**************************************************************************************
Sweet Blood - Chapter 2: Fatal Beauty (R) By: Hell's Huntress (DawnVampiress@aol.com)
**************************************************************************************

" Hello Darien, " Serena grinned while leaning against the cold wall. She crossed her legs and shifted seductively, causing Darien to glance at her busts before shifting his eyes back on her.

Darien cocked his brow and restrained his tongue from leaving it's chamber within his mouth to lick his swollen lips. Gripping his weapon, he moved it farther behind him but made sure to keep it close. Serena was obviously a woman of many mysteries. He could never be sure what she would do next. He hated to admit it, but he didn't even know what she was capable of.

" Hello to you as well, Serena " he replied huskily.

Serena shifted again but this time, she arched her back. This gesture could've been refered to as a swan's posture. However, her cat-like gestures could make anyone think twice. Besides, weren't swans suppose to be gentle? One couldn't exactly use that word to descirbe the vixen.

" I see you have followed me, " he stated.

" Actually, I was just on my way somewhere else when I saw you walking into this place. I just figured I'de drop in, " she replied with a smirk.

" And what about that man you went with at the bar? "

" Oh, him? He forgot that he had some important business to attend to. So I've decided to be respectful of that and I left him on his own. "

Darien was beyond skeptical. He didn't believe anything she said. The woman herself was already a mystery....enough to make every other man on the planet wonder about her. How could he make sure that she actually did respect that other man's privacy and not have made a....

" What about you, " she narrowed her eyes slightly.

" What about me, " Darien interrogated, making sure to keep a more serious appearance. He didn't want her thinking that he was actually falling for her.

" Why are you here? I mean, it's so dark and deserted in this place. "

" So you're afraid of the dark, " Darien smirked.

Serena rolled her eyes and crossed her arms. " No duh! I was just wondering why someone like you would wanna pass here. Something interesting or important in here that you gotta take care of? "

" No. "

" Then why are you here? "

" Why do you ask? "

" I'm just curious. "

" Curiosity killed the cat. "

" I am a cat, " she smirked.

Darien cocked his brow. She was something else. He knew what she meant by her statement...he just never thought that she'd be that out spoken with him. The girl was a bit more than just a flirt.

" I've noticed. "

" Good. "

" Now tell me, what did you mean when you asked why someone like me would pass here? What about me? "

" You didn't answer my question. "

" Answer mine, I'll answer yours. "

" I asked first. "

" You're not the only stubborn one here, " he grinned.

Serena licked her bottom lip and shifted her eyes to a certain spot on the wall as if to ponder. A small smile rose to her blood-red lips before looking him in the eye again. " Very well. Unlike other men, you're obviously not one of those types that always fall for women. "

" Oh really? Then what am I? "

" You're the exact opposite. "

He would've been flattered, but something about her statement made it seem like an insult. " Care to be more specific, " his voice darkened.

" Yeah....you're the type that expects women to fall for you all the time. Don't get me wrong. It's not an insult. If I were in your shoes I'de actually be flattered that a woman sees me as something other than a whimp. "

" It's that obvious, huh, " he stated.

" Of course. Now answer my question. You didn't come here looking for girls, were you? "

" Which question would you like me to answer? The first or the second? "

Serena cocked her brow at him. " Make it the first one. "

" Good choice. I did come here in search of women...but not for flirting pusposes. "

" Then what? "

" Let's just say I don't like all cats in this place. "

" Am I one of them? "

Darien wasn't exactly surprised about her out-spoken attitude. It did, however, drive a new feeling within him that he wasn't used to. To say at the least, he has never felt lust for anyone in his life. If he did, they were probably only about five.

" Do you want to be one of them? "

" I want to be anything you consider me as, " she turned the question around once again. How did always manage to do that?

" Very well then....no. Not right now at least. "

" So you like me then? "

" I never said that, " Darien frowned. He didn't like the way she playing with him. She was practically making him look like an idiot!

Serena chuckled. " I know I'm sorry. I was just playing around. "

" I've noticed. "

" That obvious? "

" Yes....you're not like other women, " Darien smirked. Perhaps it was time for some odds to be evened.

" And what kind of a woman am I? "

" I think you can figure that out. You know what you are. "

" I do. Is that a bad thing in your eyes then, or not? "

" Not for now. "

" What about in the future? Will I seem any different to you? "

Darien shifted uncomfortably. " That depends, " he replied.

" That depends on what? "

" What do you think? "

Serena narrowed her eyes while a smirk played upon her lips. She moved her hips seductively before leaning over to Darien. Allowing her tongue to lick her bottom lip, she grinned at Darien, knowing that the way they were extremely close made him uncomfortable. They were only inches apart. " I'll make you a deal, " she whispered into his ear.

Darien felt himself shiver slightly but made no furthur reactions. Did she have any idea of what she was doing to him?

" Let's hear it, " he replied.

" Why don't you come over to my place, and we'll see if you change your mind, " she grinned.

Darien cocked his brow. Suspicion was rising within him and a part of him scolded him not to go. If he did go with her, he might never make it out alive. But if he didn't go....what would that make him? A loser? A whimp? An idiot who couldn't handle a girl? And what impression would that give Serena? He didn't want her thinking he wasn't prepared for someone like her....

" Alright, " Darien knitted his brows together. " Where do you live? "

" Down the street, " she replied. " Shall we? "

Darien walked up to her side confidently and smirked. " Take me there, " he replied huskily.

Serena smirked back at him and licked her lips. Taking his arm, she began to lead him to her own little domain, knowing very well that her lair will paid another visitor for the night...

And none of the visitors knew what they were walking into.

**************************************************************************************

Author's Notes: I wonder what's gonna happen to Darien now. *smirks* Anyhow, yes, finally I have one chapter of a fic done! =D I am soooooo sorry it took me so long but I had a huge pile or work to do....I still do actually. And no doubt I'll have plenty more....probably won't end until sometime after the next school year starts. If my winter's busy right now, summer's even worse. I'm suppose to go to Florida and summer camp......then get braces. =O

Anyhow, I actually felt the urge to find more time to finish this chapter cause I was listening to Original Prankster by Offspring and it got me in the mood for stuff like this. And I also have other good news...the next chapter to "Got Milk?" will be out this week, or the next....probably this week. I hope things will be worth it for all of you since you're all very patient and great readers....so thanks a lot.

Now, I must take my departure since I gotta prepare for my cousin's birthday. (Yeah, one of the three monstrous cousins I live with) I'm gonna be surrounded by 8 year olds tomorrow! =O Anyhow, nothing's wrong with that....unless there are 10 of them and one of me. o.o So I must leave for now, and I shall see you all at the break of dawn.

P.S. Please excuse the typos