1. Nijimura Shuzo: Precious Property

{Vampire AU}

Your name was (L/N) (F/N) and you were the personal blood slave in the vampire kingdom of Teikou, serving directly under the order of the Prince next in line for the throne, Nijimura Shuzo.

Nijimura was a handsome warrior renowned for his intelligence and honor. He had black locks that seemed to be made of the night sky and dark eyes that reflected the stars. His pale skin made his features stand out even more and his build was tall and muscular, trained from years and years of practice. It was the dream of every girl in the kingdom to be his bride and one day rule alongside him as king and queen.

You were chosen to be a royal blood slave from the orphanage because you were told your blood was especially delicious. They told you it carried a wonderful aroma and the vampire who tried it to make sure it was good said you were the best thing she ever tasted. You began to work at the palace from the tender age of twelve, specializing in all tasks that helped the prince. Nijimura, to your surprise, treated you kindly and was always careful when he fed from you.

It was foolish but as time wore on you grew a crush on the vampire prince. His charm made your mortal heart swoon and you knew it was next to impossible for him to return your feelings. Even if he did the king and queen wouldn't let you marry and you would have to be turned into one of them.

Lately, a high-ranking knight named Haizaki Shougo has been giving you trouble. He would follow you around the palace and tease you and it was hard to get him to leave you alone. The first time he found you he was hiding from Nijimura because he skipped out on training new recruits. He was hiding in the broom closet and you were unfortunate enough to open the door to his smirking face.

Haizaki was infamous for switching through beautiful blood slaves weekly. He would take their blood sloppily and leave them ill then switch to another woman. Rumors had it he would even drink from others' servants but there was no actual proof he did it. You had a bad feeling it was only a matter of time until he was drinking from your neck.

It was dusk as you hurried through the royal hallways with a bundle of heavy materials in your arms. You were careful not to wrinkle the neatly folded pile since they were the prince's favorite traveling cloaks. The laundry maids had a ridiculous amount of work to do so you helped out and stayed with them longer than you intended to. He would be waking soon if he wasn't already up.

You liked to wake up early to see the fading lights of the day before night fell. Vampires were weak when exposed to sunlight so everyone was accustomed to working nocturnally. It improved your eyesight but you wished you could go outside during the day and travel without needing a lantern. To you, it was the greatest luxury a blood slave had to give up.

You were almost to his room when an arm shot out from a closet and pulled you in. Gasping, you dropped the cloaks and squeaked when a large hand clasped over your mouth. The door locked behind you and you were pressed against a wall while trying to fight the grip on you. Your worst fear was confirmed when your eyes adjusted and spiky ash-colored hair and narrowed silver eyes stared lustfully at you.

"You really are something, aren't you, (Y/N)?" Haizaki chuckled quietly. He ran his pale finger up your waist to your chin and held you in place. It was a fruitless attempt for an unarmed human to try to take on a vampire.

"What is it, Sir Haizaki?" You demanded. Your polite tone was laced with venom and you glared at him with all your might, hoping that maybe, just maybe, it would intimidate him.

He rolled his eyes at your attempt and cocked his head to the side. "I told you to call me by my first name, (Y/N). Didn't I make that clear last time?"

He pinched your arm and you gritted your teeth from crying out in pain. The last time he had you alone for no less than five minutes you were left with severe bruises. He was absolutely ruthless.

"Yes you did, Shougo." You replied in an icy tone. "Now I must go to Prince Shuzo's room and assist him for his morning routine."

"Shuzo is a big boy and can get ready himself." Haizaki retorted. His eyes dilated and flashed red and he licked his lips. "If anything, you should go to my room and help me."

You visibly paled. "Sh-Shougo, you know it's illegal to drink from His Highness' personal blood slave. Think about what you're doing."

"Shut up with the rules, you damn blood bag." Haizaki growled.

He spun you around and held your arms and waist with one arm and your head with the other so your neck was right in the open. His hot breath tickled your neck and you felt panicked tears gather in the corner of your eyes. You struggled against his iron grip and tried to call for help but your cries were muffled when his hand clamped back over your mouth.

"Food always looks better on other people's plates." He purred.

Haizaki's sharp fangs slid out of his gums and you shrieked against his hand. He tightened his grip and you wailed in pain, thrashing with all your might against him. Tears began to fall down your cheeks when he licked your neck and you braced yourself. You were a lamb in the hands of a lion.

Right as Haizaki's fangs touched your neck the door exploded. He let you go in shock and you fell to the ground, gasping for breath since his grip was cutting off your oxygen. You looked up to your savior and saw Nijimura standing in the doorway with his face full of emotion: rage.

Nijimura pulled you to your feet and turned you away so he was shielding you. "Are you hurt?" He asked worriedly, scanning you from head to toe. He gently ran his fingers over your neck and let out a small sigh of relief when he realized it was free of twin punctures.

"I-I'm fine," you weakly reassured. You were unconsciously gripping onto his sleeve and your knees wobbled and you gave him a fake smile. "It's nothing, Prince Shuzo."

"Stay back," he ordered. You nodded and he turned back to Haizaki and clenched his fists. "What were you thinking, Shougo?"

The other vampire shrugged, trying to play it off coolly as he ran his hand through his hair. "I was checking her pulse for you. You can't have a weak royal blood slave, right?"

"If you ever come within fifty feet of (Y/N) ever again, I will personally punish you." Your heart fluttered when he said your name and felt privileged that he would say something like that for you.

"You're threatening one of Teikou's best knights in history for a snack?" Haizaki snorted. "I never would've thought you would go soft. She's not even that nice to look at an-"

Haizaki was cut off when Nijimura sped forwards in a blur and uppercut him in the jaw. He slammed the knight against the wall in a bone-crushing grip and his strength greatly overtook the other. Your attacker wheezed and clawed at the prince's grip, quickly losing power and growing limp.

"Never come back to Teikou." Nijimura ordered in a deathly tone. He threw Haizaki against the ground and a cracking sound echoed, blood dampening the floor. "Now get out of my sight."

Haizaki groaned in pain and hissed curses under his breath as he shakily got to his feet. He staggered past you with a death glare and you backed away and stood against the wall so he wouldn't touch you. You watched him leave and Nijimura crossed over to you and ran his fingers over your neck again.

"I apologize for his behavior. Seijuro warned me to get rid of him and I should have listened sooner. This is my fault for putting you in danger." He murmured.

Your cheeks heated up and you shook your head. "It's not your fault, Your Highness. I just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when Haizaki was in a frisky mood."

"This isn't the first time this is happened, is it?" You remained silent and he lowered his voice. "Why didn't you tell me this?"

"I-it's just never been that big of a deal. He just followed me around a few times and that's it. I didn't consider the fact that you would be worried since I'm just your blood slave." You bowed your head, not daring to look up at him. "I'm sorry, Prince Shuzo."

Nijimura sighed and tilted up your chin and you stared up at him confusedly while butterflies swarmed in your stomach. "You're more than just my blood slave, (Y/N). The ranking may say you're below me and I shouldn't care but you've been with me for so long it's hard not to. If something like this ever happens to you, you have to tell me. I don't want you getting hurt or being uncomfortable if I can stop it."

You smiled, practically glowing at his words. "Thank you, Your-"

"Call me Shuzo," he interrupted. He made you loop your arm around his and led you out of the damaged closet. "From now on I'm going to have to keep an eye on you. I can't let anyone else try to harm my precious property."

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If it's not obvious enough, I've never written or really read about Niji before :c

What do you think of the AU? I couldn't think of anything and I was wondering if you guys liked it. I grew up in the Lord of the Rings fandom so I'm adept to writing AUs of almost every kind (except western .-.).

Anywho, the line right now is Mirdorima, Aomine, Kise, and Nigou~

I don't accept lemons on this series and I try to keep everything above a mild lime. It's hard for me to write the frickle frackle and when I do write it, it takes a while because I have the maturity of Ash Ketchum 7 times out of 10.

Lots of love, Cora-chan <3