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It’s been two weeks since he’s talked about his new diet with the rest of Phantom Thieves and came to agreement that they would offer their blood to Akira if he couldn’t get his hands on enough.
So, there was Akira staring silently at his phone around noon when he knew his friends who were at school had their lunch break. It was the perfect time to message his friends, but was too anxious to even type out a message.
Morgana made an annoyed yowl-like sound as he glared at the vampire. “You know they’ll say ‘yes’ so why are you taking so long?”
Akira sighed and reclined in his chair. “I know…But, it’s the first time to ask them for blood. Hell, I don’t even want to think about putting my fangs on them.”
The not-cat jumped on top of the desk Akira was at and continued to glare. “I know, but you’ll have to get used to the idea.”
The vampire sat up to stare at Morgana. “I can just wait for Takemi to get more blood in.”
“And who knows when enough will be in?”
“I can wait a bit longer…”
Morgana turned his gaze from Akira to his phone. “I’ll just message them if you don’t. Or, I’ll get Futaba to-”
“Fine, fine, fine. I’ll do it.” Akira grumbled as he turned his attention back to his phone.
Morgana’s tail raised proudly as he scampered over to the vampire’s bed to—most likely—nap. The vampire hesitantly texted a message to the Thieves’ group chat.
Joker: Hey so
Joker: Takemi just let me know that she won’t get enough blood for me in time
Skull: oh shit
Skull: you can feed off me if you need to
Panther: Same here!
Noir: I can donate some as well!!
Oracle: i can donate and im only a few rooms away :)
Joker: No
Joker: You know you’re banned from donating
Oracle: dammit ( ≧Д≦)
Oracle: i just want to know what a vampire bite is like (￢з￢)
Queen: Futaba, you know you’re not allowed to donate.
Oracle: ofc you come in to lecture about health (-_-)
Queen: It is obvious why I need to do so.
Fox: My apologies. I do not think I can make time in my schedule today for feeding you, Akira. However, I am very willing to be the next one to donate blood to yours.
Oracle: always inari to mess it up (￢^￢)
Fox: It is not my choice. If I could simply move my project deadline till next week, I would.
Queen: I think that this worked out for the best. Yusuke, you did mention you were lacking in sleep and haven’t been eating nearly enough. I do not want to imagine the consequences if Akira drank from you.
Noir: Oh, Yusuke! I can offer you my new vegetables that should be picked by the end of school. And if that’s not enough, I’ll order you some food.
Oracle replying to Queen:
health nerd
Noir: I’m sorry Akira, but I will be with Yusuke for the day. But, on Saturday I can take you to that cat café you’ve been talking to me about. And don’t worry it will stay open long enough for us!! ❤️
Joker: You don’t have to Haru, but it sounds nice.
Fox: I have not even agreed to this arrangement, Haru.
Noir: You are getting my love, Yusuke! ❤️
Fox: Very well, then.
Panther: Finally the fancy people can hang out
Oracle: isnt inari a broke ass
Panther: But I get like a fancy vibe from him
Queen: I think the word you are looking for is ‘regal’ or ‘sophisticated’.
Oracle: dictionary queen
Skull: shes gonna give us the definition next
Queen: Be quiet.
Skull: sorry queen
Joker: Hot
Oracle: keep it in your pants kira
Queen: Back on track. We need to figure out who is gonna feed Akira. I will if he is fine with it.
Noir: Oh, don’t you have that council meeting later today?
Queen: That slipped my mind, Haru. Thank you.
Noir: Always a pleasure, darling.
Oracle: that leaves it to the blondies
Panther: I’ll do it!
Skull: i can do it
Panther: I will do it Ryuji. I said it first!
Skull: hell no
Skull: i replied to kira first
Joker: Let's just do a coin flip
Oracle: ill pull up the google one
Skull: i got heads
Panther: ill be tails then
Oracle: skull go be the blood sacrifice today
Skull: HELL YEAH
Panther: damn
Skull: ill be there at six kira
Joker: Sounds good
Ryuji knocked at the door of Sojiro’s—well now Akira’s too—house. He started to tap the floor to release the nervous energy. Though he would never admit it, he was quite afraid of the process of being bitten by Akira. Don’t get Ryuji wrong, he would never be afraid of Akira, he is just afraid of the pain and side effects. Hell, no one knows if just a bite can turn someone into a vampire as well. Though he tried to ignore Akira’s vampire traits, he did not want to be a vampire.
What will happen if Akira does actually turn Ryuji? Oh if he even does more harm than intended, Akira would feel guilty forever . Ryuji shook his head. He can’t think like this. He had never been this effin’ worried. But what if -
The door opened and Ryuji saw Akira cowering behind the door. Ryuji was confused and opened his mouth to ask, but then remembered that the sun was. The sun hadn’t set fully and a silm yellow line was visible. Of course he was hiding. The sun can kill him in seconds.
Ryuji felt so dumb coming this earlier.
“Uh, my bad ‘Kira for this being a bit too early.” Ryuji smiled awkwardly.
The vampire continued to use the door as a shield as he replied. “It’s fine. Just—uh.” Akira opened the door fully and hid behind as it turned inwards. “Come in.”
Ryuji walked in and followed Akira after the blond shut the front door. As they passed by the kitchen, something bright orange caught his eyes.
Futaba was still in her pajamas as she was messing with a 3DS by the microwave. When Futaba noticed they were passing by, she laughed and called out.
“You two go have fun!” She said cheerfully. “Ryuji tell me what it was like too!”
Ryuji chuckled and nodded then continued to follow Akira. The vampire led him to a room on the bottom floor and on a piece of paper that was taped to Akira’s door read, “Warning! Fluffy Vampire Ahead”.
Ryuji turned to Akira, “Futaba?”
“Futaba.” Akira confirmed as he opened the door.
Akira’s new room was different from the attic, but still had the vibe that screamed ‘Akira’. All the blinds were shut tightly with black cloth hanging over them to be sure no sunlight could reach the vampire. The floor was wooden, looked fairly new and part of it was covered by a Phantom Thief rug. There was also a Phantom Thief banner above his bed. Speaking of the bed, Akira actually had a bed now, but it was currently occupied by a half asleep and grumpy Morgana who glared at Ryuji. There was also a desk in a corner of the room which had homework and broken lock picks on top of it. Even though the room had only been occupied by Akira for a few weeks, it already smelled like coffee beans.
The not-cat stretched very cat-like for someone who claimed to not be a cat, and padded lazily out the room.
“Uh,” Akira began awkwardly. “We can just do it on the bed.”
“Sounds good.” Ryuji laughed nervously.
As both boys got comfortable on the, Akira turned to Ryuji.
“You want neck or wrist?”
“Huh?”
“Do you want me to bite your neck or wrist?” Akira clarified.
Oh. Ryuji felt dumb. “Which is better for you?”
“I’ve only ever seen vampires biting on a neck,” Akira rubbed the back of his neck. “So, is neck fine?”
Ryuji nodded. “That’s cool.”
The vampire shuffled behind Ryuji and angled his legs around the faux blond and leaned forward to glance at Ryuji’s neck.
“Just tell me if it’s too painful and you need me to stop.” Akira then hesitated. “If I don’t respond or stop, just shove me away and do whatever you can to not get hurt.”
“I won’t need to.” Ryuji responded. “I trust you ‘Kira.”
Akira smiled warmly, fangs showing. Ryuji turned his gaze to the wall in front of him to give Akira more access.
The vampire opened his mouth and lightly put his fangs on Ryuji’s neck. He gently nipped around the neck as if Akira was looking for a specific spot then the fangs’ light pressure was gone. Ryuji then felt sharp pain in his neck like he was getting stabbed, but after a second his neck became numb. The blond flinched which Akira noticed and stopped his feeding for a second and waited; when a call from Ryuji wasn’t heard, he then continued.
It was a weird sensation to feel his blood being sucked without any pain. Soon the sensation faded and he felt something wet glide across his neck in gentle strokes then something nuzzling his neck.
Ryuji, dazed, reaches over to Akira to put his hand on the black-haired boy’s hair to play with it. Ryuji knew—despite the denial from Akira—that he enjoyed having his hair played up. What he didn’t know is that vampires apparently can make other sounds that hissing.
There’s a rumbling sensation coming from Akira’s neck accompanied with a soft rumbling sound. Akira—a man who faced death almost daily and was a vampire—was purring.
The best part was that even though enough time passed for Ryuji to gain all of his bearings back from the feeding, Akira was still nuzzling his neck and purring. The blond smirked and saw that the raven started purring louder when Ryuji moved to the center of Akira’s head.
Careful to not disturb the vampire, Ryuji got out his phone to try to subtly record him without the raven noticing.
After he recorded the purring and nuzzling Akira was doing, he sent the video to the rest of the Phantom Thieves.
Skull sent an video: akira183.mp4
Skull: dangerous vampire my ass
Oracle: !!!
Oracle: fluffy vamp cat ʚ(꒦ິ ꒳꒦ີ )ɞ♡
Panther: he looks so relaxed and happy!!
Fox: Ryuji, do you mind if I use this video for a reference on a piece? It is quite hard to find such relaxation in a person today, but Akira has filled that void.
Skull: yea man do whatever
Fox: My sincere thanks. I would treat you to a meal, but I am short on money again.
Noir: Done!
Fox: Haru, I thank you for the money.
Noir: You’re welcome!
Noir: Oh! Akira-kun looks so adorable! How did you get him so relaxed, Ryuji-kun?
Skull: dunno
Skull: i just let him drink from me then he started to get real touchy so i started playing with his hair
Oracle: so to have a purring akira we just need blood n pets
Oracle: he is just a vampire cat
Oracle: !!
Oracle i wonder if he can turn into a bat like some can in stories…
Panther: I don’t think he could seems kinda farfetched
Oracle: but vampires aren’t supposed to be real
Panther: true..
Queen: That is adorable. I didn’t know vampires could be vocal.
Oracle: make him do more sounds
Oracle: im coming in 人( ๑｀⩊´๑)ᵐʷᵉʰᵉʰᵉʰᵉ
Panther: dont disturb him!!!
Oracle: you cant stop the mighty oracle!!!
Ψ(｀▽´)Ψ
Oracle: mweheheheh
Ryuji looked up from his phone as Futaba entered the room loudly. The sound must’ve startled Akira as he jolted up and stopped his affection. His face had confusion all over it and he blinked at Futaba, heavily confused. But, realization was shown on his face with an embarrassed blush overtaking his face as he realized how affectionate he had got.
“Aww,” Futaba whined at the lack of purring. “I missed the purrs…”
“Maybe the blood isn’t necessary…” Ryuji trailed off mischievously as he continued the petting.
“Wha—what? Hold on this is—” Akira interrupted himself as a purr cut him off. “This is so embarrassing.” He stuttered through the purring.
Futaba giggled and pulled out her phone to most likely record. “It’s so cute that I don’t know if I should use it for blackmail or just to keep for myself.”
“Don’t the rest of the others know ‘bout him purring?” Ryuji asked.
“I still have Sojiro and I can just keep this for myself if I don’t show him.” She shrugged.
“My pride is absolutely in shambles…” Akira mumbled after a few seconds of silence besides the purring.
“You’re not that upset.” Futaba replied cheekily. “Your purrs tell the truth~”
“Wish my head was on that table in the interrogation room.”
That got a smack from Futaba and a Ryuji who was lecturing Akira on his worth.
Joker: I guess I’m never going to recover my cool image right?
Oracle: nope!
Panther: sorry Akira 🫶
Skull: hell no
Fox: It does make me think of you in a different way. I previously thought of you as mysterious and theatrical. But now a sense of adoration and softness.
Queen: I’m sorry. It does make me think of you as cuter now.
Noir: Oh! You were so cute though Akira.
Oracle: youre just our little meow meow
Joker: I’m going to kill you
Oracle: ryuji carry on my legacy (`Д´)ゞ
Joker: You’re next Ryuji
Skull: but dont you kinda love me???
Joker: Yusuke is my favorite now
Joker: Ryuji? Don’t know him
Oracle: !!
Oracle: if you kill me i might became a vampire 𓁹‿𓁹
Joker: what the fuck is that face
Panther: please don’t make her a vampire kira
Panther: she would even more of a gremlin😣
Joker: Shit you’re right
Oracle: 凸( •̀_•́ )凸
Joker: Yusuke you’re still my favorite now.
Fox: I am honored to be your favorite now. I will not take this honor lightly.
Joker: It’s not that late yet. Let’s go out to that expensive sushi place together.
Oracle: FUCK YOU
Skull: 💔
Panther: i haven’t done anything and still left out💔💔💔
Noir: There, there, everyone.
Queen: We can all just go out for dinner together tomorrow.
Queen: No one left out. Got it.
Joker: Yes ma’am.
Oracle: gonna steal all your blood when you get them again