Disclaimer: "Sailor Moon" is property of Naoko Takeuchi, Kodansha, and Kodansha USA. I do not own any characters, save for the OC characters. Hopefully you'll find this story enjoyable, and have a good day.

Chapter 1

It had been a long night. A really, long night. Minako herself was barely even awake by the time she entered through the doorway. Her house was dark, almost dreary looking until she turned a light on. She slowly made her way to the couch before falling forward.

"So tired." Minako thought of herself. "All the constant running around really took a lot out of me."

"Minako." Called a voice.

She raised her head, and she looked up to see a white cat, with the symbol of a golden moon on it's forehead.

"What is it Artemis." Said Minako, her voice lacking energy.

"Man, you really are tired aren't you?" Asked the cat, now called Artemis. "You are gonna remember to close the door though, right?"

"Huh?" Minako asked in confusion. She turns back and sees that the doorway is wide open. "Oh, crap."

Minako proceeds to get up from the couch, slowly moving towards the doorway. She proceeds to close the door, and lets out a loud yawn.

"Sheesh, that yawn is loud enough to wake the dead. What have you been doing all day?" Asked Artemis, raising one of his eyes in concern.

"Aside from the local shop scouting, I've been investigating those strange disappearances that have been happening around town." Said Minako tiredly. She yawns once more, stretching one of her arms out while doing so.

"By yourself?" Asked Artemis.

"Yup." Said Minako. "It's strange...people just don't disappear out of thin air. I've checked every crime scene, every dark corner, and nothing came up."

"Maybe you should call upon the other Senshi for assistance. It would definitely help expend less energy, that's for sure." Said Artemis.

"Maybe." Said Minako. She proceeds to yawn once more. "I'll try asking them in the morning, for now, I need sleep."

"Alright, sweet dreams." Said Artemis, who proceeds to curl himself up into a ball, sleeping on the floor.

Minako walks down the hallway, and into her room. She didn't even bother to change into pajamas or make any alteration to her clothing whatsoever, as she just flops onto the bed. Barely 5 seconds later, she dozes off and falls asleep.

CRASH!

"Huh?" Minako proceeds to ask as she wakes up. She looks around for a few moments, and looks to her clock. 3:55 AM. She had slept for nearly 4 hours. Minako proceeds to sigh. "So much for a full nights sleep."

Minako proceeds to get up, heading out to the hallway. The whole house is shrouded in darkness, Minako herself barely seeing a foot in front of her. She then proceeds to come to a realization.

"I didn't turn the light off...somebody's in here..." Thought Minako to herself. She proceeds to groan, mentally chastising herself for not locking the door. She figured it was probably some burglar trying to steal her stuff, so she quietly makes her way to the main living area. After a few moments, she proceeds to reach it, finding the room completely empty as it was before, only now with a broken lamp.

"Artemis...did you break the lamp?" Asked Minako quietly. No answer. "Artemis, I swear..."

"What are you talking about?" Asked Artemis with a yawn. "I haven't moved from this spot once."

"You didn't break the lamp?" Asked Minako. "Well then who did?"

"What makes you think I'd know that, I've been asleep." Said Artemis. "You sure you didn't just knock the lamp over on..." Artemis stops speaking in midsentence, and suddenly begins to hiss and scowl at Minako.

"Artemis?" Asked Minako in confusion.

"Minako...turn around, quickly!" Said Artemis.

Minako didn't even bother to ask questions, she turns around, only to find that no one is there.

"What the...Is this some kind of..." Before Minako can even finish her sentence, she hears Artemis yelp in pain. "ARTEMIS!"

Minako proceeds to turn around once more, seeing Artemis knocked against the wall, out cold. Minako begins to run towards him, only to have something, or rather someone grab her by her hair and drag her back. Next thing she knows is that she's in some type of grappling hold.

"Good evening." Said a voice, calm, yet menacing and dark.

Minako's eyes widen with shock and fear. She tries to scream, only for it to be cut short. She begins to feel something pierce the side of her neck, as if it was biting her. Suddenly, she begins to feel herself growing weaker and weaker with each passing second.

"Uh...uh..." Minako utters. Her vision begins to become more wavy and distorted, before fading to complete and utter blackness.

THUD

"AH!" Minako proceeds to scream, waking up in her bed. She begins to look around, in a panic. After a few moments, she begins to feel relief. "It...was all just a dream."

Minako proceeds to get up from her bed, and stretches her arms a little, but she can't help but notice something. She couldn't quite place it, but something was definitely off.

"Huh?" Minako ponders. "Why do I..."

Minako proceeds to take a look at her arms and hands, and sees that they're not their normal, vibrant color, but rather utterly and extremely pale.

"What the..." Minako wonders, she tries to check herself in the mirror, but finds no reflection. It's at this point she begins to freak out. "What's...What's going on!?"

She runs out into the hall, and into the living room.

"Artemis!" She proceeds to yell.

"Uh...Uh...? Wha?...What happened?" Asked Artemis, he proceeds to look at Minako and his eyes widen in shock. "Mi-Minako!"

One look at Minako, and he could tell something was extremely wrong. She was pale...way too pale for a normal human being. Her hair wasn't nearly as vibrantly blond as it usually was. However, the worst of it all was that Minako's eyes were no longer their usual blue, but blood red. He also couldn't help but notice the two bite marks in her neck.

"Minako...do not leave this house, under any circumstances. I'm gonna go get Luna, and the other scouts." Said Artemis.

"Artemis...what's happening? You don't think...

"I hope that it isn't the case. Just stay here, and whatever you do, stay away from both water and sunlight until I get back." Said Artemis. He proceeds to make his way through a pet door that Minako had recently installed.

Minako proceeds to sit down on the couch. She proceeds to cover her face, and starts crying, her entire world spinning out of control. She had thought that creatures like this had only existed in fairy tales and scary movies, but it seems that had all been a large pile of nonsense. Minako didn't want this to happen, and should have transformed the moment she had the chance. But, because of her callousness, she had turned into what many would consider to be a vile beast, known only to spread misery and death instead of love and joy.

Minako had become a vampire.

Comments: Man it's been a while since I've gotten into the writing scene. Hello, names Basiliskman1, and I hope that this first chapter was a pleasant enough read for you. This is technically my second Sailor Moon story, but it's been so long since I've even bothered updating the previous one I figured I might as well start over. So, what did you guys think? I eagerly await your comments and reviews ladies and gentlemen, and I promise to try and upload as regularly as I can. Until next time though, see you next chapter!