<a class="postlink" href="http://i896.photobucket.com/albums/ac168/Aokidanza/Other/Anime/Guys/a34675_bust_3.jpg">[ img ]</a><br/><br/>Jiiro tossed and turned in his sleep, his face bearing a look of displeasure at what semed to be a dream he was having. He was restless for a few more minutes before he finally awoke, sitting up and gasping for breath, like he'd been drowning.... in the sea of darkness that were his dreams. He sighed as he ran his hand through his hair, the sun just beginning to set through his window. Jiiro got out of the bed, not caring that the blankets had fallen off as he dragged them slightly with his legs. He rummaged through his closet and got dressed in his usual attire, black to help with concealing his presense in the night, which helped a great deal when you where what he was. Jiiro wasn't normal and he didn't live in a normal home, no, he was a creature far darkner than a mere human. He was a lycan, full blooded, not to mention the leader of his clan. the building he was in currently was a very large mansion with an underground complex, where his clan lived and went about their buisness, he hardly care about that however. Jiiro shoved the clothes he'd removed into the closet before shutting the door lightly, not wanting to wake up the house before the darkness truely took hold. He approached the door to his room, which was the size of four normal bedrooms combined, before draining all hints of tiredness from his features. His eyes still showed it however, but that didn't matter seeing as his clan members didn't look him in the eyes, out of respect or fear. He exited into the long hall and began to walk in the direction of the main hall, Jiiro already hearing rustling in the rooms he passed. Soon the mansion would be alive with lycans, all of them probably hungry and tired. Everyone was on edge after the string of attacks from their opposing clan, the leader of which was named Alphonse, Jiiro's brother. He finally emerged into the main hall, the flight of stairs leading down just to his left, where a young boy and a blonde woman were talking, the boy obviously her brother. Jiiro began to decend the stairs just as the two noticed him, both lookng down at the ground instantly saying, "Greetings Leader.". Jiiro scoffed, "I told you both you don't have to do that, you're my informant and you young man are just boy." Jiiro replied, both looing up at him, the boy smiling as the blonde woman nodded, "Force of habit sir." The woman seemed to be in her twenties, Jiiro the same, though he looked at her like an onlder brother would, at both of them. "Well? What news of last night do you bring Alessa?" "Well sir, the scouts spotted enemy lycans roaming the border in the city, but they retreated before they could be apprehended... aside from that, all has been peaceful sir." Alessa told him, Jiiro nodding lightly as the young boy just looked at him with a smile. "Hmm.... Alessa, make todays scouts aware I'll be coming with them, tell them it's a review on their performance." "Is it sir?" "No, but it'll keep them aware. They wouldn't want to screw up in front of me." "Ok sir, right away sir." She replied, taking her little brother and walking away, the youth waving goodbye to him. Jiiro waved lightly back before sighing again, his stomach gorwling just audibly. He turned and began to head for the dining hall, a good place to wait until it was time to go with the scouts.<br/><br/>***1 Hour Later***<br/><br/>Jiiro waited just outside the gates to the mansion, the scouts coming up from behaind before standing on either side of him. There were four of them, each bearing a crest of the back of their right hands, the men shifting with a nervous look on their faces. "Shall we?" Jiiro said, breaking the silence with his strong voice. The men nodded, beginning to dash toward the city, Jiiro close behind at this incredible speed. In minutes they had reached the edge of the city, easily leaping onto the rooftops despte the speed. Jiiro enjoyed the wind in his hair, the crisp smell of the air, though it was dense with a myriad of other aromas. They circled the city and patrolled their half, careful to keep out of sight of the humans. Everything seemed to be going alright, until they came to the buisness district however. Jiiro heard a shrill scream in the night, stopping his sprint as the other looked back and stopped too, looking at his strangely. "What is it leader?" "I heard a scream." "Probably some human pig having his way with a female, think nothing of it." "Invesitage it." "What?" "You don't want to make me repeat myself." Jiiro said with a menecing look, the men looking at each other unsure for a moment before leaping over the edge of the building. Jiiro followed, leaping over and kicking off the sides of the buildings to slow his desent, until he landed in the allyway, his men fighting apparently. They were battling the two rogue lycans from the enemy territory, but it was four on two so they could take care of it. Jiiro looked to the side of the ally to see a woman sitting aganst the wall, a claw wound running across her body with her blood seeping everywhere. Jiiro looked over to his men, who'd killed oe of the emenies and were finishing off the other, one of the men wounded slightly, but it was already healing. "Taken care of sir." "Take the woman to the mansion and repair her." "What? She's torn up leader, she'll be dead in minutes." "You're looking at the wrong wound." Jiiro said, pointing to her left shoulder, which had torn slightly... from a bite. The enemys were hungry apparently and they wanted some human nourishment no doubt. One of the men complied with Jiiro's orders immeadiately, picking up the woman carefully before dashing back the way they came, Jiiro looking at them as the man carried her up the building. He looked back down at the other scouts, "Are you resting? We stillhave a job to do." "Yes sir!" They said, the four of them resuming their duty. A while later they ran back to the mansion, entering the large doors into the main hall. The scouts bowed and said farewell to Jiiro before heading off, Jiiro not really listening as he walked to the door beside the stairs which lead further down into the underground complex. Jiiro walked along the stone corridor at the bottom, which branched off into multiple paths. He followed the scent of fresh blood untilhe found his way to the medical wing, where they treated special injuries, like a silver bullet to the chest for example. He entered through the double doors into yet another corridor, but this one was pure white with tile floors and many doors along the walls. Jiiro walked through the halls until he came to the correct room, where the woman from before, still unconcious, and a nurse sat. Jiiro entered the room and the nurse greeted him with the bowing of her head. "Well?" Jiiro questioned as the nurse loked back up, grabbing the file on the table next to her and flipping through it. "We managed to patch her up before she lost too much blood and we've found indications she's recieved a severe blow to the head, she seemed to be healing nicely now however." the nurse explained, Jiiro staing at the sleeping woman, "And the bite from the opposing lycan?" "Well.... from the way her wounds closed as we repaired her body, it seems she has our condition as well." Jiiro sghed when he heard this, he hoped an innocent wouldn't have to be dragged into this life... but now it seemed impossible to avoid it. Jiiro moved to and eaned aganst the wall beside her bed, the nurse taking that moment to leave. Jiiro stayed there until the woman stirred, her eyes visibly beginning to open. "Don't get up, you're body is still trying to repair itelf... you're in a hospital." He said when he was sure she could hear him