Author's Note: Here's the second chapter for Her Shadow. Hope you enjoy! Um...nothing else I need to say. But there is going to be more at the bottom. So yeah...that's all.

One month later…

"Ayato-kun, are you okay?" Ayato was snapped away from his thoughts as the girl next to him asked a question, worry written in her features.

"Yeah, I'm okay, don't worry or anything like that." The girl smiled in response and got back to what she was doing. This made Ayato ponder about Yui, how she would know if he was feeling down about something and she would do her best to try to cheer him up until a smile was shown in her face.

It had already been a month since Yui was last seen by him. After taking her heart out, he found another girl to take over her heart. The girl, Kelly, was perfect. She had milky brown hair that reached her waist and soft blue eyes. She was obedient and would always submit to Ayato whenever he was thirsty. But they never had a romantic moment together, unlike with Yui.

"Hey Ayato-kun, are you hungry? You always seem lost in thought, so do you need my blood?"

"No, I'm not in the mood. Just get me something from the kitchen, kay?"

"I understand." While she was gone, Ayato peered under the bed and spotted an old coffin. That coffin held the dead corpse of Yui. He just kept her with him because it seemed like a waste just to throw it out and he wasn't going to let his hysteric brother, Kanato, turn her into a creepy wax doll. His mind was now thinking about Yui. He still wondered why he wasn't satisfied. He had her blood, but just in different body. He should be happy since, Kelly at least had a good figure while Yui's body was like a stick. He remembered how he mocked her about it, having no chest to boast about and no sexual appeal.

Why do you still keep thinking about her? It's just her blood I want. Then it hit him like a bullet. Her blood wasn't his total desire.

Her blood was just an excuse. A plain excuse. An excuse for getting close to her, hugging her, claiming her as his, and kissing her. He remembered how Yui got embarrassed whenever he pressed his lips against hers. And she always asked why he kissed her. He would just say kissing her made her blood sweeter. And he would use the same excuse for just getting close to her. Now he realized he needed her, more than ever. He needed to touch her soft silky skin. He needed those magenta ruby eyes to look at him. He needed her voice to tell him that everything was going to be all right. But they were now gone, beyond from his reach.

" You said that if I wanted this, then you'll be happy, but I actually didn't want this…" Ayato knew if he wanted her so badly, he would just have to get her back…

In the end, Ayato killed Kelly and put her heart back into Yui's. But he failed in reviving her. He couldn't take it any longer, so he killed himself, hoping that now would forget about her and he wouldn't suffer from her absence in his life. But still, her shadow was lurking in his mind.

Author's Note: Man...this has to be the longest thing that I have typed for FanFiction . Anyway, thanks for reading. :) The next and last chapter is going to have a happy ending. It's like a "What if..." type of thing. So I hope you come back for more. Kissy faces for whoever likes reading my fanfics. [ Kissy faces sound cheesy but that is the person I am :) ]