No Life King

Her Unlife

By Warumono

Red eyes peered down the corridor looking out so anyone who would see her. She sighed in relief when she saw no one. It had been hours since she had gotten up but the courage to march out of the room left her. Kaoru didn't know what to expect when she walked out the door. Maybe there would be an armed guard there or something of that sort. After all she was one of the "undead" and they really didn't know what she was about. Or did they? When she woke up she had half expected her master, Enishi, to be sitting there with his always present grin on his face greeting her. Instead she was greeted with a new uniform and for that she was thankful. The torn, bloodstained clothes she was wearing seemed was becoming a nuisance as well as a dark reminder. When she spotted the pouch of blood she couldn't help but look at it for a moment then cringing. Sooner or later she would have to deal with her hunger but now wasn't the time.

The raven haired girl walked quietly out the room making sure not to make any noise. The hallway seemed endless. It was dark, damp and cold but it seemed that most of the place was like that, wherever she was. That was one other thing. Where had they taken her and what were they going to with her? Kaoru let out a huff of annoyance. Locked up for kami knows how long without a word of where she was. Well, she'd get down to the bottom of this. With renewed confidence she marched down the corridor. "I'll show them," she muttered under he breath.

"Where are you going?"

Kaoru let out a scream. "Master!" She yelled as she turned around. She blinked, she had said it again. "Don't scare me like that!"

Enishi smirked as he watched her shrink back in his presence then immediately regain her confidence. Interesting little thing she was.
He laughed inwardly at the delight he got from watching her squirm under his gaze. "Where are you going?" He asked again.


She looked up at the tall man and straightened her shoulders, she wouldn't look like a coward in front of him. With hardened eyes she
glared at him. "I don't know," she said. She could have smacked herself then and there. What kind of snappy reply was that? But it
was the truth, she had no idea where she was going. When she exited the room there was no plan of action but to wonder around
aimlessly.


The white haired man lifted a brow then shrugged. He looked at her one last time before turning around and walking away
leaving her dumbfounded.


She watched him walk down the corridor in confusion. What the hell was that? Her eyes narrowed and she felt a flood of on coming
curses form in her mouth. As she was about to say something her master turned his head to look at her, his back still to her. With a
grin he spoke, "Are you coming?"

Anger and curses forgotten she ran after him without hesitation and walked beside him as he guided her down the hallway.

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The room was enormous and despite the large window on the other side it seemed dark and daunting. In front of the window was a simple desk with vast amounts of paper work cluttering the surface. The black leather chair behind it was turned towards the window but one could see a small pale hand sticking out from the massive chair.

Kaoru gulped as she entered the room. The atmosphere was somewhat different from the rest of the building. It was intimidating and she felt like she was back in school again waiting for the principal to turn around and start scolding her for starting another fight. However, the tenseness of the room was ten times worse than what she had experienced in the past. Doubts began to cloud her mind as she stood there waiting for whoever was sitting in the chair to turn around.

"So you've brought her with you," the voice was soft and melodious. Kaoru couldn't help but be taken aback but the velvety voice
addressing her master.

"I found her wondering around and thought she might like to visit you," he said curtly.

"I told you to take care of her," she heard the woman said.

Enishi shrugged, "I am, neesan," he teased.

The woman spun around and glared daggers at him. "Don't," she warned.

Kaoru gasped inwardly when the woman revealed herself. She was extremely beautiful and seemingly refined. Midnight black hair
framed the delicate features of her face. Her eyes were a piercing brown color with soft thick lashes and right now they appeared to be
ignoring her presence.

"I would think not if you found her wondering around," she retorted.

Enishi walked up to her desk and bent down at her eye level. "I don't think its fair to keep her locked up now, is it, neesan?"

She watched them interact from her spot near the door. The two were so immersed in their conversation about her that they
appeared to have forgotten that she was in the room. She watched as they began to converse about her in annoyance. Again she
found herself opening her mouth and growled, " I am here, you know. Don't talk about me as if I were invisible!"

Both heads turned to look at her as if she had appeared out of no where. She could see Enishi's ever present grin on his face as he
laughed at her outburst. He walked back to the girl making her regret the words thinking that he was going to do something to her. "Miss
police woman, I would like you to meet Yukishiro Tomoe, head of the Sheath organization," he informed as he extended his arm out for
her to proceed forward.

Tomoe rested her elbows on the desk and placed her hands under her chin. She regarded the girl silently, studying her. They
had been doing that a lot lately.

Kaoru fidgeted nervously under her gaze as she walked forward. The silence was unbearable. "My name is ––"

"Kamiya Kaoru," the woman interrupted.

Her red eyes widened. "How did you ––?"

"Twenty-one years old. Daughter of the infamous officer Kamiya Koshijiro. You were rebellious as a teen and attended various different high schools because of your behavior," she sighed as if she were bored. "You are an orphan. Your mother passed away when you were eight. Your father was murdered on your fifteenth birthday under circumstances that are still unknown if not unusual. At eighteen you joined the academy to avenge your father's murder," she pulled out a piece of paper. "Two days ago you were on your first field assignment. You," she said lifting her gaze towards her. "Were the only survivor, so to speak."

Kaoru's mouth hung open for a moment, she didn't know what to say. The information, although brusque, was remarkably accurate.

"Did I get that right?" The woman asked.

She could only nod her head in response.

"Well, Kamiya-san, it seems that you have stumbled into something peculiar. Enishi here had taken upon himself to bestow you his kiss," she said grimly.

Kaoru couldn't help but blush at the particular way she phrased it. Her eyes shifted to look at the man from the corner of her eye. His eyes were on her as well and he was still smiling devilishly.

"Since that is so we'd like you to join Sheath. As your unlife begins it is necessary for you to learn about your gifts and use them to help others. Don't you agree?" Her eyes never left hers.

The ex-police officer looked skeptical. "What do you mean?"

Tomoe sat back in her large chair. "You see, Sheath is a secret organization in this country. We hunt vampires, demons and the newly discovered freaks. The priest that killed your comrades was a vampire. We had sent Enishi to take care of him but unfortunately we weren't fast enough. With another vampire helping us we'll be able to get rid of those creatures that damn the human race."

"What if I don't want to?"

The woman sighed again then leaned forward, her eyes turned serious as she spoke. "Look, Kamiya-san, we can help you. We can supply you certain with information that may be of aid you."

Kaoru cocked her head to the side. She had a sneaking suspicion about where the woman was getting to. "Go on," she said earnestly.

"We can provide you with the things you need to track down your father's killer. Anything and everything you want will be at your dispense. All you need to do is work for us."

The wheels in her head began to turn. It seemed like a fair exchange, it would be the same job as she had before but slightly different. The means to find her father's killer was at her finger tips if she joined. This was all she could hope for. Once she found his killer then she would step out of this place and continue her own life. Life, or was it unlife? Whatever that was. She shook her head there was no doubt in her now but there was one thing she wanted. "I will agree if," she stepped forward and leaned over the desk towards the woman. She looked into her eyes, red burning into brown. "You allow me to leave when I kill the man who took my father's life."

Tomoe didn't seem affected by the move although the girl looked fierce and dangerous. The red glow in her eyes mirrored the eyes of her servant who had been surveying the scene in silence grinning manically as always. She stood up with her palms placed flat on the desk. "Is that all?"

Kaoru nodded.

"Fine, you may go Kamiya-san. Someone will arrive to update you on the rest." With a wave of her hand she dismissed them.

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Kaoru walked in silence working the meeting in her mind. Had she done the right thing? Would she regret it? No, she wouldn't. Anything to find her father's killer, she would do anything for her revenge. However, when she thought more about it what was she going to do? She was no longer human. She shuddered at the thought of having to drink blood for the rest of her life. There were things that were going to develop that she would probably not be able to control. She didn't want to admit it but it scared her.

"Don't worry, I'll watch over you," his silky voice sounded near her ear.

She turned sharply to look at him but it looked like he hadn't said anything. He was looking straight ahead an uncommon frown on his face. Was it because of her? "Did you say something just now?"

His blood red eyes turned to look at her and his frown slowly turned into a smile. "Maybe," he said as he walked away and melding into the shadows as he always did.

Her eyes were glued onto the spot where he disappeared and she blinked out of her surprise. "Stop doing that!" His habit of disappearing was beginning to irritate her. "I'll get you back for that! Master! Do you hear me?!" She huffed in frustration and could have sworn hearing him laugh at her. For now she had the urge to go back to her room and contemplate her new situation. It was still morning and already it seemed like a long day.

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TBC

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