Prologue

A/N- This is a new story I'm starting. It parallels Sealed Fate: Destruction or Love sorta. I guess it's an alternate version if you wanna call it that. This is Aki's past and it'll help a lot to pay attention to key points and phrases because they'll be crucial later on in the story. So without further ado here is the prologue for Death By Scarlet Love.

It's a cool dark autumn night. Everything is quiet except for the clip clop of a horses' hooves. As the carriage continues down the cobble stone path the inside of the carriage is all but calm.

After a failed attempt at negotiating with the vampire king Hideo and his young daughter Aki are riding home. A strange sadness and strong pain has taken over him as his amber eyed daughter watches.

"Daddy what happened?" Aki asked watching her father lower his head in shame.

"Nothing is—" Hideo started to say as the carriage came to an abrupt stop.

"What's going on?" Aki asked as the door was violently ripped off the carriage and Hideo snatched out.

"Aki!" Hideo screamed as Aki was violently snatched out the carriage and thrown on the ground.

Aki laid there momentarily stunned but the image in front of her was clear. Her father's neck was slit and the creatures were drinking the crimson colored blood as it trickled. Some were tearing at his skin bursting veins as the crimson liquid hit the ground. Aki slowly began moving away as fear took over her body. Before she could get away she bumped onto something hard.

"Where do you think you're going?" A female voice asked as all attention was on Aki.

" She looks delicious! So young and healthy!" Another exclaimed as they closed in on Aki.

They began tearing at her clothes and skin. As blood began to trickle in streams all over her body Aki laid on the ground writhing in pain. A river of tears began to streak down her cheeks as Aki began to lose consciousness .

"Please someone...anyone...help me." Aki pleaded weakly as blood began to pool around her and the vampires closed in for the kill.

"Stop!" A voice shouted out and the vampires moved away as the lone figure moved closer.

"W-who are you?" Aki softly asked as the figure knelt beside her.

"..." He said is voice incoherent as her touched Aki's cheek.

"It hurts!" Aki cried out are more tears fell.

"I know it does but just trust me it'll be over soon. First however you must promise me something." He said surveying Aki's body.

"What do you mean?" Aki said as she felt pain burning her body.

"Promise me that you'll love no other. That when you're 16 you'll be mine." He said lowering his head.

"I-I promise." Aki said as her body shook in pain.

"I need you to repeat after me ok. Moonlight to sunshine. Death to life. Darkness isn't the enemy. Bound together we shall be. Only death by scarlet love are we set free." He said kissing Aki's cheek.

"Moonlight...to...sunshine. Death...to...life. Darkness...isn't the...enemy. Bound together we shall be. Only...death by scarlet love...are we set free." Aki choked out as she continued to grow weak.

"This'll hurt a little." He said as something sharp pierced Aki's neck and everything went black.

Under the light of the crystal moon a life is taken and a life is changed. Who was that boy and what did he do to Aki? What else does the crystal moon have in store?

A/N- There you have it that's the prologue. So please R&R and tell me if you want me to continue this. Thanks so much! Maria Starlight out!