OMG, I had to edit this SO much because it won't allow me to do certain breaks in paragraphs for this story. D: My attempt at a Tsubasa Chronicle fanfic. ENJOY!

CHAPTER 01

The streets of Tokyo were grey and still as rain flooded the streets. A car passed by and its headlights shined onto a little girl for a brief second. She was walking and held a bag full of groceries in one hand and a pale blue umbrella in the other. She stopped in her tracks when the faint scent of blood filled her nose and a trail of it was flowing down the walk, being carried by the rain's water, and into the sewers. A silhouette appeared at the entrance of an alleyway, where the source of the blood came from. Another car passed by where its lights revealed the person of the silhouette for a few seconds. The girl got a good look at him; a boy, about sixteen or seventeen, with fair pale skin, deep green eyes, and midnight black hair that shaped his face with bangs stopping just above his eyes. His outfit was all black and aristocrat-like with even an elegant cloak that had a gold chain fastened to keep it up.

As he stumbled and struggled to stand up, with only the brick wall of the alley to support him, he ended up falling over onto the cold and wet cement. He struggled more to get onto his knees while pushing himself up. Then, he looked up once he felt no more raindrops fall on his head. His green eyes met up with a pair of gentle, warm brown ones that belonged to the little girl, who looked no younger than the age of nine. She had light caramel skin and shoulder-length black hair with bangs slightly over her eyes. She held up her umbrella over the boy and settled her groceries down on the cement. Bending her knees slightly until she was eye level with him, she took out a white handkerchief from the pocket of her purple summer dress and pressed it against one of the boy's bleeding wounds on the side of his head.

"Daijoubu. What happened to you?"

She took him to her home, which was the local shrine in the area. She took him to her room, which was separated from the main house (think of Mitsuki's room in Full Moon wo Sagashite), where she tended to his wounds. She replaced his blood-stained black shirt and cloak with a white, long-sleeved blouse.

"It's my older brother's," she told him as he began to button the blouse up.

"Arigatou," he said. She turned around and smiled in response.

"I'll be right back," she said as she took his shirt and cloak out with her and shut her room's screen door.

He exhaled slowly and leaned back on the wall, taking in his surroundings. The room was simple and roomy and smelled like lilacs and strawberries. In front of him lay an aqua blue colored futon, directly opposite from him, up against the wall, was a light wooden dresser with a large mirror connected; there were also a few accessories and a picture from atop of it and in front of the mirror. A closet was off to the side and a TV set was in the corner. A small table was directly next to him on the right while stuffed animals were bunched up in the corner next to it.

He turned his head once he heard the door open and close. The girl walked in with a tray that had a plateful of sliced and peeled oranges, a bottle of honey, and a warm drink of some sort.

"You didn't leave," she said, setting the tray down on the table.

"I have nowhere to go without my brother," he said.

"Oh, I see…" She paused for a few seconds, then turned to him. "You're… not human aren't you? …Kyuuketsuki?"

His eyes widened in surprise. She giggled, making him even more confused, and then said, "Calm down, ne? Your aura surely is different from humans."

"My aura?"

She nodded. "Un. I am the miko-in-training of this shrine. My senses are very acute and sensitive, but that could also be of the magic abilities I've inherited." She smiled at him while he gave her a small smile back. "What happened to you back then?"

He paused, thinking of how to explain. "There's a hunter after my brother and me. A couple of his followers separated us and I ended up fighting a few of them. We were on our way to find the Dimension Witch."

She was silent for a few seconds, than said, "Sou kaa…"

He smiled suddenly. "Arigatou. For helping me."

"Iiyo. Namae wa?"

"Subaru. Kimi ga?"

"Ichihara Aika desu! Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!" She bowed at him.

He nodded. "Un. Yoroshiku."

Suddenly, he jerked back a bit and his fangs were suddenly bare. His eyes flashed a golden yellow as he clutched the blouse in pain. He squeezed his eyes shut and covered his other hand over them.

"Get back…" he breathed. But she didn't budge. "Please, get back!" She still didn't obey. Instead, she placed both her hands on the sides of his face. He jerked his eyes open and looked down at her. Suddenly, a small white light emitted from her hands. They felt warm against his skin.

"Blood… Drink my blood," she said suddenly.

Subaru's eyes widened, but she wasn't kidding.

"Subaru-san, you have to." And she was right. With his brother nowhere near and with all the blood he lost, it was the only choice. He lifted up her chin and leaned in towards her face a bit. "Are you scared?" he asked.

"…a little bit…"

Subaru sighed and then leaned towards Aika's neck a bit, his lips brushing against her skin. "Gomen nasai…" Then he bit into her neck, sucking her sweet blood, being careful not to drink too much, but enough to regain his energy.

"Make sure you drink the medicine before eating the oranges. The honey sweetens the medicine," Aika said as she was cleaning up the bite on her neck.

Subaru nodded but looked at her with concern. She saw his expression through the mirror and gave him a reassuring smile. "I'm fine."

He sighed and followed her instructions. He sipped a bit of the medicine and recoiled a bit at the taste. Not that it wasn't bad, it was just so strong. A mint flavor and a slight hint of cinnamon. He added the honey. Then he ate a few of the oranges. The medicine made him sleepy a bit, meaning it was working. He slept on Aika's futon peacefully as she took the tray, with the plate and cup, and headed towards the main house to put into the kitchen. She headed to the laundry room and picked up Subaru's clothes from the dryer.

Aika folded the clothes over her arm and closed the door to her house, heading back to her room. The sun was shining out making it seem like the morning rain never happened. She smiled at the sunlight, but then stopped and took out her fan to defend herself from a pair of claws.

There, appeared a boy, he had golden eyes, pale skin, and messy black hair, wearing all black and was trying to strike at her.

He leaped back and landed at a distance about five yards away. He glared down at her. Aika just stood still, with a slight confused expression on her face.

"Where is he?" he hissed as he went charging at her again. She dropped Subaru's clothes to take out another fan.

"What? Who?"

There was another clash as they two were at it over and over again. Finally, he got her trapped in a corner, but she didn't let her guard down. The tips of his claws were right by her neck and chin while one of her fans was to his side. The two were panting from their little battle. He looked down at her side then back at her and glared. "Those are Subaru's clothes."

Her eyes widened slightly. "Subaru-san?" She lowered down her fans. "Could you be Subaru-san's brother?"

The boy calmed down a bit and lowered his hand, but still having his suspicions, he kept his claws out. "How do you know my brother?"

Putting her fans away and picking up Subaru's clothes, she said, "Follow me."

"Subaru!" the boy said in surprise at seeing his brother sleeping. He ran over and kneeled at his bedside.

"Calm down. He's only sleeping." Aika kneeled beside the boy. "He was injured when I found him, so I cared for him." She turned to the boy and asked, "Namae?"

He retracted his claws, turning his eyes back into his normal shade of blue. "Kamui."

Suddenly, a strange violet-colored light emitted from Aika's dresser mirror. Then a woman appeared in the mirror. She had blood red eyes, fair pale skin, and long jet black hair that was partially tied back with a white ribbon. She wore an elegant kimono that had dark floral patterns printed all over it.

Aika looked excited. "Yuuko-san!"

The woman named Yuuko smiled at her. "Aika-san, hisashiburi." Then she looked at the two vampires. "Ah, I see you've run into Kyuuketsuki no Futago, ne?"

"The vampire twins?" She looked at them both and nodded. "Un."

Kamui looked a bit confused but then said, "You're the Dimension Witch, am I right?"

Yuuko nodded. "Sou dayo." Then she looked down at Aika. "Can you take them?"

"Tonight will be a full moon, so I'm pretty sure I can."

Yuuko smiled. "That's just like you, Aika-chan."

"Of course, Yuuko-san!"

Subaru began to stir awake and sat up a bit. "What's going on?" he asked, still half asleep.

"Subaru…" Kamui breathed. Then turned to Aika. "Where are you taking us?"f

She looked at him. "To Yuuko-san's shop. You two have a wish, don't you?"

The two looked at her in surprise as Yuuko smirked. "Aika-chan is a direct descendant of mine. Since she is young for her age, her magic is fullest when the moon is full. It's no coincidence that you two ran into her for she is the one to take you two me."

"Direct descendent? But how-?" Kamui began to ask but Aika interrupted.

"You should know that different worlds run on different times. The time here is much far ahead than in Yuuko-san's time." She smiled at them.

"Yasashiku, ne?" Subaru smiled.

"Sou daa, Subaru, ogenki?" Yuuko asked.

He nodded at the witch. "Yes."

She looked at the little priestess. "You offered your blood, ne?"

She nodded slowly while Kamui's eyes widened in shock. He touched the girl's shoulder. "Why would you do such a thing?"

She looked at him, her brown eyes meeting with his blue ones. "Your brother was suffering from blood lost. I had no choice."

He looked down. "Sou daa…"

"Well then, I shall see you later. Mata ne." The light and Yuuko disappeared from the mirror.

When the time came for Kamui and Subaru to head off to Yuuko's, the three of them were outside, Aika wearing her miko outfit and holding a golden staff at her side. Subaru was looking down at the small pond that was in Aika's backyard, watching all the fish swim by. Kamui was sitting on a large rock by the pond, keeping a close eye on his brother. Aika walked up to his side.

"You're very protective of him, ne?" she asked

"Of course. We only have each other to look after."

Aika smiled softly while leaning on her staff for support, then she went over to sit on a rock close by. After awhile, Kamui stood up and walked over to his side and bent down to her level.

"Arigatou," he said softly.

"Eh? For what?"

He looked over at her while she looked back. "For taking care of my brother."

She smiled again. "It was what I had to do."

"Also," he started off then leaned over and kissed the side of her head. "I'm sorry for attacking you."

The full moon appeared behind the grey clouds of night and shined down on the backyard. Aika stood up and told the two brothers to stand at each other's side at ten feet away from her. She chanted a few words and then extended her staff, causing a large circular symbol to appear beneath them. (the same as Yuuko's)

"This will take you to Yuuko-san's shop. There, she will grant you a wish, but you must pay a price of the same value." The two nodded. "Be careful."

And with that, they were being transported over. But before they were completely gone, Subaru said, "I hope to meet you again someday." He smiled at her as she smiled back. Then, they were gone, leaving nothing but soft breeze to blow by.

A few minutes later, the same symbol appeared in front of Aika, then a man appeared before her. He looked about in his mid-twenties or so and had bluish-black hair. She noticed that his right eye was missing, but contained a strong magic, which allowed him to arrive before Aika. He placed a pair of glasses over his eyes and gave her a smile.

"Pardon me, my name is Seishiro. I ask you, have you seen a pair of vampire twins running around?" he asked in a joking, yet serious manner.

Aika gave him the same smile back. "Yes, I have."

"Would you be so kind as to tell me where you have taken them?"

She shook her head. "Gomen ne." She put one of her index fingers up to her lips. "That is confidential."