Guess whose bizzack? Your fanfiction wench, that's who! Okay, I'm just bored at work but that only means I can write out a new chapter in my story! I am really pleased with the outcome and I can see that you guys like the story too which totally rocks! I appreciate that loads! Oh, and BTW, my fantastic editor, SSj2Lizzie has come back to me! So if you notice changes in the last couple chapters, it's all thanks to my fab editor! Nothing big, just minor but needed nonetheless. Anyway, enjoy!

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Chapter 4:

Serena took a shaky breath and tried to calm her nerves. "..Darien, I…"

Darien wrapped his hand around her soft neck and applied enough pressure that she wouldn't be able to speak. Anger couldn't even describe what was overtaking him. He made an attempt to calm himself but found it wouldn't work; he needed to get out of the office where no one would be able to interfere. He tightened his grip on her neck and moved to her ear. "Don't even attempt to make a sound."

Serena closed her eyes and made a silent prayer. 'I think God is a little out of reach right now'. She cursed her stray thought and suddenly felt her body go weightless. Cold air slapped at her face and a shiver swept through her body. She slowly opened her eyes when she felt she was standing on solid ground again. They were in his bedroom. 'How the hell did we get here so quickly?' Darien roughly pushed her to the ground. Serena scrambled to her bag and clutched it to her body.

"What the fuck were you thinking! Have you any idea what I could do to you right now for even attempting to disobey me!"

Serena stood up and crossed her hands over her chest. "I wasn't trying to kill you Darien, I just wanted to see you one last time before I left. I'm sorry if I was stupid enough to think you would understand why I can't stay here."

"What the fuck is there is understand? You're my mate!" Darien began to pace the room to calm his volatile temper.

Serena decided to try a different tact. "Darien, I'm sure you have found out some information about me but what do you really know? My parent's were both killed because my father was a vampire hunter. A vampire hunter Darien, do you know what that means? I'm betraying them but just being mated to you. I loved them so much and now there gone and I'm sure you are the one who ordered their deaths. I can't stay here with you Darien, I just can't." Serena wiped away the tear that had unknowingly escaped.

Darien walked over to his balcony door and looked out over his estate. He was never one to compromise when he wanted something. "Serena…I don't apologize for any of the decisions I make but since I know I caused you pain, I'm sorry." He slowly turned and walked up to place his hands on her face. The sadness in her clear blue eyes hurt him in a way he never thought possible.

Serena placed her hands on Darien's wrists but didn't pull his hands from her face. "Darien, I'm sure you don't believe in love or any other human emotion like that but I have no other way of describing how I feel about you. It scares me that I barely know you and I love you so much it hurts to be apart from you."

Darien tipped her head back to a comfortable angle and placed a soft kiss on her lips. He kept his eyes closed as he pulled back to cherish the feel of her lips on his. She was so sweet. "Serena, I want to tell you about my family so maybe you will know a little more about me."

Serena nodded her head as Darien walked her to his bed for her to sit down. He paced slowly in front of her with a pensive look on his face. Serena removed her heels and hugged her legs to her chest.

"I was born in 1975 and I was killed and turned in 2000. I am 25 human years and 200 in vampire years. My family and I were having dinner when a group of vampires came into our home and killed my parents. One of them seemed to take a liking to me and Raye so they turned the both of us. After that I killed the whole group and buried my parents. It was only me and Raye for years. I had already graduated from Harvard before my parents' death so all I needed was a partner. I joined with Zachary. We knew each other from school and needed a backer to start our firm so we joined with Carl Penner who had more money then he needed. Raye didn't originally live with me at the mansion; she had her own place in the city but was attacked on three separate occasions by hunters. She didn't feel safe anymore and moved in with me. The last leader of the Vampire race was killed by a really strong hunter and I was next in line. I wasn't going to die again by the hands of anyone else so that's why Frederick and I gave the order for all hunters to be killed."

Serena had sat silently while Darien told his story. When he finished, she didn't know what to think. He had suffered a similar loss as she but he was one of the main people responsible for her parents' death. "Darien, I'm sorry about what happened to you, I know what it's like to lose your parents. Thank you for telling me." She got off the bed and walked over to pick up her bag. She walked up to Darien and placed her hand on his cheek and gave him a smile. "I can't leave you forever, but please give me some time. I just need to figure things out right now."

Darien turned his head and placed a kiss in the palm of her hand. He pulled her hand into his and intertwined his fingers with hers. "Where are you going to go?"

"I never usually have a plan but I think Virginia is first. I'm actually looking for someone."

Darien released Serena's hair from her hair tie and let it fall down her back. He glided his hand threw her soft hair and smiled. "Who are you looking for love?"

Serena tried to ignore the sensations Darien was giving her by just touching her. "Why do you want to know?"

Darien glided his thumb over Serena's plump bottom lip and leaned down to take in into his teeth for a soft nip. He moved to her neck and started a lazy trail of kisses to her ear. "Don't answer a question with a question." He kissed the soft skin behind her ear and was rewarded with a soft sigh.

Serena closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Darien's neck to hold him close. "I'm looking for three lichens."

Darien slid his tongue across Serena's collar and placed a kiss to the hollow of her throat. "Tell me their names; I can be convinced to help you find them quicker."

Serena placed her hands on the sides of Darien's face and pulled him up to look in her eyes. She crushed her lips to his and slid her tongue across his sharp teeth. When she pulled back she smiled. "I do my own work, but thanks anyway." With that said she grabbed her bag and walked to the door. She walked two steps before she felt one of Darien's arms snake around her waist as the other produced a black rose. She took the flower and brought it to her nose. It smelled sweet and dark, just like him. "Thank you."

Darien pushed Serena's hair aside and placed a kiss on the back of her neck. "Don't be gone long love; I wouldn't want to have to go looking for you." He meant it as a threat but it only sounded like a plea.

"I won't." He released her and she continued to walk to the door. Once in the hallway, she turned back and blew him a kiss before walking out of the mansion.

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Lita put the finishing touches on her outfit walked over to the mirror to get one last look. After several outfit changes for her dinner with Nathaniel, she had decided on a pale pink dress that fell to an inch above her knee with thin straps on her shoulders. It definitely showed off her best body parts, her breasts and legs. With a smile she dabbed perfume on several parts of her body and gave herself a thumbs up when she heard the doorbell ring. She strolled over to the door and pushed back stray strand of hair before opening the door with a big smile.

Nathaniel produced a bouquet of wildflowers and gave Lita his most winning smile. He eyed her outfit appreciatively as he walked into the apartment. "You look fantastic."

A blush stole across Lita's cheeks as she closed the door. "Thank you. You look great too. Thank you for the flowers, their beautiful." She walked over to the kitchen and grabbed a vase. She filled it with water and placed the flower inside.

Nathaniel looked around her apartment. 'Very clean.' He turned when Lita reentered the room and placed the vase with flowers on the table. "You have a nice place here."

"Thanks. It's actually me and Amy right now but she was thinking of moving out on her own so it might be just me soon. Let me grab my jacket." She walked over to the closet and grabbed her coat. Nathaniel quickly grabbed it from her and helped her put it one. She smiled at the small act of courtesy and grabbed her purse. "Shall we go?"

"Absolutely."

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"What made you decide to be an Art dealer?"

"I've always enjoyed looking at beautiful pieces of Art. I approve everything that goes into my gallery personally because I don't see any need for lackluster art that you see a lot of today."

Lita took a sip of her drink and took a bite of her dessert. Everything was going great and the excitement was bubbling in her stomach along with the wine in her head. "I don't know too much about art, maybe I could come to your gallery for a tour?"

"Of course, anytime. I would be a little offended if you said you wouldn't come by." Nathaniel smiled and quickly signed the check.

"How about now?"

Nathaniel looked up with a look of surprise on his face. A smile graced his lips as he looked at the anticipation in Lita's eyes. "Fantastic idea Lita."

Lita grabbed her purse and started to rise when she felt her seat being pulled out from behind her. She turned in slight surprise to see Nathaniel there when she could have sworn he was just sitting in front of her. She let the feeling pass as he helped her put on her coat. They walked out together into his car where Nathaniel informed the driver they would be headed to the gallery. Lita couldn't remember when she had had a better time. Nathaniel was nice, funny and gorgeous! She was just what she was looking for, except for one thing…..

Nathaniel lightly picked up Lita's hand and intertwined their fingers. She smiled at him as a rosy blush sprang upon her cheeks. She was so beautiful and exotic. He brushed a piece of stray hair behind her ear and glided his finger across her cheek. He rarely became so attached to anyone, let alone a woman, but there was something about the creature in front of him that captured him. He slowly leaned forward and placed a delicate kiss on her lips.

Lita sighed with pleasure and leaned closer to Nathaniel. She placed a hand on his shoulder to keep him close and deepened the kiss. He tasted so dark and dangerous but exciting. Her head was swimming when she pulled back. She lightly glided her tongue across her lips to savor his taste and slowly opened her eyes.

"I couldn't wait until the end of the evening Lita, I hope you don't mind."

"I guess I can let it pass if you give a good tour." Once the words were out of her mouth, the car stopped outside of the gallery.

Nathaniel stepped out of the car and walked out to let Lita out as well. They walked hand and hand to the door. Nathaniel pulled a set of keys from his pocket and unlocked the door. Once inside, he disarmed the alarm and grabbed Lita's hand once again and pulled her into the main show room. He flicked on the lights and looked around the room.

Lita walked up to the first painting and studied it. What she knew about art and artists could probably fill a thimble but she always like bright colors and beautiful pictures. She smiled at the portrait of a young girl holding daisies. She had a happy look in her eyes and a small smile on her face that immediately made Lita happy.

Nathaniel watched as Lita moved on from painting to the next. She looked utterly adorable as she moved around the room that he couldn't help but smile. She would either back up and lean her head to one side or making a soft noise of approval at a painting before moving on. She finally got back to her starting point and gave him a smile.

"Do you have more?"

"Plenty, this is just the front show room, there are two more floors."

Lita rushed forward and grabbed a surprised Nathaniel's hand before rushing to the stairs. She released his hand and threw her bag and coat to the ground and she raced up the stairs to beat him. She could feel him gaining on her as if he was breathing down her neck. She jumped in victory at the top and threw her hands in the air. "I won!" Nathaniel cleared his throat from behind her which made her quickly turn around. He was leaning against the wall with a smile on his face. "Hey! You cheated Nathan! How did you beat me?" Lita placed her hands on her hips and gave him a look of mock anger.

Nathaniel pushed himself off the wall and walked forward to place his hands on Lita's shoulders. "Women just aren't as fast as men, however I did like enjoy your victory jump." He laughed as Lita pushed his hands away and walked towards the first room. He had yet to turn the lights on but didn't need them as he followed the heat from Lita's body as she groped around the walls for a switch. He could hear her curse of frustration and silently walked into the room and stood right behind her.

Lita tensed slightly when she brushed her arm against his coat but relaxed when she realized it was him. She slowly turned and slid her hands up his chest to grab his suit jacket and pull him towards her until she hit the wall. She placed her hands on the sides of his face and pressed her lips to his. A small moan of pleasure escaped her as he lightly nibbled on her bottom lip begging for entry. She slid her tongue against his and grazed his teeth until she felt a sharp point. Her body went cold as her eyes shot open. She immediately pulled back and tried to catch her breath.

Nathaniel cursed himself inwardly but placed a hand on Lita's face. "Lita, I…."

"Don't say it, I guess I already knew but ignored it."

Nathaniel was a bit taken aback by her confession but he grabbed her hand as he walked her to the light of the hallway. "Lita, there is nothing I can say that will take away from the fact of what I am. I don't want you to be scared when you're with me because I will never hurt you." He had never said such words to any woman and was surprised that he could care so much for a girl he had just meet but the feeling was there.

Lita gave him a smile and gave him a kiss on the cheek. "I'm not scared to be with you Nathan but I don't know how far this relationship or friendship or whatever it is can go. I just need to think about it."

Nathaniel brought her hand to his lips of a kiss. "I understand Lita, take your time."

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Unruly blond hair peeked out of a pale orange comforter as a wailing alarm resounded thorough out the room. A creamy white hand shot out and slapped the alarm to the floor and was immediately pulled back under the warmth of the sheets. Mina pushed the sheets back from her head and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. She leaned over to look at the fallen clock and sighed at the time. Eleven thirty. "It's so early! Must sleep." She lay back down and curled into a ball under the sheets. The shrill of the phone made her jump from the bed and stare at it in anger.

"Hello?"

"Mina! Are you still in bed?"

"Of course not Amy, I'm getting ready to walk out the door right now." Mina slid the phone under the sheets and pulled them over her head.

"I wasn't born yesterday Mina, you have an hour to get here or were going to hire another nurse!"

"Jesus Amy, have some sympathy! I'll be there. Bye!"

Mina hung up the phone and stretched her arms over her head. She reluctantly pulled herself out of bed and trudged into the bathroom. She took a hot shower and quickly dressed for her first day of work. With a quick look at the clock she grabbed a hair tie, her purse and dashed out of the door. She had exactly 30 minutes to get to the hospital. She had to keep this job or all that work becoming a nurse was through. Well not exactly but she was sick of looking for new jobs.

She pulled into the parking lot of the hospital and quickly pulled her long blond hair into a bun. She dashed to the cardiac wing and made a quick look around for Amy before heading to the receptionist desk. "Hi, I'm Mina Barrick, I'm supposed to be having a meeting with….." Mina dug into her purse for a small slip of pink paper. "Um, Dr. Keith Napier."

"He should be ready for you now, go down the hall and he is the third door on the right."

"Thanks!" She casually walked down the hall and brushed her hair back as she got to the third door. She gave it a knock and walked in after hearing a deep voice say, 'Come in".

Keith picked up Mina's file as she walked in the door and opened it. He looked up casually and held out his hand to the beautiful blond in front of him. Her blue eyes had him entranced for a moment before he regained himself and gave her a smile. "Nice to meet you Ms. Barrick."

"You too! I'm really excited to be working here." What luck she had, her boss happened to be one of the most gorgeous men alive! She placed her purse on the ground and sat across from him.

"That's good. Like Dr. Kearns told you in your interview, you will be mostly working along side me and also helping with the recovery patients. It will be a bit tough to start out with the long hours but I'm sure you will do fine."

"Oh, I'm looking forward to it. Thanks so much for the opportunity." Mina couldn't keep her eyes from his. The color was an almost pale purple that was amazing to look at. His silver hair was pulled away from his face to a low pony tail that she was dying to run her fingers through. They both turned when someone else walked into the office. "Amy! Yell at me for being late!"

"I was in surgery Mina. How is everything going?" Amy looked from Mina to Keith with a smile on her face.

"Good actually. Amy, if your not busy could you just show Ms. Barrick around and show her where her locker is, I have some calls to make."

"Sure. Did you want her to shadow Arin for the surgery at 3?"

"Yes, just bring her around then. Thank you Amy."

"See you later Doctor!" Mina beamed her best smile and strolled out of the office behind Amy. Once they were down the hall she quickly looked behind her to make sure no one was listening and elbowed Amy in the side.

"Oww Mina! What's the matter with you?"

"You didn't tell me what a hunk he was going to be! That man's a fox!"

"Tell me about it. Nurse's fight each other just to work beside him so watch out."

"I can handle myself. So is he involved with anyone?"

"Nope, free as a bird."

"Fantastic!" Mina started to plot her seduction of Dr. Keith until she noticed that Amy had stopped a few feet behind her. "What's up Amy?"

Amy walked forward and grabbed Mina's arm and tugged her into the nearest office. She looked around and pulled Mina close. "Mina, I really like Keith and he is a brilliant surgeon but he's not what you think he is."

"What else is there to know? He's hot, he's a surgeon, and I'm sure he's rich. Where can I go wrong?" Mina started to smile but stopped at Amy's serious expression.

"Mina, he's a vampire."

Mina stood still for what felt like a life time, then released a long breath. "Are you sure Amy?"

"Yes, I'm sure. He isn't the only doctor around here who is one but he doesn't flaunt it about."

Mina chewed on this thought. She came to a conclusion and nodded her head. "I don't care."

"What! Mina, are you that willing to throw your life away for a guy?"

"Amy, let's keep things in perspective here. Vampires are everywhere these days and it's going to come to one thing in the end, join them or not. I would rather be a vampire then a gross, hairy lichen. Yuck!"

Amy shook her head at her blond friend. "You have a point I guess. Hey, you know Serena is a vamp now?"

"Serena! No shit! Doesn't she hunt them?"

"Yea, mainly lichens but she has killed some vampires and her dad was a hunter. Pretty ironic I guess but she left town."

"And that bitch didn't stop by to say hi to me? Serves her right that she is a vamp then." Mina crossed her arms and walked to the door. "Wait, did she mate with someone?"

Amy followed Mina to the door and walked out with her. With her voice lowered she relayed the story to Mina. They turned into the locker room where Amy produced a piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to Mina.

"Whoa, Darien Shields? She knows how to pick 'um. He's sexy!"

"Well apparently Serena didn't think so much of him or she wouldn't have left town afterwards."

"Oh you know Serena, she just needs to figure things out when they get complicated. She'll be back. What about you Amy? Find anyone new, dead or alive?"

A blush stained Amy's cheeks but she quickly turned away. "Um, no I haven't. But Lita has."

"Yea, Lita already told me. Great guy, tall, dark and handsome, the whole bit. She's so lucky."

"I guess, he's a vampire too."

"Geez, a small world after all then huh." Mina placed her things in her locker and turned back to Amy who was still facing away from her. "Amy? Are you hiding something from me?" Mina quickly walked around her friend to see the blush still on her cheeks. "You did find someone!"

"No I haven't! It's just a little hot in here!"

"Oh bullshit Amy, this is me! Who is he? Tell me everything!"

"Well, I met him at this party that Keith invited me and Lita too. He was so nice and charming but I haven't seen him since."

"Why didn't you give him your number? Ask Keith for his!"

"I did give him my number and he's called but I haven't gone out with him."

"Amy, I may be missing something here but did you not mention that he was a good guy who was interested in you? Why are you making him wait?"

"Why do you think!"

Mina was getting ready for a smart reply when she realized what her friend was saying. "Ohhhh. Um, who cares! Remember what I just said about vamps?"

"Yea, I remember but I don't know if that's what I want to do with my life."

"Why don't you just go out with him, see how he is and what you feel. You never know Amy but you'll regret it if you let him slip away."

Amy pondered this thought and walked to her office. "I need to get something here for you before we walk around the hospital." She opened the door to her office and stopped in shock. There sitting in a chair was Zachary with a dozen violets. He quickly stood as she entered and gave her a beguiling smile.

"Dr. Kearns, I hope you don't mind my stopping by."

Amy quickly regained herself and smiled back. "No, not at all. And it's Amy." She turned to shut the door and already saw that Mina had left them alone. She walked to her chair but not before taking the flowers. They were beautiful. She knew that she was probably blushing but it couldn't be helped since he seemed to be staring right at her. "What can I do for you Zachary?"

"Just Zach would be fine. I stopped by to see if I could persuade you to have dinner with me this evening. At my home."

Amy placed the flowers in the small vase at the corner of her desk and tried to steady her shaking hands. She looked into his pleading eyes and nodded her head. "Sure. What time?"

"How about eight o'clock? I'll have a driver come get you, what's you address?"

Amy wrote down her address and passed it to him with a smile. He rose and gave her a soft kiss on her hand and left. She slid back in her chair with the smile still on her face when Mina walked in.

"Oh my god Amy! You were denying that man a date with you for how long? Tell me what happened!" Mina sat in the chair that Zachary was just occupying and looked at her friend expectantly.

"I'm going to his house for dinner." Amy propped her elbows on her desk and placed her head in her hands.

"Dinner, huh? What are you going to wear?"

Amy snapped back to reality at Mina's question. "I have no idea! Lita is going out tonight with Nathan, I need your help Mina!"

"Don't worry, Mina will fix you right! Now get that guy out of your mind and let's get back to work. I do have a date with Keith at three." Mina gave Amy a wink as they walked out of her office.

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Raye snuggled closer to a sleeping Jeremiah. She looked at his handsome face and couldn't help but smile. She traced the two small marks on his neck with her finger and pushed herself up to place a soft kiss there. That seemed to wake her sleeping mate who quickly rolled over and wrapped his arms around her. "Morning".

"Morning. Have I told you how long I've waited for you to say that to me?"

Raye rested her head in the crock of his arm and sighed. "No you haven't but it does sound nice, doesn't it?"

"Yes it does. What time is it?"

Raye rolled out of his warm embrace and looked at the clock. "Eleven."

Jeremiah moaned and started to get out of bed. He was quickly pinned down as Raye straddled his waist and placed a hand on his bare chest.

"Where do you think your going?"

"I have to get to work Raye. I would love to stay here with you but I have a lot of shit to do."

Raye leaned down and laid soft kisses along Jeremiah's ear. "I want you to stay and play with me." She smiled as he moaned and rolled her onto her back. Her eyes closed in pleasure as he slid his tongue along the twin marks on her throat. As he sunk his teeth in, she screamed out in ecstasy and fisted her hands in his hair.

Jeremiah basked in the warm pleasure that shot threw his body whenever her tasted his mate's blood. He pulled back and lapped at the small droplets that dripped from the wound. He crushed his mouth to hers and slid his hands down over her luscious curves. When he pulled back he started a hot trail of kisses down her throat. "I guess I can take a sick day." He smiled at the giggle that emerged from her mouth which quickly turned to a soft sigh as he found his way to her soft breasts.

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Okay I want to start off with saying how bad I feel that it took me this long to update. School is out (FINALLY) so I will be able to update quicker. Please review if you have the time. Thanks for reading!