Mika waited until Charlie started eating before stuffing his face with pancakes and syrup. Of course, he didn’t literally do so, he still had some pride. Ok, it wasn’t true. It was mostly the prince’s training engraved in his bone that kept him from shoving the plate down his throat.

His pride had long been stepped on and ripped out of his body by his father.

Mika nearly moaned at the taste, but held himself back just in time. He wasn’t quite sure about what Charlie would ask as a repayment for taking care of him, but he didn’t want the doctor to think about using him in a sexual way. Even if the panther was ugly and he highly doubted anyone could find him attractive, a hole was still a hole.

So instead of making noises because of the sinful meal, Mika proceeded to clean off the plate in the most majestic way he could muster with his head full of spinning pancakes. 

When his stomach started to cramp and Mika realized that he had finished all his plate, a small pout made his way on his face. The shifter looked at the empty dish with lovelorn eyes, feeling betrayed.

"I can make some for you tomorrow’s morning too, if you want. For now though, we shouldn’t overdose on sugar. Also, eating too much after having a… let’s say strict diet, is bad for the body." Charlie said with another chuckle. Mika cocked his head at the sound, not used to hearing it. He liked when the vampire did it, which seemed to be quite often. The only person around him that chuckled was his father, and when he did, it wasn’t a good sign. However, with Charlie, it seemed to be a way to show his humor toward Mika’s antics, so he didn’t start planning how to escape in the quickest way before Charlie began to hurt him like he would have done with the King. 

The legs of Charlie’s chair scraped on the floor as he got up, taking his empty plate with himself. Mika stumbled as he hurried to follow him, his hands shaking as he took the dish. The black panther waddled after Charlie, looking as lost as an abandoned duckling. 

Charlie took the plate out of Mika’s hands with a thank you and directly placed it in the dishwasher along with his own. The black haired man watched with apprehension as the vampire closed the door of the machine before turning back to face him. His hands wrung together and he picked at the skin around his nails, trying to guess what was coming next.

"What do you want to do, Mika? I took a day off so we can do whatever you feel like doing. Your bruises are still sore so maybe nothing too extreme." Charlie said with a small smile as he looked down at Mika. The young man showed a caught off guard expression before quickly concealing it behind a mask of emptiness. Mika didn’t expect the vampire to ask his opinion.

Nobody ever did.

Maybe it was a new way to toy with him, or maybe the doctor was just this good. Since the first time he saw Charlie, Mika knew that the man had a kind heart. He wanted to know if the vampire was a good person, if he was going to hurt him or save him.

He hoped it was the latter.

"Erm… Just to prepare myself, what do you want in exchange for everything you have done?" Mika asked Charlie instead of answering the question. He didn’t like meaningless talk and he was hoping the price would be lower if he didn’t borrow any more hospitality. Charlie genuinely looked confused, his pale brows furrowing in a cute frown before getting in a high arch as realization seemed to draw on him. The doctor signed, looking distressed but pissed at the same time. Mika took a step back, not liking when someone was angry around him, it rarely ended well.

"Nothing, Mika. Absolutely nothing. I did what I did because I wanted to and because you needed it. You have no obligation to repay me in any way. You can stay here as long as you want to for free. It is simple common sense to help those in need." The vampire said, making Mika look at him as if he was an alien. Mika started to fidget again, not liking how the situation was escaping. Too many unknown factors were being created and having the choice to make a decision was too new for Mika, making his little heart insecure. What would be the right answer to the Doctor? Was it a way to test him?

Seeing the distressed state that Mika was in, Charlie hummed as he tried to think of a way to make the shifter relax. The Doctor could guess that Mika grew up in a strict and abusive environment in which his opinion must not have been considered. Paired with his submissive nature, Charlie could understand why Mika was currently clenching the tip of his tail in shaking hands as it passed between his legs, his fluffy panther’s ears laying flat on his head. The black panther was nervously chewing with a pointy canine in his bottom lip, pupils wide with fear. Charlie wanted nothing more than to take the young man in his arms and soothe Mika's distress.

But he knew that the physical contact would only make it worse, so instead of following his instinct, Charlie slowly came up with a way to make Mika feel safe to stay.

"How about we make a deal, Mika? We will go with what you originally promised me, blood. If you donate your blood to the vampire’s community at least thrice a week, then you can stay here as long as the deal is going on." The Vampire said, hoping that Mika would accept the suggestion. The young man seemed startled, before thinking about it. Charlie discreetly crossed his fingers. It was a good deal, both of them would profit from it and the Doctor had chosen the number of times carefully, trying to pick one big enough that Mika felt he was contributing enough, but still small so as to not have a negative effect on his health. Charlie wanted Mika to recover from his injuries and gain a healthy body. 

Nothing was more important than Mika’s well being. 

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