''Um excuse me...excuse me do you have book two in the Vampire Tales miss?'' The book shop owner had been paying more attention to staring outside the window rather than the plenty customers occupying the decent-sized establishment where books of all kinds were located. Anything you could think of this shop had. What it did not have was a welcoming owner. She ran a hand through her long wavy black hair turning away from her gaze outside into the night air. Her eyes pierced the customer. ''Upstairs, third row second shelf.'' Says the woman with thin brown distant eyes. She wears a long white shawl as a shirt over a same color skirt. The customer bows smiling heading for the stairs while giving her a look over again. She stands behind the counter sadly.

It is only when a good looking gentlemen emerges through the door with holding a little girl's hand that she perks up ignoring all nervous chatter filling the room. The man, wearing a stylish black suit, looks in his mid-twenties. He wears his hair down.The little girl holding his hand looked pretty in her velvet red dress with the white stockings and red shoes. He had her hair in two buns kept up by red bangles. They stopped at the children's section browsing the books. The little girl lit up when her father told her she could get anything she wanted. The shop owner watched them intently, more so the little girl, tears came to her eyes. ''Karishma....'' Her lips moved. The man walked to the counter, he watched his daughter all the while. ''Hi.'' He whispers. ''You should not be here Nonduen, they might suspect your contact.'' ''Would you rather me not bring her by? You should get to see her. Its only natural.'' The man known as Nonduen replied. From the way he looked at her it could be told he cared a lot. The shop owner sighed heavily watching the little girl whom found a handful of books ''Daddy I want all of these!'' She walked triumphantly to the counter nearly spilling the pile had Nonduen not caught them.
''All of these? You're sure?'' ''Yeah!''

''Alright then.'' He helped her put the books on the counter then scooped her into his arms. ''This is my friend Konasha, Karishma, say hello.'' ''I know daddy, you bring me here all the time. I remember.'' Karishma turns her head to Konasha whom careful scanned each book. ''Hi.'' ''......Hi there....'' The words choked in her throat, she almost broke down in front of them. Some students from a high school standing behind Nonduen complained loudly ''Is this some kind of family reunion?'' They protested loudly ''We want to check out too.'' Konasha looked past Nonduen at them, her eyes icy daggers. No words needed to be said, her expression said enough for them to shut up. Nonduen laughed nervously ''I forgot how you can get if pestered.'' He whispered. ''Yeah....your total is ten fifty-nine.'' She said. He reached in his pocket for the payment card. ''Enjoy your books Karishma.'' Konasha told the little girl who thanked her. ''You can call me you know.'' Nonduen spoke.
Konasha partially listened to him but more so became in tune with the rumbling of the book shelves. Pretty soon she was not the only one who noticed the disruption. Karishma held onto Nonduen ''What's that?'' The shelves tipped over, some even cracked while a white light loomed upward from the carpet as if gravitating to the sky. People cried out trying to escape from it but as soon as they came into contact they simply vanished. Konasha's eyes grew wide, she screamed at Nonduen ''Get out of here! Take Karishma and go!'' ''What about you?'' ''Don't worry about me. I've come prepared if they were to ever find me....a gate? Under my store?'' Konasha winced.

 A young man rose from the white light dressed quite differently than the people of Miranda. His hands were positioned over two swords at his sides, head drawn down. When he finally looked up he smiled at Konasha. ''Hello! Long time it has been....the last time I remember being your guardian...fighting at your side.....thinking about those days bring 'warm and fuzzy' feelings to my heart.....well if I had one! Hah hah I was trying to see how it felt to tell a little bit of the truth and I failed miserably! Once a liar always a liar!'' He stepped from the light drawing his swords leaving Nonduen no way to escape from the front. Karishma took up her own sword from behind the counter running forward. ''What is it Gastion? What does 'he' want?'' She clashed her sword against his giving Richard time to run up the stairs with the frightened Karishma. Gastion snorted ''He found out since you left Edi-Kur you had a baby and has been hunting you every since. I, being his top rank soldier, have the task of searching for you throughout and I have done so after gathering much evidence. I know everything you did since you escaped to this world and that brat with that man is yours! Who do you actually think you were fooling?'' His fist swiped the air. Konasha flew back hitting the wall rather hard. ''He wants what's his hence why I am here. If you'll excuse me."
 The blonde warrior galloped up the stairs quickly. Konasha regained her senses. There were still people here hiding in the corners, probably with questions she could not answer for them because she had her own. She leapt over the counter holding her sword as, she too, mounted the stairs. ''Oh come on!'' Gastion laughed. Customers were upstairs being antagonized by him ''What are you screaming for? Have you not seen this scene before? Evil always wins besides I am not here for you.'' Konasha flew at him driving her hilt to the back of his neck. Her double-over countering with a kick underneath her chin. He jumped high into the air bringing his sword down into her flesh. Konasha flew to the side wounded. ''I don't want to hurt you so badly Konasha but if you force my hand I will bring you to him in pieces.'' Gastion warned. Konasha shook her head ''That will not happen. I'd sooner die than let you take that child back to him.'' She stood up prepared to fight again.