Ch 08: A Decision

Fever (Villain4ever): Hi guys.

You may notice some changes in the way I wrote this chapter in comparison with the previous chapters.

I feel more comfortable with this style.

(Is in these moments when I wish to have an editor.) Don't mind this.

Now, let's go back with the story.

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/Yuria's apartment, 5 hour later/

After Yuria awakened, Asako went outside to confirm something, leaving the child with Yuria.

To be honest, Asako wanted to bring the child with her, but if her suspicions were right then she didn't want to risk the child's safety. That's why she left him with Yuria as soon as she woke up. After all, she was the only person in all her life in which she could trust.

Of course, Yuria didn't even have the chance to say a word about her friend's 'favour'.

She got dressed and now was wearing black office suit with a white shirt under it. She was now waiting in her room sitting on a chair, watching over the child who was asleep in her king size bed.

She felt a little scared of the child after what happened some hours ago. Now it was afternoon, and Asako hasn't returned yet, making her feel even more preoccupied.

She was tempted to inform her superiors about the child who seemed to have some kind of supernatural power. But seeing the calm and cute face of the sleeping baby made her doubt. She had an idea for what they would do to him once they know about him.

Maybe if it were an adult she wouldn't hesitate. But a baby who didn't seemed to be more than 2 months old, then obsolutely not. However, there was also the fact that despite the child's age; he was very powerful, making him dangerous.

Therefore, she decided to wait for Asako to return, to make a decision.

It was then when the door of the room was opened. Letting to Asako to enter, while she was being careful to not produce any noise, so she wouldn't wake up the infant.

"What did you find?" Asked Yuria in a low voice.

"Vampires" Asako simply said.

Yuria could only gasp by the mention of the word. "Did you fight them?"

Remembering the information that she learnt in the organization about vampires, she knew that at least 90% of them were very arrogant beings and hostile against humans, treating them like cattle. It wouldn't be a surprise if they attacked Asako as soon as she saw her.

However, Asako just shook her head in negation. "I didn't find them. But a few squares away from where I found the child I could smell the stench of blood distinctive from them."

"Any bodies."

Asako again shook her head. "No. There was nothing more than the wrecked scene of the alley. It happened not long ago then I found 'him'."

Yuria just could open wide her eyes by such information.

The vampire's weakness are the same as the mentioned in legends, one of them being the sun, which can burn them to ashes.

However, Asako just said that they attacked in the middle of the day. If she hadn't went to confirm it personally, then others related to the supernatural world would have taken it as the attack of another race, and not vampires.

"Were they dhampirs?"

"No. Pureblooded vampires. I would have known if they were dhampirs for their unique 'scent'."

The dhampirs are a special kind of hybrids among the vampires. They are the descendants of a human and a vampire lord. Due to their mixed blood, most of them are day-walkers, vampires capable to survive under the rays of the sun.

Alas, the pure blood vampires, being pure creatures of the night, aren't able to possess this ability for themselves. That's the reason why they are kept in line even if they hate humans.

But, if the vampires somehow found a way to protect themselves against the sun, then it would only mean that the vampires were preparing for war.

Seeing the preoccupied expression of her friend, Asako spoke once again. "I know what are you thinking about, but don't worry." She placed her hands in Yuria's shoulders. "I already asked to my 'friend' in Carmilla's Faction about the topic, and she told me that the vampires hasn't made any move."

"Is that 'friend' trust worthy?" Yuria asked seeing her friend directly to the eyes.

"I can't say she's someone who I can trust completely, but at least I can say that she isn't the kind of person who wants a great war between both races."

Just then, Yuria took a deep breath and sighted in relief. Then she looks at the child, who was still sleeping.

(He must be very tired, and...)

"What about his parents." She asked without taking her gaze away from him.

"Dead." Asako said, with an obvious anger in her tone.

"I see." Yuria simply said.

When she looked at the child's white hair, she couldn't feel nothing more than pity for him.

She has already seen many people with white natural hair. But his. She wasn't totally sure, it was more like an intuition, but she somehow knew that that wasn't his natural hair color. The only answer for that kind of change is due to a strong shock or trauma. A kid of 2 months old just saw something so traumatizing for him that changed his hair color.

(Was he aware about what happened to his parents?)

It wasn't impossible.

She knew that the child was smart. Even if it was in an instinctual level, he reacted to the word orphanage as something bad, which caused that... incident to happen.

Remembering what happened at that moment made her think about her next question.

"What do you think they wanted from him?" She turned her gaze towards Asako.

"I don't know. But maybe it has something to do with his power." She then looked at the child. "Both of his parents were humans not related to the supernatural world. But he... isn't human."

Yuria widened her eyes. "What do you mean?"

Asako then pulled the right side of her shirt, showing her bare breast, provoking to Yuria to blush. When she was about to reclaim Asako about her shameless act, she then say two bite marks in it.

"When I... ahem, breast-feed him before, I felt something piercing my breast." She tried to hide her blush with no avail. "At the beginning I didn't think much about it, but after seeing his fangs I concluded that he isn't human."

"You mean a vampire." Yuria said in an affirmative way.

"I don't know. He must be something similar, because I had never heard about a vampire with blue eyes. Neither of a youngling with a power equal as..." Her expression turned serious.

Her prolonged pause made Yuria felt anxious. "As what?"

"As the vampires' progenitors."

Only then, Yuria felt goosebumps in her back, and cold sweat fell from her forehead.

Who are the vampire progenitors? They are the supreme rulers of the vampires and their creators. They are considered as the origin of all vampire race and one of them can be considered as an ultimate-class supernatural being, along with the Four Satans, the Archangels and similar.

In the actuality, there are two progenitors, each one with their respective clans and kingdoms, being Tepes and Carmilla. Moreover, vampires, as the prideful and arrogant beings they are, have a not friendly relationship between each other's clans.

Now, what would happen if a third one suddenly appears? Havoc will began in vampire society. Those who aren't comfortable with the rule of the other progenitors or want to appropriate with that power, would try anything to get the child and use him as they see profitable.

"Are you sure that he is what you said?"

"Not really. As I said, he is different, and even if his aura is similar, it doesn't mean that its the same."

Even then, Yuria didn't know how to react. That child was in simple words an atomic bomb, prepared to explode at any moment.

"What are you going to do now?" She asked trying to stay calm.

"Well, I made a promise to him. I'm going to take care of him until he gets tired."

Yuria just widened her eyes. She knew that her friend always has lived as a soldier since she joined to the military. She even told her that because of this, she could never have a family for her own. Yuria tried to convince her that she could do it, but Asako was persistent with her decision, so she gave up.

That's why she didn't expected her to have the initiative to start a family. Even if it was an adoptive one.

"Now with the decision made, start packing your things."

"Eh?"

"What? You really don't expect that after what this child did other supernatural beings wouldn't noticed, do you?"

After giving it a think, Yuria knew that Asako was right.

"Then, what I'm supposed to do?" Asked with a defeated expression.

"Come with us. I have a cabin in Japan. There is enough room for the three." Asako gave her friend a smirk.

"Haah. Ok, ok. I will go with you." Even with that no-so-happy answer, she couldn't help but smile.