a/n: Hello there everyone! It's my first time in this fandom, actually. Sorry if my English is like a crap (if you want to beta me then I'll be glad!). Anyways, this will be vampire!AU in some kind of futuristic world ... and UmiMaki. It was planned to be long one-shot but I changed my mind.

Okay enough ramblings, hope you guys will enjoy this!

EDIT 25/02/2015: Beta edited by Lillystream, thank you very much! xD

disclaimer: I own nothing~

Akihabara was the center of Tokyo's sleepless night life.

Tall streetlights shone dimly as people came and went, the far off sound of a car honking breaking through the night every so often. Aside from the random late-shift worker, making their way home, hardly anyone was to be found in the streets. No, they were all likely to be found in the plethora of drinking bars that open late into the night. One of the bars, '09', was no exception to this. Two women, dressed professionally, in all black, entered the bar briskly, with purpose. The taller of the two women brandished an ID.

Official Hunter; Ayase Eri.

Seeing this, many of the customers decided it would be best to clear a way for the women. As they walked deeper, making their way towards the edge of the bar, the once merry air turned agitated. The crowd died down and eyes were glued to the two women that walked past the crowd. They stopped at the counter, seeking for the bartender.

"Welcome to the 09 Vampire Bar."

A soft voice rang through the murmuring of the customers. Eri and her partner seated themselves on the available bar stools as the emerald-eyed bartender entered their sights. Eri smiled, while the woman beside her remained stoic as ever. Toujou Nozomi, her name card reflected in the light of the bar's dance floor.

"Oh, it's just Ericchi." the bartender relaxed. She quirked her eyebrow at Eri's partner. "And what is your name, miss?"

"Sonoda Umi. Please just get to the point; do you know a lowly vampire named Miyashita Coco around, or not?"

Nozomi chuckled slightly at the hunter's sharp demeanor. Eri, on the other hand, huffed slightly, signaling for Umi to calm down. They were not exactly welcome there, due to the fact that they were humans. Despite this, human hunters were feared amongst all supernatural entities. There wasn't a sane vampire who would attempt at harming an armed hunter.

Nozomi typed a few commands into an electrical panel on her right, revealing the information of the bar's visitors.

"Isn't Miyashita-san the frequent blood whore for this bar?"

"Yes, but as our guild informed us, she has been confirmed as a low type vampire." Eri answered. "And it said that she is responsible for the increase of low type vampires lately."

Low types, also known as low leveled vampires, were vampires whom had lost their sanity due to their thirst. They were known to take blood randomly, irresponsibly turning humans and putting them in the same condition as them. Unlike a bite from a pureblood vampire or mature vampire, bites that did not release their venom directly, a bite from a low type vampire was sure to turn its victim. Blood whores—people who volunteered to donate their blood for vampire to feed—were prone to be turned into low types.

"That is unfortunate," Nozomi sympathized, while turning off the screen, "but we know nothing about her, she was human the last time she came."

"... You're not hiding her, aren't you?"

Her tone was cold, however the bartender shrugged her off.

"I wouldn't do anything like that. It would mean risking a cut to my salary." Nozomi answered lightly. "That's all that I can tell you, Ericchi."

The Supernatural Hunter Association was responsible to ensure that human and supernatural entities lived in harmony. This meant that, every time a problem arose, they would be the first ones to solve it.

They had visited five bars, so far, that night, but were unable to collect any valuable information. The concern of low leveled vampires had begun to break out; it would need further attention before things escalated out of control. There were only ten vampire bars available in Akihabara, provided by three pureblood houses.

It was two in the morning by the time they decided to hold off the search until another night. The two hunters walked past a dark alleyway on their way back to the town square, sorting out the information they had collected. As Eri wrote her report on her PDA, Umi busied herself with checking on her katana.

"Do you really hate vampires that much, Umi?"

Eri's sudden question snapped her out of her trance as she slid her weapon back to its holster. "You do remember how and why I joined association, Eri," Umi replied in low tone. "Those monsters killed my family."

It had been two years since Sonoda Umi joined the Supernatural Hunter Association, but her name was already infamous. She hadn't have many cases but her fighting ability was something to be afraid of. Ayase Eri had been her senior in vampire division. She knew that, sometimes, her underclassman's reckless nature of wanting to slay vampires was needed to be kept in check.

"Let's go back to—"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH— AAAA—"

The two of them quickly drew their weapons and made for the source of the bloodcurdling scream. They rounded around the town hall and dashed past every dark alley they could see.

"Umi, come here, I smell blood."

Eri directed them to the alley southwest from the town hall. They ventured silently through the alley, careful as not to make any sound. The senior hunter stopped as they finally arrived to the source.

Blood was splattered everywhere, painting the entire alley with black and red. The scent was overwhelming and metallic, invading their senses. Despite the horrendous smell, both hunters were extremely wary of the figure standing with eyes fixed on the scene.

Eri couldn't deduce anything about the figure due to the darkness of the night, but Umi stepped forward before her.

"State your sin, vampire."

The tip of her katana rested right in front of the figure. Yet, they remained still, not even flinching. They did not even seem concerned with avoiding the blade. Eli couldn't help but feel confused. How had Umi concluded that this random person was a vampire?

"You are mistaken, hunter," the soft voice of a woman said coolly, "I may be a vampire, and you may not believe me, but I just arrived here as well."

"Do you take me for a fool?" Umi glared, yelling. "You must be the one who killed that person!"

"Umi, calm down. You can't just make an accusation."

Umi lowered her weapon at Eri's words. The strange woman made no movement whatsoever. Eri lit up her flashlight to get a better look at the scene. The person lied on the pavement, bloodless. It would be difficult to identify the victim, Eri noted bitterly, due to the head no being attached. There were also limbs missing. The grisly sight seemed to make the smell of blood stronger than it already was. As she directed her light to the woman Umi accused seconds before, she could now make out very distinguishable features. She was very pale, her skin almost white. This only made her striking red hair even brighter. Violet eyes bored into Eri's blue. She noticed that the woman wore a white suit, resembling that of a doctor's. It was painted red in blood.

"Eri, she might be lying. We should just take her with us to the guild," Umi demanded, not once taking her eyes off of the scarlet haired woman.

"Do whatever you wish, human. I did nothing," the vampire stated apathetically, acting as though she wouldn't care even if Umi did decide to take her out.

Eri nodded, accepting Umi's decision. Her blue haired partner proceeded to cuff the hands of the woman, harshly pulling her along with them. Their destination was Akihabara Hunter Association's Guild, the Medea building.

Medea building, a five-story building that accommodated all the Hunter's needs, acted as a headquarters of sorts. Umi dragged the vampire roughly to the center of the lobby, as Eri proceeded to talk to reception.

"We want to interrogate this vampire. Are there any vacant rooms on the third floor?"

"There is one, but I think Yazawa-san is still there. I don't know if her matter is finished or not."

"Alright then," Eri glanced at her partner. "Umi, bring her to room 304; Nico is there. I'll report to vampire division first then I'll join you."

"Roger."

The blue-haired hunter then brought the silent vampire inside the enormous lift at the center of the floor. Umi pressed the "3" button as the doors slid closed. They felt the small shift as the elevator began its assent.

Umi released her grip, but her amber fixed themselves carefully at the being. A vampire, one of the very entities she hated, now stood beside her, harmless. She could swing her blade and kill her at any time, but she was bound by the rules of the Association. Behave needlessly and surely she would say hello to a demotion and kiss her Hunter's badge goodbye.

"Admit your crime already, vampire."

This only seemed to agitate her. "I said, I didn't do anything, human."

Shortly, they arrived at the third floor, ending their glaring contest. Umi dragged her right to the room Eri told her to go. The third floor of the guild was used as a place to store old records of supernatural activity in town, and also served as a makeshift ER in order to treat wounds caused by those beings. The records room was also frequently used for interrogation.

She knocked twice before turning the handle. One hunter, a ginger-haired woman who was dressed similarly to Umi, stood by the edge of the room. Another woman was seated, reading old record books.

"Sorry, but the room is occupied—oh," the ginger woman noticed them. "Nico-chan, a hunter wants to use the room to interrogate a vampire."

The person who was reading stood up and closed her book. This must be Yazawa-san, Umi pondered, remembering what the receptionist had mentioned to Eri.

"You must be Eli's subordinate, then?" Nico asked. "Let's just get to business. Have the vampire sit on that chair there. Rin, keep an eye on her."

Nico snapped her fingers once and the lighting of the room changed. One long table and few chairs were the only things that remained illuminated. Umi seated the vampire on the left side, and the three hunters seated themselves on the right.

"So, what sort of crime did she do?" Nico glanced at Umi.

"She killed a human mercilessly."

"I did nothing of the sort," she scoffed. "I went there after hearing the scream, since I was working nearby. When I arrived, the person there was already torn to pieces."

"You have blood in your shirt, how do you justify that?" Umi pressed.

"I checked whether that being was human or not, which it was not," she countered. "Whoever it was happened to be a vampire. There's no way they could have been a human; their complexion was too pale, there was no taste to the blood, and even the smell… there's no mistaking it."

This caused Umi's amber eyes to widen.

"Cannibalism? That's a rare case, nya. What do you think, Nico-chan?"

Cannibalism, that was highly unlikely. Umi still couldn't fathom what the vampire said. It wasn't the most believable thing she'd ever heard. However, the hunters beside her looked like they would take the testimony into account.

"She's lying."

"I am not, human."

"Shut your traps," Nico cut in. "Your alibi is somewhat flawless, Ms. Vampire. However, I hope you're aware that due to your position, you're the prime suspect here. I'll check your registration data and decide what to do next based on the results."

"But Yazawa-senpai—"

"No objections. I'm your senior here, just like Eri." She looked Umi in the eyes, almost daring her to challenge her. "Rin, check the files."

Rin opened her PDA and logged in through the data network using her ID and proceeded to navigate the database of vampires. As she found the data, she projected it onto the nearby wall.

Status: Pureblood Vampire

"Whoa, she's pureblood!?" Nico shot up from her chair. "This will definitely hurt your name if you happened to do any crime."

"I'm aware of that," the scarlet haired woman snapped "You don't need to remind me." She was scowling at each of them. "Look, I'm not doing anything wrong, and I'm not lying. If you want the truth just check my fangs for any traces of blood."

Umi groaned inwardly. "Fine, I'll bring you to the lab. How's that, Yazawa-senpai?"

When Eri arrived on the third floor, there were two women arguing in the hallway; one being Yazawa Nico and the other being Hoshizora Rin. And, if her memory was correct, they were assigned as hunters in the animal division.

"Huh? Where's Umi?"

"Your junior? She brought the vampire with her to the lab." Nico pointed the door at the end of hallway. "Guess what? She nailed a pureblood! Great for a newbie, huh?"

"And the vampire is from Nishikino house, nya!" Rin added.

Eri tilted her head to the side as her thoughts wandered. The House of Nishikino was one of three pureblood vampire families that lived in the Akihabara district. Rumors said that House of Nishikino consisted of the strongest vampire lineage of the three, and they were mostly responsible for facilitating all the vampires in the area.

'Wait, what was that the boss said to me ...?'

"Ah, there they are."

Umi released the vampire's handcuff and walked in front of her. Her expression was mixed with annoyance and anger. Eri could only conclude one thing from the sour look.

"I see that she's innocent, then, Umi?"

Umi nodded numbly, not bothering to say a word. She stepped back and let the vampire walk past them.

"I'm sorry for our rudeness, Nishikino-san." Eri bowed.

"I don't mind, I have been wanting to pay a visit to this place, anyway," the vampire replied.

Eri coughed into her fist. "I just have been informed by my boss that you'll be assisting us."

The blonde hunter could only sigh as she felt the amber eyes glaring at her, as well as the shocked looks Nico and Rin were giving her.

"I was ordered by the House of Association to recruit Nishikino-san in the matter of low-leveled vampire appearances," she explained briefly.

"Can we talk about this in the division office?"

"I don't trust that vampire, pureblood or not!" Umi snarled. Her amber eyes were far from calm. Eri's explanation of the mission was just too much for her. The blonde woman stated that she would be borrowed by the animal division and Umi was assigned to be the vampire's partner in solving the low-leveled vampire problems.

What seemed to be a bigger problem, however, would be getting the blue-haired woman to comply. Contrary to Umi's rage, the vampire was calm and composed. She was said to be a representative of Nishikino House, and she was there to serve the purpose of taking full responsibility of the current conflicts between vampire and human through investigating with the Association.

"This is the boss' will. We can't do anything about it," Eri stated firmly, she placed some related documents from the vampire division in front of Umi. "You must trust her from now on."

Eri then exited the room, leaving the other two in deep silence.

Umi spared a glance to the Nishikino's lavender eyes before her amber looked to her own feet. She had sworn to live her life slaying vampires. But instead of hunting her enemies, she got paired with one, urged to work together against a vampire-related problem?

Lady Luck sure did not seem to be by her side.

"Then, what should we do now?" asked the vampire. She sighed upon receiving silence. "If there is nothing left to say, I need to be getting back to my office."

"Do whatever you wish," Umi growled. "We might be 'working together' but that doesn't mean I trust you, vampire."

"My name is not 'Vampire', I'll have you know," the lady Nishikino scolded, folding her arms. "My name is Nishikino Maki."

"Eri, are you sure about this?"

Nico patted the back of the taller hunter who was busying herself by checking her own equipment in the lobby. Eri filled her pocket with silver bullets, packing along pistols as well as a few shotguns. The lobby of Medea building was not really crowded, seeing that Eri and Nico were the only ones present in the lounge. Nico had given Rin the task to escort Maki around the association.

"Actually, I don't know." Eri placed her gun in the holster. "I'm worried about Umi. I guarantee she'd be more than eager to kill that vampire, after all."

"She's pureblood, for God's sake! Strong or not, a human wouldn't be able to compete with that kind of power."

"Let's not worry about that right now," she turned to Nico. "It's about time for Werewolf Assembly. We must avoid any bloodshed or war between the species."

Nico slumped herself beside Eri, sighing tiredly. "Again? The last one was barely peaceful. Rin and I were on the verge of being killed! Being surrounded by a pack of wolves was like being in a nightmare."

"Just pay attention when full moon hits," she murmured, oceanic eyes darkening. "Hopefully this time it won't be that bad."

Umi headed back to her apartment in order to take a nap. She would read all the documents by the time the sun was up. It was 3:30 in the morning, and the day's events had been disaster upon disaster for her.

Her walls were covered in papers. Reports, newspaper clippings, and other assorted notes all gathered together, barely leaving any blank space. They included history, appearances, vampires, werewolves; anything she could find, really. It was a surprise she managed to keep it neat and tidy considering the sheer amount of information strewn across her wall.

It was the first time she had learned about a pureblood vampire family's name. House names were never leaked to the public. The only thing really known was that they were split into three big houses. These houses each had a certain "role"; ruler, observer, and judge. The Nishikino vampire said that she would 'take the responsibility'… Umi rolled the idea around. She could only guess that she was from the "ruler" house.

Purebloods; they had unique characteristics that easily distinguished them from other mature vampires. They did not have trouble with daylight. They had a lessened appetite. They would survive longer under exposure to danger.

Worst of all… it means that if I were to kill her, it would create an uproar.

She wrote the sentence using black marker.

Let's just see how strong that vampire really is before taking action.

A white building, recognizable as the clinic, stood tall at the corner of town hall's alleyway. The nearby bloodbath that happened at night already been cleared up. She had requested help from the Association in those regards. Maki entered her office and quickly snapped it shut, not bothering to switch on the light.

She was tired; who wouldn't be after a day of being dragged around by all those humans? She thought back to the incident. She had realized early on that it was a recent patient that had just exited the clinic who had been slaughtered. It was unclear to her whether the attacker was. The amount of blood that had been splattered around the crime scene and the victim having been sucked dry… Maki could tell that the blood splatter was just a facade to remove trace of the killer.

She tossed her white suit aside, the once vividly red blood having had dried into a dull brown. The vampire went to the glass cabinet in the back room to search for a blood pack.

"Ugh, nothing? I guess I forgot to stock up." Maki groaned. "The past patients have been using so many of them that I can't keep track of how much there was left."

She filled the card near the cabinet, noting everything before her human clinic staffs came to tidy it for her.

"I guess I should go to that bar, huh ..."

Her thoughts were jumbled. She was confused with one particular human.

Sonoda Umi, the hunter—Rin said that she was a prodigy hunter—who hated vampires. Maki was tasked with assisting humans regarding vampire problems, but she never actually thought about malice toward herself.

She had never actually seen a human glare at her with that much hatred.

Maki's flat expression suddenly shifted into a smile.

Humans were foolish creatures after all.

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