Along the Great Divide

Chapter 25--A Healthy Diet


Ludwig sunk his teeth into their shared mark, moaning and grinding himself against Mamoru's leg as they sat in the living room doing an almost ritualistic feeding since they figured out what that green powder had done.

Mamoru's blood had become a banquet. The powder reacted with his blood and absorbed the nutrients he ate, yet somehow retained the flavor of the foods. Ludwig moaned in delight the first time he had tasted it, nearly cumming into his robe. It had been the first time he had tasted his own food in decades.

Tonight, Ludwig had prepared a delightfully flavorful meal with dessert which he was pleased to know that it tasted as palatable as it smelled.

"Un~ Ah, Wiggy, don't grind your fangs so much."Mamoru groaned.

"You're my favorite dish and then some, love…I can't help it."Ludwig purred, licking around his lips. Mamoru flushed, seeing his hungry gaze. He didn't really get flustered when Ludwig stared at him but this face was just filled with pure delight.

A delight that he could only bring to the Vampire's eyes.

A hard suck on his skin made him arch a little, gasping when Ludwig ran his tongue along his nipple. "A-ah! Ludw--Wait a little. Don't we need a bath? I-I mean we were going to--Oh Goddess!"He fell back, feeling that hard sucking on his chest again.

"Reyah's got nothing to do with our bathtime."Ludwig chuckled, peeking up at him. Running his tongue along the wound, he lapped the area clean, slicing his tongue on an exposed fang to help him heal. "I'm done now."

"Give me a minute to catch my breath…"Mamoru swooned, still laying on the couch.

"Shall I get our bath running or shall we dip in the pond?"Ludwig asked as he cleaned up his face, lapping off the blood like a cat with a face that made Mamoru chuckle.

"You're like a child with chocolate, Wiggy…"Mamoru purred, bringing his foot up and running his toe along the front of Ludwig's chest. Ludwig throatily chuckled, catching it and kissing the top of it. Kissing a little trail upwards towards his inner thighs, sucking on a small spot. Mamoru bit his lip, reaching a hand down and running it through his hair.

"Then you'll be my sweet treat for life."Ludwig hummed, licking down close to Mamoru's member but licking the crevices around it, kissing a trail up to his lips.

"I should ask Yuri for more of that powder then…If it makes you so happy, then that stuff is divine!"Mamoru purred, pecking kisses to Ludwig's lips before they both got up from the couch.

"Really? You would do that for me?"Ludwig said, with a delighted smile.

"Of course, silly Wiggy."Mamoru giggled, slinking behind Ludwig and hopping up onto his back. "Piggyback to the pond?"

"My love, your requests and then some shall come true."Ludwig laughed. Mamoru laughed, soon feeling that fast rush of air as Ludwig took off. He felt the tickle of the raven hair along his cheek, the smell of the freshwater pond around their little love shack hitting his nose and soon his skin as Ludwig dove in with both of them still attached.

Mamoru came up sputtering, shaking his hair out of his face. "Pfft, haha! We haven't done this in so many years!"He laughed joyfully, turning to float on his back. Ludwig popped up beside him, grinning.

"I remember. Running along with Theron and Hezekiah, stripping absolutely stark naked and diving in the palace pond when it got too hot. The maids fainting or blushing at the sight of us all. Even Hezekiah's siblings joined us."Ludwig smiled a little, swimming and resting his chin on Mamoru's chest. "You're rosy buttcheeks sparkling in the sunlight."

Mamoru blushed a deep red color, turning over and looking at him with an embarrassed face. "Wiggy! You remember that?"Mamoru mumbled, his eyebrows furrowing.

"You're correct."Ludwig beamed, swimming over and kissing him on the forehead. "Because that, going to the beach by the castle, picnics by the little stream…All of those memories are precious. It's the time I spent with everyone, the only family I've ever known…"

Mamoru smiled softly, sinking a little in the pond water as he thought a little. Ludwig had told him some time ago about his first family, his blood relations. To say that he had them as his 'only' family, made him feel like those who should be remembered, would be. It was a saddening thought.

A splash made him look up quickly to see Ludwig up on the little dock, shaking his hair out with a stretch. Mamoru thought darkly of what could have been and what had been on his body. Such sick looking wounds, pale nearly deathly skin and eyes that looked out to the welcoming arms of Hell that shouldn't have been possible for a child. Yet it had been there.

Now he was happy, healthy for one of the living dead, and married. Ludwig would never be alone anymore.

"Ludwig…One of these days…can I call you by your real name?"Mamoru asked, Ludwig stopping in his relaxation to look down at him.

"Why…would you want to soil your mouth with such a name?"Ludwig frowned.

"I don't want you to be angry or sad about who you are. It's part of you. I love you, every bit of you…and I want you to love who you are."Mamoru said as he swam up and pulled himself onto the dock, Ludwig watching him with a morbid curiosity. He knew he had ruined the happy mood but it needed to be done.

"I love who I am now. I'm married to you, I'm not the 'famous warrior' that my new name lives up to, but at least I'm not 'Dirty'. I'm proud of my fathers, as I hope they're proud of me."Ludwig said with a huff.

"I want to say it…I want to help you accept it. I have accepted you always, but Theron told us both a long time ago 'Accepting the past is like being able to accept a meal. You have to eat, just like you have to accept the past as who you are. You can't pick and choose what you want to remember, like choosing what kind of food to eat when you're starving.'"Mamoru recited with a lecturing face that Theron would give them, nearly mimicking his voice. Ludwig nearly cracked a smile.

"You want to say it that badly that you have to copy Pappi?"Ludwig sighed. "Just know that I won't like it."

"May I…Marumi?"Mamoru whispered softly into his ear, Ludwig's ear twitching a little.

Somehow, it felt good to hear it. Mamoru kissed the tip of his ear. "Marumi."He whispered.

A kiss to his temple. "Marumi…"

Another to his cheek. "Marumi…" To the corner of his mouth. "My Marumi…"

Mamoru crawled over, sinking down on Ludwig's lap. His moved his lips to the quivering ones, just tracing his own over them. "Marumi…"He mouthed, letting Ludwig feel the movement of his words. "I love you so much…"

Ludwig was shivering beneath him, his hands hesitant to touch him. In his mind, Mamoru could feel, a big welling of emotions. Fear, anxiety, sadness…all of them seemed to well up then settle down. Ludwig's hands slipped up, reaching up and running one of his hands down Mamoru's wet hair, then the other down his leg.

Mamoru kissed him again, whispering "Marumi" once more…It drove him over the edge. Mamoru only saw a flash of sky before he was down on the dock, Ludwig's tongue down his throat, rubbing along it. He nearly gagged, whining and smacking the vampire on his shoulder.

He stopped, licking his lips as he looked down at him. Leaning down, he kissed him more gently, bringing his hand between Mamoru's legs and grabbing the member that danced between hard and flaccid. He gripped it, stroking it at a pace that had the mage beneath him writhing, clawing at his shoulders.

Mamoru was shocked when he felt it all stop, looking up to a smiling Ludwig. "Say my name again, I may end up taking your breath away."He warned, slinking away and sliding back into the pond, floating backwards. Mamoru watched him, flustered and confused.

"Wi-Wiggy?"Mamoru blinked, catching his breath. "I didn't…You…"

"Tonight love. After our bath."Ludwig filled him in, winking and sinking lower. That was enough to make Mamoru flare up in embarrassment, crossing his arms stubbornly before he joined him back in the pond. That time in the pond seemed to drag on. Ludwig made no advance to him other than to help care for his hair or get a spot he couldn't reach on his back.

When they climbed out, Mamoru had a hard on, his thoughts just whirring as he tailed behind Ludwig back into the shack. Yet, the vampire ignored it. As they dried off, braided back Mamoru's hair and fixed the mage a little snack before bed, Mamoru grew ever more impatient.

"Wiggy."Mamoru prodded, poking him.

"Hm?"Ludwig purred, turning around with a plate of chopped fruit and setting it on the table.

"I'm…well…"Mamo mumbled, looking down.

"I know."The vampire smiled.

"It's normally taken care of…"He commented, his shoulders slumping.

"I know."He answered. "Eat your fruit."

"I'm not that hungry…"Mamoru pouted.

"Yes you are. You know I can feel things coming from you. At least have enough to sate you and then we'll get to the fun."Ludwig winked, joining Mamoru at the table. Picking up a grape, he brought it to Mamoru's lips, teasing it through. The mage reluctantly ate it, letting himself be fed like a small child.

Whatever made his husband happy.

Half the plate of fruit was gone and Mamoru fidgeted in his seat more uncomfortably with the passing time. Ludwig's foot would run along his leg, teasing him to the point he felt he would burst. His back side ached, wanting that fulfilling feeling of having a hard member deep inside him, brushing that one spot his fingers couldn't reach. The sound of someone clearing their throat by the kitchen doorway made him jump, looking over.

Ludwig had disappeared around the corner but a single hand wiggling a playful finger. The mage grinned, tossing the chair back and running after him, Ludwig having moved again in a game of hide and seek. Mamoru ran upstairs, going from room to room to see where the vampire had gone to. Finally stopping at the bedroom, he saw the bed had been perfectly made but no Ludwig.

"Wiiiggy….Wiggy, you're teasing me horribly!"Mamoru whined, looking around. He went as far as to check under the bed, the vampire not having been there either.

As he rose up, Ludwig lowered himself down slowly onto his knees. Grato had taught him that their kind could climb on ceilings and walls, much like the effect of how they could fly. He dangled there, smiling broadly as he reached his hands around to cover Mamoru's eyes. "Your so jumpy right now…I think the blood has rushed to everywhere but the right head."He teased, Mamoru leaping out of his skin and turning around. Blinking, he looked up to the naked vampire on the ceiling, raising an eyebrow and looking at him eye to eye.

"You're so mean…"Mamoru pouted. "Come down from there!"

"Fine fine…Give me a moment. It takes me a bit."Ludwig frowned as he backed up. Mamoru watched as he got back on his hands and knees on the ceiling, crawling his way towards the wall and using the wall to crawl down. On the floor, he was on his hands and knees, looking up at him with a funny grin.

Mamoru would make use of that mouth. Walking up to him, he sunk his fingers into the raven hair, bringing him closer. Ludwig opened his mouth, taking Mamoru's length into his mouth, letting the mage set the pace. Mamoru pulled back his hips, Ludwig sucking and lapping at him. Reaching a hand up, he cupped his tender sacs in his hands, massaging them as he pleased him.

Mamoru moaned, running both of his hands through the inky black hair. "Uunn, ah…Ludwig, you're amazing…"He moaned, trusting forward. "Ah fuck sweet goddess…"

"Mahn urn ung…"Ludwig spoke up, sending vibrations along his member enough to make him keen loudly.

"Ah-al-alright!"Mamoru breathed, tensing a little when Ludwig brushing a finger to his entrance, probing and wriggling, adding another slowly when there was room. His fingers thrusted upwards, pushing them in as far as they could go. Ludwig moved his mouth away, licking his lips and slowly rising upwards, sliding his fingers out as well.

"Lie on your stomach on the bed."He purred. "With your ass and legs off the edge."

The mage was quick to listen, lowering himself down so his back gave a sensuous curve that made the Vampire bite his lower lip. Leaning down, he kissed the back of Mamoru's head, trailing his tongue downwards to his tailbone while his hands massaged the plumpness of his bottom. "Mmm, beautiful."He purred.

"Ah, Wiggy! Do me do me do me!"Mamoru whined, moving his ass side to side. A firm slap on the rosy cheeks left a blooming hand mark, while he leveled himself to enter. A little nudge, Ludwig pushed past that barrier and to the hilt. Mamoru moaned with the satisfaction of being filled, muscles clenching and relaxing slowly.

"Uhn! Yes!"He cried, gasping when Ludwig started thrusting, the skin slapping together. The relief of Ludwig's skin against his was being wiped down with a cool cloth. As hot as he could get, it was a relief as their skin met over and over, Ludwig leaning down and biting along his back.

"Ooo harder!"Mamoru called, gripping the sheets. "Yes! Yes!"

"I have never heard you so vocal…Perhaps I should starve you of attention more often?"Ludwig teased, Mamoru's hand reaching back and grabbing his hair, pulling him forward.

"D-don't e-e-even th-think about it…"Mamoru panted.

"Yes dear."Ludwig purred, thrusting hard enough to make the mage jump, a hitch in his breath. Reaching around, he gripped the painfully hard member, stroking it and making such as sweet keen come from his husband's mouth.

Ludwig could feel Mamoru's veins pulse hard in both his hand and under his own nose as he kissed along the pale back. Anyone would feel like they would be tempted to take a nibble to see what the Albinjian's flesh tasted like and he was grateful that he had made that claim to him.

A cry made him snap his eyes up, the warm gooey sensation covering his hand. Blinking, he peeked around Mamoru's hips, tilting his head. "You came? Already?"He blinked, Mamoru's skin reddening all over.

"Th-That's not a crime is it?"Mamoru panted, laying boneless on the bed as his body trembled.

"No…Just give me a minute to catch up."Ludwig chuckled, Mamoru raising an eyebrow. Reaching up and back again, he pulled the vampire down for a kiss. They switched positions, Mamoru finding the strength to straddle Ludwig's hips, taking the member up inside of him once more.

It wasn't often Mamoru got on top, and even more so after coming so hard it rocked him. Rolling his hips, his hand stroking himself as Ludwig held onto the wooden dowels of the headboard, thrusting his hips up to match the mage's pace. Mamoru leaned over, using his free arm to keep himself steady. Both of their moans escalated, the bed rocking and squeaking as the frame shifted along the floor.

"Aaahhh, Mamo~"Ludwig groaned, pounding upwards and releasing inside of him, Mamoru keening and releasing onto Ludwig's chest. Boneless, the pale man relaxed on top of the vampire's cool chest, moaning softly. "Sh-shit…I made a mess…"

"Its all fine and good, love…"Ludwig purred, bringing his hand down from the wooden dowel, bringing it down to pet the sex-mussed white hair. "How's your back end?"

"Soooo satisfied right now…Ooo~, but I can't move…Don't want to…"Mamoru yawned, snuggling down. "My cold pillow…"

"My warm cu--"Ludwig started, getting a dirty glare from Mamoru on his chest. "My warm…pancake? Hot gooey, covered in sweet sweet syrup…"

"Will you make some before we have to leave tomorrow?"Mamoru smiled, batting his long lashes.

"Of course…after all, I get to have breakfast, lunch and dinner with you…And absolutely know it's delicious."Ludwig sighed in contentment, rubbing Mamoru's back.

"Good. I'll talk to Yuri when we get back. We should have enough for a while and if I learn how to make it, you could have it all the time."Mamoru smiled, reaching his hands up to the headboard to pull himself up, in addition to removing Ludwig's flaccid member with the motion. He lowered his head, catching Ludwig's lips in long, saucy kiss, pulling back with a lick of his lips.

"Mmm…I would love that…I do have a question though…"Ludwig purred, casually bringing a finger to trace along Mamoru's side. "Is it really okay that I feed from you this much? I know you can heal and whatnot, along with Yuri's powder mix…but you don't think that it's too much? Three square meals a day?"

"Isn't it normal for vampires to?"Mamoru asked him, looking down with a raised eyebrow.

"Not…exactly. Grato says we only have to feed once every few days, sometimes less if it's a mage we're feeding off of…Do you want to…you know…make me cut back?"Ludwig asked, wincing a bit for Mamoru's reaction.

"Well…It would be nice to have a bit more strength throughout the day…but, what about the powder? I thought you liked to be able to eat the same thing I eat?"Mamoru pouted.

"I do, I do…I really do…but I'm concerned with your health…We should cut back."Ludwig said with a stern gaze that made Mamoru wonder if there was something deeper than just health concerns. However, he conceded, nodding and leaning to kiss Ludwig's forehead, reaching his hands up a moment to gently touch his thumbs along his ears.

"Alright…"He sighed, rolling off of him and snuggling up to the cold pillow that was Ludwig.

In the morning of the next day, Ludwig prepared a good meal, practicing his restraint that very morning despite Mamoru's urging. They cleaned up the cottage, packing their belongings in to their bags after having changed into some travel clothes. In the air, Ludwig held onto Mamoru for dear life as they flew back to Nosferata on the staff, this being the only time Ludwig showed a visible fear of flying and heights.

Probably a result from the childhood trauma…Mamoru would pat his hand, flying a little lower once they got closer to town. Around Nosferata, the people had begun to make a fortress of stone, prepared by the earth mages and made a wide circle about the valley. It would protect them from the human soldiers but it was the vampires they were worried about the most along with the mages now under Malacai's control.

Down below, the tower welcomed them in and they walked into town, observing the preparations. "They definitely got busy…I wonder if any of this is Heno's work?"Mamoru mused as they made their way to the temple to talk to Frei first before heading home. At the temple, there were mages that were preparing and practicing different spells, dueling against each other with Frei's watchful eye.

The mind-master Lord looked up when he saw them, removing his typical pipe from the corner of his mouth and walking down to meet them halfway.

"From your thoughts, it seems like you two enjoyed the time away…and marveling the preparations?"Frei raised an eyebrow.

"Well, we're surprised how fast you got this all up…but then again, magic is faster than man-power."Ludwig commented, looking over his shoulder to the mages dueling.

"Yes, it is…but right now, I have some assignments to give you two."Frei said as he waved for them to follow, leading them into the sanctuary where Yuri was praying at the moment.