Dancer: Hey peoples I'm on spring break now and I'm able to get this chapter up. I would like to thank the people that reviewed last chap.

Kaeleer's Heart

Crystal Magician Princess

The Heart that Died

The Domexiqueen

The Fandom

The Duelist's Heiress

Celeste5502

Fortune Glyph

Angel Diary

fantasia-49

Near the Kuchiki

journey maker

Dicequeen

Chapter 2

I woke up around four that morning with the window still open. A cold wind was coming in, yesterday was December twenty first, the first day of winter but usually winter is already here before that. Winter was a Vampire's favorite season. We could go out in bikinis and swim while everyone else bundles up. But we don't do that so we don't create suspicion.

I got up off the couch and almost stepped on Jonouchi. I step between him and Mai and walked over to the door that was under the stair way of our apartment. I picked out my work outfit which was black jeans and a white top....which didn't look very well with my skin...besides the black.

I walked back out seeing Jason awake too. He smiled at me. "What's up girl?" He said at Vampire speed. We talk at vampire speed only around us if there are humans around then we have to talk slow like a Human.

I rolled my eyes. I could tell that he was generated back up. He hasn't slept in like months.....four to be exact. That's how long we can go without sleeping but most of us usually sleep about two to four hours a day so that our body won't shut down on us.

"Fine really not looking forward to work. I hate working there." I said angrily.

I could tell he was laughing in his eyes. "Well I hate work too but we all have to work....to act normal anyways."

I got a bag from the refrigerator that had blood in it. We only had a couple from time to time in there for emergencies but I needed it this morning. I put it to my lips drinking it. It tasted salty and cold. I loved the taste of blood ever since I was bitten. It was like a favorite pop to me...and the rest of us. Out of the corner of my eye I saw him looking at the blood like if he was about to pounce me to get it. I then threw the empty bag away. Jason ran his fingers threw his red hair. "Why do you have to drink that right in front of me?"

I smirked. "I thought you were stronger than that." My right hand was on my hip and my left arm was hanging down. I looked over at the clock. "Well Jason you have to get to the pet store this morning if you want to open at six."

He just smiled. "Okay waiter." Jason came over to me to give me a hug and then he ran out the door. The door closed lightly not waking the two sleeping Vampires on the floor up.

Ngozi and Ebba came down stairs holding hands. They ran a business here in the city. I didn't know what it was but they kept it a secret from the rest of us. It really irritated me. We were all family here they should tell us what it was. Unless they were working for the Big twelve or The High leaders; that's what magical creatures in Asia, Europe, and Africa call them.

Ngozi's black hair looked really shiny today with his suit. Ebba looked like a model with her white dress and her red hair was pulled back into a ponytail. Ebba was Jason's real mom and Ngozi was his dad. But Jason looked younger than them though because vampires that are born once reached a certain age like eighteen for example that's what they will look like forever. Also they have a heart beat till their age that they will look forever. Mai and Jonouchi were bitten like me just under Ngozi Mazaki. Ngozi has changed his last name a lot when he moves to a different area but this one is the one I took when he took me in for care. Sometimes I feel like I'm an outsider to this family because I wasn't bitten or born by Ngozi or Ebba.

Ebba came over to me and hugged me. She kissed me on the cheek. "How are you this morning?" She asked like a mother would.

I smiled. "I'm good."

Ngozi looked at Mai and Jonouchi who were still on the floor. "Get up you two." He said angrily. The two bolted up as if there was a bomb coming their way. The two then ran off to the closet to get changed. He smiled at me and took Ebba's hand. "We have to go." It was sort of funny watching him drag her out the window instead of the door. But the weird thing about it is that Ngozi was angry. I have never seen him this angry before.

Jonouchi looked at me and Mai tiredly. "I'm going back to bed." His head touched the pillow and he was back out….well not really.

I walked over to him and sat down on his back making him wake back up. "You do know the way Ngozi is angry this morning you don't want him to find out you feel back to sleep he will be really mad at you later."

"Okay, okay, I'm up, I'm up. I don't want him being mad at me even though it was weird though." He said getting me off of him. Jonouchi then tired to brush his blonde hair with his hands but Mai had to do it for him.

"Yeah it was weird. I wonder if he got a call." Mai said thoughtfully.

I shook my head. "I don't think so or we would have heard it. Since we have better hearing then humans do."

Mai nodded. Her purple eyes scanning the room. "Or it could be that he left in the middle of the night after we feel asleep when it rang or it could have been on silent. Or it could have been yesterday's conversation with the Big Twelve."

Jonouchi's brown eyes were burning into her purple eyes. "Yeah that could be it. But you know how Ngozi is. He doesn't want us into his business unless necessary."

Mai looked over at the clock. "It's almost seven Anzu you better get to work. I promise we won't fall asleep again.....well Jonouchi that is who is the sleepiest Vampire ever." I tried to hold a laugh in but I didn't succeed. Jonouchi glared at me but kissed Mai on the lips. I knew I needed to get out now or be sorry later.

I then ran out the door but remembering to slow down since these humans weren't like us. Even if I did run they would pass it as wind and nothing else. Not a lot of Humans were out that morning so I ran at Full Vampire speed. I wish we had powers like the Wizards and the Witches did but we aren't like them. We are just advance human race....the way I see it that is. Besides, I don't like the way they live, they live like the old days. But would still be cool to have some type of power, like teleportation. Now that would be useful. And Ngozi still owes me a car for crashing my other one. Or I wouldn't have to be running but driving like over one hundred miles an hour in a ten mile zone.

I smiled at the thought then realized that I was at the restaurant. I pulled a key out of my pocket. It was a golden key. I put the key in the key hole hearing it click. It was a loud click to me since I have advance hearing but to a human it would have been really low. I swung the door open see the place empty and dark...besides what the sun rays coming in the windows. I had perfect site too. When I was human I had eye problems and at the time my mom couldn't get me glasses because we were poor. I had two older brothers and a younger sister too. I missed them so much. Specially Mom and Dad. We always had so much fun.

I heard the door behind me open. I spun around to see Linda there in the door way. She looked at me weird and came over to me. She wiped my tears away for me. It was rare for a Vampire to cry.

"What's wrong?" She asked as she put down chairs off the tables and turning on the lights.

I shrugged as I helped. "Just remembering some things." Linda had her blond hair in braids today. She only did that when she was in a really great mood. I felt her light blue eyes burning into my back. I ignored it. Linda was my best friend really....But we weren't to get to close to Humans though just in case if they find out what we were. I could trust Linda but I wasn't about to tell her.

More people started to come in for work. I walked over to the sign and put it on open. After that it was really busy. I knew Linda wanted to talk to me but getting orders and then taking food out to people (which smelled awful) wasn't really time to talk, but I knew it was bugging her.

When it came to the end of our shift Linda came over to me. Her head only reaching my eyes. I was five foot five inches. It was around average height. "What was it that you were remembering?"

I smiled a fake smile. "About family. Don't worry I'll be fine."

She just nodded. She put her coat on, and put a hand on my shoulder. "You better be I don't want to see you hurt or anything like that. Also I noticed you forgot your coat."

That's when I realized I didn't put one on this morning. "Yeah I was late and forgot it."

She laughed at me. "Forget it again and I'll punish you for it. I don't want you getting sick. Well I got to go, I have a date tonight." She winked at me and left. I rolled my eyes. Sometimes I wondered if she was boy crazy. She always seemed to go out with them all the time.

I was about to leave when one of the waiters came over to me. "Hey Anzu there are two people in the front wanting to talk to you. They don't want to order though."

I looked at the teenage boy strangely, he looked confused. He took me back front and showed me the two people that were there. I almost stood as frozen as a Vampire should be but I kept breathing and posture of a Human. I didn't know why they were on our side of the territory but I was furious

I walked over to them and glared at them. "Ngozi isn't going to like this."

Monica's cold Blue eyes stared up at me. "Well I am your blood mother so I do have right to come see you." She said in a venomous voice. All I wanted to do was punch her in the face. "Sit down." Since she bit me fifty years ago, there is a contention to me with her venom so I sat down even if I didn't want to but this connection was still wearing off, so I was able to do some things if she weren't around.

Monica was wearing a black dress while Kaiba was wearing his black pants and shirt, along with his trench coat. I never knew why he liked the trench coats that much. But as I sat down beside him he wore a mischievous grin. "Besides it would be fair if we were on your side since you were on ours yesterday." Kaiba said in a business like tone.

Monica wiped her black hair behind her shoulders. I noticed people watching us. Of course having three Vampires that look young and have this beauty to us then of course people were going to stare. "Yes dear the Humans are staring at us." Crap I thought as I forgot about the connection and blocked her from my thoughts.

She laughed. "I wanted to know why you were on our side." It wasn't a question but a statement.

I looked down in my lap. "I was chasing a Human to drink blood last night on our side then he went to your side."

She rolled her eyes. "Well I don't care. Next time you come, Seto will kill you." I glanced over at Kaiba he looked like if he was thinking and not in this conversation. "Also," she said." If you see any type of off looking necklace then bring it to me."

I looked at her weird. "Why?" I said hardly.

"Just because. Now come on Seto we need to go." They then stood up and left as if they weren't there. I then left through the front door of the building.

I was walking back to the apartment. I didn't know what necklace they were talking about. Weird looking? Then it hit me. The Pendant. Why would she want it? To give it to the Big Twelve and get something from them, or for herself? This wasn't good. I needed to go tell Ngozi. I then started to run at Vampire speed back to the apartment and I made sure no Human saw me run. Then I saw a teenage boy looking at me as I ran and saw a glow but I shook it off. He might have been staring at something else and might have something that glowed, like glow sticks. But I didn't pay real attention since my main goal was to get to Ngozi.