Darkness has cast its shadow over the town of Transylvania. In the
midst of the darkness, a dim light shines in a castle that overshadows the
church, on the far end of the town.
Inside this castle, a man of 27 years walks hastily down a dark corridor. His lavender hair falling wildly down his shoulders. His heart is racing and he is breathing hard, but he finally makes it to his destination. Standing before a set of doors that lead to his lover and captor's room, he whispers a silent prayer. Fear has finally griped but he is not going to stop now. Opening the doors, he walks in. The room is well furnished. A sitting area, wardrobe, tables, and curtained area frame a massive bed in the center of the room. Even in the darkness, the blood red colour of the curtained canopy and the sheets stood out. Approaching the bed, the man saw the figure of a woman sleeping. He stood by her and looked around. The darkness of her ebony hair extenuated her tan skin. The ghost of a ring still haunted her left hand. Hesitating, he woke her. The woman's eyes fluttered open before she spoke.
"What is it?" she asked. Her strong Tuscan accent echoed in the room. Holding his finger to her lips the man spoke.
"I am leaving this place and I want you to come with me." The woman rose making the blanket covering her naked body fall to her lap. What the man said to her shocked her but scared her even more.
"We can't. Shido, you can't he'll find you."
Shido sat next to her and cupped her face his eyes pleadingly watched her.
"Why can't we? Don't you see what he is? What he has done to us?"
The woman looked at him, her anger burning through her eyes. "What he has done to you. You and he have done this to me."
Shido looked down at the scars on her breast. It disgusted him. How could he have done that to her?
"I am truly sorry. I cannot take it back, but I beg for your forgiveness."
She turned away from him. She could not forgive him. She did not know how to. Her hatred ran deep; Shido had treated her cruelly ever since she had become a vampire. Unfortunately, she still cared for him. Their captor on the other hand had done something more heinous. Something that would tear the soul of any woman. Shido cupped her chin and brought her eyes back to his.
"Please" said Shido quietly as he caressed her cheek. She whimpered, only once did Shido show compassion toward her, but never again after that. This was different, his feelings, everything came though that one touch. He cared for her just as she did for him. Shido didn't want her to go through the same torture that he had gone through. He wanted her to be safe.
"I cannot Shido." She said behind tears. This was too much. She wanted more than anything to run away from this place, to be free of what she was.
"Why? Please tell me why?" Shido asked, holding back tears.
"Because I am trapped. He will not release me. Release my soul." She answered.
"I-I don't..."
"You never will." She said cutting him off. The castle doors opened and footsteps could be heard throughout the corridors.
"You must go now Shido if you want to get away."
"I am not going to leave you." Shido said as he grabbed her hands. The woman pulled away and almost yelled. "Go Shido!"
Shido Pulled a pendant from his neck and placed it in her hands. He kissed her passionately as the footsteps got closer. Their foreheads touching, Shido spoke again whispering. "I will come back for you. I promise."
"I know you will." She replied. Without another word, Shido ran out of the room.
"Shido-san? Shido-san!" Riho said while waving her hand in front of his face. Shido blinked but continued to look out the window of his office.
"Shido, are you listening?" Yayoi asked. Her eyes fixed on Shido's intense face. He didn't answer; he was lost in his thoughts of the past. Shido kept his many of his memories of his early life as a vampire locked away. Praying he would never have to think of them again. Unfortunately, they came flooding back. But why? He needed to figure it out. There had to be a reason why the most painful parts of his immortal life decided to come out for some air.
"Shido!" Guni yelled as she pulled at his face.
"Hm..?" Shido answered.
"We have a case." Yayoi said.
"A night breed?" He asked.
"Probably. However, the victims are different. The breed only attacks men. They're left bleeding to death in dark alleys."
"So the night breed is only drinking blood." Said Shido. Yayoi nodded.
"That's weird. Why would a night breed just drink blood and not take a host?" Riho asked.
"Because the night breed that we're after isn't a night breed at all." Shido answered.
"Then what is it?" Yayoi asked. Shido looked away from the window and at Yayoi. With a smirk he spoke. "That's what we need to find out. So Yayoi, you up to a chase?"
Yayoi smiled. "Is that a challenge?" she said in a flirtatious tone. Shido smirk became wider.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go." Yayoi said. Shido and Yayoi got up and began to leave the office. Shido turned towards Riho and Guni and smiled.
"Come on. I may need you guys." He said as he left the room. Riho and Guni walked out of the office and headed to the car where Shido and Yayoi waited.
Inside this castle, a man of 27 years walks hastily down a dark corridor. His lavender hair falling wildly down his shoulders. His heart is racing and he is breathing hard, but he finally makes it to his destination. Standing before a set of doors that lead to his lover and captor's room, he whispers a silent prayer. Fear has finally griped but he is not going to stop now. Opening the doors, he walks in. The room is well furnished. A sitting area, wardrobe, tables, and curtained area frame a massive bed in the center of the room. Even in the darkness, the blood red colour of the curtained canopy and the sheets stood out. Approaching the bed, the man saw the figure of a woman sleeping. He stood by her and looked around. The darkness of her ebony hair extenuated her tan skin. The ghost of a ring still haunted her left hand. Hesitating, he woke her. The woman's eyes fluttered open before she spoke.
"What is it?" she asked. Her strong Tuscan accent echoed in the room. Holding his finger to her lips the man spoke.
"I am leaving this place and I want you to come with me." The woman rose making the blanket covering her naked body fall to her lap. What the man said to her shocked her but scared her even more.
"We can't. Shido, you can't he'll find you."
Shido sat next to her and cupped her face his eyes pleadingly watched her.
"Why can't we? Don't you see what he is? What he has done to us?"
The woman looked at him, her anger burning through her eyes. "What he has done to you. You and he have done this to me."
Shido looked down at the scars on her breast. It disgusted him. How could he have done that to her?
"I am truly sorry. I cannot take it back, but I beg for your forgiveness."
She turned away from him. She could not forgive him. She did not know how to. Her hatred ran deep; Shido had treated her cruelly ever since she had become a vampire. Unfortunately, she still cared for him. Their captor on the other hand had done something more heinous. Something that would tear the soul of any woman. Shido cupped her chin and brought her eyes back to his.
"Please" said Shido quietly as he caressed her cheek. She whimpered, only once did Shido show compassion toward her, but never again after that. This was different, his feelings, everything came though that one touch. He cared for her just as she did for him. Shido didn't want her to go through the same torture that he had gone through. He wanted her to be safe.
"I cannot Shido." She said behind tears. This was too much. She wanted more than anything to run away from this place, to be free of what she was.
"Why? Please tell me why?" Shido asked, holding back tears.
"Because I am trapped. He will not release me. Release my soul." She answered.
"I-I don't..."
"You never will." She said cutting him off. The castle doors opened and footsteps could be heard throughout the corridors.
"You must go now Shido if you want to get away."
"I am not going to leave you." Shido said as he grabbed her hands. The woman pulled away and almost yelled. "Go Shido!"
Shido Pulled a pendant from his neck and placed it in her hands. He kissed her passionately as the footsteps got closer. Their foreheads touching, Shido spoke again whispering. "I will come back for you. I promise."
"I know you will." She replied. Without another word, Shido ran out of the room.
"Shido-san? Shido-san!" Riho said while waving her hand in front of his face. Shido blinked but continued to look out the window of his office.
"Shido, are you listening?" Yayoi asked. Her eyes fixed on Shido's intense face. He didn't answer; he was lost in his thoughts of the past. Shido kept his many of his memories of his early life as a vampire locked away. Praying he would never have to think of them again. Unfortunately, they came flooding back. But why? He needed to figure it out. There had to be a reason why the most painful parts of his immortal life decided to come out for some air.
"Shido!" Guni yelled as she pulled at his face.
"Hm..?" Shido answered.
"We have a case." Yayoi said.
"A night breed?" He asked.
"Probably. However, the victims are different. The breed only attacks men. They're left bleeding to death in dark alleys."
"So the night breed is only drinking blood." Said Shido. Yayoi nodded.
"That's weird. Why would a night breed just drink blood and not take a host?" Riho asked.
"Because the night breed that we're after isn't a night breed at all." Shido answered.
"Then what is it?" Yayoi asked. Shido looked away from the window and at Yayoi. With a smirk he spoke. "That's what we need to find out. So Yayoi, you up to a chase?"
Yayoi smiled. "Is that a challenge?" she said in a flirtatious tone. Shido smirk became wider.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go." Yayoi said. Shido and Yayoi got up and began to leave the office. Shido turned towards Riho and Guni and smiled.
"Come on. I may need you guys." He said as he left the room. Riho and Guni walked out of the office and headed to the car where Shido and Yayoi waited.