Noelle nodded to him as he faded away and rushed off to her bedroom to find her hiding place. "Hmm.." She scanned the room for a moment and sighed with frustration. There were no good hiding places in here. Glancing at the window, Noelle opened it slowly and climbed out, placing the book carefully under her arm. When she was up on the roof she scanned the place and walked towards the large chimney located on the center of the roof. Noelle's gut feeling was back and it was telling her to pull at a few of the bricks on the chimney. As she pulled, serveral bricks came loose, giving her just enough room to slip in the diary and place the bricks back into place. She examined her work, it appeared as if nothing was hidden there at all. With a smirk, Noelle ran back inside, closing the window behind her, and rushed to the bathroom. She pulled the almost white in color cover-up and spread it over her strange marks. She put on her jacket and just before heading out the door wrote a quick note to Dante.

Went into town to do some shopping, be back at dinner time.
~ Noelle

Noelle closed the front door behind her and was greeted by the warm summer breeze. But summer was almost over, and soon she would have to return to school. With her hands in her jacket pocket, Noelle made her way downtown only looking to buy some fall clothing so she wouldn't freeze when it started to get colder out, what she found was quite different.

Dante walked by a store that had clothes and looked inside. He coudnt believe his eyes and he was staring at Noelle. He stopped at the window and looked at someone who looked ill going by him and attacked him fast draining his blood and then fading into the house wiping his mouth. "I shouldnt of done that Noelle was probably watching that whole time... Damnit!" Dante yelled and hit his fist on a wall and walked away into the bathrom and spitting on a little of the blood. "I also should never drain a sick man's blood or I will become sick." Dante coughed and blood sprayed in the bathroom sink.

Noelle heard a scream from outside the small shop she was in. She turned around to see Dante hunched over a man, draining his blood. If it was possible for her face to get any paler, it did right then. Noelle dropped the shirt she was holding and gawked. Okay.. get a grip.. you knew this is what he was doing.. you knew you'd see this sometime.. so don't make a big deal out of it. she told herself, sounding more confident then she felt. She sighed, purchasing what she needed with the good amount of money she had snagged from her dad's wallet while stealing her mother's necklace from him (hehehe..) And made her way out of the shop. She was so distracted while walking home she almost didn't hear the sound at all. The sound that was a small, fragile cry. The sound carried Noelle away from the main streets and down a thin, but well-lite alleyway. Looking around she found the source of the crying, it was coming from a small cardboard box, forlorn at the end of the alleyway. Noelle peeked in the box curiously and nearly jumped back in shock when something wet touched her nose. Backing up and getting a better view into the box, she noticed the small grey and brown kitten, poping it's head out. Noelle grinned widely. "So cuuuutteee!" She ran to the kitten and picked it up, hugging it lightly as it purred, obviously taking comfort in her presense.


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The kitten:



"New Noelle" (with the coverup on)



(She seriously looks nothing the same, only the face shape and body type are the same really)

Dante continued to cough up blood and he closed his eyes. "Damn never again will I drain a sick human." He said and turned on the water watching it go down the drain. Dante wiped his mouth and felt ill. "I need to feed again already... I need to find a healthier body this time." Dante faded near an alleyway close to Noelle and saw the perfect victim. The woman was walking very fast and he smiled. "Ah she is in good health I see." Dante said and followed the woman close. He then tackled her and drained her quickly as she let out a scream. When Dante finished he faded quickly back to the house and he breathed in deeply. "Ah much better can feel the warmth of her blood this time." he smiled as his cheeks got a bright red and walked into the music room.

Noelle walked from the alleyway with the small kitten hugged safely against her chest. Turning right and heading to the house she paused for a moment. What was that shadow near the ground over there? As Noelle got closer the shadow took the form of a body, a woman's body. Thinking the woman was injured, Noelle rushed foward. Taking in the woman's deadly pale skin and disfigured look, she realized only too soon that she was dead. Before she could stop herself, Noelle let out a terrified scream, not yet realizing what, or who had killed her. She instantly bolted towards the house, not wanting to be caught standing over a dead body when her screams were heard. Realizing how hard she was holding it, Noelle loosened her grip on the now terrified kitten and breathlessly ran inside the house.

Dante heard the front door shut and he turned around. "You alright Noelle it looks as if you seen a ghost dear." Dante said and went over to her. "I take it you found the cat somewhere on the streets?" Dante asked and looked down at the kitten. "We can keep the kitten I'm just curious by what you saw out there." Dante said and rubbed her arms and looking at her curiously. He watched as the Kitten jumped out of Noelle's arms and started to walk slowly down the hallway

"I was walking home and I saw a dead woman just lying in the streets... it looked like a murder.." Noelle whispered breathlessly, not realizing that Dante had been the killer. She was in total shock by the sight. The small kitten returned from where it had run off to and was rubbing itself against Noelle's leg and purring. Jeez, that kitten sure liked her. She lifted it carefully into her arms and scratched it's head halfheartedly. "You need a name though... don't you little kitty?" She said, trying to distract herself from the horrible images still fresh in her mind.

"Why dont you name the kitten after your Mother. so she is always with you in someway." Dante said and tried not to cough again. "Please excuse me Noelle.." Dante trailed off and walked quickly to the bathroom and threw up blood in the sink. He breathed deeply and held onto the sink. "This cant go on any longer or I will die from starvation." Dante said to himself and leaned against the wall of the bathroom. He closed his eyes and relaxed not moving anywhere.

Noelle smiled. "Okay little girl, how'd you like to be called Kallista?" The kitten pawed at Noelle's nose and purred again. "Fine then, that's your name." Noelle carefully put the kitten down just in time to smell the familiar smell of blood. It was musty and old smelling and Noelle wrinkled her nose in disgust but forced herself to move foward. Something was wrong. She rushed into the bathroom and put her hands on Dante's shoulders. "Dante.. what's wrong..?" She asked in distress. "Why are you coughing up blood?" At the sight of the blood pouring into the sink Noelle wanted to cringe away but she forced herself to stay at his side.

"I fed on a sick human today.. I'm sure you saw her laying on the groud infront of the store you were shopping at." Dante said and wipes his mouth. He looked up at Noelle and sighed looking at her. "I was hungry and fed on someone who was going to die. Maybe I shouldnt of done that... Look I'm sick as hell and weak. "Dante said while looking away from her. "So did you name the kitten after your Mother, Noelle?" Dante asked her and stood up slowly.

Noelle nodded but quickly rushed into the kitchen and grabbed a knife off the counter. Without thinking about it she slashed her own wrist and squeezed her eyes shut. "Here.. I think you need some blood.." Noelle said, wincing. "Think of it as me returning the favor." She forced a laugh and held out her wrist to him. "Please just be conservative..." The smell of fresh blood was already filling the air, making Noelle feel sick to her stomach.

"Thank you Noelle...." Dante trailed off and held her wrist and began to suck on her blood. Her blood was full with energy and he become strong again. He let go of her wrist and said," Wow you taste so good Noelle." Dante want down a little more and sucked a little more. Finally he stopped and wipes his mouth of the blood. He reached for Noelle neck with his hand and began to kiss her slowly pulling her lips in closer to his.

Feeling dizzy from the blood loss Noelle fell against Dante without breaking the kiss, nearly falling over. "Ugh.." She managed to whisper as the kiss broke. She didn't expect so much energy to be drained from her just from a little blood and she wondered what Dante must have felt like in that week she drank blood from him. She could still smell the fresh blood which had stained her wrist a crimson color.

"You need to drink Noelle.. it may be nasty but you do." goes a grabs a wine glass and poors blood in from the fridge. Dante comes back and holds her waist with one hand. "Drink little one you need your energy and i dont feel like holding a dying woman." Dante said and put the glass to her lips and holds it there. "Here you go Noelle im sure this will help you out." He said to her and began to tip the glass so the blood started to rush down the glass.

Noelle smelt it, and then she tasted it. It was the most revolting thing she had ever tasted and she instantly began to cough it up. Gross. Completely and utterly gross. It tasted like mold, whatever that tasted like, and dead things. Her body shivered and she gaged up more of the blood. "Eck.." She gasped and started to push away from Dante, shaking her head like a stubborn child.

"I'm sorry I didnt know it tasted that bad to you." Dante grabbed a glass of water and went to her. "Here rinse out the blood on your mouth." He held the glass in his hand and went to the sink holding her. He placed the glass in her hand and wrapped her arm around his neck. "Please rinse it out I dont know what you need for energy so I'm clueless." Dante said and looked at her and worried about her.

Noelle slowly rinsed the blood out of her mouth and spat it out into the sink. When she finished with that she stumbled back from the sink, grasping the wall to keep her balance. "I.. I'll be fine I just need some sleep.." She whispered, still holding onto the wall firmly, afraid of what might happen if she fell over. She didn't sound or feel confident but she wanted terribly to get some sleep.. she could feel conciousness failing her at that very moment.

Dante picked her up quickly and walked her to her bedroom and laid her down. He tucked her in and kissed her forehead. "You sure this isnt anything I could do for you Noelle?" Dante asked her and sat at the bed side looking at her. "Sorry I hurt you that way maybe I should be more careful what to give you Noelle." Dante said and walked out of the room and down the hallway to the music room. He closed the door and locked it leaning against it and sighing knowing he did something wrong.

Noelle's head was spinning and her wrist where she had cut it was tingling like mad. She did feel a bit better now that she was lying down though and she was quickly asleep in the large comfy bed. Her kitten creaked open the door to her room and walked in, taking a large leap onto the bed and curling up at Noelle's head

Dante sat down at the piano and began to play a song slowly and started to sing, "Heaven's waiting for you
Just close your eyes and say goodbye
Hearing your pulse go on and on and on

I live my life in misery
I'd sacrifice this world to hold you
No breath left inside of me
Shattered glass keeps falling

Say...
Say goodnight
Just sleep tight
say goodnight..."

He closed his eyes and went with the song. Dante wished that Noelle was alright after her spitting up blood.

[Say Goodnight By Bullet For My Valentine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTuO7rETnY4]