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Ok people's...I know I have a tendency to give so many questions and few answers...I'm sorry! *bows* It's my nature! There will be some answers here, I promise! *bows again* I'm so glad everyone reading this is so patient! Well...here's the next chapter!

Chapter 10: Purity of blood

Grimmjow could tell Shiro was pissed at the unconsious Mortal resting on his couch in the newly purchased mansion. "I told him to get you two! But does he listen?"

"Hey, cut the kid a break." Grimmjow said, holding his hands up. "We were too far! If he hadn't acted...you would've been killed!" Shiro turned to him, his golden eyes flaring.

"No...I wouldn't have. And believe me when I say that, for I know why." he hissed. Grimmjow rolled his eyes.

"Yeah...I know. So...First Blood?" Grimmjow said, trying to change the conversation. Shiro sighed and nodded.

"I...didn't enjoy it. It felt wrong." Grimmjow gave him a confused stare, but didn't ask. His blood...it's odd...Shiro thought. I wonder why...

Ichigo found himself outside in a storm. Where he was, he didn't know. But it was pouring, and it was muddy as hell. As he walked, something behind him lit up the night sky. He turned around to see fire flying in the air, along with wood and metal. He ran towards the explosion. As he did, the smell of burning flesh ht his nose and he tried to vomit, but nothing came, not even a sound. Wh...what the hell is going on? He thought. He then heard a scream of agony and fury. That scream...sounds familiar...But before he could find out who it was, the scene suddenly swirlwed and changed, forming a dark, enclosed room. This time, the room was filled to his waist in a thick, red liquid. Bl...blood? Ichigo could feel himself begin to panic, clawing the walls of the room, trying to escape.

"Let me in...let me in Ichigo Kurosaki..." Ichigo backed up as the door was forcefully slammed from the other side. "Someone...is comig for me..." Hearing this scared cry, he once again headed towards the door, but just like last time, someone screamed for him to stop. But unlike last time...there were two voices.

"No! You can't let it in! Keep it shut!" Ichigo tried to hear the second voice, but it was too soft.

Wh...who's there? He thought, but it sounded like his mind echoed in the small room. He watched as the world around him suddenly lit up as his eyes opened.

"Ugh..." Ichigo rubbed his forehead as he slowly sat up on the leather couch. He rubbed his eyes, trying to get rid of his drowsy state. When he removed his hands, blue teal eyes were staring back at him.

"Oh my god, you're alive!" Ichigo pracically yelped as Grimmjow leaned away from his face, laughing.

"Wow, wonderful reaction there!" He laughed.

"What the fuck was that about? You nearly gave me a heart attack, ya fucking prick!" Ichigo snapped. Grimmjow kept grinning.

"Well, it'd still be a sign that you're ok." He commented.

"Grimmjow...leave us please." Ichigo turned to see Shiro leaning against a wall, his face covered by his white hair. He was still in his bloody clothes, his neck still stained with his blood.

Looks like he didn't heal as much...Ichigo thought.

"Ar-are ya sure Shi? I don't think you should-"

"Leave." Ichigo flinched at the sharp tone in shiro's voice. He sounded pissed. Ichigo watched as Grimmjow slowly backed out of the room.

"Psst...good luck." Ichigo shot him a confused look as the werewolf bolted out of the room, slamming the door as he went.

"Shiro?" Ichigo turned only to gasp as Shiro pinned him against the couch. "H-hey! What the hell?"

"What was going through your head last night?" Shiro snapped. He didn't exactly sound angry, but Ichigo couldn't tell with the vampire. Even though he had only known him for a couple days, he could already see that he was a master at hiding his true feelings. "I told you to go get Grimmjow and Ulquiorra!"

"This mansion is practically on the opposite side of town! And those vampires had greatly outnumbered you!" Ichigo snapped.

"I would've been fine!"

"They were gonna kill you!"

"No, it was you they would've killed! They would've let me go!" Shiro retorted.

"How the fuck would you know that?"

"It's happened before!" Ichigo froze at these words. "You have no idea what was going o-"

"You...you mean this has happened to you before?" Ichigo asked quietly. Shiro's eyes widened considerably before backing away from the couch. Ichigo sat up again and looked at him. He seemed nervous, shivering slightly. Or was it loss of blood? When Shiro fell to his knees, Ichigo ran over, kneeling next to him.

"Help...help me upstairs please..." Shiro whispered quietly. Ichigo lifted one of his arms over his shoulder gently. "Tsk...sorry for snapping. You...you just had me worried, that's all." Ichigo didn't say anything for a few minutes.

"Why...why were they after us?" he asked finally. Shiro sighed.

"If I knew why they were after you, a lot of problems would be solved by now..." he said. "But it was probably a coincedence. As for me...they wanted my blood." Ichigo slowly dragged him into a room with dark black curtains.

Must be his room... "They were after your blood? I don't get it." he said. Shiro rolled his eyes. Ichigo placed him gently on the bed, watching as he removed his bloody shirt and jeans. He couldn't help but stare at the vampire's lithe, yet powerful form. Kinda like it, actually...he thought.

"Umm...you're doing it again..." Shiro said. Ichigo felt his face get hot and he turned around.

"Sorry..."

"Don't be. It's natural for Mortals to be like that, I told ya." Ichigo pondered what he had said.

"Odd...I never really do feel like...like that when I look at Grimmjow or Ulquiorra." He said, mostly to himself. Shiro glanced at him, but didn't say anything. "So...why did Aragan want you for your blood?"

"Because...because of what it can do." Shiro replied, stifiling a yawn. "It can give him power...as it can for any vampire that tries to drink it." Ichigo turned back around to see Shiro curled up under the blankets, his back against the wall. Ichigo wanted to ask more questions, but he could tell that the vampire had practically just passed ot on him.

Oh well...maybe the others have some answers...He headed downstairs, hoping he was right.

Grimmjow sighed as he took another pawn from Ulquiorra. "Check." he grumbled. Ulquiorra put on a thoughtful look before moving his bishop to take the black knight.

"Checkmate, I win again." he replied. Grimmjow took one long look at the board before throwin ghis hands up in defeat.

"Fine, ya win again!" he grumbled. Ichigo cleared his throat when they had finished. Ulquiorra looked up at him.

"How is he?" he asked.

"Asleep, I think. I wanted to ask him something-"

"You're a nosy little prick..."

"-but I thought it'd be good not to ask." He finished, ignoring Grimmjow's rude, foul comment. "So...I as hoping you'd tell me."

"It looks like Shi's gonna have us explain everything to this Mortal, eh?" Grimmjow sighed.

"How long was I out anyways? I meant to ask earlier, but things got...kinda tense."

"Almost a whole day. Shiro stayed up the entire time, waiting for you to wake up." Ichigo felt a little stunned by what Ulquiorra just said.

"Wh...why? When he spoke to me, he was mad as hell..."

"He was worried. First Blood can be rather...nasty at times. Sometimes, Mortals don't wake up for weeks, even months. You woke up in a day. But...needless to say, he was worried." Ulquiorra explained.

"Not to say we weren't too. When Shiro came in covered in vampire puncture wounds, we were worried that you might've...been killed, or even Turned." Grimmjow added. Ichigo sat down at the small bar that they had been playing chess, folding his hands and looking at them.

"Sorry about that..."

"Nah, don't be. It's who ya are, right?" Grimjow asked. Ichigo looked up to see the werewolf smiling. Ichigo chuckled at the look and shook his head.

"You barely know me, yet you've aready deduced that much?"

"You're kinda like Shi in that case; willing to protect everything you care about, even if it means getting hurt or killed doing so." Ichigo felt his face get slightly hot at the odd glance Grimmjow sent him. "You do care for him, right?"

"N-not like that!" Ichigo said quickly, trying to calm his speeding heart down some. "I-I mean...he's a friend...I suppose..." Grimmjow smiled, but said nothing. Ichigo cleared his throat and rubbed a hand through his sweaty hair. "So... are you guys gonna tell me excatly why vampires would be after Shiro?" Grimmjow gave Ulquiorra a nervous glance, but he just shrugged.

"His blood. Ya see, normally, vampires can't drink the blood of other vampires. It's like poison to them."

"However, Shiro's blood is completly different. It's Pure, which means that whoever drinks it can get rather...powerful rather quickly. But there's a side affect; they can go mad, even lose their souls in the process." Ulquiorra finished.

"I still don't get the whole' Pure' thing, but I guess it makes sense to you guys..." Ichigo grumbled. Ulquiorra chuckled.

"Well...it's hard to explain, since even we don't understand it; it's just widely accepted as common knowledge." He said.

"How in hell does that make any sense?" Ichigo said. When he didn't get a response, he threw his hands up in defeat. "Ya know what; whatever. I need some sleep..." He got up and walked up the stairs to another room.

As the two Immortals watched him leave, Grimmjow sighed. "Wow, he's certainly difficult." He said. Ulquiorra shrugged at that.

"We're all difficult when you think about it. We should all try to be slightly open, since we have been give orders to protect him." he replied. Grimmjow rolled his blue teal eyes and blew some air, his hair flipping up.

"Yeah yeah...but why did the Demons have to hunt a Mortal, not some random object? At least the object wouldn't complain or try to help when he can't." Ulquiorra laughed.

"We still aren't sure if it's him they are after, however, he still needs protection. It isn't everyday a Mortal can see into our world like he can." Grimmjow nodded.

"So...tomorrow, we start with Shi's idea?" Ulquiorra nodded and Grimmjow grinned. "Oh man, is Ichi gonna hate us!" Ulquiorra laughed at the idea of Ichigo throwing a fit.

Yes...yes he will...he thought. However...this is still for his safety...that's all that matters right now...until we can get this fucked up mess fixed...

As Ichigo walked towards another empty room, he noticed Shiro's door cracked slightly. He peeked in and froze. Shiro was standing in front of the window, reaching for the curtains. What is he...? When he pulled them back, he was relieved to see that it was still slightly dark out.

"How long...how long has it been now?" Shiro whispered to himself. Ichigo watched as the sun lifted over the horizon slightly. as it peeked into the room, it hit Shiro's hand. He hissed and pulled away, waving his hand back and forth. Ichigo could just barely make out Shiro's fangs glinting dangerously in the dark. He watched as Shirppulled the curtains closed and turned towards the door. Ichigo quickly ducked behind it, praying that the vampire hadn't seen him. If he did, he didn't say anything, just closed the door. Ichigo sighed and walked past, unsure of what to make of what he had seen.

Is...is eternal life that bad? Is it...worth it? he wondered.

Aragan hissed as the wound in his chest healed up slowly. Damn...damn that Mortal! he cursed in his mind. I can't wait to drain him dry of everything!

"Mmm...a rather upset vampire, I see..." Aragan looked around his room and snarled, his teeth long and shining.

"Who the fuck's there?" he hissed.

"Someone who wishes to help you...if you wish it." Aragan kept trying to see who it was, but all around him thee was nothing but shadows.

"Oh yeah? And what makes you think I need help?"

"You were bested by a human...not the Pure One you were drinking from. That is even more shameful, if you ask me." The voice mocked. Aragan could feel anger rising inside him, but he kept it to himself. "However...you require both their blood, yes?"

"What the hell? How'd you-"

"We are hired by the same person. However, I do not wish to obey...and you?" Aragan smiled.

"Fuck no." He felt as if the shadows smiled with him, sending a chilling shiver down his spine.

"Good. Here's what we shall do..."

Chapter 10 end.

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