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For the love of their Queen

~The terrifying, yet logical truth~

"Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing."

- Bret Harte

Saya just stood there, looking at Kai, her self-claimed older adopted brother. His words echoed in her mind and it terrified her: "Saya, you're not human." Kai then frowned,

"I'm sorry, Saya, but it's the truth, no matter how crazy and unreal it sounds. See, sleeping for thirty long years? It isn't what a human does. And staying young forever...well, Saya, humans age. You, Kanade and Hibiki can't, all three of you are forever sixteen. As long as your immortal hearts beat, you all will never stop staying the same."

Those words had attacked her very sanity, and she sank to the floor, her whole body and mind washed with stress of realization. Kai went around the bar to tend to her, holding her shoulder, concerned for his adopted "younger" sister,

"Saya, are you all right?" She then snapped out of it after what seemed like five minutes of shock,

"Yeah, um, I'm still a little tired, that's all."

"Oh, ok," Kai now seemed relieved to see his little sister snap back, "here." He helped her up since her body still felt weak from the shock, and they went up the stairs, "Come on, we have an empty guest bedroom you can stay in." Then he led her to this quaint room and helped her on the bed.

He opened a drawer on her left and placed a soft, warm blanket on top of her. She smiled, "Thank you, Kai, how can I ever repay you?" As he left the door, he turned and smiled back,

"Saya, you're family, you never will be in my debt. And if there's anything you need, just call, okay?" She closed her eyes and yawned, "Ahh! Okay, thanks again, Kai." And with that, her brother turned off the lights and left the room.

Saya opened her eyes, she knew her brother had believed her act, at least he's not worrying if I'm going to end up spacing out again, the last thing I want is to make anyone uncomfortable. She tried to stay awake, but that only made her sleepier, soon enough, her eyelids shut and she drifted off.

Saya didn't know where she was. Everywhere around her, pictures and visions of people floated around her. This must be my memories. In most of these memories, there was always a tall man in black with her. He was handsome in a mysterious way, with a few strands of black hair that curled at the end lay in between both eyes, eyes of a shining emerald color. In half of those memories, he carried a black, coffin-shaped case with intricate silver designs. He had been called "Haji", in all of them. Haji...had I known him before? Who was he to me?

Then one vision caught her attention: it Saya, with short, pixie-cut hair in a pink knee-length dress, dancing, dancing with a handsome flaxen-haired man. He, too, had green eyes, except his was blended with a light blue, a beautiful mixture of green and blue. His skin was pale in addition to his white suit. They both smiled as they looked at each other, and their dancing was aesthetically graceful. Who...who is he? I can't hear his name being called...

Then came another memory with the same man, except the setting was on a veranda in a building in what looked like New York, and the man wore a black suit instead of his previous white one. He was kneeling before Saya, whose short pixie hair had grown a little longer and the pink dress was floor-length. He smiled at her so lovingly, so adoringly.

Then he spoke, "Will you be my bride?" This was supposedly the first time she heard his voice, and it gave her awe, to listen to such a soft, gentle voice, a voice that gave her every message that he loved her. His eyes looked at his beloved woman with such love, Saya wanted to know what happened next and where he was. But that was it, her eyes opened back to her room, the dream was over.

She looked out the window, who were you? And why do I feel like this? She rubbed her cheek, knowing she must be rosy pink. I can't even remember you, and yet... She couldn't finish her train of thought when she heard a knock on the door,

"Aunt Saya, it's dinnertime." She could tell from the sweet, quiet voice that it was Kanade. "Coming." Saya stretched as she got off the bed. Then she headed towards the door and opened it, facing her innocent niece.

Kanade had changed into a short-sleeved floral cardigan with light-pink lining and a matching shirt under it, a pair of light blue jeans that were folded at the end to reach only a few inches above her feet, and pink shoes that had a pink bow at the heel and was about two inches high. Saya smiled, "Kanade, you're so pretty in that outfit." Her niece blushed at her comment,

"Um, thank you, do you like your dress? I picked it out myself for Dad to give to you when you woke up." So, she knows, too? I'm guessing that Hibiki knows about all three of us, as well. "I love it, thank you so much." Kanade smiled confidently, unlike her shy expressions all the time. So you're not shy all time.

Dinner smelled terrific, and it just proved to Saya that Kai could cook. She smiled contently as she ate the delicious food. Kai and Kanade ate at a slow, but even pace, and as for Hibiki, well, she just wolfed down her food. Hibiki then stated, "Aunt Saya, aren't you sixteen, too? Why do we stop aging at sixteen, because fourteen years ago, we were also sixteen and never stopped being that age since then?"

"Yes I am, Hibiki. Sorry, but I can't remember everything in my past right now, so I don't think I can give you a straight answer on that." Then Kanade, straightening in her spot said,

"Can't we just ask Miss Julia? I think she can help." Saya blinked at the name being mentioned. Julia... I think I've heard that name before. Then Kai chuckled,

"Heh, good ol' Julia, fifty-eight but still does her job, God bless her. Say, Kanade, can you tell your aunt about Miss Julia? I don't think she remembers her that well."

"Okay," Kanade smiled, "well, Auntie, she's a medical doctor who works for Red Shield, the one me and Hibiki have to see regularly for blood transfusions and check-ups, you know, since we're not your average human patients. I go to help her with her research on the weekends and she teaches me about the anatomical ethics of, well, chiropterans."

The last word hit Saya repeatedly in her mind, chiropterans...chiropterans... She then asked, "Are...are we chiropterans?" All three looked towards her, then Kai spoke, "Yes, Saya all three of you are."

"What are they exactly?"

"They're bat-like creatures that live on blood." Then Hibiki popped up, "They're kind of like vampires!"

"Then," Saya touched her arm, "how come I, Kanade and Hibiki look like normal humans?"

"That's easy. Because you three are the Queens." Saya blinked, "The...Queens?"

"Yes, they're also considered the Originals. The Queens are the most powerful chiropterans in the world, and they always come as fraternal female twins."

"So, I had a twin?"

"Of course," Kai pointed to Kanade and Hibiki, "Their mother was your younger twin sister." Saya, already guessing where she was, didn't ask. So it was this: Saya, Kanade and Hibiki were chiropteran Queens who sleep for a thirty year hibernation.

"Then, if Queens are the most powerful, who are second in power?"

"Their chevaliers, or protectors if you may. They are bound to their Queen as long as she lives and serve and protect them. You have one, Saya."

"Really?"

"Yes, his name is Haji." Saya remembered that name, one of the men in my dreams. She breathed, "Where is he?"

"I don't really know. He could be anywhere looking for you."

"Can't we just look for him?"

"Sorry, Kanade and Hibiki have school, and I have to run this place. I'm sure he'll come check Okinawa soon enough." Saya, disappointed inside, only chuckled,

"Hehe, yeah, sorry that was a little selfish of me. Okay, Kai." Kai smiled, "Thank you, Saya." But then Saya asked Kai,

"Hey, Kai?"

"Yes?"

"Do you know a man named Solomon?" Kai blinked at her questioned, but then he smiled, "Yes."

"Who was he?"

"Your sister's chevalier, well, that is, until she disowned him."

"Why?"

"Because he had fallen in love with you." Kanade and Hibiki grinned at Saya, and Hibiki teased, "Ooh! Auntie Saya had an admirer!" Kai shushed his daughter, "Hibiki, quiet. That's your Aunt's business."

"But why are you talking about it, then?"

"Because I was there, now shush." Hibiki gave in to her father's demand. But Saya was still stuck with that sentence, "He had fallen in love with you." Although she had a feeling of that, she now knew. Her heart's beat increased as she thought of this man, Solomon. But then again, she wondered where the man named Haji was. She ate her dinner without another word throughout the table, feeling confused inside. Confused as to why she cared so much.

AUTHOR'S NOTES TO READERS:

Summary: Now that Saya is informed that she isn't human, she dreams about these two men, one raven-haired, one blonde. Then, Kai says she had a younger twin sister, although Saya has already guessed that she is dead. And for some reason, Saya cares for the two men, even though she doesn't know why.

I won't be posting the next chapters' previews, so you'll have to guess and wait. :) Sorry.