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Chapter Seventeen

Sweetest Sin

"Come with me Rei," Lilly said, "We'll hunt in the forest."

Rei glanced back at Asuka as if checking if she was still there, her eyes seemingly looking more primal than Asuka had ever seen them. Then, the blue haired vampire turned back at Lilly nodding a little.

"Good, don't worry about Asuka, she'll be safe," Lilly said to her.

Rei followed her out of the door and both of them simply melted into the shadows.

"Now that was fucking strange don't you think?"

Ritsuko had approached them, a hand massing her guts as she groaned, her eyes watching where the vampire had disappearing to.

"So, something you want to tell us Asuka?" Misato asked.

Asuka turned toward the woman, "What?"

"Well, what the hell was that about?" Misato growled.

"How should I know Misato?" Asuka responded, I was as scared as you were."

"Well, you didn't seem like it hugging the bloodsucker," Ritsuko told her.

"I don't know what happened, honest."

Misato approached her and said, "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine," Asuka said looking back at her.

"You sure?"

"Yes, what's with the twenty question," Asuka asked.

Misato gave Ritsuko a glance making the blonde shrug her shoulders slightly at her. Then she glanced back at Asuka.

"It's…nothing for you to worry about, Asuka," she told the redhead.

Asuka starred at her for a few minutes before walking away from the dungeons.

"That didn't work out as you planned," Father Bernard told Father Louis.

The two were in the latter office.

"No," Louis said, "Having grew up away from the Monastery turn out to be such a mistake. But even so, we are going to figure out why Asuka is joined to the hip with this vampire."

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

Hikari entered the room.

"You wanted to see me Fathers?"

"Yes, I want you to oversee Asuka's training," Louis said to her.

"As you wish Father."

"And report any aberrant behavior from Asuka to us," Louis said, "and of the vampire Rei."

Hikari nodded, "Of course Father."

In the forest, four mountain bears laid dead on the ground, their throats ripped open. A fifth one was struggling weakly on the ground as Rei Ayanami fed on him, drinking him dry. When she was done, she dropped the dead bear on the ground.

"You done?" Lilly asked standing a few yards away.

Rei turned toward her, blood all over her mouth her eyes glowed a bright red in the darkness, as the moon shone in the sky. Licking her lips, Rei answered, "I'm done."

"You took down five bears?" Lilly asked, looking around at the dead animals.

"That way Hunters won't have any excuse of taking us out," Rei answered her.

"I think the humans will suspect of the mate thing with Asuka," Lilly told her, "the way you acted back in the dungeons…I won't be surprised if they figure it out."

Rei glanced at her companion sighing a little. She knew that Lilly was right, and also she didn't expect her vampire instincts to protect Asuka…if it was in the past, she would have killed everyone in the Monastery.

"I want…no, I need to see her," Rei whispered.

Lilly smiled softly at Rei. The older vampire really was having a hard time with having a mate. Rei had never experienced such emotions before so it was quite funny to see her freak out…but Lilly knew how she felt.

"Wash up first; you look like something out of a horror movie."

Rei nodded at her.

In her room, Asuka couldn't sleep. Too many things were on her mind right now to simply let the matters go to rest. Firstly, she was sure Misato was hiding something from her. Back in the dungeons, she had noticed the exchange of glances with the blonde, Ritsuko. Asuka knew Misato well enough to know that the woman was holding something back. And what was up with that twenty question?

Then there was Rei.

The vampire was an enigma by herself and she still couldn't understand why protecting the vampire meant a great deal forever. She couldn't think of being separated from the blue-haired vampire.

Then Asuka seated up, feeling a strange breeze breathe in through the window. She glanced up at it which was half opened in the candle light. Asuka then left the bed, making her way to lock it. It was quite chilly tonight.

Sighing, the girl made her way back to bed and simply lied there, before falling asleep, never noticing the silent shadow in the darkness.

Rei quietly glided toward Asuka's sleeping form. Watching her sleep, brought her a kind of peace that Rei had never experienced before. It was like all of her worries had disappeared, and that everything was alright with the world. In all of the years Rei had lived and walked the Earth, she had never expected to be mated to her.

How can a vampire like her could be mated with a mere Mortal?

In all of the history since the rule of Vlad Drakul, never have they been such a union before; A pureblood born in a family of vampire, while Asuka was a Hunter…a sworn enemy of her kind.

This union will go against everything both of their races ever stood for, and why was she thinking that far ahead already? Didn't she already make up her mind that she won't mention it?

Rei then focused her attention toward Asuka's sleeping face. In the light from the candle, Asuka looked positively and otherworldly beautiful, and Rei's entire being ached to lean in and took a kiss to those fluffy lips. Rei had kissed many times before in the many years she had walked this Earth and he wondered how those lips tasted would. Then, hesitantly, she drew a hand and caressed Asuka's cheek. The sleeping girl leaned into the hand murmuring something incoherent, drawing a smile from Rei's lips.

"Rei…" Asuka breathed.

The vampire quickly drew her hand back, afraid she had somehow awoken the girl but then later notices that Asuka was still asleep.

Is…she dreaming about me? Rei thought.

She took a seat on the bed beside Asuka, then lying down beside her, observing the sleeping girl. Never before had Rei felt such…powerful emotions which had been triggered by another person before. She didn't even know she could feel such emotions for one person.

Is this what Lilly was talking about? She wondered, The Mate call toward Asuka. I wonder if Asuka would feel the same if I ever told her how I felt for her? How that she is somehow destined to be with me…

Then at that moment, Rei realized something that she had foolishly overlooked before. She almost swore out loud because of it.

How will the two live together forever when Asuka is going to die someday, and she Rei will be alive for eternity?

Asuka sighed softly in her sleep, leaning closer to Rei's form a content smile forming on her lips.

Rei glanced at the redhead, conflicting feelings clashing against each other behind the cool mask of indifference that her face was set in. the emotions so powerful, making her trembles as she clutched her hands into fists watching the fragile and beautiful human face that was sleeping beside her.

Two questions rose within her mind, which both answers scared her more than she could ever imagined.

Should she turn Asuka into a vampire, or should she let her die a Mortal death?

This is it folks for this Volume. Hope you have enjoyed it, and sorry again for the long wait for the post.

Jacques0 out

R&R.

TO BE CONTINUED IN VOLUME 5