Harumi walked downstairs when she woke up and she just happened to see Karin. "I'm home." She announced.

"Welcome home. Have a good day at work?" Harumi asked. She nodded though she looks a little tired.

"Are you okay, Karin?" She nodded again but with a smile this time.

"Yes. I'm fine. Don't worry."

Harumi smiled back. "Well... if you say so..."

Both of them went into the living room to see the room filled with Christmas decorations Henry, who wore a reindeer hat, and Carrera, who wore a Santa's hat, were drinking blood.

"Merry Christmas!" Henry and Carrera cheered before drinking a glass of blood.

"Delicious. This blood from a prideful man that I ordered from a high-class restaurant right before Christmas is quite exceptional." Henry said.

"This blood from a lying tramp who was two-timing men to get name brand presents is also quite good. Blood really is best when in season." Carrera said.

"Merry Christmas, yeah?" Henry and Carrera laughed.

Ren was lying on the couch on his side calling his girls. Harumi sighed and walk over behind the couch. She leaned forward on the back of the couch.

"Got it. Eight on Christmas Eve at the usual hotel. Sure. I love you, Tomoko. Later." He hung up and look for another number. Once he did, he call that girl.

"Hello? Sachiko? About Christmas Eve. How does nine sound?" He was silent for a bit. "Of course. You're the only one I want to be with on the holy night. Sure. I'll be sure to satisfy you. Later." He hung up and look for another number.

Harumi sighed to herself before she said, "Fooling around with your girlfriends, I see..."

He looked back at Harumi. "And?" He asked.

"I really don't care about Christmas Eve, but... why don't you spends Christmas with us?"

"Why do you care? Before you used to be glad I was leaving. Plus, you are never home on Christmas Eve and Christmas. Are you even going to stay home this time?"

Harumi's face turned slightly red. "I-I don't care if you stay for Christmas or not! I was just... Are you staying here if I was here?"

"No. Just wondering."

"Hn. Figures..." Harumi walked back to her room.

"What's with Big Sister Harumi? She seems... to be acting a bit differently." Karin wondered.

Ren sighs, gets up, and walk towards Harumi's room. "It's nothing to worry about." He said to himself.

He walks to her room and was about to knock on her door when he hears crying. Ren opens the door slightly to see Harumi lying on the bed with her face in the pillow crying. He sees a picture on her bed. The picture showed Harumi with her hair pass her shoulders smiling with a guy that had light brown hair that stopped to his neck, purple eyes and it showed him holding Harumi in the arms smiling.

"Takahiro..." Harumi cried to herself.

Ren closed the door and sighed again. He walked away.

A few days later, it was finally Christmas day. Harumi was walking around the city seeing couples everywhere. She was just randomly walking when she realize that she ended up walking to the park. She sat on the bench and started to think.

Lately, she has been thinking about Takahiro a lot this year than before. Maybe that's because lately there has been things reminding her about Takahiro. Like Karin and Usui's relationship with each other.

Usually, Harumi tried to forget about him but today was very hard to. That's because today is the day it all started... The beginning of her first love story... 'Christmas day... the day I met Takahiro...'

This was back when Harumi was 12 years old living in Japan. Now, her hair grew to her shoulders. Today was Christmas day and she had just moved into a neighborhood in Japan. She moved into a small apartment. One bathroom, one kitchen, and a living room/bed room. It was good enough for her. She place all her stuff at their correct place that she bought with her parents money. They had invested a lot of money in the bank. She only bought things that were really necessary.

After putting everything, she had to their right place; there was a knock on the door. 'Who could that be?' She asked herself. Harumi walk over to the door and open it to see a very cute light brown hair, purple eyes, boy holding a plate of cookies.

"Hi! I'm Takahiro Kuroda! Welcome to the neighborhood!" Takahiro greeted.

Harumi smiled at him. "Hello, Takahiro. I'm Harumi Kobayashi. It's nice to meet you."

"Harumi, huh? That's a cute name for cute girl."

Harum blushed at his comment. "Thank you, Takahiro."

He had a big smiled. "Oh, yeah! Here. A welcoming gift to the neighborhood." He hands the plate of cookies to Harumi and she took it.

She looks down at the cookies. "Thank you. It looks delicious."

Harumi look back up at him and he had a finger in his mouth looking at the cookies. "Yeah..."

Harumi gave him a small smile. "Would you like to come in and have some?"

He looks back up to Harumi with a very happy face. "Really?! Can I?"

"Sure. They're so many cookies, I can't eat them all."

He grabs the plate of cookies and zooms right in her living room/bed room. "Then I'll help you finish them all!" Harumi chuckle and closed her door.

She opens her refrigerator and took out a carton of milk. She closed it and took out a glass. She pour the milk in the glass and walk in the living room/bed room to see Takahiro siting at the table, stuffing a bunch of cookies in his mouth while watching TV.

She placed the glass of milk in front of him and places the milk down too. "So you won't choke and die."

He swallows the cookies that he had in his mouth. "Ah! Thank you!" He grabs the glass and chugs it down. He places the glass down. "Ah! That was so good. Thanks for giving me some!"

"No problem."

"Hey. Where are your parents? Shouldn't they be home to celebrate Christmas with you?"

Harumi was a bit shocked and she looks away. "They're not here."

"Eh? Why? Are they at work or something?"

"No... They're dead... My family was killed and I am the only one that made it out alive..."

Takahiro had a sad expression. "Oh... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to be rude or anything..."

Harumi look up to him with a small smile. "It's okay. You didn't know."

Takahiro smile back at her then looked up the ceiling with a slightly sad expression. "I know how it feels to lose a family member... My dad... He died from an illness."

"Oh... I'm so sorry."

"It's alright. He was a cool dad. He pushes me to the top so I can be the best and he never gave up hope on me when I was doing horrible at something."

"It seems like you were very close to your father."

"You can say that." He looks back at Harumi. "Since you're going to be alone today, come over to my place to celebrate Christmas!"

"I don't know..."

"Come on! It'll be fun. My mom won't mind. She loves company."

"Oh... alright then."

"Yay! Let's go!" He grabs her hands and takes her to his place after she lock up her place. His apartment was only at the end of the hall. Her place was at the other end. That day she had eaten lots of good food and had lots of fun.

Harumi would always go over to Takahiro's apartment to celebrate the holidays because Takahiro would begs her to come over. And she couldn't say no to him.

She had transfer into Takahiro's school and became the Student Council President. Takahiro had become the heart throb in her school. He is very popular. He pretty much knows how to play a lot of sports, pretty smart at some classes, and he's kind and helpful. But he also a big pervert. He flirts a lot with the girls, likes to look at their breast, and slaps their butts when he feels like too. And what surprises Harumi, none of the girls care if he looks at their breast and slaps their butts.

Well, a few of them do and Harumi was one of them. He keeps saying that he loves her but in a kiddish way so she doesn't believe him.

It was lunch time and Harumi were sitting at the table in the cafeteria eating her lunch. When all of a sudden, she hears girls squealing (FYI: this is going to take place two weeks after Ren's gets his vampire powers).

Harumi sighed to herself. 'Takahiro's here...'

"It's Takahiro!" One of his fangirls screamed.

"Hello, beautifuls. Don't you all look lovely?" Takahiro said and winks at a crowd of girls.

"Kyaa-!" Some of the girls faint but some continue to squeal.

Harumi sighed. 'If they don't stop screaming soon, I'm going to get a really bad headache.'

Takahiro sees Harumi and walks over to her. He wraps his arms around her neck and places his head on her shoulder. "Hi, my little flower!"

"Hi, Takahiro."

"Ah! Why did you leave your hair down today again? You look a lot prettier when it's up."

"Because I like to leave it down and thanks."

"You know, your lunch looks very good." Takahiro said while looking at her lunch.

"I know and you're not getting any."

"Eh? Why not?"

"You already ate lunch. I saw you eat during class."

"Heh, heh. Thanks for not ratting on me but I'm still hungry!"

"Go get the school food then."

"But the school food is no match for you homemade food!" He said it with a complaining kiddish voice.

Harumi sighed. She grabs a piece of food with her fork and put it in front of his face. "Here."

"Ahhh." He takes a bite of the food. After he swallows the food, he looks very happy. "Yummy!"

Harumi smile. He did this every time. He would always want to eat her food since it was really good. So she always made extra food.

She suddenly feels a dark aura behind her. She looks back to see that a group of girls was glaring at her and another group that was crying.

"I wish I could have Takahiro's arms around me..."

"And get to feed him..."

"We're so unhappy." Harumi had a sweat drop on her head.

'Who the hell does she think she is? How dare she feed my Takahiro. I don't care if she's the student council president. She needs to know whose boss.' One of the girls thought before she walks over to Harumi and Takahiro. "Hi, Takahiro."

Takahiro lets go of Harumi and walks over to the girl. He wraps his arm around her waist. "Well, hello Princess. You look more stunning from the last time I saw you."

"Takahiro..."

Takahiro whisper in her ear, "How about we go somewhere private and have a little fun, huh?"

Harumi had heard that and suddenly felt a throb in her chest. It hurt her a little so she lightly grabs her shirt and lean forward a bit. "Ah!" Harumi tried to not to say it loud but Takahiro heard her.

He let go of the girl and went back to Harumi. "Harumi, are you alright?" Takahiro asked.

Harumi lets go of her shirt and look up at him with a small smile. "I'm fine. Don't worry. My body started to hurt a bit. I'll just walk it off."

Harumi packs up her lunch and walk out. 'What was that? When I heard Takahiro said that, my chest hurts a little. I heard him say that so many times and I felt nothing like today. Could I... possibly in love with Takahiro? No. It can't be. I can't be in love with Takahiro. He's my best friend. But then again... No. This is just nothing.' Harumi continued to walk and after a few seconds Takahiro was right next to her.

He was worried about her and ditched the girl he was flirting with. The girl was of course pissed and was going to do something about.

After school, Harumi receive a letter that said to meet someone at the back of the school. She did and no one was there. Suddenly, someone pushed her to the wall. She places her hand on the wall to keep yourself from falling down.

She looks up to see the girls that were glaring at her during lunch. "What do you girls want?" Harumi asked; she stood up straight and sounded a bit mad.

"We want you to stay away from Takahiro."

"Yeah!" All of the girls shouted.

"Why should I?" Harumi asked.

"Because we said so!"

"This is a warning, Kobayashi. Stay away from Takahiro or else."

"You don't decide who does Takahiro gets to hang out with or not." Harumi said.

"Yes, we do! We are the members of Takahiro Fan Club!"

"So what?" Harumi shrugged her shoulders.

"So you better listen to what we say! Stay away from Takahiro!"

"As if I would ever listen to some crazy ass jealous girls." Harumi said. That got them pissed.

Harumi tried to walk away but one of the girls grabs her and the girls was about to attack her.

"Hey! What do you think your girls are doing?!" They all looked at where the voice came from and it was Takahiro.

"Takahiro!"

Takahiro look very scary and serious. "I said... What are you girls think you're doing?" Takahiro asked again.

"We were just protecting you from that bitch so we were just giving her a warning to stay away from you."

"Yeah!"

"This is for your own benefit, Takahiro!"

Suddenly, Takahiro punch the wall very hard. "Shut up!" He shouted. He scared the girls. Harumi was a bit scared too. She never saw him like this before. "I don't care what your stupid excuse is but no one ever hurts Harumi or ever calls her bad names. You got that?"

"Y-Yes!" The girls shouted with fear.

Takahiro glared at them. "Now, leave."

"Yes! We're sorry, Takahiro!"

They took off running. Harumi watch them took off. She heard footsteps and she looked behind her to see, of course, Takahiro.

He looked worried. "Are you okay, Harumi? You're not hurt right?" He asked.

"I'm fine but..."

"What?"

Harumi pointed to his bleeding hand. He looks at his hand. "Eheheheh. I guess went a little overboard, huh? Man. Those girls just had to hurt you. If they didn't, I would still try to make out with them. They sure are hot."

When Harumi heard that, she felt throbbing again. She couldn't help but notice his blood dripping down. For some reason she was drawn to it. She grabbed his hand and licks some of his blood off.

Takahiro pulled away. "That tickles, Harumi!"

Harumi realized what she did. Her fingertips barely touch her bottom lip. She was shocked but she shook it off. She took out her handkerchief and tied it around his bleeding hand. "Don't go overboard again."

"I'll try." She chuckle and he smiled. "Let's go home, ne?"

She smiled back at him. "Yeah." They grab their stiff and headed home.

It was lunch time and Harumi sat at a table in the cafeteria taking out her lunch. She saw Takahiro flirting with the girls again. She shook her head in disapproval and took a bite of her lunch. When she did, she quickly placed her hand over her mouth from barfing. 'What is this?! It tastes horrible! What did I accidentally add?' She asked herself.

Takahiro suddenly pops up and sits in front of her, scaring her a bit. "Ooooo. That looks good. Can I have some?"

Before she could answer, he takes a bit of her food and was about to throw it in his mouth. "Wait, Taka-" He throws it in his mouth and eats it.

He swallows it and he had a very happy face. "That was delicious! Can I have some more, Harumi?"

Harumi was shocked. 'What the hell is wrong with his taste buds?! Wait... Dad told me once that vampires can't taste food the way humans do. Instead, they become able to sense human blood extremely well.'

She remembers about licking Takahiro's blood off his hand. Her eyes widened. 'The time for me to awaken to being a vampire has finally come...'

She closed her eyes and pushed her lunch to Takahiro. "You can have it. I don't want it anymore."

"Really?" He had that really happy face like a kid going to a place he always wanted to go.

Harumi reopen her eyes and smiled at him. "Yeah. I just suddenly don't feel hungry anymore."

"Yay! I get to have Harumi's lunch!" He started eating her food.

Harumi chuckled. 'He's acts like such a kid.'

Later on, when it is night, Harumi walk out of her apartment with a trash bag in her hands. Her hair was up in a ponytail since she was cleaning her apartment. She saw Takahiro with a girl with his arm around her waist.

'Oh yeah. Takahiro has date today.' She said in her head.

"I had a great time, Takahiro."

"I did too. But why stop the fun now? Let's make it last a bit longer. What do you say, baby?"

His date blushed. "Anything to be with you..."

Takahiro smirked and said, "Let's go somewhere private...where we can have some fun."

Harumi felt another throb in her chest again but this time it hurts a lot more. She clenches her tank top. She let go if the trash bag and lean against the door frame. Takahiro and the girl walked away.

Harumi tried to walked forward but fail to. She ended up falling over the rail so she was falling towards the ground. She covers her face with her arms.

Then all of a sudden she felt like she was floating. She opened her eyes to realize she was! There was a red glow around her. Once she touches the ground, the glow disappeared.

She looked at her hand. 'I see. So this is what Mom and Dad meant by awakening.' Harumi clench her hand. 'Now, let see what my blood taste is before I leave.'

She followed Takahiro since he got a strong case of whatever her blood type is. She followed him and the girl to the park that nobody was around. They sat on a bench and made out.

When she saw that, she felt another throb in her chest. She grabbed her shirt and lean on the nearest tree. She went behind it and slides down. 'I see now. So that's my personal preference in blood. Takahiro wants more than to make out with her... Lust is my blood taste...' Harumi thought before she went to erase everyone that knew her memories except Takahiro.

She had erase the girl's memories that had dated Takahiro too cause she went home by herself. She went back to the park where Takahiro had made out with that girl and luckily he was still there. He was walking back home.

"Takahiro!" He turned around and saw Harumi.

She ran up to him. "Harumi, what are you doing here? And hey, you finally let pulled your hair back for once."

"I was looking for you."

"Aw. Is my cute little flower worried about me? Or have you suddenly realized your love for me and want to kiss me?"

"No-" Harumi suddenly felt another throb. She clenches her shirt and then fell forward.

Takahiro's eyes widen before he shouted, "Harumi!" He catches her.

"Harumi! Are you okay?" He asked.

She wraps her arms around his neck. "I will be soon..." She looks up at Takahiro. "I'm sorry, Takahiro..."

He was confused at what she said. "Sorry? For what?"

"For this!" Her eyes turns red and she was about to bite Takahiro. 'A vampire?!' Takahiro was shocked at what his friend was.

She bit him and drank his blood and then she let go of him. He falls to his knees still conscious but she didn't know. She looked in the night sky with a daze look. She had a bit of blood trail down her mouth.

She closed her eyes. 'I may have just made the big mistake of my life...' A tear slide down.

Harumi wipe it away and look back at Takahiro who is on his knees looking down. She put her hand out and it glowed a yellow color. Before she can erase his memories of her, he looks up at Harumi, startling her about. Harumi's hand stop glowing and Takahiro grabs her hand and his other hand on his wound.

He gets up and he was standing in front of her. "You're a... vampire, Harumi?" He asked, but Harumi looked away. "How can you be a vampire when you can withstand the sun?"

"I have just developed into a vampire. And it was because of you."

"Me?"

"Each vampire has his or her own personal preference in blood. My preference just happens to be what you have."

"What's that?"

"It's lust, Takahiro."

"What?" Harumi sighed and explain everything about vampires.

Both of them were sitting on a bench. "I see now..." Takahiro said.

"You probably think I'm a monster or som-"

"That's so cool! I wish I was a vampire!" Harumi look at him with eyes widened. "Harumi, never call yourself a monster when you actually helping people."

"Takahiro..."

"You could suck away molester's uncontrollable desire to have sex with women or kids!"

She laughed and Takahiro smiled. She stops laughing and look sad, which caught Takahiro's attention. "What's wrong, Harumi?"

Harumi stood up and took a few steps forward. "I told you... when a vampire has finally awaken, they must remove them self from the human world and you must erase your existence in human society. Meaning I have to erase your memories... You're the only one who still knows about me in this human society."

Takahiro stood up and walk over to her. He grabs her shoulder and turns her around. She looks up at him with tears in her eyes. "Hey. Come on now. Don't cry. I won't forget about you... even if you erase my memories... I'll still remember you no matter what."

"Takahiro..."

"Every time I said I loved you I actually meant it. I didn't want to sound serious because I was afraid you were going to reject me. Now, I'm not afraid. I love you, Harumi."

"Takahiro... I love you too." They both shared a kiss. "I won't forget about you. I promise." Harumi's tears flow down.

After that, Harumi erased Takahiro's memories. She went back to her place and gathered her things. She put her important stuff in your bag and when she finished, she locked the door, put the keys in the owner's office, and out of the place.

When she turns right at this street, she bumps into someone. "Oh. I'm sorry, Miss. Are you okay?" She knew that voice from anywhere. She looks up and sees Takahiro.

"Sorry, it was my fault. I wasn't looking where I was going and I'm fine."

"That's good to hear. Say I haven't seen you before. Are you new in the neighborhood?"

Her eyes widen and then it saddens. 'He did forget...' However, she gave him a small smile. "No. I'm not. I was just visiting some friends."

"I see. I'm Takahiro by the way. Takahiro Kuroda. You are?"

"I'm Harumi."

"Harumi?" Her eyes lit up thinking he had remembered her. "That's a cute name."

Her eye lids lowered down. "Thanks..."

"Well, I have to get going. It was nice meeting you, Harumi!"

She smiled and said, "You too, Takahiro." He smiled and walked to his apartment.

She kept her back faced with his back for a while and then she slightly turn to see him walking away. 'So that was happens when I suck lust out of guys... They become a gentleman... At least Takahiro hyperness is still there.'

A tear slide down and then she started crying. 'You promise you wouldn't forget about me... You liar...'

After a few minutes, she wipes away her tears and head towards the Maaka's residence.

After remembering that, Harumi suddenly remember what Elda said to Karin before. "Love between vampires and humans... can only end in tragedy."

Harumi looked up the sky and it starts snowing. A snowflake falls on her cheek, melts into water, and the water drop falls down as if it was a real tear. Another water drop fell down but this time it was a real tear.

'It's so true...' She said in her head before she heard footsteps and suddenly hears Takahiro's voice. "Harumi." Her eyes widened.

She quickly stood up and looks at her right where the voice came from. "Takahiro?!" She realizes that it wasn't Takahiro. It was really Ren. Her eyes lids slightly lower down.

"Ren... What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I was looking for you." He replied.

"Why?"

"To spend Christmas with you, what else?"

Her eyes widened and her mouth was slightly open. "I thought that since you are going to be my wife soon... I might as well get use to spending Christmas with you." Harumi lightly blushed.

"Come on, let's go." Ren said.

"Go? Where?"

He smirked at her. "Somewhere." Ren lets his arm out so she can lance her arm with his. She sighed and lances her arm with his.

"It better not be the hotel you usually take your girlfriends to."

He started chuckled. "It's not, okay."

Harumi and Ren started walking. 'He didn't shoot back an insult... He's being nice again... I bet it's because of my past with Takahiro. He does know about it... but it's not like him to give me pity.'

Harumi look at Ren for a bit. She lightly blush and lean on him. 'Aw, who cares? I just want to spend Christmas with him and only him. It's true... I do love Ren.'

Ren looked at Harumi when she leaned on him. He saw that smile on her face. A small smile appeared on his face as he thought, 'I'm glad she's not sad anymore...' His eyes widen. 'Wait! When did I ever start to care about her?'

He sighed to himself. 'The day, for the first time, I saw her cried... I love her back when we were 14... And I still do. I'm in love with Harumi.'