It was a quiet little town, just outside Kyoto. It was [i]because[/i] it was quiet here that probably the last sanctuary for vampire-kind in Japan even existed in this town to begin with. It had no official name, and no official record. That way, there was less chance of hunters finding it. It was also because the founder of the place was a fledgling, so the higher-ups didn't deem it worth recording to begin with. Even so, this was its greatest advantage; the place was formed by a person who anybody that knew anything about vampire society would probably not take seriously. Minus those Black Sword hunters, any hunter who heard of the place would probably go "Meh, the founder hardly even qualifies as a vampire" and leave it be.

It was Hisako Saito's greatest advantage in the founder of this little shelter. Or, more accurately, a formerly-dilapilated house she hypnotized some contractors into repairing once things started getting ugly a month ago. The windows were paved on the inside, with some curtains between the windows and the walls, the front door was reinforced, and the place looked otherwise-normal. Living among humans in disguise. That was how vampires used to do it, until they decided this hostile takeover would be a good idea. Blindfolding a human in the cellar - one of three - Hisako looked at her trio of bound captives. [i]They're a stocky bunch. This should sustain a group for a week or so unless it gets out of hand.[/i] Of course, Hisako wasn't the only one here.

There were a few others. Other fledglings, and vampires of higher ranks as well. There was even talk that Priscilla the Ancient would come here soon! That would be a good chance to impress such an imposing figure in the world of vampire politics, and get some favors. Selfish as always, that Hisako. Even taking others in wasn't done with selfless intents. It was so that if she [i]was[/i] discovered and attacked, she'd have allies to either aid her or use as distractions when she made a break for it. Not that she'd ever let the others know that, of course! Making sure her captives weren't going anywhere first, Hisako stepped back up the stairs and out of the cellar. The building proper was only one story, and not particularly large. But it could hold ten or so vampires.

"We've got three humans now," Hisako announced as she closed the door behind her, to whomever in the building would care to listen to her. "Let's try to keep the numbers low so that rumors of missing people don't start spreading, okay?"