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Illusions of Life and Death

Chapter 2
Meeting Him

"Have a safe journey to Luca young one." Mika, the village elder told Yuna.

Yuna bowed to him. "Thank you. My journey will not be in vain. I will come back with the Hunter."

Mika bowed back. "We shall await your return."

"Time to get going." Baralai told Yuna.

Yuna smiled, saying one final goodbye to everyone before beginning to leave with him. They walked out of the village and through the forest, making they're ways to the beach.

Bickson and Tidus hid in the forest, watching the two walk down the path to the beach.

"She's leaving the island?" Tidus asked.

Bickson shrugged. "I say we attack them. There isn't much sunlight."

"Is eating flesh and drinking blood all you can think about!?" Tidus exclaimed.

"Geez someone is a crank this morning. Well SORRY if I got to eat." Bickson replied.

"…Sorry. But she is off limits." Tidus said. He then stood up and began to follow them.

"Where are you going?" Bickson asked. "You're not going to follow her are you?"

"I'm curious. For some reason ever since I saw her that night last week, I can't get her off my mind." Tidus replied. He then paused for a moment. "I want to meet her."

Bickson stood up. "Umm, you do realize that she is a mortal. In fact a vampire HUNTER!! Are you out of your mind!?"

Tidus then placed a black cloak over him. "Don't worry. I'll come back." Tidus placed his hood over his head. "Keep me covered until I get back. Don't let my father find out." He then ran off through the forest, making his way down to the beach.

Bickson sighed. "What is up with that kid?"

"Take care of yourself Yuna." Baralai told her.

Yuna smiled. "And you too. Keep the village safe until my return."

Baralai nodded.

"All aboard! We leave for Luca!" A sailor called out to those boarding.

Yuna then hugged Baralai then walked over to the ship and boarding it. As for Tidus, he had snuck on through the side.

The ship then left Besaid. It wasn't going to be long until they reached Luca.

Tidus wondered the deck of the ship, trying to blend in as much as he could without being revealed. "So many mortals on this damn ship!" Tidus mumbled to himself. He then walked up near the bow of the ship to see the pleasant Yuna sitting on a bench reading.

Tidus kept his distance. There wasn't much he could do with all this sunlight. He then sat down with his legs crossed, deep in thought.

After a few minutes, Yuna looked up noticing the person in black on the other side of the ship. Somehow he looked familiar to her. Could it have been the person who was watching her on the roof yesterday?

Yuna couldn't see his face. He was covering it with his hood. But she did see strands of blonde hair.

Blonde hair…like in her dream…could it have meant something?

Yuna was beginning to become curious. Something was drawing her to him. Yuna then stood up. But before she could walk over to him, she looked over to the right.

"Luca! Everyone off!" A sailor called.

But when Yuna looked back, the man in black was already gone.

Hmm Yuna thought. That was strange.

As Yuna left the ship, she began to walk down the busy streets of Luca. Dusk was approaching soon. As she continued walking, she felt the presence of someone following her but whenever she looked around no one was there.

Tidus kept his distance from Yuna, not getting to close. "Where is she going?" He asked himself. He then saw her enter a building. Just his luck. The sun had finally set, making it easier on Tidus to walk around. He then removed his hood. He looked like any other human. His fangs didn't show and his eyes were a beautiful ocean blue. The only thing that attracted people was his pale skin and sharp fingernails.

Tidus waited for a good 20 minutes but Yuna didn't show. He was beginning to get hungry. But no matter how hungry and how many people were out, he had to control himself. Tidus looked around to see if anyone was around and lucky for him, no one.

Tidus smiled. He then began to climb the building, peeking into the windows to find Yuna. His quench for blood was rising. As he continued to climb, a few people rounded the corner and saw this.

Instantly the first thing came to mind. "V-VAMPIRE!!!" One of the men shouted. "VAMPIRE!!!"

Tidus looked to see more people gathering. Damn it!! He thought.

As for Yuna inside,

"I shall call for Shuyin at once. But until then please make yourself—" But he was interrupted from a scream outside.

"VAMPIRE!!!" Yuna could hear from outside. Yuna rushed to the window and opened it, looking outside. She couldn't see anything. Yuna then looked up and saw a man just reach the roof. She saw a black cloak.

Yuna then ran out the door, climbing the stairs to the roof.

As for Tidus, he had been discovered. All he could think about was getting out of there. For the being that was.

He then ran to the other end of the roof. Tidus looked down. There were clotheslines; maybe he could use them to slide down to the alleyway.

"Don't move!" Came a voice from behind Tidus. He turned around to see Yuna pointing her gun at him.

Tidus smiled at her then jumped off the building. Yuna ran over to see him slide down the clotheslines to the ground. He then continued on running. Yuna put her gun away and followed him down.

Safely making it to the ground, she took her gun out. It was quiet. Too quiet. She took every step with caution.

Just then something jumped out and attacked Yuna, knocking her gun away. She struggled to get up but was useless. Whatever it was, it had her pinned to the ground. The creature then brought its mouth to her neck, smelling her fear. He then licked her neck. Yuna then pushed the thing off her and tried to get up.

The creature then dug his sharp claws in her arm, cutting and making her bleed. Oh the sweet scent of blood. Yuna then finally turned around to be attacked by none other then a vampire. But this one was different. He had short brown hair and piercing red eyes. Yuna's eyes widened in fear. She got up and began to run.

All alone, Yuna ran down an alleyway, petrified with fear, running as fast as she was able to in her condition. She then turned a corner and panted from running. She was exhausted, her arm bleeding from a wound the vampire. She then looked back down the alleyway to see if she was still being chased but saw no one.

Yuna took a deep breath of relief. But then suddenly,

"Look out behind you!" A voice called out.

Yuna turned around to see a vampire dash towards her, his fangs long and sharp, blood dripping off them as he growled. She flinched back and closed her eyes with fear. As the vampire jumped to attack her, a third person came out of nowhere, pushing the vampire away.

Yuna then opened her eyes to see herself still alive. She looked over to her side to see the person kill the vampire. He then stood up and turned around to face the girl. He saw standing in the dark so the girl couldn't see his face. Yuna fell to her knees. She was so unprepared for that attack.

"You saved my life..." Yuna told the person.

The man flinched back from her kindness.

"Who are you?" Yuna asked looking up at him. She noticed, the man, he was wearing the black cloak, with his hood on. Seeing nothing but a few strands of blonde hair.

The man took a few more steps back. But then he noticed her wound. The blood running down her arm. Tidus could smell it from a mile away. He then very carefully walked up to her, taking out a small bottle. He took the cap off and kneels down beside her. Tidus then poured the fluid on her arm.

Yuna flinched back from the sudden burn feeling.

"Don't move." He told her.

He then ripped a piece of cloth off his shirt and wrapped her wound. While he was doing this, Yuna tried to peek at his face but shouldn't see much; She saw his lips and his eyes, well barely. It was still too dark out. Once Tidus was done, Yuna used that opportunity to remove his hood.

Tidus flinched back, revealing himself to her. His eyes, a piercing red color. Long sharp fangs. His skin pale and his hair messy.

Yuna tried to crawl back. "You…you're a…" She couldn't believe what she saw. "…Vampire."

Tidus froze in his spot only a few steps away from Yuna.

But Yuna didn't understand. He had killed another vampire. He had helped and saved a human. What?

"…Don't scream…" Tidus told her softly.

Yuna then took her other gun out and aimed it at Tidus. She was scared, petrified. She couldn't understand.

"Why did you save me?" Yuna asked, the gun in her hand shaking. Tidus knew that she wasn't going to shoot at him.

"I didn't want him to kill you."

"We're you saving me for yourself!?" Yuna snapped.

"I don't want to kill you." Tidus replied softly and calm.

Yuna then put her gun down. "I've seen you before, haven't I?"

Tidus didn't reply.

"You've been watching me for some time now, haven't you?" Yuna asked.

Tidus continued to not reply. He was nervous, not knowing why she was suddenly being so nice to him.

Yuna looked at the mysterious creature. She didn't know why she hadn't shot him; after all he was a vampire. But there was something different about him. He hadn't come to attack her like all the other vampires.

"Yuna! Lady Yuna!" Shuyin's butler called. Yuna turned her head towards the voice then back at Tidus. Yuna saw fear in his eyes. He then stood up and began to run away.

"Wait!" Yuna called. "Don't go."

Tidus turned around and looked at her.

"What's your name?" Yuna asked.

"…Tidus." He replied. He then left.

A group of people then shortly found Yuna on her knees in the alleyway alone. They helped her up and returned to Shuyin's.

Tidus then saw them take Yuna away. He placed his hood back on.

Tidus then began to think. 'What happened to me? I could barely speak to her…I don't understand why she didn't shoot me. She's a vampire hunter and I…I'm a vampire. I felt so strange……I smelt the blood dripping off her arm yet I didn't give in. I want to see her again.

Tidus then saw Yuna enter Shuyin's house for the night.

Night…

Tidus then left in search for some food. He figured he steal some 'human food' to quench his hunger before he'd find himself sucking off of someone's neck.

That's the end of that chapter. I hoped you liked it. So don't forget to review, and keep reading. Stay tuned for chapter three, Smile of a Thousand Emotions.