Sei opened her eyes looking around, the details form the previous night was fuzzy but she could remember Luna. Sei lay there in terror thinking about it she was scared to turn to see who was holding her. Sei looked over and smiled she seen Miyuki, Sei then noticed something strange their bodies were warm and it looked like Miyuki was breathing.
Sei was thinking when she noticed Miyuki smiling at her with her eyes open "Good morning my sweet" She said "Good morning" Sei replied as she pulled the bed covers off to reveal she was naked. Sei was shocked "Just what happened last night?" She asked turning to Miyuki. "Well after you turned Alex took you to feed after that she put the blood stone in your body and gave you the necklace. After that we came up here but you were so dazed you didn't know what to do, so I stripped you of clothes and we went to sleep" Miyuki replied.
Sei nodded as they showered together and then dressed they went down to the kitchen where they seen Nagisa and Shizuma enter as well. "I guess we should start off with Type O blood since it seems to be the most liked blood among new born vampires" Shizuma said. Miyuki nodded as Alex entered the kitchen she smiled "I didn't expect you two to be up till around noon, especially with as much blood as you two consumed"
"I had to call and get it restocked last night" Alex said smiling. Nagisa blushed, which Sei noticed "Sorry" Nagisa said. Alex laughed "Its nothing, the thirst is almost unquenchable when you first turn it's to be expected from healthy vampires" She said smiling.
After consuming blood Alex took them to another side of the mansion where there were two desks. Nagisa and Sei sat down and Alex smiled as she stood at a podium and handed them two books they seemed to be about the size of a history book. Alex then turned and wrote on Dry erase board "Okay this is Vampire 101 and just to let you two know I haven't taught this for about five years so I can honestly say I'm not a professor" She said.
Nagisa and Sei seemed to smile as they sat there "Alright first off any questions?" Alex asked. Nagisa sat there she honestly didn't have any but Sei shot her hand up. "Alright Sei what is your question" Alex asked smiling. "Okay I know were dead but your breathing, we still have warmth and Nagisa blushed what is up with that?" Sei asked.
"Ah very good eye Sei, you see the Blood stone give us the ability retain human functions so when we are among the living we look to be just like them expect a bit pale" Alex replied. "So we can still eat cake?" Nagisa asked smiling, Alex laughed "Yes, but unless it has blood in it its does nothing for us but we make food with blood in it so Nagisa your sweet tooth will be satisfied with sugary blood" Alex said.
Sei sat there thinking "What about the first vampire I mean how did it happen and what about Dracula?" She asked. Alex smiled "Ah Ol Drac he's my cousin actually well to be honest, the only person who knows that question is Iris Drako the founder of our line and well when she's awake she tries to avoid the topic as much as possible but there are tales and the one to be most true is this one."
"Thousands of years ago there was a beautiful young woman, her people was dying out from invaders. She traveled far to seek the advice of the wisest shaman in the lands. After the Shaman told her there was no hope for her people she asked on how she could stay alive forever. The Shaman then told her to travel to the east and to climb a mountain at the top there would be a cave."
"The young woman did as the Shaman told and when she entered the cave she was in awe there was a bat in the cave the size of a human. The bat had not eaten in years so when it smelled the young woman's scent it attacked her drinking her blood. The bat who had murdered the young woman felt bad and gave its blood to her. When she awoke she was the first" Alex said.
Sei and Nagisa were shocked "Wow that's amazing" Sei said, Alex nodded "It is, and so far it seems to be the only real truth" She said. "Now let's start with our history the Drako line, Iris Drako lived in the time of Ancient Rome, it is said that Iris was the second vampire to be created. Iris was the wife of a soldier; he died in battle Iris did not really care because she never did love him. She was walking the streets one night when she seen a very beautiful woman."
"The woman seduced her let's just say they had a wild night. Iris knew this woman was different, one night as Iris was walking around she seen why the woman was latched onto the neck of another woman. Iris just watched her, the woman then noticed Iris, and then she gave her the gift of being a vampire" Alex said.
Sei and Nagisa were writing the story down which made Alex smile a little "After some time The woman went to sleep leaving Iris alone, at this time Japan was forming Iris found a way on to the island and turned four others forming the five main clans in Japan" Nagisa looked up "Alex Sensei Shizuma told me there were only four main clans of vampires in Japan" She said.
Alex nodded "The younger vampires will not say the fifth clan, the history of the clan is violent they almost destroyed everything" Alex said. "The clans that are still here are the Shii our sister clan, the Kitsune, and the Kage. Each clan has a family business you could put. The Shii and Drako are known for their warriors, the Kitsune clan is known for their advances in technology and making our lives better. The last clan is the Kage they are the best weapons makers that we know of they might not be able to fight as well but they are proud that the Shii and the Drako carry their weapons in battle"
Five hours later they stopped for the day, during the day they would learn history and at night Nexus would teach them to fight. Sei was sitting in the living room she was reading as much about the fifth clan which called them self Ryu; she learned that the clan would turn anyone of any age as long as they could serve a purpose even if it was only once.
Sei also learned that the Ryu clan was the biggest clan at the time, but what she didn't find out is what happened to the clan. She found Alex walking by "Mother can I ask you a question" Sei asked standing up. Alex laughed "I'm just Alex Nexus is the only Mother in the Drako line other then Iris. Sure what is your question?" She replied. "What happened to the Ryu clan I've looked and it doesn't say" She said.
"I had a feeling you would ask that, follow me" Alex said as they went outside and into the woods they headed toward the lake where they sat down. "The Ryu clan was… they were the true monsters from the vampire myths; they believed that we were at the top of the food chain. They believed that we should rule not the humans, long story short we all went to war with the Ryu. We wiped them out, it also affected us as well every clan lost members, but the threat of the Ryu clan had to be dealt with" Alex said.
Sei nodded " I see, so we killed them out" She said softly Alex nodded "At least I hope, I mean who knows they could still be out there but I pray that they are gone" She said. Sei nodded "I'm sorry I ask some many question" Sei said looking out at the lake. Alex laughed "Don't be sorry, I'm glad you ask, you know when I was first turned I asked a lot of questions myself. I mean if what Miyuki has told me you believed in us before you even know we really existed."
Sei nodded "Yeah, I was called a freak and weird but I knew that there was more to this life then what we were lead to believe" Sei said. Alex nodded "You are right and I see that you are going to be very wise Sei, I will warn you that you will be doing double training with my love." Alex said
"I figured, I just hope she was right about me being able to win" Sei said as she looked at the grass. Alex laughed "I'll let you on a secret she has never been wrong" Alex said Sei smiled "That makes me feel better" Sei replied as she stood up "I should get back I want to read a little more"
Sei returned to the mansion she sat there and listened she could hear a piano, she followed the sound and found a Music room, she watched as Shizuma and Nagisa were playing she smiled a little as she went to find Miyuki. Miyuki was in her room on her laptop. Sei watched her a little; Miyuki turned and smiled "How was class?" She asked. "It was fun, I learned a lot about the clans" She said softly.
Miyuki turned the laptop off and pulled Sei close "How are you feeling?" She asked. Sei smiled "I feel good" Sei replied as they lay in the bed Miyuki keeping her close. That night it was combat training, nothing special but they did learn how to use all kinds of different weapons. Nagisa left after about three hours. Sei stayed for another three it was close to midnight when she went to Miyuki's room.
Sei took a shower and she seen Miyuki in bed "Are you ready to have some fun after so much work?" She asked. Sei laughed "I'm really tired maybe tomorrow" She said as she laid there exhausted. Nagisa was watching Shizuma she was working on the laptop. "Shizuma why didn't you tell me about the other clan" Nagisa said. Shizuma stopped "The younger vampires don't like to talk about that clan" She said.
Nagisa nodded "Were they bad?" She asked, Shizuma nodded "You know those tales mothers tell their children to keep them in at night well it's because of that clan" She said "They were twisted in their thinking their ideas, they wanted power and wanted to dominate the humans" Shizuma said softly. "Of what we were told the other clans came together to wipe them out completely so they would not be a threat to humans"
Nagisa nodded "Shizuma why did you not try to find me like Chikaru found Shion?" She asked. Shizuma looked up "I was afraid that if I found you I would lose control, and I would kill you. I longed for you Nagisa, but I didn't want to hurt you or turn you against your will" Shizuma said. Nagisa nodded as she kissed Shizuma on the lips "I'm glad that at least now we are together" She said.
In the morning Sei went downstairs to get some breakfast she then went to the classroom and sat down thinking. Nagisa arrived a few moments later and last was Alex "Sorry for being late" She said as she smiled "Today I thought we would talk more about the bloodstone I bet you two are wondering about them" She said. Both Nagisa and Sei nodded.
"Well believe it or not the first bloodstone was created by a human; he called it the Philosophers Stone. He thought the stone would give him power beyond his wildest dreams. Well it didn't and he ended up shoving it down the throat of a hungry vampire. Alerting the authorities of the vampire they waited till dawn to see if the vampire would indeed turn to dust. Well as you can imagine the vampire didn't he actually befriend the Alchemist"
"The man then shared his knowledge with the vampire and then more bloodstones were made" Alex said smiling. The door to the room opened and Kana came in "Queen Alex we need to speak to you immediately it's very urgent I am sorry to interrupt your class" Kana said. Alex nodded "I will be back" She said as she left Nagisa looked at Sei "Do you think everything is okay, I mean Kana had a serious look on her face.
Sei shrugged "Its hard to say we've only been vampires for two days, but the way Kana looked and the look in Alex's eyes suggest something is up" She said softly. Alex went into a room there was Nexus, Shizuma and Miyuki. "What's wrong?" She asked Miyuki handed her the newspaper "I was out doing my normal runs when I came across this, I thought you might want to see this" She said.
Alex took the paper reading the article Alex put the paper down she looked at Nexus "I believe it is time to get the heads together for a talk to find out what everyone knows" She said. Shizuma I will need you and Nagisa in the meeting as well as you Miyuki with Sei. I know Nagisa and Sei are still very young but this is important" Alex said.
Sei sat there she looked out side in the distance "There's smoke" She said going to the window. "Smoke" Nagisa said as she looked at the window as well "That's where Astrea Hill is" She said. The door opened to the room where Miyuki, Shizuma, Alex and Nexus were it was another female "Mother there is a fire in Astrea Hill, it was attacked!" She said.
Nexus and the group ran off "Shizuma, Miyuki go investigate" Nexus said. Shizuma and Miyuki nodded as they ran off. Alex seen the worry in Nexus eyes "You don't think do you?" Alex asked. Nexus turned "It's too early to say but I have a feeling it might" She said. Alex nodded as she went back to the room Nagisa and Sei were sitting there.
"The lesson is over, I fear there is important business that I must attend too, just read in your text book and don't go outside" She said. Sei looked up "Something bad is happening, isn't it" Sei said. Alex looked up she smiled weakly "Yes, we think so, please don't worry" She said as they left. Nagisa and Sei sat in the living room "Sei what do you think is happening?" Nagisa asked.
Sei looked at her "Honestly I have no idea, but I think this was a declaration of war, I was doing some more research and I found that a lot of people who are from the Drako and the Shii clan have went to St, Miator, St. Spica and St. Lulim. I believe this is a declaration of war for these two clans"
Alex was listening, She smiled Sei was very bright she would be a great guard. She came out of the shadows " The Shii clan are sending some of its clan members to stay here with us, they are going to help you two train since Nexus and I will be busy with the heads" She said.
"Luna will not be included, it will be Nagisa friends" Alex said as Sei looked up. "They will be arriving shortly, but I've told them they are not allowed to train you two during the day only at night, so I'm going to let you two train in one of our training rooms" She said. Sei sat there "Alex what do you really think is happening?" Sei asked.
Alex sat down next to them "I think your theory is right, I think war is going to break out and I think you know who" She said. Sei nodded "More blood shed" Sei said Alex nodded "Yes much more with all the advances in weapons I believe this will be very bad. That is why; I sent notice to have Iris awoken"
Sei and Nagisa looked at her "You are going to wake her up is that even possible?" Sei asked. "It is, though she is going to be very grouchy but she will understand, you two are important at the moment very important so that why I made Iris wake up early" She said.
"Iris is the wisest vampire I know and I don't want you two getting hurt, she has abilities that will be able to teach you faster then anyone" Sei nodded "I understand" She said, Nagisa nodded as well. They sat there for a little while longer when the group came. This time they noticed that the group was dressed in all black it looked like strange military outfits.
Chikaru smiled "How are you two?" She asked, Nagisa nodded "Okay just worried" She said. Shion nodded "I hear they sent Shizuma and Miyuki to check things out at the schools" She said. Nagisa and Sei looked up "We didn't know that" Nagisa said. Shion was shocked "Oh well don't worry, those two can handle themselves believe me I know" She said.
Sei sat there she had a lot of things on her my mind If this was war then it was the Ryu clan. They had been hiding and waiting for the right moment to strike and no doubt they had their numbers up as well. Chikaru noticed Sei "You have a heavy mind" She said softly.
Sei looked up "Sorry I don't mean to be rude while you all talk, I've just been thinking" She said. "Please tell us what is on your mind" Chikaru said. Sei looked up they al seemed to be staring at her "The attack was not random it was a declaration of war, I have a feeling the other two clans have one as well"
"And the attackers are a clan that everyone though was demolished the Ryu clan. What if some survived they stayed hidden forming a plan attacking at the right moment, not only that but no doubt they have increased their numbers" Sei said. Shion nodded "It does sound like that doesn't it" She said.
"Of course it does why else would Alex have sent someone to awaken Iris the founder of our clan" Sei said. Everyone was quiet "I'm sorry, I should keep quiet" Sei said standing up about to leave. "No you have the right to state your mind and I believe it is true" Shion said. Sei sat down "And who's to know if the Ryu clan hasn't recruited the smaller clans making their numbers even bigger"
"My, you are quiet the thinker for such a young one" A woman's voice said. Everyone looked up and seen a Female she had black hair with ice blue eyes, her hair came to her shoulder. They noticed she wore a black tank top with black jeans and boots "Your name young one?" The woman asked
"Sei" She replied softly she felt uneasy about this new woman "Ah Sei, I am Iris" She replied. Everyone stood up and bowed. " Your right though what happened was a declaration of war The Drako, Shii, Kitsune, and Kage will all band together to defeat the Ryu once again" She said. "Will you be fighting as well?" Nagisa asked. Iris smiled "No, my job is to train the both of you, and then I am going back into sleep" She said.
Sei nodded "Its not that you don't want to help it's because you can't right" She said. Iris smiled "Yes you are quite right, I can only be awake for so long before my body needs a long rest. I can stay up for a little bit but after that I have to go to sleep" She said. Sei nodded "Lets us begin, my young friends" Iris said as she took Nagisa and Sei to another room. "Since it is still day light out we shall continue your history" She said.
"The myth about the first vampire is it true?" Sei asked, Iris looked at her she nodded "Yes, but I would never admit that to the others, her name translated today was Arrow, she was beautiful" Iris said. "What happened to Arrow?" Nagisa asked, Iris smiled "She put herself to sleep, until she feels that she has repented for the sin she committed" Iris said softly. "It is time to learn more about the Ryu clan." Iris said
Sei and Nagisa sat there looking at her "When I came to Japan I turned five other people, because at this time I was very lonely in this country. For the Drako line I turned Nexus, the Shii was Youmi, the Kitsune Kashi, the Kage Yamamoto, and for the Ryu Yahiko. The Ryu clan was not always evil; they use to be very peaceful. But then tragedy struck humans killed one of their members and well that's when the corruption started."
"The Ryu clan will do everything in their power to make sure they win this time. They are deadly with their mind, they will plant lies into your memories they will tear lovers apart they will destroy everything around them till they win" Iris said. Sei nodded "I understand" She said. Nagisa nodded "Iris, will you be alright I mean you will be asleep" Nagisa said. Iris smiled "I might be asleep but only those who know my secrets can get to me if not then they will suffer a horrible death" She said.
Iris looked outside "Its dark, it is time for to do my last deed before I fall asleep" She said as she took them outside. "I'm about to give you powers beyond your wildest dreams, power that will make you the best fighter since my time. Your lovers will be able to get these powers as well but anyone who tries to drink your blood for them will die" She said
Iris looked at Nagisa then to Sei "The transition is not an easy one; you will feel pain that you never felt before, your body will feel like it's on fire. Your mind will be torn into piece until you can accept these gifts that is why after I give you some of my gifts you will go to sleep for three full moons" She said. "If you survive then when you awaken you will be equipped for war. But I warn you know these gifts come with an awful price"
Sei looked at Nagisa "What is the price?" She asked looking at Iris, Iris simply smiled "Now that I won't tell, you will see for yourself" Nexus and Alex were watching Iris "Do you think this is right?" Alex asked "They could die" She said. "It is the only way to make sure they are safe, and possibly give us an advantage on this up coming war." Nexus said softly.
Miyuki and Shizuma were walking back "Three girls in Astrea hill were found drained of blood and no puncher wounds, each one form a different school that's a total of four humans dead" Shizuma said. Miyuki nodded "Yes, yet no leads, Mother will not be pleased." She said.
A/N: I actually didn't intend for the whole war thing but it works I will bring in one more couple form Strawberry Panic as well can anyone guess who? The next chapter will be focusing on Nagisa and Sei struggling with their new found gifts. Next Chapter- Gifts from the devil