I felt a blast of cold before seeing someone running towards us. I looked up at the blonde. He couldn't be much younger than I am. I watched as he made the things back away and hide.

I pushed myself up despite the pain shooting through my entire body, but fell back down again. I didn't have enough strength to stand. I looked over at Kaito. He was still unconscious from being pushed against the wall earlier. When he was trying to protect me.

Hands grabbed my shoulders. "Are you okay, miss?" The blonde asked me.

I looked up into his soft, kind, caring, loving dark green eyes. "I will be," I answered softly. "Why did this even happen? Today of all days. Why me? Who am I really?"

Arms picked me up off the ground and carried me towards the edge of town. "Let's get you out of town and looked at before we figure out how and why. We can figure that out later. I'm Eve Tearm."

I clung to him. "Why does your name sound familiar? Like someone told me in a letter or something." I closed my eyes and sighed. "I wish I knew who told me."

"The shock must be getting to you, so it might be hard to remember right. It'll come to you sooner or later. The shock has to wear off before that happens."

I nodded. "Thank you." I laid my head on his shoulder. "Do you think that my friend will be okay?"

"I will be, Aika," a voice said coming up behind us.

I looked over Eve's shoulder and smiled. "Kaito," I whispered. "I'm glad that you're okay. What were those things back there?"

"I'll tell you when you're feeling better, Aika," Kaito answered. I saw him look at the blonde carrying me. "Want me to carry her for you, um?"

"It's Eve and I have her. I was ordered by the Council to get any survivors out of the town and to a hospital to be checked out."

I looked at Eve somewhat shocked. "You're in the Council?"

He nodded. "I'm a trainee. I haven't been with the Council long, and this was the first big mission for me."

I smiled. "Well, I'm lucky to have someone like you to save me from those things back there."

There was a grunt from Kaito. "What about me? If I didn't show you'd been eaten by now."

"Eve is it possible for me to sign up or join somehow?" I asked ignoring Kaito. I would've been fine until Eve showed up. Whatever they were they wanted me alive and well.

Eve smiled and nodded. "I can ask Lahar if you can. I don't see him having a problem."

"Yay. Thanks Eve." I sat there in his arms in thought. "Lahar? Where have I heard that name before? I feel like I met him somewhere."

There really isn't a suitable hospital, well big enough for a good staff, in the where Aika and Lahar grew up. So Eve took her to the next big town to be checked out. I'm not sure if I'll remember to mention this later on, but Kaito is an aristocratic vampire that was asked to look after Aika when she was born. He was asked by Asato Ichijou.