Blood: The Side of the Story before Saya Awakens

By: SakuraTearDrop

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Chapter One

The hall was filled with laughter and excitement, all of the guests seemed to be all piped up for the party. Some guests would chatter away about the matter while some preferred to stay in a corner, isolated from those strangers they barely knew—particularly something Julia Silverstein planned all night. The blonde doctor sat on a brown wooden chair located in a corner, at the very end of the hall. She held a wine glass that she would twirl out of boredom…. First and foremost…she never drinks and second she just smokes. She was certainly stunning in her blue V-neck dress. She was ignored even with the moonlight directed to her illuminating her beautiful golden locks.

Julia stared in the open, watching guests dance gracefully and enjoying themselves. She sighed to herself and set the glass of untouched wine on the table. 'I can't wait until I get out of here' she thought.

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In the heart of Okinawa, there was a park that people would visit during spring. It was the favorite tourist spot of those who were fond of the cherry blossom trees that sprouted bright pink petals. Most of them were foreigners residing from another country who were on vacation. They seemed to be fascinated by it's majesty, it's like they've never seen anything like it. Kai Miyagusuku, a man around the age of twenty-four was native to Okinawa, was one of those Japanese who would take a stroll in the park in the month of January, in his hands, he held two little girls who were swinging his hands as the three of them ventured inside the park.

"Uncle Kai, when is Auntie waking up?" Diva, the child named after her mother looked up at the grown up beside her. Kai stopped at his tracks and suppressed a smile. When will young Diva stop repeating the same question she has been asking him since two months ago?

"Didn't I already tell you?" He started to walk forth but while he did he stared at Diva's bright blue eyes.

The little girl shook her head like always, hoping for an answer that she would be satisfied with this time.

The twenty-four year old patted Diva's head and replied. "Soon."

Before the blue-eyed child would speak her sister interrupted her.

"Onee-chan, let's play over there!" The younger twin by the name of Dana pulled her older sister's, who just inched away from her.

"We mustn't, Dana—"

"…Diva," Kai bent one knee and rested one shoulder on Diva's shoulder. "Go ahead and play with Dana,"

"But I want to stay with you and talk about Auntie Saya!" she persisted.

"…Saya…" He repeated.

Confused, Diva looked up at her uncle's face and frowned. "You know she's really a great person, I can't wait to see that day wherein you'll meet her."

"I'm scared." Dana uttered.

Kai proceeded to laugh and gave Dana a hug. "Don't worry, she's really nice and…beautiful." His smile disappeared upon uttering his last word.

Diva chortled. "Do you love her?" she eyed him with her frozen blue orbs.

"…With all my heart."

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"Mademoiselle Silverstein," a familiar voice said in a hushed tone.

The blonde doctor looked up to see her former classmate, Van Argeno. He was the most well respected scientist and also a prestigious man. Why was he talking to her? For all she knows the man who now spoke her name was the same man who envied her for being Collins' favorite. And now he was talking to her?

"What do you want?" she uttered in a cold manner.

"Now, that's no way to treat me. I just wanted to know if you would like to dance with me?" the man with smoky grey hair extended his hand to the stunning woman before him.

The female doctor stared at him in disbelief. "I don't dance."

Frustrated but still smiling, he dropped his hand by his side. "I'm trying to get to know you,"

"Why? You're just used me all along to get information about my D nucleotide theory." Julia glared at him and whipped her head on the left direction.

That huge smile once never left his lips, he took a stepped toward her. "Why would I use you? Such a talented…" he began

"Beautiful." There goes another step.

"Woman." Van was now dangerously close to her, she could feel him breathing on her neck before anything else would happen—No, she wasn't going to wait for something to happen, she lifted her hand and slapped him across the face.

A fearful murmur from the crowd started. How could such brilliant, fine doctor such as Doctor Silverstein slap Van Argeno? Well it was all answered…

"Don't you dare, do that again, Mister Argeno." She hissed.

It took a while before the head scientist regained himself again and turned to face her. "…That was unexpected," even with that painful slap, he still manage to smile at her.

"…Give my best wishes to David and Daniel…" Van tossed a piece of candy wrapped around a shiny green wrapper to Julia and left.

"…Was that Mister Argeno just now?" Julia turned around to see her husband, David face-to-face. In his left hand he held their son, Daniel, who was now four years old. He sure had his father's stern look and his mother's eyes.

"Yes, it was," the doctor clarified.

Little Danny started tugging on his mother's blue dress. "Mommy, when will we go home? I'm tired…"

"Let's go home then, Dan." She took her son's other hand that David wasn't holding.

"You sure about leaving, Julia? The annual Scientists' Appreciation Party must be important to you."

"Trust me, it's so not worth it." She smiled lovingly at him as she planted a kiss on his cheek.

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It didn't take long before Diva was convinced to play with her younger twin in the playground two of them seemed to be enjoying themselves. Their Uncle Kai watched from a far with a smile.

"Uncle Kai!"

He immediately whipped his head on the direction of Diva and Dana's voice in unison; they were both running towards him with huge smiles plastered on their faces.

"---What now?" he sighed as he caught his two nieces.

"Uncle Kai, uncle Kai! Look it's the same pretty pink rose we found on Auntie Saya's cocoon!" Dana showed him a pink rose.

Kai stared at the rose in awe…he could've sworn he saw that flower…it couldn't be…could he be back? No….

"Dana, where'd you---" before he could say something, a familiar song started to play…a song being played in a familiar instrument…the cello…but who would be playing that in this time of day…? He turned slowly to the one playing…

"Haji." He said without a doubt

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SakuraTearDrop