Chapter twelve:

Hikaru inspects it a little closely. "I'll just bandage it and it should be good." He turns in the direction that Kaoru is in only to pause. He can see the other covering his nose with his hand. "Hey Kaoru."

Kaoru glances to him slightly surprised at hearing his name.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah." Kaoru slightly glances away keeping his nose covered.

Hikaru blinks as it dawns on him. "Oh man. The smell of blood must be bugging you. Sorry. I'll quickly get cleaned up."

"No it's okay. Let me help." Kaoru offers to his brother as he turns back to him.

"Are you sure it won't bug you too much?" Hikaru's mind flashes with an image of Kaoru drinking his blood. He feels a shiver pass shoot down his spine at the thought. He however finds that he doesn't really mind it all that much.

"I'll be okay." Kaoru informs him though Hikaru isn't fully convinced.

"You know..." Hikaru begins slightly glancing away softly blushing. "You could always feed from me when you need it. I really don't mind." He adds the last sentence rather quickly wanting to ensure his brother that it's really okay.

"Hikaru. No. I can't do that to you." Kaoru looks away head down and eyes shut tightly. He has images of when he's drained other people and the pain they were in. He also doesn't want to risk possibly accidentally changing his own brother into a vampire.

Hikaru reaches over with his uninsured hand placing it on his younger twins shoulder. "Hey come on. It'll be okay. I trust you. I know it'll be okay."

"How can you know?" Kaoru questions refusing to open his eyes. "You've never even experienced it!" He tells the other a little sharply. "You've never had to see how what you do affects people. You've never had to know the feeling of having a lot of blood lost. And I don't plan on you finding out."

"Kaoru..." Hikaru mummers worriedly. "Please. It's you. I know you'll make sure that I'll be okay. I know that you would never hurt me especially on purpose. Please." He moves his hand from his brothers shoulder to gently cup the others cheek. He gently encourages Kaoru to turn his head to look to him. "Make me understand. I want to understand. I want to help you." He is still very worried as his slightly younger brother refuses to open his eyes to look at him. "Please Kaoru. I want to be able to stand next to you and be able to support you. Support you no matter what is bugging you. I trust you. So won't you trust yourself?"

Kaoru hesitantly opens his eyes though it was only to be half open. His eyes flicker slightly to the side before locking with Hikaru's own gaze. He stands there with the other in silence as his slightly older twin smiles softly at him. He opens his mouth slightly as he takes a shaky yet deep breath. His eyes are drawn to a drop of blood dropping from his twins injury. His eyes follow the drop of red until it splashes against the floor. He finds himself unable to help himself any longer. He moves his hand away from his nose to gently cup Hikaru's hand. He brings it up towards his mouth as the other does nothing to struggle or try to escape. His eyes look to the injury with a focused look in his eyes. He can't stop his tongue darting up to lick his teeth. His tongue lightly grazing his fangs though not enough to cut his tongue. His eyes changing to their red color and he doesn't even think about his next actions. He leans forward wrapping his lips around the wound closing his eyes softly as he begins gently drinking. He makes sure that his fangs do not harm the other as he drinks. He almost wants to moan at the almost heavenly taste of his brothers blood. He's honestly never tasted such delicious blood before. His mind is starting to become hazy becoming slightly lost from how different all of this is compared to his usual blood drinking.

Hikaru couldn't help a soft gasp when his brother had wrapped his lips around the wound and begin sucking the blood out. He had honestly expected him to sink his fangs in. He had assumed that sinking his fangs into the intended prey was how vampires fed. He never could have guessed that a feeding could be so gentle. He finds his mind starting to become fuzzy from it all. He finds that he doesn't mind if his younger twin doesn't stop. He can't find the care inside of him to care if every last drop of blood was drained right here and now. He almost can't ignore a part that feels terrified at realizing that a part of him doesn't want Kaoru to stop. He's never felt closer to his twin than he does now. His enjoyment of the whole moment helps to push down his terror as he finds himself completely relaxing into it all. His limbs starting to feel heavy and his head starting to become a little dizzy. He dimly becomes aware that his vision is starting to dim and start turning black starting with the edges. His terror tries to nag at him but as his eyes remain on his brother he lets the fact that Kaoru is doing this push down his terror. He dimly processes the slight reminder that he had asked for this. He had asked for Kaoru to let him understand and he's finally getting what he had asked. His eyes start to drift closed as this continues though he tries to keep them open. He hopes that keeping his eyes focused on his brother he can keep himself from trying to jerk away. He doesn't want to make his brother regret doing this.

Kaoru's eyes open a little and they slowly flicker upwards meeting Hikaru's eyes. He blinks his eyes to be fully open realizing that his brother looks pale and ready to pass out. His eyes return to their normal color as the red fades. He quickly forces himself to pull away and catches his brother who ends up slumping like he's lost feeling in his limbs. He clenches his teeth at the part of himself deep inside of him tugging on him to try to get him to finish the job. He slings one of Hikaru's arms over his shoulder and helps the other to their room. He lays him down as the other passes out now tucked in by the covers. His eyes begin to fill with tears. "I'm sorry." He whispers lowering his head as he closes his wet eyes. "I'm so so sorry. You should have never had to have to experience that." He shakes his head as his shaky shoulders slump. "I should have been able to hold back." His eyes open to half way and he lets out a soft hiccup that slightly makes his body jump. "I can't endanger you… I need to work on controlling myself." He turns and hurries away. He stops at the kitchen and crouches. He uses a pointer finger swiping up the blood on the floor. He then licks it off of his finger enjoying the taste for a moment. He then heads off outside into the garden out back. "How am I supposed to control myself?" He questions one hand reaching across his body to grip his other arm tightly. His mind briefly flashes to the clan though he however pushes it away thinking that he doesn't want to have to go ask for their help… Though he is starting to wonder if it is his only choice…