Sakiko Hiou (Vampire Knight)

Chapter 5: The Tale of Twins

*Shizuka's Flashback*

Cherry blossoms floated down onto the ground like pink snow, falling on top of each other and spreading out on the ground. A tall woman wearing a white kimono with a purple obi and a bell attached to it which jingled with her slow, gentle movements walked across the cherry blossom covered grown, silent tears falling from her eyes which were the same colour as the cherry blossoms, her moonlight coloured hair swaying in the gentle breeze.

Hatred and pain consumed her, hatred towards the Kiryuu family and the Senate; and pain at the loss of her lover and her dear sister she had not seen in three thousand years. She had plans: to find her sister when she got out of her prison and introduce her to the Ex-Human she fell in love with so that they could live happily ever after, but that dream had been shattered when her lover had been reduced to ash, his hand still in hers at the time.

Sakiko, I hope we can meet again in the future, Shizuka Hiou thought as she came to the edge where the trees stopped. Beyond thr trees sat a two story house with a dead sakura tree off to the side. Shizuka lifted her hand and drew it towards the edge, where the shadows stopped and the sunlight begun. But as soon as Shizuka's hand went into the sun light something burnt her skin, flaring the flesh off her fingertips. Shizuka quickly drew her hand back, the burnt fingertips healing quickly and leaving her fingertips looking as if nothing had happened.

"An anti-vampire barrier," Shizuka muttered, turning away. "Of course."

She walked across the edge of the barrier, staying in the shade of the trees and came by the Sakura tree that was outside a window by the house. Shizuka jumped into the tree and as soon as she sat on a branch the tree begun to bloom.

A few cherry blossoms blew around, the window by the sakura tree opening with a loud creek. A silver haired boy stepped onto the balcony, his eyes connecting instantly with Shizuka's. Shizuka recognised him as one of the twin sons of the hunters.

"So, we meet again," Shizuka comments emotionlessly, trying to collect herself in front  of this human child. Pureblood vampires shouldn't cry in public.

"Why are you crying in a place like this?" the young boy asked, noticing her falling tears. "Did something sad happen to you?"

"What about you? Why are you crying?" Shizuka questioned, noticing the tears gathered in the boy's eyes. The boy gasped and bought his finger to his eye, feeling the wetness that was gathered on his fingertip. He had not known that he was crying, and before he realised it he was crying harder.

Shizuka felt not pity for the boy, but understanding. He was just like her, she realised.

"Are you lonely where you are now?" Shizuka asked, earning a surprised look from the boy. "Will you help me in exchange for me helping you?"

"What is it that you need?" the boy asked.

"I need to get passed the anti-vampire barrier," Shizuka explained. "I need you to destroy it. Can you do that?"

"Sure," the boy agreed. "I'm Ichiru Kiryuu, by the way."

"Shizuka Hiou."

*End Shizuka's Flashback*

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*Sakiko's Flashback*

Zero had stopped shaking after drinking Sakiko's blood. Instead he had slumped forward in exhaustion and shock at what had happened that day, falling into Sakiko's arms.