While panic spread throughout the area known as Suna, a lone figure walked quietly away, unnoticed by anyone. Had anyone noticed, they would've seen a rather tall brunette woman with chocolate brown eyes, standing at least 5'8 ½ wearing a shihakusho, consisting of a white shitagi, a black kosode, a black hakama, a white hakama-himo, white tabi, and straw shoes. A sword was hooked to the sash of her uniform, while her long brown hair was hanging loosely down her shoulders and waist.

She lifted her eyes up observing the place and looked at the girl that was writhing in pain in the room.

She turned walking out of the room as she walked down the dusty path to the cliffs overlooking the village as she stood there overlooking the landscape. The wind blew her hair around her as she looked up a quiet moment. "You're late," she said, her voice accented with a New York accent.

"So I had to take care of some business," a male voice said walking up to her. He had red hair pulled up in a high ponytail spiky a bit. It almost gave him the look of a red pineapple. Tattoos were on his face and body as shades were held in place on top of his head. "Not like my captain has the patience to what we do," he said his eyes glaring down lightly at the female at his side.

She merely chuckled softly. "Patience is never Byakuya's middle name."

"Nor is it yours," he answered. He looked out at the village. "Is it true?"

"Yes…the seal is unlocked," she answered.

"So we're to fetch her!"

"Renji!" the female sharply stopped him. "Now's not the time. One thing at a time."

"But if we don't-" Renji began, but was hushed by the female.

"And risk her life and the others here?" she asked. "She's right now highly dangerous. Even hollows and other forms will leave her alone. As will we until we're given the assignment to go after her." She gazed out a moment. "The family reunion can wait for now."

He chuckled placing a hand on her head. "Kay, your mother instincts are already kicking in and she's now eighteen forever…like you."

"She is my step-daughter," Kay said and sighed faintly. "However, we must report this to Yama-jii before someone else does. This is our assignment." She pushed a strand of hair back behind her. "Besides, I have a feeling you will be training her."

Renji froze while Kay walked past him. "M-Me?! Why me?!"

Kay removed her sword from her belt as she seemed to smirk while opening the senkaimon home. "Because two stubborn minded fools need to be together," she said as he gaped at her following her.

"That's really not fair!"

Kay shrugged and walked into the Seireitei quietly. "Yet we still have yet to tell them about Kikoo," she said. "Particularly Komamura, seeing it is his family." She looked around stretching a moment.

"I don't know how he'll react to find out Sokyoku has chosen a new host," Renji pointed out. "She still hasn't found out either."

Kay gave a disgruntled noise as she walked to where Yamamoto was and bowed politely. She gave Renji a well placed elbow to the ribcage to get him to bow as well.

The old man studied the two quietly. "What news have you?" he asked.

"The seal has been broken," Kay said as she felt his spiritual pressure grow suddenly. "It wasn't our doing, sir, but a vampire. That wasn't considered eighteen years ago I would imagine." She gave a sigh of relief when the pressure subsided.

"That is true," he said with a heavy sigh. "Who would know a mere bloodsucker would be the one to unleash more than he expected?" He leaned on his cane. "Renji, return to your squad. Kay, I will follow you home to tell Jyuushiro. I'm sure he'll want to know the news of his daughter."

Renji bowed and gave Kay a look before he left. Kay watched him go and then turned her head back to the general. "There was one miscalculation," she said. "The vampire didn't turn her fully. She's a half vampire."

Yamamoto arched a brow up. "They're very dangerous, even more than regular," he said. "Which means the game plan has changed with her. But it's written in Kayla's prophecy. Kalista is Kayla reincarnated."

"Just don't tell Mayuri," Kay grumbled. "If he finds out about this, it'll be his new pet project."

"Indeed," he said. "How has your health been? Yours and your husband's?"

"My attacks aren't as frequent with the inhaler," Kay said after a moment. She suffered from severe asthma, more chronic than anything. Her husband however, had tuberculosis, which she knew was pretty bad too. "His attacks are few for now. He's in a good mood today."

"This should make it even better," Yamamoto said as they entered the manor. Kay took her leave to the kitchen to fix some tea as she looked seeing her husband enter the room, having felt Yamamoto's spiritual energy. He took a moment to kiss her cheek before moving to his office with his former teacher.

"Five, four, three, two, one…" Kay muttered to herself when she heard a yell coming from the office, one of shock and surprise. "Blast off," she said pleased with herself. She had grown to know when she would hear him yell. She coughed suddenly and looked in her pocket removing an inhaler as she took a couple of puffs and was soon normal again. She shook her head a moment.

The two men soon emerged from the office as Kay handed them some tea and cookies. She sat herself on a cushion next to Jyuushiro as the two continued to speak about the situation at hand. She remained silent for the most part until Yamamoto addressed her.

"When the time comes, Kay, you will be the one who will be her confidant," he said. "Like Rukia was to Ichigo." He looked at her. "It will be up to you to start her path. But when it comes for the one of the damned, that's one she'll have to handle without our help."

Kay looked up and looked at Jyuushiro, who nodded. She took a breath and slowly nodded her head. "All right," she said. She pushed her hair back a bit as she leaned on her husband a bit nervous in all this. Now her mission had been upgraded.

"Renji will follow," he said after a moment. "Don't let us down."

"Have I ever?"

Jyuushiro kissed his wife's head and smiled. "I will be fine," he said softly. "Focus on my daughter."

It was a week.

One week. Seven days.

A spell had to be placed to keep her asleep during the entire time. She would awaken to pain like no other. The searing pain was one she never felt before. And the hunger, oh god, that intense hunger. It burned her, like being burned at the stake.

Her teeth hurt now, the fangs actually now more retractable like a snake. But they hurt whenever they broke through her gums. The light from the windows, could someone turn it off? She just wanted to scream it out, but she couldn't, only the darkness consumed her.

Make it stop, she wanted to cry out.

By the seventh day, things began to simmer down. She could hear a name thrown around constantly, one of Kalista. That had to be her name. What else was there? Was there anything else? She couldn't remember…

She couldn't remember a damn thing.

"She is waking up," a female voice said. She had an accent, was it Egyptian? Yeah, that had to be it. Then a male, definitely Japanese, could be heard.

"Get back a bit, Nee-chan," he said. So she was his sister.

Alison shot Sasori a stern look. "I can very well handle myself," she said stubbornly. "Go check on Sahara for me." She watched her older brother leave as she turned toward Kali's stirring body seeing the blue eyes of her best friend. "Easy," she said softly as she noticed her wince. She moved to dim the lights a bit.

"Thank ya," Kali whispered, her voice even strange to her. She gingerly put a hand to her neck where bandages were. "How long was I out?"

"A week," Alison said. "A very tough week. How do you feel?"

"Very thirsty," Kali said. She shook her head suddenly. "Can't bring myself to do that though…so can I have a glass of water?"

"You will have to sooner or later, but water will be fine," Alison said as she got a glass for her. "Do you remember what happened to you?"

"To be honest…I don't remember anythin'."

Alison didn't look too surprised, after all, she could already sense that using some of her spells to examine her to make sure she was okay. "It is okay," she said calmly. How could anyone stay so calm?! This woman took the cake, she didn't seem to panic or anything! She handed the water to Kali and helped her sit up to drink it. "I can say we are part of your extended family," she explained. "And we will help you in anyway possible."

Kali sipped the water, yet her eyes now could see the vein in the woman's wrist. She shut her eyes.

Alison noticed this. "Might as well be me," she said. "Half vampires cannot change anyone I do not believe, it is never recorded." She slid her sleeve up as she took a kunai and sliced through her wrist slowly. This caused a trickle of blood to slide down her skin. She watched it drip into Kali's mouth as she held the bloody wrist to her to let her feed.

It wasn't an odd feeling, almost felt like when a woman breastfeeds her baby. Alison had to remind herself Kali was a newborn "vampire" not a newborn period. Sasori watched this from the doorway a moment. "Don't let her drain you completely," he said walking forward as he sat down.

Alison looked at him. "I am fine, Nii-sama, no worries," she said as she withdrew her wrist from Kali's mouth. "She did not hesitate…but she did put a resistance."

"It's her humanity," Sasori said. "It'll be a constant inner battle." He ran a hand into his bright red hair. "I'm not letting Yasha in here yet and I don't think allowing Kamara and Shukaku in here either is a wise decision."

Alison slowly nodded as she wiped Kali's mouth off slowly. "She has no memories, Sasori," she said. "She does not know who they are anymore." She looked at him. "We will help her though." She watched Kali lay back tiredly and walked out of the room with her brother as she saw Itachi standing nearby.

"You're bleeding, Ali," Itachi said as Alison looked at this the wound healing on it's own. He touched her cheek. "You're not going to keep letting her feed off you, she'll have to one day take it outside."

"I know, but without her sire, the training will be hard," Alison said. She leaned into his touch.

"How long could it take?" Itachi asked holding her as he looked at Sasori. His brother-in-law seemed to look deep in thought.

"It could be six months, it could be a year," Sasori said finally as Itachi shut his eyes. "But this is Kali we're talking on. She's as stubborn as an ass given the chance and very determined. I doubt even amnesia will take that from her."

"True enough," Itachi said with a light chuckle. He nodded as he held his wife. "I hate to forbid Yasha near her for now, but until we see how things go, she can't. She has a bit of that teenage sass."

"She'll understand this for her own good," Sasori said. "She's not that stupid."

"I know," Itachi said and looked at the two. "We can't let Kali out of this house until we're certain she's no longer a threat."