I just finished watching Interview with a Vampire, and I had an urge to write a vampire story. This is my first try at it. I like it. I think you guys will like it to. If you like it please review. Yes, I know I haven't updated my other stories yet, but I will…soon. Anyways read and review. SM belongs to Naoko Takeuchi, but we all know that right? So read on and I hope you like it.

Out of the sweet darkness came the dreaded sun who's warmness he had long ago forgotten. The sharp blue eyes that had hours before been open and alert now grew heavy with sleep. The heavy red velvet curtains were pulled down and shut tight with thick velvet chords. Once more the room became dark. He smiled. To think he had once dreaded the coming of the night. He'd even feared the sweet darkness that now surrounded him. He slowly began to undress himself. When he was naked he held out his clothes in his hands. "Here." he said to the dark figure that lay in the shadows of his room. To any normal human being the figure in the dark would have remained unseen. But he was no normal human being. There could even be an argument made to whether he was human at all.

To him darkness was as bright as day. He saw clearly the young woman with her hands held out as she took his clothes from him. She folded them neatly and placed them in his armoire. He went over to his bed and pulled the black silk sheets back. His pale skin contrasted deeply with the black sheet that covered him. The woman stood waiting for his dismissal. The her long nail bit into her palms causing a painful sensation. 'What did this mean?' she thought. He had not yet dismissed her. Would he finally allow her to stay?

"Raye," he said suddenly causing her to jump. Her throat became dry. "Yes milord?" she said. Darien smiled to himself. He could hear her heart beat accelerate. Her voice told him everything he needed to know, but he would ask her anyway. "Tell me Raye what are you thinking?" he said. Without meaning to she'd dug her nails so deeply into her flesh she had caused blood trickle down her wrists. "I'm thinking whether or not you will invite me to your bed milord." she said. Darien looked at her through the bangs that hung in front of his eyes.

"Would you like to come to my bed Raye?" he asked, even though he knew the answer. "Yes." she rasped. Darien turned his eyes to the ceiling and said nothing more. Raye's fists began to tremble. "Milord-" she said but could not finish, because the tears began to flow. " Don't cry my love. I've always thought fondly of you. Don't ruin it." Darien said from the bed. "Your dismissed." he said.

Outside of his doors Raye sank to the floor and cried. When would it be her turn? He excepted those others so readily, and yet she'd been by his side for so many years. Who loved him more than she did. Then she remembered. She cried for a while then stopped suddenly disgusted with herself. She felt the annoying stinging in her hand and looked down. There were small half moon shaped gashes in her palms. She watched with little to no interest as the open skin began to close and take back the blood that ran down her palms as if trying to escape. The wounds healed and all that was left was a faint redness.

"It's not nice to stare." she said still looking at her hands. At the very end of the long hall stepped out into the light of the candles along the wall a tall figure with flowing white hair that shown through the darkness. His hands were in his pockets and he stared with no emotion that would betray him at Raye sitting on the floor. "Those puffy red eyes are not becoming of you." he said coolly. "The mussed hair is a nice look though." He said showing no emotion on his beautiful face. Raye stood up and looked at Malachite. She snorted indignantly.

"Aren't you supposed to be on duty?" Raye said walking down the dark hall toward him. Malachite smiled. "Part of my duty is watching you love." he said knowing how much she hated when he called her that. "You make me sick." Raye said trying her best not to brush him as she went down the hall. "I supposed you know how he feels now." Malachite said referring to Darien. Raye cut have killed him. 'Damn him!' she thought he knew just were to hit her so it would hurt the most. Malachite looked out the corner of his eyes at her shadow illuminated by the candles on the wall.

"You know if you asked me nice enough I might not reject you." he said. Raye heard something in his voice that made her puzzled. She pushed the thought out of her head. " I don't sleep with trash." she said. Tossing her long inky black hair over her shoulder. Malachite smiled. He had made her mad again.

Serena pushed open the only window in the attic. She stuck her head out of the window and breathed in the fresh morning air. She picked A blossom from the cherry blossom tree that grew right out side her window. She stuck it in on of her buns. She then grabbed the glass of water she'd placed on the window sill and walked over to the second bed in her room. She dumped the water from the glass unto the occupant of the twin bed right next to her own.

There was a sharp scream that shook her ear drums. Out of the bed jumped her cousin mina. Serena fell backwards on her bed holding her stomach as laughter threatened to cripple her. " Oh my God Serena I don't believe you! I said I was getting right up!" Mina said groggily becoming fully awake. Serena tried to calm herself but Mina's unruly hair that stuck straight up in the air didn't make it any easier. Finally after a couple more bursts of laughter she calmed herself. "I'm sorry Mina, but I tried to wake over ten times." Serena said.

Mina looked at her grouchily. "I told you to just give me five more minutes!" Mina said sulkily. "I did give you five more minute, and five more minutes, and another five more minutes after that those five." Serena said stretching out on her bed. "Momma wants us to go sell jam in Juban today." Serena said plucking the blossom from her hair. She began to pluck the petals and toss them around the floor. " Are you serious! That's the rich side of town!" Mina said taking of her night clothes. Mina jerked her night gown over her head roughly and tossed it to the floor. She began to stretch.

Serena glanced at Mina's breasts shrewdly. She looked away quickly when mina caught her staring. Mina crossed her arms across her chest and began to laugh. A deep blush heated her face. "You pervert!" she said jokingly. Now it was Serena's turn to blush. "It's not like that!" Serena said holding up her arms in embarrassment. "I know that baka." Mina said dropping her arms. "I'm rather quite proud of them." she said pushing out her chest proudly. Serena grew redder and looked down at her own chest. She was in modern terms at least two cups smaller than her cousin "I'm so jealous." Serena said pouting. " You have the perfect body." "Yes, I know." Mina said smugly as she put on her corset.

"Would You lace this please Rena." she said over her shoulder. Serena cracked her knuckles "Gladly," she said. She pulled the laces tightly causing Mina to give a loud squeak. "Is that tight enough?" she said with a sinister grin. "It's perfect." Mina squeaked half gasped. Serena loosened the laces a bit. Then tied them. "Were you trying to break one of my ribs?" Mina said pretending to be mad. "Why what are you saying!?" Serena said with pretending to be offended. Mina was about to say something when she was cut off. "Minnnaa! Serennnnaaa! Hurry up you two!" "We're coming!" both girls yelled in unison.

When they were both dressed the two cousins could have passed for twins. Both had blond hair with bright blue eyes. If you were the imaginative type you might say Serena's hair was the color of spun gold and Mina's the color of fine yellow wheat. Both girls had bright blue eye's that matched their bright personalities exactly.

In truth it is quite a rarity to find two beautiful creatures with personalities to match under the same roof that didn't envy each other. Mina however was more aware of her looks than Serena was. Mina's parents were long dead before her fifth birthday. Serena's father a poor teacher and her mother a jam maker had taken in their niece from the age of two. They had decided to raise the young girl with their own daughter who was the same age. Mina never had to know the unpleasantness of what it was like to be an orphan. She was their child now and they treated her no differently than they did Serena. Both girls shared the attic which had been turned into their room. It was there sanctuary which they had affection ally named Eden.

They weren't wealthy but they lived well. To help with the house expenses Serena and Mina sold the jams made by Ikkouko Serena's mother, which had become a favorite in there surrounding community. Today was a special day for the girls because they were going to Juban the richer side of town. Even as Serena stomped down the old beaten steps the lead up to the attic she became excited. She and Mina had only been to Juban 3 or 4 times for a trades her father had to done.

Her mother had promised to give each of them pocket change to by sweats. The best part was that she and Mina would be traveling there alone . It was about two miles walking distance from their home. They could stop to look at the different and new things that weren't available here in the country. "Mina." she said when they both reached the kitchen "We can go along that street- what is it called again?" She asked. Mina shrugged. "Well anyways you know that street were all the rich people live. That street with all the big houses. Maybe we can even go to that huge mansion on top of Yuri hill." Mina popped a slice of pickle into her mouth. She furrowed her brows. " You mean that one with all the trees and the huge gate?" she asked

"Yes, that's it. Isn't it beautiful?" Serena said dreamily. "Yes," Mina said. "Lita says Dar-Darien Chiba I think his name is lives there." Serena's eye grew wide. "You mean that mysterious play boy that everyone raves about?" Serena said with pink cheeks. "How does Lita know?" Serena asked. Mina grinned mischievously. "She claims her cousin went to an elaborate party that was held their a couple of weeks ago where there were the most handsome men and women all having one giant o-"

"Mina!" Ikkouko said. Mina jumped and turned around. She looked into her aunt's red face. Ikkouko set the two baskets of her best jams on the wooden table. "Honestly the things you girls talk about. It's scandalous!" she said. "Good morning mother." Serena said grabbing one of the baskets. "Good morning dear aunt!" Mina said giving her a loud kiss on the cheek.

Ikkouko brushed the strands of hair that had fell into her face hair behind her ear. She was so tired. She had spent all night preparing those bottles of jam for sale. "Now I want you girl to be careful when you got into Juban. Don't talk to any strangers, and please don't except any gifts from any one. That place is not like the country where we know basically everyone. Whatever you do don't separate."

Serena hugged her mother. "We'll be fine mother." "We should be back in a couple of hours okay." Ikkouko grabbed the two girls and hugged them. "OOh my babies are growing up!" she said dramatically. "Bye Mother." Mina said as she and Serena both grabbed a basket filled with jams. "Bye." Ikkouko said as she waved to them from the door. Tears flooded her eyes. They were both growing up so fast. At their age sixteen she was already married and pregnant with Serena. She hoped she could hold on to them for a bit longer.

Well that's the first chapter of the Finding Eden . I hope you like it. Please please go review.