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TWO SISTERS

It was a quiet early evening at the agency , and Shido saw both Yayoi and Riho discussing

a few things .

"So , Riho , " Shido said , " in all the time we ' ve been together , you never told me how

you and Yayoi met . "

" I haven ' t , have I ? " The vampire girl replied .

Guni listened to all this looking rather bemused . " This oughta be good , " she said .

" That reminds me , " Yayoi interjected , " it ' s almost time . . . "

" Right . So , I could tell you everything on the way ,Shido . That is , if you want to come along . "

" Lead the way . "

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A foggy evening at the port . it was deserted except for a young - looking girl who looked

around after disembarking from the ship that brought her to this city .

" This place . . . " she started to say when she heard a voice saying , " You ' re new here , ain'tcha ? "

She saw the source of that voice , a tiny green female with bat like wings . " What exactly are

you supposed to be ? " The girl asked , mildly puzzled .

" An urban fairy bringing joy to folks . "

" You don't seem like a fairy to me , " the girl replied . " I think you ' re more of an imp . "

" Fine . I ' m an imp . Have it your way , little miss bloodsucker . Yeah , I know you ' re

a vampire . Trust me , I can tell . Call me Guni . " Not far away , there was a commotion of

some sort . " It ' s the cops . Somebody must have gotten killed . "

" So it seems , " was the vampire girl ' s reply .

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The winged imp had been following the vampire for little more than several hours until at last

they came upon a modest residence .

" Hhhmmm . . . this place seems to be a an inn of some sort . "

" Are you going in ? " Guni asked .

" I might as well . "

No sooner had the young looking vampire come inside than she was greeted by a lovely

looking young woman .

" Oh , " she said , " are you by yourself , miss ? You seem rather young , but if you wish to

stay for a while , please sign the guestbook . "

The girl did so , writing down a name she had chosen at random . Guni , who hid herself

in the vampire ' s ponytail , was puzzled . " Riho Yamazaki ? Is that really your name ? " Guni asked .

" It ' s as good as any , " was the vampire ' s only reply .

As soon as the young woman was satisfied with everything she then said , " Now then , Miss

Yamazaki , may I offer you some tea ? "

" Oh , yes , tea will be fine . " The woman left . Then from her hiding place , Guni

whispered , " I didn ' t know vampires drank tea . "

" I don 't usually drink tea , " Riho whispered back , " but I can pretend . "

" Katsumi ! " A voice called out loudly . " Where are you ? "

" We have a guest , sister . I ' ll be with you in a moment . " The woman called Katsumi

emerged soon enough with tea . " You ' ll have to excuse me . I have to attend to my sister . "

From the top of the stairs another woman emerged . She was dressed exactly like Katsumi ,

but her head was covered in bandages . She glared at Katsumi as she walked up the stairs .

Soon the woman with the bandaged face began to yell at her sister .

" Hey , what ' s with those two ? " Guni whispered in Riho ' s ear , then she replied , " Your

guess is as good as mine , Guni . "

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" I ' m sorry about what happened , " Katsumi said . " I ' m to blame for what happened to

my sister ' s face . It happened when we were children . " Suddenly Katsumi dropped the

pendant she was holding . When Riho picked it up , she noticed the picture within .

" That ' s my fiance , " Katsumi said . " I hope he returns soon . " Riho then replied , " He

seems nice . "

A few hours later , Riho and Guni left the inn to take a walk . They began to discuss the

twins who owned the place .

" The one with the bandaged face sems like a real crab to me , " Guni said . Suddenly a scream

pierced the air .

" Come on , " Riho said as she dashed over to the source of the scream . When she and the

imp arrived , they saw a creature hovering over a fallen female .

" That must be . . . a nightbreed ! "

In less time than it took to tell , the vampire girl bit into her finger to produce a sword made

from her own blood . It was then that her tiny companion discovered something startling .

"Holy . . . ! This gal ' s got no face ! "

" What ? " Riho exclaimed . She then realized that it was the creature who did the vile

deed . But the creature had managed to slip away before Riho could strike it down .

" What do you suppose was that about ? " Guni asked .

" I ' m not sure , " Riho said , " but there was something familiar about it . "