After the Dawn

A/N- Well, here's Chapter 1! Hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1: Awaiting Visitors

Once Rena had finished dressing she joined the waiting Haru and then exited her hut and walked towards the center of the village where her father's hut was located. As they walked they noticed that a crowd of males had gathered around her fathers hut excitedly talking.

Rena pushed her way through the ever crowding path, once she had gotten to the ramp leading up to the hut she noticed that her father was pacing about outside the hut, a deep scowl on his face. As Rena slowly approached him she asked, "Father?"

"Ah! Rena! Your mother, he's giving birth! Your sister is already in there, I just hop everything is going well in there, I can't stand just waiting around like this!" answered my father utterly worried. "Don't worry father, I'll go inside and check on him. Haru, stay here with my father, I'll be right back! And make sure he doesn't do anything stupid!" Rena said quickly as she hurried inside the hut.

Rena's sister was standing near the door when she approached from behind asking, "How is it going? Is mother alright?" Sayo didn't answer; she slowly turned to face Rena, holding a tiny bundle in her arms. Rena could tell just by looking at the pup, that it was a baby boy in her sister's arms. "Is that?" she questioned, "Yes, this is our baby brother, he was born just minutes before you showed up.

Mother is utterly exhausted so he is just resting now, he asked me to wait until you showed up so we could take him to our father, together!" Sayo replied as she began walking towards the door with Rena trailing after her still shocked. Rena held the door open for Sayo as she passed through and Rena then followed after. After they exited the hut they both walked together to their worried fathers side.

"Father, here is your newborn son and future leader of this tribe," said Sayo proudly handing the little bundle over. He smiled proudly as he gathered the child into his arms and looked at Rena and Sayo saying, "He shall be known as Kenji and one of you two will be his future mate! Sayo, you go first." He then handed Kenji back to Sayo; she slowly uncovered half her breast and brought Kenji up close to her nipple.

He sniffed for a moment or two and then he happily began to suckle, "Good, now your turn Rena," said Father. Rena nodded her head and took Kenji from Sayo softly cradling his tinny form while she pulled her top down, she then tried to get him to suckle as well but after sniffing for a few moments he began crying loudly! "Excellent, just as I expected!

Now you may take your time in choosing a mate Rena, but you must be sure the one you pick is the one you want," said father taking Kenji from me and handing him back to Sayo. She bowed once and turned to leave saying softly, "Good luck, sister…" Rena smiled as she watched her sister steal away to her own hut, and pulled her shirt top back up covering herself.

Rena stared into the distance actually feeling relieved that she was free to make her own choice, when Haru came up and said, "Pardon me Milady, there is a messenger approaching the village, do you wish me to greet him?" Before Rena could answer her father said, "No, stay here with my daughter, I shall go to meet him." He then walked down the ramp, suddenly serious.

Rena watched as her father hurried off into the distance, a worried look marring her brow. Haru had done as he was told and remained fully alert standing next to Rena. After a moment or two a thought crossed Rena's mind and she turned to glance at Haru a smile growing on her lips. But that thought soon disappeared when Haru began to speak saying, " I would like to wish you Congratulations on the birth of your brother Milady, if I may…"

"Of course, thank you Haru. I am just relieved to know that Kenji picked Sayo and not me! I'd hate to marry my little brother, I think that is just plain disturbing. What do you think Haru?" replied Rena leaning against the side of the hut. "As long as you are safe milady, I…" he trailed off when he saw Rena's father running back rather quickly.

"Father, what is it…is something wrong?" asked Rena when he came to a stop before them, breathing heavily with sweat beading his forehead. "The messenger has just told me of some very important news. My friends from the vampire clan, James and Katelynn have deiced to grace us with a very long visit! They're even bringing their son Mark with them, do you remember them Rena?" replied Rena's father after he had finally caught his breath.

Rena froze in place at those words, after she collected herself again she asked slowly, "Is that true father, are they really going to visit after all these years?" "Yes it is, and that in why I want you and Haru to go and greet them. And afterwards, bring them right to the village, is that clear…" answered her father as he went inside the hut, leaving Haru and an extremely confused Rena behind.

"Milady, when do you want to set out?" asked Haru after a few minutes of silence. Rena sucked in a deep breath and finally replied, "Immediately, I highly doubt that they know the way back to our village. It has, after all, been a few years since they were here last. So let's go Haru!" She then proceeded to run down the ramp and through the crowd of males that still plagued the streets, towards the outskirts of the village.

Haru followed her closely as they ran, as soon as they had reached the far edge of the village Rena stopped momentarily. "Haru, when we meet them I want you to trail behind them, taking up the rear, understood?" said Rena taking another deep breath. "Yes Milady!" replied Haru, and with that Rena started walking into the forest, which lurks outside the village boundaries.

They walked on for what seemed to be hours but was only minutes, as the bright lights of the village began to fade in the distance as they headed deeper and deeper into the darkened forest. As Rena walked she noted to herself that probably the best place to wait for their 'guests' was at the old Vine Bridge that wasn't much further up ahead.

Then she heard a crackling noise, so she stopped and scanned around the brush on the edge of the trail and then she saw it! Over to her left in the trees a doe walked through the underbrush, 'fat and plump one too', she thought licking her chomps at the very sight of such a delicious prey. 'I'll see you later,' thought Rena as she continued on, that's when she noticed that Haru was nowhere in sight.

She just kept walking, knowing that Haru was around here somewhere and would appear if he saw or heard anything. Up ahead she could barely make out the old vines that held the bridge in place as she drew nearer to it.

A/N- Well, what do you think? I have been working on this non-stop so I can finish my other Fan Fics, I hope everyone approves! TTFN!