The professional smile on Aoi's face had mischief written all over it as she said it was over. With that reassuring tone of experience, Kuroko took a breath, shut her eyes, made a face that could have woken the dead as she slowly peeled Samantha's fingers away one by one. The little pain in the ass leaned hard against her arm… So romantic taking a breath, well guess we'll be going… Lots to see yada yada.. lots to do… Me specifically… So… hoping to get out quickly, turned to leave. But Kuroko didn't move. she stood solid like a concrete form. Her right nostril twitched, clicking her tongue. TCH!

She slowly turned her head with a thinned forced smile. Hey Samantha… She said coyly, remember what I said… Staring daggers at the vertically challenged vampire. "Who me? She arched her brows, looking up her chin buried against her arm with an innocent what did, her words dripping with a false melodies tone,…. I do? slowly dramatically cocked her head.

Proof! Kuroko whispered and Samantha quickly disappeared. "What the… Hey! Quickly appearing high above them arms spread and yelled like a child on Peter Pan I can fly!"

Samantha lost her temporary battle against gravity and dropped from the height of the rooftop, landed like a cat, and quickly brushed herself off. She had been nearly 50 feet away when she spoke. Nearly done brushing herself off, that was… Awesome!… She finished standing right beside Kuroko. Quickly blinking her eyes and smiled with her fangs shining. Next time….… Kuroko growled, It's in the bay…

It's good to keep your promises… Aoi spoke softly, looking up to the roof. Get the trackers… Find the pieces and burned them.

I guess it's time for us to… Slowly taking Kuroko's hand as she tried to leave again. Aoi slipped her hand silently inside the sleeve of her blacker than black kimono. "You're not staying? Lines slipped across her perfect forehead, feigning disappointment. It was a false emotion. And she didn't bother to try and hide it. Kuroko had seen this face before. The one before with her ready to play hide and seek was the one she was familiar with. In the public eye, she was quiet and indifferent. Something she'd learned from her mother long before she had decide to become a vampire. Back then, the feudal lords were just a thought. Aoi let out a breath, knowing the pint size predator standing close to her…

Well you know, gripping kuroko' s hand tighter, she laughed, Gotta show her the sites… Maybe dinner and snacks… Yada yada….

hmmm... Aoi slipping her hand out of her sleeve, placed it across her cheek, pursing her mouth tightly. She sighed, isn't this your area? Shouldn't you be worried if chunks of breed struck a citizen or visitor to the island? She asked rather slightly amused. The thin lines across her forehead, slipped away, the edges of her mouth pushed her checks in a rather sinister but not so sinister expression.

Kuroko listened, Aoi wasn't really asking. One doesn't ask if she's a queen or Dragon class vampire. One only does what they are asked. "I would hate to hear… that maybe your mistress was to hear about someone being hurt during an operation and you, Samantha, whose last name I don't even care to say, were out canoodling with…

Hey! I am not, nor I ever canoodle with her… You hear me! Kuroko yelled. her reply was not directed to Aoi but the short vampire who took a quick breath, squeezed tighter, canoodling she whispered. You are so going swimmingAnd I mean it Samantha.

With or without clothes…she snickered, sighed, eyes open wide and wet, her cheeks flushed, puckered her mouth and for some odd reason her hair drifted as if blowing in slight breeze. A cute attack!

How the hell…kuroko watching long blond hair floating. Knowing and not feeling any sort of breeze in th narrowed side street.

Samantha reached up and brushed it out of her eyes. I love it when you're so forceful my little tsundere.

A gleam of steel flickered and Kuroko gripped it tightly, if you have a job to do, jabbed Samantha in the chest… Without moving an inch Samantha took a deep breath, yes…go on….tell me more. Be forceful with me… use your shining long metal thingy ….and do terrible things to me that only lovers do….she parsed her mouth, quickly blinking her eyes, in the dark or privacy of their own bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and…living rooms…or rooftop….dark and dirty alleyways…or…

If you kill her… Aoi softly tapping her fingers against her cheek, all of this will be yours, Kuroko. We keep what we kill. So…

All of it? her eyes searching the area. "How much? The point of the steel dug into the armor.

10 block radiuses… Three hotels, apartments, percentage of all the profits and businesses etc. etc. she spoke, as if she were reading off an accounting statement. Samantha nodded with each word. Yep that's all mine. I'm loaded she said with a big smile.

But… Aoi continued, you must live here and run it for her mistress.

Mistress? Kuroko coughed, her heart pushed against her chest. Yes… Samantha interrupted, my Queen… She said with a certain perverse pleasure. You mean… you mean… A youthful image flickered across Kuroko's eyes… You're saying…and pain filled her heart, balled up in her throat. Her eyes flickered and faded as the memory of that day filled her, twisting in her belly like a knife.

My mistress… My Queen… She grinned mischievously, pressing harder against the tip of the steel spike. My Queen you know her… Don't you… Remember… She all but said with a hiss and her mouth getting wider and her fangs slipped over her lower lip.

Kuroko bit down on her lower lip, clinched her teeth, that was a long time ago… Don't you even… put those fangs away or I'm making a pincushion, let go of my… Bitch! I have Honoka now… And she's… She needs me…needs me to find….. quickly biting her lip, nearly letting it slip out.

Find what? She had heard a worried tone in her voice, the strain in her throat. Samantha let out a low slow breath, What is it? Kuroko? she let go, the mischievous tone dropped and changed. all right… Slapped her cheeks, all business now.

Samantha crossed her arms over her tiny chest and gave a look that said tell me everything or I will be grabbing some serious ass. With a venomous grin, I can't look for body chunks… my friend… My Queen's friend… My formal rival for my Queen, needs me to help her so I can't…reached out and stroked the arm holding the steel spike against her chest. And gently laid her hand over kuroko' s hand.

It's not here… Kuroko said, I'm here in a different mission….

I'm listening… Samantha drummed her fingers along her arms, ignoring its not here. Kuroko cursed under her breath knowing she wouldn't let it pass once she had her interest peaked. Curiosity killed the cat. People say. But what if the cat is just under five, blond and had the strength and cunning of a top predator. And wore armor and used high tech weaponry. All wrapped around a vampire.

Children in her class her disappearing... And,

HUH! What do you mean disappearing. How the hell does that happen? Her eyes spread wide.

What about the authorities? Spreading her shoulders pushing her chest out.

the parents? thinning her eyes her eyebrows arched.

they don't remember them.


It was like a sucker punch to her belly, she thought Samantha would explode. her face turned a slight red, huffed and slowly regain what little control she had. she could be rather compulsive. a bull in the china shop type of compulsive but thankful she'd mellowed somewhat...well...as mellow as a Hellion vampire could get. and Kuroko knew why.


"How the hell do you forget your children?… Samantha rolled her eyes, puckered her mouth, one does not simply misplace their children…no matter how hard they try. They tend to find their way home…so how can someone be so…her right eye twitched showing her displeasure at the thought of misplacing children.

When I say they disappear, they disappear… Every little bit of them, every little trace. even in photographs.

Wait a minute! shaking her hand in front of her, Samantha gawked. " I'm sure they have pictures!? Rrriight? Samantha tapped her boot…wellll? the tips of her growing fangs peek over her lip.

there was an uncomfortable silence as Kuroko slowly shook her head.

Oh, come on… You're telling me the family members actually forget? Are the family albums empty?

When you look at the class photos. It shows them but all the other class photos from the students don't show them at all.

How's the spread in the pictures? Is there any kind of photoshopping?

No…everything looks as if the children never existed in their copies. Honoka's is the only one that shows them all together.


AOI was in the background, giving orders and listing. Her eyes burned as she listened. Children were off limits to vampires by order of the goddess. And she knew a certain Queen of Academy city supported that. She reached into her sleeve of her blacker than black kimono took out a small cell phone and made a call.


Anyway… Kuroko spoke tiredly, waved her hands… Go searching for body parts… I'll go back to the apartment.

fine… Disappointed, Samantha nodded, need me to give you directions?.

No… Once I've been to a place I can always, reaching behind, took out a small bag of souvenirs.

And that? Samantha spied the bag, motioned her head. Kuroko blushed, Sydney's little girl… She's a real cutie.

Cute! Samantha's eyes lit up, how cute really cute got any pictures? huh? huh? huh? She jumped up and down excitedly… I love cute… So, come on… her hand held out in a give me motion, give to me let me see them!

Fine, fine hold on a little bit pulled out her lipstick size cell phone and showed her.

Oooohhh, !she is a cutie… Samantha drinking her in. a warm smile crossed her mouth. A little blonde… Blue no wait… Greenish blue eyes… ooohhhh... I'm in love… Let me see some more… ooooooooooooooooooooShe is a Shorty!

The air around flickered in electricity as her excitement colored her skin, her eyes glistened brightly. Kuroko knew because Samantha had told her a long time ago she was born a human.