent while titled, 'I can't believe I have to wear a dress!' if you are a mortal. While those who want to be a vampire will send their application titled, 'Hmmm...what a tasteful looking mortal.' She would deeply appreciate this kind gesture if you were to follow this.

Sixth rule: Milady asks that you kind people were to write about at least 2-3 paragraphs in your writing. She likes to write a lot and I'm sure others do as well as this castle is semi literate. So please do try to write a lot. Though she makes exceptions to where you have writer's block, you may write one paragraph, but please do not abuse this right. She dislikes anyone always writing only one paragraph each time as it sometimes even frustrates others who wish to write more as well. She also is looking out for everyone as if you do start to write less, others may ignore you for this reason so please be cautious.

Seventh rule: Milady does not condone killing others without permission of the other person. Others will be upset if you were to kill them without their consent so please have the time and decency to ask the other if you were to kill them off.

Eighth rule: Milady asks you to have fun in our caste....just don't mind us biting you~ *smirks*

[Wild_Rain_Falls]

"Alright, well here's the profile layout that you moron-OW! Ok ok guests and vampires need to fill out so you can enter the castle." *Rubs the back of head while grumbling* "Damn b***h hit me har-OW!!"

~Profile layout~

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[Wild_Rain_Falls]

"Oh! My apologies. Welcome, young guests and vampires. These are the applications for both vampires and humans that you send to when milady has accepted you into our domain."

~Applications~




~Mortal Applications~

~Vampire Applications~

[Wild_Rain_Falls]

~List of Vampires~

--&Vincent Lovelle

--&Dmitri Gavrikov

--&Tray Haze

--&Poe Allison

--&Mikhail Vikhrov

--&Abari Koyo

[Wild_Rain_Falls]

~List of Mortals~

--&Loki Kiono

--&Akira Mori

--&Samuel Hale

--&Collin Hughes

--&Mathew Blackwell

-->Miku Fuyuku

[Wild_Rain_Falls]

~Open and Accepting~

[Wild_Rain_Falls]

~Open and Accepting~

[Wild_Rain_Falls]

At the bottom of the hill of Kyuuketsuki Castle, a small figure was standing at the foot of the hill in front of the dark gate that led the path to it. The small figure trembled as they pulled the coat they wore closer, while trembling in fear. This was Loki Kiono, a shy and timid boy that had been one of the students to be dared to stay at the Castle for a week. He was already packed with his backpack on his back as he hugged his coat as it kept him warm from the cold and hid the embarrassing outfit he wore. He did not know how he got roped into the dare but he wished that he could be anywhere but here as the place terrified him. Having heard the rumors of vampires did not help his nerves as he whimpered in fright. He was too scared to go up the hill by himself while wearing a maid outfit of all things as well. He waited longer at the gate hoping that maybe at least one person would come soon so that he wouldn't have to go by himself up the hill.

He whimpered in fright as he sat down next to the gate,'Someone please come. I don't want to be here alone....' Tears were at the edge of his eyes as he thought of how he would be facing creatures he thought didn't exist. Loki was terrified of meeting the creatures of the night that were known as Vampires. It was getting dark and his fear was just growing as he still waited for any of the students to show up, hell he would be even glad if it was a known bully at school since at least he wouldn't be alone in the dark at the bottom of a creep hill. The cawing of crows spooked him along with the sound of an owl in the dead of night. He peered back up at the castle as the moon seemed to be eerily glowing, making the castle stand out more and give a ominous feeling. Would the vampires be mad or insulted that humans dared to come into their castle while they were treated as masters from beings that were considered prey? He hoped that maybe if things get too much to handle, he could leave and help the others out as well.

Loki wouldn't leave anyone behind to face these known terrifying creatures by themselves, even if he was just as terrified of them. He still sat there as he waited still for anyone to come.

[Neji Hyuga # 1]

Akira Mori

Walking up the trail to Kyuuketsuki Castle is an average sized teen wearing a long rain coat that covered his body and a bag on his back containing clothes to wear as well as everyday essentials. He looked pretty normal the only thing that makes him stand out is his long purple hair. This is Akira Mori and the reason why he is heading to this creeping castle is because he was dared to along with a few other students. At first he was down to do it since he always like to explore new places but not like this. The teen opened up the coat a bit to see the maid outfit he is wearing. "Those sons of bitches why do we have to wear something like this."He muttered to himself as he closed the coat back up. The purple haired teen than let out a sigh as he made his way to the gate.

When Akira got there he noticed someone was at the front gate. As soon as he got closer he noticed it was Loki and he smiled a bit. "Loki!"He yelled as he ran up to him. The purple haired teen came to a stop in front of the small teen and smiled at him. "Is it just you so far?"He asked as he looked around seeing no one else around. "They better not chicken out I'm going to be so pissed if they do."He said as he looked up at the castle.

[Dis Gun Be Gud]

For one of Kyuuketsuki Castle's undead occupants, the evening so far had been utterly and completely boring. Dmitri was lying on a chaise lounge in the castle's large library, passing the time by reading a leather-bound book by candlelight. He much preferred the warm glow of the flame over the stark, harsh light of modern lightbulbs. It wasn't like he couldn't see well by candlelight, oh no. He could see by the light of a single flame as brightly as if it were the middle of the day. The book he was reading was ancient, the text hand-written by a long dead scribe in a long forgotten dialect of his native tongue - Russian. It was a history book, one describing a period in time that Dmitri had missed, thanks to human meddeling. He was distracted from his book, however, by the behavior of his companion. Dmitri kept several cats in the castle and one of them, a grey striped female he called Smoke, was sitting in the window, staring intently out at the castle grounds. Dmitri stood and made his way to the window, scratching the cat behind the ears. "What are you looking at, my dear?" he asked her, looking down at the cat before peering out the window himself. Oh, now what was this?

By the light of the full moon, Dmitri could just barely make out a small humanoid figure huddled by the gate that guarded the path to the castle. Whoever it was, it certainly wasn't a vampire....therefore, it must have been a mortal. As he watched, yet another figure appeared, also seemingly mortal. That was something intriguing and worrying all at the same time. Humans were food, yes, but Dmitri knew from experience that they could be dangerous if they got a little knowledge into them. He turned away from the window and made his way outside to investigate, Smoke following at his heels. The cat's eyes glowed softly in the night, twin yellow lanterns reflecting the moonlight. As he neared the two figures, Dmitri heard a pair of heartbeats - definitely mortal, but what were thye doing here? A quick peek into the one of the mortal's minds revealed his reason. Apparently, they had been dared. Dmitri chuckled low in his throat and lifted a hand, easily pushing open the heavy iron gate. He came to a standstill at the smaller human's side and pretended to be jsut a curious passer-by. "Excuse me?" he asked the young men - boys, really. They hardly looked old enough to be out of school. "Can I help you?"

Smoke mewled softly as she wound around the vampire's ankles, watching the humans with eerie yellow eyes. She was jsut as curious as Dmitri was about what the two humans were doing there.

~xXx________________ Dmitri Gavrikov

[Wild_Rain_Falls]

Loki was still sitting on the ground, being sure not to dirty the maid outfit he wore, since he knew he would be only wearing these outfits for a week if they lived. He shivered in fear at the thought of dying in the castle and his grandfather not knowing what happened to him. Then eh was started when he heard a loud yell of his name as he turned his head in the direction of the sound and saw a classmate of his coming. He beamed in joy, now that he wouldn't be alone here now, as he got up onto his feet closing his coat more to hide his outfit from the other's eyes. Even if they were going to have to see each other's outfits eventually, he didn't feel comfortable doing it in the middle of public even if they were the only ones here. He saw that the figure coming was Akira as he relaxed, glad that it wasn't a known bully at his school. When he had earlier said he would prefer a bully coming to nobody, he was still glad it was someone he at least knew who wouldn't hurt him.

Loki watched as Akira came to stop near him as he asked if he was the only one here so far. He nodded timidly as he fiddled with the sleeves of his coat,"Y-Yes. I-I haven't seen anyone else come. I-I didn't want to go up without a-anyone else." He didn't care if he sounded like a wimp, he was terrified of even setting foot on the hill that led the way to the castle. Then he nodded when Akira spoke of hoping that no one didn't come soon since he would be mad if they did. He would be upset about that too and him and Akira having to only be the ones having to go. Then he yelped in fright when he heard another voice as he ran behind Akira to hide. He peeked from behind Akira at the newcomer as it seemed like an older male, meaning he didn't go to their school. He gulped as he trembled behind Akira. Could this be one of the vampires? He didn't seem to be. He then heard a meow as he saw a cat wounding around the older male's legs. His gaze softened at the sight of the cat as he relaxed slightly.

Loki loved any kind of animal so he was at least a bit comfortable around a cat. Then he turned his gaze to the man as he spoke softly,"A-A-Ano....w-w-we're sorry if we're bothering you. W-W-We're waiting for some people." It was partly true and was afraid to voice of the other reason of why they were here in the first place as he pulled his coat more closed.

[Neji Hyuga # 1]

Akira Mori

Akira looked at Loki as he told that no one else has arrived yet. "I see well I guess we can wait a bit longer before heading in."He said as he looked around a bit. The purple haired teen is a big fan of seeing new places but not a big fan of doing it alone. Loki is good company but still he would feel better if one person would come along. He than let out a sigh as he stared up at the sky.

Akira noticed that Loki hid behind and looked over to see a new comer. He noticed that the new comer is coming from the castle so it must be one of it's inhabitants. 'So there are people living here.'The purple haired teen thought as he looked at the guy. Akira than heard what Loki said and nodded in agreement. "Yeah ummm we're actually here to serve your family."The teen said as he looked at Loki. Part of dare was that if someone lives here that they must play servant for the week that they are here.

[Kasumi the ocean]

//// Vincent Lovelle ////

Landing in the back yard of the Kyuuketsuki Castle, a tall, lean vampire stretched out his black wings, sighing. It was a clear night and as always, Vincent loved to fly during those nights. Folding in his back like wings until they vanished from sight, he walked around to the front yard. He caught scent of something...unusal that was never aroudn the undead castle before. Looking toward the gate, he spotted Dmitri talking to what appeared to be two boys. Curious, he began walking toward them, the faint sounds of metal clinging together as he walked. He always liked to look his best, no matter what, and enjoyed the jewlery he wore. The different rings and the piercings in his ears, some stayed the same but he liked to change them out at times.

As he walked closer, he caught scent of the boys and smiled. Mortals. He let out a light chuckle. What would mortals being doing here. As he got closer, he heard what Akira said and smiled. "Serve our family? Pretty risky don't you think?" he said, coming in and standing beside Dmitri. He looked over the two before circling them, looking them over. "What do you think Dmitri? I'm not sure if they qualify to serve our family." he chuckled. He was going to have fun with this.

[Dis Gun Be Gud]

Dmitri had to smother the urge to snicker when the shorter of the two humans yelped, then ran and hid behind his companion. He had thought for a moment or two that the pair may have been vampire hunters, but another quick peek at their thoughts confirmed that they were just unfortunate teenags that had been roped into a dare. Oh humans - would they ever cease to amuse him? When the boy mentioned that he and his friends were waiting for others, that certainly sparked Dmitri's interest. It had been a long time since he'd been able to feed on fresh human blood, let alone the blood of someone young and healthy. The last human he'd fed on had been so old and addled with drink that it almost hadn't been worth the effort to kill him. It seemed that Fortune had smiled and decided to send the castle's vampiric residents fresh blood on a silver platter.

No sign of his devious thoughts showed on Dmitri's face, however. He'd had years to practice keeping his facial expressions in check and even as he plotted the eventual demise of the two humans before him, his expression remained one of neutral curiosity. He sensed secrecy behind the young male's words - was he hiding something? Dmitri was tempted to read his thoughts again, but then, where was the fun in that? He bent over and picked up Smoke, the cat settling into his arms as she watched the two humans, tail swaying lazily. A chill breeze blowing by gave Dmitri just the opening that he had been waiting for. "It is a chilly evening" he said to the two humans, "If you'd like, you can come and wait inside." Not that they would be allowed to leave once they were in. Dmitri would've had to have been a madman to let not one, but two healthy sources of fresh blood go so easily. He supposed he would have to share his discovery with the othr vampires of the house but as the French say c'est la vie, such is life. Or perhaps c'est la morte, such is death, would be more fitting, Dmitri thought, chuckling at his private joke.

When the purple haired teen spoke, however, and said that he and his friend had come to serve the castle's inhabitants, that certainly put a new spin on things. It would seem that the boys knew what they were, or had at least heard the rumors that bloodsuckers inhabited the castle. Dmitri turned and glanced at Vincent as the dark-haired vampire appeared. He grinned a little, revealing his fangs, and responded, "Well, we could give them a chance. If they don't work out, then at least we have dinner."

~xXx________________ Dmitri Gavrikov