Mikoto Misaka's version.

Mikoto Misaka heard the voice, arguing as she came down the hall. Her eyes getting wider, shone brightly, knowing who it was. She bit down on her tongue knowing her dilemma. Mikoto Misaka looked pleasantly surprise seeing the very slender, short vampire walked into the room, looking professional as usual. Considering it was pretty much normal for her to be yelling at her mistress.

"Oh look," Anastasia spoke mockingly, "it's your little girlfriend."

"phttp!…" Mikoto tilted her head slightly, peeked at Anastasia, "don't you even…" She thinned her eyes. She gave a quick smile to Corrina's greeting, "hey Corrina." Mikoto said with a laugh.

Corrina gave a quick nod, smirked and as if sending a secret message, she took her hand, patted the book size compartment on her belt. "Really!" Mikoto said with her expression more than her words. Her eyes open wider with a slight grin. Corrina confirmed.

Corrina's smile quickly faded as she caught Anastasia's presence next to Mikoto.

"Oh look…" Anastasia said, staring at Mikoto, "she noticed me." She finished cocking her head to the side. "mmm...hmm" Mikoto puckered her lips, "jealous? … It must be the new release." Mikoto said with a giggle. Anastasia sighed, lowered her eyelids looking tired. "new release?"

Corrina stood at attention with her head bowed, "my Queen… Please…"

Mikoto met Corrina in the other realm. She had surprised Mikoto as she walked in unannounced and caught her reading the newest addition of a particular detective manga.

"I read that!" She said, quickly pointing to the manga. Mikoto blushed, "really… It's my favorite…"

they would hang out underneath the covered porch and read, eventually getting into Anastasia's secret stash of adult themed light novels. The titles were subtle, but the words were seductive. Young male wolves, shewolves and vampires, humans indulging in forbidden often dangerous rendezvous. With hearts racing, trembling fingers and lots of cold water. They'd read aloud, sweating, gulping, biting their lips as the wolves and vampires gathered around to enjoy the sight and listened as they read the stories out loud.

"You should talk." Mikoto said, "pervert… They're your books."

"I'm older… So…"

"phttp... No excuses." Mikoto gave a hard nod, two thumbs up as Corrina turned and yelled at Ronan. "No wonder I like her." Mikoto said, suddenly gasped.

"gaaaaaa... Why didn't we do that…" Mikoto yelled in queen speak, pointed towards the desk. "Why aren't we standing so close toooo… Instead of…" Mikoto went on.

Elaina and Corrina were standing right next to the desk. And without hesitation Elaina took Senessa from Ronan.

"What's she doing?" Mikoto quickly spoke. "She's tasting her? What! … eh?!" a quick glance at Anastasia.

A long sigh, Anastasia closed her eyes, letting her shoulders slowly drop, "I hate to admit it." She said. "Ronan is right."

Mikoto quickly growled. "No homework."

Anastasia tilted her head and looked at Mikoto, "Elaina has been around for very long time. When she tastes someone or something. She'll always remember. So… She's going to take a little blood… And… She's…" Anastasia's voice slowly waned, her brow furrowed in deep thought.

"What is it?" Mikoto asked seeing the change in Anastasia's face. "He asked if she recognized her… If she…" Anastasia said, bringing her hand to her chin, "it couldn't be…" tilting her head to the side. Her eyes focused on the little vampire in Elaina's arms. "Couldn't be…?" Anastasia looked over to the shewolves. slowly rising from the floor. "Blues…" She whispered. "What?" Mikoto followed Anastasia's gaze, looking at the four wolves, "blue what?"

"They are Abyssinian blues…" Anastasia said, "the primary range is deep mountain valleys, lower altitudes smaller in size to the Abyssinians."

"You mean… Their related to…" Mikoto looked over to the four larger wolves standing in the other hallways entrance. They were nearly a full head size taller than the others.

Anastasia nodded, "Elaina uses forest wolves in her army… Except for… Borrowed packs…" Her voice went nearly silent, "from …"

"From what?" Mikoto leaned close.

"A dead house…" Anastasia whispered, slowly raising her head up, "a dead…"

"House?" Mikoto said to Anastasia, put her hand on her arm, "what is a dead house?" She asked.

"First thing…" Anastasia said with an assertive nod, "homework." Then took a breath and licked her lips, "Ronan loves history… Especially… Houses that fell during the last war."

"Last war?"

Anastasia nodded.

"The same war your mother?" Mikoto felt the tinge of pain as she asked.

"Died protecting me."

The four warlords waged war against the house of Tepes. Four pureblood houses of Rozenmann, Li, Ivanoviac and Ayakura fought against the house of Tepes, killing Queen Lucretia and the baby Princess Mina was taken into hiding. For many years she lived in the mountains of the four kingdoms. But had to flee the kingdom when the Baron turned, supporting the four warlords and attack Queen Tatiana's four kingdoms. Where she lost her life during battle. But during the war, other houses, those too weak to survive a serious fight remained neutral, providing only medical needs to either side.

"Did she say?!" Anastasia's ears quickly pricked, her eyes focused. "Dolgorukova?!" Mikoto said a little unsure to the pronunciation.

"The house of Dolgorukova. Black hair, emerald eyes and pale white skin all family traits…" Anastasia quickly spoke. Mikoto could see the anger in her eyes, the muscles tensed in her jaws. "Roman Zakharyin Yuriev change their name to Romanov. Young Mikhail Romanov crowned on July 22, 1613..." Anastasia's recited. Mikoto shook her head, "she's not that old? … Right?" Anastasia nodded, "but her house is or was." She said slowly closing her eyes, "Mikhail would bring about the era of prosperity in old Russia. he would marry the Princess Maria Dolgorukova in 1624. but she died from suspected poisoning four months later."

"Poisoning?"

Anastasia nodded, her mouth curled into a slight grin, "not really… A vampire noble took a liking to her and turned her into a vampire. She became a member of the duchy of Lithuania, Deep in the territory of…" She slowed her voice as if she had received the hint of what she was looking for.

"Of…"

"Ukraine, Poland and Russia…" She slowly nodded and swallowed, "the household was neutral… And they only used Abyssinian blues for an Army." A low growl thrummed in her chest. Mikoto could hear the click of her teeth scraping against the other as her fangs dropped." but they were betrayed by the red army in 1917….during the Russian revolution….everyone was slaughtered and…" She looked over to Senessa held in the arms of Elaina, Corrina was giving orders to them. They bowed turned and left the room.

"I know… Who did this…" Anastasia's voice trembled, "I know…" Blood slipped from her mouth and dripped from her chin. A burning rose in Mikoto's chest, she brought her hand placed it between her breast, frowning in pain, feeling Anastasia's anger deep inside.

"This is how I felt…" She thought, "when I couldn't reach her… When I couldn't reach Anastasia." Mikoto squeezed her hand, "Ronan said we're observers so… Let's…" Mikoto wanted to remind Anastasia, feeling her slow burn.

"Ronan…" Alusia's words interrupted Mikoto's thoughts.

The burning faded as Anastasia lifted her head and looked over. Mikoto closed her eyes, relieved, blowing out a low breath.

"How many?" He said without even turning around. He kept his eyes on Elaina. "Six SUVs." She said. He raised his head, looking over to Alusia, quickly nodded. She grinned, nodded her head like a child given permission. She turned to the other wolves standing beside her nodded. One of them left.

He spoke lifting his voice a little but without emotions. He held out his hands, "Elaina… I need her." He said.

Without a fight, without a word or a hard breath she gave Senessa to him. Mikoto watched. Even Corrina didn't object.

"Do they know? Why would she just give her up to him."

Elaina let out a sigh, put her hand on Corrina shoulder and stood to his right, right next to him.

Mikoto thinned her eyes, gritted her teeth, glared at Anastasia, who turned her head slightly and looked back at Mikoto from the corner of her eye. "Why didn't we stand over there?" Mikoto asked.

Anastasia twisted her mouth, thinned her eyes and shook her head slowly, "damn that Elaina…"