No Life King

A Second King

by Warumono

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There it was again. The deep red liquid seemed to be mocking her as it lay on the table, taunting her all the while. It was so tempting just to reach over and tear it open and drink it's contents. However, the realization of what it actually was hit her and she recoiled from the red pouch. "Damn," she cursed.

Tearing her eyes away from the blood in front of her Kaoru looked at the door as it was pulled open to reveal a handsome man with long black hair dressed in a butler's uniform.

"I'm sorry, was I interrupting you?" He said.

Kaoru shook her head, surprised by the visit, no one came to see her. "No. I just wasn't expecting anyone to come see me."

The man smiled. "Well, Yukishiro-sama did say that you needed to be briefed on your situation."

She nodded.

"I'm Kiyosato Akira, by the way. Administrative Assistant and right hand man to Yukishiro-sama ."

"Kamiya Kaoru," she said as she stood up to shake his hand.

He smiled pleasantly. "Yes, I know."

"Of course," she sighed. Sitting back down she faced him.

"Now," he said handing her papers. "You will be assigned to Sheath's Special Disposal Unit."

"'Disposal'? Is that what they call it?" She said sarcastically as she took the papers and went through them. Just because she took up the job didn't mean she had to like it.

Ignoring her question he continued. "You are assigned to this room, of course, and no one will, or cannot, enter it unless it is Enishi, Yukishiro-sama or me."

"Why is that?"

He shrugged. "Yukishiro-sama's orders."

Putting down the papers she sigh, "Guess she doesn't trust me." The woman had an air of superiority around her as if she knew what was going to happen the minute it did. It intimidated Kaoru and also irritated her all the same.

Akira sat on the bed, opposite Kaoru. "She doesn't care for vampires."

"Yet she lets them work for her."

"Tomoe's a very complicated woman."

Kaoru raised a brow. "Tomoe?"

She thought she saw a blush when he coughed. "Ah, I meant Yukishiro-sama."

She smiled. Akira seemed like a very nice man and that was a good thing in the situation she was in, she would need someone seemingly normal to be around in order to keep her sanity. "Of course. So what exactly will I be doing?"

"You will be accompanying Enishi, for now, while he shows you the ropes. He's usually a loner, however, but seeing as he's your master he might want to teach you a thing or two when he feels inclined."

Kaoru said nothing. That sounded like her master all right. Speaking of which, where was he?

"You will also be given a weapon, but that will take a little longer," he said this as he looked around the room as if looking for someone.

She peered at him curiously. "Why?"

"Have you seen Enishi's watou?"

Kaoru nodded it was hard thing to miss. The thing was almost twice the size her master was yet he wielded it with such ease, as if it were a part of him.

"That was created especially for him. It's blade was blessed so that it can pierce through any type of evil it touches. You will be receiving something similar."

It was ironic for someone like Enishi to carry something so holy and to kill his own. "What will I get?"

Akira smiled. "You'll just have to wait and see."

Kaoru said nothing. She really didn't care what it was, really she didn't want to fight those things, they scared her. But she needed to know about her father's death and she was willing to do anything. "What about what I was promised?"

"There is some information in the papers I handed you. The coroner's report as well as police documentation. There is more being processed as we speak."

She nodded.

"Are you sure this is worth the sacrifice?"

Kaoru looked up at him, she had never been asked that before. Her blue eyes burned into his as she thought of her answer and without a second though it flew from her lips, "I will do anything to find out who my father's kill is. Even if it means being a vampire." She turned back to the papers that lay next the pouch of blood she left.

"Aren't you going to eat?"

"No, I don't like blood."

"You will soon enough."

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"How was it?"

Akira turned sharply around, ready to attack.

Enishi raised an eyebrow then grinned. "Touchy."

The man sighed then turned away. "What do you care anyway? Life's a game to you," he said bitterly.

"That's wrong, human lives are games. A vampire's life is so much more but then you wouldn't understand."

"Thank god."

"She will be different from the others, you know that? Don't you?"

The white haired man frowned and pushed his glasses up. "You don't know what your talking about."

"A vampire's servant is supposed to obey their master's commands, no questions asked. But, she is different. Is that why you chose her?"

"That is none of your business."

"You know, Yukishiro-sama knows about her."

"Does she?" He sounded amused.

Akira sighed in frustration. "Of course she does, there has to be something special for you to take one."

Enishi grinned again. "Of course, but that is only a bonus. Besides you should be thankful, now that I have my hands full with the police woman you get Tomoe all to yourself."

His eyes gazed menacingly into Enishi's red eyes then he walked away. "You better let the girl know about the next assignment."

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"Stay away!"

His cloak was drenched in red liquid, some having already turned brown and crusted at the hem of his sleeves. "Stay still," he growled. There had been three of them and this one had refused to stay in one spot.

The woman was deathly pale, her eyes darted from side to side. She reminded him of a rabbit, white and shaking in terror. "Don't ... please ..."

"Don't take this personally," he said with no emotion.

The woman backed away only to find herself cornered. Upon realizing this she took the only way out.

"Finally getting serious?" He said as he witnessed her eyes turn blood red and fangs protrude from her upper lip. A growl emitted from her lips preparing to lunge at him ... Too late ... He sought his sword. The cold long steel of his weapon cut through the air and sliced through her neck decapitating her head and ending her life as the undead.

"Done already?"

He turned to face a tall bulky man with long black hair. "She was nothing."

The bigger man nodded. "No, she wasn't."

"She wasn't like the others. What was she?"

"Come on, lets go before they get here."

The smaller man nodded and followed.

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"There were three of them. Two were slashed several times before their heads were cut off. The last one ran but didn't succeed in escaping. It was killed right away."

Kaoru stared at the scene with a queasy stomach. There was blood everywhere and she could see that there were more bodies than the three Tomoe and Commander Shishio had spoken about. All that was left of those bodies mentioned were piles of dust. Kneeling down she inspected it. "Who could have done this?"

"It was them," said a voice behind her.

She turned to face a tall thin man with sharp features. The look on her face seemed to ask him a question.

He answered, "I am Captain Saitou Hajime . You, I presume, are that vampire woman." He lit a cigarette. "Great, another one of you to run amok."

Kaoru stood up and faced him, barely containing her anger. "Yes, I am. Kamiya Kaoru."

"Yes, yes I know who you are. We all do."

Ignoring the annoyed tone in his voice she questioned him. "What did you mean by them?"

"Those damned Catholics. They're always intruding on our turf like the own they world." He flicked the cigarette, shaking off the ashes. "Pfft. Looks like they're ahead of they're game this time though."

Kaoru wrinkled her nose, still not understanding what he was saying. "What game?"

His amber colored eyes stared at her from the side. "You don't know anything, do you?"

She shook her head.

"Figures," he muttered. Drawing in another breath he led her to one of the pile of dust in one corner of the room. "This," he said pointed to it with the cigarette in his hand. "You used to be one of you," he pointed to her. "That is, before he got to them."

"He?"

"That would be Battousai." He smiled mysteriously. "Enishi's not the only No Life King around here."

TBC

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AN:

You know this is kind of fun to write. There are lots of roles to fill so expect a lot of cameos. I hope they're to your liking though ... Thanks so much for the reviews they are motivating and inspiring and you know what that means!? Review and you'll get more ..!!

One day I'll work on Demon Eyes ... ^^;;

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