Night Time Walk (Seras)

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When Era had mentioned about his eyes being red, Hiro felt a certain pain strike his heart. "They... they wanted to... to you.." A few thoughts escaped his lips as the vampire clenched his fist hard. It was surprising his fangs hadn't even grown back in. Whatever thoughts or notions of the men Hiro had heard, it undoubtedly involved his Era in something crude and it upset him greatly. Not wanting to upset her, Hiro looked up and smiled, pulling his hand under the table now. "I missed you as well, gorgeous." Taking a sip of his tea, Hiro looked Era in the eyes with an equally seriously glance. "I promised I wouldn't let anything happen to you. Please don't be upset?"

Before long, his shame of vampirism and good intentions got the better of him and Hiro motioned for the waitress to come to their table. "If its not too troubling, will you be so kind to put those gentlemen's bill on my tab? Thank you kindly, Miss." With that said, the waitress could only nod and walk away slowly as she was again flustered that Hiro would talk to her. Hiro laughed and smile. He was quite a beautiful creature with a smile that could melt any girl, including Era. He leaned back in his chair and bit and put a few more cubes of sugar into his tea and stirred it. Unbeknownst to Era, despite his love for sweet blood, the creature of the night thoroughly enjoyed very strongly sweet things. It was one of the few flavours he could actually recognize over the constant fancy for Era's blood overwhelming his senses. Though he would never admit to liking sweets, it wasn't farfetched to think she would have concluded to it. He had already put countless sugar cubes in his tea, to the point in which it became a thicker consistency that very much resembled blood.

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[era]

Era raised an eyebrow slightly as a few thoughts escaped him "I know you promises Hiro. And I'm not upset" she said softly with a small smile, before she could say anything else to Hiro she heared a few familiar voice making her perk up and look around with a soft frown, she was a little happy to hear the voices but she knew Hiro didn't want her to have anything to do with packs anymore.

Bitting her bottom lip slightly she noticed the owners of the voices, there was a small group from one of the packs she used to be apart of sitting together drinking. Looking back at Hiro she gave a small smile before she finnished off her own tea, she had a feeling they had just come from an underground fighting ring or were going to head to it that they used to always brag of whenever they came back to the pack late at night. Era knew they wouldn't recognise her not with the way she was currently dressed.

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"Familiarity is a neat thing, yes?" Hiro commented with a brilliant smile. No matter what, he seemed all too happy. Staring into the last of his tea, Hiro blinked hard and kept his eyes closed for a moment. The drink reminded him so much of blood that he was doing his very best to stay calm. At the very least, however, the gentleman in the corner would probably be killed, not Era. But had he honestly just thought of that? It killed him to realize he was beginning to think hatefully like a monster. Again. Hiro bit his lip hard and glanced out the window casually. Hearing voices he thought didn't quite fit the aura of the room, the vampire listening in but then perky thoughts came to him from Era's mind. He tried his best to ignore them. It was something of a hassle to realize what she thought of all the time.

"Would you perhaps like to change our plans for the evening? I see you're friends are here." Hiro told her politely. In all honesty, if he could be with her it wouldn't quite bother him but to get her involved with a pack again would upset him on the inside. Still, if it was for Era he wouldn't say anything and agree. "Its never too late to cancel. I can't imagine they'd be expecting us after my extended absence anyhow." Hiro told her, shrugging a bit and finishing off the rest of his tea. He neatly folded his hands in his lap and sat back in his chair, continuing to watch everyone outside go about their evening routines.

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[era]

Looking at Hiro Era smiled softly and shook her head "No, we are dressed for the occasion Hiro. It doesn't matter if they are not expecting you, I am sure they will be happy to see you" she said with a soft laugh "Besides when they are done here they are going to go back to wherever the pack is staying or go somewhere else for fun" she said with a small smile, she could go without seeing or talking to them until she next ran into them.

"Should we head off?" she asked him with a smile as she ran a hand through her hair, holding onto her clutch purse Era moved slightly on the chair so she was at a comfortable angle to get up. She had a feeling they should better start heading to the ball that Hiro had started to take her too, glancing at the table the men were at that Hiro imtinidated before she looked at Hiro with a small smile.

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Hiro got up slowly and left a 50 dollar bill on the table as a tip. "... somewhere else for fun huh...?" he muttered softly to himself. If Era missed being in a group of people, and feeling like she belonged to something, it wouldn't bother him to go. He held out a hand to help the lady up from her seat. "As you wish, Miss Era." Hiro smiled confidently, tho the moment he looked elsewhere he was biting his lip and looked almost nervous. She probably hadn't noticed but Hiro was too busy with his mind elsewhere to realize his hand in hers was shaking a bit.

Leading her outside of the cafe, Hiro did his best to shoot her friends a fanciful glance on his way out. They looked at the two funny and Hiro noted one of them had realized who Era was. It would be a wonder what he would say amongst the rest of his pack later. But the vampire shrugged it off. He would take on the whole lot of them alone to keep Era his if they wanted to take her back to their pack. Once outside, Hiro put his arm around his lady and walked a little closer to her than usual. He kept quiet for some time until they rounded a corner and came upon a vast group of wealthy, well dressed individuals pouring into a fancy building. Limousines pulled up from time to time, only to bring more and more rich people. Aside from a few children born into their families' wealth, Hiro and Era were the youngest couple and immediately began drawing peoples attention. Hiro made a point to smile and shake hands with others, introducing his lady to them as well, but all the while, very much unlike him, he kept conversations short and continued to glance around. He was nervous like he was waiting or expecting something to happen.

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[era]

As Hiro talked to people quickly a woman started talking to Era, putting on a sweet smile she talked with the woman as if she had known her forever. But she had no clue who she was, but was polite enough to talk with her with little problem. When their conversation came to an end Era looked at Hiro "What's wrong?" she asked softly watching him, he made her feel a little uncomfortable being nervous. As some men flashed her smiles Era returned the smiled slightly, before she looked back at Hiro.

Relaxing against him gently she wanted to know what was making Hiro nervous and if she could she was going to try and make him feel more relaxed if she could, Era hated Hiro being nervous she just hoped he wasn't going to get jumpy.

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Smiling for everyone, Hiro did his best to dispel any nervousness written in his eyes or on his face. "Nothing's wrong, Era." He put an arm around her waist and escorted her through the line of people but it seemed ever few steps they were stopped by someone who was initially attracted to Hiro's presence, only to then be unable to take their eyes off Era. She was the most gorgeous date of the night. Especially all the older, richer women were extremely jealous and did their best to smile for her, but the moment she looked away Hiro knew they were full of hatred. It made him laugh under his breath.

Suddenly, something dire had caught the vampire's attention, drawing all his senses. He folded his arms across his chest and held himself from not shaking. Before Era would dare to question, he kissed her on the cheek and whispered in her ear. "Gorgeous, there's something I need to take care of. I'll only be a few moments. Will you please wait here for me?"

With that said, Hiro made sure Era was beside good company, a few of his richer acquaintances that he could trust for now as he made his way through the crowd and down the street swiftly. Before long, a few men approached him. Hiro had a smirk on his face.

"I'd wondered when you'd pay us a visit. Unfortunately, Miss Era won't be joining you tonight. Im afraid you gentlemen will have to make due for the evening."

The people were a few from the cafe earlier, having attempted to follow them for perhaps ill intentions. One of them spoke up, obviously angered.

"You little shit! Do you think you can just steal her from us and get away with?"

Hiro smiled and put his hands out to either side of him with a shrug. "On the contrary, she had left you folks first. I simply took her from there. She may be one of you, but not by choice. If I have any say in the matter, she shan't live through the shite anymore."

Almost before he was even finished talking, one of the werewolfs grew upset with him and rushed at the vampire. With near lightning speed, Hiro evaded and threw a swift punch to the animal's snout. He had been half way through shifting and was quite a deranged beast, but before anyone had noticed, one of Hiro's silver cufflinks was stabbed into its eye.

"Shall we continue this?"

It took another few minutes to dispatch the rest of them until they stopped getting up to attack the vampire. Hiro was worried about keeping Era waiting and forced himself to be swift and brutal. Hurting Era's kind wasn't something he was particularly fond of. Before long, they had left him be and Hiro began a slow jog towards Era once more. He winced in pain and laughed it off. Having not moved so swiftly and fought in quite a while, his pained body was as stiff as ever. Still, he had managed to only get a bit of blood on his cheek and one hand, of which he licked clean so Era wouldn't know.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting," Hiro politely interrupted a conversation a man was having with Era. He knew it was probably boring her to death anyhow. Hiro put his arms around her waist as he stood behind her, leaning down and kissing her neck. "I love you..." He couldn't help but be very affectionate just then, having done something he hadn't wanted to. But in order to protect Era, it felt that much better to have her back in his arms. He no longer seemed nervous.

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[era]

Before she could ask where he was going Era watched as Hiro left, giving a soft sigh she put on a smile and talked with the people Hiro had left her with. Glancing around every now and then to see if Hiro was coming back she bit her bottom lip slightly, before going back to making it look like she was interested in the conversation. Hearing Hiro talk she smiled as he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck "I love you too" Era said with a soft laugh, moving her head she kissed him gently with a smile "Hmm and where did you run off to?" sje asked with a smile.

Era could feel people watching her and Hiro interacting but she didn't really mind, putting her hands on top of his she leaned agianst him gently with a smile. She had a feeling Hiro went off to do something to make himself feel better, turning her head away from Hiro for a moment she thought she heard someone call her but she ignored it and looked back at Hiro before kissing him again. Hearing someone call her name again she moved slightly in Hiro's arms and looked behind him to see a few girls standing away from everyone making her sigh slight before she leaned agianst Hiro gently again Era didn't want to talk to them not while she was enjoying herself with Hiro.

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"Nowhere really. There was just a little something bothering me is all." Hiro nibbled on her neck lightly and held her close, not caring that more than just a few people her watching. "Nothing you need to worry about. I missed you so much." Even though he had only been gone for a few minutes at most, the vampire grew very affectionate and loved her dearly, perhaps a little in lue of his guilt. He was thankful he hadn't ruined his hair, makeup or suit however.

Hiro heard the female voices call not to him, but for his Era. It only made him hold her more lovingly. He didn't want to loser her to anything or anyone. When Era had glanced over his shoulder at the girls, Hiro wondered if she knew them but didn't particularly care.

Soon the crowd of people shuffled into the building slowly, each couple being checked off through a guest list held by those in the entrance. Hiro smiled when he approached them with Era hand in hand, and was mildly surprised when they stopped him.

"Winslet.... winslet... the name isn't on our list. I'm afraid we can't let you enter Sir."

The pompous gentleman was beginning to grow on Hiro's nerve, but he kept his cool entirely. Moments later, another gentleman from inside approached them.

"Why if it isn't Mr. Hiro Winslet, and-" He was taken aback at how gorgeous Era looked that evening. "A fine evening to you, Miss." the man leaned down and kissed the back of her hand politely before smiling and turning to the doorman. "This is Mr. Hiro Winslet. How dare you keep him and his fine guest out in the cold. And you call yourself a proper doorman? You ought to be ashamed. "

Laughing, he turned back to the young couple, motioning for them to enter. "I'm terribly sorry about this confusion, Mr. and Miss, please excuse us. Have yourselves a wonderful evening."

Smiling contently, Hiro escorted Era into the ball, but not before stopping before the doorman and putting a tip in his pocket. "Let's learn from our mistakes, shall we? No harm done." As usual, Hiro was as nice as ever to all he came into contact with. It was apparent he was well known and liked from the moment just his name alone got them into the ball without a single invitation. Once inside, people treated them like celebrities even amongst the richest of people. There was just something about him and his date that everyone wanted to get a piece of. Every time Hiro would turn around, another small group of people would introduce themselves, wishing to strike up a conversation.

"I believe supper is to be served in a short while. I know my little princess is heaps hungry. Shall I get us some champaigne in the meantime?" Hiro whispered to Era over the voices of everyone else that had gathered to socialize in the great hall. There were waiters and waitresses moving about the crowds carrying plates with exotic appetizers and the most richest wines and champagne. Hiro approached one who seemed instantly overjoyed that the vampire had made an appearance. Bringing them back to her, Hiro held a glass out for Era. "I swear Im not quite used to people being so overjoyed of one person being here. Its not typically this bizarre, honest." Hiro took a sip of his champagne.

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[era]

Era smiled as Hiro lead her inside after they had been stopped at the door, as people struck up conversations with them Era could only smile and reply polietly to questions and comments given to her. Running a hand through her hair as Hiro walked off to get her a drink she smiled softly as people pulled her into conversation once again, when Hiro came back Era excused herself from the conversation and took the glass of champaigne with a smile.

"Thankyou" Era said with a laugh, "Oh I'm sure" she said in a teasing manner. As she stayed close by him, she was getting used to people talking to her all of the time, but most of the time it was just about how she looked and how she ended up with Hiro. Someone had even questioned her accent and where she came from, but she didn't mind.

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Hiro too politely answered all the questions that kept coming their way with nothing but a smile on his face. Everyone had continuously asked them how they met, where they were from, etc etc. but the vampire remained as mysterious as he was pretty to them all. He was only ever brief about himself, rarely gave details on his past, and even when he did they were bland and of little significance to anyone. Although the ladies that all spoke to him left their conversations laughing amongst themselves and being wooed by his charm. It wasn't that he was trying to make Era jealous, it was just in his nature to treat everyone well.

When he was finished with his glass, immediately a waitress rushed to his side and took it away for him, smiling at the handsome young vampire rather seductively. Hiro smiled back, but a very disinterested smile. He was only being polite.

After a short while, the lights in the ball room dimmed quite a bit and people began making their way to the dining hall. There was a longer table towards one end of the large, daunting room, and countless round tables throughout that weren't reserved for special guests. All the tables were draped in the most exquisite cloth and were adorned with expensive silverware. Hiro frowned heavily when him and his lovely date were escorted to reserved seats with silver utensils places before them. But before he could even get a word out, two waitresses came over and promptly switched their pieces with a stainless steel set polished to a mirror sheen. Hiro was rather amazed by the display of courtesy as he pulled a chair out for Era and let her take a seat before him.

Soon the table was full of a vast assortment of foods. There were exquisite dishes from around the globe and plenty of it. It seemed as if anything anyone could wish to dine on was placed before them. Scooting up to the table, Hiro gently placed a napkin in his lap as he had been taught to do so from very early on in his household. "After you, My lady." He told her, looking over all the food before him. Indeed some of it looked mildly appetizing, but Hiro wouldn't make a habit out of consuming any of it. Perhaps a little to be polite.

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[era]

Era smiled as they walked into the dinning hall, when Hiro pulled her seat out for her she sat down. Giving a small smile as the waitress got rid of their silver cutlery, relaxing in her chair she looked at the food. There was a lot of it and the food smelt very good, smiling she watched as people started eating. But Era didn't know what she wanted, putting a small ammount of food on her plate someone beside her started talking to her.

Being polite Era talked with the man beside her, glancing around she noticed some women death staring her and she sighed softly. They needed to learn she was no threat to them whatsoever, smiling as soon as the conversation she looked at Hiro "How long have you been coming to these Hiro?" she asked softly while everyone else talked loudly around them.

Era ran a hand through her hair as she listened to some coversations going on around them, some were boring while others were going on about them but she ignored them because she didn't find them very interesting.

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Hiro watched as Era looked to have trouble choosing what foods she would like to eat, and even then there was only a small bit on her plate. Was she afraid of something? Without even mentioning it, Hiro took Era's dainty hand in his own and brought her fork to his mouth. He smiled after tasting whatever it was that she had had on her plate, making sure she knew it was safe to eat. There was no way he could blame her, after all, nearly all the women at the table that were richer and older would casually give her very demeaning glares. It made Hiro chuckled to himself. "Hm? Well my first time was not too long after I came to the city, so for a few months I suppose? Though as you know, I haven't been her myself in a long while." Hiro wiped his mouth off with a napkin and folded it neatly before sitting it on the table beside his utensils. He sat up straight and mannerly, but never once put food on his plate. A few times people had questioned him of it and he kindly declined saying he hadn't much of an appetite. Leaning over to Era, Hiro did his best to comfort her more. "Its alright dear. Those women really DO wear that look of theirs quite often. They're rather jealous of your youth I'd imagine, though I'd doubt they were ever as beautiful as you, princess."

Hiro reached into his coat pocket and produced two small pill capsules and dropped them casually into his glass of red wine. Swishing it around, he sighed lightly and stared at the liquid as it grew thicker like blood. Artificial substitutes never helped as much as they ought to have, but the vampire needed to take the edge off if he wanted to keep his cool demeanor.

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[era]

Giving a smile as Hiro comforted her she went to eat the food that was on her plate when the man beside her almost spilled his wine on her because of someone beside him, moving quicker then most people could she grabbed the man's glass and his hand with a smile. As the man continued to say he was sorry Era helped him place the glass firmly on the table "It's ok, it only got on my hands. There is nothing to be sorry about" she said with a smile as she grabbed a napkin and dried her hands, a few of the women across from her gave her amazed looks only because they would have gotten annoyed with someone spilling a drink on any part of them.

"Don't you eat a lot dear? You seem awfully thin. Are you sick?" a pompus sounding woman across from her asked, looking at her Era gave a small smile "Yes madam, I am infact sick. But I do eat a lot of food, I just don't have much of an appitite for food this evening" Era replied polietly even though she knew some wonderful insults that might make the women and men around her blush, but she stopped herself from saying anything rude and started eating what she had on her plate. There was no need to upset someone because they annoyed her, even though she might want to more then anything it wouldn't do anyone any good.

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Overhearing Era mention she was sick, Hiro bit his lip and wondering what she could be talking about. A million and a half thoughts ran rampant through his mind, but he calmed himself the best he could and decided to only question her about it when they could be alone in private again. He took a sip of his deranged wine and looked lost until someone across the table from him asked what was wrong. Hiro forced a convincing smile across his lips and looked up at the couple before him. "Nothing's the matter. I'm quite alright. Why ever do you ask?" the vampire responded as he shot a glance over at Era. Her hands were now dry and thankfully there was no harm done. She hadn't even gotten any wine on her clothing for which Hiro was grateful. He began to worry when she suddenly told everyone she hadn't an appetite, but he wouldn't mention it and trouble her.

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