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I still feel like I could'vde done better with the smex...*sigh* Ah well, whatever. I normally only have one sex scene, but this fic may have 2, maybe even three, idk! Well...I shant waste your time any longer; onto Chapter 21!
Chapter 21: Scars of the past
Kaien paced back and forth as he waited for a call. When is she gonna call back? I don't have all fucking night! He cursed. His cellphone began to vibrate violently and he pulled it out. "'Bout damned time you-"
"Juts what are you planning, Kaien Shiba?" Kaien froze at the voice from the other end.
"I-We need answers sir, so we called on another Immortal to help us out."
"You do realize that this causes many...complications. Especially for your situation." Kaiern wished for a way to obliterate the other person on the opposite end of this phoneline.
"I swear to god, if you-"
"If I what? You will help me get what I desire, Kaien Shiba. Or you won't get what you desire in return."
"You sick son of a bitch!" The voice chuckled on the other end.
"Some would put it that way, yes. Now, I don't care what you do with your vampire friend, but make damned sure we get the Mortal in one piece, understood?" Kaien gritted his teeth, his fangs piercing his bottom lip.
"Yes sir." He growled.
"Very good. Until then." The line went dead and Kaien ran a hand through his black hair.
God...what am I to do? Shiro...forgive me please...
Ichigo waited queitly, his head resting on the bare planes of Shiro's chest. His hand trailed the dark scar silently as Shiro began talking in a queit tone. "When I was born, my parents were...shocked to say the least. They thought I was possesed or something. When I was old enough to walk, they abandoned me." Ichigo huddled closer to Shiro, trying to give him whatever comfort he could as the vampire shifted through the pages of his memories. "I was kidnapped when I was...five I think. Slavers, never pleasent. Even amongst the other slaves, I was an outcast."
Oh Shiro... Ichigo could feel Shiro's chest tense underneath his head and he moved to place his head against the vampire's shoulder.
"I wasn't taught how to speak, read or even write. The scars on my back are from my many traders. Too many now to count. That is...until I met the Shiba family. I was...11 when the master of the family bought me."
"Kaien?"
"Yes. He...he and I grew up together. He had two brothers and one sister." He explained. "His sister was Kukaku, his brothers were Ganju and...Tenza." Ichigo could feel the vampire's voice shake at the mention of the last brother.
"Tenza?"
"He...god Ichigo, I don't want to talk...talk about him in front of you. I-"
"Shh shhh...it's fine Shiro. I'm not going to get upset. I'm not some whiny woman here." He said, trying to calm the vampire down. Shiro chuckled quietly.
"If you insist. Although, I'll have to think about your comment." He smiled when Ichigo punched his side softly and he continued. "He had jet black hair, like Kaien. It ran in the family. His eyes were a pale blue and they could cut into your soul and disect you." Ichigo couldn't help but feel a tiny pang of jelousy as he heard the vampire talk about him.
Quit being a goddamned jerk...he told himself.
"Anyways, they taught me everything, in secret of course They even helped me think of a name for myself."
"Wait, your parents never gave you a name?" Ichigo asked, stunned.
"If you were going to give away a newborn puppy, would you want to start a bond that you would cut short? That's what happens when you give something...someone...a name. That's why they never named me." Shiro explained, looking down at the sheets. "Anyways, I was 17 when I learned I had...feelings for Tenza. He did too, and that was bad for the both of us. Homosexuality was...a bad thing back then." Ichigo rubbed his shoulder gently and snuggled close to him. "We...we decided to run. We climbed abord this old train and we stayed on it for a few days. No one knew where we were, but we both knew that if we were caught, I'd be killed and Tenza would be in deep shit." He took a deep breath.
"Shiro?"
"I'm fine." He said, although Ichigo knew that he wasn't. "We-we were followed. Two men came on order of Tenza's parents, and we ran through the train, making it to the front. Then Tenza...he...he said..." Ichigo could feel the vampire struggling and he ran a hand through his silver hair, trying to get him to calm down. "He said...that I kidnapped him. At first, I thought it was just a ply, something to get us way. I was used to taking heat for all the siblings. But these men had guns. When one fired, I moved out of the way...it hit the conductor and then..." Ichigo didn't need him to continue; the memory/nightmare was flashing through his mind of the aftermath.
"He died in the wreck..."
"It was all my fault. I was going to die too, but that vampire...he turned me. He stayed with me for about three days, giving me brief explanations about what I had become and then he left." Ichigo looked up to see Shiro's golden eyes slightly distant as he continued going through his memories. "I had a sudden...frenzy attack. I don't know where I went, but I woke up in an old, abandoned village afterwords."
"That's when those two men attacked you."
"Yes. About 10 years afterwords, those pair of brothers you met kidnapped me. I learned of what was up with my blood because they told me...before almost killing me. I would've let them...hadn't some random Demon Hunters come to aid me. They let me go, and I made my way to a small cave, fully content on just withering away to nothing. That's where Kaien found me one winter, shivering and starving."
"He had been turned too."
"Yes, and not too long after me, because he looked exactly the same from the night I had left him." Shiro explained. "Anyways, we stayed together for awhile, but normally, vampires aren't supposed to hang out with each other.
"Neither are vampires and werewolves." Ichigo commented, receivning a smile fro the vampire.
"Yes, so true." He sighed. "Well, we went our seperate ways, but we never lost contact with each other. Then, about 16 years later...I met Renji. I was being chased and was shot in the woods. I would have died if not for him." The memory of the woods covered in snow popped up in his mind.
"He was the guy that didn't want to kill you?"
"He was still Mortal at the time, no older than 15. The man he was with...I don't remember who it was, but he killed him to help me. He then let me drink from him. I thanked him and told him we would see each other soon. The rest...well, you know."
"You joined the Demon Hunters, then you met Grimmjow and Ulquiorra."
"You're leaving an important person out." Shiro leaned down and kissed Ichigo's lips softly. "You."
Ulquiorra looked out into the night, praying that he would see the person he wanted to speak too. "You know he isn't coming back yet." He turned to see the black haired vampire smoking behind him. He sighed and leaned next to him.
"Yeah...but still. Why did he run off like that?" Ulquiorra said, staring out into the dark streets. "I just...just want him to come home."
"So ya can tell him you love him?" Ulquiorra's green eyes snaped towards the vampire, making him laugh. "You can't deny how you feel."
"I...I do not love him...like that."
"Like what? I never said how you loved him, but what you just said confirmed my suspisions." He chuckled, causing Ulquiorra's face to turn slightly pink. He swiftly looked back down the road, holding a hand out. Kaien replied by placing a cigarette and lighter in the outstretched hand. Ulquiorra quickly lit it and handed the lighter back. "Didn't know you enjoyed smoking."
"At times like these, it feels good to try and indulge in something." The albino Immortal replied, receiving a soft, almost forced chuckle from the vampire, but he hardly noticed it.
"Yes...yes it is. These are rather...trying times it seems." He agreed.
Shiro watched as Ichigo slept peacefully next to him, both hands curled up against his chest. He was having trouble sleeping himself, even though all he wanted was too close his eyes and enjoy this one, small moment. He closed his eyes in another attempt, but his thoughts interrupted him. I had sworn to myself...never to let someone this close to my heart ever again, and risk betrayel. But... He opened his eyes and looked at Ichigo's face, smiling at how peaceful it seemed, lips open only slightly as he breathed softly, small puffs of warm air against Shiro's bare chest. I'm glad that I did...I will protect you Ichigo...I promise... Sighing, he snuggled under the covers and turned on his side, slowly entangling his hands with the sleeping human's, resting his forehead against his. "Good night, Ichigo..." He whispered, pressing one, soft kiss to the orange bangs and closing his eyes, the soft breathing of the human next to him finally allowing him to drift off into a dreamless sleep.
Chapter 21 end
Yeah, I know, kinda short for my other chapters, but hey. Also, if no one here knows who Tenza is, you should be smacked. Unless you don't keep up with the japanese maga version of Bleach...but still! Anywho~! I do hope that y'all review and make them nice and funny. XD Also, if ya haven't guessed who the blonde is, I shall give ya a teeny, tiny hint. She is not an OC! XP Ok, reviews are always nice, and flames will be used to burn toilet paper! XD