Chapter 2

"Hey Dare what'll you have on this fine day? Oh wait, let me take a guess, black coffee with extra black and extra you need a girlfriend or your mother is going kill you." The blonde owner of the arcade stated with mirth in his emerald eyes.

Darien looked over at his "best friend" in disgust. How he hated the topic of his mother is situations like these. It wasn't his fault all the women around Tokyo knew of his fame and fortune, why marry those sneaky girls when he could find a real woman elsewhere. A woman who didn't know how much money he was worth, or that he was the top model in Tokyo also.

"Drew, you know I would rather marry some fat, ugly girl then one who would use me. Remember Vanessa, the girl who asked for me to marry her after the second date? Or Rachel, the girl who cried and screamed at me to go out with her because it would be a good business opportunity? Drew, I may be rich, but I got that way for a reason. I'm smarter than that."

Darien rubbed his eyes tiredly. It was driving him insane. Not his mother, but her. That she devil, Serena. Beautiful eyes, legs, hair, body, smile, everything was perfect. Everything except one small tiny piece of information, she wasn't a vampire. So she couldn't be his mate.

A blessing to look at she was though.

The bells to the small arcade rang in the eerie silence of the crowded arcade. Darien half-turned to see what had stopped the commotion and sat startled himself.

In walked the five most beautiful girls he had ever seen.

Two blondes led the pack, so close in appearance they could have been thought of as twins. Except one of the blondes had darker hair, darker eyes, and a dark blood red bow in her luxurious hair. The second he knew and yet didn't. Rena.

She looked as beautiful as she had yesterday. Instead of a light pink dress covering her small frame to her knees, she wore a tight white tank top, and dark wash flare jeans. Her boots were positively sinful. The black leather caressed her long legs to her knees like a lover's hand.

Darien felt a destructive jealousy settle in. Not only were those jeans caressing his Rena's legs, but everyone was staring at her. He was sure of it. How could they not? Her innocence shone like a beacon to everyone, especially him, and every other guy in Tokyo was trying to get closer.

The other three girls he vaguely noticed.

One girl had waist-length ebony hair and amethyst eyes. She looked a bit hot-headed unlike his beautiful Rena's calm-tempered self.

Another girl stood at about four foot eleven with hair that was such a dark black it shone blue in the lights. Her most beautiful feature was her eyes though, they shone a sapphire blue. Her eyes couldn't compare to his Rena's icy blue eyes that held so much warmth in them, even his heart melted for her.

The last and certainly not least in any measurement girl stood at an astounding five foot eleven feet. She was almost as tall as him. Darien was six foot three, with a muscled build, and still this girl looks like she'd give him a run for his money in any fight. She had chestnut hair and emerald eyes that reminded him of Motoki's.

He felt the jealousy sat simmering in the bottom of his chest as the girls laughed on their way over to a booth. Andrew smiled at Darien and said, "Sometimes I love my job, maybe I'll get that blondes number. Wish me luck in your sulking."

Darien felt an anger that was almost overwhelmingly destructive as his "best friend" told him he was planning on asking out Rena. Before Darien could say anything though the blonde owner was over at the booth flirting shamelessly.

Laughter turned his eyes red. "Shit." Darien could feel himself turning in broad daylight. This was never a good thing for a vampire.

A warm palm on his shoulder had him ducking his head closer to the shadows. "Darien? Is that you? It's me your new neighbor Serena. I live in the apartment on your right." Darien's eyes lost their color knowing Andrew wasn't flirting with his Rena.

"Geeze Darien, possessive much?" His best friend's voice came through their internal wave length. Darien shrugged off the comment and looked at the pure angel standing before him. Her silky blonde hair smelled of his favorite scent, roses.

He cautiously turned to the vixen, trying to compose himself, and smiled at her. "Rena dear I have not suffered amnesia since we last met. I know who you are."

That darn dimple was there again. Tempting her. So she decided to be a bit sly and leaned down to his ear, "Well Dare, you never know. Something absolutely terrible could have happened. I could have been completely forgotten, and was just trying to give you a heads up that I am not some deranged stalker after your very sexy self." She all but purred in his ear.

Darien shivered as her breath hit him, a chocolaty mint permeated his senses.

"Well Rena, I'm glad you thought to give me a heads up."

Darien smiled broadly as he picked up the girl in question, and put her on his lap. A little reminder sat nestled in between his legs. Well not little. More like too big for comfort. Serena felt herself get hot, and started to sweat a little.

"Rena, I could never confuse you with a deranged stalker though. Don't you know that I am very difficult to follow? It is almost impossible to do so. No, I think I have a better chance of stalking you beautiful. A very good chance," he growled.

Serena smiled temptingly at the brooding man underneath her. "Dare, I think you have it all wrong." She wiggled her hips a bit to unnerve him. "No one could ever possibly want to follow lil ol' me. I'm not that kind of girl."

With that said she jumped off his lap with a bubbly smile on her face. The little minx then decided to wink at him and saunter back to her booth.

Andrew came over to Darien and sighed. I wish I could find my mate and soon. It's very hard to live each day not knowing when your soul mate could walk through the door.

Darien looked at his best friend and put a hand on his shoulder to comfort the blonde owner. "Drew, imagine the fact that you and your soul mate will get to spend eternity with each other anyways. What is one day of waiting, for a forever of loving?"

Andrew looked at his best friend and smiled in thanks. He quickly looked back at his friend and got real close to his friends neck. He grabbed Darien's neck and smelt right next to Darien's ear.

"Dude when were you going to tell me you had found her?"

Darien looked at his friend in confusion and asked, "Found who?"

Andrew looked at his friend like he was exceptionally stupid and about screamed out, "Your mate you dumbass!"