Chapter 2: Chapter #2. Love Sucker
" Are we done here ? " Eros asked his band members as he walked away and they continued to play in harmony.
He stood in college, feeling hungry and a bit exhausted.
" You're the leader . You can go if you're feeling tired." Elias said, sweat running from his forehead and neck . He was a college student with a few ear peircings , dark purple highlights in his short, jet black hair and he had been rehearsing in the " Music club" for the last two hours.
"I just need a snack." Eros said and he left the club room looking for a girl who could be his prey.
Eros wondered out into the hall , with an frightening hunger and as he continued walking he noticed an open classroom with one of the girls who liked him sitting at a table with her friends.
He decided to approach them , knowing they wouldn't be able to resist him.
" Christina , you want to go for a walk ?" Eros called after the girl as he stood by the door frame and poked his head into the room.
The girls immediately gave him all their attention, staring at his beautiful face.
" Yes. Sure. " Christina said immediately and Eros walked into the room, then went up to her and began patting the top of her head lightly and ruffling her brown hair.
" I'm so jealous." One of Christina's friends squealed and the other just stared at Eros, drooling over how hot he was.
Eros began draining Christina's energy and she immediately started feeling weak as he took her hand gently and escorted her out the room.
" I feel kinda dizzy." Christina said softly.
Hudson was walking down the hall wearing his labcoat when he came across the two of them , standing in the hall. He stopped suddenly as he realized that the boy in the hall was Eros.
" What the hell is this Space Case doing here ?" He said gritting his teeth and getting angry at the sight of Eros and his arms started shaking in fear .
He backed away but then he remembered that he hadn't seen his childhood friend again since last night when Eros hypnotized her.
"I should avoid him , but Enmei hasn't been answering my calls since he hypnotized her and I went to her house this morning and I didn't see her maybe he might know where she is." Hudson muttered to himself as he paced anxiously in the hall , walking back and forth and trying to decide if he should approach Eros.
Eros heard Hudson but he already knew Hudson was behind him long before he even made a sound. It was as if he could sense Hudson's presence.
Eros turned around suddenly to look at Hudson.
He pulled Christina to face Hudson as well, startling the green eyed boy in the process.
" So the WEAKLING wants to talk ? Go ahead. I'm listening. " Eros said in a teasing manner as he placed his palm on the top of Christina's head, taking more of her energy.
Hudson , stepped backwards , backing away from Eros as he realized what he was doing to the brunette who he had his hands all over.
" He's draining her energy?" Hudson whispered under his breath to himself, he was startled once again and didn't know what to do.
Hudson knew Eros was dangerous and he knew Eros was toxic.
Even his Pheromones were toxic .
Hudson knew Eros was mean and arrogant but Hudson didn't know that Eros was this much of a Monster.
" I - I want to know where Enmei is ! " Hudson finally mustered up the courage to ask Eros about his friend.
" Poor baby, the girl has gotten tired of your annoying face. You remember how you wanted to be a part of my band I didn't let you join because of how annoying your face was." Eros jeered Hudson and Christina just watched.
" Where is she ?" Hudson asked and Eros smirked.
" Come on don't you want to play a game with your old classmate ? " Eros said and Hudson had what felt like a thousand memories of his high school days when he first met Eros flash through his mind.
The days when Eros decided that all HUMANS were weak and inferior.
Hudson got bullied by Eros in Highschool.
Hudson got his self-esteem ripped to shreds by Eros in Highschool and so all the trauma came rushing back.
"You're weren't my classmate , you're a monster ! " Hudson shouted as he was overwhelmed with emotions from all the memories and tears began streaming down his eyes.
" Stop it! Stop crying! Stop! " Eros walked away from Christina and Hudson and found himself screaming outside on the basketball court.
" Why is he so WEAK ?! " Eros shouted his head hung down in frustration and his breathing quickened.
A girl with short green hair walked up to Eros after hearing him screaming.
" Are you ok ? " The green haired girl asked and Eros raised his head revealing his beautiful face that had been covered by his shoulder length red and black hair.
" You're gorgeous. Can I get your number? " The girl asked but Eros wasn't even a bit interested.
"Listen, peasant. NEVER approach me like this again." Eros said as he grabbed the girl's face and started to drain her energy then he let go of her and walked off as if nothing happened.
The green haired girl just stood there looking at him in shock as he walked away.
" Did you just call that girl a peasant ? " Hudson's voice came from behind him and he looked around to see the tall blonde boy walking up to him.
" What do you want from this Monster now ? " Eros groaned as he put his hands on his pockets then turned away from Hudson and kept walking.
" Maybe I shouldn't have called you a Monster but how can you be so heartless ?"
" Thanks for the compliment , Hudson but Kissing up to me isn't going to get me to tell you where your friend is." Eros said and he kept walking , not even looking back once to see if Hudson was still following behind him.
" WHAT ? That was NOT a compliment, dude and this is not about Enmei. You need to stop being a giant nasty Space Case and start being nicer to people if you want them to like you." Hudson said seriously and Eros stopped walking suddenly which startled Hudson again because Hudson didn't know when Eros might start beating him up again.
" You can go give your advice to someone else because I don't have to be nice for people to like me because EVERYONE ALREADY LIKES ME ! " Eros stated angrily and it was true.
Being borne a Cupid meant that being loved was his birth right and as the strongest Cupid from his planet no matter what he did or who he hurt he was always going to be loved. Always.
" I don't like you." Hudson stated and Eros immediately pounced towards him reaching after him , but his hand stopped inches away from his face.
Eros wanted to use his powers to read Hudson's heart . Eros was now being overwhelmed with thoughts.
He thought that maybe if he could touch Hudson and read his heart he could find out if Hudson had any admiration for him.
'Just one touch ' He thought .
' Just one touch and if Hudson has even a bit of admiration for me I can drain all his energy.'
Eros' thoughts were interrupted when he felt Hudson slap his hand away.
" What the hell are you doing ? " Hudson demanded and Eros walks away as if nothing happened.
" Your friend went to her grandma's house because I traumatized her but she'll be back soon. Just leave me alone if you don't want things to get darker than they already are, Starboy." Eros said mockingly and Hudson sighed as he took his phone out his pocket to call Enmei's Grandma.
Eros went to a Campus party and Hudson went home after confirming with Enmei's grandma that she was actually with her.
The night was beautiful, the auditorium was supposed to be closed but instead it was crowded with jocks , nerds , pretty girls , pretty boys and amoungst them was an alien Cupid draining the energy of all the girls that gather around him.
" Eros you're so hot ! "
Energy .
" Eros will you go out with me ? "
Energy.
" Eros do you have a girlfriend? "
Energy.
" Ladies, ladies calm down. There's plenty of me to go around." Eros smirked, his fangs showing slightly and his hair looking a bit messy from all the partying.
After what seemed like forever Eros got bored and drained so much of the girls' energy that they had no choice but to leave him alone.
He went home satisfied and feeling full and when he got to his apartment and was about to go to sleep when his ears were attacked by screaming.
Someone was screaming next door ,but why ?
'What the hell is going on ? ' Eros thought.
' Why can't these humans just be quiet ?'
" Call the Police ! I can't hold her off." A familiar voice shouted from next door and Eros sat up in bed immediately.
He recognized the voice and he knew it was Hudson.
He got up out his bed and went outside to find out why Hudson was in his apartment building causing a commotion.
He followed the sound of the screaming to an apartment across from his and the screaming got louder as he did .
When he was infront of Apartment number 574 it was obvious that the screaming was coming from inside that apartment.
The wind was cold, the night was dark and Eros could sense that something was really wrong.
Eros used his powers to walk right through the walls of the apartment and once he was inside he saw that the whole place was a mess. Flower vases were broken and on the floor. Kitchen utensils were on the couch. Books were scattered all over the place and Hudson's screaming was coming from another room.
He followed the screaming yet again and stumbled upon a room with the door wide open.
He could now see Hudson's little sister, Hotaru , screaming frantically as in the room.
Eros walked closer and looked inside the room and he saw Hudson with an older woman on top of him pinning him down to the bed.
Just by energy alone Eros could tell that the woman on top of Hudson wasn't a human. She was an Incubus.
A demon that sleeps with its victim and curropts their soul.
Incubuses weren't supposed to be on Earth . So how the hell did they get here ?
Hudson had a look on his face that Eros had never seen him make before.
It was the look of someone who felt violated. A look of shame and disgust.
Eros' eyes widened at the sight and Hudson finally noticed him standing at the door.
" Help me ! Help me please ! " Hudson begged Eros as soon as he saw him.
Hudson was struggling underneath the woman because although she didn't seem that strong she was a demonic entity with unimaginable power and unnatural strength.
" Starboy, when you make faces like that it really pisses me off." Eros said and then his eyes started glowing red as he looked at the woman on top of Hudson.
" I am love in it's strongest form. I hold all hearts in the palm of my hand. Kami , give me the power of a Pure Love. " Eros shouted and he began levitating as his body glowed red .
Hudson's sister was scared, holding onto the end of the bed as Eros power created a force so strong it pushed everything away from him.
" Show them the power of a Pure thought."
Eros drew a cross in the air then pointed at the woman who started screaming and bursted into bright red flames.
As soon as the woman disintegrated completely and the flames went away with her Hudson curled up on the bed , hugging his knees to his chest and crying.
Hudson was shaking and Eros couldn't bear to look at him so he left the room and stood in the hall.
Eros stood in the hall and he heard Hudson crying and he heard Hotaru as she stared talking to the police on her phone.
" Hello. Uhh. Yeah . Some strange woman tried to rape my brother and - " Hotaru was shaking, and she struggled to get her words out and then Eros strolled back into room , snatched her phone from her and hung up the call.
"Let's just pretend that all this never happened." Eros told the girl who had staring at him with a confused look on her face.
She still be couldn't understand how the hot band boy got into their apartment without a key or how he managed to cause a woman to burst into flames right before their eyes.
She nodded in reply.
Eros then walked over to Hudson who was now sitting up in the bed still crying and shaking in fear.
" Weakling, can you look at me for a moment? " Eros said as he sat beside Hudson on the bed with his legs crossed into a yoga position.
Hudson looked up at him and Eros could see the distress on his face , he could see the light leaving Hudson's eyes and he could tell that his energy has been drained.
" Do you mind if I touch you ?" Eros asked Hudson and Hudson furrowed his brows .
" He has just been traumatized. Don't mess with him." Hotaru warned Eros as she folded her arms across her chest.
" You're going drain my energy like you did to that girl." Hudson said shaking his head and backing away from Eros.
" Wait you saw that ?" Eros asked , he didn't think energy transfers could be seen by humans.
" So that woman that was on top of you.... could you see her true form ?" Eros asked and Hudson started screaming hysterically again.
" It was a monster. A big monster that was trying to take my soul." Hudson said between deep , sharp breaths and then he broke down into tears again.
Hotaru looked confused.
" What Monster ? I didn't see a Monst -" She started to speak but Hudson interrupted her.
" I know what I saw !" Hudson shouted as he covered his ears and threw himself on the bed and closed his eyes tightly.
Eros was becoming more and more uncomfortable as he looked at Hudson.
" I saw it too." Eros admitted and Hudson eyes opened up immediately and Eros reached an arm out to Hudson who was now laying on his side.
Hudson sat up and slowly calmed down. He stretched his hand towards Eros but stopped, hesitating as he thought of how Eros had drained Christina's energy in the hall.
"I'm not gonna drain your energy. It's not like a weakling like you could be of any use to me." Eros reassured him.
Hudson furrowed his brows at Eros. He wanted to trust the mean , selfish alien in front of him but he found it hard to shake all the horrible things Eros had done from his mind.
Hudson closed his eyes tight and finally took Eros' hand.
Eros laid his other hand in the center of Hudson's chest.
" Kami, shield of hearts." Eros said and his hand that was touching Hudson's chest started glowing a light red shade.
For the first time ever Eros was giving energy instead of taking it and he was giving it all to the human who he he had hated the most.
Hudson's eyes widened as he realized that it was a energy transfer and not Eros draining his energy but instead Eros was giving him the energy he needed to recover from the Incubus attack.
"You're giving me energy?" Hudson asked shocked as the light came back into his green eyes.
" Just shut up and take it." Eros said rolling his eyes.
" Excuse me ?" Hudson asked and Eros smirked slightly.
" I'm not just giving you energy, human. I'm giving you the Shield of hearts. It's a special shield that will protect you from being targeted by an Incubus or a Cupid that wants to drain your energy. Once you have this shield not even I will be able to drain you." Eros explained to Hudson and Hudson's whole body started glowing with energy.
"I feel amazing!" Hudson exclaims as his body glowed then slowly went back to normal.
Hotaru just stood there watching them in awe without saying a word. All the information was too much for the younger girl to process. She was still trying to accept the fact that Eros was using some kind of magical powers that she never even knew existed.
Eros let go of Hudson and got up suddenly, facing away from Hudson and towards the door that was partially open.
" You're welcome." Eros said and he left the room without another word.
" Wait how did you get in ?" Hotaru called out to Eros as she ran out the room after Eros and discovered that the mess that was in the living room was cleaned up , everything was back to normal, the flower vase that had been broken was fixed and Eros was nowhere in to be found.
She looked shocked then she look around , she opened the apartment door and looked outside but it was as if Eros had vanished.
" I didn't know he was that cool." She whispered under her breath as she began admiring the stars in the night sky.