[ Inspire Me ] [ Shiro / Jace ]

[Ninia]

When Jace woke up it was still dark outside. He was usually an earlier riser so it wasn’t out of the ordinary to see him up before the sunrise. He sat up in the bed, rubbing the sleep from his eyes then stood, shivering as his bare feet touched the cold floor. He sat there for a while debating what he whether to have a shower or not, he didn’t know if Shiro was awake yet and he didn’t want to wake him if he wasn’t.

It wouldn’t be a big problem if he just went to check. Jace stood and moved towards the door when he heard a thud followed by a crash from outside. He immediately tensed and turned back to the window. That man from last night?! Jace swallowed the lump in his throat and slowly made his way over to the window. He pulled back the curtains and opened the window with shaking fingers.

The first thing Jace noticed was the broken roof tile on the ground below. He quickly looked up. No-one was there. His heart was frantic in his chest as it ran on adrenaline. He was sure someone was there. He wasn’t just hearing things. He closed the window and sat back down on the bed. He was sure he heard something.

[squabbel]

Shiro heard Jace shift in the bedroom next door, and bit his lip. He finished combing his wig, before he hid his silver hair once more and fixed his glass eye into his socket. He took a deep breath, the news of another murder would surely be on once more, he made a note to do a better job of cleaning up from now on. He played with one of the brown curls in his wig, slowly getting lost in his thoughts. He couldn't help but wonder, of what would happen if he told Jace the truth,

It had been on his mind allot since he met the boy, in reality, if it had been anyone else he wouldn't even be having these thoughts. It worried him if he told Jace that he was pretty much a murderer, and the boy suddenly turned him in and made him go to prison for life. He didn't want that, he wanted... he wanted something else... he wanted... to be with Jace. Suddenly a realization came upon the vampire.

Shiro gasped and placed a hand over his open mouth before he quickly ran over to his bed side and snatched the portrait that had been left turned face down. He held the picture up close to his head and shook his head. "No, it can't be.... I can't have a mate... I-I'm infertile... I'm not supposed to be with anyone," he said trembling slightly. He had gone into a small state of shock, crouched there on the floor.

He heard Jace in the other room and a look of worry struck the man's face. 'I know he heard me, he must be frightened.... I-I should check on him' he told himself, partially reluctantly after what he just realized. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, and calmed himself. Before he walked through the bathroom, and knocked on the door that lead to Jace's room. "Jace are you awake?" he asked softly, laying on his chest, as it had started to feel strange.

[Ninia]

Jace looked down at his hands. They wouldn’t stop shaking. He held the up to his chest and squeezed them tightly. He shouldn’t be this scared; it was just a noise, it could have been anything. He tried in vain to convince himself that it was nothing but no matter how hard he tried he couldn’t believe it. He knew he’d seen something the other night and now again, it couldn’t just be coincidence.

He took a deep breath and forced his hands to stop shaking. He needed to calm down. He didn’t want to upset Shiro if the other saw him like this. He took another breath before standing on shaky legs. He started to move to the bathroom door when he heard a knock. He tensed and felt his heart race.

"Jace are you awake?" He heard Shiro’s voice from the other side. Jace closed his eyes trying to calm himself once more.

He swallowed the lump in his throat. “Y-Yeah, I’m up.” He silently cursed the stutter in his voice and hoped Shiro didn’t notice the little slip. He hesitated slightly before opening the door. He put on a grin. “Morning.”

Jace was too focused on trying to hide the fear he felt that he didn’t notice Shiro looking a little distressed himself.

(I'm so sorry for the wait! >.<)

[squabbel]

Shiro's hand remained on his chest right above his heart as he listened to Jace's voice, noticing he was a little uneasy, but it wasn't like he was perfectly fine. Shiro forced an uneasy grin as Jace opened the door, "Y-yeah morning," he said acting as if he was tired. Shiro kept one hand on his chest, that was throbbing heavily in his chest as he reached up and twirled with one of his his brown strands of hair.

He shifted nervously and licked his lips, "Hey, did you hear that crash outside?" he asked, already knowing the answer, "I guess it was a squirrel or something, this house is old, so I guess the roof tile are getting loose," he said, trying to put his new neighbor at ease.

He chewed lightly at the insides of his lips, "Do you want some breakfast? I'll make you anything you'd like," he offered, trying to act like everything was fine and nothing had happened just a few hours before.

[ it's okay ]

[Ninia]

Jace tensed when Shiro mentioned the noise. So it wasn’t just him. Something or someone had been there. He smiled cautiously at Shiro “Yeah, it must have been an animal. No harm done, it just startled me.” He didn’t believe Shiro. He saw someone the other night on Shiro’s roof and then this. It can’t be just coincidence.

“Hmm…” Jace looked Shiro over “You’ve put your wig back on.” It was a simple statement. He’d thought after last night Shiro wouldn’t have felt the need to hide around him. He felt a tightness in his chest but quickly pushed it away. They weren’t close; if Shiro still wasn’t comfortable around him then Jace would respect that.

He moved past Shiro and over to the sink. He turned the tap on and splashed a bit of water onto his face. “Anything’s fine for breakfast, I’m not that hungry this morning.” He glanced at the other “You don’t mind if I use your shower?”

[squabbel]

Shiro reached up and grabbed one of his curls as Jace mentioned that he had is wig on. "Oh, yeah," he said trailing off, as he felt a small tightening in his chest unaware that Jace was feeling the same way. He chewed on the inside of his lip and the brown curly wig felt uncomfortable on the top of his head. "I, uh, i was just brushing it that's all," he said quietly, looking back up at Jace as he asked him a question.

"Oh Yeah sure, the towels are under the sink, and the soaps in the shower, tell me if you need anything else, I'm going to make breakfast," he said, looking sort of out of it, walking through the bathroom and into his room. He looked in the mirror and sighed, before taking the wig off, feeling guilty for having it on in the first place. His emotions were confusing him now, he shook his head, "Maybe I'll get my head cleared up while I make breakfast."

He headed down to the kitchen and pulled out some eggs and bacon and put them both into a pan, though only just enough for Jace, he wasn't going to make himself sick again.

[ I'm SOOOOOOO SORRY For the wait D': ]

[Ninia]

Jace watched the other leave. Once the door was shut he let out a sigh and leant against the sink. He hadn’t meant to make Shiro feel self-conscious or anything but it was clear he had. He rubbed his eyes feeling a small headache growing before he knelt down and took out a towel. He left it on the edge of the sink before stripping and turning the shower on.

He held a hand out into the hot water and smiled softly before stepping into the shower. He soon relaxed under the spray and closed his eyes, enjoying the feeling. He could spend ages in the shower, it was one of his main places to think. But he couldn’t do that today. Shiro was waiting downstairs for him. Jace quickly washed his hair and body then turned off the shower. He stepped out onto the mat and dried himself off before wrapping the towel around his waist. He grabbed his clothes and went to his bedroom.

He pulled his clothes out of his back and changed into a loose white top and blue jeans. After towel drying his hair and brushing his teeth he headed downstairs.

He found Shiro in the kitchen. “Hey”

(OMG I’m so sorry >.< I’ve just had no muse lately and things have been a little crazy lately!!! I’m so sorry for the wait T_T)

[squabbel]

Shiro stood in the kitchen staring blankly out the window gently playing with his lower lip, his long white hair draping lightly down to the small of his back. Once again Shiro found himself just getting lost in his thoughts, it was getting so hard to keep track of his own thoughts again, though thankfully, unlike one of the other times, the food had actually finished cooking before he lost himself again and the pans were sitting under the running water in the sink. Shiro jumped lightly as he heard footsteps coming downstairs. Shiro looked to the plate he had made for jay on the counter, then up just in time to see the red haired male dressed and clean.

Shiro offered a small smile, and pushed some hair behind his ears, "Um, yeah, hey, I hope you don't mind, I uh, already ate," he said looking away from the boy, a hint of nervousness in his voice, even though he really didn't have a reason to be. "I wasn't sure of what you wanted, I'm sorry if you don't like eggs and bacon, it's all i had," he explained pursing his lips.

[ sorry for the wait and the shortness, i've been sick D': ]