Destiny and Fate – A Dietrich and Esther Story
By: Krunsik

Chapter 1 – Jimukai (Business Meeting)

"Somewhere in the distance, the bold hunter walked in peace as the skull of the dead vampire lay dusty in the crimson dawn."

Dietrich lay in the steaming bath full of water, staring at the ceiling peacefully. It had been ages since he could rest like this. His boss would make him work hard 24/7 and wouldn't give him any time for resting. He needed to find a new job, fast.

He had just come back from his previous mission. His blood stained clothes lay messily on the ground. He loved taking long baths after an aggravating task.

Surprisingly his boss actually had a life out of work. He spotted him once at a bar, with an actually woman. I mean who would even want to go out with his boss. The girl that he was with, he had seen her before, from somewhere but he couldn't remember.

Grabbing the foamy sponge he squeezed some liquid soap on it. Gently he lathered his body leisurely dreaming of a better life. He was currently in the bodyguard agent business. A few people had hired him before but they were all rich stuck up bastards. All they wanted was for him to do their dirty work. Amazingly he a woman had never hired him. Maybe his luck would change one day.

Glancing at his water-resistance watch, it was 3am in the morning. He was going back to work in 2 hours. His boss said he wanted something very important to tell him. He was probably getting hired again by another person, another rich filthy bastard. He wondered what kind of jobs he would have to do now.

Dietrich presently shared an apartment with his woman co-worker, Helga. She was a pretty good partner. At least when they were in the middle of a battle she didn't scream like a girl. Nor did she cling to him when something scary happened. She never backed down from a fight and she never fainted at the site of blood.

"Dietrich! Hurry up! I want a shower before we meet Cain!"

Dietrich sighed, Helga always called their boss by his first name, he would never. It was always 'Boss' or 'Mr Knightlord'. She must have been very good friends with their boss unless he was just a softie for beautiful women.

Helga had dark blue hair which had extensions in them. Her hair was pretty long, it reached down to her lower back and it was always tied up in a pony tail except when she was sleeping.

He never liked her in the first place.

Working alone was his favourite thing to do but when his boss introduced her to him as a partner his opinion changed. Having someone to talk wasn't that bad after all. At least you could bitch about people together, like their boss.

Quickly he seized his bath robe and put it on hurriedly. He didn't want to get in trouble with the ice princess. Just as he put the soft material of clothing on, she barged in.

"Finally Dietrich! You're finished! What took you so long!" He shrugged, "Get out!" The door slammed loudly after him. He would have to fix those hinges again; she needed to control her temper.

Walking out, he carried his clothes with him to change in his room. Looking out the window he slid his white collared shirt on. The sun was already starting to rise. Taking his black tie he tied it up quickly around his neck. He put his boxers on and then his black pants which had white stripes down the side. Grasping his black boots which reached up to his knees, he zipped them up tightly, tucking his pants inside them. Taking his jacket off the hook which was more of a short dress kinda jacket which ended at his thighs, he did the buttons up. Clipping his belt together around his waist he picked up his white gloves. He slipped them on slowly admiring his own skin. Stepping out of his room, he would his partner already dressed leaning against the wall.

"You take along time," she told him, "Hey! You forgot your red thingy!" She picked it up and wrapped the material around his left arm. The cloth had their agent's crest on it. It was so that everyone would recognize who they were. Also if they didn't put it on, they wouldn't be allowed inside the facility.

Helga was wearing the same thing as Dietrich but inside of a middle length jacket and pants she wore a long black dress over the top of her shirt and tie. A sliver lined corset was placed tightly around her waist. Her dress had a cut in the middle so it would show off her pale white legs. She wore fish net stockings and the same boots as his.

Dietrich grabbed his gun and placed it on his belt in the pouch. She had a long katana at her side instead of a gun. For some reason all the males in the agency had guns but women had swords, only if the boss liked them they would get firing weapons.

"Let's go," he stated firmly. She nodded and followed him out of the apartment.

xXx

"Wah! Dietri-kun and Helga-san are late again!" Isaak always worried about them. If they didn't come soon, they were going to get it. Their boss was always strict about them being on time to meet him.

"Don't worry Isaak-sama, Dietrich would never come late. Helga-san is probably dragging him down," Balthasar told her.

All the Rosenkreuz Orden members waited impatiently for the late comers to arrive. In all there were 6 members present. This was a secret agency; they did more than just body guarding. Instead of protecting the people they were hired by, their job was always to annihilate them. Men who hired them were people were undercover mafia and were hiding from the police. They obviously came to the wrong agency when it came to hiring bodyguards.

Rosenkreuz had a hidden target list of people they needed to assinate. Once they would finish killing all the people on the list, their boss would treat them to a few days of rest.

The door suddenly burst open as Helga charged inside the office room. Dietrich walked calmly inside; he wouldn't mind taking another beating from the boss. All the members stared at them.

"What's your reason for being late?" Guderian asked them, another member of the group.

"Well I --," Helga started to speak but she was interrupted.

"There's no time for that! We have another person to kill!" Their boss walked inside the room. All the members wore black clothing, similar to each others but the boss wore white. He always carried a staff wherever he went. It seemed very important to him. Dietrich closed the door loudly.

Cain and Dietrich stared at each other. Ever since they met each other, they hated each other's guys. They were like oil and water, both of them didn't mix well with each other. There was always something that got in between them.

"Ah, Dietrich, good to see that you are well," he told him and nodded slightly.

"Bullshit," he spat on the ground, "Tell me what mission we have next so I can leave,"

Cain threw a dart quickly in the air, directly at Dietrich. He didn't even flinch; moving to the side was the picture of the person they had to kill next.

Esther Blanchett

Dietrich looked intently at the photograph of the woman. She had long red hair, dark blue eyes and creamy pale skin. Judging by the clothes she wore, she must have worked at a church. She was wearing a blue uniform with a golden cross as a collar. A blue headdress was also present on her head. Stray red bangs of hair dangled at the side of her face.

"Dietrich and Helga, you shall be assigned to this woman. Bring her to me," Cain told them. All the other members left as the job didn't concern them at all. Helga groaned, she hated baby sitting women, why couldn't it be a gorgeous looking man?

"Awww, what! Another mission Cain! We already did the one before!"

"Where do we find her?"