Chapter 1

When I stepped out of the movie theater into the darkness of the night I had two things on my mind: Vampires and a ride home. I had just finished watching 'Blade 3: Trinity' and was wondering what it would be like to be a blood sucking vampire. I was fascinated with these fictional predators of the night. My friends thought I was crazy because of this.

I was also thinking about stopping at a pay phone to call my boyfriend to pick me up from the movie theater. I was beginning to regret walking home alone to my apartment. But on the other side I didn't really to want to call Vincent because things between us weren't going so hot lately. In the end, I didn't mind walking home since it was a nice night and there was a full moon. Walking always did calm me down.

Though as I was walking, I somehow felt a presence behind me, following me. I became uncomfortable with this feeling and decided to stop at a public place, to at least not feel alone. The first place I saw was a club called Las Noches. I walked in hoping to disappear from the sight of my night stalker. I looked around to get familiar with my surroundings. The club was almost completely dark. The only light was a red strobe lamp. Mist covered the floor which made it even harder to see. The tables and chairs were polished black, and mirrors covered the walls. But for some reason they were all broke, maybe from a recent fight in here I thought. I decided to sit at a booth and began watching for my stalker to walk in.

"Would you like something to drink?" a man asked coming out of nowhere. But I guess I wasn't paying any attention.

I found my stalker...well...he actually found me. He looked to be in his early twenties as I was. He was wearing black pants and a black shirt that was tight and showed his chest muscles. Even his eyes were pure black. The only thing not black besides his pale complexion, was a gold chain. The pendant on the chain was a upside down cross. He also had a few tattoos on his arms of what seemed to be early mythology creatures. he reminded me of someone, but I couldn't remember who.

"No thanks, but you can tell me why you were following me?" I questioned him.

He stared at me not wanting to answer. "I think your beautiful and different from others." He kicked himself for that one.

By now my face was in shock. I had never really payed any attention to my looks. Most people I knew didn't like my looks which I really didn't care if they did or not. I had long dark brown hair and greenish-blue eyes. I was wearing my favorite pair of black jeans and a red tank top, and my skin was naturally fair. And why did he think I was different? He doesn't even know me, I think..?

"Thanks..I guess," I managed to reply. "Might I know my stalkers name?" I asked him with a joking smile.

He smiled, "Can I sit down first?"

"Sure." I was feeling lonely anyways.

He sat down and began to explain himself, "My name is Aubrey." "I-"

Before he could finish a women walked up behind him. She had long black hair that was pulled back from her face in combs. She had dark skin that looked like it had paled a bit. She had the same kind of black eyes as Aubrey did.

"What is it with you and mortals Aubrey?" the woman questioned with a little smirk across her face.

Aubrey opened his mouth to speak, but was again interrupted by the young woman. "Oh excuse me, I'm sorry I forgot my manners. My name is Fala." She continued pulling up a chair and sat down next to Aubrey.

Aubrey took his eyes off of me for the first time and began glaring at her.

I began standing up from the table,"Maybe, I should go?"

"Nonsense." Fala insisted pulling up the chair behind me so I would fall back into it.

Aubrey finally had his chance to speak, "Fala, leave!"

"Oh, come on Aubrey. I just want to get to know the mortal. What harm can asking a few questions do?" Fala asked with a huge grin across her face.

I began to wonder what she meant by mortal.

Before another hateful word could be spoken by Aubrey another women appeared out of nowhere. This was getting a little out of hand.

The woman had long hair the color of oldish gold. Her skin had an icy pale complexion. Her eyes were black also but had a little gold tint to them. Our eyes met and I began to feel dizzy, so I quickly glanced back down at Aubrey. Aubrey was getting a little agitated with all this.

"Oh, hi Risika."Fala said with a look of disapointment.

"Jager is looking for you Fala, so you should probably leave." Risika suggested.

Fala began to get up and leave,"It was nice to meet you, Kitana."

My eyes widened, how does she know my name? Well it wasn't my name, but all my friends used Kitana because they knew I was good with any blade you gave me. (Kitana means blade and resurrection in Japanese)

Risika didn't even bother taking Fala's chair instead she sat on the table, in front of Aubrey.

"Do you ever sit in chairs?" Aubrey questioned with a small smirk on his face.

"Don't get me started on that again." Risika answered coldly.

Risika glanced back at me and I began gazing in her golden eyes again. She stared at me as if she was reading my mind or something. I began to get that dizzy feeling again and wanted to look away, but I couldn't.

Aubrey pushed Risika off the booth, "Leave her alone Risika!"

What was she doing to me, I wondered.

Risika got up and smiled at Aubrey. "I guess I'm not wanted right now. I'll remember that Aubrey." She then walked out.

Aubrey sat back down and glanced at me. I was so confused. It got to the point where I didn't even want to know what had just happened. He gave a big sigh. I looked into his eyes wondering what he was thinking at that moment. He opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. He brushed back his black hair with his hand. "Maybe... you should have called your boyfriend to pick you up." He joked.

"I'd rather be alone than with him any day." I responded not caring why he had known about my boyfriend. Compared to what else happened tonight I wasn't surprised he knew. He looked at me surprised I wasn't walking out the door.

We both smiled at each other. "I don't suppose you really want to tell me what just happened, do you?" I questioned. Hoping he wouldn't answer because I really didn't want to know.

"You wouldn't understand," he replied. He stopped smiling and glanced away from me.

"Well, maybe you can tell me another time?" I asked. " But next time lets just go to get some coffee." I was beginning to think I was crazy at that moment. I went to see a movie and ended up in a huge mess with Aubrey, a guy I didn't even know until an hour ago. And know I was asking for a date. I must have lost my mind. There was just something about him though that was different, something that made me want to get to know him more.

Aubrey still wouldn't reply but I knew he had heard me. I started to get up and leave. I really didn't want to leave him though, he looked as if he was trying very hard to say something but couldn't get it out. "Well, I guess I'll see you around then." I started to walk off.

"Bye..Kitana." I turned around to see his face one more time and he was gone.

I started walking home again; trying to fit the pieces of the puzzle together but it just wouldn't fit. I was so confused and when I did get to my apartment I fell right to sleep from exhaustion.

Chapter 2

Aubrey appeared in his room to find Risika sitting on his bed. "Get out of my room!" he ordered, knowing she wouldn't listen to him.

"Aubrey, what is it with you and mortals?" she asked him. "She is no different then Jessica, with the exception that she doesn't write about your past in books."

"No, your wrong, there is something different about Kitana. I just haven't found out what yet." Aubrey replied.

"I read her mind Aubrey, she is just gonna break your heart, just like Jessica did," Risika answered back.

Aubrey turned to face Risika and gazed into her eyes. "If I didn't know better you almost sounded worried with those few words." He smiled as he said this.

Risika looked at him in disgust. "You would like that wouldn't you Aubrey. I just don't want another innocent getting mixed up in this again, like Jessica." She continued when she noticed he wasn't going to reply. "The only good thing about her is that vampires aren't out for her blood." "Well, let's hope not," she said with a smirk across her face. "Fala doesn't like her, that's for sure," she finished. He was getting tired of her comparing Kitana to Jessica.

"If that's all you have to say, then get out!" He ordered again with more annoyance in his voice this time.

"If I was you Aubrey, I would stay away from her." She warned. She then walked out of the room and disappeared.

He was glad to finally be alone to think to himself. He began pacing the room which seemed to help him think. What is it about her that is so different? It was amazing though, how Fala and Risika had put her in so much pressure and confusion and in the end she just acted like it didn't happen. She even wanted to go on a date with me. He smiled at this thought. Risika is wrong, Kitana is nothing like Jessica. He stopped pacing and laid on his bed. He knew one thing was for sure, he couldn't stay away from Kitana.

Chapter 3

I woke up breathing hard from the nightmare I just had. It was weird though, I would wake up from the nightmare every night, but could never remember what the dream was about when I woke up. I turned in my bed to look at my clock. It was 2:30 in the morning. I was never able to get more than 3 hours of sleep. I shifted in my bed trying to go back to sleep, but I couldn't. I decided to get up, go for a walk, and maybe get me some coffee at the Waffle House down the street. I got up and put on a pair of blue jeans and a black sleeveless shirt. I quietly sneaked out of the apartment trying not to wake up my roommate. I began walking to the Waffle House. While I was walking I started to convince myself that what had happened earlier this night was just part of a dream or maybe just my imagination. Even though I didn't want to believe this, I knew that I needed to. And it bugged me because I still couldn't remember where I had heard the name Aubrey before. I walked into the restaurant and looked around. It was completely empty except for the waitress and the cook. Just the way I liked it.

"Hi Kitana." The waitress said. I came here often since I couldn't sleep well.

"Hi Megan, hi Jack." I replied back.

I sat down at the closest table to me.

"The same as always, Kitana?" Megan asked me. I nodded in agreement.

I was reading a book that I had brought with me it was called Stir of Echoes. I then heard the door open, but I didn't even bother to look who came in. Though I could hear the person walk towards me and sit on the other side of the table I was sitting at. I glanced up and was astonished to find Aubrey sitting there. I was speechless. He looked at me with his black eyes.

"Hi Kitana," he said with a smile. "Why are you awake this time of night?"

"I can't sleep." I answered. "You?"

"I wasn't done stalking you," he teased.

I couldn't do anything, but smile. "Well then I guess I'm flattered." I joked back.

Then Megan came by and brought my eggs and coffee I had ordered earlier. She looked at me and smiled, then walked away.

I looked back at Aubrey. "I'm sorry for what happened earlier," he managed to say.

I laughed. He looked at me confused. "Why are you laughing?"

"I'm sorry Aubrey, it's just I had forgotten about that until you had just now brought it up." I said this still laughing.

He shook his head and started laughing with me.

After I finished eating and we left the restaurant. He decided to walk me back to my apartment. I looked at him wanting to bring up a conversation, since he became so quiet. He looked like he was thinking real hard again, and wanted to say something, but couldn't get it out. I wanted to ask what had really happened earlier this night, but decided not to since it seemed like it was a bad time. I began to think to myself. I was again back on the topic of where I had heard of the his name before. Where have I heard his name before? Think, think, come on think. Aubrey..Aubrey come on think. Wait a second...Aubrey..it was from those books I just read. Umm...Tiger,Tiger and Dark Flame. Yea, Aubrey was a vampire. I quickly glanced at Aubrey. Hmm...that's weird, Aubrey looks just like the character described in the books. But, naw..Aubrey's not...no way..he can't be a vampire. I quickly glanced away before he noticed I was staring at him. Well, then again Risika and Fala were in those books, too. Naw...they're probably just some big fans of the book. Yea, that's it, just big fans of the book. I hope or I've been hanging out and flirting with a vampire this past night. Though, if he was a vampire; he would have bitten me already. Unless..all this flirting was actually real feelings for me. Ok..if he was a vampire then..I looked back at him, this time in panic. Then he's reading my mind. Aubrey then glanced down at me, noticing me staring at him.

"What?" He questioned with a smirk.

"Nothing." I looked away from him and shook the thought out of my head.

We finally got to my apartment and I turned around to look at him.

He walked up closer to me. "Kitana?"

"What?"

"Good night, oh and don't believe everything you read in books, ok?" He replied.

I was stunned. Before I could say another word, he stepped closer to me and kissed my on the lips. Then disapeared into the blackness of the night. Aubrey...he's a...your a...I couldn't move. I somehow managed after a few minutes staring out into the night to go back to my bed. I couldn't believe this. Either I'm insane or I'm in love with Aubrey.