Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction ❯ Seeing is Believing ❯ Fateful Meetings ( Chapter 2 )

Fateful Meetings

"Target is crossing Osaka now; continuing forward." A man sitting atop a nearby building watched the girls cross Osaka lane through his binoculars. Speaking into his two-way radio once again, "Keep watch, post two."

As the man stood, his bright red hair gleamed in the sunlight. A cross-shaped scar could be found on his left cheek. His piercing amber eyes glared at the girls for a moment more, and then he was gone.

Back on the ground with Tricia and Sam, the two were in a deep conversation about their long time favorite anime, Yu Yu Hakusho. That was until a tall man very rudely pushed past Sam, knocking her down.

As Tricia was about to turn and give an earful to the man, Sam urgently shook her arm and dragged her away.

"He's one of my kind. And a very powerful one at that." Sam looked to Tricia to see her reaction to the news. It seemed to have hit her like a ton of bricks.

"You mean… He's a… And I was… Oh my god! Why would he be here? Do you think there are others around?"

"I don't know. Not many of us walk around by ourselves. If that guy does have friends, they're probably very strong." Sam, other than being a little shaken up, continued down the street as if nothing had happened. Tricia stood there a moment more contemplating and looking back at the man as he continued down the street. If they ran, they might be able to catch him.

Making up her mind, Tricia ran up to Sam and started dragging her off to follow the man.

"What the hell do you think you are doing Tricia?! What about Mr. Asuka? Where are we going?!"

"Shut up Sam! Do you want to meet the guy or not?

"We can't just go up to him and say `Hi, we noticed you're a vampire. Would you like to join us?' He'll probably kill us both in plain sight!"

Luck was not on Sam's side that day as they had finally caught up with the stranger, and Tricia started to talk to him.

"Excuse me sir," This is it, I'm going to die. He's going to kill me, then suck Tricia's blood. We are going to die. Sam could no longer control her thoughts as Tricia continued the conversation. "I don't think you noticed, but you seem to have bumped into my friend just a while ago. I think you owe her an apology." She has no idea what she has just done. She doesn't know how powerful he is. Asking him to apologize to someone low level like me is an insult to him. Oh please don't kill us now.

The man kept his ice blue eyes cold and emotionless. He looked from Tricia's innocent gaze (she had absolutely no idea what she had just done), to Sam's pleading look she was giving him. He got the idea that if she could have, she would have walked away and never said a word about it, like a good little vampire would in his presence. However, she would have to make up for her friend's ignorance towards vampire customs.

"I am so sorry sir." Sam then clapped a hand over Tricia's mouth as she started to protest her apology. "I swear we will never bother you again." Sam included a small bow at the end of her sentence and forced Tricia to do the same.

"You are forgiven this time, but do make sure to educate your friend about our ways. There are many of the top vampires in Japan, and most are not as forgiving as I." Casting a glance at Tricia (who was now royally pissed at the guy) he also added "And I am sorry for running you over like that, but you should do well to avoid collisions like that in the future."

"Yes, I will be sure to do that Mr.?"

"Shinomori, it was nice to meet another decent vampire in this city Miss?"

"Samantha, Samantha Stepanovich."

The man nodded and pushed his dark hair out of his eyes before walking away, his white trench coat billowing out and swaying behind him. As he rounded the corner, he pulled out a two-way radio from his pocket and radioed in to his team. "One newly shifted vampire with a human companion. No problems. They are not a threat and may be combined into our forces." After waiting for the affirmative "roger" he put the radio back in his pocket and continued down the street. Little did he know that a petite, hazel eyed, blue haired vampire for the remainder of the day would plague his thoughts.

Sam stood there in a daze for a few minutes more until Tricia broke the silence. "Since we are already late, we might as well not go to work at all!" Tricia cast a hopeful glance in Sam's direction.

"You know, we are scheduled for a few vacation days some time soon." Sam looked at Tricia, a mischievous glint in her eyes. "I know this bar, it's not far from here."

"Well then, what are we waiting for? Lets go get drunk!" Tricia then started pulling Sam off to the bar.