The Bitterness of the Rain

By:Danni Lynn

Chapter 1: Reminiscence

~+!Saya's Pov!+~

I leaned against the cold wall of the cell as thoughts of escape cosumed me. My little sister hung to the cloth that wrapped around my body. I put a hand on her back and pulled her closer.

"Its ok. Its ok."

I cooed as she started to cry. Then the cell door opened and the man walked towards us. I glared at him with hatred as he grinned.

"So. Are you hungry?"

He asked as he grabbed me by the wrist and yanked me up. My little sister took hold of my other hand. Then the man took out a blade and pressed it against the palm of my hand. He cut through the flesh and made the cut deep. I squealed with fright and tried to get my hand free. But as he put the knife back in his coat pocket he pulled out an empty vile and let my blood flow into it. When it was half way full he set it down and went to reach out towards my little sister. I got in front of him stopping him from getting my little sister. He scowled at me and took the back of his hand to slap me away on the side of my cheek. I was tossed into the air and thudded on the ground. I got back up just as the strange man grabbed my sister's wrist. I ran towards him and takkled him to the ground. I tried to pin him down with all my stength but he easly shoved me off. I lifted the blade that I had pick pocketed from the man when I had him pinned. He looked at me with surprise then he backed away from me. I raised the blade.

"Don't you dare. Joel won't like this."

The man growled at me as he backed into a corner. I lundged at him and stabbed him right in the leg. The man screamed and pulled the blade out. I stared at him with defiance and silently challenged him to attack me if he would dare. He smirked and got out of the cell. As he locked the cell door he grinned.

"I'll be back."

I blinked and sighed as I pushed the dream to the back of my mind. I yawned and stretched as I shook my head to get rid of any sleepiness that still might be lingering. Sunlight fluttered through the windows as it shined in the velvet room my sister and I lived in. I walked over to my sister and shook her.

"Diva. Diva its time to wake up."

I nudged my sister, Diva awake. She opened one of her eyes and looked at me.

"Saya its to early can't we get up later?"

Diva yawned as she rubbed her eyes. I gently smiled and shook my head.

"Nope. You know how Solomon is on Monday mornings. Not only that we have to pack."

I told Diva as I helped her stand. She sighed and licked her lips.

"Saya I'm hungry. Can we eat?"

Diva asked as I got out our suitcases.

"No we have a plane to catch in two hours. We'll eat later."

I announced while Diva groaned with anger.

"But since its Solomon we're talking about I bet we can presuade him."

I suggested. Diva giggled and smiled.

"Yeah. He is such a pushover."

Diva joked as she started to pack. Diva started to hum her song but was quickly interuppted when Solomon came running in.

"Saya! Diva! We have to leave now!"

Solomon ordered. I glanced at Diva and nodded. We followed Solomon as he ran through the halls of the hotel. I grabbed Diva's hand so she wouldn't get lost. Then the hotel shook and parts of the ceiling came crashing down. I dodged them as I tried to keep up with Solomon. I noticed Nathan tailing behind Diva. As we ran out of the hotel and into a car the entire hotel collasped. Solomon sped down the street with Nathan in the next seat. I leaned forward towards Solomon.

"What's happening? Is it another raid?"

I asked Solomon. He stayed silent as he manauvered his way around other cars . Nathan looked me in the eye and shook his head.

"No. The Red Shield has joined up with Anshel and Hagi."

Nathan told me. I sat back and stared out the window.

"Crap."

I cursed as the buildings became a jumbled blur. I glanced over at Diva as she looked at me confused.

"What's happening Saya?"

She asked. Her blue eyes stretched wide in fear.

"They're after us again. We'll be fine. We escaped everytime and we'll do it again."

I promised trying to comfort her. She nodded but still unconvinced. She lied down in my lap. I ran my fingers through her hair as I stared out the window. I closed me eyes and let the car's thrumming motor lull me to sleep.

I wrapped my arms around my sister and stared as the strange man walked towards us. A another man companied the man that had cut my palm.

"Joel what are we going to do with her?"

The man asked the other man he called Joel.

"Anshel, you know what it is. Do I have to repeat myself? Now restrain her."

Joel cammanded the strange man named Anshel. Anshel walked over to me and quickly grabbed my arm. I tried to resist but Joel came and grabbed my other arm. I snarled at him and tried to wiggle free out of thier grip. Anshel reached out to clutch my throat but I sank my teeth into his hand. Blood drew and flooded into my mouth. I drank but Anshel ripped his hand free.

"She bit me! What the heck?!"

He roared at me. I licked my teeth and grinned.

"Yum."

I smiled at him. Joel stared at me like as if he was studying me. Anshel kicked me in the stomach. I dropped to all fours as pain engolfed me. Anshel placed his foot on my back and pushed me down to the ground.

"Saya. Sister. Get up or Nathan will drag you out."

Diva's voice woke me from my dream. I scanned my surroundings as I tried to understand what was happening. Diva shook me trying to get my attention. I stared at her.

"What?"

I asked but before she could answer someone grabbed my arm and dragged me out of the car. Suddenly I was back in my dream from earlier with Anshel trying to pull me up. I grabbed his arm and snapped it. He stared at me as I crushed his arm as if he wasn't feeling any pain.

"Saya. Saya, its alright."

I blinked and was looking at Solomon. The arm I was crushing wasn't Anshel's but Solomon's. I quickly let go.

"I'm sorry."

I apologized. Solomon looked at me with worry. Nathan glanced our way and stared at me with a questioning gaze.

"Its ok. Get on the plane."

Solomon gently pushed me towards a small air plane. Nathan led Diva out of the car and onto the plane. I turned towards Solomon.

"Where are we going?"

I asked him. He looked at me with a bit of saddness.

"America. But I won't be with you. Nathan will be there to protect you and Diva. Don't worry."

Solomon gave me a small smile.

"America? Why aren't you going with us?"

I looked at him waiting for answer. Solomon averted my gaze and stared at the ground.

"There hasn't been word of Karl or James. And Anshel will never suspect America."

Solomon replied. I became silent and let Solomon lead me into the plane. I sat down next to Diva and sighed.

"What was that about?"

Diva wondered as she stuck her face into mine.

"What?"

I looked at her confused.

"Why did you break Solomon's arm?"

Diva asked me.

"He annoyed me earlier and that was his punishment."

I lied but she believed it and leaned back in her chair. The plane rumbled and started to move.

"Hey Saya. Where are we going?"

Diva stared out the window as she lied her head agianst my shoulder.

"America."

I whispered to her as I rested my head against hers. Diva started to sing and I closed my eyes and listened as it drifted me from my mind. But then the song stopped. I opened my eyes and looked at Diva.

"What?"
I mumbled half to myself half to her. Diva frowned and licked her lips.

"I'm hungry."

Diva complained. I sighed and nodded in agreement.

"Me too. I'll go see if Nathan has anything for us."

I offered as I unbuckled my seat belt and stood up. The plane felt wobbly under my feet and I stumbled a bit as I walked up to Nathan as he sat and listened to his music. He smiled when he saw me and signaled me to sit down next to him. As I sat down he took off his head phones.

"How may I serve you my queen?"

He slightly bowed to me.

"Diva and I are hungry. Is there anything to eat around here?"

I asked. Nathan shook his head.

"Afraid not in less you plan on eating the pilot and make us crash in the middle of nowhere."

Nathan luaghed as he apologized. I nodded in understanding and walked back to Diva.

"So?"

Diva demanded as she sat up in her seat.

"Nothing you'll have to wait till we're in America. Sorry."

I explained as I down next to her. Suddenly the plane lurched forward and then there was a scream. Diva and I exchanged glances.

"I'll be right back."

I told her as I got back up and walked up to the pilot. But when I turned to look at him he slumped to the floor.

"What the-?"

I didn't finish when the plane suddenly went into a nose dive. I ran up to get Diva but Nathan was already holding Diva protectivly. I ran back to where the pilot lied there on the floor. I grabbed the steering wheel and pulled back as hard as I could. But the only thing that happened was that the plane went completly vertical.

"Saya!"

I heard my name being called before everything went dark.

I struggled as hard as I could to get free of Anshel's grip but I failed as he grabbed my long black hair and dragged me out of my cell. I struggled against him as he walked down the stairs.

"Sister!"

I screamed but Anshel pushed me forward as he shoved me down the steps. He pointed a gun into my back.

"Keep walking."

He muttered into my ear. I obeyed as he led me towards a mansion. As we walked by people they gave me hostile glares. I flinched. Suddenly Anshel kicked me into a room and closed the door. Then there was a ringing sound as I felt my flesh being torn. I looked down at my stomach as red liquid ran down a small hole. Pain bolted through my body. Then without warning more holes started to appear on my body. I let my gaze follow the floor as it led to feet. Anshel stood in front of the door holding the gun as he grinned as he kept pulling the trigger till the entire round was gone.

"Do you like that?"

As more blood spilled out onto the carpet like a stream of flowing water. As my gaze returned again to the floor. I saw another pair of feet. It was a man at least in his late twenties with such a cold stare. My throat started to burn. I coughed up blood as I stumbled to my feet. I stumbled over to the man with the cold stare. I fell into his arms and stared at his pale neck. I reach up on my toes and bit down as I found the vein. There was sudden gasp from the man. Then the crimson liquid came flooding into my mouth and tasted sweet. There was a luagh from the back of the room. I ignored it as I felt my wounds close. When there was no more I licked my lips and turned towards Anshel as strength came flooding into me.

"Well down my dear. You and your sister will make excellent expriments."

Anshel grinned at me as he took out the same vile he poured my blood in when he cut my hand. He walked over to the man I just drank from and bent down. He lifted the man up and poured my blood into the man's mouth.

"Hagi. Now you are a chevalier no longer bound by the fate of a human. Like me. You will make a good partner once I get rid of that old fool Joel."

Anshel stated as he tossed the empty vile into the air. It shattered into a million pieces at my feet.

I weakly opened my eyes as fire filled my vision. Everything was hot so very hot. I stumbled up to my feet and walked blindly. I tripped over something. I looked down to see part of the plane's wing. I stared back at the wreckage as fire engulfed the destoried plane. Blood trickled down my shoulder and soaked into my jeans. My mind was hazy and foggy as I tried to think. Then I finally noticed a pole in my stomach. I pulled it out as more blood came spilling out. I trudged out into the street and walked towards it as the sky grew gray. I kept walking and walking till my feet began to bleed. Pieces of my jeans began to taer. When my mind finally became clear I scanned my surroundings. I was no where near the plane crash. There wasn't even a billow of smoke of in the distance to indecate the fire from the crash. I noticed I was in a park. I walked over to a swing and sat down. My cuts were already healed but my clothes were torn and tattered and stained in blood. I sighed as I pushed the swing a bit back and forth. Then it started to rain.

"Just my luck."

I grumbled as water drenched me and slowly washed whatever undried blood there was off my clothes. Suddenly the rain stopped around me. I looked up to see a spiky haired boy holding an umbrella over my head. He smiled at me as he was soaked in the rain.

"Are you ok?"

He asked me. I nodded silently.

"Why is a girl like you doing out here? Looking like that?"

The gingered hair boy wondered mostly to himself. I stared back on the ground.

"Something terrible I suppose."

He muttered. I snorted in fusteration as the boy kept pestering me. I got up from the swing and started to walk away but the boy held me back when he grabbed my wrist. I looked back at him and narrowed my eyes.

"What do you want?"

I growled as he let go of me.

"Come inside. You don't belong out here."

The boy led me out of the rain and into a pub called Omoro. He closed the umbrella and shook himself like a dog as he tried to get off most of the water. He gestured to a table and went to sit down. I followed him and sat down in the next seat oppsite him.

"What's your name? Mine is Kai."

He introduced himself. I saw no harm in giving him my name.

"Saya."

I replied. Kai glared at me instonisment.

"Can you give one second Saya?"

Kai exsuced himself and walked over to a man that was cleaning a cup. He started to talk to him and they glanced at me a couple of times. Then Kai ran back towards me and the man that was cleaning the cup left the room.

"Saya. Sorry about that."

Kai apologized as he handed me a cup of water. I took it and gulped it down.

"So how did you wound up in the park looking like that?"

Kai asked me while he waited for my answer.

"Um. The car I was in crashed and I just happened to walk to the park."

I lied to raised his eyebrow with supision.

"Is that so?"

Kai scowled at me. Suddenly a group of people came crashing through the doors with shot guns and machine guns. I stood up and grabbed my chair. A blonde man came walking through the door with his pistol lowered. He put his hand up to signal the other men to lower there weapons.

"Saya. You are coming with us. We are the Red Shield."

The man with the pistol told me.

"I know who you are."

I snarled in disgust. I slowly backed away but I bumped into something and looked over my shoulder to see Kai. He grabbed me by the shoulders and pinned me down.

"What the hell? Your with them? Damn you!"

I screeched as I pushed myself of the ground and flung him across the room. Kai crashed into the wall. The people with the guns lifted up their weapons and pointed them at me but did not fire. I walked over to Kai and picked him by the collar.

"Why are you with them?"

I growled at him. Kai spat blood in my face and frowned.

"Because your kind killed my little brother and I tend to get back with hell."

Kai snapped at me as he lifted up a pistol to my heart. I grinned.

"I dare you."

I challenged him. I set him down and left myself open. Kai hesitated as he unswitched the safty lock.

"Come on. Kill me. I've met men like you all the time. Why not end the battle right now but then again what about my little sister? Are you going to kill her too? A sibling for a sibling right Kai?"

I went on. Kai lowered the weapon and looked away.

"I knew it."

I muttered to him only loud enough for him to hear. I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned and saw the blonde headed man look at me.

"Saya we are taking you as prisioner."

The man told me.

"David why don't we just shoot?"

Another man called out to the blond one. The blonde man named David met my eyes with a cold stare. I bared my fangs at him.

"You'll chain me up and use me as an experiment like that fool Joel did! You humans are all monsters! We did nothing to you!"

I yelled at David as I pushed him backwards with just little of effort but that was enough to send him flying. I ran towards the stairs that led up above from the pub. Men trailed after me with their rain of gun fire. When they started to catch up I turned the corner into a room but when I thought I was safe I came across the man that was cleaning the cup earlier. He held a shotgun right to my head. I knew that I tried to escape he would shoot and they would take me prisioner. Ethier way I was going to be captured.

"Give up."

The man shoved the muzzle of the gun into my head. I shook my head and dropped to the ground and did a complete round house kick on him in a blink of an eye. I scanned my surroundings and saw a window in the room. I lifted it up and jumped out. As the cool air and rain covered my body so did a snap in the air. I looked back to see David with a shotgun. Pain snapped through me like a lightening bolt. As I stood up when I landed on the ground my leg gave out.

"Damn."

I cursed as blood came spilling out my leg. It started to heal but as I tried to get away more shots were fired. I fell to the pavement. Blood started to mix with the rain. I looked at the doorway and saw Kai staring at me horrorfied.

"Wimp."

I snorted before all the blood lost knocked me out.

~+!Diva's Pov!+~

"Saya! Saya!"

I screamed as the blood rushed in my ears. I turned towards Nathan who was throwing pieces of the plane all over the place as he looked for my older sister's body. But as smoke smeered in the rain exstiguishes the flames of the crash there was no sign of my sister or her body. Nathan gave up and walked over to me. He nodded his head and ran his fingers through his hair in confusion.

"Did she walk off? But she never goes any where without you. Thats strange."

Nathan scratched his head. My eyes started to burn as I tried not to cry.

"I want Saya."

I sniffed as cold wind blew my ragged clothes and made me cold. Nathan gave me a sempathic look and sighed.

"I better call Solomon. Tell him the news. Come on Diva."

Nathan frowned as he led me onto the street. I shivered as the rain pounded harder. Nathan picked me up bridal style.

"Diva are you hungry? We can get something to eat."

Nathan suggested but I solemnly shook my head as we walked down the deserted street. I lied my head against Nathan's chest and felt sleepy but I was determined to stay awake. Lights started to come in view. A gas station was off in the distance.

"Diva, you can you tell me why Anshel and Hagi are after you and Saya? Solomon and Saya would never tell me and Karl and James know as much as I do."

Nathan asked me. I shuddered as I remembered Anshel and Hagi.

"I don't know why but they use to keep me and Saya in a tower till Saya found us a way to escape. I don't know the details but they took Saya away and when she returned she was different. Anshel and Hagi want Saya so they can do expermints on her they want me also but she always protects me. One time Anshel and Hagi caught Saya when she was in hibernation during the Veitnam war and woke her up early making her go on a rampage. I woke up in the middle of it. The killing was fun but Saya was pretty scary looking."

I explained to Nathan.

"I know the Vietnam part. Poor Saya being woken up early no wonder why she killing people bye the handful she must have been pissed. I would have been too."

Nathan adimitted as we walked into the gas station store.

"Are you sure that's all you know?"

Nathan pressed on. I shook my head yes. Nathan set me down as he walked over to a telephone booth. I looked over towards the clerk and smiled. He blushed and looked away. I couldn't help but giggle. I strolled over to Nathan and listen in on his conversation with Solomon.

"She's what?!"

Solomon screamed through the telephone loud enough for the clerk to look over at us with a questioning face.

"We don't know where she is. The plane we were on crashed and we think she wondered off. By the way did you find James and Karl?"

Nathan switched the subject to calm Solomon down.

"Yeah their here. Things are so bad with Anshel and Hagi working with Red Shield that they've got fleets all over the place so they weren't able to contact. Fortunatly, Karl and James have things under control. I'll becoming to pick you up. I'll meet up with you soon."

Solomon dropped the conversation but when Nathan was about to hang up I snatched the phone out of his hands.

"Solomon do you think Saya is ok?"

I cried into the phone. I heard a shuffling noise and a sigh.

"I don't know. But wherever she is I bet she's fine just lost. She is your sister she has protected us all over the last hundered years so whatever she gets herself into she'll be able to get out."

Solomon tried to reassure me I was still unconvinced but gave up in the conversation.

"Thank you. I see you later."

I gave my goodbye and hung up. Nathan pulled me into a hug.

"Solomon is right. Saya is strong she'll be fine."

Nathan tried to comfort me in my doubts. A couple of tears escaped and rolled down my cheeks. Nathan gently wiped them away and looked outside.

"Look Diva it stopped raining. There's a rainbow."

Nathan pointed towards an array of colors that lit up the cloudy sky. I stared at them with disappointment. I wish Saya was here to see this. I grumbled to myself. I turned and looked at Nathan.

"Now what?"

I asked him as hunger suddenly struck me. Nathan glanced at me sideways and gave me a small smile.

"We wait. You look hungry."

Nathan told me. I nodded and stared at the clerk. Nathan patted me on the head and gave me a little push.

"Go on. Do what you will."

Nathan turned and walked out of the store leaving me alone. I walked up to the store clerk that looked no older than seventeen. He smiled at me.

"What can I do for you miss?"

He asked me. I licked my lips revealing my fangs.
"I'm hungry."

I answered him as I walked around the counter. The boy took a few paces backwards before he bumped into a cart full of merchandise and toppled it over. I grinned as he franticly started tolook for a way to escape. Then he thumped himself on his head and burts out laughing.

"You had me there for a second. I was completely fooled."

The boy joked as he pointed to my fangs. I smirked at him.

"Yep thier fake. You caught me."

I lied as I latched up on him. I reached up and bit down. The boy gasped in surprise as blood flooded into my mouth. The sweet taste of iron felt like as if I was gaining and extra life. It fills every part of my body and makes me feel refreshed and even more hungry for more. Without knowing it the blood had stopped coming and the boy was cold and lifeless. I sighed and dropped the body to the ground. Nathan walked up behind me and examined the dead body.

"Sucked him dry didn't you? So how was it?"

He wondered as he picked up the body and slung it over his shoulder. I licked my lips and sighed.

"Ok. Saya always finds better food for us to eat. I wonder how she does it?"

I leaned against Nathan and closed my eyes.

"I'm sleepy."

I complained as I let Nathan guide towards the front door. He stopped and went towards the bathroom. I followed him in simple curosity. Nathan placed the dead body on the toilet seat and ran a nail across his arm and let the blood flow all over the floor and the pants of the boy. Then the wound healed and Nathan gave me a smile of satisfaction.

"I saw nothing I came to go to the bathroom and here he was covered in his own blood. He bled to death how sad."

Nathan lied as we walked out of the gas station and sat on a bench a few meters away. Nathan sat down and looked out at the view. The ocean sparkled as the remaining grey clouds faded in the horizon. The sun shined above in the sky lighting the dim and dark land. I sat next to Nathan and lied my head agianst his shoulder. Nathan put his arm around me.

"You should rest. Solomon won't be here for a while."

Nathan suggested. I nodded as I closed my eyes and let sleep take over.

Please review. No mean coments but you may point out spelling and grammer issues. Thank you for reading I will try to update as fast as I can. I am currently in the poccess of writing three other stories so it might be a bit before I might update. I hope no longer than at least a week.

--Hopefully your favorite arthur,

Danni a.k.a. falling into the darkness ^.- teehee!