Shiro returned to Rukia who waited impatiently in the grand living hall.
"How is he?"
She asked as soon as she caught sight of the pale Vampire.
"He's asleep for now. He'll need some time to recover, but is fine otherwise."
The petite female let out a sigh of relief, before she asked Shiro.
"What happened to him anyway?"
Shiro breathed in deeply, sat down on the sofa and patted on the seat next to him.
"You might already know a bit about Ichigos origin. Though it might be better if I tell you the full story."
Rukia sat down and waited for him to start.

"Ichigos father was a human with pure Vampire blood, it just lay dormant inside his body. His mother was a normal human, which makes Ichigo and his siblings half-blooded Vampires. Only Ichigo though turned out to become a Vampire when he was already an adult. So far also his nieces, nephews, their children and their children's children, stayed to be normal human. However, Ichigo isn't only a Vampire. He's the reincarnation of a Vampire slayer, just like every other head of V.A.S.T. . Normally a Vampires bite is lethal for a slayer, but somehow Ichigo managed to exchange his blood with them to turn them, before they could die."
Shiro paused as he saw that Rukia was frowning.
"I'm drifting away, ain't I?"
He asked jokingly and the female nodded slightly.
"Well then. Inside Ichigo there's an imbalance between the soul and the body. That's what I think and what might turn out into him turning to a S.I.N. like behavior. Truthfully spoken in that state he was in he actually counted as a stage one S.I.N.."
The given information overwhelmed Rukia a bit,but she still had to ask for more.
"So what's with the others? Have they the same problem?"
Shiro shook his head in deny.
"Until now I haven't heard of anyone having problems like that. And Ichigo hasn't told anyone either. Kisuke just saw him once when he was close to loose it. Since Grimmjow got involved I'll have to tell the others of my council later and then there is you. The knowledge shouldn't spread further than this. It'll hurt his pride and he'll think the others will see him as a nuisance and threat. Maybe even more after the show he pulled in front of everyone."
Shiro rose from his seat again and went to the door.
"I'm going to inform the rest now and then head to my rooms. You should get some rest as well. You're not looking too good"
Rukia nodded and left after the Vampire.

Later, when Shiro entered his and Ichigos bedroom, the younger one was already awake.
"How are you feeling?"
"Terrible, like I'm made from lead."
The pale one sat down on the edge of the bed and gently kissed Ichigo on the forehead.
"You promised to call me when you're starting to feel bad again."
"I was fine. I don't know why I snapped all of a sudden. Maybe it's really the stress. Or because Rukia is around all the time."
Ichigo mumbled the last part of his protest, after a moment of hesitation.
"You mean because she's a human?"
The orangette stayed silent for some moments and tried to hide his thoughts from his mate, but without success.
They argued silently, until Ichigo burst out.
"But she is prey!"
Shiro could see the tips of Ichigos incisors flash behind his lips.
"And an easy one at that. She can't defend herself at all against us."
He added with a pout and didn't notice Shiro clench his fist into the sheets.
"Listen Ichigo."
The addressed looked at his mate now, who fixed him with a stern gaze.
"I haven't brought her to you so that you can snack on her. So keep your fangs by yourself. I won't let you end up as a bloodthirsty beast. I'll find a cure."
"And if there isn't any? The rehab methods don't work with me, you know that as well as me."
Shiro kissed Ichigo onto his lips this time, before he told.
"Then I'll go down with you. The mark on your chest isn't a one sided vow. When you have to die I'll leave this world with you."

"Shiro, you mustn't , what about..."
A pale finger sealed Ichigos lips, before he could finish his sentence.
"Without you everything becomes meaningless. I can't hope for you to remember me in your next incarnation and love me once again, and I won't wait for another century or more for it."
Ichigo hugged Shiro as he complained.
"You're a terrible mate."
Shiro hugged him back.
"Why?"
"You're blackmailing me into keeping my shit together."
"I learned a bit from you regarding that."
The two then chuckled lightly, before Ichigo let himself drop back into the sheets and pull Shiro with him.

"Shiro."
He husked to the pale one.
"Yes my dear?"
"I. Want. You."
Again Shiro chuckled, then nibbled on Ichigos collar.
"Haven't you had enough yet?"
"That was just a drop onto the hot stone."
"I admit, you're hot for sure."
A lot of kissing, and biting from Ichigos side, followed before the two changed to some more intimate activities.

Shiro spread Ichigos legs and devoured his stiff erection with his mouth, letting his fangs graze over the shaft some times and teased him until he almost climaxed.
Then he freed his own burning rod and slowly inserted it into Ichigo.
The younger threw his head back in ecstasy and moaned out loud at the long missed feeling.
Shiro thrust deep and strongly into him, until he came without being touched on his penis.
They did it four times,the last one with Ichigo sitting in Shiros lap and indulging in his bad habit of biting Shiro.
With time though the pale one had gotten used to it and even found a lot of pleasure in it by now.
This pleasure was so great that it was able to set him off earlier than thought.
When they were finished and cooled down a bit, they cuddled up together under the sheets.
"I love you so much."
Ichigo whispered to Shiro and received a kiss as answer.
"We'll stay together like this forever. I promise, my lovely, bloodthirsty dictator."
Shiro replied with a smile on his lips.

Chapter 14
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