EGO POV Zhan

Hai Kuan and I watched Yibo taking care of the little cat. He gave him milk and food, then washed him and put a few drops of anti-flea medicine on the back of his neck, after that he put him in his basket with two shirts of him and me, under a heat lamp and stroked him until he fell asleep.

This is my Yizhan. He was at this time 3 month old. Now he is two years old.

Yibo himself then lay down next to the little cat's basket and also fell asleep. It was just sweet to watch. I hoped he would be happy about the little cat. But that he would react so, I would not have thought. But it is even more beautiful to see Yibo, how he took care of the little guy like a daddy.

After Yibo fell asleep, his brother and I had a snack and then Hai Kuan said, "I'm convinced that only you are best for my brother."

"Why do you think that?" I asked.

"Because you give Yibo exactly what he needs most. Love, care, and security. Someone who is there for him, someone he can rely on. Someone on whose shoulder he can lay his head and relax. Someone to share his worries with."

"Mhhh, since I met Yibo, I realized one thing. He wants to have a normal life. He doesn't want to be limited to being a vampire. He wants nothing more than to have a simple normal life. And I'm giving him just that."

"Yes, that's what I mean. You give him what he needs most. I've only known my brother as cool and reserved. But now I see him as an open, loving, warm and hearty young man. He enjoys life, laughs a lot and is so incredibly approachable. His eyes are full of love when he looks at you."

"I know what you mean. Yibo was cool and reserved toward me at first, too. Even his apartment matched his attitude. Cold and unkind. But look around here now. Everything seems warm and inviting. The more he began to open up, the more changes could be seen. On him and in this apartment. In the beginning, he was all about sex with both of us. But, after only two or three weeks, that changed. He wanted to cuddle. To be held in my arms. Or just liked to lean against me and have his back stroked by me. He even got really jealous several times, which I never expected."

"My little brother just needed time. And you gave him that. And I think it's good that you never stumbled in your love for him and stood by it."

"That's just the way we wolves are. And yes, Yibo needed time and he still needs it. To be honest, I know how he feels about me. And I know a lot of things are going through his mind. But he's not ready to talk to me about it yet. And that's okay with me. I'll give him the time he needs."

"I just hope he doesn't take too much time. Because at some point, you're going to lose your patience too."

"You know Hai Kuan, I don't think you have to worry about that. I won't give up on Yibo so easily. And I would only go if he tells me to go."

"I think that's good and it reassures me. However, I'm also worried about Seungyoun. He's very close to Yibo and eventually the honeymoon phase with his boyfriend will be over and then he'll be around Yibo all the time again. I'm afraid he'll drive you and Yibo apart."

"Mhhh, so you consider Seungyoun dangerous too?" (Yes, yes I am making Seungyoun a bad boy in this story, and only in this story. Please you dear fans of him, forgive me this one time.)

"Have you met him before Zhan?"

"No, not until now."

"You must have seen it with your own eyes, how close he and Yibo are. It's hard to explain. There are some things I don't understand. But right now I can't say anything more about it. I need to get a better picture of the whole situation first. And when I'm ready, then I'll say it."

"Okay, take your time."

"I will. Say, we're going to your pack today, right?"

"Yes. Tonight."

"Is there anything to watch out for?"

"No, not really. We're werewolves, but you can treat us like normal humans. And if you want to know about Cheng. Well, he doesn't like it when people make fun of his passions."

"What passions?"

"Well, the passion of defending his favorite actor to the death."

"Ah haha. Yibo told me earlier what he and others have done for me. I'm still speechless about that. I really never expected something like that."

"My little brother has a great sense of justice. I remember when he called me in horror and told me what happened to his favorite actor. He was so angry because he couldn't understand how someone could do that to you. He was furious because they all took it out on you. He couldn't understand why someone would be denounced like that just because he loved and trusted someone. And he couldn't stand that suddenly everything was acting like you had harmed them just because you loved a man."

"Mhhh, that was a hard time for me back then and at some point I couldn't take all the negative, hate anymore and just didn't go anywhere online. So I didn't realize that there were still fans who were behind me. I couldn't even go out on the street anymore without being insulted or even spat on. Strangers openly attacked me on the street. I got threatening letters and packages with bloody pictures of me in them. Slashed stuffed animals with my name written on them. And to escape all that, I moved to the United States."

"I suppose Yibo doesn't know all this, does he?"

"No. I didn't want him to know."

"I think leaving was the right decision at the time. But Yibo suffered a lot from you being gone and not being able to see you all those years."

"I missed him too believe me. Yibo and I were always just on our own and that brought us closer together than maybe other siblings. Even when I started my career as an actor, Yibo was the most important person in my life. That's why I always went home to him when I had time off. I wanted to be with him. But then he seemed to have replaced me with Seungyoun and was only with him. Whenever I wanted to do something with Yibo, Seungyoun was there. So at some point I let it go and waited for Yibo to come to me on his own. But that didn't happen."

"What was it like when you moved to the United States? What was your contact like then?"

"Cool and reserved, as I told you. It's only since you've been in his life that Yibo changed and became like he was back then."

"So practically since Seungyoun wasn't around him all the time anymore or?"

"Mhm. So I'm afraid that if Seungyoun is around Yibo all the time again, he'll fall back into his old behavior patterns."

"Well, right now we can only make assumptions. All we can do at the moment is wait and see. But don't worry, I'll keep a close eye on your little brother and pay attention. Because I also think there's something wrong with this Seungyoun. There are a few things that really make me wonder. But just like you, I want to find out more before I can say anything about it."

"Then we both have the same goal. But we'd better change the subject in case Yibo wakes up."

"You're right. Tell me, what do you think about your brother being a private detective now?"

"I was very surprised by it. However, I think it's kind of a good fit for him, too. He's always been curious, after all. And he's always loved getting to the bottom of mysteries, too."

"He's really good at his job and he enjoys it. He told me he always wanted to be a nurse so he could help other people. As a private investigator, he can still help other people. Just in a different way. So I think the job is a good fit for him."

"Mhm. Even when he was a little boy, he always wanted to play doctor. I was his patient and he drew wounds on my body, which he then had to treat with plasters and bandages. Then, as he slowly grew up, he always said he wanted to be a nurse. I asked him why not a doctor. And he said because it's the nurses who nurse the patients back to health."

"He's right about that. A doctor treats the patient. But it's the others who provide the care."

"Exactly. And I'm happy for him that he now has a profession where it's also possible for him to help people. Albeit in a very different way."

"Oh, sometimes he's a nurse, too. We recently had an encounter with a chubby woman and her husband. The woman chased her husband down and beat him up because he stole a candy bar from her purse. After it was cleared up that the husband has diabetes and the wife was freaking out because she was worried about him, Yibo tended to the man's wounds. He really beamed at that. And recently, someone in my pack got hurt while training. Yibo was immediately on the spot and took care of the wound. Who knows, maybe in a few years, when the smell of blood no longer drives him crazy, he'll be able to work as a nurse again."

"Do you think that would work?"

"Mmm. I think so. If he went from the blood bags, human blood, to animal blood, maybe it could work."

"So it would be possible for him to feed on animal blood?"

"Yes. And he could even legally acquire animal blood. But since he drank human blood from day one, the transition may be difficult for him."

"But it is possible?"

"Yes absolutely."

"Wow. How do you know all this?"

"I've been in Transylvania for the past 4-5 years and have done a lot of research."

"About Count Dracula?"

"About his legend. There are several legends according to which a creature made him a creature of the night, a vampire. I was interested in what kind of creature was it? According to the legends, Count Dracula was the first vampire. But, who made him one? I went to the bottom of these questions. And in the process I learned a lot about vampires. I even got to know some vampires who feed exclusively on animal blood. I also found several ancient records of a doctor who wanted to find out how long vampires could survive without blood and whether they could be fed differently so that they could do without it."

"And?"

"Well, his research showed that by means of some herbs, it is possible for vampires to eat normal dishes. But, they still need blood. He starved one vampire to see how long it would survive without blood. After a month and a half of starvation and no blood, the vampire sank into a deep sleep that allowed him to survive. After more than 10 years, the doctor went back to the place where he hid the sleeping vampire. The vampire still looked the same as ten years before. Then the doctor let some blood run into the vampire's mouth and the vampire woke up as if nothing had ever happened."

"That's amazing. And that kind of information is in books?"

"Not in the books that are in libraries. I traveled all over Transylvania back then to find some of these valuable books. They were often owned by descendants or private collectors."

"And did you research the werewolves there, too? Because I'm sure you'd be even more interested."

"I did. Vampires and werewolves appeared around the same time back then. I read in a book the following, when Count Tepes, known as Vlad the Butcher was made a creature of the night back then, a vampire who drinks human blood, another creature created the first werewolf so that one day he could kill the vampire now known as Count Dracula."

"Wow that sounds exciting."

"It is. But even the years I spent there weren't enough to explore everything. That's why I plan to go there again someday. Because there is a book there that was written by a man who could tell fortunes. He saw everything that was going to happen in the future."

"Like Nostradamus?"

"Yes, exactly. But just in a different way. In another book, someone wrote that he had read the book and in it he read that one day there will be a vampire and a werewolf who will join forces and together they will end the war between vampires and werewolves that has been going on for centuries."

"Do you think that means you two? You and Yibo?"

"I don't think so. Because it continued to say there would be a female white wolf and a vampire. The two were doomed to fight each other. But when the vampire saw the white wolf and also saw her human form, the vampire fell in love with her and swore eternal loyalty to her. The two are also mentioned in other books. They say that a white she-wolf and a vampire have joined forces and since then vampires and werewolves only fight each other when there is no other way. So it must have already taken place."

"But it could also happen again right? You're a white wolf right? And my brother is a vampire. You joined together and your pack accepts him."

"That's what I'm trying to figure out. But also because it is said that the wolf with the white fur, is still alive. As before, she and the vampire are a couple. She cannot die as long as the vampire lives. I want to find out if this is true. I want to find that white she-wolf."

"Because she can tell you how to live on for Yibo as well?"

"Exactly. Even if Yibo doesn't tell me, I know his biggest fear is that I'll die someday and he'll be alone."

"You know him really well."

"Mhm. But please keep this to yourself. I don't want to give him false hope in case it's just rumors after all."

"I understand." Said Hai Kuan.

We looked at each other in silence for a while and finally we heard the little Yizhan, which woke Yibo up. Immediately he cuddled with the little cat and lovingly took care of it.