Night Time Walk (Seras)

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Truthfully, it hurt for him to hear her even suggest spending time away from each other, but before Hiro could come to terms with it, Era had added to her statement and comforted him a little with the fact that she still did love him very much. Even though it was hard for him to understand. However, being so close to her, the smell of her blood still lingering about, Hiro could feel himself beginning to long for it again. He knew he was still very much a monster of a vampire and it depressed him almost as much as it scared him.

"I... I-" Hiro's voice trailed off weakly as he didn't quite know what he would even say to her anymore, something that never really happened. Hiro was always such the perfect gentleman, always one step ahead of the girl and willing to say the most truthful and kindest of words to please her. But now, even with her thoughts clear to him like a second voice, Hiro was lost. He wasn't sure at all if she'd want him to honestly agree with what she suggested to him, or not. Sure enough Era was scolding herself mentally for having said it, but they both knew it could be for the best. Sort of.

Hiro shook his head lightly and looked away, trying to avoid eye contact with her neck if anything. He felt so pathetic and foolish. Even after everything, after all the pain he had put himself through for what he'd done to her, there was still a great part of him that longed for her blood again. The monster was consuming him. After years of being quiet and barely drinking blood from anyone, if at all, the vampire was ecstatic to finally get such a brilliant taste. It was taking every ounce of his humanity to keep that side of him quiet but Hiro was so very scared that soon, very soon, he wouldn't be able to stop himself no more. He had seen it once before. A fellow vampire, a close friend of his back in london, had lost his mind to the monster in him and his butler had done what he was told and locked him away. Hiro made the mistake of visiting him once and seeing what his best friend had become. The vampire was nothing more than a raving creature, chained and shackled and locked away in a cage but even then it would still try to attack anyone who'd approach the cell, even Hiro. Eventually, his friend hadn't a strong enough will to survive and when the church discovered such a creature he was immediately disposed of.

Hiro was horribly afraid. He was now becoming like that friend of his and he understood what that meant. That soon not even his beloved Era would mean much to him. He would become a mindless, dangerous creature of the night, desperate for blood. The only way would be for someone knowledgeable and not afraid of him to help him regain control but Hiro felt that was far too much to ask of anyone ever.

"I love you too..." Hiro whispered, hoping that Era wouldn't let him go back to his suite. If he was alone, he knew he would eventually be too sad to keep himself safe. Era would probably never see him alive again, never hear his voice or feel his kisses on her warm lips. Hiro was afraid of himself now more than ever, and scared to death of his self hatred. His mind was clouded and conflicted very much. The look across his face was beyond depressed, an expression he'd only let her see but a few times, those times she had known something was very wrong and he was a threat to himself. The look was as sad as it was horribly empty, the kind that let anyone know that the wearer had very little will of life anymore. It was like looking at a broken doll. Era was the only thing he cared enough to stay alive for.

"...Goodbye, Miss Era..." the most faint and hurt whisper barely escaped his lips. He was quite sure, he might never see her again if he left now, but the danger of his vampirism was so true.

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[era]

Era watched Hiro carefully, seeing the depressed and almost crushed look on her face made her heart just break; when he had finnished talking she threw her arms around his neck quickly and pressed her face to his chest "Please come back...if you do go" she whispered, in truth she didn't want to be left alone not right then. If needed be Era was more then willing to just walk out of her apartment in just her nightgown and go back to Hiro's with him just to make sure he was going to be ok, clenching her eyes closed Era kept her arms around Hiro as she stayed pressed against him as she held back the urge to cry.

"I don't know what even made me think of saying what I did" she added her voice still a whisper as she slowly raised her head her eyes glistening with unshed tears as she leaned up and pressed her lips to his gently; "I don't think I would know what to do if you left forever..." she added as she pulled back from him slightly but kept her arms around him.

Searching his face for something, anything she gently brushed some of his hair from his face "I love you to much too even know what I might do if I ever lost you" Era whispered to Hiro as her eyes searched his; playing with some of his hair Era bit her bottom lip, she didn't care what Hiro was or what he thought he was to her he was perfect and was one of the only people she knew that knew what she really was under all of the makeup, the hair dye and the clothing she wore. Era was still a monster anyway she looked at it; she hurt people whenever she let herself shift and since she had met Hiro it had been him she had been hurting; just thinking about it was killing her inside so much.

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Hiro let era put her arms around him and kiss him, keeping herself ever so close to his vampire body but he did his very best to do the same and it was barely even a hug at best. His arm slowly went around her frail, petite body, offering what little comfort he could still bring to her. Meanwhile, the girl's words and thoughts confused his heart even more.

"We're both inhuman... you and I... though you are no monster..." Hiro admitted in a very horribly sad tone. He hated to agree with Era on the matter. She was beautiful to him no matter what. "If only I'd been there for you... when it mattered most... then you wouldn't have to live a life like my own..." A single tear rolled down his cheek, it was really all he had left in him. "I'm so sorry... I know I can't hope to fix this anymore... for either of us... I wish... a mere apology were enough... but nothing I do will ever be enough for what I let happen to you..." Hiro spoke the truth to her, he could never forgive himself for having let her be turned into something against her will. But what's done is done and he only wanted to let her know, it could still be alright. Shifting hurt, he could just tell, but Hiro didn't mind the few times she'd tried to hurt him as a wolf, For someone like himself, he rather enjoyed it. It was true Era didn't seem to mind letting Hiro have the occasional drink, the girl always had suggested it to him, but the savage feeding Hiro exposed Era too, it was beyond anything she should have to put up with. perhaps Era thought it would be like the first time, when Hiro had been so very careful and gentle with her about it. He bit into her slowly, always making sure she was alright and keeping her as comfortable as could be. That was always his intent, but lately the vampire in him was far too lustful to worry about her. That sort of change in his gentleman was tormenting.

"I'm heaps sorry... Era... its not like the first time anymore..." Hiro began, his voice weak. "My body... this monster inside me... it has a mind of its own... I swear, Im afraid I can't even control it enough to be gentle to you..." He wanted to die admitting this. "You've seen what it does to you... I promised you I wouldn't hurt you ever... and this is what I continue to do to you?" Hiro soft fingers, the ones he had left on his right arm, slowly touched her neck, but even doing that made his dead heart want to skip a beat. It was eating away at him to even be so close to her. "Can't you understand... you're no longer safe with me...? I'm afraid, Era... I don't quite know what to do anymore... "

As he spoke, Hiro's fangs grew in once more and his tongue was running along one, the vampire's eyes glued to Era's neck. Hiro shook his head lightly. "I can't keep you safe no more... not like this..." He looked away sadly, trying his best to avoid thinking about how wonderful she'd taste. "I'm no better than that vile creature who'd turned you..." a slight, sad whisper escaped him.

Hiro knew he ought to leave her, perhaps end things if she wouldn't let him be alone. It would be for the best. Something had to be done, but Hiro was quite aware that if he were to be left alone at a time like this, the sun would rise and he would surely be staring into it, bursting into flames and rotting away. He couldn't have felt more conflicted. Whatever humanity was left in him, it loved Era deeply and cared for her, wanting to be with her forever. The majority of him at the moment wanted to feed, and it disgusted him. Hiro knew he would outlive Era, and he realized perhaps he shouldn't be her lover afterall. Had he fooled himself into thinking a silly creature like himself would actually be worthwhile for a precious lass like Era?

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[era]

Era gently wiped the tear away from his cheek as he talked, shaking her head a little when he spoke a few tears slid down her cheek "I am a monster Hiro...I've bitten and torn people into shreads....a-and do so many other things to people" she whispered. "I am safe with you Hiro; I'm the safest I have been in a long time I-I feel so safe with you" she said giving him a slight pleading look; "You are better then he was; he was horrid...but you, you care for me" she added.

Standing there quite for a moment the look on Era's face hardened as she grabbed his right hand "Come on" she said firmly, she was going to take Hiro back to his place and look after him there. Tugging on his hand gently Era kept holding Hiro's hand, she didn't want to leave him alone and she didn't want to be alone; not if she had a choice in the matter "Looking at him Era gently touched his cheek with her free hand "We are going back to our place" she said softly holding Hiro wouldn't protest or tell her she didn't belong there. If he did she was sure she would die from having her heart broken; nibbling on her bottom lip Era didn't care that she wasn't dressed really for going anywhere she continued to hold onto Hiro's hand gently as she reached her front door.

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Hiro didn't quite know what he could do or say to Era anymore that would ever make her change her mind and realize how dangerous he was to her right then. Perhaps, it was time for him to give her more credit? Era had told him a thousand times how much she adored him, and Hiro always wanted to take care of her and keep her safe. But Era could take care of herself. She was a big girl, even though in Hiro's eyes, she didn't have to be one anymore. He enjoyed letting her unwind and go about any childish and irresponsible ways that she wished. A girl who'd gone through as much as she had surely deserved a bit of down time. Anybody could have moments where they simply didnt want to face the horrors of the world. The vampire then realized, alas HE was the horrors of the world. Sure he cared for her dearly, but at the very same time Hiro had become little more than a raving vampire that was deathly lustful for his lover's blood. Enough to kill her even at times it seemed. That tore him apart.

Hiro gently slipped his hand out of her dainty grasp and ran his cold fingers through her soft hair. Taking a step back, he glanced her over quickly. "Now now... thats no way to look for a lady to go off in." Hiro shook his head playfully. "I don't care if we're only going back to your castle, princess." Turning away a bit, Hiro slowly forced himself to walk towards her bedroom but not before taking Era's hand in his and leading her. For a moment there, he seemed awfully like his old self, the loving, absolutely critical gentleman of a vampire who cared far too deeply about Era's well being, her image, and every little thing about her. Though his depression was still very much evident if she were to read him through correctly, never bothering to care about himself and still never admitting that Era had told him they were going back to THEIR place, not hers. As far as his mind was concerned, he was and probably always will be so very much lower than her. Era was like a goddess to him.

But just the fact that he was still standing and able to waltz about kept reminding Hiro how much of a vampire he really was. Though he was far from fine, constantly in pain with bits of silver still burning inside him, his arm gone and his mind splitting in two, Hiro could still love Era and realize it over any bit of pain or trouble he may have on his own.

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[era]

Era gave a small smile when Hiro ran his fingers though her hair gently, giving him a light frown when he said what she was wearing wasn't a look for a lady to go out in; sighing she let Hiro walk her back into her room. Gently taking her hand from his Era knelt down on the floor beside her bed and pulled out a very old looking trunk, popping open the old locks she gently laid the lid down on the floor as she gently moved the old photos, letters and things that were on top along with a beautiful engagment ring. Seeing what she was looking for she grabbed a knee length black cardigan and pulled it on as she stood up and looked back down at the trunk and looked at the old fashioned dress that lay at the bottom which was white with a pretty pink ribbon around the middle; Era could easily remeber how to do up the corset laces at the back of the dress on her own but wasn't going to put it into practise.

Looking away from the trunk she looked at Hiro as she placed her hands in the pockets of the cardigan "Now it looks like a cute dress, and no-one will know otherwise" she said smiling as she took her right hand from her pocket and ran it through her hair; looking at a strand of her hair Era nibbled on her bottom lip as she came to the idea that she was going to strip all of the colour out of her hair by dying it back to brown for a while, at least until she got tired of being brown again. Letting go of her hair Era looked at Hiro with a slightly raised eyebrow "So...can we go now?" she asked watching him as she crossed her arms lightly over her stomach; she didn't want Hiro being in pain for too much longer.

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Smiling as Era followed him into the bedroom, Hiro then took a few light steps back and watched as Era pulled out an older trunk and picked around for clothing to wear. He could admit, the cardigan was a fabulous touch. Hiro himself had a few just like it and liked cardigans but then something had since caught his eye. It was a small but extravagant engagement ring that shone in the light and drew his gaze. The ring sure was pretty, but Hiro bit his lip and looked away casually. He didn't know how to feel about it, except that if he ever bought her one, it would have to be heaps better and prettier, though the one he'd had in mind ever since he'd met her again surely was more gorgeous. Still, it made him feel a little uneasy to see it.

"Of course, I'll take you back to your home now, Princess." Hiro smiled and knelt down lightly, taking her hand in his and kissing it. He looked up at her with a brilliant yet somewhat conflicted smile, and if Era saw deep into his eyes she could notice he wasn't the happiest he could be. Perhaps she would just think it was the physical pain he was in?

Hiro gently led Era out of the apartment, making sure to lock it as they exited, a habit he'd ought to have gotten Era used to by now. It was thankfully dark outside already, but even the light from the lampposts were a bit uncomfortable. Though artificial light didnt quite hurt him like the sun's uv rays did, the contrasting brightness in the dark night sky bothered his tired eyes. Eventually he was very much looking away, at anything other than Era. For whatever reason, his uncomfortable feeling was growing more and more evident, but Hiro let his body fall weak and no longer forced himself to walk straight and proper, but with a bit of a limp so she wouldn't question what was wrong.

Sooner or later they had made it back to his suite, and as Hiro unlocked the door, he politely held it opened for Era and motioned for her to enter. "After you, m'lady" His voice was calm and collected, pleasant for the most part but also just pained in more ways than one. The smell of blood still lingered a little and the note Era had left was still sitting on the table, spots of blood sticking it to the surface. In the other room, there was blood all over the tiled floor and what was left of Hiro's arm was laying in a puddle of red. Even though he was in pain, the vampire did his best to heal and completely neglected his broken limb. He got some bleach and a towel an quickly cleaned up the mess but tossed his arm beside the waste basket and ignored it. He put his pistol away, not caring if Era were to see where he kept all his dangerous toys, and didn't even pull his bullets out before putting on the best smile he could. "I do believe I'm in need of a shower. Would you care for one as well, dear? Or perhaps a nice hot bath? I wouldn't mind waiting."

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[era]

Era smiled softly as Hiro held the door open for her and she walked in and looked at the mess around, standing out of the way as Hiro cleaned up Era crossed her arms over her stomach lightly; shaking her head Era continued to smile "Oh no, you go for a shower" she said gently. Era was more then happy to look after Hiro before she took care of herself at any point; walking into the bedroom Era sat down on the foot of the bed looking elegant without trying.

Now she knew where he had gotten the gun from, it made her a little nervous that he kept guns so close to himself; Era was now nervous about leaving Hiro alone with guns around. Running a hand through her hair she flopped back onto the bed and stared at the ceiling an arm tucked under her head whilst her other arm was resting across her stomach her mind a buzz with different thoughts; if Hiro wasn't going to attach his missing arm himself, Era was going to do it for him weather he liked it or not. Nibbling on her bottom lip gently she frowned lightly to herself as she thought about how much pain Hiro must bein in from shooting himself so much, and how close she had been to losing him to his vampire and to his guns. Shaking herself slightly Era scolded herself and propped herself up on her elbows the dainty looking frown still on her face as she continued to think, she wanted nothing more then to help Hiro though everything he was going through; right then Era felt mad at herself for leaving the suite with Hiro in the state he was in.

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Hiro shrugged casually, for a moment no one could have guess he was in such pain that a mere human couldn't possibly understand. His heart was of an undead vampire's, it barely beat, and yet the pain from the silver in his veins coursed through his weak body, eating away at it. It was worse than for someone to be deathly allergic to a food or anything. Silver deteriorates vampire bodies, ruining blood and flesh. Somehow, Hiro was still standing and keeping a smile across his torn but pretty face. It was impossible for Era not to know how much pain he was in, but even still Hiro never wanted to upset her. He was unstoppably selfless and his love for Era was out of this world. It was stronger than a bond between any two humans.

"Are you sure? It's quite alright." Hiro put a hand to his chin for a moment as he thought, being ever so careful to move his limbs slowly while they were in such pain and his touch on his weak skin was lighter than ever. Still, he bruised just at the slightest touch from himself. It was like he was just falling apart from the inside out. Horribly enough, also, the sun would soon be up. If he caught even the slightest rays, surely his body would burn away in mere moments. Hiro knew this too.

"I love you, dear." Hiro smiled. "Please excuse me for a moment, won't you?" with that said he turned and went to the larger restroom in his suite and drew a nice hot bath for his Era, figuring he could just take a shower in the smaller restroom so she wouldn't have to see his pained body, nor wait to get clean and feel relaxed. Hiro dipped a finger slowly into the tub once it was full to make sure the water felt absolutely perfect for Era's dainty little body of perfection and when he knew it was just right, the vampire quickly took his hand out of the water and stopped the faucet. He conveniently neglected that even the shortest exposure to such mild water scalded his hand.

"I've taken the liberty of drawing you a hot bath, beautiful. " Hiro told her, coming back into the bedroom and sitting on the bed beside Era. "Let's get you cleaned, shall we?"

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[era]

Giving a soft sigh Era watched Hiro walk into the large restroom before she could say anything, hearing the water running she sat up fully and ran a hand through her hair once again; seeing Hiro walk out and sit on the edge of the bed she smiled softly and made a small nod of her head "Thank you...I love you" she said gently. Getting up from the bed she gently pressed her lips to Hiro's forehead before she walked into the smaller restroom, seeing his arm she cringed slightly at the sights but picked it up carefully; just touching the arm that was no longer attached to her Hiro made her wince a little. Looking around for a moment Era found some needle and thread and she walked back out to Hiro and sat down beside him, "I'm sorry if I hurt you" she whispered as she pressed his missing arm to what was left of it that was still attached to him.

Carefully she started to slowly stitch his skin back together, her stitches were small and very neat. A habit she had learnt from her nanny when she was made to sew was to make sure the stitches were neat and small to the eye, finnishing stitching him up Era quickly tied off the string and bit the string to seperate it from the needle. Looking at him full on she gently kissed Hiro's cheek "I couldn't just let you walk around with one arm Hiro" she said gently, kissing his cheek again Era got up and walked into the larger restroom; pushing the door shut slightly she made sure it was still open a crack as she pulled off what she was wearing, stepped into the bath and sunk into the warm water.

Just feeling the water wash over her skin made her close her eyes in pleasure, it felt wonderful. Smiling softly to herself Era raised her legs slightly as she took a deep breath and sunk under the water, hearing her own heart beating under the water Era stayed like that under the water until her lungs were burning for air. Slowly raising up Era took a few good breaths before slipping back under the water, her eyes still closed as she thought about Hiro only.

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Hiro watched as Era stitched up his arm ever so gently, the wincing she had been doing disappeared just moments after entering the room and the vampire felt as bad as he was appreciative. It must have been heaps scary for Era to have to do such a thing for him, but yet she did it with a little cute smile across her face. Her work was wonderfully skilled, the stitches absolutely perfect. Still, Hiro heard her thoughts. All of them. He understood she was honestly a bit frightened by it all. It wasn't everyday that you get to walk around with your lover's arm detached.

As the petite girl smiled and walked off to the restroom to take a nice hot bath, Hiro smiled to himself. He often wondered how he'd ever ended up with such a wonderful and absolutely stunning lass. Though it only made him feel so very inferior and useless. Again his mind began to go astray and south into the deepest pits of depression, though this time his smile was perfect, his expression pleasant and she'd never know he wasn't alright unless of course from maybe just a lady's intuition over her lover.

Hiro stood with his back against the wall beside to the door to Era's restroom. He could hear her thoughts and hear her dipping back and forth under the water slowly, only coming up every so often for a breath of air to fill her lungs. Hiro found himself listening carefully and for whatever reason he would try to hold his breath and match her breathing, though his lungs were hurting so very much it killed him to breathe normally anyways. Soon he gave up on such human things and endured the pain of nearly suffocating every few minutes from holding his breath.

Walking to the second restroom in his suite, Hiro took a knife out of the little cabinet drawer and felt his chest and tummy. He could sense where the silver was strongest in his body, that was where the bullets must have still been lodged in his insides. In a matter of minutes, he had removed all but one of them and his wounds healed over. By the looks of it, nothing more was wrong with the vampire. He even pulled out the thread in his arm and smiled as his skin had healed and reattached his arm. Slowly he began to regain feeling and movement of his hand and fingers. His healing truly was something else. However, there was still a single silver bullet in his abdomen, one nobody would know about. Perhaps Era could find out if she were to hold him close and touch his skin and then she would feel the same pains he would, figuring he still had some in him. But otherwise, he wouldn't tell her and the lady didnt need to be bothered with it. In time, it would surely ruin his body to nothing, but Hiro was confident Era would have left him by then. It wasn't that he didn't entirely have faith in their relationship, but he was still so very used to everyone in his life leaving him, it was still hard to believe Era wouldn't. Especially knowing all he ever seemed to do was hurt her and cause her to worry. But he could now smile knowing that at least after the day Era may leave him, he would drop dead soon after and wouldn't live an eternal life of being alone.

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[era]

Era wanted to test how long she could deny herself air for, she clenched her eyes closed tight as she let out the little bit of air left in her lungs and her throat and lungs screamed for air. Refusing to sit up just yet Era clenched her hands closed tightly before she sat up gasping and coughing as she tried to fill her lungs with air, getting her breathing uncontrol she wiped the water from her eyes and leaned back against the back of the tub feeling her heart pounding hard against her ribs. It hurt a little but it felt good like she had been running in her wolf form, it was a pain that she welcomed with open arms. Looking at the door Era sighed softly as she tucked her wet hair behind her ears, leaning her head back once more she closed her eyes again as she slowly started to drift in and out of sleep after everything that she had been through.

Era was just letting her body get what it wanted, it wanted her to rest and relax and worry about things when she next woke up fully and could think without her mind really being clouded with worry; as she slept she slowly sunk into the water without noticing she was. Moving onto her side in the water Era was oblivious to anything that might be going on around her as she fell into a deep sleep, she fell into an empty sleep what just wrapped around her and sucked her under. It was slightly strange for her to have no dreams whatsoever and in a way it was wonderful and made her feel great; but after a moment she started dreaming about Hiro, in the dream he was talking to her but his words never reached her ears which made her frown in her sleep alittle as she murrmured in her sleep but nothing she said was anything to take notice of.

Moving back onto her back Era's head stayed turned to her right as she slept, as always she looked like an angel and looked more innocent and young as she didn't stire from her sleep; nibbling on her bottom lip she slipped a little more under the water but not enough to startle her from her sleep. Seeming to be at an uncomfortable angle to be sleeping it didn't bother Era as she continued to dream about Hiro speaking wordlessly to her, it still frustrated her slightly at not being able to hear what he was saying.

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Hiro had eventually made his way back to standing outside Era's restroom, keeping his mind and his ears open to understand what his lovely lady was doing inside. Of course he began to feel a bit dirty and invasive, but Hiro didn't think she wanted to see him lately and so he kept silent and stood by in case she would need him for anything. Soon he realized she was dreaming, and it made him smile as much as it did worry. It wasn't safe to fall asleep in the bathtub full of water. A few minutes lately he picked up the very soft sound of her body slipping further and further into the water. Fearing for her safety, Hiro slowly crept inside the restroom.

It was pleasant to see Era sleeping so soundly in the tub, her naked body absolutely picturesque. But still, even being a vampire, and as wonderful as her precious petite figure was, the gentleman refused to be aroused and thought only of her safety. It didn't matter to him sexually at all that she was naked and wet, he only reached in and raised her up a bit slowly and gently while leaning over the edge of the tub. She didn't seem to wake up really but Hiro kept his arms around her gently and let the girl continue to sleep in the nice and warm water. She seemed so relaxed that Hiro just couldn't come to terms with taking her out and waking her up completely. Also, with his body still outside the tub and not against her, there was no way the silver in his body could harm her unless she felt it in his blood through his hands even.

"I love you, bbydoll..." he cooed softly into her ear, running a hand through her damp hair. A single tear ran down his cheek. Hiro scolded himself so severely in his mind for everything he had put Era through. Right then when she was so relaxed and she probably still thought she was alone, the little girl was as innocent and beautiful as ever. Hiro almost felt bad intruding on her personal space. He bit his lip hard and again found himself staring down at her precious neck but he wouldn't bite her. Not again. Not after everything. The vampire would much rather perish from lack of blood than drink from Era again. Tearing her neck apart and forcing her to give him blood was something he would never ever forgive himself for.

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[era]

Feeling someone touch her and gently move her slightly Era kept her eyes closed for a moment before they slowly fluttered open and she looked sleepily up at Hiro and gave a small smile "Hi" she whispered, her throat hurt to talk from her coughing a little while before. Adjusting herself in Hiro's arms Era carefully sat up "I fell asleep didn't I?" she asked with a small laugh as she remained sitting in the warm water, she didn't want to get up just yet even though she felt drained and just wanted to fall asleep in Hiro's arms.

Raising her hands she rubbed her eyes and gave a small yawn, looking at Hiro again Era gently pressed her lips to his in a small kiss; Era was happy to have Hiro around her even if she wasn't in bed sleeping. Streatching slightly Era moved a little away from Hiro and crefully got out of the bath and wrapped a towel firmly around herself before she drained the water out of the bathtub "I don't think falling asleep in the bath is a very safe idea" she said with a small giggle as she tucked her dripping wet hair back behind her ears as she moved up to Hiro and gently wrapped her arms around him and rested her forehead against his left shoulder; to say she was only a little tired was not true, she was dead tired and just wanted to fall asleep standing up right then.

Nibbling on her bottom lip Era forced her eyes open when they closed and she looked up at Hiro and gently kissed him again, for now she couldn't feel any silver and was too sleepy to guess that there was still silver inside of him; taking an arm from around him Era placed a dainty hand in front of her mouth as she hid away a yawn. "Sorry, I guess I'm more tired then I thought" she whispered and it seemed like such a large effort just to keep her eyes open right then and it just took effort to make a full sentece of words.

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A brief smile grew across Hiro's pale lips when Era looked up at him from in the tub. Her eyes were as sleepy as ever and straight away his ears noticed even the most little bit of prior coughing and pain in her voice. He sighed lightly and put his arms around her after the lady got out of the tub and had put a towel around herself. The vampire said nothing, being at a strange loss for words and all he could do was gently lean down and pick Era up in his arms. If it wasn't for his vampire strength his body would have been far to frail to even carry the tiny girl, but Hiro was always oblivious to pain. Either he didn't ever notice it, or sometimes when it was terrible enough he knew the feeling all too well, but chose to ignore it. His severe love for Era let him never care if his body was in pain. She was in his arms and Hiro held her close. The happiness he felt for having her so close was beyond words.

As he brought the lady into the bedroom and gently sat her down on the edge of the bed, Hiro turned and reached for a smaller towel that he had placed earlier on the nightstand. With it, he took a seat beside her and began to dry her hair gently. His reattached arm was being forced to work fine and his skin had all began to heal just fine. Nobody would have guessed he was so near death earlier. Even though Hiro was still very close to losing consciousness and he felt weaker than ever, he neglected to mention it. All the gentleman did was care for his lover, never himself.

A few moments later, Hiro reached over for the small blowdryer sitting beside the bed and made sure Era wouldn't catch a cold from walking around with damp hair. He was admiring her locks when the idea she had had earlier to put more colour in it again came to his mind. They hadn't actually talked about it but again he had just read her mind without meaning to. After her hair was dry, Hiro picked up a small brush and began to gently brush her hair straighter.

"Would you care to colour your hair again sometime, Dear?" he started in a weak, soft and caring voice, evident of his current condition that was actually harder to tell. "Of course not now. If you'd like, you can take a nap and meanwhile I could run out to the salon and pick up some colour straight away." Hiro smiled, and ran his fingers through her beautiful hair. "It wouldn't be any trouble, honest." The vampire reassured her, never once forgetting that it was entirely daylight again outside, but that wouldn't bother him. And Era was probably too tired to realize it herself. "In any case, I do believe you're quite overdue for a nap, Miss Era." Hiro put his hands on her shoulders and ever so gently laid her down, knowing the girl would be too tired to resist. He slowly took the towel off her and tucked her in.

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