Lady Battousai654: Hey guys! I'm glad to see that you keep coming back! About the last chapter, I know it was really short. During the week, I'll be posting shorter chapter's and on weekends, I'll do the longer chapter, so if you want to save up your reviews for the longer chapter, that's fine with us. Remember, reviewer responses are on the bottom! Okay, this is actually going to be another kinda short chapter, because I don't have time to write a longer one. I got in trouble, so...yeah, sorry.

Vampire Demon666: Yeah, since on week days we're stuck in hell-sorry. I mean school, we can't really post long chapters, because we're busy doing Satan's dirty work-I mean homework.

Kaoru's dad, heard his daughter sigh. Was that a sigh of frustration? He could never tell. Kaoru wasn't frowning, but she was smiling. That meant she probably wasn't aggravated. Could it be that she had a crush on this strange boy? They walked back over to their table, but didn't eat. They payed and walked back out to the car they had rented. Once inside, her dad began talking to her.

"Kaoru, that boy seems strange. I'm not sure if I really trust him."

Kaoru, who had been dreaming out the window, turned to her father with a slight frown on her face.

"Dad, Kenshin is a nice guy. You have to get to know him."

"And, exactly how long have you know him? Because I don't remember you talking about him before I left."

Kaoru didn't answer at first. She knew her father was right.

"Look, I know he looks mean and he never talks, but I know him better than you. He's a nice guy."

"Is he anorexic or bulimic? Because you don't really hear a lot about guys that are like that."

"What? No, why?"

"Back at the restaurant."

"Oh, he said he hadn't been feeling well, so maybe the food was to strong or something."

"But why didn't he go in the bathroom?"

"I think it's because he's claustrophobic. He can't go in small spaces."

"A bathroom isn't that small, and he was in a small restaurant."

"I don't know Dad. I haven't completely figured him out yet?

Her dad sighed.

"Sometimes I wonder about your choice in friends."

Now, Kaoru was insulted.

"Dad! You know that I have lots of other friends that aren't like Kenshin in any way at all. Look at Misao, Sano, and Aoshi too! I've been making the right choices for my entire life, so please, please don't say I'm making the wrong one now."

She could tell she had taken her dad my surprise, and he just blinked a couple times before answering.

"I'm sorry Kaoru, you're right. I know you've always made good choices, but I just worry about you. It's my job."

"I'm not a little girl anymore. I'll be eighteen in a few months."

"But you're still my little girl. You always will be," he said smiling.

Kenshin opened the door to the large house. He found it empty. Soujiro had probably gone to a club. Kenshin was glad to have the house to himself for awhile. His stomach still felt weird because of that food. He should have known better. He decided to take a shower.

The shower felt good against his skin, but it lasted a total of 5 minutes. Once he was dressed he went upstairs for a nap.

The ride home was silent except for the soft music in the background. Neither Kaoru or her dad wanted to say anything, but the silence wasn't tense, it was relaxed, and no one was mad or upset. They pulled into the drive way , Kaoru got out. Her father followed. She walked up the stairs and shed her coat on her bed. She walked over to her computer and signed onto her instant messenger. She lived on that computer. No one was on, so she put on her away message, and popped a movie in her DVD player.

She had been offended when her dad had argued her judgement on her friends, but she decided to let it go. He had corrected himself. If he had stuck with that idea, though, she'd be a little pissed.

The movie was just on in the background, and she occasionally glanced at the screen while she cleaned up the pieces of clothes strewn all over the floor. Her dad hated it when she did that, so to avoid arguments, she cleaned it up at night. She laid down on her unmade bed and absently watched her movie. She was really thinking about Kenshin though.

She still felt guilty for getting him sick. She hadn't meant to, but she didn't know. When he said it might make him sick, she didn't think he meant not being able handle it.

"Kaoru! Come down here!"

He didn't sound mad, he sounded urgent, so she opened her door, and jogged downstairs.

"What?"

"Look!"

She looked to the TV, where a woman was talking about a motorcycle crash that had happened earlier the other day. She stopped talking and it switched to a segment about a candy factory making special treats for diabetic kids.

"Did you hear that Kaoru? A man crashed his motorcycle and smashed into a telephone pole!"

Kaoru paled, but tried not to show she was panicking.

"Poor guy. Is he okay?"

"They don't know. They thought he was dead. No pulse or vital signs of any kind, but then, a young girl started shouting. It distracted the crowd, and when the ambulance arrived the dead guy was gone!"

"What's that mean dad?"

"Kaoru! He was obviously a vampire! The girl distracting the crowd was obviously one of his contacts, or brides!"

"Oh dad. I'm sure the crowd was over reacting. There was probably a light pulse."

"I don't think so Kaoru. I have to make a call."

'Oh shit,' Kaoru thought.

The lights flashed brightly, making everything look like it was in slow motion. It didn't affect Soujiro though. He was used to the lights. The sound was really loud too, but it didn't bother him, even with his advanced hearing. He had been going to these clubs ever since the very first ones opened.

He sat by the bar, but he didn't drink anything. He, just like Kenshin, couldn't eat anything. If, a vampire continued to eat after they were first turned, they could handle it better, but he and Kenshin had given it up completely. Therefore, their bodies couldn't digest anymore.

He patrolled the crowd for young women that he could dance with. Tonight, a lot of teenagers were out, because it was fall break and parents still had to work the next day, so they snuck out after they went to bed. He was still sitting on his barstool when a girl came over to him and sat down next to him. She was probably about 18.

"Hey there. What's a babe like you doing over here alone?"

"Waiting for a beautiful young girl, like yourself, to cross his path."

She giggled. Sou always sucked in women with his romantic lines.

She pulled on his arm.

"Come on, let's dance."

He got up and followed her to the floor and they began moving to the loud beat of the song.

As the song ended Soujiro offered to buy her a drink. She accepted. After she had finished, he bought her another, and then another. Soon, she became very drunk. She giggled furiously at his every word.

"Let's get a private room," Sou suggested.

She happily agreed, and he led her upstairs to an empty room, where he locked the door.

She sat down on the bed and looked at him with eyes half closed, and her head cocked to the side.

Soujiro came over, and sat down next to her. She pushed him down on the bed, and he pretended to be surprised. She rubbed his chest with her hands, and soon, took her shirt off and threw it on the floor. She took off Sou's shirt and Sou flipped so that he was on top. She smiled.

He traced his fingers on her lips, and then along her neck, but soon, his fangs came down from his mouth. Her eyes grew wide, and she tried to move away from him, but he had pinned her so that she couldn't move.

"What are you?!" She screamed.

But Sou had already covered her mouth, and stuck his fangs in the side of her neck. Soon, she didn't move at all.

Sou walked out of the room, after waiting for the girl to wake up. He didn't kill her, and when she woke up, she wouldn't remember a thing. She would just think she passed out up here. He didn't let her see him. He left as soon as she stirred. If she saw him, she could go hysterical about raping her. He didn't want that happening. He quietly closed the door and went back downstairs feeling more alive than he had before. He went back to the bar and waited for another girl to come and talk to him, but this time, he wouldn't feed.

Kaoru stood still until she saw her father go completely around the corner of the kitchen to the phone. As soon as he was gone, she whirled around and ran upstairs where she shut her door and stood with her back against it.

"Oh man. I wish I had a way to contact Kenshin. Do vampires even have cell phones?"

She shook her head. Even if he had one, she didn't know the number. How could she reach him? She couldn't. All she could do was hope that they didn't get any pictures of him. But descriptions! Many people saw him. Wait, they also saw her. She made a big scene there, and people could even describe Sano's car. She felt like she was about to be sick. What would her father say if he found out? Her mind automatically started making up excuses.

'It wasn't me...I didn't know he was a vampire...Must have been a look alike...I wanted to protect him...'

What? She wanted to protect him? But...she did. She knew that, and she also knew she could never tell her father that. What would he say? He'd say, 'you want to help the kind that killed your mother?' No, just Kenshin.

Once again, Soujiro was watching the large group of people in front of him waiting for someone to talk to him. Sometimes he'd be the one that started conversations, but not tonight. Suddenly, he heard his name out of nowhere.

"Soujiro!"

He snapped his head up and looked around.

"What the hell," he whispered under his breath.

"Soujiro," it came again. He saw Megumi shove her way through the crowd of people, who gave her dirty looks for ruining their dance. She finally reached him and sat down next to him.

"Soujiro, I have great news, and horrible news."

"Bad news first."

"Okay. Our buddy Kenshin, had a little mishap on his motorcycle the other day, knocking him unconscious. It was long enough to draw a crowd and them to think he was dead because he had no pulse. It was on the damn news, so local vampire hunters are searching."

Soujiro frowned.

"Okay, now good news," Megumi said before Sou could answer. "We know who the hunter is that lives in our area," she said grinning.

Ochanoko: Yes, I had to add some fluff before other things happened...hehe. Lady Battousai

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It's not cute! Don't talk about other people. It's not nice. (she snores) Anyway, I'm short too, so don't worry. I'm now 16 and only 5'3-5'4-ish. I haven't really checked lately, but I know I'm short. Don't laugh all you other people reading! Yeah, I've had rumors spread about me that I'd rather not go into, and it wasn't that I was gay. (And I'm not.) Don't worry, we don't mind that you're telling us this. We like to know our reviewers. -Vampire Demon

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Rinoa-Heartily-666: Yeah, I watched Queen of the Damned last night. It was on again. I didn't like it as much as Interview with the Vampire. I didn't like the guy that played Lestat. Thanks for reviewing again! Lady Battousai

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