Night Time Walk (Seras)

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Hiro followed Era out of the room closely, noting that she seemed a bit less wobbly then before, but he knew it was only a short matter of time before the girl would probably fall asleep on her own feet. "Perhaps its not too late to call her back? I can have an auto pick her up and take her back home if its a problem." Hiro told his Era, coming to stand just behind her as he put his arms around her waist and kissed her neck, nuzzling his face in her soft flesh. "Or at the very least, allow me to have you driven there. I can just walk. Your friends won't know we're together."

Whichever Era would decide, Hiro slowly picked her up in his arms and held her close, not about to listen to her protest at all. He walked out of his suite and into the elevator with ease, never complaining. Era was as light as a feather to him. When they exited into the lobby, the usual crowds were bustling about, checking in people and carrying luggage. A few payed their respects to the couple with smiles and light bows. Hiro went off to a more secluded area and took a seat on some of the most cleanest and fanciest lobby furniture anyone has ever seen. It would only be a few minutes at most until his personal chauffeur would return from his afternoon tea break. Hiro paid the man lavishly, but also treated him with much respect and let his job be as easy and pleasurable as can be.

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[era]

Era smiled and leaned against Hiro as he wrapped his arms around her "I can't argue against you can I?" she asked with a soft laugh. As he nuzzled her neck she let him pick her up in his arms with a laugh as she wrapped her arms around his neck gently.

As they got down into the lobby Era watched as people went by paying respect to them as Hiro sat them down, smiling she kissed Hiro gently "This is why I love you" she said with a soft laugh.

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With a gentle touch, Hiro ran his hand through Era's hair. Their favourite doorman walked by and tipped his hat with a smile for the couple. It seemed everyone was simply happy for them. "I suppose you can, if you'd like.... but please?" Hiro took another quick glance around before looking Era down in the eyes with a sincere look of concern written across his pretty face. "Look at you Miss Era, you couldn't even stand for but five minutes on your own yet. I wouldn't even want you going out tonight. I promise, the back of the car is very comfortable. Unless of course you'd like to arrive at this cafe in my limousine. If its not too conspicuous." Of course the automobile Hiro initially mentioned was but a shortened version of a limousine, still luxurious in every respect.

When she told him how she loved him, he looked a bit mildly puzzled. "Oh? And why is that?" the vampire inquired, a smile across his face.

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[era]

Smiling as Hiro ran hand his hand through her hair gently Era smiled innocently and kissed his cheek gently "Because you are excellent" she giggled. Pressing a little closer to Hiro she yawned a little, with a smile she gently placed a hand on his cheek and gave him a very cheeky smile "I'll walk, you take the limo....I promise I will be fine" she grinned and pressed her lips gently against his.

She knew Hiro didn't want her to walk and wanted her to relax as much as she could, without saying anything she got up. Standing still for a moment Era made sure she wasn't going to fall back over; looking at Hiro she flashed him another cheeky smile before she started walking. She tucked her hair behind her ears as she stepped outside, Era would let Hiro keep her in bed for as long as she needed to rest after she met with her friend.

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With a heavy sigh, Hiro kissed Era on the cheek and gave her a cute little wave as he watched her walk off. Her strides seemed better and for the time being he was happy she wouldn't fall over, but he still had a frown on his face. Though he couldn't and wouldn't argue against her. But the next time he got his hands on her Hiro knew he wouldn't let the girl out of his embrace and keep her in bed until she was completely free of pain. The thought of staying in bed with her and actually sleeping made him happier, but his frown was still there was he waited until his chauffeur arrived. "I'm terribly sorry to bother you like this Sir, but I've decided I'll be walking today after all. Thank you." Hiro handed the man a bigger tip than usual, for his troubles. "Please, do take the rest of the day off now." He insisted before smiling and walking off.

His hands in his pockets, Hiro began walking after Era, but of course she was nearly out of view before he began to follow her. For the vampire he was, he could still see her. Amongst all the others, surely his scent was masked, though she would probably guess he'd follow her after all. Hiro just wanted to be within distance should she collapse or anyone try to approach her because of her beauty. It was something the lady was probably used to by now, what with being heaps cute and all, but Hiro often noticed people looking her up and down lavishly. Hearing their thoughts, he would know all the gross things men thought about her. Even when he didn't want to hear them. Its nearly driven him mad a few times. Hiro had even beaten a man nearly to death for thinking about wanting to rape his Era in disgusting ways, but that was something he couldn't ever tell her. Even when the man could have hurt her, he still felt bad for what he did to him. Hiro was just that kind of a person, kind at heart and terribly misfortunate. All in all, it just made Hiro overly protective of his darling Era. But the hypocrisy of then hurting her himself tore him apart ever still.

Hiro grew very very sad thinking about all of this when he finally noticed Era enter a small cafe on the upper east side. He himself had only been in it once, but it was always on a mental note to frequent it once again. Although now, being in his sort of area, it was kind of useless to follow Era. People had already began to come up to him and speak with him, knowing who he was and making it difficult to hide amongst the crowds of people walking down the street. After seeing Era sit down, Hiro continued walking past the cafe. After going around the block rather swiftly, he casually walked into the cafe and took a seat far off from his lover. Though it may still have been close enough to hear her company's thoughts, if he tried really hard, he was sitting too far away to hear what they were saying. Hiro only wanted to be there should anything happen.

However, his cover was soon blown when people walking into the cafe were surprised to see him in such a normal place. It wasn't the typical upper class restaurant he'd be found in, but still Hiro secretly enjoyed such laid back places. The couple that spotted him made somewhat of a scene and didn't hesitate to damn near shout to the world who he was. Hiro sighed. Perhaps Era's friends must have heard of him before too, they had turned once to give Hiro a strange look.

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[era]

Having the feeling of being followed Era smiled softly as she glanced over her shoulder a little, she had a feeling it was Hiro. Looking around at a few men who gave her approving smirks and glances she ignored them as she continued to walk; her strides looked lessed pained seeing as she didn't want people to worry about her or question her. Squeezing past a group of people Era moved into the small cafe, the sweet aroma of coffee hitting her right in the face; smiling she looked around for a moment before she walked over to her friend. Sitting down comfortably they had moved so they were both perched on the edge of their chairs talking with their heads almost touching.

Hearing the fuss people were making Era adjusted herself in the chair and saw Hiro and raised an eyebrow at him slightly with a very small smile tugging at the corner of her lips; Era looked a lot like her friend but there were very noticeable differences seeing as she was a head taller then the girl; a lot slimmer and had less scars on her. Turning back to her friend they put their heads close together once again and went back to whispering to each other, after a few moments they both got to their feet and Era hugged her friend with a smile she watched as her friend scurried out of the cafe looking scared until a tall man sailed up to her side and they both walked off.

Placing a hand on her left hip Era walked up to where Hiro was and sat with him, she could feel a few men's eyes on her; smiling Era placed her elbows on the table and rested her chin in her hands "She said that she is pretty much certian I am carrying....she also said I shouldn't drink coffee any more" Era said smiling but her smile faltered slightly at the thought of not having coffee.

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The vampire wore a nervous look in his eyes as he watched the couple leave, meeting eyes with the taller man for a brief moment. It seemed they knew what each other were. But even as Era came to him, and told him the news, his expression only barely faded into a happy one. He got up and held Era close. "No more coffee or wine for you, mommy." Hiro had a smirk across his lips and kissed the girl on his cheek. But before escorting his lover out of the cafe, the vampire stopped beside a lone man sitting at a small table staring into his cup of coffee. Hiro had heard his thoughts since entering the cafe minutes earlier, and it was what had him looking so very nervous. "I wouldn't consider taking it any further, Sir. That man isn't what you may think." He spoke in a soft but stern tone to the man sitting alone, trying to convince him otherwise.

"I heard his thoughts Miss Era.... though I shan't believe he'd be any threat to your friend's husband at all." Hiro told Era as they began walking down the street slowly. "C'mon, here." He took Era up into his arms and held her close, happy that she could simply relax in his arms while he took her home.

Once back to their hotel, Hiro smiled as a few employees bid them a good evening. One even asked him about their supper plans, but Hiro had kindly told him that he would ring them about it later. It was such a strange place, most people are only payed to be nice but it seemed the vampire was actually well liked within the Roosevelt hotel. And Era was no exception.

When Hiro came up to his suite, not after stealing a few kisses with Era in the elevator, he was alarmed to notice his door was unlocked. Cautiously entering, there was a man just walking out when they came upon each other. "Its alright, Miss Era. He's just here for....?" Hiro trailed off while looking at the man in uniform questionably. Taking a deep breath, the man smiled. "For the deliveries, Ma'am. They're right in the other room. Sorry to have troubled you. The hotel manager let me in, he said they needed to be brought to your room straight away Sir. I apologize."

Nodding politely and handing the man a tip, Hiro smiled, obviously relieved having known what this was all about. But still, not to keep Era confused, Hiro took her into the bedroom where right beside the door to the closet there stood a tall, slender box. It was plastered with many stickers labeling it as fragile. The postage said it was from Paris, france. There were a few logo's from what looked to be a tailor's shop, though it read in french. Setting his lover down on the edge of the bed, Hiro turned and began opening the box delicately. "I wished for this to be more of a surprise, but unfortunately its not very much one anymore."

Inside the box was a bust of a mannequin on a stand, wearing the most gorgeous black dress even he himself had ever laid eyes on. "I had it made just for you, Miss Era. All the way from france." He sighed a little but smiled. "For the one I ruined..?" Of course Hiro knew this one was a pair, and the other ought to be arriving any day soon, but that one was especially to be kept secret. Hiro had it made for an even more special occaision, one he knew to wait for for just the right moment. And of course, if one was black, the other must be white and vibrant.

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[era]

Wrapping her arms comfortably around Hiro's neck Era smiled softly and kissed his cheek gently as he walked; all of her energy was draining out of her as she relaxed in his arms. Kissing Hiro back in the lift she laughed softly and looked at the man who was walking out of the bedroom, raising an eyebrow slightly Era looked at Hiro with a very small frown. As he took her into the bedroom and placed her on the bed she watched as he opened the box carefully.

Seeing all of the stamps she bit her bottom lip lightly, seeing the dress her lips parted slightly out of suprise; with effort she got to her feet and wrapped her arms around Hiro with a smile "Thankyou....it's beautiful". Kissing him gently she laid her head on his shoulder looking at the dress "But you didn't have to go through all of the trouble to get another dress" Era said gently, the dress she was looking at was perfect; it looked too perfect to even put on.

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hiro smiled happily. The look of surprise on Era's face was worth ever penny he'd payed for the dress and more. Just to see her look at ease and happily in love, it made his day. "Era, you're worth every bit of trouble you cute little self could muster." With a little laugh he kissed her passionately, something he hadn't done in full since their bizarre episode in the shower. "And believe me, its nothing at all. I enjoy every moment of it."

Holding the girl close, he didn't even care that they were both still dressed. Hiro sat his lover on the edge of the bed, undid her boots for her and let her lay down to rest. "I'm tired, let's go back to bed. We had a deal you know." Hiro stuck his tongue out at her playfully, not realizing that he had just told her something he hadn't ever said in a very long time. The vampire hadn't ever admitted he was tired to her, nor had he ever suggested going to sleep, himself included.

"Tomorrow... there's another ball, if you'd care to join me?" Hiro sort of shrugged. The last night he had ruined and surely the vampire still felt terrible for it, but he also knew he was more than willing to make up for it in full. Not to mention his lover was very self conscious about herself, the scars told him that. It may only be a few short months before she started to show and then she wouldn't be allowed to wear such form fitting dresses. Hiro would do everything to keep her and the baby safe and happy.

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[era]

Era smirked slightly "And I can cause a lot of trouble" she giggled as he psat her on the end of the bed and took her boots off for her, laying back down she crinkled her nose slightly with a laugh "Hmm I don't recall this deal" she teased.

Resting against Hiro she stiffled a yawn and looked up at him with a smile "Of course I would love to go with you Hiro" Era said smiling as she pressed her lips against his gently before she placed her head on his chest, staying pressed against Hiro she closed her eyes to another yawn letting the pain she had been ignoring wash over her body. She didn't care how much pain she was in; she just cared that Hiro got some much needed rest seeing as he would be more tired then she was. Keeping her eyes closed Era fell into a light sleep and kept her head sitting on his chest.

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"Of course you dont, Miss Era... of course you dont..." Hiro whispered as he ran a hand lightly through her hair. Just the feeling of her tiny, warm body against him made him never want to leave. He was truly in love with her, and the type of selfless man who enjoyed every little thing about her, the good and the bad. In fact, he never ever saw anything he didn't like about her, not one. And keeping true to his word, the vampire put his arms around her softly and brought the covers up a bit, keeping her warm and safe. No matter how tired he was, he wouldn't fall asleep. Hiro just wanted to make sure Era was comfortable and protected from anything and everything.

Hiro enjoyed looking after Era while she slept. Sometimes she would mumble just a little bit of words, and they weren't usually very enjoyable to hear. She always used to have a pained look across her face while tossing and turning in his arms. Nightmares no doubt. But lately, he'd heard his name on a few occaisions, and the girl seemed to sleep much better. Not to mention she was the cutest thing ever. "You're an angel, Era..." Hiro whispered, kissing her neck. He began to remember things, of their time in the shower. Seeing her neck now, it was like he could see her scars. to his eyes, they were clearly there. Hiro remembered seeing it happen, it was like watching something through someone else eyes, except they were only his own. He felt as though he were in someone else's body, watching that person killing his lover. It tended to happen, that he remembered a few things here or there about what he did or saw as a full blown vampire enraged with lust, but this time it was all there. Closing his eyes and leaning his head back, Hiro went over it all again in his mind, remembered ever vivid detail down to even what it tasted like. Tears ran down his cheek and dripped onto Era's, but he quickly brushed them off, trying not to wake her. they had both been pretending it didn't happen, acknowledging it only once and never talking about it again. But every time Hiro looked at his Era, he remembered it. Every last bit and though it was in his nature to tuck things deep in his heart and hide them, it was devastating him. It took every ounce of his strength left to keep a smile when Era was awake.

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[era]

Sleeping soundly for the most part Era felt something wet fall on her cheek and then being brushed away, opening her eyes slowly she glanced up at Hiro; giving a small yawn she allowed her eyes to close again as she drifted back into sleep. Digging her nails gently into Hiro's chest Era didn't seem upset or scared as she normally was when she accidently hurt him in her sleep, Era was digging her nails into him to reasure herself he was still there with her.

Adjusting in his arms she pressed her forehead against his neck "...love....you..." she mumbeled in her sleep as she stopped digging her nails into his chest her hand going limp against his chest once again; Era was pressed as close to Hiro as she could get her legs were tangled with his.

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Feeling Era's nails digging into his chest through his shirt, Hiro smiled lightly and held her close. her legs were entangled with his own and they both looked to be in as lover as ever. "Era.... I'm scared...." Hiro began to speak in a light whisper, pretty sure that she couldn't even hear him. "Whenever we're like this... every moment I see you... your smile, it makes me feel so darned happy inside... but its not all I see.... I wish I could look past it all... past all the pain... your pain Era. The scars, the bruises that have come and gone... I know they were there... I see it. I can't stop seeing them... and I'm scared." Hiro took a deep breath and bit his lip hard. "I know... that they're from me... from what I am and I'm scared. I don't know what to do anymore."

There were tears in his eyes, but they didn't roll down his cheeks this time. Instead he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, staying calm the best he could. He leaned his head back and whispered. "I just wish... I knew what could make it all better... when you forgiving me doesn't anymore..."

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[era]

Hearing Hiro speaking softly Era opened her eyes slowly, looking at his face she saw his eyes were closed as soon as he finnished talking she pressed her lips to his gently. "Don't be scared" she whispered to him gently as she brushed her lips gently against his cheek in a kiss before she nuzzled his neck; she hated it when people blamed themselves for things.

Moving slightly she propped herself up slightly but kept her legs entangled with his "They're not from you Hiro, so there is nothing to be scared about because I am always going to be here with you" Era added giving him a gentle smile as she stayed resting against him.

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Hiro had a sad look in his eyes, but his smile told another story when Era woke up. "You just can't see them... because that man hurt you... he turned you..." Having a hard time talking about what happened to Era, for more reasons than one, Hiro bit his lip again and looked away for a minuted before looking down and meeting eyes with Era. "I'm sorry Era... I'm so sorry...." Hiro hated himself for hurting her, but the one very thing he hated about himself more than anything, more than even being a vampire, was that he wasn't there to keep Era safe from her previous fiance. The vampire had loved her long before he knew about that wretched werewolf that turned her, but instead of finding her and helping her, Hiro had done nothing but feel horrible and hide. He let it happen to her. "Don't you worry... I'm never going anywhere again... not ever. No matter what. I'll protect you always." He took a deep breath. "So what if you can heal? It makes you stay pretty. You may.... you may not think you're human anymore, Era, but you are. To me, you always will be." Hiro looked down at her neck and his hands slowly worked over her side, his fingers brushing over her scar. "Who know, perhaps in time these will be gone too. I can't say... its ever easy thinking about this... but maybe you're right. Maybe we're not supposed to think about this. All our wounds just go away, I'm sure even the worst scars will. They only take time. But perhaps..." Pausing for a moment, Hiro held Era close and whispered in her ear. "... this is what we need for people like us to stay together, and stay in love. Just know, no matter what, I promise we won't hurt each other."

Hiro pulled away for a moment and pulled is shirt down so she could see his shoulder. Aside from a few light scars, it looked just fine. He didn't even need to say anything. It felt good to have let it off his chest and for him to have finally realize maybe his vampirism was a gift, because it was what he needed to survive love with a werewolf. And Hiro wasn't about to be killed and leave his lover alive and feeling horrible. "I love you, bbydoll." Hiro smiled and kissed her, nibbling on her lower lip. It wasn't that he completely forgave himself for doing what he did to Era, but he could feel a bit better knowing she didn't have to ever bare proof of it on her body, nor did she seem to blame him.

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