"Giulietta." Cain said. "Come to me love."
Giulietta obediently approached Cain and stood by his side. Shido was on the other side of Cain. With a threatening glare, he placed a hand on Cain's shoulder. Giulietta was a bit frightened of Shido. He had a way of brutally torturing her when he got jealous. She only felt safe when she was with Cain in his room.
"I bought you a gift love." Cain said as he handed her a box. Giulietta opened the box to find a blood red gown. Its elegance came from it sensual look. The very low cut v-neck was complemented by the lace sleeves and ribbon tie corset.
"I would like for you to try it on before tonight's gala." Cain said as he walked away. Giulietta watched him leave then entered a curtained room. She changed into the gown but was having trouble lacing the corset. She peeked out of the curtain, looking for one of her handmaidens, none were present. Shido, sensing the younger vampire's distress, entered the curtained room. Giulietta wend rigid, when she felt Shido's form dwarf her own. She went stiff when Shido placed his hands on her shoulder. Shido brushed his lips against her ear as he whispered.
"Are you having trouble little one?" Giulietta didn't answer. Her throat was dry. His touch was making her nervous. Shido ran his hands down her back, smiling when she shivered from his touch. Taking the ribbon, Shido slowly laced the corset, gently brushing his fingers against her back. He was enjoying her reaction to his touch but something about what he was doing felt wrong. There was something he had to tell her, but how would he do it. He tightened the corset and tied it.
"There little one. It is finished." Said Shido. He kissed her shoulder, then her neck before looking up at her. Much to his surprise she was trembling.
"What's wrong little one?"
"Y-you." She answered. Shido turned her around and held her. Giulietta was terrified, what was Shido planning to do to her this time. Shido continued to hold her until she relaxed in his arms.
"I have a confession to make. If you are willing to receive it." Giulietta nodded against his chest.
"The torture I put you through. I apologize. But it will get worse. Not because I don't care about you. That is far from it. It's because I care that I do these things." Giulietta pulled away. Shido wasn't making any sense.
"What?" Shido sighed deeply before taking again. "What I do is for your own protection. Cain will try everything to destroy what ever humanity you have left. I know this doesn't make any sense, but he will torture you in order to make you conform to his wishes. I don't want you to be weak or you will lose yourself. I want you to forgive me for what I may do."
Giulietta remained silent. How was she supposed to forgive something that hadn't happened yet. Shido looked at her, he knew that he would not get an answer from her. It didn't matter. At least she knew what he was doing. She would understand when the time came. He lightly kissed her brow and left her with her thoughts. Giulietta looked at the curtain and began to cry uncontrollably. ********~~~~~~~~~~~~~~****************~~~~~~~~~~~~~***********
Shido placed Giulietta on the couch in his office and knelt by it. Yayoi entered the kitchen and warmed a glass of blood. Riho sat on the arm of couch watching Shido dress the now healing wound on the vampire's shoulder.
"Who is she Shido-san."
"Her name is Giulietta. She's an old friend of mine." He answered without looking up. "A very old friend."
Guni appeared from Shido's hair and looked at Giulietta. "Is she the one you said you had to save?" Guni asked. "The one you."
"Yes this is she." Said Shido, cutting Guni off. Yayoi returned with a glass of blood. Handing it to Shido, she sat on his desk. Being awake for three days straight was finally getting to her.
"Are you alright?" Shido asked Yayoi. She nodded. Lifting Giulietta's head, Shido made her drink the blood. Giulietta's eyes shot open. Frightened, she moved away from Shido and sat with her legs drawn to her chest. Shido tried to calm her. She flinched and whimpered before moving away again.
"Shido-san, I think she's scared of you." Riho said. Shido ignored Riho, keeping his gaze on Giulietta. She returned the gaze. Riho and Yayoi watched the two vampires stare at each other.
*'Giulietta, I won't hurt you. Please calm down.' *
*'Where's Cain?'*
*'He's not here. You're safe here.' * Tears began to stream down her face. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath, relieved that she hadn't been found by Cain yet. Shido placed a hand on her leg, it had been almost 300 years since he had seen her last. God only knew what happened when he left. It didn't matter now. Her nightmare, her suffering was over. She was safe with him, and he was going to protect her even if it killed him. Without warning, Giulietta threw herself into Shido's arms. There she cried freely.
"I'm sorry Shido. I lost hope. I wasn't strong enough." She said between sobs. Shido held her tightly. It startled him at first. Giulietta never came to him freely, it felt different, felt right.
"Shh." He said as he smoothed her ebony hair. "Don't say that little one. It's not your fault. I shouldn't have left you alone. I should have stayed until I could free us both."
Shido released her and looked into her eyes. Giulietta smiled shyly a bit embarrassed at crying. Shido smiled back then spoke again. "You don't have to worry anymore little one. I will protect you, I promise."
Giulietta nodded. She grabbed Shido's hands and held them. "No more promises, no more swears. I'll believe you without them." She said. She kissed Shido's cheek and rose. Riho watched in awe. She had never seen so much emotion in Shido's eyes before. Well not since he created her.
'Their past together must have been a painful one.' She thought. But despite all that, something about Giulietta bothered her. It could be the jealousy talking or maybe her intuition. A vampire appears out of no where, and has Shido by the string. Riho knew that there was more to this story and she was going to find out. Some one had to know something about this woman. Who knows Shido's life could be at stake.
A/N: Hmm.could this vampire be a danger? I have no clue yet. Although, she did have an intimate relationship with Cain. Could she.He... Oops! Well you have to see now don't ya. Review please. And I'll begin on the next one. -Dragon lord's knight
Giulietta obediently approached Cain and stood by his side. Shido was on the other side of Cain. With a threatening glare, he placed a hand on Cain's shoulder. Giulietta was a bit frightened of Shido. He had a way of brutally torturing her when he got jealous. She only felt safe when she was with Cain in his room.
"I bought you a gift love." Cain said as he handed her a box. Giulietta opened the box to find a blood red gown. Its elegance came from it sensual look. The very low cut v-neck was complemented by the lace sleeves and ribbon tie corset.
"I would like for you to try it on before tonight's gala." Cain said as he walked away. Giulietta watched him leave then entered a curtained room. She changed into the gown but was having trouble lacing the corset. She peeked out of the curtain, looking for one of her handmaidens, none were present. Shido, sensing the younger vampire's distress, entered the curtained room. Giulietta wend rigid, when she felt Shido's form dwarf her own. She went stiff when Shido placed his hands on her shoulder. Shido brushed his lips against her ear as he whispered.
"Are you having trouble little one?" Giulietta didn't answer. Her throat was dry. His touch was making her nervous. Shido ran his hands down her back, smiling when she shivered from his touch. Taking the ribbon, Shido slowly laced the corset, gently brushing his fingers against her back. He was enjoying her reaction to his touch but something about what he was doing felt wrong. There was something he had to tell her, but how would he do it. He tightened the corset and tied it.
"There little one. It is finished." Said Shido. He kissed her shoulder, then her neck before looking up at her. Much to his surprise she was trembling.
"What's wrong little one?"
"Y-you." She answered. Shido turned her around and held her. Giulietta was terrified, what was Shido planning to do to her this time. Shido continued to hold her until she relaxed in his arms.
"I have a confession to make. If you are willing to receive it." Giulietta nodded against his chest.
"The torture I put you through. I apologize. But it will get worse. Not because I don't care about you. That is far from it. It's because I care that I do these things." Giulietta pulled away. Shido wasn't making any sense.
"What?" Shido sighed deeply before taking again. "What I do is for your own protection. Cain will try everything to destroy what ever humanity you have left. I know this doesn't make any sense, but he will torture you in order to make you conform to his wishes. I don't want you to be weak or you will lose yourself. I want you to forgive me for what I may do."
Giulietta remained silent. How was she supposed to forgive something that hadn't happened yet. Shido looked at her, he knew that he would not get an answer from her. It didn't matter. At least she knew what he was doing. She would understand when the time came. He lightly kissed her brow and left her with her thoughts. Giulietta looked at the curtain and began to cry uncontrollably. ********~~~~~~~~~~~~~~****************~~~~~~~~~~~~~***********
Shido placed Giulietta on the couch in his office and knelt by it. Yayoi entered the kitchen and warmed a glass of blood. Riho sat on the arm of couch watching Shido dress the now healing wound on the vampire's shoulder.
"Who is she Shido-san."
"Her name is Giulietta. She's an old friend of mine." He answered without looking up. "A very old friend."
Guni appeared from Shido's hair and looked at Giulietta. "Is she the one you said you had to save?" Guni asked. "The one you."
"Yes this is she." Said Shido, cutting Guni off. Yayoi returned with a glass of blood. Handing it to Shido, she sat on his desk. Being awake for three days straight was finally getting to her.
"Are you alright?" Shido asked Yayoi. She nodded. Lifting Giulietta's head, Shido made her drink the blood. Giulietta's eyes shot open. Frightened, she moved away from Shido and sat with her legs drawn to her chest. Shido tried to calm her. She flinched and whimpered before moving away again.
"Shido-san, I think she's scared of you." Riho said. Shido ignored Riho, keeping his gaze on Giulietta. She returned the gaze. Riho and Yayoi watched the two vampires stare at each other.
*'Giulietta, I won't hurt you. Please calm down.' *
*'Where's Cain?'*
*'He's not here. You're safe here.' * Tears began to stream down her face. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath, relieved that she hadn't been found by Cain yet. Shido placed a hand on her leg, it had been almost 300 years since he had seen her last. God only knew what happened when he left. It didn't matter now. Her nightmare, her suffering was over. She was safe with him, and he was going to protect her even if it killed him. Without warning, Giulietta threw herself into Shido's arms. There she cried freely.
"I'm sorry Shido. I lost hope. I wasn't strong enough." She said between sobs. Shido held her tightly. It startled him at first. Giulietta never came to him freely, it felt different, felt right.
"Shh." He said as he smoothed her ebony hair. "Don't say that little one. It's not your fault. I shouldn't have left you alone. I should have stayed until I could free us both."
Shido released her and looked into her eyes. Giulietta smiled shyly a bit embarrassed at crying. Shido smiled back then spoke again. "You don't have to worry anymore little one. I will protect you, I promise."
Giulietta nodded. She grabbed Shido's hands and held them. "No more promises, no more swears. I'll believe you without them." She said. She kissed Shido's cheek and rose. Riho watched in awe. She had never seen so much emotion in Shido's eyes before. Well not since he created her.
'Their past together must have been a painful one.' She thought. But despite all that, something about Giulietta bothered her. It could be the jealousy talking or maybe her intuition. A vampire appears out of no where, and has Shido by the string. Riho knew that there was more to this story and she was going to find out. Some one had to know something about this woman. Who knows Shido's life could be at stake.
A/N: Hmm.could this vampire be a danger? I have no clue yet. Although, she did have an intimate relationship with Cain. Could she.He... Oops! Well you have to see now don't ya. Review please. And I'll begin on the next one. -Dragon lord's knight