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estinoseUseless Things part 15. Muses finally cooperated. This has spoilers for Kiva 27-28 and is Nago/Wataru. Rated 13+ for some slight sexual situations and possible ones in the future.
Bishop watched the young man who he'd been keeping an eye on. He'd kept tabs on Maya's younger son the boy's entire life, mostly because there was a chance that he might inherit the King's mantle. The fact that he could handle Kiva's chained form was of little interest to Bishop; the whole point of the chained form was that somebody besides the King could handle it.
When Wataru started assuming the whole, complete form, things changed. Taiga showed no powers other than what might be expected of any Fangire; Wataru could handle Kiva's unchained form. With royal bloods, one could never tell what sibling might inherit the power, and in this case, it looked like Wataru was the one that had gotten it. In some cases, the power might go to a distant descendant, like with the current Queen.
Bishop had quietly searched the records. He knew that half-breeds occasionally happened; they seemed to lean one way or another at puberty, and those that went the Fangire way tended to be powerful from their hybrid ancestry, some of the toughest Fangire out there. But more of them leaned disappointingly human, which was why the rule was established millenia ago, and why the Queen's role was to wipe out that possibility.
But sometimes those children were born, and watched to see which way they'd go. If they went Fangire, they were helped through the sickness that accompanied the change to full Fangire; if they didn't, they were left in sad human ignorance. Wataru had been left in that ignorance when he didn't change. Obviously the next time such a half-breed happened in a royal bloodline, they had to be watched past apparent human puberty just like their full part-siblings.
To buy Wataru time to complete his change, Bishop had sent out a challenge; defeat Rook, have the chance to be King. He knew that there would be contenders lining up, all boasting of their connection to a royal bloodline, or at least the ability to start one.
"Wataru? Wataru?" The young human's call brought him out of his contemplation. Wataru was looking distinctly dizzy, but waved the girl off.
"I'm okay, Shizuka-chan. Just... it was hot, all of a sudden." The King-to-be smiled at his companion. Bishop blinked. Was Wataru finally showing signs of the change? Perhaps maybe Kiva's unchained form was the trigger to the change that should have happened in puberty.
"No, you don't look well," the girl insisted. "I'll take you to the hospital, Wataru. Maybe *he's* done something to you."
Bishop had no clue who the 'he' was, but it was time to take action. "May I help?" he inquired, striding over. He knew of a doctor, a Fangire, who could confirm his observations. If he told her that it was a late puberty, she'd believe him.
"I'm okay, Shizuka-chan," Wataru said, with a little more force. "Just... let's go home."
"I think the young woman is right," Bishop said. "You don't look well." Gaining the King's trust would prove helpful when Wataru's full powers manifested. Half-human or not, Wataru was - would be - a member of the Checkmate Four. Bishop wanted things to work more smoothly with Wataru than they had with Mio. "You should go see a doctor. I know one nearby, at the clinic. I'm sure she'd be happy to take a look at you."
"I'm fine," Wataru said obstinately, not looking at Bishop or the human beside him. He got up and had to immediately sit down again. "In a few minutes."
"The clinic is only a block or two away," Bishop told the human. "I suggest we take him there."
The human, showing a grasp of logic, nodded. "Okay. Wataru? We're going to the clinic."
"Not moving," Wataru muttered.
Bishop sighed and pulled out his cell phone and dialed. "Takamoto-san?"
"Yes?" the woman answered the phone abruptly, then softened her tone. "Oh, my lord Bishop...."
"I have a young man who's not feeling very well; he's very stubborn. I'd like someone with your specialized medical experience to come look at him. We're at the park down a few blocks from you, off the garden path...."
"Understood," she said. "I'll be there as soon as possible. With the... special tests." Message received and understood.
"Thank you," he said, then hung up. He knelt next to Wataru. "I have a friend coming. She's a doctor. She'll look at you."
Bishop hoped that Wataru wouldn't prove to be stubborn with him. He disliked having to use force. He stayed by Wataru's side until Dr. Takamoto arrived. He drew her aside. "This is a halfbreed; I have a suspicion that his Fangire blood is showing. I want to know if it's that or if he's just crippled by some temporary human ailment."
Dr. Takamoto nodded. "What's his name?"
"Kurenai Wataru," Bishop said. "Call him Wataru for the moment. I don't want to reveal our hand."
"Understood," she said, and walked towards the pair. "Hello, I understand your name is Wataru. My name is Dr. Takamoto. I also understand you're not feeling too well?"
"He got dizzy," the girl said.
"Just for a moment," Wataru muttered. Dr. Takamoto just smiled at him.
"I want to see if this is simple overheating, or if there's another problem," Takamoto said. "I want to make sure you don't get heat exhaustion. Okay?"
Bishop watched as the doctor performed tests. She even took a bit of blood. "It sounds like you need to get into the shade, Wataru, you're too hot. How about you go home and rest?"
"We can do that," the girl said, pulling Wataru up.
"Keep him in cool temperatures, make him rest. If he continues to run a fever, please call me," Dr. Takamoto said, handing the girl a card. "There might be other things going on that are not obvious."
The girl nodded. "Come on, Wataru," she said, helping Wataru up.
Dr. Takamoto stopped next to Bishop. "If you're guessing late puberty, then you're right," she said. "I would suggest eliminating the girl and then bringing him to me. I can educate him about his Fangire blood."
"I plan to explain that myself," Bishop said, reminding the woman that he outranked her. "I'm aware of what needs to be done; I just needed confirmation."
"Understood," she said, obviously disappointed. Bishop had to wonder what she suspected about Wataru. He watched her as she left.
He caught Wataru as the new King almost fainted again. "Here, I'll help you take him back," he said.
The girl smiled, and Bishop smiled back. He looked forward to eliminating her.
Bishop watched the young man who he'd been keeping an eye on. He'd kept tabs on Maya's younger son the boy's entire life, mostly because there was a chance that he might inherit the King's mantle. The fact that he could handle Kiva's chained form was of little interest to Bishop; the whole point of the chained form was that somebody besides the King could handle it.
When Wataru started assuming the whole, complete form, things changed. Taiga showed no powers other than what might be expected of any Fangire; Wataru could handle Kiva's unchained form. With royal bloods, one could never tell what sibling might inherit the power, and in this case, it looked like Wataru was the one that had gotten it. In some cases, the power might go to a distant descendant, like with the current Queen.
Bishop had quietly searched the records. He knew that half-breeds occasionally happened; they seemed to lean one way or another at puberty, and those that went the Fangire way tended to be powerful from their hybrid ancestry, some of the toughest Fangire out there. But more of them leaned disappointingly human, which was why the rule was established millenia ago, and why the Queen's role was to wipe out that possibility.
But sometimes those children were born, and watched to see which way they'd go. If they went Fangire, they were helped through the sickness that accompanied the change to full Fangire; if they didn't, they were left in sad human ignorance. Wataru had been left in that ignorance when he didn't change. Obviously the next time such a half-breed happened in a royal bloodline, they had to be watched past apparent human puberty just like their full part-siblings.
To buy Wataru time to complete his change, Bishop had sent out a challenge; defeat Rook, have the chance to be King. He knew that there would be contenders lining up, all boasting of their connection to a royal bloodline, or at least the ability to start one.
"Wataru? Wataru?" The young human's call brought him out of his contemplation. Wataru was looking distinctly dizzy, but waved the girl off.
"I'm okay, Shizuka-chan. Just... it was hot, all of a sudden." The King-to-be smiled at his companion. Bishop blinked. Was Wataru finally showing signs of the change? Perhaps maybe Kiva's unchained form was the trigger to the change that should have happened in puberty.
"No, you don't look well," the girl insisted. "I'll take you to the hospital, Wataru. Maybe *he's* done something to you."
Bishop had no clue who the 'he' was, but it was time to take action. "May I help?" he inquired, striding over. He knew of a doctor, a Fangire, who could confirm his observations. If he told her that it was a late puberty, she'd believe him.
"I'm okay, Shizuka-chan," Wataru said, with a little more force. "Just... let's go home."
"I think the young woman is right," Bishop said. "You don't look well." Gaining the King's trust would prove helpful when Wataru's full powers manifested. Half-human or not, Wataru was - would be - a member of the Checkmate Four. Bishop wanted things to work more smoothly with Wataru than they had with Mio. "You should go see a doctor. I know one nearby, at the clinic. I'm sure she'd be happy to take a look at you."
"I'm fine," Wataru said obstinately, not looking at Bishop or the human beside him. He got up and had to immediately sit down again. "In a few minutes."
"The clinic is only a block or two away," Bishop told the human. "I suggest we take him there."
The human, showing a grasp of logic, nodded. "Okay. Wataru? We're going to the clinic."
"Not moving," Wataru muttered.
Bishop sighed and pulled out his cell phone and dialed. "Takamoto-san?"
"Yes?" the woman answered the phone abruptly, then softened her tone. "Oh, my lord Bishop...."
"I have a young man who's not feeling very well; he's very stubborn. I'd like someone with your specialized medical experience to come look at him. We're at the park down a few blocks from you, off the garden path...."
"Understood," she said. "I'll be there as soon as possible. With the... special tests." Message received and understood.
"Thank you," he said, then hung up. He knelt next to Wataru. "I have a friend coming. She's a doctor. She'll look at you."
Bishop hoped that Wataru wouldn't prove to be stubborn with him. He disliked having to use force. He stayed by Wataru's side until Dr. Takamoto arrived. He drew her aside. "This is a halfbreed; I have a suspicion that his Fangire blood is showing. I want to know if it's that or if he's just crippled by some temporary human ailment."
Dr. Takamoto nodded. "What's his name?"
"Kurenai Wataru," Bishop said. "Call him Wataru for the moment. I don't want to reveal our hand."
"Understood," she said, and walked towards the pair. "Hello, I understand your name is Wataru. My name is Dr. Takamoto. I also understand you're not feeling too well?"
"He got dizzy," the girl said.
"Just for a moment," Wataru muttered. Dr. Takamoto just smiled at him.
"I want to see if this is simple overheating, or if there's another problem," Takamoto said. "I want to make sure you don't get heat exhaustion. Okay?"
Bishop watched as the doctor performed tests. She even took a bit of blood. "It sounds like you need to get into the shade, Wataru, you're too hot. How about you go home and rest?"
"We can do that," the girl said, pulling Wataru up.
"Keep him in cool temperatures, make him rest. If he continues to run a fever, please call me," Dr. Takamoto said, handing the girl a card. "There might be other things going on that are not obvious."
The girl nodded. "Come on, Wataru," she said, helping Wataru up.
Dr. Takamoto stopped next to Bishop. "If you're guessing late puberty, then you're right," she said. "I would suggest eliminating the girl and then bringing him to me. I can educate him about his Fangire blood."
"I plan to explain that myself," Bishop said, reminding the woman that he outranked her. "I'm aware of what needs to be done; I just needed confirmation."
"Understood," she said, obviously disappointed. Bishop had to wonder what she suspected about Wataru. He watched her as she left.
He caught Wataru as the new King almost fainted again. "Here, I'll help you take him back," he said.
The girl smiled, and Bishop smiled back. He looked forward to eliminating her.
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