Loud sharp roars of agony screeched out. The large beasts are trapped in the fire engulfed in their village caused by five werewolves in a rebellious clan. If they didn't die in the flames, they were slaughtered by the werewolves. Not even with the help of their wings were they able to escape.
A cry from a single baby rings across the land. In front of her is the corpses of her parents along with the rest of her village. The cry reaches a mansion and rings into the ears of a werewolf and a vampire.
The werewolf was a little taller than the vampire. She had a matching pair of furry ears and tail. She wore a hoodie and shorts, the standard for werewolves. The vampire wears formal clothes, clothes handed down from her deceased grandfather. Her emerald eyes glow in the darkness of the room.
"Mistress, you hear it too?" The werewolf breathlessly asked, turning to the vampire.
"Yes, I do. A distress call from the hybrid x13 clan. Something is wrong. Let's go now." They waste no time running to the call.
The baby continues to cry. The group of werewolves that killed her whole clan starts laughing. "Look there's only the pup left! Why don't we take it back and have a feast on it!" The orange-haired werewolf said. The sound of crashing leaves was getting closer. Soon the werewolf appears, jumping into the strong wall of flames without a second thought.
A roar rang out. "CHIKA!"
"Oh, why isn't it Kanan and her owner Dia. I thought you weren't going to show up! I was about to finish up here before you showed up!" Kanan starts to transform.
"Why would you do this? I know you're a Takami but this is wrong!"
Chika picks up the still crying baby by the neck. As she continues to scream, Chika cuts off her left horn. "Oops." A mischievous smile forms on her face.
"Kanan, save her. Kill if needed." Dia was as clear as a blade. Kanan transformed completely into a beast and runs towards the group of werewolves.
The other four transforms and start to attack her. Dia runs around and sees if there are any survivors in the village. She keeps a close eye on the fight, not that it would be necessary. Kanan is much stronger than all of them. She bites viciously at one of their necks and threw it away from her. The other got on top of her. Quickly she grabs it off and digs her claws into the wolf's chest, piercing its heart. Killing it in an instant.
The others start to charge at her. Kanan grabs its head with her paws and throws it over her head. Immediately, she snaps the head of another. She finishes off the last one by throwing it into the fire. Chika watched on amused.
"So you killed my cousins. Now you think you're the bigger wolf now don't you? Well, I'm going to finish her off and I'll kill you myself!" Kanan turned back to human form.
"Now you are a heartless monster? What happened to the Chika that would seek out to play with Dia and me? The one that saw me like family, not an enemy!"
Chika stared at her confused. She let go of the baby. "You must be confused. You know nothing about me. That's just your daydreams." She transformed and ran away. Kanan quickly ran up to the baby. "It's ok, little one, we will get you fixed up." She rocked the baby until she claimed down.
The baby has two little horns on the top of her head and two little tucks under her ears. Her ears were like those of a bat. On her back was a pair of small black wings and a thin tail to match. She had beautiful blue eyes that shine and silver hair. She wasn't wearing anything but she had lots of dry blood on her. Kanan was able to tell the baby is a newborn. Dia comes back empty-handed.
"Bring me the baby." Kanan gives Dia the baby and she looked at her. She felt bad for her. She had no time to care for this child. The vampire already needs to prepare for the birth of her new sibling. "She has such beautiful eyes. They remind me of the clan leader Takeshi. Kanan, get to the mansion at once, have her checked by the temple doctors then scan the forest in case any were able to escape. Have the guild take control of the fire before it gets out of control. I need to see an old friend of mine." Kanan takes the baby back and runs to the mansion.
Dia made her journey through the mountains outside of the forest. Once through, she made her way to an old forest said to be haunted. The forest lacked sunlight and consistently had heavy fog. It was hard to see more than a few feet away. There was always an unsettling feeling that comes to Dia every time she walks through these forests. She has no problem with defending herself, the problem was this land is outside the temple's protected territory. Anyone and anything can attack her for no reason and leave without a trace. Despite this, she makes her way to a cave leading down into the ground.
Instead of going down, she leaves a dead animal in front of the cave and waits. She figured the person would be starving. Then a stream of smoke shat out of the cave. The head of a dragon pecks out.
"Dia! It's about time you showed up! It's been a few years!" The dragon came out, turning to a suitable human form. The dragon had some scales in her human form but they were hard to see. She had long blue hair and a side bun as an added touch. Her tail was really long and scaly as well as having more of a dark purple-ish color to it. She was wearing nice clothes despite living in a cave for hundreds of years.
"Sorry, it's been so long. I need to ask something from you Yoshi-dono." The dragon cringed.
"Why do you call me that? The monks are still calling me that aren't they? Just call me Yohane. And... Speak your request."
"The hybrid x13 clan had been ambushed by five Takamis and only one baby remains. I have Kanan searching the area in case some were able to get away. I need you to raise it as your own, please. At least until we can find someone from the clan who survived." Dia anxiously awaiting her answer.
"You want a dragon to care for a baby that has to be watched all the time? It can't be done! We can barely care for ourselves! Why do you think we leave our young on their own when they first hatch? I can barely remember how many kids I have. Not only that, I'm due to go back into my world in the next few years for another thousand years."
"I shall provide you with all the necessities and a home in the town closest to my mansion. You will be taken care of while you raise the child. I needed someone trusting and knows a lot about them." Yohane thought for a moment.
"If I can get a meal every day then fine. I will raise the child to be a mighty warrior." They shook hands on it.
"Thank you Yoshi- I mean Yohane."
"Where is the child? I can leave at once."
"Back at my estate, you will be allowed to live there until we agree on a house for you two to live. If Kanan does find a survivor, the agreement will still stand just minus the child. I want the last years here to be as comfortable as possible for all of what you have done for the guild."
"How generous of you. Guessing you rich people have too much money on your hands? Well, it makes sense since you are about to inherit your family's businesses." Yohane went back to the cave for one single item.
"Are you suggesting my father is going to die? You do realize he is a vampire like me?" Dia raised her eyebrow.
"I know, I just thought your father would be too invested in his new child and shove all the work to you. Yes, I know you're about to be an older sister." Yohane is ready to leave with her staff that lets her travel between worlds. "Word spreads fast within the temple walls and throughout the guild." They started walking out of the forest.
"Well if it's born as a human then yes. My father only wants me around for anything business-related. At least Aki-san tries to form a relationship with me. She reminds me too much of how Chika use to be so I try to distance myself from her. She is very mature for her age but when she wants to have fun, I can't bring myself to join in. Humans are complicated beings."
"You're one to talk."
"What was that?" Dia gave her a death glare.
"Well, she's 35 years old, right? She must really have a death wish wanting to have a child with a vampire. She must be really desperate for that 50% for it to be human. I mean no disrespect to her or your mother but it's not the smartest move to get knocked up by a vampire when you aren't one yourself."
"I'm sorry but it's really disrespectful to say that about my deceased mother. Both of them are well aware of what they were doing. Aiko-san is prepared for the consequences of her actions. She is doing things she always wanted to do that her body will let her. We had discussed what would happen if she doesn't make it."
Yohane shrugged. "I've seen her before, she's a pretty girl. She oddly reminds me of your mother."
Dia widens her eyes and stops in tracks. "You knew my mother?" Yohane turned over to her.
"I do. Not personally but she was a nice girl." Dia dropped her head in disappointment. "I would tell you about her but I only know of her from what I saw. I know your father never even mentions her anymore but you'll find the time to know her one day."
Dia and Yohane walked the rest of the way in silence. Yohane tried to start up conversations but nothing. Once they reached the gates to the estate, Dia turned on her business face and called out for Kanan. Kanan came running to her mistress.
"I couldn't find anyone from the clan. I even asked around to see if anyone has seen anyone from the clan. Nothing. The guild is on high alert on the fire." Dia sighed.
"Yohane here is willing to care for the baby, where is she?"
"In the living area downstairs being examined by the doctors. Right, this way." Kanan leads them to the living room. The three entered the living room to the sound of the baby crying her head off. A nurse was trying to bottle feed her but she keeps rejecting the bottle. A doctor approached Dia.
"Ms. Kurosawa, the baby is healthy, 10 pounds 6 ounces, about a few hours old. She has no injuries other than her horn. But she is very hungry and is refusing to take the bottle. She will starve to death if this continues."
"Thank you, doctor." Dia walked over the nurse trying to feed the baby. "May I?" The nurse hands her the baby. The baby continues to cry when Dia tried to calm her down. She managed to get the baby to hold her finger when she calmed down a little. She took this as her chance to try to feed her. Dia tried to get the bottle in her mouth but the baby keeps refusing.
Yohane was getting annoyed with the baby's crying. "This isn't going to work." Yohane rushed over to Dia.
"What else do you want me to do? I don't want her to starve!" Yohane took the baby without warning. "What are you doing?"
Yohane sat down on the sofa and took off her shirt. She moved the baby to her nipple letting the baby suck on it. The baby instantly lashed on her nipple and sucked its contents out. "Finally, it's quiet." Dia and Kanan looked at each other with the face of confusion. The doctors and nurse excused themselves out. "What? She wanted the tittie, not that plastic or silicon shit that humans make. I don't blame her."
"You have breast milk?" Dia finally spoke up. "How is that possible?"
Yohane shrugged. "It kinda just happened I don't know. After I laid my first eggs and turned into my human form, it just leaked out."
"Is it ok for her to drink it? I mean, I know it's milk but it's from a dragon. I mean no offense but would milk produced by her mother be more fit?" Kanan pondered on the thought.
"Trust me, milk is milk. As long as she is getting fed it's doesn't matter. And it's not like we can get her milk from a female hybrid x13 when they are all dead. Anyway, does she have a name?"
"We haven't named her yet but I was thinking about naming her sapphire." Yohane raised an eyebrow.
"Really? I love gems as much as the next dragon but I wouldn't name my child one. Since I'm raising her, I'm going to name her You."
"Why You?" Dia and Kanan sat down on the sofa with her.
"It just felt right, I can't explain it but I have a feeling that's her name."