Resident Vampire

RK doesn't belong to me.

Chapter 13 new: A slight problem

Humming, a young girl walked the busy streets of Tokyo with out a care in the world, and not really paying attention to the people around her, the reason she didn't notice someone following her. She really had no reason to care about them, she was the strongest female vampire on the planet, and the strongest male, well he was out of the race for the tittle of strongest, being insane and all… She sweat dropped as she waited for the light to change as she headed for the office building she worked at.

The girl was young in looks; her long black hair held back in two French braids tied in black ribbons, large blue eyes, and small in height. But underneath it all was a woman who packed a punch and one who was over 200 hundred years old. The two ids she carried showed her vampire and human sides, the Kamiya Kaoru, born in the 1800s and turned into a vampire during the Meji Era and the Tsuni Ryu, the 18 year old who looked to young for her age.

A cold wind blew and Kaoru hugged her self as the cold air got through her jacket, it was time she got a new one to replace the thin, ratty one she had on. Some part of her mind told her that all she had to do was think about what Kenshin liked doing to her to keep warm, and Kaoru shook her head to make it go away, a light blush coming upon her face.

Coming upon a stoplight, she went to push the button that would signal crossing, when a hand reached out and touched it. Kaoru looked at the hand, not really believing what she saw, sure, it was just a hand, but something about it didn't seem right, for, it was a pale green, and fungus laced the knuckles and finger joints like a fuzzy forest green hair. And this hideous odor surrounded the owner of the hand, a thick musty odor that was mixed with rotting flesh and an old smell.

She stepped involuntary as the smell filled her sense; it seemed to have the same effect on the other people wanting to cross the street as well. Looking up, she saw his face beneath his big floppy hat, and saw the rotting flesh, skin and meat pieces missing and hanging from the white skull.

People were starting to cross the street and Kaoru ran into the crowd, saying sorry and excuse me, and I'm late as she bumped into people as she tried to get away from the zombie that was following her. No matter how fast she ran, he was right there behind her, walking casually. She passed the big, tall building of International Science and Technology, the place she worked, not wanting the people inside to be caught as well by the dead body behind her. Kaoru ran to the vacant lot not far away instead, knowing that she would be able to open a time portal, and get to a time where Kuku would be. He said that if she needed any help, to just drop by and call for him--she prayed that he would keep his promise, for he often forgot about things.

Getting there, she took of the crystal necklace she wore, the crystal was a long and thin diamond shape and a bluish color. Concentrating her power, she slashed the air, a white portal appearing where she swept the crystal. Looking back, she saw the zombie break into a run as it noticed what she going to do. Taking a deep breath, she jumped into it, thinking only about the time she wanted, the zombie following her.

Yahiko resisted the urge to tell Tsubame to turn the old song she was listening to off. The song, Carly Simon's "You're so Vain." It was a good song, considering that it was made in the late 1900's, he didn't really remember at the moment. It was on a CD she had put in to his car's CD system, and it was all hit songs from the late 1900s, Mustang: Reborn to Rock, was the name of it. When the song ended, she changed it to "Heart Breaker" by Pat Benatar. By that time, they made it to there high school and parked.

Getting out, they headed over to the group of other students by the big yellow school bus. It was a school trip to International Science and Technology, for people who wanted to go into that field. Yahiko had dragged Tsubame with him to the sign up sheet, not really wanting to go alone.

Signing in, the got onto the bus, getting the seats by the side emergency exit. When every who wanted to go got on, they left, traveling into town slowly because of all the early morning traffic and pedestrians.

When the bus stopped and everyone got off, Yahiko and Tsubame spotted Kaoru, running as a cloaked man followed her, and they shared one thought--go help her. Sneaking off, they followed her, but they to where followed by another cloaked man, who had taken all the elemental energy from those who were on the school trip.

They got to the lot just in time to see Kaoru and the cloaked man jump into what appeared as a rip in the air, full of bright, blinding white light, then it was gone. They had to cover they're eyes as it vanished, the light filling the area. The two stared dumbly at the place the two once where, not believing their eyes.

A smell, the same hideous smell that surrounded the zombie that followed Kaoru, was there; surrounding them as the cloaked figure came up behind them. They turned and stared at the figure as it took of its cloak, showing the rotting figure of a dead male. All green, fungus covering him, and pieces of his flesh and skin hanging off of him, even some of it gone from sight, showing bones.

Tsubame felt like she could barf, the sickening feeling was also in Yahiko's mind as they looked away.

"Give me Element Energy!" He cried out, reaching with both hands to the teenagers, repeating the command over and over. It reached out for Tsubame, but Yahiko quickly pulled her back away from him, standing in front of the girl he loved.

"You're not getting her!" Yahiko said, a new feeling running through his veins as he held out his hands. With out even knowing what the heck it was he was doing, a small spell came into his mind, and automatically, a blast of watery-blue energy came out of his out hands, vaporizing the zombie upon contact.

Yahiko sank to the ground, watching the balls of light that started to leave the area, having come from where the zombie once stood. The balls of light were elemental energy, and it was now going back to its original owner. He felt tired as he watched them leave, falling to the ground as Tsubame screamed, though no one heard it, falling to the ground with him.

Kaoru felt the time winds rip at her body, but concentrated only on the time she wanted, fighting the urge to scream out in pain. Soon enough, it stopped, as she landed hard on the ground, the zombie also did, not far from where she was. The fall was hard enough, and her arm hit the ground first, bones breaking, but healing from her vampire blood. She thanked the gods that none of the poison from the last fight she was in with one of these zombies was left in her system, or she wouldn't have healed at all; the human way of healing would then have been used instead.

Scrambling to her feet, she cried out into the air, "Kuku! Help! Please!" She looked at the zombie as it got up, coming towards her despite the body parts that would have been broken and send any alive person into the hospital with critical injuries. Now all she had to hope for was that Kuku had heard her cry of help and was coming.

The zombie lashed out at her with one arm, and she ducked, sending out her own punch, hitting what seemed to be a metal plate. Her knuckles crushed under the force, but healed as well as her arm had. Deciding not to do that again, she would stick to just evading the attacks the zombie was sending at her, and trying to knock it of its feet.

She found her chance, and did so. Going to the ground for a sweep kick, she sent the zombie into the air, just in time for what seemed to be a whirlwind to come and set fire to the zombie. Several balls of light filling the air before vanishing to their own time to be back with their owners. The "whirlwind" landed on the ground, turning to a small, well-built man with a red mohawk and tanned skin.

"You called Mistress?" he asked, violet eyes wide and smiling.

"Thank you," Kaoru said with a sigh.

"Can I come with you? Please! Pretty please with a cherry on top? I promise to be good, and Master said if you came, I could go because its SO boring hear sense master got married to one of your past lives, and I can join up with him in the future with his reborn form! Please?" Kuku begged, his eyes gaining tears as he kneeled before his mistress. Kaoru thought for a moment, deciding it would be good to have a few more "friends" about, and Kenshin's was one that would serve and help both of them.

"All right."

"Thank you!" The man turned into a small, skin, and long, black dragon and wrapped its body around her neck in a tight motion, not wanting to let go. Sighing, she headed back to her own time, and when she got back to the vacant lot, she found the unconscious forms of Yahiko and Tsubame. Rushing over to them, she made sure they were both breathing, and Kuku noticed the fallen cloak of the zombie that attacked the two teenagers. It was like the one the zombie that attacked Kaoru wore.

"What are we going to do about those two?" Kuku asked as he settled on his hind legs on Kaoru's shoulder, a claw holding onto her ear.

"Take them to the place I have at Retai-sama's dimension, they will be at peace there. And I want you to go and inform Sano or Enishi about what I am doing so they know where these two are. Then you go find Kenshin, okay?" Kaoru said, looking the dragon in its violet eyes as it shook its head yes before flying off. Kaoru looked at the two before sighing once more as she went about her task.

"Are you sure they haven't gotten back yet?" Sano asked Tae as he tried to calm the woman down. He had barely caught what she first said and asked her to repeat it when she started to go on and on about the listening skills of men while explaining. He understood it the second time, Yahiko and Tsubame hadn't returned from the field trip they went on 6 hours ago. They should have been home by now (Kuku-chan, the dear dragon was having a hard time trying to find either Enishi or Sano, but he did find Molly).

"Yes! You can go and check for your self! The car is even in the parking lot of the high school to!" Tae exclaimed, then blinking as she saw a blond woman running over to them, what looked like a dragon hanging on her shoulder.

"Miss! They are all right!" She said, a little breathless as she stopped by them. "Yahiko and Tsubame, they are fine. Kaoru is looking after them."

"And how would you know Molly?" Sano asked, knowing her voice but not looking over at the young woman to see Kuku on her shoulder, looking quite like the hero at the moment.

"Look at her shoulder, baka," muttered Enishi as he rolled his eyes. Only he wasn't really surprised to see the dragon there, though Kenshin looked somewhat confused, like he knew the dragon, but couldn't quite place how he knew it. Sano did as Enishi said and just stared at the dragon who was observing the group before he jumped of Molly's shoulder and flew over to Kenshin, wrapping his body around the man's neck, not wanting to let go.

"Kuku…?" the man muttered, followed by an "oro" for the lack of air getting into his lungs. The dragon seemed to sense it and loosened his hold, and moved to the man's shoulder, standing up on it while holding his ear for balance.

"Yep! Kenshin, that is your 'friend', a small dragon," said Sano, suddenly wondering when he would be able to get Chiki

"A dragon, how appropriate," whispered Akira to Tomoe who nodded her head in agreement. A small roar from the tiger behind them signaled that it agreed as well. They two were startled for a moment as they turned around to see a small tiger cub who bounded over to Enishi, jumping into the man's arms. "And again, how appropriate." Tomoe could only agree.

"Hey, Sano, this may be strange… but does your "friend" happen to be some sort of…chicken?" asked Megumi, noting the look of surprise at her question.

"She's the cutest baby chick in the world," was the reply.

"And when do I get to meet…"

"Chiki."

"Chiki?"

"I was going to go get her when Tae here came, and now that we know that they're fine, I can do just that."

"She's probably with my Mistress by now," said Kuku, his voice somewhat getting every one, it was so deep for such a little creature. "And she wanted you to go see her at Retai-sama's. Sides, you left her with Mina-chan to take care of, after all, she had to take care of chickens on her papa's farm before Retai-sama got her."

"You are right, so I guess we're heading there."

"And I'm going with you," said Tae, a determined look on her face. "If my two charges are there, then I'm going too."

"Then I guess we'll all be going… you too Enishi-tomodachi." Sano glared at Enishi as he had started to back away from the group. "Trust me, I don't want to go either, the old hag-sama is a pain in my ass too."

Most just looked at him, surprised once more, only this time, it was the way he was talking about Retai-sama, the leader of the Elemental Dojo… it was like he didn't really like the woman.

"I don't," Sano said, as if guessing everyone's thoughts. "She's just an old croon that knows a lot of shit that has to do element magic and her students just happen to feel bound to her for life for helping them get control of something that shouldn't really be messed with because it can be very dangerous."

"Sano-tomodachi?" squeaked Kuku, looking at the man with whirling violet eyes. "My mistress wouldn't really like it if you delayed your visit there because of all this talking."

"Don't ever call me '-tomodachi' again! You got that weasel?" Sano hissed, his eyes showing anger as the dragon gulped and hid into Kenshin's hair. "And yes, I suppose you are right."

"You don't like being called that, do you? You too Enishi?" Tomoe asked, looking her brother and Sano over closely, noting that they both shook their heads yes.

"Retai-sama calls us that," Enishi said, "And neither of us really like the nick name, but she thinks it fits us nicely.

"Well, I have to agree if you two didn't train under her, but it wasn't very nice of you to yell at the poor dragon like that," Megumi said, glaring at her roster head with fire in her eyes as she stood up for the still trembling and hiding in Kenshin's hair dragon. "Now say you are sorry."

"I'm sorry Kuku," Sano said, not in a sorry way.

"Like you mean it!"

"I'm very sorry Kuku-chan, will you forgive me?" this time it came out more like he meant it and the dragon popped out and shook its head yes before settling back down on Kenshin's shoulder. "Now, we can go."

They found themselves on the beach, a small Japanese style house not far up the dune by the edge of a lush green forest. On its porch sat Kaoru and an old woman, and at the beach were Yahiko and Tsubame. The water was moving not only its original doing, but something was making it do twists and turns, shooting up in the air, making it do twister like motions and going back to the rest of the ocean.

Sano noticed that Kaoru was talking to Retai-sama, so it wasn't the girls doing, so it had to be either Yahiko or Tsubame.

"Its Yahiko!" Kaoru called out to them, waving for them to join her and the old woman on the porch. Kuku flew ahead of them, bowing in the air before the lady before settling upon Kaoru's shoulder. "He can use water magic."

They went over the two. Sano, and those who knew who the woman was bowed before her, the others following suit when they saw the glare Sano sent them. "For those who may not know me, I am the one they call, Retai-sama, and I expect everyone of you to call me only that, got it Sano-tomodachi?" the lady said, glaring at Sano for a moment before she looked about the other faces until her eyes landed on the two at the waters edge. "And in case you are wondering, it wasn't I who taught the young man to make those tricks."

"Would any one like some tea?" Kaoru asked, wanting to speak before Retai-sama called her Nanika, she didn't really want that name to go around.

"I would like some more, dear," said Retai-sama as other shook their heads yes as well.

"Hey Busu! We want some too!" called Yahiko as he and Tsubame came up to the house from the shore.

"You have to say please, Yahiko-chan," Kaoru hissed in reply.

"Young man, you will give your elders the respect they need while you are in my presence," Retai-sama said, her voice and air demanding respect as she looked Yahiko in the eyes with her own emerald green ones.

"Yes ma'am," Yahiko said as he shrunk back behind Tsubame. Kaoru went into the house to get the tea, Kuku jumping to the porch to look up at the old woman with huge eyes.

"Please, tell me your names, and what you would like me to call you, not counting those I already know."

"Kuku! Call me Kuku-chan in this form and my female form, but Kuku-kun in male form," said Kuku, as he popped up behind Kenshin as he scrambled onto the red head's shoulder.

"Himura Kenshin, call me Kenshin."

"Tanaki Megumi, anything is fine really, except for kitsune."

"Mikamichi Misao! Misao-chan is just fine!"

"Shinomori Aoshi, Shinomori-san is quite all right."

"Kiyosato Tomoe, call me Tomoe."

"Kiyosato Akira, Akira is all right with me."

"Hiko Seijirou, Hiko-sama."

"Sekihara Tae, call me Tae please."

Retai-sama looked them all over, making notes in her head about what element they used and personal notes on the person as they said their names out loud for her. Years of study under scholars from all across the world in which subjects varied from thing to thing, she knew much, but unlike Kaoru, she used it when very she spoke to a person, her aura showing it as much as her soul did.

"Very well, oh--"

"Papa!" cried out a girl's voice and attention was diverted to the form of a five-year-old girl running over to them. She had brown hair and eyes that matched Sano's perfectly.

"Chiki!" Sano cried out, and caught the girl in a hug as she made it too him. Megumi was the one who was surprised the most, this was Chiki, but she called him "papa" like he was her dad or something.

"She thinks Sano-tomodachi is her father," said Retai-sama, sipping some of the tea from the cup Kaoru had handed her as she appeared with a tray of tea, cups and small cookies to eat with it. She passed cups out, and put the tray of sweets in reach of everyone as they sat on small pillows she brought out in a semi circle around Retai-sama. When she was done, she sat down next to Kenshin, resting her head on the shoulder that Kuku wasn't on. "I imagine that you are all confused on what is going on, but I can tell you something: this Nina is after elemental magic, and is going after both those who have trained it and haven't. He is using these zombie like creatures to get to it.

"Why he wants it, I'm not all to sure, for there is many different reasons, but one that stands out the most, is that he is going mostly after those who posses the element of water. You have to destroy the zombies to release the magic, and it isn't a very good idea to do it near a mind reader, for they will get the memories of the life the zombies once lived. It would also be a good idea, if you had your personal 'friend' with you, it will be easier in both getting rid of the zombies and those under Nina."

"But, aren't those who serve Nina part of your dojo?" asked Tomoe.

"Yes, but I have no pride in them any more after they turn tides and believe that they should be the ones who have all my honor because they didn't leave my dojo to live among those they love," Retai-sama said. Kaoru clenched Kenshin's hand after Retai-sama had spoken, knowing that one of those Nina's kind was after was her, but pride also filled her, for she was with the ones she loved, and proud of it. "And, so, I have pulled a few strings, and you are all getting your 'friends' returned to you, they may stay permanent if the gods decided it to be."

All at once, several different kinds of creature filled the air. A black fox named Kity came to Megumi, and a small wolf pup named Fang went to Akira. A humming bird named Mimi went to Tomoe, a parrot went to Tae, its name Gini, and a proud eagle named Omni went to Tsubame. A snake slithered--who goes by the name Hiss--up to Aoshi, and a blue dragon named Rich went to Hiko. Last but not least, a black creature that had no real form, with two, bright blue, diamond shaped eyes walked up to Yahiko, its name--Tsua.

"I'll get more tea," Kaoru said, fighting back tears as she picked up the tray and headed into the house.

"I'm sorry, but my strings couldn't get me Nanika back," Retai-sama soft enough so only the girl heard her as she passed. Kaoru just shook her head softly, trying not to cry in front of every one as her throat clenched with the need to start crying. "I tried."

Kaoru hurried along into the small kitchen, finally letting her tears drop. Nanika… he was more then just a "friend" he was her brother, in more ways then one, and she missed him. She remembered cursing him to hell along with a dozen different things after he died for leaving her, life just wasn't the same any more.

"Oh, come on, no need to cry for you know," said a soft and gentle voice from the past. A hand reached out and brushed her cheeks free of teardrops as she looked into a pair of blue eyes that matched hers perfectly. Every part about him matched her: height, wait, build, hair and eyes, the only thing that didn't match was their sex.

"You're actually here…" Kaoru whispered.

"The people up stairs decided to let me come for this one, but about the staying, its being decided like the others, cause you know, I am dead." He smiled and in a quick flash, he was a small baby raccoon and he was climbing up her body, resting his front paws on her shoulder as he looked behind her to look at Kenshin and Kuku.

"This is Nanika," Kaoru said, turning around so that she was facing the two. She was mostly explaining to Kenshin for Nanika and Kuku were soon talking to each other in squeaks, chirps and hand motions so the other two in the room wouldn't understand them as they stood on the floor.

"The reason you were so sad?"

"Yes… he died a long time ago… and I thought…" Kaoru felt like crying again as Kenshin wrapped her in his arms, comforting her with soft words. She felt a small animal body wrap it self around her leg, and looked down to see Nanika.

"It seems like her doesn't want to leave you again," Kenshin whispered, and Kaoru had to agree. "Now, how about we get that tea and go back to the other?"

"Yeah, Nanika, I need you to let go," Kaoru said to the raccoon attached to her leg. He didn't respond, just stayed where he was. She sighed, and went about making more tea; it wasn't the first time he had decided to do this to her…but all the other times it was just to annoy her, but this time it was somewhat of an endearment.

The final fight would be soon, and she had to be ready, they all had to be ready for the fight ahead, for they weren't all to sure how it would work out. Staying on their toes would be the best idea if anything at all. As well as getting more people to join them in their quest, and that's where Enny-sensei and his group came in, saying they would help. Nothing else could be done in trying to get ahead of Nina, they would just have to try their best and defeat Nina and his minions.

End New Chapter 13

Author's notes:

Isis: Kaoru was a vampire sense the Meji Era, she just got turned to look younger, and she's more then about 256 years old, which is pretty much a long time to look 14.

Fivi: thank you for reading my fic, I'm glad you love it.

Omochi: Thank you for pointing out things to me, but, alas, I can't spell to save my life… Kaoru got poisoned when she was attacked in the building, which Kaoru will have a flash back of in the next chapter, along with a memory of what she was told about Zombie Blood and how you can use it for both good and bad. Genzai-sensei remembers her, and why shouldn't he remember his past life, every one else seems to, why shouldn't he? I've tried people to proof read my work, but I don't really like it, for some strange reason, I just don't. About the hazy parts for you, just say in a review where you don't get things, and I'll try to fix it as soon as I can to make it less hazy, unless its on the first 3 chapters or so, they are all on my mom's computer, and she lives all the way across town…

This is my longest chapter yet about 10 pages on word, and its not even double spaced, maybe its like this because I've had more time to work it out and such, make it better then the other… who knows. At least I wasn't stressed for time like last time. Any comments, suggestions and notes one where I may have spelled words wrong or gotten bad grammar, please say in a review so I can try to fix it up and make it better. Again, I can't spell to save my life… unless I have a dictionary, but I don't have a cool where that went.

This will be the last chapter(s) until I can get to my mom's house, where I can type in the old and new chapters for 14-the epilogue, but I don't know if I will have enough time or so, school starts on Tuesday… But, maybe I might get to a computer in a classroom and see the old chapters and be able to update those chapters that way and the new ones at my mom's. All we/I can do is hope and pray.

Thank you for reading and reviewing.