Sorry that it took so long to type this. i had to think about what happens next. i might use shadowfire99's idea, but i'm not sure. if any of you have any ideas tell and i might use them. if u don't know shadowfire99's idea go to the reviews to take a look. well, that's all for now. see ya! enjoy this new chapter of the dark romance story, Vampire Love!

Vampire Love

Chapter 4

It was an interesting evening that day, especially during dinner. Kai's childhood friend had came over during dinner and announced that he was going to stay with them for a while.

Flashback

"This looks great, Kai," said Reiko looking at food.

Kai smiled. "Eat, you must be hungry,"

"Thanks!" replied Rei as she started to eat.

Reiko stopped eating when she saw Kai eating too.

"Hey, Kai," said Rei.

"Hm," replied Kai putting down his fork.

"Um, I thought vampires only drink blood, so why are you eating normal food?" questioned Rei.

"I eat normal food just to be polite and also because I only feed once a week." answered Kai.

"I didn't know that," said Reiko.

"Well, now you do," smiled Kai.

The dinner was going so smoothly that nothing could ruin the good moment.

SLAM!

Oh well, so much for a peaceful dinner.

Kai and Reiko turned around to see who had disrupted their peaceful dinner.

Standing at the door was a guy with blood red hair and ice blue eyes. He wore a white t-shirt with a black jacket over it and dark blue jeans. Just by looking at him, Reiko could tell that he also was a vampire.

"What's up, Kai!" smiled the redhead.

"Hn," was all he got as an answer

"I see your still the same as ever," he chuckled.

The red head turn his attention to Reiko when he noticed that Kai was looking at someone.

"Well, who's this, Kai? Is she your girl?" asked the redhead.

Reiko blushed, but quickly regained her composure.

"I'm not his girl and my name's Reiko. Who the heck are you?," said Rei.

The redhead smiled when she give him her answers.

"My name's Tala and I'm a friend of Kai's." replied the redhead.

"Tala," said Kai.

"What?"

"What are you doing here?" questioned Kai.

"Oh, that. Well, I'll be staying here with you guys for a while," answered Tala.

"I never said you could stay," frowned Kai.

"Oh, come on, Kai. Besides this will be a good time for us to catch up on stuff since the last time we meet. Also it would be great for me to learn more about your cute little girlfriend," said Tala, putting an arm around Reiko's shoulder.

Reiko's face turned red when he said that. She pushed his arm off her shoulders and yelled at him,"I am not his girlfriend! I just meet him yesterday and the only reason I'm staying here is because he saved me last night."

Kai and Tala were shocked by her outburst. She looked inncoent at first, but when she gets angry, she's like a completely different person.

"Wow, she's pretty fiesty," said Tala.

"Hn," was his only reply from Kai.

"Hey, I heard that!" said Rei blushing.

'So Kai, am I staying or not?" asked Tala.

Kai sighed,"Fine, but you better not break anything like the last time you were here,"

Tala grinned, "Don't worry Kai. I'll keep everything in one piece by the time I'm gone."

"I doubt that," muttered Kai.

End of Flashback

Now Reiko laid on her new bed in her red sleeping gown in one of Kai's many guest rooms. Kai and Tala had gone to Kai's study to talk about what had happened to them since the last time they met.

"Why did this have to happen to me? First, I'm attacked by vampires and then, I'm forced to stay at my savior's home who just so happens to be a vampire too. Actually, he didn't force her, but I'm still unsure about staying here with him. Could it be that I really am falling in love with him?" said Reiko.

"Oh, I give up. I'm only staying here because I feel like it and I don't want to be killed for knowing his secert," groaned Rei as she sat up on her new bed.

Her bed was the same color as Kai's own bed. Kai had offered to let Reiko sleep in his room with her, but she refused and took one of the guest rooms. Kai's room was unfortunely next door and his friend Tala had the room on the left side of Kai's own room. Kai had told her to take the room on the right side since he was worried that she might get lost in his mansion.

Reiko looked over at the clock and noticed that it was already 11'o clock.

Maybe I should get some sleep now since today's been a long day for me, thought Reiko before she had fallen asleep.

Kai's Study

"Hey, Kai,"

"Hn"

"Care to tell me more about Reiko? I know you have a reason for making her stay here," questioned Tala.

"I"m not going to use her as feeder if that's what you mean," replied Kai as he kept his eyes focused on the book in his hand.

Tala frowned when he heard Kai's answer.

"Then why are you keeping her here? You've got to have a reason for that," said Tala.

Kai didn't answer. He continued to read, but Tala knew that he was trying to answer his question. Kai closed the book in his hand and placed it on the table next to him.

"You don't need to know my reaon for letting her stay here. She's staying here because she knows I'm a vampire. If I let her go she might tell the hunters and then they'll come here to slay," said Kai glaring at the fire in the fireplace.

"Well, you don't need to worry abour that. I mean, you're the vampire prince and you can beat them all in one blow," said Tala.

"I know that, but Reiko is completely different from all the other humans. She's not a normal neko-jin. When I fed on her, I could taste a trace of vampire blood in her veins. Neko-jins never have vampire blood flowing through their veins." said Kai.

"What? She has vampire blood in her!? But that's impossible! Why would she have vampire blood?," shouted Tala.

Kai sighed,"I don't know. Something about her is strange. There isn't any record about a neko-jin with vamp blood. Even if we do have records about that, we won't be entirely sure why she has our blood in her veins."

Tala opened his mouth to say something, but stopped. He knew Kai was right. Nobody has any records on a vamp-blooded neko-jin. It was rare to find something like that. The records they own were of vampires and their mates. It tells them everything about the others. Who they mate, where they're from, and what their child is. No one knew anything about Reiko or have any records on her.

The only inhuman beings that don't have any records in the empire were members of Destiny's Shadows. They were a group of humans born into demon or vampire families. The leader of the group was Phantom, an immortal human born from a vampiric family.

Kai hates Phantom alot. Phantom and his gang were traitors. They had betrayed him a long time ago when they had cause a major bloodshed. Ever since the incident, he had wanted revenge for what Phantom had stolen that was once his.

"Are you sure Kai?" questioned Tala.

'Yes, there isn't any files about her. I checked earlier today." said Kai.

"Why doesn't anyone have any files on her?"

"It could be that someone doesn't wants us to find out more about her. But the question is why? Why would someone want to hide the truth about Reiko?" answered Kai.

"Could there be a connection between her and the Shadows?" Tala asked again.

"Maybe, but i don't think that's the fact. Reiko shows no sign of being with them. She's like a normal human. I checked her other records. They say that she's a daughter of a rich man who had died ten years ago with his wife and that her older brother disappeared seven years ago," replied Kai.

"So her whole family died years ago. There's no mystery there. How is that suppose to help us!?" exclaimed Tala fiercely.

"You're missing my point, Tala,"

"What point? There's nothing else! It's probably just a coincidence that she has vampire blood in her. She is just a bloodmaker," yelled Tala.

"Tala, calm down. Don't you think it's strange that she's living alone when she clearly isn't old enough to live by herself?" said Kai.

"No, she could have been livng in an orphandge." snapped Tala.

"You're still not getting it. There human files didn't say anything about her living in an orphandge." Kai explained.

"How..Wait a second. You don't mean..?' gasped Tala.

"Yes, I do. She was taken care by someone who might have a connection to Phantom. Rei probably doesn't know about that herself, but that could be a reason why we don't have any information on her. Whoever this person is might be the one who keeps her hidden from us," explained Kai.

"So you're saying Phantom is having someone keep an eye on her?" said Tala.

"Yes, but I'm not sure why?" said Kai.

"Tala, it's getting late. It's time for us to sleep," said Kai getting up from his seat.

"You can go to bed, but I got to go get a meal. I haven't fed since last week. Bye," said Tala disappearing out the opened window.

Kai walked out the door and was about to go to his room,but stopped in front of Rei's room. He opened the door to see that she was sleeping peaceful in her new bed. Kai continued to stare at her until he finally closed the door.

What is her connection with Phantom? Why is she being kept a secret? Why do I even care for her?, thought Kai.

"Maybe I should get some sleep now. It seems like a good idea," muttered Kai as he closed to the door to his room.

Wow. That was a long one. Sorry for the wait. I was pretty busy the last couple of weeks. I'll update my stories as much as I can now that I got my laptop, but for now I'll be working on the next chapter for Loving A Phoenix. Don't worry. I'll continue this story, but i might use ShadowFire99's idea for the next chapter but i'm not sure yet so hope u all enjoyed this chapter! mew!