BLOOD+ The New Generation

Chapter V

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The dawn was approaching, but the moon remained in its place while the red-eyed Queen sat alone on the Miyagutsugu Family Shrine. Kanai lied down on the lonely bench, trying her best not to shed tears. She watched as the sakura petals fell from the little trees behind her, the only trees that remained there every season. The trees had been planted by Eva and Iva, who used their blood to feed it instead of water, unfortunatly Kai caught them and sent them back home. That explains why their stained with little red and remain there every season...

Kanai laughed a little, then sat up.

"Remember when you first met Kai and the others?" Kanai peered over her shoulder.

"Hagi..."

"Your mother had given me a special duty before she left... She asked me to look after you. But she never told me when she'd return." Hagi explained in a gentle voice. "Saya had only told four special people about what she wanted from them specifically... to keep you... and... your sister safe."

The smell of rain was getting more thicker and closer.

Hagi tried to smile as the expression on Kanai's face looked disbelieved. Every time, Hagi would say that her mother wanted him to watch over her... but he never mentioned a sister.

"Where is my sister?"

Hagi looked away, "Kai believes I lost her... But the truth is, she was taken by a chevalier..."

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Only once did she share a night with her sister. But then, I lost her...

Hagi watched as the two twin babies lied asleep in their beds. In the dark, their eyes glimmered their true colors, but he knew they'd grow out of that.

"Are the babies asleep?" Called an old man from the doorway, Kai...

Hagi glanced at him and smiled, "They're just now dozing off."

Kai grinned, "Well, me and the others are going out to eat. Help yourself to anything in the shack, alright?"

The chevalier nodded, seeing as Kai left and shut the door behind him. They both felt heartbroken that Saya decided to leave for another little adventure. You could say it must be a long honeymoon for the chevalier she has feelings for...

When the babies were asleep, Hagi stood up and stepped off out of the room. He glanced over his shoulder and smiled, what beautiful children they were... He was right to let Saya fall in love, even though they were in love first. But Saya matured, and found that she can only have a family of her own if she mated with another chevalier.

"You did well, Saya..." he said softly, walking down the halls of the shack.

For a moment, he felt strong winds blowing out at him from the twins' bedroom. He thought nothing of it, although he could hear soft whispers and the sound of a baby laughing. Hagi gasped and went running into the room.

Before him was the scene of a chevalier holding the blue-eyed twin in his arms, when the chevalier looked up he only grinned nervously. "Oh, heh heh... Hagi, what a pleasure to see you again!" Nathan spoke nervously.

"Diva's chevalier... I thought Saya had killed you." Hagi acknowledged.

"Yeah, but she didn't draw blood from herself so I'm stuck here. But it's too late now, I'm getting bored and just wanted to have a little pupil of my own, you see. I think I'll name her, since Saya or neither of you said the name-"

"It's Diva, now let her go." Hagi growled, not wanting to attack a chevalier who had helped him and Saya defeat Diva, the original.

Nathan stood on the window seat, strong winds blowing at him with ease. He refused to follow Hagi's orders and put a claw to Diva's throat. Killing a Queen was impossible for any chevalier, but Nathan's intentions were not that.

"I want to name her... Diva too..." Nathan smiled, "But Saya sounds like a side name, so I'll have two names for her."

"Nathan!" Hagi flew after him, but the chevalier was too quick and disappeared into the fallen night.

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"You named her after my aunt Diva..." Kanai said softly.

"Only because we weren't sure what name could fit with Kanai. But we decided it didn't matter and had your sister become 'Diva', named after the fallen yet beautiful songtress Queen Diva." Hagi explained.

Kanai stood from the bench and ran her fingers over the bench's rails. "Why... did Nathan take her away?"

"Perhaps he really was bored of having to live... But since Saya's disappearance, Nathan probably thought she may never return. He wanted to join his fallen comrades in death, but we knew it was impossible with Saya gone."

Kanai rubbed her tears off, the thought of a kidnapped sister in the hands of a chevalier who served an insane aunt named Diva... it was ironic. But she knew it'd be impossible to look for her now. Diva was in danger, or maybe... Kanai was the one in danger...

"Leave me, Hagi..." she said, sitting back down on the bench.

He didn't protest, but followed the orders of this young Queen.

Alone now, Kanai drew out a faded picture of her mother. She smiled, if only Kai knew where he kept the old photos of all the chevaliers Diva had.

When Kanai finally found peace and relaxation, she heard the rustling of trees behind her. Quickly she jumped to her feet, "All right, I'm not gonna play around. Who's there?"

"You... if only you knew how much it hurts..." spoke a soft and theatre-like voice.

Kanai backed up as the scent of a familiar blood came to her.

"Who are you?"

Suddenly, a flash went past her then back. There stood a man cloaked in black, his eyes hidden but the lower half of his face was not covered. He smiled warmly, "I see... you look like Saya... but right now... you look like your father."

In an instant, Kanai pulled out her sword. "I came across one of you and I'm not going to hesitate to kill! I'm tired of hearing who I look like now!"

"Forgive me, Kanai. But here..." the man held out a beautiful fresh blue rose. "Picked especially for you. Saya sends her love... and I'm here only to guide you through all of your troubles." the man smiled.

"My troubles?"

"You wanted to see your father, right?" the man chuckled, "I hope you will... because he was a strong man when your mother had been fighting. The last generation, he was her first enemy..."

"Enemies... something we are now." Kanai said, swallowing, but the man didn't seem to care for her.

"I don't carry an interest in you. I see you as a young child... A beautiful child just learning how to do things." he explained, before fading back into the shadows.

"W-wait!" Kanai called, "Who are you? What is it that you want?"

"I wanted to see you... just once... I wish to serve you..." he said in a voice that echoed all around Kanai. When he was gone, Kanai looked at the blue rose in her hands. He didn't seem like an enemy, just someone passing by... who was he?