Ichigos POV
I heard that right, didn't I?
This man just called Shiro, 'Sama', so that means he's a Vampire of a lower class.
But why don't I feel anything, not even the tiniest bit of a Vampire aura?
I looked over to Shiro, who was eyeing the unconscious as puzzled as me.
"Shiro, is he...?"
His gaze wandered to me and after a sigh he said.
"I don't know, but there is a way to find out. Do you have a blood bag here?"
I nodded and went over to the fridge, to grab some random blood.
After I handed it to Shiro, he bit into the plastic and pulled a face, probably when some of the blood touched his taste buds, in distaste.
"AB negative, definitely not my type, but it's serves it's purpose."
He grumbled, than held the bag to the mans lips, who's fangs began to grow instantly and his need for blood pulled him awake again.
The man grabbed the bag from Shiros hold and hastily gulped it down.
I had the feeling the he'd need a lot more than this one, so I went back to the fridge and took some more out of it to put them on the side table next to the man.
Shiro and I waited until he was finished eating, than the time had come to ask his some questions.
Normal POV
"Now, who are you?"
Shiro asked the man, while taking a seat as the other Vampire slowly sat up on the bed.
"My name is Ginjou. Kuugo Ginjou."
"Alright, Kuugo. Guessing from your earlier words, you were looking for me. Why?"
Ginjou brushed a few strands of his black hair back, looking as if he tried to remember why he seeked the pure blood.
Ichigo could only fathom what must have happened from the injuries the other Vampire had carried and now were slowly healing up, but that didn't hinder his patience from wearing short.
"Well?"
He asked a bit annoyed, after Ginjou hadn't answered in the past three minutes.
"I apologize, but it's all fragmented and hazy."
Shiro nodded and laid a calming hand on Ichigos shoulder.
"Take all the time you need. We will go on our business in the mean time. In an hour we're back, so rest a bit and sort your thoughts."
Ichigo and Shiro left the clinic in silence.
Once they were back in the actual house, it was the albino who broke it.
"Something is strange."
"Could you be a bit more detailed about that? Because from my view of things there's a lot strange currently."
"I mean that Ginjou of course. He's undoubtedly one of us, but he has no presence and I can't get access to his mind. It's as if he's not there at all. I'm not sure we can trust anything he will tell us, not until I haven't looked into his head."
Ichigo huffed, than walked over to the sofa and dropped down onto it.
"What ever. There's still something else bothering me a bit more that this fellow in the other room."
Shiro followed Ichigos example and sat on the sofa as well, saying.
"I think I know what that might be."
"So basically to fulfill this prophecy, what would I need to achieve?"
"Vampire's would have to stop hunting humans, though a lot did that already. Only the stubborn and insane really hunt them anymore. And the slayers would need to stop killing the Vampires who live peacefully and they need to be convinced that there are those Vampires out there who don't mean harm."
Ichigo bend forward, resting his elbows on his knees and his chin on his folded hands.
"We'd need a rule that allows the slayers to hunt those that go against the Vampire law. But we also need to put up a rule that Vampires are prohibited to hunt humans."
Ichigo said, then started to frown.
"How shall we enforce the law on the entire world? And how make sure it's kept everywhere? There isn't any council like organization in your society and there aren't enough slayers to station one on each country and one for each continent would be far to less."
Shiro pulled Ichigo back against him on the couch, and massaged over the young adults forehead.
"Don't worry so much about that now, you'll get creases in your pretty face."
Ichigo had gently slapped the hand away and grinned mockingly at the albino.
"Yea, sure."
"I mean it, Ichi."
"Says the one who's a hundred times older than he looks."
Shiro laughs a little at that, before giving Ichigo a short peck on his lips.
"Anyway, no one said you'd have to solve the problem immediately."
"And no one knows how much time I actually have."
"True."
He had to admit that, then asked while kissing Ichigos neck gently.
"Shall we go and take a look at our friend?"
The orangette bend his neck a bit, so that the albino got better access to it, feeling prickling waves of warmth run through his body.
"Mmh, but the hour isn't over yet."
He protested, not wanting to interrupt Shiros caresses.
"I know, but I'm too curious and concerned to wait any longer."
With a sigh Ichigo rose from his comfortable place then, and Shiro followed him back to the clinic.
Ginjou had sat up in the bed and was already waiting for them, when they entered.
"So, you remember anything yet?"
Shiro asked him and he nodded.
"I had come with my family to this town and we joined the growing nest there. It's the one that the slayers tried to annihilate lately, but you protected it. Well, be planned to build a flat were the old factory stands,so that we all could live together.."
"Yeah, about that nest, I didn't sense any pure blood or remotely strong Vampire among you, that's unusual."
Shiro interrupted Ginjous story, who shook his head than, explaining.
"We didn't have one at that time anymore. As much as I remember, the others said their leader disappeared as soon as the group had grown a bit in numbers."
The albino nodded than told the other to continue
"Right. After we gave you a chance to escape and when the slayers also retreated, we buried the few that died. My family was safe, except for a few scratches, but the group was falling apart, so we left, together with some others and searched a new place to stay. We found an empty flat complex."
Ginjou stopped abruptly, his face distorting into a grimace of pain and sorrow.
"The next thing that I can clearly remember is, that I woke up, next to the bodies of my wife and my daughter, massacred."
Silent tears began to fall from his eyes and he sobbed lightly.
"My little princess...My Riruka laid in her blood, her beautiful dress soiled with it."
Ichigo crouched down in front of the man to ask him to continue.
"I'm so sorry, but please try to tell us what happened after that."
"I...I looked in the rooms of the other two families who went with us, ...they were dead as well, killed with the same darts as my family. I panicked and ran away, though I didn't get far. Someone appeared in front of me and stabbed me. He must have thought I was dead, because he left after I fell to the ground and lost consciousness. I don't know how long I laid there, but my wound still hadn't closed after I woke up the next time. I didn't know what to do, where to go. Then I remembered hat Kizuki-sama lived in the town and I searched for him. That was maybe half a day ago. I had to take some blood on the way, and I'm not proud of attacking anyone to safe my own life."
Ginjou had calmed again while he spoke and now was looking hopefully at the albino, who had sat down on the doctors stool.
"Well, now that you found me. What do you want from me?"
"That...I don''t know."
Shiro sighed.
"Can't be helped. You'll come to my mansion and stay there from the time being. Let's get going."
He stood up and had halfway turned around to walk out of the clinic, when he caught sight of Ichigo, still crouching in front of Ginjou, with his head hanging.
"Ichigo?"
"Those darts...Do you remember how they looked?"
The orangette asked the other Vampire, while raising his gaze.
"They were thin, looking like a needle and had a silvery color. And they smelled of holy water."
"I see."
Ichigo rose from his place and walked silently past the two males.
"Ichigo."
Shiro called after him a bit worried about the young adult, when he felt fury, confusion and uncertainty waft off of him.
"I'm fine. Go and bring Ginjou to your home, I stop by later."
The albino stood there confusedly, then after some moments he went after the orangette and caught up with him in his room.
"What are you planning to do?"
He asked when he saw him, change into his slayer clothes and put on his weapon.
"I'm gonna pay someone a visit."
Ichigo answered, as he put on his hat, turned around and left Shiro behind in his room.
Chapter 22
End
Yeah, so the mysterious Vampire was Ginjou, who would have thought that?
The next identities that will be revealed are:
The Spirits of Time
Not in the next, but the one after that.
I'll give you two hints
If you add up the numbers of their squads, the sum is 34.
Two of them are Captains and the third is a Lieutnant.
Have fun guessing ^^
About Shiros cousin I let you stay in the dark, for some more *evil laugh*
So
See ya
Shiro Yue