You walked home with a frown caught up in another daydream, you had left a party early because you couldn't think straight. Right now you were still trying to figure out what you would say to him in three days. "I'm in love with you!.... No, that's too up front... I like you, sir, maybe even love you... No not clear enough.." You sigh. Leaves dance over the sidewalk, making you look back at the dark street and shrug moving on.

"I don't mean to, Uh make you uncomfortable but-- No... Not that either..." You sigh rubbing your cheek. You pause and look down. "Cool a dollar." You bend down to pick it up, feeling something breeze over your back. You glance back paling seeing a man suddenly behind you. You take off running at that moment.

"What the hell! When did he get there!?" You growl in alarm. You glance back and pause not seeing anyone. You look around uneasily before deciding to carry on swiftly. You turn coming face to face with the man. He smirks eyes glowing red.

"Peek a boo." He rumbles and you move to run but he smacks you into an alleyway. You tumbling across the ground, feeling as if your chest had been hit by a car. You cough and try to gasp for air but it hurts too much. He's on you in an instant, sitting on your stomach gripping your chin. "You're going to taste really good..." He purrs fangs glinting. He leans for your neck and you jab your finger in his eye as hard as you can.

He howls in pain, holding his eye and leaning back. You sit up, punching him in the groin making him squeak as you push him off, staggering away as you try to escape. There's a growl and you're suddenly slammed against a wall. A pained cry escapes you. "Bad girl... I'm going to enjoy draining the fire from your eyes." He hisses as you glare at him. He smiles wickedly and leans in to sink his fangs into your neck again but a silvery blur crashing into him. You fall to the ground coughing and looking over, and freezing seeing your coach's back.

"Get lost." He growls, the man swallows and disappears. Smoker turns back to you, red glow fading from his eyes. "Are you okay ___?" He murmurs coming over and helping you up. You search his eyes and smile.

"Smoker...." You breathe before promptly fainting.

He picks you up gently, holding you to his chest. "I got you..." He murmurs glancing around, he had to admit you sure were a fighter. He takes you home in a flash, easily maneuvering through the house avoiding the people within on your way to your room. He puts you in your bed, closing the door silently before carefully removing your shoes and pants, switching them with your pj pants. He covers you up gently, stopping briefly to watch you.

"Please think that was a dream... I don't want you to see my world." He whispers, fingertips brushing your cheek. Footsteps coming to your door makes him look over.

"____, are you back already-" Your mom breaks off finding you fast asleep. "Sleep well..."

Your eyes ease open and your let out a pained breath, sitting up and wincing. You look around in confusion. "What...?" You murmur touching your chest and wincing. You pull the front of your shirt finding a large bruise and pale. Images of last night flickering through your mind. You suddenly scramble for your laptop falling out of bed.

"Ow..." You whimper getting up and turning on the laptop. Your mind kept drifting to an image of Smoker with glowing red eyes turning to you. You shake your head looking at your alarm clock. Ten minutes before the alarm for school went off. You rub your cheek and decide to take a shower and try to relax your brain.

No good, the questions only made you want to go find Smoker. You get out and dressed, going back to your laptop and starting to research what you can. "No... No... No... Don't you tell me the man I want confess to is a freaking vampire..." You close your eyes rubbing your temple. "I already made up my mind. That's not going to stop me. Especially now..." You growl heading downstairs.

"Hey dear, I didn't hear you come in last night, did you have fun?" Your mom asks. You pause, did he bring you home last night? You smile a bit, yeah, that's something he would do.

"Yeah, lots of fun." You muse grabbing your bag. "I'm off then." You give a smile heading out.

You reach school and go to Smoker's office, pausing as Tashigi comes out, reading a letter with a small frown. She looks up and pauses seeing you. "Oh... ___, I'm sorry but, Smoker's gone. I'm afraid he's not coming back." She tells you sadly. "I know how much you admired him..."

"Are you sure?" You ask frowning more.

"Yes, I have no way to contact him," She says. You just nod and head back out. Surely it was only for a day, right?

However, come the day of graduation he was no where. You searched for him at the ceremony, but nothing. You were upset to say in the least. Confessing to him today was all that's been on your mind for a few years now. "No..." You cover your eyes.

"Sad because he isn't here?" A voice asks. You look over at Robin as she offers a smile.

"Yeah... I had planned to... Never mind..." You look away blushing. She hums with a thoughtful smile.

"Here, I drew it for you." She smiles giving you a framed sketch of Smoker. You blush and smile widely.

"Thanks... That really helps..." You chime. She giggles lightly before leaving you be.

You stand in your room looking around with a frown. "You don't have to find a job right away dear, take a year off, go on a road trip." Your mom tells you. You blink eyes falling on Robin's gift to you.

"That's it! A road trip! Perfect!" You gasp lighting up. "I'll find him, confess and then figure out the rest!" You gasp grinning.

".... What....?" She sweatdrops.

"You're not getting away that easily Smoker!" You declare.

"Okay good luck with that dear.."