Chapter one:
No one's P.O.V.
A small child about the age of six desperately searches for his siblings in their burning house. "Silver! Rai!" His distressed voice calls out as he continues to search the burning house. He begins coughing and he stumble's a little as the smoke is starting to suffocate him but he keeps pushing himself to search for his siblings. He spots movement and moves towards it as fast as he can only to find his twin brother under some rubble that is still burning on some parts. "Silver!" Tears appear to his eyes as he reaches for his twin's hand holding it in his own. "Silver! NO!"
Silver looks weakly up to his brother using what strength he can muster as he is dying. "Nate." His soft weak voice croaks out. "It's no use to try to save me. Find Rai and get out of here." His eyes start to close starting to turn lifeless. "Go….. I love you…." His eyes become lifeless staying half open.
"SILVER!" Nate screams with tears flowing from his eyes and he tries to use his powers to heal his brother but he can't as his brothers too far gone into death. He sobs and knows he has to leave Silver behind but he doesn't want to. He forces himself to let go of Silver's hand and notices that Silver is holding something in the other hand so he reaches over grabbing it finding it's a silver chained necklace with a crescent moon charm that is made out of the same material as the chain but with clear jewels inside it. He holds it close to his heart as he forces himself to leave his brother to search for Rai. He stumbles more and wheezes when breathing as the smoke continues to get to him. "Rai!" He coughs out searching for his little sister. He spots her in the bedroom lying on the ground on her stomach unconscious. He rushes over to her and collapses to his knees on the ground reaching for her but stops when he sees her lifeless eyes making his tears fall faster. "No…" He shakes his head wishing this is just some terrible nightmare. "NO!"
Someone who had rushed into the burning house rushes over to Nate picking him up and racing him out of the house no matter how much Nate struggled.
Once out of the house now it was time to escape the burning village.
Nate watches in complete horror and sorrow as the house he once called home continues to fall apart as the flames tear it apart like this town until it'll either be burned ruins or rubble. He screams in sorrow and stops almost passing out as the other continues to carry him out of the burning village.
Mello's P.O.V.
I wake with a start and I quickly get out of bed rushing to the room next door that is my partner's bedroom. I rush to his bed and shake him. "Nate wake up!" I urge him and he snaps open his eyes panting slightly. I bring him into a hug. "It's ok." I try to comfort him as he cries with his fore head against my shoulder that's clothed by a long sleeved black shirt I am wearing.
"Mihael." He sobs.
I raise a hand and gently pet his soft hair. "Shhh. I know. I know."
That dreadful day was when I was assigned to Nate as his protector but what wasn't planned for was that the evil group Whammy's named the Detonators which are the true monsters of us nonhuman beings burned the town Nate with his mother and siblings were living in at the time. That dreadful day they had intended to kill them all but Nate survived thanks to me getting him out of there.
Most of us and them are actually vampires but there are some others like werewolves, angels, demons and witches. Vampires can perform magic over the elements to an extent depending on who they are but only the important ones can do so with powerful important vampires able to mind control someone and witches are the most powerful magic controllers. Werewolves can transform into an actual wolf and they have strength while vampires can run faster but running faster doesn't mean can be across a city in a few seconds. Vampires have speed but we aren't that fast plus we do get tired at some point depending on who you are for when and we don't sparkle like some think we do however we do have fangs. Angels and demons can make their wings invisible but they still have them and can fly with them. They can also take souls to heaven or hell or just let them depart from this world.
At Whammy's each of us are divided into different areas as to avoid conflicts between us and partners are the same nonhuman beings to also avoid conflict unless there is an exception which rarely happens. The exceptions still go to different classes as they are two different nonhuman beings but they are allowed to still be partners together.
Partners share a living space at Whammy's which is a bathroom, two bedrooms and a living room with enough space for the two to live comfortably.
Eating is different for each creature so it is done in different ways.
Me and Nate are vampires.
I am a guardian type vampire which means we can be out in the sun without a single problem and we are more human than the other two vampire types. I as a guardian type can eat whatever I want though I still need to drink blood every now and then I can keep my hunger satisfied with other food items.
Protector vampires are the guardian type of vampire.
Nate on the other hand is a definitive type vampire which means he can be in the sun but it annoys him so he does like to have some sort of shade like a sun umbrella when in the sun. He as a definitive type vampire needs to drink blood to satisfy his hungry though he can eat what he wants it won't satisfy his hungry like it does for me. He needs blood when he is hungry but he doesn't have to drain someone to satisfy his hunger.
Important vampires are the definitive type of vampire.
Detonator type vampires are of course evil and any vampire can become a detonator when they drain humans forcing them into being fed on by them turning to the dark side. Detonators also cannot be in the sun at all or else they will die if out in the sun too long, the sunlight also leaves permanent marks on them. Detonators also don't have partners though they can befriend other detonators they cannot create a bond that partners do also they prefer to look after themselves. They also can only die by two ways, the sun and by a pure silver spike. They also can transform others into detonator vampires by injecting a special poison that only they have from their fangs that is released when they bite down and it works on anyone but if your partner lets you drink, a little is all that is needed, from them before twenty four hours after you were bitten then you will be alright. Detonator vampires usually drain humans so humans don't get transformed but when they do it happens really uncommonly. They prefer to not turn humans even though humans have no way to counter the poison at all like us at Whammy's do. They also have the distinct red eyes that humans believe all us vampires have when that's not true as it's only the detonators who do.
As vampires our wounds don't heal super-fast unless a definitive type vampire uses a strong and rare to use magic that can heal anything or anyone who is even at the brink of death if powerful enough though it drains them of their magic until they power back up by having blood; Nate can use this magic. However vampires do still heal faster than anyone else by taking half amount the time to heal and we can survive more than other beings like blood loss but as I said we can still die by certain ways. We also do need sleep, even the detonators need rest though we can skip up to two days without a wink of sleep but it is not recommended as if you lose sleep even a day of sleep it can really affect you.
Whammy's house classes are during the night and evening so the students usually sleep during the day but there are classes others that are not vampires can take during the day plus we don't have to sleep the whole day away.
I sit on the bed beside Nate as I continue to sooth him letting him cry on my shoulder. I use the hand that isn't petting his hair to soothingly rub his back.
He slowly calms down and looks up at me with the red slightly puffy eyes from crying with a small sniffle.
No we do not cry blood tears, we cry real water tears… well detonators do cry blood tears as they are a lot closer to what humans think we are.
I smile gently and reach over to the nightstand where a tissue box is taking one tissue cleaning his face gently. "Feel a little better?" I gently ask him.
He lets me and nods softly. "It still hurts to even think about it but with you being here it makes me feel a little better." He tells me softly.
I kiss his forehead. "That's good. I don't think I'd be able to stand myself if I couldn't get you to feel better. But even so I still will never leave your side no matter what. Never forget that."
He smiles softly at me. "I still am sort of getting used to having you in my head since it's only been almost two years since it first happened. But sometimes I am glad for it like now."
I smile a little wider. "So am I." I let him know as I toss the tissue into the trash can against the wall by the nightstand, I don't even have to get up to do so as I have practiced from other times I needed to throw something out without getting up.
We ran off from Whammy's almost a year ago so we now live on our own in the city with a job for me of course though Nate stays close to me even at work.
I work at a small shop that sells cheap things for a price range from less than a dollar to five dollars.
At work our stuff isn't exactly the best quality but it gives me enough money for me to be able to get us a place to call home small as it is and some food though not much.
While I am at work Nate either hangs around the store or somewhere inside the store as long as he is safe along with somewhere I can get to him quickly if needed.
I only work from twelve thirty pm to five pm with sometimes being able to get off early.
The boss understands our situation that me and Nate need money and we need to stay close together so I can make sure that he stays safe. He doesn't even care if Nate helps me with work sometimes as long as everything is done and such. He also doesn't know what we really are like almost all the other humans who also don't know for safety.
Nate slouches slightly with a soft groan of hunger.
I move my hands so one is holding his hand and the other is on his cheek. "When was the last time you fed?" I ask him.
He shakes his head. "I'm ok."
"You can't fool me. Come on time for you to feed. Do you want to feed here or in another room?" I know he just feels a little guilty about how we've managed to keep himself fed so he tries to hide how hungry he is without much success as I know him well enough.
"Here's fine." He mummers.
I nod. "Alright." I take my hands off of his hand and cheek so I can take off my shirt.
Guardian type vampires can be fed off by their partners if needed though it is meant to be a last resort as definitive type vampires are supposed to feed off humans who let vampires feed off them at Whammy's house.
Those humans are known as feeders and they stay at Whammy's house ready to give their blood to a hungry vampire whenever and since they are willing to let vampires feed off of them the vampires don't become detonators. These humans also can leave whenever they want though their memories of everything that happened at Whammy's are erased and vampires are not allowed to completely drain the feeder as the feeders need to stay alive even if they end up unconscious from being fed on. They also cannot have contact with the outside world so we are not found out about but they are free to not only be able to converse with us if we want but they can converse with each other when not being offered as someone to be fed on at the time. Feeders have shifts as to make sure we don't drain them dry by having them be fed on too many times.
I stand to throw my shirt onto the bed and to take the covers off of him. I then sit back down on the bed when that's done. "Go ahead." I tell him tilting my head slightly so he has better access to my shoulder which is where he usually feeds on me.
He leans in opening his mouth as he gets close to my shoulder and sinks his fangs into my shoulder drinking the blood in my body. He closes his eyes as he continues to feed.
I let out a soft moan as I continue to let him feed off of me. I do admit it hurts when he first sinks his fangs in but once it's in and he starts drinking it actually feels good.
Feeders usually say the place where the vampires are feeding on them does hurt but the pain eventually does become bearable and numb as they start to pass out.
When vampires feed off their partners it can make them feel good but it isn't right if another vampire feeds on another vampire or non-human being who isn't their partner unless it's a small bit because of sex.
We vampires have sex like humans do but if your sex partner tries to feed off of you more than quite a small bit during sex it is a rule breaker unless it's with your partner. When feeding while having sex or even feeding onto someone other than a human makes a bond between the two which will wreak your bond with your partner if you are not careful. The only time this does not happen is when the blood is no longer on or coming straight from whosever blood it is for longer than a minute and if it consumed in a very small amount. Like if it's on a wall then you can take a few licks but maybe about two or three as long as it's been there for more than a minute and whoever's blood it is has to be not even touching the body of whosever it is. But back to what was being talked about… During sex the one you are having sex with can take a small amount but no more than that due to the dangers of what could happen. Though some do have sex with others that aren't their partner it is ok as long as you still do what you need to do as well as keeping the bond with your partner; that bond is very important between someone who is to protect one and the other is an important one. However when two are partnered and have sex they never cheat on each other or take blood from anyone else that is not a feeder or their partner. Our relationships with our partners are so reliable you don't even have to think about the possibility of cheating if your partner and you become more than friends.
I clench the bed sheets slightly, we also do not have super human strength though there is only one person I know who does have amazing strength that he can control perfectly which is Nate's friend Always After.
Always After may have amazing strength that is unbelievable but he is not a guardian, he is a definitive and his protector is Beyond Birthday who is also Nate's friend. The three are close friends in a way A and BB are like Nate's adoptive parents almost.
Beyond is the only vampire that isn't a detonator who has red eyes but they are not just red eyes; no they can see names and life spans which the detonator's cannot see. His eyes are truly unique like how his partner and lover A's strength is.
Beyond and Always are both not living in Whammy's but they do drop in from time to time, maybe once a month, to keep the place from hunting them down.
I of course am also extremely close to Nate, as to be expected, since I am his partner and yes partners can fall in love with each other like any other couple out there. I keep my grip on the bed sheets as to not possibly try to have intercourse with him as I love him more than anything but I want to give him a chance to decide if he wants to be my love or not even if I know he loves me like I love him. I do after all have a special connection with him. I close my eyes for a few moments and when I open my eyes I start to feel a little dizzy but he stops and removes his fangs from my shoulder.
He pulls away with some blood on his lips which he licks away. "Thank you Mihael."
I give him a smile. "Anytime Nate." I tell him grabbing my shirt pushing aside the pain to move, in the wrong way, my shoulder he fed off of as I put on my shirt again. I stand up and he watches me. "I'll let you get changed." I am about to leave but stop half way to the door when Nate calls my name. I turn back to him. "Yes?" I watch his face.
He gets up walking over to me and hugs me. "You're the best partner." He says almost softly to me with the top of his head resting against my chest.
I hug him back. "The same to you." I say softly back.
"Without you I'd be dead by now if it wasn't for you." He glances down to the necklace his twin Silver had been holding when he died. He keeps it on practically all the time except for in places like in the shower to keep it from rusting and he takes good care of it. "You mean so much to me Mihael."
"I was assigned to you that day and as your protector and partner I had to get you out of there at any cost. I will always protect you at any cost it takes to do so." I remind him. "You mean so much to me."
Nate is the last of his family which is one of the more powerful families in the nonhuman world. He is a possible successor for the ruler of guardian and definitive vampires but he felt in more danger in the isolated walls of Whammy's house so we left together to try to be on our own away from that place. He isn't sure yet if he wants to be the ruler as the ruler has tons of stress put on their shoulders and so much pressure to be the ruler that everyone expects to be a good ruler.
We stay like that for a moment then we break apart.
"Now get ready for today." I tell him with a smile and I head out of his room going to the small kitchen that only has enough space to comfortably fit, one small fridge, a small stove, a counter with a sink and a two seater table with two chairs. I go to the window that have the curtains covering it like the other windows in our place so we are able to hide better from the detonators and anyone else who might be out to hurt Nate. I move the curtain slightly and peer out trying to make it as discreet as possible as I look outside to the dark streets outside. I narrow my eyes slightly when I spot two people who seem to be looking at our place but when they notice me they move to go out of my sight. I let the curtain fall back into place and go to Nate's room. "Pack what you need. The detonators may have found us." I inform him not looking into his room as he is changing then I head to my room to change into another black long sleeved shirt with black pants so I can move easily and grab my backpack that I have in case of something like this.
