Hi Everyone! I'm back and getting down to writin! I'm throwing some curveballs in this chapter so if it gets too confusing, just ask me. I've decided to answer reviews on my profile page or whatever you want to call it. Thanks and enjoy!

Here is a list of who are Human, Vampire and Lichen because you are going to want to know this. I will test you next week, haha just kidding.

Humans: Amy, Mina, and Lita (not many of my main characters)

Vampires: Darien, Serena (now she is), Jeremiah (Jadeite), Nathaniel (Nephrite), Zachary (Zoisite), Keith (Kunzite), Seiya, Taiki and Yaten (mini twist that they're vampires and Serena is friends with them)

Lichens: Frederick (Fiore), David (Diamond), Eden (Emerald), Sean (Sapphire), Richard (Rubeus), Catsy, Birdy, Avery, Prisma, Tony (Tigers Eye), Hayden (Hawks Eye), and Frank (Fish Eye).

Disclaimer: Don't own, don't sue! Also, there is an itty bitty lemon scene in here, nothing crazy but I wanted to warn you guys ahead of time in case you're not into that.

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Serena signed her name on the bottom of her letter and placed it on the pillow. She blew a kiss at Darien's sleeping form and walked onto the balcony where she came and left the estate. Without looking back she ran down the street and climbed the nearest building. She had to admit it; she was more agile and quicker then before. 'It could be the fact that I'm not human anymore or alive for that matter' she thought to herself.

She jumped from building to building and stopped on the roof of Seiya's building. It would be sunrise in an hour and she wasn't sure of what kind of powers she possessed. She was a new vampire but she had Darien's, an ancient, blood inside her so she could be immune to sunlight. Deciding to not take any chances she rushed into the building and walked down the steps to Seiya's floor.

She walked into his apartment slowly and tried to sneak into his bedroom. As she opened the door she was greeted the angry face of Seiya sitting on the empty bed.

"Seiya…you're up early…"

"Where the fuck have you been?"

"Will you take 'out'?"

Seiya gave her an evil eye and stood up to walk to the bedroom window. "You went to him didn't you?"

"I couldn't take the pain anymore! He was everywhere in my mind, I couldn't escape him. I'm sorry."

"Don't apologize. It's my fault for falling asleep. Are you changed?"

"Yes."

Seiya rested his head on the cold windowpane and sighed. "Well, another one bites the dust, I guess."

"I guess. I'll get my things. I need the get out of here."

"Where are you going to go? You can stay here."

"I never know where I'm going, I am going to try to see if I can even walk out in the sunlight and if so, I will say goodbye to Amy and Lita and get out of here."

"You can't escape him now Serena. He bit you, you bit him back, and that means you're mated now."

"Mated nothing; I didn't agree to shit and I am not going to betray my parents by sleeping with the enemy. I'll probably just go out and hunt like always." She grabbed her bag and walked over to Seiya at the window. The sun was now climbing slowly and she lightly reached her hand out to the thin rays. Nothing happened. She pulled her hand back and wrapped her arms around Seiya's waist. "Thank you for trying to help me. I know I let you down."

Seiya turned around and pulled Serena in close. "You didn't let me down, that's what I love about you-- you'll get through this. Are you going to make the blood substitute?"

A tear escaped her eye as she clung to one of her best friends. "Yes, I'll start when I get out of New York. I might head over to Virginia and stay there for a while and make the substitute there. I don't want to kill anyone."

Seiya reluctantly released Serena and walked to his dresser. He pulled out a box and handed it to Serena. She opened the box and found about 50 vials of red liquid. She pulled one out and read the label: Crimson. She looked up at Seiya with fresh tears in her eyes. "Thank you."

"Virginia isn't exactly next door and you will probably need to feed soon. They're arranged by blood type. Try not to use all of the type O first because it's the best. Be careful Sere."

"I will, thanks Seiya. Are you going to welcome me to the club of the undead?"

"I would have hoped I would never have to welcome you but you never get what you want. Welcome."

Serena gave her friend one last hug and headed out of his room. At the door of the apartment she gave him one last smile and walked out. It always amazed her that she had killed so many lichens and vampires and hated them all but one of the most important people in her life, happened to be a vampire.

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Darien looked out over his estate from his balcony window. He braced his hands on the railing and dropped his chin to his chest.

She left him.

His eyes darkened as he thought about waking to find his bed empty. She left a note that only insulted him more.

"I'm not coming back…..You'll never see me again…..I think I love you…."

Love! Bullshit! Love was an emotion for the worthless humans his people fed on, not for the immortal. What they shared together was much stronger then some weak human emotion.

He could feel the presence of his sister before she got close enough to touch him but he didn't acknowledge her. She glided her hand across his bare shoulders and hopped onto the railing to face him. She was dressed in a deep purple suit with purple heels. Her black hair was pulled away from her face in a long pony tail which accented her swan like neck. She gave him a beguiling smile leaned back against her hands.

"What troubles you, brother dear?"

"Nothing you need to worry about. I had my door locked for a reason."

"You always have your door locked, never stopped me before. What's wrong?"

Without answering, Darien turned and walked back into his bedroom. He walked straight to his desk where he placed Serena's letter and tossed it into the garbage. He moved to walk to the bathroom when he heard the crinkle of paper. He turned to see Raye opening the letter he just threw out. He swiftly walked over to her and ripped the note away, baring his teeth. "Mind your own business, sister; I wouldn't want to have to punish you."

Raye backed up and crossed her arms over her chest. He was getting the cold look she hated in his eyes and his stance. She'd been punished before and hated thinking about it. She steeled her spine and stared right back at her brother. "You mated with someone didn't you? By the looks of that letter, she left you. Doesn't surprise me since you are one of the biggest assholes walking the earth. Who was she?"

"None of your fucking business!"

"I'm your goddamn sister Darien, not a business partner! We have to trust each other; you're all I have in this fucking family!"

Darien turned away and ran his hands threw his hair. He didn't have control, and he never liked that. With a sigh he looked back down at the note in his hand. "I met her at the party the other night. I had no idea who she was or where she came from but I wanted her. I bit her, she came last night and bit me back, left me this worthless piece of paper and left."

Raye walked towards her brother and grabbed his hand. He slowly turned to her and she smiled. "She'll be back, you're mated. She can't stay away forever. How old was she?"

"16."

"16! Jesus Darien! She's just a kid."

"I didn't know that when I bit her, and don't talk to me about feeding on children! What about Chad? He was only 17!"

Raye released his hand and smothered a smile that threatened to form on her face. "So what! I don't look a day over 17 and he was the stupid one for trying to sleep with me on the first date!"

With a smile, Darien gave Raye's pony tail a soft tug. "What are you dressed up for?"

Raye smoothed out her skirt and smiled. "I have an appointment at the bank this morning."

"The bank? Going to get a job love?"

"Job? Please, I just need to speak to Jeremiah for a minute. I can't go looking haggard, can I?" She flashed her brother a large smile and sashayed out of the room. 'God help Jeremiah' Darien thought as he walked into the bathroom.

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Raye slid her sunglasses on and got out of her car. She grabbed her purse and walked into the bank. She walked up to the front desk and gave the secretary a smile.

"Catsy, it's been a while, how have you been?"

"Raye! You look fabulous! Everything is fine, you?"

"Oh, couldn't be better. Is Jeremiah in?"

"Yes he is, let me make sure he is off his conference call."

Raye looked down at her nails and brushed him against her suit. She perked up her ears when she heard Jeremiah pick up the phone. He was surprised she was there, he needed a couple minutes. She smirked to herself and looked up at Catsy's face.

"Give him like two minutes then go on up to his office. You know where it is right?"

"Third floor?"

"Yup, how's Darien been?"

"Oh you know my brother, brooding in his office and making everyone's life miserable. Your sisters?"

"They're fine, Avery just mated with Sean so they're off on some vacation together; Prisma and Birdy are around here somewhere."

"Fab! Tell Avery and Sean congratulations for me. Call me soon so we can go out Catsy."

"I will Raye, bye!"

Raye walked into the elevator and pressed the button for the third floor. The doors slowly opened and she walked out and straight to Jeremiah's office. She gave his door a soft knock and waited.

"Come in."

She opened the door and walked in. "Hello Jeremiah, I hope you're not too busy, I know I should call first…"

"Nonsense Raye, you're welcome anytime, have a seat. Would you like something to drink?"

"No, no, I'm fine thanks."

Jeremiah got out of his chair and walked to his bar. He needed a drink, badly! Raye never came around for casual calls. He poured himself a drink and turned to lean against the bar. "What can I do for you Raye?"

Raye stood and walked slowly over to Jeremiah. She didn't need to speak to him about anything, but there was something he could do for her. She could see him tense and that made her smile. She stood right in front of him, close enough that her breasts lightly touched his chest. She looked him in the eye and grabbed the drink from his hand and took a sip. "Mmm, did I mention that you threw a great party the other night?"

Jeremiah regained himself and gave Raye a large smile. In his mind, he was already doing backflips, she had finally come to him and he was going to take full advantage. "Did I mention that you looked fantastic at the party?"

Raye dipped her finger in the drink and slowly outlined Jeremiah's lips with the warm liquid. His tongue darted out and softly sucked on her finger tip. With a sigh, she looked back to his eyes and smiled. "Actually you did mention it but it wasn't something I didn't already know." She placed the cup on the bar behind Jeremiah and wrapped her arms around his neck and placed a soft kiss on his lips. Warmth shot through her body at the touch and she craved for more.

Jeremiah was in heaven. He deepened the kiss and was rewarded with a soft moan from Raye. He glided his hands down her body and reached around to hoist her up. She quickly wrapped her legs around his waist and brought her manicured nails to his suit jacket and quickly unbuttoned it. "Raye, Jesus, I've been waiting forever for you." He unbuttoned her jacket and threw it across the room.

Raye threw her head back as Jeremiah removed her shirt and feasted on her neck. She grabbed his belt and tore it off and quickly unbuttoned his pants. "Well I'm here now."

Jeremiah pushed Raye's skirt to her waist and slowly kneeled down to leave soft kisses on her thighs. Her scent of wildflowers bombarded him as he quickly slid his hands to her underwear straps and pulled the offending cloth off. He started a hot trail of kisses up her body from her waist to her breasts where he slowly licked and kissed the soft mounds of flesh. When he got to her neck he breathed in deep and slid her body closer.

Raye reached out and pulled down on Jeremiah's boxers till they slid to the ground. She moved her hot body forward and laid heated kisses against his neck. "Now Jeremiah, I want you now..."

Those words did him in. Jeremiah grabbed her legs at the back of the knee and slide fluidly inside her warm heat. A deep groan escaped him as he moved in and out of her. He wrapped his arm around her lower back and captured her lips in a heated kiss.

Raye moved her hips in time to Jeremiah's thrusts and threw her head back as the pleasure coursed through her body. She sighed his name brought her hands to his hair and ran her fingers threw the soft waves. She bit her lips to stifle the scream that was burning in her throat. She turned her eyes to Jeremiah's face and saw so much devotion and burning need that her breath caught in her throat. As she reached her peak she grabbed his neck and bit down.

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Serena walked past a sunglass stand on the street and quickly pocketed the first set of shades she could grab and casually continued to walk. She turned her head slightly to see if she had been seen but the cashier was too busy with another customer. She placed the frames on her face and crossed the street.

She walked into Amy and Lita's apartment complex and went right up to their floor. She knocked on the door and tapped her foot in time to the rock music across the hall. She had taken a vile of the blood substitute before she got there and she was feeling pretty well. She would be able to beat this and never have to feed on a human.

Lita trudged to the door and opened it, gave Serena a swift nod before walking back to her room. She jumped back into bed and pulled the covers haphazardly over herself. She opened one eye and saw Serena walk into her bedroom. "Hey Sere, I thought you were going to stay here last night." She pulled the blanket back over her head and pulled her knees to her chest.

Serena sat on the edge of the bed and looked around. She had never really had something like this. In her parents' cabin, her room was small and only had the bare necessities. With a sigh she flopped onto her back on the bed and looked at the ceiling. "I meant to but I had some things to take care of and crashed at Seiya's." 'Not a complete lie but…..okay, it was a lie.'

"How is he doing?"

"He's doing good. How did the rest of the party turn out? Is Amy here?"

Lita pushed the blanket back and grabbed a hair tie from the nightstand to pull back her hair. "It was really fun, actually. It sucked you had to leave. I met this great guy there actually. I'm meeting him again this weekend. Amy is at work but she should be back in an hour or so."

Serena continued to look at the ceiling. She didn't know how to approach one of her best friends about what had happened to her. What would Lita and Amy think? Would they stop talking to her?

"You okay Sere? I was about to make breakfast, you hungry?"

Serena turned to Lita and took off her sunglasses. The quick intake of breath from Lita was what she expected. The change did little to her body or skin color since she had always been light skinned but her eyes had lightened to a pale sky blue. She stood up and walked to Lita's desk.

"Were you bitten Serena?" Lita held her breath and crossed her fingers under the cover. The human numbers were getting smaller by the day and it was harder to take when a close friend was turned.

"Yea, I was bitten. It happened at the party."

"Oh, Serena. Why didn't you tell me then? I could have found the antidote for you!"

"It wouldn't have worked. I was bitten by an ancient."

With a sigh, Lita got out of bed and grabbed her bathrobe and pulled it on. "I guess you don't want breakfast then."

A lone tear dropped from Serena's eye but she quickly wiped it away. "Lita, I'm sorry. I didn't know it was happening. You know how careful I am."

Lita walked quickly over to Serena and wrapped her arms around her friend. "There isn't anything to be sorry about Sere. What's done is done. What are you going to do now?"

Serena hugged Lita tight and refused to let go. "I'm going to head down to Virginia and make the substitute. Damn that Darien!"

"Darien! Darien Shields! He is the one who bit you?"

"Yea, you know him?"

"You remember Raye right? You two never get along and fought whenever you're in town."

"What about her?"

"She's Darien's sister."

Serena pulled back and slapped her hand to her mouth to ward off the giggles that were about to erupt. "Are you kidding Lita?"

"No Serena, I'm serious! If she finds out that you're mated with her brother she is going to have a fit! Almost like the time you tried to ram a stake in her heart when she was sleeping!"

"Serves the stupid wench right! She called me a hobo!"

"Serena…."

"Okay, okay don't start. Raye won't have to worry because I'm leaving town anyway. I should go. I have a long way to walk."

Lita gave Serena a quick kiss on the forehead and walked her to the door. "Be careful Serena. Just because you're a vampire, doesn't mean you're invincible."

"Yea yea. Tell Amy I said bye. I'll keep in touch." Serena walked to the elevator and went down to the lobby and out of the building. She pulled on her sunglasses and walked to the corner of the street. She continued to walk around the city without any real path of where she was going. Once in Manhattan she walked around the streets looking up at the tall buildings. She had always loved walking around in the city; it was always so busy and exciting. She looked around at the buildings until one caught her eye and a smile crept across her lips and a plan formed in her mind. 'Okay so I said I never wanted to see him again but one more time won't hurt' she thought to herself.

She looked around the shops until she spotted one that sold women's suits. She walked right in and strolled around the shop. She still had the women's credit card from when she first got into the city and she was more then happy to use it. A friendly sales clerk walked up to her and she quickly relayed that she was looking for a black business suit that was business like but sexy at the same time. With a smile, the clerk walked her right up to a mannequin with a fantastic black suit that was just what she was looking for. Serena grabbed her size and walked to the dressing room to try on the outfit. 'Perfect' she thought to herself. She turned to the door when the clerk came by with a pair of black pumps that matched perfectly. Serena ripped the tags off the outfit and passed them to the woman with the credit card and shoved her clothes in her knapsack.

Serena pulled her hair into a nice ponytail and pulled on her shades as she walked out of the store towards Shields, Mansfield and Penner. She walked right up to the front desk and smiled at the secretary.

"May I help you?"

"Yes, is Darien Shields in?"

"Yes, he is. Do you have an appointment?"

"No, I don't, but if you could tell him it's Ms. Casteel, I'm sure he will remember me."

"Okay. Hold on one second Ms. Casteel."

Serena dropped her knapsack to the ground and cursed herself for not asking if the shop could hold it for her.

"You can go right up Ms. Casteel. He is on the 9th floor, and his office is to your left."

"Thank you." Serena grabbed her bag and walked to the elevator. Excitement was coursing through every part of her body. 'So I said I would never see him again-- I lied.' She walked out of the elevator and strolled to the first office to the left. 'Darien Shields' was written on a gold plate on the door. She turned the knob without knocking and walked in closing the door behind her. Darien was sitting behind his desk looking as delicious as ever in his dark navy suit and tie. She lightly licked her lips and dropped her bag as she walked towards his desk.

Darien swiftly signed his name on the document before him and looked up. Heat surged threw his body as he watched Serena walk towards his desk. Her black suit made her look like a sleek panther ready to pounce. A handsome smile spread across his face as he leaned back in his chair. "You should really start going by Mrs. Shields".

Serena returned the smile and propped herself onto the corner of Darien's desk crossing her legs and picked up the crucifix paper weight on his desk. She tossed it from hand to hand and looked around the office. "I was never one to like names that had the same letter for the first and last. Serena Shields just doesn't ring as well as Serena Casteel. Besides, last time I checked we weren't married."

A flash of anger crossed Darien's eyes. She was trying to push his buttons and he knew it. He sat upright in his chair and leaned towards her. He slid his finger up her smooth leg and stopped at her thigh. "Did you want me to propose love?"

Serena ignored the warmth that was starting to form between her legs and twirled the crucifix on one finger. "It won't be necessary, Darien. I actually only stopped by to torture you, then I'm leaving town."

"Hmmm, so I gathered from your letter. What makes you think I would let you leave now that you're here?"

Serena dropped the weight on his desk and slid herself in front of him and uncrossed her legs. She removed her sunglasses and pulled the hair tie from her hair. She shook her hair out and looked Darien in the eye. "I'm only 16 Darien. Do you really think that your clients will stick around once they find out that you are married to a 16 year old? This world may be becoming overrun by your kind but there are still plenty of humans out there who frown upon statutory rape."

Darien slid both hands up her skirt and pulled her onto his lap. He couldn't care less what she was talking about. She looked so sexy when she released her hair and her eyes had become so clear they were mesmerizing. He wrapped his arms around her back and brought his face to her neck and inhaled. "It's our kind love and what makes you think I give a fuck what people think?"

Serena closed her eyes and tried to regain control. She pulled her hands to the back of her skirt and removed the small object she taped to her lower back.

Darien laid soft kisses on Serena's collar bone and slid his tongue up to her chin. He laid a soft kiss on her neck and tangled his fingers in her soft hair. He felt a soft prick in his neck and quickly pulled back. He looked into Serena's sad face and tried to lift his fingers to wipe away the tears that were falling from her eyes. He couldn't move.

Serena leaned forward and gave Darien a soft kiss on the lips and moved to his ear. "I can't understand how I want you as much as I do because I don't even know you and I hunt your kind. I can't stay here with you, it wouldn't work. Don't try to find me. The serum I gave you will wear off in 5 minutes." Serena removed herself from Darien's lap and put her sunglasses back on. She pulled her hair back up and walked to the door. She grabbed her bag and placed her hand on the handle. She turned back for one last look but was violently pushed against the door. She looked into the blackest eyes she had ever seen as fear pounded through her body.

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BWAHAHAHAHA! You want to know what Darien's going to do, don't you! Okay, I decided that Serena's letter in the last chapter of her leaving forever was a bit dramatic and I am going to say now that it was made because she was upset over becoming a vampire. I mean who wouldn't? Anyway, stick around for the next chapter and let me know what you think!