Let's get one thing straight everyone, I hate Twilight. That book was the worst vampire love story that I have ever read. And to those who must know, I started this fanfic two years or so before I read that damn book. For those Twilight fans, I am sorry to disappoint you but I don't intend to copy or base any vampire stuff from that story. I don't care if you like it, but I will not adjust this vampire fanfic to satisfy your suit of taste. Dusk will possess some of the basic vampire power such as speed, sprinting, super human strength, and enhance senses…plus some of my own ideas.

Disclaimer: I don't own Digimon Frontier

Bloody Nightmares

Chapter Nine: Spilling the First Blood

Late. She blew it. She totally blew it this time. Ami Tsujimura had stayed out way past midnight on the night of the Obon Festival. Usually she was such a neat and punctual girl. Shy and meek most of the time, Ami can be a bit rebellious when things had gone bad. And boy, did it went badly. Her mood swing swung in sometime that morning. All because of him.

A couple of hours ago, Ami had gone to her classmate's family restaurant. Knowing Izumi Orimoto and her friends, she had expected to find him there. That morning when she went to the Ristorante Italiano del Orimoto, Ami had readied herself to ask him out, despite the butterflies in her stomach.

Ami didn't go there alone. She was with her two friends, Yumiko and Shizuku. Both of whom were also rejected by Kouji Minamoto. They had both asked him out the previous month when summer was just around the corner. Yumiko had asked him before the school festival and Shizuku had asked him during Children's Day. It was Golden Week then, and Ami's two friends had high hopes of a romantic miniature date during that time. Unfortunately, Kouji had other plans. That or he just wasn't interested.

True, Ami had sort of liked Kouji. She had liked him for two years ever since he transferred to her school. She had watched him when he was training in the Kendo Club, and was struck by his cool and stoic personality. Yumiko and Shizuku had seen how the way Ami had blushed when Izumi had introduced her to him and his brother, Kouichi. After their failed attempts into going out with Kouji, the two of them had managed to coax Ami to give it a try. They believed that Obon would be the perfect opportunity to ask him. And so the two of them had booked a table at the Ristorante Italiano del Orimoto via Izumi Orimoto herself. Of course, Izumi didn't suspect Ami to be there and had no clue whatsoever of what the other two had plotted.

So there Ami sat with her two best friends on the outside of the restaurant, procrastinating as she picked at her lasagna. Yumiko had told her that she would be fine as long as she doesn't forget to breathe. Shizuku on the other hand teased her about how she won't get anywhere with her usual shyness. They had raised her hopes up with these ideas of spending it all out during Obon.

Shizuku's right, Ami had thought. If I don't try, I'll never get anywhere in life.

When Kouji and his brother appeared from the kitchen and sat themselves Ami's two friends gave her a wink. Ami waited a bit longer, trying her best to slow her heart down and ease her breathing. It wasn't until Yumiko and Shizuku had gotten so irritated and impatient that she decided to get up and get it all over with.

At first when Ami strolled over to Kouji's table, she first greeted her friend Izumi politely. Then Ami turned to face Kouji, her eyes looking down as she couldn't face him directly. She could feel her cheeks flushing red hot and was glad to her hair was long enough to hide them. At first she stumbled over her words as she also stuttered a bit. But when Ami finally got the words out and asked Kouji if he would go with her to the Obon festival, she held her breath stood there, trembling. Getting the words out was difficult as it was standing there in the first place. Kouji didn't answer her at first, which made Ami more anxious. She felt a little bit better when she saw how her classmate, Izumi smiled at her. But then Kouji answered and the red color on her cheeks disappeared.

"Sorry, Ami," he had said in stoic manner. "Sorry, but I can't. Can't you go with those other two friends of yours? I'm busy."

That was it then. Those words had shattered her world. But instead of crying, Ami said that she understood why and turn around to leave. But then she almost tripped over the legs of Kouji's chair and fell flat on her face. But luckily, Ami was able to grab onto the railing and caught her balance and strutted back outside to her table.

Yumiko and Shizuka were shocked to see her so stone-faced when she sat back down at her table. They tried to comfort her with food but she barely noticed. They tried to cheer her up by saying that they, too, were also rejected…along with about thirty other girls or so. But that didn't cheer Ami up a bit at all. Also shy and meek, every other boy had liked Ami enough to sit next to her in school or offer her his better lunch in a bento. Whenever Ami had asked a guy, he would say yes. Kouji was the first person to reject her and that just tears it. Ami had felt as though her whole world had lost its color. The colorful lights of Obon were dimmed and smeared in grey and black.

The more Ami thought about it, the angrier she gets. Her sadness turns into hatred. She hated her friends, Yumiko and Shizuku for plotting this little ordeal. She hates that Izumi Orimoto for being the only girl to befriend Kouji and his brother so easily. She hated him…she hated him so much. She hated Kouji.

In retaliation, Ami was sour through the day. When Yumiko asked her if she was okay, Ami snapped. "Okay? Am I okay? DO I LOOK OKAY TO YOU!"

"Chill, Ami-chan," Shizuku scolded. "It's not the end of the world. I mean, you're not the only girl that he rejected. So what? You're pretty, smart, nice, and great with music. Any other guy would fall for you and—"

"Oh spare me your little excuse, Shizuku," Ami spat. "It's your fault for dragging me out here in the first place! I should have known that Kouji would say no to me after what he said to the two of you."

"Our fault? Well, if you had a hunch that he was going to turn you down, then why did you come with us anyway?"

"Because you raised my hopes up, Yumiko! You always do that. I'm sick of it. Even if I had said no, you would still dragged me out here for all that matter. I—forget this, I'm out of here!"

"Wait! Aren't you coming to the Obon Festival with us?" Shizuku asked, getting up to stop Ami.

"I wouldn't go with you two even if you were the twins themselves!" said Ami, pushing her friend aside and walked away.

That night, Ami had gone to the Obon festival alone. She didn't know why she had bothered to come at all. Maybe because she couldn't stand being around the house when she knew that her brother would make fun of her for her watery eyes. Going to the festival was her only excuse to escape his taunting and keep her mind busy. At least she might have something to do while she's there.

While she was sulking around some of the booths and tents, everyone was enjoying themselves. All around her were some groups of friends or family going on and about, having the times of their lives. To rub it in a bit more was the fact that there were a few couples around, too. Everywhere she looked were girls clinging to the arms of their boyfriends. And to make it worse, Ami spotted Kouji Minamoto coming in at the main gate with his brother and their friends. Seeing him just boiled her rage. In spite, she turned around and ran the other way. Pushing her way through the throng, she ended up at other side of the festival. Ami thought about what she had seen and soon began to sulk.

It wasn't fair. It just wasn't fair at all. How could Kouji just turned her down like that? Sure he had turned down a lot of girls in the past, but still he didn't mind hanging out with his friends. Izumi is the only girl in that group of his and why her? Why can't Kouji be friends with anyone else? He's so selfish. Why did Ami ever fall for a selfish guy like him?

Suddenly Ami's thoughts turn towards his brother, Kouichi. He seems nicer than his brother…it made her wonder why they were twins in the first place.

It wasn't before long that Ami realized that it was getting really dark. All around her people were leaving and tents and booths were closing. She then realized that her parents warned her to be home by midnight. It was midnight! Ami didn't bother running home because she knew that it would take at least half an hour to get there.

And so there she was, walking home alone from the festival. Tokyo is a very busy city, so it barely sleeps. In fact, it doesn't at all. The path home only grew quiet when Ami turned a few corners into district 4 of Shinjuku. There were fewer people here on the street than it was out in the bustling city. Soon Ami was the only one on the dark and quiet road.

I am so grounded, Ami thought. I blew it. I totally blew it. Why did I get so worked up all day over a selfish jerk?

For all the hatred that she had harbored towards Kouji all day that day, she realized that she didn't actually hate his brother for some reason. She never realized how nice he was. How could she and the other girls have overlooked him? Kouichi was practically with his brother all the time ever since they both transferred to her school. Why did Ami fall for Kouji and never paid much attention to his brother? At least his twin seems nicer and a bit more considerate. Maybe she should say hi to him the next time she saw him. But for now, Ami had to concentrate on getting home. It wasn't until too late that she realized that the street lights in her neighborhood went out in a flash and she was completely alone in the darkness…or so she had thought.

He was hungry. After feeding on the boy's weakness, it took a little out of Dusk just to possess him now. He needed a quick bite and an easy prey to feed on in order to renew his strength. After flying around for a bit, he landed on an empty street.

It wasn't easy for him to find the boy. At first he had sense him that morning when he was in the shadow. Dusk had to wait in pain until night falls in order to get closer to him. But just as Dusk almost had his hands on him, his host had entered the barrier created by that damn witch. And there was another fact that those two imbeciles, Lobo and Löwe, were with the twins afterward.

It seems as though Dusk would have to wait for the foursome to be separated. Dusk's shadows had lingered around the darkest corner of Tokyo Tower, watching the festival with his enhanced vision. It was pathetic really. He shouldn't have to hide like a weakling that he is now because of that blasted Oracle. A few hundred years ago, she had tricked him and took away his body while he was in the mist of obtaining full power. It wasn't until after he had killed those two princes that she had appeared before him. It was then that she had deceived him. By playing the part, Gali had managed to separate him from his body. He had demanded her for longevity and she gave it to him…but at what price? She had given him long life but took his physical body as compensation and hid it away.

Now Dusk is a mere wispy shadow of a spirit. Ever one hundred years, Dusk had to find his host, the prince's incarnation, and drank blood to refill his strength. But every time that he was close in finding his body and full strength, Gali and those two knights were there to stop him.

And now in the twenty-first century, Dusk knew that he can't fail. Gali had hid his real body somewhere, but there must be a key in finding it at the same time, obtain the greatest power and immortality.

But for now, Dusk most concentrate on getting his strength back. And he could smell his first victim right away.

The smell of blood was strong. There were many, but Dusk smelt a fresh and young one. This one, he could tell, was full of anger. Just the type to satisfy his hunger. Looking around the corner, he spotted a girl alone on the street.

Moving into position, Dusk sprinted faster than the eye could see; he smashed every streetlights in the area around the girl. With the help of darkness, no one can witness what he was going to do.

Just as he had expected, the girl screamed and ran. He sprinted again, this time tripping her. The girl fell and sat up to look around. He then put on a convincing face that his host normally possessed and slowly walked up to her.

"W-who's there?" said the girl in a trembling voice. "Anyone there?"

It was so sudden that the streetlights exploded and went off in a flash, startling her. Ami screamed and ran as fast as she could. But then something hit her, making her trip and she fell. It felt as though she ran straight into a brick wall. She was weary and dizzy at first, but slowly sat up. It wasn't then until Ami heard slow footsteps.

"W-who's there?" she said in a trembling voice.

Slowly the footsteps got closer and closer. With every step, Ami's heart was pounding harder and harder. It felt as though her entire chest was going to burst open. It was agony and terrifying. What if it's a beast or some demon?

"Anyone there?" she asked again.

Ami couldn't take it anymore. Her voice was weak and the air around her was chilling. Her skin was crawling and her heart was pounding like mad. Whoever or whatever was scaring her was killing her. Then…just then when she looked up at the figure in front of her she saw…

"Kouichi?" Ami gasped in surprised. "W-what are you doing out here? You scared me. Don't tell me that was you!"

Kouichi only smiled as he lean in closer and offered her his hand. "I'm here because I have a business to take of that's all."

"W-what do you mean?" Ami asked, taking his hand as he pulled her up with such strength that she didn't knew that he had.

"Care to find out?" he offered again, this time pulling her closer to him.

Ami blushed hotly as his wrapped his hand around her waist. Never did anyone do this to her, let alone someone like Kouichi. But then she noticed something different. The Kouichi that she knew was quiet and modest, not someone so…sensual. Ami tried to push him away, but he held her firm and wouldn't let her go.

"Why should I let a stray like you wander off? Don't you know that it's dangerous to be out all alone on these streets?"

Kouichi's voice was no longer there. One moment it was his voice, then the next minute, it was the voice of a man. This man's voice wasn't comforting but instead it was cold and Ami could tell that it was filled with hunger and the lust for something sinister. Her eyes widen in shock as she realized too late.

"W-who are you? You're not Kouichi-kun!" she said.

The boy holding her chuckled and smiled devilishly. With the other hand, he stroked her cheeks, causing her to gasp in fright. "Your blood smells delicious. You shall be my first victim. You should be grateful, little girl, because I am going to relieve you from your misery. Think of this as a favor."

He suddenly glided his hand down towards her neck and touched a vein. She couldn't move nor fight back. Ami was too hypnotized by his lustrous voice as he chanted softly.

"You can't move, for now you are mine…Your blood shall be sacrificed to my need. I can smell your fear, I can taste your hatred, and I can feel the Darkness in your heart…"

Then with one swift move, Dusk sank his teeth in her neck. Ami gasped, feeling the earth disappear beneath her feet as she collapsed in his arms. She could feel all of her energy draining away. Kouichi…no, this monster was drinking from her blood. Soon she felt sorry for herself. Ami felt sorry for snapping at her friends…she felt sorry for getting mad at Izumi…she regretted leaving her house…she regretted for not saying sorry.

Ami now realized that she could no longer had that chance to apologize to her friends as the life was draining from her eyes. It wasn't long until darkness consumed her and Dusk left her body lying there.

Dusk stood up, wiping his mouth as he gulped down the last drop of blood. That was just what he needed. Dusk cold feel a little bit more of his strength returning as the girl's blood flowed throughout his body.

He then bent over the girl's body and wiped away any trickling line of blood. Licking his bloody fingers, Dusk smiled in satisfactory then taunted at the girl's corpse before sprinting off. "Thank you for the meal."

Now that his meal was finish, he had to find a way to get his host home without raising suspicion. Dusk had an idea as he sprinted around a corner. With one of his new found strength, he was able to sprint a bit faster and faster and no mortal could see.

By tomorrow, everyone would find her body lying on the street wondering what had happened. By then, he would be miles away.

Kouichi, that was the name of his host, Dusk had to remember that though. By the time the boy woke up tomorrow, he won't remember a thing. Dusk will have to wipe out his memory of what had happened last night starting at when he possessed the boy's body. It's best that he doesn't know right now. After all, because of that damn Oracle Gali, he couldn't control the boy by day. But soon, he wouldn't have to wait long to take full control and by then, he would have enough strength to overpower Gali and take back his power and more. It was just a matter of time…but for now…home.

Dusk stopped in front of the Minamoto residence. The barrier that Gali put on was still on and he was still an unwanted guest. But Dusk suddenly recognized this old spell and found a loophole. The barrier stops any uninvited intruder with an ill intent on whomever lives there. But if Dusk was invited in by a member of said residence, then he could gain entrance.

Bending down, Dusk picked up a handful of small pebbles. After tossing a few of them at a specific window, Dusk released his hold on his host and hide himself in the darkest part of his wasn't long until a disoriented looking boy with the same face as his host opened to window. "Nii-san? What are you doing out there?"

Kouichi stood there in front of his house, his eyes hazy and unfocused. he stumbled a bit and tried to balance himself before being caught in the arms of someone. Looking up, he was met with the concerned blue eyes of his twin. Kouji had heard the tapping of pebbles on his windows and looked outside, only to find his brother standing out all alone on the street. He didn't waste any time rushing down the stairs and out the door any more seconds than neccesary.

"Nii-san, what are you doing out here? You're going to catch a cold!" Kouji said, holding his brother up and supporting him with his arms. "Kouichi, are you alright?"

Kouichi didn't respond, nor did he hint any indication that he or Kouji was there at all. Kouji looked on at him in concern before guiding him pass the gate and into their house. "C'mon Kouichi, don't stand there. Come in or else you'll get really sick."

"Hmm..." Kouichi responded nonchantly, letting his brother guide him into the house.

Unknown to the two of them, Dusk smiled to himself in the darkness as the barrier disappeared. His plan had worked. He was now in. That foolish boy hadn't realized what he'd just done...perfect.

I'm sorry, but I was in a rush to finish this chapter before Chinese New Year. Busy, busy, busy. I had to help clean and cook before the New Year. This year will be the year of the Ox. It might be a while until the next chapter.

Ami Tsujimura is the girl who asked Kouji out from the chapter "Girls and News, What's New?" I didn't intend for her to be Dusk first victim, but I always make these things up as I write. That's right, I don't plan this story out. I make up everything as I write. It's better that way, though. Because I can think up of better ideas that way.

Dusk's power isn't as strong as before because he doesn't have a physical body, which Gali took away in order to prevent him from taking control. Little by little after each and every victim that he drinks blood from, Dusk regain of whatever strength and power that he had lost.

What will happen next is anyone's guess. But you'll just have to wait and see. I promise that I will finish this story. But the new semester starts soon and I will be a bit busy with college.

Happy Chinese New Year!