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Fateful Encounter

Chapter One: The Night Wind

(Klaus x Sierra)

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The sun had set some while ago, the castle was quiet. The Guards stood by in every door, made sure no one entering or leaving the castle at night. Klaus sat on his desk on his room in the second floor. The desk was covered with paper works and role-calls as part of his training as a master strategist, as well as information he collected in order to assist Shu in their battle against Highland. Tomorrow they will re-take Greenhill, and he wanted to make sure everything went well as plan. "There's a lie in ever truths, and there's a truth in every lie…" he whispered while tracing the plan for one last time.

"Working hard, I see." Suddenly a soft yet eerie voice sounding from behind him, gave him a jolt and a nearly heart attack. He jumped from his seat and turned around – and even though by instinct he recognized the owner of the voice – but it still shocked him and managed to shake him from his usual composure.

"Miss Sierra!"

Sierra Mikain was sitting on Klaus' bed, hugging Klaus' pillow and was making herself comfortable. Klaus first reaction was disbelief; it felt surreal to have a girl invaded his chamber at night, sitting on his bed, and looking back at him at his most unexpected. He was feeling anxious now, as all his nerves told him to run to the door and scram, but yet his feet won't move, and for a bizarre reason he couldn't take away his gaze from his uninvited guest.

He knew Sierra for a while now, not too well, but he knew she's pretty and powerful, and that she wasn't even human. Her looks and visage was that of an 18 years old, but who knows for how long she had actually lived in this world?

Klaus never forgot their first meeting in Crom, when she introduced herself very intimidatingly to him, and then played him by asking him to get her some water but then left all of a sudden. Klaus maybe a military strategist, he maybe the son of the great General Kiba. But he had no experience with women before. Sure, their castle filled with many beautiful maidens, but none of them ever really approached him or talked to him freely. Well, Tengaar was pretty easy going, and he could have liked her, but everybody knew she and Hix was an item. The fault might be his to begin with, after all. He was too cold, always so serious. He rarely spent his time hanging out with the guys, and never seen with any girl. He always stayed on his room or his father's, or in the Great Hall, discussing battle strategy with Apple and Shu.

The Mistress let out a small laugh, the sound of her laugh stirred some fluttery things in his stomach. "Good evening, Klaus! You have a nice room," Sierra scanned the room with several sharp gazes to the medium sized-room, a large desk, a drawer, two chairs and a tea table, and a flower-like kind of plant, besides a huge map hanging on the wall which showed Northern Continent, covered with connecting tapes, pins and notes. "T-thank you…" Klaus let out a small smile and gave a polite nod.

Sierra chuckled, "Don't be so tense, Klaus... I won't bite you or anything. Oh by the way, don't you think it's pretty late for you to stay up?"

The young strategist stood uneasy. Having a girl sitting on his bed and hugging his pillow at this time of hour, would enough to naturally raised any man's awareness, let alone a healthy 19 year old. "I- I just need to through some details, and then I'll rest." he said, forcing himself to sound firm. Sierra just smiled, with a gaze so much like Rina's, she said, "You should rest soon, otherwise I might fall asleep here if this bed remains unoccupied."

Klaus' face was so red by then, and those paper works he was so immersed in a minute earlier might be the last thing he had in mind now. He took a deep breath, trying his best to gain back his composure while sitting down back at his chair, facing his guest.

"So tell me, what brings you here, Miss Sierra?"

The lady shrugged, "I guess I had too much sleep today. Now for a rare occasion, I don't feel sleepy at all… I was bored and scouting around the castle from outside, watching if there were strange people. I know our guards are doing their best, but it won't hurt to be cautious. Besides… the night breeze feels good, you know."

Klaus understood without being told that Sierra must have had taken her bat form and flew around the Castle ground. He nodded in agreement, "Yes, it won't hurt to be cautious. After all, that Lucia woman did manage to sneak in into Lord Riou's room the night before…"

After saying it, he went quiet. It took only one second for his last sentence to dawn another meaning to him. He realized that with him at the moment, there was also a woman snuck into his room but not to wish him harm. This realization was enough to make him even more uncomfortable, thus he looked away from his guest, not daring to look her in the eyes.

"Miss Sierra, if you don't have other matters to discuss, I think you should return to your own chamber." finally Klaus said in a more determined, yet to Sierra's sharp ears, desperate tone.

"Aaw… and after I visited you especially…?" the Vampire acted as if she was disappointed, but by the looks on her eyes Klaus could tell that she was only teasing. Klaus smiled, somehow he was no longer felt… intimidated. "Tomorrow we will get Greenhill back, Miss Sierra. We need all our strength." he rose from his chair as he spoke, as if stressing the point of his words.

The Vampire again looked him on his eyes intensely, elegantly rose from the bed, placing her foot on the rug carefully and stood with her head tilted to the right, as if analyzing her companion with much interest.

A moment later, Klaus was taken aback. His eyes widened and he blinked twice and gulped. Sierra used her inhuman speed to reduce the distance between them in a dash and now stood really close with him. Before her, Klaus stood still, petrified. She slowly raised her hand; carefully bring it closer towards the young man's face. The cold and pale skin of her fingers touched his face… then gently caressed his cheek.

Klaus was immobilized. Sierra was affecting him in a way that he could not understand, he was petrified but at the same time he felt his blood boiled. It was a new sensation for him that he never felt before, a feeling of total surrender yet powerful anticipation running through his veins. He kept standing still when the Vampire embrace him, engulfed him in her scent as she put her arm around his neck and leaned a bit. Her lips were whispering words on Klaus' ear.

"I'm Sierra. And I'm taking interest in you…"

Gave it two seconds – which felt like an hour to Klaus – the Vampire snapped back as fast as she dashed, smiled once again and turned to her bat form right then and there. After hovering for a while, the white bat flew out from the window and disappeared on the night sky.

Five minutes later, Klaus fell on his chair. His heart beat so loud and he most certainly cursed himself of being so weak… but who the hell in this world can resist the charm of the Mistress of the Coven?

With a low voice he spoke to himself, staggering. "I am … Klaus.. And I…" his face reddened every second the very scene replayed on his mind, "… and I'm taking interest in you… too."

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I was just done replaying suikoden 2 and came up with several idea, one of them being about those two. Hehehe. It's just drabbles but I will write some more about other characters.