~*~*~ Eye of the Midnight Storm ~*~*~

By: Rogue Angel Barton

I don't own anything.

Vote for your pairs! Anyone with anything goes! Except for Hotaru and Heero, they're er.... taken. Please vote for the following:

Trowa+ Setsuna or Makato or Ami

Duo+ Minako or Ami or Makato

Wufei+ Rei or Minako

Quatre+Ami or Minako

Haruka and Michiru couple or no couple? You decide!

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The streets were usually quiet. A lone figure was standing on top a tall skyscraper. The wind blew by him as his emotionless Prussian eyes scanned the streets. The wind played with his stubborn dark brown bangs. His senses were on high alert since he was thirsty. The blood lust that would forever claimed him was swallowing him up, he needed blood badly.

Allowing his instincts and blood thirst to guide him, the figure quickly jumped down from the 100 floored building. He glided down with superhuman strength and ease as she landed o the alley floor. HE was thirsty and starving, he couldn't help but smirk as the thought of feeling full satisfied him.

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The group of seven girls was sitting around casually in the bar. Everyone was dressed seductively; keeping their senses for any vampires that would come their way. Hotaru was casually leaning against a pool table as if she didn't have a care in the world. Hotaru's senses suddenly came alive as she felt an energy nearby as she saw a guy with a meter long braid leading this woman out.

Hotaru saw the others standing up and follow her as she walked out the club. Hotaru watched as the man led the woman into a dark alley. The girls were all behind her as she watched the man. HE was making the woman laugh as he suddenly grabbed her.

"This will only hurt for a very short time, I promise."

Hotaru watched as he released his fangs and lowered his head to the woman's neck. The sharp fangs broke skin as he began to drink.

"Stop right there."

The man looked up and let his victim go. To Hotaru's surprise he set her gently on the floor as he looked up at them. He had a gentle and kind face. His chestnut hair done cutely in a braid as his light joyful violet eyes were innocent. But looks could be deceiving.

"Ladies, what if I may ask, are you beautiful ladies doing at a place like this?"

Makato glared at this one. He appeared to be breath-takingly beautiful as his eyes shone with playful innocence. He was a looker, and seemed to be the friendly type. But Makato couldn't see his face due to the black cloak with the hood that all vampires seemed to love.

The man simply smiled and jumped high into the air. He landed on the roof of the thirty-story building and looked down at the woman. They were all wearing cloaks and hats that prevented him from seeing their faces. But he could feel something coming from the one with the dark green cloak. To his surprise, all the women jumped into the air and landed next to him. The man seemed to gulp before laughing nervously.

"You ladies seem...er... very.... talented...?"

Hotaru couldn't help but smile at this one. HE was too innocent to be a bad vampire. However her job was written in stone, it was her job to kill off all vampires. She drew her glaive from no where and charged at the young vampire. To her surprise he drew a scythe and blocked her charge. HE pushed her back as a mischievous grin shone out from under the dark hood.

"You're a good one, but your moves are foolish. You have yet discovered the true art of mastering a vampire."

The vampire looked around as he saw the approach of the others. HE coughed a few times, showing that he was nervous. HE smiled nervously before shaking his head.

"You guys out-number me, eight to one. Now that's not a fair fight if I do say so myself. But I am a vampire, although I wasn't going to drain the girl. Now I gotta go babes. I think you guys must look really really hot. Now I have to go since my friends are waiting for me. I'm sure I'll see you guys around since you wanna kill me. BYE!"

With that the vampire jumped from the building and disappeared into the night. The girls just all stood there, thinking about what on earth just happened. Makato shrug and walked off.

"He's a strange one."

The others agreed and continued their hunt.

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Two figures watched as the girls began to go through the cemetery near by. The eight of them were all on alert, but chatting away somewhat happily. One figure in a green cloak and hood watched as the girls split up into two groups. He mentioned for the other one to go along with one while he followed the group with Rei, Hotaru, Ami and Makato in it. The other figure, one in black with deep yellow stars nodded and set off.

The green cloaked one watched as the group of four girls took the western part of the cemetery. HE knew that these were no ordinary girls, or they would not be there. They were looking for something. His emerald eyes flashed as he realized they were hunting his kind. HE quickly sneaked through the shadows, wanting to learn more about these people.

He sensed a vampire coming towards the four girls, probably in search for an easy meal. How foolish some were, to think that girls with cloaks would be strolling through the cemetery at 2 in the morning for fun. HE couldn't help but snort.

The one with the dark purple cloak sensed the other vampires cloak and drew a glaive. The others followed. The one with the deep green cloak drew two small daggers, the one with the light blue cloak drew a sword, and the one with the deep red cloak drew a bow and several arrows. They seemed disappointed when only one vampire appeared. The one with the sword in the light blue cloak took one slash at the charging vampire, cutting off its head and turning him to dust.

The one in the shadows was impressed. They had SOME idea of what they were doing. Taking one last look at them, he turned around and vanished into the night to look for his companion.

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The other figure followed the rest of them. They were heading for the East Side of the cemetery. AS his companion has figured out, these were no ordinary girls. His senses were telling him that they were very powerful beings, magic was practically bouncing off of them.

His light blue eyes were shining with joy at the thought of someone powerful enough that was not a vampire to generate magic. His blue eyes still shined with innocence even after all these millennia. Removing the hood of his cloak, he gazed at one figure. The cloak and hood was black, but yellow stars decorated it. The figure swept a hand through his short yellow hair. He sensed something coming from that girl, a light that was brighter than any the sun could give off.

"I see you have found one of interest."

The innocent one smiled at his tall and silent friend. He had found one that he was truly slightly interested in, but it was probably due to the energy he was feeling. He stood up and placed the hood on once again. He took one last look at the small group before walking into the darkness, trying to catch up to his tall friend.

Hotaru growled as she looked around at her friends. It was about 4 in the morning, and none of them had found any vampires. Only the one that Ami had dusted. It appears that there were also people following them. Their energy was very high and they were clearly vampires. Hotaru felt someone's hand on her shoulder. She looked into green orbs as the teal headed woman smiled at her and took off her light green hood.

"Come along Firefly, the night is late, and if I do recall correctly, you DO have school tomorrow."

Hotaru couldn't help but groan. College, argh... maybe she could just skip the day.

"Don't remind me Michiru."

The dark green haired woman laughed while Hotaru glared at her slightly.

"I would like to see you at college Setsuna."

Hotaru turned at walked towards her house. This was going to be one messed up life.

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Hotaru Serenity Tsukino woke up to the annoying sounds of the alarm clock. Smacking the thing, she quickly jumped out of bed. It was already 9 and her first class starts in 15 minutes. Cursing at the person who invented the 'Snooze' button on alarm clocks, she dove into the closet, changed and headed for the bathroom. Kicking Minako out the bathroom, she proceeded to brush her teeth and everything else. Running out of the house after saying a speedy goodbye to everyone, she started to run for the university that was 10 blocks away. Thanking the lord for her slayer abilities, she slid through the university's huge oak doors and rushed towards the classroom. IT was already 9:20 and Hotaru cursed in every language she knew.

She opened the door and stormed into the first available seat, the one in the far back in the dark corner, her seat as everyone in the class knew. The teacher, a plump woman in her late forties simply smiled at Hotaru. Hotaru was always late, but kind Mrs. Wethers never seemed to care.

"Class, we have a new addition to the university. His name is Heero Yuy. Please come on in Heero."

Hotaru was interested. She watched as someone opened the door. She was shocked at the sight of this man. HE was tall, a good 6 ft. 4, with careless wild brown hair. A pair of dark shades covered his eyes. HE wore a black sweater, black baggy cargo pants, black boots and a black leather duster. Hotaru couldn't help but stare. This one was different from the rest, a wild untamable spirit with a flame that seem to be fueled by death and loneness.

Mrs. Wethers told him to sit down by Hotaru and Hotaru felt as if she could just die. She watched as with cat-like grace, he walked fluidly to the seat next to her. He looked at her for a minute before taking off his shades.

Hotaru found herself falling as she stared at those Prussian orbs. They held her with such an intensity that she felt as if death itself could not take her away. But Hotaru could feel an energy coming from this one. IT was dark and pain filled. She looked away, she couldn't get mixed up in such trivial things.

The male with the careless brown hair looked at this goddess. She wasn't like the others. HE could feel a darkness in her that seemed to not to match the fragileness of this girl. 'No matter', he told himself, 'nothing matters in this life that is mine.'

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Oy, Hotaru meets Heero Yuy. This is er...interesting. Please review and tell me the couples! Thanx!