by
ROD G.
SUMMARY : NIGHTWALKER AU . How would things be like if Shido and Riho ' s lives were switched ?
Shido is a detective , but a human one . As for Riho , well . . .
AUTHOR ' S NOTE / DISCLAIMER : I do NOT own NIGHTWALKER . Never have , never will . No profit
in this whatsoever . You can guess what this is all about from the summary above , so if any of the
people seem OOC to you , remember , this is an Alternate Universe .
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A GIRL FROM THE DARK
In an office located at a nondescript building in the business district of Tokyo , Shido Tatsuhiko , a
young man with long lavender hair in his late 20s , sat at his desk reading a newspaper . Something
in it caught his eye .
" Say , Yayoi , " he said to an attractive woman who was roughly the same age as him . " Did you
check this story out ? "
The dark haired woman , Yayoi Matsunaga , looked at him and asked , " What story ? " Shido then
replied , " According to this , some sort of accident took place last night at Tokyo Bay Bridge ." It
was then that a young girl with reddish brown hair emerged with cups on a tray , each cup filled
with coffee . As she came closer to the desk , she noticed the photo depicting a gruesome accident
scene in the newspaper .
" Ah , Riho , " Shido said as he took one of the cups , " thanks for the coffee , I really needed this . "
He then drank from his cup while Yayoi took the other . She then said , " Do you suppose this is the
sort of thing the NOS would be interested in ? "
" Excuse me , Yayoi , " the girl named Riho Yamazaki said , " may I have a word with you ? "
Then , as Yayoi got up from her chair , she said , " Excuse us , Shido . This is between the two of us .
Girl business , you know . Very private . "
Shido muttered an "Huh?" as the two females entered the nearby spare room and closed behind
them . He then began to wonder what was going on between them . Ever since they came to his life
several months ago , he found himself being intrigued by those two , especially the younger one ,
Riho . There was something about her , something he couldn ' t put into words , but . . .
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" A nightbreed caused that wreckage , " Riho said . " I ' m sure of it . "
"You can tell from a picture in a newspaper ? " Yayoi asked . " We really ought to investigate .
Perhaps Shido might help , which would make him a full member of the NOS . "
" Why would they want a bozo like him in their ranks ? " A tiny green-skinned humanoid female
with bat-like wings asked as she emerged from Riho ' s ponytail . " I swear , that guy is so clueless .
And he calls himself a detective . Hah ! "
" Oh , Guni , don 't be so hard on him , " Riho said . " I think he ' s nice . "
" Yeah , " Guni replied , " Nice and thick . If I didn't know better , Riho , I'd say you like that Shido
guy more than you let on , but then again , you don ' t want him to know that you ' re really a vampire . "
" Please , Guni , " Riho said , " I just don't want him to be reminded of the fact that it was a
nightbreed that killed his mother and little sister . Remember , I hunt nightbreeds . I ' ve been
doing it for so long after I became . . . this . "
"Well , " Yayoi said , " it ' ll be night in a couple of minutes . I suppose you ' ll be hunting ? "
Riho nodded . Then Yayoi said , " You ' ll need to keep your strength up . " Then she removed the
choker from her neck .
" Well , " said Riho , " I am a little famished . . . "
She then came closer to Yayoi .
On the other side of that particular door , Shido was scratching his head . ' What could be taking
them so long ? What are they doing in there ? ' He thought to himself .
He was definitely puzzled .
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Once night fell , Shido was already exiting the office when he saw Riho . He then said to her , " I
suppose you ' ll lock up when you leave ? " She then replied , " I intend to , dear sir . "
" Whoa , " Shido said , grinning goofily , " there ' s no need to be so formal . "
" You really think so , mr . Shido ? "
" Hey , never mind the mister , it ' s just Shido , okay ? "
" If you insist . . . Shido . "
" Well , I ' ll see you around . Yayoi ' s waiting for me at the car . " And with that , Shido walked off
while Rino watched . After he was out of sight , Guni poked her head out of Riho ' s ponytail to
exhale in frustration .
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Hours later , in a deserted alley not far from Tokyo Bay Bridge , a shadowy creature lurked .
Suddenly it spotted someone walking by who looked like a likely victim to it . Just as it pounced , the
" victim " , who turned out to be a certain vampire girl , suddenly dodged it . Her eyes began to glow .
" So you must be the nightbreed behind the attack on the bridge , " Riho exclaimed grimly before
biting into her finger , producing a sword from her own blood . The nightbreed growled before
fleeing . Guni showed up exclaiming , " Whoa ! It ' s gettin ' away ! "
The vampire girl and the winged imp were soon in hot pursuit of the creature which made its way to
the sewers . It took them hours , but they caught up with the creature as it left the sewers to enter
a nearby tunnel . No sooner were all three within the tunnel than a bright light was seen at the edge .
" The sun ! " Riho exclaimed . " It ' s rising ! " She had no alternative but to keep to the shadows .
From her vantage point , she noticed the shadowy monster was taking possession of a nearby
pigeon . She then slumped down to the ground .
" Yo , Riho , " Guni said , " what are you gonna do now ? " Riho then replied , " For now , all I can
do is rest and wait until it ' s cloudy enough for me to leave . Otherwise , I ' d be waiting until
nightfall . " She then closed her eyes and drifted off , with Guni watching her .
After a while , Riho was hearing a voice saying , " Little one , I am coming . " She then rose up
with a startled look on her face .
" C-Cain ? " She gasped .
" Cain ? He ' s bad news , right ? " Guni asked .
" Tell me about it , Guni . "
Somewhere , where no sunlight penetrated , a tall , overly acttractive man in an extremely fancy garb
was watching .