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Chapter 5

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"Are you sad?" came a gentle and soft voice filled with concern.

As the young female turned around in her seat to see a little vampire child starring at her with a pair of big red innocent eyes, a look of confusion and concern adorning her features.

"No" She answered back as she rose from her seat to kneel in front of the child.

She must have been a pureblood's child, as the power that flowed through her vines became obvious to the young woman starring at her. The little girl was dressed in a cream colored puffy dress with a pair of a cream colored little heel shoes. Her hair was curled but messy and she seemed a bit out of breath.

"Were you running little one?" her voice was gentle, kind, and portrayed worry for the young child who was separated from her family.

"Yes, you are sad. Mama says you should help those who are sad." Her tiny hand reached out to place it upon the older female manicured hand.

"Your mama must be a kind woman then" She smiled as she took the child hand in her own.

As Ai starred at the woman, she came to the conclusion that she was prettier than her Aunt Ruka and Aunt Yori, maybe even prettier than her mama.

"Are you alone?" the child asked looking at her with a slight titled head.

"Yes, I am waiting on my papa."

As if a light bulb went off in the child's head she came to a new conclusion. "Are you going to the party too?"

"Yes I am, now are you lost?" the older female asked as she looked at the little girl.

"No" she answered slightly with a pout

The older female released a slight giggle, "Well then since I am no longer lonely why don't you escort me to the party?"

"Are you sure you're not sad?" the little girl asked with a more serious tone

The older female held her breath she did not want to admit to anyone that she was sad. However telling a child such a secret would not harm her.

"Yes, I am sad."

"Why?" her small voice came out as the older female picked her up into her arms and started walking out of the room to find the child's parents.

"Well…I miss someone very much." The female muttered as she held the little girl in her arms and opened the door.

The little princess hands around the female's shoulder became tighter as she starred at the scary man in front of them, that was holding the door open.

"Sayuri" came the stern voice of the older man with a stern and scolding look on his face.

The Kuran princess buried her face into her shoulders muttering a word she could barely hear, "scary."

Sayuri patted the child's back trying to sooth her from the fear she was experiencing from the newcomer.

"She got separated from her parents, we are on our way to search for them." Her voice was low and had tone to it that emanated only respect for the man in front of her.

"She is the Kuran princess, they are the only guests that came with a child." The man spoke as they started walking down the hallway, Sayuri kept two steps behind the man as she held onto the child.

Before the older man could open the door to enter the hall where the guests were for the winter ball event, he turned around and looked at the young female.

"He is here, you shall behave do you understand" the statement was supposed to be a question but with a man like him it was nothing but a command, there was only one answer to his demands.

"Yes, I understand father." Sayuri replied with a defeated look.

I just wanted a moment…..with him…

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President Kiryu stared as one of his councilors came into the hall with Sayuri on his arm and the Kuran princess in her arms.

Even if she was not royalty by blood, by the way she was dressed alone gave no denial she came from a wealthy family.

Her blonde curled locks on the left side of her face reaching all the way to her waist with full and luscious curls. She was dressed in a black crystal dress that was sleeveless but covered her chest and came up to her neck in turtle neck style. She wore a pair of long black gloves reaching up to her elbows. If she was wearing make up on her face, the silver haired hunter could not tell but her lips had a light pink tone to it.

"Lord Kuran and Lady Kuran, I believe you are missing something" She smiled brightly at the parent couple as she gave them their princess.

"I apologize about the inconvenience my daughter has brought you" the monarch of Asia declared as he took his daughter into his own hands.

"No inconvenience at all milord, the Kuran princess is quite adorable." She gave a slight bow towards the royal Kuran family as she wrapped her arm around the councilor elbow once more.

Sadao Ikeda one of the three councilors that remained in the Asian Hunter Association. The man was known throughout the world to be the best hunter in Eastern Europe when he was stationed there in his teenage years. Not only was he well known for his skill in battle he was also known as the man to get things done in the name of the Association no matter what the costs were.

Zero never really saw eye to eye with the older man but nor did he ignore the man, he was well placed with a seat in the councilor position he was ally and enemy at the same time.

The Kiryu President had worked for the first couple of his years to bring peace to every nation that had a hunter association district. Which included the entire world, he had accomplished the impossible, purebloods and hunters were now working together to maintain and produce future peace between the two races.

Lord Ikeda was against the plan from the beginning, how ironic that now he brought a vampire on his arm to the winter ball.

The man dark brown eyes traveled towards the pureblood that everyone in the hall was afraid of offending in anyway.

"Lord Del Luca" his voice was dripping with hatred towards the younger male.

Kaname had been surprised no one would have such a tone with the European pureblood royalty it was a death sentence. The man was known to keep things clean and by the book when it came to business but if it was something personal that was entirely a different story.

That was why he had brought his daughter to the ball, he wanted to ensure the European royalty that he also had something precious to protect.

"Lord Ikeda" the blue eyed man greeted back with the same type of tone but it had amusement in it as well as he looked at the older man.

Zero noticed when his eyes fell upon Sayuri that Lord Del Luca demeanor changed, even though there was no visible change in his facial or posture features something was slightly different when his eyes fell on the young blonde haired woman.

"Sayuri" his voice was gentle it almost had a feeling of sorrow to it.

The crowd watched in silence as two of the royal families interacted with each other including the Hunter President that brought peace to their reign of horror.

Kaname wanted to smirk, he had won something very beneficial by coming to tonight's soirée. The Del Luca heir had a weakness and it was this turned human female.

Even a monster shall fall from his throne.

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