Hey everyone, Affoler the Bat here with another chapter of Vampire Heart! I thought I should warn you all that I will not be posting any more chapters until I get at least 2 reviews per chapter. Now, time to get back to the story.

"Affoler!" The voice said as Affoler was tackled to the floor by a magenta blur.

"Get off me Arianna!" Affoler snarled angrily, clearly unhappy with her head having been slammed against the floor when she hit the floor. After prying herself from Arianna's death grip Affoler stood up, pulling Arianna up with her.

"You're so mean Affoler!" Arianna whimpered, though it was clear that it had no effect on the teal bat. Arianna was a magenta hedgehog of about 14, her quills brushed down to reach her chin and her skin a peach colour, the eyes a familiar bright red. Her shirt, having a large square cut out of it to reveal her fur and bare neck to just above her breasts, was a pure white with a red stripe just under her breasts. The sleeves of the shirt began red, but suddenly turned to white just above her elbows and trimmed in red at the bottom, her jean mid-thigh length skirt was as red as the sleeves and stripe. Her boots were red with white trim, fangs being revealed when she smiled happily at Affoler.

"I thought I told you not to follow me Arianna." Affoler said in an annoyed voice, Arianna smiling wider.

"You did, but I didn't listen." She stated, causing the teal bat to glare dangerously at her. It was only then that Arianna seemed to realise she had done something wrong.
"I was worried about you Affoler, you've always been reckless!" She exclaimed to try and calm the teal bat, who only huffed.

"Not reckless enough that I need a little brat watching over me." Affoler immediately snapped, baring her fangs at the hedgehog angrily. Rouge watched on in slight fear as Affoler's usually calm and friendly personality was replaced by a fierce, beastly one as the hedgehog continued to try and calm her.
"Get out!" Affoler finally roared, enraged with the magenta Mobian by this point.
"Before I decide your fur would make a nice rug." She warned the younger creature, who immediately looked rather panicked.

"But it's sunny outside!" Arianna cried, pointing to the curtains which was blocking the sun's rays from entering the room, eyes wide as Affoler looked like she was sizing Arianna with her eyes.

"Then wear a cloak." The teal bat responded, throwing one at Arianna, who quickly caught it and put it on.

"Gene won't be very happy with you Affoler..." Arianna warned, suddenly serious as she pulled up the hood of the cloak so no light could touch her skin.

"Gene doesn't scare me." Was Affoler's only response before going to the bed and sitting on it, looking at the wall uncaringly, a sign that she no longer wanted company.

"I'll be back Affoler...be careful until then." Arianna said, sighing before she seemingly disappeared. Rouge was about to ask Affoler who Arianna was, and how the teal bat knew her, only to see Affoler had fallen asleep against the wall. Rouge decided that she might as well wait until the red eyed bat awoke to speak to her about the matching colour eyed female hedgehog.

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Arianna skidded to a stop when she reached the room where the others were waiting for her. In the room were two other Mobians, a 10 year old female grey fox and a 17 year old male pale brown hedgehog.

"Where is Affoler?" The fox asked, turning away from the test tubes she'd been in front of to look at Arianna. The fox had a whiskerless white muzzle, inner ear and tail tip, her eyes a milk chocolate brown. Her bright yellow hair was tied in two pigtails behind her ears, reaching to her hips, her slightly wavy bangs covering the edges of her eyes and a long strand going between her eyes that nearly reached her muzzle. She only wore a simple, loose pale blue sleeveless dress that reached to her knees and white gloves that reached just past her elbows, her feet bare. Her mouth seemed to be in a constant slight frown and her tail drooped, only curving upwards at the end to keep it from trailing against the floor.

"I'm sorry Gene, she didn't want me watching her or to come back!" Arianna apologised, looking fearful while 'Gene' frowned more.

"Do not be hard on her Raylene, it is not Arianna's fault that Affoler does not wish to cooperate with us." The male hedgehog said, leaning against the wall near the test tubes that the fox had been at, which reached from the floor to the ceiling and seemed to have small beings in them. His skin was peach like Arianna, his stomach, muzzle and inner ear showing this. His eyes were red like hers as well, with fangs being easily seen despite his mouth being closed, his quills fairly short with three of them at the back of his head. He wore mud brown boots and gloves, a belt around his waist of the same colour and with a golden buckle despite having no pants. Brown goggles adorned his forehead, pulled up to be just under his ears.

"I've told you before Ambrose, call me Gene." The fox told the male hedgehog and Ambrose murmured an apology for calling her by the wrong name. Gene then turned her attention back to Arianna, who was fearfully awaiting her punishment.
"...Ambrose is right though, it's not your fault that Affoler won't do as we want. I believe she can take care of herself, but that ruby..." Gene trailed off, turning back to the test tubes.
"You will receive no punishment Arianna, as this is not your fault." She said, Arianna looking up at Gene before looking very happy.

"Thank you very much!" She exclaimed, though Gene appeared to be more interested in the test tubes then Arianna now.

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"So...Gene is finally making her move soon, if she wants me back in that place...she'll want that ruby too..." Affoler thought aloud, the late afternoon sun being blocked by the curtains. Rouge had not entered the room since Arianna left, so Affoler had plenty of time to come up with an excuse about the magenta hedgehog. She had just come up with a believable excuse when a black and red hedgehog walked into the room, staring intently at her.

A black and red hedgehog, now who could that be? I warn you all that as much as I try not to do so, the original Sonic characters like Rouge, Knuckles and the rest have moments of major OCCness. I hope you enjoyed, and rememeber TWO REVIEWS OR I WON'T POST THE NEXT CHAPTER!