Zoruna<br/><br/>Brian turned and his yellow eyes turned a coal back and he growled but stopped leaving. His eyes flashed back to yellow. The things he did for family. He listened to the conversation that was going down. Watching as Aki placed Arnia beside Aspen.<br/><br/>Arnia looked at him as he place her beside Aspen. She felt arms wrap around her and she snuggled into them. Watching Aki when he kissed her on the forehead. He didn't need to say it twice once he told her to sleep. "Okay Aniki." She said as she closed her eyes and went to sleep. She heard Hikari being asked about being her big sister. A smile went on her face as she had more real family. More people who would treat her like she mattered.<br/><br/>Vince looked at the little girl then to Aki. Then to Brian. Why was Brian here. How did he know Aki and his best friend? Wasn't Brian just a stripper slash bar tender? Even though honestly he had only ever seen or heard of Brian bar-tending. What a curious thing. Though he knew Brian did strip on occasion. He jumped as the name Vanturi was said. He was tired as well but didn't want to miss what was happening. He moved and sat down completely. Laying down on his back. Looking up at the ceiling lost in thought.<br/><br/>Chris looked at Aki when he heard the snap. Blinking and stood up. He shook his head. This was just a very big shocker. He had assumed the last Drakken had died years ago. He had never seen Brian since Aki was young. Then again he had gotten on a similar sleeping habit as Aki.<br/><br/>Brian listened to Aki and stood there with his arms crossed. He listened as the guy snapped Chris out of his funk. He looked at Aki and sighed. He hated talking. Conversations were not his favorite thing to do. He nodded his head and looked at Chris. Following Aki when he was given a look that said follow. Sitting down at one of the chair. He was honestly six feet six inches tall.<br/><br/>Chris sat down at the table also. Why?<br/><br/>Brian looked at him. "Why what Akihiko?" He said in a low voice. What was Akihiko asking why to? Why was a very open question.<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki glared at him, "Why did you go under so deep we thought you were dead? Why didn't you tell me you were family? And why did you two decide fighting for my main guardianship was such a good idea?" His voice was low and he was trying to keep from yelling at them. Magarish just swished his tail and growled, otherwise he was laying with his eyes closed. As if he were sleeping.<br/><br/>Hikari was almost bouncing for joy. She had a little sister now! She giggled.<br/><br/>Reno glanced at her, "Go to sleep, Miss Nocturnal." He chuckled before laying down with Rude and falling asleep.<br/><br/>Hikari stuck her tongue out at him, but went to sleep. She and Tamaki shared a futon and were the last to fall asleep.<br/><br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Chris looked at him and made a heh heh face. That wasn't exactly one he could explain. He had not wanted to be taken from Aki. So he had engaged in combat with a man his strength and then some. He looked down. "So I would not have to be separated from you. To prove...to prove I was capable of taking care of a young dragon. To show no matter what a young dragon could do to me I could take it an then some. It is unheard of for a vampire to take care of a dragon. I refused to fail. I had to show I was capable and strong enough to do so. You were important to me even though it had only been a short time. I didn't want to lose you. You were all I had Aki." He looked to Brian then back to Aki. â€œI just...wanted us to always have each other. To continue our bond and to be there for one another through out time itself. Iâ€™m sorry...â€<br/><br/>Brian just stared at Aki as he glared at him. "I had to. I had to follow the man who was the last man to see Angela alive or locatable. A man who played a big part in the death of your mate Mirawan. Also I am the last purebred of an almost extinct race. There is only a few of my kind of dragon left. I am the last of the Drakken. The pureblooded Drakken."<br/><br/>He looked sad. "I didn't tell you because you were the last of my family. In order to keep the rest of the world from knowing I had to keep you from knowing. I kept it from you because I refused to let the last of my family be slain. I refused to allow a carrier of the Drakken bloodline to be wiped from the face of the earth. To keep you alive, knowing what powerful blood you carried within you, I had to make sure nobody else knew. I had to keep it from you even...because back then there was a group of people known as the Norac Nomads. They hated the Drakken...the demonic dragons. As well as anyone carrying the gene that could be passed to another. Anyone who was a drakken of any amount...was hunted down.â€ He paused for a second.<br/><br/>â€œThe few half breeds and quarter breeds remaining went underground. Vanished. Eventually all but two of them were killed off. You would have been in grave danger. The Norac Nomad's would have killed you because they would have assumed because you are related to the full blood Drakken you must be Drakken or a carrier. Which would have been very true. You are a carrier Akihiko. You carry within you the bloodline of the Drakken. Don't mistake that for meaning you are not a pureblood Fire dragon. You are. You are also a rare carrier. Most carrier's die at birth."<br/><br/>He looked to Chris. â€œChris refused to allow me to take you from him. He wanted to be in your life. He wanted to never leave your side. He had grown attached to you. Yet you were a young dragon. A very powerful dragon who has attributes of the Drakken. Such as the black claws on your wings. He wanted to take care of you. To be there for you through out all time. Taking care of young dragons is not something a weak person could do. I needed to know he was strong enough. That he could take anything thrown at him by you or the outside world. I had to know he was capable of protecting you until you become strong and old enough to do so yourself. Yes in a way it was wrong but you have to understand Akihiko...Drakken are very territorial. To an even greater extreme than normal dragons. Unless you prove yourself to a Drakken you are not worthy of something as special as taking care of one of our kin. I had to know...he was. I saw it even then...that you and him had a bond. I even hoped he would show he was up to the task.â€<br/><br/>He sighed. â€œHe did. Even gave me a few injuries. I never left you Akihiko. Yet two strong tigers cannot share the same mountain. He won the right to be the one who did so in that fight. Who was I to deny him what you both clearly wanted? You were inseparable since the day you met. I helped. I trained you. I taught you to control the emotions such as rage and anger. Taught you the circle of peace over the drakken gene you are carrier of. I came and sat by you. Holding you and singing to you the son my mother sang to me. I just could not let you know who I was to you. I came every night. Sometimes during the day. I was always there to help you when you needed it. I will always be there to help you.â€<br/><br/>His eyes looked pained. â€œTo love you as closely as I do Akihiko but to be unable to tell you that you are my kin was not an easy thing. After awhile it became natural. Natural to let you view me as just a friend and ally. As someone who would always be there to help you.â€ He put a hand on the table. â€œI did what I did for you. For your safety. To give you a chance at life and one in which you were not hunted. To be free of living in fear like most who were of Drakken line or a carrier of it.â€ He shook his head. â€œI wanted you to have a chance at love. To make your own life. I am a rogue Akihiko. The head of the rogues. Nothing will ever change that.â€ He sighed a bit.<br/><br/>Locking away his feelings once more. â€œI always was there when you slept. Teaching you new things. Things only dragons know. A lot of things Chris could teach you from dealing with dragons but some things...only a dragon could teach you.â€ He looked to Chris. â€œWhen I first saw Chris with you I had also assumed he dragon-napped you. That was until I got closer and saw the bond you two had. Chris fought with me because he wanted to show he could take care of you but also because he thought I was a danger that you as a child needed to be protected from. In fact I had intended for him to think that. Chris didnâ€™t know we were family. He had his suspicions though.â€<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki closed his eyes and didn't say anything for a moment. He ran his fingers through his hair and took it out of it's top knot. It fell around his shoulders and in front of his eyes. He whispered softly, "Do you two know why I never introduced you to my parents? Why I always said they were at another camp. Healing others as it was their specialty... Chris I don't regret our years but..."<br/><br/>He looked up at them tears streaming down his face, "I lied. Each and every time I lied. The day I met you Chris and charred you was the day they died. I had just been told that they died and I had no grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, or nephews. So I ran away." He looked Brian in the eyes, "You were my only biological family left and you never told me."<br/><br/>Aki stood and his chair fell to the floor as he turned around and paced the length of the dance floor. Constantly running his fingers through his hair.<br/><br/><br/>Zoruna<br/><br/>Brian looked away. "I already knew when I found you. It is a part of  why....I had to protect you like I did."<br/><br/>Chris looked at Aki. Shaking his head a bit. Listening to him speak. He felt for Aki as soon as he did. He reached out to touch Aki but he had moved away. He got up and went to follow Aki but Brian stepped in his way. He hissed at him because he wanted Aki to feel better.<br/><br/>Brian looked at him. He was surprised at the date of when his cousinâ€™s parents died. He walked over and got Aki. Embracing him in his arms. He pulled him so Aki's face was buried in his chest.  Holding him close. "Akihiko...your parents death...was why another part of why I didn't tell you. You need stability. Someone who wasnâ€™t a danger to you just because you were near them. I was a Drakken. When they died I was away trying to save my sister who had been injured. She later died." He said softly.<br/><br/>"I came back and found out. It was a about ten days after their death. You weren't at camp. I followed your scent. It wasn't until a after that and you had been with him that I located where you were. A few days longer before I came upon you. You and him had a bond. I tested him but I was afraid to bring you harm. If you knew then other people would find out. If other people found out then you would be in danger. You had already lost your parents. I was afraid you would lose your life too. And...I wasnâ€™t there when you lost them. A part of me was afraid you would hate me for not being there to help them stay alive. Though you were so happy with Chris. I just wanted to continue seeing you happy. Even...even if it meant keeping you from knowing. The less you knew about me the safer you would be. I know now my way was wrong but Akihiko...I was trying to be a good cousin. A good family member.â€<br/><br/>He sighed and buried his face in Akiâ€™s hair for a moment. Pulling back. â€œI love you Akihiko. Of all my family...you were always the one I was closest to. I was there when you were born. Staying with my aunt and uncle. I was there up until about six months prior to the day you met Chris. I had heard dragons like me were being hunted down.<br/><br/>Chris walked over and wrapped his arms around Akiâ€™s waist. He had given enough family time. He laid his head against Akiâ€™s back. â€œYou always have me Aki-sama.â€ He said softly. â€œAlways.<br/><br/>Brian lifted his gaze. â€œI am really sorry Akihiko that I did not tell you sooner. I'm sorry for the way I went about it. Please...forgive me. I promise...no more secrets. I was doing what I thought was right. I know...I should have told you but when I found you with Chris. You seemed so much happier than I thought you were going to having just been told you had no one. I made a mistake while trying to do what was best for you. What was best for your happiness. I'm sorry.â€ He said in a soft voice. He held Aki closer even as Chris hugged him. Letting out a soft sound as he sang to him like he had many years ago.<br/><br/>Chris looked at Aki. "I didn't know. I had my suspicions about Brivariith. I had no proof. Nothing to back it up. You have each other now Aki...why don't you go from the here and now?"<br/><br/><br/>Tenshi<br/><br/>Aki's arms stayed at his sides, Magarish was stomping around like a child in his mind. Distracting him from reacting to what he was told. He closed his eyes and sighed. He didn't speak, he just soaked up the warmth and coldness from both of them.<br/><br/>He nodded into Brivariith's chest and wrapped his arms around Brivariith. His wings went from rigid to completely relaxed. Magarish snorted at the internal image of their wings flopped on the ground at their feet. 'Idiot... Vessel, you cry to much. Just burn everything to the ground already.' He snorted fire.<br/><br/>He nuzzled into Brivariith's chest, breathing in his scent.<br/><br/>The door slammed open and Bryan walked in, froze, "I'll be back in eight hours", then turned back around and slammed the door closed.<br/><br/>Aki sighed, "That idiot..."