Theme: Safeguard
Setting: Vampire Arc
Pairing: Implied one-sided BK
Warnings: May make no sense.
Notes: Part of a series.
Words: 241
79. Safeguard
The first time he left her with a scar after feeding, she thought nothing of it. It was three months after she'd saved his life, and they had a routine now. She'd wake up, drag him down to breakfast, work for a few hours, and then take shift on patrol. When she got back, she would go straight to bed, unless he needed to feed. Lately, she'd taken more and more shifts, and was always exhausted. Perhaps that was why she hadn't noticed he was feeding less than usual.
The scar did not take on any significance until she left the next morning for her shift.
Storming into the house afterwards to grab lunch, she rounded on Battousai.
"You! You gave every last one of my vampire informants panic attacks!"
He said nothing, but she could see him mocking her inwardly. Or so she believed, anyways.
"Without being there!"
"They saw the scar, then?"
"Yes! What does the scar have to do with anything? What is it?"
"It's a prey marking. Vampires give them to prey who they don't kill. It tells any vampire who sees it you're my equal. The weaker ones will be scared off entirely, and h e stronger ones will afford you some respect."
"So...it's like a safeguard to make sure I don't die?"
"If you die, I die."
"I'll file that away for further notice." She grumbled. "Hopefully my informants will talk to me tomorrow."
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Part Three! I had an idea earlier about the ending of Contraposition...it's unconventional, and not my usual style, but I think any real romance would screw the story up. A romance like I usually write would be awkward in terms of being "in-character" with the story.
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