Anna woke up suddenly. Her head was foggy for some time, but the fog dissapeared and the memories of last day came to her. Anna almost blushed as she thought of what she and Hao were doing. Then she turned around on other side. Hao wasn't there. Anna sat up and looked around. The light sticks were still burning, but Hao wasn't there. Anna noticed a peace of paper and a silver rose, lieing on one of the boxes. Anna wrapped herself with a blancked and walked to the box, taking a note. The letters of writting were a kind of latin-typed, written with black ink. The note said:

Dear Anna,

I'm gone with Yoh to the mountains. We have one more thing to do before you and I are going for a cup. I'll explain everything when I'm back. Wait for me at your home, at today's midnight.

Love you very much,

Hao.

P.S. It was me who use to leave silver roses to you. I figured that you like them. Don't be mad for not telling you.

Anna smiled to the last words. Well, what do you know, Hao's not allergic to silver. Wonder how he got rid of that. That's another question that i already have to him. Anna dressed up and walked out of werehouse, liting of all of the lights in the room. The sun was already set, so Anna walked freely in cool night air. She headed towards the amin road, sometimes hidding behind the trees, because werewolves' scouts were all over the forest. She reached the place where she hid the car. It was still there. Anna got into in and drove to the city, but not home – to the mansion. She walked to the control center, everyone's eyes fixed on her. Bill approached her.

„Miss Anna, I'm glad you're ok. We found many dead bodies of werewolves at your house" Anna nodded.

„Yes, they set an ambush, but everything's went fine. Where's Jake? I'd like to discuss something with him"

„He's left this evening. He said something about checking the drift mine" Anna nodded. Shit! What in a world is he thinking about? What if he found out something?"

„Contact me with his cell phone"

„Yes, miss" Bill walked to the computer and gave Anna an earphone with microfone attached to it. She heard a calling in it. A man answered.

„Yeah" Anna said calmly, but angrily.

„Jake, you son of a bitch, what the hell are you thinking!" Jake silenced for a moment.

„Hi, Anna, I love you too" Anna almost laughed to this phrase. She collected herslef and spoke again.

„Bill told me you have gone to the drift mine. Why?"

„I decided to check it's bottom up. I wonder what's there"

„Jake, don't be foolish, it's dangerous down there" Anna remembered the text she read about seven asignments.

„How do you know what's down there?" he asked suspiciously. Anna sighed.

„Just trust me, ok? Don't go there, or else, you'll regret it all your life" Jake silenced, but Anna could hear him breathing on the other side of the line.

„You don't have a bullshit on me, do you?" he finnally asked.

„No, you idiot. Get out of there, ok?" Jake sighed.

„Ok, but right after I check this out"

„You stubborn ass, idiot! I'm telling you, don't do this"

„It seems endless from here, but I think there is a bottom of it. I think I'll jump" Anna gasped.

„Jake, don't! Please" Jake's voice shook a bit, but he kept cool.

„Don't worry, I'll come back, I always do. I'll catch you later, mt dove" he hung up. Anna collapsed to the chair, leaning on a table and raming her forehead onto hands. A tear collected on her eyes, but she controled it. She wasn't about to cry. But no matter what, her heart ached, because she knew she had already lost her best friend. And with some part of her heart Anna knew that Jake felt that he's not going see her again. Jeanne closed to Anna, putting her pale, white hand on Anna's shoulder.

„I told him not to go, but you know Jake, he's so stubborn: if he wishes for something, he'll do anything to get it. Anna let out a sigh.

„Yeah" she almost held her tears now. She took of the earphone and left with Jeanne. As they entered the kitchen, Anna couldn't hold it inside of her: burst into silent tears, a stream crossing her face. Jeanne looked to Anna with pity. The blonde blamed herself for not trying to talk Jake back from jumping.

„I should have tryed to be harder to him" she said silently. The woman felt a slight emtyness in inside of her, but it wasn't as emty as it would be if she hadn't met another person...Hao. He made her feel more comfortable.

„Don't blame yourself, it won't do any good" that made sense and Anna knew it.

„I know" she brushed of her tears, trying to concentrate her thoughts on other things. She would always do that if something bad happened. That helped her to keep calm. „What's the news about werewolves?" Jeanne looked to her eyes.

„Not good. The werewolves are reorganazing and gathering to the city's surroundings. Packs of them are coming from all Japan. This means an open war, doesn't it?" Anna nodded.

„Yes, it does. But we don't have any other choice, but to play along. Now listen, I leave you in charge. This what you'll have to do: gather all the vampires and other kind of warriors on our side and make it quick. If they're going to attack, we won't stand a chance. If they will come to negotiate, try to talk about peace, but I don't think that this is possible. If they'll negotiate about the place of fighting, make sure it's farther away from the city. We cannot let our fortificaions to fall out. Understood?" Jeanne nodded.

„Yes, but what about you? What's wrong, Anna? You're acting strange since that pursue after the last pack in the city" Anna eyed her.

„I have an importain things to do. It has a great deal about this war. Maybe I will be able to end it. I'll inform Bill about my commands. Good luck, Jeanne" Anna rushed out of the kitchen. She told Bill what she has ordered and left the mansion. Anna drove home quickly, her Ferrari piercing through the night air. Anna's thoughts flew through unstopably. Jake's dead, maybe already. Oh, that idiot! Jeez, I loved him like a brother, but I never had a time to tell him this. And he? He loved me even more! Anna, you're just such an idiot and fool! Help me somebody. She wanted to meet Hao. She wanted to hug him and feel fullness again. And most of all, she wanted him to halp her forget... Anna drove her car to the garage and entered the house. It was eleven o'clock, an hour before Hao to show up. Anna took a shower and dressed up in simpler clothes: jeans shorts and black sleeveless pullover with high collar. She went to the kitchen and poured herself a cup of blood. Anna notice one thing, that haven't caught her eye for sometime. It was a picture of her and Jake: they were standing in a park, lit by a moonlight. Jake held Anna around the waist from behind, both smiling to the camera. Anna remembered that time, when she hadn't a burden of a leader on her shoulders. She use to have fun with Jake and other guys, but now...most of them were dead or had so little time that no one even dared to think about ‚having fun'. Anna put the picture back on a shelf it stood before. That time was full of happiness, you know that. Anna turned around and left the kitchen. She lit up the fireplace and sat in front of it, drinking the blood, thinking. Fifteen minutes to midnight. Anna finished her blood and put the cup on table. She, then, lingered her head onto the back of sofa and closed her eyes. After a moment, a soft warm hand stroke through her cheek. Anna smiled.

„You're late" Hao smiled and looked to the clock. One minute after midnight.

„Your right. Sorry for that" he walked around the sofa and sat by Anna. She put her head on his shoulder, looking to the sparkling fire. Hao hugged her around shoulders and felt that she's tensed for some reason.

„Is something wrong?" he asked. Anna didn't answer for some time. Hao didn't expect her to tell him, but she talked out silently, her trembling a bit.

„Hao, Jake's dead" Hao looked to her, not knowing what to say.

„How?" he managed to ask.

„He jumped to the drift mine, where we decided to go look for a cup. He decided to check it out" her eyes filled with tears again and they roolled through her cheeks. Hao brushed them of.

„He was that important to you?"

„Like a brother" Hao sighed in a bit of relief. He was jelouse for every man who even worked with Anna, not to mention an ex-boyfriend. But now that he knows that she only has a feelings to Jake like to brother, he could relax. Especialy that now he's with spirits.

„You said you'll tell me why you left me at the werehouse" Anna spoke with a slight complain in her voice. Hao smiled.

„As I wrote, Yoh and I went to the mountains. To tell the truth, there's an outpost of werewolves. I needed to gather my own followers to keep Mikihisa's warriors at bay" Anna sat up and looked to Hao's eyes.

„So it's true? He's gathering all forces to a single army?" Hao nodded sadly.

„Yes. You should warn your cavern about it"

„I already did. Jeanne, my confidant, is taking care of it. We don't have any other choice, but to go into open battle. If there'll be anything like negotiations, I'll take care that the battle would take place farther away from the city" Hao nodded in agreement.

„That would be a best option. If what, know that me and my followers wil join you in that battle" Anna smiled sinserily.

„Thank you. Now, about ather things. When are we going to the drift mine?" Hao gulped.

„Let's go tomorrow. The moon will be full, so there would be more light. You remember the holes in walls" Anna nodded.

„Good" she leaned back to him, kissing him lightly on the lips and resting her head back on his shoulder. A moment of silence flew through.

„Hao, can I ask you something?" Hao smirked to her.

„Actually, you already did, but I let you to ask more questions, ow" he let out an ow, because Anna hit his ribs with a fist.

„Don't you use that treatment on me" she said, smiling mischievously. Hao smiled back the same way.

„And which kind of treatment" he stroke his hand slowly through her naked hip, moving down to knee „should I use on you?" Anna touched his chin with her back hand.

„This kind I like" she kissed him passionately. Hao kissed her back, his toungue playing inside her mouth, making her moan from pleasure. Anna broke off. She put a finger onto his lips.

„I really wanna know something. That bothers me for quite a while" Hao kissed her one more time shortly.

„Ok. I'm listening" Anna kneeled on sofa, facing him.

„I notice some scars on your body. Why are they there" she touched them softly, feeling the relief of the use-to-be wounds. Hao smiled to her touch.

„I have no idea why they're here. They just were every since before I can remember" Anna nodded, not taking her hand from one of it, the one closest to Hao's heart.

„This one must've been very close" Hao smiled slightly.

„Yeah" he took Anna's hand and kissed it. Anna smiled to him.

„You're not allergic to silver, are you?" Hao shook his head.

„I'm not. I've developed from that allergy about four hundred years ago. No one form my kind knows that, though" Anna kissed him lightly.

„That makes sense" Hao licked her lips, asking for more kisses. Anna sat on his lap, her legs on both sides of his body. She kneeled on knees and became taller than Hao. „But this doesn't" she whispered. Hao asked, every word followed be a kiss.

„And...why...not?"

„Well...you're werewolf" she thrust her hands under his coat, revieling hsi shoulders „And I'm...a vampire..."

„You didn't resist yesterday" Hao pulled of her pullover, oncovering her perfect, full and loose breasts. He kissed her neck, moving slowly down. Anna moaned from pleasure.

„That was...yesterday...oh" she moaned louder as Hao put his lips on her breast. He then stood up, halding Anna by but and carying her to the bedroom, her legs twined around his body. They fell on bed, rooling over. Hao stooped for a moment, pressing her body with his.

„You won't resist this time as well" Anna smiled to him and rose her head to kiss him again. The lust and passion took them away, making the world around dissapear...

Two figures were standing on the egde of black abyss, looking down to it. One with long brown hair looked to another with short blonde hair.

„Ready?" he asked. The blonde looked back to him.

„Ready" both figures dissapeared in the endless darkness of abyss...