JACK SPENT THE FOLLOWING MONTHS WITH THE VAMPIRE... With his Vampire.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡalzYSPu2ls
He was no longer bothered by what his lover was, as he could not remember his life before. He couldn't remember his mother, the strange man at the market; he couldn't even remember how his father had died... His father, who was killed when searching for the Vampire.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2aFqanIJDQ
He had been compelled to forget about it all.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡTjv1iqEMIH
Jack stood in the kitchen pouring blood into a glass for the Vampire's meal. Just as he placed the jug back onto the mat, he heard footsteps approach.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QXzbmCsLE
"Jackson?" a voice prompted. He was the only one who ever called him that.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ku5B7UJ05
"You're up early," Jack glanced out of the window to see that the sun had not yet set.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡoiwVz7y4lW
Since the Vampire followed a fairly nocturnal routine, it was unusual for him to awaken by the afternoon.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dBsh0TpG2
The Vampire didn't reply. Instead, he watched, silently, as Jack placed the glass before him.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡO21znsyF4j
"Thank you."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ8meHLo4ks
He lifted the glass to his lips and took a small sip, letting the sweetness of the blood spread through his senses. Unlike what humans would believe, he liked to drink his blood slowly; savouring the taste and scent that it brought.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡbW4qWO66r5
"May I ask you a question?" the blonde-haired boy asked. He nodded in response. "Why do you refuse my blood?" he paused. "Do I disgrace you? Is that the issue?"copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9JzGQhfiA
"You are neither an issue nor a disgrace, Jackson." Even after all this time, Jack could feel himself blush at the sound of his own name. "You never will be. I refuse to drink your blood for one reason alone..." He gave him a confused glance. "Because I love you."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡrJOpMjzcpE
"You... You do?" he couldn't conceal the disbelief in his voice. The Vampire was so deep; sophisticated. How could he love Jack? Jack, who seemed to be nothing more than a boy. "You've never said that before."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡYmdYZFs3EZ
"I love you," he repeated.264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMTpsTG2Gxi
The unfathomable certainty in his voice made Jack's doubts disappear. "I love you, Jackson... I love you so much."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡJue9bUqLIo
"Then, why deny my blood?" Jack demanded suddenly. "I only wish for what is best for you. And fresh blood is much more beneficial to you. If you truly love me... Then you ought to accept what I wish for."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1RuuUEcKGo
"Jackson..."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡitPk0u4jP1
"I am not finished!" Jack breathed heavily. "You ought to take my blood... Grant me with my wish; Take the blood you need."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8lgvkQ7v8
"You say I ought to do what you wish, but what of you? Would you allow me to act according to mine?"copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡIZb4Pros9j
"Your's..." he trailed off. "You have a wish?"copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCGfBY0Slv
"My only wish is to protect you, my Jackson."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡRPS6YusXGG
"You already are," he whispered. "You already protect me. Without you, I would never feel safe."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2aQ3XWFBQ
The Vampire knew better. He may appear to protect Jack on the surface, but that wasn't completely true.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡW16x1d8Tyz
There was something or rather, someone, Jack couldn't be protected from, no matter how hard he tried.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5epbrIxqW
"You are safe," he agreed. "But not from everyone."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmFKoPXdAT
Jack opened his mouth to disagree. He trusted the Vampire with all his heart and never once doubted that he would protect him. But something... Something silenced him.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnz3TcuLXq
"Not from me."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwu5TEEUPf
The Vampire couldn't save Jack from himself.264Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnC0vQdUF2o
"What do you mean? You would never hurt me! You love me!"copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSrC8rH6TJ
"My love for you is what makes me so dangerous, Jackson. I'm a beast and my love for you, weakens my control-"copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Zz4jSpuDF
"You are not a beast!" Jack yelled, his light brown eyes glinting with anger.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡSVy5XVKerw
"That's not what you actually think, Jackson..." he murmured, his face full of grief. "You just don't remember it." The Vampire reached into his pocket and winced. He drew out the wooden stake, his skin burning from the contact. "But you used to feel differently."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡmxhiSN1Lct
Jack could not believe what he saw. The stake in the Vampire's hand was too familiar, yet too unfamiliar at once.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡqi9G766snH
"You used to believe that I was a beast..."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1quiu0Vt2w
He knew it. However when he tried to remember how he knew the wooden stake, he was met with nothing. He couldn't remember anything.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVpr2MahKa
"You don't remember it," he stated, caressing the blonde-haired boy's face with his other hand. "You don't remember because I compelled you to forget."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGQwonIzkY
For a minute Jack was frozen.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡDupQes8WhM
"Jackson, I'm..."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡrslBMzzLag
"That doesn't matter," he mumbled. "The past doesn't matter... All that matters is that, right now, I-"copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡWk2aADRe6Y
"Don't."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡxATYiXZ4ON
"You only made me forget whatever it was because you were protecting me... Because you love me."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4dawEIrsky
"Don't, Jackson," the Vampire repeated. "Don't justify my selfishness... I did it because I was selfish and wanted to keep you to myself..."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡqzLfiEACeB
"But-" Jack began.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡNShNyQQCQM
"If I truly loved you, I wouldn't have compelled you," he told him. "I ought to have trusted that my love was strong enough for you to stay..."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡFP5QwR7yCH
Jack stared at the Vampire with confusion. He still had no idea what he forgot or how it affected him.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡWJSQ9DF6q7
"I love you, Jackson..." the Vampire smiled sadly. Despite the grief in his voice, Jack felt happiness bloom in his chest.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡBM9SAUMZXc
It was the three words; the way it fell from his lips so smoothly... He felt as though he was hearing it for the first time, each timecopyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzOXbZHQYy
They were three words; Jack would never get used of hearing.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡXpTM9XBr6F
"I love you," the Vampire murmured. "And that's why I shall compel you, once again."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡCWaJddkBQZ
Jack stared at him, as the painfully familiar darkness seeped into his once-golden irises.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PsttdrHXK
"Jackson." The Vampire's black eyes locked onto the blonde-haired boy, holding him in place.copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡYV3UmoHndq
"What..." he could hardly breathe. In that moment, it was just him and nothing else. The bronze-haired Vampire was everything. He had consumed all of him. "Do I..."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡiuI3mHQbJQ
"Remember."copyright protection260ＰＥＮＡＮＡn2TelIIwZn
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