I do not own the characters Haruka Tenoh or Michiru Kaioh as they belong to Naoko Takeuchi. The rest are mine.

To eliminate the confusion. Yeah Haruka's mom stabbed her. Don't worry though. You find out why in this chapter.

Thanks for the reviews. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter. I had fun writing it.

Chapter 12

~About a month ago~

Haruka had dropped to her hands and knees and began sobbing on the floor. All this time she knew this moment would come. She had hoped she would have been able to tell Michiru before it came to this. "Michiru." She cried from the floor as the other girl gathered her things from the bathroom. Then the door slammed closed. Michiru was gone.

At this point she knew there was nothing she would be able to do to stop Michiru even if she ran after her. Haruka cried on the floor for a few more minutes. Her whole world had come crashing down as the love of her life stormed out of the room. "Michiru." She whispered through a couple sobs. Eventually Haruka did was she always did when she needed time to recuperate, she went for a walk.

Haruka dried her eyes and left her hotel room. The pain inside of her was so tremendous she could no longer cry. She walked down one of the sidewalks near the hotel. Across the street she saw Michiru getting into a taxi. Her heart began to shatter even more as she had one final glimpse at Michiru. She was unsure of where to go so she just continued to walk.

The streets of Atlanta were still busy with cars as though the city would never sleep. A few homeless people mumbled to themselves as she passed by them. Haruka stopped and glanced at one of the hobos for a second. She could feel her urge to feed building again and tried to ignore it as she walked away and found a place to sit for a minute. With her phone in her hand she called Michiru, maybe she would pick up but she knew she would not. The call was ignored so she decided to send Michiru a text message that would never receive a reply.

'I knew it wasn't worth it.' She thought and continued to walk all the while she remembered the order her mother had given her. She sighed to herself knowing she had to go through with it no matter how bad she felt at the moment. Her mother had wanted her to find a Lilin that lived in Atlanta. Maybe if she focused on something else she would feel better. Haruka took her wallet from her back pocket and opened a folded piece of paper. Her mother had written an address on it for her. 'I guess I don't have a choice.' Haruka thought to herself and sniffled a bit as one last tear streamed down her cheek.

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Haruka drove up to the address she had entered in her GPS. The house was a mansion. It seems the Lilin like to live lavishly. She stood at the front door for a moment before debating on ringing the bell.

"Ah." A man's voice spoke to her from behind. "I have a visitor? Splendid!" The man's voice was a bit strange.

Haruka turned to see a Lilin standing behind her. His hair was a mess and his clothing was mismatched. She stood staring at the strange man for a moment.

"Oh ho! Oh boy. Hey. I know who you are!" He seemed to jump with joy. "You're that half breed I've heard all about!"

The man was irritating Haruka quickly. Her night had been horrible and now she was standing at a crazy man's doorstep. 'What a weirdo.' She thought to herself.

"You know, it's not nice to call people names." He's mood changed completely and he stared at her.

"I didn't say anything."

"But you thought it." He continued to stare at her as if he was penetrating her very soul.

'Why did I even bother coming here? I should have stayed in the hotel room.'

"Oh I see." He continued to look deep into her very being. "You're sad. Upset. Betrayed? No. You betrayed someone. Someone special. You're heartbroken. Love hurts doesn't it?"

Was this man reading her mind? She remembered the conversation she had with Blake. She had told him she did not want to get involved with someone; love hurts people in the end.

"Blake. Oh. Yes." The man continued.

"How do you know Blake?"

"Oh don't ask me. The name came from you. Let's see. Blake. Ah ha. I see, I see."

"Look, I don't have the patience for you right now. I've come for what I came for and now I'm going to leave."

"So you can cry some more?"

"Excuse me?" Haruka's temper was rising.

"You're going to cry over your human. What's her name… ah I see it. Michiru. Or is it Michelle? Could be both." The way he spoke to her was almost like he was playing a game.

"You're reading my mind. Let me guess, some special power you have?"

"Of course it is. You have it too. You just don't know it yet. You see, the first thing I noticed about you was you were different." He approached her and sniffed loudly as he smelled her neck. "You see, behind all that cologne you wear is something else. Underneath. Three, no-four distinct smells. That's very strange. To have all three and another smell."

"Look. I've had a shitty night. I've come what I came to see and I'm going back. And yes, probably to cry. My life is one pile of shit rolled together."

The man took a step back and looked at her again. "You really have no idea what you are capable of."

"I'm capable of fucking everything up. I'm capable of betraying those I love most."

"Hm. You'll see in time what you can do. Perhaps I can leave you with a parting gift."

"I don't need a damn gift. There's nothing in life I want anymore."

"You see, you will find out soon there's more to your life than you expect. How about I tell you how to do it? How to read someone's mind. Oh but you have to keep it a secret. You can't tell anyone. Nope! Not even your mother. Especially not your mother. It's a secret my clan has had for since the beginning of time that only we know of. Seeing as you have our scent I will tell you the secret."

This somehow perked Haruka's interest. "Go on."

"Look into someone's eyes. Then look deeper. Focus through their eyes, kind of like you are staring off into a distance-looking at something behind them. Then you will hear their thoughts. Play games with them. It's all how you talk to them. Key words. Watch and learn."

Haruka sighed, the man sounded insane. He began to stare into her eyes again.

"Your past. Hm. No. Something else. Your past is troubled. When was it? Five years ago. I see."

"Stop it." Haruka shook her head. She realized how he led her thoughts. Suggesting one thing made her think of something. Each suggestion he made would lead him to what he wanted to know.

"You're going to bring an end to the war. You just haven't figured out you can yet or how you will." The man said and skipped away humming a song.

As if that was not the icing on top of the fucking cake. Haruka entered the rental car and returned to the hotel. The instant she returned she could feel everything crash around her again. The walk and the crazy man had taken her mind off of Michiru for a couple of hours. Michiru's scent was all over the bed and she hated it.

Haruka lay on the bed thinking of her next step. She could not return to her father's house. Her home was no longer with Michiru. The only person she could turn to now was her mother. She wondered if Angeline would welcome her into her home. Her mother had done everything she could to help Haruka on her path to discovery. She decided to call Angeline. It was well past midnight and she wondered if it was too late. However, Angeline said to call if she ever needed something.

The phone rang for a while and it was picked up.

"Hello, darling." Angeline's voice was sleepy. She had been awoken by the phone call.

"Mother." Haruka withheld her emotions as she spoke in her deep voice.

"Is everything alright?"

"I had a horrible break up and now I have nowhere to go. I have to leave the house before my ex gets home."

Angeline was silent for a moment as she thought of how to help Haruka. "You don't even have to ask, dear. My home is large enough for you and I have many spare rooms."

Haruka wanted to cry with the kindness her mother had always shown her. "Thanks. I have to leave tomorrow when I get back to town."

"I'll send Alexander to help you. Just give me a call when you get back."

"I will. Thanks again."

"Anything for my daughter. Get some sleep. I'll see you tomorrow, love."

Haruka ended the call and looked at the time. It was a little after 3:00 am. The plane flight wasn't until later in the night. Haruka sat up in the bed she knew she was not going to sleep tonight and went for another walk.

She found herself outside of a local club after walking for a while. Her hunger had been reaching its peak and she could feel it. She approached the bouncer that stood outside and showed him her ID. He put an under 21 tag on her hand and she proceeded in.

The club was booming with life and the music was loud. The dance floor was flooded with people dancing and grinding on each other. Her eyes darted around the room for a target. She had always hated the idea of feeding off of a live human but had no choice. Before she could advance to the dance floor a woman had approached her.

"Hey there handsome." The woman's voice spoke behind her.

Haruka turned to see a woman clad in clubbing clothes. No doubt the woman had mistaken her for a man. Haruka's clothing at the moment hid her feminine physique. She decided to flirt back a bit. "What's a girl like you doing in a place like this?" Haruka spoke in her husky voice as she approached the woman.

"Looking for a bit of fun." The woman swayed her body a bit with the music. "You're the best looking guy here."

Haruka smirked, this woman would be an easy feed. "Is that so?" She ran the back of her hand down the woman's cheek and looked into her eyes.

"Damn." The woman said at the touch. "You really know how to work a girl up."

Was this what Angeline was talking about? Was this the charm Haruka was capable of putting on someone? The woman's eyes seemed to glow with something that looked like a false infatuation. Haruka slowly backed the woman into a lone corner away from the plethora of people. Haruka's own curiosity got the best of her as well when she remembered the encounter with the crazy man hours ago. She stared into the woman's eyes.

"You just going to stand there?" The woman seemed to beg for Haruka to do more.

"What do you want me to do?" Haruka continued to gaze into the woman's eyes and then she heard it. The woman's lips did not move as she stared back into Haruka's eyes. Every other sound in the club had vanished and all she could hear was the woman's thoughts.

-You really have to ask?- The thoughts came to Haruka from the woman. –I want you to fuck me hard.-

Haruka knew that was something she would not do and instead drew in to the woman's lips. The woman's thoughts continued to flow into Haruka's mind as she pressed the woman against the wall. Her mouth tasted of alcohol as the woman's tongue invaded Haruka's mouth. The unfamiliar taste bothered Haruka and she instead moved to her target- the woman's neck. She played with the woman's neck for a moment and finally bit down with her fangs. The sound of the club came back into focus as she broke the small psychic connection with the woman's thoughts. This taste, the pure fresh taste of the blood was so much more enticing than the less fresh counterpart Haruka usually had with her mother.

The woman ran her hands to Haruka's neck and in her hair as Haruka fed off of her. It was a kinky game to the woman and left her wanting more when Haruka finally pulled away. Haruka wiped her lips so as to make sure they were clean.

"You just going to leave a girl hanging?" Haruka heard the woman call as she turned to leave the club.

"I'm sure there's other men around that want in your pants." Haruka said as she disappeared out the front door and proceeded back to her hotel.

When she arrived back in the room it was close to 6:00 am. Haruka sat on the bed and tried her hardest to not think of Michiru the instant she scent of her ex crept into her nose. She kicked off her shoes and removed the button up shirt she had on and tossed it to the floor. She wondered if Michiru changed her plane flight. No doubt she did.

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The plane flight was lonely and Haruka sat alone. She soon arrived back to the house she had been sharing with Michiru. A wave of emotion came over her as she approached the small house. She had called Angeline to let her know she was home. Alexander met her at the house once she had everything packed. They put her bike and belongings into a closed trailer he had brought.

"All ready Miss Haruka?" Alexander stood outside by the truck he had driven to the house.

"I have one more thing to do." Haruka went back into the house and wrote a note for Michiru. Tears streamed down her face as she scrawled the first thing that came to mind:

I'll always love you no matter what. Your secrets are safe with me forever. – Haruka

Ps. You know where to find the house key.

Her tears had smudged a bit of the ink as she wrote. She folded the note and placed it on the kitchen table. Haruka left with a final look back at the house. She locked the front door and went to the backyard and hopped the fence. There was a small plant pot next to the back door and she put the key under it.

"I'm ready now." She said to Alexander as she returned to the man in the front.

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"Haruka." Her mother was waiting for her when she arrived at the mansion. Angeline held her arms out to comfort Haruka. It was the first time she had ever hugged her mother and she did so with tears in her eyes.

"Mother." Haruka wept into the woman's chest. "I don't know what to do anymore."

"Haruka." Angeline continued to hold onto her daughter. "I'm here for you. The loss of your first love is always hard."

After a few minutes Haruka finally found her bearing again and pulled away from Angeline. "Where do I go now? I don't want to return to college."

"You have no need to go to college anymore, dear. You can now start to completely embrace the lifestyle of a Lilin."

Haruka wiped the tears from her face and thought on the words her mother had just spoken. She knew in the end she would have out lived Michiru and would soon find herself alone in the world. She would outlive all of her friends. It was time she left the human world behind.

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A few days passed while Haruka stayed in her mother's mansion. Haruka had her phone line disconnected and her mother gave her a new phone to replace it. The room Haruka had been given was enormous. It was nearly the size of Michiru's small house alone. The bed was huge and fitted with crimson colored silk sheets. At night when Haruka was alone she would watch TV in her room. As much as she had tried to forget about Michiru she would watch every show she performed at the talent show. Haruka cheered on Michiru each time. In time Haruka grew to accept Michiru was gone from her life and wanted nothing more than her ex lover to be happy with whatever she chose to do.

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Despite the fact the Lilin were at war with the hunters they still took time to enjoy life. Haruka's mother had arranged for a night of dancing as she invited other Lilin to her mansion for a ballroom type set up. When Haruka had decided to leave the human life behind Angeline sat Haruka down and told her the name she had given to Haruka the night she was born – Amara. On her decision to embrace her heritage Haruka no longer hid her fangs. She soon left the name Haruka behind. The night of the ballroom party had arrived. Alexander had shown Amara all about ballroom dancing.

Angeline stood next to her daughter as her mansion became busier and busier. Amara stood clad in a suit her mother had bought for her. "Amara," Angeline whispered to her. "Why don't you go have fun? Meet some girls and go wild."

Amara liked the idea of meeting new girls and smirked at the comment her mother had made. In this life, the Lilin life, she knew any woman would be accepting of her advances. The Lilin were open to anything and with their immortal lives they lived it to the fullest. A woman caught Amara's attention and she approached her. One thing she had learned while she stayed at her mother's mansion was the Lilin had no shame when it came to sexual encounters.

She approached the brunette woman that stood next to a fountain of crimson liquid. The woman turned to the blonde behind her and smirked. "My name is Amara." She took no time to introduce herself to the brunette.

"Carmella." The woman extended her hand to Amara. The blonde took the slender hand and kissed the back of it.

"Can I have this dance?" Amara asked as she looked up to the woman from over the top of her hand.

"It would be my pleasure." Carmella took a quick drink of the thick red liquid and set her goblet down to follow Amara.

The two dance gracefully with Amara in the lead. As they danced Amara looked into the thoughts of the woman in front of her. Should she feel guilty using this ability? No. It helped her to understand people better and helped her to hide her shyness and insecurities as she spoke to new people.

Most of the thoughts she read from her fellow Lilin were among the same lines. They played with the idea of how Amara was half human and somehow that always made them even more attracted to her. Their dance was slightly interrupted when a redhead joined in as well. Amara had managed to dance with both women without leaving one alone for too long. The redhead's thoughts were more provocative than the brunette's. Amara liked the redhead's idea as she read her mind.

"With whom do I share the pleasure of dancing with?" Amara asked the redhead as she joined in.

"Ruby." The redhead smiled as Amara spun her for a moment.

"A name so fitting." The blonde turned back to the brunette and spun her around as well.

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From a distance Angeline watched the three women dance and then slowly disappear from the ballroom together. "Alexander." She spoke to the tall man next to her that never left her side. "You and I both know she poses a threat to the entire order of things."

Alexander nodded.

"We need to keep up this charade until we can finally get our hands on that weapon."

Alexander nodded again.

"She has no reason suspect we want her gone."

Alexander nodded his head a third time. "Do you think she knows where the weapon is still?"

"It's possible." Angeline sipped on a goblet full of blood. "We need to get her to devise a plan to retrieve it."

"Yes, Lady Angeline." He bowed and took her free hand. "Would I have the honor to share a dance with you?"

Angeline smiled and handed her goblet to one of her human servants. "It would be my pleasure."

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Amara took the two women back to her room. The thoughts from both women were in unison as Amara shut the door to her room and became sandwiched between both shorter women. Carmella pulled at the crimson colored tie around Amara's neck and brought her lips to her own. Ruby ran her hands down Amara's figure from behind.

Kissing a Lilin was a new experience for Amara as her tongue hit the fangs inside the mouth of the brunette. The woman behind Amara hungered for a kiss as well and turned her around. As their lips met Amara felt the hands of the woman behind her travelling to the buttons on her tuxedo pulling the jacket open.

There was no passion during the encounter, just pure lust. Both women fought each other in the bed for the dominance of Amara and each took a turn at offering Amara new height of pleasure. The new pleasure was brought on by a small feeding the three shared between each other. The blood of a Lilin may be toxic if consumed in high doses but in small doses it seemed to heighten the mood. Once Amara had her fill of pure bliss she rolled to one side of the bed. She would not return the pleasure received and left it to the two women next to her to do so to each other. Both women soon fell asleep with each other and Amara left the room wearing a deep red colored robe.

Angeline sat outside on one of the balconies and puffed on a cigarette. Amara approached her and sat down next to her.

"It's something different, isn't it?" Angeline spoke.

"What is?" Amara questioned her mother.

"An encounter with a Lilin is far more intense than that with a human."

Amara remained silent as she remembered the lust she felt moments ago. It was something she never thought she would experience. It was something she never wanted to experience until recent events. "It is."

Angeline turned to her daughter and sat quietly for a moment. Then Amara could hear it. Without even trying to focus the thoughts poured out of Angeline's mind.

-It's a shame I'll lose you in the end. You just can't be allowed to live. You'll ruin the order of the clans. No one is suppose to posses the powers of all three clans. I'll never know how you became to be. -

Amara sat quietly as she heard the words come from her mother's mind.

Angeline cleared her throat. "I don't suppose you won't be able to retrieve that weapon now?"

Amara sat quietly as she realized something. Her mother wanted the weapon to kill her only daughter. "I don't know if the hunters still trust me." She turned her head to the side. Amara knew she would keep Michiru's secrets but had to admit something to Angeline. "My ex was a hunter. Surely by now the news has spread of what I was."

Angeline sat as she put a puzzle together in her mind. "I'm sure you know where some hunters live. Why don't you pay a visit with a few threats? We need that weapon for our protection." Her mother lied as she spoke the last sentence.

"I will see what I can do tomorrow." Amara's heart sank as she realized this is what Michiru must have felt. The betrayal Michiru must have felt was on the same line.

"There's one thing before you go back to bed." Angeline stood and motioned for Amara to follow her. "I've been wanting to give this to you for a while." She led her daughter to the garage she owned and opened it.

Inside was the usual assortment of vehicles. In the back was Amara's Mustang and her bike.

"Forget about your old car. I have something else for you." Angeline walked through the large garage and led Amara to a new addition to her collection. "This is for you." The two women stopped at a yellow Ferrari.

"What?" Amara questioned her mother.

"This is your new car."

"I can't take this."

"You see, Amara, when you have been around as long as I have money is easy to come by."

Amara stood and looked at the car. She knew it had to be a trick by her mother to get her to continue trusting her. Amara turned and looked at Angeline and heard the thoughts pour out of her mind.

-She has no idea. She's so oblivious. As long as I can keep her trusting me she'll never see it coming.-

"Why don't you take it for a spin? The keys are inside of it." Angeline ushered Amara to try out her new toy.

Amara was not as stupid as everyone seemed to believe she was. "Thanks." The door opened above head as she entered the car. It smelled brand new as she traced her fingers along the seats. She then left the garage for a quick ride. Now that she knew what her mother planned on doing she had no doubt the car was more of a setup that it seemed to be. Amara was sure the car had some kind of tracking device on it and drove places she usually did not. When she returned to the mansion and to her room the two women were gone. She lay on her bed and fell asleep.

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The next day Amara found herself at a familiar and yet creepy doorstep. She had parked her car about a mile away and walked the rest of the way to Joe's house. He opened the door after she had knocked. His eyes grew as he saw Amara standing on his doorstep.

"What the fuck do you want?" His eyes pierced into her eyes.

"I need your help."

"The hell you don't." He tried to slam the door in Amara's face but she stopped it.

"Joe. The whole thing is a misunderstanding."

"What's to misunderstand, you're a vampire."

"No."

"You broke Michiru's heart the night she found out she'd been dating a vampire."

"I need you to listen to me."

"There's no need to listen to you!" He tried to push his door closed again but Amara's strength was too great.

"Do you think I would come here on my own free will? I know you guys hate me and you think I'm the enemy but I'm not."

"You're a vampire. Vampires are the enemies."

"I'm only half vampire."

He was taken aback by what she had said. "Vampires and humans can't mix."

"That's how I was able to hide my fangs from you guys."

"All the while gathering information and taking it back to your clan. If you don't leave my home, By God I'll-"

"Kill me? Good luck without having the weapon."

"How do you know I haven't found it?"

"Because I have it." Amara pushed back her jacket and showed Joe the weapon she had sheathed at her side.

"That could be a fake."

"It's not. I took it a long time ago."

"Well damn. You just keep digging a deeper hole for yourself. So you stole from the girl you loved? You're low."

"I didn't have a choice. My mother ordered me to do it. I never gave it to her though. The guilt of the whole thing hit me hard and I kept it hidden from both sides."

"Haruka." Joe shook his head. "You're not getting any help from me. I'm in the middle of a damn war and you're the enemy."

"I know a way to end it but I need your help."

"You're full of shit."

"Am I? Here I came to give you this weapon back to show you what side I am on. I may be half vampire but I was raised in the human world."

"Then you're just as stupid as I thought you were."

"Listen to me, Joe. I'm intending to kill my mother before she kills me."

"Wow, you really have found yourself in a pile of shit. Haven't you? Why don't you just go and take a stab at her with that weapon."

"She's too fast for me. I need a distraction so I can get her without her noticing."

"Sneak into her room at night then."

"That won't work either-you know that. We can hear a lot better than humans."

"I ain't helping you."

"Have I ever done anything to make you not trust me?"

"Other than stealing that weapon and breaking Michiru's heart."

Amara began to glare into Joe's eyes to find his thoughts. "Don't make me do this to you."

"There's nothing you can do to me that will make me help you."

Amara continued to look deeper until found the words to say. "Your daughter. Sarah? That's her name." She remembered how the encounter with the crazy man happened back in Atlanta. "Sadness. She was killed wasn't she? An accident?"

"Shut the fuck up!" Joe's eyes had become full of tears. "How do you know about her?"

"I came all this way for your help. You can get the upper hand in the war with my help as well. I want to kill my mother, she's the leader of my clan. I have many tricks up my sleeve that can make you do this for me but I want you to do it out of your own free will."

"What do you want me to do?"

"I need Michiru to get involved too."

"She's left the life behind and I don't want her to get hurt."

Amara closed her eyes for a moment. "You're the only two people I trust to help me and watch my back. I want to prove to you I am on your side. I won't let anything happen to either of you. To prove to you that I am on your side I'm giving you this weapon back but I need something in return."

"What?"

"I want you to get someone to make a copy of it for me. I need to you give the copy to Michiru somehow and I want the real blade back."

"Why would I give it back to you? I should just keep it for myself and leave you in your own misery."

"I could so easily force you into doing it for me but I'm not. Do you know how easy I can make you my slave?" Amara's eyes gleamed at him.

Joe sighed and looked at the ground. The words spoken by the blonde began to hit him hard.

"I've kept secrets from both sides, it was so hard to be in the middle and I hated every moment of it. The night I took this weapon I sat debating on taking my own life but I couldn't do it. I couldn't do that to Michiru. I just want someone to listen to me. I want you to understand what I've gone through."

Joe looked back at Amara. "I was starting to like you before you broke Michiru's heart. I want to believe you're sincere about this." He held his door open. "Come in."

Amara took the time to explain everything that had happened to her and the position she found herself in between the girl she loved and her newly found mother. In the end she managed to convince Joe to help her despite how much he hated the whole idea.

"And Joe." She turned back to the man before she left. "Michiru can't know anything about this. It has nothing to do with winning her back. I've come to accept the fact she's not in my life anymore. I just know that no matter how much she hates me she won't let anything happen to me. I know she will have my back and I will do the same for her." She turned and left the man with weapon she had stolen.

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Angeline sat quietly with Alexander while Amara was out.

"She's out looking for clues on the weapon." Angeline spoke to her right hand man.

"Do you think she will fall for it?"

"She has no idea what's going on. I gave her a new car to side track her."

Alexander pursed his lips in thought.

"If I had been able to raise her myself her loyalties would have been with us from the start and this whole thing wouldn't have started. She has the power to combine the two clans together under her rule. Then she will be able to make an alliance once again with the humans."

"Just as he said it would happen." Alexander perked a brow questioningly.

"Yes. When we signed the treaty with the humans and allied ourselves to eliminate Victor's clan, Victor said a Lilin would be born of all three bloodlines and hunter."

"Hunter? Her father was human." Alexander questioned Angeline's words.

"He may be human but I could smell the hunter genes on him. He was orphaned as a child. His parents were hunters. He had no idea."

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Amara continued to act as though she had no idea what her mother had been planning with Alexander. She continued to leave the mansion and act as though she was searching for the weapon. Some nights she found herself with the two women from the party as they replayed the first night together. Other nights she would continue to cheer on Michiru as she watched her on the television. Then the judges announced they wanted the audience to get involved. They wanted poems and short stories to be sent in. Amara smiled to herself. She wanted to write one just to see what would happen.

The odds of her poem reaching Michiru were one in a million but she wanted to write it anyways. She had not thought of the relationship she had shared with her ex for weeks as she found herself enjoying the company of the other two women. Amara walked to the desk in her room and turned on the computer. She sat for a few hours as she perfected the poem 'When the Sky Rains' By Amara. She sent the email to the challenge.

Amara paid Joe a visit to see if he had the replica of the weapon had been made. It looked perfectly like the real thing. She hid the weapon he gave her and left his house. Now she had to play the waiting game. Joe was supposed to figure a way to convince Michiru to join him on a hunt when she got back home.

The final show began to air on TV and Amara watched quietly as her ex lover took the stage in the live finale. "Hello again, Michelle." The aqua haired girl was greeted by one of the judges.

"Tell us the title and the author for the piece you've selected for your final performance." Michiru looked down at the paper in her hand. "I chose a poem named 'When the Sky Rains' by Amara.''

"Please proceed."

Amara nearly fell out of her bed as Michiru read the name and author. She wondered if it was fate's cruel joke that Michiru had selected the poem she sent in. Surely, fate was mocking Amara for what she had done to Michiru. She watched Michiru play. Sometimes she saw tears in the girl's eyes as she played. Amara found herself wiping tears off of her face for the first time in the last month. She had managed to build a wall around her feelings for Michiru but they crashed down when she witnessed the show. Michiru did not take first place but took second. Amara was certain she would land a few record deals and live her dream.

"Find your happiness." Amara whispered to herself as Michiru left the stage with the five dancers that had won first place.

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Amara knew Michiru would be getting home soon from the show and watched her house closely. Did she feel like a creepy stalker? Yes. But it was not for the reason most people would do it. Michiru finally drove up to her house in her mother's old Honda Civic. Amara held her breath as she watched the petite girl enter the house. She felt bad for bringing Michiru back into the life of vampires but once Angeline was out of the picture she would not bother Michiru ever again.

Amara arrived back at the mansion and debated on what to do. To make the situation more believable she would kidnap Joe and take him by surprise.

"Mother." She approached Angeline. "I figured out where the blade is."

"That's wonderful news." Angeline's eyes widened.

"The only thing is. I need to have someone kidnapped in order to draw the person with the weapon here." Amara was trying her best to quickly make up a plan. "I'm going to go to his house and bring him."

Angeline's expression was non-changing as Amara told her the plan to get the weapon once and for all. "Very well."

Amara turned back to her mother to get a final glimpse of Angeline's thoughts before she left to kidnap Joe.

-The second my hands get that weapon. It's over.- Angeline smiled as she hid dark thoughts from her daughter.

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Amara had found the tracking device she suspected her mother planted on the car she gave her. She never wanted the Lilin to know where Joe lived so she drove into a small hidden area in the forest near Joe's house. She walked the rest of the mile and knocked on his door.

"Haruka?" Joe looked at the blonde girl questioningly.

"Hi, Joe." Amara was too fast for Joe as she dragged him out of his house and gagged him. The man struggled under her strength unable to strike back at her. She bound his hands and threw him over her shoulder. "I'm sorry, Joe. I just couldn't risk you not being able to convince Michiru to join you."

He mumbled something through the gag that sounded like "You God damn bitch." As he kicked his legs.

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She soon arrived home and dropped him to the floor. Alexander looked at the man on the floor and back at Amara then to Angeline.

" Amara, you have a couple of guests that came over as well." Angeline spoke and motioned for two familiar women to enter the room.

Amara had not realized the two women she had been having sexual relations with had come over. Perfect. She thought to herself. They would help her put on a show for Michiru. It hurt Amara knowing how bad it will hurt Michiru to witness the two women all over her. But she had to do it- she had to make her act even more convincing. This was perfect.

Angeline stood and walked to Joe on the floor. "So what are we going to do with him?"

Amara approached him as well and took his cell phone from his pocket. "How about we give someone a call?" She flipped through a few numbers on his phone and saw the name 'Michiru'. Before she handed the phone to her mother she made a quick adjustment to the name. "Give this woman a call. She's the one with the weapon." Amara stood back as her mother made the phone call.

After three attempts Michiru finally answered. Amara could hear her scream over the phone as she answered.

"What the hell do you want?"

Angeline cackled as she usually did when she was amused. "Watch your tongue with whom you speak to."

"Who are you?" Amara could hear Michiru ask.

"Oh that's not important. What's important is I know you are home and I know you have something I want." Angeline continued.

"What do you want from me?"

"I want that blade you've hidden from us for so long."

"Who is 'us'? And what blade?" The voice of Amara's ex was growing angrier as the conversation progressed.

"You've used that blade to kill my clan mates and now I want it. I don't like my fellow Lilin being killed off."

"You can't have the blade."

"Oh, but, dear, are you forgetting whose phone I used to call you?"

A gasp was heard from Michiru's end "What have you done to Joe?"

"Nothing… yet." Angeline cackled again. "So, here's the deal. You come to my place with your weapon and exchange it for this man's life. You are to come alone. Oh, and I will know if you aren't alone. If you don't come alone I will drink him dry. You also have twenty four hours to make the exchange. If you don't I will drink him dry. So, what will it be, dear? This man's poor, pitiful, human life or your weapon?" Amara's mother stood silently after she finished.

"Screw you."

Angeline removed the phone from her ear and looked at it. "She hung up on me." She laughed manically.

"Let me see the phone." Amara reached for it and snapped a picture of Joe on the floor. She captioned the picture 'Tick Tock' and sent it to Michiru. Amara felt horrible for what was going on at the moment.

To Angeline the entire scene was a game. She picked up Joe from the floor. "This will surely convince her." She leaned over his neck with her fangs ready to bite. Amara took another picture and put the address in the title as she sent it. "Alexander, take him somewhere."

"Excuse me, mother." Amara dismissed herself to her room. The two women followed her but she asked for them to stay outside. She entered her closet and picked through her clothing for the tuxedo Michiru and Blake had got her for her birthday. After changing she admired herself in the mirror. 'I'm sorry Michiru. I wish everything could have been different. I won't let anything happen to you and I'll always love you.' Amara dried a few tears as she realized what she was doing. A couple months ago she would have never dreamt doing this to Michiru. She had managed to put her heart back together with the time away from Michiru but felt it breaking again.

Amara had hidden the weapon that she received from Joe. She took it from its hiding spot and hid it in the boots she had decided to wear. "I'm sorry, Michiru." She cried for a moment before she left her room.

Ruby and Carmella were still waiting for her and followed her back to her mother. Amara took a seat next to her mother's chair as they waited for Michiru to arrive. The thoughts of everyone invaded her mind all at once as she withdrew herself from her surroundings. Then a car was heard pulling into the driveway. 'This is it. Forgive me Michiru.' She thought briefly and turned to the brunette at her side and motioned for a kiss. 'Time to become actress of the year.'

Their lips collided and she could feel the hands of both of the women begin running all over her body. Shortly after she heard the doors swing open and drew away from the brunette completely ignoring Michiru's presence. The redhead then took her turn in savoring a kiss with the blonde. Amara pretended to enjoy the attention she received and felt Carmella pull her head to her breasts.

"Haruka, you've changed." Michiru interrupted the scene.

Ruby brought Amara's face back to hers for a passionate kiss. The blonde broke the kiss and turned to her ex lover standing in the room. "Haruka, there's a name I haven't heard in a while." She stood and motioned for the women to separate from her. "My name isn't Haruka." She crossed her arms across her chest and glared down at Michiru and welcomed her thoughts into her mind. "I now go by the name my mother gave me when I was born." Amara turned her gaze to Angeline for a moment. "My name is Amara."

-Amara? That name sounds familiar, could it be?- Amara could hear Michiru's thoughts clearly. She wanted to let Michiru know it was an act without making it obvious to everyone.

"Now then, Michelle." Surely calling her by her alias would make Michiru notice everything was not as it seemed to be.

-Why is she using my alias? Does it even matter anymore?- The thoughts of the aqua haired girl continued to pour into Amara's mind.

"You have something that belongs to us." The blonde asked the two women to leave the room. Angeline also motioned for Alexander to leave. "So, how about that dagger?"

"I can't believe you, Haruka-"

"Amara." She reminded Michiru of the name she was using at the moment.

"Amara." Michiru gritted her teeth as she spoke. "You really were working with them the whole time, weren't you?"

Amara turned to her mother and joined her in a maniacal laugh.

"Where's Joe, you said it was an exchange."

"Oh yes." Amara replied as Alexander brought Joe into the room and tossed him onto the floor.

"Leave us, Alexander." Angeline dismissed her right hand man.

-I'm in the middle of a vampire's nest. Haruka is so different. Is this what she is really like? Did she act the whole time?-

"Now, how about that blade?" Amara interrupted Michiru's inner thoughts.

"No, I want Joe first."

"So, you don't trust me now?" Amara said as she took a step in the direction of her ex.

"I don't trust vampires."

"Ow. That hurt, you don't even know how offensive that term is. All the time you were throwing that word around when we were together." Amara looked Michiru once over knowing where the weapon was hidden. "The blade first then you get him."

"No."

"Then I'll take it by force." She began to approach the shorter girl projecting fear into her. 'I'm so sorry, Michiru.'

-What's this?- Amara continued to listen to Michiru's thoughts.

"What are you doing to me?" Michiru spoke through shaking words as fear had consumed her body.

"A little trick I've picked up. You're not going anywhere until I get that weapon. Let's see, where do you have it hidden?" Amara placed her hands on the shoulders of the trembling girl. She leaned in to Michiru's ear and whispered. "I think I'll take my time looking for it." The blonde nibbled on Michiru's ear lobe for a moment as her hands roamed down to Michiru's breasts. "Is it here? Damn." She now began to nibble on Michiru's neck. "I miss seeing your body."

"Screw you." Michiru mumbled. It continued to break Haruka's heart to talk to the other girl this way.

"Maybe later." Her hands found the familiar waist of her ex lover. She wanted to withhold the next phrase that ran into her mind but did not want to spoil her acting. "Oh, you will never know just how much pleasure you gave me in bed." In par with her acting she took a moment to massage the crotch of Michiru's pants. "Nope, not there either." She then moved her hands around Michiru and gave her a good squeeze on the behind then traced down her legs. "Oh, I remember where you keep it, silly me." The blonde withdrew the blade from Michiru's right boot and held it up. "I remember this guy. Alright, well I guess that's that. You can have Joe now." Amara stood and gazed into the hurtful eyes of the girl she had just violated. She wanted to apologize for the entire act. She wanted Michiru to know how much she hated doing that to her. When tears formed into Michiru's eyes Amara had to withhold her own tears.

-Everything we had was a complete and utter lie. She never loved me.- The thoughts penetrated into Amara's mind and she continued her best to withhold her own tears.

Amara had to bring herself back to her act before she broke down into tears. "Oh, look. She's going to cry now." She looked back at Angeline whom had not moved an inch as she watched her daughter have her way with the human. "Crying is for the weak." The blonde said as she looked back at Michiru closer.

-What are you going to do to me, Haruka? I just want to die. I wish you would just take that weapon and kill me now. There's nothing worth living for anymore. Not after the betrayal you've shown me.-

Amara wanted Michiru to know that was not her intentions. She may have been able to briefly move on from the breakup and find new ways to keep her mind off of everything but Michiru's thoughts hurt her deeply. "I have no reason to kill you." She tried to say as sincere as possible and swallowed down a knot that had formed in her throat. 'You will never forgive me after today.' Amara planted a kiss on Michiru's lips and pulled back. "Soft as always." She whispered for her final act and turned to Angeline. Amara released her hold on Michiru as she turned and heard the girl collapse to the ground. "Take Joe before I change my mind." Amara said as she approached her mother.

Michiru ran to Joe as fast as she could and remove the gag from his mouth.

"You fuckin' bitch." He screamed the moment his words were not restrained anymore. "I can't believe you double-crossed me." Michiru managed to completely untie Joe. "Never trust a vamp. Fuck you."

"I would leave if I were you." Amara said and handed the blade to her mother.

-Oh, you stupid girl. Now I can take your life and the life of those hunters.-

Amara knew at this moment she would have to fight off a Lilin elder and protect her old friends. She knew her plan was flawed but she would not let Angeline hurt either of them.

"So this is it." Angeline held the dagger up to look at it. "Oh, where do you think you're going?" Her attention was turned to Joe and Michiru.

"The exchange was made." Michiru spoke to Angeline as she helped Joe.

Amara knew she had to act quickly before her mother made it to her old friends. "Never trust a vampire. I can't believe you came here, Michelle. You aren't too bright. You fell into a trap. Kill two hunters and get the dagger. We have the upper hand in the entire war now." She projected the fear back at both of them. No matter what she would not let them be hurt but she had to continue fooling her mother and wait for the moment she would take her own dagger and thrust it into Angeline without her suspecting it.

"I can't believe you, Haruka-"

"Amara." She interrupted Michiru again to remind her of the name.

"Make it quick." Michiru mumbled.

Amara stopped far enough away that her mother would not be able to get to them in time if she tried. Amara would block her path.

"Two hunters and a Lilin." Angeline spoke behind Amara.

This is it, this is the moment she knew would happen. Amara turned to her mother to a glimpse into her thoughts but found the blade embedded into her stomach as Angeline stabbed her. The pain was unbearable and Amara let out a scream and she grasped the weapon that was deep inside of her gut. Her hold on both of the hunters was released.

"No!" She heard Michiru scream behind her.

The shooting pain dropped Amara to her knees for a moment as she tried to regain her composure.

"Lilin." Her mother cackled as she was certain her daughter would soon be gone. Angeline turned to Michiru that was running to Amara. Angeline seized the weapon inside of Amara's stomach and thrust it into Michiru as she approached. "Hunter."

Amara turned to Michiru. She was not supposed to get involved. After everything she had just done to make Michiru hate her the girl came to her aid.

-This is it. This is how I'm going to die.- The thoughts from Michiru hit Amara hard. Angeline was too busy in her moment of glory and Amara withdrew her concealed dagger and thrust it into Angeline.

"What's this?" Angeline howled as she looked down to see the second dagger identical to the one she had stabbed both girls with. "It was a fake!?

Amara smirked. "Bet you didn't see that coming did you?" She held onto the weapon that had been plunged into Angeline's gut. Something was wrong. Was Angeline too powerful to be affected by the weapon's magic? The Kris did not begin to draw her life force as it did with all the other Lilin.

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~Two weeks ago~

"Carl." Joe stood in an antique shop. "I need to you make me a replica."

"Alright, but it'll cost you." The man replied to Joe.

"I need it made fast too."

"That'll cost you extra."

"I don't care about the price. Just do it." Joe withdrew the magical vampire killing Kris and handed it over.

"A replica of this? It will be simple. This weapon is very old. I've never seen anything like it though." The man observed the weapon. "I can have it done in a few days."

"Call me when you're done." Joe turned to leave the shop and stopped. "Better yet. Make two copies. I don't completely trust the person that put me up to this."

"Two copies?"

"Yes."

"It will take me about a week. I'll call you when I'm done and I'll return the original and hand over the two replicas."

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~Present Time~

"Oh, what a strange turn of events." Angeline looked down at the second dagger. "I guess I'm too powerful for this to hurt me."

Michiru lay on the floor in agony as the whole scene continued. Amara wanted nothing more than to come to her aid but the whole plan had blown up in her face. Her mother was too strong. As Angeline withdrew the dagger from her gut Joe had advanced into the fray. Angeline quickly sent him backwards as she elbowed him in the nose. There it was. Amara looked down at what Joe had in his hand. No doubt he had the real one the entire time. She lunged for the blade Joe had dropped that Angeline had not seen.

"Amara. I'm sorry. You and your friends are going to die today." Angeline approached Amara that had lunged for the third blade. Her mother grabbed the back of her tuxedo and picked her up from the floor. "It's a shame it came to this. I can't let you unite both clans and the hunters." Angeline readied the dagger that Amara had previously plunged into her.

"Then you are mistaken, mother." Amara thrust the weapon Joe had dropped into Angeline hoping this was the real one.

"You're too good!" Angeline dropped Amara on the floor and saw the blade zapping her life force. "You planned the whole thing. I can't believe this. Nooooo!" She screamed and turned to dust. The Kris hit the floor.

"Michi!" Amara ran to Michiru that was lying on the floor in a pool of blood. "No." She looked down at the girl in her arms. "Joe. I'm taking her to the hospital." Amara picked her up and ran to the garage.

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Phew! I spent my whole day off typing this one. Hopefully the questions are answered as you now got both sides of the encounter.