"I loved him, more then I could ever express, and he loved me. Huh, what a pair we made, the half human, half vampire Dunpeal and the werewolf" She sighed.

"What is your name?" D asked.

"…Delilah…" she replied.

"Do you have any other family?"

"Yes I have an aunt, she's also a vampire…that's where I was headed"

D rose to his feet, "Then as an apology for killing your lover, allow me to escort you there" He held out his hand.

Frowning, Delilah the hand of the young hunter, allowing him to set her up on his horse.

Flashback

"We're to escort Meier Link to the castle?" Caroline asked.

"It seems that way" Mashira shrugged.

"Ooh, guarding a carriage is no fun, no fun at all!" Bengi whined. Delilah giggled; Caroline, Mashira and Bengi were her family the only one she had ever known.

"Why don't you go check them out, Delilah?" Caroline asked.

"Why me?"

"Because you're the youngest, of course" Bengi said in his impish voice.

"Jerks" Delilah said under her breath as she snuck off towards the carriage. Inching around the side, she stared curiously up at the door, it suddenly swung open, startling the young girl. She immediately dropped into a bow.

"P…please…forgive me…"

"It's only a girl, Meier" a sweet feminine voice called. Delilah looked up into the face of a beautiful girl with gentle brown eyes.

"There is no need to be afraid" she said reaching out a hand to her. Delilah took it rising to her feet.

"My name is Charlotte, what's your's?"

"Delilah" she blushed. Charlotte smiled at her warmly.

End Flashback

D and Delilah rode through the forest as the sun began to set.

"We should reach the castle in another day…" she said as the hunter helped her down from the horse.

"Just a warning, I don't usually sleep at night…" Delilah began.

"Noted…" D said going off to gather fire wood. Coming back he heard the sound of the young girl retching, sure enough, he came upon her, one hand gripping a tree for support, the other clutching her full stomach.

She glanced up at the hunter, wiping her mouth.

"You are carrying the werewolf's child…" D began.

"Our child…that's why I was left behind…"

Flashback…

"Dammit Mashira! Tell me why!!!" Delilah screamed. Mashira sighed, watering the horses.

"Why won't you let me go with you and the others!?!?!"

"It doesn't matter, you're not going and that's final…" He growled in annoyance.

"But Mashira…!"

"You know why anyway, I will not endanger your life…nor that of our child…" Mashira said in a softer tone. Delilah looked away, "…you…you knew…"

"I knew from the moment our child was conceived…" He smirked.

"Delilah, listen to me…If I don't come back…leave this place…go live with your mother…" he said taking hold of her hands.

"Don't talk like that! Of course you're coming back!"

Mashira smiled, pressing his forehead against hers.

"That's right…when I come back I'm taking you two away from here, somewhere we can raise our family in peace…"

"If only such a place existed…" Delilah smiled sadly.

"We'll find a place…" Mashira whispered, kissing her passionately.

…End Flashback

"I almost put my child's life in danger because I wanted to stay with him…" Delilah sighed.

"…How far along are you?" D asked. Delilah placed a hand against her already swelled stomach, "The baby's due in another month…"

A sad smile came to her lips, tears as red as blood began to roll down her face.

"I'd had hoped…Mashira would be here…to witness the birth…"

She began to sob, burying her face in her knees.

Flashback…

"Mr. Mashira…"

The werewolf turned his amber eyes to the young girl standing beside him.

"I…was just wondering…that girl you were saying goodbye to…her name was Delilah wasn't it?" Charlotte began. Mashira turned his head, "Yes…she is my lover…she carries my child…"

"That's wonderful!" Charlotte smiled.

"…If I survive…I want to take her away from Barbarois…to somewhere safer to raise our child…" Mashira said in a distant tone.

"I wish the best for both of you"

He turned to gaze at Charlotte.

"She seems like a nice girl…I know she will bare a healthy child…" she smiled. Mashira smiled back and bowed, "Thank you, my lady"

…End Flashback