Sad Story: Innocent Blood

by Mao Asakura
 

Chapter 3- The Order of Red Dawn Returns

"Things could turn out much worse than last time...More members...Less of us...-"

Mao awoke to loud voices wafting through her door from downstairs. Her face was tear stained and hot. She sat up as she heard Gaara's voice. His voice, muffled by the door, sounded angry.

Becoming curious, Mao slowly got off the bed and crept to her door and lent up against it, pressing her ear to it.

"If they find us, then what? We wouldn't surrender!?" An unfamiliar feminine voice said.

"If it came to that Temari." Yosaku answered Temari.

"No!" Mao finally heard Gaara speak. "I won't give up my life or my freedom, or my friend's freedom, or my family's lives. We will never surrender!"

All went quiet. Mao backed away from the door. What were those people talking about? Who was that woman? Who were the others who woke her? What were they?

So many questions swam through her head. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Mao gingerly stepped forward and opened the door. It was her least favorite red head, Gaara. He stood there glaring at her. She glared at him.

Without warning he grabbed her arm and brought her to the bed.

"Ouch! That hurts! Let me go!" She struggled to get free as he sat her on the bed.

"Listen to me!" He yelled, gaining her attention. "There is something you need to know...You are in danger. We all are."

"What? I don't understand!"

"Just listen..Once you are taken in by a vampire as their human you are put in grave danger. You must also deal with their enemies,"

"E-enemies?" Mao became fearful as the repeated word left her lips.

"Yes. Our most feared enemy is back on the prowl."

"Our?"

"The vampires of this land. Our enemy has extraordinary powers. They are known as The Order of Red Dawn. There are 10 members, but recently one broke off. He formed another group called Snake. But, that was over 100 years ago. We thought we had seen the last of them then..But one of our own had an encounter with them, only she survived."

"Oh, I see..." Mao avoided eye contact with the male that stood before her.

"Listen, Mao. About last night..." Again he caught her interest. "I didn't mean it, you know...It's just...hard for me right now. You understand?" Gaara looked sincere. Mao nodded.

"I understand."

"Good." He gave her a quick smile before returning to his statue state. "I want you to get ready and come down stairs for dinner, and to meet everyone."

Mao blinked. "Everyone?"

Without answering her, he left. Mao stood up and walked to the closet. She desperately hoped there was a change of clothes. The pink haired girl opened the large closet. Inside were three dresses. She took out one of the dresses and changed.

She walked over to the mirror and looked at herself. Mao saw a skinny little pink haired child looking back at her. Pitiful, she thought, just pitiful. I still look like a rag doll. She sighed and started combing out her long hair. An image of Kaia appeared in her mind, the black haired beauty with big full breasts, a tiny waist, full grown hips. Mao's anger grew.

Why did all the good thing's happen to Kaia? She got taken by a handsome vampire, she had been with him for years, and now Mao finds out that she hit puberty before her and turned into a woman. I bet all the guys love her. She dropped her arms to her sides. I don't understand. No wonder he doesn't like me...

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"Brethren! We meet again to destroy the vampire of this land and regain power of the people who inhabit it!"

"We will destroy them this time."

"Yes, even with out Orochimaru we are still the greatest power in the world."

"Our quest to become the ultimate power is yet to be matched."

"But, Orochimaru has regained power and is coming up from behind."

"Loosen up a bit, hmm. We can easily crush anyone who stands in our way, yeah."

"Don't be so cocky, Deidara."

"Who's being cocky, danna?"

"Just because we have power it doesn't mean we are unrivaled."

"True, but we know the vampires' weaknesses."

"Hn?"

"You'll see what I mean. In time..."

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