Zandella glanced outside it was still really early in the day. So any hope of leaving soon would just be out of the question. She was stuck here with him until nightfall.

"That's right. The sun. You cant leave here until night."

"Wanna bet." She stood up and stormed over to the door and opened it. The bright sunlight beamed down on her sensitive skin, she backed away and slammed the door with a hiss.

"So as I suspected you can't leave" The young priest stated with a sort of smartass tone.

"Fine I can't, so what do you plan to do with my trapped here then? Throw a cross at me? Or maybe some holy water?"

"I said I wouldnt do anything against you and I wont. You have my word."

"Yeah well my kind is inclined to trust no one" She walked over to the alter and tried to find something to distract herself with so she could ignore him.

"I suppose we could talk. Maybe you could tell me about your kind?"

"Heh, and reveal our secrets and weaknesses to you so you can go running to the church and inform them. Like Hell."

Ryou paced about his room paranoid that his father would walk in any moment and question him about Zandella. 'Dad will have my head if he finds out I've lost her and I dont at all know where we split to go looking for her.' Being the clan queens children it didnt take long for news to travel fast through the clan.

"I sure someone knows shes gone by now" He stated to his empty room "which means its only a matter of time before our parents know" Unfortuantly he couldnt do anything til nightfall since leaving home grounds was not only forbidden during the day it would also be highly dangerous to his health for vampires his age.

A knock at his door made him jump. He took a few deep breathes to calm himself and walkes to answer door. An expression of relief sweeps his face. "Kali"

"What's with the paranoia? Got something to hide?" She pushes past him into his room and perches herself on his bed.

"Ugh, no I'm just feeling a little off today is all." He closed the door and collected himself.

"Common I know you better than that. What are you arfraid of getting in trouble for this time?" She gave him a playful look.

"Okay, but you can't breathe a word to anyone. And I may need your help anyway." He looked at her nervously "It's Zandella, We were out hunting lastnight and we were being followed by hunters. Somehow we got seperated and she didn'd return before sunrise."

"Haven't your folks noticed yet?"

"No, They have been to busy preparing for the full moon feast. So that buys me some time to look for her before my parents catch on." He sits next to her on the bed. "Will you help me look for her after sunset?"

"Oh, I guess so. Thats what best friends are for, right?" Kali said with an sacastically upbeat tone.

"Thanks. You are the best Kali." He gave her a smile.

"I know I am but you are going to awe me for this one." Kali got up. "I'll meet you by the gates after sunset, okay?"

"Yeah, sound good." He followed her to the door and opened it for her. "See you tonight."

"Later Ryou" she gave him a two fingered wave as she walked away.

Zandella kept her distance from the man. His attention was on a broken cross next the the organ in the back of the church. She looked at the sunlight streaming through the windows. "Still about 4 hours till sunset" she mumbled to herself.

"Did you say something?" He stood up and faced her direction.

"No" she grumbled and turned away from him. "Why don't you just go home?"

"Because I want to know you" He approached her. She growled at him as he got closer.

"Taylor" He said stopping a short distance from her.

"Huh?"

"My name is Taylor." He restated.

"Okay, Taylor why don't you just leave me alone."

"What do you have against me? You don't even know me." he walked back up near the front of the church.

"Really you have to ask what I have against a human? Uh how about humans have been hunting my kind and killing us off for centuries! Or that you Holy people believe I am a sin against your god and that I deserve to die for it!" She snapped at him.

"Not all humans are the same." Taylor replied calmly.

She stood up and approached him. "You aren't all the same huh? Well prove it. Prove you aren't afraid of me. Let me drink from you."

Taylor tensed up a bit. Her gaze was cold and desirable at the same time. He wondered what it would be like. He wondered if he trusted her to do this to him if she would trust him and open up. Something inside of him wanted to know everything about her. He felt something in the back of his mind telling him that if he does this god will condemn him.

He closed his eyes. "Okay. Do it. Drink from me. I'm not afraid."

She knealded down next to him. "You want me to trust you that much huh?" She let out a small growl.

"I...I'm ready" He shook slightly.

"Pathetic human" She stood up and walked to a different room of the church.

He sat back and supported himself with his arms. He wondered how he was going to get to know her or at least her name before the sun set.