Bloody Ice

Ice or Darkness

Jack’s P.o.V.

The ride to this ‘crypt’ was uncomfortable to say the least, Henry glaring at me in the rear view mirror when I tried to talk to him. But I just wanted to fix things, badly. Vlad had become an important fragment in my life and I had to get him back, at all costs. I had discovered that my feelings for him really were love, had it been anything else, I would have been able to walk away. 

“Ah…” Vlad cried out suddenly, making Henry slam on the brakes suddenly in the, luckily, empty street. 

“Another stomach pain?! You startled the crap out of me.” Henry exclaimed, slowly starting to drive again as Vlad clutched his stomach and shuddered in pain. 

“Stomach pains? How long has he been having stomach pains? Has he gone to a doctor?” I asked, worried as I leaned forward and tried to touch the trembling frame of my beloved. I wanted to comfort him, but my hands just passed through him. 

“The last week or so. Since he started talking to me again and acting strange.” Henry admitted despite the look he got from Vlad. I swallowed, frowning deeply. Things that Pitch had done to him, what if what he’d done was the cause of this. I didn’t know how it worked when a spirit came inside of living being, what if it was poisoning him? I needed to contact Tooth, she’d likely know. 

“Henry, stop with the joke. I’m in pain, I’m not in the mood for f*****g jokes.” Vlad growled, at Henry and I flinched at the harshness with which he spoke. 

Vlad’s P.o.V.

I wished Henry would cut it out with the imaginary friend act, I was feeling awful. Hateful even! Pain ripped through me again as we pulled up to the Crypt. It felt as if I’d eaten a bowl full of glass. Maybe if I fed on Snow again, it would ease the pain again for while. I got out the car and rushed for the door the Crypt, hearing Henry follow close behind me. He was muttering like he was talking to himself and I just ignoring it, finding Snow and dragging her out to the alley. 

“You’re really eager tonight, Vlad.” Snow said with a sweet giggle. I wanted to believe she was beautiful to me, that she could fill the aching hole in my heart. But she couldn’t. Her blood was the only thing I could truly stomach. 

“It was just a stressful week and Henry has been acting odd today. I just...need a distraction..and some blood. Please.” I said, feeling guilty at my selfishness. But I needed this. 

“Of course, silly.” She said, brushing her hair from her neck. I flashed forward and bit down without hesitation despite the darkness looming in my head. 

Jack’s P.o.V. 

“Henry, I’ll be back. I have to call someone and ask someone an important question.” I said to the human who nodded, sitting with a group of goths. I slipped outside as called on the wind, letting it carry me away to the Tooth Palace. I was lucky to catch her there, carefully organizing teeth into their appropriate memory containers.

“Tooth, hey…” I said, approaching her slowly. She looked up and smiled kindly at me. 

“Afternoon, Jack! What do I owe the visit?” She asked me and I looked down as I began to explain. 

“Vlad...he doesn’t remember me...or believe in me anymore. But there’s...something wrong with him. He’s...having stomach pains. Apparently rather often.” I said, feeling my heart ache for my beloved. Tooth blinks up at me, the blushes brightly. 

“Well...I have a few rather sensitive questions to ask you then. But it’s to help figure out if its the reason why he’s hurting…” She said hesitantly. 

“O-okay...Go ahead and ask then.” I said, biting my lip. 

“Have you and Vlad...had...sex?” She asked slowly, blushing even more. I felt myself blush now too. 

“Well...yeah...a lot...actually.” I admitted, going for honest in hopes that it would help. 

“Oh no...are you..I mean...is he...er...Who...tops?” She stuttered out, clearly embarrassed. 

“Vlad does…” I replied, unable to meet her eyes, biting my lip harded. 

“Oh...Well then that’s not the problem.” She said, sounding relieved. I looked up at her, frowning.

“What do you mean? What problem would have come if I was top?” I asked, trying not to look too confused and concerned. 

“Well...us spirits can have children with humans. Normally two human males can’t have children. But a spirit and a human can have children together regardless of gender as long as the spirit in the gay relationship is the top. Though there are rare cases of male spirits getting pregnant, it’s unlikely. But since he’s top, he’s not pregnant. The pain could have been his body fight the magic of a developing womb.” She explained, smiling at me gently. I paled as my stomach twisted, feeling sick.

“But, Tooth. Pitch...raped Vlad...He topped him...you cleaned him up. We both saw...the blood and the..the…” I couldn’t finish the sentence as I gagged. Tooth gasped and covered her mouth. 

“You’re right! B-But it’ll be okay...it only happened once. The pain is just the forming of the womb. Pitch would have to do it again to get him pregnant and we locked up. He won’t touch him. You need to focus on getting him to remember you somehow. I’m worried about him. I’ve been having baby Tooth check on him and he hasn’t been faring well.” Tooth said, frowning and grasping my shoulders to stop the pacing I had taken up. Suddenly, said baby Tooth flitted up and whisper in her ear, making her gasp again. 

“Oh no...Jack, Pitch has escaped. You have to go protect Vlad! It’s likely he knows what he can do to him.” She cried, but I was already off on the wind before she had finished talking. I was formulating a horrible, dirty plan that would at least make Vlad believe in me and beat Pitch to the punch.