Look To The Stars : A Vampire Hunter D Tale

Part 1 : Remembrance

Yay! I have a new series! So, let me warn you about the 's. They mean flashbacks…so don't get confused! And with that, I leave you….ENJOY!

The town's people were silent. Hateful glares came across their peaty faces, as the two hunters rode silently into view. The sun emerged from the grey clouds that hung above the town, once the hunters arrived.

"Is it over?" an old man asked, the only who had the courage to step forth and speak to the hunters.

"For now," the young maiden answered, a small smile placed on her dainty lips, looking down at the elder from atop her large, bay, cyborg horse. The elder frowned and opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by a small child's head, peaking out from behind the maiden's back.

"The children!" a woman exclaimed, running up to grab a small boy from the bay horse. Other children emanated from behind the hunter's backs, and soon the entire village was buzzing with happiness.

"You have done your job," the elder said, watching the families reunite with their children. He suddenly scowled and looked at the hunters. "Now get out."

"You haven't paid us yet," the maiden said, her smile slightly disappearing.

"And I'm not going too," the old man answered, the rest of the town becoming silent. They looked up and their glares returned. All save for the children. The maiden sighed with a frown and slipped down off of her beautiful bay horse, heading towards the elder. His face changed, a look of fear over-coming him. She suddenly smirked and let out a small laugh.

"Boy, do I hate liars," she said as she slowly made her way over to the old man, again letting out a small bit of laughter.

"I…I…" the elder stuttered, his eyes growing wide with fear as she came closer and closer.

"Don't make me do something I will want to regret, sir," she whispering into his ear, the entire crowd leaning in to hear, but hearing nothing. His eyes grew so wide, they seemed they would bulge out of his head.

"F…fine," he said, calming down a bit. He handed her two bags of money with a scowl. She smiled and threw one over to the other hunter, who had remained silent. "Now will you leave?"

"Thank you sir," the maiden said, lifting herself onto the bay cyborg horse. She gently kicked it with her heels, as did the hunter beside her, and they turned around towards the east, leaving the town forever.

As the two rode away, distant cries could be heard.

"And stay out dunpeals!"

"Horrid beasts!"

"Never come back, half-breeds!"

But from the children, different cries came.

"Thank you!"

"We'll never forget!"

"We love you…"

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The two hunters sat beside each other, watching the setting sun. They were silent, the maiden smiling, as she usually did, the man, quiet. Their beauty surpassed that of any human, probably because they weren't human.

"It will never change," the maiden said softly, gazing up to the sky. The man beside her turned his head slightly, gazing at her in wonder.

"I suppose not," he answered in his normal, monotone voice. She smiled deeply and closed her eyes. The man kept his gaze on her, something he had never done to a woman, but then again, she wasn't just some woman. She was just like him.

Soon, the stars had risen above, the moon glaring down at them. The young maiden looked to the stars in admiration.

"Ya know, the Nobility think that they can escape to the stars," she said to the man, though her gaze remained above. He looked over to her, and then to the stars. "Sometimes, I wish they were right."

"Why?" the hunter asked softly.

"To get away from it all," she answered, almost sounding depressed. "To be free."

D replayed that memory in his mind time and time again. The mere thought of here gave him a feeling of wholeness. She made him feel like no other had ever before. He thought of her whenever he finished a job, remembering how the people of that town had feared her frown, for it was so rare that she had done so.

He thought of her as he rode into a large town, set atop a tall hill, looking over a ruined wasteland.

"Well, well," said a snarky voice from D's left hand. "Brings back the memories of our lovely Nicoleta!"

"Our?" D asked, sighing.

"Oh come on man, you know you wanted her!" the parasite said, laughing. "Admit it! You loved her!"

"Quiet."

"Well, it was obvious she loved you," the parasite grumbled. Now that D thought about it, she was so nice to him. But she was like that to everyone. It was just the way she was.

"Shut up."

"Ughh…your such a bore sometimes," the parasite yawned, disappearing into the flesh of D's left hand.

D was thankful that the parasite had let the subject go, whenever the damn thing brought it up, it got D in a bad mood. He slowly pulled the black cyborg horse to a stop in front of the large cathedral that towered over the city. As he descended to the ground, D caught the scent of something sweet, something familiar. He felt the parasite return, and begin sniffing through the air.

"Wait a second," it said. "I know that smell!"

"Hush."

"It's…." he said, before D balled his left hand into a fist, muffling the parasites words.

"Welcome, hunter!" said someone from the cathedral doors. D looked up to see a short priest, smiling from the doors. "Come in dunpeal, come in!"

D silently made his way into the church, a small pain coming from all the crosses that surrounded him. The priest had him sit down, and offered him a glass of water.

"It is the children," the priest said, handing D a small goblet of water. "They were taken a few weeks ago, by a group of Nobility."

"I understand," D said quietly. "How much do you offer?"

"10 million," the priest answered softly. D nodded and stood, handing the empty goblet to the priest.

"I will bring the children back," he said. "Dead or alive."

"Thank you," the priest said with a smile, leading him to the doors. "We appreciate all that you're doing."

D nodded and head out to his horse that stood alone by the cathedral's gates. He heard the doors open again, and heard footsteps running towards him. He turned to see the priest running over to him with a small letter in his hands.

"I almost forgot," he said, handing D the letter. "Here is where you may stay, free of charge. It is a hunter's organization; they just came back from a hunt off in the west, so it may be hectic there."

"Why don't you have them find the children?" D asked softly.

"They just returned from a hunt two nights, and they don't know about this just yet," the priest explained. "They don't need another tragedy, not right now."

"I see," D answered.

"The leader of the organization arrived this morning," the priest told him. "Ask for Lady Nicoleta, I'm sure she'll find you a spare room."

Lady Nicoleta…could it be…no….I would have known…but, that smell…was that her?

D nodded and mounted his horse, reading the letter and following its directions to another large building, that towered over the south end of the town. It looked to be the house of a Nobility, but many humans dressed in soldier uniforms ran around the estates. He silently rode forth, causing many of them to stop and watch the beautiful hunter make his way to the large wooden doors.

Another short man stood opened the doors of the mansion, smiling and welcoming the hunter inside. The sweet smell grew stronger as he walked deeper into the house's halls, a small bit of hope growing inside of D.

"Lady Nicoleta is just out the back doors, sir," the short man said with a bright smile. "Just tell her your business here, and she will tell you what to do!"

D looked out the large open windows that looked out over the back lawns. There was a large stable, which seemed it could hold hundreds of horses. There was also a garage, and coming out of it, men and women on large, black motorcycles. Trees surrounded the lawns in a perfect circle, giving the place a safe feeling to it.

But it was what stood in the center of the lawns, was what caught his attention.

A large, chestnut horse stood there, eating grass peacefully as a young woman cleaned the dirt off. Her long, curly, golden brown hair fell down her back, like darkened rays of sunshine. She wore a loose, white blouse and a pair of brown, tight riding pants, along with knee-high black boots. As D opened the doors to the outside, he became tense, almost nervous for the first time. He looked out to her and the horse, as he shut the doors behind him. Calmly, the woman turned her dainty head, smiling as if there were not a care in the world.

The young maiden was so beautiful, so happy; no one would have guessed that she was a ruthless vampire hunter. No one, save for him. He was the only one like her, the only one who knew what it was like to be hated by everyone.

It was her eyes that had struck the hunter the most. Those vivid blue eyes, with a strange green glow to them. A man could get lost in those eyes. When he first saw her, standing beside a large bay horse in an open field, he knew that she would make an impact on his life. She stood silent, smiling off into the distance, looking so calm and care-free. Her garb was rather unusual for a hunter; a school girl's uniform, with a large cross imprinted on the back of her blouse.

She made the hunter feel whole, for the first time in his life. Perhaps it was her smile; that could warm up a room. Or her intriguing eyes; that could put even the most strongest of men to sleep. She was a one-of-a-kind woman, and for many years, no one knew her secret.

Not until he met her, did the humans find out. It was all his fault, she could have lived peacefully. But she never blamed him, though he blamed himself. When they departed from each other, she told him something that would never leave his thoughts.

"No matter where you go, D," she said, turning her horse in the opposite direction of his. "Whenever you're lonely, look to the stars. Most likely, I'll be looking at them too. Goodbye D, I'm so glad to have met you."

And with that, she was gone.

When their gaze's met, D's felt a quiver flow through his body. She smiled, as he remembered, her eyes glowing a bright green, though they were blue. She truly was beautiful. For a few moments, they said nothing, she only smiled and he remained silent, his lips slightly parted.

She turned and put the horse brush down on the ground, and calmly made her way over to D. The quiver in his body got stronger and stronger, the closer she came. Her smile remained, that loving smile that could make anyone happy. Even him.

"Hello there."

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Next time:

Look To The Stars : A Vampire Hunter D Tale : Part 2 :

What Happens To Snow?