Pandora ran into his room, slamming the door behind him. He ran to his bed and flopped on it, burring his face in his pillows. "Artemis is right, I'll never find anyone, I'm going to be alone for eternity..."

A soft knock came to the door, and without opening it, Xander appeared inside the room, making his way to the bed. "That isn't true...if you were listening to me, the only reason I rejected you is because I don't want you hurt..."

"It hurts more to be rejected than I'm sure anything else would... No one has ever loved me, no one. Everyone always likes Artemis better, they see me, and just when I think that maybe I might have a chance, they see Artemis. The instant they meet Artemis has them trapped, and they're taken away from me...I go on day by day, smiling happily to everyone that comes in, that fake smile plastered on my face. But though it all I'm never bitter to anyone, not even Artemis....but nothing good ever comes to me."

"Something good will come to you eventually. You're brother only does that because he has no substance. The outside is all he uses, but you have both. And if no one has noticed that yet, then they aren't worth your time, kid. I'm a monster, killing indiscriminately, taking what I wanted, when I wanted. Be it sex, power, or anything in between, it was mine for the taking. But you're not like that, which is why to put it frankly, I find you too good for me." Xander whispered, sitting down on the edge of the bed. "You'd probably be the best thing ever to walk into my wretched life, but I'd be selfish to take it because I know I'm not the best for you..."

Pandora sat up, looking at Xander, his eyes full of sorrow. "You're just going to leave me here to drown in my misery like all the others, aren't you? You're not even going to try..." Tears swelled up in his green eyes, his lower lip trembled.

"W-why would you want me to stay?" Xander asked quietly.

"Because you're the only one who's cared for me, you're the only one who hasn't given into my brother's lustful ways.... you seem to think I'm worth something....if you didn't you would have struck me and Artemis, but you didn't you pulled me out of the way....if you didn't think anything of me, you wouldn't be here now...you're not as much of a monster as you think....or at least I don't think you are..." Pandora gently placed both hands on his upper arm, holding it gently.

"Hell, even if I none of this was a factor, I wouldn't know the first thing. My lover was slain the same night I was turned... it's been twenty five hundred years since I've been in a relationship..."

"And I've never been in one, so we're pretty much in the same boat...." Pandora murmured softly, his hands still on the other's upper arm.

"But that's not the only problem!" Xander exclaimed, shaking away Pandora's hands, and jumping to his feet. "I'm a monster! He was killed because I wasn't strong enough! And to torment me more, I was turned into this!" He screamed, darting out of the room and down to the bar. the tip top

"But-..." Pandora began but it was too late, he dropped his hands and looked down, tears swelling in his eyes, they trickled down his face and dripped off his chin into his lap. "You're not a monster...." He whispered. He stood up and ran after him.

---

Pandora came into his room, he fell face first onto the floor and laid there after shutting the door. His bloody tears pooled on the floor as he laid there, staring at nothing. "Artemis was right all along..." He whispered.

Gin knocked on the door loud enough so that Pandora could hear him. "Hey, your brother wants you down stairs." He wrinkled his nose slightly at the smell of blood.

"Gin seriously, I would like to talk to you..." Damion looked at the other male, his nose wrinkled at the smell of blood as well.

Pandora didn't reply, he just laid there as tears streamed down his face and onto the floor.

Gin sighed loudly and opened it. He closed it before Damion could say another word. He glanced over at Pandora and his eyes softened. He walked over and crouched beside him, laying a hand on his back. "Hey, what's the matter?"

Damion groaned, seeing how Gin was acting towards him. He placed his head on the door, thinking through what he needs to do.

"I'm going to live for eternity, alone..." Pandora replied softly, more tears seeping from his eyes.

"That's not true," said Gin as he gently rubbed Pandora's back. "You're only alone if you force yourself to be." He sighed softly at the memory of being in isolation. He shook his head and turned his attention back to the vampire. "You shouldn't give up. You should continue fighting even when you feel like you can't."

"Why? No matter what I do, or how nice I am or how hard I try, I'm always rejected...I'm just not as attractive as Artemis...he was right, I'll never find love..." Pandora sobbed softly.

Gin gave a short, dry laugh. "Is that what's this about? People finding your brother more attractive?" He shook his head. "I know how that feels, but I got over it and reached out to people, tch, what good that did me, but I still met interesting people." He moved into a comfortable position. "It takes a lot of looking to find the right person and sometimes if feels like they're right for you when they're not," he said as he glanced over at the door. "But don't give up. There's plenty of people out there, but you just have to be willing to look."

"I've been looking for over 200 years...I've never been in a relationship, I've never even been kissed..." Pandora muttered softly, lifting his head slightly.

"It's better to look for the right one, then to rush into a relationship with one that isn't right." Gin ran a hand through his hair. "I was an idiot for doing that."

Pandora slowly pulled himself up, trying to wipe his eyes some. "I'm sorry we had to meet like this, I'm Pandora."

"I'm Gin." He pointed at the door. "The jackass out there is Damion."

Pandora sniffled softly and sat completely up. "Thank you..."

"For what?" asked Gin.

"Talking to me... I still don't think that I'll ever find anyone for me but I feel a bit better..." Pandora hugged himself.

Gin snorted. "If you keep on thinking like that then it will be true. Change your way of thinking and you'll find someone."

"I've been so optimistic all my life..." Pandora sighed. "I wish it were just as easy as asking a guy if he was the right one..."

Gin shook his head. "Not that easy. You have to learn the hard way to tell if someone is right for you."

"The only person who ever cared about me, just left me, he ran away from me...." Pandora's eyes teared up again.

Gin rubbed Pandora's back. "And what about me? I wouldn't be sitting here and talking with you if I didn't care about you."

Pandora rubbed his cheek with his knuckles. "You care about me? But you barely know me."

Gin just shrugged. "We have a lot of things in common and if your brother won't look after you, then I will."

"Do you mean that?" Pandora looked at him. "You have no attractions to Artemis?"

Gin snorted. "I don't care about him, but my brother better be careful. A lot of people have been wanting him."

Pandora looked at him, rubbing his stained cheek slightly.

Gin gave him a small smile. "Let's get you cleaned up and downstairs. Alright?"

"What for?" Pandora asked softly, sniffling.

"Your brother wants you downstairs and I want you to meet my brother," said Gin.

Pandora frowned deeply. "What does he want me for?"

Gin just shrugged. "I don't know."

"Probably just to bad mouth me some more."

Gin frowned. "Well, if he's going to bad mouth you, then I'll bad mouth him."

Pandora looked at him. "why are you so kind to me?"

"I don't like seeing people treated badly by others, especially by their families. I know how it feels to be treated like that," said Gin.

"Would you-...hn...nevermind." Pandora slowly stood up.

Gin stood up as well. "Would I what?"

"Nothing. It was a stupid thought...." Pandora replied, scratching the back of his head.

Gin gave him a look. "Tell me."

"No, really, it was nothing..." Pandora gave a fake smile.

Gin sighed softly. "Okay..."

Pandora turned his back to the other. "It's just I want so badly to have someone, to love someone and be loved in return..."

"I wish I could love you, but with me I need someone who will be willing to tame my wild side," said Gin. "I'm a uke that acts like a seme. Aggressive, doesn't like to be dominated by others, but I will submit when the right person comes a long."

Damion chuckled from the other side of the door. He lifted his head from the door, a smirk on his lips hearing his ex's words.

"Will... will you give me a chance?" Pandora murmured, suddenly flinching and holding it, his face looking as though he were bracing for an impact.

Gin gave him a small smile and leaned in to nuzzle his cheek. "Of course, but you will have to show me that you will be able to tame me."

"I will do my best." Pandora leaned in and give him a soft kiss on the lips.

Gin returned the kiss a little roughly. "That's all I'm asking for."

Pandora smirked at the roughness, his Uke side kicking in. "I see what you mean by needing tamed." It was as though he were a different person.

"Good," said Gin with a smirk.

Pandora slid his hand into Gin's, rubbing his cheek on his shoulder. "Shall we return downstairs?"

"We shall." Gin walked over to the door and opened it quickly and with more force than needed, hoping to hit Damion with it.

Damion moved back, just as the door was opened. His red eyes narrowing slightly at the young male in front of him. "Seems you're done talking. Now I can I have a word with you?"

Gin narrowed his eyes and bared his teeth in a warning growl. "I do not wish to talk with the likes of you."

Damion smirked, cocking his head to the side. "Really? Do you really think you can scare me that way?"

Pandora gently gripped Gin's hand, glaring at the other male.

Damion chuckled seeing the vampire standing next to his ex. "Wow... The sniffling vampire came from his bedroom. This have nothing to do with you, now get down stairs like a good boy. I have to talk with Gin for a few minutes."

Gin gently squeezed Pandora's hand in return. "I don't want to talk with you, Damion, and leave Pandora alone."

Pandora pulled his fist back and punched Damion across his face hard, growling. "You've no right to talk to me like that in my brother's building."

Damion chuckled, spitting blood from his mouth. His red eyes staring at the vampire. "No right, eh? I believe I can do as I please." He folded his arms across his chest. His eyes went to Gin beside the vamp. "Hmph! You say that you don't want to talk then I would take you to the nearest room and tie you up myself. Then we'll talk with out you trying anything..."

Gin gave Damion a deadly glare. "If you try that I will rip you apart and let the crows feast on what's left of your corpse."

Damion laughed. "I would love to see that, Gin. Really, I do."

Gin snorted and turned to head to the stairs. "I've gotten stronger over these years. I'm not that dog that you could yank around and beat."

Damion chuckled, watching him head towards the stairs. His hands slid into his pockets wondering down the stairs before them. A smirk still holding his lips as he head down to the The Tip Top.

Pandora looked at Gin. "Are you ok?"

"I'll be fine," said Gin as he relaxed once Damion was gone.

"Maybe we should wait up here."

"For a few minutes. I still need to talk with Kynan." Gin ran a hand through his hair.

Pandora frowned. "Why?"

"He's my older brother and I haven't seen him in three years," said Gin. "Plus, my ex will probably make him think he's done something to me and Kynan will either try to kill Damion or plan the most painful ways to kill him."

Pandora nodded. "Alright." He gripped his hand gently.

Gin gently squeezed Pandora's hand in return. "Thanks."

"Shall we then?" Pandora kissed his cheek.

Gin blushed slightly and nodded. "Alright."

"But first." Pandora pulled Gin close, kissing his lips firmly and deeply.

Gin growled softly into the kiss and returned it just as firmly and deeply.



Pandora licked the other's lips gently.

Gin hesitated for a moment, then parted his lips for him.

Pandora gently slid his tongue into Gin's mouth.

Gin slowly brushed his tongue against Pandora's.

Pandora gently sucked the other's tongue into his mouth.

Gin moaned softly when his tongue was sucked on and wrapped his arms around Pandora's neck, pulling himself closer.

Pandora gently pressed his leg up between Gin's rubbing his tongue firmly to the other's.

Gin moaned slightly louder as he rubbed his tongue back. He ran one of his hands through Pandora's hair.

Pandora gently rubbed the other male's lower back.

Gin arched his back, pressing himself to his lover, as he broke the kiss for air.

Pandora smiled softly, still holding him close.

Gin rested his head on Pandora's shoulder, panting softly.

Pandora nuzzled his temple. "Are you ok?" He asked sexily.

Gin purred softly. "I'm more than okay."

Pandora smiled. "Oh?"

Gin gave him a small smile. "I'm actually happy for once."

Pandora nipped Gin's ear gently. "As am I." He whispered softly.

Gin purred softly and closed his eyes.

Pandora ran his fingers through his lover's hair, nuzzling him gently.

Gin moaned softly and leaned into Pandora's caresses, wanting more.

Pandora massaged his scalp.

"That feels so wonderful, Pandora..." Gin nuzzled his neck.

"I can give you a full body massage if you'd like...." Pandora whispered sexily.

Gin purred loudly. "Sounds lovely."

"Go ahead and lay on my bed..." Pandora purred softly in his ear.

Gin smirked softly. "You'll have to make me."

Pandora picked him up and pinned him to the bed, smirking.

Gin growled softly and leaned up to gently nip at Pandora's neck.

Pandora nipped back, a bit harder.

Gin gently nipped at his lover's pulse point.

Pandora moans softly, pressing his thigh between the other's legs.

Gin growled softly and arched his hips, rubbing his crotch against Pandora's thigh.

Pandora whispered hotly in his ear. "Do you want something?"

"Yes." Gin gave Pandora a lustful look. "And I'm sure you want the same thing."

"Are you so sure?" Pandora smirked.

Gin bucked his hips again. "Quite."

Pandora murred and rubbed firmly against him, kissing and nipping his neck.

Gin arched his neck and moaned softly.

Pandora bit his neck a bit, running his hands up his shirt.

Gin arched his body into Pandora's caresses, growling softly.

Pandora gently caressed his nipples.

Gin gasped, then moaned loudly, arching his back.

"Enjoying yourself?" Pandora murrered as he bent down to lick his nipples.

Gin purred loudly. "Yes..."

Pandora sucked on his nipple gently.

Gin moaned softly and leaned his head back, closing his eyes.

Pandora nipped his nipple gently, moving his kissing and nipping slowly down the other male's body.

Gin groaned and arched his body when Pandora nipped at his nipple. He moaned softly when he nipped at a sensitive spot on his side.

Pandora moaned and murred. "mmm... Gin....ahn...."

"Pandora..." Gin whimpered loudly.

Pandora's shaft pressed against his jeans as he kissed the other male's hips.

Gin arched his hips slightly. "Pan..."

Pandora unbuttoned his pants and unzipped them.

Gin ran his hands along Pandora's chest and slowly down to his jeans. He ran his fingers against his button for a moment, then unbuttoned and unzipped them, growling softly.

Pandora carefully withdrew Gin's shaft from his pants, rubbing his fingers down his tenderly.

Gin moaned softly and bucked his hips slightly.

Pandora flicked his tongue over the tip, blushing softly as he did so.

Gin purred loudly.

Pandora engulfed the head and gently sucked.

Gin moaned softly as he gripped the sheets.

Pandora slowly sucked down more and more.

Gin whimpered as he tried to restrain himself from bucking into his lover's mouth.

Pandora engulfed the entire thing, sucking it down his throat.

Gin moaned loudly and arched his back.

Pandora flexed his throat and fondled the other male's sac.

Gin groaned and bucked his hips. "I'm close..."

Pandora deep throated his shaft hard and deep, wanting him to cum.

Gin gave a loud cry as he came in his lover's mouth.

Pandora swallowed.

Gin panted softly as he closed his eyes. "It's been too long..."

Pandora rested his head against Gin's thigh, smiling warmly.

After Gin regained himself he sat up to look down at his lover. He smiled back at him. "Thank you for becoming my mate, Pandora."

"And thank you for becoming mine. You don't know what your affection means to me." Pandora nuzzled his thigh gently.

Gin purred softly and laid back. "I'm so happy that fate is finally shining down on me."

Pandora groaned softly at his boner poking the bed. "Me too..." He murred and smiled.

Gin gave a lustful growl. "Pan..." He spread his legs farther apart in invitation and ran a hand down his chest and stomach.

Pandora blushed softly. "Yes, my lover?" He purred and kissed his thigh.

Gin growled softly. "I want you to mark me as your own."

"Where?" Pandora flicked his long tongue over his limp shaft.

Gin groaned softly. "Anywhere."

"A bite mark?" Pandora continued to flick his tongue over his member.

Gin nodded and arched his hips. "I also want you to take me and make me yours."

Pandora kissed Gin's thigh softly then moved up to his neck, making a trail of kisses on his way up. He made a soft suck mark on his neck, then slowly sunk his fangs into his neck. His shaft rubbed against Gin's tight hole gently.

Gin moaned softly at the slightly pain and arched his back slightly. He entangled a hand in his lover's hair, gently gripping it.

Pandora rubbed a bit firmer, sliding his hardening shaft along the other male's tight hole as he pulled back his fangs.

The hound arched his hips and pressed himself against Pandora's shaft in want. He hissed slightly when the fangs were removed and roughly nipped at his lover's neck.

"Make me yours...." Pandora purred, exposing his neck to the other, his precum lubing his shaft and the other's hole.

Gin tightened his grip on Pandora's hair as he sunk his fangs into his neck, growling loudly in a possessive manner.

Pandora moaned out loudly and arched his back, his shaft head pushing against his hole harder.

Gin moaned and soon removed his fangs, lapping at the blood that was coming out of the wound.

"Shall I?" Pandora whispered, pushing against his hole a bit more.

Gin gave Pandora's neck one last lick. "You shall."

Pandora slowly started to push in.

Gin groaned softly and arched his hips slightly.

Pandora slowly pushed it all in.

Gin growled softly and smiled at his lover.

"I'll wait until you're used to it."

"Thank you, Pan." in took a deep breath and slowly let it out, relaxing his body. A minute or two later Gin nodded. "I'm ready."

Pandora slowly started to move his hips.

Gin moaned softly and rolled his hips.

Pandora bucked deeply, rubbing against his sweet spot.

Gin moaned loudly and bucked his hips. "Harder, Pan..."

Pandora moved harder.

Gin arched his back, groaning loudly.

Pandora kissed him deeply.

Gin wrapped his arms around his neck and kissed him just as deeply.

Pandora licked his lips and bucked.

Gin parted his lips to let out a moan.

Pandora slid his tongue gently into his mouth.

Gin growled softly and rubbed his tongue against Pandora's.

Pandora moaned softly.

Gin gently entangled his fingers in his lover's hair.

Pandora bucked faster and deeper, his moans rising in volume. His face began to turn brighter shades of red, after all, he was a virgin.

Gin wrapped his legs around Pandora's waist and ran his nails down his back, moaning in pleasure.

Pandora moaned out loudly from the pain and pleasure. "Oh Gin..." He groaned.

Gin growled loudly and arched his hips some.

Pandora groaned and bucked.

Gin moaned and roughly nipped at his lover's neck.

Pandora moaned and bucked harder.

Gin arched his hips so that Pandora would hit his sweet spot. "Faster..."

Pandora bucked faster, moaning loudly and griping the other's hips.

Gin howled out in pleasure. "Yes!"

Pandora thrusted harder and faster, pounding his sweet spot.

Gin screamed out and arched his back. "I'm close..."

Pandora nodded. "Me too..." He gasped out.

Gin tightly gripped the sheets and arched his back, moaning loudly.

Pandora thrust in deep, pressing his shaft to his sweet spot. He shot his seed into Gin.

Gin howled loudly and soon came as well.

Pandora kissed him deeply, clinging to him tight as he felt his lover clench.

Gin wrapped his arms around Pandora's neck as he moaned into the kiss.

Pandora's body shuddered several times as he held his longing, beloved kiss.

Gin kissed him lovingly and passionately, enjoying this moment.

Pandora murred in his throat.

Gin broke the kiss and leaned his head back, panting softly.

Pandora nuzzled Gin's neck gently.

Gin smiled softly and closed his eyes, purring.

Pandora turned his head and yawned. "Oh, dear... forgive me." He chuckled softly. "I must be a bit tired..."

Gin nuzzled his lover's neck. "It's okay. We can rest if you want."

"That would be nice." Pandora cuddled him.

Gin snuggled close to him, purring softly.

Pandora closed his eyes and started to drift off.

Gin closed his eyes and curled up close to him, starting to drift to sleep.

Pandora fell into a soft sleep, a small smile on his lips.

Gin drifted into a light sleep, his head resting on Pandora's chest.

Pandora fell into a deeper sleep.

Gin snuggled close to his lover as he slept.

---

Gin groaned softly as he started to wake up. He opened his eyes, blinking a few times, then stretched.

Pandora was in his shower, humming softly and beautifully from his shower.

Gin rolled over onto his stomach and smiled softly, enjoying his feeling of happiness.

Pandora moaned softly from the warmth of the water.

Gin sat up and stretched like a cat would, yawning.

Pandora washed his hair.

Gin glanced over at the bathroom door and sighed softly.

Pandora shook his long hair out like a dog and grabbed a towel. One hand turned off the shower as the other unraveled the towel. Once the shower was off, he wrapped the towel around his waist and walked back into his room.

Gin smiled happily when he saw Pandora. "About time you got out. I was getting bored waiting for you."

Pandora smiled. "Sorry, I wanted to wash up for work."

Gin whined softly. "Do you have to work?"

"Artemis is my boss, so of course I have to work..." Pandora sighed as he got dressed.

Gin sighed softly. "I wish you could take a day off."

"Artemis would never allow it... he'd work me to death if he could..." Pandora sighed again.

Gin frowned and sat up. "We'll just have to talk to Artemis about it and make him allow it."

"I'm not really in the mood to be shot at..." Pandora whined softly.

Gin growled softly. "If he so much as threatens you I'll bite one of his fingers off."

"Now, now, that's not necessary..." Pandora replied as he brushed his long hair.

"Well, I don't like the idea of him treating you like that." Gin crossed his arms. "You are my mate and I will bite anyone that tries to harm you."

Pandora braided his hair back, the streak of white in his hair hanging down over his face.

Gin watched his lover, then sighed softly.

Pandora sighed and sprayed himself with body spray.

Gin whined softly and gave him a pleading look. "Pan, don't leave."

Pandora leaned down and kissed him softly. "I wish I didn't have to babe... why not come down with me?"

Gin purred softly into the kiss. "Alright. Just because I don't want to be away from you."

Pandora smiled. "I'll wait for you to get ready."

Gin smiled back. "Okay, love. Let me get a shower and dressed."

"Ok, I'll wait... I just hope Artemis doesn't come storming up here and drags me down by my hair again...." Pandora sat down on the bed.

Gin slid off the bed and kissed his cheek. "If he does I'll rip out a chunk of his hair."

"If you have to, you should rip out the part in his hair that's white... when he dyed his hair pink he kept the white streak we both have to annoy me." Pandora chuckled.

Gin grinned as he walked over to the bathroom. "Sounds good." He gave Pandora a small smile, then disappeared into the bathroom, closing the door behind himself.

Pandora thought to himself as he sat there, cutting his hair might be a good idea.

Gin walked out about ten minutes later, fully dressed and was rubbing his hair with a towel. "Done."

Pandora jumped slightly, snapping back to reality. "Oh! Ok, shall we?" He stood up and opened the door.

Gin dropped the towel on the floor in a corner and walked over to Pandora, taking his hand. "What's the matter?"

Pandora smiled. "Nothing, I was thinking."

Gin smiled back and kissed his cheek. "Okay."

Pandora smiled and lead him to the tip top.

Gin happily followed after his lover.