Dinner was fun- eventually, Dorthea had let both teenagers, whom she was holding, go and (name) told Ryoko stories about Yuliy messing up on missions much to the Sirius' dismay; saying she didn't enjoy the tales was a lie. Ryoko loved the stories of Yuliy's flaws. They made him seem more human; "and then there was this one time when we were chasing this guy- Yuliy tried to run and jump on him but he ended up slipping on an ice puddle instead!" (Name) grinned as Ryoko and the others let out a laugh.

Yuliy glared at the girl beside him, "stop exposing me" he grumbled. (Name) could only laugh. After a couple more stories (minimizing the mention of vampires) dinner had ended and the Jaegers thanked the hosts before making their leave.

"(Name), may I speak with you?"

Willard called out to the grinning girl gaining her attention, "yeah, of course, professor." (Name) answered before telling a fuming Yuliy to go ahead as she made her way behind Willard who was walking towards the flower beds.

The night air was chilling and there was a nightly breeze rolling around. (Name) had shivered to feel the wind crawl up her sides; she didn't bring a jacket, not knowing how cold it was outside. Meanwhile, Willard appeared to want to talk about something serious, judging by the soft furrow of his brows; "I want to ask you a favor- if you refuse then I'll ask one of the others" the professor announced to the teen he faced his back to.

(Name) felt confused by what Willard was trying to get at but knew that Willard meant business. With a nod, the (e/c) and red-eyed teen responded, "professor, if it's you trusting me with an individual mission then I assure you- I will do it." Willard was quiet; he had considered all possibilities beforehand but he still felt hesitant. After what claimed to be a few seconds, Willard turned to (name): 

"(Name), do you know what the Ark of Sirius is?"

The next morning, the Jaegers had worked with haste to get everything ready. They were all excited- but the most excited one was Yuliy; this was his chance to see his brother again after all. While preparing his case and staff, Yuliy notice the silence of the one who stood next to him beside the window with her back leaning against the wall, "everything alright?" Yuliy wondered aloud. For some reason, to him, (name) looked... distant. Lost in thought and torn. 

Once again the half-Sirius asked if (name) was alright- this time she seemed to hear him because she turned her head towards him so fast she could've gotten whiplash. Her eyes that were slightly dull shined in distress, "we have a mission today! I'm gonna get ready." (Name) rushed off with a smile plastered onto her face; Yuliy watched as the younger girl raced away making Yuliy's eyebrow arch upwards in bewilderment. 

The ride to the station was quiet. (Name) was looking out the window- pretending to be watching the scenery pass by; Dorthea was sitting with her legs and arms crossed while Yuliy watched (name) with scanning eyes, 'something's wrong- but what?'  Yuliy pondered to himself. He really wanted to ask (name) what was wrong but since they were on a mission, he had to wait. 

"We're here." 

Dorthea announced to the two as they made their way out of the car and in the train they had to board. Soon, the whistle of the train echoed in the air before the train began to drive away to the next station; now in the train, Yuliy, (name), and Dorthea found a seat on the left side of the train. Sitting near the window, Yuliy sat beside (name) who sat near the center aisle while Dorthea sat across from her; noticing Dorthea's star, Yuliy sighed, "what is it?" Asked the blue-eyed teenager; Dorthea had shrugged her shoulders saying "nothing. I'm just wondering why you volunteered to go on this mission." The older woman smirked.

She didn't know. Dorthea had no idea that Yuliy had a brother- but (name) did and she knew that Yuliy probably thought this as a chance to see him again. In all honesty, (name) had no idea what Yuliy's older brother looked like; she just knew that he had a scar on his face and was a vampire. No much information but it was still something that (name) still thought about from time to time. 

(Name) looked at her legs before taking out her gloves and wire making a string wire. From a spider web to a hammock, the girl continued to entertain herself with her wire; and when she did something cool, she showed Yuliy and Dorthea like a kid showing their parents a cool trick they taught their dog. 

When the train stopped, Dorthea got up to go ask what was going on. Now alone with Yuliy, (name) spoke up, "I'm sure we'll find your brother eventually" she said catching Yuliy's attention. Almost on cue, Dorthea came back and sat in front of (name) "well, it appears we'll be here until they couple another car so we can cross the mountain." The woman said as she looked at the two teenagers who nodded their heads; Yuliy had turned to the window before the whiff of rotten flesh and iron. 

Opening the window, Yuliy stuck his head out of the window; at this point, (name) had gotten a puff of the scent as well. (Name) pushed Yuliy to give her room for her to stick her head out of the window; "(name)? Yuliy?" Dorthea called out to the two who scanned the outside of the train. Seeing the familiar sight of men in suits with shades on, (name) bumped her shoulder to get Yuliy's attention, "Yuliy" she said "I know" Yuliy responded out before, at the same time, the two mumbled, "blood". 

The first to come back inside was Yuliy who grabbed this case and ran with (name) following only a step behind. Shocked, Dorthea grabbed her case and hastily ran after the two inhuman duo.  

{{TIME SKIP SKEET SKEET!}}

Dorthea had gone off to buy the trio new tickets meaning she left the two alone again- but instead of being silent, they were glancing around, "damn, this smoke. I can't smell them anymore" (name) cursed under her breath. Yuliy had agreed as he tried to pintpoint the scent as well.

'If only it wasn't for this smoke!'

Yuliy shouted internally. A few minutes had passed and Dorthea came back with new tickets while asking the two if they were serious about leaving the real mission behind. "There's a vampire in this train," Yuliy mumbled loud enough to where Dorthea herad him. The half vampire beside him knew as well as she stood up, pretending to stretch but she was actually trying to get a better view.

"I'll go walk around to pinpoint the passengers' position." Dorthea informed the two; "I'll go with you. We can get more ground covered." The (h/c)nette offered to which Dorthea agreed to. Yuliy had tried to offer his aid as well but was shot down by Dorthea telling him to stay and not jump on another train. After that, Dorthea went to the left and (name) went to the right.

Going to the right, (name) estimated each passenger in each car she walked into. So far she's walked into three and there has been a total of fourty-seven. Before long, her mind began to travel as it thought about her discussion with Willard the night before.

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"(Name), have you ever heard of the Ark of Sirius?"

(Name)'s (e/c) and red eyes widened; "wait... that's the same thing that royal in pink mentioned." She pondered. She didn't know what the Ark was- or is- but she knew it was something important since Yuliy didn't mention it in his rant.

Willard looked at the girl before him closing his eyes, "that's what the vampires are after: the Ark," the professor had told the sixteen-year-old about the Ark and what it could do. Everything he knew about the Ark, he told her because that's what Yuliy would've done... right?

Now done with his explanation of everything, Willard opened his eyes looking at (name) in the eyes, "I want you to go back to Shanghai. There, you will meet with an old friend of mine who has been in hiding for quite some time; ask for the "book" and they will give you a satchel." Willard spoke with an almost pleading look in his amber orbs.

What was (name) suppose to say? Yes? No?

She just learned even more about Yuliy's self then she knew. If the professor was right about about the vampires after the Ark then that meant that this was a live or die decision she was making. What would she choose? Wasn't it obvious?

"Alright. I'll go to Shanghai and I'll be sure to complete my mission."

The alarm in (name)'s eyes making Willard feel the pride of a father; "you have the mission tomorrow so when you're ready to leave, tell me." When was the last time Willard felt as if (name) was actually his child? Of course he really wasn't but just- there were times when he wanted to tell her "good job" or something of the sort. Suddenly, the picture of Yuliy came into his mind, "what about Yuliy? Won't you be lonely with one another?" He smirked.

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That's how last night went. In all honesty, she had no idea how she was going to tell Yuliy and the others- unless Willard would tell them after she left.

Not focussing on her surroundings, (name) didn't see the umbrella that leaned into the isle. Getting her foot caught by the umbrella that stood in the way, (name) tripped over it. Mentally preparing hersel for the humiliation of falling in front of everyone, (name) closed her eyes and held her breath.

Only feeling herself collide with a warm chest made (name) open her unique eyes to see... red. Letting out her held breath, (name) noticed her face on someone's chest. In a panic, (name) placed her hands on the stranger's chest, pushing herself away from their instinctive embrace; "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to fall on you- I tripped over something" her voice was hurried.

The one who caught her chuckled a deep chuckle revealing the figure to be a male. Gazing upwards, (name) took in the man's features: milky skin, snowy white hair, polar blue eyes and... scars over his face; with a smile glazed into his face, (name) would be lying if she said the man wasn't attractive. "It's quite alright, miss. I was quite surprised when I saw you walking towards the umbrella and staring off into the distance." The man chuckled again making a blush of embarrassment dance onto (name)'s face.

Not knowing the man's origin, the embarrassed teen gave a bow, "again, I'm really sorry about that. My name's (name)- if you ever need help then don't hesitate to find me" she said with gratitude. The man with ivory skin nodded his head "please dont worry about it. My name is Mikhail. It's been a pleasure to meet you, (name)" the man who introduced himself as Mikhail said before bowing and walking off. (Name) vowed back and resumed on her way before something came to mind.

'Why did his name sound so familiar?'

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Lol I updated again even though I said I didn't know when I would update again. But literally, I have exams on Monday and Thursday so... yeah ╭( ･ㅂ･)و ̑.

So we finally got you to meet Mikhail, oof!  (O∆O)

Hope you liked today's chapter- oh! BTW! I made this chapter on my phone so I'm really sorry for any weird grammar issues. I'll edit this in the end. Bye huns!!