Author's Note: Sorry for not updating sooner, but things came up.
Disclaimer: I do not own Black Blood Brothers, but I do own my OC Bluefire and her friends so don't use them without permission.
Special Zone
Cain glared angrily at Bluefire, the blonde was blocking the entrance to the Dream Realm thus pissing the Old Blood off.
"What do you mean we can't go in!" Cain snapped. Bluefire remained brave, she was used to big guys like Cain yelling at her, she was an Army girl.
"I mean what I said, no one can go into the Dream Realm until Jiro-nii-san and Kotaro return from their mission," Bluefire responded calmly. Zelman whistled, now he could see the resemblance between Bluefire and Jiro. They both acted similarly and they both seem to carry a resentment towards Cain.
"What would happen if someone were to enter the Dream Realm now?" Sei asked as calm as ever. Bluefire sighed before pulling a chart down. It was blank, but that changed when Bluefire picked up a little basket with pieces of paper in it. She dug in the basket and pulled out a paper that was cut and colored to look like Jiro and another one that was cut and colored to look like Kotaro. She stuck them onto the chart under the words Dream Realm and pulled out a pointer.
"You see, if you send two people from this realm to the Dream Realm they temporarily are no longer a part of reality. When you send someone else from relality to the Dream Realm while the two are still there they start to lose their tie to reality and before long they start to fade from existence because they can't become a part of the Dream Realm. So unless you want Jiro-nii-san and Kotaro to fade from existence you have to stay here," Bluefire explained. Cain looked serious, he knew she was right Jiro and Kotaro would fade from existence if they went in after them.
"Why couldn't you have sent us with them?" Cain asked. Bluefire looked at him like he was an idiot.
"The Black Blood Community would fall in chaos if their leaders went missing. You don't need Jiro-nii-san here all the time and Kotaro is too young to regain his powers as the Sage. Besides I'm still a part of their blood line so I do have similar strengths and abilities to the Silver Blade," Bluefire replied. She was truly marved by how stupid Cain could be sometimes. She looked to the portal and couldn't help but wonder how Jiro and Kotaro are doing.
Dream Realm
When Jiro awoke he found himself in chains and on some sort of cart. He looked to Aquariana and Kotaro and they too were in chains. Jiro tried to ask what happened, but found that his voice had yet to return.
"We were captured while we were sleeping and now we are on our way to be made slaves to the Dark Kingdom," Aquariana said bitterly. Kotaro and Jiro were shocked, they had no idea they could be so easily taken and forced into slavery.
"Why? Did we do something wrong?" Kotaro asked, the anger very clear in his voice. Aquariana shook her head.
"It doesn't matter wheither we did anything wrong, as long as the Dark Kingdom exists they will continue to take innocent people," Aquariana replied. The three remained silent, well Jiro was silent no matter what, until the cart lurched to a halt.
"Halt! You are currently treding upon the land of Prince Lunaria! Release your prisoners and be on your way back to your kingdom!" A voice called. The three turned and saw that there was a guard standing before the cart and behind him was a carriage. The driver of their cart grumbled as he unchained the trio and shoved Jiro and Kotaro out. When the driver was trying to shove Aquariana out he was met with a swift kick to the head. Aquariana jumped down and helped Kotaro and Jiro up. The cart made a hasty get away and while the driver was fleeing Jiro gave him the finger. Jiro tended to Kotaro's new cut while Aquariana was walking towards the carriage. She paused when the carriage door opened. Aquariana quickly dropped to one knee and bowed. Jiro and Kotaro were too busy assessing eachother's injuries to notice a man step out of the carriage.
"You fools, bow before the sovern ruler of this kingdom, Prince Lunaria!" The guard yelled. Jiro and Kotaro turned and their eyes widened in shock. Standing there was a man in a black shirt with red pants, he wore a cloak of red and black with a silver trim, and he wore a black crown on his head with a silver moon in the middle of it. This man looked exactly like Jiro. The man walked up to Jiro who stood up straight and looked at who could be his doppelganger straight in the eye. They stared at eachother, looking the other over as if they were sizing eachother up.
"Well, well. It appears as though the rumors are true, outsiders really have entered the Dream Realm," the man said as he finished looking Jiro over. Then he looked over at Kotaro and he felt a pang of loneliness. "You are rather fortunate outsider, my brother is unable to awaken." Jiro felt sympathy for the man, he would feel heart broken if Kotaro wasn't able to wake up.
"Lunaria-sama, we ask of your permission to enter your kingdom in search of someone to aid these outsiders in their quest," Aquariana said as she rose and looked at the man. Lunaria turned to her and smiled warmly.
"Of course you three can enter, I've known you since you were born Aquariana and I know your judgement of character is very accurate. Since these two are traveling with you I can assume that they do not mean any harm to either my kingdom nor my brother's kingdom," Lunaria responded as he ruffled Aquariana's hair.
"I thank you for your generosity and I hope that Prince Solarius awakens soon," Aquariana said warmly. She motioned for Jiro and Kotaro to follow her. Jiro walked a step or two before being stopped by Lunaria.
"Take good care of your brother and cherish the time you have together. You'll never know when that happiness will end," Lunaria whispered. Jiro nodded in thanks and walked past him, Lunaria's words echoing in his head.
"Are you sure those two are safe your Majesty?" The guard asked as Lunaria was in the door of the carriage.
"They may not be the most secure of brothers, but I'm sure whatever trouble they cause they can fix," Lunaria replied, a smile on his face as he remembered how he and Solarius were that close. Lunaria looked to his slumbering brother and marveled at how he and Kotaro looked the same. He brushed some stray blonde locks from Solarius' forehead before kissing it.
"My dear brother, soon we will be together again," Lunaria said gently to the unconcious ten year old as he laid the boy down on his lap.
Jiro remained downcast as the trio walked down the path towards a bustling town. Kotaro and Aquariana noticed this and the two felt compelled to lift his mood, but Aquariana decided to give him some space. From her experience in dealing with Lunaria in a mood like this she felt that Jiro would react similarly towards any form of comfort; deny any help, angrily say something that would hurt the person trying to help him's feelings, feel guilty and appologize, and end with breaking down crying whether it is alone or infront of a trusted friend. Kotaro on the other hand decided to figurtively smother his older brother with comfort.
"Say Brother, do you think there will be any candy shops in town? Maybe some chocolate will make you feel better," Kotaro tried. Jiro looked at him and simply shook his head. He walked farther behind the two blondes and showed no sign of trying to catch up to them any time soon. Kotaro turned to run up to him, but Aquariana's hand on his shoulder stopped him.
"Just give him a little time to himself, he'll come to us when he's ready," Aquariana said softly. Kotaro reluctantly went along with her, leaving Jiro to his own devices.
Jiro stopped in front of a tree and slammed his fist into it, not caring that he possibly broke his left hand. Jiro hid his eyes using his bent arm and his bangs, and felt free to cry knowing that he had yet to regain his voice and no one could see him cry here. Jiro allowed the salty tears to fall freely and sobbed silently. His knees gave out under him and he switched to using his hands to cover his face. He was so wrapped up in crying that he failed to notice someone walk up behind him. He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to find Lunaria standing over him. He was only in the black shirt and red pants.
"Why are you crying?" Lunaria asked. Jiro motioned to his throat and Lunaria now knew that Jiro couldn't speak. Lunaria decided to do what he liked when he sought out comfort. Lunaria rubbed Jiro's right temple and he felt Jiro melt into his arms. Jiro's breathing slowed and the tears stopped falling from his eyes. Jiro looked up at Lunaria and sighed, but this time his voice came out. Lunaria could sense the surprize Jiro felt and smiled.
"Are you ready to tell my what made you cry?" Lunaria asked warmly. Jiro nodded shyly with a faint blush across his cheeks.
"Y-yes," Jiro replied shakily.
"Good, then tell me why you're so sad," Lunaria said calmly as he shifted into a more comfortable position.
"I thought about what you told me, and I-I can't enjoy such happiness when I know you're suffering!" Jiro shouted the last part and felt the tears start to fall down his face again.
"You don't need to feel sorry for me, I'm happy because I know he wouldn't want me to be sad and I'm sure your brother wouldn't want you to be sad," Lunaria cooed gently as he rubbed away some of Jiro's tears.
"I-I'm sure Kotaro wouldn't like it if I was upset, but I-I just can't help it for some reason," Jiro cried before crying into Lunaria's shoulder. Lunaria sighed, this will take a while.
Author's Note: I decided to make Jiro's Dream Realm counter part a prince named Lunaria because Jiro said that he and Kotaro are part of a noble line of vampires, plus Lunaria's name is kinda playing off of Mochizuki meaning full moon. Kotaro's Dream Realm counter part is a prince named Solarius because of the noble blood line and Kotaro's sunny personality that and he's the opposite of Jiro. Meaning the Sun is the opposite of the Moon. Review for more characters to appear.~Bff#3