1. Chapter 1 (1/1)

just a little bit of fluff for redrachxo, who deserves a reward :p written ages ago so it might be awful.

disclaimer: not miiiiiiiiiiiiine, though i'm grateful for those who do own it not suing me yet.

bertrand could see vlad's eyelids drooping as he pored over the heavy book of vampire law. his... well, vlad, whatever he was to bertrand, had been on the verge of nodding off for a while now."you should really get some sleep, you know."the chosen one smiled at him. "you can't make me. you're not my tutor anymore."the older vampire rolled his eyes, hiding the sense of relief he felt at vlad's words. "no, you're right. i'm not. but you should still sleep."

vlad shrugged, and continued to stare at the page he'd been reading and rereading for the last twenty minutes. bertrand came to sit at the chair next to him and was surprised when the younger vampire slumped sideways, resting his head on his shoulder."will you read it to me?" he obliged, but he hadn't got past the second paragraph when vlad spoke again. "what are you? i mean, you're not my tutor any more... what are we?"

bertrand turned his head slightly to look at the boy who was leaning on him. "i don't get to decide that." vlad sighed impatiently."that's not an answer, bertrand. tell me what you know. that was your job, after all."his former tutor took a moment to think about it. "...secret," he answered after a while. "we're secret. that's all i know. but... you asked what i am. now i'm not your tutor."

there was a pregnant pause, and vlad sat up to raise an eye

ow in bertrand's direction. "and?"bertrand spent another half-second pretending to be very interested in the floor, and then dragged his gaze up to meet vlad's eyes. "i am what i've always been. yours."

my what? vlad thought, before his

ain caught up with his ears. "just... mine?"the older vampire nodded, looking embarrassed – vlad wasn't surprised, he'd never been good at exposing what he felt were weaknesses. "just yours."

vlad didn't know what to say to that, so he did the only thing he could. he kissed him.