Chapter 1

A/N: some of the characters listed in my story are taken from different anime's and they all belong to their perspective owners

Emma pondered off into the distance where she seemed to be heading towards an old mansion on the other side of town. As she reached the mansion, she gazed upon it and headed inside. There she met another vampire who had a great resemblance to Lucius. She smirked and kneeled down before the vampire.

It has been a year since Britt left her fellow vampires to be with Jae. Mal and Becca were holding up well. Everyone accepted Mal's relationship with Fai even though she was middle class. Becca and Train remained very well and loving. A few new vampires showed up and live at the mansion. Tasuku Kurosaki, Gilbert Nightgray, Sam, and Kayam. They were all very loving and gentle vampires and seemed to not like violence. Kurosaki has been good friends with Mal and Becca as well as Gil, Sam, and Kayam. Fai usually spent his time helping others and didn't have much time for Mal. Avina lived peacefully with Dante in an old house down the street but Dante has been wanting to change so he could be with Avina forever but she won't allow it. Carlos was really never around after Britt left. He's been caught in a lot of crimes and has been doing reckless things. Rubia seemed to change overtime and has been there for Carlos when he needed someone to lean on. No one knows if they are in a relationship or not. Rubia says they are but Carlos denies it.

Everything in town seems to be calm and quiet ever since Lucius was killed. Vampires are free to roam around and the rule has been lifted.

Fai was in the office room reading a book when Train walked in.

"Fai, there have been rumors going around that an enemy of ours is gathering an army together. It's been said that they plan on coming after us very soon." Train explained.

Fai closed his book and sighed. "Do you honestly belive those rumors Train?" he asked.

"We should at least look into it. What if the people are telling the truth? We have to be prepared." he replied back.

"Okay. I will get a few of us to go and search for more information. Go and get Carlos and tell him to come to my office." Fai demanded.

Train sighed. "He's gone out again. No one knows where he ran off too." he said looking away.

Fai shook his head. "That boy has been a mess ever since Britt left. I guess he still hasn't gotten over her." he complained while looking out of the window. "Tell Rubia to go and find him, then bring him to my office." Fai added as he went back to reading his book. Train nodded and walked back out.

"You wanna go out to town now Mal?" Becca asked excitedly.

"Sure!" she replied smiling. They both left and headed towards the town.

"Hey...how do you think Britt's doing?" Becca asked again looking at the ground. Mal looked at her.

"I'm not sure. She said she'd visit from time to time but I haven't seen her at all." she answered.

Just then, a loud scream came from an alley and people were running away. Mal and Becca both quickly ran over and their eyes widened. There they saw Carlos with his eyes shot blood red and him drinking the blood of an innocent man.

"Carlos! Stop!" Becca shouted quickly grabbing a hold of him. Carlos was out of control and didn't listen but instead tried to fend Becca off of him.

"Hey!" Mal shouted also running at him. Right before she could reach them, Rubia showed up and immediately broke up him and Becca.

"Hey what're you-" "Carlos! Come on, control yourself now!" Rubia pleaded as she gently craddled his face in her hands. He slowly regained control as his eyes turned back to normal. He looked down at the ground and then at Becca, Mal and Rubia. "I'm sorry." he replied sadly as he ran off.

"Hey, wait!" Rubia said running after him. Becca and Mal looked shocked.

"He's really over the top now because Britt's gone." Becca claimed.

"Do you think he's gonna fall for Rubia?" Mal suggested. Becca quickly looked at her.

"I think he just needs someone near him. Britt's not here anymore so he feels as if he's all alone and out of place." she explained. Mal shrugged.

Carlos stopped running and fell to his knees. He was crying so much. Rubia finally reached him and kneeled down next to him.

"Carlos, get it together." she said sadly.

He didn't answer. He just continued to cry. Rubia could feel his pain and couldn't help but be there for him. She sighed as she placed her hair behind her back.

"Hey..." she whispered as she grabbed his hand. He looked up at her and his eyes widened.

"No..Rubia. No..." he replied back, looking away. She looked at him angrily and let out a sigh. He took a deep breath and bit her neck, drinking her blood. Rubia closed her eyes and just let him be. Avina's eyes widened as she seen what was going on and immediately headed towards the mansion but ran into Mal and Becca.

"Avina! What's wrong?" Mal asked.

"I saw...Carlos. He was drinking Rubia's blood and she looked as if she was enjoying it." she explained.

"What?!" Becca shouted. "Why would he do that?" she added.

"I don't know but it looked as if he was crying before." Avina stated.

"Crying?" Mal said confused.

"Yeah. Maybe he feels guilty because he still loves Britt?" Avina suggested.

"If he's loved her since he first met her then I'm pretty sure he's still in love with her now. I think he's just so lonely and besides, he's only wanted Britt's blood so maybe he's in desperate need of it. He probably starved himself and finally couldn't take it anymore." Becca finished. Mal nodded.

"Damn, where the hell is Britt?! She's causing him so much pain!" Avina yelled.

"Avina..." Mal trailed off.

"It's true though! She said she'd visit and she never did! She also said she loved Carlos but still ran off with Jae! How can she leave her best friend all alone to suffer? She knew how much Carlos loved her and yet she still ran off..." Avina shouted. Becca placed her hand on her shoulder.

"Carlos already knew what he got himself into and he knew that Britt loved Jae much more. It's nobody's fault." she explained. Avina looked at the ground sadly.

"Rubia. I'm sorry." Carlos said sadly. Rubia smiled.

"It's ok. I insisted but why? Why do you honestly wait for her? She's not going to come back." she said looking at him.

"No." he replied. "She will come back. I know she will." he added.

"Carlos...She loves Jae. You have to move on." Rubia insisted. Carlos stood up.

"I won't." he demanded as he walked off into the distance.

(To Be Continued...)