This chapter contains lemonish vampire material. Just a heads up.

Ichihime looked out the window from the carriage. She was with her masked man. She was excited but also nervous because she knew her brother was going to be worried; despite him telling her she could go. Caesar wore a black cape, black pants and dress shirt, a deep red vest and a dazzling violet brooch on the cravat he had on. The only thing the scarlet-eyed girl could do was blush. However, she looked magnificent in the dress she was wearing. The tailor had observed well and Caesar noticed.

"Utsukushii" he said in a well-mannered tone but, the girl was surprised. No one had ever called her that.

"You shouldn't speak of beauty so casually Caesar-dono," the word he had used to describe her beauty was that of worship. It was usually to describe something divine.

"I am only speaking the truth. I am not going to lie about that" he sounded genuine. This man was not afraid to speak up at all. But was she really that beautiful? She thought to herself.

Caesar was panting again, the burning sensation had returned to his throat.

"Caesar-dono are you alright?" The girl was worried. She could see in his face that he was in pain.

"Do not worry I'm alright"

"If there's any way I can help then.."

"I'm fine" he calmed down for a bit and held her hand in his.

"Mm. I hope so" she was still a bit worried but, now because he's definitely hiding something. All she can do now, is wait until the time comes for him to speak up to her at the ball.

Oda Residence

"Mitsu... I have a favor to ask of you" the brunette vampire hunter was writing a letter.

"Yes Nobu?" the black-haired male bowed and was ready to accept any request from his best friend.

"I want you to go keep watch on Ichi at that ball. If anything suspicious occurs then return and let me know..she didn't tell me who exactly the man was so I need to know who or what he is." He grimaced hoping it wasn't one of those aristocratic vampires.

"Hai! Nobu I will do as you ask and I will keep Ichihime-sama out of harm's way" Mitsuhide left through the window, he had to hurry to the ball.

"Ichi don't do something reckless..." Nobunaga then took a bite out of the jerky he was eating and continued writing.

The Ball

Ichihime poked at her food. She wasn't really in the mood to eat. All she wanted was to hear Caesar tell her what he promised to say.

"Mm?" The girl blushed as the white-haired gentleman fed her some food.

"Eat. You need your nutrients. We cannot dance if you don't have energy." He seemed concerned for her.

The girl swallowed her food as she blushed, "Okay I'll eat.." She was thinking he probably lied to her just so she could come to the ball with him.

After a while, women began surrounding the masked man. He was popular in these sort of events. Ichihime was not exactly happy about it. She was growing tired of waiting for him to give her answers. Now she had to deal with other women swarming him, ignoring the fact she's there.

"A-ano Caesar-dono.." the girl was a bit upset now.

"What is wrong my dear Ichihime?"

"You still haven't told me about it. What you said you were going to tell me.."

"Do you really want to know?" He stroked her cheek.

"Yes. I need to know now" she gasped a bit as the man grabbed her hand and started walking away from the party and up the stairs in the huge mansion.

Mitsuhide watched from a distance as the masked man pulled the girl away into a room. "What's he going to do to her.." he decided to follow after them by circling outside the building, hoping the room had a window.

"C-Caesar-dono what are you..?!" He sat on the bed with her gently.

"You said you really want to know right? Why I always left the tailor shop" his voice sounded alluring. She couldn't look away, there was something about him that drew her more in than before. Perhaps it was the fact he was going to tell her something he's always kept hidden.

"Yes. I want to know." She took his hand in hers. "I also want to know why you look so lonely all the time. And why your hands are always freezing to the touch." She began to worry.

Caesar grabbed her and held her in his lap. "Will you hate me after finding out the truth?...What I really am..will it scare you away?" She looked at him as his eyes started filling with sorrow.

"No. You're still Caesar-dono no matter what you are" she held his face gently, getting closer to it.

"Very well then" he kissed her gently and put a hand over hers. As the kiss deepened Ichihime felt something strange. This beautiful man had fangs. There's only one answer for that and that is...He's a vampire. A beast in human flesh. A beast that will always be a vampire hunter's natural enemy.

The girl broke the kiss gently and a small amount of blood ran down her lip. "You're a vampire Caesar-dono?.." She still held his face but she was not surprised. However, she was a little afraid.

"Yes.." The vampire licked the blood from her lip gently, earning a small gasp from her. "...I was hoping you wouldn't find out." He stroked her hair, moving it out of her face. "You do not know how long I've had to face an undying hunger. No matter how many victims I killed, no matter how much blood I drank, none was ever enough..I do not wish for you to become another one of my victims"

"Caesar-dono.." The girl blushed a bit. "How will you ever know if I'm another victim or not?.. You have not partaken my blood."

His eyes widened a bit. She was basically asking him to drink her blood. He was afraid; he did not want to lose her over his own indulgence.

"I couldn't do that to you my lady Ichihime. I do not wish to lose you"

"You don't have to lose me. I know you can do it Caesar-dono. I know you can control yourself to not drink so much." She smiled.

"What an odd turn of events. You smiled for wanting me to drink your blood. No other woman has done that. They only feared my fangs once they figured it out." He kissed her again and began to move the hair from her neck gently.

The two kept kissing, letting each other's tongues dance. After a while, the masked man began planting kisses on her jaw, and he trailed them down to her neck. The girl was gasping in pleasure, she wanted more. As he kissed her neck, he couldn't take it anymore. He began to lick it multiple times. He wanted to savor her sweet skin before sinking his fangs into it.

Ichihime was becoming aroused by this strange sensation on her neck. She had always wanted to feel what it was like to become bitten by a vampire, and it was actually happening. She stroked his hair as he prepared to bite her. Suddenly a sharp pain followed by a hot sensation enveloped her body. He had bitten her. He leaned forward, holding her closer as he drank her blood. The girl was being pleasured by this sensation she had never felt before. She held onto him as he continued, she did not want it to stop.

The sweet taste of her blood was different than anything Caesar has ever had before. It filled his every being, it made him feel alive, and it left him in ecstasy. As he stopped sucking on her neck, he licked up the blood that was trailing down from it. For the first time in centuries, his thirst had been quenched. He looked up at her, his eye still glowing a crimson color. As he stroked her cheek gently again, his eye returned to normal.

"So those are the eyes of a vampire" she blushed a bit, panting. She had lost quite some blood but was happy he was able to control the amount he drank.

"I'm surprised you were not afraid of me Ichihime..I thought you would hate me" he wore a sorrowful expression. The girl wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.

"Please do not be sad Caesar-dono. I will stay by your side and help you control yourself as much as I can."

For the first time he was in shock, someone had finally accepted him for who he was. He was even more happy though that the one he loves is the one to do just that.

"Thank you Ichihime. You are too kind to me. It makes me feel as if I were living." He kissed her again gently. The young woman kissed him back with love. With that they stood back up, fixing each other up so no one could know what happened. They went back into the party afterwards.

"Tch...kisama..." Mitsuhide slammed his fist into the window. He had seen it all. He saw his beloved being pierced by someone else.

"I will not let him have her.." The young man licked the blood from his hand, eyes glowing a bit crimson. Fueled with jealousy, he started heading back to the Oda residence to report back to Nobunaga.