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Chapter 10

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Time had passed the cold air and streets filled with snow and ice were now filled with leaves of multiple colors as the tress changed for the new type of weather. It was now a bit cooler the wind blew with a slight breeze and the sun filled the sky with its warmness as the bodies filled the city streets.

Unlike before in the cold winter months the people did not dress in thick coats, scarfs, and gloves but instead the school girls wore their skirts with a small jacket over and bright smiles on their faces as they laughed and talked about topics that had no meaning to the hunter president of Asia known as President Kiryuu.

He sat silently watch from across the street in of the small café's sitting outside drinking a cup of the dark filled liquid as he observed the people of the town the people who knew nothing of the darkness and dangers that were hidden from their eyes for their safety.

As his eyes moved to the young curly blonde woman as she waved at one the young children as they left the day care with their parents he noticed the bright smile on her face.

She was dressed in a pair of blue jeans and white shirt a light pink apron wrapped around her waist colored in different patterns of hand prints and shapes.

They must have been painting today

The silver haired male smiled as he remembered how the young woman would smile when she was with the children fingers, face and arms covered in paint as the children painted her instead of the papers they were supplied with. The little bodies had tried to come and cover him in paint as well, well only the little girls tried to make him play with them.

The young boys stayed beside Sayuri not wanting to make contact with him trying to intimate him with their glares.

He had not understood the hesitation and hateful attitudes towards him from the young boys until the next day Sayuri explained to him that they thought he was her boyfriend and that they were jealous and being strong to protect their beloved sensei.

As he noticed that Sayuri was now exiting the day care with her hand in bag, Zero placed the money on the table and started walking towards her.

"I am so sorry the children did not want to leave today" she apologized as they started walking towards the hunter association.

He was now in charge of her safety which meant she was beside him at all times. The only times they parted was when she went to work and he would go to the association to get some work done as well.

He was also sure to make sure she was being watched by one of the younger hunters that was sent by the European hunter association president.

Leon Del Luca

The male pureblood controlled both the hunters and the vampires in Europe. His family started the association years back in Germany their home country that is also where the main location the association for the European district was.

"Zero-san?" She looked at him a bit confused as he spaced out.

"I'm sorry what did you say?" he sighed as he spaced out ignoring the woman beside him.

Her blonde locks tossed back and forth as she smiled at him and continued on, "I was saying that we need to pick up some grocery's today for dinner tonight."

She pointed towards the small produce booth as she listed the things they would need to prepare their meal this evening.

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Zero sat in his office going through the paper work as reports and claims were placed onto his desk to be dealt with before morning came.

The sound of knocking reached his ears answering an immediate 'come in' the silver haired hunter already knew who was behind the door as the smell of freshly cooked meal filled his nose.

A pair of violet eyes rose from the paper work and onto the young woman carrying a tray with four bowl and a pitched of water and two glasses.

She smiled brightly at him while she said "Dinner time"

He nodded as he always did as she placed the tray of food onto the coffee table and came towards him entangling her fingers with him own sending a welcoming warmth through his body.

When she first started taking his hand to drag him to eat his meal he was hesitant about two months prior but now just like her presence around him her fingers touching his was a feeling he welcomed.

They both sat on the brown leather seat eating their meal that she had prepared for them tonight it was something fast, chicken alfredo with a salad at the side and bread.

It was uncomfortable to eat in the position they were in so Sayuri always made something they could eat out of a bowl and relax on the couch.

He watched as she blew the fork filled with past trying to take off the heat. Zero was going to inform her from just heat alone coming off of the bowl that the food was too hot.

"You'r going…" it was already too late as she made a sour face and a 'ouch hot' leaving her lips glaring at the food as it was to be blamed.

He waited patiently as she complained about the food being too hot and she was not to blame. This is how it was now his simple and lonely live was now filled with this young woman filled with life.

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They had decided to stay in today well he did not have much of a choice it was the weekend. Sayuri was staying home preparing chocolates for the upcoming week known as Valentine's Day.

The children would be having a party where they gave each other gifts and made gifts for their parents. Sayuri was currently working on baking a chocolate cake, the chocolate covered strawberries, and anything else the young woman could find to cover the milky brown sweet.

He was helping her chop blocks and blocks of chocolate, the entire house smelled of the sweet.

His eyes could not help to watch as she stood by the stove singing slightly to the radio while stirring the chocolate in the pot dipping a strawberry in then placing it onto the tray on her right.

~ Shake it oh shake it ~

He watched as her hips moved to the left and right, the shorts she was wearing were for him a bit too short. Zero could see a bit of her cheeks and it made him divert his eyes back to the tasks he was assigned with.

~ Love me love me love me, Don't you know my shaking heart? So let's dance ~

His eyes could not move as she grabbed one of the strawberries covered with milk chocolate and white chocolate. She sang and danced towards him with a smile as she moved the fruit towards his mouth to try.

As he took a bite he remained silent as he watched her hair sticking to her body from the heat.

~ A little hotter, completely wilder. Make it louder, Shake it oh shake it for me! ~

She took the rest of the strawberry and eat it dancing back to the stove.

Zero did not want to admit because honestly he thought there would be no one else only his beloved Yuuki.

But now…

"Zero I think we made too much" Sayuri looked around the kitchen she had made enough sweets to feed a hundred men platoon.

His hands immediately stopped chopping the blocks of chocolate as he watched her think holding a spoon filled with hot chocolate as she waved it around.

"Oh well we will give it to the hunters" Sayuri concluded not even being aware that chocolate fell onto her chest.

"Right Zero?" she asked walking over to him after turning the stove off.

Her eyes did not notice that the hunter eyes was looking at her chest where the chocolate fell.

His pale strong hand moved from its place as his index finger wiped the chocolate off of a surprised Sayuri.

As the brown sweet was on his finger he did not even had a chance to wipe it off as her lips sucked the chocolate off his finger with a smile.

Zero felt something trigger within him an instinct he had ignored for a very long time came to the surface as the innocent act that the young woman had just made was the beginning of something else.

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I wanted to show a bit more happier Sayuri.

I hoped you all liked it an it's a early Valentine's special.

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