K: Hai, hai- I know this storyline is pretty old, and nearly everyone has used it, but I wrote a poem about vampires and I liked it a lot, so tough shit. XP Besides, if you're here in the first place, you're probably here to read it, not to listen to me bitch about how overdone it is… Dun worry, I'll try to give it a few original twists besides just the poem, ne? ^-~ Enjoy!

Disclaimer: ; I'm running out of songs…. *singing to 'When I'm Gone' by 3 Doors Down*

You ask me why I'm here,

Tell me that I'm wrong,

I know that I dun own,

This series or this song.

But even when that's true,

Even if I'm poor,

You still can't hold me down,

I'll keep on writing more-

Fanfiction is the door….

Dedication: To Merodi no Yami. Get some confidence, girl! Stop putting yourself down- your writing's fine! ^-~ (K: And dun worry, Naito's in good hands…. Naito: {{LIKE HELL I AM!!}} K: *gags him* ^^; Ignore him….)

Scarlet Tears:

Ode I: Victim

Walking home in the darkness of the night,

My eyes dart around, shifting nervously,

Crumpled paper litters the ground,

Giving the image of a broken city.

A chill goes down my spine,

I feel as if I'm being watched,

I shiver slightly, keeping in the light of the streetlamps,

For I know that something lurks within the shadows.

The wind whispers in my ear,

Teasing me for my obvious distress,

A dark chuckle echoes, carried on the breeze,

And a pair of firm yet slender arms wrap around me from behind.

I gasp and break away,

Backing up into the gutter,

A puddle catches my eye- no image is reflected there,

It's the last thing I see before eternal sleep claims me…

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K: Ooooh… creepy…. *evil cackle*

So, who bit the dust? Was it Anzu? Ryou? Malik? *shrugs* Like _I_ know….. ; (I have an idea, but I'm not gonna tell ya- it'd spoil the surprise!) Maybe I should add in a fall-out-of-your-chair-in-surprise twist? It coincides with my other idea, so…. *sinister grin* Bwa ha ha ha ha…

Naito: O_o; {{What the hell?!}} *gets glomped by Dai* X.X;

Dai: Wai! Wai! ^_^ I'm so glad Merodi-chan let you visit!

K: *raises her eyebrows* "Let him" visit? More like she forced him to come here…. XP

Naito: *scowls at her* {{Urusai, teme.}}

Y: *smirks* Ah ah- remember what she did for you? You can't go dissing her after she saved you like that….

Naito: --; {{……………..taku.}}