Chapter 3
Kira stared out into the forest tears stained his cheeks and his brilliant blue eyes were red from crying so much that there was no water left in his tiny little body to cry out. The fight between Danny and Vlad resulted in Danny running off into the forest after yelling a lot of horrible things to Vlad, which Kira had to admit Vlad deserved in the first place. Since then Vlad had locked himself up in his room without a sound and only left it to go hunt and feed, he had made sure that it was farther away from the forest and the castle and away from anyone and everything. Kira himself hadn't studied magic in weeks and knew no new spells to protect himself or fight with and he had yet to master most of the ones he had been learning over the past years. In away he didn't want to study any more and found no point in it any more either. It was Danny who was teaching him the spells and had gotten the books for him to study, write down, and master spells and charms with ease. The fact that they were still in his room was reminder enough that Danny had runoff and it was Vlad's entire fault! Perhaps it was because of what Kira had told him about Danny and the one time he had turned Danny into a girl and Vlad had spent the entire day up in his room with Danny because of it. He had told Kira that he wouldn't be able to protect Danny if they had a kid and when nine months had passed and Danny didn't seem different they shrugged it off and dismissed everything. That was what happened more then one hundred years since then. He remembered convincing Danny, after a long while, that it was ok for him and Vlad to "do it" Danny gave in and agreed to the spell but after that decided, even as much fun as it was, to wait a while to "do it " again. Vlad didn't mind his decision back then and now Kira felt as if it were his fault.
He remembered the day he had told Vlad something that would change and alter everything, it was the day that Kira had told Vlad that vampires ended up being pregnant anywhere from nine months to over two hundred years without ever realizing it. He told Vlad that there was a spell he could use to determine whether Danny was pregnant or not from the one time they had changed him into a girl. Sure enough Vlad agreed to that and Kira had left, after a huge amount of effort he had managed to get Danny to agree to him casting a spell on him. He remembered that he never told Danny what the spell was meant to find out, ultimately Kira had gone back to Vlad with a cryptic look on his face and Vlad looked worried. He had told Vlad that Danny was indeed pregnant and that he was way far along and none of them would ever be able to tell when the kid would be born. Vlad had been worried about that and had been worried that he wouldn't be able to protect Danny because of it, and now none of them could do anything for Danny since he had left because of Vlad. Kira thought that Vlad would just stay with Danny and not piss him off to the point where he would actually run off and now they couldn't even begin to say where he was. Vlad had broken the connection that he and Danny had and so Vlad wasn't able to track his scent and find, Kira started to think that Vlad never had the intention to in the first place. Kira continued to look blankly out at the darkened sky and watched as nocturnal animals carelessly strode about with their new born children and it made Kira feel even guiltier about everything.
"Kira do you want anything to eat?" Came the familiar voice that Kira knew was Vlad.
"No I'm fine I'm not hungry tonight." Kira said not turning around, not able to face the fact that all he would do would be worrying him since he had been crying.
"You haven't eaten in nearly a week Kira and you look even paler and weaker then you are supposed to even as a vampire." Vlad said emotionlessly.
A part of Kira wanted to shutter aloud at the damage the truth he had told unleashed but calmed himself down quickly before he replied. "I'm fine I'll eat later when I feel better."
He heard Vlad sigh he knew that Vlad knew that he was lying through his teeth to get out of eating when he didn't want to. Everything was so meaningless without Danny, Vlad's constant mopping around and doing absolutely nothing but go out and feed every now and then. Even Kira was affected, he couldn't bring himself to eat or feed on anything lately and he even found he self crying, having nightmares, worrying, stressing out, not going out, never even leaving his room and yet he wanted to but not without Danny who was a mother to him even if Danny was a guy. He heard Vlad begin to walk away from his room but turned around and looked at him. Kira shivered feeling the cold gaze that was upon him.
"I'm sorry all of this is my fault, I should never have…" Vlad began. "If I knew that Danny would be in trouble and that you would be this depressed then I would have never done that. I may be a vampire, but even I make mistakes every now and then." Vlad finished before finally leaving the room to go and feed.
A tear slipped down Kira's face and he suddenly felt the chill and pressure of the cold darkness closing in around him and he just couldn't take it anymore. Kira stood up and searched for his cloak in the darkness of his room, he never used the lights anymore since he stopped studying. After a while he found his black cloak and wrapped it tightly around his frail and weakened form from lack of much needed food and blood. Quietly he walked down the stairs and quietly chanted a spell to keep his scent and presence from being noticed, he watched as Vlad left and waited until he was gone from sight. Swiftly Kira opened the doors and let the now cold night air hit him like a wall of ice, it had been a long while since he went outside it had been an entire month or two and so he wasn't used to it. He wanted to turn around and just head back inside and shy away from the coldness, but part of him told him to run and never look back until he found Danny where ever he might be.
"Young master what are you doing?" One of the female maids that Vlad hired asked him.
"I'm going out." He said not looking back.
"If you don't mind me asking, but why would you go out on such a cold night young master?" She asked again.
"Because I promised someone that I would meet up with them tonight." He lied; it was becoming easier to lie to his old race of beings since Vlad and Danny had to constantly lie in order to keep being vampires a secret.
"A young mistress has caught the attention of the young Master?" She asked in curiosity.
Kira felt his face light up as he recalled his crush on Kyoko one of Danny's young vampire friends.
"Please do not tell my father, he already he knows but I'm afraid I haven't told him I've been sneaking out at night to see her." Kira said smoothly getting the words out of his mouth and mentally he sighed in relief at the fact he did.
"Very well I shall not tell your father but please give my regards and apologies to the young mistress for keeping you from this most important rendezvous. " The maid said bowing.
"Yes but of course I will perhaps one night I will bring her by for all of you to meet." Kira said to her.
With that the maid left with a smile after Kira had turned around and smiled back, these maids had been around longer then the others because Vlad, Danny and Kira decided to feed around the coven with Miyuki and Kyoko's permission of course. So now they could afford to keep the maids around until they grew old and died and the family's kids were always compensated. There were a few times when some of the female maids glared at Miyuki and Kyoko when they came around, particularly Kyoko since it was obvious to them that he liked her and they dared not let Miyuki see their resentment in fear that Cain would beat them senseless and then kill them for they knew how much Cain adored his beloved Miyuki. He was glad that that particular maid was new and a bit older and had a husband in the village and rather thought of Kira as her own son much like she thought of Danny as her daughter. Kira laughed since Vlad had taken up to telling maids that Danny was his wife and she was keeping up on the latest styles from the city when ever Danny decided to wear a shirt and jeans. He knew that Vlad also said that Danny was flat chested and that he would appreciate it if they didn't mention that and so the maids never did. Kira shook his head making his thoughts return to him and quietly he walked out into the cold night and shut the door behind him. He knew Vlad would be pissed to find that Kira was gone, but perhaps if he found Danny and Vlad came to track him down they could bring Danny back without anything ever happening to him. He silently walked through the woods thinking that perhaps Kyoko and Miyuki might have seen him, he knew they had to still be in the area since one of the maids had told Vlad that Cain had called saying that Kyoko and Miyuki were staying a few more weeks within the village and if they decided to stay longer then he would let Vlad know. Kira wasn't surprised that Cain was able to keep contact with the two elusive vamps through a cell phone especially when Danny started complaining he wanted one and that he and Vlad should be exposed to such new technologies of the modern world. Kira never found it necessary to have a cell phone, but now he was starting to think it would be a good idea to get one for him and Danny and maybe Vlad after a long argument.
He came upon the village and stopped immediately feeling a daunting and relentless presence hiding just outside a clearing where he sensed Danny, Kyoko and Miyuki. He began to think that he definitely needed a cell to keep in contact with the two and rushed quickly as he could at a humans pace trying to get to the clearing. The presence was familiar it was almost exactly like the one he sensed from Jiro all those years ago and it began to frighten him.
What if Jiro found a way back!
Danny continued to look at them amazed at the certainty they held about his grim and morbid fate that lie with him now and it was all because of Vlad. Crystalline tears started to prick at the corners of his eyes and at the moment he looked and acted no differently then a weak and helpless girl lost in a world of darkness and death. The utter truth was enough to make even the strongest of men break down and beg for mercy that would never come and never be accepted. The only thing he could even think of was going back and to at least have the comfort and feeling of being safe and protected near Kira and Vlad. Oh how Danny longed to be near Vlad now, the feeling of that need was starting to exceed his own emotional boundaries and slowly begin to eat away at his very being leaving him an emotional wreak. Helpless against the on coming darkness, unable to scream or shout for help the image of someone slaughtering him in a relentless and ruthless way was just to much to bare by himself even with Kyoko and Miyuki's help there was only so much they could do. There was no way for him to know if he was entirely safe from all the distractions and countless threats that loomed so close that he could taste the bitter blood of his own heart at the back of his throat, the entire world around him disappeared and he was left alone in the cold and silent dark that he yearned for and yet part of him wanted to live. A war broke out in his mind unbeknownst to anyone around his shrill and weakened form, one part wished only for the eternal slumber of the awaiting darkness ready to fairy him to the deepest reaches of hell while the other part fought for only the god given light of being alive to see the rainy days and sparkling nights that have yet to even begin to come into the focus of the human and mythical mind. So much has he not yet to see through the eternities and yet death was a guilty pleasure just waiting calling and he wanted to heed its beckon and just lie down and die in the mist of two of his friends just so he knew that it was all over and that he could finally rest and the cold darkness would be shattered by the inviting hell that was to calling for him. Something of miraculous power within him talked over the dark beckoning voices of demons and devils calling to him, telling him to stay alive, telling him that something needed him to stay alive and watch some miracle happen.
He hadn't known how long it had been since this god awful recollection had hit him, nor did he remember passing out clinging to some thin strip of light while nearly melting into the darkness of death and the demons waiting to arise and drag him to the pits of hell. By all means he sat up and looked around the unfamiliar room that taunted him in a way telling him that he had not succeeded in his wish for eternal silence and sleep. The room its self was obviously meant to give anyone in it some sort of feeling that he could just not comprehend or feel, his body felt weaker then it had before he passed out. He felt tired and sick, yet a little hungry after so much stress, sadness and emotional distress. He watched as a shadow from the corner moved closer to him and his heart began to race for the person was the same height as Jiro and for a moment he wanted to scream. Terror overwhelmed his body and words couldn't form, his heart was racing faster then any vamp could run and shock set in as did paralysis. His body wouldn't move and he felt all the hurt, all the sadness, all the anger and built up pain from the incident with Jiro rise to the surface in sudden realization. Was he alone? Was anyone else even there with him? The figure continued to move closer to his pathetic form, his face untouched by any light as if the shadows themselves clung to him begging him to give them form and meaning in such a world of goodness and light. Danny's eyes widened, this was it he was going to die by the very person he thought that Vlad had killed so many years ago and now no one would be able to save him or protect him from such a cruel and unbecoming fate as to be delivered to hell by the very demon who had caused him so much pain for the sake of vengeance against the vampire race. The figured stood there in front of him inches away from his violently shaking form in the still silence of the place he was trapped in. Flames from the nearby fire licked across the walls like dancing fairies or water sprites in a joyous celebration and the shadows of the room now seemed more pronounced and a lot darker then they had originally been.
"You don't need to be afraid of me." The guy said in a mildly low voice that was soft and gentle but still managed to make Danny flinch.
He couldn't speak still and noticed another form walking towards him this one much clearer and brighter as if the radiance of the suns prismic beams gentle floated about her form making it clear as to who she was. He wasn't surprised that it was Kyoko seeing as her power over most things concerning fire and light was beyond the reach of any human or creature. Humans regarded her as a goddess and it was clear as to why that was so even though her divine, celestial looks were what most people tended to see when seeking the warmth of the light, she could be called the angel of death or the grim reaper by those who really knew what she was. This new look her form took on for him compared to the earlier conversation he had with them was a welcome presence. He could see why Kira adored her beyond compare with any of the other vampires and humans that claimed the spots of the prettiest maiden around, Kyoko however never competed with girls like that for their opinion never mattered in her judgments sense it was her word as the most respected and among the most hottest vampires against their weak testaments of shameless lies that she could easily decipher in a single heartbeat. Danny shook his head breaking the euphoric, melodic, and malevolent spell that every human guy who saw her fell under. It was like a Vail that could not be removed and an intoxicating scent followed to intensify the spell so as to keep its victim under its control long enough to get what they want before the venomous bite from an awaiting viper whose temper was that of a thin and fragile glass thread. Step on that thread and you'll find yourself on your way to a hell far worse then the one that waited for all vampires, your soul would forever remain in the dark world you came from unable to move onto the next world you were destined for after death. However the victims didn't care they only wanted to be closer to the scent, it smelled of roses and vanilla, completely unaware that it was Kyoko's aura scent that would ultimately allow anyone connected to her through a bond track her down in a heartbeat, that is if they didn't get caught up in its tenacious affects on the mind, body and spirit. Kyoko in short terms was the ultimate weapon of destruction, the perfect soldier; she was built to be elegant and feminine with her looks and charm, but bred to be a relentless, ruthless, merciless, unforgiving and murderous ruler that already knew what you would do before you even decided it. She is also called FATE among some human cultures and most vampires.
"Are you ok Danny?" She asked worriedly lowering her power levels and aura so there was no interference.
Danny shook his head again totally unaware that he had fallen for the spell she naturally held in her divine right once again.
"Y-yeah." He answered back.
"You remember my 'husband' Cain" Miyuki's familiar voice said as she to came closer.
Her deception was as bad as kyoko's, Miyuki's aura scent reminded Danny of the smell of the lunar flowers that blossomed once every hundred or so years, it was sweet and nice and it completely hid the monster hiding in wait behind it. Miyuki's shimmering form reminded many of the ghostly oceans and the waters surface reflection that shimmered instead of sparkling. Every guy wanted to be near her for the happy feeling they got from her that they would also get when they were on the beach near the ocean. However just like the viper that waits to strike the shark waited in silence unknown to the world ready to snap, kill and drag its prey down to the darkest depths of the ocean. Her scent fooled those she was after into thinking that they were in some midnight bliss surrounded by the gentle, inviting scent of lunar flowers and the fresh rain smell you get after a storm. He scent was also the epitome of toxic and at the same time eccentric. A temporary ecstasy that people enjoyed, a pleasure of sheer bliss, it was almost like a drug that one you sensed you got hooked on it if you weren't immune to it much like Vlad and Kira, sometimes even Cain who for the most part was the lucky one to both be immune and susceptible to it, he was lucky that if he got hooked on it then he could have it unless Miyuki wanted to torture him which was now close to fifty percent of the time. Nevertheless Cain a Miyuki addict as Kyoko put it, she says he's always choosing to be hooked and that the scent drives him insane and he has to track down the source or risk losing himself to wild fantasies. Miyuki is also an efficient and precise killer, built to kill and not stop nor forgive anyone who dares stands in her way, and she is the one who decides where one will go and they have no choice but to listen. It's no surprise that among some human cultures and most vampires she is called DESTINY. She is also with Kyoko in the hottest and most respected among vampire society as well and is also considered a goddess among a lot of human cultures as well.
Danny again shook his head.
"Yeah sorry I freaked out for a moment I thought he was…" Danny let his words trail off as the horrid name once again demolished everything within his mind.
"Its fine I understand." Cain said as his brilliant form came into light and perspective as the shadows melted away like water.
Looking at it was no wonder why he was called the angel of destiny or the harpenger of destiny and Danny wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Kira was called the angel of fate or the harpenger of fate. For both worshipped the one they liked however Kira isn't at the same level as Cain nor will he ever be as strong as Cain but he'd still die for Kyoko.
"Danny you keep spacing out are you sure you're ok?" Miyuki asked curiously.
"Yeah I'm fine just feeling a little under the weather." Danny said completely forgetting he was still in a girl form.
"This is Danny? I knew he was feminine but he didn't have to get a sex change." Cain said smiling wickedly.
WHACK!
"Ow!" Cain said backing up.
"Then don't go being perverted!" Miyuki yelled at him.
"I'm not I'm not." Cain said.
Kyoko laughed as did Danny.
"I'm not surprised, but I don't want to tell you the news because you might flip out." Kyoko told Danny.
"Try me." Danny said smiling.
Miyuki and Cain were silent absolutely curious about what Kyoko meant and what she knew that they obviously didn't know.
"Answer me this first, if I tell you will you freak out and try to kill yourself?" Kyoko asked.
Cain adverted his gaze even though he was still curious about such news and Miyuki took to looking at the ceiling worried about something that bad that it would make Kyoko ask such a question. Danny was terrified, was the news really that bad? Or was it news that was bad in the eyes of only one person? Was it bad news to her? Or was it bad news to him? The questions running through his mind were only raising even more questions then there were answers to be given. But exactly how bad was the news? He wasn't sure that he wanted to know the news if it was so bad that he might kill himself, yet at the same time he was longing to know.
"No I won't freak out and kill myself, after all how bad could it be?" Danny said smiling and watched Miyuki stepped forward.
"You know just as well as I do that when Kyoko starts asking questions like that before hand then it is pretty bad." Miyuki said sincerely.
Danny hated to admit it but she was right, he was terrified to know and he wished he had more time but he had the feeling that time wasn't on his side. At least this time it wasn't, he guessed that he had gotten so used to Vlad being there and protecting him that he had completely forgot that Vlad wasn't with him any more. He was alone now and no one could track him down and save him should a fight break out. If he was in danger then there was no way what so ever that anyone could even get to him before someone killed him. Even though Fate and Destiny were with him now that didn't mean much, because how far could they track him when he had to be within a six hundred mile radius of where they were. Even though they were honing their skills in such ways would they get there before time its self ran out or would they be too late? The thought horrified him and he shivered thinking about it and the worst part was that they knew they couldn't be every where at once, they knew what he was thinking. They knew everything there was to know, but even they have limits as to what they can control and what they can't. Kyoko or Fate as she is called can control many things, but her power over ones fate and the force of fire were the greatest ones known to any and every body. Miyuki or Destiny as people call her also can control many things, but she is well known for her power over water and ones destiny. These things make them, indeed, the most dangerous enemies you could possibly have but yet they couldn't control or stop time from flowing freely as it does. They hated that fact but they knew it was something they were never meant to have, it was something they could never grasp, it could be so close and within their reach but just as easily as it was to get there it just vanished. Like reaching for some illusion, as if their own powers were working against them and it made them considerably mad. Cain and Kira, however, could tell when they were mad because of that fact. He looked up and met the sincere, but icy cold, emerald gaze that belonged only to Miyuki and then looked back at Kyoko's usually warm, and inviting orange eyes with their flecks of golden yellow as if fire had melted gold but right now they were cold as if every bit of light and fire that raged within them just froze. Generally Danny loved Kyoko's and Miyuki's eyes, Kyoko's because they were so interesting. Kyoko's eyes were red, orange and a gold coloring and it made him curious as to how that could have happened. But looking at her made you feel warm and safe, but her gaze made you feel twenty times that way and it was nice. Miyuki's green gaze always reminded him about the warm sun and lying down in the grass that made him so happy. But now it was like all life that they themselves had created just drained from them making them look as pale as the moon and just as fragile as glass. It frightened him to know that even they knew they couldn't help him with anything and it was entirely Vlad's fault!
"I still want to know, but can I ask you something?" Danny asked.
"Yes of course you can." Miyuki and Kyoko said in unison.
"What's going to happen to me? Will I be ok or am I really running out of time?" Danny asked.
Miyuki looked to Kyoko which made Danny's heart drop; normally they could answer all of his questions.
"I don't know." Was Miyuki's reply and he looked to Kyoko hoping she had the answer that Miyuki had no answer to.
In some way he was praying, hoping that Kyoko would know that her answer would solve everything, that life would go back to normal and they would know exactly what was coming.
"I…Wish I could answer that question, but I can't because not even I know." Kyoko said.
Danny let his head drop, he wanted to cry.
"Only Time knows what's going to happen, even though we are Fate and Destiny your life for right now is out of our control." Miyuki said glumly.
"Usually Time doesn't play such tricks especially against us but he obviously wants something that you have. You have a power that could alter how much power he has." Kyoko said.
"What is it that—He?" Danny said tears falling to the ground.
"Yes he, just like us he is a creature of fantasy according to humans." Miyuki said.
"Ok well what is it he wants?" Danny asked practically crying.
"Your yet to be born child, Danny you're pregnant because of Vlad and that time you were in female form because of Kira's spell." Kyoko said.
Danny froze not able to say anything.
"Your unborn daughter will be the one that completes the circle that every creature is bound by, she will control all emotions in other words what people call Life." Miyuki said.
"Life, Fate, Destiny and Time all create a circle that can not be stopped or altered, the very essences of the world and mind all having to do with human nature, what they do and how they do it." Danny said slowly.
Miyuki and Kyoko nodded their heads in a silent yes.
"Who is Time?" Danny asked.
"You're not going to like this in the least bit." Miyuki said going and leaning against the wall.
"Jiro's older brother Hero." Kyoko said.