She descended down the grand staircase, trying to suppress the itching she felt all over. The dress, deemed appropriate by her maids for her outing with the 'oh so charming' prince Tadase, was made with so much lace it scratched her skin in places she didn't know could itch.

The dress was a soft pink colour and made of silk, with several layers of silk, cotton and lace to make the skirt puffy, decorated with golden bows and white lace strips. The corset was white with golden strips woven into it and another golden bow on her chest. The material covered her up to and almost over her neck. The sleeves were long and her shoulders were covered with puffy material. Her dagger was though safely strapped to her side, conveniently hidden by a strip of silk. The skirt reached the ground and covered her high-heel clad feet.

Tadase's eyes widened slightly as he took in her appearance. She was beautiful, not a trace of the creature he saw before when they met. Her dress was also beautiful, complementing her figure but still not showing anything inappropriate, her hair done in a bun with few pink strands framing her face and slight make-up enchanting her face. There was a blush to her cheeks that he didn't see before, probably make-up, and golden dust on her eyelids. He then finally looked into her eyes and realized they were out of place on this beautiful creature.

They were a colour of cold, hard gold, not the sunshine glow he imagined. They had a slightly mad quality to them and a glint in the corner that made her look slightly insane. But her soft pink lips were pulled into a warm smile and he found himself smiling back.

She courtesied and he bowed while extending his hand for her. She took it with grace and they left the castle, her hand around his forearm. They walked quietly until she broke the silence.

„It is a nice day, isn't it my prince?" Her voice was soft and sweet, like in that of a lady. Though he could recognize a slight hard note in it that reminded him of that chilling tone she used in the throne room.

„Quite beautiful, but nothing compares to you my lady." He watched her from the corner of his eye,taking in every detail and noting that the blush that was supposed to rise on her cheeks was missing. He took her in, noticing that while her posture was perfect there was a feline grace to it that proper women of the court did not posses. Like a hunter not a lady. And while her hand was holding onto him softly and appropriate it had a strength to it a woman shouldn't have.

Her looks may have been that of a sweet and naive young lady, but traces of what she really was could still be detected underneath it all. He knew that many thought him girly and not very perceiving, but he was a demon hunter through and through and noticing the details was something he did well. She may not be a demon but she was a hunter, a fierce one that could very well beat him in battle. The only thing he wasn't sure of was if she really had skill or if the cold front was just that, a front.

They walked through the gardens, she leading the way and turning them towards the woods slightly. He hadn't noticed until several men jumped from the bushes. Bandits sometimes dared to thread onto the grounds of the castle but never managed to come close. It was just their luck that they walked too far.

He drew his sword and jumped in front of Amu, shielding her from the three men that stood before him. They were all tall and muscled, the one in the middle wielding a sword, probably the leader, with the other two wielding long daggers of some sort.

„What do you want?" He said, leveling into a position for a fight. The leader smirked and he heard some rustling behind him.

Three other men, not wielding weapons but having knives strapped to their sides, came from behind them. One grabbed Amu and her eyes widened, but he wasn't sure if there was fear in them. She struggled slightly but then went limp. He realized then that her cold mask was just a front and that she couldn't really fight at all. He turned back to the leader.

„We will keep the princess and you will run to the castle for a fine sum if you don't want her getting hurt." He gritted his teeth in frustration and squized the sword a little harder. The leader shook his head.

„Ah ah, none of that, you try something and she dies." He shut his eyes, not managing to see her roll hers.

„Fine." There was a sudden grunt and a yelp, his eyes snapped open to see her flying through the air, her pink hair flowing in the wind. The leaders eyes widened and he angled his sword upward, to impale her when she landed. He could not stop her, it happened so fast, her dagger glinting in her hand.

She flipped over in the air and caught his sword with her hands using it to flip around and bury her dagger into his neck, severing his head from his neck. She turned again before she touched the ground and jumped up to bury her dagger in to the heart of the other. When she pulled it out blood sprayed through the air and around her making for a very morbid picture. The third man passed out and fell to the ground with a thud.

Tadase slowly turned around and saw three bodies covered in blood laying on the ground. He looked back at Amu and realized he had read her completely wrong. She was the fiercest kind of hunter. The one that hunted for blood. There was nothing more he could say as she turned around and started walking back to the castle. She looked once over her shoulder as if to beckon him forward and he complied.

He was stricken to the core and he knew not how to respond to this revelation.

She walked different, as if something was bothering her but he never saw when she shakily drew her hand up to her lips and started licking the blood of it, her eyes flashing and her fangs long enough to rip someones throat out.

I am so sorry *bows* it took me so long to update but I just didn't have the inspiration and finally turned to my little brother to help.(He's 8) At first his several suggestions were that something should fall on Tadase or that he should fall into poop but then he mentioned some robbers attacking them and thus the idea was born. I hope you liked the chapter...

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