"Deathless face alight with your smile, You asked me what I suffered, who was my cause of anguish, What would ease the pain of my frantic mind"

Chapter 4

Stillness in the Storm

He wasn't worried. After having dealt with the beast himself, Alucard, he found there aren't many things left to fear in this life but who could have followed him here? No one knew exactly where he was headed and yet here was this assassin, stalking him across the rooftops.

His suspicions first turned towards the few remaining forces in Fairytale but he doubted they still had the resources to pull off these stunts anymore, Which just served to confound him further. As he turned into an alley and added a burst of speed to his limbs, his body moved seamlessly through the concrete maze at great speeds. All the while keeping alert of the threat behind him.

Although he could probably deal with the problem with ease he wanted to first find out what their intentions were. He scaled a building, using his momentum to clear it in a short amount of time. As soon as he reached the top, Tsukune took cover and immediately searched out his would be assassin.

KARASUBA

Her legs moving at a furious pace, Karasuba bounded from rooftop to rooftop, getting closer to the source of her disturbance. She had found her body's reaction disgusting, having always sworn that she was above such delusions and so she would rectify this in the only way she knew how.

She came to a stop at a cross section, near an arboretum. The sensation increasing noticeably. Eyes scanning the streets below, she spots a taxi coming to a stop further down the street. A man steps out into the sidewalk and a scowl appears on her face as she realizes it's indeed him, Her Ashikabi.

His jet black hair glinting in the sunlight, while his body moves in precise, almost graceful motions. She shakes her head to clear her thoughts as her heart rate increased dramatically, he begins to walk away after a short conversation with the driver. Karasuba makes to follow him, when he suddenly disappears into an alley.

This, she was not expecting.

'There is absolutely no way he could've spotted me so quickly!' Getting over her initial surprise she took off after him. Coming across the path he seemed to take, searching it, she could see neither hide or tail of him.

"Damn, What a wasted opportunity! But where could he have gone?" She wondered aloud.

"I'm right here, Why are you following me?"

The first thing he notices is her peculiar scent. At first glance her hair made him mistaken her for a lesser vampire, but she wasn't a monster, that much was obvious.

She wasn't human either.

"You're quite a sneaky rat, to be able to catch me unawares..." Turning around as she said this with a twisted smile on her face.

Tsukune's breath caught in his throat, taken off guard by her beauty and while he liked to think he was subtle when appreciating Moka's.. physical attributes, his current ogling was almost comical, though Immediately snapping himself out of it. 'Get it together, man! She's the threat' he reprimanded himself for being distracted by something as petty as physical attraction. Clearing his thoughts he asked, "Who are you?"

Trying to find any tell tale signs of her possible organization, he took in her all black ensemble. Stockings, a sinfully sexy miniskirt, and a tight leather top with a grey haori that she wore almost like a cape. The blade she had holstered at the hip giving her violent demeanor an even deadlier appearance. He noticed an odd bird shaped symbol on either side of the haori's shoulders, Not recognizing the insignia he added suspiciously, "Who do you work for?"

"My, My.. Such poor manners. Perhaps I should give you a lesson in etiquette, hmm?" Even with the obvious threat her smile was still present, Her right hand moving over the hilt of her blade in a subtle gesture.

Tsukune let out a low growl, his Shinso blood making him react instinctively to the challenge in her voice. "You would be hard pressed to try it" he ground out aggressively, a hint of his power infused in his voice. "And you'd do well to answer me when I ask you a question, Girl."

Karasuba's eyes widened at the gall of this human, never having been spoken to like that in her time within MBI's walls, she prepared to ready her nodachi when what sounded like a sonic boom rent the air around her and she found herself sailing through the air, hearing the words 'Know your place!' Shouted at her in her free fall.

It was a knee jerk reaction on Tsukune's part.

His new found power making him follow his vampiric instincts and react more impulsively than he normally would, taking him by surprise almost more so than the woman. At least he wasn't unsealed, currently he didn't completely trust himself while in his true form, still not having spent enough time learning to control it.

Sighing at his situation, he dived after her. Catching her before she crashed into a concrete pillar and possibly bringing down the building, he landed hard on the ground. Taking a breath to compose himself, he looked down at his cargo noticing her face was wrought with pain, the image stirring something deep within him before jumping back into the air and taking off to the nearest safe location to check her condition.

Setting her down in one of the city's many dark alleyways, he did a quick once over of her physical condition, The basic medical training he felt the need to learn throughout his adventures kicking in. Hissing at the sign of broken ribs, he realized he had quite possibly done more damage than he first thought.

Hearing a whimper come from the woman, he felt true regret at causing her such pain, regardless of any threats. He suddenly jerked as a piece of information came back to him..

The healing powers of the Shinso blood.

He recalled Issa's explanation of using this method to give someone life energy, the main foundation of the concept was the honest intent to save the persons life. At the time the knowledge had effected him negatively, realizing he could have saved Moka from her fate if he had just done the research himself beforehand but Issa assured him the information was seldom known, even amongst the elders, The Shinso bloodline shrouded in secrecy. Now he was a bit relieved to know this about himself.

Swallowing the ache he felt in his throat at the thought, he focused on the task at hand. Calling his fangs forth, he bit into his wrist, holding it over her wounds as his blood mixed with hers. He immediately heard her pulse beat with more strength and smiled softly to himself at his apparent success.

Realizing she wasn't completely out of the woods yet, he gathered her back up in his arms before taking to the sky once more, searching out the nearest hospital. His body coming to a stop at a vantage point atop a great ornate cathedral, his sharp eyes caught the words 'MBI Medical Facility' on the side of a building. Immediately, he started moving towards it, careful not to disturb the sleeping beauty in his arms.

Hours later, Karasuba awoke alone suddenly during an especially pleasurable dream, lying on a sterile hospital bed and her torso heavily bandaged to an intense feeling of ecstasy coursing through her body. After what felt like an eternity but in reality had been just a couple of minutes her body stopped writhing and she could begin to calm her breaths, she realized in a daze that there was a lingering sense of peace deep within her core, one that wasn't there before.

AN: This is my first piece of fiction, and my first try at writing a 'story'. Just had this idea pop in my head and thought I'd give it a crack!