Masamune lay fast asleep next to Ritsu, arm draped over her waist stopping her from escaping. Not that she wanted to at this point. Smiling sweetly, she softly brushed the stray strand of hair from his face. It was something she did often, hiding how she loved the fact he loved her, that she loved him just as much.

She lay there wishing she could be with him the way she wanted, the way she was destined to. It pained her to hold back. But she had to, for his sake. To hide the truth. Ritsu turned to look out the window and the moon before them. She remembered the first time she ever saw it.

Seeing the sky was something she loved after so many years of icy walls stained with her family's blood. Masamune had caught onto the fact, noticing she was a lot more relaxed whenever she saw the sky, he never knew why, but never the less whenever they were together he opened the curtains for her or just never closed them.

Ritsu was grateful.

She let her eyes close as the moon shone on her face, the silvery glow bringing a smile to her face. The moon was the first thing she saw when she gained her freedom from that terrible man that caged her and her family members. It was a freedom she had won.

And the person who helped her obtain it – he didn't remember meeting her that way, or that it had even happened – She would never forget how that experience broke him over the couple weeks of freedom she had with him. Ritsu had cried as she altered the memories, changed them to remove herself from the picture, changed how they parted hoping he wouldn't come looking for her.

She changed how they met.

Changed the name he knew her by.

She removed the blood she had shed shielding that human boy – the human boy who had given her the brightest smiled at her wonder of the world he grew up in, one that she had been locked away from since she was born.

A world that knew nothing of the terrifying creatures that hunted naïve humans and of the hunters who shed their blood and sacrificed their souls to protect them from those creatures.

She remembered his final words he had said before they parted.

"I'm sorry I wasn't strong enough, I wish I was so I didn't have to forget the woman I love most" The seventeen-year-old boy smiled as tears tracked down her face "Just promise you won't forget me. Maybe we'll meet again and fall in love all over again in a way that won't leave us broken"

Ritsu looked up at Masamune tears shining in her eyes unknown to the sleeping man beside her and reaching out to lightly stroke his cheek "I wish we could"

Maeve Dragonseeker

Ritsu stomped her way to her desk the next morning, Masamune seemingly pretty smug behind her. When Ritsu had fallen asleep that night she had unknowingly snuggled up to Masamune. Not that she was complaining, she merely put on a show of it to keep Masamune at bay.

The second she sat down at her desk Shouta lent over to gossip with the only other girl in the editing department of emerald. "Someone's grumpy" Shouta teased

"Knock it off" Ritsu hissed and Shouta gave a knowing smirk. It was too early for this.

That was when one of the receptionists came into the department. "Onodera-san, you have visitors" Ritsu looked to the receptionist silently asking for details "One said his name was Darazanoff, Gregory and that you knew who he was if I said his name the other was Dragonseeker Dominic"

Ritsu was gone in a heartbeat before Masamune could get a word in edgewise with his jealousy. She was in the lobby within seconds to see two men looking rather intimidating if you didn't know the two. They were both watching people as they walked in and out wearily. One had pure silver eyes that seemed even brighter in contrast to the midnight black hair that fell into his eyes. The other was similar to him in that regard, only difference was the vivid green eyes that were identical to Ritsu.

"Uncle!" Ritsu cried happily as she ran and hugged the green eyed who was more than happy to see his niece.

He pulled back slightly and studied her "You look more and more like my sister every time I see you" He smiled.

Ritsu turned to the other man who had watched their surroundings "Gregory it's good to see you again" Gregory merely nodded his head in silent greeting "What brings you two here?"

"Well, we came here because a few of the undead have been playing up lately, we wanted to make sure you were okay" Dominic smiled softly

"I'm fine, I promised I'd tell you if something was wrong" Ritsu whined. "Not that I'm not happy to see you" She added quickly.

That's when the familiar ding of the elevator sounded and out stepped none other than Masamune who frowned at the sight of Ritsu standing rather close to Dominic and he wasn't gonna lie, the two with her were rather attractive and he felt a little threatened. Masamune wondered right up to them and handed something to Ritsu "Your author is struggling to make ends meet again, let's go"

"Ah sorry Uncle" Ritsu smiled "I really have to go, thanks for coming, the both of you"

"Well as lovely as it was to see my Niece, I do have a flight back to Brazil to catch, Solange is waiting, I expect for you to call me if there is any issues young lady" Dominic stated sternly as he pressed a kiss to her forehead.

Once they were gone Ritsu looked rather happy as she looked up at Masamune and her smile fell "What?"

"That was your family?" Masamune asked "Your uncle could actually pass for your dad, you two look so alike" Masamune commented.