This is just a new story I'm working on. It'll be four chapters long and I'll try to update every day. Tell me what you all think about it.

Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own Karin.

Karin groaned and forced her glazed eyes to open. Bright sunlight streamed through the open window into her room. She was hot and reached to touch her forehead. She jerked her hand away and sat up.

"No, no, no this can't be happening. I can't be sick," Karin complained. Her forehead was on fire. She shook her head making her short black hair peel itself from her sweaty skin. "It's okay. I'll just go to work and pretend nothing's the matter and when I get home it might have gone away. See, it isn't that bad," Karin reassured herself.

Determined not to worry anyone, Karin forced herself to stand up. Just as soon as she did the room started to circle around her and she had to lean against the wall or risk falling over. "It's not that bad. You can do it," Karin coached herself.

She took deep, shaky breaths before daring to push off the wall and head towards the bathroom. Her walk wasn't steady and once she reached the bathroom she already felt like walking back and falling into a deep sleep.

Karin closed the door behind her and looked at herself in the mirror. The face looking back at her was in alarming shape. Her cheeks were flushed an unhealthy red and her forehead glistened with sweat. Karin could actually feel the heat radiating from her body.

"I think I need a shower. It might cool me off and maybe even make me feel better. I won't get to eat breakfast though," she mussed. Her stomach revolted dangerously against eating. Just the thought of food gave her nausea. She clamed her mouth as she felt the bile start to make its way up her throat. It didn't go any further and Karin sighed. Puking was one of the things she didn't enjoy doing. It was right up with exploding from too much blood.

"Shower it is," Karin said softly. She started to strip herself and then she got in the shower. She turned the water on as cold as it could get and just sighed in pleasure as the heat escaping from her body wasn't felt anymore. She finished up and then turned the water off. She grabbed a towel and walked into her room again and started to get dressed. She put on her work clothes and minutes later she was out of her house and heading towards her family's restaurant.

Karin wasn't sure why she couldn't walk in a strait line. She was so out of it that she failed to notice the two shadows trailing her, watching her every movement.

Karin wasn't sure how she got to the park. All she knew was that she was there and that there was only a little more to go before reaching the restaurant.

Karin smiled to herself, pleased that she had made it this far. Typical of Karin, she forgot to notice a tree root sticking out of the ground and she tripped on it. She landed flat on her belly.

"Uh-m," she moaned. She tried to pull herself up but her arms and legs felt like jelly so she just lay there, waiting for her energy to come back. Well, she thought. I'm pretty sure I'll be late now. Her eyes started to close and finally she fell into unconsciousness.

No one noticed when the two shadows started to come closer to the helpless girl. They grinned and snickered as they reached for her.

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Kenta looked at the clock and kept sneaking in glances at the door. Why isn't Karin here yet? She always comes and if she wasn't coming she would have called saying so. Kenta was so preoccupied that he didn't notice that he was about to crash into a table.

"Hey! Watch it kid," one of the customers growled.

"Sorry," Kenta mumbled and then headed back to the cash register.

The boss walked by and saw Kenta's anxious face. He smiled and said, "Worried about Karin?" The boss had a thing about Kenta and Karin. It seemed like he really wanted both of them to hock up and he helped in any way it was possible. "Do you want to call her? I can give you an early lunch break. Today's not as busy as other days so the absence of one worker won't make much of a difference."

"Thanks," Kenta smiled gratefully. He finished handed the change to a customer and then he slipped away to the back of the restaurant. He grabbed the phone and put in some change before dialing Karin's home phone. It rang for about a minute before Kenta hung up and tried again.

Come on. Somebody pick up the phone.

"What?" answered an annoyed and sleepy voice?

Kenta knew that voice. It was Ren's. It was pretty hard to forget him especially since Ren always glowered down at him and never failed to sneer his distant about how a human shouldn't be trusted about the family secret.

"Umm, Ren, it's Kenta. I just wanted to know if Karin's alright."

There was a pause and then, "Isn't she at work?"

Kenta swallowed his unease, "No. Karin didn't show up for work today and I just thought that maybe she was sick."

Ren cursed on the other end and then he said, "Well, go look for her. It's obvious she's not here and I can't go out in the daylight. Call me when you find anything." He cursed again and then hung up.

Kenta stared at the phone in his hand. If Karin wasn't home and she wasn't at work then where could she be?

I hope you didn't get yourself in trouble. I hope you're safe.

Kenta ran back to his boss and explained his situation.

"Alright, I'll give you a day off." And then with more concern, "I hope you find Karin soon. She's quite a pretty little thing and clumsy. Who knows what could happen to her."

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Stupid, stupid!

Ren paced around the room while running his fingers through his silver hair. He stopped and let loose a frustrated growl. "Where the hell are you Karin? Typical Karin always has to get into some trouble. Now, here I am, depending on some human to find you."

He took long strides to his sister's room and opened the door to her empty room. He frowned when he saw that her bed wasn't made and that her clothes were thrown on the floor.

That's not like her. She's always so organized and clean. Something must have been wrong with her.

Ren thought back to last night and tried to recall if anything weird had been going on with his sister. He remembered his parents announcing that they were going to be gone for a while and Anju was going with them. He remembered how his father had given him a cold stare and a lecture about how, because he was the older brother, he had to take some responsibility and look after his younger sister. He had just nodded not really paying attention. He remembered being pissed at his sister. If she had been a normal vampire, Ren wouldn't have to play babysitter with her and miss spending time with his new female pray.

At that time, he hadn't noticed anything wrong with his sister but now that he took the time to think about it, something had been off with her that night. She hadn't made such a big fuss when their parents left and she hadn't even reacted the same way when he had thrown insults at her. She had gone to bed early and there had been a slightly pink hue on her face.

Dammit! She's sick. And she probably went to work sick. Stupid Karin, she probably had a fever and got lost on her way to work.

Deep down though, Ren was worried. If Karin had been so out of it then, well, he knew what type of people were out there. Karin was a perfect target; a pretty, young girl. There were many guys who take advantage of girls like his sister.

Ren hissed air out of his mouth. "Well, I can't do anything now. I'll have to wait until its dark and even then it could be too late unless that human Kenta finds her."

Ren slammed his sister's door shut and headed towards the living room. He slumped on the sofa and in the darkness he started insulting his sister for being so stupid and going out while being sick.

First chapter done.