Author's Note: Alright guys this will be the second to last chapter and this will show how Jiro feels about becoming Alice's protector and it also shows Jiro's first time drinking blood from Alice. Enjoy~
Disclaimer: I do not own Black Blood Brothers. If I did then there would be alot more moments of Jiro's past seen by the viewers.
Jiro looked into Alice's eyes nervously, it was his first time drinking blood from someone and he didn't want to screw up and lose the woman who saved him from death. Even if it was only biting her wrist Jiro kew that if he went too deep he wouldn't be able to stop the blood flow before his hunger got the better of him.
"Jiro don't be so worried, I'm positive you'll do fine," Alice cooed as she tried to relieve some of the nervousness from her fledging. Alice knew it would be hard to get Jiro to bite her for the first time because all fledgings act that way at first. Alice wouldn't admit it to Jiro, but she too felt nervous because Jiro was her first fledging and hoped that what she tried to teach Jiro sunk in so he would be able to survive on his own without her if they were to be separated for a great length of time.
"Alice, I just don't want to see you in pain because of me. I just know I'll do something wrong and it'll make it even harder on you," Jiro replied as he hugged himself. Alice sighed, Jiro like all other fledgings was feeling very doubtful of his abilities and she knew that Jiro had to get over that if he was going to survive.
"Jiro, if you don't you'll wind up hurting me even more because I'd lose you again and this time my blood won't be able to save you so please Jiro you have to do it," Alice begged as she held Jiro's upper arms. His gray eyes widened before he closed them as he nodded. Jiro gently took Alice's slender pale wrist and drew it close to his mouth. He looked into Alice's eyes before he continued he pulled back allowing his fangs to extend and bit her wrist. Jiro felt shocked as he was getting used to the feeling of his extended fangs in his mouth and the feeling of Alice's sweet blood running down his throat. Jiro lapped up all he could manage to eat for now and pulled away with a lot of restraint to keep from latching on again. Alice smiled and patted Jiro's shoulder. He looked at her and felt relieved that she was still alive.
"You did a very good job Jiro, most fledgings I've seen aren't as controlled as you were," Alice said warmly. Jiro blushed and shifted his gaze from Alice's, causing the latter to giggle. She held Jiro tightly and he did the same to her. He closed his eyes and pressed their lips softly together before breaking off a minute later. Alice was glad Jiro was acting so affectionately towards her and this is what she had dreamt about since the day she first saw Jiro. Alice had to admit, Jiro looked much more handsome with longer hair. She curled an errant strand of Jiro's hair around her finger and kissed his cheek. Jiro smiled and rested his head on top of hers.
"Alice you seem to have something on your mind, would you mind telling me?" Jiro asked as he rubbed circles into Alice's back. She tensed up and Jiro could feel it especially when his hand brushed over her shoulder. Alice let the breath she didn't know she was holding and couldn't bring herself to meet Jiro's eyes. Jiro felt a little worried.
'Did I do something wrong? I bet I did based on how she's acting,' Jiro thought as a worried expression made its way to his face.
"Jiro, there's something I never told you when I turned you. There's a catch to becoming part of my bloodline," Alice began. Jiro was about to say something but was cut off by Alice. "You have to be my protector, and you need to be willing to sacrifice your life in order to save mine when the time comes, I'm sorry I didn't tell you Jiro, but I just couldn't bring myself to say it." Jiro stared at her wide-eyed like a deer in headlights. Jiro's mind could barely process what she had just said. Jiro felt dizzy and fell unconcious on top of Alice. She tried to push Jiro off her, but he was too heavy for her to do so. Alice whistled and within a few seconds Cain entered the room. He picked Jiro up and slung the unconcious Black Blood over his shoulder and proceeded to carry the latter to the guest room. Alice sighed as she looked out the window, a full moon shining brightly, but she had no idea that her full moon was currently fast asleep.
Jiro awakened slowly and sat up, looking around the new room. It was very large with a high ceiling, warm red walls, an ebony colored floor, Jiro was sitting in a very spacious bed that had very warm covers. Jiro smiled for he peeked through the crack in one of the doors and a library was behind it, and there was a roaring fire on the far side of the room. Jiro looked at himself and noticed that instead of the usual plain white clothes he wore since he had awakened he was now wearing a long-sleeved black shirt, a bluish-purple ribbon around his neck and when Jiro uncovered his legs he noted that he was wearing red slacks and black socks. Jiro laid back and snuggled next to the soft pillow next to him. Jiro felt lonesome and craved attention. He sighed as he sat up and got out of bed slowly. He felt a little dizzy, but chose to ignore it as he walked over to the library. He was in awe as he looked at the sheer amount of books that surounded him. Jiro hadn't seen a library this extensive in all of his life, sure the small town he grew up in had a library, but nothing as large and as full as this one. Jiro walked through one of the aisles slowly until he reached a small area at the end of the aisle. He sat down in one of the cozy looking chairs and pulled a book off the shelf near his head. He opened it and found that instead of the odd text that once filled it now formed into words that Jiro could actually read. Jiro lost track of time quickly and before he knew it it was dawn. Jiro stood and felt his legs tingle for he had been sitting for hours reading. He looked around and blushed as he noticed a rather large stack of books next to the now vacant chair.
Jiro looked in the mirror and sighed. He knew he was not only facing his new self, but he was also facing Alice's protector. Protector. A word Jiro was accustomed to seeing as he had a protector himself as a young child. His protector was his guardian Shiro, but Jiro knew he couldn't be a proper protector. He was no where near Alice's age and probably never will be close in age with her. Jiro put his right hand onto the mirror and frowned. He was still so young yet he looked a bit older than before. As though he had aged in his sleep, but he didn't mind. He knew that with being a vampire came eternal youth. Jiro smirked, its as though he had been gifted with the waters from the Fountain of Youth as blood that ran through his body. Jiro felt his stomach and was a bit surprized to feel that it was warm. He closed his eyes and could picture Alice smiling at him with her arms open for an embrace. Jiro held his arms in the position of an embrace and opened his eyes. Standing there instead of Alice was Cain.
"I had no idea you swung that way Mochizuki, but I don't. So don't get any ideas," Cain said with a smirk. Jiro blushed a very bright red color that resembled a ripe tomato.
"I don't swing that way you damn butler! So if you tell any one that I do I'll track you down and beat you into a bloody pulp!" Jiro snarled. Cain laughed at Jiro causing the latter to bluch an even darker shade of red. Jiro clenched his hand into a fist and punched Cain in the chest, latter only laughing even harder at how weak the blow felt making Jiro even more enraged. Jiro kept on hitting Cain in the chest until he decided to hit Cain in the stomach. Cain sensed that Jiro was going to hit him in the stomach and literally beat Jiro to the punch. Jiro, being much smaller and having much less muscle mass than Cain, felt absolute pain when Cain's fist contacted with Jiro's stomach. He coughed up a bit of blood onto Cain's shirt and fell to his knees. He heard Cain laugh at him a bit more and glared up at the older Black Blood. Jiro grit his teeth and shook with rage. He grabbed Cain's wrist and bit it. Cain growled in pain and threw Jiro across the room and smack into the door. Jiro growled and stood shakily. He charged at Cain and at the speed he was going he managed to knock over the much larger Black Blood. Jiro and Cain landed a few hits on eachother and stopped when Jiro managed to sink his teeth into Cain's neck. Jiro let go and spit the blood in his mouth out, wanting to get the bitter taste of coffee and scotch out of his mouth. Cain smirked.
"Well, well, it appears that you can easily defend yourself albeit a bit reckless. You passed kid now clean up so the Lady Sage can explain your position," Cain said before leaving Jiro to his own devices. Jiro sighed and walked into the room he assumed was the bathroom. He took a clean cloth a held it to his bleeding lip, effectively stopping the blood flow before turning his attention to the bruise on the side of his temple. It covered a little bit of his forehead, but it could easily be covered by his bangs. He sighed before leaving to see Alice.
Jiro was in a kneeling position surrounded by other vampires that lived in the manor. All but three of them were whispering about Jiro and how he was much younger and less experienced than they were. Jiro kept silent to keep from being eaten alive by his elders. Alice approached him with a katana in her hands. She tapped Jiro's shoulders with it and wordlessly commanded him to rise. Jiro rose and graciously took the katana from her before bowing before Alice. The crowd left Jiro, Alice, and Cassa alone. Alice kissed Jiro's cheek before walking out of the room. Cassa walked up to Jiro and patted his shoulder before leaving Jiro all alone. Jiro sheathed the blade and felt the weight of it for the first time. It was a little heavy, but Jiro knew he could handle it later on. For Alice's sake he hoped he was right.
Author's Note: Such a long chapter, but next chapter will be the last so yeah once I started writing I couldn't stop. Review for more fics.~Bff#3
