Here is chapter two of Blue Moon. Sorry if it's a little confusing right now, but I think most of your questions will be answered in these next few chapters. Enjoy!


Night had fallen over Shinjuku. A cool, ominous breeze blew clouds over the full moon as a shadowy figure moved swiftly across the blue-washed ground, and even the crickets were strangely silent. It was getting colder as fall was arriving, and the trees that laced the streets seemed to be dying in beauty, leaves changing to blood red, or dark brown. The shadowy figure passed under a streetlamp, illuminating her face for a fraction of a second. Ruki Makino's eyes were emotionless but determined as she hurried to the outskirts of town, muscles tense with foreboding.

Unbeknownst to her, she was being followed. Takato Matsuki was traveling at a distance from the strange teen, but not far enough to lose visual. He was not as stealthy as Ruki, but the latter seemed too preoccupied to notice him. Takato himself was nervous; Ruki was definitely not up to anything good. Business conducted at night was never good.

They soon arrived at the edge of Shinjuku after about forty-five minutes of strained silence. The woods started here. Now, these woods were not the sparse trees clumped together at the park, these were the real deal. There were wild animals and no civilization for miles after this point. Takato thought about turning back, but decided against it.

But curiosity killed the cat…

Ruki stopped right before the undergrowth began and glanced over her shoulder to make sure she was alone. Then, she sniffed the air as if she would be able to smell an intruder. However, the wind was in Takato's favor, not that it would matter. People can't smell other people like that, from afar...right? Her eyes narrowed for a moment before she dashed off through the trees and into darkness. Fearful of losing her, Takato ran off behind her.

Ruki loved being alone. She didn't mind company, namely Takato's, but she was forced to be by herself most of the time. It wasn't that she was anti-social; there was a good reason for it. However, nobody knew the reason, except for her mother and grandmother. No, everyone believed it was just her nature.

Ruki's hair ruffled her face as the wind raced past her. She loved to run, too. She loved the freedom of it, and the rush of adrenaline cleared her head. There were no boundaries out in the woods, no limitations that bar her from being herself, her true self. Demons plague her mind in public, around people, laughing evilly and forcing dark thoughts into her consciences. The smell of humans do that to her, create demons that make her want to do terrible things. Not just there smell, no, it was the smell of their blood.

Lost in thought, she sped up to an inhuman speed and leapt to a tree and scaled to the top supernaturally fast. It was as if she could fly. She sniffed the cool air and caught the scent of a deer, her prey. Eyes narrowing with effort, she scoped out a large buck in a good-sized clearing about fifty yards ahead. Its antlers seemed to glow in the moonlight. In a flash of remorse, she hesitated. Ruki abhorred killing. Sure she destroyed digimon in the past, but that was before she learned they weren't just data, they were alive too. But hunger overpowered the desire to keep her hands blood-free. It was over in the blink of an eye. A feral demeanor came over the young girl as she ferociously drank her fill of warm blood. The buck couldn't even register it was under attack before the life was plucked from its veins.

A certain goggle-headed boy watched from the edge of the clearing. He'd just seen his best friend use unnatural strength and speed to hunt down a full-grown deer with her bare hands! And then proceed to EAT IT! What the hell! There are no words to describe the utter shock and fear Takato was feeling. He couldn't even make a complete thought. Stepping backward in an attempt to get away, he tripped over a root, landing with a loud thud. Tears stained his cheeks in confusion and fear as Ruki's eyes shot up and met Takato's!

The world stood still.

Ruki's eyes shone a golden color, not her usual purple. Her mouth was open slightly, ivory fangs dripped with the animal's blood and she was breathing hard. Still locked in her feral daze, she growled, low and ominously. That smell! It was overwhelming.

Takato was beside himself, it's not like he could run from her! This was not Ruki, it couldn't be. He refused to believe that his best friend, the person he was in love with, was… a vampire.


Oooooh....shocker! What's gonna happen next? Stay tuned!