Chapter 12: The White Dragon Part 2

Kaname stood quietly as he listened to Zero and Yuki fill him in on what they knew. Rido's plan to reincarnate the vampire ancestor, Shizuka's involvement in the massacre of Zero's family, and the escape. When they finished, Kaname thought about their words in his head for a short moment before he spoke again.

"But, the vampire ancestor being reincarnated was supposed to be an urban legend." he said, his voice a little bit softer than it used to be. Yuki spoke.

"Well, from what we can tell, Rido and his brides and servants will bring out the ancestor in one of us, while using the Ritual of the Moon." she said.

"The Ritual of the Moon?"

"Yes. And they will also chant in latin to bring out the blood lusting creature of an ancestor to reality." Zero said. Kaname thought a little bit before he thought of something.

"So, Rido believes that he could bring out a vampire ancestor in a human?" he asked. Zero snorted.

"If he has the power to turn a human into a vampire, and he didn't seem to be lying when he spoke of his plan, I think he can try..." Zero said, then he spoke again. "We're going to need a bit more information on this...do any of you guys know anyone who might have information on vampires?" he asked.

"Well--"

"I can help..." A woman's voice sounded through the cavern. Zero pulled out 'Rose' and pointed it toward the directon the voice was coming from. And there, standing in the opening where Zero and Yuki came through before, was a young woman with deep blue eyes, and long flame-red hair was wet, and it clung to the sides of her face. She wore a long trench coat, and Zero noticed two sheathed long blade katana's at both of her hips. Zero also seemed to notice something white on the top of both of her hands. A forked like design.

"Kira? Is that you?" Yuki came to Zero's side, looking up at the woman in recognition and shock. Kira looked down at Yuki and she chuckled. Then, she lept from the mouth of the cave, and landed hard onto the hard stone in front of Zero, Yuki and Kaname, who stood up with a smile.

"Kira, it's been a while." Kaname said, walking forward to the woman. Zero lowered his gun as Yuki and Kaname stood at both of his sides, while the woman stood up straight. She smiled at Yuki and Kaname.

"I know, I keep getting held up from time to time...but, I manage." she said. Then, she looked at Zero.

"I don't think we've really met before..." she said. Zero shook his head. There was something strange about the woman. She looked human, acted human, but there was something vampiric about her movements. The way she was able to jump a twenty foot cliff and land on her feet like it was nothing, and the way her voice sounded. It was a bit of a soft chime-like voice, mixed with a normal human voice. This was confusing to Zero.

"You're not human..." Zero whispered. The woman's smile faded.

"Well, that's not very polite...as a matter of fact, I am human." she declared in a defensive tone, then she sneezed. Kira lifted her head back up, and her eyes were a lighter shade of blue, and fangs protruded from her lips, and her complexion looked a bit pailer, which made her hair even redder. Then after a couple of seconds, the human-like appearance came back to Kira's features. Zero nodded his head.

"Well...on my mother's side..." Kira said. Zero nodded again. Kira was only half human, half vampire. Now he understood. Kira was a bit confused about something.

"Well, aren't you gonna...y'know...stake me or shoot me now?" she asked. Now, Zero was confused.

"Do I have a reason to kill you?" he asked rhetorically. Kira just shrugged her shoulders when Yuki turned to face Zero.

"Yeah, Kira's a hybrid. Her mother was our mother's sister."

"She's our cousin." Kaname said. Kira smiled at him.

"Well, you seemed to have changed a bit Kaname...considering species anyway." she said. Kaname rolled his eyes. Yuki turned to face Kira.

"Kira--" Yuki began, but Kira held up a finger.

"You don't need to tell me, I heard you guys from outside." she said. Yuki only nodded. Zero looked at the top of Kira's hand again, he noticed the strange design on the top. It was curved like a snake, but it seemed to reach her wrist, but her trench coat sleeve covered it.

"Checkin' out my mark?" Kira asked. Zero looked back at the woman. Her eyes were calm, along with the rest of her features. Zero looked back down at her hand, he thinks he's seen it before, but can't place it.

"What is that mark?" he asked. Kira paused for a moment before she began to remove her trench coat, and let it fall to the ground. Zero inhaled a short breath at what he saw.

The small white mark on Kira's hand did lead to her wrist, and it had a replica on her other arm, which led up both arms, and it circled her neck like a white necklace. And, on her chest, was the design of a white dragon. The dragon looked like it was breathing white fire around her neck and down her arms. Now, Zero truly understood. He heard from Yagari that if a vampire hybrid was born, they would be born with a special mark them for what they were. Although vampire hybrids were on the brink of extinction, seeing one was rare.

Zero nodded at the woman. She nodded seriously, then she smiled.

"Isn't this thing just the coolest? I mean, a dragon?! Well, hence my own well known rep around here." she said as she pulled her trench coat up off the ground. Her sudden enthusiasm caught Zero off guard a bit. Kira draped the coat over her arm. She wore a black tank top and black pants and black high-heeled boots. Zero also noticed something else. She had two daggers strapped to her legs.

"You fight much?" Zero asked. Kira nodded.

"Just about all the time! I mean, what else do I have to do? It's not like I have anything better to do." she said. Yuki groaned.

"You haven't changed, Kira. Still taking fights with dangerous vampires like a game." she said. Kira laughed.

"I know, but still..." then, she turned serious again.

"So, what do you guys need to know?" she asked. Zero spoke.

"Just one question before we go into vampire folk lore...you said you had a reputation..." he said. Kira chuckled darkly.

"Oh yeah, a pretty big one too...you see, the vampires and humans alike all gave me a nickname...'The White Dragon'"

Flicka798: So, do you guys like Kira's character? I know she seems a little strange, but I am going to try to put in a fight scene in here soon. I'll just say that Kira kicks ass! Anyway, cya!