Aries watched Luca toss the garment aside and sit up, the vampire uncertain what to do and about to back away when Luca pulled him close instead. The vampire tensed, his hands grasping at the sides of the man's shirt in equal parts to push him away and to keep him close... So many things swirled in his mind that he felt dizzy, and the scent of the other's blood only filled that haze until it felt as though it would suffocate him. He was about to tell Luca to stay away when the human spoke, the words the same as the last time Aries took from him... But this time they stung all the more as they reminded him so much of that night so long ago now... Luca and him... They were so similar that it felt as though Aries was being punished for his wrongdoings by having met this wonderful human.<br/><br/>He stared at the injured arm and his lips parted, his breathing shallow... He<i>wanted</i>, and it was already bleeding on its own, right? He finally met Luca's eyes, his own weeping quietly. The vampire looked exhausted, or perhaps weary was better. Despite how he had looked distraught when he first met Luca, at present he couldn't even force a smile. Instead, he gently brushed the other's arm aside and hugged him tightly, crying against the human's chest. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry I let Luca get hurt." He said, his voice cracking. "I... I don't want to lose Luca too. I want to stay with you, I want to be selfish. I want to talk more, I want to see Luca smile more and laugh more... I can't be good anymore." His shoulders shuddered, the words spilling out of him... They were so similar to the words he had wanted to say back then too... If only he hadn't been selfish back then none of this would have happened but... But even after all these years, he couldn't change this part of himself.<br/><br/>When he managed to calm enough to pull back he gently lifted Luca's arm again, his eyes showing his agony, but he needed to get Luca somewhere safe... Just a few licks he assured himself. He dragged his tongue through the thick red fluid, swallowing before licking the next oozing droplets, the taste still much like before. There was a large part of Aries that desired to bite into the other, and the blood from the neck tasted... Somehow more addicting, but this meal was just as good in regards to assisting in the vampire regaining some of his strength. After a few laps, he pulled his mouth away from the wound and turned guilty eyes to Luca once more. "I want to be useful to Luca, to do whatever you need me to do... I don't mind... being a weapon, I don't mind being used. If it's you, then maybe I can be forgiven, even if only a little." He said softly, as though he already had lost that hope... But the words came anyway. Maybe he was supposed to follow alongside Luca for this reason... Maybe it was supposed to be his reminder, his punishment.