Satisfied that his tactics worked, he let Trixxtal once again speak to the boy they now knew was named Protettore. He carefully eyed the Protettore, watching him shake with fear while he stepped towards a nightstand. The child reached out for a photograph but Trixxtal grabbed it first. As he scanned the contents of the picture, his eyes widened with suprised, and the blond brought it before Jecht. Jecht's face showed an equally shocked expression when he gazed into the image of a family that looked almost idental to Trixxtal's brother's. The only difference was that there was no baby; he was replaced by the older boy in the room with them.
"It can't be a coincidence that his name is Protettore and that his parents look exactly like your brother and sister-in-law. The only thing that doesn't match is his age, but our pirate ship is very difficult to find out on sea, so you could have received the photo and letter a long time after it was sent. I think this kid is your nephew."he reasoned calmly, returning his attention to the frightened boy.
Snot ran down Protettore's nose because of his crying from earlier. This made Jecht wonder how in the world this kid was a vampire, but then he remembered that he is Jecht. Of course he'd be scared of a badass like him!
"Anyways, Protettore, how long have you been here by yourself?"he interrogated, though this time from a distance and without a knife. If the boy's parents were only taken recently, then perhaps there was hope that they could rescue Trixxtal's brother and sister-in-law. On the other hand, if it was awhile ago, then hope was slim. "And do you know who took your parents away?"
TOUYA SOHMA
27 years old
Snake of the zodiac
Touya's parents hated him and the feeling was mutual, so he grew up with constant anger and developed a distrust for anybody who was not a member of the zodiac like he was. He despises most people and cares only about the other zodiac members, with the exception of Saiyuri, whom he loathes almost as much as he detests outsiders. Since he has no idea how the curse can be broken, Touya is protective of the zodiac members and his top priority is to keep the secret from being exposed. He is an intimidating man who rarely shows affection, but he does have his soft spots and he doesn't like it when those he cares for are hurt. His best friend is Daisuke, even though their personalities are so different, and to this day he visits him daily.
When he was 20 Touya fell in love with a girl named Maki Kuromu, who was comically a snake charmer for a travelling circus. She was the first outsider he learned to trust and she accepted him despite the curse, which made Touya love her even more. He married her against Saiyuri's wishes and lived off of the estate for awhile until she died in a car accident three years ago. After her death he sold their old house and moved into Daisuke's home for a few months until he felt okay enough to live on his own again.
A year later Touya discovered Hayato was being abused by his parents after hearing him crying due to a window being open. Angered that a child was being hurt, especially a member of the zodiac, like a predator seeking it's prey he barged into the house and knocked out Hayato's parents before carrying Hayato away to safety. After Tamaki arrested them and Hayato was nursed back to health by Shou, Touya became Hayato's official guardian because Hayato was scared of everyone besides Touya, since he remember Touya saving him. Touya was hesitant to become a father figure, but he wasn't just about to abandon him, so he agreed. Like a newborn chick imprinting on it's mother, Hayato became extremely attached to him and for the first few months followed Touya everywhere he went. Eventually Hayato started to feel comfortable around other people, especially zodiac members, so Touya started paying Adeku to babysit him whenever he was busy.
Touya hates cooking and can barely work anything in the kitchen, so he and Hayato usually go to Daisuke's house to eat.