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"We're approaching her last known checkpoint," came a rough voice over a long crackle of radio. The sometimes vicious night breeze was doing nothing to help communications.

"Acknowledged," replied a voice. This voice was slightly higher pitched and was nearly tangibly dripping with anxiety and worry.

This voice was the voice of Serena Tsukino. She was one of a squad of five that was sent out to track down and destroy unnatural specimen who were becoming a menace to the peace of the human race.

This mission of theirs was different, however.

This time it was personal, it wasn't just another reconnaissance or surveillance mission. This mission was so much more important than any other Serena had ever been faced with completing. This mission was tied to her very heart strings.

Her cousin Mina Aino has been abducted.

"Now as we get closer please, please, don't do anything stupid!" came the first voice again. This voice belonged to Raye Hino.

"We've carefully planned and strategized," came a quiet and calm voice, reassuring. "Nothing will go wrong."

"I just want Mina back you guys," said Serena into her radio. Serena approached the edge of the building she was standing and looked grimly down upon the city below. "That's all I want."

"Don't worry Sere, we'll get Mina back and kick their asses in the mean time!" came the rocky voice of the next member of their squad: Lita Kino.

Next to Serena, Lita was Mina's closest and best friend of the group. But Lita seemed to be more inclined to feel adrenaline and confidence rather that the worry that was eating Serena alive.

"Thanks, Lita," Serena said. Lita always had some strange quirk that managed to get her spirits back up some way.

"No prob!"

Serena giggled. She could almost see the victory sign that Lita would be flashing.

Serena smiled into the cold air that was gusting about the city, but it faded the next moment.

"Scanner's up, I have visualization!"

"Great job Ami!" came Raye's voice once more. "Are the scans running yet?"

"Yes, I'm just getting the data now!" came the calm voice once again, Mercury or Ami was the calm and calculated one of the group.

"Good, how long will it be before you get a stable reading?"

"Three minutes, tops."

"Good."

Serena's adrenaline was beginning to pump; she knew they were getting close to solving the puzzle of where her cousin had disappeared to. She knew that they were close to their chance to get her back.

While they had assigned squads, each of them was frequently assigned, one, two, and even three-man missions. These groups would usually be sent out on smaller assignments, usually just compiling data on Unnatural movements, or similar things.

Her cousin had been assigned a solo mission. Soon after she had reached the checkpoint they were now watching, and had given a report, she disappeared from all their signature readings, her aura had simply disappeared off radar.

She had given her last report before she disappeared directly in front of the building they were now monitoring, the same building Serena was now staring directly down at.

What was worse was the dull, monotonous; brown building that she was now staring at was a suspected Unnatural hideout! That made matters a whole lot worse, in so many ways.

Serena sighed and diverted her attention from the building, choosing instead to look up at the mostly concealed moon. The cloudy skies making it appear fuzzy in appearance.

"Mina? Are you looking up at the same moon I am?" she whispered into the chilly night.

"I have the readouts!" came Ami's excited voice.

"And!" prompted an impatient Raye

"We were correct; it is one of the Unnatural's hideouts, Vampires in fact. But there are several Lycans on the upper levels, probably slaves. The lowest levels have an abundant amount of humans, I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be a Black Market Club," Ami explained quickly, never faltering in her analysis.

"Alright! Now let's go get Mina and kick some ass!" came Lita's voice, ever the fighter.

"Hold up!" came Mar's (Raye's) voice again. "We don't know for sure if Mina is being held in there, we have to stick closely to the plan, we do this as secretively as possible. This could be our only choice to get some clues, cold hard facts. If we blow this we may blow our only chance to get Mina back. Ever!" Raye said, scolding them slightly.

"She's right," said Serena. "The most important thing is finding Mina, or finding out something that could help us find her."

"We'll find her, we wont mess this up," came Mercury's consoling voice. "Don't worry, Sere."

"I know Ami," replied Serena. "We'd better."

There was a brief moment of uncomfortable silence before Lita broke it.

"Right…So are we going or what?"

"I believe that'd be your clue, Raye," giggled Ami.

"Right," replied Raye. "Move out!"

"Alright! Let's kick some ass guys!"

A brief crack on the radio was the only symbol that held any significance to Serena at that moment. It signified the start of the mission. The start of one of the most crucial points in her life.

She sighed once and then smiled in determination; the plan was already set, she was confident.

She leaped off the building into the ally below, the nine foot drop barely jarring her when her feet met the concrete. She out on a dazzling smile before stalking out of the ally and across the street towards the drab building, her aura already unconsciously masked.

Her aura may have been masked but as she got closer to the building she realized that the creatures inside definitely did not have their aura's masked. That made her mildly wonder what could lull them into a state of that much confidence?

She dismissed the subject and went through a mental checklist in her head.

Raye, the team leader for this mission, was already posted above the building she was heading towards now, trying to find a place where multiple teams or hallucinogens may be able to insert or be inserted if they discovered that Mina was inside.

Lita was set up to enter some time after Serena or earlier if a need was to arise. While in there she would stick near Serena and monitor the movements around them leaving Serena to gather information with no worries.

Ami was positioned two buildings west of them. She would be continuing scans and supplying them with statistics and any pertinent information they may need about the building or things immediately pertaining to it. She would also, though, be monitoring major movements of the members inside the building.

Serena's sole job was to get in and gather information on Mina and anything else that comes up and may be vital.

She reached up to her cuff and switched off her radio before stepping up near the front door. After all it would be a complete backfire if someone was to try to contact her whilst she was in the midst off the less scrupulous people within. She would rely solely on Raye's psychic abilities for contact.

There was no one directly around the front door, judging by the last of any noticeable auras, so it would be foolish to knock and draw attention to herself. This obviously wasn't the correct entrance; there would have been two to three guards directly placed around the door.

She spun on her heel and headed around the building, surpassing a displeased grunt. The ground was sticky with mud and the "walkway" had prickly briars lining it.

"Ah….here we go," she murmured to herself.

She went up another short walkway and approached the rear door. It was one of the typical oak doors with golden window panes, looking more like it belonged in 1980's suburbia than here. Who would have thought it possible? Vampire's black market club in a place like this.

She took a breath and changed the emotion on her face once more, and knocked lightly but firmly on the door.

It was immediate, she felt the two auras spring to life and watched as the door opened about two inches before a gruff voice spoke.

"What?"

"I was told I could get some acid here?" Serena said, she leaned up against the door frame and looked the guy directly in the eye. "You know," Serena prompted. She new it was dangerous to look him directly in the eye, but he was low level, weak. They probably went more for brute strength as opposed to power. She lowered her voice even further. "Venom."

He grinned, showing a fair amount of fang, and glanced her up and down.

It always worked: the vampire freak show. The easiest way for a 'normal' human to get into a vampire club was to pretend to be volunteering desert.

All she had to do was act the part, drink, and flirt a little.

Only once had she been called upon to act out the part she was pretending, and she wished never to repeat that.

"Well have you…well let's say…are you experienced?" he grinned greasily and opened the door wider.

"Of course," she pulled her cuff down to show him two genuine bite marks.

"Well then…Welcome to Bloody Tears," he opened the door all the way and he and the other guy forcibly pulled her in all the way, shoving her towards a long, candlelit hallway.

And then Serena's heart nearly stopped, the first man had grabbed her.

"Before you go," the second man began.

"We need to know just whose bite that is. Who do you belong to?" the second man finished.

"Why?" Serena demanded. She narrowed her eyes. She was in trouble if she had barely stepped through the door and they were already suspicious of her. She wouldn't be able to make it far at this rate.

"Your bite has a strong aura around it, that could prove to be a problem," he looked directly at her again.

"Whose bite is it!" The second man demanded stepping forward, his face bare inches from hers.

"If it proves a problem we just may need to get rid of…the problem," The second man went on, but she knew what they meant. If the bite belonged to someone they didn't like, especially someone who had enough power to leave that much aura around the bite, she could be in trouble.

"That aura seems familiar, this could be a problem," the first said to the other, he acted as if Serena wasn't there.

The second looked straight back at Serena and finalized the situation with his last question; this was going to come down to her answer.

"Who has marked you?"

Serena didn't know what they would be in relation to the vampire that had taken blood from her and had given her that bite do long ago. They had said the aura seemed familiar, that could be a good thing and a bad thing. Serena took a chance. 'Let's see if they know him.'

"Darien Damascus Fleuron," she said clearly and firmly. She was nervous now. How would they react?

"It can't be—!" the first one exclaimed.

"—it is, they aura it is surely—"

"What are we to do?"

"What if he finds out?"

They both stopped their miniature rant and snapped to attention immediately, the second of the two taking charge immediately.

"We meant no harm….My Lady," he bowed low.

Serena was shell-shocked to say the least. Were these Darien's? And just how much power did he have?

"It is true, My Lady! Please, we humbly beg you, do not tell Our Lord?" they other bowed also they looked upon her with fearful eyes. They had made a mistake that could cost them their lives. They dared touch one bitten by Lord Darien.

"There's no harm…" Serena said slowly. Somehow the tides had turned, but at the very least it seemed that she would be able to leave without any further altercation. "I feel no need to tell anyone."

"Thank you My Lady!" they rasped simultaneously.

Serena left them and turned heading back down the candlelit hall, where she was sure something awaited her.

Just another mission, it'll be over soon, she figured. Mingle, otherwise known as staying in oblivious cover while eavesdropping, and probably be out in just under four hours. All she had to do was wait for Raye to find the ins and outs of the building, let her find her way in here, give Lita the O.K. so she could let her take over a bit, and then meet up and collaborate.

This next part was sure to be the easiest part.

She wound her way down the hallway and opened the last remaining door.

It was like a bomb had been dropped.

Music blared at her, and smells assaulted her nose. Smoke, drugs, alcohol, and sex were the most noticeably pungent.

She 'swallowed' all of it and continued forward. It was just another job, another mission to be completed. At least that's what she had to treat it like. She stalked forward toward the railing across from her, and looked over.

She gasped; this whole place looked like one giant pit.

There were elevated spots where Serena could see giant silver cages, and inside she could see naked, half transformed Lycans. To the edge of their platform she could see their 'tamers.'

A band was playing twenty feet directly below her.

The rest of the room was chaos, there were people everywhere, some were dancing, and some even were hanging of the walls. And still yet more were stripping and personally 'acquainting' themselves with each other.

But Ami was right: It was a Black Market club.

Black Market clubs were the newest addition to the Unnatural world. Unnatural specimen had the easiest means to obtain Black Market goods, they couldn't be killed by normal humans and due to their long existence they had a nearly endless supply of monetary funds.

So they hosted these 'small' tête-à-têtes to make even more money and distribute goods among the populace, and it was also an easy way to attract their food.

Just looking down now Serena could see drug and arms deals happening as if it was a simple magazine or newspaper sale. It was fact: Everything illegal was in a Black Market club, in here everything was legal.

Serena could see the truth to Ami's scan readouts. The elevated levels of Lycans and the mosh pit of Humans and Vampires below that.

Serena took the whole scene in stride and began the rickety descent into the underground party.

She passed a vampire feeding off a young woman, the women looking as if she was in the deepest throws of passion, she nearly snarled in disgust before she realized that she was pretending to be one of the aptly named Vampire Freaks. Just like that woman.

As she reached the giant dance floor she changed the movements of her body to better suit getting through the crowd. She made her way through finally and then took a seat at the bar.

'Just play it out,' she told herself. 'You're here to save Mina.'

"So what'll you have darlin'?" asked a voice directly in front of her.

She glanced up, it was the bartender. A rough shaven Vampire, is accent sounded Canadian to Serena.

"Bloody Mary," she ordered, grinning up at him.

"Coming right up," he replied leering at her.

She rolled he eyes, like she'd actually be drinking it.

He was back the next minute, handing her a crystal glass full of amber liquid.

"Are you paying now honey? Or shall I start a tab?" he asked leaning on the counter.

"A tab'll be fine," she said looking directly up into his eyes, just like she had done to the guards.

He leaned ever so closer to her and whispered in her ear "Don't forget to pay later."

This time she leaned closer and whispered against his face, her breath war again his cheek.

"I'll do that."

She picked up her drink and rolled her eyes. 'What a moron,' she handed her glass to the first person she saw and joined the dancing, letting herself free to move to the music.

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Sweat was pouring off her, and her hair was hanging limp before she began heading back towards the bar.

Dancing was one of the only things she enjoyed about this part of the mission. When you danced here you weren't dancing with one person you were simply dancing among the masses. She flung her trench coat on a stool and threw herself down on the one next to that.

This is where she needed to be, she figured she'd rotate over towards the staircase and lounge areas if no one here could be of assistance.

'Maybe I could ask the bartender?' she mused to herself. 'He seemed pretty gullible.'

She just sat there for a minute cooling herself down. She knew Raye would need a report soon and she knew that she had nothing to offer her information wise. 'The bartender should be over soon though,' she told herself.

She honestly couldn't do anything until she could obtain some information of some sort, which meant she had to wait.

And where was that bartender?

"Back darlin'? Been keeping my eye on ya'," came that drawl.

'I had to wish it didn't I?' Serena thought to herself sardonically. 'Might as well play it up then.'

"Yes, but I was wondering something?" Serena said huskily.

"And what's that darlin'?"

"Well you see a couple of girls and I sort of have a bit of a territorial problem," Serena said acting almost aloof.

"A territorial problem?" he raised an eyebrow. "And what might that be all about?" he asked leaning on the counter.

"Well you see…" she trailed off a moment "I don't like to share my…pleasure. Well these girls and I have an agreement. We don't go into each others 'territories' and this one girl, a real snobby bitch, you see, ('Sorry Mina!' Serena internally said) decided to come in here a couple of weeks ago, when I had already called it."

"So what's it your needing darlin'?" he said, he actually had a mild look of puzzlement on his face.

"I just want to know if she's been her since, that's all," Serena put up a look of mild innocence on her face. 'Man this guy's dumb!'

"Well if that's all!" he stood back up, putting his hands on his hips. "What does she look like? I never forget a face!" he grinned at her and Serena could see one of his fangs protruding more than the other teeth

"Well," Serena said slowly as if deciding what to say. "She looks a lot like me. She's probably a little taller than me, she has blond hair like me, but she ties it back with a red bow like this, see?" Serena illustrated a bow movement at the back of her head. She has blue eyes like me (at this she spread here eyes really wide) and was probably wearing a lot of orange and pink."

"And that was two weeks back darlin'?" he had straightened up a bit and had a hand on his chin.

"Yeah," Serena said, she began toying with her ondogos.

"What day though? I worked Wednesday and Friday only," he said.

Serena had been mildly concerned for a minute that he might not have been here, but luckily it had been a Wednesday when Mina was here.

"Wednesday."

"Now let me think a minute…" he leaned back against a wood casing. "There was this one girl, real bubbly, was attracting a lot of attention-,"

'That's Mina!" Serena exclaimed internally. 'Best way to fit in is to not.'

"—But that isn't right…No, this broad had black hair-,"

'Or maybe not,' Serena reiterated glumly.

"—Oh but there was this other broad that had been talking to that one when she was here getting a drink from Antonio. She was bubbly too…And yeah I think…yeah she had blond hair…And it was in a bow, a big red one!" he smirked triumphantly.

He was looking down at Serena, seemingly waiting for a prize. 'Finally!' she sighed internally. 'We've made some leeway!'

"Do you know who she was hanging with?" Serena asked.

"I think the black haired one was with Julio," he said. It seemed as if he liked this scavenger hunt of sorts.

"And where might I find 'Julio'?" Serena asked him.

"Julio's here tonight, knowing him he'll be by the first Lycan cage," he showed a look of disgust for a minute before looking back down at Serena. Seeing her somewhat blank expression he pointed to the right and said: "That way darlin'."

"Thanks!" Serena 'gushed.'

"No problem darlin'," he said, but caught her arm before she took two steps. "You just remember to come back and pay your bill darlin'. We don't like freeloaders here," he flashed a somewhat scary looking smile before letting her walk away.

'What a creep!' Serena thought with disgust.

She looked determinedly forward, and set off through the masses once again. 'I'll find you Mina, I promise, this Julio will tell me where you are! I'll make him!'

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Now for my standard promise! I will never leave a story unfinished, unless I'm dead. The next update may not be for a month or so (or maybe 2 weeks actually) but I hope you look forward to it.

Now please review, your dislikes or likes, everything is welcome.

You may notice than it's slightly racy towards vamps and lycans right now but I'm trying to write it according to how Serena feels and then it will gradually get more diverse as the story continues.

Now the G-boys will be making their appearance in the next chapter and then they will be in every chapter beyond that.

-AnimeSiren

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